The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-23 00:00:00

nut the penalties of rieri
He should propose
abut that Surveyors, snaking vezatious.surcharges,
ehonld be punished by a diMinution of their pro-
fits.
After some observations from Mr. John Smith
and Mr. Grenfell,
Mr. W. SMITH thought that a Surveyor, who,
by frequent surcharges, shookd collect more money
than the rest, and itiacover abuses, would be a fa.
toiluri!a among the Commissioners; and that it
e mild, on that account, be much better to give the
sul)i,tet an appeal to a jury and to the law in case
sexation sad oppression.
Mr. BRAND sod Colonel BASTARD were of
the same epiaion.; and Mr. STEPHEN perfectly
approved of the idea of the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer.

Sir JAMES BALL thought that farmers ought
t., have allowances made to them fur losses in their
trade, as well as merchants.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
sail, that be understood it was sometimes the cus-
tom in the North, for Gentlemen in bad years to
remit their tenants the rents. He supposed that
was the practice of the Honourable Baronet.—
Whenever the land!ords found it necessary to re.
mit their rents, he had no objection to the Pro.
porty.tax being remitted also.
Leave given to bring in thu Bill.
PAY OF NAVAL AN!) MILL I'ARY OFFICERS.

General LOFT rose to make his promised mo.
tiun, respecting relief to the Officers of the Arm,
and Navy from the payment of the Property TA
out of their present pay. He went at great length
into the state orthe pay of the Officers iu both:
those services from the year 1693, and skewed that
the pay in each service in LiilO is not so much as
It was at th it distant period.. That every article
of provisions, apparel, &c. was now infinitely
ltig:tv, and yet those Officers were liable to a de.
duction of ten per cent. out of their very limited
income for the payment of the Pro'perty Tax. lie
thought this a very great hardship, and highly de.
serving the attention and consideration of the
house, and concluded by moving, " For leave tb
bring lo a Bill to amend the several Acts relative
to, the pay of Officers in the Navy and Army.",
Mr. J. small spoke shortly in favutir of the
motion.
Lord PALMERSTON objected Co the motion,
• on the ground that it could, tint at this time be
acceded to without the greatest inconvenience to
the public service.
:Mrs RURST said a few won's in favour of the
motto*. .•
Sir_C, POLE said,. the pay of Lieutenants in
the Navy was less now than in 1693, and liable
ako to a deduction of 10 per cent. for the Pro.
kity Tax. At the same time he could not agree
to the present motion, as he wished to see any
ititiratiots in the pay of Officers in the Navy
.orkisintewbere it ought to do—with the Crown,
itqd come through the proper channel of the First
US atilt* Admiralty.
Mr. WHIT-BREAD thought it the duty of the
Rouse to provideitich remedy as was.must compa.'
tible. He found it would be impossible to pre.'
vent comparisons between the pay of the Officers
of the N 4vy and Army, and though there may be
no petitions from those Offices., he hoped the
'object would be taken up %hero alone it could
be rtslressed.
Mr. CROK ER, said a few words against the
motion.
Mr. BASTARD spoke• shortly in favour of
it ; after which, General Lorrrwith leave of the
ihoube, withdrew the motion.