The Sun. — London, England, 1852-12-15 00:00:00

()Isar, hear.) I will now pass on to the consideration of the prospective view taken by the right hon. gtntleman. After all that had occurred as to this matter, I hat a 'great anxiety to sea what was the precise plan which the Govern ment would introduce, and which had been announced as a system of revision of the taxation of the country which was to produce an immense effect, to give general satisfac tion, and contentment and relief to all classes of her Ma jesty's subjects. I was delighted to see this great measure at last put before us in a tangible shape, and in a manner that precluded the possibility of any evasion on the one hand, or any exaggeration on the other. It was observed the other mght that one Government was very much like another. I must say that every budget, whoever may be its progenitors, bears a strong family resemblance to all others. I see no difference in this. (A augh.) Strip it of the repeal of the malt tax and hop duty, and this question of the house tax, about which there is a disposition rather to try the question whether it is to be doubled or not, and it would appear to me a very reasonable budget. (A laugh.) The question of the renewal of the income tax, or the prin ciple upon which it should be levied, would be open to discussion in detail, but, apart from that, this budget was very ranch the same with former budgets. I should like, however, first of all, to notice the mode in which the right hon. gentleman proposes to deal with the hop duties. I think I recollect he said that these should be the canons of the Chancellors of the Exchequer—" All that I would uphold as thegolden rule of all Chancellors of the Exchequer is, to beware that no tax, whatever form it may take, whe ther that of a Customs duty, an Excise duty, or a direct im post, should in its nature be excessive ;" and " complete remission or complete commutation,—these," said he, "are the two principles which a financial Minister should pur sue." Now, try the hop duty by those canons, which I think sound. As to the hop duty, I think it will be ad mitted that the remission of half the duty is exactly, ac cording to the rule of the Chancellor of the Exchequer himself, the most objectional course. Repeal the whole of the hop duty and you get rid of the entire charge and vex ation of collection. The loss to the public would not be very great. The amount received is small ; the vexation is peculiarly onerous to the grower, and certainly onerous to the consumer. Retain half of it,—l do not think that will do you any good—all the vexation of collection will remain unchanged ; and then if you let in foreign hops upon a duty strictly countervailing and not protective, I am satisfied the grower of hops, so far from thanking you for this reduction, will be injured by it. I think, then, the truth of the canon of the sight hon. gentleman, as to complete remission, could not receive a better illus tration than this example of the hop duty. I will now proceed to the malt tax; but that subject has been so thoroughly discussed that I am very unwilling, at this pe riod of the evening (half-past ten) to prolong a discussion upon it. The right hon. gentleman the Home Secretary was pleased to magnify me into a great authority upon this subject, and quoted a prophecy I made in the year 1831. I must toll my right hon. friend the less that is said, now we are agreed that the repeal of the corn laws shall not be disturbed, the better. (Ironical cheers from the Minis terial side.) lany gentlemen opposite would, I think, wider present cireunistances be the very first to desire that all propheci e s s h ou ld b e forgotten. (Cheers from the Opposition.) But I meet say this—l have never adVoeated the repeal of the malt tax. This experiment has often been tried. In the year 1816 a large reduction of the duty took place. In 1319, it was again increased. In 1533 I had the honour of being in the service of the Crown, under Lord Grey. A motion was ceeried somewhat unexpectedly for the repeal of the malt tax ' • but, in 48 hours afterwards, Lord Althorp, the representative of the Government, came down to the House of Commons, with the full concurrence of Lord Derby and myself and his other colleagues, and an nounced that if the resolutions were not reversed the fate of Lord Grey's Government was sealed, and that he could be no longer responsible for the Government of the country. The consequence of that declaration was that the House of Commons did not hesitate to reverse its decision. Again, when the hon. member for the North Riding of Yorkshire, a few years ago, proposed the repeal of the malt tax, I voted against his resolution ; and the noble earl now at the head of the Government then declared that he did not countenance the repeal of the malt tax—that it was a branch of the revenue so large that he did not think it right it should be repealed. But the hon. member for Derby, last night, with great instruction, urged an argu ment that, if I had any doubt as to the repeal of the malt tax, would be conclusive in favour of maintaining it. (Hear.) It is said sometimes that the Excise regulations are most vexatious ; but the hon. member declared that those regulations had been much improved—that they did not interfere in the slightest degree with the manufacture of malt, and that such was the skill of the growers in the process of making malt, that if they had a drawback they could export malt. Another argument was as to the feed ing of cattle, but the hon. member for Derby said that, as the law now stood, there was nothing to prevent the far mer wetting his barley and allowing it to germinate—that he could do everything but dry it for the purposes of brewing or distillation. We have been reminded that the greatest brewer in this metropolis, and I believe in the world, Mr. Barclay, has distinctly said that the effect of the remission of the whole of the duty would only be to reduce the price of porter to the consumer in this city to about one halfpenny a pot ; and there fore the effect of a remission of one half the duty would only be to reduce the price one farthing a pot. Now, that remission is not appreciable. (Hear, hear.) An hon. friend of m i ne h as a ll u d e d to t h e case of pale ale, and has told us that it may be reduced in price about 4s. a barrel, and that would be actually a reduction—if it were possible to appreciate it—of something less than the reduction upon porter contemplated by Mr. Barclay—a reduction of some thing less than a farthing a pot. (Hear, hear.) Now, let us take the case of the barley-growers. With regard to the real barley land, there is every reason why the remission of any portion of this duty should not be desired in the strictly barley-growing districts. The effect of the present law is to give the strictly barley-growing districts a premium upon their barley. The demand for barley of the first quality is almost boundless ; the supply of barley of the first quality is very limited. It is confined almost entirely to three or four counties—to Hereford, Suffolk, Norfolk, and, per haps, Cambridgeshire ; and I believe that barley grown upon first-rate barley soil, in consequence of the almost boundless demand and the limited supply, will command, under the exsiting law, considerably higher prices than if ara k a a maaa las 'Phan laitlarearardatn_thaalisaa;ats of England—they have heavy soils, not suited to the growth of barley, and they would derive no benefit what ever from its cultivation, and would not, in an agricultural point of view, gain any advantage from the remission of this tax. With respect to the remainder of the area of this country, it consists of inferior soil—generally speaking of a damp and cold description—not at all suited to the growth of barley, and I believe at present prices that oats would be found a more profitable crop. At all events I am satisfied, with reference to the landed interest, that no great benefit will arise from the proposed measure. (Hear, hear.) Then, how stands the case with regard to Scotland? I don't know what Scotch members may say, but it appears to me that the proposition for taking off the discriminating duty between barley and inferior descriptions of grain is the harshest proposition that could be made with reference to Scotland. (Hear.) There is an intrinsic inferiority in the grain of Scotland, and I conceive that the proposed regula tion with respect to the drawback upon spirits in that country, so far from being in favour of the Scotch agricul turists, will be a very severe blow to them. I will now, with the permission of the house, pass on to another topic, to which, if the country gentleman will permit me to speak to them again as a friend—(the right hon. baronet was here interrupted by derisive cheers from the Ministerial benchos)—if you are not satisfied that I have a community of interest with you—(Opposition cheers)—l am really afraid I cannot plead any argument which will convince you with reference to my motives • but still I have great reliance upon your reason, and I ;rill put the matter to you, as I think, with irresistible f orce w ith reference to the oint I am about to take up. lam about to refer to the Exchequer Loan Commission ; and I may be permitted to say that, although I have always opposed the transfer of local bur dens to the Consolidated Fund, yet, if ever there was a fund which has tended to the constant benefit of the landed interest, it is the Exchequer Loan Fund. (Hear, hear.) It is a mat legitimate fund in aid of local pur poseses—a fund not costing the public at large any amount whatever to its detriment or disadvantage, but a revolving sum of 360,0001. a year, which is lent to the landed interest throughout the - United Kingdom, from time to time, for purposes purely local ; and these loans have been attended with most beneficial results to the landed interest. (Hear, hear.) Will you allow me to read a description of the pur poses to which this loan has been applied, and you will then judge for yourselves whether I am not right in saying that the works which have been aided from the fund are of great local importance, and that, if the fund be withdrawn, these works must be executed without such advan tages ? I will take the last returns presented to Parliament for 1852, and I will show you what is the benefit which has been derived from this fund by the landed interest, and what is the corresponding benefit that the towns have received. With regard to the land, the loans have been applied to the construction of canals, rivers, drainage, bridges and ferries, fisheries, roads, railways, colleries, and mines. Now, hon. gentleman with whom I had the plea sure of sitting upstairs on the subject of county rates will remember the