The Express. — London, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 19, 1853 by two horse., we Fropue 31. 10.. lust. :id or a mil-hewn of w some than 185,0101. D. sid e s these ertisles of find, :are endeavoured to keep close to the brides slea• *Ma I (V. 121. For four.wheeieil curiae, a drewn by one N e ese, in- which, including tea, member thirteen, there are 1.3 have been uffisrine remarks. email of a mieinium of 4/, 15s. 01. we Propose 2/, For two Ratchet which entailing ..proeose to set altogether f r ee (Loud cheers.) wheeled carreges drown by me hereelitistead of a mini- front duty, mum of 3/. 16.. dd., we propose 155. lf that reduct'un is of not Imo then 55 ii ,' 4ll l" , g whi i l i e on 133 linmeneum thatiie eonfromus tomer very low, it M fair to remember that a gr e et ',umber of pro;eise to reduce the * duty there will n u e ttuo a re le t i Pirou t n if w-r o ‘ etlo/ ; • (Chien .) Et jun toupee reason futuautie waivers eihs. Intik iagel are n o w 'Amn i a which will here deer be chargei. i ta i ti , e t , i m f , z in e i i i:4 , k .. t . t . lu:s m aiiirailow e . nce as before for an:it:;:reese thi s The‘e are the proposal. which we proffer. Of e y take the loss at 41,0001. Ihe effect Thedu•y on private carriage., therefore, will be 3/. 10s.,we feel confident, that we hive not sough; to avoid (lit. iicultiee. (Heine_ hear.) That our difficulties we have not ?1., and lew TOe duty on c t • gee far hire will remain et of this eh wire, however, i re, will be a great simplification of i 1., • •asit es now ; hut this will be s mad mere explicitly iii our prevent eu•toms duties. At the tim e concealed either from ourselves or from Other, ;and that we me tinie I mu me . have the resolutions. Th tt e uty en horst s begins at a minimum siren's to draft the attentieu of the cowman e to' the fee: e nut attempted te counteract them by any natrow or of It lle. 7S e and run. uo to a great variety of rates. What that the etfect of changinet ad valorem to rating il' utsts, : plans which, it you shall adopt them, we propose is that trade horses shoal be cheretd as they though it affords facilities for working , by no will go some way to are now, and ail plllliei “f 10s. 6d., and that other horses duces the number or simplifies the cheteterS of o c eans re- `wards cloaiug many vexed financial questions, which, uo shall be charged d ie. [A lion . Member : " Aerieultural - lifaliOlatl, as the reeolutiotis will thew when they ' w Peet r . I less they be now settled, may be attended with puLlic horrors ?"] The lims member justly aska Me what we pio- ' hid upon the Wee, but perhaps before the were y fin :Ile , inconvehienee, and even public danger in future , pose to Oo with Teemed to agricultural horses. We pr woo. to ! disported of, the house wilt moist the government Y 111 deter- ' ' years and under eLcumstaticts less favourable. (Cheers.) let agriculittroll horses, a. they are now, he exempt. We think ' mining how these elllnfaicatvit descriptions con hegot lid 1 'That we have endeavoured in the plum we have submitted we may be romp. Ido not Itkeezemptieno but it appears I of, or whether it will be better to adhere to the re,l rd• to the committee to make the paths of our suceessoie in to me, I must char.., that the ease of aericultaral heroes . /wens duty. (blear.) The 5 !Let of t' s various e i future—not to make them any mere arduous, but more o e . eiiing• a easy. (Cheer.) I iney be permi'ted to nib', that while is strietiy analogous to that of steam power in a mill. (Up- ,' iii the Leastwise duties. as n ' ibl • the year lord-A will •e. position cleric.) the object is entirely the •ame. We Ibe to produce a pups less P t P o " the revenue eto uu ' • . see eve sou.tht to do jastiee 11l the changes we propose in with ti do impartial justice Letween clue moil class. I have i les' Nous 1,33:4,0001., but which we trust will irlec u r i t i d n Uc t - o l by" the tnzation to intelligence and skill, as compared with unoloubtelly received many proposals to put • tee on steam I incr e ased cotomm piton to trri 000!, T ' he w * * " property ; end that while we hove ...ought to do justice to atom th. re power. 1 need nut say they hove loon summarily die- , fine, of taxation which , genii , the Crest lehouriner c-immunity of linefeed, by former re we erepose as applicable to the year y li • • missed, awl I must say that i: would out be just to tax ',Sit will he ing them nom indirect texati on , w e h ave net b een one description of power while another a exempt. Excise—Gress lees EMI,OOO ended in the e Mal nb y a desire to favour one chess or ella ther ; but we have left that we should be best maintaining We propose to useke a modificati .a in the duty on cl,,gs. Net loss At present there are two rates of duty, and great difficulty Stemps—U roes lees is experienced in collecting it. Our is 14 , , and the othe r Net less Si. One meets the cue of the aericulturists, white the Post-hootee—Oross aud Oct Limes other relates to that it the connoisseur, but conthser able Customs—Gems loss difficulty is expo eieneed in elecielio g between the two, and Net lose we therefore propom to unite them, melting the tax a Uni- and benefits if we can, with an equal and impartial remit— tent' one of 12s. The imateiliete effect et them chromes 1 sheiwtag a retaiseinse of telatien for the present year of Where) —and we hive the conoiletien of believine that hy will be aloes to the revenue of—Oerveete, 87,u00/ ; privets, 2,563,00e1. Thu Wm to be incurred by the revenue, utter proposels like them we shall contriliwe as tar as in us F. s. carriages, 9 lotted.; Monies, lleetieit ; d o gs, 10,00. g ; ailowlust fur the bartered consumption w hich th e making the first MAP to the revenue Irons alkeeldell taxes will create, will amount to I,6:ei Wed. un the presort. year's country, tut likewise to knit the I reek of amount to 2M1,0001. ; but as in the aim of swaps, PO with iiwome. (Cheers ) ' f hooter., the state of the neCOUllt fur this great maim yet snore closely to that throne mid the se the cape Of assessed teaes, we hope the first loss will the years Isiele-185i shows a surplus to 805,000/, but if you inesitntions under which it in their happiness to live. ( - nue be materially reduced. TIM Ileum must be prepared— gotta us the amens of raistue New texas, which L 11 4 , e pro' right hon. eendent in, who h set ',token for upwards of four it they want the 'Asepses' taxes tio be ieformeil—to poeed, ansuuntaug to 1,341.0001, the fund avail- hours and three quarters, then resumed his sent, amidst support tLe gevei anima iu adopting mefied duties* upon aisle for reducing oppressive burdens, will ~,,, leuil mid len s ; continued cheering.) *radio that are new eutirely exempt. trout taxoetien. W e 2,119,000/. We propose to take advantage at mot The rersolutions having heen read by Mr. Bette nem, propose likewisr to c: -ssz,e a .y.e,,,,n ohich, though it d.oes of clintifss. which will entail a loss to the Mr. DISRAELI begged to inquire what slay the right not totting to arouse.' taxes, is yet somewhat analegnu s to revenue ot 1.6.360ki1e/. &toil there will then remain a sar- loot. gentleman propeocil to fix to take the diseuesion umni is, neinety, that of tile post-herse tax. We fel that the plus of 493,00 W., which' will include the sum of 200,4001. them? case of the poetonaster. his been hard, and likewise the', while I have mentioned es cowing into the exchequer Iron, *lite CHANCELLOR ef the EXCHEQUER—I propiee it is a most injurious principle to allow the tax tope e el- a source which canonise considered as permateent. tutuu . s.) to lay the whole resolutims upon the tabor, and to take tl - e levet" ander the plan lit depositing tickets eta turnpike. I think the cemmittee will be of Opinion that it would nut iliscumion upon them nu Monday night. I may 'soy that I In the metropelis mail miter Woe towns the prin- be prudent, tspeeiaily if we have it in centempletion to propose to take the enemata tax resolution first, the legai y cip4 traffic of the postmaster is to railwey eta- deal with other matters of tasation, to proceed with a sure s duty next, aud the spirit duties third. That will be Ithe tiers, where the re are no turniiikee at all; and Plus nano ser than thst. (Hoar, hear.) Sir, I have sail a alestautial oreer of proceeding. eltegether the tel is a very difiicent one to collect thief but intrortent duty to discharge: it is to Mr. HUME could not pretend to express any opinion upon indeed wader the present system. We propue therefore to redeem the pledge wl.ielu I gave at the ,Ousel sir extensive a propotition. Ile rejoiced to see that the min eilept the plan suggested by the pc...tweeters