The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-05 00:00:00

Literature.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Tens DAY.

The Leiters Heise Chi, nionth contains some sxcellent
ere...h,., with a further inualnient of the serial tale In the Commons Mr. Arnold gave notice that after
ir h should call attention to the affairs of Greece,
ter e
" Will He Ns' emus iack Again.' Oo"e of the I rineioal 'a'
festu,s Is a erica dust, "it,. Sisters.w.rds by Allred 801 la'''. a resolution.
Teetqwte and t 0,., music by Arthur Suntans,. M. Labouchere tare notice that to-morrow he
Thuirmarig me new he., no i Pa.!, ir-ini and woefulness). should ask leave to introduce • Bill to amend the law
Inc. The aerial tale, "Thiough the Linn" is cintlimed. relsting to Parliamentary oaths and affirmation..
Them are several poems of excellence. and the illustrations The Marquis of Itartiogton said he could not state
111,. I,l.l•ft•Dilf rood. the exact data when the British tr 'ups would leave
The Boys' Own Paper and the Oirlif Ora Piper. are as Ca - udahar' 'rho heAth of the troops had been
attr,etive a* e. or. famreenms 14.,, sound awl u.-ful •
arti,i,v, ant wham,' wade by miiii,as enmp,,,....,,, -,,,, eaßecially consudered, an I precaution taken to ensure
clean. sad the illooratieo. are yal ..xeii.t..l. P:rhips . them ivtalusa marching at an un:mago.mble periAl of
oar of the Iwincirai pis Auras ant ow, rd.-% ruste. team thiv,tese.
ll4e'l I .•0‘1,I• .a with the heys asol girl. of E island are the Mr. Gladstone, replying to • question said although
ite--ible end weifal "Anewere to (liresp mii.nts." the Greek frontier had made considerable progress, he
Tee Pile ile deserve. • good pl e•-• ans ingot the did not think be could make the statement before
periedied. of it, el ow." Benveislit.." by Rains Sisreball, Easter.
Is tinned. retire is a well— ar written ticle on "Journals --- I'W/ Sir C. Nike Paid the ambassadors at Constantinople
snit Journalism whiah Is worl'a7 ovroutl, soil one .W
"Teemeran-e Tineeere," by Jo..mb Livesey. of Treaty.. had agreed on the Greek frontier line, but not on that
141'14 11"arrati1 is IU" ''t intaroE. awl prune Itself proposed by the Turkish Government. He could say
to ha truly 'Rawlins.; for Via P.male.' DO more on the subject at present.
Amose oth•ir .i.ofel 1 tee pobl e titian rresived am lewd Nordmann said after Easter he intended to
Herr Word.. lay of ()eye, eirt th.i.Treet Maltill4l4l. M.lllO a vote of thanks in both Houses to General
In the Ocatiesso4's 3tarls464 i.”' A or.l. .ra ses-ral Roberts arid the army lately under his command,
articles or an luteat 04 II bture. Jiptin Mc larthff,ll4P.. Mr. Chiller. said he had received a telegram from
Dives • 'arth.r instalment of "Too C nn..f. of a 8 %to ot."
and Alex. ch.riee E vat I c int...hoc-. a papar „a •A Sir if. Woad, stating that the story of sortie from
N.'i ~.al Ware.' " DeseneraUon." he Audi.** Wilson Pretoria wal • action'
7.11..5.8., !Iveervee aye ul reading. "Sc.oryto N,t0,,•• saj

" Table, 'talk " aro coat blood.

THE BUDGET.

The if MON went in Committee of Ways and Means
Mr. Gladstone rows 5125 minutes past five, and said
he had to address them at a moment, when the
revenue was just recivering from depression. He had
• great deal to nay. The gross receipts to the year just
ended was 1:81 041,248, 'gehapt an estimate of
1232,315,000 The estimated expenditure for the
year being 02,696 000 The Crime, therefore,
ahowed is strp'us of £1,8115,000. lie fuitmi r
',Toted to convert terminable annuities int
long ones of 25 year', so that those terminable
annuities existing in 1885. he weuld contioua to
1 900. by which change he would g tin a million and
half. Having compared the working of the inc ewe
and other taxes, he came to requirements f it. the
emitting par. The estimated expenilitiLe for 1881-82
he told was £11.705,000, that being an increased expen-
diture of £1,509 000. Ilaviiig explained the items
forming this hicresee, he proceeded to deal with the ex-
penditure for 1881-82, w h ieh he eetimated at £84,705,000.
The total revenue he fixed at £85,990 000, showing a
surplus of £1,285,000. He peptised to r mit one
penny on the income-tax, which would convert Lie
surplus into a deficiency of £275.000.
lisferring to the charge made as regarded the beer
duty, there was 'aims difference between hiinnelf and
the brewers. •I regarded the standard fixed, but he
believed that a proper standard had been fixed, anti
before the* opinion culla be changed further time must
elapse. He c intended that the substitution of beer
duty for malt tax was menus for the liberation of
tr ide. lie said it was intended to make
further alteration in favour of private brewers, and to
intrgince • fixed charge of 9s. a year, payable on
pernone occupying h ores between £l.O and £l5
v. 111,41,13, such payment to free the occupiers trim
furth-t t txation. He further seid it was intended t
increase tee diity on spruce beer. 11.-ferrin tie the
funded debts. he aid I the operatioan of the year showed
• reduction of El 975 ILO; but, deducting certain loans
mule to large t iwne, that reduAion ariuld, at
the gross, lie about four math, e and a half.
Comparing the receiiits of the previous year with that
of the year just tsu,lecl. ho ehowed that there was Cu
excess of £2 876,000 ever the preceding twelve menthe,
the cu-tome sho ed a denrease with preceding year,
the receipts being only £19,084,000, the re eipts from
the excre am netted to ex mtly those of the previous
year, namely, £25,300,000, but during the last qua, ter
there had been a decree," tinder this head, of £170,000.
Stamps had provided compensation for the lessened
excise re-winte, as they had traduced £1,094,000,
which was £840,000.
The Proiiertv and Income Tax had pro.
duceil £10,650.000, thus exceeding the estim de by
£1.420.000. The Pont-Office Allowed an excess of
e 35 000; the telegraph service, gave en increase of
£lBO 000; the Laud TAx exhibited an increase of
£70,000 over the previous year; and the miscellaneous
receipts showed an lucre sac of £166,117 over the
receipts of 1879 and 1880. The decrease on ti..
Contains was £142,000; the decrease in interest cm
a leances, £6,t84. T.tking the figures as • in.,,.
th re was a net increase on the yearcompared with the
preceding MO of £2,776,000. on he quarter £751,000.