The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-22 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—YESTERDAY.
PAPER DUTY REPEAL BILL.
The debate on the Paper Duty Bill caused an unwonte
excitement in the House, many of the foreign ambassadors
and other distinguished personages being present.
Earl GRANVILLE, in moving the second reading, went into
the history of the tax, showing that it had been opposed and
reprobated by many of the ablest men of successive periods,
and that its partial repeal had already been productive of great
good. After expressing his deep regret at the opposition
which the bill was likely to encounter within that House, he
characterised the opposition out of doors as due to interested
motives on the part of persons who, contrary to all experience,
imagined that the repeal of the tax would be prejudicial to
their business. He adverted to the injury caused by the tax
to the spread of knowledge and of education, and the great
difficulties attending its collection, with which the Commis-
sioners of Inland Revenue found it almost impossible to Colo*
Under the existing law, England was placed at a disadvantage
in her manufacturing capabilities, and a Mortifying inferior-RI
was the result in many of the branches of industry to which
paper was applied. The House of Commons had assented to
the repeal of the tax after minute and patient examination,
and had corrected it with the revisions of our entire system of
taxation. He replied to the allegations that the Chinese war
and the state of our naval estimates rendered necessary a con-
tinuation of the tax, proving that the state of the exchequer
under the proposed arrangements was not less flourishing
than at many periods of prosperity. The noble earl opposite
had summoned his followers from the country to vote against
the bill, but they must feel that he was not an authority on
matters of finance. His prophecies had commonly failed, and
the budgets of his ministry had not been very successful. He
challenged the opponents of the bill to produce any instance
in which the House of Lords had rejected a bill which was
part of a great financial scheme. The amendment to be
moved was as little in accordance with the spirit of the Consti-
tution as it was with reason and justice. He pointed out the
difficult position which would result from their rejecting the
bill : the House of Commons un the one side, and all those
engaged in the paper business on the other. Re warned the
House to pause before it took upon itself the responsibilities
and difficulties of the financial imposts of the country, which
was virtually introducing the principle of taxation without
representation. Such a course would, in his obinion, be
frau-alit with the greatest perils.
Lord LYNDHURST said that, as having for many years, and
on more than one occasion presided over their lordships'
Huse, it was not unbecoming in him to vindicate their
privileges. Their right to reject a money bill had been
denied by meetings out of doors, presided over by mem-
bers of the other House. He protested against any such
doctrine, showing, from various precedents, how full and com-
plete was the authority of the House of Lords upon that point,
however it might have been checked and controlled by the
usurpations of the Commons. He cited several instances where
the House had rejected bills in their entirety, though as truly
money bills as the one before them. Recurring to the general
question, he declared that in the present state of the revenue,
and the uncertain and alarming condition of Europe, the lose
of a million and a half would be dangerous to the exchequer,
and he should therefore cordially support the amendment of
which Lord Monteagle had given notice.
Lord Moetreaor,e then moved his amendment, that the WU
be read a second time that day six months. His noble friend,
whose authority stood so high, had effectually disproved the
assertion that their lordships had no right to reject this bill.
That House was little inclined to attack the privileges
of the Commons, and as little to surrender its own. No doubt
it was the privilege of the Commons to originate taxation ;
but the consent of the Lords was equally necessary to its sane-
Con and appropriation. Considering the paper duties as a per-
manent impost, it represented a capital of £36,000,000---a sort
which could not be sacrificed without the concurrence of the
three estates of the realm. The credit of the country was at
stake, as well as its security. He denied that it could be called
sharp pyactice to reject this bill, after having agreed to the
income-tex. Thahad protested at the time against the suppo-
sition that to consent to the income-tax involved consent to
the repeal of the paper duty. If the retention of the tax pro-
duced a wapitis, the House of Commons would deal with it as
it pleased; but he had every reason to believe there would
be no surplus ; besides which, there remained the unpaid
exchequer bonds. According to the declaration of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, the succeedine House of Commons
would have the fullest 'powers of dealing with the revenue,
but practically that house would be irrevocably committed to
the principle of substituting direct for indirect taxation. In
this way a reckless course of transaction was adopted at the very
time when the circumstances of the country were most critical,'
and a path was entered upon from which they would not be
able to recede. He characterised the late budget as delusive
and unjustifiable, holding oat a surplus which had already
melted away, forestalling the malt creclt to prop up the pre-
sent year, and leaving no option for the future but an increased
and ruinous income-tax.
