The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-17 00:00:00

grammar schools, If so It would press very heavily upon the
=SWIM of these schools, whom reonneration was not at
all equivalent to the duties they had to discharge.
He trusted that oothiog would be dope by the present or
say future govenanset which would have a tendency to
check the flow of that generous liberality which had chafer
tensed the people of this oouotry. (Hear, hear.)
Colonel BARTTELOT observed that the reduction of the
income tax and of the duty on tea would be received by the
country with satisfactioo. He regretted, however, that no
proposition had been made to remove on lessen the malt
tax—a bustles which pressed heavily on the agricultural
interest

Sir F. CROSSLEY advocated the Reduction of the duty
on fire insurances, and be expressed a hope that the time
was not far distant when the Chancellor of the Exchequer
would equalise the duty at present levied on horses em-
ployed for commercial purposes.
Mr. P. A. TAYLOR, alter expressing satisfaction with
some portion of the budget. said he wished the Chancellor
of the Exchequer had attacked the duties on supra. The
taxes levied on teas and sugars were is the nature of •
poll tax. and no tax could be more objectionable. There
were great inequalities in the income tax which ought to
be remedied, and the house ought to adjust the tax, or
abolish it, or make it permanent and equable in its °pas-
tier'. No man could say that 600/. • year derived from
land and 3001. a year from a profession or business were the
same thing. In the latter case • great injustice was com-
mitted.

Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought the house had not suf.
&lent information as to the expenditure, and he joined
with the right boo. gentleman in expressing his wonder at
the enormous increase in it. If the right hon. gentleman
bad chosen to have gone • little further back than be had,
he would have found that the increase had been so remark-
able as to render it doubtful if the house could further
sanction it. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. P. URqUHART thought there could be no doubt
that • large unman of consumption of tea would follow
from the reduction of the duty, that this would lied to au
lincramed consumption of sugar, mid that therefore the
surplus upon which the right hon. gentleman calculated was
by so means problematiad. The policy of the right boa
gentleman had been hitherto wonderfully successful under
moat adverse circumstances, and they might very fairly rely
upon his plans for the future.
Mr. LINDSAY, though highly satisfied with the budget u
a whole, was not satisfied, and did not think the merchants
would be satisfied, with the sugar duties being left in their
present unsatisfactory state. lie should raise the question
this day week.
The resolutions having reference to the duty on chicory
were then agreed to, and
The house resumed.
LISBURN ELECTION.
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Upon the order of the day for the consideration of the
letter and documents respecting the withdrawal of the
petition the return of Mr. Barbour,
The ATTORNEY-0 ENERAL moved that it be referred
to the Genenl Committee of Flectiona to inquire into the
circumstances under which the document withdrawing the
petition complaining of an undue election and return was
signed by the petitioners, J. W. Knox and News. Bullish,
and whether such letter constituted a withdrawal of the peti-
tion under the Election Petitions Act of 1848, end to report
their decision to the house.
The motion was agreed to.

ASSURANCES REGISTRATION (IRELAND) BILL.
Sir R. PEEL moved the nomad reading of this bill. He
said the bill was identically the manse as that introdnord last
year by the Solicitor• General, and that though it bad been
before the house 18 months no representations had been
made to the government against it. provisions except by the
council of the Incorporated Society of Attorneys and Soli-
citors in Ireland. . .

Colonel67.l4NE moved the adjournment of the debate.
He objected to • bal of this importance being brought for-
ward at such en bout after the excitement attending on the
announcement of the budget.
The debate WY &dimmed.
THAMES EMBANKMENT (SOUTH SIDE) BILL.
This ball was read a second time.
BAKEHOUSES REGULATION BILL.

This bill wan read s mewed time.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY AT WAR ABOLITION

BILL.
This bill passed through &enmities.
JURORS REMITITRILATIONBILI!..

Oa the motion for the snood radio/ of this bill,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he would not oppose
the wood reading but suggested various altenitions in the
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The amendments to the Oaths Belief in Criminal Pro-
*Wisp (Sootland) Bill were ooriaidered and agreed to.

THAMES CONSEE.VANCY, ice.

Mr. litrlT moved to nominate the following members as
the select committee on the Thames Conservancy :—Mr.
Hutt, the Lord Mayor of London, Sir John Harmer, Mr.
Western Wood, Mr. Joseph Smirk Mr. Alderman Selo•
moos, Mr. Loegileld, Mr. Locke, Mr. Cave, Mr. Somas,
Mr. Richard Redfern), Mr. Liodsay, Mr. Blackburn, Mr.
Mato, and Mr. Cubit".
Sir J. SHELLEY objected to the constitution of the
committee, on the ground that the aldermen of the City
were upon it, and another boo member (Mr. Cubit* who
bad been ea alderman for many Teem He thought ;be
metropolitan constituencies should be more fairly repre-
sented. He hoped that the appointment of the committee
might be postponed, and that he might not have the dis-
agreeable duty of dividing the house on the mare of the
hoe. gentleman in question (Mr. Cubitt) being mistimed.
Mr. WILLIAMS sod Mr. DOUL7OII also objected to the
constitution of the committee.

Mr. CRAWFORD justified the retention of the names of
the members connected with the City.
Mr. HUTT supported the constitution of the committee.
After some further discussion the names were read from
the chair, and, on Mr. Cubitt's being mentioned,
Sir J. SHELLEY moved that the came be omitted, and the
house was cleared, but the name wu finally speed to, and
the committee was appointed u naroed.
The other business was disposed of, and the house ed.
journed at 20 minutes past one.