The Express. — London, England, 1852-12-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—litmsoia, Dec. 2. TA, Lora CRANCILLOIL took his seat at five o'clock. PETITIONS PRESENTED 111 Pot Et.ucr of P. .41iILLEN, from Kills:shall, ia Tyrone, praying for an inquiry into the tosiluet of the Roman eat'Ailio clergy at the last general election. 11 tvgoont.—By the same noble earl, from the same place, against the endowment of Maysooth. MAYNIOIII.—NUCICE OF MOTION. The Earl of WINCIIELSRA gate notice that he would es a future day mote for a committee of inquiry into the principles of the system of education, moral soil taught at Marmot's, such committee to report whether that system Is a., se was aut, at ',lnoue with the principles of Mel mad religious liberty. COMMERCIALyouCY OF TUE COUNTRY. Tb Marquis of CLAN/MANDE mid that with Jas. eras SO the conversstens which bad taken place the other evening, he would shortly state the view he proposed to take of the tisolution which it was his inteution to move, and which be though' that hawse ought to adopt. Ile stated the other eventeg teat he RDA most desirous to ob tain from the house an unanimous, or as neatly as possible unanimous, rd. on a seers eu great se that to which the resolution referred. lie thought it would have bees at the greatest possible advantage, if the noble lord had considered it tight to adopt the resolution which had best agreed to by the Hesse of Commons—there would have been great force and weight in adopting a concurrent vote; but he we. , free to say that he thought there would also be greet advantage iu recording the opinion of that house to be unchanged, such as it was when it pissed the measure in 1e46, and soh as it had been proved to be os different ore MOM wither. that time, when the commercial policy of the country had been discussed and affirmed to that house telear. Lear.) He considered it would be s great aosintage to leave en unanimous, or nearly unanimous, vote on the subject, and to avoid all those per. snel reenininetions and attacks to which antortnuately the euloect might lead, but which could 1., of no poetic law fit. With this view, it was in deed his hope that the noble earl would have accepted the resolutions adopted by the House of Common.; and he was mach sun d when the tibia curl stated that he had an objection to thew resolutiuns. He was not going to can vass the grounds of thee. objections, as they might be indi cated from anything which had fallen from the noble earl on the occasion he refereed to, or as ho might super's them to be ; but it ho I been his desire to find words a finch might accost weh the suggestion throws out by the amble earl, is order to Lurie., ea nearly m he could, the main object IMP had to view—amuck), rammatonag of as 0p.., h. on the subject is that how by a large majority, if not unanimously. although he might be defeated in obtaining &concern:at vote with that of the other house of pardassent. He bad therefore thought it right to take the motion which was made by way of amendment by the right Wm. the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Boise of Commons, and upon tuat to frame a resolution tor their lordships, which would he in substance and meaning the same, but which should cmtaia some difference sit language which he thought on canstitutMaal and other grounds it might be advisable to make, without introducing any matter that might be de..tned objectionable to any of their lordships. Ile had conf,rred, however, with the noble earl opposite, and he approving rather of the words in which he himself had en ode the draft of • resolution, he would not give the house the trouble of dividing, or entering into any veokut and warm die 4,4D01:1 on the subject, provided the noble earl would concur in ailopting a form of words which should @sprees the meaning they wanted to convey in the least objectionable term. He would read the resolution Which be had peeper".., and which he intended to have offered to their loriships provided it had been accepted. But this he thought it right to say, that if he had found himself dries n to a contest—to a hostile controversy in that house and to • division—he should have thought it his duty to make • eland ou the resolution peered by the House of Commons. He would not have forgone the advantage which be should have had in being supported by so high an authority, nor would he have abandoned the chance of obtaining that which ha wished a much, namely, a concurrent vote of that with the other house of parliament on this important subject. (Hear, bear.) Ile wished, however, that the matter should nut be further disused, and he should, therefore, not uppere the ad iption of the form of words which the noble tail thought most advisable. lie thought it proper to slate the resolution which he Lad considered most fitting:—" That this house ackoowledges with satisfaction that the cheapness of provisions scasioried by recent legislation has mainly contributed to improve the condition of the country and menus the comforts of the industrious classes ; tied that unrestricted competition having be.. adopted. after due deliberation, as the principle of mar commerehil system, this house is of opinion that it is wise awl expedient e.r.eerreilly to adhere to that policy." lie taw nothing in risen a reeolution which any noble lord on the other eide of the h Mee could object to. He only hoped that the opinion of the house might be recorded in a satisfactory manner, and he did not wish any repetition of the hottle controversy which they had had on the subject. All that he felt to be necessary in a constitutional point of view was that there 6)1,1)4 be, at a tame when parliament had assembled to swiss an opinion upon a great comfits. timid question, a resulut.en of that, as well as the other, house of parliament on the subject ; and he only wished such • resolution to be adopted as they could concur is without any dereliction of principle—he should he contest if the opinion of the how,* was recorded in such language as would best express its feeling on tier subject. The Earl of DERBY expressed his satisfaction at the calm and deliberate manner in which the noble mar lad mated the question ; and in the position iu which the toiletry was now placed, he mast say that be wished, with the noble inuquls, that this question might be decided by a neolution, coached in such terms as would have the least passible chance of brit:gig:goo •eonflict of minion. Altheugh • he might not perhaps himself have taken any great objec tion to the terms of the nehle marquis's motion, because he believed the cheapness of provisions, combined with recent legislation, had contributed to increase the comforts of the washing classes, yet be thought it more advisable that they WWI sot raise a discussion, which was invited by the womb et the noble marquis's resolution, going back as to what degree and extent the cheapness of proviaions had bees the main cause of increased comfort to the labour ites AWN but beyond that, the noble marquis assumed hoseeseedaperity in the country generally. His (the Zed of 'M objet -t woe to couch the reedetin ia seek MIMI& the adherence of their lordships' held is Ilse sow sanctioned by the vote of the Hesse of and which, he was Wad to say, bed eye bed neestiessiiby the general opines of the country, and at the coma time to avoid sate ee as topic with reseed to the post w hick 'mkt by • retla m i l ema teenseg. AM be • the assl them wig with him were embed nen beady to neon the hope of adherence to that polio., whisk, ke was bound to say, the emstry v , o l4 liege Majority, bad sledded its de teemisaties to wadi lied aped their Menet by dealing dit the tend estrandist the teems ag the n oddies van clear sal 4aoft as misled the /glen. (Heer, !teas.) no tines of the reed be deed to submit to their hodeliipe* maddesalies a and be dead be happy to phase Is the oldie Minivio's _heeds, is ante that be might eon it as a roulades heesilit ter slt w tlddeolf, were " flat this Muse thlslhlly a the mere' preedeft, end deeply onsibie M the e osi at slesstimat on (jetsam Omen ie the Soessial =of do onsery, adheres to the eenneseled system re eatesibled. sad would view deb nine aay re sewed to &nab is edeadas de impede its pro pos" Is lethe future, that wee se esemened eel Aden es of tho plicy et One made as ertm sells lords se 1M ether ids of the Woes emir f. t.) At the same dime nosy night MOW I. the nesistiest who might bare dumbed he N 1 sole. t o ! sod piny of the meson adopted Is sow If it wsee a ls y r s tisamols, wadi bee to ass a dif- • need ; Whole woe yet ommille ef de nib of= sheep Is eve dessdal piny ead in ame i 1 . 