themselves. to the effect that 1 wou id chow the t .,,,,,, eiple of tree trade was so fully carried our, but he regretted to They 110 nut ask e o much fur a reducti.on of the tax as an mittee that we were not trifling with them nor with the hear the right hon. gentlemen's proposition with retard entire change in the mode of imposMg the duty. They peeple of England etieut the niconte tux, em we said ws• to the income tax. The finenecs of the country would never propue that the tix to lie taken trout them seal' tie l e vi e d erotism - 4 to piece the house iu u erudition to remit it et he put on a , atislaeteiy loolisg unless a ) I'ol o lly tax n um in the form ufa iicenee, to he regulated aceordieg to the some lutuie day. The matins we are reedy to /11iVallet- Illalle a permanent theme of duty. Had it been properly number of horses which each travels in the course if a now, if the committee pleases, but I ceu assure them thet managed it might have been merle to rdwe deist or ten mil year ; and we propme that 511. thail be the total amount, our calculations, though Lot quite so elute accurate, oi lions. It was vain to talk of the difficulties of the question which we expect will ;outlet:o 160,0001. Another &emote minute 05 it they :appli e d to tee present moment, are yet when it was carried out with suen euecess in other cone we are ablaut to make is this. We arc 'lisp-tool to ere etc such as can be applied with islety to the future. They are tries. Heel the right hon. gentleman made the property facileies tor the redentlition of the pawl-tax. Umber sate and s e cure celeulatieta, bat, tire of all, let me present tax perpetu it he woull arch had ample means of carry am the present provisiees made for that purpose, you with the balance sheet which I have given inc 1b.33- "tit all his free trade measures. being li.,suewh,t stringent in its eh :macho, it is 1651. lu this balence. sheet we tied a sue. lus of In answer to Mr. FttENVEN, who asked for further ex• very little made use of, nutwe propose to r,_ hail a million, a cuneiderab.e portion of se Inch 'do e s no planation as to the proposal about the land tax, duce the 10 per ce •nt motes to IS per cent. less than the flow Irma a permanent source. In 18.e1-55, condition:. of t he - The CHANCELLOR EXCHEQUER said that seine amount of stuck on hand. With regard to the as- with the new coerces of revenue that will be created, we the present course was to transfer to the commissioners fur ses,ed taxes, the committee should he aware that any shah have succeeded in saviug from remission of duty—on the iiational di et as much stock as would produce an annul ch tngc that may he made with refer. ore to them cannot tea, .110,01X11.; post horse., 27,04M1.; Stamps, 310,000/. ; ,1j,,,,;,,,,t on that amount of laud tax and 10 per cent more. tonne tato operation dui ing the present near, because our assessed taxes, 240,000/. ; celenitil postage, 40,0001 , — waking What lie proposed was, instead of being hound * give mole of proceeding will he this—We shell invite Nth o a total tit 1,037,1100/. Oa the other side, there oil, te an much stock as would produce the amount of the to lael as n •tax ment to pass as act alteting the lanlenkefl talks, whirl, weasel additional income, Aceurdiug to our calculation, of 700,001)1. and 10 per cent. more, the begin • • . y shoo d by giving as much take effect twin end alter the sth of April ni at, and the tax Ola the legacy duty, and a seeing trout the Iltree.audoi- seek aswouldproduce ' - LI per cent. less. (Hear, hear.) for the years 1851-5.5 will be levied upset ell articles whirl, Quarter per Cents., which, according to the. usual principle. • Mr. E. B.OLL Addressed himself ts that portion of the hare been kept since the 10th of October, 18.)3—not since of computation , a half will be taken credit tor on the : cheme whielt dealt with the hind tax, and contended that the sth of April, 15.33. The loss to the revenue reckoning of that year, will add a PUI/1 of 31e,000/. it would nut rifferd the benefit promised. from the commutation of taxes will only be 31,000 e The oecond moiety of the extension of the income tax would —oamcle, the pat-horse duty, which will c one into effect add 23-5,0001. and adding Oleo: thous together you will find Mr. MACOU I ltie odd there was no newspaper in Dub. for only 'half the present year. Sir, I have still another int- that the additional charge propused to he inclined lei pin which publiehed a supplement, and he believed no portant branch et taxation to mention. I come how to the 1831-3 is, 1,07,00 W. ; ahem the additionul income yea are !leper but the Tones that did so regularly. important censideratiou of the Customs duties. No plan Kuhn/ to provide will be 1,217,000., which would yield a The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said they low store attracted the attention, or excited the anxiety, profit teat would entirely juetity the house in giving its expeetel that a greet many wipers would publish supple teen this ; !Welkin: they feel thee since the elasticity o f th e a-scot to the whide remissiou. (Hear, hear.) It is right ments under the altered scale of duty. country has been most is desfacturily deveioped, they r a n, if however that the committee ehuula keep clearly in stew Mr. COBDEN asked whether it was meant to remit the the committee will support them, make consillereble reterms the hurl extent of this reuiessiou of indirect taxation. It duty on all supplements, or only on supplements filled with in our tariff, by reileving many articles iiltisgether from will be as fullews: — Soap duty, 1,126,000/. ; the various advertisements. Customs duties, in some eases, and reducing them. But heads of sum. duties, 41to1hsti/.; assessed taxes, 293,0001 ; The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was under -1 must first mention an article of great itn e ortance, topes Mist hones, 51,004.; toad, so tar as the Board of Isilaust *p a id to s a y that n i did erenee would be made in this re which 1 situ eery to al we can ineke no change. It is the Revenue i* concerned, I,S-B,ouol In the Creitoins, the tee sheet. The supplement would be looked upon as part of article of wine. (Hear, hear.) 1 r rt.er to this, of pcculisr duties will amount to no less titan 3,064,000/. as measured the paper, and would 1 consequent ygo free by pest. susceptibility out ul dooms ; and it is most desirable, both by the revenue which we received hat year at the present Mr. • • • COBDEN said the right hon. gentleman could not for this house and the government, that the country should rate of duty. I will next take the different articles of Omit, b ,, • rent of the feet that there was but isle newspape know why I entertain the opinion that n i change car be sueli as butter, cheese, mid the like. They will yield 'Ft . "' - r in the kingdom which putilished a supplement full of ether made. There would be three courses open to us with re. 216,001., and various minor articles 120,0001., making a thicmen"' gird to the wino duty. Use of them would by to reduce cued relict under the heed of Customs 3,466,00/., and we the duty to a uniform duty of Is. Gd. or 2..64. a gallon But must add a small sum for colonial postage, and the Mr. HUME asked if the government hail taken into you caunot do that wilesa you arc prepered to make a sacrifice eetire amount uf remission of indirect taxation to which considerettea the, absurdity our surility of allowing a ship built et of revenue ansouutine to at least 700,0004., besides enemies her Majesty's goverinuent invite the committee to assent, foreign timber to enter mots duty free, while timber h r ti.e purposes of ship-building could out be brought hi with tering the difficult. question at drawback upon stocks in will then appear to be 5.381,000/. (Great cheering.) With „tit a heavy duty. hand. (Hear, hear.) Perhaps. with respect to this latter that remission of indirect taxetien we propose to combine ' difficulty the government could get over it by proposing a the bringing about ut a state of t hine' giving you a renewal . fhe CHANCELLOR of the EX.CHEQUER was sorry stringent resolution, which the home might be disposed to prospect of a state of things its which you can really part to say that it wee his want of means, mod not his wino of adopt, but whether that be so or Lot, the 10,s to th e with the income tax. (Rear, hear.) Looking beck a t th e will, which obliged him to omit the timber duties. (Hear.) revenue of 700,0001., coupled with the fact that there are remissions which we have made of late years in lathe, et The resolution was then agreed to, and the house lo ather imposts of a more pressing character, renders