faid 51. per cent. annuities, to commence from the 5th of July 1796, at the option of the faid proprietors: and the proprietors of the like bills, made out after the 30th of April 1796, and on or before the 30th of July 796, who fhould deliver up their bills to be cancelled on or before the faid th of November 1796, should be entitled to 1751. 88. 9d. in the faid 31. per cent. annuities, to commence from the 5th of July 1796; or to 1361. 19s. 8d. in the faid 41. per cent. annuities, to commence from the 10th of October 1796; or to 1171. 128. 11. in the faid 51. per cent. annuities, to commence from the faid 5th of July 1796; and the proprietors of fuch bills as were made out after the 31st of July 1796, and on or before the 27 of October 1796, who fhould carry their bills to be cancelled on or before the faid 11th of November 1796, fhould be entitled to 1731. 18s. 3d in the faid 31. per cent. annuities, to commence from the 5th of July 1796; or to 1361. Is. 1d. in the 41. per cent annuities, to commence from the 10th of October 1796; or to 1161. 198. 2d. in the faid 51. per cent. annuities, to commence from the faid 5th of July 1796. And by the said Act, the proprietors of any Exchequer bills made out by virtue of an Act 36 Geo. III. chap. 31. who fhould on or before the faid 11th of November 1796, carry fuch Exchequer Bills to the Paymasters of Exchequer Bills to be cancelled, fhould be entitled for every 100l. (and fo in proportion for every greater or lefs fum contained in the certificates to be made out for the fame) to 1761. 195.93d. in the faid 31. per cent. annuities, to commence from the 5th of July 1796; or to 1371. 188. 74d. in the faid 41. per cent annuities, to commence from the foth of October 1796; or to 1181. és. 10d. in the faid 51. per cent. annuities, to commence from the faid 5th of July 1796 (at the option of the faid proprietors.) The faid feveral annuities to be paid and payable out of the Confolidated Fund N. B. By a fubfequent Act, a farther time was allowed to the proprietors of the faid bills to deliver them up. S. d. The annual charge at 31. per cent. on 16,441,1751. 45. 9d granted in lieu of navy, victualling, and transport bills delivered up to be cancelled, purfuant to the Acts 37 Geo. III. with 7,3981. 10s. 7d. for management The annual charge at 41. per cent. on 764,8611. 55. 1od. granted in lieu of ditto, with 3441 38. 7d. for ditto 500,633 15 8 30,938 12 7 'The annual charge at 51. per cent. on 2,030,5961. 75. 2d. granted in lieu of ditto, with 9131. 15s. 4d. for ditto The annual charge at 31. per cent. on 1,999,6991. 4s. 4d. granted in lieu of Exchequer Bills delivered up to be cancelled, pursuant to the faid acts, with $99. 175. 3 d. for ditto The annual charge at 41. per cent. on 104,4321. 5s. 8d. granted in lieu of ditto, with 461. 19s. 10žs. for ditto The annual charge at 51. per cent. on 270,2021. 4s. 8d. granted in lieu of ditto, with 1211. 11S. 91d. for ditto The one hundredth part of 7,648 12 3 16,441,1751. 4s. 9d. in 31. per cent. Confolidated Annuities, granted in lieu of navy, victualling, and tranfport bills delivered up to be cancelled, purfuant to the Acts 37 Geo. III. to be fet apart at the Exchequer pursuant to an Act 32 Geo. III. 164,411 15 The one hundredth part of 764,8611. 58. rod. in 41. per cent. annuities, granted in lieu of ditto bills, pursuant to the faid Acts 37 Geo. III. ditto The one hundredth part of 2,030,5961. 78. 2d. in 51. per cent. annuities, granted in lieu of ditto bills, purfuant to the faid Act 37 Geo. III. ditto The one hundredth part of 1,999,6991. 45. 4d. in 31. per cent. Confolidated Annuities, granted in lieu of Exchequer Bills delivered up to be cancelled, pursuant to the faid Acts 37 Geo. III. to be fet apart at the Exchequer in purfuance of the Act 32 Geo. III. The one hundredth part of 104,4321. 5s. 8d. in 41. per cent. annuities, granted in lieu of ditto, ditto 20,305 19 3 19,995 19 10 - The produce of the following Duties, granted by fundry Acts of Parliament of the 37th year of the reign of His prefent Majesty, for defraying the increased charge on the Confolidated Fund, in respect of the annuities, &c. established by the Acts 37 Geo. III. from the commencement of the faid duties to the 10th of Ocber 1797; viz. The produce of the duties of cuftoms on fugar and ditto The produce of the duty on cocoa nnts, from ditto The produce of the additional duty on foreign fpirits, £. S. d. 182,817 10 6 .7.973 2,839 0 159,258 o 92,778 O 69,654 0 0 The produce of the additional tax on ftage coaches, granted from the 5th of January 1797 27,994 2 8 The additional tax on auctions, granted from the 28th 21,805 0 0 The produce of the tax on deeds, granted from the 5th The produce of the additional duty on newspapers, granted from the 5th July 1797 The produce of the additional tax of 51. per cent, on cuftoms, from 28th December 1796 The produce of the