13 wWi !W e ir tap a jl elai reselt. ". assaisees Is the adisesses or the polity width bad raw Mss bettema els sad sena yeses dim to died* with moat moos a greet • sir i the osootry, and interfere erh t he maw, IMMOMMOS of business. It was on those emends the he mend submit the words of his resolution to the sate metteie. sad whisk be wee glad to hear he would not be _sonar to wept. Whether he would wish it to be = Mac e sr on a future day, would be for his coast. eintiaily joined with him in the desire that this qweetten et the egtation as to a protective or a free made lIIMMIM deed ha put an end to, and that there alienbt be me emuswal attempt to disturb the existing system Im datum. (Meer, hear.) The Mama of CLA.NRICAIIDE would adopt the • MOAN whisk*, wile earl had suggested, instead of his eon essolatlem. Lacking at the importance of the ques tion, he did ast Mak it wee due to the bouts not to let the Min Meng Ass Illemday, although he did not anticipate say dmmedes epos It on that day. The Earl of lILLINHOROU Oft (who spoke from the cross beseheo) the ht the noble marquis had better mew wider the eldhisse,, mod move the resolution them He did eel disk Rey neolodes asassary ; but, if that dila bad bed owed Gs some peedesed until Monday, they might Len a s o ssup urn ; when's, if it was moved this, they would be sum sat to. (" Hear, hoar," sad a laugh.) Mtn a paw, The Earl ef DUST said he did not knew whether the noble mum* MI made up his mind to move the easels tile then, se to postpone it until Monday. He thenht there was groat good sew in the suggestion of the Wt. earl. (" Hear," and • laugh.) The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought it would not be desirable to depart from the rale generally adopted. If on eo actions a question, and one which had occupied the House of Commons for several nights, they were to dupe the course now proposed, it might be drawn into a dent for moving important resolutions in future wr= previous notice. The Earl of DERBY hoped the noble marquis did Set think the length of discussions in another place ought to be any precedent for their lordships. (" Hear," and a Laugh.) Their lordship then adjourned at a quarter before six o'clock. [The difficulty of hearing is the Reporttrst 13.11eq , ma lei peen raise their voices to rather a high pitch, is most painful Both the Marquis of Claariearde and the Earl of Derby spoke last night I. a lower tone than anal, ash were most indistinctly heard. we trast some further steps may yet be taken t, facilitate :ho performance of a duty so essross and responsible es that which dtvolres on re porters is this branch of the legislature.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tuutsurr, llac. 2. The SPEAKS& took the chair at the weal boar. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PETITIONS PREBBN IRD. C I. PALM:I.—By Mr. COWAN, bum Edinburgh,', against opening on Sundays. COILEI:rr l'sacricu AT E•scrioxs.—By Mr. GREEN ALL, from Warrington, praying fur measures to put a stop to such pm/Dees; Mr. HUME, from Mr. G. F. Bor. holey, who was a candidate fur West Gloucester at the last election, to the same drat, complaining of bribery and in timidation at that election, and praying further for a special ii.quiry. The hon. menilmr intimated an intention of taking further steps in the matter on some future day. TENANT ltiowr.—By Mr. BELLEW, one from the catholic clergy of the usciesse of Team, in favour of. lutist Poou LAW.—By Mr. OTLAHEItTY, one from the Board of Guardians of the Ulenanraddy Union, in the county of Galway, setting forth certain statistics relative to the financial state of the union, and praying for inquiry into the expenditure to La'iour Rite Act. A similar from the electoral division of Ballymai, in the same union, to the like effect. Liu lIT Dets.—Dv Mr. S. FITZGERALD, one from the merchant traders, shipowners, and others of the town of Camarton, praying for a reduction of the charges for pilot age, light dues, port discs, etc., to enable the carriers of merchandise by sea to enter into competition with the car riers by railway, which, owing to the burdensome nature of these tones, they are at present unable to do. IRCANTII.I LAW.-13y Sir J. ANDERSON, one from the Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council of Dunferm line, praying that the house would cause inquiry to be made into the present state of the Scotch and English mercantile laws, with a view to a general revision, amend aunt, and consolidation of the different branches thereof. Also one from the same panies, praying that the house would enact a law for abolishinkr the preset system of resident and non.re-ident *limas, and for having each Sheriff Court presided over by a single resident judge, and otherwis:. to remodel and improve the constitution and working of the Sheriff Courts. ELECTION PETITIONS. The SPRAKKR announced that the recognisance, en tered into by the parties petitioning against the late return fir Kidderminster were unexceptionable; also that he had received information that the petition against the return for Cockermouth would not be prosecuted. NIARKETS COMMISSION (IRELAND). Mr. SULLIVAN asked whether the Secretary for Ire land would ham any objection to lay on the table the in structions under which the Market Commissioners were pursuing their inquiries in the various market towns in Ireland ? Lord HAAS prow.ised that the required documents would be produced at au early day. GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS. The following gentlemen were sworn as members of the General Committee el Elections: Mr. BMses (chairman), Bir J. Trollope, Mr. It. E. Denison, Mr. IL. Palmer, Mr. Deedes, and Mr. Dlonsell. Mr. HUME toot that opportunity to impress his hope that steps would be taken to diminish the enormous num ber of oaths required from members of that house. CODIFICATION OF THE LAW. Mr. PHlLLlMthiiuked the Secretary of for the Rome Department whether it was the intention of govern meat to bring forward any tumours fur digesting the law of England into a code? Mr. WALPOLE was understood to answer in the nega tive. (We may here mention that hon. members generally speak in such low tones in these short dileaallisilf as to reader the to of reporting their observations more than ordinarily difficult.) Mr. PHILLIMURE said that in consequence of the answer of the right hon. genth man it would be his duty to move at an early day as address to her Majesty praying fur • oommission to digest the l►w into a code. _______ IHE FRANCHISE. _ Mr. HUME begiCa7pinuantt;naice , to ask the right hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it was the I intention of her Majesty's government to introduce any I measure for the extension of the franchise, the protection of the voters, and the equalisation of the number of electors to the number of representatives. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—When it is the intention of her Mejesty's government to introduce any measure for the extension of the franchise, the protec tion of voters, and the equalisation of the number of elec• tors to the number of representatives, they will think it' consistent with their duty to give formal notice of that in• teution, not thinking it respectful to the house that any such intention on their part should be first made known to the country in an answer to au inquiry from an hon. mem ber of this Lou,.. THE VACANT SEATS. Mr. M. GIBSON asked whether it wu the intention of tuella:cent to revive the bill of lain parliament for appor honing the four vacant outs ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—I con sider that subject also a part of the great subject of peo• greasiest reform, and should prefer wit► respect to it, to gave more formal Outlet, than could possibly be elicited under circumstances like the present. UNIVERSITI COMMISSION. Mr. PHlN2lascetitieieent;;74;lBtateior the Home Department, whether in consequence of the report of the Cambridge University COMMiIMODSTO in reference to King's College, Cambridge, her Majesty's government were pre pared to recommend to the authorities of Eton College to concert mtioures with the Provost and Fellows of King's College, for the Improirement and extension of the two foundations ? Mr. WALPOLE said that the report of the commissioners had been forwarded to the heads of colleges at both uni• versifies, requesting their comments both es to their particular colleges and to the universitin generally, and it had also been thought right to send a copy to Eton College, as being so intimately connected with King's College, Cambridge. When the answers were received, they would be laid on the table. PROBATE. An Sox. Mauna& spieled to know whether government intended, daring the present Kunio, to introduce a bill obviation the necessity ci plurality of probate to one will ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that W lesetlea w before the bowies. of tastaamataa NOTICE OF MOTION. 111.11ZA AND KRXIIINOTON.-Sif DR L. EVANS— Oa the introduction of say maitre to repair the defi ciencies in the represenuition, to propose that members ha gives to Chelsea and Keseiaitton. DERBY MAO IST BATES. Mr. HlNDLiiiaiik;brtie; Rsra;True that these gentlemen—Messrs. Cox, Hsieh, and Hid (u we tinder etood)—had recently been platted on the 'maisterial beach in Derby, they having previously be.. wive partiaue of the tory candidate ? (Order.) Mr. WALPOLE said he bad auertaisul Rein ea Lend Chancellor that that high functionary bigots*, memerial of the inhabitants of Derby, appointed thue gostlenten of the highest respeotability and local outsells, to the sighs Jury in du room of throe penult who, having hem ap pointed is the Rufus year by the late Lord Chaneence, had sot yyaaliled for the °Moe. (Hoar. ENCUMBERED IMITATES (=LAND). Mr. MONSIILL asked whether t intended te renew the Reessalsend Rotates (Ia this mica ? Mr. WALPOLR would Newer today. RATEPAYING CLAUSES OP THE MORN Sir D. L. EVANS ease,paismat r asthma. ea novo fir leave to Was ia a bill to sawed It e kaa=at at rotas sal taws Ike the lesilwr wad gallant sastahar. *he was amt. was misastaad to • est his ISE was idemisal wilt that whisk bad bass ropsaladip saaalleast thall brass, boa Mee so "massed " bp do Muss M Li* lad as • rbasitr to undeniable, a swab*" al Mem The WU la ha mi sled has Mei toasty le ths d mallrim bs paid balm Oa Seth hay as the &saw is vets. TM Ham .1 Loris sabstAtatod hasty, sad his alOst was to nom the arlabal ditto. Mr. WALPOLE said that while aillag his mamas to Eta laarahestisa of ths e r r Mai ma* la awbsaissil as marring the gawks of dais Orr fairs saasidearlisa. Hs. T. Dv Neon= mast wan his paslag wilt this assampsawskt of Mie mess* general's as big addsatery ft tits "Ade. Mat IM pablis wasted was ea get rid of tai ` "lawns of the Bah= Bin, so that ratan is =s plased la al !Leahy with Man is ( . ham) WA., Ihs MR ad dr ashes lord the amber he Lei" wilit bra boss WNW to as sot of t far saute% aiitlallb damns altar. thar. (Hear, brar.) Vadat Moo raariarrsees, ha mast ',put his pseud spina ths MUM bill. LAM IWO& BUDDHISM IN CEYLON. _ _ Mr. HuNErc«tonSWfci copiesof a ll the eorresgssd- mace respecting Buddhism and the Buddhist priesekiski before the select committee on Ceylon affairs, and Mee printed by the committee in the appendix to their mares. Tho boo. member said that the question was one of the deepest importance. He had been glad to hear on a former seeming that government intended abiding by the treaty obligations of 1815. But he regretted to add that papers had come before the Ceylon commits e, showing that much irritation had been created in the missy by • different con duct on the part of the present Berl of Derby and Lent Torrington. His object in movies fee these papers true to let the house see by their production how very great the danger was of interfering with the religious ceremonies of • people. Sir J. PAKINGTON said he in • great meant* ma curred in the view tabs& by the Don. member, and begged to repeat his told= that the treaty with the King of Kandy should be WA inielele. He had, however, made himself acqueiseid with the eesteate et the papers now moved for, sad very math domlsted whether they would bear out the views of the boa. member as to the danger of interference. The ►ea. member had himself been a mem ber of the Ceylon committee, and would recollect why these papers had been withheld from the report. It was feared that their publication might have increased the then exist ing excitement. As • general rule, he wee moat anxious to furnish information; and with regard to these particular papers, he was in hope, there would be no objection to their production, bat be was about to attempt to calm the incitement in Coyle'', by sending out a communicate's to that colony, and he had sanguine hopes that • plan might be suggested which, without unfairness towards the Budd hist, might satisfy the Christian inhabitants of Ceylon. Under these clrcorestancee, be put it to the hon. member whe•ber it would he expedient to peer for the papers. Mr. TUFNUL, who bad also been a member of the Ceylon eommittee, advised the hos. member to withdraw his motion. Mr. HrSIE felt much grstifled by the right hon. baronet's explanation, and, feeling that in eliciting that en pla•ation he had obtained his principal object, he had now no difficulty in withdrawing his motion. Motion by km withdrawn. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1852. 1' g CORK ELECTIONI*II3TITION: j `.. MV.IIIITT moved that the petalss of inhabinede and others, MOM of property within the parliamentary UMW dary of the, city of Co* (pronsted Nth November), be printed with the votes, with a view, .tegioe a Weft day, of calling the attention •of the how be the allegation en tensed in the petition. After en explanatory observation by Mr. Tfloanstr, the hoe. and learned member withdrew his motion. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. Mr. HUME rose to move an addend for copies of the corrospundeuce between Sir John Pakington, Hart., the Secretary fir the Colonies, and Sir Henry Ward, Lord High Cornmi•sioner el the lonian Likud', since February, 1862, when Sir John Pakington assumed office, including the eorrespoedenee with the banished members of the Le gislative Assembly of the lonian Islands respecting the terms proposed to them for their liberation from exile: And, of the protest by the members of the Legislative Assembly respecting the prorogation of the newly elected siierably at its first meeting (in continuation of palliasses tary paper, No. 667, of session 1852). The boa. member reminded the house that in the month of Moth het. sends eorrespondene• ea this subject was, on a modes of his, ordered to be laid on the table of the house, his olden= to show the state to which the inhabitants of th ose were reduced under the government of Sir H. Ward. It had been his intention, as he had announced, se found a substantive motion on the information which Mime pap-es would have afforded, but as they were not until after the parliament was dissolved, he had Ns apperfte. nity of doing so. Siam that time, a now t had been called together in the looiaa Ida" berever, the Lord High Commission r heti alelllnglip pevented from proceeding to any business by I. end the consequence practically was, that the Seimeament of these Wands was in the hands of me um Ms use tel aware that any obstacle existed to the poidoidon of die papers he now asked for, and which be eindilwil.