The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1851.

would be received out o dour, but (Mr. Wakley) woad s *tile speech that was made against them; but he knew 1 Mr. STUART was willing to postpone the committee
to his constituents, that, to consequence of circumstances to which he l with that view.
opinionsfd
honestly
he
not advert, no discussion of any length took ' It was agreed that the clause should be inserted on the
and if they
called on to complain. place on the budget. But suppose some gentleman on that bringing up of the report.
'taw
his
views sill
stisfied, be hoped that hon. gentle- would
men otposite would not feel .
p ORDNANCE SURVEY OF SCOTLAND.
) The true way to sustain the public side of the house du loaned with the amount of relief— ;
C'Med7;.' wa'Sarto- sato' fy the mass of the people, and the suppose some gentleman on that side of the house, by a I Mr. CHARTER'S,
in moving fora select committee toin-
sentiment of the Chancellor of the Eschequer to this effect sneer or a smile, might have conveyed to the miuister that quire into and report on the present state of theoordnance sur-
would be received in the country with respect. The right they did not think this was a relief with the amount of very of Scotland, tuition the works which will be rectuired for
hon, gentleman had shown the house that in his late the distress, which even the government, by the speech its completion, mid that whilst 7.02,0001. had been expended
rescanhes he had become fully cousin:l.d that the from the throne, had announced that the owner and oocu- on the ordnance survey of England, and 820,0001. on the
true policy of a government was to legislate for the many piers of land were alone suffering—was that a sea- survey of Ireland, only 66,0001. had been meatiest on
and not for the fur—that the great interests of the millions son for the minister withdrawing the proposition? Scotland.
must not be sacrificed, but that the units must make way . Why, if that were the ground for withdrawing Mr. FOX MAULE said, in the event of the committee
for the progress of the mass.. (Hear.) What was it the these propositions, that they were not received being appointed, he would give it all the assistance in hit
right honourable gentleman had said that should create with enthusiasm by the county members, how, he wanted power. lie thought the lion. gentleman merited the thanks
alarm ? The only parties who would be alarmed would be to know, could they vindicate the course which they were 'of the house for bringing the matter timecard.
those who had to pay this house tax. He (Mr. Wakley) taking in reference to the window duties, when their pro- I After a few worle front Sir W. Jotddree, the motion was
thought also that there would be other parties dissatisfied position for the remission of that taxation WAS not only not agreed to.
with the income tax if it were imposed again without any received with cordial approbation, but with meetings Called ' The remaining orders were then disposed of, and the
change being made in the principle of levying it. The ,to denounce the government, and to hold them up . house adjourned at a quarter past 12 o'closk.
preple, however, were devoted to the principle of direct ;to public execration, and but twenty-four hours'
taxation. They demanded a tax on property, and held ought not to pass without terminating their official 1 PAILLIAMEN'TARY COMMITTEES.
that property ought to be taxed and taxed severely before existence. His right honourable friend the neonilxv I
ST. ALBANS ELECTION COMMITTEE.
the necessaries of life were taxed in the slightest for Stamford had an important proposition with re.peet '
degree. (Cheere, and " Hear, hear.") Ile thought he could to the scheme of the government on Mond iy. lie (Mr. I Yesterday, the members of this committee nssem-
gather, from the speech of the right hon. gentleman (the Disraeli) would assume that a propisition so temperate and bled at 11 o'clock. Mr. E. Ellice, chairman; Ilon. F.'
