The Express. — London, England, 1850-04-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1850. IMPERIAL I'ARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—MONDAT, Aran. 22. The bore met at Aso o'cloth. Lord LAMODALI set Speaker. Lord BLAICTIIII took the oaths and his seat moue of the representative peers of Scotland. PUBLIC BUSINESS. SMOKE PROHIBITION IBUTION BILL.—H S I S B COOL DISTRICTS CONTRLL. These bills sover Il west through marnittee, and wore ordered to bo repott e d. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. The Earl of HARDWICK I pee notice that he would, to-morrow, present • petit.. from Cambridge on the sub feet of agricultural THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Lord MONTEAGLE, punuant to notice, rose to ask the fleteretery of Stale for the Colonies whether any fur ther despatches have been received from New South Wales and Western Australia, on the subject of the proposed change of the constitution of those provinces, and whether it is the lotted:a of the government to recommend any bill for form ing • new constitution for those provinces without the pro duction of further information on the subject. The evidence berets the house al owing what the real feelings of the colonists were was very incomplete , more especially with reference to New Smith Wales. He was desirous of kaow lag whether his noble friend was in pos-cssion of any further intormation ; and, if rot, whether he was prepared to ask their lordships to sauction a bill altering the constitution of New South Wales without such further reformation ? Earl GREY said when the bill came up from the other hones le should be prepared to state reasons which'would justify their lordships in procee 'log with it. At preriat he maid oily my that no information with referecce to New South Wales or Western Australia had reached the govern meat which had not been laid before the house. He had, however, received from the chairman of • public meeting in New South Wier a copy of resolutions which he stated had been forwarded to the government, sod which earnestly re petted the delay of the measure of last year, sad expressed ▪ bop. that • sieni:ar bill would pass during the pre sent stair. With regard to New South Wales, practically the proposed measure wo.ld not alter the conatitrion,:but would merely effect a division of the colony into two porta, which he believed w ► university approved of. (Hear.) Lord MONTEAGLE said it was proposed to establish • federal government, which was altogether a novelty. There mosso object in pass the bill for the s-peration of Port Phillip from New Semis Wales last year. titter, hoar.) Lord STANLEY thought the resolutions to which the noble earl had alluded expressed regret that the separates of Poet Philip from New South Wiles was rot effected last year ;" but at the same time the colonists expressed satiates tioa at the course pursued by those of their lordship. who objected to the passing of the whole measure without • suffi cient expression of feeling by the pimple of both colonies. It was stated by more than one of their lordships that if the government would consent to separate that portion of the bill which separated Port Phillip from the rest of New South Wales. then would be no difficulty in paining it. (Hear.) Earl GREY was quite aware of the fact which the noble lord bad rated ; but the noble lord was no doubt also awe» that there were certain practical difficulties in separating the two parts of she bill which had bra alluded to. The reso lutions to which he had referred wore prod in the town of Mellscurnt, sad szproseed regret that the bill had not been plaided with last year. IMPORTATION OF CATTLE. The Duke of RICHMOND moved for the appointment of • select committee to acquire into the operation of an set to prohibit the impartation of sheep, cattle, and other animals, for the purpon of preventing the introduction of conta gious or infectious &semis (11 & 12 Vie., cap. 10.5), with • view of render:lig its provisions mare iciest than at pre sent. Ho wished ft to be understood that he did not mean to make this • political question. The committee was appointed. UNION OF CARRICK-ON.SHANNON. On the motion Of the Illatipla of WISTRIATH, the mem bers of the select eommittete on the patios of the board of guardians of the above union were named. Their lordship thin, at half-pest 6 o'clock, adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAT, APRIL 22. The Stimuli lock the chair at 4 °Week. PRIVATE BUSINESS. A VOIDWEITS CONAIDRILID.—GIace and Shafts Tarn- pile. Roads leprornamt ; Guardian Fire end Life As surance Company; Bills. PUBLIC HI:SINUS. Amos, %kir iretitioas pirefeented wen; lamas' Larrock.—By Mr. COBDEN, from the lola bitaata of Kaighley, iohabiraive of Holattirth, ichabitaab el Dewsbury, inhabitants of Parsley, against relays and shifts is factories ; Sir J GRAHAM, from Comber:sod ; Sit W. MOLESWORTH, Iron Lerds ; for an Elmo Hours Bill. Faeroiitta Btu..—By Mr. ELLIOTT, from H%uiek Mr. EGERTON, from Chester, agalum the bill ; Mr. J. EVANS, from a piste is Wahl, 13 favour of the bill Coerrat. Prommuzurs.—By Mr BRIGHT (2), from Obasiow. against capital peci.hmente; by Mr. CROWDER, *sea Liskaard, to the same effeet. Carsca ICasts.—By Mr. BLANEY, from Shropshire, ageism church wee ; Mr. BRIGHT (3), from Llacdderf• I, from Umlaut, and from Bala, lot the abolition of church raw. RAILW4T ToArrtc. —By Sr K. PEEL, fry Tam orartb, fa hone of a bill for the rcgal•tion of maws, teak. BLATlTikass.—By Sir R. PEEL, from Tamwortb, for the nppreedos of the slave trade. STAMP Drriss.—By )Zr. 1. DENISO:C, from a Flag in Yorkshire, for the nductios of the stamp duties. LORD LIEVIENANT OF IRELAND. Col. LI.:NNE rave notice, on the part of his hon. friend tie member for Westmeath, char when the 'notion for the 'beldam. of the offin of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was Drought forward he should move that it be rejected, as Ire. laud was already sufficiently donned. KILRI:SH UNION. Mr. P. SCROPE, in ofenace to the union of Kitrash, observed that It had occurred four tines eines the beginning of the relief that 4,000 of the outdoor paupers were with out sky relief whatever, the workhouse being so full that no fresh inmates solid be taken. He asked whether the right hors gentleman, as one of the Poor-law Cessmissionen, thought that suck a state n' things could be justihed ? Sir W. SOMERVILLE had no knowledge of the fact, but +(raid mower the question tomorrow. METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS BILL. Lord D. STUART wished to put a gamin to his right kola. friend the Secretary for the Ilene Department. This bill was only printed on Thursday evening, sad it was a bill in which the inhabitants of the notropolo felt the groa', payable interest. He wished to ask his right hon. friend was bin intention to novo the +rend reading of the bill this molai, dr io further time (or roe eider nth Sir O. (MET said that he had had several interviews with persor.a interested in the bill, and he believed there was no opposition in any quarter to the second reading;of the bill Under then circumstances it was his intention to move the word reading to-sight, but he would not bring it on after ten o'clock, if then was any other basins'. He thought then was no opposition to the principle of the bill, and nsretore he proposed, at say hour of the night to move the se ond reading. CHURCH PLURALITIES. Mr. S. HERBRKT observed thet the deanery of Bristol, whieh lad bun held in plurality by Dr. Lush, who was also ulster of • college, had beeline vacant. By the law, *At seontbi residence was twister, for • dean, end it wee obvious that the deanery and headship of a colitis could not be held together without infringing the laws. He wished to irk the noble lord whether he we. in • condition to state that la future he would not advise the crown to confer on the gessoes mentioned, viz., heads of colleges, the °Moe of dean. Lord J. RUSSELL was auder►tood to say that be thought it desirable that a deanery should sot be held Ay the bead of a college. la the pretest tostasai ha should not advise the trowel to stake t►e head of a college a ileac. STAMP DUTIM. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEiii:ER wished to give notice that this day week he proposed to more for leave to introduce the bill, which be had not been able to intro- duce, although oi.e of considerable interest, for the regulation of sayings banks. lie thought it very &suable that no dis mission should take place on the introduction of the Stamp DOWN Bill. It was very desirable that no misunderstanding should exist. He was quits run that, without mini explanation, it would be intelligible to the country. If he must make en explanatory etatement, he should propose to do it before the other orders of the day. to to the course which he peopesed to take as to the Stamp Duties Bill, the house was aware that they had gone through the clauses of the bin Only one amendethat was made . Is the proposal he made, the first item was • tax on mortgages and bonds, and the proposal was on. half per tent., and wittily., ap plied to bonds woad apply to other descriptions of security. He had received several deputations apes the Wisest. The gnat railway mosapaniss, who considered themasiva saws iajared than any other persons, paid me quarter pm mat ; but, by the prorated asseers, they weuld have beta exposed to • duty of one-hall per mat., and they fat that a peat hardship. The motion was carried whi ch reduced the duty to ona-teuth per cent. The actual vote which the house came to was reducing the duties on all deeds, the amount which did not emceed 5W., to one shilling. If that principle was to be carried out, as to eon veyanom and other documents, it would be such • loss to the revenue that he should he obliged to abandon tics bill. He held in his band a report from the Board of lathed Revenue to that t Heat, which would he printed in elm days. The (Nati* felt was, that the carrying an equally inaform per cent. to • higher amount was • heavy measure. Ile pro. posed an equal one quarter per oast, from the beginning of the duty the present duty was • gradual scale, but R ghMated the other way • it premed infinitely heavier upon the sap Lim amounts than upon the higher. The old scale was one which pressed heavily on the poor , man. For instance, II a rase borrowed 101. he wooed have to pay ten per seat. Oa 100,0004 he would pay sixpence per eat. From that up to a million a man would have to pay • halfpeany per seat. The graduated scale which he wished to propose was made inversely. He did not propose to ask the holies to vo•ii • hither sum than that, maims he mule obtain that pin of the measure which rela:ed to a quarter per mot. The prevail which he made would relieve all bon .wira undrr 3,2001., in f eed that SIMI there would he au increaae of duty. lie ariajamed that It would be hardly lair that hi d..ity should be curie I uniformly up. Objections had been We.• by hest . gentleman, and he ROUlei bide by the role W the house on • • Waling duty being imposed on any sam snag 801., sad h. versed to raise that to sksittssalsass os every op to 2001. He would bane it on uslemly up to 100,0001. Is the prossat sale Mt= il the diner en eoaveyeaers to 1,0001. oa every 1 Be worald NUNN the maximumduce to that sam=weald be by a mesa borrowing 100,0001., which would bi W Mond Is some atter queetioaa which had been rake& be Wlll etartain amendments, nearly all of whisk be tote ak to, with some slight alteratiees. He is at mid* to the proposal of the hoe. member lot Cfrostabse, sad alto to that part of his proposition which Mated to its saltiest of agreements. There were oast points raised taws setelements or capitalised annuities ; his or giaal proposkisa on that subject be did not Insist on, but Ito Prnlsswell to ask* some alteration with regard to that de scription of stock which was now exempt from duty, and which,minsistently with other ardolso;ought to be called upon to pay duty. He concluded by laying an the table papers relating to the Inland Revenue, and containing the total produce of the stamp duties on conveyances and mortgages during the last year. ' In answer to questions from different members, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had already stated that the highest duty would be 2501, which would be payable on the loan of 100,0001. ; and that he proposed to give up the part relating to ontirgent annuities; led that be proposed to create a new scale, watch there would be no difficulty is understanding. Front 2001. there should be a duty of a quarter per cent, on every sum up to 100,0001., end there it stopped. 1111 r. HUME said that it would simplify the matter very much If the right hoe. gentleman laid on the table a paper 'bowleg the house the amount that was realised by the old system sad the amount that he expected to realise by the new system. He (Mr. Hue) was under the impression that a less sou would be realised by the new system than under the old. It would be better tor the house to have the two scales before them. Hs hoped that the right hon. gentle man would reconsider the matter, and not 'top the focuses of duty at the sum of 100,0001, because it would not be doing justice to the minor intertits. The mere WON that ordered to be laid on the table. HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. In IMPWIT to Mr CH/1.18112, Lord PALM ERS lON said that be had received & repre sentation which complained that the agents of the Hwlson's Bay Company supplied the Indians with spirits as an ankle of commerce. He referred that representation to the Hud son's Bay Company, and the ,reply which he received was that they did not supply spirits to the Indians as an article of commerce, sad that the only quantity supplied was that portion which was given to tn. hasten when they same Into the establishments of the Hudson's Bay Company, and, as . _ . he (Lord Palmenton ) — migbt say, was drab onbae . Prmaints. (Laughter.) The reply aleo stated that they bad reason to think thatpenwas on the American side of the line did by contraband supply the Indians with spirits. He was not aware that there wee any objection to produce the correspood nos which took place on the subject. ine tbat so mere thug oasissixtb d ihe whale iambi, ' ! weld allidally seasested with the government. The Ma, end lammed Badman sow paging MIN that pooch den &mild set be wriest into dada shuts be any iseenue be the whole number of member!. Sub as altera tion it appeared to kin would lead as laumumienee, by eying easesion for a etrmgale, with the view of lamming the number of elected members. not in aecordemee with the requirements of the milany, bat in order to disturb the Pr !ion of the nominated to the sleeted members. e ir MO WATT suggested that as he bad given Rodeo of en amendment Ms the report, to »dace the prepordon of nominee members to conierth of the whole body, the bon. sad harmed member (Mr. Assam) might, perhaps, not think It seasesszy to prose his anemdmiaa now toe divide*. After • few wards from Mr. Adderley, Mr. Restmek, sad ' Mr. Hawes, ANSTEY, acquiescing in the suggestion of the bon. member opposite (Mr. Mowatt), would sot divide the com• mitt**. The clause was then agreed to, u was also clause 11, Mr. HAWES having inserted en amendment, providing that of the non-elected members not more than one half should hold office under the government. On clause 12, which ',pub so much of the ad 5 & 6 Vie., esp. 76, as requires all bills altering judges' salaries to he reserved in reference to the colonies of Viotoria,Van Diemen's Land, South Australia, and Western Australis, Sir W. MOLESWORTH wished to know why such bills were to be reserved for the consent of the crown in the case of New South Wales, and not in the other colonies. It was important, is order to p the independence of the judge', that co power should be given to the colony to redoes or alter their salaries when once fixed. Mr. HAWES admitted the importance of the question and was much disposed to agree with the view taken by the bon. baronet. He was, however, not quite clear as to the force of she words of the clause, but if it was allowed to stud he would make enquiry en the subject previous to the report, and if slummy introduce some ameedment. Mr. ROEBUCK observed that as the clause stood there was a power as regarded the four colonies named in it, to reduce the salines of the judges without the consent of the crown. To that power he objected. Mr. V. SMITH thought the house was entitled to ask the government what was their intention with regard to this