The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-24 00:00:00

THE FASTER RECESS.

In answer to I:o7dlEilitorsi.soa,---
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
government had given to the subject of the Easter recess
the consideration it deserved; and, with every anxiety to
study the wishes of the house, they must look to the inte-
rests of the public business. They should feel it their duty
to move the adjournment on the usual day, Thursday, the
' Stb, until Monday the 19th.
Sir R. INGLIS the
it had always been usual of late year
to adjourn before the Thursday.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had
no wish to deport from the rule on the subject. If there
was any preponderating wish in the house for a longer ad-
journment they would coasider it. If he found, on exami-
nation, that the adjournment had last year been from
Wednesday, he would move it from that day. (Hear,
hear.)
THE MAYNOOTH ENDOWMENT.
Mr. KEOGH gave notice that on Thursday he should
ask whether it was the intention of the government to
introduce a measure for repealing the ltaynooth gnat.
(Hear, hear.)
THE HOP DUTY. _

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Mr. FREWEN, after preemlies a number of petitions,
complaining of the coteries emus( of the duty on hops,
and stating that it was Inmsmity_ mere than 60 per cent.,
said he would now brie, hrwaid the modes of whisk he
had given notice.—" That is say amides ef taxed*, the
repeal of the excise diul,cm bop eagle to he them Ws
serious consideration* this bum" This troytheir\
producing but aemenet to the emehmser, rem*
with great severity en his essetitessts. Fee He Ism Mem
years, the average prod*" el** tax had Imes sely=lol.
• year; or, taking a longer pitied, the SNOW not '
amount to 280,0001. The samesat received hem the hum*
collectors averaged from MAW. te 110,11IMIL • year. In
1848, it was 117,00 W. ; in 1860, IMAM. On division of
a single county pitying such as sessee• semesst Ice direct
taxation upon • single article, the Webs must poem upon
them with very great severity. It might Weald they too
many hops. The anew qusatityethellis pedYveliw
was only 5 or 6 Nees in the 100 ; sod dist SOW IMO he
considered omissive, yet 112..,..pell=iptestameng ea
those 6 or 6 acres almost is the 'meant of
rent paid to the kadllifd .1111' MO awes. He bed a
statement from a fusser NI seam if had, not
of inferior quality, of the seenent ilideity he led paid
In the last five zee's. Is LIM biped ewes snaps iin
180 it ,3D sexes ;is 1840, 26 MIMI Ink II seem; sod is '
1861, 20 acres; the average his IS seem 22 wales The
/Mare duty was 26W. 17.. pee peer, Derhe these fee
yea:a-his rent was 'Whaled tkomlllol. OINK, midair on
average of 24W. a year, being 11. he the the enema
daild
amount be had_ paid lir Is rasped ef AM sea peon
of his tam .2212 wee la eshiesdes. OR nether
fans in the NM pod* In germ ef very su-
perior lead, of width the no bum hitherto M. •
year, 25 aim had boom in hose mildeedes ; and the average
duty fur tholes* five years bed bass 1631.175. 10d., being 72
per cent. Imes the rental. He law sumben of similar seam.
This writhe *sly tax which was Eimer mitlgatod, mil If
the deal a things were plemltted le It
legether with free trade, maw eel sod diem la
every dlredies amongst his =helmets remeibusts.
(Hear, beer.) He knew • "esthetes seat Hetrimp who
had 700 sass of lead throws apse his bark eel he
could net elseelet it apes any teems. He hal eves Ora le
let • press weepy the lows rest free, pedged he moor.
took to pay dm Mies and tame. (Hear, leer) There was
another asselderation which was well atoning of the et-
testion of the house, namely, that the duty veiled ex-
tremely hem_yetr to year, and gave rise le $ great dad el
gambling. Very large bribes weretLives le smile Mein
he for t primes' et ascertaining mount of duty.
If the - tasty was repealed, it would put an end
to this system et /melding. He was aware that the pre-
ssed goverment were anxious to relieve land from its bur-
dew, slid the resolution that he intended to propose only
asked that, in ease of any future revision of taxation, the
ease of the Iseprowers should be taken into considers-
tion. (Hew, bast)
Mr. 1101301.8 .weesded the modes.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
his hon. friend had put forweed the awe of hie constituents
with great ability and great moderation. He stated that
his constituents were ruffling great distress from the effect
of the hop duties. He was sure his hoe. friend would
give her Majesty's government credit for a desire to re-
lieve their sufferings, and those of every other chum of
their fellow-subjects. With regard to the present motion,
his hoes. friend admitted that it would be improper to
press on the government for a definite answer, hut he had
no hesitation in saying that if the government were to pro-
, pose a thorough revisioa of taxation, the duty on hope
would term part of their consideration. In the case even
of • more limited inquiry, such as a consideration of
the incidence of taxation on agriculture generally, the

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