it ne- taxation, which began in 1842 and were renewed on a slimed. oessary that we should net deal with it now. Another larger scale in 1815 and 1816, we shall find that in a term COUNTY OF HEREFORD ELECTION PETITION. plan to be proposed would lie to fix the duty at several 01 years, probably in some c ism of eleven, and in some five The SPEAKER. intorineJ the house that he bad re lates, accordiug to the value of the wino, in the same w a y or six, but let ue say in a mean term of seven or eight years, ceived a communicetion etating that it was not intended to that duties are now charged upen different qualities id those remisaions completely recovered themselves. (Cheers.) proceed with this petition. auger; but this is a system which has been attended with I think that the committee' wail uutlersteag that the effect SOUTH-SEA AND OTHER ANNUITIES CO \MU treat difficulty with regard to sugar, but it would be at- of remissions is twofold. It in, first, to increase the power TATION BILL. tended with much greater difficulty in the case of wine, of consuming the per•ieular article, and in that way psr- After a fee words from Mr. J. B. SMITH and Mr. Ilt me, The revecue department would experience the greatest tially to repair the loss; but it is, secondly, to increase the in opposition to some portions of this bill, the hill was reed difficulty in working ouch a system, us it would be exceed- general consumption, to extend end invigor e te the trade a second tune and ordered to be committed on Thurelev. [ugly complex in its operation ; and I must say, that how- of the country; and in that way, causing a larger consume- SHERIFF AND COMMISSARY COURTS (BER ever distasteful it may be at present, we can tremolo no don amongst the great body of the people, tends in a still WICKSHIIIE) BILL. alteration iu the existing duties, our can I hold out any inore powerful manner to replace the deficiency. (Cheers.) This bill was read a third time and passed. early prospect of a Volume hereafter. (Hear, hear.) Sir, I The same thing which ha. already happened will happen have uo doubt the committee have been anxiously expect- again, namely, that these remissions of indirect taxes CONIBINATION OF WORKMEN BILL. Mg that 1 should refer to the great article of tea—(bear, ' which are analogous to the remissions you have heretofore Mr. H. DRUMMOND moved the third reading of this hear)—but I won't discuss the reasons fur reducing the tea made, will replace thems e l ves in about the same time. hill. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the bill, on duty, as they must be obvious to everyone. (Cheers.) That 'therefore we estimate that at the expiration of the income is a question which I can Laity say has been settled by tax, the indirect taxes will be very much what they are the ground that it was altogether unnecessary. Its object, 'public opinion ; uud if we ere to have a large remission of now. (Cheers.) I don't enter into the question of what he understood, was to correct a misapprehension of the law hy Mr. Justice Erle, at some case tried in Staordhire in Customs duties, the article of tea ought not to be excluded remissions you might melee in the interval. It is enough 1811. He did not believe that any doubt existed as to from it. (Hear, hear.) The government, however, accord fur us to provide fur thew which we call upon you now to to the right hon. gentleman who preceded him in office consider, and to show that we shou l d n ot endan g er, but ell the state of the law, as declared by the Court of Queen's Bench. lie, therefore, thought this bill wholly unne that it would be most unwise to make the reoluctiew to a tho contrary, that we should increase the stability of our shilling at one single step. (Hear, hear.) That would be financial system. (Cheers.) Well, then, sir, how are we hesearY• monstrous, because you have nat. the ' , lightest hope that to give a rational:prospect of being enaoled to part with the Mr. DRUMMOND gave his ermine of the proceedings such an increase ma the supply would take. place as income tax in 1800 ? I have no doubt that the country which had led to the proposal of this measure. lie was not to indemnity the revenue for the loss it would will be incredulous upon that none (Laughter.) Enacted satisfied that the law was settled ; fur though Lord Camp sus!ain, or, perhaps what was more important, secure the in 1812, renewed in 184.5, renewed again in 1813, renewed hell had decided one way, another Lord Chief Justice benefit of a reduction in price to the consumer. (Hear, again for 12 menthe in 1811 , renewed amain for 12 months is might come and decide another way. (Hear, hear.) The hear.) Wh .t we propose then is, to take as the find step 18 proposed 32, and again to be taken for three years bill could do no possible harm; it might prevent the impel the plan of the late ministry, Ora is, to reduce at once the in December 1852 -1 have no doubt that the couutry has smonent of workmen, such as had taken place a short duty from 2s. 211. a pasted to Is. 10d. The committee become incredulous as to its ever being given up. 1 may time ago. Must be awaie that we have to con,ider the s'ate of our pros- even be told that we have no right to aim at a fictitious After a few words from Mr. Fousryn, pests of a supply of tea from China, and certainly the in- popularity by pretending to show that the income tax msy Al r. HUDIE thought it was most important that if any ternal condition of the Chinese Empire is by no means such be taken off. Lm the committee, however, form their own doubts exists d with regard to a measure which for 2 . 3 years as to hold out it prospect of the increased supply that we judgment upon the figures I shall show. The income tax, back And produced so much good, they should be cleared wield wish, ur would have a right to expect. We cannot es we have it now, is 6,550,0001. a year, but that will be iu, up. He therefore thought the bill ought to pass. look for any luxe addition to uut tea markets, but, on the creased by the addition of 500,0001.; and the gross amount Mr. HADFIELD expressed a similar opinion. other hand, we hope and believe, ;hat so far or it, therefore. if the committee shall adopt our proposal, The house then divided— es the production of tea is concerned, the short will be 6,140,0001. 1 won't go into the details of the de- For the third reading time of two years will be amply sufficient to put scending rates. I assume, that it goes on till 1860, and then Against Us in possession of a large additiem to our supplies. (Hear, the matter will stand thus :in the first place there will be The bill was consequently lust. hear.) We therefore propose to adopt the resolution of the additions to the pernomsne sources of taxation ; to the le. CUSTOMS REFORM. late government in the first instance, and reduce the duty gaey duty, two millions ; spirits, 436,0001.; licenses, Mr. WILSON said that on Thursday next be would state to Is. 10d. until 1834 ; then, from the sth of April Dia to 113,0001. ; making altogether, 2,549,0001. towards finding the views of the government on the subject of the reform of the sth April 1855, to Is. 6d.; from the sth of April 1855 to the sum which will put parliament in a position to part the Customs. the 6th Apnl 1836, to Is. Id.; and from April 18.36 tor- with the incorue tall:deo es e anticipate reductions of charge LONDON AND EDINBURGH GAZETTES. wards theoluty would be l,.—the whole time to be occupied which of course are just as effective as additions of positive Mr. WILSON moved for and obtained leave to bring in Is Westing the descent from 2s. 21c 1 . to Is., being something ue. First, we shall have the reduction of the Three • a hill far the consolidation of the London and Edinburgh Isle than three years. We think mad hope that such a space and-a• Quarter per Cents. on account of the meisure of my Gazettes. When the consolidation was effected the cost at of time will be sufficient, under favourable circantstancee right Min. friend the member fur the University of Cam which the London - :azette was now conducted would be to bring in the supplies necessary to meet the increased de- bridge (Me. Goulburn) in 1844; and that will bring to our sufficient for both. The Edinburgh Gazette now cost 1,200/. mends that must arise; but we could not venture to recant- credit 624,0001. Then with respect to the national debt, a year, and after the consolidation it would cost but '2001., inend to the house the adoption of any shorter period. The although 'should be the lest man to encourage extravagant hustle must nut suppose that this is a change which can be expectations with regard to that, yet it must be recollected which in tots small matter would be a saving of 1,0001 . a effected without heavy less accruing to the revenue in the that by the application of surpluses by the falling in of an- year. (Hear.) lest instance, for it will be seen that the amount of redue- 'mines, we are in a small way operating from year to year PUBLIC-HOUSES. lion is enormous when you come to calculate the difference both upon the capital and upon the charge. (Hear, hear.) On the motion of Mr. W. Bnowe, tbe following sel ect between 2e. 21.1. and le , per pound. The loss which we I had that since 1842 we have reduced the rational debt, committee on public-houses , &c., was appointed : — Mr. W. anticipate wit be as follows: First year, 366,0001.; second irrespective of great operations, by 68,0001. a year. We Brown, Mr. Fitzroy, the Earl of March , Sir 0 . Grey , M r. V ditto, 510,0001. ; third ditto, 451,0 M.; fourth ditto, shall have the same thing still going on ; for I hope that C. illiers, Sir J. Pakington, hlr. Beckett , Mr. B a r nard, 608,0001.