The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING MARCH 17, 1866

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LONDON, SATURDAY. MARCH IT.

Aw intelligent foreigner, if he were a stranger
to human nature as well as to England, might
form a very exalted estimate of the functions of
the Home of Lords in British legislation. An
assembly of men devoted by their birth to poli-
tics ; endowed with wealth, leisure, and the means
of cultivation in a degree in whit% no other class
enjoys them; and secured by the very nature of their
possessions from the fluctuations of fortune which '
attach to other forms of property—are moat
favourably placed, it might be supposed, for the
consideration of questions of policy. Removed from
the turmoil in which other men live, breathing a
purer air, it might be thought their business to
reconcile theory with fact, to welcome new truth,
and to give it the shape which will reduce it to the
level of popular apprehension, and procure its em-
bodiment in laws. It cannot be pretended
that the Lords really perform this work for which
an &priori reasoner might imagine that they were
especially fitted. They discharge a humbler,
but not a less useful offioe. They act as
the dignified " foolometer "of the nation. When
the Peers are convinced that any change is nem,.
sexy, the stupidest man in the country has been
converted, it may be safely assumed, to the same
opinion.

Yesterday, being St. Patrick's-eve, was appro-
priately occupied by their Lordships in discussing
the state of Ireland. It would have been Quixotic
to expect from them any recognition of new
political theories, or of the necessity of heroic re-
medies for the chronic malady of the sister nation.
The very mild propositions of Lord Garr
went far beyond their apprehension of
the needs of the cue. But the able
and generous speech in which he supported
the resolutions of which he gave notice, and the
not less able reply of Lord DurrEßne, did Ireland
a real service. They will favourably affect ,
popular feeling in that country. The harsh Phs-
risaiam and the crude Philistinism which mark
ordinary English opinion on Irish affairs were con-
spicuously absent from Lord GREY'S speech. Even
English repentance is generally self-glorifying. We
are usually content to say that though our ances-
tors behaved very badly to Ireland, we are above
reproach, having done everytb;ng that justice
could require, and much that only generosity
would cowed°. This we call " humiliating our-
" selves " for the past. It is really adding to our
common boast of superiority over foreigners, a
second bout of superiority over our predecessors.
Lord GREY very properly rebuked this eelf-oom-
placent spirit. The three great Reforms which
have marked the later dealings of England with
Ireland belong, as he pointed out, to a generation
that has either passed, or is passing away. For
seventeen years we have done nothing. The one
notorious abuse which yet remains, though the'
opinion of the civilized world outside these islands
condemns it, and though only interest and preju-
dice defend it here, is untouched, and almost un-
threatened. It is by no means so certain as Lord
GREY suppose, that the Protestant Establishment
is the only real grievance of any considerable
magnitude of which the Irish people have reason
to complain ; and it is at lust doubtful whether
the more equitable distribution of ecclesiastical
revenues among the three churches would have all
the remedial effects which he anticipates from it.
The exclusive endowment of the Protestant
Church in Ireland is one, but it is probably
not the sole cause of Irish disoonteut. Still
it is an acknowledged evil, and it should therefore
be promptly dealt with. On the land question
there is not yet that consent of opinion which
makes legislation easy. A measure which should
establish ecclesiastical equality in Ireland, by a
redistribution of church revenues, or more satis-
factorily still, by their secularization, would heal
the justly offended pride of a people sensitive on
all points, and not least on those which touch the
faith for which they have suffered much and long.
It would be welcomed as a pledge of good feeling
and honest intention on the part of England.
Lord Durreare's speech, valuable as it was in
many respects, was in only a very slight degree a
reply to that of Lord GREY. It was pervaded by
a very strange fallacy. Bemuse Fenianism is •
sign of diseonteet, the DEDEN-SICRAYARY for WAR
seemed to think that we must look to the salmi-
futons of Feeian leaders for an accurate and
authudie exposition of the real grievances of Ire-
land. This is as if fin physician should not only

listen to the complaints pf the patient, but should
swept his diagonals of his own ape. It is Otte
Woe that neither the .abolition of the Church
listablishment, nor fate revision of the Wes
affecting the land, would put dont; rebellion.
We have shorter and more summary ways of
doing that, and we are naing them. But
while we restrain the mad outbreak, we should
not neglect the means of curing the maniac. To
consider the special provocations of Fenianism is to
regard simply the immediate excitements to an
access of the malady, instead of inquiring into its
tan* causes.