Lord DUFFERIN, after anxious consideration, professed his
warm approval of the bill..
The Marquis of Cemeara sRDE considered that, having passed
the Customs and Income Tax Bills, they were in equity bound
to agree to the present measure.
The Duke of RUTLAND condemned the bill, gestating against
the Chancellor of the Exchequer his previous reprobationni
the principles of the income tax.
Lord CRANWORTH admitted their right to eeeeet a money
bill, but reminded the House that the exercise of that right
would involve them in serious difficulties. Na precedents,
existed for the gonna they were now called upon to pursues
and the case cited by Lord Lyndhurst did not apply to the
present, case. If not uneonstitutisnal, it would at least be
contrary to the spirit of the Constitution, if they were to
reject a bill of the nature passed by the other House after full
consideration.
Lord CHELMSFORD could not see the use of a privilege which,
was not to be exercised. He asserted that their privileges;
were virtually recognised by the proceedings of the Commons,
when an altered money bill was sent down to them, and
asserted the parallelism of the instance quoted by Lord Lynde
hurst, with the case before thent. Ile warned the 'douse not
to commit itself to a precede* which involved an abandent
ment of their rights, and called upon it to exercise its endeubted
constitutional powers for the evident benefit of the country.
The Duke of ARGYLE complained of the loose and indecent
attacks made against the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and
the financial policy of the Government. He denied that their
policy involved in any way the substitution of direct for
indirect taxation, declaring his own opinion that direct taxa-
tion had already reached a point which it would be dangerous
to pass in time of peace. He entered at length into the
history and effects of the income-tax, maintaining that
as it at present applied it completed those commercial
reforms for which it was originally adopted. Referring to the
censures cast upon the Government for these supposed subser-
viencies with Mr. Bright, he observed that the Conservatives
could adopt Mr. Bright's views when it suited their purpose.
He entered into the details of the budget, which, rather than
the paper duty, had been called in question during the debate,
and vindicated its principles as in strict accordance with those
of Sir Robert Peel. Coming to the main point at issue, 10
alleged the ill effects of the paper duty in confining the trade
to the hands of a few capitalists. With regard to the vote
they were now called upon to give, it was one which hadnever
been ventured upon since the Revolution. If not technically, Yet,
practically and substantially they were striking at the root 0'
the privileges of the House of Commons. If that House could
have foreseen the course proposed by their lordships, its own
line of conduct would have been very different. The financial
proposals of the Government had been approved
country, and the triumph of 'Ole oppesition armild 'be"
bcught at the Price Of the general distrust of the exercise made
by the'lloese of Lords of its legal rights.
The Earl of DERBY disclaimed alike all intention of em-
barrassing the Government, and of defending the paper dutl,
on its own merits. He adverted to the principle 01
the resolution of the House of Commons that the tas
was an objectionable one, but that the present was lint
the proper time to take it off. If their exchequer wo4
flourishing, if these was no necessity for an income tax, at
the present exorbitant rate, if the prospects ab:aad leas
less uncertain, then by all means take off the Income-tax. A!'
ereaent nothing could be nacre unwarrantable than such A
Step. He' proceeded to analyse in detail the budget of tile'.
Gladstone. He had himself listened to the splendid speech with
which that budget had been introduced; and he came away
impressed with the conviction that nothing but the mittchleas
rhetorical powers of the orator could have reconciled the
House of Commons to a plan as full of difficulties and dime
gets. Starting• with an enormous deficit, the Chancellor
of
the Exchequer pressed out the service 9f the year—one-4"—
ot the ;ncente-tax, and fa. •
..,e extreme malt and hop credits
belonging to the year following, and thus with the help of
an immense and increased Income-tax produced an apparent
surplus, that surplus disappeared at once before drawbacks and
charges of collection, not taken into account. They had furfileT
to face increased estimates7-thp war with China—the corqpiica:
Lions of the continent. They heard 'nothing as yet of the eaPeni‘
bf fortifications, and of public buildings especially necessary
to the business of the country. 4t such a moment they Nor;
tailed upon'to make an unnecessary sacrifice of a million and
a-half of their incliner/ Meanie, He proceeded to cite at
length passages from the former speeches of Mr. Gladstoilet.