heavy burdens to which land was exposed with reference to lunatic asylums, law courts, goals, and public buildings ; and they will a l so remember that, under the new poor law, there has been the enlargement of the workhouses, for which no less than 1,000,0001. has been paid from this very fund. (Hear, hear.) Assistance has also been given for the purpose of promoting emigration in certain parishes. Now, all these works have been aided from this fund. Stop the fund, and the greater portion of those works must still be continued, but they must be con tinued at a great sacrifice on the part of country gentlemen, either from their own immediate means or by the aid of loans obtained in another way. (Hear.) Then, with re fard to cities and towns, by means of this fund churches 4 ave been erected, waterworks and gasworks have been improvements have been effected, harbours and docks bli eeve be ehed:a - made, and baths and washhouses have been esta many purposes of great local importance, which, in aee ean s're it would have been absolutely impossible to i n cons % ) I.nsbewithout such assistance. It has been said that, such adv -t e u e c: of the present state of the money-market, moment that are no longer necessary. At the present ration for 30 anyTay be true, but this system has been in ope repaymeneaß,; I would observe with reference to the preclude i sk loans, that facilities are provided which 13 : i ) ,v f 1058 to the public, such as no private individual could no loss on these trape (Hear, hear.) Well, there has been disturb the systemi sa c:t;thns. (Hear, hear.) Then why tleman who have b eea (Cheers.) I nt wit appeal to any hon. gen appeal h appea l to the Chancellor ojt Government, I will even during the comparatively himself, whether has held the high office with Period for which he he is now entrusted, crt. of vtehe existence of this he has not felt the convani enee h fund? (Hear, hear.) If the whi rn e tment are asked C are required in to mare advances for certain work s Exciegil eakn er ot interfere particular districts, their answer i s , w n wind Loan Com missioners these local matters ; go to the ; if you have a good case on gain aid from them ; if not, we cannot assist yp°ti. you will nder th - e that is a system very convenient, and very econorcder the public. Ido not think, either , it is possible that fund devoted to such a purpose co uld be placed u management of gentlemen of more unimpeachable in tegrity than those by whom its distribution is directed. It so happens that gratuitous and honourable assistance has been given by men of first-rate position, and of great emi_ nenee,—men who are above all possibility of suspicion —i n the distribution of these funds. I may mention that there are among the commissioners, Lord Hatherton, Sir T. Arland, . W. Whit more Mr. Loch, Lord Fortescue Mr. Labou cre, Mr. A. Roba'ortes, Mr. T. Baring, my., kr. Norman, c o r. Warburton, M r . G. Glyn, M.P , and Lord Overstone. Now, it i s i mpossible to have a fund . laced under more un exceptionable control, and I ask why should the Chancellor of the Exchequer, under the se circumstances, lay violent hands upon this Fund to meet a d e fi c i ency w hi c h h e himself has created, by tampering with the taxation of the country, and by proposing to reduce simultaneously the malt tax and the tea duties, which together yield an annual income of 10,000,0331., or no less than one -fifth of the whole revenue of the country ? With a clear balance in the Exchequer of 1,500,0001., the right hon. gentleman tampers with these THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1852. two great branches of revenue, and, to meet a deficiency which he himself creates, he threatens to lay violent hands upon the funds of the Exchequer Loan Commissioners. In fact, the right hon. gentleman has no surplus, either in the first or second year, beyond what these particular funds will enable him with difficulty to obtain. (Hear, hear.) An appeal has been made which has not yet been answered, but which I hope will be answered before the close of this debate. I see the President of the Board of Control (Mr. Herries) in his place. There is no gentleman in this house who has had so long experience with reference to the finances of the country. I firmly believe there is no gen tleman now living who understands all the minute details of finance in this country half as well. (Hear, hear.) Now, I will put it to that right hon. gentleman whether, with all his long experience of finance under different admini strations he has ever known a budget opened to the house in a period of prosperity with a surplus of 1,500,0001. available, which would create for the first year a surplus of only 400,0001., to be obtained in the manner I have just mentioned : and which, under the most sanguine view with reference to the receipts of the second year, would yet leave no greater surplus than 400,000/. ? I would ask, also, whether the right honourable gentle man is prepared to advise the house to pass a budget which will leave the Exchequer without any surplus what ever, and which, as the right bon. member for the Univer sity of Cambridge has said, may shake the public credit to its very foundation ? (Hear, hear.) I hope that, before the close of the debate, we shall hear the opinion of the right hon. gentleman on this subject. (Hear, hear.) I shall not trouble the house with reference to several points which have been touched upon by hon. gentlemen who have preceded me. I thought that the hon. and learned member for Kidderminster (Mr. Lowe) spoke with great force and ability last night. (Cheers.) I hold that it is a most ob jectionable course so to deal with the great branches of re venue, that in the year in which you make your proposition there shall be very little diminution of the receipt of taxes, but that in the year next ensuing there shall be an immense reduction of revenue. My hon. friend (Mr. Lowe) described that system most admirably ; it is drawing bills on popularity at a long date, and discounting them imme diately. (Cheers.) I must say that it is a transaction which, as it appears to me, is not altogether worthy of a. Chan cellor of the Exchequer. (Hear.) I well remember a speech which was made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon the question of direct and indirect taxation, when he broadly laid down the principle that direct taxation with large exemptions is confiscation. The right hon. gentle man referred to this subject again the other night, but he did not allude to that which I think I heard, and which, having heard, I could not forget, that without large exemptions direct taxation is impossible. Now, let us try the plan of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in both these particulars. Has he materially altered the exemp tions from taxation ? There is a great exemption—the exemption of Ireland. Now, has the right hon. gentle man, accordirg to the strict rules of equity materially altered that exemption ? What is it he proposes to do He proposes to tax funds and salaries in that country, and to leave all the realised property—land, and all charges upon land—free from the tax, alone- with professional in comes and income derived from trade. The right hon. gentleman proposes to do that which even that ardent ad mirer of direct taxation the hon. member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) thinks somewhat too severe. In the same year, by the same budget, at one stroke, he proposes to bring down the exemptions in the income tax from 1501. to 1001., and the exemptions as to house tax from 201. to 101. Now recollect that this is a great scheme for revers ing taxation in order to do justice to all parties. Take the case of a clerk receiving a salary of 1001. a-year and living either in London or Edinburgh. For the first time vou will tax the income of that man about 21. 4s. a-year. Well, he lives in a 101. house, and you will require him to pay a house tax of 15s. Now the clerk living in Dublin or Cork upon the same amount of income will not be affected either by the income tax or by the house tax. Well, on the other hand, Ireland pays the malt tax and the tea duties. The only compensa tion you give the clerk in England or Scotland is to take off a duty of, say 4s. a year from his tea ; and if he drinks ale ' he may gain by the reduction of duty to the extent of 7s. or Bs. a year. You, therefore, upon the most sanguine view, give him a remission of only 12s. a year in respect of indi rect taxation, while the clerk in Ireland, who pays nothing either to the income tax or the house tax, gets all equal benefit from your remission of taxation. (Hear, hear.) Now, where is the equity of this ? (Hear, hear.) Is it a system founded upon sound principles of equity, and doing justice equally to all parts of the United Kingdom ? (Hear.) But I may proceed still further. Let us try your new schedules of the income tax. I presumed that, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer attended for two years the committee which inquired into the question of the income tax, and as he had ample time to consider the forms of the schedules as they stand, we might expect to see a perfect model of equity and justice. (A laugh.) The right hon. member for Halifax (Sir C. Wood) has said that he thought the schedules :had been framed in haste, an, perhaps, - without a perfect knowledge of their details, and I must say I think that much still remains to be done, if justice and equity are to be the rule of your new regula tions with regard to the income tax. Mines, colleries, railways, canals. gasworks, are all included in schedule A, and the property in that schedule will (pay 7d. in the pound, while steamboat companies and joint-stock banks are in schedule D, and are to pay sfd. in the pound. Now, what is the greater certainty of capital embarked in a mine or a colliery than in a steamboat company or a joint-stock bank ? (Hear, hear.) Well, take the case of professions. I will give you a case of two persons, both pm-suing pro fessions, and both enjoying about equal incomes. By a fiction of law a bishop draws his income from land, and has 5,0001. a year, and you tax him 7d. in the pound. A judge has 5,0001. a year also for his life ; he is in schedule D, and you tax him sid. in the ponnd. Is this, then, your principle of equity and justice ? Take another case. A widow receives 1601. a-year, charged on land in the shape of jointure, and under the Government proposition she would be taxed 7d. in the pound. We have heard of a Mr. Moore—(great laughter)—who has 7,0001. a year from a patent place which he contends is a freehold. You tax the widow who receives 1601. a year charged on land at the rate of 7d. in the pound, while Mr. Moore, upon his sinecure of 7,0001. a-year, is to pay only 54d. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) I ask, then, do your schedules combine justice and equity? (H r. hear.) _Butlet TN try anether rm. — naming property in land in the colonies, any person having property in land in any part of Europe, any person having property in the foreign funds, is to be charged only sjd. Well, with all your care and anxiety for realised property, you will find, in the very heart of schedule C, which relates to fundholders, for whom you profess the tenderest regard, the holders of terminable an nuities, some of whom lose their capital at the end of 1860, and, while you only require the holders of realised property abroad to be taxed Md., your own holders of terminable annuities are absolutely, by your amended schedule, paying 7d. in the pound. (Hear, hear.) Take, again, the case of Ireland. There is a most distinguished and eminent gen tleman, at the head of his profession, having honourably risen by his talents, by his merits, and by his exertions, to the high position of leader 'of the Irish bar. I won't pre tend to say what the amount of his income is. I have no doubt it is as large as it deserves to be, but he, at the head of his profession, the Attorney-General for Ireland, is not to be taxed a farthing, while his clerk, who re ceives his briefs with 1001. a year, is to be charged 5.1 d. in the pound upon his salary. (Hear, hear.) A tide-waiter on Loch Foyle, with a small salary of 1201. a year, is to be taxed sid. in the pound, while the Bishop of Derry, living in his palace by the side of the lake, is not to pay a penny. (Hear.) Now, hon. members for Ireland ought to take care what votes they give upon this occasion. If they are content to share with the other parts of the United Kingdom in the gradual and safe reduction of indirect taxation, as our growing means allot', they will simply partake of the common benefit, but I warn them that, if they give a vote adverse to the interests of the humbler classes of Great Britain, the time will come when they themselves will feel its consequences. Now, I must make one observation applicable to the whole of this subject— namely, in reference to this great question of the re lative merits of direct and indirect taxation. I hold that the admixture of direct and indirect taxation is the sound and safe policy of this country. (Hear, hear.) But that admixture requires great caution, and the proportion of it must be carefully adjusted. (Hear, hear.) Will the house here allow me to observe, not in a taunting or angry spirit, that Lord Derby has, with reference to this subject, expressed opinions well worthy the attention of the house at this particular. juncture ? Lord Derby in 1847 said:— "By acting rigidly on the principles of free trade you will introduce inextricable confusion into the finances of the country." Now, I do not say rigidly, but I will substitute for that word "rashly and extravagantly," and will observe, that if you act on the principle of increasing direct taxation without great caution, but rashly, and in a way so that this country will not bear the burden, you risk all the ad vantages of a moderate use of that species of taxation— (her.r, hear)—and you will, as Lord Derby stated, involvq the finances of the country in inextricable confusion. (Hear, hear.) Again, in this year, in this very Parliament, since we met, Lord Derby said : "Free trade I take to mean, that you will not impose taxes for the purpose of protection of individual and local interests ; that you will impose taxes for the purpose of revenue, and of revenue only : and that in the imposition of these taxes you will have especial reference to lightening the burdens which may be imposed on those articles that mainly enter into the consumption of the great mass of the community." That is a very good principle ; and what is Lord Derby's comment on it ? He says : " Now, in that sy s t em I see muc h o f advantage ; I d o not deny that I see much difficulty and future embarrass. ment. I see great present advantage. lam not sure—God forbid but I should be wrong— that that system may not lead to future embarrassment by necessary changes in our financial system." Lord Derby sees danger in the extravagant application of this very doctrine of substituting direct taxation in lien of indirect taxation, and in pushing it to an immoderate extent. (Hear, hear.) I may be allowed with perhaps greater confidence still to refer to the opinion of the late Sir R. Peel in respect to this matter. What did he say with respect to direct and indirect taxation ? The very last time he spoke on the income tax, in 1848 ; he thus expressed himself : "I am quite aware that there are limits to direct taxa tion ; and I do not agree with those who would substitute direct for indirect taxation. I do not think that you could, except for a special and temporary purpose, wisely carry direct taxation to a much greater extent than you have already carried it. No doubt hon. gentlemen say, Oh ! as to public credit there can be no question ; but let the sys tem of taxation be revised ; let the burden be more equally adjusted.' The feeling is, of course, unanimous as to pub lic credit. Well, Sir, but I would rather have the income tax in reserve before I come to consider this amended system of taxation. Suppose the new system to be pro posed on the Ist of February next, with the certainty that the income tax must expire on the sth of April. Now, notwithstanding all the professions of your determination in the abstract to support public credit, I have so much dread of the failure of the new method of taxation, that I should wish to have the income tax to fall back upon in t he con ti ngency —the possible contingency— of your new system not being relished, or not working successfully." Then an _ I say th a t your new system is not muc h rel i shed, d it according t o th e pr i nc i p l e o f Si r R . P ee l , I thi n k woad be better to have your income tax before you at ,7lwPslyt:tellpaass Now, differe n t p ro p os iti ons compr i s i ng your those exemptions • you say th a t th ere i s every reason w h y made with respect to the income tax and the house tax Rh entertain a different be reduced. I venture confidently to good reasons wh i t f l f i e o rent opinion. I think-there are very by 8:17 I am of opinio n exemptions should be maintained. a. _ ear class having incomes between 100/. and 1501. on this country constitutes exactly that class of p er - j Z s f. t f i e s el the greatest trouble in main taining their position. exactly the point where skilled labour ends—where, if / use the expression, the fus tian jacket ceases to be worn, clothing of the people. and broadcloth becomes the '4 , more or less, a class of per sons compelled by circumst ances to maintain a position some what higher than their income will allow. (Hear, hear.) I will give instances in explanation of what I mean—clerks in counting-houses—the humblest clerks in county courts, many of the ministers of the s e e st n a t b in li o. sh mi ed n r i e st li e gi rs on ha in ve t t hs country, o i maintan and apos m it a io n of position somtheewdhisat higher°than their , humble means will permit. (Hear, hear.) And, then, rn,awgclehrs, yielding,espectt indirect nth in therectt gross, axation a lah revenue ve h r e a list of 12 of 32,369,0001. annually, which press heavily upon the class I have alluded to. The first article is tea, and lam quite ready to consent to your dealing with the duty on that, because there are means to meet the reduction. The list of the 12 articles is as follows-- "Ten, 5,902,0001.; spirits, 8,550,0001.; malt, 5,035,0001.; tobacco, 4,486,0001. ; sugar, 4,175,000/. ; soap, 1,013,0001.; Post-office, 1,046,000/.,—1 include that because the hum bler classes are relatively more interested in it than those of a higher class,—corn, 508,0001.; coffee, 445,000/. ' • paper, 928,000/. • butter, 167,000/. ; cheese, 84,0001. In all, 32,369,0001." That sum is raised on 12 articles of first necessity, which, as I contend, press with peculiar severity in the shape of indirect taxation upon that class on which you now pro pose to lay the income tax for the first time. It is easy, you will say, to make objections ; but the view I take of this matter is this—that you should have your machinery of direct taxation complete and easy of arrangement, and that you should not make the burden of it heavier than can possibly be avoided in time of peace. (Hear.) I agree in opinion with the right hon. gentleman the member for Cambridge University, when he said, " You may talk of militia, of naval preparations, of the increase of artillery and batteries; but if you disorganise your finances and in dispose the people of this country to meet their burdens, all your preparations are nothing when contrasted with the mischief you have then done." (Cheers.) I say, have your machinery of direct taxation ready, for, if the fatal neces sity should arrive of protecting the safety and honour of this country, you must have immediate recourse to direct taxation ; and I have that confidence in the spirit of the people of this country, that if the safety of the nation or the honour of the nation were in danger, I am satisfied that they will not refuse to bear any necessary burden—(cheers) —but, bearing it, they will take good care that you do not prolong the contest. longer than the safety and honour of the country demand. (Hear.) They will expect, too, that the additional burden imposed on them should be strictly a war tax. There is the experience of 1815 in reference to this matter. A pledge had been given that the 10 per cent. property tax should be a war tax, and no more. Never was there a stronger Ministry than that of Lord Liverpool's in 1815. The march to Paris had been accomplished, the victories of Wellington consummated, and the British arms were gloriously triumphant. The people of this country, always generous, but having a great love for the solemn observance of the contracts made with them, said ; " This 10 per cent. property tax was a war tax—the war has ceased, and so should the tax." Lord Liverpool's Govern ment entreated that it might be continued for one year more, in order to be able to sum up the expenses of the war ; but a great majority of this house, faithfully repre renting the feelings of the country, opposed the continu ance of the tax, and it was not merely reduced, but abolished in 1816. (Hear, hear.) Now, I say, guided by that experience, do not press unduly your direct taxation in time of peace ; it is your great resource in time of war ; and I entreat you, on these grounds, to pause before you consent to the resolution now before you. (Cheers.) Sir J. PAKINGTON would not follow Sir J. Graham through all the details