The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TIIVESDAT, MASCO 6.
Tae Luau lietoc:akkok took hi% scat at 6 o'clock.
PETITIONS PIIESIINTED.
PArAL A 0011141.10,1 —By the Earl of ENNISKILLEN,
hut Ike City of Loadoodcrty, the town of Esaiakilles,
Masochamiltoa ; sad Earl WALDEGRAVE, tcon
pimps in Salfulk ; astaloat papal ayerreftioo.
KLA*I• tU. Duke of ARGYLL, from
Glooseer, aad other places, praying for the &Lydia of
sore effectual nteaaoret foe the auppresaioa of *it an.
lode.

THI KAFFIR WAR.
Lord MONTEAGLK waned to sea the noble earl the
Senthary of the Cogeeiee an important question. He bad
received edvices that day from the Cape of Good Hope,
gee an account of a series of transactions in that colony,
width if true were of great public interest; and if his noble
*Mad was able to communicate to the house any
destrateh whah be had refugied on the suLject, it would be
mast desirable that be should de so. Ile had seen a Copy
of
a proclamation. dated the 206 of December last, by
which Sir Harry Smith had felt it nee. soar, to proclaim
martial law, and to call upon the people of the Cape, en
miermr, between 15 and 50 years of age, to take up arms and
defied the frontier against the Kaffir war, which appeared
le be actually in progress. The farts related were extremely
darning, and Ilea united the wont apprehensions of thine
connected by commerce or the ties of relationship with the
agony. He wished to ask his noble friend whether he had
menived any communication on the subject, and whether he
was able to give any information as to the present state of
OM colony. He also wished to know whether his noble
friend could mention what mean. of defence existed in the
en=„ because some private letters whe had seen,
that there was a deficienty of thehich of munitions war.
As a matter of ("ern he would move for a copy of the pro-
(Waste= of Sir H. !Smith.
Karl °REY was sorry to say that hitelligence of an un-
mitffifactory dertription had been received that morning.
The official despatch which he hail received was net later
than the 3rd of January. but he had been layeured with
the pe.usal of private kitten and papers up to the 4th of
January from Graham's Town, by which it appeared that
*ere had taken peace a most unexpected and unprovoked
attack on the part of the Kaffir tribes; but, at the last
moment, iii spite of symptom, of insubordination, Sir 11.
Ithith felt the earned confidence that there would be no
resistance to British authority. He, however, had
=t the state of things *efficiently alarming to proceed
to the district himself, and when he arrived there be met
with great professions of faith fraud most of the Kaifu
chiefs, and there was only one whom it was consi-
dered neoemary to arrest, and a force was sent
ant for that purpose which experienced great re-
&Mame, and found the task a difficult one. Sir H.
smith was IMMAlllded by a great number of Kaffir*. and
Colonel Somerset, who had endeavoured to effect a junction
with him, was unable to 110 so. l'he Kaffir* acted with great
detenninatirm, an action hail taken place, and he wee sorry
*say that there had been • loss of two officers, and 21 men
belled. By later accounts which he had received he was
happy to find, by a proclamation of Sir 11. :smith'', dated
from King Williams Town, that he bad succeeded in mak-
ing his way, with a party of Cape mounted Titles to that •
pled., and lie mentions that all the important posts in
Beffearia were occupied by regular troop., and he considered
it of essential importance that Geese posts should he main-
tained, end he called on the colunista generally to
rime forward and waist in the useaeureis of defence
la contemplation. This was generally the state of affair.
m well as he could learn, hut tie should take the earliest
;rittunity of laying the papers on the table of the house.
. already given directions about them. He must
add that although the force in the colony was out as great
se it had been the munitions of war were curisiden..l by Sir
D. Smith amply euthenist. There was no reason whatever
to eappree that there was a deficiency. In a letter which
be kad lately received from Sir 11. Smith he said that he was
is a different petition from that in which he had been dur-
img the former war, from now having strongly fortified
pleb and sufficient supplies. At the same time, the m-
oments which her Majesty's government hail received were
wash that measures were now in proem.. for despatching
mititienal fore.* to the (-ninny. (Hear, hear.)
Lord STAN I.EY said the account whieli had been given
by the noble earl was act likely to diminish the anxiety
ehisb had been felt on this subject. lie should like to
know what reduction had taken place in the troops
within the last two year. at the Cape ; and he should sup-
peep that reinforcements might lie sent (rum a quarter
nearer the colony than from this country.
Karl 0 ItelY said it was net in his pewee from memory to
state what precise reduction hail been made within the last
two years ; but, as well as he nanembered, the force now
was brought back to what wax considered the ordinary ger-
ANDS of the colony previous to the last insurrection. Im-
mediately after his appointment to he found the Kaffir
war is existence, and large reinforcement% were sent to the
and the neluctien which hail taken place was
meewt•
y'that of bringing back the force to what it had pre-
✓iously bean. With regard to Sir 11. Smith'. me,uuresand
Meantime. he was sorry to my that he (Karl Grey) could
met add anything, for Sir U. 'Smith was in Cattraria, and
the ealy means which he bad of knowing his last preceding
was from a proclamation and general order% published
its
the Orehme's Town newspapers. The outrage seemed to
boo bra es thexpected, that a great number of persons
pmt amitaisted with the habits of the Katfirs were sur-
prised, and fell a sacrifice ; and lie feared there was reason
to believe that there had been a moot barbarous murder of
• great number of settlers in the village. nu the lenitive.
A umber of Keats attended a meeting (au we understood
the noble earl, who was somewhat inaudible throughout his
statements), apparently on terms of friendship, mid were
=ably entertained' when, at a given gnial, they
upon their hosts end inurdenal them. Ice appre-
hended Sir Harry Smith would has,• a force beyond that
which was required to nankin the poets, but he nermed to
*Mk it of the utmost importance that the regular troops
should be kept in Cafraria itself. (Hear, hear.) lie had
the to utak, that one large tribe of Kaffir% Fel med to have
remained loyal, and it was also repelled that considerable
mostanee would be given by the iodises in the colony.
(Bear.)
Lord MONTP.AULE said there hail be'e'n a report that
Sir harry Smith himself had fallen a victim, which he was
/guppy to find the noble earl wee able to contradict. It
might be remembered that he had added largely to our
territory in that part of Africa since the lava Kallir war,
and thank/re a larger military force would be required
than at the former insarreetion. (h ear, hear.) It must
further be borne in mind that with every additional war
these barbarians learnt more of the art of war, and became
more formidable antagonists. Ile believed that all persons
were prohibit( d from supplying them with arms, and if the
merchants did not supply them with arms end aromunitiou
they would not hear so frequently of these insurrections.
As the noble earl was about to lay all the papers on this
select on the table, he should, of course, withdraw his
THF. INCOME TAX.

