The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-11 00:00:00

LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.

Mr. T. Duncombe called the attention of the house to
the :grievances complained of in the petitions presented
on the 6th of February, of the non•cummissioned officers
and drivers of the Laud Transport Cores, who served
during the late war in the Crimea, and moved that they
be referred to a select committee.

After some discussion, the motion was agreed to.
DUtIES ON RACE HORSES.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer obtained leave to
bring in a bill to amend an act of the last session of Par-
liament for repealing and reimposing under new regula-
tions the duties on race horses.
THE CINQUE PORTS.

Mr. Wilson obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend
,he Cinque Ports act•

THE INCPME TAX.

The house having gone into committee on the Income
Tax bill,

Mr. Kelly proposed to substitute 5d for 7d in the
amount of the Income Tax for the ensuing year.
After some discussion the amendment was negatived.
Au amendment, moved by Mr. W. Williams, to exempt
from the tax all incomes under £l5O a year, gave rise to
some discussion, and a division was taken upon it. The
numbers being

For the amendment
Against it

53

Majority 46
the remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the bill
was reported without amendments.

THE SUPPLIES.
On the bringing up of the report of the committee of
supply,
Mr. Gladstone moved that, in order to secure to the
country that relief from taxation which it justly expects, it
is necessary to revise and further reduce the expenditure
of the State. He did not propose by the resolution to in'
terfere with the supply votes before the dissolution, but to
pledge Government to consider the estimates with a view
to the reduction of the amount, and in proot of the necessity
for such a course, reterred to the apprehended deticienei
at the end of the next three years of between Xt-1,000,000
and £9,000,000. He looked to the civil service stimates
for a great reduction of expenditure, and suggested that
there was no necessity for the Vice President of the
Committee of Council of Education, whose salary was
£2 000 a year, and that reductions might be made of the
number of judges. He would not divide upon the yes"
tion, but he was convinced that sooner or later a
reduction of expenditure must take place.
Mr. W. Williams seconded the motion.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer believing that
the right honourable gentleman's object had been gained
by bringing his views before the house, and the
country refrained from following him in detail. He had
carefully considered the estimates, and he did not think
that in the present year they admitted of a further reduction,
but at the same time he was not prepare I to say that Me
careful scrutiny of that house might show items uP°ll
which a mire economics! sum might s. ffice.
Mr. Giyn thought th it in the nnw Pal liament it Would
be desirable to revise the revenue and expi n ilium of the
country, and that a select committee would be the proper
tribunal for the purpose.
After some remarks from Mr. Newdegate,
Mr. Disraeli deprecated the proposal to carve out
work for the parliament, and observed that the
consideration of the estimates came under the respossl^
bility of the administration, and ought not to be placed
upon the House of Commons. The estimates should be
prepared by the government, and upon them the Commons
sh judge whether they deserved confidence.
The amendment was negatived without a division, end
the report was agreed to.

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