of his protracted speech, but would advert to certain points. He denied that there had been any change of purpose on the part of Government, but urged that the resolution before the committee contained only the principle that the house tax should be " dealt with." (Murmurs.) Government did not intend to carry direct taxation to any undue extent. Referring to a warn ing against such taxation, given by Sir R. Peel, and quoted by Sir J. Graham, he reminded the committee that if the whole budget were carried, the direct taxation of the coun try would be several hundred thousand pounds lower than when Sir R. Peel used that language. He would not go into the question of the refinement in bond further than to say that in a few days due instructions would be in the hands of the trade. Defending the Government for seeking to remit the malt tax, he declared that the consumer would be benefited by such reduction, for if only a farthing a pot were taken off, that would make eight shillings a year. Ho admitted that the Loan Fund had been advantageous in former years, but said that, owing to the change in the money market that fund was not now resorted to. That this debate had been va rious was not to be wondered at, from the magni tude of the subject, but its confusion arose from the fact that so many members of Opposition had risen to support large portions of the Government scheme, and had ob jected to other portions from misapprehension. He felt regret, not to say indignation, at allegations that the bud get had been brought forward in a hostile or revengeful spirit. Members had, he said, no right to make such charges. After addressing himself to some objections by Mr. Cobden, he replied to the warning of Mr. Goulburn and others, against endangering the revenue, by denying that any such course was taken by Government, who were bringing forward a large and comprehensive plan, cer tainly for adjusting taxation ; but not for creating a defi ciency. He should not have expected such a charge from Mr. Goulburn, who had been a member of Sir R. Peel's Cabinet at a time when he was tampering with the re venue of the country. The accusation that Government was setting class against class was the most unfounded that could be advanced, as the Ministerial plan was calculated to produce an exactly opposite effect, by putting an end to the sense of injustice. He retorted the charge upon gentlemen opposite, and excited great mirth by arguing from a mistake as to what Mr. Bright had said on a previous night about certain agricultural orators having declared they would rather march on Manchester than on Paris. Having been corrected by Mr. Bright, ho proceeded to eulogise various portions of the budget as likely to bo greatly beneficial to consumers. In reply to Mr. Glad stone, he said that from the time of Mr. Pitt the income tax had always touched the funds, and denied that the la#eraareeel,e,epeAse r he taxed in a different manner from the apparent inequalitiSitJ,tiSam. — Tfig Government, ho remarked, was threatened by four distinct parties, who thought they could combine against it ; but he doubted the success of such combination, or its appro bation by the country. It was held together by a rope of sand. He believed that the Government might safely appeal to a majority of tho house in support of the principles they advocated ; and he considered that the attempts to excite agitation against them, even in the large towns, had signally failed. He should wait the result with perfect confidence and content. Mr. CROSSLEY said that ho had promised his consti tuents at Halifax, that he would not lend himself to any faction, for the purpose of turning out any Government. The only reason, therefore, why he opposed the budget of the right hon. gentleman was, that he did not believe it was founded upon correct principles. Sir A. COCKBURN moved that the chairman do report progress and ask leave to sit again. Lord J. RUSSELL said that before the question was put, he wished to ask a question of the right hon. gentleman, which seemed to him of the utmost importance to the con clusion of this debate. He wished to know on what propo tmitctshilaioartxenniaoedei;c4,,i:::the Government meant to take a division. He thought the committee were entitled to know what their propositiono ftaxation. to t br tomula nbtnetafe,tfdttonieephibx nmsuoaeaontslette_wpr merely differencehw nreeelaogryrntsp e e ehnoda o t t emrs n u h xr e teme e tttiaroh f ee ca enp o serrt r lseie s atnsnrl e t r kehyte , h ceoos otte,elhuhvel extension o e eiui proposition was to be. He certainly had understood that the r existing house tax was to be doubled, as well as extended to houses of the value of 101. But he had heard in the course of the evening expressions which seemed to imply that that part of the proposition which went to the doubling of the house tax was to be abandoned, and that the only of w t o h ul e area of an nt,hnn i c e edtpe f haa e r eowtosatf e e shrhpe n eteoa nrdh c l Ne e eevads toerr t oornede o fdatsehsott t :f h mourei fef e .: entviht.esar Government necessary, would housverye budget. tax, important that the whole plan of the Government depended upon the resolution being retained in its original form. As he had understood the right hon. gentleman, the sum of 150,0001. would be all that would be obtained by ex tending the house tax at its present rate to h 101. annual value, and the sem raised from an additional eeeof rate of daty would be necessary to make up the defi ciency occasioned by the reductions in the budget. He could not but suppose, therefore, that the proposition of the Government was their original proposition, but, at the same time, what he had heard that evening, and especially from e the right honourable baronet the Secretary for the Colonies, induced him to doubt whether the proposition for the in crease of the house tax was meant to be insisted upon, and if so the whole of the budget viould be left in an uncertain state. dtxtotfh tuio the alteration The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER : I wish that the vote of the committee should be taken on the first resolution, and I shall consider that vote decisive on the whole budget. An Hori. MEMBER : On what propositions aro we to vote? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ; All the propositions on the table. Mr. GLADSTONE observed that nothing could be more clear or intelligible than what had just been stated by the right honourable gentleman. He said that he wished the vote to be taken on the whole of the resolutions, but he (Mr. Gladstone) apprehended that the chairman had not yet put the question to the committee on the first resolution, but on the preamble of the first resolution, and on a sentence which was in itself incomplete. If the question were put on the first resolu tion, the committee would not have the slightest difficulty; but it was important that they should know whether they were really going to vote on the whole of the first resolu tion, although, in point of form, they were going to vote on the preamble. If they were to vote on the first resolu tion they would know what they were about, but if on the preamble no man could know what he was about when he voted. (Hear, hear.) As this was a very awkward posi tion to occupy, it appeared to him to be very doubtful whether it would not be desirable to let the vote on the preamble pass sub silentio—(hear, hear)—and to take the division on the first resolution. Mr. Wi. MITiES said it was understood that the first vote was to be taken on the principle of the budget, re serving entirely the question of detail. He did not mean to pledge himself to details in voting for the measure of his right hon. friend, and he hoped the house and the coun try would distinctly understand that the ensuing division would be taken on the principle of the budget only. Sir C. WOOD remarked that that portion of the resolu tion which had been put from the chair simply repealed the existing house tax for the purpose of substituting other duties, which were stated in the following part of the reso lution, which declared that a shilling in the pound on shops and eighteenpence in the pound on houses should be im posed on all shops and houses of the annual value of 101. The preamble declared that the existing duties on houses should be repealed; but did anybody in the house wish that, unless some other duties were substituted ? That which followed the preamble related to the extension of the house duty to houses of 101. value, and to the doubling of the tax. That was practically the substantive proposition before the committee. (No, no.) His hon. friend the member for Lambeth had moved an amendment, which he was persuaded to withdraw by the hon. member for Mon trose, for the purpose of saying aye or no, whether the house tax should be extended and doubled. All the com- mittee wanted to know was, on - what question they were to divide. If the Government meant to say that they had abandoned the notion of doubling the house tax they should say so, and put their resolution in a suitable shape. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought that he had frankly answered the appeal of the noble lord, and it appeared to him that the noble lord was perfectly satisfied, although others might be captious. He said that the Government would go to a vote on the first resolution, and that they would consider the decision of the committee on that vote as con clusiVe upon the budget. The resolution embraced not mere2y the extension of the area of taxation, but the increase ot: the house tax, though he would not bind either himself or the house to numerical details. CoIoneISIBTHO RP, amidmuch confusion, said he would give his support to . the budget of her Majesty's Government, and if there was one feeling which induced him to do so more than another, it was that he would not see the Go vernment made war against by a phalanx of men who were seeking to climb up to office by no principles at all, but were actuated by naere party feelings unworthy of gentle men and of that house. Lord J. RUSSELL expressed himself perfectly satisfied with the declaration just made by the right honourable gen tleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Cheers.) As the debate would be adjourned to Thursday, he trusted the house would be prepared to come to an understanding that the debate should close upon that day. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER concurred in the suggestion c.l* the noble lord, and hoped that gentle men on both sides of the house would adopt it. Mr. V. SCULLY complained that the Irish members tad had no opportunity of expressing their opinions on the subject, and hoped that some opportunity would be afforded for their doing so before the close of the debate. After a few words from Mr. MACGREGOR on the sub ject of the adjournment, the debate was adjourned to Thursday next. Several unoppo,sed returns were ordered, and leave was given to Mr. Deed es to bring in the Parish Constables Bill. The house then :adjourned at a quarter to ono o'clock. that if hon.l members would divest their minds of all narrow views they might find a remedy for the evil before the bill came out of committee, and he trusted they would not be deterred from doing their duty by any feuds and threats, for, if the best bill in the world were drawn up, it would be described as intended to extermi nate the serf hordes, to make room for the Anglo-Saxon in Ireland. The state of the law between landlord and tenant was such that it appeared to him that something must soon be done to place matters on a more satisfactory footing. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. V. SHELLEY thought the present debate was unnecessary, as the Government had, in a very fair man ner, consented to adopt the same course with respect to Mr. Sergeant Shee's bill as their own—namely, to refer it to a select committee, where the whole question of tenant right should be fully discussed. He himself repre sented a great constituency, and he thought he should be neglecting his duty if he did not express his thanks to the Government for the desire they had evinced to do justice between landlord and tenant in Ireland. He believed that the same feeling was entertained through out the country, and he trusted that the inquiry of the committee would result in some substantial benefit. Lord NAAS considered that the bill of Mr. Sergeant Slice was antagonistic and incompatible with the bill pro posed by the Government, and that it could not pos sibly become law ; but the Attorney-General for Ireland thought, as it referred to the same question, it might be discussed with advantage before the committee. The principle of Mr. Sergeant Shee's bill had been over and over again rejected by the house, and he conceived the only object of some of the hon. members opposite was to transfer the discussion of the whole subject to, a select committee. The hon. member for 'Meath had totally misrepresented or mistaken the real state of . Ire land ; for he (Lord Naas) was -cotriincecl that the darkest hours of Irish history had iassed, And -that the improvement of the country was 'mit 'Only gradual, but rapid. (Hear.) Poor rates, had diminished, good prices were obtained for the produce of agriculture, crime had diminished, and a wholesome system of emi gration was going on. (Ironical cheers.) Though he could not but look with sorrow on the number of per sons who were leaving their native country, yet ho recollected that by doing so their condition would be materially informed. They were leaving misery and wretchedness for; wealth and plenty,—they were leaving potatoes and salt and water for bread, beef, and beer. (Hear, hear.) The honourable member for Meath had attacked the landlords of Ire land ; now, though there were good and bad in all classes, they did not merit the wholesale condemnation which he had heaped upon them. The tenantry had derived great and solid advantages from the conduct oftbe landlords, and he believed there was no body of them who would not admit it. The hon. member had also said that the reason why the samOagricultural improve ments had not taken place in Ireland as in other countries, was the highness of the re n t s . (H ear .) Now, the whole movement against the measures of the Government might be attributed to that. The real object of it was to do nothing else than to lower the rents now paid by tenants. (Hear, hear.) He believed that the bills of the Attorney-General would give great satisfaction to a large body of the Irish tenan try. The difference between it and the other bill was this, that the Attorney-General established the principle that _compensation to tenants should solely depend on the im provements ; while, Mr. Sergeant Shee founded his bill on the tenant right in Ulster, which did not depend in any degree on improvements. He (Lord Naas) thought the claims of the tenants were irresistible, and that legisla tion was absolutely necessary. (Hear.) All his sympathies were with the tenants ; and he trusted that some measure would be passed to secure to them the fruits of their industry. (Cheers.) Lord MONCK considered that the bill of the At torney-General was a great improvement on those formerly introduced, which he attributed to agitation out of doors, but he thought it was too complex in its details to effect the object which he wished to accomplish. Mr. WHITESIDE said that notwithstanding all the discussion, the bill of the Attorney-General appeared a good one. _ _ After a few words from some other hon. members, the bill was read a third time. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-THIS DA Y. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Wightman.) The second edition of the calendar, issued this morn• ing, contains the names of 83 prisoners, being an in• crease of eight over the number in the first edition. FORGERY. Wallace Harm/, 30, law student, who was remanded from last session, was indicted for forging and uttering orders for the payment of money, with intent to defraud Mrs. Wood. Mr. Huddlestone conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Parry appeared for the defendant. Mr. Huddlestone detailed the facts of the case to the jury. It appeared that the prosecutrix was the widow of a gentleman, who had taken his degree as doctor of medicine in Scotland, but who did not follow his pro fession, devoting his time entirely to literary pursuits, from which, however, he only obtained a very precarious income. While he was alive he was acquainted with the prisoner, who represented himself as a memb er o f th e legal profession, and then occupied chambers in the temple. About the time of their first acquaintance, he had issued an address to a borough constituency, with the view of entering Parlia ment. Being on terms of great intimacy with Dr. Wood up to his death, which occurred on the 25th Dec. 1850, he offered to a s s i s t th e prosecutr i x, who was then in great distress, in the management of her affairs. She was the daughter of a Glasgow merchant, and her 1.. - band had effected his life, which wc.,3 held by QOM() poison in Glasgow, who had advanced some money upon it. She accepted the services of the prisoner, and he went to Glasgow, and obtained the balance due on the policy, amounting to 841. Ho also made an appli cation on her behalf to the managers of a fund which was established for the benefit of the children of Glasgow merchants, and got from them the sum of 1501. Having got the money into his possession, and returned to London, he doled out to her small sums of about 2s. a-day, and, of course, a considerable portion remained unpaid. The question to be decided in the case was whether the prisoner had placed the prosecutor's name to the cheque, and, if so, whether it was done with a felonious intention. It turned out that Mrs. Wood was entitled to one-third of some property in Bishopsgate-street, Glasgow, and he suggested to her that it would be desirable to sell her interest, and pur chase an annuity with the proceeds. She gave him authority to act on her behalf, and he negotiated the sale for a sum of 2141. He then said it would not be safe to keep so large a sum by her, and she consented to invest it in the Commercial Bank in Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, where it was eventually deposited in the joint names of herself and the prisoner, with the exception of 41., which she kept for her own neces sities. Two hours after it was paid in, he returned to the bank and presented a cheque signed by himself, and apparently by the prosecutrix, for 251., and he with drew that sum. Two days afterwards he presented a cheque, similarly signed, for 851., and on the ensuing day another cheque for 311., both of which sums were p a id t o him by the bank ; a n he withdrew different amounts from time to time, by the same means, until the whole of the money deposited was gone. None of the cheques were signed by Mrs. Wood, and she was in perfect igno rance of what he had done, until her suspicions became excited and she inquired at the bank, when she discovered that the money had been wiThdrawn in the manner described. The prisoner was taken into custody in a small back attic in Apollo-court, which he rented, and several papers were found upon him showing the part he had taken in the above transactions. Mrs. Wood deposed to the above facts at considerable length. In cross-examination she said she received in instal ments from the prisoner, at the rate of a b ou t 12 s. a week from the tim e o f her husband's death. He had also advanced her husband small sums at different times, during his life. Her husband had formerly been medical man to the family of the prisoner's father. He had ob tained sums from his friends on their behalf, but he never gave them to her. I never knew that he signed receipts in my name. I never said to the servants that I should have starved if it had not been for Mr. Harvey. He told me he had received 841. 10s. from the insurance. It was in June, 1851, he first told me he had received Si. on my account from the Merchant Fund. First knew that her money had been drawn out in July last. Mr. Parry addressed the Court at great length for the defence, stating that the prisoner had acted in a perfectly business-like way in his transactions with the prosecutor. Mr. Parry then proceeded to call witnesses for the de fence ; after which, Mr. Cockerell addressed the jury for the prosecution, imputing perjury to the witnesses for the defence. The learned Judge had just commenced summing up, when we went to press, and it was expected that the ver dict would not be delivered until a late hour in the evening. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) BURGLARY. William Roger; 18, and Edward Jenner, 21, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging them, in company with a third person, not in custody, with having bur glariously entered the dwelling -house of Daniel Salter, Hammersmith, on the morning of the 11th of Novem ber last, with intent to steal therefrom three coats, and other wearing apparel, value 51. and upwards. Police -constable Weston, 75 D, deposed that on the morning in question, a little after four, while on duty, he saw a light at the side door of the prosecutor's house. This aroused his suspicions, and after standing a few moments, he looked through a window and saw the two prisoners, in company with a third person, enter the scullery. Jenner had in his hand a light,. Witness then went round to the front of the house, when they put their light out just as he got to the door. Witness gave an alarm, when some one inside the house called out, " It's all right, it's only the servants." Witness imme diately afterwards heard the front door open, and Rogers came out, followed by Jenner—both without their shoes. Witness followed and captured Rogers, when he had run about 200 yards ; but Jenner got away. Witness took Rogers back to the house and gave him into Mr. Salter's hands. On looking about, witness found three pairs of shoes in a basket, standing outside the side door. Rogers claimed one pair, and asked to be allowed to put them on. On a further search, witness found the goods mentioned in the indictment rolled up together, and lying in the passage. The prisoners had evidently effected their er trance through the water-closet window, Which was partly wrenched off its hinges. Evidence having been given ,with reference to the subsequent apprehension of Jenner, whose feet shael I were found to correspond with one pair of the found on the step of the door. b the 'Termer denied having had anything to do wit 3 4 Do robbery, as he was in bed at the time, but he call witnek se 3, The jury found the prisoners guilty. A previous conviction was proved against 4 'l vs under the name of Mock, and two summary cony iic against Jenner. traPV His lordship sentenced both the prisoners to be ported for seven years. ALLEGED FELONY. James Butcher, and James Butcher the younger, fbS Ith ; er and son, pleaded not guilty to an indictment dial them with feloniously stealing, from a beer-house in F te4, street, a beer engine and sun other fixtures, va lue l' tv , Mr. Robinson, in stating the case fnr the prosecur 4, made reference to a third party, named Mullins , inch la in the indictment, but not in custody, who, it apPel- oz re d had hired the beer-house from which the articles na were alleged to have been stolen, of thd prosecutor ye clause being inserted in the lease making the fix , property of the lessee at the end of six months, m hip ti sideration of certain payments to be made by he y Mullins left the house ; and a feW days after the prisee ers were found in the act of rem oving the f tures in the open day, and were given into custo be by the prosecutor. The case was twice tried at Guildhall police court, and finally dismissed, the j soners stating that they had purchased the article s Mulling, the lessee. 101 The Recorder said the question seemed to him to one merely of disputed right, and ought not to II been brought before the court at all. Mr. Robinson contended that there Was at least ficient evidence to go before a jury. ; 0 5 The Recorder, howev er , took aon trary view. g old was no foundation for a charge of felony, and he c s not sanction any expense upon the county for to 4e prosecution. He therefore ordered the prisoners discharged. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this del re MANCHESTER, Dec. 14.—The American advi' r er port a giving way during the last week of ie. to Or lb. in the cotton market at New York and Ne A re leans ; but the freight to Liverpool had risen to I t5 " 0 ,, e , 1 5 lb.—counterbalancing the decline of price. Tile, 1.9 receipts were 116,085 bales against 67,110, and bi receipts exceeded those of last y ear by 273,120 l :4 01 ''. The estimates of the yi e ld con ti nue d t o run P 3,000,000 bales. Violent rains had occurred in • " ty, parts, whether or not in th e co tt on grow i n g St' h fc : mains to be seen. That the accounts from Engl i s o not caused a greater fall in the A mer i can 1112 . -I ' :et ,;e circumstance that has rather aided the t ,115 to pause in the course of decline, w ll6ell 0 64 i just beginning to show itself i n th e Liverpool lin 1 ,00 where cotton is not to be had at the lowest of s , ~ of last week within 1-16 d. to id. per lb. In our market, the downward tendency appeared to be a , V on Saturday ; and the inapres-ion above referred ; having been produced by the transatlantic ney'l contributed to a slight recovery of steadiness. LAI 4 oo: buyers could operate o n terms which are eifiv practicable to-day, or not to the same extent. 01 e, more particularly th e case w ith some descripi 0° warps. But, beyond this, there is no improvem(s the business of the day, b o th i n yarns a nd go( 15 ' t ele been altogether very inconsiderable. We have , :ioe' graphic announcement that the Bombay 'Dart tive, but the letters have not yet come to has iil,OP have some little business d o i ng in India y a rns al a ?; fo eli ROCHDALE, Dec. 13.—There has been an e: :1 dull market to-day, and the demand for prices h ° l l ' ° more limited than that of the p rev i o us Mondro T. 4 0 1° wool market is much the s ame as it has been' weeks past, both in demand and price. MACCLESFIELD, Dec. 14.—There is no new f (KO note since our last report ; the sales made of s 13 ,7;0' by our manufacturers du r i ng th e l as t week are dens Thrown Silks—The ma r k e t i s ver y b are o f fine ;,“ t o° tions of Bengal trams and organz i nes , w hich co gr , Li tio ) request for shipment to the continent. Then ; 15 0 1 ' little more doing in China throwns for the ho: Raw Silks—The market is quiet, without any : ate in prices. o f l , HUDDERSFIELD, Dec. 14.—We have no than; ; 3 e O c " importance to report in our market this week ; 4( . 11 0 11 had an average one for the season. Job lots ; 0 1 '0 0 tinue to be bought up at prices that are fax fr f ed remunerative. Some of the shipping houses 0 r 0 ,31 ',, busy with orders both for the American and ( Pi l e) markets. The wool market is firm, but not being done in the staple article. , 4 HALIFAX, Dec. 14.—We have had very f chants in our piece hall to-day, and scarcely al i 9 y either plain or fancy, have changed hands. Vi market has not undergone any material alteral higher rates asked by the spinners check bush ie si sv . the advance which they are able to obtain is ; P ° o ,, ficient to cover the increased cost of the 3 035 rial. There is not much activity in the wo. » The The quotations gradually creep upwards ; t `', s prices demanded by the staplers deter the spi ape' tl ,3 ' purchasing, except to supply immediate want run out of stock. li BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 13.—The trade of Birulin active. The hardware trade have more orders c s 'f a r :i books than they can execute, and fi n d thernselve:l,!l e rially embarrassed in the scarcity o f raw meter -J. :1 1 6 the great advance in the prices. In addition to g . which has taken place in i ron an d copper, t he al , d in tin, which constitutes an es sen ti a l i ngre di ent in J 3::;, ham manufactures, is rapidly increasing in P rs ' prices being upwards of 2/. per ton above WO week, and a scarcity of the article in the m arket' ported. 111_A1iRE2' NEWS-O'lllS D.Alrj • Of ) ! CORN EXCHANGE. - t -00 : The supply of English wheat in to-day's mailo , t i e limited, and greatly out of condition. The ( 10 .,n0itii• by no means so active as on Monday, yet a stt ouY ,1 ` e a. was doing, at fully that day's pri ces . F or : forsO r r r oviy very several transactions t oo k pl ace , a t extra ato el. ' ill, 0 Only 2,190 qrs. of foreign wheat having .come; v ie o show of samples w as ver y mo d era t e. Most h inu' 0 1,1 fair request, and quite as dear as last week. I/ ill Floating cargoes of wh ea t an d b eans were gene 119 e for enhanced quotations. Pi t There was rather m ore d o i ng i n b ar l ey an' I in tati of change took place in value. rice 4 We had an impr ove d i nqu i ry f or oats, the• v 003 which were 6d. per qr. higher. ili 5 0 , 9 Beans and peas were a slo w sa l e , but floor ! W 3 -,. 0 request, and the top p r i ce o f E ng li s h was 46 0. P c. ARRIVALS THIS WREN. filo I Wheat. 1 Barley. Malt. (k It s ' } '0 1,280 2160 1,540 740 ...- I 2, 1' '7OO English .. Irish .... Foreign .. 2,190 BORUG HOP. For all kinds of hops, O the H demand is 1(34 3 9col' prices, however, very littl e c h ange h as taken ...rdtb c " ,, . WIIITECHAPEL. fAtile l6'. Mutton sold re a dily a t an a d vance i n the a Aio 2d per 81bs. Other kinds of meat were r Lers'2o from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; ,743 ' 3s 10kl; pork, 2s 6d to 4s per Blbs by the care a s°• n /rJc,iltrb, ;4,T-4,,fittu SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) (Continued from our _First Edition.) Mr. NAPIER then proceeded to criticise the bill of the hon. and learned member for Kilkenny. He denied that the custom recited in the bill of the learned Sergeant was the tenant right of Ulster. Mr. Sergeant SHEE said the "fair valuation" men tioned in his bill meant, in point of fact, a valuation which was perfectly fair. (Laughter.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for Ireland said that might often be a matter of opinion. (Hear, hear.) He himself always had opposed, and always would oppose, ' any interference between the landlord and tenant on the question of rent. It was a matter of commercial ar rangement, and although he allowed there might be many cases where injustice was done, yet the true remedy was social improvement—it could not be done by any legisla tion. He also objected to the principle of arbitration contained in the bill. Generally speaking, the arbitra tors were mere partizans of either party, and had re ceived their instructions beforehand, and to quote the words of the hon. member for Cork (Mr. V. Scully), in the book which he had written on this subject, they might as well attempt to fix the rate of wages for the labourer, or the price at which the farmer should sell his cow or sheep, by arbitration, as to fix the rent of his farm. He was also opposed to the cancelling of arrears of rent, which was provided for in that bill. No doubt there might be cases of great hardship, but these could not be met by legislation. He could not see his way to the adoption of the principles of the bill of the hon. and learned gentleman. The right lion. and learned gentle man concluded by appealing to hon. members on both sides of the house to sink all personal and party feelings, and endeavour, in concert, to provide an agricultural code for Ireland, which should aid in the lasting improve ment of that country. Mr. LUCAS said that the right lion, and learned gentleman had not answered the question put to him by the hon. and learned member for Ennis. On the last occasion, when this subject was under consideration, it was understood that the bill of the hon. and learned member for Kilkenny (Mr. Sergeant Shee), and the Go vernment bill on the subject of tenant right, were to be referred together to a select committee, with a view to obtaining a full, fair, and unbiassed inquiry into the principles of both bills, and arriving at a conclusion as to which was the best for Ireland. Since then, however, the noble lord