Chancellor of the Exchequer), that he was in favour of sio salutary would he carried, hut it was impossible to say Charteris, Sir 13. Hall, Mr. Adair, and Mr. H. Stewart,
direct taxation, and in favour of the tax on property being I what would oc.sur. The members in the gangway, who ' present.
heavy before industry was taxedat all. (Hear, hear.) were now the enthusiastic supporters of the government, ' Mr. Serjeant Wrangham having opened the case on the
Under these circumstance', he (Mr. Wakley) must say that could not eollecire of a weak government that could be tre- tart of the Petitioners,
be was delighted to hear such sentiment,, from the present panned by a question of ouch a diameter. But this he 'Wm. Kentish deposed to having been employed by Henry
government, and whoever might be in ooffice, whether gen- knew, that if his right hon. friend did not succeed in that Edwards at the house in Chequer-street, where Edwards,
tlemen on that or on the opposition side of the house, it proposition, he would himself put fairly before the house with his two sons, was every day. Witness acted as
was each sentiment, that must prevail. Ile (Mr. Welder) and the country this question of the suffering occupiers clerk in the management of the canvass, and there were
hopeol that the right honourable gentleman (the Chan- of land. Ile would himself put before the house books in which the promises of voters were entered by
cellor of the Exchequer) would reconsider the subject of `this question, which tit., government sermon! to deal with in ' Li' Wank There was a hand engaged for Bell which
the property and income tax, for it was monstroue that the SO off-hand a manner, and he would ask the house and the was paid for by Edwards.
man with a vast amount of realised property should be country to come to a decision on this point, whether,' Cons-examined by Mr. Serjeant Kinglake—Carden's ,
charged at no higher rate than the man with the small and with a surplus, and with one wide class suffering, and committeewas at a public home also. In tact, the voters
precarious income. He gave the right hon. gentleman (the only that one class, that surplus ought not to be devoted to on both stoles went to taverns.
Chancellor of the Exchequer) notice, that on the income tax that class. Ile would ask the decision of the Hoopoe of Com- • George lloward—Kept a beer-shop, and rented some ,
being brought forward without modification, he would sups mons upon that questeon, and he would at last attempt, I waterers's, Frouud% at St. Albans. Did not vote at 1
port the prontoition that it should only be voted fur one after all this mockery, alter all these miserable man,euvroo . the. host election, but Wwasberecel with t e Speaker's war.
year. (Hear, hear.) after all theee mysterious attempts to revive exploded rant. Had not been at home this week. but had been with
After a few words in ex lunation from Mr. SteNronn, schemes of 'Mane-, they would at last make on.• direct,' Edwards ever since he left there, until that morning.
Mr. 'f . BAILING said that after the str.rch of the hon. honest, and straighttbrward effort to relieve out of th, stir- Knew the house alluded to in Chequer-erect, and ongoing
member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley), he could not but cons plus revenues of the vomits a large class that Was acknows there during the election saw If. Edwards, who said, "Well,
gratulatc the right hon. gentleman (the Chancellor of the leolgool to be suffering. !Cheers.) 'George, how are)nu " 'l'o which he said, "Quite well.
Eschequer) in losing so) able an ally. That hon. gentle- Lord EBRINGION was much gratified with the I nntlenotsitiol you ve got a man, and you'll serve him"
man (Mr. Workley) had said that the Chancellor of the speech of the Chancellor of the Eschequer, and with the ; By that he invent that Bell hail conic down, and intended
Exchequer in his ago cell had laid down this as the basis of courageous statement he made, that notwithstanding •to stand for the horoough. Nothing beyoud tlds poseed, and
true financial policy—that the credit of the country was the speeches which honourable members on both . witness went down stairs. Dol not receive any money from
,to he maintained by relieving the masses from taxation. sides the home were coonstantly addressing to their' Edwards, or take any money oft' the table.