itgitinsais Present opinions and proposals, declaring hint6;e
well satisfied with such eloquent denunciation of the finanel3l.
improvidence of a permanent ineonie-tax, and of the clanger °
not confining to each year its own revenues. The MiniatrYt
might be singer. in their declarations, but their acts were lin
little in accordance with them, and they made themselves the
accomplices of those who avowed their intention of preventing
%he country from going 'to war by depriving it of its resource''
Efe protested against weakening the finances of the count*:
at a moment when the condition of affairs especially requirea
that it should be rich and powerful.
Earl GRANVILLE, In reply, protested against the inference!:
drawn from the proposals of the Governmeat by the noble eart
The house then divided, when the numbers were .
Contents present, 90 ; proxies, 14 ; total ........................ 110943
Nons.eonteuts present, 161; proxies, 39; total .................
Majority against the bill .................................... 89
The House then adjourned at twenty minutes to two.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—YEsTEItriAT,
Mr, KifOLAIIE gage notice that, on the motion for adjourn-,
meat on Tuesday, he should call attention. to certain'
existed
of:x.
Thouvenel's despatches; 'Mid shodidlo: it ittlY
in the Voreign'Cithee relp,tiVe to the Inutritlisatkon of Northern
Savoy in 1815. He should further itsk what is the position of
the negotiations relative to the treaty of Turin.
Mr. DALoLisu asked the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs whether officers commanding British tkit,,, of
war
on
the coasts of Naples and Sicily have specialreceived; ,
Instruc-
tions to extend the protection of the British flag to all
persons,
refugees or others, who may require it.
Lord J. Br ssEir.r. replied that the instructions issued in 1819
by Lord Palmerston still remained in force. Accordingly, Pr°-
tection would be afforded in British ships of
w
refugees, but not to persons tinier criminal accusations
Lord J. RUSSELL said that he could not
undertakearto t.
In reply to Mr. Kinglake,
politicalo
Give
any opinion as to the view of foreign
Sicilian insurrection,
op the Sicilian
3,
ow
that ships had been sent by
Austria into Neapolitan waters, but only for the
eoi
insurrection. He was informed
her own subjects. H
He did not believe protection of
that any power at present
proposed to take steps against the
Mr. M. MILNES gave notice that in committee on the Reformed •
chise. .educational and professional fratr•
The report of the Refreshment
Houses and Wine Licenses
Bill was brought up. The
amendments were considered and
agreed to, and, the bil
were added. 1 being recommitted, some new clauses
_

The House then went into c3mmittee on the Bankruptcy and,
Insolvency Bill. The discussion (a very long one) turned
mainly on the. duties to be assigned, or compensation t°
be granted to the present commissioners, and on the
increase of salary to the County Court Judges, for Bet:sl3
as district commissioners ; two divisions took place, but no
alteration was made in this respect in the bill. The salaries .
the district commissioners, which it was proposed to reduce tei
£1,500 a-year, remaining at 41,800, and the present Fldni
missioners retiring 0;1 full saiary. Thl3 .chriiseeinPacrillg
county court judges to aFtin:bankru.etey,gava rig? to sow!
dePosition,:.it being contended that the judges had already
quite Irliough to do.
After a long discussion, the chairman reported progress.
The other orders were disposed of, and the Hduse adjourned
at a quarter to one o'clock.- - • •

The Duke of Cambridge has issued i general Arden,
directing that the whole of the military chaplains are to
wear a military uniforrn, Which has been 'decided 4P°l4,
by her Igajesty, to b.e' worn on state occasions, field
days, in gaily, and an other occasions when 9r4crta,

LOCAL INIELLIGENCE

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WORDS TO THEIR RIGHT Manx witness, yes-
terday, in the police court, s'aid) "I demongtrated with
him, and he would not persisr.—meaning that he remon-
strated, but the fellow would not desist striking him.
