The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-16 00:00:00

THE OOLLECTION OF TAXES BILL

On the motion iorthSsninadreidTaga this bill of the
Caancnuos of the EnCnlnl3lll,
Sir B. LEIGHTON thought that there wee sot 'laciest
prevision made for vedal meetings.
Mr. HENLEY did lot see say sufficient providon for the
supplement iuneennents and surcharges. There wee a strict
machinery for the ameennesta which were to be handed
over to the collector. between April and Michaelmas, but
the supplemestary ariminmente were going on through the
winter quartet., and he did not find provisions to meet
these diEcultiee.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed that
there ought to be a provision for special mishap of the
commianosers, and perhaps for the purpose of allowing a
somewhat longer period for those meetings to take place.
The general effect of the bill would be to °mask a great
improvement, and aseessmeate would be made with greater
rapidity. The provinoos aimed at this ha t, and
further time would be gives for the • which would
be beard befall the collections took place, wherein now the
eollections took place before the appeals were heard, and
therefore the parties appealing bad to go through another
prooess—that of getting back their money if their appeals
were allowed.

After a few words from Major STUART, the bill was reed
a second time, sad endowed to be committed on the 18th
March.

THE GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES BILL.
This bill mai read a snood time.
WAREHOUSDIG OF SPIRITS BILL.
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The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in • com-
mittee of the whole house, obtained Mare to bring in • bill
to amend the km rebating to the warehousing of Britiah
and
Ned •o kit reign
ta *filo duty free, and the bill waa eolsequently
ro.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS BILL.

Mr. PAT/LL obtained leave to intuitive* • bill to Era•
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as ips el
BM tune.
insolvent &Mors is corlaia cams.
bill w ree
FOSPTSTITRE OP LANDS AND GOODS BILL.

Mr. C. FOR M& obtained leave to bring i• • bill to
abolish forfeiters of Lads sad goods on oo•eictioa d feloay,
sad the bill a•e nad • tint time.

WATCHING OF TOWNS (IRELAND) BILL.

Air H. BRUCE obtained leave to introduce s bill to pro-
vide for the better watching of towns in !reload, and the
bill was read a that time.

halllissi to..

BRIGHTON lILZOTIOB.

The polling commenced yesterday morning at
eight o'clock, is four booths judiciously placed in different
district'. &eh one before the opening was surrounded by
as eager crowdj sad foe some boors the police regal=
adhniasios had pleoty of work before them As
returns showed, Fulmar Fawcett had for some time
the great majority on him aide. But this early
polling oa ha behalf was only is acoardance
the enthusiasm which his supporters have always
shown during his candidature. He spent the lout
money of say candidate ; hie meninges were all volunteers,
hut worked with immoral@ will ; hie supporters all through
did the mina, and so he took lip his pceition at the head of
the poll dorms the earlier lacers. At tea o'clock Mr. Derma,
seeing be had so further chasm, Mired, sad it wait literally
mid he did go is favour of Mr. Goldemid, but slaw who
would have voted for him sitteequeatly voted for Mr.
Fawcett. At eleven o'clock, when the returns showed
Mr. Moor to be ahead, the ethitemeet is the
centre of the tows began to be very great.
Some time after him retirement Mr. Dames put out bolls,
saying be bad retired in ormewitiesce of " sot rewiring sup-
port in SCOOSAIDOII with promos' toads" to him, sad in "the
belie that the liberal mine might get be trtumplunat.' Mr.
Goldatoid also issued bills &mot the mine time, swim that
he would poll to the lest, aged that Mr. Moor sad Mr. Few.
. cat had exhausted their strewth." Both those
.gentle-
men, however, coutimed to creep steadily up. The awe of
the working clams for their dinner hoar and the affect of
their voting was then anxiously looked forward to, espef
Melly since glary number were yet holding baulk, sad it
was thought, is mmesquence of the liberality of Mr. Moor's
sentiments, that be might even take away • oonsiderable
number of the vermin Morale who would wish to " ride
the winning heree." At one &clock Mr. Moor was steadily
increasing MS had. Yr. Fawcett was also patio& well.
while Mr. Goidsmid had only polled some 3D odd votes
during the hoar. At two o'clock the polling wee still pro-
porsiosately unedianpd, sad thence till the end Yr. Moor cau-
tioned to make way in some degree, though hut small. The
last return was tuned at four o'clock, and was to the
nubjoiced effect. It is from Mr. Fawcett's room, at which
ally were successive returns to be malady obteined ;
Moor, 1,618 ; Fawcett, 1,476 ; Gadamid, 759 ; Harper, 78 ;
and Dumas. 235. As the day went cm it was
expected that Mr. Goldmuid would retire, but
the bills issued by him dissipated that idea. Sane feeling
was 'womed spinet him last entities, aad he wee charg
with having been the cause of the conservative victory.
In the aftersoou as itemises mob of roughs took poems-
non of the locality around the Town-hall, and played the
most outrageose pranks with every quiet and respectable
person who came in their way. Mr. Dumas eNteeed to par
that way about three o'clock, and was at 0•01111114 upon.
Hi hat and the hate of two friends who ex-
companied dim were knocked off, tad their penmen
covered with the mud and slush from the street—the weather
still ooetieuing wet. During the height of the row some
policemen interfered with the mob, sad they sic suffered
eoesiderably. Hata were destroyed by mores, sad is may
mem trifling pima' injury resulted, but nothing of
swim' aersgaesee has been reported. After four
o'clock the whole centre of the tows was Bled with
people, who evidently expected that se of decla-
ration of the poll would be made from the hustings. In
this, however, they were disappointed, for is the moraine
placards had been issued stating that the poll would not be
declared till 11 o'clock on Tuesday (this morning).
About 4 o'clock a large crowd emeembled at the com-
mittee-room of Mr. Moor. The following was the statement
made by his chairman (Captain Carrie) amid enthusiastic
cheers, renewed &pis sad apin when Mr. Moor left the
house to drive home :—lleer, I,GO ; Fawcett, 1,453 ; Gold.
sand, 781; Domes, 230 ; Harper 70.
No address was delivered by Yr. Moor, wither did the
unenceseefill catididates make soy spembes. It is expected
they will all speak at the official declaration of the poU.