The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-02 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF OF LORDS.
3poAv.—The aelteme of the Puldie School. Commi.innen, I
at,. trovanisstion of EIIIIIIIP.I llogdtal teas moiled by
I.: vw oel fiallabury. Lord Duekborat, and Lewd Cernarvon •
Lent Halifax. L 0.1,1
L Lyttelieet, mad the
'ilor.Ped.l Egeanedt:ir ;IZut the tvotteraati•ot du Productive of tto
d th
,_,,, 1. Tbe Bill diequablyina bantrold I.vra I hms 'ming
'7, woe el leohh, a. e Pnon t
heary ektite Bill,
the C• were read
unty Propviry 11.11 wee pereod.
' B eartv.—Te.. vi ohree measure. of minor Importance wets
.....1 a ,tago. Tie tfoveriouvot tfittnd to intr,,duce
''', sin to amend the Whi,' p Crustiest,. Act.
DICINDII.-1. ,rd Ibleseat.er,rlv,,,,l urn the table of the
i.p.re.,... of outrages
li 112 n% thntath7;;‘);;littal.n.a.. I a ilr-f tow
'paw bill. were advanced a .t...:e .
roAv.-- A ruddiz,, "^kr "." rg."(4 dedarin: tli it no
tell altould be read a .ccutati thue aftcr the 1,411 of

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NOUSE OF COMMONS.
Winn moved " That in the opinion of thia
.plitional taxation proposed by or Ilialeey's
t .11 entail burdens upon the peeple which are
'tworPlis,,,,j by existing carom...tam:ow" Ile wag the Ouvern-
ri il friend. The Chancellor of the Elehequer
0.02.:md the revenue of 1671-2 at K.G0,M,000 ; he (Mr.
„Tir,) put it at T.T1.000. The right hon. gentleman
gust rata' L 1,713,000 acWitiouei ; disputed it.
leen....nawtoritig district& were More proeperous now than
go lad ten nen ; cuttun wee 30 per cent. lower than
)dtr, wool wan st C low price wheat at II
mode-
et cultural prom...eta were pwol, and the pour law
• , .R
rrbriiary showed s deernan of 87,32:2 paupers en
eith the corresponding date loot year. The great
• .11s Week on railways showed the manufacturing
mut oral from the panic 4 lane. There um no
g• gbatut clew the Chancellor of the Exchequer
L,.•15.0. Ile had demanded •72,3e0,000—the largest 'um
ort In time of peace. It amounted to c 190,000 • day •
it by local expenditure, and see the total dram; ,
„acts of the people. lie desired that the army
cglociit, but had never met an ludicidual lmphs
to believe say expenditure could produce efficiency
rirri.• wont management of the Hone Guard,. There
bug' of £117,000 for the home transport of troop..
te telieved Odvernment paid hope? cent more than
obvidualit Troupe sent from Athton to • certain
10.70 each with extra for beggage, while the tard
•.„ ma Is Id. Mt than contract with Mr. Cook, the
is the movement of t 0
01'a.
Si/X/0,000, anda.e.t Foridt.l the Ise
oto
for v vY
ry
waded on work lu the dockyards Li wag expendeeedin
and in the dock) ambi abroad the supervlalon
0,001 to quite as much as the charge for the work done.
xr ewe 15,00 clots in the Government eviabliduneuts,
..ong Warne amounting to £14,500,000, two-thirds of
no wog, be diapseued with, the remaining third better
„pet sod the work would be better dune. Most of the
peowdeal, and might be done by copyists. He
al made the remark to a gentleman who was hr up In
j,.pb-t„,,,tg, that Ott one-twelfth of the arks Inc
deplrUnent did one dgy's work in • week; and ins
Voll may my
d. that cif evce.rUrt. In
it would appear that the three principles in
p„,„bettent orke nerO " Come as bite se you can ;"
.g., cey as soon as )ou can and "Do as little as
unik."
mums. In amending the motion, disclaimed the idea
I "Omura vote of not of coollinuce in the Cuversameni.
Smowiremed Mr. Lowe's propagels as a pink budget, and
Once the Government to withdraw them,
al H. gatarx-ismirsux would vote for the motion, but be
mactioning the peaue-attugy.prioe doctrine. of Mr.
He thought the Budget " not Justified by existing
and .pecially spoke against the matelptax an d
sr alidatlou of the guermeMn duties.
Jr kiwis protested against the Budget throughout.