clause—whether the colonies were to bare the power of &Rorie* the judges' salaries or not ? As this clause stood it was difficult to undereftied its purpose. LDP. i J. RUSSELL re tusked that his right hon. friend mast know very well that the powers of the colony to deal with certain subjects must depend on her Maiere instruc tions given to the governor of such colony, and if the gamut wee instructed to reserve certain subjects of Isiislation, and not to assent to them without first obtaining the consent of her Majesty, be would be bound thereby. There were like wise certain measures or alterations in the law which the governor could not assent to, being expressly prohibited by set of parliament, and in the present ease there wee with re gard to the solarise of the judges an absolute prohibition, by the 6 and 6 Vie. which it was proposed to repeal—(" no, no," from Mr. R oebuck)—for it was proposed, after the es tablishment of the colony of Victoria, that that power should he repealed—that was to say, it should no longer be pro hibited to the governor that he should be entitled, at the desire of the colony, to alter or redoes, the salaries of the judges. That was the proposal in the bill. He would not argue the question whether that was a wise provision or not, or whether it was right that the colony should have the power to alter the solstice without the vaunt of the crown, but that was the prop cal. After a few words from Mr. ANSTIBT, Mr. ROEBUCK sail that as the house was now making a constitution foe a colony, he thought it a perfectly fair propo sition that they should not alter a judge's salary during his _ . . . Lord J. RUSSELL agreed with the hon. member that t►e gaieties of the existing judges ought not to be altered during their lives. Sir W. hIOLEBWOR 111 thought this clause inconsistent with the 17th clause, inasmuch u the 17th dune made it lawful for the governor, to alter all or any of the sums men tioned in the schedule. i;;• — ;;;d7hos Mr. AZDERLEY, Lord J RUSSELL said that U the \mi. end lexrned member for Sheffield should think it desirable to insert • proviso in any clause to the effect that the salaries of the (entire judges should not be altered so loos as they held their office, he would be ready to give his assent to such a proviso. (Rear, hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK promised to take advantage of the noble lord's sugteetioe. Clause 12 was then agreed to. On clause 13 being proposed, Mr. E. DENISON begged to call the attention of the committee to, the subject of the waste lands of the colomy. According to the provisions of the bill, the dispaal of the waste lands of the crown was vested in the federal meembly without reservation or qualifiation. There were, however, many hon. gentlemen in that house who believed that the population of this xffintry had some interest in the lends in question, and woo considered them as a sort of inheritance for our own poor. Re believed that the federal assembly would never meet at all, and that, if they did inset, they would not constitute a very good tribunal for the manage. mint of waste lends. The Legislauve Assembly of South Australia had expressed an opinion, that they could see no use whatever in a federal !trembly. The go. Tensor of Van Diemen's Land seemed to entertain a similar view ; and Earl Orey thought that a federal assembly would for the present be inoperative. Would it be advisable, thee, under circumstances such as these, to delesate to • fedinl amenably the management of the wine lands of the clown ? He proposed as an amendment, that the legislatures of the separate colonies be enspow, red to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the waste lands of the crown in each c lony. LIM J. RUSSELL said before the amendment was secoeded, perhaps the committee would hear the view the government were disposed to take el this ques tion. (Hear, hear.) His hon. friend had omitted to allude to the great evils which bad resulted from the prodi gal waste of land which had fr.,m time to time taken place. (Hear, bear.) The colony of Western Australia, tor instance, had never been able to mak? any effectual progress, owing to the very large grants of land made at the attest of her career. There were several other colonies in which at the present tints it was a source of complaint that improvements and the condensation of the inhabitants were alike p ted by the immense tracts of soil which had fallen lett the hands of individual proprietor.. A bill was in•roduced, which passed through parliament in 1842, by which the decision with reference to price was made the decision of parliament, sad not of the Colonial-office. Now, in providing fur the waste lands in the present bill the government were desirous of preserving the uni`orniity which the Act of 1842 staked out ; and, it each colony were to have its separate system al ' disposing of the waste lands, there would be no uniformity, for if la price were high in one colony there would thorn be a temptation to another colony to sell at a lower price, sad thus considerable evil would be engendered. lie, therefore, I thought the amendment objectionable, but, on reconsidera tion of the plan proposed by the governmen., he was willing to admit that there were some very valid objections to man to the federal government a power with respect to the gate lands. He proposed, therefore, that the subject Amid be altogether omitted for tee present. (Hear, hear,) He agreed with the hon. member for Mahon (Mr. E Denison) that the facility of providing emigration from the United Kingdom to the Australian colonies, was an object which ought to be kept steadily in view by the legislature of this country. (Hear, hear.) Mr. I)IVKTT expressed the gratifica.ion he felt at having heard the remarks which had just fallen from the noble lord. He had intended to move that clause 32 be struck out, convinced as he was that the land fund ought to be administered upon the principle at present adopted. Mr. ROEBUCK insisted upon the necessity of defining the amount of land belonging to the co- lonists more distinctly. They should draw a line between Victoria and New South Wales, or they would have these colonies quarreling. Then be would give to these colonies full control over Ike lands within the defined area—but be would have all lands outside these, until they got their General A.sszobly, be considered as properly be longing to England and the government her*, to be used for future settlements. All the waste lands of these colonies ought to be considered the appanage of this country. Mr. AGLIONBY thought it was too soon to prophecy that there would be no General Assembly. The suggestion of the hon. gentleman for more strictly defining the limits of the colonists' possession., he thought a most useful one, not only to prevent disputa, but ss regarded the collection of revenue and other purposes. But he differed from him in thiskingthat the land within those limits should be left to the entire control of the colonists. Mr. J. B. SMITH was very glad that the noble lord had consented to withdraw that part of the clause which die posed of the crown lands. We made a great mistake in giving to Canada the control of the crown lands, and the consequence of doing so was that Ca nada costs u. much more than she otherwise would. Our colonial policy he maintained had been injurious ina.much as we had given up to the colonies the crown lands and revenues. He should be glad to know from the nob!e lord whether this was not a favourable opportunity to propose to the colonies to pay their own expenses on condition of having their own crown lands and nee. Mr. HAW ES said he agreed that as far as was possible it was desirable to libeen the expense. of our colonial posses sioas. On the other hand, he never would give up the right ' and the duty of this country mica:ming Its colonial posses sions. He did not thick that we should enter into say such negotiati.in with our eoloniss. In answer to a question from Mr. I/Natal.' as to the limits of the waste !ands of the respective colonies, Mr. HAWES said the house must not @appose that no limits were filed. Ise that very bill the boundary was fixed between New South Wales and Victoria. • ----- Mr. DISRAELI—It is not the limits between the colo nies, but it is the limit