The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-23 00:00:00

Tax. It It seems rather hard that this trade should 10
-made -the - scapegoat -of every successive Chancellor•-•
Edinburgh Express.

Tau PENDING L.fAcrunis.—The results of the electio
which have taken place since tile meeting of Parliament;
as well as the certain prospects of those which still to
be decided, are alike satisfactory in the highest degree 0
the Liberal party. There is small encouragement to be
gathered from them, for the Opposition, as to what the
effect of a general appeal to the country would just nog
be. The re-elections and the elections caused by vacsn'
cies where the late members :were: liberals, have gone
equally in favour of the supporters of the present minis'
try. A serious division amongst the Liberals at South-
ampton, by which they were split into two nearly &lust
bodies, each supporting a different candidate, gave Os
Tories there a chance, of which they tried their latirdedt
to avail themselves ; but, with this advantage on their
side, their efforts were in vain. Mr. Weguelin was electe4
as the Liberal member to succeed Lord Chief Justice
Cockburn, and, reckoning the votes polled for bell
Liberals together, they were about two to one as COra'
pared with the Tories on the largest poll ever recorded °
that borough. In West Kent there has been a decisliff!
triumph for the Liberal, and a seat gained, by the return
of Mr. C. W. Martin. There is, moreover, every resion
to believe that the next election will give him a Liber
colleague, and gain a second seat for the cause. assti
Sussex promises a similar gain in the return of Mr, D°4.
son, which is regarded as certain. Greenwich has elected
a Liberal in place of a Tory, in the person of Gen. Sir W.
Codrington, who replaces Mr. Rolt. Colchester OW
return the Liberal, Mr. Rebow, of Wivenhoe Park, °
succeed the Tory, Lord John Manners. In addition 0
these gains may be mentioned the previous one at F,0011'.,
ester, making five seats gained for the Government--.0
difference of ten on a division.—Observer.

THE DEBATE ON TII E BUDGET.—The Noneonfortnisi
thus hits off Sir Cornewall Lewis's speech on the Budget:
No doubt, reader, you are nrepared to read a grePhi6
description of a most lively evening. Well, picture to
yourself a heavy looking gentleman with a feeble voice,
and an intolerable drawl, opening a financial statement
which he is unable to vitalise by a single spark of WO'
ment. Conceive of him making wide gyrations before be
stoops to his quarry—wheeling round and round with th
most provoking deiaieration, when your only interest is ill
farmed
seeing him come to the point--telling you, in half sn_
sentences, and endless tables, what
or what you did not care just then to be inforn:j
combating objections to which you never attributed Ps
you zither knew befort2
slightest force—discussing theories of taxation which is
the time being you would gladly have delegated to tile
next debating society—occupying two ,mortal hours je
keeping yon from getting even a glimmer of what lie /141,f
about to do. It would have required a rapid flow'
eloquence to overbear the general feeling of impatience'
But Sir George Lewis is not exactly rapid, nor does
elowlence flow. His information was poured out, Or
more properly, trickled out, a, few drops at a time,
then intervened a pause which the right honourabl°
gentleman dilligently devoted to a study of his WI
At last he came to the financial plan of Govertn;
for the ensuing year. There was an anxious sile,fie
the announcement dropped out that the war tax additle
of ninepence in the pound would be surrendered. Ins
there was a cheer, and a sudden rush to the door. Near.,l
half the house streamed out into the crowded lobby, er:„‘
retreating member being probably intent upon conveywr
the important news to an expecting friend or constittienl
But the Chancellor had not yet done. He had disclogef,
his intentions with regard to the income tax—but 1:05
about the war duties on spirits, tea, coffee, and seer elf
These being chiefly poor man's questions, excited
interest. So by the time the Chancellor had condom's"
the greater portion of his audience had disappeared.