The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1859.

TSB PARER DUTY.
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Yesterday, an influential deputation, representing
mural associations which hate for their object the removal
of Wes spun knowledge, waited upon the Earl of Derby, at
his officio] reetdenoe m Downing-emu, to urge the neces-
sity of the lend of the paper duty. The deputation
was intradaesd by Mr. Milner Gibson, ILP., end consisted
of Sir Do Lacy Inns, M.P., Mr. W. Bratt,
Sir O. Blestgomery, M.P., Mr. J. Wed, ILP., Ilfr. W.
Buchanan, M.P., Sir J. V. Mellen M.P., BY Joseph
Pasta,
_11.P., Mr. J. A. Roebuck, M.P., Mr. 1. 0. &kw
bury, M.P., Mr. W. Scholehdd, M.P., Mr. J. Begwe'l,
M.P., Mr. Oliver Gran M.P., Mr. J. Hatchet, M.P., Mr.
F. "night, 11. P., Mr. 0. Brays, /4.P., Load J. Brows,
m.r., Mr. Loftus Bland, 11. P., Mr. John Grosse, M.P., Mr.
F. W. Russell, M.P. Mr. Jolts Bright, M.P., Mr. A. 8.
A3=1111,.P., Mr. W. H. Gregory, M.P., Mr. Edward
, M.P., Mr. J. /Mann, 11. P., Lord Dankellin,
M.P., . Brody, M.P., Mr. J. Walatock, M.P., Sir R.
Leviers, m.r, Colonel F. French, M.P., Mr. F. M.
Cahn; 11. P., Mr. Donald Ntooll, 111. P., Mr. Respell,
M.P., Mr. W. Williams, M.P., Colonel Syne,
M.P., Mr. W. Kura, M.P., Mr. John Locks, M.P.,
Mr. O. Hedield, M.P. Mr. B. Ball, M.P., Km R. J.
Cranford, M.P., Mr. P. M'Mahon, M.P. Mears. John
Cassell, John Preen, Henry Vhetelly, W.Chembees (Edin-
bur 14, entree= of the Scottish Asecelatien ; Dr. Grey,
chairmanof the Irish Association, Messrs. A. Thom, J.
Camerae, George Routledp, R. loony George Augustus
Sal. J. Hollinabed, Augustus Mayhew, Dr. Mackay, Moira
David Climbers, B. Lloyd, Cl. W. Potter, Mandated
Jerrold, J. 8. Wright, Dr. ?daunaell, to.
Mr. Massa Grilses, in introducing the deputalloo, said
its object wee to press upon government the necessity fur a
speedy ceasideration of the subject of the paper ditty. Par-
liament had already Almost unhesitatiogly condensed it as
a mourn of revenue, and that decision had caused cos-
siderable mot r alley in the papa trade, and had greatly im-
peded operations. He oceekleted that, under the drown-
Assess, the government ought to being the matter to a
speedy settlement. He would not empties longer en his lord-
ship's tints, bat call upon Mr. Col'eit, the secretary, to read
the address from the Asociation for Promoting the Repeal
of the Taxes on II nowlsdge.
Mr. Cobtxrr then read the address', which, after allud-
ing to the resoluttos poised lately by the Hone of Com-
mons, tradesmen( the paper duty as • permanent source
of revenue, stated that as- the hone would shortly be asked
to gin effect to that tesolotion, as it could not be an
posed that they would allow it to remain inoperative, the
society hoped that Lord Derby would not call upon the
Hone to Twin It without • division. If the duty
wore repealed, in addition to the Impetus which would
thereby be given to the eland of education, a much
&quantity of paper would ha produced, and the
ef employment much extended. After shading
to the restorative influence which the duty had epos
the function of the press, the address needed to the pro-
mise of the Chancellor of the Enbeseer to rewire the
system of taxation. and recoiled the feet that a former Chas-
cellor of the Exchequer bad in eleven years repealed soma
millions of taxation with • positive increase to the revenue
of five DlttO. annually; and concluded with • hope that
the country might owe to his lordship the removal of • tax
which eta. race education, Rosette commerce, and, above all,
Y really injurious to the revenue, the meinuesnos of which
Y the wily but unwurentelec excuse for its cooriamusoe.