additional tax of 3 pence per pound on pepper The produce of the additional tax on inhabited houfes from the 5th of July 1797 The produce of the additional tax on male fervants ditto ditto The produce of the additional tax on horfes, charged 23,250 16 10 35,901 4 0 The produce of the additional tax of zol. per cent. from the 5th of April 1797 The produce of the tax on clocks and watches, granted from the 5th of July 1797 The produce of the tax on gold and filver plate, The produce of the additional duties on distilleries in Surplus income of the Poft Office, after referving the 33,000 o e 83,983 0 O 777,464 o Prefented pursuant to an Act of his present Majesty. GEORGE ROSE. Monday, December 18. Mr. MAINWARING prefented a petition from the inhabitants of the parish of Clarkenwell, ftating that the parish contains 21,000 perfons, 7000 of whom were watch and clock makers; that by the effects of the duty laid on watches and clocks that body of men were thrown out of employment in fuch numbers that the affeffments of poor's rate in that parish amounted to 54,000l. and that if the tax gould remain in force, there would be a great addition to the number who are driven to the parish for neceffary fupport. The petition, therefore, prayed confideration and relief, and it was ordered to lie on the table. A petition of the fame kind was brought up from the parish of Str John, by Mr. Mainwaring. Mr. Chancellor PITT obferved, he fhould ftate to the House in a few words, the general nature of the modifications which he intended to submit with regard to the bill for increafing the Affeffed Taxes. He propofed that the modifications should apply to the general amount of the house tax, the window tax, and a farther abatement of the duty in ceraain cafes, to those housekeepers who keep shops, and others who were to be included in the indulgencies; also he should propose an augmentation in the duty on those who kept carriages and male 1ervants, &ɔ. The detail he should enter into hereafter. He was perfectly aware that the matter could not be finally difcuffed this night for many reafons, and for one too obvious to need a comment, the early hour at which the House was to affemble in the morning. It would therefore, in his opinion, not be advifeable for the House to fit until a late hour to-night. He therefore intended to propofe to-night one or two claufes, leaving the whole of the matter to be afterwards difcuffed, for which purpose he should with that the Chairman fhould report progrefs, and ask leave to fit again, and then to resume the business on Wednesday next, and proceed on it afterwards with as little delay as poffible. He wished alfo that the report should be printed, and that a fhort interval fhould be allowed to confider the whole bill. That period he thought thould not be longer than Wednesday se'nnight. He thought that this was the best mode he could take to fatisfy gentlemen as to what his intentions were upon this matter. Mr. PLUMER faid he was very glad that the Minifter had given this notice of his intention. He muft now declare, that if he attended to the bill in the Committee, he was not afterwards to be confidered as having given up his right to oppofe the bill altogether. He objected to the principle of it. It was unjust at all events, and might in many cases be extremely oppreffive, in having a retrospective effect. Mr. NICHOLLS objected to the bill on two grounds: First, because it was unjuft, partial and moft oppreffive-Secondly, because it would be inefficient; for by the general diftrefs it would occafion there would follow a diminution of the revenue in articles that are already taxed. He objected to it farther, because it was not what the Minifter ftated it to be, namely, a tax upon property. It was a tax upon income, and that was uncertain in its nature, for the most eminent perfons in the country, who fupported themselves by their talents, gentlemen of the learned profeffion, and physicians had no certain income from property; it was always fubject to great flu&uations, and could never be otherwife, and therefore it was impoffible to make a tax like this applicable to the cafes of these perfons He objected to the tax on the ground, that it was novel in its nature, unknown in the practice of our ancestors, and repugnant to the fpirit of our Conftitution. He apprehended that it would be quite impoffible to carry it into effect upon the principle cf its author, namely, that of "Taxing every man according to his income," without eftablishing an inquifitional power to examine into the private circumstances of every man in this country. That was an objection which could not be remedied in the Committee; the bill muft create that power, to be productive. He was not ready to affent to the establishment of an inquifitorial power over the circumftances of every man in this country, and therefore he must opVOL. IV. 3 R |