= to elucidate the manner in which again were 111111111111 under Sir H. Ward's government, especially the protest of the Legislative Assembly against the prorogation of that body, without its being allowed to proceed to any busineio, and thus virtually ;eking the government into the commissioner's own hands, or, at all events, until he might again choose to call the parliament together. On a former occasion, the right hon. baronet the Colonial Secretary defended these unconstitutional proceedings of Sir H. Ward, which he (Mr. Hume) designated as mom . atrocious" than any which bad been perpetrated by the Austrian government on the unfortunate Hungarians, and he was prepared to prove that he was justitled in the spell , cation of that epithet. (Hear, bear.) Ile wished to have these additional papers, that the loose might see how far the same system was still carried on. He did not wish to go into details ea the present occasion ; but as Bir H. Ward had held out a hope that the new parliament would work better than the previous one, sad that the govern ment might be carried oa with more satisfaetion, he was maims to know why it bed not does so. There was one point to which he would call attention—the pollee power .kissed and exercised bSi, H. Ward of banishing without tab el or investigation a hoy sort. While such a power eakied, it was net poriblo ose any man claiming the right to repowasedie goveramont to submit. The papers on the taut of do Mane, in page 190, 'tend, in reference to these police banishments, that—" Banishments water Will are effected by aa order from the Lo'd rimettniendoner ; no judicial promediap are taken, no of an court is required, the period may er may see be welded. In the four Cephalonia and four Zantiot wee. elven above, no term of banishment was assigned; Ns were directed to reside at Fano, Merlera, and end must continue to do so until they receive le return to their native islands." And again— The power is stated by the . Codice Penal,,' to exist ' fur the prevention of crime and as a guarantee for the mutual moirity of citizens.' It is used at the discretion of the heel director of police, sometimes by removing persons from an district of the same island to another, sometimes by areinoi Meat bon to the Ore of their birth, sometimes by Nen health* smaller islands to the town of dadle, lea them to provide for their subsistence out of their owe resources, or by their own labour." And to such ea extent had this police power of banishing been exer- Meal by Sir H. Ward, that no fewer than 68 banishments lid Woe place—that was, there had been that number of ' relegated under these powers in the years 1860, I, and 18.32. Now this was a power which he had no hesitation in saying it was disgraceful for any Englishman le exercise, and the mainteaanee of which, sower British ode, could not but be most prejudicial to the character of this country ; and yet Sir 11. Ward had not only maintained bat exercised it up to the present time. He must say if the done of England was to remain the protectress of these Mead; as settled by the treaty of Paris, the lonian people weld an to be interfered with in the enjoyment of that fleseeliastitution which they possessed ;cad which was gua nidine! to them when the government of their reentry was loaded over to us. (Hear, hear.) As he bad said, he was simians, before bringing forward any motion on the sub pet (end he pledged himself to submit a motion as early as piesible)—(hear, bear)—to have than papers laid on the table, in order that every member in the present parliament might be informed o: the real state of the case, and that they might have the opportunity of giving their own not upon any statement of his, but on official M only. question having been put, Ihneetary Sir J. PAKINUTON had heard with much aldellestion the promise made by the hoe. gentleman at the demo of his speech, and which be hoped be would not forget, that having now obtained the papers be moved fey last sm oke, he would shortly call the attend= of the house to the subject. (Hear, hear.) What he had to complain of se against the hon. member was, his making time after time these repeated attacks not upon the ministry In referees, M the government of the lonian Islands, but partially MIMS her Majesty's representative in those = las midiess taking any step by which the truth of his a be brought to a decision. (Cheers.) Ho Wee h= the hon. g,ntleman before emonaLtoes ppm wok MN asked his (Sir J. Pakington's) tio• al le p them, for as he had no inteatisa Of withlielaarg tb r er i a the ben. member ammoniated "drawly with ban bean. - . band, the ascent, for anythiai 'like Cdisenesion on the pressat omegas might have been evened. Bat imbed of doing so, the bon. sanitises bad obsess to make • formal motion, and to avail himself of that opportunity of brutes' inward for the third time sines the present govaramen had bees in dike, theme hank sad as he mmesaisdi ant njust wousatioss spiast lir H. Wen, wiling isibsietlng say distinct ashen by whin the of Ile Inns ea those assinelene LP* be d The fret of them attacks was one on the minim be regi ins supply in April last, the sees= es • Ina= matt Isa petition from New South Wales bsth el these the bet parliament, and now fee the WM time on atio he which was sot objessed la a Des. gentlemen ha it right to repot lbs asps a= to daunt, haselen ape= la speaking o f la 1. - Wm ers s what be bid not hesitated to Hmentakei a " itemises (Hear, Ma) He felt be bed • Hi& tenmehis of amt a wares, sod he might all *at MI immenV knell the km palm= would ass In Inseesil by ne isesiketien that Wass one he did brag hewn • comm=ons on the @abject, he could only get th=inksambles to apple him from =the gement ts es fress, en sal the cooly mesas the qualms to so =se. (Ohms. With regard M that part of the samensisemse vain related to the panilimeot of wins under the psine power, and in re. span to which tie hen. seethes= hot mid very harsh but spineslib B. Ward, he herd she house woad indi=go as him white he man lel anals ossite le e sem of tbat correepiebase oldie be . Is _i 11 a 11. Ward, long= down with lia. an veltin the real implodes se Sir Henry's eve=ntia anesseme to these wsenell illedelln. BS would so nlng to aide to be be e n swam** the km batma the bot ti ne bresght the ends* to the Miss 0 a bawls— the Cal, of Br. ibleiehlei, whose wits lin mot as argent petition am as WWII el her bamboo estalep, an preens melee, en w d to which the hes. sesine es Wins see ems & 1 & to this =sistat •=. antent it was nil Sin ala Wmall bed piempleelly 1 He would reed what re 'Arne meld i mho ages to the demand on behalf of this palienan be millpa lion of puoiehmet. " I shall be _peaty emS nippy." asii Sir H. Ward, " to release censer ftlell .bra ha thine proper to comply with the esnams wink I low felt it to be my duty to fef a mee hie weed that M will abstain from all in lin !pass of 12 months.' This was the '' beseinpeney" of 'bin Sir H. Ward bad been guilty. ameghter.) This was HI he asked H. Domlehini to do, as at esedian apes which he might have his liberty--tit be wean los a pal boy for 12 months. (" Oh,' on • Weglie.) In SWINT letter, dated the 18th septetaber. this nor. Sir H. Won wrote with regard to the relegated nerd= governable : " 1 took advantage of the ferewellivielle pia.