between the respective colonies end the waits lands to which I wick to tall attantion. Mr. ADDBRLEY believed this to Ist.: • question of great difficulty. At the same time he was convinced that the av rangement for the disposal of the waste lands could not last. Ile agreed with the hon. member for Mahon that it would be injudicious to leave it to • general assembly or congress. lie believed that the best way to prevent • congress would he to pees an act of parliament to condi tut* one No congress had ever existed that was created by soother power. If the', wished to have one they au" allow it to fora itself. It appeared to him absurd to plea. the disposal of west' lands in the hsnds of • body that was not ia existence, and might not be in existence for witty years to come. But if there was an assembly from all the floe colonies, they would never agree on any nne elan At present the waste lands were at the disposal of the Land and Emigration Commissioners, and it had been stated that from the time this *commission had been in existence the eau of land had diminished in an extraordinuy degree, and that at the time tee commiesion woe created govern ...a handed over enormous pasts of land, and handed over squatting liaise toast extent of no Ism than 180 mil lions of acres. While this was the emu, what an absurd thing it MS to establish an upset price of 11. an acre, when the grantees were @OWL!, as fie. an sere. Sir W. MOLESWORTH was plumed that the noble lord did not intend to invest the land la • general assembly He had great doubts as to the propriety of a general assembly. Sir J. GRAHAM said this was the most difficult the most stoitil e s ubje ct, tad at the same tim e it appeare d to h i m important.He understood that his hon. friend the member for Melton, was not prepared to press say amendatent at present, but would miler reserve it till the bringing up of the report. He (Sir J. Grahams) entirely agreed with the decision of the noble lord that the mate lands should not be at the disposal of a general assembly. As he understood the effect of the clause the dispose! of the waste lands would be subject to the act of 1842. Now, he ventured to express a string opinion that the suggestion offered by the hon. and learned member for Sheffield was • very 'important one. It was an amendment of the act of 1842. As he undentood the amend ment it was to alter the act of 1842, accurately to define the limits of each colony, and to give to the colonial authorities the sppropriation of the waste lands within their limits, bet everything beyond those limits to leave entirely with the imperial legislature. Now, he must say, that was an excellent proposition. It would be, as he thought, the certain means of preventing much confusion and angry discussion. It would retain in the (roma the indisputable right of everything without the limits. Mr. B. DENISON said the noble lord had in a thin hones made a very important alteration in this bill. The management of the waste land., which by th e bill was to have been given to the general assembly, was now with drawn altogether from colonial authority. The helm had now to consider the position in which this matter stood. When the bill was introduced last year, it contained no pro visions as to waste lands at all. The noble lord was asked whether he intended to withhold the administration of waste lands from the colonies. After considering the matt , r for a few days, the noble lord came down to the houso and said it was the intention of government to concede the ma nagement of waste lands to the colonies. Now this had gone forth to the colonies, and when they received intimation from all the colonies of the great gratification with which the bin had been received, he did not kr.ow how much of that gratification was not to be attributed to their supposing that they were to have the management of the waste lands. Ile thought it highly im proper that the house, on so short • noti:e, shoul I decide the question. Under the circumstance he should, with the leave of the house, not bring forward his amendment now, but he should withdraw it ;menthe bringing up of the report. Jar. AGLIONBY said in spite of what had fallen from the hoe. member for Sheffield, he *gain protested against the British people being deprived of what he conceived to be their rights. Mr. ROEBUCK said a great many suggestions had been offered to the noble lord at the head of the government as to what he ought and what he ought not to do. Ile would suggest to him one thing—that he ought not to permit the peeudonyme attached to • company which weat and obtained from the wild inhabitants, for • favitious price, • supposed power over large tracts of territory, to intern re with his ar rangements. Sir J. GRAHAM trusted that the limits of each colony would be narrowed and defined with respect to the waste lands. Certain clauses in this bill specified the boundaries of New South Wales on the southward ; on the nertnwari, he understood, no limit whatever was assigned. Ile thought with the bon, and leaned member for Sheffield that the land to which the act of 1542 applied should he narrowed and contracted, awl all beyond those limits held at the free and unfettered disposal of the iSperiol government. (Hear, hear ) Within these limit', he concurred with the hon. member for Melton in thinking that the disposal should be given to the colonial governments. (Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL sai I the subject moult of course receive every consideration ; but he thought it well to men tion that there was now • power, by the Act of 1542, to lame letters potent wide? the Great Seal, by which the limits of the colony of New South Wales might be defined. I Hear, hoer Mr. J. STUART, after:assuring himself that he undi r. stood the proposal of Sir Jame. Graham, asked under what constitution and laws the proprietors of the lands granted by the crown would be, supposing them beyond the boundaries of the different co:onies? It might happen :hot some of these grantees would also be proorietors of land subject to one or other of the colonial legislatures. Mr. WALPOLE thought tke difficulties of the subject en great that the committee Gould not conveniently ems to a decision on it. By Lord Stanley's Act half the produce of waste lands was to be applied to emigration; the 13. h clause of the present bill reserved the whole power to the crown. The suggestion as to defining the limits of each colory was • very important one ; it would give the coloefill legislatures their just rights, at the some time that it preserve! the appanage* of the crown. The difficulty tug. gated by the honourable member who had last soken might be obviated by giving power to the crown either to extend the limits of the different colonies, or to create new ones. L ,king at the extent of what had been called the squattaw districts, 1 ;iii miles by 400, he hoped the system of making large grin:, e, ,u 1 he duly con, eidered, and that the suggestions which had hcen thrown out would be maturely weighed by the government. Mr. MACGREGOR was favourable to the plan of settling waste lane's pursued in the United Ststcs—not to put up any districts for sale till they were surveyed, and to lave annual accounts rendered of the extent of those surveyed and tin• ye 1. Sir W. MOLESWORTH suggested the omission from the clause of the words " repugnant to the laws of England ;" which seemed to limit the powers of the colonial It iris lateens. Mr. ROEBUCK oppo ed the omfrim of those words. Mr. ANSTEY thought the words might be advent ge ously altered to :‘ repugnant to this act." ... Tie ATTORNEY GENERAL said the object of the words was that the colonial legislrtures should not pass ac•e repugnant to thoic of the imperial lesis:ature ; for instance, to impose restrictions ou imports or export! which the in.pe• nal government did not sine' ins. 31 - r. ROEBUCK said, it there was one thing more ins portent than another, it was to prevent the colonial legids turd from imposing restrictions which we had abolish. d. Mr. ANSITY c-nsiderci it imporie,t to show the colonists that they were not to he entirely independ , nt. lle wee anxious kr a recognition and extension of the principle by whi^h the courts of law of this country controlled the de- Melon, of coleniel court After &short