Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-20

Stion Of &aose caiumu'cs. for nch ne ysust O.
YER call them. Parliament had the gatifymy
view on all hands of smiling plenty-the unre-
Stricted animation of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and prosperity, peace and order, Joined hand in.
hand, issuing from the portals of an ancient aud
constitutional monarchy, to dispense their ines
tiuable blessings upon the country, and to enli-
ven the hearts of happy, and, (let us never for
get il agratefal people. Loud and continued
'cl,ecrs.)
Mr.. Barring and Mr.. Maberly expressed
strong doubts as to the wisdom of the proposed
plan for paying Fine Four per cents; aud also
as to thc accuracy Of the sanguine expectations
which the speech of Mr.. Robinson denoted
Mr.. Ellice and Mr.. Calcraft argued i'll Of the
reduction ofthe Silk Duties in so very sudden
a manner, andto an extent 80 large. The latter
gentleman, as well as Mr.. Brougham and Mr.
Grey Bennett, declared that the house and the
country might reasonably be disappointed with
the statement OF Ministers; and some very strong
language was applied, not only by these mem
bers. butby nearly all who took part in the de-
bate, to the project Of laying out EJOO,0OO in
addition to the million granted two or three
years ago, upon the building of New Churches.
Mr.. Hume approved ofall which the Chancellor
OF the Exchequer had already done in the reduc-
ton Of taxes, and only complained that he had
IL
pressive nature we're suffered to remain because
the establishments of the country were tn IN.
inalntained upon scale of extravaganza. Iftbe
latter had been reduced, SO might the former, g.
the public had right to look for reductions in
both. The resolutions proposed by Mr.. Ro-
binson, in coincidence with his speech, eere ul-
timateiy carried.
On the Report of the committee Of Supply be-
ing presented, Mr.. Hume renewed his opposi-
ton to the vote for the standing army and again
proposed to reduce the number of regular troops
TOR the present year to sixty three thousand.
Ills proposal, however, was rejected by large
majority.
Six months notice is to be given to the hol-
ders OF four per cents, of their being paid Off
VITA the exce9tiOn of such Of them as within six
weeks do declare tlier consent to receive 81 per
cent. in lieu Of their / per cent. stock-tht. 81
per cents, not beng redccmable within three
.,a,,s
The following taxes are to be reduced -
l. The permanent duty Of Is. 1h. per gal
i,,n on Rum Is To be removed, so that the duty
40 that spirit will be the same, with the excep-
ton OF the difference arising from the mode of
cbarGing) with the duty paid on British Spirits.
,. The 5s Sd per c,aIdron additional duty
paid on seaborne, Goals in the port of .on,lon,s
the tax on inland Goals brought into this port by
Canal, or by the Thames, is also to be reduced,
and the restrsction on the quantity SO brought
IS to be removed.
= u The duty of6d per III. on foreign wool i'm
ported is to be reduced to Id per ib and the free
expectation of British Wool is to be allowed a
payment of a similar duty OF Id per ID.
4. The duties OIL Raw Silks imported are to
be rcduccl i'll the following manncr:--
East India Silk, from is to Sd per h.
China and Italy Silk, from 5s Cd to Cd per III.
BRAZILIAN Raw Silt, from lis 1OI, TO 4, 90
per 10.
Tine prohibitions on foreign manufactured
Silks are to be removed, and plain Silks are 10
be admitted at los per 10. Figured Silks
at 20s per III. aud all other Silk Goods at go
per cent. ON their value. nuraber of fancy
articles and articles of dress, which are no.y
prohibited, and furnish the trade Of the French
s'nugglcrs, are to be admitted on a payment of
80 per cent. al Udl0ren,.
The amount Of these reductions is thus cal
culatci:--
Rum 9l5o,O00
London Goals 100000
Wool $4,000
Silk 100000
The cxtraor linary items OF expenditure which
are proposed By the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer arc
For a Gallery of Arts, 100000
For New Churches, 100000
For repairing Windsor
Castle, 10000