* me by all them members who have say proaden Is • eltareater for modention, to make a fret ea a the nallenes sew is esolloosnent under a high pollee =woe at sanius of Count Lein sad Spar g= e t, ttertlbe the ambers fie Zara*. 1 was dnowei7 in hopes that the session amid sot bays terminated without a law beles peon that world have added me Is pet an end to all opestione w eeonesed with Wi pa l m hm m this ea.' pastas et bees realies4 I must sew decide what melee to Ma nosed= thsee pass= mad I here resolved to propose, ones any to Meese am pinked they will give ate their word to abstain teem taking an active part in polities for twelve westbs." Ibis too, was • suet sleet answer to the elebeneSte itell made, that M. Dmainichini hail beentsevinally he punishment. Neat, there was the one of awe Ifissions" and here be (Sir J. Pikingtes) wend sate to the been mot only Si: Henry Ward'ensgatinabe run binabsi member, but also the answer w6t that seam= Houghs proper to Mars : —" Beton I est out en was dolt to the southern inside I had the hamar to intone yea that I had directed No secretary, Mr. Thar, to sequin Signs Monferrato, 1111111 INS relegated to the ielind et Merlera, under the high piss power, in °Asher, 1881, that 1 wee willing to allow of his return to Cephalonia upon • simple promise that he snail abstain hem taking_any part is political agitation for Mt twelve mesas la wain this peeped I neither tor et peeled tress ewe litaknase vesuocia tha et foram ',Week let aids Pis of his sins soallipso to test wadi be Isnesd Is lkilasld. in ne we of is moo asavidsdl se Whim posisss, entering hie lis pmessoel asegatosees to kap the pease for one LliaM Ewe Meatmente, in his reply, winkl hare leaner to Mill% Mel only rejects this eery reasonable peless 4:l but tile me y that ' as soon mite is freed = humble st intim he shall devote all his sangits to the of the work so violently inter. ruined until it is isseght to its legitimate end—the libera tion of his country,' I bre no alternative but to leave him where he is until he tweet° entertain more rational views." This, put into simpler and mere intelligible words, meant nothing leas than throwing off the authority of her Majesty. (Hear, hen.) He had thought it du to Biz H. Ward, after the word "atrocious," whisk he thought the hon. gentleman had most unjustifiably used in speaking of the conduct of that public servant, to reed those extracts, in order that the house might understand that the "atrocity" simply consisted in the performance of his duty in resisting the machinations of thee* whore object was to usurp the authority of the crown of England in the lo n i an I s l an d s . (Cheers.) With regard to the protest of the Lrgislative Assembly against the protestation, for which the hoc. gen tleman had moved, if there were any such protest amongst the papers it should be produced, but he had no recollec tion of such a document. lie thought probably the hon. gentleman referred to a remonstrance of the majority of toe Items: of Assembly, who objected to the returner op posed by Sir It. Ward, and which hail been brought under his (Sir H. l'akington's) notice. There would be no of to the production of that paper, but considering that Sir H. Ward's measures were thrown out by the majority (certainly of only one), he was struck with the fact that this remonstrance bore only three signatures. (Hear, hear.) But in Sir 11. Ward's despatch enclosieg it, he said that the; combination of those opposed to the governor, though they had succeeded in throwing out his (Sir H. Ward'e) prop scd reforms, yet they were not able to agree as to any ultimate steps of their own, and this was the reason pro bably that three members only bad signed it. (Hear.) And Sir It. Ward wrote, "It is notorious here that all at tempts at a joint remonstrance have failed, the majority of the party opposed to the governor refusing to take hart in any measure having reference to the protective sove reign. They refused to join in the remonstrance because thereby they would be to a certain extent recognising the authority of the protecting sovereign." This tact of itself would show how difficult a card Sir H. Ward had to play in the government of these islands, and the great caution as • well as determination he was obliged to exereise in perform ing his duty to her Majesty. (Cheers.) He had he thought shown sufficient to convince the house that Sir H. Ward had exercised his power with great forbearance, and that 14 . far from basing acted in • manner that could be justly characterised as "atrocious" he was entitled to great credit and praise for his extreme moderation. (Cheers.) Lord J. ItUSSELL was glad to hear the statement the right hon. gentleman had just made, and that the govern ment was fully prepared to intend to those public servants who had to conduct the government of distant dependen. ' 161 A—often under the must difficult circumstances—that protection which they had a right to expect against any accusations which might be brought forward against them in their absence. (Cheers.) It was always to be recol lected (as had been stated by the right hon. gentleman) that those persons in %ante and the other islands who were opposed to the government of Sir H. Ward were not op posing it for the sake of obtaining more liberty fur them selves from that government, under which they were plated, bet that their object was to sever the connexion between this country and the lonian Islands, and to place those islands under some other government—the desire they had at heart being to incite a feeling of hostility against British authority altogether. (Hear, heir.) With respect, too, to these powers of high police, it should also be recollected that Sir H. Ward offered, se he (L ird J. Russell) thought in a spirit of great liberality, to relinquish them • and with regard to that functionary's conduct, generally be thought if he bad erred at all, it was rather on the sideof too great liberality than by the desire to seer ' cite undue power. (Cheers.) He had not, however, ri4en to go into the question of the government of the lonian Islands, hat merely to express his satisfaction at the readi nem the right hon. gentleman had evinced in protecting an absent public servant from attack. (Cheers.) ------ - - Mr. HUME was glad the noble lord had spoken as he had, because the house would recollect that that noble lord's government had supported Bir H. Ward in all his extraor dinary and unconstitutional acts. Let the house recollect the oonditioos ou which Sir H. Ward had offered to sur render the high police powers. " I will give up these powers," said he to the assembly, " provided you will sur render the liberty of the press." Of course these men, who had been so unjustly denounced as rebels, were of too high a spirit to make any such terms. Sir H. Ward well knew that the freedom of the press destroyed, and he was all powerful. This de mand reminded him (Mr. Home) of a speech of Sheridan's, wherein he said, " Give me the liberty of the press, and I will meet the strongest opposition." The refusal of these gentlemen to accede to such terms told in their favour, for it showed that having been imprisoned and banished with out trial, they were not prepared to admit themselves guilty of the sedition charged against them, by accepting the terms proposed. There charge than that which bad been alleged against him (Mr. Hume), that he had refrained from bringing forward his motion as to Sir H. Ward's proceedings, when he might have done so. He had announced to the right hon. gentle man, that as soon as the papers were in the hands of mem• bees he would submit a substantive motion to the hones on the subject. But what had been the course taken by the government ? Papers that he had moved fur on the 16th March, were not delivered until the 23rd September, after the parliament was diseolved. How then was it possible fur him to bring on his motion ? And with regard to asking