The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-04 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

At four o'clock there being hat twenty-nine Members
present, the SPEAKS, declared the house adjourned till
grow (this day.)

7U THE EDITOR OF THB STATESMAN.
London, July 2, 1822.
Stn-4f the profitable employment of a people con-
stitutes the wealth of a State, then its prosperity
must he in the ratio of their employmest; but, as
shoot two-thirds of one people are destitute of inch
employment, and another portion of them starving fqr
want of wages to pay for subsistence, it proves that
such a community cannot be in a state of prosperity.
Again, by the same rule, that our population eon-
tioing of about 18 millions, produced. in 1815, about
49 millions of revenue--revenue being prodweed by
ieviiimptioa and occupation. while about 21 millions
of tbe like population, and from the same taxation,
produced only about 51 millions in 1822, when the
three millions of taxes laid on in 1819 are deducted,
there most be about six millions sterling short this
year of a sound production, independent of the accu-
mulation betwee,it tie two fends, which, io addition,
would amount to shout 20 millions, consequently, the
stomachs and backs of onr people are not so well sop-
plied in 1822 as in 1813, which proves that our re-
venue is derived from capital in Ilea of income, and
which eau only last alefialte period. The Chancellor
of the Exchequer should explain himself on these
points, before we cal believe his &Denim's, that the
country is in a state of prosperity.
Your very obedient is
A FRIEND TN TROTH.
qrtay.—By the came role, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer deducts property sod war duty on malt
from former years' revenue, should he not. add the
three millions of new taxes laid on (I believe is 1019)
as well as those levied on the poverty of the people
through the stamp duties, aid on the capital of the
leaded• in during the last three or four years.
These, together, will exceed those be has taken of as
wet duties.

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ro roe EDITOR V' THE STATESMAN.
Stn—Your Madness in inserting the following re.
emirs on the istentian of Ministers to reduce the
Difteettnt on Stamps, to the great injury of the Lou-
d** Dealers, will be esteemed a rimer by
A CORRIMONDINT.

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earorstreetoltblT 1, 1822.
a ors-- -Sra):3;_A"'"',o.l"th's
gentectiou of Uotruteenoat
than 'inortensitalearStanaps to the Loudon District ;
oevertlieless it seems as if they, were selected out for
the purpose of oppression. The writer of these re-
mark. has ever been a steady friend to the Cs:restitu-
tion and °overman of his country, but he cannot
aser the present intention of the Legislature with re-
gard to this Bill without considerable dissatisfaction.
it is so injurious in its tendency to a description of
people• who not only employ but expose to conside-
rable hazard an immense sum of money. which is drat
placed by them in the bands of his Majesty's Bache-
goer in the purchase of stamps. The chief motive, I
believe, intended by the passing of this Bill, is to re-
duce the present small and issufficient discount of
one and a half per cent, allowed to the public on all
sums of M. and upwards, (paid at on: time), to are
per cent. but on which so-allowance is hereafter to
be made, under payment of the same sum; add to
which. all ed valosedi duties above IV. is intended to
he wholly taken elf, except with regard to probate
duties, where they are to be allowed to the sum of
4'W. which is meant as an accommodation to his
trace the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is particu-
larly in d therein. The great objection which
this body of men bare to the intended alteration or
reduction is the discount is evidently most just, and
should call the attention of the House to their case.
la the rrst instance, therefore, they claim its attention
on the consideration that they take to the Stamp Of-
fice frequently three or four times each day, a large
sum of money, fur which they are quite unable to oh-
San prompt payment from their correspondents, by
which means a great facility is oftentimes given to
the completion of business where expensive duties are
required, and which would, In many instances, be pro-
Seeded were it not for the Statineer's capital. A
gait advantage therefore is by this means derived to
the state by the advance of these sums, which is fre-
quently totally lost to the vendor, but on this head
(though too true) it is not now necessary to dwell.
If his Majesty's Ministers wereto consider the jus
lice of the case, and the true advantage that would
probably result to themselves and the country, they
would propose in lieu of the above, a discount of two
per cent. to the country distributor, nod at least the
same to the Londoe dealer, instead of giving three
and (our per cent, to those distributors, who do not
advance a single shilling to Oov.rnment. until I be-
lieve the end of each quarter. The fair dealer and
supporter of the r s in London, is therefore sub-
ject to the inconvenience of having his country con
respondents accommodated by the country distributor
with the dudes because they are allowed by them, as
is now pretty generally known, nearly one half of the
discount which the Lords of the Treasury are so libe-
ral to bestow on them ; an evident proof, were there
mi other- reason to In assigned that the allowance
granted them is not only much more than sufficient to
repay them fur services that might be performed by a
buy, but sufficient also to distribute a very considera-
ble sum amoog those that purchase of them. Whilst
therefore the London dealer is injured is this unfair
traffic, the revenue is also suffering a most serious in-
jury by encouraging a greater sale of Stamps at four
per cent, to those agents than they do the stationer,
who pays large sums of ready money, fur which be
only receives at the present moment one and a half
per gent.