That the Irish Church Establishment is one of
these causes, few can seriously doubt. Is is only
a " sentimental" grievance, it is true ; but then
the Irish are a sentimental people. If they are
weak enough to feel anything to be
wrong, which simply offends reason and
national self-respect, without taking money
out of the pocket, this is one of those
Irish peculiarities which a superior rose
should smile at and humour. The more flagrant
abuses and the grosser oppressions connected with
Protestant ascendancy belong, it is true, to the past.
But you cannot sever an institution from its his-
tory. The kindly feeling which the great body of
the English people, even the Nonconformists, en-
tertain towards the Established Church in this
country, is derived from the part which it has
played in many of the noblest passages
of the nation's life. It is strong in popular recoi-
-1 lections and associations. The Irish Establishment
is weak and even odious in both. It is a standing
memorial of unexampled sufferings and humilia-
tions. While it remains, it keeps the record of
them open, and it will be in vain to expect peace
between Catholic and Protestant, or a better feel-
ing towards England. In fixing attention upon it,
Lord Gaav has done a service, which is not dimi-
nished by the doubtful expediency of some of his
practical recommendations.

tally false bads in assuming that the only end of repre-
sentative institutions is to produce a good governing body
and that the Rollie of Commons fulfils every function
which that body could perform. The object is to-ensure
• cordial, ensign living, reeponsive accord between the
governing body and the people it represents. The per-
sistence of the aristocracy, the business sense of the
middle elan, the useful eoaser►atism of the land-
owner, the softening =Ruts of the universities, even
the brave audacity of the Wish sportsman the House of
Commons represents, and represent■ well ; bet the rough
popular force, the infinitely multiform power of action
which lives only in the working multitude,—this, the agent
of all other excellencies, it does not represent. It is because
it doss not, because, too, we believe, that a eountry
belongs to the people in it, that the Spectator pleads for a
reform bill which, while refueieg dominance to any den,
to the handicraftsman as much as to the foxhunter, will
will once more connect the works of the nation with • sew
and stronger spring.
The Economist complains that the statistics only give
us one-half of the required information. They do not show
us what sort of persons the proposed measure will admit
to the franchise. They indicate • faulty state of the
representation, and show that some sort of reform ought
to be tried, but they slam prove that the common and stereo-
typed reform is • bad sort. We have now exactly
as much knowlege as to prove how much more
we should have and ought to have ; we only now
know what is, and are quite in • mist as to what we design.
The Economist is inclined to believe that the reduction
of the county franchise le W. would improve the 'aunty
member, but is much in the dark about it. If • skilled
commission had reported on alerted counties as to the
class of persons whom a particular reduction would admit,
if it had stated what wan their employments and their
petition, end what their morns, we should bane good data
for judgment. Bat now we are legislating by guess. We
cannot tell why we pause at the carious figure selected,
or why we do not pause at some other. The most ear-
tain conclusion which can be advanced as to the present bill
is that the changes ie the borough suffrage will deteriorate
the character of the constitnennes, and will enfranabise
•11 over Ragland a very large number of persons who will
consider their votes em so much saleable property. The
Becnomin proceeds to oonte•d, according to its peculiar
and, that in whatever very large towns the lowest clam
hes an unquestioned predominance, La those towns the
higher duns ought to have by a compeesatiog machinery
the means of telling their wishes.
The Press says that of all the reform projects intro-
duced into the House of Common sine 1832, the sew bill
is by universal consent declared to be the worst. The
prospect of what mot follow the passing of such a measure
must appal the most inveterate advocate of change. If
the bill became law, a diseolutios must seossearily take
place in the course of the autumn, and a new parliament
returned by the working classes would assemble next year
to discus the Irish and Scotch Reform Bills end the re-
distribution of sees. Supposing that each of these three
instalments occupied only a single session, there would be
three more reform campaigns and three mote diuolutioes.
This certainly is • pleasant prospect for a e•hi-
net which does sot enjoy the confidence of its
own followers. And in the heat and the tur-
moil of suck • series of ooadiets, it is impomible to say
what rash experiments might be tried, or what wild
schemes ea/rafted upon the oonstitutioe. No wonder,
therefore, that the democrats, who delight in strife and
confusion, can scarcely conceal their esthete:loos at the
revolutionary proposals which ministers have ventured to
introduce. The danger has been so well pointed out
by members of the liberal party that the Press does
sot believe the fate of the measure to be for one Lenin
doubtfuL