conversation the douse was agreed to, with the taidentanding that en opportunity for its further discus. con would be allowed on bringing up tha report. Clauses li end 11 were *greed to. Ou clause 16, Mr. ROUItUCK suggested the expediency of s ropiwering the colonies to create, or to create themselves, a supreme court of judicature, fur the purpose of deriding any so: s• ti.ass that might arise between one colony and al otLer. Lord J. RUSSELL said he would consider the point. The clause was then agreed to. On claws 17, Mr. C. LUSHINOTON rose to move the omission of such pens of the clause as provide for the sienifi:ation of tier Ma. jesty's pleasure on every bill which shall be passed by the council in any of the colonies referred to, altering the sums allotted for the suetentathos of public worship, a' mentioned in the third part of any of the schedules (A), ( and (C) lie said that in offering the present amendment, he regretted that he seemed to do anything which might appear to be in- ' consistent with the respect which he entertained for the noble lord and his public serviose, or hostile to his adminis tration, to which he was in general attached ; hut the bill seemed to him to contain some matters which, in his opinion, would lead to social mischief and differences in Sydney and New S oath Wales Ile fonad there wee one branch of the legis:ative arthnstement proposed which appeared to him of a character bourieus to the feelings of the colonists, and calculated, in its operating, to produce retentive social discord and =whist'. The bill provided for the present maintenance of certain qualithAtions in the existing constitution for New South Wales, and em powered the colonists to make the most essential alterations. Thus, the colonists might make laws conclusively fin the peace, welfare, and good government of their country, and could tax themselves and ap,aopriate that taxation; but there the confidence of this country stopped, and a most ungenerous distrust folio +red. (Hear, hear.) Sumo of 28,0001. and 6,0001. were set apart as allowances ter public worship in Port Phillip and New South Wales, and '28,0001. in addition (as we understood the hon. gentleman) bed been appropriated for a like purpose to Van Diemen's; Lend. and which appropriation could net in any way bo altered by the colonists except with the sanction of the crown. ( Hear, hear.) That amount was divided between four churches, for the colonies were to have no lee, than four established churches, namely—the church of England, the Roman church, the Wesleyan. and the Presbyterian. In his opinion, therefore, the 17th clause would have, in its present shape, a most exasperating effect, because it not only trenched on religious liberty, but also contained an injurious impute tion that the colonies were not willing to contribute ails thing to the support of public worship, whtch, in reality, was not the face (Hear, hese.) Religious discord had ever been the bane of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Canada; and [(now they inoculated Australia with Its noxious infleenee, they would not only act unwisely, but defeat their own object in the end. (Ilea, hear.) S ome of the colonie s had already determined on rejecting such interference with their religious liberty ; and he doubted not the 17th clause would be the signal for instant repudiation. (Hear, hear ) There fore he begged to move as an amendment the omi-eon of the words referred to. (ilear.) Mr. LABOUCHERE begged to remind the house of the real state of affairs in the colony of New Mouth Wales. By ' the present system a very moderate sum of money was ap portioned to, and divided among , t thefour principal churches in that colony ; and the clause referred to in the present bill maintained these churches and their grants substantially, and provided that th re should he no alteration without the consent and approbation of the crown. (Hear, hear.) He was aware that the introduction of that within had afforded great satisfaction to the colonists; when as the previous system of giving exclusive privileges to ene church (the church of Eneland) gave great offence and annoyance, which were only removed and qui e t e d by th e i n t r Asiatics: if the present system. (Hear, hear.) Whilst h. (Mr. L sbnuchere) would strenuously resist any attempt at domi nation by any church over a different portion of the com munity—believing such to be opposed to the true interests of religion —on the other hand, he was not alone prepared to promote, hut also to encourage, the equelPy of all churches and the absence of religious dominati on . (Hear, hear.) lie was of opinion that encouragement to religious sernmunltle• was a bsnefit, not en evil ; and he, therefore, should regret m any reeolon that would disturb the harmony t h at at pre sent existed. I Hear, hear,) tinder the present system there were vested interests of considerable importance. Adding sal churches had been erected, el 'gym= Co. NAVIGATION LAWS. Mr. RlCARD(Y;;i.t;itVeskthr7aol;lelord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether there were any negotiations going on with the French government with respect to the restnelons placed on British /hipping, and particularly with regard to the regalation clauses in the French laws which pat reetrietions on vessels bringing goods from Asia, Africa, and America t Lord PALMERSTON said that cammunicstions were going on with the Freuh government with respect to the alteration in the French system, which awed the English navigation laws, but he was notable to state the result of the negotiations. EDUCATION BILL. The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY said that he begged to be permitted to state that he had recsived a letter from the member for the West Riding of Yorkshire (Mr. Cobden), in reference to a statement which he (the Esrl of Arundel and Surrey) was tr. ported to have made in the dis cussion upon the bid of Mr. lon, on Wednesday last. The letter denied that Mr. Fronde had been appointed principal giant* college at Manchester; and added that the college had not yet been founded. Want he (the Earl of Arundel and Surrey) had said was, that there was a current report that Mr. Fronde bad been appointed principal of the new Manchester college. PARLIAKEN CARY VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL. In mower to a question from Mr. HAMILTON, Lord J. RUSSELL said that he did not propose to take the bill through its sent stage that night. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL. Kr. MORSMAN asked whether the noble lord would take this bill on Friday next. Lord J. RUSSELL mid he proposed that they should go through committee on the Australian Colonies Bill before bringing on that question. It thee should get through the Australian Colonise BM before Friday, he should here no objection to their taking the Leclseitstical Commission Bill on Friday next. SAVINGS BANKS BILL. Kr. DISRAELI said that, trim some observation' which All from the nut]: :opd at the heed of her Majssty's govern sent, he was led to infer that it was the opinion of the noble lord that when the bill should be brought on there would be no discussion on it. Now he thought it fair to tell the noble rd that he (Mr. D:uaeli) apprehended that after the Interest which was taken on the subject, aid the long delay of the government in taking any steps with reference to savings hanks, some discussion was likely to take place on the bill when it should he brought forward. STAMP DUTIES BILL. In answer to a question, Lord J. RUSSLLL slid that he was not sore whether this bill would be brought forw.ad on Pride) , or not. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL. The house went again bete e mmitbe ow this bill. Oa clause 7 beteg proposed, Mr. V. SMITH roes to say that it appeared to him that they were proceedihg with too much baste in carrying this bill. The iut clause, the latter part of which contained many inconeistenciee, had been agreed to with very little deliberation. They new proposed to leave the colonies to shift for themselves; but when be looked at the vast amount of emigration which had taken place, he thought that it was Leo bed to deprive them of the advice of their mother country. Their representation in the waesably was at present inefficient. The rate of qualification was tax high, as by it they excluded from the aseembly a large into. rest which was composed of an influential and intelligent body, be meant the "squatting" interest. Mr. ANSTEY athed whether it was competent fir the right boa. gentles's' to re•opee a discuosion on the 6th clause, when they were in committee oa the 7th. Mr. BERNAL said that in committee how. gentlemen were so much in the habit of mixing up one clause with the other, that it was impossible for him to lay down the limi•s within which hon gentlemen were to confine their ob earvatioaa. Mr. F. SMITH continued to show to the house that the fro:whims should be extended to the "squatters," and brought forward the authority of S:r G. Gibbs and of 23 benches of imagist:eke in New South Wales. to show that there war no objection in the colony to the admission of the " squatting" interest. He thought that the house ought to consider whether it would not be advisatle to admit tile large clue into the assembly before they carried this hill into effect, as then the whole body of the colonists would hays • voice in the decision of those important ques tions, on the settlement of which depended the prosperity and success of the colony. He coacludel by contending that as they had decide I that the colony should have only a single chamber it should be composed of the representatives of the people of the colony, for whom they professed to legislate. )dr. HAWES said that the principle on which that bill proceeded was this, that it should leave the constitution of New South Wales as nearly as pcssible as it now stood. The object was not to alter or vary the constitution of New South Wales except in conformity with the wishes of the mle. What was to p t the legislature out there extending the franchise ? It was better to lave that matter to them. In the assembly the popular members would be as two to one; and if they were pressed upon by any considerable number of their con stituents to bring about any change they were numerous enough and possessed sufficient ability to do so. He could only derma this bill on the ground that by it they showed that they wished these matters to be elf coed by the coleuists themselves. For these reasons, therefore, he would much rather see that question of admitting the squatting interest discussed end a proper measure to effect it originated in the colonies. Mr. ADDERLEY said that, properly speaking, there were only two courses open to the government, ei:her to mad out a eonssitution corrplete in all it parts, or to throw it entirAy on the ccionista to frame one suited to their wants. They had done neither, and hence all the delay and oppo sition. After a few words from Mr. WILD and Mr. Mowers', Mr. LABOUCHERE hoped that hon. members would do nothing calculated to delay the bill unnecessarily. Lord J. RUSSELL thought it would be batter to leave all local questions, including the franchise, to be settled by the colonists themselves Sir W. MOLES woura said that the clause under dis cussion gave the power of crewing universal suffrage to Van Dimnan's Land and South Australia, which did not mat is New South Wales. He contended that all should have the same peivileges. Mr. HAWES said that all these questions could be much better dealt with in the Sir W. MOLES WORTH observed that the bill was so framed that it would take two years before the colonists *mild establish their franchise. It could not be done in less tines, seeing that the franchise must come home to the Delemial-office for revision. 2226. HIJME was ineliaed to accept th. bill without throw ing any difficulties ia the way et the government After soma conversation the clause was agreed to without a division. Clause li was agreed to, as wu also clause 9. Oa clause II) Mr. C. AIISTEY remarked that under this clause It would be temp rant for the legislative numbly, when called Into naletesao, to alter their urn constitution, and to ketoses the umber of its members, but the 'proportion of one third &analogue was, to be retained, whatever increase might be used. la the number of the elected members. The marle d's. plated on th, franchise would so far narrow it that there would not be mop- then 6,000 or G,OOO electors in either Van Diemen'. Land or B...uth Australia ; there could, therefore, be no danger that the assembly would represent extreme democratic opinions or endeavour to enforce demo cratic principles ; there was, consequently, ao reason for incre..ing the n u mb er o f t h e nominated ambers. H. should, therefore, sieve the omission of the proviso which directed that the &algae*. should increase with the elected members is the impaction of one-third. Lord 3. RUMMELL said that the enactment in tte New South Wales Act of 1412 was, that one-third of the melll - of the Legislative Council should be sipoiated by the gown, god that of the noa•eleeted niembas n o t more th an I g one-half should hold goy Mee er othuluount under the dowed, and public worship encouraged and extended, and he was thereto?, of opinion that the house would act wisely in not disturbing thee:feting arraugemeata. (Hear.) Mr. ROEBUCK wu somewhat sarprieed at the blowing hot and Gold which distinguished the policy of the government with respect to the colonies. :Meru, hoer.) One moment the government were for giving them all ...rim of powers, in cluding that of making constitutions. That was the way the government began ; but at the end of the bill there were schedules, and schedules alwas excited his suspi• don. On turning to the 17t h clause, the first thing which he found mentioned was the salary of the governor. The colonists might make a constitution they might split one house into two, they might get rid of nominees, they might have a thoroughgoing democracy, bat they were net to get rid of the governor's salary without a bill which had received the approbation of her Majesty. (Hear, hear) Now, he maintained that that was blowing hot and cold. If the colonists were fit to govern themselves and to make coestitutiont, were they alt fit to decide whether or not the governor should have 5,0001. a ye.r, and whether 28,0001. a year should be paid for public worship ? But the most remarkable proposition was, that any saving below the 73,0001 should be res, reed to her Msjesty to do what she plumed with. That was an insult to the colony. (Hear, hear.) He would not affront her Majesty by sup posing that she had anything to do with the matter, but he maintained that the co.onisl administration at home should have nothing to do with it. (Hear, hear.) When the com mittee came to this section he should move the omission of it. Mr. BRIGHT said that with regard to the question in troduced by the hoe, member for Westminster, he felt that the right hon. gentleman had blown hot and cold through out his observation.. He said he was entirely against having one dominant church in the colony, as that would be sure to lead to great discord. He therefore wished to have four, because discord would thus be prevented, the minority being overpowered by the mays. rity. There could, however, be no permanent advantage in the remedy for discord which the right hon. gentleman pro posed, because, as the population of the colony increased, the relative proportions of the sects might change so as to mike the discord even grater then it would be under one established church. He would ask the noble lord st the head of the government where was the wisdom of attemptirg t. fix the sums of money which should be p►id for the stip ' port of certain religious permissions —not merely for the support senerelly of a church which was believed to he true, ' hut for the support of three or four kinds of churches He asked him bow could they, at a distance of so mar, thousands of miles from the colony, undertake wisely, fairly, judiciously, usefully for the colonists, to de cide such a question? If there were one question which more than another people could alone decide for themselves, it was the question of religious establishments, and of giving support out of the public funds to any religious faith. As the law stood, the clergy reserves in Caned' wore regulated by the provisions of an act of the imperial parlia ment, and the Canadian parliament did not even possess the power which this bill would give the Australian parliament, of