questions—the courtesy he had erne rienced to-night from a colleague of the right hon. barons t would be quite sufficient to prevent his troubling any mem ber of the government with any questions for the future. (Cheers.) He would ask no more questions, for he had no wish again to subject himself to such discourtesy as he bail experienced from the right hon. gentleman (the Lhanceilor of the Exchequer), In conclusion, he pledged himself that within ten days after the papers were produced he would sub-. mit a motion involving a table of charges agains t Sirtl.War d in reference to his government of the lonian Islands, and also against the late and the present governments. (Hear, and a laugh.) The question was then pat and agreed to' RAILWAY AMALGAMATIONS. Mr. fiecro;:riti ; lC,POLF, on behalf of Mr. Henley, movid for a select committee to consider the principle of amalgamation as applied to railways or railway and canal bias about to be brought under the consideration of par liament. Mr. E. ELLICE hoped before the motion was put some explanations of the objects 44 the government would be _given. Mr. Secretary WALPOLE had moved for the committee on behalf of his right hon. friend, who wu not able to be down until lets in the evening. The subject not being in his department he was not prepared to give any explana tion, and if there wu the slightest objection to the motion he would postpone it until be right hon. friend was present. Mr. GLADSTONE thought it would be very desirable to extend the terms of the motion, ler the house would recol lect that there were other means of attaining the same pur pose as amalgamation bills—other proceedings for allowing the same objects as acts of parliament, which it might be desirable the committee should direct their inquiry te. (Hear, bear.) Mr. DENISON thought, however inconvenient it might be to move the committee now, there would be greater in oonvenienee were the motion postponed for any length of time. The general convenience would be best promoted if the sight hon. gentleman would move for the committee at once, leaving it to the President of the Dosed of Trade to take some other opportunity of explaining the views of the government on the subject. Mr. Secretary WALPOLE had made the motion without knowing the details his right hen. friend might have to esplain. He might, however, add that he saw no objection, as far u be was concerned, OAR pemseihen of his right ben. friend the member for Odimi Igniversity_ and if it would meet the view of his right hes. kind he would alter the terms of the motion to the hlitawfsic—w That a select soestittee be appointed to essalest the pdssiple of amalgamation and other reciprocal elsonesesests between railway and railway and canal eemosniss sad to begets what meseeres raigbt be necessary an Oa madest." Gourd ANSON would be propos& to eyes to a much MOM entailed inquiry than was proposed nett with the amendment just suggested. He should be prepared to agree to an inquiry into the wholesubjectehilways When they recollected the large number of bah essaing Wen parliament in the present year, all of than salmi ilia en waive powers, he thought they would see the sseseitp of the government taking up the subject, in order that mese principles might be laid down for their future giddier in dealing with these great compealm, which were with being monopolies, but whose only object wee I = due security to those who had Invested their capital is rail way works, and at the amp time to afford the best peselbie accommodation to the public. (Hear, ham) Pedigo it might be u well to defer the mottos fora day or two, to coned,: whether it might not be advisable to make the motion still more intensive. Mr. E. ELLICE biped wIMIM semsaittee was proposed the full policy of the semenusern NB the subject would De stated. Unless that wen Sens, dr sommittes would be of very little practical result. Mr. OL&DSTONE—As one who had been much con nected with such inquiries informer years he could not help riiing to express his entire concurrence in what had fallen from the right hon. gentleman who last spoke. (Hear, Mar.) If the motion should now_pass, he took it for granted that the President of the Hoard of Trade would state the views of the government la regard to the they proposed to pursue beton the committee was sated, for if there was any one subject more than 'pother en which the house required the guidance the control, sad the restraint of government, it wagon that of railway legit). lathe. (hoar, bear.) Mr. eserstory WALPOLE considered it better to with draw the motion, and leave it to be brought forward on a Attire evening by bis right hon. colleague. Lord J. RUSSELL presumed the President of the Board of Trade would explain the views of the government when he moved for the committee. Mr. WALPOLE—Certainly. COUNTY ELECTIONS POLL BILL. . . Mr. ELLIOT intimated duals* would not press his amend ments to this bill in ref mme to Scotland, but would bring forward a separate measure for that country. INCLOBURE OF LANDS. Sir W. JOLLIFFIt moved for leave to bring in a bill M authorlw the enclosure of certain lands, in pursuance of a special report of the Inch:mare Commissioners for Eaglmial and Wales.—Agreed. The bill was brought in and read a first time. The house adjourned at a quarter to sin o'clock. ENGINEERING SCHOOL AT CALCUTTA.-WC are extremely happy to mention that the Gorernor.General has afforded his countenance to the establishment of a free engineering school in the metropolis of British India, and that the Council of Education are now exerting all their might for the orerely completion of the much desired ob ject. We are further told that the Governor-General has addressed the Leadeuhall authorities on the subject, recom mending it strongly for their consideration, and it is ex pected that the proposal will be sanctioned by them.— Cgicogiw paper. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Tbe Assured may reside in moot parts of the world, without extra sod mull part h payment of a email extra premium. The small slime of t divisible In future among the shareholtle:s being now provided , without entrenching on the amount made by the regular bushier. the AseillEF.D .111 ben -her derive all the bene fits obtelmble from a Mutual ORke, with. at the more time, complete Madam from liability, secured by means of an ample Proprietary Credal—thus sumblaing In the mine tam all the advantages of both eystems. FIVE BONUSES have bees declared; at the last, In January, 1532, the mini of Z131,11t5 was Adel to the Policies, produeum a Beams varying with the different ages from to 61 per sent.. n the Pre. mimes paid during the Ave yea,, or from ZS to £l2 toe. t r cent. Wt :be sum amured. Illt mat sod future Wow,* may b. either Deemed In emit, or entitled at the .maim of the ensured in any other way. On Policlea for Mewled' rf life, me half of the Annual Premiums fur the first five years may remain on credit, and me, either continue so a debt on the Polley, or may be petit off at any bill!. Glenne paid thirty days after proof of Meth, and all Lobate. are In. disputeble, except tomer of fraud. IS VALID LIVES may be amused at rates prop3rtimed to the in. eremed risk. The Montana Plead already loreerd amounts to P 150,000, and the Ineomo en :retie £1114,0100 pl. annual. The Amounts and Italanee Suet la are at all times open to tln• In ape:t4m of the Aimed, or of may person who moy desire to a.rore. Tables of Gates, and form, of Proposal, eon be obtained of dig of the rout ty'a Alpo's. or of GM/WE 11. lINCIISItti, Biala Secretary. 99, Great Rumellsdreet, Iflousarburi, figrin`tgiO. TO CORRESPONLISNTE. •.c eat t'Aitton " The Exprere.' c.roalsieet the oaree puttlisbed every Tkleaday eel Friday eigLt. a tt e for pot. - . ' • •/I.l6ClMlttfi , folcndod for Itapnw.," Lm lob r.tt mot, TY, lw at the oltco, 10, Isouver.o-44rmt, ky Two o'clock on dr lay et pulthownon. NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 1 . 