The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING.. ,APRIL 29, 1853.

of Irvine; ljdr. COWAN, from the minister and cam- •
aps
bewail's( the. Free k eh, Dejgamth. la f,,,,,,,ma. 4 i
Late or Situ. T.—COUDet-lIIINCOI., mints
the *lard ef• Guar of tb.e Ilelinsley Unioli, in York-
shied..ist inner of t kreplal of the .laws for the removal!
' and settlement of the pew, and for ',More equitable sys-
tem of rating. „ . •
Mitnelliers SEalCatea HOSPiTAT,.—Dy Captain t
BELL; from seamen find seafaring men of the port of .
Ear-
tiepool, against the repeal of the manning clauses for mer-
ch nt Tensely, believing that such repeal will drive English
seamen to the United Stater.
COUNTY RATES AND EXPENDITCRE BILL.—By Mr.
LASCELLES, from magistrates in quarter Selniolll. against.
COUNTY FINANCIAL BOARDS BILL.—By Mr. W.
BAOOE, from the chairman of the Walaingbam and Swag=
ham &anions, against.
MARRIAGE WITH DECEASED WIPE'S SISTER.-..8y Mr.
CROWDER, from the city of Bristol, signed by the mayor,
17 magistrates, 18 town councillors, 24 dissenting ministers,
65 solicitors, and others to the number of 9,851-2,3.57 of
theta being rr arried women, in favour of.
PARLIAMENTANY PAPRILS.—By MT. BASS, from inha-
bitants of Derby and neighbourhood, praying for parlia-
mentary papers for the literary and scientific institutions.
MALT TAE.—By Mr. W. BAGOE, for repeal of the
malt tax, from Dorking, Sporle, Dayton, Sedgford,
Lynn, East Dereham, Surlinghatn, Bacton,Wilton, Honing,
Bridlington, Crostsristht, Poston, Sloley, East 'Luton,
D,lham, and Felmingham.
TRANSPORTATION,—By Sir R. INGLIS, from the So-
ciety for the Propagation of the Gospel, against transporta-
tion to Australis.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE LONDON AND E Dimmest
GA:rms.—By Mr. COWAN, from the Merchants' C.
pony of Edinburgh, and from the Chamber of COMMONS
Sol Manufactures of the city of Edinburgh, against.
NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND —By Mr. H. W.
WICKHAM, from the clergy and laity of Bradford, Toa-
d**, for an alteration in.
LANDLORD AND TENANT: By MT. KENNEDY, signed
by 376 inhabitants of the parishes of Kilsaran and Stabanan,
taunt, Louth, complaining of the existing relations between
landlord end tenant in Ireland, and praying that legislation
be carried out on the principle contained in Mr. Serjesnt
Shee's bill.
ROMAN CATHOLIC ENDOWMENTS.—BMr. PIGOTT,
from the Mayor and 1.127 inhabitants of Heading, against
catholic endowments.

awake, the noble viscount bid been yet more vigilant ; for j
be "aid that his enaction lad already been called to the
Onatter. It nevertheless Appeared that burials were still
giting.tin in St. Clement's grave-void ; and that one had
been pollinated there on Sunday last. Now he wished to
ask the noble viscount whether it was not true that, on the
Ilth of February, he had promised to take the earliest pos-
sible means for shutting up the grave-yard ; and whether,
in point of fact, he had done so ?
Lord PALMERSTON could assure his noble friend that
be had taken all the steps which the act of parliament en-
abled him to do for the purpose of closing permanently and
for ever the graveyard in question ; but the act provided a
eertain number of forms to be gone through, which in-
volved a oonsiderable delay between the order for closing
and she actual doing. lie presumed the interval was In-
tended by parliament for the purpose of enabling the pa-
rishes to take measures to provide themselves with other
means of burial; but his answer to his noble friend was,
that everything had been done which a Secretary of State
could do ; and that in a short time those forms would be
completed and the graveyard closed. (Hear, hear.)
THE DANISH SUCCESSION.
