The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-03 00:00:00

PRIVATE
_BUSINESS.

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College Estate; Stafford Shire Hall Bills.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
TYNEMOUTH ELECTION.

Sir B. lIALVFA;;;;;tre; of a motimfor a new writ tar
the borough of Tyaentouth, fur Monday, June 20.

DURHAM ELECTION PETITION.
The committee appointed to try the merits of the petition
unjust the return of the sitting members for the city of
Durham were sworn at the table, and will sit to-morrow
(this day).

INDIAN TERRITORIES
A report from the select committee on Indian territories
was brought up, and ordered to lie on the table.
DISFRANCHISEMENT OF DOCKYARD

EMPLOYEES.
Mr. M. SMITH begged to ask the noble lord (J. Russell)
whether he bad any intention of introducing, during the
present session, any measure for the disfranchisement of the
electors in her Majesty's dockyards?
Lord J. RUSSELL—The notice I gave on the subject of
disfranchising persons employed in the dockyards, was
Riven in consequence of:he report of the Chatham Election
Committee, for it seemed to me unreasonable to withhold
the writ fur Chatham, without bringing forward either a
prop osition for disfranchising the borough, or a measure
for preventing the exercise of undue influence on persons
employed in these establishments at future elections. But
after I gave the notice, it appeared that that measure, if
it did not meet with considerable opposition, would, at all
events, cause considerable discussion, therefore I did not
think it right to interrupt other public business of great
importance for a meuure of this description. When
measures for the further reform of the representation of the
people are before the house, it can then be considered
whether anything can be done to remedy this abuse, or
whether it may be necessary to disfranchise the dockyard
voters altogether. I do not therefore intend during the
present session to introduce any measure on the subject,
and I have accordingly withdrawn the notice from the
paper.
Mr. ROLT had given notice of a question upon the tame
subject, but after the answer the noble lord had just given
he would not put it.
EXCHEQUER BILLS. . . _

Mr. T. SMITH inquired what amount of Exchequer
bills had been sent in fur renewal up to this day ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQL ER replied
that the total amount of Exchequer bills which had been
sent in for money for the sth of June Base was 2,360,0001.;
in exchange for Exchequer bonds was 237,0001., and for
new bills 6,890,000 —the total 8,487,0001.; the automat
still remaining outstanding brine 760,0001.
INCOME TAX BILL.

The house weiTiatocominiiteeO7lthe Income Tex
Bill. The clauses of t►e bill were reed and put seriatim by
the chairman.

On clause 9,
/dr. FREWEN proposed an amendment te the effect that
justices of peace in counties should be made ex officio cow
=Wieners of the income tax as they were of the land sad
assessed taxes, in order to obviate an inconvenience which
was suffered in large districts from the non•attendance of
the commissioner, ander the act.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected to
the amendment on the ground tost it was an innovation on
the principle of the law without being an improvemeat.
The amendment was negatived.
Oa clause 13,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER wished to
mention an important addition he had made on the sugges-
tion of the hon. member for Horsham, who had given
notice of a clause to the following effect Provided
always, whenever any lessor or landlord of lands in Ireland,
subject to duty under sehedale A of this act, shall have paid
the duty chargeable by this set in respect of any rent not
received by him at the time of such payment, and which hes
been subsequently lost by reason of the bankruptcy, insol-
vency, or absconding of the tenant by whom such rent was
payable, then end in that case it shall be lawful for the said
leaser or landlord to deduct from and set off against the
duties payable by him in the year nest following the fall
amount of the duties paid by him in respect of
the rent so lost." He thought the structure of
the clause was defective, and he had prepared a clause
which would affect the object contemplated. It provided,
in substance, that when any landlord or lessor of any 1
tenement or hereditament in Ireland, assessed under sehe-1
dale D, had paid the tan, and arid prove to the commh-
shear that the rent due to him, or any port;on of it, was
lathy the bankruptcy or insolvency, or absconding, of any
tememl, he shield be entitled to be repaid in proportion to
the NNW albs tar paid to reepeet of the rent so lost."
H. sham term the clause till it could be properly in-
=he bad mentioned it now. The principle
in it was habitually applied in England in re-
femme le house property. In the car of absconding
who bad no effects or had removed them tio that
tMlsmiss~eeuld not recover, the Inland Revenue did not
emir lb& payment of duty from him. The absconding of
tosamis is small holdispof land in Ireland was quite ann.
loom le that. He would add, that it was intended, in
levying the tax, to par ever the occupier in cases of small
lenemenr, and go at once to the landlord or lesser.
Ifft. I. BUTT proposed an intendment, to the effect that
the ten should be levied on the occupier at once in all sirs
where the rating did not exceed 15/., and above
that that it should be levied on the landlord
or lessor. He complained that the proposition of the
After some conversation, the amendment was negatived.
Hr. I. BUTT then proposed an amendment, for the pur-
pose of =Wag the assessment compulsory on tenants above
151. a year.
Colonel DUNNE thought if there ought to be any ex-
emptions, it ought to be in the towns rather than the coun-
try districts.
She committee divided—