Lard BROVG llAfil wished to lay on the tilde a series of
issolutione on the subject of the ins one tax, which he had
away. opposed from 1816. The noble and Kermit lord then
reed the revolutions.
" I. That • direct tax upon income ought never to he
romorted to, unless in some great eniereency of public
affairs, when an extraordinary expenditure may become
unavoidable for • time, or in some pressure upon the
tamers of the conatry which can be suatained by no otter
moans.
1. That it believes the parliament, as faithful gam,
dian. of the people's rights and interests, to take care that
taring the temporary existence of this tax its premiere
shall Is distribut d in sueh • manner as shall make it bo
most ,easily and most patiently borne.
•• 3. 'llut, with this view, it is expedient to make a db.
unction between income arising from capital of rem
Ascription and income arising from labour merely, lez
sag a smaller proportion of the latter income than
brow .
1. That, with the same view, it is expedient to maks a
distinction between income preoissed by person. who how
only an interest in the same for their lives, or for some
IDIOM term, and income poseessed by persons who have In
interest in the capital whence the income arises,
ins a larger proportion of the latter income than of the
armee.
"5. That it is neither consistent with justice nor with
sound policy to levy a greater proportion of tax upon
larger incomes than upon smaller ; and that an exemption
of even the smallest incomes from the operation of the tag
ens only be justified upon the supposition that their owners
arie wholly unable to pay it."
" 6. That no modification can remove its inquisitorial
aperatioa, which is equally vexatious, whatever be the
yams levied, and falls reclusively upon eone claws of the
imetutunity, while other classes escape from it only
ly beinff compelled to pay in a larger and unequal pro-
" 7. That no modification can remove the injustice and
insinsistracy of making money Previously invested in im-
provements. or in trade, and which yielded for some years
no income, pay as soon as it yields the expected profit, this
Imposition being, in fact, a tax, not upon income, but upon
empital."
" O. That, besides all its other defects. an income-tax is
shiectionable as offering, by the facility of raising its
amount according to the supposed exigence of the public
service, a constant temptation to extravagance on the part
a the government. removing the most effectual check upon
improvident espendtrate and dispensing with the necessity
of seeking • revenue in retrenchment.
" 9. That this tax being of all others the worst, with the '
inception only of taxes upon food, upon law proceeding.,
sot upon knowledge, it ought on no account to form part
of the ordinary retenue of the state, but to cease with the
neeemity which alone could justify its imposition.
" 10. That, while it is the duty of the people to bear
Ore burdens which are necessary. for supporting the credit
of
the country and maintaining the security of its widely
extended donainioffs7iT a—equally the duty of parliament
So afford them every procurable relief, by enforcing strict
ommorny in all the departments of the public service; by
discouraging all proceedings which may endanger the
alatiaossce of peace; and by adopting whatever measures
Mg best conduce to the improvement of our national re-
names."

DESIGNS EXTENSION ACT
This bill was read • second time.
LAW REF'ORY.
Lord STANLEY inquired whether the contemplated
sees of law refines would be intradeceeci is that or the
Mbar home ot parliament.
The LORD CHANCELLOR sell they you'd be intro-
duced in the House of Commons.
Their ioniships them st a quarter Wore six o'clock.
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