(No, no.) Why, if that were the Case, what was the constituent., that this country was snore lightly taxed than I William Payne, of St. Albans, deposed that llowanl. the
ineaniiig of all those grandiloquent phrases in the speech most of those ern the continent. Ile considered the nduc- I last witness, treated him at the Coos Keys with pots of
of the right hon. gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exche. Lion of the duty on coffee a wise one, seeing that it had to / upon which occasion Howard pulled geld out of Isis
quer) about the maintenomee of the national credit, and the compete with a home-grown ankle, ellinory, which was not I IrAte!l potket, MOI ulcer out of Ili* breeches pocket, who•n
necemity of a surplus? The hon.gentleman (31r.Wakley) had taxed. lie also rejooked that there was a reduction in the he pejo, for the puts of porter. Howard treated all round
said that the right hon. gentleman (the Chancellor of the duty on timber, **kith would unit-Borate the condition ur the room
lieehloqu...o had shown a dispossitiom to consult pipular the working classes, as it was one of the chief materials j 0 The committee, after considerable discussion, decided that
opinion, and had made a speech calculated to nodutaiu the the building of house's. lie was almulail that the window. the next question—as to whether Howard amid anything to
public en-dit. He (Mr. Daring) conftssell that he hod tax was to he repealed. He could speak from investigations ; witness resist:ming where lie mot the money, or how or
heard with satisfaction that portion of the right hon. gen- he hail himself made of the pernicious effects in a sanitary I what it was-I.hould not be put, Mr. Sericant K inglake and
tleman's speech where he insisted on the necessity of a sin, point of view of that tax, and he thought that the rcope.ol of Mr. James, on behalf of the sitting mentlxv, having oh
plus fur the maintenance of the public credit. His (Mr. it snub! even he a relief to the iogrieultural interest, and j„...d, on the authority allow.. awl Roscoe. that declare-
Bariug'.) belief was that the most homed, straightforward particularly to country gentlemen. (No, ton.) tem of a third party was not aohniseilole in eVnlenet against
policy would have been for the ministry to have maintained Mr. EItEWEN euid the Chancellor of the Exchequer in a sitti•og member, except in a ease of *mutiny, more par-
tly• surplus, and he would have been most happy to have the early hurt of his speech mid it was not his wish to send titularly as it was proposed to substitute a put-louse deela
supported them in that tours.; but he comfo cell that he excise °then: into the country to collect dun,. ration iti lieu of a solemn oath.
had been disappointed that the right honourable But that was what the right hon. baronet did in Witnese examined by oho Committee. Howard
gentleman shoual have begun his speech by says the county lie (Mr. Freercu) had the honour to treated all munol the room, oisking witness to drink more,
ing that Lord Stanley. propmell to relieve all clasma represent the distress and ruin caus,.ol by the hop ditties and witness telling hint to take rare of the rummy. Howard
by doing away a nth the into:metal, end that his (the Chan- were more than he could docribe. During the last thine paid bor the stuff in silver, but witioest sow gold in his
tenor of the Exchniner's) eysh in was to reduce taxes days he head receinsl in loss than 60 letter on that subject, hauol—it was called, jokingly, at the film., " Hell metal."—
on articles of consumption as tar as poesible, and he had mid the right hon. gentleman sal Pont, welcome to road (laughter)—or Hell money. They said it Was " election
added that the tax be proposed to remove was the window- esery urea of them—(laughter)—if lie would take the money... Vi not in the habit of seeing Howard carrying
tax. lie (Mr. (faring) could not understand what the trouble. Tracts of laud were now left without tenant*, gold abonit him. They were all laughing and talking W-
right hon. gentleman meant. lie li ,d mitt " articles of and the tenants would not weepy under any terms what- I gether very jovially, and witness said he would himself put
general nee," met had said lie wouldtake off time ever. Ile knew of a landlord at the eastern end of ti,, up its a candidate for St. Allan's, if he only had
tax ou windows. He had aim said that that tax premed county of Sussex who had not renneed a fourth of the money,—(lunghter)—as it was well known drat no
on a very email port.) of people in the e try—only his rent). during the last year, and he knew far. mart Muhl get sin without it. Was not aw.ore that this
4e1,090, anti this w.as the relief he gave to the missend the teen who were themselves owners of th,l land election money was called " Dell metal" until the last
pniple. (blear, hoar.) . That . was the relief they granted they occupied who were reducol to a ante or ruin. election. ,
because of the metropolitan agitation. (Hear.) lie w
(Mr. It as utterly impassible that this state of things could go Alfred Lesley, loe:1 reporter at St. Albans—Knew the
Baring) thought they were going into a co osse of class .; for the country was fast being reduced to such a 1111110. Cries Key., and depomal to. fining been there in the liar,
Ivirislat iiiii . IV thought the teems: the Chainellor of ruble emidition, that if the present Legislation were Midi. Indent oni the occaeioin when Howard was there, who ap-
the Exchequer lied nhale for hissing tiny surplus at all was mull, it would coon be no commend.' to nay that it was as peered to him to be treating nut only Payne, lout all 1010
, not our ealeulated to raise the public reedit, for he (Mr. Ind as the worst pores of Ireland. Ile merely wished on were there. SSW a quantity of money iu Howard's hatch
Ruing) ineintaintel that it war at all tire, ueenwary to the present °semi 111 l to urge the question upon the house ; and he seemed spendiug it very freely.