—making a total of 1,931,0001.; but at the same the House of Commons, whatever may be the pressure of Sir 0. Goodman, Mr. Gregeom Lord P. Stuart , Mr. Fo r st er, time we trust and believe the loss will be rapidly and circumstances , and whoev e r ma y hold the reins of g overn- Mr. Parke, Lord E. Bruce, Mr. Denies. steadily diminished. ln proceeding to look more generally went, will always think it one of their most impoitaut T hu house then, at a quarter-put 11 , adjourned. into the state of the tariff, we base been desirous of afford- duties--nay, their very first duty—to maintain the public lag you the benefit of something like a thorough as well services with credit and honour to the country. (Cheers.) as a new revision, and to ripply to it as our I assume, then, that we shall have the some fund of retitle means will permit, one general rule. First of lion of charge on the debt thst we have had heretofore. all we have tried to abolish unproductive duties That sum of 80.0001. a year appplied for the eight except in cases where there are special reasons for its retell- years between 1853 and 1861 will give a sum of 643,0001., lion on account of there being a oennection or relation be- and perhaps I ought to explain that I take the year 1861, twecn the article taxed and some other article that is pro- because it is the TM when the difficulties of the revenue duetive. Where we cannot wholly abolish we have re- will be felt ; became in the financial year 1860.1 you would vised, while we have endeavoured to fix the duties iu such have the entire enoiety of the income tax in arrear, which a way as to be easily ascertained, as they do not reach would come in.sto credit although the tax itself had ceased. higher than 10 per cent. upon the articles taxes!. There is, Well, these 'items of reduction' of charge, it is reason• however, an article of 13 per cent. about which the govern- able to meths., will raise the sum to he created by the new sent have not thought it right to propose any change. I , means of ta'eation from 2,159,000/. to 3,813,000/. Then, in allude to the article of silk, with respect to which the go- ' the year Ile e9-GO, there comes the falling in of that heavy vernmeat do not think there are such strong claims to a re- burden the Long Annuities, and a large portion of the ter eluetien as in the instance of other arheles which enter minable Annuities, which will operate to the relief of the largely into consumption, and which have secured countr i to no less than 2,146,0001. a year. (Hear, hear.) the attention of the government on the ground of great uti. If yoe. add that sum to the 3,513,000/. which I have already lity to the majority of the community. The government state/1, you will find that between the additional resources have also been actuated in the proposals they make to adopt of,' our taxation, the reduction of the charge that will accrue a ',pacts' of rating in preference to nut r gluten duties; while in the interval, and the falling in of the Long Annu ties, they have at the same time endeavoured as much as possible Caere will be an available increase in the means el to get rid of the 5 per cent. cu-tents duty which was eats- parliament, if the plans of her Majesty's govern blithed in 1810, and which besiel, s raising the duties, hat I meat shall he adopted, amounting to no less t han greatly complicated the transactions. We propose in a I 6,959,0901., against the 6,140,000/. of income which great many instances while there is one per cent. differ en- lit its total amount. (Loud cheers.) Thus sir, if the teal duty in favour of the British poaseesions, to sick this 1 committee have followed me they will understand that we preferential duty altogether by allowing the fr reign • stand upon the principle that the income tax ought to be article to come in on a level with the er denial. marked as a temperary measure; and that the public feel- MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT SEA. 7 -.P. m ong We have been most desirous to lower the duties wheels press log that relief ought to be given to intelligence and skill a s upon various articles of food that enter largely, if not into compared with property, eight to be met, and may be met, the passengers by the South Western Companr 's steamer e e am, ton the necessaries, yet, at any rate, into the comf'or't of the without breaking up in the very mnde of reconstructing the Wonder, which arrived a few days since at ii . eite people—(cheers)--etid, in application of thi s r ule, we pros income tax; we agree that its operation ought to be noti - front Homo, were twenty . one Lembards, e ,ho have left pose to reduce the duty mtu mom a nuher of Articles which gated by every rational and practicable means compatible their country to emigrate to Australia. 'they belong to ina,' he treated as artickm of food, such as those which I with its integrity ; and we tweet no less at the term of its l the mechanic cud artisan class. A digs res. jep event lum - I ehull presently mums:tete. We purpose, in fact, - to reduce existence that as it was in its first enactment, these remis- petted on board the Wonder on her PP ,sage to Solothamp the present duty tome almonds to 2s. al a cwt. ; upon Mons of indirect taxation which have on greatly redounded ! ton. A lady . passenger is supposed Ic u eeg jumped boarin mid-channel with the in . .ention tit committing over cheese, from If. to 2P. Gd. a cwt.; upon cocoa, from 2d. to to the profit of this country have set an admirable example Id. a lb. ; nPflh Hors, from 2s. to Is. a bushel; upen egos, —an example which has in route quarters already been fol. 1 suicide. She was seen by the. mie n at the wheel, who Oa ten's' 103, to '4d. a hui.dred ; upon oranges and lowed—to the other parts of the werld. (Cheers.) These . meetly gave an alarm. The ee cu m e r was stopped and a lemon*, from a high rate of duty to Sd. a bushel ; are the principles upon which we ' , um ] . It you a ssent to I heat Inlet-nil, and, mutter nearly ten minutes bad elapsed, noon butter tr i m 10s. to 4S. a cwt., end upon revisit:le like- our prownitions, you will he able be the moderate add i t ion I during which time the unfe otunete lady floated on the sur wt..: an important article of domestic use, from 15.. to of 2,500, 0 0/. in all, to mike the great reduc -1 face i f the sea through te,e lightness of her drew, she was a tone 10., s e er cwt. Tillfle ;Wicks at m picked up apparently ihead. Whets the host reached her onied produce the 'ions which I have desestbed in the p resent year, . revenue Z/1,0001., and the immediate relief tI be greeted oy and you will put parliameot in slash eireusestances that in 1 b ead was und• r wat e r. Every mono were used on bo ard tucking these reductions upon the seine qu entities that pro- 1869 it will be in a position, if it should think fir, to putt to restore anime e ion, and which proved successful , Tee dUced that sum, would be no less thaw' 02,0001.; but, with with the income tax. (Cheers,) Sir, l am afr a id to look I lady's husband s lid another re lathe wets. on board. The the allowance which we think mac be made for an im,ne- at that clock—(low( cheers)—wnich painfully roniuds me moive for the dreadful act was not 'mown. diate increase in the coniumptiem of these article, pros how long I have trespassed upon the time of this corn- I THE JOUINEV)tEN CARI.KNTERS Ols WINCHESTER bably the net loss chargeable to revenue will not amount mittce. ((--heers ) All that I can say in apology is that I 1 are claim:ll from their mute's au advance of wages. Ine Court. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Prinec Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, and attended by Lieut.-Col. F. H. Seymour and Mr. Gibbs, went yesterday morning to the Royal Mint on Tower-hill. The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, went yesterday to Claremont, and visited the Countess de Neuilly and the French royal ' family. A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Ipswich, Mr. J. C. Culabold, M.P.', Mr. H. Adair, M.P.. Sir Edward Gooch, Bart., M P., Messrs. Itodwell, Corder, Ross, Burton, Bruit; and Gower, had an interview with the Bight Hon. E. Cardwell yesterday at the Board of Trade. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor-General of Canada, and also from the Governor of Malta. The Presidents of the College of Belfast and Galway had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Clarendon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. 4 - :it el.latisiS. TO CUIMESPONHENTS. -re end .f .. Ine Ciletaillith: Vag tame evening . . it( tte,," le puhliehen every Tneelay gri.lay eight, to time for peg. .• , or The Y.nprese." Lenten F. ring gager, the tt nee, to, ihniverle-street. hg Two o'clock as Um lay of publicatioir HIGH WATER AT LONDON DRIDGI. raw DAT —Sts.lfrdllit. lOC 19a . tftvrnaoa. i. 9. ora. Co•NOLIR`...-1101 .• 1111g, I lb. 3:a Aacraxe. ,a. LoNDOI#I, TUESDAY, APRIL 19. AY last we have got the long looked-for financial statement, and find—as might have been antici pated—the Coalition Ministry ofkr us a Budge..t, of Coniptomises. As a whole its recep.ion by the House of Commons last night was layout:dile, but in por tions it is clear that both House and country will demand amendments before it can become law. Its corner-stone is the Income Tax fur seven years cer tain, and so extended in scope as to include all persons in receipt of 100/. a year. In hope of making this bitter pill acceptable, we are uttered a partial reduction in the pressure of the tax here atter. Mr. GLADSTONE—to use his own words— " invites us to submit to a renewal of the Income Tax " for the next two years at sevenpenee in the pound ; fur the following two years, at six pence ; and then for three years more at tivepeitce. At the cud of this long seven years' certain apprenticeship to sn unpopular a n d unre formed impost, he points to the date of April the eithr 1840, when he hopes that the progress of the country may bare been such as to permit the Income tax to expire. All who now pay the tax,—with the addition of all those now earning 100/. a year and less than 1,504,—are " invited" to join in this step of fiscal self-sacrifice, in order that Mr.GLlD STONsfsischenies on other points may have fair play. On the Income Tax he bases all his schemes and all his hopes; but on an Income 'lax unreformed as regards its pressure upon those whose incomes arise from skill and intelligence. Mr. Gt. tnsmst: himself spoke of the income of the active and industrious and the income of the lazy, but devoted an enormous portion of his very long see ech last night to an attempted exposition of the utter impossibility of equitably reforming the tax. We must have it as it is—or not at all. lie gave, indeed, at once a history and an elaborate culogium of the Income Tux. It was that which helped us through the great war; it was that which enabled us to secure our new and successful commercial policy, to reform our fiscal system, and by its help—it Parliament would vote him an Income Tax for seven years certain—he (Mr. GLADSTONE) would follow in the steps of Pm and PELL, and refen in our system of taxation upon princi ples sure to be beneficial to the entire community. I e would compromise between evil and good. lie would have us submit to new taxation, thut old taxes may be taken off. Some of the imposts now suggested are quite in accordance with the temper of the time and the equity of the case. He would reform the legacy duty, making all property derived from succession by death pay to the Exchequer. Herein he adopts another suggestioq of the honourable member tor Lambeth, and would bring the landed class, who have hitherto escaped the pressure of the legacy tax, within the fair and just operation of the law. This pt °position might be distasteful to the landlords, but then, to sweeten it to them, he strives for their gratifica tion to slay the Income Tax reformers and upset the case of adjustment by proving that such adjustment already exists, since laud (according to Mr. GLAD STONE) now practically pays 011. in the pound, whilst profeasnms nod trades pay but 7d. With one hand he strives to appease the landowner ; with the other he fights the battle of the fundholder; all the while seeking to deprecate the wrath of the Finan cial Reformer by the proposed Legacy Tax on rate able property. lie would moreover extend the In come Tax to Iceland,—but here again compromise re-appears. He would, iu return for such extension, bribe Ireland with the four millions she owes in shape of Consolidated Annuities. It is fair to the English taxpayer that Ireland should pay Income Tax ; but it is unfair that the four millions borrowed from the pockets of the English, and from the solvent por tion of the Irish, taxpayers should be thrown up. On the other hand, the Irish gain by this no posi tive ready-money benefit. They are, it is true, to get rid of more than four mil lions of debt, but the Income Tax will at once take more out of their pockets than the non-pay ment of the Consolidated Annuity money will keep iu them. It is in fact troubling Ireland for a little additional ready money, giving as a bribe for compli ance with a just demand four millions of what is vastly like a bad debt. What Irelaud will say to this bargain has to be seen. She is better able to bear her fair share of taxation than she has been for generations, and besides the wisdom of an equalisa tion of taxation through all portions of the same kingdom, that very equalisation affords in itself a fair claim for equal laws. 'When Ireland is taxed like England, how can England deny her right to equal legislation in all otter directions ? In proposing the extension of Income Tax to all persons earning over 1001. a year and less than lag., Mr. GLADSTONE said he did nut wish to take it down "to the region of labour;" but he should know that perhaps no class in the community are more labo rious than the people who earn this very class of incomes. lie gave also cases in which estimates had been made of the way in which incomes varying from 1001. to 150/. were usually expended, and went on to show how far the reductions of taxation consequent on fiscal reform had benefited this very class. He stated that the Hundred Pound Income people had gained by recent reforms, at least five, and in many cases seven per cent., and gave this as a reason ter bringing them within a new range of taxation. In other words,—what he said seems equivalent to saying, " Let us cut off at one swoop a good two• thirds of the advantage which this class has gained by free trade." As a whole, the Budget has boldness and weakness —merit and demerits—a forward action and a back ward action. In the elaborate attempts to show that Income Tux is incapable of reform, Mr. GLADSTON is wrong—in his declaration that this tax may bo used as a lever to relieve our industry (rov e many more mischievous imposts, he is right. `Athen ho talks of its capacity for enabling us at n moment's notice to plunge into war, he quotes as 'an enormous good, that which is rather a dangemu s temptation, and therefore an evil, but when SPEo . l(ing of it as a productive source of revenue, enahlio g a CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER to dispense yr ith taxes like that on soap and on tea, he told awe icons truth. In his calculations of supper'„ he evidently bids the Soap Duties and the Legaer . ,• Duties, and the redue rstptoutitehse Tories he says, " I won't . tr,expectation of aid from Re tion fo o rm t t e h rs e ; S w tm have a graduated Incotr.e Tax : I will do as your I Chancellor wanted to do, by extending the Income Tax to Ireland, and • to all who earn 100/. a year whilst, lastly, he seeks to mollify the Irish for the imposition of the 'lncome Tax by saying, " I ask you for 7d. in tho pound, but then I forgive you a debt of over 4,000,0t/.d." Next in i'hportance to the Income. Tax proposition comes tbs., which proposes the reform of the Legacy Duty. This tax Mr. GLADSTONE —as we have just said—liroposes most justly and wisely to put on a new looting, in the way which Reformers have often and long pointed out. The Legacy Duty is to be extracted to all successions to property by death— Irettlements not to escape. All persons gaining wealth by the demise