at the head of the Government had, in answer to a question put to him in another place, de clared that whatever might be the conclusion arrived at by the committee, her Majesty's Government were firmly, irrevocably, and for ever pledged against the principle of the bill of the hon. and learned gentleman the member for Kilkenny. He wished to ask the right hon. and learned gentleman whether they were ready to go into that committee with the Government, pledged in anticipation of the result of the committee, whatever it might be, with their ears closed against all evidence brought forward, and pre-determined not to be converted under any circumstances ? Was this to be an illusory inquiry, which could have no results ? With regard to the bill of !the right hon. gentleman, he objected to it, because he believed that, instead of its being a Liberal- Conservative measure, which they on that side of the house believed to be what was required for Ireland, it was in its essence a revolutionary measure. The tenant's case had never yet been put before the country fairly and fully ; and it was for that reason that they on that side of the house wished to have a committee, before which they could lay the tenant's case for the first time. The Devon Commission, and the Blue Books which had been published in such numbers, had never given the shadow of a representation of his case. Take one instance, it was a dispute whether landlords had imposed a rent upon improvements in Ireland. The report of the Devon Commission stated that very little evidence of such cases had been brought before them, and the right hon. and learned gentleman opposite, in the book of Mr. Ferguson, which he had adopted and improved on this assertion, and stated that such a case seldom occurred. Now, the rental of Ire land in 1780 was 6,000,0001., and in 1850 it was 12,000,0001., giving a balance of 6,000,0001. in that time, an increase quite as great as that which had taken place in the rental of England in that time. Improve ments, then, must have been made during that period, to cause such an increase in the rental. By whom had they been effected ? Everybody allowed that they were not the work of the landlord, and no one doubted that they were the work of the tenant, whom it was the fashion to calumniate as listless, idle, and unimproving. Weighed down with all the oppressive restrictions which were laid on his industry, subjected to all manner of difficulties, the tenant farmer of Ireland had by his improvements raised the rental of Ireland as much as the landlord and tenant working together had raised it in 'England. The same was the case if they looked at the rental per acre. In 1780, the rent per acre was, according to Arthur Young, 6s. 4d., and in the year just before the famine, , it had risen to 16s. or 17s. per acre, taking good land with bad all over the country. The same was the case with regard to the produce of Ireland. In 1780, the produce per acre of oat land was 282 bushels, of barley land also 282 bushels. In 1850 the produce of oat land had risen to 381 bushels per acre, of barley land to 391 bushels. Now, in 1840 the produce RnrrlAnd ws...nly 36 bushels, and of bar ley land 32 bushels ; so that the Irish farmer had im proved quite as much as the English tenant farmer had. The same was the case with nearly every other branch of Irish agriculture at least so far as he could ascertain by the inq u i r i es which he had made ; and he wished for a committee, in order that these facts might be laid before it, with all the strength of truth and indisputability. The dark side of the Irish agricultural system had hitherto invariably been laid before the house, but he wished to prove to it that there was a bright side. He thought it could be proved that pretty nearly all the improvements in Ireland had been made by the tenant farmer, the land lords had made no improvement whatever, and if Ireland had been left to their enterprise, their habits of saving, and their aptitude for agricultural pursuits, the land would have been in the same sterile and barren condi tion as it was 200 years ago. He had no wish to exag gerate his case, but he was desirous of showing that the Irish farmers had made more improvements than they had credit for, or than they ever had any encourage ment to make, and to convince the right hon. gentleman that if he would give the tenant farmer a right to call that which was his property, his own, if he would give him security and encouragement for improvement. Ire land still presented in this class of men an immense .and magnificent machinery for amelioration. The hon. gen tleman then proceeded to comment on the principle of compensating periods, which he declared to be totally inapplicable to Ireland under any circum stances. He had no hestation in saying that as a rule the landlords of Ireland put a rent upon their tenants, which was neither more nor less than a rob bery—(cries of " No," and counter cheers)—and then the right honourable gentleman came over to that house, and told them that the privilege of being robbed for 10, 20, or 30 years was a sufficient equivalent for the im provements they had made. Acting from a re port made to Lord Clarendon by the En cumbered EStates Court Commission, he found it stated that the rent of farms on a great number of the estates brought into that court was not only dispro portionate to their value, but much larger than could by any possibility be collected from the tenants. That was the case in large districts in Ireland ; in fact, it was the general system now to put an impossible rent upon the tenant, and the difference between good and bad landlords, was the manner in which their rent was exacted. If the landlord was a good landlord, he did not attempt to exact, or, at least, he did it with mercy ; but the bad landlord exacted it all, or, at least, kept it hanging over the tenant, as an instrument by which to reduce him to the condition of a serf and a slave. The honourable gentleman proceeded to argue at great length, citing a number of instances from information which had been afforded to him, that the tenant farmer of Ireland had hitherto received little or no compensation for his improvements, and that no period of possession could possibly compensate for im provements which he might make. With regard to the Ulster tenant-right, he was quite, willing to concede to the right honourable gentleman that it was not pro perly defined in Sharman Crawford's Bill ; all that he argued was, that it was a custom under which millions of property had been created, and what he asked for was, that it should form the subject of investigation. He contended that as the retrospective clauses of the right hon. gentleman's bill confiscated all improvements which had been made, so the prospective clauses would prevent any improvements from being effected. If the bill had been in force up to this time, the improvements which had been made would never have been attempted. He hoped that the right hon. gentleman would employ the recess in reconsidering his opinion with regard to compensating periods. For his own part, he should go into committee on this bill perfectly open to conviction, and willing to assist the right honourable gen tleman, if he would give them credit for their good-will, and to elevate an enduring monument to his reputation, and by enabling him to settle this question permanently in Ireland, and to heal up the bloody feuds and discords which it had excited in that country—to hand down his name to posterity as the greatest benefactor Ireland had ever known. Mr. DRUMMOND said though the hon. member's speech was full of interesting matter and valuable detail, it had little connection with the motion before the house. It seemed to be an attack on the Attorney-General for Ireland, for introducing a bill before he had submitted the whole question to the committee, but if he had done that, there would have been no chance of passing a mea sure this session. He admitted everything which the honourable member had stated with respect to landlords and tenants. (Hear.) It had been said that the number of tenants in Ireland holding less than 30 acres were about 42,000, and he admitted that they ought to be secured by some means in their possessions, but it was impossible not to see that there was great difficulty in arriving at such a result. Tenants in Ireland presented an entirely exceptional case to those in any other country—they were neither like Englishmen, Scotchmen, Frenchmen, nor Dutch men, and, of course, must be content to submit to the inconvenience of their peculiar position. Their case, being an exceptional one, ought to be dealt with by an exceptional measure, which should cease as soon as the circumstances which rendered it necessary no longer exist. He disliked passing laws for any separate part of the kingdom, and would prefer that the word Ireland should be omitted from their vocabulary in mat ters of' legislation. (Hear, hear.) He believed COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL.—DEc. 14. At this day's market there was a fair attendance of town and country mile ra and dealers, and les3 pressure of fresh arrived American wheat and flour than has been experienced during the past W eek, and a good consumptive demand was experienced for e2lch article at the full prices of Friday, being id per 70113i5., and fid to 2d per barrel under those current on this day week. Oats being held for a slight advance, met with a slow sale ; oatmeal on the spot was difficult to move at late rates, and for forward delivery there was no inquiry whatever, and prices must be lowered fully is per load. Barley and peas were without change, but beans having become scarce, were is per qr. dearer. There was scarcely any demand for Indian corn, but late quotations were firmly maintained. IPSWICH -DEC. 14. We had an animated sale for whoat, and prices must be quoted fully 2s per qr. dearer from last market day. We had rather 6 larger quantity on sale than of late. Barley was in fair supply ; the best samples of malting quality sold freely at late prices, and this trade must be written firm, if not a trifle dearer. than last week. No beans at market, but a demand for them. Peas rather cheaper. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER. Wheat, rod (old) 44s to 52s Barley, grinding ... 27s to 29s Ditto (new) Ditto, white (new) 50s to 56s Peas Ditto (old) ..... 00s to 00s Oats Barley, malting ~. 31s t o 34stFlour, per sack AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 14, 1852. . 685 quarters, at 42s 8d . 