The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-14 00:00:00

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.

The house having gone into oomusittee of supply,
Mr. WILSON stated that he should only ask the cow
maims to agree to a single vote-60,0001. on account, for
civil contingencies—which it was necessary should be taken

before the recess.

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The vote was agreed to, and the house resumed.

CUSTOMS AND ASSESSED TAXES ACTS.
The hoes. then, on the motion of the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER, went into committe on these acts.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his
object was to propose and take • rote on the resolutions
altering the assessed taxes and customs duties, so as to be
enabled to bring the questions before the house in the bill
in • much more complete form than could be done in the
form of resolutions.
The Chairman then read the resolutions.

Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY wished to know whether
under the new arrangement masters of hounds would have
to pay 10s. for each hound kept, or whether they might
compound for them as at present ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
that when the bill was introduced, the hon. gentleman
would see that if was not intended to interfere with the
Ogees which at present prevailed in regard to compound-
log for the tax on dogs.
In answer to a natation from Sir F. KELLY, which was
not audible amid the contagion of members leaving the
house—
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that
he would lay on the table that evening an amended copy of
the Castings resolutions, containing certaining modiSca
now of the originals, which would be delivered to members
in the morning with the votes.
Mr. BRIGHT congested that the right hon. gentleman
should, before bringing in the bill founded on the assessed
tax rem:apnea', consider the propriety of abolishing the
absurd taxes on armorial bearings and hair powder.
(" Hear, heal.," and a laugh.) He should not be suspected
of any personal Interest ia this matter—(a laugh)—but he
had known instaisees where persons who had sealed learn
with the repregentation of some animal, had been charged
by the surveyor of taxes with the duty on armorial beat-
Inge. He thought when they ware dealt with taxes by
millioneose absurd
taxes which produced next to nothi and made the
system ridiculous. (Hear, hear)

Colonel SIBTHORP thought the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer might afford a considerable amount of relief to the
people of. this country by imposing a heavy tax on the
lamentable influx of foreigners which was constantly coming
tolhis country. (Loud laughter.) It was lamentable to
see the immense amount of money carried out of this country
by foreign Opera dancers and Opera singers. (Cheers and
more laughter.) For his part, be would encourage nothing
that would interfere with native talent and native claims,
and native industry.. (More laughter.) Ito was sorry to
say, however, that the higher clan es of this country encou-
raged those foreigners, whether male or female, and whe-
ther they bad any character or not, in preference to their
own countrymen, and were laughed at by them for being
such consummate fools. (A laugh.)

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had un-
derstood that the course to be taken was to .go into com-
mittee to night, for the mere purpose of passing the formal
resolutions upon which to found the bills, and not to enter
into the merits of the proposition—(hm, hear,)--and on
that account he hoped the honourable member for Man-
chester would excuse his replying to the question he had
put, and he hoped he should fur the same reason be ex-
cused fur not replying to the observation of the hon. and
gallant member opposite. (Hear, bear.)
The resolutions were then formally put and passed, and
the house resumed.

-11; WickwoodForest Bill wee read a third time and
passed.
EXPENSES OF ELECTIONS BILL.
Mr. C. BERKELEY moved the mewl reading, inti-
mating that the:discussion would be taken on going into
committee.
Col. SIBTEORP protested against this species of legisla-
tion. lie wished there were more expenses at elections,
mid then they would have better company in that Louec.
The motion was agreed to, and the bill was read a second
time.