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jos. th; amendment
Against it l7O-109
Mr. CAIRNS then moved the following proviso That
any immediate lessoe of any tenements or hereditaments in
Ireland, charged with duties under schedule Aof this act,
may, within twee, days after aetise ef such ekaxert
writing under the band of himself of lie
to the dither make seek ehaege. sleet Xtemeeel
remote of sulk lesimmle heraditameate mehaM
the easesemme mist isimesleD, sad thereupon so
MA be Mira moistsash isthestinee*lssair
Pres:peausibie autg alleged miler othedob • Ile such
mammies se Mosdillemeelm hid the laths shell be &egged
on such immeilaie lam miler schedule D, computed ea a
sum sot hoe them the immust ostunlly received by such im-
mediate lesser hi impel of such tememate sad Meats-
meats, width the per melbg os the peseeibig Mk deg of
Apri/, without maths( any of the dodos*** width by
the said act of the (Rh sad firth years of Mr 111.1sety,
chapter thirty-five, are allowed to be mode upon maw
meats under schedule D, bat dadastiag any sum
paid by such lessee during the year hi respect of
the poor rate for such tatemeues se lereditements."
The committee divided—
For the amendment 66
Against it. 94-26
The clause was then agreed to.
On clause 16,
Mr. F. FRENCH objected to power being given to sell
the estates of an Irish landlord for the payment of this tax,
theueserassesnerremed which was given under the poor law. Bo
a power ought not to be continued without
assegely. A noble lord in the other house had ;said that
in t would ever dare to propose such a thing in
Val HERBERT said the landlord's estate might ac-
tually be sold under the poor law for the debt of another
party—that of the absconding tenant. Its wished to know
whether power would be taken to sell the property wider
this bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
sole object of the clause was to provide an easy remedy. (A
load laugh from CAL Dunne.) The gallant colonel (said
the right hon. gestlemen) may adopt any mode of proceed-
lug which be pthems in this house. I have seen quite
enough of the larmltlng meaner in width he conducts him-
self not to be gamed by it. (" Hear, hear," and " No.") I
most my I think the loud laugh with which he has re-
ceived my statement was insulting. (Hear, bear,)
The CHAIRMAN—I think the right hon. gentleman
will see that this is an expression which he ought not to
use.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER— Oh, I I
will withdraw it readily; but I must insist ea being pro-
tected against such a course of proceeding.
Col. DUNNE said that his laugh was net directed
against the right hon. gentleman, but was in consequence
of en observation made to him by an hon. member near
him. (Laughter.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I beg the
hon. and gallant member's pardon. The right hon.
gentleman proceeded to way that it would be for the com-
mittee to consider the best course of proceeding. It might
be that the remedies provided by the poor law were the I
best; but that was a practical question, and one for the
committee to consider.
Lord NAAS said it was difficult to find out what really
were the powers given by this bill ; it referred to another
act, in which a third act was cited. He would suggest
that the same powers should be given as were given in the
original poor law, and would move an amendment to that
Sir J. YOUNG said that in England the corpus of the
estate coital no: be sold for arrears of poor rate ; in Ireland it
was differeat, for, by a process of law, the estate itself might
be nachel He did not think the amendment of the noble