The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-31 00:00:00

couragement given to the English manufacture.—
Hitherto he bad spoken merely.of the official value.
In the year 1800, We seal value of the exports of
Irish manufacture amounted to 5,000,0001. ; in
1802, to eight millions and a quarter ; and in the
years 1808 and 1809, on the average of both, the
export duties amounted to twelve millions. Here
was en increase of from nine Millions to twelve in
loss than, nine years. The ratio of the British ex.•
ports in the same period, was in the same progres.
aiun. In 1800, 4U millions ; in 1802, 48 mil.
lious ; in 1808.9, upon the average of both, 45
and 50 millions, so that the increase upon the ex ports
of British ware was equal to one 9th, while that of
the Irish amounted to net less than seren.tifths.—,
Ile.then stated the sum to be provided for the,
charge of the interest upon the debt, and the sink.
. ipg fund,.as amounting to 331,2691. ; the interest
and charge of management for this, he stated at
51. 13s. 3J. per cent. The taxes to raise this sum
of three hundred and thirty odd thousand pounds)
he thus enumerated as follows :
First Tax—Upon the Post-otlice Revenue, an in-
crease of One Penny upon the Postage of each
better—which would produce 433,000
The next Tax was an Increase Upon the Duties and
t atoms of Tea, Raisins and Corrantswhich
would produce 70,000-
(This one item produced to the English Revenue
270,000/.)
The next Tax was an Tnerea,e of the Stamp Du
ties, making Newspaper Advertisements, which
now paid but Is. Duty, pay Is.—which would -
produce 30,000
Tne next Tax was An Increase of the Duties on
Portugal and Spaui-h Wines, of 12 Guineas per
Tun, and of Is Guineas per Tun on all French
W Ines —producing 160,000
The ties( was a small Tax, to be levied by Regu•
!align' on the Customs.Storage—produein,T 18,000
Tile next was an increase of the pre srut Window
Tax, by Sot. per Cwt.—producing . 85,000
With respect to the Window Tax, he stated
that no house having . less than seven windows
was subject to the Tax, and that even after the
proposed increase, the Tax would be one-half less
than what it was in England, and even leis than
what it was in Scotland.• The whole of these Taxes.
together .wi.h some items of small import, the
detail of which was unnecessary, would produce
a gross amount of 335,0001.• w hiek..wai 72691.
above the sum required for the charge of debt and
Sinking Fund fur the year. The Right Hon.
Gentleman then concluded, 'by moving his first,
, Resolution,' for the Increase of the Postage ou
Letters.
. The first Resolution being put,
Sir JOHN NF:WpoRT rose. He contended
that it was full time now, in the 10th year of the'
• Union of Great Britain with Ireland,_ to- look
the actual state of the latter country fairly in the
face. He protested againit taking the comparison
from the exact period df the Union, when the
country had just emerged from a violent state of
commotion ; and maintained that an era of peace,
previous to the breaking out of the French Revo.
lution, when none of these drawbacks operated,
was the fair period from which to draw the com-
parison. trt the year 1794 the amount of the debtl
of Ireland was only 1,642,0001. and in January,
1810, it amounted to $1,000,0001. At the for-
- • mer period Ireland had no interest to pay in Great
Britain; at the latter she had to pay thereinterest,
• to the amount ortwo • millions and a halt Ever
since the year 1800 her debt had increased in a
retina seven to•two, while her revenue, witkin
the same period, had only increased in the pro.
portion of three. to two, yet the expenceof
nagement had increased -nearly as five to two.—
He was apprehensive the statement of the Right
Honourable Gentleman, as to the Revenue
of Ireland, proceeded entirely sin a fallaty.•
the Exports of Ireland, in the yiratr 1800,
were 1,900,0001. less than in the year 174).
sod in the year 181 Q, were only 400;0001. Mitre
than they had been at that period. To expect lot
increase of half a million, therefore, yrithits tiU
year, was rather too much: He .was far, Itopr•
ever, from wishing to represent Ireland at tibt
. highly productive, and as ministering, in a rat
• degree, to the necessities of Great llrttain:' Ytl
grain, particularly, the increase had exceeded all
expectation, and had been live times more than it
had ever equalled in any former year. Last year
• there had been imported into this country from
Ireland 782,000 quarters of Oats, Wing seven
. tenths of the whole demand for this country. He
proceeded to go through the different items from
Which it was proposed to raise the interest of the
Loan, expressing his' apprehensions. that they
would not be equal to the desired object. He al-
hided to the balances appearing to be outstanding
id the hands of dismissed and deceased Collectors
of the Revenue, and contended that the sums
owing by these defaulters ought to be collected be-
fore Government put its hand any farther into the
pockets of the people.
Mr. SHAW (Dublin) alluding to one of the.
names mentioned by the Hon. Baronet (Sir John
Newport), as In arrears in his capacity of Collec-
tor, stated that the balances arose solely front old
surcharges ; that offers had been 'made to pay
what eould, be'' bewis to be actually due ; but
that the Widovi and relations of the deceased Col.
teeter elludell to, had been advised that they might
with equal justice be called on 'to pay the Na.
Moira, Debt, as the balance charged against them.
Mr. W. POLE corroborated this statement,
and expressed his upipioti that the balance alluded
to was not due.
Mr. FOSTER in Prod that the Revenue was
sow at least strictly Collected,' &Ought it not
amiss that 'the House should 'know that on the
12ih of this month the itholesrevenne due In the,
Customs 'amounted only to 174001. of !?inch
there Was remitted in two— days afterwards.
11,0001. ; and in the Excise the whole snot due was
26,0001. of which, in two days therewas remit.
tel 22,0001: So that there was not in the hands
of the Collectors, under* the present system, more
%than the amount of half if week's esitlleciion.
• Sir J. NEWPORT explained.
• Mr.-A. BARING' considered the practice of
uniformly raising the Lotus for Ireland in till 64.-
try a very grievous loirdeo on the litter. :Itirisa
from the want of those 'strong exertions unionist
the greavlanded and commercial interest of that'
country which were so strongly exemplified' ,in
England. The 'consequence to be dip rcc. ted. wep,
that lathe coarse of time, when talation was im

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