Lord D. STUART said be had another question to put
respecting the Danes, but not St. Clement Danes. It was,
whether the noble lord the member for the City of Lon-
don was now prepared to lay on the table of the house the
protest of the Prince of Schleswig-liolstein against the
treaty regulating the succession to the crown of Denmark,
and any correspondence relating to that subject ; and whe-
ther the above document had been laid before the law
officers of the crown ?
Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that he was
not prepared to lay the correspondence on the table, and
that it had not been laid before the law ofSccrs.
THE LEGACY DUTIES.
Mr. BRIGHT *Aced whether the property in possession
of corporations, aggregate or sole, would be subject to the
like duty en succession as other property.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
terms of the resolution which he should propose would not
be applicable to corporate property ; but it would be the duty
of the government to submit a proposal en the subject of
corporate property. As the subject was one of great diffi-
culty, involving classes of property very differently cicum-
stanced, the hon. gentleman would not expect him to enter
into detail upon it. (Hear, helm.)
INCOME TAX ON WAGES.

Roman
THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN TERRITORIES.
Sir C. WOOD moved that this committee be empowered
to report, from time to time, the evidence take. beforethem.
Agreed to.
ELECTION PETITIONS ABANDONED.
The SPEAKER reported to the house that he had re-
eeived letters from the agents of the respective parties,
abandoning their petitions against the returns for Dublin
(county) and Londonderry (county.)
CLONMEL ELECTION COMMITTEE.
On the motion of Sir J. TROLLOP', this committee was
discharged.

Mr. BRIGHT asked the right isou7 gwtkmen was
prepared to answer the question of which be had given
notice respecting the income tax on th, of families.
He had had strong representations on the 7itle% t from per-
uns in the north of England, having hundreds of men in
their employ who, with their families were in the receipt of
above 2/. a week.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho
wu quite aware of the natural anxiety of parties oa this
subjecr,and he was very desirous to meet it. At the same time
he hoped that any answer he might mate previous to the
introduction of the bill would be received with certain in-
dulgences. (Hear, hear.) The principle of our law was
that, considered

MAYO ELECTION COMMITTEE. _. a man end ha
wifewere.__ . as one person, end
that principle would operate with regard to the ineome-tax
Sir W. VERNER moved that the evidenth taken before
this committee be printed.—Agreed to. upon wages ; but the government did not propose that the
THE ORDNANCE SURVEY (SCOTLAND). earnings of the children should be included. (Hear.)
In answer to Mr. Sitoth.nrr, THE LEGACY DUTIES.
Mr. WILSON stated that it was net intended to depart In answer to Mr. HENLEY,
from the general order which had been laid down for male- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
was not aware of any expository paper that could be framed
big the ordnance survey. The counties of Dumfries and
which would afford any real assistance on the subject of
Ayr bad already been completed, or were in progress. The
duties. He
.must trust
.to such explanation as. hee
survey of Forfarshire was also in progress, but there were , these
might be able to glee in proposing the monitions and in the
menial circumstances in the case of that county arising front
ale difference of seals. discussion on the. bill.
In answer to Sir F. KILLY,
NOTICE OF MOTION. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
NEW WRIT FOR BERWICK-ON-TWEED. should not be able to give any details before the resolution
Mr. PHINN gave notice that on Monday next he should was propoeed.
move (as an amendment to the motion of the hon. and Lord A. VANE asked whether the proposed legacy duty
gallant member for Wenlock) that a new writ for the
would be levied on propel/ under 'liniment
ro .
bough of Berwick-on-Tweed should not issue until The CHANCELLOR the EXCHEQUER said that
Thursday, the 2nd of June. , was in effect the same question. He could not now enter
RETURNS ORDERED. _ into the details.