of others are to be taxed very justly, the suggested re moval of the soa p duties, ‘ t k i l o l n thi t the s o waswe eal l • lr u e e cei o y f the edv as I‘ l a i inte rest " l life assurances, agricultural p roduce, and stam p s. The advertisement duty reduct ion to six p ence, is onl y an iatnankelpolporle reduction of the tax on tea, and on carriages , instalment, which, atter the recent decision of the House of Commons, is meagre and ungraceful. This Tux on Publicity must all come oft The removal of the supplement stamp is a huge gift to The Times. But of this more hereafter. The sum total of pro posed new taxes, with the balance of surplus, avail able for 1843-4 for reduction of other burthens, is stated at 2,149,0001. Mr. GLADSTONE'S speech was en elaborate anti powerful exposition of the financial nfltirs of the nation; and if its Compromises include on the one band an extension of unreformed income tax, they on the other propose that the tax on successions shall be to M c meisterea le, if the bemire Ms free be gentinsed shall I make • great stride toward• that which I hardly know knw it Ali. , "••• eat. oiled ? (Hear, hear.) And the views of the to appreciate in mon e y, with r e f e rence to its bearings on "mt.:went are that the late eansinietration were i the future intereas ot the three kiagelorne, namely the ea. n ot when they stated that it the Immo tat wag • tabliohment of the pried& of equal taxation fur all. to contained the exemetions under it ought I (Hear, hear.) Hun. gentl.•nten will naturally ask what we to be narrowly censiderell. We prumose to consider those mean to do with the arrears, and I have only to edi that esompteont. There' are drone ',mous, when we are going to oar pain is this—that all aereare in respect to oemolietoteil mote yen, to remnant the impoitien lit the income tat ; minuita e due up to the 29th September lan, Amulet be ea a il pearmne with incomes aMive lief. •ear en. us to' paid just as they would have been if the law had whether it is Lot demanded by justice to that contined in home; red, on the other bend, that gam, that we should likewise comet that these who Sr. " nothing shall be cheesed state the 20th September peoemeaut Memo. he tweet. 1.50/. and 10PL should heir a last ; and any sum re coiled since that date shall be repaid mo derate share ol the burden. of the tax. It is the opisioa .to those who have paid it, so that we may take etre that of the gove rnment that that would he enty just, and we the paying damn Mull obtain nn unjust aeirentege over r , ; ear eo lot to complicate the tax as to introduce 3 pro. the fleas that have paid. (.. Item, hear," and cheers ) no es that in toe care of incenses between WO/. and 10.'. I dim% know whether I reed leilame accounts more par s veer they 0 1 . 11 1,1 ho liable to a payment of 64. in the titularly between Englend aid Ireland. W. are inviting rind during the whole period that the tmehell continua you to remit a capitol Wille!i Wag nearly 4,i00,00rt., and o l e o. iluriou the first period which I have proposed which is still above 4,efeelleeoa. We ate inviting you to lo w , a . a . rat tag. will be euhmet to a rate of 74. in the pound, mit so annual 'Marge which is at present ' 1 15,U110/. a year. sa e d e vis e r the wasted period to • rate of G.I. in the pound, , About three-fourtba ot that charge are to continue under d e rma the wh..le time enema,. betas. a 100/. and tall. will ; the present law for 43 years. The other t 'earth continues l ea he ..heed to a rate of 51. in the pound. Tarte is for shorter timer, varying toms between 10 and 30 years. sir t h ee " a t mooti a with regard to exemptien foon the • The anietion that we preps, to lay in Ireland wout.l for te ,, ie . tee, and that is the exemption of helmet. (Hear.) ' the first two years be cougolerahly greeter the.. the taxa -As bon, toemater on the opposition tide here made • re- " tion which we propose to take off; but, if we look on to the m;rle ores. the oh:ea— 1 .bosh! have said thet tee sum time when parliament will he in the e titian to part with a t whir" I estimate the receipt hula this portion of the tat the income tax, Ireland will be in the rejoyment of remise ig a y ea r, but of this only 115,0 t 0.. ran be credited ' scot.. much larger in the shape of consolidated enmities tae t h e p re sent veer. Then, as operas Ir.land, we know 1 than she would be sohject to for solditionel duties. So " e , em s why tee Mame I.x should not for the temaluder much for the ease of Ireland ; toad now I have done with of the term few which it i s to be impese te be levied on I that offensive portion of my t ole, the imporiatia of duties. t h at ( enroll, when it is coneiden el that Ole his received • I (Hear, he it.) I feel as they say we. ate wont to feel, and rest perms/ of the benefit which bas arisen from that re- some of us have felt, that it is an uphill task to get to the mosiou texatent up so the present time, awl .eoaselerieg tip of the Alps. Now I hums got to II deouoterd road, Mew further rem i n n which we shall poor— pro Tee pr e• and the phin of It ca w is be r e me. now come to the Mee of the Moon- tat, when !ere el in Ireland preeeely ! more agreeable subject of tee reneiasion of taxes—the re mathe name contitione as them under whici it will he j niaoiun of taxes which up to the pre old moment, no: 'viol in Enta mil . I have estimated at 160,0 6 0/. • year; but from °teatime'', but under a CO4l i.. 14 of our pollen duty m the toe eta not he levied until January in met year, we have thought it our obligation liteatilly to decline ac he laraere a, of tier half year will be only 23.0,0007. I will maim to. (Hear, bear.) The Mot remisai.on of aam that A i., t h e gnome roe it etenita with regard to the income I shall pommel has reference to the rani.". &pedant. It tax , n ow reere.Cd I ettilltale the tat. as it now Vandal, is itnimeible, air, to denv the great evil. that are coaneeted an ,h,, et deductems, et a 510,0001 taking the deduction with the amp tax. It has been asserted th a there is a 86 ", from the team feel& aseurancee, which would be wile interval between the premises and the conclusion it ta i e e ee. onlv Sic the present hall year, thug leaving a I say that in order to extinouieta the slave trade you must tota l of .1.1910 od. The estimate of the RIM tteiVnble repeal the soap tax. (Laughter.) lint the connection is ham t h e „ s i em ens of the toe to income+ below more intimate thm many gentlemen might imagine. The OW is la-attel/- and the n o m Irmo its capacity of Africa to produce poles oil is almost uarnee ex when to Intend is calculated at 230,000., tearable. You have one of the great m aerials tar a trade, t h e t e a ; mounts to :atria:oM. I now come to an import. and if you will only relieve it from its shackles I believe I ant aulnitetation texatena to which 1 must invite the may my that the capital, the energy, and the intelligence sprach are ntion of the committee. It is one of Treat ino of the country are such that this trade will bear away the ...rib:A*. and inreve s cc - m.4unit and considerations palm in this particular inoluory. (Leitehtera The grew of loath order. I have dated that we propose by increased amount received for the present duty i. 1,397,M10/. The taxation to ent lig.: our h i e:ono., with a view to Tasking drawback and allowances ',mint to 271,00,11., leaving a further beneficial eh nac. in our fiscal system. That is one net rece ipt of 1,1211,000/. The coat of c alection is 15,0e0/. object. Out there is another object likewise, and n moat The net lust Will be 1,100.000/. Wi:h r. gaol to feoporeont um; and that to, that we may be enabled t a meet the reduction of all excite duties, it is always a near"! in tee public mind wbish we fully recognise and necessary, or generally necessary, to fit a date ter in welch we shim, that the operation of the income tax its taking plate. The clay I believe mint can bear, hardly on income derived from intelligence and ekill, venient for this purpose will be the 5:1, 44 July. There as co mpared with income derived from property. I have is a certain amount, there is already a certain sum slue. I mad my inability to meet this inequality except by have given you the net amount fore series of years. I booking up the tea, and we are f opinion that in taking ought to Aire you those hearing on the present year. There such a course we *amid he guilty of it great political blunder. is a sum due tor the qusrterjua excited, not yet collected, If you are of opinion that skill and int, lagehee pay too 140,000/, and probably tar the preteen quitter about Duce to the income tat as contrasted with property, we 20C,0001., so