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The growing produce of the confo- 


lidated fund, with the lottery 700,000 
Land and Malt = - 25700,000 
To be advanced by the Bank 3,000,000 © 
Treble of the affeffed taxes - 73Q00,000 
‘By a aie - ~ 12,600,000 
2.55400,000 


Mr. Tierney, ina fpeech of great force 
and energy, oppofed this plan of taxation, 
and reprobated it in every part. 
The Houfe agreed to take the Ways and 
Means into farther confideration on the 
Monday following ; and, accordingly, on 
that day, the fourth of December, Mr, 
Pitt gave to the Houfe of Commons the 
farther details of his plan, With refpeét, 
therefore, to thofe who would be fubjeét 
to the tax, it would fuffer various modif- 
cations... He fuggefted that thofe perfons 
who contributed only_to the houfe, win- 
dow, deg,-and watch taxes fhould. not 
have rhele trebled;in any cafe where. the 
ci conta did not exceed shree pounds. 
ith refpeét to thofe whofe payments 
were undead cat fum, he propofed the fol- 
lowing arrangement: thofe whofe affeffed 
taxes were under 31. not to be fubjeét to 
any addition, If they were.aboye 38. and 
under 11.to pay half a rate, that is, half 
the fum.,which they pay at. prefenr,, in 
addition... Brom.one pound to two, to pay 
a fingle rate im addition. Where they 
‘were between, 21. and under 31l..to pay 
double: thus the perfon who now pays 
sol. would have to pay 71..10s. where the 
party paid 31. and upwards to 3ol. he muft 
contribute. according to the ¢redle rates 
thus the perfon who. paid three guineas 
was hereafter to,pay mine guincas in ad- 
dition. The feale of proportion would 
then fiand as follows : 
Thofe who paid To pay now in addition. 
Under 3s. 
38. to 21. - Half rate 
tl. to 2h. - Single rate 
ak; to3i. - Double rate 
3]. to gol. ~ Treble sate 
40l, to sol. - Three & half rate 
50L. and above. - Quadruple rate. 
Mr. Pitt next obferved, that he had to 
propofe that thofe perfons whole income, 
upon oath, madebefore proper perfons ap- _ 
pointed for that purpote, fhould appear to 
be under 6ol. per annum fhould be exempt 
from the new tax. 
- The fcale of proportion of payment by 
thofe whofe income was between 60}. and 
20ol, he laid downas follows: 9.) > 
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Public Affuirs.—Great Britain. 
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SCALES OF INCOMES. 
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Income of 6@ to pay © 10 O—120th part 
Under = 80 - 1 6 8—-6oth part 
Too ~ 2 10 O—4oth part. 
125 - 3 15 O—-30th part 
150 - §*. 7 oO O-2zoth part 
Zooey TS IO © O—roth part” 
On 2n income beyond 200], per annum, 
it was not his intention to allow any 
abatement, unlefs the perfon coming for, 
ward to claim the fame, thould, at. the 
fame time, declare that the amount of the 
tax exceeded the tenth of his a¢tual income, 
As foon as the public were in poffeifion 
of this plan, of ‘taxation, meny expreffed 
their indignation againtt it in the ftrongeft 
terms; meetings were immediately heid m 
the cities of London and Weftmonfer, the 
borough of Southwark, and in‘many other 
piaces, in order to inftrudt their reprefen- 
fentatives to vote againft the meafure. . . 
On the rath of December, the Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequcr moved, the fecond 
reading of the , Treble Affeffinent Bill, 
Mr: WigLey rofe and oppofedit.. Mr, 
Pirg, in defence of the bill, boldly af- 
ferted that the popular voice was not raifed 
againft the principle of the bill, but merely 
againft fome of the provifions of it, Tbe 
eironeoufnefs, however, of this affertion 
was, completely pointed out by feveral 
members who oppofed the bill, particu- 
larly by Mr. Mainwarine. . “@ I am 
fully perfuaded, “ faid he”, that no mea-. 
fure agitated ia Parliament was ever fo ob~ 
noxious to the people. I have received 
inftruétions from a vaft number of my 
cunttituents, of the different parifhes of the 
county which, [ reprefent (Middlefex) 
who are almoft unan.mous againft the bill, 
The aflefled taxes are already fo heavy 
ad oppreflive, that very many. of my. 
conftituents fuffer the greatett diftrets ; 
an augmentation, therefore, is totally.1 ins 
admifable. No modification ox amendment 
willreider the meafure acceptable. They 
are hoftile to the principles it. being ope 
prefflive in the extrerme. If the bill peffes, 
the people will be calied upon to refiit it, 
or to Gok under the meafure.”’ 
Mr, Fx, in conformity with the :re- 
quet of many of his conftituents, arsended 
in his feat this day, to oppofe rhe meature 
thembetore the, Honfe... Among a variety 
of cogentarguments and poinged- obfervae 
tions, he atked, Why did not.toe Mini- 
fier produce shis plan at. the commence, 
ment of theswam?y Why ? * Beeaufe it was - 
neceflary, to dejude. tinis Houle 5 becaute 
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