making a new arrangement without coming to this country. No men would contend that it was desirable to interfere with their follow-countrymen on the other side of the globe, and he therefore asked the noble lord (it he would not con sent to withdraw the who:a of the clause) to take away that part which he ( Mr. Bright) believed would be a source of discord amongst people to whom we were wishing free institutions. Mr. LAI3OCCIIERI: Paid it was not true that the arrangements as to the Canada reserves could not be altered without an act of parliament. Os the contrary, they could be altered by the act of the legislature; all that was re quired was, that the act should come to this country and receive the unction of the crown. At present the state of things now existing in these colonies was that sums had been voted. There sums were an advantage to the persons who had a vested interest in tke receipt, and it must must be tome time before any question could arise as to any part of the sum appropriated by the Irgiblature. No present inconvenience could arise from leaving the question as it was now proposed to be established, and gold reason ought to be shown fur changing a r3stem under which many individuals had embarked their fortunes. This system had greatly pro moted the extension of churches and religious in,truction, and had given religions peace to the e I roles. It was not too much to give that ilaarse of stability which was given by this bill, viz., that no alteration should take plate except by an act of this legidature. Ur. BRIGHT explained that his argumnn• was, that an. leu they seam to exercise the power, they should rot retain it. Mr. SEYMOUR ohjected to the system of endowing four clkurches. Mr. ANSTEY said it was true that with the creep. tion of the Church of England, attempts were matting by the privileged clams in New &tell Wales, who happened to obtaia more power, to destroy the priotiple, rot of endowment, but of all religious equality, by cutting off the endowment. The other societies should be prevented from disturbing the religions peace which the church had so happily creserved. Mr. AUDISRLEY observed that the question was not whether this was a bad or a good system. No member emir, staod up to dolma the four great churches—the church of England, the church of R.mt, the church of Scotland, and what he had nxt before heard of. the Weelayan church. The government only wished to preserve the system as it now rood. Lord J. RUSSELL said that is 1835 the secretary of state for the colonies, finding there were great comphuats of the want of churches, made a provision that the four principal bodies, those m At numerous in the colony, sh wa.d each have *certain sum all dud to them, and he likewise made It a part of the condition on which a certain sum was given for the erection of buildings that there should be equal con• tributioos by the inhabitairs of the Giglio: in which the church was built. Tote sums had been paid fora ems.derab'e number of years, the churches had been built, and individuals had subscribed their money to build these churihes. Go- vernment, therefore, proposed to continue the evahlishments which they found, and that any alterati•ms which should be made as to the establishments should be sent over hereiit the confirmati mof her Msjesty. Now, he understood that the hos. member for Westminster would propose te leave this matter as it was, making no provision for vested interests, but allowing these old establishments which lied grown up at once to be put an end to ; every clergyman who had gone out on the assurance that he would receive a certain sum, would be deprived of that income, and the persons who had contributed the money for building the church would Ist at once told that the church should be no longer maintained. He thought that would be an injustice to thiae who lived in thi se cantles. When they found that this system had existed for fifty years, he did not thick that they would be wise in saying that' nothing but a voluntary system should be established. Mr. C. LUSH NGTON explained. . . . Mr. F. F. sCOr r said that it was certain that there was no gag!, point on which the colz.ny of New Santh Wales tilt more sore then on this schedule of appropriation. It was the great grievance of Lord Stanley's bill. Mr HAWES said that the question was, not whether the .thedule of appropriation had given risi to disouisfaction, but whether this grant as now diarihuted gave rise to gene ral dissatisfaction. If It did, he did not hear of it ; and on the whole, he had reason to believe that it had given satis faction. The house then divided. For the clause For the assendment The elan!! flea passed. Mr. ROEBUCK moved that the chairmen report progrem and ask leave to sit again. (Great confusion, and cries of .•(:ior' Drotherton,” &c.) Mr. DISRAELI asked what the government intended to do respecting the Stamp Buie, Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL sa;4l that if plows' were reported then, he proposed to resume the committee on Thursday neat, and to take the Stamp Ditties Bill on Friday. Tbe CHAIRMAN reported progress and the house re sumed. The Sump Duties Bin was fixed l't;r Friday oral. PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS (IRELAND) DILL Sir W. SOMERVILLE pr posed the re-committal of this bill pro forma, in order that word', providing remune ration for town clerks, with other verbal amendments, might be inserted. The bill went throne% committee, an i the house tenoned. METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS BILL. Oa the order for the second reading of this bill, Lord D. STUART complained that the bill was being hurried tnrough the liouse. At the same tim: , he wus anxious not to impels a measure which was so loudly called for by consideration for the health of the metropolis. How ever, it contained heavy rating powers and much patronite and therefore he hoped that su ffi cient time would be given for the dxrussion of its 60 clauses in committee. Mr. FORBES was understood to support the bill. Mr. LACY was friendly to the principle, but feared that the details were not calculated to carry it out. Sir G. OBEY suggested that the further consideration of the bill should be postponed for a fortnight, in order that time might be given to consider its provisions. Mr. BRIGHT thought • week or teu days a very short time for the consideration of so important • bill. Sir G. GREY said the time he proposed was • fortnight, and he di I not think that any objection strong enough to justify further d.lay had been urg.d. Mr. W Y LI) attempted to address the house, but was in. terrupted by cries of ' Spoke, spoke." Mr. MACKINNON made a similar attempt, hut his voice was drowned in cries of " Smoke, smoke." He said he had not " spoke" (" smoke"), smoke was nothing to the point. (Loud laeghter ) The hon. member was under ' stood to support the bill. The bill was then read a second time. RAILWAY ABANDONMENT BILL. This Lill WY read a second time and rained Wbe coin witted on Mand.it . next. ..... - NAVAL Plum BALANCES (ADVANCES Our OF TliE CONSOLIDATED FUND). ....