The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-11 00:00:00

woo on the whole mound, as affording la Oppor-
tunity of full conWderation on • very urgent
question, yet he was as much oppwril as his noble friend him-
. self could be to the principle of the bill intro Moed by Mr.
&eft. Slice, and that he thought it destructive to the rights
of property. De e.isld not think that any oommittee-he
woe sure not one representing the feeli•ags of the Mouse of
Commons—would sanction the adoption of such a bill ; but
he would go further. and say, whatever might be the re-
port of the committee, he was satisfied so emotion would
be given by her Mijesty'sgoternroent to a numemre founded
on PlineiPlee which sPPee' ed to bum Ft animut to absolute
confiscation. At the •ente time he thought that it might
be well for thee cow-satee to have before them the manner
in which other tentlenzen proposed to deal with the same
question, mid that there might be some details in the
learned torjrant's hill which, properly modified, might be
adopted. Thus the committee woull have the benefit of
the opinions of parties upon the same subject
from very different points. 11e hoped he kaki
swish. d his noble friend that it was not the
intention of the government to sanction the bill introduced
by Mr. tierjeant Slice ; but that the object of her Al kjesty'.
ministers was merely to prevent delay upon • most Wl-
portent ques!lin, which, it settled, would confer • great
and material benefit upon the landed interest of Ireland.
The Earl of WICKI.OW thought the answer of the noble
lord would give satisfietion. Ile, however, considered that
it we. to be regretted that a seeming assent to the prin-
ciple of the bill should have been given by • member of the
government.
The Earl of DERBY said that the opinion of the highest
authority in the House of Commons had been taken on the
point. In the opinion of th it authority no assent to the
principle of the mossure was given by the course taken by
the gust rninent. In this caw., too, there were two bills of
widely didereut principles, upon he mine subject, to both
of which the !louse of Commons had granted a second

readily.
ST. GERMANS did not know whether the noble
lord was aware that bills, opus a very similar principle to
those brought forward by the Attorney General, bad, some
time since, been prepared by Mr. Tighe Hiuniltou, the
second remembrancer of the Court of Ezehequer.
The Earl of DERBY did not wish to detract from the
merits of Mr. Tighe Hamilton ; he believer!, however, that
the bills preparcd by that gentleman were founded upon a
work of the Attorney-General, who thus, if he had ended
front any one, had copied from hirnsell and not truss the
espy of himself by Mr. Tithe Hamilton. (A lough.)
WEST INDIAN COLONIES, rte., I„.OANS ACT
AMENIVENV BILL.
This hill (upon the motion of the Karl of DISAHT) was
and a second time.

COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL.
This bill (upon the motion of Lord CULCIIISTISIO was
read a second time.
Their lordships then adjourned, at a few minutes before
six o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Faumr, Mc. 10.
The 8 took the chair at a quarter before I o'clock.

PETITIONS PRESENTED.
THE CASE or EDWARD MURRAY.—By Mr. SCOBELL,
from Camden Town, in favour of government interference
in his behalf.
PARLIAMENTARY PAPRUS.—By Dr. LAYARD, from
literary societies in Birmingham; Mr. KINNAIRD, from
Perth Literary soil Antiquarian Society ; by Mr. AG-
, LIONBY, from Cockerraouth ; for the free delivery of to
literary societies.
Taxr.s ON NRWSPAPERB.—By Mr. HEADLAM, from
Newcastle.on-Tyne for repeal of.
TitaßuDoTt.—Agii not, and especially against the increase
in the house tax —By Mr. ItItOTHEITION, from Salford ;
Mr. SCOBELL, from a public meeting held in Bath; Sir
J. WALMSLIiY, from the British Building Investment
Society of Lsadon, sod from 100 inhabitants of the borough
of Leicester, with their names and addrcoics and the num.
ber of years they have abstained from intoxicating drinks
(they set forth the great consumption of malt liquors, and
the other articles named in the budget, and state they
would consider it a gnat national calamity to intersse the
consumption of intoxicating drinks by reducing the duties :
they pray the house to adhere to that line of policy which
imposes upon the consumers of strong liquors a fair propor-
tion of that additional taxation which is rendered inevitable
by the use of those drinks, not to relinquish any of
the revenue arising from malt and hop 9; Mr.
HAYTER, from Teignsnouth ; Sir J. 1. BUL-
LER, from Axminster (this prayed that instead
of the increased house tax the probate duty be ex-
tended to real property and the house tax extended
to Ireland); Mr. BAINES, from Leeds; Lord MUL-
GRAVE, from Scarborough; Mr. COLLIER, from Ply-
mouth ; Mr. MACGREGOR, from the Returns Association
of Glasgow (especially against the reduction of the malt
duty), and praying for the repeal of the Lazes on know-
ledge; Sir J. SHELLEY, from upwards of 1,000 inhabit.
ants of Hastings (against the increase of the house and
'Mention of income tax to smaller incomes) ; Mr. T. DUN-
COMBE. from Finsbury; Sir U. HALL, from the public
meeting held on Thursday in Mar)lebone (the proceedings
of which were fully reported is the Voile News): Mr.
WILKINSON, from 2,000 inhabitants of Lambeth, sug-
gesting the extension of the probate and legacy duty to
real property, and the extension of the property and house
tax to Ireland); Mr. W. COWPER, from Watford ; Mr.
V. SMITH, from Northampton; Mr. W. WILLIAMS,
from St. Mary, Newington ; -Lord It. OROSVENOIt, two
petitions from ; Mr. M. GIBSON. from the
Chamber of Commerce of Manchester (complaining that
the financial scheme is based on the principle of class legis-
lation); Sir W. CLAY, from Kingaland ; Mr. HUDSON,
from Sunderland ; Lord J. RUSSELL, from London ;
Mr. M. MILNES, from Pomfret: Mr. O. RICAItDO,
from the Worcester Reform Amoeiation; Mr. CRAU-
FURD (2), from Campbelcown sad Oben ; Mr. BAINES,
from Leeds ; Mr. BROTHERTON, from the town council
and inhabitants of Salford; Mr. G. LANGTON, from
Shepton Mellott.
RETURNS ORDERED._ _