.441 to the income-tax would have provided all
pesny
The match-tax was • departure from liberal

itia- Courauce Of rtta Exalter= maid the House had
quad the motion declaring the ebolition of purchase ln the
,r, iuspodient, reed • aecond Urns the Army Regulation
ii, md ,othorised a million of that 'Queued expenditure.
i h... ),..0 turn round and say, because an hon. gentle-
.te this Mic has made a motion which will carry certain
ikon with him-you, the Conservative party-you, who
G kr the honour of the country-(ironlcsi cheers from below
wrap-you are going to vote aboadutely that the
klsu shuuld undo what it hes don.; that we must retrace
1,,,4,w, and go back to the expenditure of last year, and do
icing stall. That la your position. and I must uy I wish
‘,0.1 of it-(cheers and laughter). There is no blame to be
.S.:bol to hon. gentlemen below the gangway; they truly
-that tiny have always held these eentlenenta. But., to
7 I.IN/ have been frantically urging the Government to do
fg,,,,-.ohuala from below the gangway)-for the honour
(ahem of the country, I would auk what will foreign
lino think 04 this nation, if alter a great party in the
its talon up this view, after the Government of the day
. ;nu in to it, after we have gone the length of debating
inter, and pawing resolutions all tending to Inovesued
-.More, we turn round and undo everything T-(hear,
Would =body in Europe then say of England, "Surely
cc great notion, this is • wise and undestanding
.." lam accused of unnecessarily undereetimatMg the
I should have been much better pleased if, In ac-
.....s with my duty, I couldhave put it very much higher.
to,, member for Brighton talked about faith; be had
A better rid hope, the most delusive of all things-(s
49.-and uked me to found my budget upon it. But n 0..•
..• knows whet anitingencies may happen. Suppose wa
.4 bed harvest, where would my estimates be? There la
:og so delightful as to argue against a tax. What is
_1 is, not to show that a tax is bad, but that you can put
~.har tax In Its place which would disturb industry Ices:
.fl Iname. has even attempted to do that. We are told that
, mull Moreau the income tax, but It honourable gentle-
Ined all the corret.soudence I reative, they would Sod
t • no tax borne with more impatience than the a meows
, mi none which premed more sevenily on the lower and
4.l.edant,the small traders, and ahop-koespers-(liear, hear).
A.., me succession duties, they were impend eighteen years
It was estimated that they would yield £2,000,000,
Ada which they have produced £7111,000. and now I ask
.to maim • very moderate increase of it Indeed-("ok.")
bummed to the cue of matches, the plain view 14th.
U thin. Here le a commodity which is produced
A for nothing, and a tax upon which km this Uvulas.,
ti. spread over the whole community. Everybody coo-
ns • little I. it. Some hon. gentleman think that a
..i-t think it a great advantage. Ido not wish to
fibs day when we shall have any privileged clam in this
utr), not even the poorest class. I think every man
owe to called upon to contribute something towards the
wausent of the cotintry-(hear, hear). But then it le Mid
alibis tan interferes with trade and disarranges Industry.
lionse it dos, you cannot impose a tax without doing that.,
Ito'. leen told that I should put an entre duty ea tea.
I not then have been charged with interfering with
~,IIII•et4 of the people ; selth Interfering with the beverage
ithe female portion of the lower pert of the p0p111114.211-
I,4!,ter)-and with counteracting the efforts of those who
cite apostles of temperance? If you revive an old tax, you
: nil to have taken down from the rusty armoury of ancient
I:caelon some weapon that oufht never to have been ce-
I. lei to. II you Invent a new one, you are said to have
stliously devised • new method c 4 torture for your fellow
...strymen-Caughter). There la nothing you can do in
tutso which le not liable to objection. But when you have
Abe a!I thew objeCUolls, the noceesity for taxation remains,
2: num be mu.
11t.0114W1 sud he wanted • Goventnent equal to carrying on
1 liuverrlineint with 70 millions annually. flu wanted
uteri. to return t.i their own principles, and to withdraw
: budget. Rather than it should succeed he was willing
es the right hon, member for Bucks occupying the Treasury

Ir.-Jacol Limon said wealthy peopie should take warning.
led they did not recognise the sights of labour there was a
at many who would not recognise the right. of property.
they were to have this extravagant expend tore of
it would not be dilllcult to table the money by
ivon, . MUM froirl every Men whOortweed Corer a;20,000.
took a percentage on property that kind, and wished
'rain the revenue from C70,0v0.000 to t 80,000,000, he would
t note any 'articular objection-(iaughter), It would not
. any man-it would not expose him to bitter want, or
Aldus Into the workhouse-)bear. hear), Lie denounced in
inesourol torms the match tel.
/t.Cmirroae condemned the match tax, and suggested an
a ntenative that the expenditure of the year might be ion.
sicrably reduced -(cheers from below the gangway on the
side)-in this particular way. Ile did not me why, if
retool for the fortifications of this country were made by
nosing 112.,0)., tlLLtummy required to abolish purchase
meld not al,o have been spread over • term of years-(cries
1"ho,no.")
