The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-23 00:00:00

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at once to reduce these pensions, cone...tent vont tba
present state of the country, than to impose a tax of
as
in the pound upon them. He recommended a general
recision of the Pension List.
• Mr. H Uhl E said, that in ISM the salary of Mellat.
ton, as Paymaster of the Widows' Pensions was but not
a year; but that in ISI3, when we were full of ',Ash, it
was raised to 64101. a year. The same advances
have taken place in other pensions, and this gas addi•
tional reason why the house should revise it.
Mr. SCARLETT asked, if the words, " four and no
more" had any meaning, how the house could lacteal:at
increase She four shillings to ten.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER repeated.
that he had no objection to lay a tax upon Pennons, it
the subject nos brought on at • proper tint,. He
would not hesitate to postpone this rote, if hr saw ~,r
good could be gained by delay; but as, on the oba
hand, be foresaw a positive inconvenience in postponing
it, he should call upon the Committee to agree sub WIN
that it ought now to be passed. •
The Committee then divided, when the numbers ap.
peered to be—For the Amendment 66 ; Against it W
I Nlajorityagainst the Amendment 47.
flie original motion .being then put from the Chair,
Mr. CA LCRA FT hoped the noose would not routers
a hasty decision on the question. He felt that it eoni,;
be better to leave oat the words " no more," as so
ation ;Amid take place 41 that Bill. A new Bill „,iot
indeed be brought in to save trouble, and he %veld pro.
pose that the words, " no more" be left out.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said le
bad no objection to leave out the words.
Mr. ELLICE wished to know what was the expel,'
of collecting that tax.
'Use CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEW7Ert said !1a
it was the same as that of collecting other partial the
land tax.

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Mr. ELMO?P, said his intention in poningthe pas,
tion, was with a view to s'iow,that if the pensions affe
reduced in the cause proportion, then tbe expeisi4
collecting would he saved entirely.—(Hear, hear.)_ie
,'visited to know if there was any intention of ow*
such a redaction.
The CtiANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S ii•
steer was not :Millie in the gallery.
Mr. HOME said he was surprised to hear whet had
fillen from the Right lion. Gentleman tip tl,e 12th
.4 Jule, ISI9, he (Mr. Home) proposed a redo. tins 111
those pensions, ani the Right Hon. Gentleslan
p and opposed the motion, *With was accordiNgly se.
Mr. BROUGHAM was naderstood to say that.' rs
iinction, commensurate with the tar, should he linden

once. There were other taxes, the collection of Sltiet
cost near the :Himont of the tax itself. lie meant do
one shilling and sixpence duties, whirl, were en rLe
same principle as that tax. The carets empinyedia
the collection, had from 4011/. to 2111 W. He w.ll.lrall
the attention of the lion. Member for Aberdeen In tLat
point. In that little corner—(ewer, hear. and a 1..0.)
—namely, the Lsmhtax, that lion. Member would tnd
something worthy his attention.
The qne.tion, as amended, was then agreed to.
Oit the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the
CHEQUb:R, it was agreed to continue the annual tin
tfibarrO. &c.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER 11,"
snored that lease ho given to nisei twenty milhohfr
Exclierprer Rills.
Mr. ELLICE asked a qnestion respecting the malt
of the 3leeting at the Treasury Clannaliers that dm.
The cHANCELLOitoIf Hie Rxerietalm ierTml
that on Monday next he Weald bring forward the 144
Wb i h bi_proppand.
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moved that four Walhows.a ample tessenunc ate ET'
chequer of the Sopplies of I, be applied to the ser-
vice of ISM which wall agreed to.
The House then resumed, end the Report was order 4
to be received on Monday next.
The UHANCRLIA)K of the ENCHRQI7I rare
'notice, that on Monday next he would move that the
House resolve itself into a Committee for ca•iiierisi
the Act of 1754, commonly called the Navy Fire ict
Cent. Act.