THE ROTRITIHITHI " GUNCOWDIR PLOT."—On ens LEGACY DUTY UPON CHARITABLE
motion of Mr. DUNCOMBE, eopiesof all correspondence er INSTITUTIONS.
documents addressed te, or existing in the custody of the Mr. OLIVEIRA inquired of the Chancellor of the Es-
Board of Ordnance, relative to Mr. William Hales inven- chequer whether he would consider the question of legacy
tions and improvements in war rockets.
e._ duty upon bequests made to charitable and philanthropic
SPHLIT DUTInt altiLAND.—On the motion of ow institutions, with a view to their exemption from its pay-
R. FERGUSON resume of the number, of gallons of went. The amount in itself was very small, and the prin.
proof spirits on which duty was paid for home consumption ciple of exemption with reference to these institutions had
in Ireland, in each of the years ending the 6th day of already been admitted, by their not paying income tax apes
Jan. 18-52 and 1853 ; of the number of detections, and the their funded property.
number of persons prosecuted for offences in Ireland against The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
the laws for the suppression of illicit distillation iu each of government bad no intention of making such a proposal.
the years ending respectively the 6th day of January, 1852 Sir J. PAHINGTON moved that the evidence taken
and 1853 ; of the number of persons confined in each gaol before the Rye election committee should be printed.—
in Ireland for offences against the laws for the suppression "reed to.
of illicit distillation, on the 6th day of April, 1852, and the '"a THE INCOME TAX.
6th day of April, 1853 ;of the number of detections, the The house then went into committee of ways and means
number of persons prosecuted, and the number of persons and the debate on the income tax resolutions was resumed.
convicted for offences in Ireland against the laws for the Mr. COBDEN said the Chancellor of the Exchequer
suppression of illicit distillation, in each year since the sth bad remarked upon the amount which the house had al-
day of January 1853, and the rate of du'y on spirits in Ire- ready expended of the anticipated surplus; he had seemed
land per gallon, payable in each year; and of the number to do so with emphasis, and even with regret.
of persons confined in each gaol in Ireland on the sth day At that moment, when they were taking a review
of April in each of such years, for offences against the laws of their assets and liabilities, and considering what could
for the suppression of illicit distillation. be done for the benefit of those with the management of
PEOBATI STAIII.3.—On the motion of Mr. ALCOCH,
. whose attire they were entrusted, it was a proper time
return of the somber of stamps sold sines 1815 sor to include some referees, to the way in which the amount
grants of probate chargeable with the highest amount of the surplus had been disposed of. (Hear, hear.)
of probate duty. He promised the house he was not going I. make a peace
THE METROPOLITAN BOROTTORS. oration. He was not going to blame either the present or
Mr. EWART begged to ask the noble viscount whether the late government for anything they had done in the way
he was right in rappels( that by the existing law power of expenditure. But he blamed many parties out of the
wa given to the metropolitan boroughs to apply to the go- house for having rendered such expenditure almost nethe
vernment for a charter of enfranchisement ? sary. (Hear, hear.) He would go further, and say that
Viscount PALMERSTON said that by the act of the let he thanked Lord Aberdeen for not taking greater advan-
of Victoria, chap. 104, any borough might apply to the tags, which many sill y and some not over honest people had
Queen in Council for a charter of incorporation, and the given him, of increasing lergely the expenditure of the
metropolitan boroughs formed no exception. (Hear, hear.) country. (Hear, hear.) Had Lord Aberdeen proposed an
THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS. addition of 20,000 men to the army and 10,000 to the navy,
In answer to Mr. J. B. DENISON., in January last, It would have been received with acclaim-
Mr. GOULBURN said the house must be aware that the tion ; and they, poor peace people, if they had escaped
conduct of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners was regulated martyrdom altogether, would hardly have escaped Ming
by two separate acts of parliament, the one applying to pumped upon, if they had opposed it. (" Hear, bear," and
them as the ecclesiastical commissioners, and the other to laughter.) It wee matter of regret, almost of reproach,
a portion of them as estate commissioners. By the first act that they had allowed themselves to be led away, so as to
they were required in their report to state certain specific incur this great increase of their establishments. How
details, namely, the schemes which they submitted to her did they now stand ? He would only go back two
Majesty in Council, and also their accounts. The Mats years—to 1851. Since then our expenditure for military
commissioners, however, were required to give an ac- and naval purposes, including the militia, commissariat,
count of all the proposals which might be made and other outgoings of the same kind, bad been increased
to them by capitater bodies, and to state the by 1,870,0001. (Hear, hear.) In 1851, 16,650,0001. was
terms on which such postman had been accepted. voted under those heads; in 1852, 16,431,0001. ; in 1663,
sr, If rejected, the reasons for their refusal. He believed 17,400,0001. He particularly invited the attention of Mr.