Mr. Vrirretbr, on the part of the English Newspaper
and Penseicol Press Astocistion for the Repeal of the
Duty, said a memorial, which stated that public opinion on
ties Westin of the tax had been long 'inn declared, end if
then woo any didioulty in the care, it lay in thatessrel
agreement of opiates which was sometimes the pretext for
quiescence.
Mr. CASSELL said It was his firm belied that if the paper
duty were removed it would teed greatly to tr„%tread of
br esning and relights. Ihe edneetion of the would
drays greatly doped *span the pap,O pu The
S of which be woe a member lamedoo,ooo copies' rf
&sap publications per eau= ; and the paper upon which
they printed pied • tax d so lees then 10,00 W.
a kw wards tom Mr. Pannell,
Dr. (buy, en the part of the Din Amociatfon for the
Bova of Duties an Paper, said that the society which he
eugrusrMd woe of some impottesee, as it nerebend among
he mho se lore than forty-five menlaers of parliament. The
his It pross, ha mid, were unanimous in wk..g for the re-
peal of tha duty ; but is Indeed that subject we not alone
• pens rainiest, for the movement had oriented moss the
mesechents engegted in the monsfactere or consumption of
paper, lot in Inland those merobaste peed • much ismer pro-
portion of the paper duty than fell upon the prem. To pees
how directly the paper duty isepeied the speed el know-
ledge he untamed the ease el • small edocaticoal book which
which bad lately been published in sone:ion with the
asthma schools. That Book was published at 6d., and so
less • proportion than the price ef ems book in every lye
went to In government la the bra of dray.
Mr. WILUAY Caaaslen, &maroon of the UM& ANa
ration for the Repeal of tits es Paper, rat that duty
wee set any a hardship tapes the press, but It add
es • direet istpahmaat so tbe prenatal's. of esminorms
Mr. WRIGINT than read a notameisl from B
which showed how the they on paper restristell =
the moralist:um is that tows ; sad Mr. Minx read cant
similar Import from Ycwhabise.
Lad Danny said ha had to thank the dopalatios for
supplying him with as Woad., dunk of entsraileg,
and be might asleidlisroviag, al the sal** of
the tax on know to reed which, however, wadi
the " kiaore Moe" which they berel yokes se esselltwiesE
at least six months. The subject wagon eunefid
but the arguments which had been tug=
anything of week, bejond what bed hen end-
dewed both by the former and the seised genteroest. On
on pont, toned, it would seem hoe sans of those Mate
mens that the continence of the duty bed net had the alb.
at chocking the incrusts and extenake of these soy sheep
publications upon which It was said to fell se heavily and so
oppreravely. He did not know whether the tonne from
the duty was at preset firing or falling off. However that
may be the moan wee not the Scat time ha had received a
deputation ce the subject, and he had not 000eealed his ob-
jection to the character of the lax, which he con-
sidered to be crams. Thee was on poiet of the
questke, which had only been s
ag
touched urn
by the dranation, which wag =titled to some weight,
vim, that the regulations of the amiss were Wes
rated to steed In the way of the Improvement of the
mantecture. That was a cosaideraties well worthy of
atte win. The reel point which they had to caster was
whether in the pea_l Sate of the revenue, with the otelgs-
tion• with the country had uedsrtakon and the noomoity for
discharging these ~ions, woe it pueblo Is dispense with
1,200,0001 • year of truss revenue. It was • question apes
which ha would hardly then elutes an opinion; bacentil net
anticipate the statement which the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer would have to make is the opera of two or that e
months. All he could say win that the rate of the public
tisanes at the prment time was the cely thing that stood In
the way of relieving the cutlery free& • too which is ad-
mitted to be an objectionable use. He was net, home.. in
a position to say whet the Chancellor of the larkeqeer
might ho able to lb. Bet ha would be much worpriostl, and
ha might add gratified, to find that be weald be ambled to
remove any of the burdens from the country this year; In
fact, be should be glad to dad that there wee no aseemity for
him to impose new one.. He could only repeat that be con-
sidered the tax was objectionable, and that the only thing
that .trod in the way of sty removal we. ths present stale of
the public Swam.
The deputation to thanked hie lordship and withdrew.