1111 , Day—Murain,c. Si, 53m .Aftereisoe. 6h. :Cm. T , ,MORSOW—Mornier. Gh. 46a Aftersoca. nt. LONDON, FRIDA Y. DECEMBER 3. WE have reached at last the end of the seemingly illimitable perspective whose lights and shadows Mr. Distudiu has so often and so variously thought fit to paint. All the witchery of wonder and the charm of curiosity will in a few hours be dissipated, and the poetry of promise will give place to the prose of arithmetical performance. The hour is come when, if ever, the Conjuror is to keep his word, and visibly, really, and palpably jump into the quart bottle. At four o'clock precisely this day the doors will open, and notice is given that those who wish for places had better be early in attendance. We only hope that the audience will observe both pa tience in hearing and reserve in pronouncing any opinion on the first impression which the performance may be calculated to excite. There m, in point of fact, no occasion on which the gullible portion of a legifl.itive assembly are more apt to be caught by plausible propositions and half truths, than the first announcement of a Bete, Er framed for purposes of effect. Every little section whose favourite grievance is to be alleviated, or whose pet project 'spatted on the head by an artful CHANCELLOR of the Exeitemeelt, is readily beguiled into premature applause. " They always knew that the great principle for which they have so long struggled against every disadvantage, would even tually prevail." No words can express their satis faction at finding their uncut pamphlets suddenly emblazoned in the pompous pages of a government measure. The consciousness of having played the part of (front courier to the Minister of the day, without his bidding or pay, overwhelms them with emotions of magnanimity ; and they generously lavish three cheers on " the only man after all" who ever discerned the wisdom that was in them. Let all who listen to Mr. DISRAELI remember that not one Minister has yet avowed himself a convert in opinion to Frei) Trade, and that they are alt pledged to find a substitute for Protec tion, or something equahy good for their supporters. Before endorsing any one or more of the forthcoming proposals of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the house would do well to consider gravely what the price of each is to be. The best whistle may cost more than it is worth; and any one of ordinary I talent and industry could put together a string of alleviations and reliefs of fiscal bunk in, provided the additional purse out of which they were to be paid for, was not limited, or the means of replenish ing it not too closely scanned. The Assessed Taxes, for example, are confessediy irksome in their nature, and costly in the mode of collection. With the exception of the House Tax, which, in its amended form, is a fair and legitimate tax on property, and as such ought to be maintained the remission of the Assessed Taxes would be popular with the classes who chiefly pay them, and of course with those representatives who, sitting in Parliament by nomination or pur chase, think, speak, and vote in accordance with the feelings of those classes only. But should they be propitiated by relaxations in this shape, the question will instantly arise,—Out of whose pocket is the balance to be made up? So in like meaner with the Establishment Charges, as they are called, under the Poor Law system. In round numbers, these may be taken at 600,0001. in the entire of England and Wales. If country gentlemen are willing to barter all local patronage and control over thus much of the poor rates, the difficulty still recurs,—Who is to pay the annual amount from which they are disinterestedly desirous of being relieved? To talk of placiug these, or any other charges, on the Consolidated - Fund, is merely a Leleraeliens. What new tax is to supply the Consolidated Fund to the additional extent required? And upon whom is the novel impost thus rendered requisite to fall? And, more than all,—Who is ready to sanction more French centralization? In a word, when after due prelude credulous listeners are told that the suffering aristocracy are about to be munificently presented with a handsome gift of so much relief per annum, let honourable gentlemen be quite sure before they cheer that WI is not spelled so like the that no simple-minded man can tell the difference. Splendid benefactions are glorious things to describe, and still more glorious things to bestow; only let us be sure, in the first instance, how the giver came by them. Is he really making presents out of the abundance of resources upon which there are no paramount claims of iustiee and of mercy; or are his showy gifts, in point fact, the property of poor and unrepresented people, for whom he has undertaken to act as trustee and administrator? Hasty opinions volunteered on the instant upon the complicated details of a financial statement, the full bearing of which no man can rea sonably weigh in the course of an exciting speech or discussion—opinions of this sort are little better than impertinence, savouring as they generally do mainly of awakened vanity and rashness. We have often marvelled at spontaneous explosions of ignorance of this sort on former occasions : we trust we shall be spared their recurrence upon the present, where cir cumspection and deliberation is more imperatively called for. We are threatened with vast and varied alterations in our financial system. It is emphati cally the People's concern. Let them have a fair opportunity of considering and weighing the whole of the propositions that may be made this evening, before any ono ventures pre sumptuously in the People's name to accept or reject them. The City was yesterday full of rumours regarding com in c t o e n n v ti e o ra n io o n n o th f e L p i a fe lt Aofnn!tiinties,iste—rswtohirech e[ a suppo sed expire within • limited period, into a permanent charge on the state, like the Three per Cents. The pretext for such a scheme, of course, would be a pm - - sent saving of interest, annually payable by the Ex chequer to the national creditors; and this immediate relief would avowedly be purchasable by saddling the c•nintry with so many millions more of unpay able debt. This would be, in short, to mortgage the estate still deeper than it already is, in order to create present resources available for the purposes of Compensation to the Landlord Interest for the loss of their Corn Monopoly six years ago. Thi s wou ld be on an imperial scale to imitate the un principled conduct of the spendthrift father who anticipates a portion of his children's inheritance, in order that ho may have more to squander on luxurious living in his own lifetime. How readily such a proposition would be adopted by the party who for 30 years taxed for rent thu food of the people we need hardly say. But we own we should deplore the folly of stn-dtaant Liberals who might suffer themselves to be entrapped by any concessions upon minor points, into even a constructive or inferential acquiescence in a financial scheme of which any such profligate expedient formed a part. _______----- Let every wise and considerate man take time to deliberate on the Budget as a wh o l e b e f ore h e makes uphis own mind or undertakes to lead th e opinions of others. Many remi ss i ons are severally desirable if we co:ild afford them. To judg e seriously and honestly whether we C.Ol aff o rd them or not, the ways and means and th e supply must be carefully measured together. What is to l ie our next year s expenditure? What new charges are to be put down upon us for national defences ?What our resources? And what might Le doe,. th ere . with ? Time should be taken to est i mate all these theaecurtr accur a cy they requi re ; and pose tal o n : any voleco tim ns e id m e u rV b o e ns with for that ptghien of approval, either express or implied, ran be asked for. If any duties, whether of Excise or Customs, be intended to be remitted at a future day, a resolu tion of the House in Committee must be proposed before the reeves. Then will 1w the time for reason able and useful discussion on the project whereof the particular relaxation would consthut, a pail. lint HO mun should allow himself to be too hastily hooked by a glib speech into endorsing without due deli. beration Mr. DisasErt's financial scheme. 