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS FOR THE
IHSUING WWI.
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The fallowing notices of motion and orders of
the day stand on the order book of the House of Commons
for the ensuing week : _

Mow Dar, Kasai 19.
Onrissa or ran Dar.
Parliamentary Oaths Amendment Bill—third read-
ing ; Supply—committee ; Court of (Malmsey (Ireland)
Bill adjourned debate on seemed reading (16th
March) ; doosolklated Fund (19,000,0000 Bill eon-
miter" ; Exchequer and Audit Departments (Salutes,
he.)—report thereupon ; Supply—report • F.Ad India
Military, tux, Fluids Transfer Bill--esiond reading ;
Exchequer Bills and Bonds Bill—as amended, to he eonsi-
dered ; Dockyard Eitenstocie Act Amendment Bid—woad
reading ; Contagions Diseases Bill—second reading—Way;
and Means—committee ; Hull South Bridge (Advanes)—
report thereupon; Waterworks &7l—second reading;
County Courts Bill—committee ; Public Odices (Site) (re-
committed) Bill—oommittee ; Sheri/ Donee Roane (Scot-
land) Act (1860) Amendment Rill—omega** ; Railways
Clauses Bill—moond reading ; Legitimacy Declaration, to.,
Bill- second reading.

Norma or Marion.
Mr. Maguire—To ask the Attorney-General fee Ireland
whether it is the intention of the government to introduce
a bill for the improvement of the law of landlord and tenant
in Ireland ; ead, if so, at what time such bill is likely to toe
introduced.
Sir H. Hoen—To ark the Obsociellor of the Facinequer
whether, in the event of the bill for the representation of
the people passing into law, it is his tatsudea to bring for-
ward a measure for the redistribution of mats and the set-
tlement of borough boundaries early in the ensuing session.
Mr. H. Seymour—To ask the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, whether, in the event of the Franchise Bill. pries
this house, it is the intention of her Majesty's government
immediately to lame a royal commissios composed fairly of
men of all political opinions, to report upon the boundaries
of boroughs, and a fair redistribution of sesta, so that par-
liament may be able to legislate upon the subject early in
the sowing esesion.
Mr. 1). Griffith—To ask the Ohtheeller of the Ezobsquer,
in the case of his giving an affirmative *newer to the qua-
this of the hoc baronet the member for Windsor, whether
be will state to the house what will be the extent of the
btll which the government may propose to bring la for the
redistribution of seats ; sad how many sed which of the
existing boroughs they intend wholly or partially to
franchise.
Colonel North—To ask the Secretary of State for War,
whether it is the intention of government to carry out the
recommendations asspmards Jammed pay, tut, of the com-
mittee which was Uri to inquire tato and report upon
the grievanees of medical officers of the army and eery.
At half-past four o'clock the Chancellor el the Exchequer
—committme—to move "That no select committees do
meet to-morrow before one o'clock."
Mr. Cowper—(ThammEenbankassat (North) Approaches
Bill, Ac.)—That the Thames Embankment (North) Ap-
preaches Bill, the Thames Embankment (Melees)
and the Park•lane Laptev/meat Bill, be referred to a
select committee, consisting of eleven members, six to be
aominated by the house, and Ave by the econmittes if
seleetion.
Sir George Bowyer—lnns of Court—Bill to ensbie the
heathers of the Inns of Court to appoint judicial 401 MI•
mittens in certain cases, and to give the necessary powers
to each oestatittem.
Mr. S. Mill—Municipal Government (Metropolis)—Bill
for the establishment of a municipal government for the