genintnin a surplus, in case of any emergency urisiug. They and lie should bring it forward again and again, until he By the Committee—There was a convereation going on
mast recollect that if they retlueed tbo it Mt vane to a level had produced borne effect. (Cheers.) upon what was called "11,11 metal," by which witness an-
with the expenditure, on the recurrent, of hart] times and Mr. WAWN said that the budget was certainly not bawd oh:stood the money they had received from Bell's parties
a coows upon pient iletirieney in the novetme, they would be u the policy of Sir Robert Peel ; fir that eminent for their votes. Certainly meant to say that it was a coin-
emospolled to borrow to make up the ol Moloney. The uteri• mnait oo principle was, that whereaslie impose, duties MAU. •
tins the govern. lot had made too gentlemen of extreme - .... .. .... .. .• the 1111V,041111 of elections at St. Ails, - and that :if s sot,

• gentlemen o.
opinions opposite was a very objectionable coarse, and one
shah would not have been followed by a strong govern-
Anent. (11. at,, bear.)
Lord JOHN IitANKI.I, raid the lion. gentleman (Mr.
Baring) hail ilitr,,ll a great deal of indignation at the
emir, of his tight bon. friend (the ('liancellor of the Ex-
eMsmer). That course was this. lie (Mr. Baring) had
stab that be wished to maintain the public credit, and
that to do this it was desirable not only to have the revenue
sufficient for the exit, whiney of the year, but that thi.ne
should also he a surplus to meet any emergency which
might arise. So Mr, the principles expressed by
the honourable gentleman entirely coneum.sl with this,
of his right I . friend (the Clianeellor of the Exchequer).
Then, :igain, what was the principle which the govi rinuent
limp...id to adopt? be the present year, if the demand
were not mart' greater than thqr supposed, they expected
to haw a sum .4901.001 W to answer their demands. (Hear.)
And what his right lom. friend calculated was that in refer-
rte to the twat veal., supposing no alteration to take plan:
in the revimue, should expect a sum of 3.50,000 f.
as a surplus. Now let it be recolltytisl that in
making alterations of taxation In such duties as the timber
duties and the coffee duties, and those which they hail made
in former pars, they had found be experience, experience
which,oubl not be controverted, that although they might
hoe in the first year, they would find that their revenue re-
vised, and in sillsolurnt yearn they might expect a larger
revenue. (Mar, hear.) But hesidis that they had the re-
amree of coking further reductions in expenditure, so that
with chat might might be called a certainty of 340,0001.,
the y might expert next year a Urger surplus than that
w his right him. friend had stated. Now that excited

upon manunictura:d articles, he admitted the a..or mat-rial
duty free. Two years ago they repealed the navigation
laws, and ships might now be built in any quarter of the
world, might be purchowsl by English shipowners, and
might have all the rights of Britiah vessels, without basing
paid a farthing duty. Whilst, however, the right
him. gentleman (Sir Charles Wood) propiwed thus to
admit the manufactured article free. he had only
expressed an bitention to remit ore-half of the impost on
the raw materials timber. (Ileac, hear.) lle thought the
least the right bon. gentleman could do would be to allow
a drawback in the (Mawr used in shipbuilding. (Cheers.)
