The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-03 00:00:00

sad he oherefore twisted they would pause before they
gave their sanction to it.
Mr. H. DAVIS defended the Bill.
Mr. JAMBS said he should take the sense of the
tow on the wend reading of the Bill. He thought it
timid sanction a rearm to everlasting plymests Is
17RWENWpettists Honiara,le Pelona ilk
me ft.- Ito was billrladl the *pia poolareeiyort
leirel4.
Mr. CALCRAIPT goalie in ravine of 1104111.
The bossy then divioled.wbeh there appgared-•••
Per the second Reading 47—Against it 4—Majority
fei the woad reading 43.
The Bill was then read a second time.
Kr. LBNWARD presented a petition front Ipswich,
wornplaining of an Aet passed in the present Session,
hiersine as additional duty spun Malt Liceeses.—
Ordered to He on the table,.

Si/JAMES MACKINTOSH presented • petition
hem an Attorary at Knareshorough, statlatt that Le
bad hera•opolated an Attorney of the lasolvent
Cwt. tbat a. was desired to return his appolutmeM4
it order to its being gealilied I and that it was then
/envied to Mm, limiting his practice to iblerill•
itough. Ile contended that the Court bad no power
cis limit his prarice ; though it mlgitt strike blm off
914 Run if he were guilty of mal-praetire.
Ths petition was ordered to Ile om the table and be
!misted.

SALT TAX. •..
Mr. CURWEN wished le knew Itltothor the Right
Res. Oentletnee opposite. was determined to oppom
We (Mr. We) proposal for the total repeal, of the Salt
Tax et the end of two rears. •
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mitt
be was happy to say, that on account of the probably
;esteeming stem of the Teresa, he though he might
etfely mattet to the repeal at the end tot the time men-
*Weed by the lion. Member.—(Hear. hear.)
'Mr. BENNET presented a petition from the Mutual
Itienrenee Office. praying that they might be protected
iriw the effect of %Written!, Duties Bill.
After a few weeds from the CBANCELLOR of the Ex-
esmaren, Mr Hevener, and Mr. CALCILATT, the petition
was onieeed to he rioted.
• Mr. WODEHOUSE called the lineation of the Hesse
fp the duty imposed on Malt Licenses. The dealers
*ere, ender a new regolation.compelled, in many mem,
to take out separate licences for separate buildings.
This last regulation bad, he thought, been smuggled
titlark the hoes', without any notice witateeer. The
pemenisoffering under this grievance bad been advised
to memorlal the Treas. re ; het this was, *teem best. au M.
movosieet temedv. As for his individual seppeet to
Ululate's, be could not suppose that they eared meek
relent it; bet be must be permitted to observe. that that
!Wideman towards the complaists a.theitt altering
tinder !stadia, of which he was Mow stating an la-
stance, could set fail is create a dimes*. which. when
it was too late. Ministen mania be very glad to remove.
He mead fee leave to 'slog in a Bill to repeal the lest
otindeael Duty on MaitLieensm.
.Ile. W. SMITH eseaded the motion.
Mr. BRIGHT said that when the Bill is question was
brought forward, he (Mr. Bright) had been gives to onl
demoted that it metalloid merely a trifling alteration in
tits rid Bill. lie thought the imam ought to cashier
Oposneplesore.
olltaataHAßT spoke is favour of oho modem He
shale sent Bessie, move that a Standtsg Order be
ad fee the priodeg of all Bilk Motivate Tseation.
;C_ aCHANCELLOR of * ggCIiZQUER
Wit when so math of the tinee'ef the House wee takes
agile 'streamss dismission. it wait net a Matter of eur-
p4a !bat inane Bills passed the base in illesee. The
llMlhapinined of was brought le ea the Ist of April,
all did not receive 'the Royal Assent until the middle
of"Mayt but as it had been so mach condemned, he was
perfectly willing to have the particular clause le it re-
pealed.-:-(llear, hear 1).1le ought, however, to state to
the krone, that the custom of making Lie-cams local as
pall: as personal, was by no means a new practice. He
found at once a case of ibis kind, which occurred in
Mr. WESTERN coodeated the Act imposing a tax
of 41. las. upon each handing in which a Waster bad
his malt. It was.
.quite thee it should be repealed. and
he was glad a motion for that pupae had hoes bra&
forward. . •.
Mr. R. SMITH said, that this was an IsMasee of the
many Bills and clauses originating with. eke Treasury
which were passed through that base without the
know-
ledge of the parties interested. He dld net ratan to de-
fad the inattention of one side of the base' hot he
remplained of the great attention which existed en the
other side to take advantage of that inatteation.
iIItr.LUSHINGTON said, that there never was an °t-
avola in which observation. such as those which bad
jai Miles frees the Hoe. Member opposite. were lea
applicable. Ile begged to retort a -the Hon. Member
for Bristol. that hi was the caul' of this Bill passing
without notice; for at his express request, be bad a-
tally postponed the third reading for a math.
lacordee that he might have as opportunity of ex-
almeleg it. if there was any thing Improper in it.
therefore, be ought to have informed the house of it;
bit to his Ob. Lusbiegton's) sorprisit, it passed In com-
plete silence.
Mr. BRIGHT explained.
Mr. HUME spoke in favour of the repeal of the duty,
as levied oader the provisions of the exlstlog Act.
After a few words from Mr. Banner and Mr. Para
Moons, leave was give' to bring in the Bill.
r. NONNI awn WINDOW TAX.
' Mr. HOBIIGUSE said, that in moving for a large
redaction of taxation,-he bad not come down to the
liyritse with a mere meagre statement of figere. ; but
he bad thought the nowt proper course would be, to
prepese it in the shape of Resolutions tending to the
repeal of the Hos.. and Window Tax. These were
very short and very simple. The firm was—" That
thy present anoint of taxation is so burdensome aad
ypressive. that it Is incumbent on the house by every
Means not detrimental to the State, to endeavour to re-
deem it." H. Item, that every wish to reduce
tixatioahad for some time bees ascribed to stupidity,
ignorance. and impatience ; bet he would not go far-
ther into that subject, because his Ilonourable and
Lartted Fared near his had, Ia the beginning of the
Sessioa, very ably exploded the idea that taxation
WWI nect.sary to the prosperity of the nation. it had
since been admitted that the nation tuigy flourish
Cider a reduction of taxes. in 1840 the Hoa: Mem-
ber for Comherlaed (Aft. Curwen) made the first tete
ties for the repeal of tales. He moved fur and oh
tamed the repeal of the Horn Tax eotwithstanding al.
that was said by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and
the Noble Marquees opposite—the ea declaring that
O finance Meitner could go on If such a system were
.opeased. and the other, that he would resign if it wet.
perorated in. Next tame the mulles fur the repeal et
the Malt Tax, upon which question these thing•
were repeated. notwithstanding which the Nolo:
Mentes' afterwards came down to the Hoes
med galled for a coatinnana of their confidence bj