The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-06-18 00:00:00

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clan exhibited evident of. Moils, and here
lie was *holly unable to pratieed. fieveril Members
called out "sit down—sit down,"--which •he 41d
a smelling bottle was handed to Me V and a glass of
wreastuemd.
reprorred. After a pause of a few moments he'
I had this frank conversation with the Noble
Lord; and I did state to him, that I thought they
,ere committing the same fault, as the projected
cabinet itself, because of the imputation which their
resignation would necessarily cast upon the Govern-
ment."
filen. Mr. Sheridan became again unable to pro..
mil, so as tote intelligible, and he sat down. But
He understood him to say, that in the last conversa.
Coo which he had with the Noble Lord, he admitted
that they were right after ail, in their determination.
Alter a pause of a few moments, Mr. Jekyll rose,
and proposed, that as Mr. Sheridan was so extreme-
ly indisposed, the business should be postponed,
and Friday next was accordingly fixed for its being
resumed.]

SINECURE BILL.,
Mr. Bankes's Sinecure Bill mu read a third time and passed,
Ertel a few observations from Mr. W. W 3 nee.

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BARRACKS.
The Hon. Mr. WARD rase to empire, before he renewed his
notice upon the erection of t!.e Mary-le-bonne Barracks, whe-
el. rit was 4111 tile Intention of Government to carry the plan
Imo comities 1 • .
Mr. WHARTON said they did not ; that their, erection was
pihtpotted till Biller inform, ion could bf obtained upoh the sub.
Fet.--[1,019:1 ant/ e,reitted elvers ;1..4..1 the Opposition.)
Mr. W ARO then withdrew his notice.
Mr. BIOUGIIAM asked, whether it was intended to go on
with the erection of the I.lverpool and Bristol Barracks'
Air. 14 H.l RTON replied, that they abo were gib en op for
the present, till turther information was procured upon the sub.
ject.—[LoLd chsering.) • • .
• ' 'BUDGET:
COMMITTER OF WAYS AND MEANS.
Mr. VANSITTART said he could not rise to
address the House without feeling a painful sensation,
when he considered in whose place hi stood, whose
duties he had to perform, and whose papers he held
in his hand. Happy had it been, if that lamented
individeal had lived to do what he was then going to
attempt, hot happier than all, it would be, if he
ehnuld be able to imitete his unblemished integrity.—
[lcer, hear!]—When the House recollected the
very short time which had occurred since the place
he then occupied had been confided to his unworthy
bands, they would be prepared to expect that be bad
taken the system of his departxd Friend exactly as
be bad found it, except in a very few instances, which
be should specify when be arrived at them. He
begged, therefore, it might be distinctly uuderstood,
that he was now bringing before them the budget of
his lamented frier.o.; and he should proceed to state,
as briefly and as intelligibly as his faculties would
permit him, the charges for the current year ; charges,
heavy indeed,but which, he was happy to say, were not
beyond the resenrces of the country. Much of what
would be required, indeed, had been already voted by
that House, hot he should go through the whole in de-
tail. The Naval Supplies had amounted to above
19,700,0001. exclusively of the Extratirdinaries.—
Tee Army, including the Barrack and Commissariat 1
departments, to 11,577,0001. In the estimates that 1
bad passed through the House, 90,0001. more were
included, but those 90,0001. were struck off, in con-' I
sequence of the erection . of the barracks being sus-
pended for the present.—{{leer, hear!] Upon the
propriety or impropriety of that measure, ho desired
: . be understood u &ins no opinion ; but the Trea-
s.,ry did not feel itself justified in becoming respon-
sible for the sums necessary, without a fuller com-
prehension of the plans. At a future period he
should, perhaps, have to call upon the House to vote
that sum when such information had been obtalued
as was .deemed requisite. In the Army Extraor.
dinaries there were 2,500,0001. being the amount
unprovided for last year, besides which 5,000,0001. i
were required for the current year, of which I
200,0001. were for Ireland. It being intended to
provide as large an establishinent this year as last, and I
five millions being required for the last year, the same
sum was now to be raised. Of the Miscellaneous
Estimates a great part bad been already voted, but
there were some which yet remained to be brought for-
ward. They amounted to about 6,600,6001. and be-
sides that sum, a vote of credit as liberal as that of last
year would be' requircl; 3,000,0001. for England,
200,0001. for Ireland, 400,0001. for the service of Sici-
ly, and 2,000,0001. for the Prince Regent of Portugal.
The total charge for the United Kingdoms would
amount to 62,000,0001. leaving to be provided for,
by Great Britain alone, 59..350,0001. This charge,
an enormous one he was ready to admit, it was pro-
posed to meet in the following manner :—Annual
Daties,-3,000,0001. • by the surplus of the Como.
Mated Fund, 3,606,0001.; produce of the War
Taxes, including the whole of the Property Tax,
20,400,0001. ; Lottery, 300,0001. ; by a Lull in the
b per cents. 6,789,0061.; by Exchequer Bills, issued
upon the Vote of Credit, 3,000,0001. ; amount of
Exchequer Bills funded, 5,400,0001. ; amount of ,
old Naval Stores sold laSt year, pursuant to an Act
of Parliament, which was to be attributed t 0,,.
the labelers of the Finance Committee, 441,0001.;.1
'4209,0001. ; being the surplus of the Ways and
Means voted last year, and the Loan which had
been subscribed for thttt day 15,650,0001. The
Right Hon. Gent. then entered into. a minute state.
meat of the amount of the various branches of the re.
venue during-the last year. The total of the Conso-
lidated Fund, including the Customs, Excise, &c.
was 37,263,0001. to which was to he added the pro-
duce of the Permanedt and War Taxes. The esti-,
mated produce of the War Taxes for the present year,
calculated upon an average of the last three years,
would amount to 10,410,0001. which, together with.
the arrears of the Property Tax, would form a sum
of 20,400,0001. Ile was aware that an objection
might probably be stated to be the basis of this estimate,
as it was generally apprehended that this part of the
revenue was in a state of decline. It had certainly un.
dergone a considerable decrease in the quarter ending
October lest. It had fallen off in the such of
411,0001. In the following quarter, however, it sit.
ceeded the former produce 31,0001.; and in the last
experienced a much larger rise. The Escheqqe}
jlills already funded iii the 5 per Cents., amounting
to rather more than 12,000,0001. would, in order to
defray the interest, require 666,0001.- per annum.—
He regretted much that the terms on which the Loan
had been contracted for were not more advantageous
than they were to the public interests. The interest,
however) at which the money hid beeq borrdwedi