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metropolis.
Sir R. Knightley—Cionimitteee—stern of the members
of the late House of Commons who did sot serve durh)g any
sera° os any oommittop, either a eelecteommittee, a eons.
reittee to try election petitions, er a committee on priests
bills, specifying those who are members of the premed par-
Mr. Newdegate—On third reading of Parliamentary Oaths
Amendment Bill, to move, that the bill be re-committed,
for the purpose of iassetiog, in page 1. lies 17, "sad I do
declare, that no foreign prom, prelate, state, or potentate
bath by law or ought to have any rightful joriedietioe
power, superiority, preeminence, or authority within thii
realer."
Lord 0. Paget- Navy Minutes (in committee of
suP/-
marlquis of Harlington—Army Estimates (in committee
of supply).
On going into committee of supply.
Sir L. Palir—On nav7 estimates, to move for a molest
committee to inquire into the services rendered by the
meters and staff commanders to the navy sod neer-
motile marine, especially in surveying harbours
and coasts ; to Inquire whether it is for the be-
neat of the country them serviess should be dir
pleased with, and the appoi•tmest of mooed-car
cadets to her Majesty's navy diseootinited. And to inquire
into the grievances alleged by the masters and staff room-
menders, and to examine whether, if they exist, they
cannot be removed without detricipent to her Majesty's
service.
Mr. O'Beilly—On army estimates, to cell stiff:Aim to
the preempt mode of oonduct.mg the relief of troops sta-
tioned in India ; and to make suggestions.
In committee of supply;
Mr. Baxter—On army estimates, vote 14, to maul the
reduction of the vote by 100,0001., being the sum required
for the dehisces of Quebec.

TUMMY, MARCH 20.
Names or Morton*.
Mr. H. Bernie—Fishery (Scotland) Act (1882)—Select
committee to inquire into the operation of the Fishery
(Scotland) set (1862).
Lord R. Montego—Art Unice Laws—Select committee
to inquire iota the operation of the Art Haim Laws.
Lord R. Montagu—Victoria—Motion relating to the dis-
pute between the two House of Legislature in the colony
of Victoria comeming the Appropriation Bill of 1865.
Mr. Cowper—Coatroom (Metropolis)—Bill to make pro.
vision for the improvement of commons is the neighbour
hood of the metropolis, and the protection thereof from
noisiest.
Mi. EL B. Sheridan—lies Insuranoe—To move the
following resolution :—"That, in the opinion of this house,
• further reduotion of the duty on fire insurances would
have • tendency to bring within the protection of insurance
• large amount of the present uninsured property of the
country, and at the Fame time materially improve the
Ames of the repayment to the revenue of the amount lost
by the previous redactions of the duty ; and that therefore
it is expedient that a further reduetios of the duty should
be made at the earliest opportunity."
Mr. Hubbard—Fire insuratroe—As en amendment to
Mr. Sheridan's resolution, to move. that the character ai
the fire insures°, duty being that of • tax on property,
operating with exceptions in favour of wealth and inspro-
wrienoe, it is inexpediest to reduce the rate of duty epos
pomade which iavolve the continued inspoettioa of • tar
unsuitable es • source of revenue.
Mr. Bentinak—New Courts of Jodie@ and
lery—Thet, in the opinion of this house, it is act expe-