that we should this year hay, 310,000 i. for the b e lieve that these Melina by which we equelise that burden, soap duty, and the net hoe on the soap du . y for the present are teeth ma. and honourable. The genetic* of the legacy year will be 771,0001. Iconic usat to the stamp duty, and duty—(lend cheera)—is a question which it is perfectly under the stamp deity it is het possible for the plain comet be tt.mieeed Iron the consideration of the government, with the means in their hands, to h ence . (Rear, hear, how.) We propew to retain the deal with all the articles. Th. re are articles, such for s c a le of emoiniminity with one chenpe—,Mr. i.;!,t here example as the duty ea fire irstuandi and the duty on mw wade an observation, which we did not catch, to the right rine insurance, en which. they would be Oat if they email bona gentleman.) I think we must deter that ;mint, for to grant a remission of taxation, but they have made the if we toga into it there would probably he a duellism beat choice that is in their poorer. One sueject which has between the hon. gentleman toad me, which might naturally presented itself to them both in connexion with imamate. ntly cross the course of the general statement . the income tux and likewise other taxes hearing directly on (Laughter.) We propose, I say, to noon the belle of con. prudence, and especially on the prudence of the poor, is the sanguinity, sulgeet to one mitigation. Coder present tax on life seeurence. It bone very he tally upon that male as it now exist., relations by affiaOy are the money of the poorer climes to effect these insurances, treated af etrangero. Thus a eon-in-am . er n daughter• although it is not a very heavy tax it, itself. It is at present in-law pays , nly at theatre of tee per tent. We propose to about 2s. 64. per 1001. Insurance. We pronese to reduce it place such relation* on the footing of re lotions by blond, to 6.1. The proceeds of the tax are 40.001. The ina. (Hear, to We propose that the exemptions of nil pro• mt diate loss to the revenue will he 211,3401. We pro perty shall no longer operate, subject, however, to pose nest to deal with an article that is at pre certain eunditiens. For the present, leaving this matter sent in a state the most unsetisfectory, and that for !weber cal.! onetime, I will only state, that it is our is the stamp upon receipt.. This is a duty that does nut view that all property eheeld be included under the grow as it ought with the transactions of the country, a legacy duty, and Ora some remissions should be duty that is evaded whoasale—a duty that lam hound to grantee' in favour of that property which is now my. entails very consiolei able inconvenience to the cc nimunit y. subject to a great weight cf exceptionol and peculiar It is not the mere question of the change but of necessity taxation. I have no doubt, so far as we have been of dealing with particular papers stamped with particular able to inlet...igen the can, that lam not exaggerating amounts which you have to send for and to get upon the when I say that th.a tax, it adopted by the house, will add occarion. These are little things, but they enter very much 600,0001. mare to our permanent means in 18a3-4; will add into the convenience of the people. What we propose is to 700,0)01. mare in met. 1 ; 400,0001. more in It 5-6 ; nuke an entire change, and to adopt a oysteni analogous, so and 400,000/. more in 18'16 7 ; m eking a total far as the charge goes, o, that system which bas answered addition to the re raiment mean; of the country of not less TO well—the penny postage option: name ly, n system of than 2,000,0001. p o annum. (Cheers.) And this tot, I penny stamps. We 'propose that by a peenyestionp venture to sulmat to the committee, as • fist which would mooched to documents, and written over upon those leave wholly untouched iutelligence and skill. (Cheers.) stamps any payment whatever, as distinguished, It is a tax that would give the relief, and more than the re- of course. from negotiable instruments, any payment lief that you aim at by a roennstruction . f the income tax ; of money may he made lege!. The *eject may appear but it would give that relief without the danger. , that the small, penny legislation, but our belief is, it would enter attempt at such a reconstruction must in our opinion lama- very meteriaoly into the convenience of the trading classes, ably ceceatin. (('heers.) and although the first toes of revenue and the total abolition Mr. DISRAELI—That is for the three ? of the present receipt stamps amounts to a very comidere- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—A general ble sum, tai,oooL, we think that is a loss the house, for the theme in the law, ul course. The present homy and pro. sake of the great convenience which will be the result, will bate duty takes to cognieance of any distinction among the submit to. three coun . ties. 1 now, sir, proceed to another subject. Mr. BRIGHT made an observation, which was inaudible A object of policy, i( it could he atraineetnrould in the gallery. be Llie equalisation of the spirit duties. Our interment would The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Yes, it is be, with respect to Scotland, that Is. should ba added to the proposed that receipts, instead of being as now, fur sums mama spirit duty of Is teol., the malt drawback to remain above 51., 3i1., Gd., Is., and so on, we propose that there as it is at present. The consumption in Seotiand is shall be a penny elem., which will be made use of the same 7,170,000 gallon..—(laughter) ;—and the actual ee as a ?Wage stamp. We propose to make a change with is, I think, 1,31i,0001. Tne expected revenue would be regent to a class of indentures of apprenticeship, 1,633,000 a; an d the gain ie318,0001. (Hem.) We also pro- which are termed indentures without consideration. pose to the committee to levy an additional duty in Ireland This is one of the se taxes a high at present of 9d. • gallon, menet also to a reduction of auother produce very hale, the Stainp-office returns de not enable 40.0001. on account of was on spirits in bond. (Hear, us to say how much. The charge at present is 204. We hear.) The gain upon the Irish consumption atter the in- propose to reduce it to 2e. MI. The nest subject which I crease would be 219,000/.; and making the deduction of shall mention is one th.t ie popular with the majority and 40,0001. for the allowance for waste in bond, the net gain unoopular with the minority. It is the case of my noble from chit item would be 194,0001. The bet gain front an friend (Lord Hobert Orosreuor)—the case of the attorneys. increase in the spirit duties with regard to both countries Sir, I must confess I do not think that that vote of the would therefore be 476,0001. But I believe it is quite House of Commons would of itself alone have justified the necessary to make allowance for ,the waste in England, as government in proposing the remission el this duty, because in Scotland and Ireland ; not so much fur the sake of the we feel strongly that the vote of the house given on a par- English distillers as for that of the Scotch and Irish dia. titular duty is given on considerations atteehiug to that tillers, to whom it is a great object to bond spirits in Eng- particular duty, and without a view of the el ame of other land. I accordingly propose to give them also an allow- , duties. But we did think that on Carillitieratiou of changes mace for wait' in England, which autd entail another which of late have been made, and which have tended mute. deductiou cf 40,0001. a year, and so leave a net gain Melly by the direct action of the law. to diminish the bush only of 436,000/. a year. (Hear, hear.) There is ma of attorneys, there might be some remission of taxation another small auementation of the revenue, which I have We propose a remission to the amount of about 50,0001., to propose, and that is upon a certain claw of licenses. If but we are not satisfied with the proposal which has been hon. members will examine the system upon which the pre- made by the profession. Tte profession is at present sub sent scale of licenses is adjusted, they will observe peculiar jest to three charges—a charge on the admi6ion to be an inequalities in their operation upon the mire r and the attorney ; secondly, a charge of certificate fur metropolitan greater tradesmen. We do not propose to touch that most solicitors of 121. a year, and of h/. a year fur country 'encl. important question with respect to licensee connected with tors ; and a charge for articles of clerkship to the enormous the sale of spirits, wince, and beer; but we propose in re- amount of 