The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-24 00:00:00

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Walewski always maintained that the treaty of Wm was no security that thin would melee remasally,
rajah...a and the treaty of Zurich obliged the Xererover, the whole -n•7 had to be_ re-eamelsod with
Emperor to me every means short of actual Arrestrang and Whitworth pas. and he belieralffieemonat
force to restore the Dukes of Tummy and Modem ; but he pail mar thst head thlitriyiEhl not pus mere than
that if his Majesty should not be succreasful,' er two gips. The already 41 fres=
won o to my
a territnoriel consereiss hem eardinia would be expected. We watilliwiling two, mil imam& Mee
That wee however, • mere coavoratics, and did ace allude et ber•lims air we met didiaribilw He okra like to
to anything that was ping to he done. What was risg to knee why, when Mr. Oshawa alrage latisstb esamercial
be done was to assemble • commas and before that cooper • tomity with France, he did Metinaha erase sampaike to the
I have no doubt, from what aptness in the despatches, Imparcr with the view of Waft the enannoos wee
tint l•••unt Walewaki would have proposed the restoration Mere obi& both count/he owe Dow He plir 0.
g.
of the ;rand Duke of Tuscany and the Duke of Modena ; Napier) thought the Emperor of the French had Mara
in fact, he said that that would hare been his proposition. mischief, and they must take este that they had • Best
1 I do not see that the proluction of any private win& would be sufficient to protest them is *y adpentr•
letters from Lord Cowley would add to this in- , Sir 8. NORTHCOTE thee& dare woe se mile-
' formation. The substance of these letters was that Laity of • diminution in the army er navy estimates. New
the French goverument considered itself bound to restore jereeniese sad improvements is arms were oseeinuallyheing
the Doles of Tuscany and 'lodate, and if they were re- modes writhe country would not be anisfied without having
stored there would be no question of the annexaffice the het hapeuermeate, Nor did he think that economy was
Savoy. The hon. member says I regretted that I ceald act •to be impeded from a tumid parliament. If the work-
profuse the answer of this government to M. Titouvessls gag dames bed, so vas iatendedarde power in the
certainly
despatch. I said I intended to pr dm it as abeam of she pediment, would be more
soon as possible. But the fact is, that the &ries govern- I 'Bdy to harms weaditaro which not fall on thee&
meat has made an appeal which has only been received this ' The emekeey of nerd legiehtiou had been by increasing
morning, and to accede to the hon. member's Weuld trade to mime wars, and by lowaßad or abolishing duties
be to produce • despatch in the thidat of n sad le letter the prim of peevish.% so that the working
to Write the opinion of the house:before the goverment had ' dame ware sow is a rag better politico than formerly.
had time to consider its answer, a course which would he The homese h, the t~ and wry, by withdrawing mem
contrary to every precedent and principle of the eonstite- ' hem the blow also had the effect of mamas-
ti°6- Misr. her.) The question, as I said, u dill • • *wage& He inked t i<a Fe/Bement elected under
matter of Irrewerden and as it will be necessary to ' the infirm= of the working classes would be so =Rime to
ninnicate with all th; governments of Europe, it would be ' cut down expeadineret Whitt be was druid of was that
impossible for me is the midst of such negotiations to pro- ' they would leave the swpasditme when it was, and would
duos the paper. Ae soon as I can do so cousistratly with throwmceandmoredthelerdesepostheuppercleared
my duty r Mal do so. nave no inclination to conceal uuou Beal property, efda mud me Imps fro. ehe mantra%
this correcpcindelee from the house: but when the honour- He- -wee perfectly ready to rote the eine asked for, but is
able member says that the French government has had no hoped that this was the iiet owed. es which the been
• • I concealment.l think he must be aware that the porutios would be coed on to rote the beelee eel for me year only,
of the French government is somewhat different
from ours. (Hear, hear.) With them the de- Sir S. H. PETthaid he had t•hawd us Wiligaal "mho'
epeieb is printed is the ggee(4.,,,abere is no public of letters from his coostitenets en the subject of the income
assembly in which a discriadon can be raised on it, nor is tax. They did not so much eldeettetha tax itself as to the
comment permitted is the 'Newsmen. There it remains
,1 mode in which it was levied. If it were eo be continued
for the credential& of the French people, but certainly there should be a thorough and inquiry into the
free from hostile criticism (Hear, hear.) It is not the triode of its assessment. (Hear, beer.) was aware that
same here, and lam certainly rather glad that it is not so— difficulties beset the question, but if they could not have
(cheers)—but the difference of circumstances makes a little , Lorton justice let them have rough petite. (Hear, hear.)