dient that the compettion for the building of the New
Comet of Justice sod of the National Gallery should
O
respectively be limited to six architect, each.
Sir O. 'Loghlea—Declaration against Tranaulistas-
tiation Abolition—Bill to abolish sweetens deelesation eon-
roonly wiled the dude/Miss spinet erusenbelantiation and
the invocatlea of the saints sad the saorifles of the mass
es
practised in the church of Rome, and to render it an-
secessary to make or subscribe the ems as a qualification
for the enjoymeat of say civil coos. fissehise, or right.
Omen or THE DAY.
Write Ragiatratine (Scotland) Bill —Sewed reading ; Sam-
nary Procedure (Bcotiand)l3lo Mooed readies ; Tinos
(Sootlaed)13111--8eoand reading ; Poor Relief (Scotland) Bill
--Second reading ; Cattle Sheds in Burghs (Scotland) Bill
—Second readies.
Nunes or MOTION.
Mr. Sairdled—On Second reading of Writ, Resistrathe
(Scotland) Bill, to move, that it be read • mooed tame upon
that day six months,
WIDIDIRDAY, MARCH 21.
Osors or TIM DAY.
Tests Abolition (Oxford) Bill—second readies.
Norm or Mows.
Sir Stafford Northoote—Oo second media( of Teets Abo-
lition (Oxford) Bill, to move that it be read a sewed time
upon that day ma months.
THURSDAY, MARCH 22.
ORDERS or rag Dar.
Ltbourieg Classes' D welliage (recommitted) bill—cour-
mittee ; Merchant Shippiog Act (1850 Amendmeat Bill—
mooed reading ; Lead Tax Commestmers' Names Bill--
mooed readies; Vsociaatice Bill—comatitese.
Norms or Monona.
Mr. Oury—To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty
whether, considering that, in consequence of the difficulty
of obtaining an adequate supply of efficient recruits for
the Royal Mari it has been found seceseary to redoes
the standard height twice during the kat two
whereby it has been reduced from 5 feet 7 inches to le;e%
5 inches, sad oonsiderieg also that the number of marines
borne in December last wee 738 men short of the octa-
-1 blishmeet, the Admiralty will refer the exedras system of
' recruiting •
for the corps to the royal commission about to
appointed.
Lord H. Lenoox—To ask the Chancellor of the Ex-
, chequer whither her Majesty's government have hat under
their coosideratiou any scheme for the Improvement of
' the wastitution and administration of the British Museum;
sad, if so, whether they will lay upon this table of the
house Ma 'overspends's, whisk has tam place on this
subject between ben Majesty's geveranaest end the trustees
of the British Museum •. whether it ice been &sided to ffil
up the post of Secretary Librarian ceder the some conditions
as it was wrestle held by Xr. Paunch : end, whether the
government will lay apes the Wile of the hems any ear-
respondent* that hes reused between the trustees of the
British Mumma awl the various depart:mote of Ms severe-
meet respective, the removal of she ethaegraphisal teller
lions lo the asst of London.
FRIDAT, MAIM 23.
ORD= OF URI DAY.
Coloatel °overawe (Retiring Peasioas) Act Amendment
Bill—amend mediae.
Norms or Mottoes
On going into committee of suppl
Mr. Bands—That, he the of this house. it Is ex-
pedient that an items of poor law expeatiliere Mirsenhout
the Oohed Eingdoes, sot beteg is-maintelesse se waters.
lief or otherwise winder the immediate esontret cad dirseelen
of hoards of guardies er parkh cams, sksedd buses a
nathaal 'barge.

