394 
Increafed confolidated duties. = - 
‘Tax on property transferred by pri- 
vate contract, at 4d. per pound. 
£.32C,000 
; 170,000 

Gn copies of Meats - - .  §6,000 
Probates of Wills - ° - 40,000 
Bills of aie 2s . - -~ 40,000 
Addition of 13d on every Newfpaper 114,000 
Increafed Me on Adveitifements - 20,000 
On Attorneys’ certificates - = 35.000 
On gold and filver wrought plate - 30,00 
On infurances from fire - 35,000 
And dury equal to the tolls on all ) 
eatriages pafling through rae 450,000 
pikes, 
! — 
£.1,284,000 
Mr. Fox rofe, and after pointing 
out the deficiencies in former taxes, 
and obferving that the minifter eught 
fesmadiately ‘to produce taxes for the 
20,0001. to be aid cn acceunt of the 
Emperor, contended, that. the. national 
expenditure, by the taxes propofed, 
would amount to 25 millions annually, 
nearly the fum at which Mr. Prrtr. had 
formerly efimaied tae whole rental of the 
kingdon, which was 28 millions. He 
ao afferted, that of feven saa, and a 
half of taxes, either already impofed, or 
already rendered neceffary, in Sree 
anillions had as yet been felt by the 
peopie, fo that comparing their preient 
‘burdens with what they muft hereafter 
endure, t they may be ar to be not yet 
SS fcratched pi ibe wer.’ Mr. Fox, after 
various ob ations, concluded by. fay- 
ing, that a rere muft be: an end of this 
‘confidence in Miinifters, which had been 
fo often abufed, and which would be fo 
rill the fy tem of confidence was piece 
jnto. that of vigilance. A  defultory 
eonverfation flee in which . Mr. 
Greviook.a part, and im which Mr. 
SHERIDAN gaye notice, tha ‘ he would 
“oppofe the tax upon newfpapers in every 
faze. He contended, it was nota mea- 
fure of reyenue, but a. dlow at the liberty 
of the prefs, aud ihe oily blow ail 
Engl Oe could firike at thet lyberty. 
Ye was his intention to place the cbjed 
of immediate hiftory, the recor 
“manners, and the repofitories of public 
fentiment, beyond the reach of the lower 
onh 
whith 
ciaffes, teats they.-were alfo the 
means, and often very ably fo, of poli- 
tical infermation. f 
The Chairman then proceeded to read 
the feveral refolutions. Qn shoe for 
granting an additional duty of threc 
halfpence upon new{papers, Sc. a divi- 
fion took place ; there were ; 
For the Sera ebiGn: 1si~-Againit it, 43. 
Another divifion- took place on thie 
State-of Public Affairs. —Britifh Parliament. 
a c 
&S .-@t 
(May, 
refolution of granting 200,000l. to enable 
him to make good his dividends on the 
laft loan ; 
Ayes 149—Noes 45. 
On the 29th of April, Mr. Pir pre- 
fented to the Houte of Commens. a 
meffage from his majefty, “* recommend. 
ing it to the Houle, to enable his majef. 
ty to make remittances, from time to 
time, to be applied to his feryiee in Tre- 
land, to an amount, not. exceeding 
1,500, ocol. on ‘prov: fion being made by 
the parliament of Ireiand, for difcharg- 
ing the interes and chats of a loan to 
that amount. 
< And, alfo recommending to the 
Houtfe, to confider of guaranteeing a 
loan, on account of his ally the Emperor, 
to be applied in making good the ad- 
fances. to the amount of 1,600, 000}.. 
which have already been made to his 
Imperial majefty, and to defray the 
charges of fuch farther advancgs as his 
majefty may, from time fo sete direct 
to be made in the courfe of the-prefent 
year, to am amount not exceeding 
eee eae: &C. 
This meflage was.ordered to be taken 
into confideration on the firft of May. 
On that day, accordmely, the Henfe 
refolved itfelf into a committee on that 
meffage, and voted 1,880,0col. for ad- 
vances, by way of lean, to the Emperor ; 
providion for guarantéeing 
to be raifed on account of 
iperor; and 1,500,000, for his 
sfervice in Ireland, on provifion 
shoe 
taal 
a 
VaE 
likewife 
37500,0001. 
the Em 
majelty’ 
bemg 1 made. by par rliament,. for de- 
fraying the intercit-and charges, thereof. 
Mr. Py ITT, in urging the above meafure, 
reviewed the-caules of the late fcareity of 
ipecie, which ne, In a great degree, 
imputed to the heavy payments for srain 
imported into tis kingdom. Mr. Fox 
wifeed for a delay of two or three days, 
| refult ES, the negociation then 
be pend ding ise a feparate 
peace, between the Emperor and France, 
might be known. Mr Prrr oppoted 
the delay, -on the ground that if peace 
was indilpenibiy peceflary to the Em- 
neror, the aid- now propofed would 
entitle Kim to. better terms, and that the 
vote of the Houfe only went to enable his 
Britannic Majeity to furnifh fuch fums, 
leaving It at his diferetion to withhold 
the fame, if circumftances fhould fo 
change as to render fuch a meafure ad- 
vifable. Mr. Grey ~ deteéted the 
‘fallacy of this lat propofition, and con- 
tended, that if the. propoted g grant wis by 
way of fubfidy inftead of loan, the Exe- 
cutive 