Of course the prisoner was discha,-g.ed•
LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. I\:umber Ofpatients
during the past week.—New cases r -eeeived advice and
medicine at the institution : north, 2:t2 ; south, 113 ;
total, 395. New cases visited at their Cwn homes and
'niggled with medicine : north, 83; south,. 69 ;
142.---Rev. Rector Campbell, A.M., president.. Captain
13011rne, vice-president of north dispensary ; It• A.
Payne, vice-president of south dispensary ; Mr. Yrancis
Mill, treasurer ; Mr. F. H. Langley, secretary. ONce
Leith Offices, Moorfields.
LIVERPOOL EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, AIOCNT-
PLEAsANT.—ConsuIting Surgeon, Hugh Neill, Esq. ;
Surgeons, Dr. R. Hibbert Taylor, Dr. Nevins, T.
Bickerton, Esq. ; Treasurer, J. G. Livingston, Esq.
Report for week ending May 19, 1860 :—New cases :
Eyes, 163 ; Ears, 32. Prescribed for, and received
surgical assistance : Eyes, 440 ; Ears, 126.
BIRKENHEAD POLICE COURT.—(Before Mr. Young-
husband and Mr. Case.)—Joseph Conley, Thomas
Chesworth, Charles Chesworth, Michael Carrigan, and
Fergus Nugent, boys, were brought up charged with
stealing a quantity of lead from the Birkenhead and
Lancashire Railway sheds. The prisoners were
remanded.--Alexander Kearns and John Dodds were
brought up on a charge of breaking into a dwelling-
Louse in Parkfield. The offence was proved, and
141rns's character being bad, he was sent to gaol for 21
days; the other prisoner was dismissed.—Bridget Mul-
vey and Mary Gorman, prostitutes, were sentenced to
three months' hard labour each, for drunkenness, dis-
orderly conduct, and using obscene language.
TER INVENTION.—THE NEW FOUNTAIN PEN—A
greater annoyance than a bad steel pen can hardly be
tZet with—the difficulty is to get a good one. Amongst
the recent improvements the new " fountain pen," just
introduced by Rudhall and Co., is the best we have ever
seen. By a simple but effective contrivance the ink is
retained in a fountain, by means of a second inverted
barrel above the writing nib, and this barrel can be
taken out at any time, so the pen can be kept perfectly
!lean without any chance of being corroded. Another
stature in this pen is, that one dip in the ink will last
tot five minutes' quick writing. The pen itself is of the
taest description, and in merchants' offices, banks, and
mid in every place, it will be found to fill a want felt
by tery one up to this time. We have tried this
splendid pen, handed to us by Mr. E. T. Hall, South
John-street, and can pronounce it perfect, and we are
sure all who use it will give a' full verdict in its favour.
WATER COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of
this committee took place yesterday, when Mr. Hodson
Presided. There were also present Messrs. Vernon,
Rae, Wagstaff, Farnworth, Beloe, Crellin, Woodruff,
4ild Estill.—The engineer's report on the state of the
'rater was laid before the committee. It mentioned
"at the two remaining filters, alluded to in his last ,
l'ePort, were cleansed, and No. 1 re-sanded, and that all
Were now in good order and working condition. Also,
that the excavations for the pipe trenches of the mill-
',:one were well advanced, and that he hoped to be able
commence laying down the stoneware pipes in the
course of the week. In the /other portions of the works
nothing out of the ordinary course had ocesurred. The
Lain fall for the week ending the 19th instant was 1.75 ,
44ehes, and the depths of water below the overflows of
the
various reservoirs at the same date were—Roddles-
Worth, a rise of 2 feet 9 inches; Rake, a rise of 2 feet
inches ; Anglezark, a fall of 51 inches; Rivington, a
I.'e of 31 inches ; Preseot, No. 1, a fall of inches ;
jpicot, No. 2, a rise of 3 feet inches. The water
,eenireel from Rivington during the we* was stated to
'c'---into Kensington, 36,332,20 gallons; into Andley-
street, 1,9018 t, 163 gallons ; and into Park-hill, a.6j26,000
gallons. The quaatity pumped from the wells at Bootle, .