Mr. Blake—To call the attention of the Attwo.
ral for Ireland to the advantages winch walk 1,131.114.
result in ineremiag the supply of fish sod
additionel employment, without the pre
loos to the government, by exteoding the
Lend Improvement (Inked) kat. 10 and
and subsequent acts anteeding setae, to
mee fisheriee of Ireland.

Kr. Hual—To sill attention to that pert of
of the flea Fisheries Commissioosra (UMW
which relates to the desirability of 'evincing( tr
Lion of oysters by the appropriation of Public)
estuaries and other places for the formals* rf
and to ask the President of the 8 srd of Tr
intention of the government to briog in -
upon the subject.

MILEAGE DUTIES ON STAGE CARELC
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Yesterday afternoon a deputation,
proprietors of dam mange, and others, a
emend members of oariismest, waited upon
of the Exchmeer official residence
skeet, to request the interference of -
she premed aaomakius duly on the travel,
Amongst the members of parliamoot io a,
L. Aynon, LP., Mr. Deleksh, ag.p..
Cumin Howley, IL P., Mr. Bright. IL P.,
M.P. Oolong Bardeld, M.P., Colossi
Urdu, LP., Mr. R. Culling Hasbary,
Edda" Bart., Y.P.Xi. Whitworth, LP.
?tuner, L.P., Lord E. Cecil, IL P., the gN
King, IL P. Sir Sc Maxwell, IL P., Me r
LP., Mr. Hadfield, IL P., Mr. Pull, Li'
kLP., Mr. Goodson, ILP., Sir Edmund larni,
Fables, IL P., sad Mr. Honda% M.P.
The various towns sod public cot
= tad on the occasion were--1, Birmligham, Blasdford.
Liverpool (Livergeizeidu Omnibus
Wei
nerd Omnibus y, end the mat,
Atiociatiess. The taken having Use ,
' Mr. Arica, M.P.,
Mr. J. k Smiling= explithed the °bled of
tacks by a statement. the purport of which was
asempielned that the mileage duty on the travelling,
velum was anomalous and exceptioul in Mane
sabot and oppreesive is operatics ,• that it ores,
posed ea conveyance, is behind, and Only se
sad onsibeees to Eoglud, Wales, sad pot'
vas levied without referoom to tbe
homes employed, or the number el
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:o;oo.4thilederth.V.Mast;accanisetPrOd:pauesieu:PridairLuldiwasildthi'orat:datoonioursesiPncit"ingtitithwharesteneisageopmdesidiaddwi,iteresnethitimaeolowne:iseriltatimi:
then those in coma, pleas by the is. build
less commodious vehicles. the omnibus wasyede -
eoeveysacts for the middle end industrious thou ad a
some of the roads in large towns the pawn* add*
entirely of the Madrid clam. Maar stathl fig
at parliamentary clam fens, but id
tre seir:.
railways, °beds exemption fee seek *IV
Is some came the duties were se
as to take away nearly half the gesihort
proprietors. In the sem of the Metropelitas lltiq
omnibuses and the trans ran, the one wise the en,
two, the surface of the emu raid. The workiegegual
of that railway were under 30 per cent of ik mega
whilst those of the omnibuses on the same mute meal
90 per out. Added to this, the steam boat, while en,
powerful rival to lied ecumenism*, wee net kid OA
Tbe railway was taxed caly as the high pried it* le
first sod second chat peamegers, makim the spiiielfig
of five per cent. in reality a Mlle over three and a tell p
mat on all peassugen, whilst the omnibus was *I
all its paineour% whether at high prices Of asp to
in the most (avowable mess at soar use per amt., erne
half profits in favourable semou, and io othen man*
per cent. an receipts, sad as high an mooed of fore
SOL postman was imposed on each Londe, lbu,hl
ineine:roB63:9"wpareerer"Khcoolili.s,lB6°'llll.l.etat3d.°mproe, ati:binebefitaxeanioesialliPle:76Al,64ll,llll t.
twibr
eduids
1074661. Ile. 7d., which took 90. 7d. of every Ilk, west
half of the whole of the onspaoy's profit
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcillOnlim—Do yea ppm
get that 9a. 7d. of the tax removed?
Mr. liadninui—No. The Leedom Omni pale
Company pledged itself lad year to a oldie MON
which wee pomaded to the House of Canons by lb
Looks, the member for Southwark, stating the eashees,
circumstances of the ewe. From that otaloneet
peered that whilst the receipts of the Luke Coen
Omnibus Company were 600,0004, the duty es. 61,dt
An offer was made ea that statement if the dole at te
duty were taken off, amounting, be believed, to del
131,0001.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excemollx—fire you 6
pared to offer soy definite boos is the paha *elf !
Yr. Amroa, ALP., mid he thought the bast malt
that was that the Omnibus Compoy had sot yet hind
secured any remunerative profit le feet, tisk tuna
eommercially speaking, had been below Odd other *
companies.
The CH•scamea of the EiMmetoma nii bo nand*
that a year or two ago some deanite maker um sumo*
A penny • mile on railways would ad, el genneLipply
omnibuses, with their takirgs up endesttiep dews; WI
something he knew was said es to what meld le dose lith
omnibus companies if the duty were talon et
Mr. BRADFIELD said he made the statement m Mena
