Mr. MABERLY'S motion for ...
MIr. MABERLY'S motion for the repeal of the assesed taxes stanids for this evening. WVe have always been of opinion that the alleviation of the burdlens imposed upon articles of indispensable necessity should have preced,ed every financial experiment. Not that we are cnerries to financial experihents, and particularly to those whicii are of a nature to counteract a restrictive policy, but thaL we are great friends to domestic comforts, by vwhich comforts chiefly it is that the English are distinguished from the other European nations. At present it might see,n, that as all the establislhments of the country, civil, naval, and military, are voted for the year., it would be in- consistenlt to refuse the funds by which they are to be sup- parted: yet we have, cre now, known Ministers obllr to reduce estimates once voted, beeause Parliament su'se- quently refused to allow the money; and we should not be sorry to see the lprecedenit copied.