2,683 „ 30s 10d 5 „ 19s Od 73 „ 33s 5d 58 „ 31s 6d Wheat Barley Oats Beans Peas .. HULL-DEC. 14, The trade, under the influence of the wet weather, short supplies of foreign grain, and bad condition of home growth, has been exceedingly firm, and on wheat a further advance of 2s per qr. has been obtained, with a demand running more upon good and common reds than on finer descriptions, or Dantzic. All kinds of spring corn (except barley) are again the turn dearer, and oats attract the attention of speculators. There was a fair supply of wheat from our own farmers, the condition of which was affected by the late damp weather, and was not good to sell, while dry samples were brisk sale at an advance of is to 2s per qr., the current rates paying for these descriptions being 50s to 52s per qr., natural weight 631 b. A good sale for foreign, and several parcels quietly taken off the market. Barley remains; uxsettled, but full rates are paid for grinding. Oats are scarce, with a good demand, and fetch is more money. Beans are without alteration in value, but peas are 2s dearer, with a short supply. The linseed market is firm, and is dearer for some descriptions ; cakes rather quieter, as is frequently the case about Christmas time. The rapeseed market is about cleared, and our quotations would be obtainable. Rape cakes were in quired for. The following are the present prices of grain : 8 8 Wheat, English, red 49 to 53 Ditto white 5O to 54 Dantzie and Konigs berg Pomeranian. and Hain burgh Danish, Holstein, and Ditto gray and black 00 t. 00 Linseed, Black Sea 50 to 52 Ditto Pctersburgh 44 to 50 Ditto Riga and Arch angel Ditto Konigsberg and Memel 50 to 561 46 to 481 Friefiland 44 to 47 Russian and Odessa 40 to 45 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian l7 to 19 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 27 to 28 Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel 37 to 42 40 to 46 Per Ton. Lins. c., Hull 9117 s 6d to 10/0s Ditto fine for. 9/ Os to 91 IGs Ditto inf. for 81 15s to 0/ Os Rapeseed 261 10s to 271 Os Rape cakes loos Od to 105 s Tares, English Ditto foreign Guano 41 71 to 9l Os Bones 100 s to 102 s 64 Rye Meal CORK-DEC. 13. Brig. Currency. 31 White wheat 25s 3d to 26s 6d Os Od-20ttonc. 119 lied wheat 21s Od to 25s Od 93 Ditto 25s fid -t- ?-5s 6425 s Od-20 do. ~, ou. to zus ua re Patey l3; 6d to 14s 3d} 35 Ditto 14s 3d to 14s 8d 14s 3d-16 do. Ditto 00s Od to 00s Ocl 1 Bere l2s 10d to 00s Od Os OA 911 Oats 487 Ditto lOs ld to lOs 4d lOs ld do. 131 Ditto lOs 4d to lOs 7d JJ 154 Pigs 2Bs Od to 36s Od 35s Od per cwt. Quantity sold at the highest prices : Il barrels white wheat ; 10 red ; 5 barley; 0 berg ; 17 oats ; 6 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week : Wheat, 1,505. Barley, 2,166. Bere, 0. Oats, 6,961 Pigs, 771. PRICES OF BITTTER. CANT. CURRENCY. First quality B9s First quality Second quality Third quality 77s Third quality 6Bs Fourth quality Fifth quality 6ss Fifth quality s6* Sixth quality s4s Sixth quality 458 Return of cattle sold for week ending Dec. 11 : Pigs, 748. Sheep, 186. Cows, 171. Coax.— Flour—First, 13s 6d to 14s 6d ; extra, 17s Od seconds, 12s 6d to 13s 6d; households, 10s 6d to 12s ; thirds, 7s 6d to lOs Od per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, es to 8s 3d ; oatmeal, lOs 6d to lls; wheat meal, lOs to lls Od per cwt. Indian corn, 7112 s 64 to 71 17s 64 per ton. Bran, 51 to 0/ Os Od per ton. Hay—Farmers, 23s Oct to 31s Od ; average, 288 ; dealers, 32s Od to 40s Od ; average, Os per ton. Straw— Farmers, 16s Od to 24s Od ; average, 20s ; dealers, 27s Od to OOs Od ; average, Os. per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf, 6d to Od ; household ditto, 5d to Od per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to 10d per lb. Eggs, 6s Bcl to 6s 10d per hundred. Meat—Beef, 4id to 7d ; mutton, 5d to 63d ; veal, 44 to 6d ; pork, dd to Od ; bacon, 6d to 7d ; sausages, 5d per lb.—Fish, Newfound land, 91. lOs to 101 Os per ton ; Scotch herrings, 24s to 00s ; Red, do., OOs per br l .—Potatoes, white, 8d to 9d; Pinks, lld to 12d.—Coals, Newport, 20s ; Lydney, 20s ; Culm, 14s Oct per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., 6s Od per imperial gallon.— Hides, 22s to 28s ; Salted, 24s to 30s per cwt. Calf skins, 37 l d ar pe e r t lb.—Bangor slates 21. 17s. 6d to 31. per ton.— Fleece wool, 15s to 16s per stone.—Hemp, 371. to 401. per ton—Timber, Memel, 31. lOs ; red pine, 31. 5s ; yellow do., 31. 15s. per ton ; deals, 151. to 181 . per h un dred.— Bark, red, 71. to 81. 10s. per ton.—Tallow, 49s to 00s per cwt.—Hops, 71. 10s to Of. per cwt.—Tar, Archangel, 19s. per brl.—Guano, Peruvian, 101. 10s to 11/. per ton. ATTEMPT TO MIIRDER.—On Monday, at Liverpool assizes, Mary Price, aged 49, was indicted for having, at Eccleston ' feloniously and unlawfully administered to her husband, William Price, t wo gra i ns o f w hit e ar senic, with intent to kill and murder him. In support of the prosecu tion, William Price, prisoner's husband, deposed to finding his wife drunk on his return home from his work at the glass establishment of Messrs. Pilkington, St. Helen's, on the night of Saturday, the 11th September; that some words passed in consequence ; that his wife left the house; and that he did not see her again until the Monday night following. On his ret urn h ome on the M on d ay a f ternoon, shortly ater four o'clock, found his daughter, Elizabeth Price, a little girl, in the house, the tea set, and the teapot on the oven. His son Edward works at the same establish ment with himself. Witness poured out a cup of tea from the pot, and noticed it was very dark black. He drank the crap at a draught, felt it to have a nauseous taste, and a cu rious sensation succeeded. He went giddy ; but by standing a short time at the front door ho recovered, went into the drank. He noticed his son had had a cup. Directly on a nd poured out a second cup, half of which he drinking the :ha ' half ing sensation in the th roa t, an d vo mited very much. After cop he became sick, felt a sore and burn vomiting, ho cautioned his son against the tea, which he poured into a quart jug and placed in the cupboard. He got worse and worse, vomiting - much, and suffering all over from cramp, especially a t the extremities, but did not feel much pain in stom ac h or b owe l s . Was ill until the follow ing Friday. Th e Jury after a short deliberation, found her guilty, and sentence of death was ordered to be re corded against the prisoner. A ROMANTIC AFFAIR IN READING.—A short distance from Reading a respectable family resides, who are connected by th e ties of consang uinity with parti es who stand hi g h amongst a certain class in the poli tical world. Belonging to this family is a very ac complished and p re tt y d au ghter. About three weeks ago the moth er and father came to Reading on busi ness, and put up at one of the hotels , at which place was residing a gent l eman w h o h a d recently left the army. The gentleman by his agreeable and gentlemanly deport ment, made a very favourable impression on the daughter, and she became much enamoured of this Lothario. This coming to the father's and mother's - ears, they waited upon the gentlem an' and asked him his intentions. He said at once th at h e was about to depart for Australia —that he was not in a position to marry—in fact, that he could scarcely keep himself. Her parents very properly kept her in close confinement until she promised to banish all thoughts from her mind of the scene that had passed. She was accordingly released on making this promise. The morning after she was liberated, she went up stairs, and attired herself in a suit of her brother's clothes, and put a gown over them. She left the house on pretence of having a walk, but at once made her way to Reading, and took off the gown and bonnet and threw them over a hedge into a field. In this disguise she went to the hotel and asked for the hero of this narrative, and presented a note. The young lady who waited upon her, never sup posed but that she was a boy, and of course delivered the note, which ran thus : —Dear G—, you will find me in the street, dressed in man's attire, walking up and down. Do come. Ever yours, S----." The ex-military gentle man said 'there was no answer, which on being told the young lady said, " Oh! but it is imperative ; I must have one !" The deception was then discovered. She has since bitterly repented her folly, and the hero is now on his way ' to Australia.—Berkaire Chronicle. RAILWAY SHARE MARKE2I,,S• LIVERPOOL, DEC. 14. 05 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The m ar k e t f or Rtcillto woo has been very dull to-day. But little business LO done, and prices genera lly h ave a d ec li n i ng teed ev—issr;4,; following are the quot a ti ons :—Aberdeen, 1 11 ; 34 N C) , 13A ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 84k ; ditto, Fi.ftS't e rs London and North Western, 126.} ; ditto, Vlir i . 0 0 ' 1 15-16 prem. ; Midland, 80A ; North British,. 1 " Eastern and Dover, 23g. MANCHESTER, DEC. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The b us i ness t o -d ay h a 11 letroajod though something better th an y es t er d ay, b ut p: again. The sales were :—Birkenhead, Lam 00' •• u„0, Cheshire Junction, 64 di s . ; Blackburn, No. ;l, ' f i t k , donian, 341 • Dublin and Drogh e d a , 61 ; E l lot e Ovi f e, 1 8/Easte Cunties, 13k ; East 1 43 ",0 ,5 %,1 19 7-13 ; e dit Shars o, Fifths, rn 2d o issue 1 dis., 5 3-16 , and Yorkshire, 844 ; ditto, Fifths, 3 k dis. ; Lo n C;. North Western, 1261; ditto, M and B. Qua r' e t o, prem. ; Midland Railway C onso l s , 20 ; S ou th ] raster BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 14. O r 10 i i. V STOCK EXCIIANGE.—There was more thail .. r liev ~, amount of business done in the Railway Share u j--- „ge • 3 day. The following sales were reported on - ' Cli t%.: l3 Midland Preference, 1 prem. ; O x f or d, Woreft IP 5 e , ' Wolverhampton, 54 ; Shrew s b ur y an d Bi rm tn.gni"— COURSE OF EXCITANGE—YEsTEBO I. Am5terdam............ 11 1614 , Gibraltar •••• • • • • • • •• " 3 0 ,0 Ditto, three months .. 11 17% Leghorn •••••• • • • . •• • 15 „ , Rotterdam ...... •• 11 174 Genoa .. •• • • • • •••.. • • " Antwerp .... 25 30 Milan •••• ••• • • ....• " Brussels ....... ..... 25 30 Venice •••• •• • ..... •• " 4 , Ramburgh ............ 13 4% Naples •••••• • • • • • •• " / 1 / 4 t Altona ................ Palermo •• 25 15 bfessina ..... ...• • • 0• 7 ,/ Ditto, three months .. 25 30 Lisbon 07 , Mar5ei11e5......... 25 32% Oporto Bourdeaux ..... • Rio Janeiro ....• •". Frankfort-on-Maine .... 119 % Buenos Ayr„ ... Berlin .......... ...... New York, 60 day▪ s' sight Vienna ..... . ..... 11 32 Philadelphi a 11 32 PRICES OF BU▪ LLION' r :II 0 perersbargh.. •• •• •• •• • • 38 Foreign Gold in Bars. 7, 0 0 Madrid ....... ••• • • 49 g , P ortugal Gold Coin • • ;„' 0 0 Cadiz ......... ....... 50% Spanish Doubloons •• Barcelona Seville ... 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