In other respects he approved of the budget, which, in
spite of the hon. member for Bucks, would considerably
relieve the agriculturalists.
Mr. LABOCCIIEBE had ventured, at the time the
nix,' of the navigation laws was under discussion, to ex-
press Ilk complete belief that, looking at the price of iron
and other materials, a ven belOre the proposition had been
made to reduce the duty on foreign timber, the British
ship-builder could build cheaper than could he done in any
other part of the world whatever. The loot proof of the
correctiows of that assertion was what had actually taken
OM, sillat foreign ships had been placed on the NUM' foot.
tug a. British. Front return, which had been recently laid
011 the table of the house, it appeared that there had only
taro 211"111 tons of tbreign shipping registered as
English, since it had been in the power of our
countrymen to buy and register them as British.
(Hear, hear.) Now, he believed that if they took
only iron steamers, they would find that we had built
much more titan that tonnage on the foreign account. lle
W.. eons ince,' that in steamers (particularly iron ones—a

-a at r•t. _..i)411114, a vote
W:l4 a CIIIIIMOU amount. This was stated on the night iu
em:ustion before the liar at the CPI. Keys. It was a touter
lions thing that money was given for tuts at St. Albans.
5/. was the generally understood standard for a vote : but
when there was but little money to sport the standar:l
went down un low as 21. or 3/. Ilkihery had prevailed in
the town at former elections.
Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant Kinglakc—Was a voter
of St. Animus, hut had never received any money for his
vote. Had received money fur newspaper advertisements.
Wm. IllorleT deposed to having muted •14 doorkeeper to the
committee. Kept sometimes the door iu Chewier-street and
sometimes the door in Sovcreilm-alley. This alley haul liven
called Sovereign-alley since the election ; and if any one
now asked him for Sovereign-alley he should direct hint
there, [Mouth before the election it was not known by that
name. Voters used to come to Edwanls morning and
evening, at the house in Chequer-street. Believed Richard
Lawrence, with Thomas Atkin., two oldish men, %vent
there. Knew the witness Lynes, butt did nut, to his know-
ledge, see hint at the committee-room at St. Albans.
Knew the witnesses Iligg and Brandon, and thought he
haul seen them at the committee-rumm. Knew Skegg,
Birehmore, and Forster, hut could not say he had seen
them at the committee-room. Knew Waggett, but had not
seen hint in London. Used to sweep the committee-moms
in the morning but did not see any guild or find any gold
'sweepings. (Laughter.) Had ne%er been before an eke-
Itiott committee like that.
Elizabeth Edwards, of 7, Cottage-place, Lim,honke,
examined by Mr. Clarke—Knew the absent witoo, %Vag-
got, who was her brother-in-law. Saw hint last
at J o'clock that morning, at a holm in Salmon-lane, Lime-

the inillguation of his right hon. friend, the member fur
Bunto:don. who said, nothing but a weak gnvernment, a
proven 1111 l ait that yielded to the:pressurc torn without, would
be satisfied with 'alo,llool. in the present year, and Aldo 101.
in the near to now. And yet a minister w lama the
honourable gentlensan followed, a very wise minister,
well acquainted with matters of finance, in proposing the
renewal of the in...me-tax in Ma, Mid down as the sur-
plus %Well he expected to have a sum of no more, he
thought, than 94,110151. (Hear, hear.) Ile stated the rea-
sons why he expected that he should hare a surplus; he
was justified in that expeetation, and yet the actual sum
which he expeetsal to have was no more than %OM/.
