The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-02-10 00:00:00

riously mean to say, that even a trebling of them will
prodnce 24 Millions! He would not surely so commit
reputation. There cannot exist a doubt that theTreii-
sarywould not receive even double the present amount,
because people of all classes would moderate their
establishments accordingly, and we very much doubt
whether any sensible difference would be produced.
Obnoxious as is the present Income 'fax, and de-
testable in every way, it is difficult to discover any
other mode of obliging a particular description of
iorsons in this country to contribute to the State,
,specially those who have very large incomes in the
Funds, Annuities, Mortgages,&c. and who either live
prouriously,or who by emigration would avoidevery
other species of taxation.
It is an axiom in finance, that there is a certain
maximum of imposts, which is the Ne plus ultra.
The Assessed Taxes have reached that point, and
no better proof of it need he adduced than to read
the Advertisements in the Newsprpers, and to see
the bills which ornament the windows of almost
evCrs, house in the Metropolis, announcing a want
rf occupation. Besides, what must become of the
Agricultural interest ? Do not the Meetings through-
out t: e whole kingdom declare, that even if the land
was let without a rent, in some places, the farmers
could not go on under the present load of taxation!
and can they then support a triple assessment upon their
present burdens ?—Private families indeed may, and
wid reduce their expenses, but the farmer cannot; he
must have his horses, and his servants, or his work
wi!l stand still. It is really a waste of time to argue on
the subject. The country is literally exhausted, and
if the weight of impost under which it labours, is not
only not reduced, but to be encreased, emigration
to an alarming extent must be the natural and ob-
vious consequence ; and thus the CHASCELLOR of
the EXCIIEQLI ER will leave off where he began.—
There is but one possible remedy fur the evil—RE.
TRANCHIIVIT---WitiVOUt it no plan of finance can
be effectual.

Another of Mr. VANSITTAUT'S plans may be, as
has been stated, to seize upon the Sinking Fund.—
But what will this do; he cannot possibly take more
than from sir to ten millions, unless indeed he ap-
plies it altogether to the present mon►ee►t of esigency ;
but the dobt end the burden will still remain the
same. We repeat, it is not only the 13 millions
of the deceased Income Tax that are to be provided '
for, and the interest of the National Debt ; it
the immense demand created by war enormous j
establishments, civil, naval, and military, by our l
still continued subsidies paid, as Mr. PoNsorrelr so
jus,ly said last night, during the sitting of that Con-
gre,s hose operations were a momument of eternal
dirace! It ii these overbearing and insupport—
able demands on us, that no plan of finance
whatever in the present exhausted state of the

The conduct of Mr. FREMANTLriaIE night, on the'
subject of the appeals to the pistol, in coasequence
of the late Court-martial, entitles him to the appro-
bation of every thinking man. Is it to be endured,
that any Gentleman on whom the disagreeable task
of standing forward as a public prosecutor is forced,
mhether he will or not, shall necessarily be espoced
afterwards to run the chance of having his brains
blown out ! If the Government order a prosecution
to he commenced, end compel a particular individual
to stand forward as the prosecutor, is he, after he
has run the risk of incurring displeasure, and has
perhaps received punishment for his labours, to
be shot at for the performance of what he, per-
haps, has unwillingly undertaken and would
gladly have avoided ?--lit this case few persons
be found who would chuse to incur such
a risk, however heinous may be the offender, or im-
portant to the public may be his detection. Would
ant a Gentleman in such case be fully justified in de-
clini the honour oftbe appointment in favour of the
.ATTORNEY-GENERAL, or some other of, the Law
Officers of the Crown, who, no doubt, would find
amens of avoiding such a dangerous rencontre! This
is really an Important subject, and deserves very
attentive consideration. We trust ME. FREMANTLE
will continue in the coarse he has so properly adopted,
until he hay efectualty provided against the recur-
rence of so serious .au evil.

We (+set Ve with. plimuarit,that. the CLIANCELLOII
of the EXCHEQV La said, Government had already
taken every precaution to prevent any of those un-
pleasant consequences which the lionottrableMember
seemed to dread ; but what the nature of these pro-
tautionals we are opt given to understood.

Extract from a letter from Dover, dated Wednes-
day :—" Sir FRiDlaleg FiLIiiNLA arrived this day
from Boulogne, and proceeded immediately to Lon-
with dispatches, Laid to be of great importance."
The last day for receiving Petitions for Private
Dills in the House of Lords is Wednesdity,•the 15th
of this instant February, and for Reports from the
.Judges, Thursday, the 6th of April neat. •
Yesterday se`nnight the Lords of the Covina met
at the Council Chamber to hear and determine prize
appeals, when the important cause of SEETON and
II'HuNALn, which has been several years in litiga-
tion. was finally decided in the appeal from Grenada,
in ‘thich the fate of 500,0001. was involved. The
Ala-ran or ltis ROLLS delivered the judgment of
Cie Lord,, which reversed the decision at Grenada.
The Gentloman against whom the decree was pro-
tiounred ssas in Court at the time, and the instant he
!ward it delivered rushed out as a man its the greatest
slate of despair.
The 9A battalions of the 7th and 4.lti regiments
have marched into Portstnouth, the former from
Winchester, and the latter from Hilsea Barracks.