• IrewClTr mid the match tax would bring home to every
rinse 113 the kingdom the feet that we had ea extravagant
lovernenesit. The boxes were to bear a Latin inscription-
ine mid that the CiwiesUor of the Exchequer wag so
0* cocl ot his classical joke that he determined to use it;
the poor, who could not undeortand hi, classical allusion
mak' put side by side one that everyone could und
tinny, one &Whig that the profaned economy of this Liberal
monument was only a sham and • etter•-(oppositlon
senL) Anyone who had listened to Chanoellor of the Li-
/quer on a rosin evening must come to the conclusion that
• sem only commencing a mischievous revolution. Uri-
:Ann horses Were .threatened, steam ploughs would soon
• we, and at last even wimelbarrows and shovels would
iihtly escape-is laugh). Ile was moot anxious to have pur
ree aboliohed In Me army; but if Use eiternaUve was offered
putung that reform off tor one, two or throe years, or urn-
.sagtame so unjust as the match Lai, be would wait one,
• or even three yearn fur army redorm-(oppaisition
Ir. Duntaam mod: I remember the greet agitation no the
eadow tax, when we were told that It was a tax upon light,
LI I oertainly did not expect that Me time had osne wb en
ta should have another tax upon light, and food, and warmth,
Itu which in eo many forms will alert the comfort of the
;Mt naleee of the country-(mar, hear). We have an
some ul the anemones' and probate duties. Thom are
'holly of a permanent character -(mar, hear)-while the
eaty is said to be transitory. Having no prejudice against,
Goiernment scheme for use re-organisation of tho army,
thought if the country dented the abolition of purchase,
d as had an affluent and abounding exchequer, Ministers
oid be }tondo' in wondering the propriety of terminating
lie thought they Mould not accopt the resnionsibility now
Men • ma Ott matches la proposed by the right hon. gentle-
s., with Loudon assembled, plaintive London, to entreat,
'o to /part Its intereota• far as My own opinion is con-
Uie thrve divisions of the ways and means are
neirely objectionable. I should hays fitted her Majesty's
simment, alter Use eiprwedon a opinion in the House, to
lom withdrawn their prof veal with dignity and honour-
lain, hear). I Mould omen have been prepared to ',rejoins
roolLtion to that effect, but the land wasoceupled. Vier*
05. other opportunity of capreeing any °Melon on the
,k-oiget. In committee we shall be limitexi to points. ef
eder these circumstances, and not putting ourselves in a
tll position to Me Uovernment-i" Oh")-why Mould not
in right ben. gentleman my he will reconsider the Budget?
le sill neither cheer nor utter any exprerion of triumph. I
Ina name Yard that II • Chancellor of the Exchequer is
lefester he Mould retire hum the reeponeibillUea of his situa-
tion as long as he haa the general confidence of his party. I
timik we may diodes from our minds the idea that he will do
',OWN, so silly as to create a poilUml crisis at this time of
km roe, and waste time by smock resignation.
Mr. WANTONS : Though the right holt gentleman has been
llama pathetic In his reference to the loss of opportunity
inch he thinks he ha, sustained of raising, upoo popoi,
principles, the Oros of the present Budget, I must
is permitted to my, If he had been desirous of lading an
iPportunity, he would have experienced very little illMeuity
'oteed-(bear, hear). It would not be competable with the
keiht of. Government to withdraw and replace Ito Budget by
tee mosatially and radically different. BM the Items of a
kedge% are open to revnw, especially when they donut involve
the cadency of their general plasm my boo. friend Ina
,nried what I should call a moot astute mhos, but I believe
ie has gone it um sisciously -(laughter)-or at all events;
• bout being aware M it. This Is the first, motion that I
ii.olleet in which It was perfectly possible for different bodies
t gentlemen to concur who not only are not united in general
sihey, but, unless they spoke in a very low LOOO, would
sobably, with regard to Mar motives, come to loggerheads
'ime they were in the same loi; -(laughWr). Hero it Is no
',motion of shades of niter:lice ; there is flat, positive,
eriste, diametrical eontradonion- (laughter). If my beim
seduces the Ileum of Commons into the adoption of •
of this kind, I du nut kuow what Is to follow ; but on
• inn of the lioverninent, I must reserve perfect, liberty of
kto,
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\Tat announcement of the numbers was received with loud
t,..1'.111T .—its ."n ea Yr. Disraeli had given notice that In
.Lieri of Ways and Mesas be Mould move a resolution
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e.gthe insocialry.p.vliesslUz
utifx her flainui y:,,s
•L•Mcil ider them, the Chancellor or tit, Exchequer
.S.Z.mi ULM In tt.• preposod tax Upoll snatches had excited
, 'triage dissatisfaction in many quarters of the Ileum, be
bet premed further with the measure relating to it
i. 7: Lktintation which was received with general cheers.
k I...tenuous' by Mr. Disraeli, the right hen. gentleman
441.1 that ou Thursday night he sh, old press the
k L,,:rs gu into tthittee upon to. resolutions with
buis„.4uorm ri
Tax end the Suoceogen, Legacy, and Prerdsrte
th,.....isid would, 1/1 meiing that the Speaker should 11116••
j. make • •isiameal. el the mean, by which he pro 7
ilis . L'n'iPPLy .1114111 w leader of the Optsoelidea had called
In lik Imacial scheme. Yr. Wnet liosky_SS
iallrissisthas eaddedyg the law all land sotti M erseut. r.
rkylige:, W 4 the subject dessried coadderstion, sod
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