Green-lane, and Windsor, was 27,381,654 gallons; and
thre
e quantity in store on the 1244,01 May was 17,156,814,
411,,d on the 19th May 18,3.54,223, showing an increase
1)
i 197,409 gallons on the week ending rthe 44th instant.
1,17 proportion of Rivington to well was as 71. ito 29,
:re were used for,washing mains, sewers, &c.,
2'49,00.9, and for watering streets, 144,909 gallons.
committee shortly after adjourned.
jIARICETS COMMITTEE. Alderman Woodruff pre-
'``
Lied at the weekly meeting of this board yesterday,
4114 there were also present Messrs. Shimmin, Barton,
ckson, Rogers, Johnson, Ridley, and Haydock.—
tTcording to the weekly return of cash, it appeared that
" amount received in the various markets up to the
Pr'esn t • time this year has been £10,131 16s. 6d. ;
:00-1:41;114 expended for wages, £1,561 ss. 7d. During a
rreapo4ing period last year the receipts were
'388; expenses, 9s. Bd.—A letter was read by
lb e Chairman from Colonel Brown, complaining of the
the
of child ren into the NortAa Haymarket during
drilling of the volunteers. It was decided that a
resolution be prepared to the effect that the public would
cr excluded from the Haymarket during the time of
rill—The Chairman stated that by order of the Council
Great Charlotte-street would not in future be appro-
Vriated as a market. It had been suggested that this
Iv.t'uld be the means of causing the tenants to apply for
a diminution in the rent of their stalls, but the Council
:..ere fully aware of this, and the committee had
p.:l/7 no alternative but to make further arrange-
efleilts in the interior of the market.— Mr. Ridley
eii°light that order would occasion a great de-
e in the revenue ; many of the tenants would
44.1-
kiTtt expose their goods upon carts than sub-
,' to the proposed arrangement.—The Chairman said,
au. thCy
could now do was to inform the public of the
tnion of the Council upon the subject. In addition to
tiro regulation he had mentioned, the alteration in the
'" of closing the markets will commence on Saturday ;
4) that
on and after Saturday next the markets will
:a at 10 o'clock, p.m., on Saturdays, and at 7 o'clock
°tb'er nights of the week. It was then agreed to
Putt' d hit.° Placards in the nog bourhoo of the markets,
inning the public of the new regulations'. ' The
sPeofor's report, upon the general management of the
markets was then read. It included a statement that
be r, •1
tb_ 'nil-street market had been entered on the night of
Calls,
17th, and 20s. worth of butter stolen from the
th Ridley, in accordance with his notice, moved
la:t the resolutionrespecting the expulsion of tenants who
t:: been thrice convicted of exposing unwholesome
be'confir d `o eves where the convictions have been
made within the same year. He thought this a most
keiest.surY point, inasmuch as very respectable tenants
af.g.ut be convicted at different periods, and they would
tater the three convictions he expelled for ever from the
4,le,kets• Thus a tenant might be convicted for the
time this year, for the second time seven years
and for the third time fourteen years hence ;
• —AA evidently be most

44der these circumstances it wo—..
1111,iost to expel him, which, according to the original
ir!tolution, must be done. He was therefore of opinion
67p eipulsiun should not take place unless the three
;e were committed in the same year.-tyr. Rogers
liceonded the motion.—Mr. Nickson opposed the motion.
to be such an addition to the original resolution
e quite unnecessary. The exposure of unwholesome
the
was an evil which it was their duty to check.l3,
tile e petition which was presented to the committee by
keepers of the stalls, gtated that the resolution
3 it then stood would give increased power to the
6 inspectors; but he was of a different opinion. About
'°9o lbs. of bad meat were seized every - week,
be 'eh but for the vigilance of their officers would have
eo consumed by the public.—Mr. Shimmia said that
was true a great amount of bad meat was seized every
Week l but very little of it was taken in the market. He
I,°°•ght the bye-laws were sufficiently stringent, and it
tilas for this reason he had moved at the last meeting
b41,,t the resolution be rescinded.—On a division Mr.
"Lers addition to the original resolution was carried
°g the
3. Alderman J. B. Lloyd called the attention
'e Committee to the market in Pownall-square. He
mved that the surveyor be instructed to prepare a
ketch of a covering for the market. The motion was
e°llded and carried. This concluded the business.