The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-03-01 00:00:00

(hammed. hip Mr. Burke this the English salt was
2d. per peed. while the Freneh woe bd. The
itself **was trifling, bnt Mr. Barite was
of its roisequence, affecting as it did an
eof smelt gels: ral consumption. We sow paid a
'welder. price for salt than that wiicir had been men-
' by Mr. Barite almost as matter of reproach to
/reach. 7be more he thought upon the subject,
more he was euntineed that the article should be
if possible, untried ; but at all events, that it

Ad he tared very moderately. At he was lot aware
so familiar a snhject could reqoire any farther
observation, he wonld leave it in the hands of other
floaourable Members more competent than himself to
do it juatire, and should conclude h the Hoe.
Member del) by moving " for leave to bring in
for gradually repealing the Doty upon Salt."
ir. D.IVENI'ORZ seconded sod sopported the
tlon.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
it was but justice to admit that the Here.
Mover had brought the question forward in the moot
-,ndid manner, belt lie differed is all the cooelosionsi
b had been drawn by the Honourable Member.--te
Hon. Mover had conteoded that the repeal of this
could not materially affect the Sinking Fund ; bNi
Sicking Fund he (the Chancellor of the Euche.
\ meant a clear excess of r , tad ant some.,
, made op by as addition to the Unfunded
Debt.—{Hear ' bear.—Parliament had already
to the greatest possible ex'ent in the way
redaetioi. The amount of the repeal on the
English and Irish Malt Tax would be little leas them
1,400,0001.; sad to meet this sum the saving la pay-
- talf the Five per Ceuta, would be the mast pro-
tau to repeal; but, at all events, be did set agree
. the policy of a gradual repeal : for the salt trade
would be as much stagnated pad eeatraeted
partial as by a total repeal.—(Hear. hear.)

Hun. Member had compared it to a Poll T.
deeming. for the sake of argument (though he by Poi
mesas admitted die taw) that the poor etas paid as
mach as the rich man, the amount stated by th. Hoe.'
Member was greatly exaggerated. If each person
su much as 25.. a year, the tax would prolate nut.
this. 14 *Misses a-year. lie (the Chancellors,
Exakegoet) believed It might ausewat to about Su
..sad per annum, bat certainly not any more. The
Hatoarable Member bad referred to Mr. Hark?.
"ausphlet, but it ass well known that in Prams
objection to the Ciabelle was sot as •ee
its amount as to the oppressive regelatiolb
which it was enacted. The iitsuostrable I
also

referred t 4 the tinie. of •e** le

-.4 that the tax was repealed. to promote au Excise
same of Sir K. Walpole. Why them had sot Sir
Rebate Walpole. on the revival of the tax. placed it
• Excise managesseat ? It was sot brought so-
.. . __

the Excise until surly 60 years afterwards. Bet

(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) resisted the 0n0.411
.411 apes general grounds.; 'von the resolutions
which the noose had adopted this Session. sod which
could not be departed from consistently with public
bewour or public interest. He should, therefore,
t►e previous question.
Lori NORMANBY supported the original notion.
Robert Walpole bad moved the renewal o(tbe tax,
relief to the leaded Ist rrrrr , is lieu of Is. is the
pad ea the Load Tax. He (Lord N.) considered
Sandals as the piaripal sauce laver peones disuses.
was sew of the decision of the House this See.

setth merit to the Sinking Foordillis.mosod
skteisioo and he hoped the Mao oho weak!
. hare cease to losoLot it.
Me. BlitlitTON was almost inaudible In the gal.

As well as we could collect be said that the
eneti e of the Salt Tax would be a great injus-
ti the cowry ; sad called epos the tossup
gratlemen to stand forward aad prevent such an
amount of expenditure.

Sir 1. COFFIN (aa we understood) supported the
motion. and deprecated the imposition of a tax which
' home we heavily on the poor classes.
r. PHILLIMORE concurred in opinion with the
MOW, that the tax pressed heavily upon the
lower orders, and caused considrable injury to the
Fisheries. Is 1819 be (the Doctor) had submitted to
the Hooves moieties upon the Tohject, to which the
;loose did not agree. Had that resolution hires ta-
ented to by the Hots-, be had no doubt the tax
lid, ear this, have been abolished. He preferred a
to a gradual repeal ; bet the present question was,
the repeal could take place. As the House had
leveed to maintain the Sinking Fund, be could not
fur the repaid at present. He thought it would
more 'thimble to abstain a little, and he con&
ly trusted that the abolition would not be al-
-low year. Fur the reason he had given he
dd nut support the motion of the Honourable Mem-
, bat be declared himself an enemy to the principle
the tax.
CIIRMSN. Mr. Jour SMITH, General OAS.
INC, Sir F. M. OMMaNNIT, sad Sir J. Sustain.
Ipported the motion.
Mr. LYTTLBTON opposed it.
Nr. Batcur spoke in favour of, and Mr. Alderman
(OATS agaiset the motion.
Mr. (LAM Mr. C. BLSRSLL, and Mr. BertHITT
ills), called on the Country Gentlemen Air the repeal
the tat.
The Marquess of LONDONDERRY professed
it would afford him great satisfaction to say,
bad arrived at the period when, consistent with
discharge of their public duty, his Majesty's

meters coold recommend the repeal of the !isleDoty ;
. a compliance with the motion. he said would lay
prostrate the credit of the country. It Gentlemen
were einrere.in the opinions they ripened on Fliday
night, with reference to the Sinking Fond, they would
• become allies of the common enemy, whose oh-
was to get a repeal of all taxes. if the Salt
to was repealed. the Honourable Member would

come forward with Ms Leather Tax.—(Hear.)—
The Noble Marquess then adverted to the retrench
smote made by the Uovernmeat. and the proopect of
still greater savings. If. upon an investigation. a
surplus remaixed. thee he would allow the House td
discuss the propriety of repealing the tax. If public
faith woad allow the repeal dee enmities would be
rid to the sleet.
Sr T. LET BRIDGE considered it his duty to speak
plainly to Wasters. He felt that the landed interest
wee likely Mbe sacrificed to the National Debt, and he
wiled es thecegptry gentlemen to come forward at this