They dill not hear from the hon. gentleman this virtmeis
indignation ; no tit of anger then wired him. The hon.
gentleman was quite content to follow and support a go-
vernment which thought 90,000/. a sufficient sum, and
now when tiny had no h es than f 500,0001., then he said this
was an insutheieut surplus, and nothing but an inefficient
government would so decrease the margin. Really he
thought that ..n this occasion the hou. gentleman forgot
the place in which he was speaking, and, instead
of being aware that he was speaking in that how..
on matter. of figure-3 which he was well able to deal
witn (Mar, hear) -lie was entirely forgetting what took
place in IMI-, and he was thinking, perhaps, that it was
rather an occasion for after dinner elquence. (('ries of
Oh, nh,- and cheers.) Instead of relying on his great
practical knowledge on these matu•rs, on his authority,
which was desersedly respected, he had satisfied him-elf
with making an lucerne: against the government. Berman.
he ;Lord John Russell) would appeal to the house, that in I
stead of dealing with thew matters as financial matters, the
hon. gentleman had taken the occasion of making a party
+peach ,igainet the weakness of government, which nothing
but !lam' reasons could justify. (Cheers.)
Mr. pan'
said that any one entering the
houw that might and not knowing the circumstances, would
have ...wined the right hon. gentleman was going to pay
tar the n itimul debt. The basis of all his statement was
I that he was determined to maintain public credit. And
what was this surplus after ell ? A false surplus, a surplus
spoken of within the last few minutes by the noble lord,
of eauree, unint“itianally, as not representing the
actual circumstances. Here was a surplus for the present
year of tkakiaalt, and fur the ensuing year of 1.50,00111.
Why, he (Mr. Disraeli) denied the correctness of the state-
ment. 'flit' surplus of 900,000/. was minus 400,1100/., which
they were to pay fur this mysterious demand of the East
Company—this mysterious claim which ought to
attract the attention of parliament. Ile wanted to know
when that demand was mater Vas it matte vs•sterslay ?
TheCIIANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUIIIt—The day
Wow. (Laughter.)
M r. DI SWIRL! proceeded—Then he said it was a fortunate
circumstance, that the present administration were called
upon to pay- a claim which they might have hit to their
successor.. But with this claim of 400,0001. was the noble
lord justified, hail he now any reason to announce to the
country, that he had a surplus of nearly a million. Ile
must also himself, as he was unintentionally on his legs,
make a friendly ...wervation on this subject. When the
right hon. gentleman introdueed his hudgct, he took great
credit to himself for the sympathy which he felt
for the sutferering owners and occupiers of land.
The measures that he brought forward for their
relief, according to his own showing, were not answerable,
but they were the evidence at tenet of the sympathy of the
' gova•nanient. There wan a reduction of the duty upon
• ses•do, which excited the risibility of some members, not his.
There was a proposition fur defraying the expenses of pau-
! per lunatic., winch he (Mr. Disraeli) considered a very
' considerable proposition. It appeared to him that the go-
. vernment in making that proposition made a very important
admission. For the life of him he could not understand
:on what principle they could draw any difference
between the maintenance of a pauper that was a lunatic and
any other pauper. (Hear, hear.) If the consolidated fund
was to support pauper lunatics, on the very same principle
the amesaidated fuud ought to support every other pauper.
And, therefore, when the government came firward and
made that proposition, not utterly inconsiderable of
itself. he accepted it as the admission of a most
important principle with referenee to a very im-
portant subject, namely, our local taxation. The
- right hon. gentleman told them to-night, when he with-
! drew that propaition. and also the proposition with regard
to agricultural seeds, that oe withdrew both those proposi-
tions because he had nervous susceptibilities of the manner
in which they wen- received on that side of the house. lie
(Mr. Manacle) could nut himself at that moment regal a

class which was Incoming more and more ini use) we con-
structed as many as would supply not only our own mer-
chants, lint foreigners to a very considerable extent.
(Cheers.) It would not be right at that time to enter lone
a discussion as to whether or not the trade of shipbuilding
was or WM not suffering in consequence of this alteration
in our legiseation; but, whenever that question tame regu-
larly betere them, hr should be prepared to prove that
that trade had never been in a sounder or more proverons
condition. (Cheers.)
Mr. WAWN had not said a wind about prosperity, or
about iron. Ile had documents, however, to shoe that the
trade had never been in such a di,tressed state fur the Lust
hundred 'vane (Cheers.)
