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fused over to many articles, that 
they would operate with equality, 
and yet not bear hard on the poor. 
By the production’ of the taxes it 
might be inferred, that the war had 
not materially injured the sources of 
our prosperity. Having explained 
the grounds of his estimates, as 
nearly as’ he could, both of the re- 
quisite supplies and the means of re- 
ceiving them, he took notice of an 
expence of a particular nature that 
had occurred in the interval of par- 
liament : an aid granted to the em- 
peror. A sum of about 1,200,0001. 
he believed, had been allotted to tha: 
prince, To have withheld this as- 
sistance would haye been to sacri- 
fice the best hope of this country of 
bringing ‘the present contest to a 
fortunate issue, It*was his intention, 
if this conduct should meet their 
approbation, ‘to claim ‘and ‘solicit’ 
their confidence, in continuing the 
same system. He could not, fot ob- 
vious reasons, propose any’ spécific 
sum to be granted to his ‘Imperial 
majesty. But if they should think 
proper to repose the same confidence” 
in ministers, in granting such occa- 
sional aid as they might see to be’ne= 
cessary, ‘it should, on their part, be 
exercised with the same caution, He 
therefore proposed a vote of three 
millions, chiefly with a view of en- 
abling ministers to make advances 
to our allies, if we should be com- 
pelled to persevere in the war, ; 
The resolutions, for raising the 
supplies, with the ways and means, 
being moved by Mr. Pitt, 
' Mr. Grey impugned his state- 
ments as false and erroneous, and 
Kis demands as unsuitable to the 
, £. ; 
si : Brought over 310,000 
On bricks, 1s. per thousand - = “ a 36,000 
Spirits, 1d. per gallon - - - - 210,000 
Licences on Scots distillery - - - 300,000 
Total excise 856,00 
+7 —_——— 
CUSTOMS. 
Sugar, 2s. 6d. per cwt. - - . - 280,000 
Pepper ~ - i a - ; - 10,000 
Ten per cént, on brimstone, iron, oil olive, and staves - 43,000 
Five per cent. on all other customs ; prize goods, coals, and wine excepted 110,000 
Other articles on import, such as starch, bricks, &c. - 
23,000 
Total of customs 466,000 
Additional to the assessed taxes and new house-tax, 10 per cent: 290,000 
lation of stamps , =f - - - 80,000 
Adaitional postage and regulation of the post-office + © 250,000 
Stage coaches adc: tional ~ - - _ 60,000 
Stamps on pareels (given up afterwards) - - 60,000 
Canal navigation - - - - * 120,000 
ee 
: Total amount of new taxes _ 2,132,000 
Amount of the annuity or interest to be raised - - 2,110,000 
Excess of taxes 22,000 
; b ;  —— 
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