more prudence necessary on our parts in the production of Be should propose three gradations—dud property, trades
despatches. in which capital was largely employed, and blames where
r. DISRAELI complained that still no explanation had no capital whatever was ••114070,1- The latter ammo of
been rem with regard to the noninterference cif the govern. income wee."( all others the least to be depended on •
menu on the subject el the annexation of Savoy between few professional menattained to • large Income till the close
July and January lint. There was • dericiencT 11:1 the tor- of their career, and at their deaths little was left for their
respondence which required to be supplied by extracts families. Before soother year he lisped that the Chasidim
from the noble lord's private letters. of the Exchequer and the house would look to the
Lord YALMEESTON controverted a statement of Mr. (wank and fully. The budget had been deninrdirel
Disraeli, that • concrete was not a deliberative assembly for Peculiar one. No doubt it was so ; but he believed that a•
the purpose of settling such a question as the annexation of measure of the kind bad seer been presented that was so
Savoy. As to private letters to foreign ministers, Lord J. ameptable to the country. Several persons had individual
Russell had followed the usual and proper course. complaints; but there was a universal approval of the mea-
The .lacumion was continued by Mr. Hermon, Mr. B. sure as • whole. (Hear, hear.) He should vote cheerfully
Cochrane, the Chenoslke of the Ex.chequee, and Mr. Roe- for the tax as • means of carrying out the budget ; but he
buck, complaints of the government being made On one should not be prepared to vote for it another year without
side for not allowing discomion of the q_uestion of Savoy, a previous inquiry. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had
and retorts on the other that there had been no reticence not thrown away sources of imam'. On the conker'', he
on the subject on the part of the government. had let loose the ,primp of industry, which would enable the
The motion that thewhe at its rising should adjourn coon_ ,U7tobearaddltionalthration 4Heer /Theiewarinefeerof
until Monday was then agreed to amidst laughter and •••• ••pita leaving this country. There was no diemi-
cheer& Lion on the part of capitalist. to invest in foreign countries.
FRAUDS IN THE COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX An auctioneer had told him the other day that those who
generally bought landed estates were men who had readied On the order of the day being read for going into cola-
Lege incomm in trade and manufactures, thinly those
M
r. of mays and means,
from Yorkshire, Lancashire, sad Scotland. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. ATRTON maid he wished to call the attention of the
He believed that no class in the country lived so comfort-
government to • subiect a very settuee imlrrtenve c°n" ailthe tenant frown, or sated their families at Delien with the collection of the income tee the parish of 7as
so nine e mime. Th budget should be taken whole,
St. Leonard's, Shorelited It appeared from a petition
and as such he accepted it, again imp ing onuthe Chaa-
which had been presented horn the inhabitants that the
cello of the Exch er the necessity of revising the mode
management of the income tax in that parish was under the
in which the incomee: was levied.
control of commissioners and • surveyor appointed by the
crown, but that those comenirtoners appointed collectors to Sir H. WILLOUGHBY rid he had given notice of as
collect the tax. The petitioners •eted further that • con- amendment reducing the amount of the tax from 10d. to
@piracy was entered into between the surveyor and the ad- 9d., to which he would now sell attention. He doubted
lectors for the purpose of defrauding the inhabits/in and the seceerity of an expenditure of 70,100,000 t. ; and arm-
bar Majeny's government. The nature of the conspiracy ing that amount to be necessary, the question Ina whether it
was that the collectors should deliver to the inhabkaats should he met by a 10d . income tax. This was no question
notions of charge at a higher rate than the surveyor entered of war or • great public anis. The necessity areas from •
upon the roll which was approved of by the conimissioners deficit artificially or intentionally created by the govern-
, and tosmaitted to the government, and that they should meat. (Hear, hear.) In some cars revenue had been
apprepdate to themselves the difference between the two thrown away; but when the government, backed by the
secomes. When the head was discovered, the surveyor revenue officers, determined on repealing a tax it was use-
absconded, end A Mast swear that any steps were tarn less for that house to resist. He contended that they had
either by the hod essmimmoners or by the tonimissionen throws away revenue on the higher classed of wines and
of Island Illarmine to have him a prehended ; one brandy, for the prices would not be reduced, and the at-
! d the edbeime me arrested and indicted for obtaining foresee would only go into the pockets of the producers.
