The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-03-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Ilesear - Mr. Diemen meppared forth. fled time after his
reeent
To Mr. H tlnnt IT it was stated by Mr. Gtanseeres that the
tnieersity Test. Bill will be Introduced when hewn • prorpoet
on with it to advantage.
Mr lees tuts stated to Blr Muggy Lome that he could not
pay Out the mem ore relating to the ineldence of the local
button would be brought Inentird. though he hoped moo.
Ti. mil reading of the Mines Regulation and !naiveties
ltill was moved be Mr. Bruce. Its roll.* i• t^t.", •11
th• i.tirig Act• tin the subject. There mot no oleviintion
lii
the second reeding, and the next nage of the bill was Reed for
I.th Mseh.
Mr. tinecne. intoned fors select committee to inquire whether
it In ads balite that rates for lice! venom. •houlli be divided
-netwere owner. and oreopiers. Having dated that the Govern-
ment hat en4eavour...l I, fulfil • pledge given last Reardon to
funk onto the miliject .4 local taxation, be added that due
inquiry had been made and inebodird hi • report, the object
being in any plan at re-adjustment to obtain the first principle
• the bade of an area. Inquiry bail aim been made into the
burden...', reel primly. and the priportlon they wen to hear
to the general taxation thc country. It hail been ascertained
that rate., tolls, and dues amounted to about twenty millions.
hut the, di,' not •holly represent local taxation; anal it
reilly smountisl to little short of thirty million. •
,twe. inriiiiry heel been made into lore/
seta', in other countries, which would he valuable
to .riroiting ...reelsot with that of our own. It
wwwed that the sum of his entlPlderation of all thin know.
led, we. that there was no hope of getting rid of heal
ate.. ; and therefore the obvious C 0.,,,. w6O to endeavour to
ton the irresistible. rates on • just and proper footing. It was
intended by the flos eminent to extend themes and Incidence
of rating titan,* subject-matter other then penemal property,
and it 00 0. to the perwin• who were Si be liable to the rating
that Ito ~-rorc of the committee which he wee abut to
• outi he directed. Ile then •nrued, with much clearness
not htint-a, the point whether there ahould not be • divining'
of rate between ownen and occupiers. It war ales
elehors• in i.igrign4fr4, as a nutter for inquiry by the own-
m nee what chart,' In the cnnstitutinn of the local bodies
on iministerine rates thould follow such divine,n of rating.
This we. given a hint, innre or Ise broad, that Nome of the
et. oat,' charitam might he eepreprieted to the relief of rates
by Ming appl!ed to the mltiguion of unavoklabk euffering.
Sir Mauro farm urgently requested that the appointment
err the 'sleet committee thould in postponed until the whole
'whams iif the Government on the incidenos of rating was he.
I .re the House. Otherwise be acemed rather annoyed at the
intention of the Gorernment. and more than Insinuated that It
we, meant to put additional bonlerts on the owners of real nos-
iest,. He almost ris mended the removal of the exemption of
lemma/ property from local rating. He moved the postpone-
ment of the mmointment of the eeleet committee.
There was something threatening in the tone of the Opposi-
tion : hut Mr. lIAILDT, playing leader sorosetat tecitly,
'attested the leering out .4 the word •' local in the motion.
There we. I. strong feeling in the country in favour of such an
inquiry, 0 wing to the variety of new teem which were im-
posed. Tome taxes were Imlnosed-1m what were called total
purpose butte mane instances they referred to rational pro-
Nets. 'obey were all maxima elike that lunatic asylum. and
in be posperi• maintained, that the poor shouW be '
curl for, that the highway. should be kept up ; but the
qua(' on tem u to the localities that should bear the ex=i
lie" mutt therefore sob the President of the Poor-law
h.^ mit the word " local" from the molution, for it was upon
Ms' the whole question turned
Mr. Gtateertore raid It was not necessary for the take of
areurses to lease 'oil the word " local," no tbe nature of the
object in sire must bedew-riled. The bon. bargain had mid
that the que.tion at More nu the exenintion of personal pro-
perty from local texatinn, hut the Government had not made
sell an silmislon. The aspect in which the nth**. twilehniod
itaelf to tha minds of the Government was, that of late years
there had been an imriernee Increase In the category of purports
to he In local taxation, and that the *bole of thee
poetessl,, England were aiiimiled Real by permeate from f'
occupier. ho hail milt a temp-miry interest. The Govegne ..wt
ever vele...erring to deal with the queivUon in Its w Awe&
orbs The hnn barenet appearsi to tht.nit that thee room
mindful, the question ehether the exemption of pegewetet
'lnserts from local taxation ought to ent et 011616011. sod that
they should etem there. not. Indeed. 'could be a frosdamental
~re„t. At „went, they hod one inequalAy balanced by another :
and in ...Mention ot the weight of '.0061 taxation wldch
,Ivnlt real property. It enjoyed certain •xemptione which
others's...could be remised. He "could not give en; opinion
the hesood ayteg the e, If the general proprution
were to Is laid down that pererensi and reel fgeporte wee to
Shelly e. 1661 iir Torii"On the burdens of locs.l taxation, It
wir.ll.l Is eleoliitely impossible to radii tba eorrelative pro.
10 ,IG•rt that re,l and ;enema! premix /omit he sittelh
ith resmet to imperial taxation, Ile thought thfs
winch anulil he allosell that, partly m the vested, of en,-
retnenee, nod earth on thme of Owlet ion. real property in Ito
%Mimi, lon,. was the Most erniVenif nt othwet to hese the
m.in pert of this hiledee. Ile line rm.,' the' reel pry,p, ty
noor onder all cirsinutance , the mot subject of tax.
Ilion for laral I,oeleneo: and, if V ,nj were ws, he eontended
that the Government had approae ~„i the oneetion in e cies,
mid nnier Ills dmel' fist the machinery and taken
mesirres to ascertain whet wee ow. ',row upon which is..
stion o•glit to fall, the 000 t q. ...mon would he In what darns
that taution ought to hedivii'
.enentone thnn, who wwwwwd e
initit intrn^st in it ^owl.. • he owner. and oecupietx Whets
they had got rld Orme egemptions which ought os be
sine away. and bad ilet• mined whet were the primer
Irroti.h of exemPllon st, il to the allowed, and the relative
DeWitt of owlier. and net miters, then would he the time tn
d".4.1.'"" 'l,h^di"n Mi.' I by the hen baronet.
Ultimstely the comma'
,we ww, ',greet to.

