The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-16 00:00:00

PROPERTY-TAX-IRELAND.

The Earl i;fifibiCLOWsoo;eilier a return of all meow
meats under schedule D. to the property tar, for property
drawn from Ireland in the three years ending t6th
1848 ; and also a return of all money paid into the Bank of
Ireland to the credit of persons residing in England, on ae-
wont of the property tax. He had bees informed that there
were no returns kept is the office of the Board of Taxes of
the revenue so drawn from Ireland. He bad heard, but no
doubt the statement had been greatly sugeerated, that no
less than 8,000,0001. of property drawn from Ireland was
subject to the property tax in this country. No doubt a
very large amount drawn from Ireland was gutsiest to that
tax ; and therefore now, when an obnoxious and unconstitu-
tional rata was sought to be imposed cm Ireland,
on the sole plea that no property tax was paid
by that country, it behoved those who derived
benefit from that source of Mans' to state its
amount. (Hear, hear.) It might be said he wee moving
for a return which would cot from under his feet the main
arguments against the proposed tax ; but he was convinced
that if a property tax were imposed on Ireland like that now
levied la England, the balance over and above the return of
property for which he now moved would be much greater
than any revenue which would aver be obtained by the rate
in aid. He was sure the government did not wish to deprive
Ireland of the credit due te her for the amount of revenue
which she contributed to the imperial treasury ; but he must
mention this feet that an Irish proprietor having stock in
the Bank of England, had only to transfer it to the Irish
funds, to withdraw it entirely from the liability to pay
property tax. That seemed to him to be an anomaly, and
certainly it was a premium on absenteeism. (Hear,
hear.) If an Irish proprietor—unless he were a
member of the legislature—for whom an allowance
was made—resided in England for a week he was liable to
the property tax ; but if he took his family to Germany,
Italy, or any part of the continent, he was entirely free from
it. This, no doubt, induced Irishmen to take their families
abroad. If the tax office should make the LIMO excuse which
they had made before, namely, that there was no column to
show the country from which the was drawn, he
hoped the government would give them instructions to insert
another column, with a view to ascertain the Irish property
which, under schedule D, became liable to the property tax
in England. The noble earl concluded by moving for the
returns.

The Yerqub of LANSDOWNE had no objection to grant
the returns, as far as the y could be made up. He did not
know that the noble earl intended moving for them, bat be
believed that Metrastions bad been already given to separate
the sources ken which the revenue was drawn.

Lori MONTEAOLE regretted that a record had not
been kept of the state at trade between England and Ireland.
In most mw the English merchants supplied the Irish
market ; and if such a record had been kept it would hare
shown the amount of contribution which Ireland had paid,
indirectly, towards the general expense of the empire.
The returns were then ordered.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY on presenting peti-
tions from Inland against a rate in aid, mid he condemned
the proposed rata as much as the noble lord who spoke last ;
but at the same liras be mutt deprecate the violent ha.
reams which had been uttered on the subject in Inland.
(Hear, hear.)
CHARITABLE TRUSTS.

The Earl of lielili3OWßY wished to know the intui-
tions of the noble and learned lord on the !roebuck with re-
ference to the subject of charitable trust'.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said that a bill ea the sub-
ject had received full consideration last session, and was
mat down to the other house of parliament where it was not
coraldend expedient to proceed with it. Another mann
would shortly be introduced on the subject.
Their lordships adjourned at a quarter before sir o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tntrasitty. MAscs lb.
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NOTICES OP' INOTION.-BTATS a fiteLAND:3I4. J. O'CONNELL.
as Thursday, the 29th Ina , to more that the bons* resolve itself into
• enunittee et Os whole bores, to take the present owe of Ireland
loto seeolandew„ with a view to a total ohmage of the policy hitherto
puma
et in thud aeowtry,
which site comp and
ia the adoption at tonsures to repair the
awry lsa.

Ammeter, Timms zwersna ar Wan.—Mr. 00BDEN, oa '
nnudey, the 29th Wit, to move that en Itunible odder*, he presented
to the Qom, praying that her Melesty will be graciously *sod to
beetroot her principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to eater
tato eonununketion with foreign governments. inviting than to em.
earls trestles, by which the costroding puttee shall respectively
Wad themselves an an futon sigandersteadtag or difficulty that may
ark', which meet beysettled_ by mated negolfarke% to refer the otts.
Jett matter of dispute to the duition a/arbitrator%