• -- The house on the motioa of Mr. J. went into committee, and passed a resolution pledging the Consolidated Fund to the payment of these balances, the hon. gentleman ezplainisig that the surplus arising from the prizes would he repaid to the amount of that fund. The amount of these ha. lanais was about 341.01 W. OFFICIAL SALARIES. _ _ _ . . . Lord J. RI 813RLL moved that the following members be nominated se the select committee on official salaries: Lord John Russell, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Bright, Sir John Yards Buller, Mr. Cobden. Mr. Beckett, Mr. Napier, Mr. Hume Drummond, Mr. William Evans, Sir Willie's Mob. worth, Mr. Henley, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Walter, and Ilr. nestles. Col. fiIIITIIORP said this committee bad evidently been selected on the principle of " you stand by me and I will stand by you," and not with any bona fide intention of fairly inquiring into the salaries of public men with the view to ascertain how far economy might he prsethed. Ile would oppose to the utnicst the appointment of such a par tial, such a packed committee. Ile looked with suspicion on all otHciel mon. The result of a committee so appointed would be worse than useless—it would be dangerous. He would be proud to support the Ruble lore In any span coon', but not in such a proposition as he now race. (Hear, hear.) The motion was agreed to without further o'nerva•i'4a, and it was ordered that five members forma q uorum _____ . COUNTY INFIRMARIES On the mediator Lord NAAS, the iollowing returns wet ' ordered :—" Of the various eums received by the difftrc nt county infirmaries in Ireland for the yaw ending the Si day of January, 1848, the sth day of January, 1919, ac t the sth day of January, 18.50, distinguishing the sums pea from county presentments, from private subecription, ar.i from other sources ; also, an account of the different slims a .. tunny expended by the said institutions during the said ti c. showing the number of caws relieved, and the artrag , . expense per head for the year." MRRCANTILE MARINE BILL. This bill was brought in, and read a first time. The house adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock. Eke erpregg. OUTGOING MAILS. The mails yid Marseilles, to the Mediterranean, g u p t, c..ylon, India, Hong-Kong, lie., will be made idp morrow eveniax. The mails for British North America end the tnit‘d States will be made up on the evening of Aptil 26. The mails kr Liabm, Spain, and Oibraltar will he muoe up on April 27. The West India Haile, including Bermuda, Haeannat, Names, Honduras, New Orleons, and Mezioo, and evtluding these for Madeira, St. Juan-de-Nietratrua, New Onnat.a, Chili, and Peru, will be made up on Mai 2. The mails for Maderia, the Brasil., and Buenos Arca, wi:l ne made ep on the 4 . 6 of May. The mails for Gibraltar, Malta, Orrree, the lonian I•!anda Itirlpt, Ceylon, India, and China, 114 Sputhztri;:to7;, will he mad. up on the morning of May 2h. KIM! WAT FR AT LON 1 . 1411)0/1. Trys Das—Unman, .... Aftmonos. 171. To - ffeas•Tr—liforatag.lll3.) , A. LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 23. IT was promised last night that the CIIANCELLOa Of the EXCHEittER should explain the amendments he intended to adopt, or, to use parliamentary phra seology, "the course which he interded to pu , sue," cn the subject of his Stamp Bill. The public had specu lated all the day on the character of the amendments the right hon. gentleman intended to propose. Some were sanguine enough to believe that he would withdraw his unfortunate proposal in favour of a general bill to amend te stamp lives. Others, who had less confidence in :Lc right hon. gentleman's financial performances, ccc. tented themselves with anticipating that he wow , ' concede with an ill grace to the resolution of the house. A third party, few in number, thous(" he would take his stand boldly on his original terop.., and call on members to reverse the cl....cisien of Monday. All these curses were open to the (it IN CELLOIL of the Exclterrtex ; the first wcull been popular, the second would have been grs , .1 , the third at least wou:d have been manly. of these courses ekes he follow ? None of them. The position in which Sr CIIARLEa wan placed was this. The Houseof Commons had ani.m , d two great and important propositions : fir,', it 71 . • ad ralorern scale of duties .oneht to b., • at4mps; second, that the scale of duty ougut An. mence at the lowest possible point it was pc , e.h:o to fix it at, consittent:y with safety • •.e revenue. The CIIANCTLLOR of the Ex , . •vu called upon last night to shape his measure in may with that deciion. Let us see what Le has done. Sir C. WOOD prons.es adopt the scale o , r. upsn bands, affirmed by the House of CommorP to, but not beyond, VAL That is to say, he s.'!l • Is. as* stamp duty fir a bcnd or mortgage 2.. for a bond or mortgage of loot., end 4. duty upon *bond of 1501.; bat upon all values coo in 1.101. he insists upon a duty of p.; so that the followicg teaks ere now before Amount The new Seale proposed by Sir C. 1% ocd. n I 1 • s. • 1 Bond, 100 150 200 500 0 1u 1 :5 . 12 1 . 1 100,VOU An.i ;Le Fame amount for a.: hie Ulf va:ues. The concession, therefore, mule by Sir Woon amounts to wiling. Ile trie -, believe he will ineffectually try, to evade tLe of the house. But this is far from beiro • objection to his new plan. The new ji en se , us to be, on many accounts, more undc4irlt . the old one. In the first place, this new par. et:,e .• CliAxcELLoa of the Exciteguen has proea.n crifices the whole principle of the •: , 1 • We have all along contended that, :1 have stamp duties. they ought to ably arrarged from first to lest — very lowest to the very highest Mr valorem duty is the proper duty : i adopted, without reference to value. up.sh possible scale it is practicable to am( CDAIILEF. WOOD proposes that the r..la:. pay stamp duty upon a bond of ti..,re shall pay :is per cent., whiist a man wh • has it upon a bond of less than 200/., sha. He proposes, more. ver, to c I.lnel:i . e. • who passes a bond for a value exce:el , : from paying a single fraction more than !!.e passes it upon a stamp representing that principle this is altogether wrong ht.st 1! intended as a boon, we are at a loss t it la to benefit; for the Ul4ll who really •e advantage of the maximum duty is :1 e n wants to pass a bond to cover an uneera'n and this man, we need not say. could rareiy afford to pay 2501. for the advantage of a stair:, We object altogether to the surrender s r CII Wool, proposer to make of the very ptiLeii-:, which all his measure was basee—the f::(1 , namely, of an ad ralorent duty. But we .•••;,c: more to the recurrence to the old r!:c •' jump." These " jump.," from one another, are the great evil of the rrese:.: st. laws. They are unjust; they create utieit . .,.:,t; and they are more especially to be avoid, d wain the are created by any alteration of the soe',• duty shall be levied. Now, it is precise!} ••!: •'' ••• last descririon of " jumps" that Sl: C. W••• pi , poses to introduce at the value of 20t1:. si trust the house wiil not adopt it, her that rt o adhere to the principle it has so properly dor "an ail valorem duty commencing at the errs., rate." it OUL: le nut:: •-% The HANCELLOR of the Exclauct:it talked • this subject last night precisely in the old strain. Y. he had satisfied all the world about this bill. at.' if he really believed it to be one of the greatest h... • he could offer to the public. All we can say is, if it is a bon, the public are extremely slow in appre ciating it. The number of deputations which during the put week have sought interviews with the CHANCELLOR upon the subject, and the additions which have been made to the celetrAted -1•43 unan swered letters, conclusively show that the public in cline to anything else rather than this description of doubtful benefit. Sir C. Woon indicated last night that he wa4 pr• pared to make another concession by strikirg au objectionable words introduced under the heaelof se.:- tlements. We may, perhaps, be permitted to illbtru him that fully as he has adopted the alterations which the Express has had the opportunity of sump stm,: there are still others absolutely necessary to res!or, the text of the stamp law as Kt . ...a iby the courts. For example, what will be though. ! of an attempt which has been made by the author. , of this bill to Micas* a double duty upon a large e:,*" of stamped deeds and documents? This has 1., e:. attempted. Under the head of " covenant " in the new schedule the framers of the bill hat, imposed an ad ea lorem duty urn decd ront.sininq ,I e•Telliffd f'r tht PO I • t!. •//q/ stitit or ,r,,,,, . : i wow!, IN addl .. stamp duty at present payable. We need out how severely this would air rate io the ey deeds if partnership, deeds of arrangement %, creditors, and such like document, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHF.;‘ EI: !a:1• the revenue, and expresses his alarm !es: th, scale of duties might prejudice the ititton t: !aka We remind him that the House of Ostnmor not before them the slightest data upon w Let p., • S jai Escht• re them it h eh t 'one. n kr °utile pr the W em .sk, t ont .0 d the a „at. %. V & 0 • •„ • n F < %. F • • • • tt • • • • • , ) r 1 pl! • n . -•.% • b •11 .. • C • • F • ( \ .11 • • t Ut , ri co • 4.1 t•; • •F• F, •. . n v •.t .'e r • di r Gt ' real a %etc L .1 1 C `.tat 1 t ty a •• • rsl.l 'CI, • of it rut A t. I o ' I E.. n .t v 5,4 • snd r • ei . • 1 0 Tr , • • rS