1 TIIE BUDGET. The Ministerial vaper gives the following : 4 "fo-night the Cmuteellor of the i..xelttluer wi:l deliver his financial sta:cmciit in the House at Commons. It is impotaiible to over-rate the cultic/ by which the right hen. Renew:n. ll i s raet at every corner. Scarcely the lit.alavi.tl yt4l has been competed, and the probable amount of revenue from the Lth April last uno.t be computed in makingany estimate for the coming year. the estimate tbr income must be a matter of tuc• jeeture—not calculation. " Under such circumstances we must acknowledge (however we should like a 1,,hl nod (move& nsoe budget) it may not he improbable that the Chun. cellor of the Exchequer may adopt a Ivleltig,NB Mr* pending the results of the financial yenr, and that ho may not attempt at present, w:th reference to our fiscal and financial system. more than would satisfy the immediate wants and wishes of the people— indicating at the same time his hours course of policy with reference to demands and o " Such a course of policy would doubtless (Heap point very many amongst the masses; but there are many also who would applaud sucli e course of action. If any of the suggestions which we subjoin should not be made by :sir. Disraeli in his financial statement to-night, none of 'cur readers alio desire a cautious budget will be disappointed: if the 4.,/,1 budget should be adopted, we have no doubt that some of the paragraphs underneath will have reiation to the scheme of the right hon. gentleman. "There can be little doubt of this. The public ( f the bold plan shall be adopted) toast expect a eon eiderable increase in some items of' taxation in order to supply the deficiency created by the reduction of others; but we have little hesitation in stating that any such increase will be fuuuded on the principle of unrestricted competition therefore alf.wing the property, rather than the industry, of the country. " With commendable prudence the governmea has kept inviolate the secret of the details of the forthcoming Budget. The principles upon which i t will be framed can scarcely b deemed a subject with which the press and the public have nut a right to deal ; indeed, it required not that the wand of a conjuror should point to them, or a stretch of imagi. nation to hazard a fete conjectures as to tl:e mode in which those principles arc likely to he carried out in practice. ."I'he declarations of Lord Dabs- and the leader of the House of Commons have left no doubt that the principle of fie- trade will be carried out faith fully and without shrinking. "Now, in order to accomplish this object we must necessarily take into consideration 'woos as well as ends, and there must be on impartial deding with every class of the great community composing the British empire. " First, then, with regard to the claims which an impartial system of free trade necessarily makes upon an honest administration, we have the ac knowledged burdens under which agriculture and the landed interests eXer aril we have the interests both of the owner and the oc cupier to deal with. With regard to those interests combined a re-construction of our poor laws would afford a great relief from the huge load with which landlords and tenants have hid to struggle, and an equalisation of taxation in this respect is one obvious way in which this relief could be afforded. To make the poor-law fund a cliar.s upon the national revenue would be one mode in which this could be accomplished, and this would at once put an end to all difficulties as to the law of settlement, &c. We, of course, cannot ray whether such an arrangement of the difficulty will be pro posed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer • but such an arrangement would not create an increased demand upon the national purse. let it is very likely that the consideration of this question may be for the present postponed. If postponed, we have no doubt that, ere the great fact shall be accomplished, Mr. Disraeli will propose other means, developed in his speeches delivered to his constituents and the country, fur the relief of the agricultural classes. "It is almost impossible that, in deference to public opinion, some re-construction of the income and property tax will not be proposed in the budget of to-night: and any re-construction of it which would be popular or tend to the carry ing out of the principles of free trade must intolve a considerable loss of revenue. A tax upon pro- perty realised or existing we cannot hold to be an unjust impost; but an equal tax upon incomes which, uncertain in their character, cease with the lives of those who earn them, is not a fair allotment of burdens, which should be borne relatively to their means by all who partake of the benefits afforded by oar laws and our constitution. However the Government may decide on this, we have no doubt that the result will be satisfactory to the public. although it may compel a reduction of the national income from the sources whence it is at present derived. _ . " The general desire for the reduction of the tai upon tea may bo possibly recognised in the budget; and if so, any considerable reduction of the duty would leave a large deficiency in our national in come. . " If the demands of the Irish spirit-dealers be ac ceded to another deficiency will be created; and should the malt tax be at all dealt with, that defi cien must be considerably augmented. "With reference to the duty on hops there is no small difference of opinion. That a reduction or abolition of a tax, conceived and carried out in the spirit of a gambler, is desirable, we have no doubt the question is whether the financial scheme of the government may leave them the means fur dealing with that portion of our income. Wo can only hope that it may. " Now, with regard to the " taxes upon know ledge," we shall be content if the duty on advertise ments shall be dealt with. For ourselves we cannot help stating that we are desirous the penny stamp upon the newspaper should be continued. The whole question, however—occupying, as it has done, the attention of the public for a long period—is likely, we think, to demand the notice of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. "The increase of the navy and the army, which has been resolved on, will of course add to the esti mates which must be made for the ensuing year. "Then, with reference to our excise duties, they are burdensome, inquisitorial, and expensive wits reference to collection. The more extensively they are dealt with by Mr. Disraeli, the more popular will be his financial statement. " The report upon the wine trade is suggestive ; reduction of the import dutes on wine would b popular, if it can be afforded. "Now, with reference to our colonies; we scarcelY think that the Chancellor of the Exchequer c!ir , reduce the duty on sugar, or modify the differentia. tax upon that article, but our dependencies in the West Indies would be largely relie‘ed were a , extensive system of labour importation et the healthy hard-working Chinese coolies undertaken at the national expense. This, again, would cost money. " Should any—some or all of the items we have enumerated, be embraced in the budget of Mr . . Dis meli, there w ell ae the ends which we have suggested . some P er "' speak of a duty on coal. 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