that the reports which had been laid upon the table of the Newdegate, who said the Manchester school were going to
house would be found completely to fulfil the directions ruin the aristocracy, to this fact—that but for these addi-
eontainsid in the acts of parliament; although the commis- Lions to our establishments since 1851, we should now have
goners had not thought it their duty, at the suggestion of had a surplus large enough to have effected all the rends-
hon. members during the progress of debates in that house, alone and modifications that were contemplated this year,
to introduce any extraneous matter. without a farthiag of additional taxation. Meer, hear.)
Mr. DENISON gave notice that he should move for re- The Manchester school mast not be held responsible for
turns of the property in which the commissioners were di- this expenditure. Whatever blame other parties might
redly in . take to themselves for it, he took none whatever. He did
THE TEA AND TOBACCO LICENSES. cot say that we ought to spend nothing for our armies.
Mr. LABOUCHERE begged to put a question to the Massy rimer' he had proposed, as an extremely low esti-
Chancellor of the Exchequer in reference to a part of his fi. mate, ten millions ; all he now said was, had we
nancial scheme which particularly affected the dealers in been meeennige menet te be content with the ex-
tobacco and tee, and which had caused much disquietude to penditure of 11161.-16,660,000 L, and not added to
persons engaged in those trades—(hear, hear)—and he did it 1,800,0001. atter we should now have been
so because he thought it possible that the answer of his able to do what he had jut stated.
.(Hear, hear.) Would
right hen.friend might greatly relieve that anxiety. His ques• not this have been a such more enviable condition for the
tion was, whether the right hon. gentleman was prepared to
Chancellor of the Exchequer and and was it not quite naturg
modify in any manner the system of excise regulations that he should nave expressed himself in those pathetio
which he to apply to dealers in the articles in banes, when he spoke of the house having voted away the
question, an which were generally felt by them to be un- anticipated surplus ? Though there wags great panic about
• French inon 12 months ago, now, if the question were
equal and unjust? If so, would the right ken. gentleman
have the goodness to give publicity to the alterations he Mg to any rational being, he would say he was under no
might intend tomtits In time for them to be fairly consi- aeprebeasion about it at all, and hardly anybody could 'be
dared by the trades ? (Hear.) found who would admit that be had had any fear of that
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was much kind. But the mischief had been done. The addition bad
obliged to the right hon. gentleman for giving him an op. been made to cur vest establishments ; and he wished to
portunity of sating in the house what he had already en. call the attention of the public—who were more to blame
nounced to pawns de various parts of the country, namely, than that house—to the fact, that having ones made these
that he was sensible the scale of licenses proposed, though additions of 1,800,0001., they could not bring them bath
be thought the principle of it was cue which would be ap- again in a day. (Rear. hear.) It was difilbuit-43ey, im-
proved by the house, would operate with great severity— payable—to effect a reduction to that amount at once.
with a severity not at all intended by the overnment. He They could not, in justice to the parties engaged, dismiss
(Kr. Gladatone)wouldnow freely give a pledge that the scale them in • day. Mosey had been laid out in machinery and
in the construction of works which must afterwards
should be re-considered, and that it shbuld be re-printed in
y
tim/ to be seen by all the parties whom it concerned before he kept up b an annual charge, rather than in-
it was submitted to the house. (Chem.) cur the loss of the whole entny. Pensions must be
gentle. granted to those engaged ; and he hesitated not
Sir P. KELLY wished to know if the right bon.