11 maw odor his That isdktment was tried Nor did he think it politic to concentrate all the renew
lat ths CoMedOtimisal Comet, but it seemed that the con- upon a few articles. He also objected to throwing away
Wet el the reseediss was sot entrusted to any counsel of the paper duty. But as the government had chosen to re.
mainsam, sad the imall was that the premier was ae- peal. these taxes they were bound to find a fair and just
I quitted apse some Issimimil grouts& The petitioners had equivalent ; and • more unjust equivalent could not be
' °erne to the coulee= thst it was the desire of the COM found than the inflows tax.
misleads of Inland Re m= to draw • veil over this nn- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
;element transaction and to hush it up. The case was, although the debate had consumed so great • part of the
however, one of great public importance, and he wished to that a limited period curtly was left at the
know from the government whether any measures had • of the house there were yet some ports on which
I been adeed by the Comminioners of Inland Revenue for he moat say a very few words. The noble lord who eoli-
th. purpose of pushing those delinquents and of pre- mewed the diecussion complained that it was a delusion to
venting the recurrence of similar (muds in other parts of ask for the voting of the income tax for one year only. It
the country. would have been a delusion, he (the Chancellor of the Ex-
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it ap- chequer) thought, to ask for an income tax for one year, if
peered that no had been mitered by the inhabit- the government had seen that there was any preened of
ante of the Pant. They undoubtedly been subjected the abolition of the tax at the end of the year. But no such
to an amassment higher the amount paid to the Tres- efeyeedna had ever bees made by the t, and
sum but he was not aware that the SANDWOOIei Unduly bole fee de* ee they widow been el
high, or that they had been losers. He was far, however, eyed. amedy, that they might to parliament the
is complaining of char petition. On the contrary, he Polled control over the tare of the country. If
thOught it desirable that the inhabitants of different poor Hoy had "bed led. for the ppm* per. with a
tions of the kingdom shooki take as interest in the cosier- dieseede4 rate for future derma they would hare
lion of the menus. He very much regretted the great keen without excuse, if they had net been able to hold out
low suffered by the Twraeur7,in consequence of three frauds a of • redaction in the expenditure. Still lees
beadle hon. endears's, mow was wrong in supposing that were they entitled to ask parliament to vote for a tax at a
the guilty parties were persons appointed by the government, high rate for a longer period than it might be n
The eurreyor was ornately an officer of the government ; His hoe. friend behind him had certainly given utterance to
but the °Alecto's, whist le took to be much more impor- a very sanguine anticipation, for be said he voted for this
tent persons, were eaters appointed by the local authorities. tax with the expectation of its ceasing altogether ; whale
That was important, as it showed that the public revenue the t admiral the member for Southwark effectually
occasionally suffered frees the want of control on the pert mama whatever of excess there might be to thistoo eaarrias
of the government over the collector& The hoe. graham' anticipation, by the view he serried to take of the Mums
charged the Commie users of Inland Revenue with • desire the country, according to which the house had nothing
to hush up matter of that kind. Now that was the an to look forward to except the contingency of war, and one-
time he had heard any irreation of want of seal OO the dis- eeseire additions of several rem.yehr to the nary
charge of their meteor duties brought seabed them. The estimates, with the assurance, each year is
surveyor aheconded and could not be found : but that terms than the la* that ow. wee
was misfortune which might happen without any totally inadequate to our expeeditieett He did not swab
imputation being cut upon the diligence of the commis* the house was bound to accede to either of these extreme
s'oners. The spinet the collector failed upon • views ; for the gallant admired seemed to overostimate the
technical • .
