The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-06-10 00:00:00

Ttoqeletino declared, that it sae the increase of the
Bakke Feed; that sweaty Watch the eteekheWe►.
the ge■ of wealth, had. Bet le (Mr. Boston)
*field otter contest to tea the peer teau fur t►e Nl-
eerily of the rich ono.

The CRANCECEOR of the EXCHEQUER
otpleined.

Colonel WODBHOUSE would sot right the im
position of tales, bet world object to the lag open
malt, became it would &coverage the growth of corn.
Mr. CALYBRT said, the Rooslotion now before
the Home, imposing an additional duty on malt,
and thereby raising the pelt!, of beer, "'geld perti.
coisely affect the lower classes. Beer wee ertosoined
by them le greatest quantity, the higher els•ses wet
drinking so much of it se could be
langh] —Than the duly on British 'phis,. or, S.
other words oo gin. foil on the same clam. Tea had
become their neetesery beverage, and was likewise
now to be taxed, Ibouth he hoped ibriChseraHaf
the Exchequer would again ceased,' the matter, sod
desist front his intention on this "object. Into the
general subject, however, he would not ester at
prnent, as his object is thing was so repel a Aerie
made on a termer sight br the Right B•iii. Geode.
men (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) against the
R•wers, for which he bad not eammod himself tn.
night with lbe candour either of as Alicia person, or
of a Member of the Hoes,.
Mr. IIUiK ISSON mid, that some of the ergo-
looms of the two lion. Geodesists who had spoken
in behalf of the brewers seemed to hint not a little
exiseordinary. The Hoes, bed boas told that the
brewers had determined to hold a mastiog, at which
these aompolitors were to prove their competitime by
coming to an understanding end concert to redoes.
their pries,.—[Near! and a Isagh.)—Viith regard
to the price of beer, the article west, if not interfered
with by a defy oa melt here bees seduced; bet he
was prepared to contend, that it was o good thing to
fad • las which did sot increase no burdens of the
People. It most b• "Minis to soy rational wen that
three Wilkes of lases could sot be imposed oft any
articles whatever, withal Wog felt by the country ;
but there was a greet difference between a tea that
increased the price of so article, tad sae that inertly
prevented it falling. lie SUMP, to Mr. Wodelsoese,,
that the quantity of malt would not be increased by
diminishing the tax was evident by the simple fact,
that last year the quantity of barley malted in FAL •
isod, although the article was cheep, and the Malt-
Doty taken .ff, bed been Has thee that of the last
ye-r of she war when the war duty was is firm—
His Right Hon:F.4B4s around him would bear wit-
ness to the snxi•ly which had home shown to find out
'objects of taxation which would be most prodecilve
sad toast oppressive. A tau open articles of lover)
would not base slammed the purpose. They were
therefore compelled to resort to one on an article of
general use and greet consumption. An lion. Gest.
(Mr. Bottom) had said, that be would agree to lasso,
because they punished es for the war, made the Peo.
pi* feel its evils, and that tended to provost them
from engaging in fears hostilities. He (Mr. Iles.
highest) was as much a tansy to war, se the Roo.
Gentlemen; het he thought the best way of avoid.
lug it was to place the country la a slate of "'corky,
and so show to foreign nations that lie coold sot bd
injured or lovelies& with impunity.
Mr. GEORt:E LAMB would oppose ell the
proposed Tates as oppressive to the lower eiders.—
He hod been alluded to se hawing pet a gnostic' so
the Chsocellor of the Exchequer about thrill months
ago, as to his intentions about imposing a dilly on
malt. He had been induced to pot the, question,
not by the brewing, sot by Bestirs or publican', bet
by a large elate of his Conaileento, who were
drinkers of beer, and who foolishly thought thole let
coo it would raise the price of the article. The sinner
was more important than any thing which concerned

olossolf. though in so endociiedmanoorit stated, that
the Chest Aler bad no intention of imposing new
tales, bet loft an improsaioo ea his Wad, that if he
did impose sew touts, a Tax •o Malt would be esse
of the first. Ile protested against all new lazes lilt
foamy source of economy sod rotreachmeot was ea-
Isoestod •
Mr. CALVERT was sorprisod that his Honour-
able Friend should doubt of the improved quality of
, the beer, when it was so self-evident as to be Novel
body's mouth. —[A laugh )
Sir J. SEBILIGHT supported the lases. gene-
rally, but professors] himself hostile to the tae on
Malt, as it affectod egrireltoro, thoeoh he was sorry
to oppose so good a eyes.. as that of which it formed
• part.
Mr. BROUGHAM could slot help thanklag the
Hee. Member opposite (Mr. Huskissoe) for the ad-
mission which he had mule, that whoa three millions
of tales were to be imposed epos the cautery, they
must be paid by somebody, sod be weight of them
must fall someishore • and that it was not, as the
Changellnr of the Eaheqeer stated it to be, that he
should get the money without any body losing it.—
[Hear. hear!]—lndeed. from the manner io which
that Right Honourable Gentlemen had gone throash
the Bettot, be would defy any person to say how tip
was to be raised, or no whom Its mature was
principally to fall. If be understood him rightly, lbe
tai was to fall open the brewers prioripally, and sot
open tho growers of those enummedisies which the

brewers ;wed. That tax amosnied to mire *so
1,400,0001.. it amosnied to 1,900,0001; as theta
was an addielowel 600,0001. to be raised upon the
wash or spirits. The result of it was to be, that MP
price was neither to rise nor fall. 111su grower was
not In stiffer by it ; the consomme was not to sdß•r by
it ; all the pressure was is fall upon the severe sad

repecioes brew .r. Mr. Barclay, •boie h. was prowl

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focal Ms friond, had said that the offset or this as
omelet Alice him in ply forty-int thousand pounds

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net of the lloarishing concern over which he presided.
Ha did any man in his senses really believe that the
whole of 'his 'apnea 'timid 'easily fall •poo the

brewer ? It wee not in Nissan miters that any man or
sot of men would voluntarily submit to 0: the brewer
would repay himself for the capital which be ad-
vanced, sod the repent* would ultimately press most
merely upon the grower of barley. When he toed
the word " witissalsoly." he did not Wean OW it
would be gory Wog beforP the pressers would be
f• It : by no Melissa ; it would he felt before his neat
barviest was howled : nsy, if he bed • large stock on
bawd at prevent, before Ai, pres►nt stock wss dis-
posed of. Otte of the orgasm:ls which had been