doe referred to, sad it was in mower to a dreseise pelt
the right hon. gentleman Moult Whet he nit le
that the omnibus companies was prepared to west k
public convenience in every conceivable way, mosinsila
with their owls trade interests.
The Ca•sosuon of the Emmons said the mall
of the deputation had better thick the eeatteresw,rl
commusicate with him. It would be better thin to 6
tempt to preen it in converestioe.
Mr. BRADFIELD said that if the Micelle, of Soft*
quer could not see his way to the remiss* d its.*
duty, the deputation would suggest that it eight al
placed ore a sums just and reasonable bins, by esiedimee
of the follow* arrangemects :-1. A r4sothe of mi
halfpenny a mile each way. This modified* mold pi
all coaches end omnibuses on an equality as to the tow/
ling duty, but the less capacious vehicle wield Unapt.
forestial pecuniary advantage if the liaises deity, pid
additien to the mileage, were paid at the redo
el
one shifting per ear- for each Or for die
the omnibus was 2. Or the /My wild
be levied on the principle of the railway tee, lei ibe
same extent of inemptios for peamegen *weed 11
the rate of one penny per mile shook' be ellem"
the duty might be levied as the principle of She post.ku
duty (that is, a tax on all horses), at one peed per
He urged, in goncludeo that the urbane was a WIZ
sally fixed on the coaching system, when step Cealbeiggi LT
nearly the only mode of conveyer ce, and that in mar
&ace as an impart on the molds system of modes Ni
tvlralasmeasewstithwaweas
nosteseausereitially yopoopowe osif
,theemmiddlethe
rioslitedlefse
but prejedeiel to the public interest. •11
Aldermw MACIalt of Manchester, pointed oat sol/
the nomad* connoted with the duty imposed es met
Inc..
lug,
atthattlims. did
time, and it
the
same
rgentlemes coanectel
other I9II
Mr. Ikurtne, M.P., said be did not think conks ee
other conveyance companies could rooks an 7
u to what they could give to the public in the ereethew ,
duties being removed. Running as they did der le_llol‘.
mike of dream sad roads, some of the ainvenneeke
posed, paid meth bootee then others. Some d dawn
must, at lean for a time, prom unprofitable.
be thought it would be iropeseible for people**,
an 113
y specific preposition in reference to the lessee tell •
rived by the public in the went of the reduction a ;
ed the duties. All that, he thought, might hs eel/
left to competition. His own view went beyond tea
gastlemen who had already spoken, sad who he _
bed been looking =airily to the r own interests oats
laved that there would be enemy hooked solailiseal al!!
beds in the Gantry Wares and districts if it were lea et
lime dude*, and that the public would derive efieeek/
islinitely bathed anything the indium
In the brother thought of. After all the te"'
relPnwbelievinwned *sit wouldwh budhe dbsidicaulitntot"lrad iamb' 6."1111.4,1
eseseweld
dertaking which was so ernelly maltreated b 7 ins.
that which provided for the conveyanos of the public%
had held that view a long tiros—long before soy m
gestletnen combated with the present movement hits
anthem to him about It. It was his hormone tbst
all that had been doe* daring the last tweety Moe
relief might be granted to the treas. (Heer.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQCTR said he ere.'
math with the views of the geollemea who Ind siekello"
ha felt at the same time boned to say that a Mae
debid
had hoes propagated, sided by newstalter, "4".„,
be well-informed, as to the immediate ItreePeel",;
Exthequer, sod that people bed bees led to bens"'
vest sum of mosey would be et the disposal of do ;,
moot All he could say upon thematter el. I.'
thould be very glad indeed to see it. He would mot wrier
a dissuasion with the members of the deputation ee
nature of the tax which had been brought underowharaz
a-
ri
derstioo,and woald eel, say that wbeo the
mane be would seek to deal justly with all the ahthss
might be 'aged epos hies. Be had nothing to ml,
hies to a qualifieetion of what bad been !Md. TW
if the Inland Revenue collected the tit se met'
mold, sad the tax knelt mad smesserily be Tay
hive. At the same time be fully iodinated that tot..
popular locomotion from any fiscal burden ought
greet °Wad of policy with say well advised al
The deputation then thanked the Chancellor of t
shop* for his ceeeteey god withdrew.

The Committee of hes. Majesty's Commies'/SO
for the Paris Exidbition on Group EIL (Waiter, set
thjsets for the use of dwelling') met yesterday at Mel
Isesissiens Mumma ; presser —Sir Wisdom*
Bat. 11. P., Mr. FAlpir A. Dowries. 0.8., Mr. A.
Zeggisferd Ham M.P.. Mr. William limns, Mt.
D. Hollins, Mr. P. W. S. Mils. The essimittee Wm"—
smoolOsi for the several o'suiss somprisei is Sae PooP
We (Deblis Esessieg Mail) deeply regret to 111112.
that the Bishop of Limed& is is Dmblie say earisedl,'

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