1799-] 
niftration in thofe refpects. He was fure 
that there was not a difference of opinion 
_ between him and his colleagues upon the. 
fubject. He certainly would declare, that 
he would not refule to make peace with 
France as a republic under certain cir- 
cumftances; but he at the fame time 
thought that.a monarchical form of go- 
vernment was beft fuited to that kingdom. 
Mr. Windham fupported Mr. Pitt’s 
motion for granting the fum of money 
required ; and urged, at great length, the 
propriety of the nation’s perlevering in 
the great and noble caule in which we 
were engaged, and that our efforts would 
probably be crowned with fuccefs. Re- 
{pecting the explicit declaration required 
of adminiftration by Mr. Tierney and 
other members in oppofition, he {poke in 
nearly the fame ftrain with Mr. Pitt ; if. 
any real difference appeared in the decla- 
ration which the chancellor of the exche- 
quer and the fecretary of war made on 
this occafion, it was, that the latter feem- 
ed to be more explicit in favour of carry- 
-ing on the war until a king was rettored 
to France. 
On the fame day, the houfe having re- 
folved itfelf into a committee of ways and 
means, Mr. Pitt introduced his fecond 
budget. Inreverting to the articles of 
fupply, he felt much confolation in per- 
ceiving that in various inftances, it fell 
far fhort of the eftimates which he had 
Jaid before the houfe, previous to the 
Chriftmas holidays. ‘The firit article to 
which he called the attention of the com- 
mittee, was the — 
Navy and tranfport fervice, fe 
which amounted to - 13,653,000 
The eftimate for 1798 was, 
he faid, 500,000l.-more than 
was wanted; there was, be- 
fides, a diminution of the new 
of 303,0001. which made the 
total of the navy only - 
The next’ article was the 
army, which amounted to - 
Mifcellaneous fervices - 
12,438,000 
3,840,000 
600,000 
Deficiency of waysand means = 211,000 
Intereft on exchequer bills, 
on which there was a faving of 
90,cool. below the eftimate - 500,c00 
Deficiency of land and malt - 498,co00 
Subfidy to the emperor - $25,000 
Vote of credit - - 3 000,000 
Thefe, befides a few other 
articles, made the fum to be 
provided for amount to - 32,947,000 
He next called the attention 
of the committee to the ways 
and means. The land and malt 
he took at - - = 25750,000 
State of Public Affairs. 493 
The lottery at “ _ 
Growing produce of the confo- 
lidated fund — - - - 521,000 
He was not then enabled to aicertain 
the amount of the produce of the tax on 
2.00,000 
income, becaufe the return had not been — 
made from many parts of the kingdom ; 
and the return to the commercial com- 
miffioners were likely to fall below what 
he had expeéted. He would not, he faid, 
take credit for more than feven millions 
and a half, for the whole fum arifing 
from the income tax. But what fteps 
might be taken to enforce a more equita- 
ble return of this tax would be a matter 
for future confideration. To thefe fums 
were to be added fifteen millions and a 
half by way of loan, which, making al- 
lowance for errors, he faid, would make 
the ways and means 31,000,000]. He 
next adverted to the fyftem of raifing the 
fupplies within the year. The finking 
fund, he faid, liquidated the fum~ of 
4,500,000l. of the national debt, fo that 
there was no increafe of permanent debt 
of more than eleven millions. 
The intereft of the fum to be provided 
for was 215,000]. and this he propofed 
to fupply by new taxes, in the following 
manner, viz. ' 
A dedution of 2s. 6d. per cwt. 
on the drawback for fugars - 
A duty of 4s. per cwt. upon coffee 
A redution on ‘the drawback of 
Eat India fugar = 2 - 14,0608 
60,000 
65,000 
8d. per cwt. on Britifh fugar - 56,c00 
As. ditto, ot Britifh cloyed do, 40,000 
On fmall notes under gos. two 
pence each - - = - 62,000 
On refined fugars su laE fue 39,000 . 
‘Lhe Chancellor of the Exchequer con- 
cluded with an elaborate Peroration on 
the pro{perous ftate of the country and its 
finances ; and then moved a {erjes of re- 
folutions, which, after a few obfervations 
from Mr. ‘Tierney, were agreed to. 
‘The Houfe ina Committee, on the 12th 
of June, on the motion of Mr. Pitt, acreed 
to encreafe the falaries of the Chief 
Baron of the Exchequer, and of the Mafter 
of the Rolls to g4oool. per annum: and 
each of the puifne Judges, to 30001. per 
annum.—Alfo, in the event of retirin 
under particular circumftances, 3000l. 
per annum annuity to the Chief Juftice of 
the King’s Bench; 2,5001. Common 
Pleas, and 2000]. each to the puifne 
Juages; and further, that roeol. fhould 
be added tothe falary of the Lord Prefi- 
dent*of the Court of Sefjon in Scotland = 
5ool. to that of the Lord Juftice Clerk 
28ol. to cach of the other Judges of that 
court 3 
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