_lad wit in ocunweseceof any omissionoll feed)
and power of the people to bear halation. (Hear,
the part Of the 00VONLVVOOOro .1003 y had acted upon the hpr.) He seemed to thick that the eel. end d mac was
Meat legal advice, and the acquittal of the prisoner was DO other than to sustain the weight of these gigantic sad
entirely owing to the uafortunate state of the arcumstanoes serer...ding arms. (Hear, into It was net. beweeee,
of the mac. It was his ideation at, a later period of the from any anticipation of the cestingesche of future war
session, but h• h•l*d not • late I,•"°.d, to pr•Pme • bill that the government asked for eh tax for one year ; but
which would have the effect of bruising the oillectiot of ply because they thought the power of parliament to con-
these taxes, at leer in certain cases, under the direct con- trol the tax ought to be preserved to it whole and mini-
trol and responsibility of the government. (Hear.) At present paired. But with resod to the question as to
the renal of thegoverament was very imperfect, and their whether the mode of asereing the income-tax was a fair
responsibility was imperfect in proportion. But he would mode, he centered that If he (the Chancellor of the Exch.-
not at that moment forestall the discussion to which the gum) saw his way to feu Jest mode of recoustmeting the
introduction of that TIMM* would give rise. tax, he would not hesitate to propose it. He did not on
The motion was then agreed to, and the house went into that account say that Wen might sot be more forth-
committee. ante ; and he invited them who =i they could see
WAYS AND 'CLANS.—INCOME TAX. Wise way to • roombrestise dile tax make it the sub-
The CHANCELLOR of theIEXCHEQUXIL—Yr. Hassey, jest ef a *wiry, them that it
I place the formal readotkie in your hand without any would meet with the eseeidemenee deem the go.
lengthened •>piaoatios, becalm during the various discus- memsat. The hos. moreher ler lassastar required as
•3••• which have already haws place on the budget and on attendee bathe shape a podia easeeption from the tax
the c"nunercial treaty, aB the (mere! Wines that bear on el ineemee easier a ceesab amsigst. It was sot pomade to
the subject have bees dealt with, and the exact awe of the stoke say such siedilleatisn L the tax for the present year
to the odettuti°°• I laid before the as it would came a swim &Nein= of the revenue • an,l
hoe!e on thefith „FebrearY. •••dwhich were the beet he (the chums: of the Exchequer) did not think, me-
which were the. °•••m•__.,
which should the bon" vote sidering that the redaction of tin tax paid by one class must
all the mina charges for •••••• ask, and also vote the be met by thee. of that paid by another, that he
income tax as we proper in this resolution, is that we shall could safely prowess web • 'heap at But he
have a probable surplus d 400,0001. I need scarcely, there- frankly owoed-if woo ids *aim,ame •y if any rower:•
fore, say that thy reduction of • penny in the income tax, tory plan for the iftwesahnicelen of tax could be devised
as has been 8,3= wedd leave us with, instead of that —if the house should resolve to continue the income tax at
a d to the same amount. I will net As presenth rate is thee of peace—that they ought to
further detain the committee, but will move the following someid ylaa
resolution:el medication of the tax, and of partial
relid of the lower elms el income tax payees. (Illear.)