Colonel 81111'110111' said his right hon. relative—re
laugh)—had talked about giving a boon to the agricul.
turisto ; but he (the gallant colonel) slid not think it any
been at all, nor had he heard any one expos, the opinion
that it was. lit short, however much a boon might he pre-
tended, he could nut believe that any WAS int Ailed—
(laughter) --and the proposition, such as it was, had been
withdrawn. %%let was the reason of this ? It was party.
The goseniment could nut do without party, and in his
opinion, if the government and its party were put into a
sack together, shaken up, and thrown out heads 111111
it would be very difficult to tell which was which ; but he
thought there would he a great deal more of
tail (pointing to the Irish members) than of head
(pointing to the treasury bench.) (loud laughter). Aud they
might depend upon it, there would he plenty of counter-
feita amongst both. (Renewed laughter.) Ile begged to
intimate that it was his intention to take the fun.. of the
house upon the motion of which he had given notice,
namely, a motion to remove the income tax now levied
upon the blend farmers of Englund, and also upon the
officers of the army and navy. (Cheers.)
Colonel T 111)MPSON did nut know whether the noble
lord ou the Treasury bench had a large party or not ; but
he knew that he could keep a large party at boy. (Cheers.)
Lune might he continue to do so: and certainly the seerh
of the right hon. baronet the Chancellor of the Exchequer
would same a considerable accession to hi, noble colleague's
party. (Cheers.) AS the advocate of the working doses,
their bound advocate fur life, he trusted that they would
take thes opportunity of standing by a -everument which
had stood so steadfastly by them, and that the cud would
be a great addition to the content and safety of this our
common country. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. ALCOCK did not rise to express gratitude to the
right hon. baronet, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, fur
any boon which he had granted to the agricultural interest,
but he did think that the budget in its amended form
would give greater satisfaction to the people at large
than as it originally appeared. (near, hear.) The
income-tax as it at present affected the tenant farmer was
most unjust and unfair, hut he could not join in asking fur
its total abandonment. The exemption of Ireland was
monstrous. It, railways were also exempt from the tax,
though many of them were paying lines. lie would also
tee Scotland on the same level. Ile hoped the fanners of
England would soon give up the absurd hope of regaining
protection, and see that they were more likely to get sup-
port in that house by demanding a repeal of the malt tax.
After a few word, from Mr. ill'l/sON and Mr. LA111.1:-
CA CRP,
Mr. L. HEYWORTII objected to the reimposition of
the imorre tax as proposed, and the mode in which the
surplus was to be appropriated. The working classes paid
10 per cent. in indirect taxation, while wealthy men only
paid five per cent. If the national debt was to be repu-
diated it would by be. persisting in such an injustice as this.
The sooner they east to direct taxation the better, for the
present system made every one poorer. All increase of
wealth resulted from the operations of trade and commerre.
Why, then, not stimulate these interests by abolishing the
import duties on cod's,. and other ankles ? So long as these
duties were continued the demand for the labour of the PROTOSED -MEETING 01, FACTO ItT ITIIN-OUTS AT
people was union and the poor rates increased.
ANCII LsTEK.—Some fears are entertained at Manchester
The resolution was then pat and agreed to, as was one
punting 17,706.000 f. to be raised by Exchequer bills. of disturbances by factory operatives, arising out of the
I
The house then resumed, and the report was ordered to strike at the mills of Sir Elkanah Armitage. The work-
be received on Monday. I
people of Sir Elkanoh have now been on strike 2., weeks.
and it had come to the knowledge of the magietrater end
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT ABBREVIATION ACT authorities that an attempt is to be made to-dav by eympa-
REPEAL BILL. I thise• re working in the rural districts around Mlincheeter to
The house then weut into committee nn the. bill. I bring a great number of their friends together to-day, to
Mr. STANFORD objected to the act of last session being make a demonstration in their favour. A
meeting of the
repealed altogether. , authorities was held at Manchester yesterday to consider
The MASTER of the ROLLS said that as several acts whether they should he permitted to walk in procession
had been drawn on the model of the act now proposed to through the town. It was expected that a procession of
be repealed, it would be necessary to introduce a dm*: pro- operatives would start from near Bury to Manchester this
beefing there acts.
