The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-05-06 00:00:00

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lilt relief had been afforded. The itileiting of
would produce inexplicable confusion in a
of returns that were annutill7 made ; and he
believe that a fairer mode 'ef regulating the
Id be discovered then (hat now prevailing,
reckoned, on an •average of years, that the
of the farmer were equal to three-fourths of
the paid to his landlord. If the landlord
I his rent, then a criterion of ratio( *quid •b%
1, and the amount of the tax would be pro-.
'ably diminished. Another difficulty attend.
proof of losses before the Commissioners,
arise from the few and irregular accounts
f farmers. He submitted, in point of form,
r, that no amendment could now be intro.
as the Committee on the Bill had only been
fed to revive and continue it.
SPEAKER saidi that after the question on
rd reedit% were decided, any amendment"
re introduced that came within the scope c 4
eof the Hill. • • •
F. LEWIS enforced, the necessity of a modia
in favour of agriculturalists, and contended,
ree-quarters of the rent of the landlord wee
criterion of the profits' of the tenant. •••
CALCR AFT was in favour of the tax now,
(as in 1806, and for the same reason7--becanse
•r sources of revenue en convetilent presented
Ives at this important juncture.
nswer to a question of Mr. Dailies. Giddy, the'
CEI.LOR of the EXCHEQUER stated,
reduction of the assessment would te made
• the landlords and tenants, in cases in which
t was lowered.
GRENFELL explained, that he meant the
s he bad made on Commissioners, on a &met
Di to apply only to those who belonged to doe
of Taxes in Somerset-place.
tf. W. RIDLEY objected to the principle and
Linn of the measure. He did- not think it ne.
, because he believed that war might be avoid.
lioisters would not so readily have taken the
ey had done with regard to France, had they
own that they could easily resort to the Pro.
'as. He should take the reuse of the House
he third reading; and for that purpose- he
'flat the Bill be read a third time on thin
months.
LOCKHART admitted the necessity of •
hening the arm of Government, but be wished
ations to be insetted hi the Bill to relieve the
1, who would be oppressed by the present as.
its. • •
NEWPORT said he could not see why ,
f those Gentlemen, who at its first introduc.
opposed the Bill, could now reconcile them.
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o their support of it. It had been said by
incellor of the Exchequer, as a reason for not
;any modifications, or giving any opportunity •
*al against the assessments, that if compla;nta •
stened to a million would be poured in. Wet
use, therefore, to pass a measure which was ''
Ply oppressive, and was it to be stated in sup.
legislative injustice, that it was not limited itt
nt ? His own objection to the Tax was to the
les—that it was unequal and oppressive in i a
an—that it granted power to certain persons,
in a free country, should never be granted;
did not see how those who had grounded their
t to it on the idea that they would be able to
mpdifications, could persist in their support
he Bill was to be read a third 'time without
todifications, which, from the first, to do hint
the Chancellor of the Exchequer bad re-
) grant. Neither could he consent to propa.
manifest a delusion that'by passing the Tax
use showed that the resources of the fin •utes
exhaustible, when their totte ing state, even
e aid of this most oppressive measure, must
ea manifest .t 4 every one who attended the
of the House. He should, therefore, vote
the Bill.
STuftc ES BougNF. supported the Bill on
and that the principle of raising as supply
the year should be encouraged, and that the
d expenditure had already been voted for.—
or, which was now objected to on the ground
tfforded facilities to the Ministers in tarrying
war, had formerly and justly been approved •
to ground that it did not afford undue facili.
he carrying on the war, but caused the bar. •
the war to be felt to their full extent by the
The Right Uon. Gentleman (Sir J. New.
who now opposed the Tax, was in a high tinau-
lotion in. 1606, supported at that. time the re.
a the same Tax and its increase.
. NEWPORT explained, that as to the vote
e had given in support of the Address, it was
ruler a delusion.
PLUNKETT should not .have risen hut for
observation of his Right Hon. Friend, from
le was sorry to differ, as be well knew the
and rectitude of intention by which he we;
governed. In his opinion the present men.
s necessary to the support of Government.—
voted for the Address to the Prince 'Regent,
would ask whether, without a renewal of the
Tax, the pledge whirls was then given could
emed ? [Hear, hear !] Could our land and
ces be augmented to their due proportions
it ; or would any man say that we ought
• disarm ? [Hear, hear!] Ile was well
disposed to oppose Government when he had
;round for so doing, but he felt he was now •
;ing a great duty, that he was now acting un-
irrabistible conviction of State necessity. Ile
, like his Right iloo••urable Friend, the ex-
t of any delusion to regret : on the contrary,
cited the Noble Lord had disclosed all that
le disclosed, without danger to the rommuni.
with our Allies ; and had stood upon a coo.
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