1. That, towards raising the 'apply panted to her The principle of mitigation had been extended much beyond
Majesty, there shall be charged, collected, and paid, for case whet wee now the car, for in the time of Mr. Pitt it was
year, conenering on the 6th day of April, lAA for and in 'amid so far as to include incomes d 2,0001. a year, and it
rasped el al property, Prc4ts, and Pins, sagged or meld therefore be quite open to the hones whbis safe and
charrable under the act resod in the 16th and 17th years moderate limits to oamider any proposition of that
of her Majesty's reign chapter 34, for granting to her Ma- klml. (Hem, hear.) The right honourable baronet
=ultra on Proat• from Property, Proiesr "es, mid that an expenditure of 70,100,0001. was not
and offices, either by assessment, contract of aim- accessary ; bet he had himself seen the tone and temper,
positioa. ,or otherwise, the following rates and duties, that and he knew very well that they had agreed to the moat WD•
Te to say : Upon any assessment on the annual value or parteet military votes, which we. what determined the
• amount of any property, Mid". or gains Pro Perth paella scale of the year's expenditure. As for the deed-
prts, sod gains margeanie under schedule (B) or the mid Mamas estimates, he had only to repeat what he bad already rate or duty of 10d. for every 20s. of the eased Mated, via, that when they were laid upon the table they
value or amount of all such property, profits, and Pins would be found to exhibit a considerable reduction. But let
rely; and for and in respect of the occupatkm of the houatimake whatiequiriesit plealed,letitappoint commit- I
L eet tenements, hereditament*, and heritages char et leers dockyard/ xpenditure, or commission un non-effective
• Wier se herbal° (B) of the said act• the rate or duty of bd. 101,1081. sad he would be a very sanguine man indeed who
in ingland, and of 3jd. in Scotland and Ireland • nem- eggeeed abet say mein could be effected—a great owing
thely, for every We of the annual value thereof." he did et belied eunN let effected at all—but he woad
Mr. GAILY KW had placed a proposal on the parr: he • ray seardae teas who expected that any oaring
I. bring forward hereafter, to extend the rate mid hear.gleed dine to alter the expenditure
chargeable on resew below 15(g. to all incomes of the ye (Hear, hear.) It was,
wader 5001. ; but en further consideration he thought owe the pee and temper el the public mind
was not advisable to submit that resolution. thee the asset of the amid estimalos must always de-
He had arrived at the coaclusion that 5001. was too high, med. The prevailing sentare* that st had been
aid he thonpbt M derinibie to substitute Ave The adoption rather Mat the estimates were he mall rhea that they I
el this proposal would ram!. • PIM amber of femme at were extravepat. Thus the late Isareary of State had
the mast Ices el rertesse• amber of ()emus paying complared Mat the sum for which the government toot
iseme tax cedar ahead, D en es income of 1501. to My. credit fee the Chinese expedition weld h feeefficieee.
was 41,0(11; ce imams between lOW sad 3001. the number and that complaint, he (Nr. °leafless) submitted, was
was llaktill but when they ems to Wanes between 3001. a perfectly good answer to the objection of the
and 4601., there was a greet drop, the amber berg 16,564. honourable baronet that there was no and to erred
the aim of meal* 11,,, the sober d mums payer es 70,100,000 f. (Nob no.) Well, was It ad a red
Lame of hem 181 i. to SOSE me 11,641; between M. dryer to ecomplaid that the eetimilao VOSS too OVA is 'ad VAL the amber wee 10,430; sad botwom JOlN.and and that the goverament was held to be biomes/de became • , NIL M was 4,1111. _ls riche the right boa gentiren to it did sot protege to spend more I (Seer, leer.) Another
asked the Momelehed Ms In Lase below WM per
he t Ennyt the how baronet woe, that the revenue '
emismom,wee ad adrift him for liar peat renegesmdsr-eitim' &Jed by Chwelkin of the Ex-
lof war—lie Mew* meld be rely SWIM /Henri .It me Wary o theChaassier of the Exchequer
MOM le ideals Wed his propesal was that people ef to be guided in sash mares by the maw* of the per.
' raimmb mass sad preeenose Inseam Wahl ad be can- ammmt dell weeds el the wanly. No doubt is
the mom al imatioa se those who was trite true fist,hid* lad a learidtkeWads
Weems d s dad eirowster. ead . • geed hared for a erassmisa A' ran,
Mr Q N add ha met Ines the he. plitlealea the MUM had exaseled the sajpsadnere of the mushy ;
who spoke het bat me (Hr. W. Mortis). sad who fancied but it bad dear Mae held by all antherition thai
that the as.. lea would ems set tr It was the it, the cemitry is as We el ram to raise
tart the ewe= el the navy, seek you sow amine of ass ON In order that them
diminished. gems Moly le be is•rmeci. They had, no might be , imam Helm, Mcrae he& in the dime-
doubt, got • vary Me ma el media Alp ; but lice of dlmisbhiwg the public debt. (Hear, hear.) The