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it"nt, —Mr. Lstir not. gave notice of hie intention to
Inn." the 'wall of tit r house tat : Mr. Candllith called Otte,,.
tioh to the •ttietlii, rt of making provision for the gradual
'f the N ationel Debt ; and Mr. Munta announced
that • .11 i 111 into • cornMittee of •nr.ply on the army estimates
hr he abolition of the purehaae vyatem. Rir
Cissege iukinen, called attention to the recent doing of certain,
eelersst . and Mr. Bruce replied that the demonstra-
tion. .4"nire.l to take niece in their " honour" had hien
resented tr. Monk brought tinder notice the electoral
dieellftities frevenue officers, and moved Inc a wart com•
mittee b. ine
.uire into the aUb}net.. Mr. tiladettms appealed to
the h.,n,e mlier not to Kos his motion in the forwent elate
the husinem. and It one ultimately withdrawn. A
di' iii t. 1.1 pla, on the 4ittestion av too, her the foot heresy
Cl tiul hoold belie...forth be freed from toll. but there mai
an ovisi .heiniing vote in the negative.
Wen' :ante Mr 4 'in,, Life Aanirance companice Dill.
whioh tinobia that lit, amnia, coinfeini, dull make a
vita' r uniform statement every veer. ant that • report mall
bet ohlishod compering one minee with another. to enahle the
• ihei judge of their reapective adrenal-, was reed a mcond
ae.
Tncatitr.-1.. emir In. Titania by Mr. Poinherton, the
Solichor.tieneral stMe4 that the reran. to he prosecuted for
holvry ware Dr. kinglake. Mr. Vanderliii. and Mr. Tenafly.
In th, Bridgwater roe.: Sir 11. Edwards and Mr. Burrell in the
cvse : and Mr. Struve, , Mr. Ilariliment. Mr. Towne.
and Mr. Pennyfather for their pani,ipation in the Norwich
....mutton. Mr. (Madinat. In replying to Mr. Nude. sail
he ...ultimo to tiring forward belnro the mead reading of
the Irish Lend BM the oteeares relating to the land ne the
Toad K11101.1n,. to which he taloned in his veoeh on Intro-
dining the former rneaure.
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Th. Pilotage Bill. in deference to views cemented in commu•
nieetions from *Millet 11.(0•11.1, IMO read • memo, time us!
ordered to he referred tosselect committee. 11,0 u-dwell moved
the ••,414.1 reeding of the It'ar Oflce Bin. In nipiv to num-
tt,ns from Sir John Pekington, the right hon. gentleman
g.iiimned that Um oldect of the bill was to create two new
Mom in ihe War Department, tbe bolder If 100 to he celled
the rink of the Ordnance. and .1 the other the Plnenclal
Soiretery The latter officer wmitil have n neat in Parliameni.
and would he the repremendative of the department In that
/ lints% i n which the secretary nl State for W•T IFIW ant prownt.
Mr White. Mr. Wont Heat. Cat. Barttaine Mr. Mundane. Lord
Pkhei. and Mr Starieleld dlecniwed the proposals of the rameure
and the present elate of the War Ofies. and the bill eras mid
• *MAW! time

