The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-02-26 00:00:00

HOITSE OF COMMONS. -TUESDAY.

Mr. 1.. KING, in .u,.viug for leave to bring in • Bill
to I•Ntcwi the ft anchiee in essontier in England awl
Waif, observed that as there eras no vroopect of
asvernment lb beim 8,1 l dale Semion, he tl gist thie
euit.l.le 0CC3•1011 lAD hring thi.l quest one mare
before the !loupe. mid to propom an inetalms ut. end by
ins nscats, MIS in-ignificent
count% franchise ti, 1.10 gies
After mime reined'. (rotes Mr. NEWDEGATII and Mr.
rick mg..inst Ito 111111.111 e.
Lord P tint:lomm smbl there were two things he did
not 'sleds to slo—sose we. to imps.° the motion ; tilt
other. to argue the aishjeLt of the lull The tir4 •ould
diecourtrone to the nn,ruir, ntel expose him (Lord
Pelson rAton) to the imputation of a chance of opinion
.113.41 the ; end lie could not enter into • due
ess,d 0000 of the hitter for the moms.. • Ily the Govern-
mitt hed not ; roless•-il to introduce a Reform Bill lbw
h. n,itl,l not 6...ent to :he amendment.
itc..ll, it W. 11111.1 be anticipating st dbemssion thAt eq..'
sooperly belong to the (tee s.n the Bill. There
wail. tissue for waiting, it bad been said, as well AM a
iiine for action. . .

Sir. DOM %EU said that, under the circumstances. he
Wnr Hat at all sin pared to optase the iutroduction
the Bill. Ile was. however, noire strongly of o:
e‘ery day that, if there ought to be a memoir, for the
recoostruction of Psi-Bement. it should he large awl
ridnine,ensive. If such a measure amid not be pawed,
the isiference Man th:it there was no necesaity for it ;
:iipt in a measure of such a character all the responsi•
hility of Ministers wss rooked.
The motion was agreed to, and leave given to bring
in the Ili 1.
Mr. HUBIARD moved for a Select Committee to
inquire intii the present mode of aranaing and collecting
the in. nine and property-tax, alai whether any mode of
les ying the same, no AA turenuler the tax more equitable
could be adopted. In adverting to the objectionable
features of the tax, he dwelt upon its inequalitv upon:
;ban upon its inquisitorial character, • which he
thought. had had b. en 'anger:Wit. He noticed the
immense anionic& of fraud in the evasion of the tax.
which he attributed in a great degree to its inequality,
persons smarting under the injustice of the tax
melee, miring to do justice to thent.ebes in their own
way. He admitted that there would be a loss of
revenue by the adoption of his proposal. but his Ann
convictiou was. that, the measuro being one of justice,
the di ttt inutton under Schedule D would be less than
meta lie antihipated.
The CSANceldslit of the EXCHINUKI wail the proposal
for • nmimittee of inquiry into the sul.ject, awl more
especially the particular stature of the plan sutnnitted
! liv Br. Hubbard. compelled I to object to lois motion.
Mr. 01.:d.tone proceeded to ihiscuma Ha merita and
detail., re hug the House that the abatement of the
tax to one matt wis virtually the Location of another ;
that the relief of Whedule D would throw an additional
Warden upon Schedule A. Mr. Hubbard, he observed,
professed to aim in his plan at curing iujuatisse and
getting rid of anomaly. aud he promoted to du this by
m king a uniform deduction of 33 per cent, from
issdustsial incomes, no deduction to be made S. the fund-
holders, the great muse of whom wet• smell annuitant*.
Ile recommended the Homes to put • negative upon the

After • reply by Mr. ii1:1111
Sir S. Nontewort. r.eoutmetole4 that the motion
1.1 not he preaattl to • di% Won. it being inepoo.ilde
to , er,rate the appointment of the Committee from the
plan, to which there were litany objections.
The 141.11P0, however, divitle,l, when the motion was
cornea by 131 to 127. . . . .

Mr. M. Illtointi itht..inetl leave to bring in a Bill to
make better proriaion for granting superannuation and
other All..reaums to Whom an 4 of prisons in finglaint
Woles.
Mir IL Prrn moved for lelve to introiluce a 13111 to
make further with resi.ect to the burial
persona illlt lwo members of the Church of EttgLutil
aa by Nu, rstablialirti.
!alive oat given.
Mr. iIiAIIUCAISTLI obtained learn to brine in • Rill to
r„ t..te she 01.1.01111 ussent of new truaters in char ties.

Mr. BAINEit move.' for Italic to i.ring in a Bill to
eNttn.l the franchise in boroughs in and Wale..
..1....mna that It. object w.a to rt.hice the outcome of
110. 4.l.litie.tion fnun 4:10. ea fixt..l by the Act of 142.
to 'G. at,ortlitit to the Meer 00000 eta Ball of last year.
Tin motion w.,aoecon,l.d by Mr. MADVIELD.I6n.I leave
;it.,•it to i.riaLt in tit.. 11111.
The li.nkruptcy .n.l Im.olvency (Sa'arise, MI.) R•!art
wo brought Do and .stniat to.
Thu Howse suljourne.l at a quarter to 12 o'clock.