=ruing.

house, and he might have been there ten days ur a week.
Wits. ,s had received a paper which she understood to lie a
suborn.' with a sovereign, which she had expended :tied a
great deal more in this mutter, in cooling up sad duwn, not
in omnibuses but in cute., from Lfinehouse. (Laughter.)
Had been told that the summons was of no use, because it
had not Is served by the Speaker—(laughter)—and had
returned it to the people who served it, saving she would
have nothing to do with it. Was in attendance before the
colutO tee soon after 11 o'clock that day, but went away in
a cab with Edwards, the lawyer, who wanted to know
where Waggett was, but witness would not tell him. Ed-
wards gut out at the White Beer, Piccadilly, but was quite
sure that Waggett was not there. Did nut kuuw why she'
went to the White lkstr with Edwards.
By the Committee—Had no purpose in view in going
away with Edwards. Her intention was perfectly innocent,
and only gut into the cab in order to answer the question
attEdwanls as to where Waugett was. Had every reason
to expect that she should find Waggett at the time house
where she was this morning.
The witness having withdrawn, Mr. Clarke, addressing
the committee, said they had sent a summons for Waggctt,
hut were told by tile last witness (Edwards) that there was
no use in attempting to serve it, as there was no chance of
finding him without her consent.
The witness was then recalled and examined by commit-
tee, and continued the statement made by counsel.
The Chairman—The best thing we can do, then, is to
• commit this lady to the officer of the house. Here is a
clear case of attempting to evade the order of the house.
The Witness (in a shrill voice)—Not ut all, sir.
The Chairman—Here is a clear ease of attempting to
abstract from the house evidence that the committee re-
quire ; and the committee are determined to exercise the
authority reposed in them • and, when a witness here tells
us that service of the Speaker's warrant on a witness can
be effected, the committee do not mean to part with her
until she has done all that the committee require.
This announcement was followed by loud applause, which
the committee requested should be suppressed in future.
Witness, examined by the committee, said that if she was
obliged she would go with the officer of the house to where
Waggett was rather than be committed fur contempt of the
committee, and to the custody of the Sergeant-at-nos.
Upon this A
the witness was banded over to the charge of
one of the officers of the house, to proceed to serve the
Speaker's warrant upon Waggett, at Limehouse—but had
not returned when the committee rose.
James Biga, bricklayer, of St. Alban's, deposed to having
left St. Albuna last Sunday week, and that he had not been
there since; hail been during that time with Edwards ; re-
collected going ou Friday night to the election rosin at the
house in Chequers-street: saw Edwards there, to whom
witness said " that he had a vote, but would make no pro-
mise." Saw nothing upon the table, and would swear that
he did not receive di, ur any sum of money. Could give
no other reason for his going there, except that he always
served that particular party.
Tho Speaker was here announced to lit at prayers, and the
committee adjourned to 11 o'clock this day.

Jzwisn DISABILITIES REMOT.tt BILL.—PAIRED
OTT Ott THE Dirisius or THIS BILL t/N-
B. Hall for, with Sir W. Verner against; Cul. It. Tvnte
for, with Mr. Beckett against; Sir It. Ferguson for, with
Mr. Bateson against; Lord It. Grosvenor for, with Mr.
Deedes against ; Mr. Alderman Sidney fur, with Coloncl
Cltatterton against; Viscount Milton fur, with Mr. Philip
Helmet against; the Earl of Mulgrave fur, with Lord Bur-
leigth against; Mr. P. Ogle fur, with Mr. Halsey against;
Viscount Enfield for, with Colonel l'eel against; Sir George
Pechell Bor, with the Marquis of Blandfurd against ; Sir
Perry Nugent for, with Mr. Halduck against ; the lion. C.
Howard for, with Mr. Hodgson against.