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LONDON. FRIDAY. FEB. 2E

Iv the debate on Mr. Du Cass's motion goes on
mach longer, the public will naturally inquire with
some impatience what is the precise object to be
gained by such a serious interruption of public
trasioe.s. The supporters of the motion did tittle
last night toward. furnishing any satisfactory reply
to this question. Mr. HUBBARD indeed, who com-
menced the discussion, went over a number of points
connected with the Budget, treating them in the
minute and detailed manner which special knowledge
suggest., and which always imparts a certain air of
respectability to a panda address. But the greater
part of his speech had really nothiog whatever to do
with the motion before the Mani.. That motion is a
motion of principle, if it is anything, involving a
consideration of the leading feature* of the financial
statement, and of the whole pdicy it represents.
But the greater put of Mr. HUBBARD's speech
was a eritielion of details that would have
been appropri.te enough in committee, but was
wholly out of piece in discussing the general
questions raised by the Member for North Essex.
He examined, for example, at great length, and
with almost tedious minuteness, Mr. Guerress's
proposals with regard to Contract S tamps and Dock
Warrants, pointing at the inconvenience, injustice,
and delay they would probably °cession. But all
this was to a great extent labour thrown
away ; fur, as toe speaker candidly con-
fined, he reet!.y did not know how the
general proposals on theme beads would be practically
applied to the details of commercial life. This
would of course bt expounded in committee, and it
was premature to raise such a discussion on merely
hypothetical points. Mr. HOnaIALL, indeed, stated
that the explanations on this subject which the
CDANCRLLOR of the EXCRIQUER had given to a
deputation of wielders were, so far as they went,
satisfactory, and tended to remove the objections
which bad prey Musty been felt to his proposals. As to
the general ohjrctio to um income tax, on which
Mr. HtlinsieD insisted, and which els the fashion of
gentlemen oh hlm 'id., of the House to bring promi-
nently torwara just now, they are not only known
but notorious. To soy that the incidence of this tax
is in many cues unjust, and that the people
don't like to have it increased, is the Men
drivel of po..tical common-place. Of course
this is all true enough. But unless the Con-
servative party are prepared to effect large reduc-
tions in the . xper.ditute of the country, their con-
demnation of the tax is not only unmeaning and
irrelevant, bat altogether insincere. If they were in
power to-morrow they would at once avail them-
selves of this convenient source of revenue, as every
Government has done for nearly twenty years past.
Mr. Huse:mitt arguments against the Treaty, on the
ground that it i. not likely to bring about any great
increase of trade between this country and France,
Were amply answered by Mr. Amines, who showed
conclusively by a review of our exports during the
last eighteen years--what has been proved over and
Over again—that the ►emoval of restrictions has
always been followed by a large inerea•e of our
trade Ind cumin, roe. Since the abolition of the Coca
Laws, foe ex .mpie, our annual exports have
risen from fiftj me millions to the enormous amount
of a hundred and thirty millions. This increase of
trade has of cour-e he, n felt throughout the country,
not only in oar et titre. of manufacturing industry,
but 'specialty in the sv:cultural districts, producing
better wages (or the lob tura, larger profits for the
farmer, and higher rents for the landowner.
Mr. BRIGHT, in the first part of hi. masterly
speech, brought out the s.eue fact in a very striking
and effective way. He contrasted the con.
deice of the nation in general, and of
the agricridut eta .0 particular, now, with
their eeeditine fourteen years ago on the eve of the
repeal of the Corn Laws. Then distress prevailed in