man would extend has re.nanaidaranan to the proposed to say that this generation would not live to see the
whole expense die out that had been incurred by the
licenses for minters, which had also created great appre-
hension and alarm ? (Hear, hear.) additions of the last two years. (Hear, hear.) Every other
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—The re. item of the national expenditure, save the naval and mill-
consideration of which I spoke—r don't say it applies tar, had been comparatively steady. In 1861, the ex-
equally to all parts of it—but it applies to the entire penditure for other than military or naval purposes, bed
smith (Cheers.) been 34,692,0001. ; in 1862, 34,732,0001. ; in 1863,
ASSESSMENT OF HOUSE PROPERTY. 34,783,0001.; the whole increase being only 81,0001. upon
Mr. VANSITTART asked the Chancellor of the Es- an amount of 34 millions;
.whereas the Increase for the
chequer whether he was prepared to allow the same de army, navy, and oranance, upon 16,560,0001., had been
duodena for insurance and repairs In house property in the 1.?_,843,0001' (Hear, hear.) No one who wished to seas car-
that none which was now inevitable in this
valuation of bloom tax, as were allowed in the ease of rigid out • ' •
poor meek and whether hs intended to mese the profits of country, would say policy,
this was an indifferent view of the
the occupiers of lead in Scotland at the same rate as those question. They must grapple with these expenses if thaw
in England ? would enable the minister to effect such modifications in
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied duties as were inevitable, without constantly asking for ea
that it was not intended to assimilate the assessment of increase of direct ta :alien. These remissions of Indies'.
house property, fer the purposes of the income tax, to the taxation were inevitable. We might get them by savings,
by the growth of a surplus revenue, by retrenchment, or by
assessment foe the wpm, of Abe poor rate ; and that it
the growing revenue arising from the prosperity of the
MI intended to assess the profits of occupiers of land in
Scotland at the same rate in proportion to their rent as county t but if we allowed the growing surplus to be eat
-- • •
they bed been heretofore. up by constant additions to our military and naval
Mr. VANSITTART said that the answer did not exactly ments then the necessary fund must com out of
f bhear.)
the roperty and income o t e country. (Heave
meet his views. (Great laughter.) Were the occupiers of -
land to be assessed at the same rate as those in Howland/ carednet who wan in power; both parties would be
He
establish , .
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied inevitably driven towards a policy which should aim at a
reduction of the excise and customs duties, even at the ex-
that it was intended to continue the rates of assessment
both in Scotland and in England, on the footing on which pare of direct taxation. Mr. Disraeli had propose,' a re.
auction of the malt tax, substituting direct taxation by the
it had been placed by former acts of parliament. (Hear.)
doubling of the house tax. The Chancellor of the Es-
BATTERSEA BRIDGE. chequer proposed a legacy duty on real estate, also with the
Sir J. SHELLEY begged to ask the First Commimioner view of effecting a large remission of indirect taxation.
of Works, whey the new bridge at Battersea-park was likely The late government fell solely in the attempt to find a sub-
to be finished, what was the proximate amount expended @tante for the malt ax; they probably might have been in
upon the work up to the present time, the probable amount office still but for the insuperable obstacle of getting • direct
that would be required to complete it, and whether it would tax in lieu of this. If the government hardly saw their
be proceeded with to completion without uonecessaey bagel way now to a majority sufficient to carry through their
time ? budget, it was from no other reason but the difficulty of
Sir W. MOLESWORTH stated that the sum *lnlay I finding direct taxes, in order to enable them to reduce in-
's:evaded was 15,0001. ; that, in order to complete the direct taxes. (Hear, bear.) They were come to a time
bridge and Its approaches, a further sum of 6.5 0011. I when, if they would be extravagant, they insult be so out of
would be regnirod, and that no time would be lost in mini- property, and not out of indirect taxes. This process of re-
plesino the were", provided that the necessary funds were moving indirect taxation must go on. The interest of hu-
forthcoming. lie IlDity had something to do with it. When everybald7 had on
ST. CLEMENT DANES CHURCHYARD. hie lips professions of regard for the interests of the p,thr, they
Lord D. STUART paid the hone) would remember that I could not levy a larger amount than was levied in other
very, early in the present session he had pet a question to the countri.w on articles contumed by the great bulk of the
noble viscount the Home Secretary upon this subject ; and people. (Hear, hear.) Another reason was, they foitnd
by his answer it appeared that, if he (Lord D. Stuart) was more and more that the property and peace of the country