The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-17 00:00:00

average of three years, and that if the ave-
rage of the years 1808, 1806, and 1810, should
exceed the fortner asferage, the excess shOithl be
at the disposal of Parliament for the interest of
the loan, or any other service of the'vear." The
principle upon which this proceeded, was en
provemeet in the existing sources of revenue,
gnided •by the average as he had stated. If'
he were on the present occasion to resort to such
a process, it would answer his purpose.--7--'
But he did nut mean to adopt this 'principle;, he
merely referred to it to show that compared'
with what had been the opinion of that Roasts,.
before the course which he 'proposed, coal&
not be considered as improper. HispropOsittost
rested not merely on the improvement of the reve-
nue, best also on the produce of additional WO
imposed on stamps. Ile, therefore, submitted that
proposition to the lipesti, at one Which it WAS
proper, wise and exiiedient to, adopt. In•looking
at the Consolidated Fund, it might not be impel..
per to advert to the state' of this Trade 'of the
country. The 'Howse already knew that the es.
ports and importrollast year had been. far above
What they had been iit.any fisimer year..• In 1802,,
a year of p-ace, 'and of Ike gictatest *sort and'
export, the export of3British M MANCLASOS amount-
e.l to 26,993,0001. Last year it staountea
35,000,0061. snaking a difference of 'about'
liOns. The cavort of foreign goods was lasi last
year, but the House would think this mach more
than compensated by the great increase in the ex."
port of British 'produce. The total export last
year had been to tittltmount of in round numbers
fifty millions; in 18013 forty-six millions, 'Making
a difference in favour or last year. of about' four
millions. He nest stateifthe eipat, of British;
produce, on the aitrage')Of the years: 1808.9,
amounting to 32,94200001. and then took the
highest average of any two fernier years, amouht.
ing to .31,683,0001. All • this Was sufficient to
prove, that in spite.of, the pecifliareireumstances,
Of the times, out foreign. Wade continued to at)
van,. lie then monis to 'thP State of the internal
trade of the country. 'On this head they had not
the means of acquiring such accurate Information,
but he was informed that the cloth trade of York-
shire had increased to the amount of a million end
a Half. It was indeed impossible to look round,
without seeing on all sides the symptoms of a go.
neral increase of tiodelatil wealth ; gicat works,
canals, warehouses, ° docks, inclosures, &c.
ophich could only be carried on by en vicateols.
(jou of tradii and wealth. This was intintitelr
connected with the present subject, is it afforded
the best hopes with respect to our ro to re, resources,
amid proved, that whatever might have' ben
thrown out by persons of groat uUthority, that
there was no reason to apprehend that we were a
felling nation, but' that whatever might be the
pressure on particular brandies of trade, greatly
as that wee to be lamented, there was nu reason
to apprehend any great calamity, no cause fur
desponding.- ilighlygratifying as this view of Oar
resources must be to the people of tins nation, it
NFU also of great importance in regard to our t 0...
reign relations. Our enemy had raid;
,that he '
wanted ships, colonies and commerce—no doubt
with a view to turn the wholauf silieteversirength
be might derive from this source against. this coun-
try. What had been his progress, and what hail
been ours? His course was not progressive, but
retrograde. He had, lost Whatever colo.nies he had
before, and whatever commerce ; and his
whatever it was, he was forced to marine to his
harbours. . It would also not be improper to re-
fer to the revenue of France, as stated in an ae.
credited paper. The customs for the year 1808,
it appeared, had beeA below two-thirds of the
sum of the year before ; and thisahe Minister of
Finance said was rather a consolation, because
• salvia they lost as to import, we lost as to export.
--;so that we must soon be ruined I All this ought
td.be bane in mind by those who ascribed all
wisdom and energy to Bonaparte's goveratnent,.
'and alirohY and imbeeility to that of this country.
The general state, *ereit of the • trade aid revenue
-of this country, was highly favourable, and fully
just,fied him in the view winds he had taken of
our future prospects. He concluded by propsising
the Resolution; that taelve millions be raised by
way of annuity, do. • .
Mr. H t K Aid not know whether his
• Right liono arable friend; fts his Very.able.'state.,,
-snent, alluded to him as one of thoseWhOtholight.
the &sentry io a frilling condition :- If be did, it
was a mistake, because hefted neither,thOught rior•
said any such thing. lie thoughtihe countrY'was
in a state of progressive improvement, which, in
a country vikhre property was so woll protectid;
could only be stepped by Some
'What he had said was, that it woe hl
• to entitle* taxes,, which would not be ottireately•
objectionable—that there was a limit Intaxation•
-s- and that we hid nearly reached that limit;
fiat he was correct in aft this, the statement of
his night liOnnurithio'friend prated. as trust
'hiuSsielf have fait iliforee, 'before he could mike
'up his missals) propose' the mods Which ke intend-
ed to adopt to supply the Indani of the year.—
He had hiard nothing (ram his "tight Honourable
.friend in contradiettofi to he (Mr. ifeSkis.
son)" had stated On a former occasion:; and he
really wishecPthat something Opsiiiisscould be gut
front his Right Honourable Friend upon this sob-
• ject. He' wished to know whether he thought it
possible, for any' great number of years, to con,.
linos adding from to 14.00,0001. every.
year to the public burthens? Whetheihe thought,
this Would be sutlicient• on the present plan, even
if it could be procured ?—and, whether he hoped-I
that the, war could be continued in this way ? his
Right Honourable'. Friend had net' touched on
these points; but he thungbt'that his Right Hon.
Friend owed it to the country to state what hie
views were on the subject, 'opposing the'viar tist
continue for a great number of years, as, in,
probability, it would. Supposing the presump.
duos balanced as to the long continuance of thi:
war, and the speedy conclusion of peace ;''andi
this he thought was a very sanguine view of the
matt,o- ; even then, be said, that it concerned us
to look ai our means of supporting it for a great,
number of years. lie maintained, that without
raductiou of the scale of our annual expeudi.

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