The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-14 00:00:00

the of that foroebeinglacllas Ireland owed erc,c
little or no dent. Wilk the Ministers bad since in. ,Itomt &Ir. ell
turfed it was nonsense tit call the debt of Ireland. srerr
Hat, forsooth, they were anwilling to. peers farther. Comotafer Mo.
Fr.r that determination the country omni-oben, no per can. 94
°litigation. They could not extend tiode faxes, bo„
eves,. they had gone to their utmost limit. It was
not es had been said, the duty of the Committee to
Jinj a oebstitate for the
repeal of a tax. Parliament
bed a right to demand of the Chancellor of the FA."
he sought On equivalent, to show
clover, before
that there seised no great Sinecures, nd Wheedled
Pensions, no large Military Establishments, main.
tamed for no good Oslo's. He would tell the Right
noticeable the Chancellor of the Exchequer that by
reducing this tax and other hateful tale, such as that
en illicit distillation, 'he would obtain a substitete.
pot indeed likely to give much to the Exchequer, bat
which would prevent the necessity of much being,
taken out °fit, namely, that tranquillity in Irelands
which would render bis large military forte in that.
country onnecessary. •
Lord CARII AM PTON expressed his decided hos-
tility
to the Window Tax, but in its place mom-
mended an extension of the Hearth Tax. Ile weal
induced to propose this measure from having known,
that in Ireland a running account was usually kept 1
between the landlord and his tenants, in bellowing
which the unfortunate tenant was never known to see
a single shilling in his favour. However, when the
Hearth Tax Ives more extended, the balsams in fe.,
roar of the poor firmer was usually foetid to be twee
shillings, which the unfortunate man had the sal's..
faction of being enabled to band over to the tries
gatherer.
Lord CASTLEREAGH considered this tax fn.
one of the mildest measures which Irelandkad a right
to expect, considering the present financial diffieelties
of the country. It would net be fair to take off this
tax from Ireland, because it would be throwing an
additional burden upon this country at a time when
almost all the sources of new taxation were closed, or
at least almost exhausted, Besides, he did not think
it wise in Ireland to press the generosity of this
country to its utmost pitch. He was sorry that the
Irish Members had not accepted the boors offered to
them in the redaction of the Window Tax in a man-
ner calculated to quiet the minds of the People of
Ireland.
Sir G. MIL also expressed his readiness to take
his full share of the unpopularity alluded to by his
Noble Friend.
The lion. J. BUTLER rose to resew the resident
Gentry of Ireland from the reflection cast upon them
by the Noble Lord (Carhernpton); for he could as-
sure the House, that whatever might have bees the
practice at other times in Ireland, no such thing is
.was this night stated was ever beard of, since the
Noble Lord sold his property in that country.
After a few words from Mr. WiLaaaTORCZ and,
the CUASCIILLOa of the &cozens, the House di-;
vided—
For the orixioni motion
For the Atactainteta
Majority...
On our re-admission to the Gallery, we found Sig
J. NEWPORT remarking upon the proposed re-
duction of the tax upon persons having several car-
riages and servants, while no reduction was pro-
posed inwards those who bad only one carriage or
one servant.
Upon this point a conversation took place between
the CI ancellor of the Exchequer, Messrs. Hashimoto,
.1. P. Grant, Brougham, V. Fitzgerald, and Sir M.
W. ilidle, , which concluded with a motion by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer—that the tax upon any
person having one servant should be '2l. Ss.
After some further discussion the Chancellor of
the Exchequer agreed to reduce the Duty on one
Servant to two guineas.
Resolutions diminishing in various proportion, the
Duties on Carriages, Horses, Dogs, &c. were thee
agreed to; and the House having resumed, be
port was ordered to be received to-morrow.
Sir J. NE%VPOR:r obtained leave to bring in a.
Bill to prevent the extension of Contagious Fever in
Ireland, and to make further provision for the main-
tenance of Hospitels to receive the diseased.
Mr. ROBINSON moved the Order of the Day
for the House to resolve itself into s Committee on
the Slave Trade Abolition Acts, bat after some con.
versation in which Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. Barham,
Goolburn, Mr. W. Smith, &c. participated, lel
was ordered that the Hoesa should resolve itself into
the Committee on that day two months.
In a Committee on the Education of the Poor, g
Res Antrim was agreed to on the motion of Mr.
LittOUGIIAM, that a sum not exceeding 40001.
Should be granted for the expence of the Commission
to enquire into the appropriation of the Charitable
Funds for Education in England and Wales. The
Report was ordered to be receiver, this day.
In a Committee on the Irish Fisheries Acts, vs.
rious Resolutions were agreed to on the motion of,
bk. PEEL, for granting certain Bounties, with •
skew to communicate to the Irish Fisheries tbe bene-
fits enjoyed by those of Great Britain. The Report
was ordered to be received this day.
In a Committee on the Scotch Distillery Acts,
several Resolutions were agreed to on rho models of
the CH A NCELLOLL of the EXCHEQUER—The
Report was ordered for thiLday.—Adjoareed.
ARCTIC EXPIDITION.......The following is
an ex-
tract of a letter from an Officer employed on this ex-
pedition, dated Lerwick, the 30th On our
arrival here this afternoon, we find the leer is to
sail very early in the morning, and will take a Mail.
I have been bray all the afternoon to assisting in
setting up the clock and transit on shore, in Nadi-
mess for obtaining mar first observation tomorrow
for the rate of the pendulent, and I bare new bet
little time left lC.,ll4tlress a few hasty lines to you.
After we once poltoet of the Swim, which we'were
prevented doin4 Pei some time by strong easterly
ae heir a tieick and pleasant passage here.
'The chips sail tolerably well; bet, what is of more
consivenilte to Si, they behave well in a sea, not.
yittritanding.they ate xo deep : they roll deep, but
both militant straining or jerking. The Alexander
makes 16 inches of water in 24 hours, which is, as
I was informed by the Officers of the ock-yard at
Deptford, and others, almost a necessary come.
quence of douhling ships : but she Takes no more
in bad weather than in flues suit Kill probably lm
pure dimly." •

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