The Loot-Advocate obtadned leave to Introduce a hill to
abolish the remnant of the feudal eyatent of tenure of land
extent In Scotland.

F.MAY. --In ronly to questions as to whether Mr. timed.
(nmother for Wedneshuml. reported to hese hmen perennanr
guilty of twittery at the Bridgwater election. wee to he tw0...-
voted : anal if We Arorden Irao the sentisman who had Men
reported a. guilte of bribe,y. at the Yarmouth election in Holm,
Mr. GLA111117,,11 said that not/ce of the witalkO one only
•triven on the previous night, and he had had no nvportunit) of
Mentlf‘ing the Mr Brogden of Bridgwater with the Mr.
Bror.len 4 Yarmouth.
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me ar Nike nill pored throorh coolmittee.
The Ciimattoe of the Elena:weft moved the asoond reading
of the e.. 111741. Bill. miring it. eltiel object was to present In one
AM the t.trlous matters cotmerted with coinage. As would
sth Monde*. to ha** It committed pro forme. In order that
1.. Wed introduce amendmenta The bin mu read a *wood
time.
The 161•Iirere Forth, Aminelinen, Art Mai' Bill eras read a
imemild time In committee of the whole Howe. Mr. Hibhert
moved that the ehstrn.an be Alreeted to move the Howe that
kayo be Oren to hying in • hill for the relief of Pendm ad-
mitted to the ofitoe of oned or deacon In the (Torch of Eng.
land. and des tine to relinquish the mote. The motion Ir•Al
,creed in. and lease *ia* Oven to hrloi: In the hill Mr.
D,nman ^Method Isar* to liring Ma bill to enlayve the
a,,Orm f Justicce in larceny orematk.,

TIIII lighthouse erected en Dilet, off Fleetwood, wee
lszneked over on Saturdsy by i sehoonet. Two see,
mho were in the lighthouse, moped unhurt

Twi
entresolOClllllslllol Acr.—Tb• following
Stirring liner here been mot to ne for noblisetion.
They evidentJg refer to the Contagious Diseases Act.