The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-06-11 00:00:00

imperial Varliament.

HOUSE OF LORIB.-THURBDAY.

Lord Claurioarde inquired whether the Government
had received any intelligence respecting the death of
Count Cavour.
_ _ _

Lord Wodeliouse, having stated that the news was too
true, said Cie death of Count Carour, in the present
crisis of Italian affairs, mast be looked upon as a groat
public calamity.
Lords Brougham, Malraitsbury. and Bath fully con-
curred with the 01413i011 of Lord Wodehouse.
Lord Kionaird having wowed the second reading of
the Reformatory Schools (Scotland) Bill, Lori Camper-
down moved that it be read that day six mouths—a
motion supported by Lord Eglintou, but opposed by the
IMkw of Arran. Several noble Lords expressed their
opinion on the Bill, which, on a division, was lost, the
numbers being,—fog the second reading, 16; against it,
40.

—Tb• Coaaohdatiod Food (C 10,000,000 Bill wu reit •
third thaw.

Th• HOW adjourned at twenty minutes put six
&sleek.

FRIDAY.

Lord Greaville. on rising to move the second reading
of the Customs' Inland Revenue Bill, anid he could
hardly outsider the Duke of Rutland serious in {Re-
posing a motion adverse to the BilL for nothing could
be mote alarming than that the Hones of Lords should
place itself in collision with the other House of Parlia-
ment on this webfoot. Deeliuing to review the
financial plan of lad year, which had resulted In a
deficiency of £1.800,000.—• deficiency fully accounted
for by the bad harvest, which marred the calculations
of Um Chancellor of the lizehoiner„ —he proceeded to
state that the previsions el the Bill were not made in
any fanciful meaner, but lath, ordinary mode in which
all past Chancellors of the Exchequer had made their
calculations, and from them it appeared there was a
purples of 0+,000,000 in round numbers. The tax ou
paper had been oondetuned by the abstract resolutions
of the House of Commons. and by leading men of every
party in both Houses of Parliament. Their Lordships
had objected to its repeal last year, not because they
considered the tax goal in itself, but because the
revenue was not in • **edition to dispense with its con-
tribution. Now, however, that there was • surplus,
Use Government wore justified in proposing its repeal.
He trusted the Duke of Rutland would withdraw his
motion.

The —Doke of Rail:sad said his objections to the Bill
were that be doubted the existence of a surplus. He
thought that other taxes ought to be repealed before
the duty on paper, sad that the form in which the Bill
came before the House was objectionable. Objecting
strongly to the loran in which the Bill had bees went up.
to the House, be declined to accede to Lord Gnuiville s
miclien of withdrawing the motion.
Derby said that, io spite of his high °pink.' of
the Duke of Rutland's opinion and character, he could
not CUIICUP with the practical cooolosion at which he
had arrived, although he agreed with him in nmardlns
the BiU as objectionable in substance and in form—in
substance, because he thought that if a surplus
saluted there were taxes pressing heavily on the
poorer chimes which bad a preferential claim for repeal
over the Paper Duty, and in form bemuse the Bill was
sent up in one measure in order to preclude the HOIM
from exercising in judgment upon it. He could not
concur with Lord Granville that the Bill was of a con-
ciliatory character; on the contrary, be considered
Mr. Gladstone had allowed himself to he influenced by
feelings of mortification at its rejection last year, and
bad indulged those feelings la the present Bill. He
earnestly hoped, however the motion of the Duke of
Rutland would sot be pressed.
The Duke of Argyll. having expressed • hope that
they had now remind the elms of this eoutroversy,
defeeded Mr. Gladstone's financial arrangements from
the loves onslaught and incorrect statements of Lord
Derby. He rescinded Lord Derby that be himself,
when in power, had admitted the inipolicy of retaining
the Paper Duty as a permanent worm of revenue.
Lord Grey, having congratulated the Hoses on the
course it bad pursuit on this question last year, hoped
that the Duke of Rutland would withdraw his motion.
He was glad to see the principle that the House had
the ht of rejection had been established, built. quite
with Lord Derby that the right should be use
stied judgment.
Lord Monica& defended the accuracy of the estimate
of the deficiency which be made Iset year. and while
declining to cab their lordships to vjiset this measure,
recommended them to accept it with caution, lest they
might lay down • principle which should be topside of
indefinite application, and should restrict the rights of
that Home. There would probably. he said, be a &M-
-oult, in inesting the expenditure, and it might become
necessary to impose new taxes next year, in which
cue the lose of the Paper Doty would be severely
felt.

'—iie Duke a Ratlaad baying withdrawn bin mead-