GA the motion of Mr. MACORIIOOII—.4 The number of
Post-office receiving houses in London, Dublin, Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Liverpool, and Manchestev, respectively; the
number of collections daily from each receiving house, and
the propurtios th• yegmlation of each of these places, aa
per last been to each receiving house ; whether
Chanel PeaFefln Mime eau be transacted at ell these
receiving Immo. and, gnat dr &umber is each Sole ere
Aeon Mb bonosiM • &wi the proportion th
apes of gams beers to every such receiving
fif bomb alio; the number of ...ore in each plena
at Ohl* raw letter Weiner sea be inareted, and the
prepunien pepskiles eirb plus born to suety rice
elks; dr seams ansdatt st lesio n deemed daily la
iamb of tie shinrinesdened Isere; air the number of
WIN ander in omit Orr le deliver ran letters, sail
des dr member of dards' deft in sari Om Land if
tits MINN of every one regieged is the pasbolise or Gre-
w; tbe number of yeses Nab person bee been is the ter.
vise g Wary of seek andlismn if any, derived best hea,
swing re astute demi hes ; attars of the dodos pew
ihnubsigeseh wtotor Iblos k a scale If.
irbabo 10r
oslaryagl has. ba =B.lr; nsiau i:fsitiligh
Wan end the Om Is bo lined le Ater Uri whim;
Wafts dor Is a asprositatios drieenset
rare stir edits Ike ark of the lad Id yome,
smanill of restage stamps sold throe* the Stampeding
UMW ensure for Doe week of ISA EMMA in easts=
he albs pried; seabed and arm% et
pill end Mm sadi As lari mei
=irks in ad srasfer ofemployed In nab
year. idit number engaged in eachdoper-
taunt."
On dr se Kr. numb—.. Addrese for Marne
and ner of inhabited beense,
in arm of 1861, of counties, parasols=
dleisioniabionflise, skies, sad boroughs, in
Weir. drisper ling the separate populatioaWillinablit
of Mobbed berm in each, with the total in mesh crusty
purtiantentary divisive of a county, including cities
awl Weeshs, and the number of represeutativee retained
rpsederest also, as regards cities and boroughs. Or
Malt of braes rated to the relief of the poor, the NEW
her of Masse and occapaaeies 'shied at 101. rent, and slo-
wer.* and the number of 101. householders and occupiers
on the register of electors ; also the gross number of ale*
tors on the register of each eounty, or parliamentary dlrt
non of a county, city, and borough, according to the
Maim!' of 1861.2; and showing the number of
polled at the general elution 1852 in continuation of Pita
Nmeatary Paper, No. 691, of Session 1831)."
THE TEA DUTIES.
Mr. PAGAN inquired whether, in the event of the go-
verneseet resolutions on the tea duties being adopted, the
reduction would take place forthwith ; and if so, would
there be any drawback allowed for the stock in hand ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—It is the
intention that the redo/ties should take place forthwith,
and under the cirouseracee government would not feel it
their duty to recommend any drawback ?