120/., which is paid though the person may die gaol to the licenses of tea dealers, coffee dealers, brewers, or prove iucompetent. New, sir, the profession has said, maltsten, tobacco manufacturers and dealers, seed soap te Take the tax off the annual certificate fur the benefit of makers, to sand a new scale of licenses, raising them at those who aro already in the profession, and leave those the upper end, so as to make them bear a fair ad raiment who have still to enter the profession to pay precisely the proportion to the rote at which they stand at the lower end. same amount. He did not think that would 1w • (Cheers) The minute details I will not specify, but the fair mode. (Laughter, and " Hear.") Having made results may be ibortly stated. The gain from this increase up our minds that we might propose with pro of licenses would be 113,0001. Aad, therefore, air, I may priety to make a remission of about .50,000/. a year, now present to you the whole amount of the increased we propose at present to apply it in reducing both these Lies available for the crevice of the year 1843 4, which we duties. We propose to reduce the certificate duties (tom propose motile. Upon the income tax the increase well be IV. and fit to 91. and 61., and we propose to reduce the Tao,oool. Upon the legacy duty 600,0001. Upon spirits duties on articles of el. rkship from 120/. to 801. The lam 436,0001. Upon licenses, 133,0001. The total is 1,344,0001. by these reductions will be about 50,0001. I come now to which with the surplus of Sela,oool., would give us for the the question of advertisements, and with regard to that T•0311410I1of taxes a sum amounting to 2,149,000 L (Cheers.) question I hope the committee will not consider that it ine But, sir, I must not proceed further without slating very dieates any disrespect in the government, a majority of the briefly the state of our account with Ireland. The coin- house having decided on the abolition, that having the mitt,, bus heard that we propose to impede the income tax, same object in view and desiring to bring shout the tame or in a modified form, at descending odes, on 'relied as well a more effective alleviation of taxation, we, having been at on Elm land, and the tax of 84.1. on spirits in Ireland led by our examination to the belief that there is a better may. PeArips, be taken as an equivalent to another tax of mode of proceeding than that which the house adopted, between6d. and 7 , 1., after allowing fur the waste on sta • in think it OUT duty respectfully to submit that mode bond. But we have referred to that cam which I lately men. of procedure to the deliberate consideration of the house. boned, of the heavy charges left on property its Ireland in And it is right I should say that the plan lam now respect Pi consolidated annealed. It was the opinion of the I about to state, was a plan which the government had government that it was impossible for them to arrive at a adopted at the time of the debate on Thureday last. (Hear, final decision on that important subject—involving from hear.) It may perhaps be mid " Why eel you not my so ?" 4,000,0001. to 4,500,0001. of the public money, and involving My answer is this, it was from no motive, uo desire to prac so much in regard to the social interests of Ireland, to the too an undue reserve, it was became we felt that if the rapidity of its recovery from great distress, mid to the executive government is with advantage to the country harmony of the future relations of the two countries, until ordinarily to discharge the functions of the initiative in we had considered what would be the general balance of regard to finance, it is absoiutely necessary that the strictest the finances which it would be our duty to recommend, and shence should be observed by government, not in contempt what wooed be their hearings on Ireland. We have now of pressure, but yet, notwithstanding pressure, until the recommended measure*, which if they are adopted— time arrives when the iutentioas of the stemmata can be as I trust they will be adopted - by the house— made known.Wbat we propose with regard tuadvertisements will advance us one great step towards the is this. The duty on advertisements is 181,0001. We pro- principle of meal taxation througbout the three cuu :tries pose to reduce the duty of Is. Col. to the sum 4461. [Mr. (cheers) It is true that the income tax we propose is a Gibson: Oh, oh The right hon. geutleman would not temporary tax. It is true that we shall show you that there wait on Thursday last for four days, mid now lam afraid he fs a botenfide intention, and reasonable pooped that if pato cannot wait for as many minutes—(laughter)—but lemma thinks fit it need be only • temporory tax. But at I make that moderate demand. What we propose the same time we do not wish to impose that burden on Ire- is to reduce the duty or. advertisements to Gel. Instead of lead without considering the great necessities of large pole taking off the remainder of the duty on advertisements, boas of that country—(cheers)—and we are convinced that instead of repealing altogether the penny stamp on the news when once we come to the consideration of these paper and the halfpenuy stamp on the supplement The necessities, the disposition of parliament well be towards loss upon the advertimment duty and upon the stamp a large and liberal measure. (Cheers.) We must not on supplements will he 160,0001. 'lnc only other consiner that question of the payment in the consolidated change whichwe pregame to make in the stamp duty annuities as a mere question of munea. You must consider is contingent upon a bill of my hon. friend the Under all that it represents and all that it involves; the reeollee- Secretary of State. Ile proposes to effect a redue tion of the famine; the peculiar characteristics of that fon in the rate of fares of hackney carriages. awful visitation; the feelings of England towards Ireland The tax to which they are at present sub• and of Ireland toward England, which, I thiuk, it is eve- ject is very heavy. The common cab pays no dent will play more fairly and will have a more kindly less than 10s. a week. We think it hut fair that th re be tone, the less that we hold the position retail:or to each seine remission of that tax, and we propme to reduce it , other of national debtor end creator. (Cries of about one-third—one shillings day. T t. e less to there- "Oil, oh.") Approaching the subject is that spirit, venue will be about 26,0001. The relict afforded by these the a...nem:neat have determined to make to parliament a various remissions wet be ahem. 420,0001. Tie cost to the lane proposal. Of the Laoll,oool. which the consolidated revenue I will state presently ; but I am ha hopes it will annuities represent, 1,400,000/. (I am mein; the round not be so much. We propom also to the house mailers; comsat of debts which strictly belong to the tout- that they should endeavour to make a reform of Ili.! ment of the poor law in Ireland; a great social and tee assessed tales. (Heir, hear, hear.) That is, great national change, a great arid met good to Ireland, I have no doubt, acceptahle, but the operation is not an and, bite every oth r good to Ireland, as Ile lime, also a cosy sue. If it is to by effected , you m utt e roceed on three great b neat to Engla n d. (Oh.) 'l i e other 3,C;00,0001. tuiticiples—the abolition of what arc c. Ile I progressive sterling (moist entirely of debts cooneeted with the famine. duties ; the abolition, probably, also of compositione ; and A committee of the other house of parliament has sat on also, if not the abolition, yet the 'lmola a'o Aaiun, of onto thet subject, mud has recommended a remission of nary exemptions; and the substitution of rotes of taxatioc 2,000,0000 of this übiipation. Now the pi on of the go- which seall be few, simple. mad as nearly as pessible laue moment, after maturely coneielering the whole question, loan in their Murat:ter. What the geveinmeot will pro au.l c-e lithe r taen Pecuniary elements involved, pose will be this—instead of the Orient duty on servant,, is t' "Prep- •to aarlia.nent that from real utter the 29th of lh.t.tiTtOlUg for one servant at 1/. 6• tel., am running up lad September th, eunseadated annuities swill tie wholly wards to a great variety of amounts, , 71., promote an traitor= swept away. (Sensation, and some cheering.) We propose duty of one guinea for each, servant above 21 year. of age, that tie whole earn which remains due Scam Ireland to end of 10s 6d. for each servant under 21. On t' rivals car- Enelati et dl be miniteed, while, upon the other hand, we . tinges, instead of 61. 121. on taut-wheeled carriages drawn