The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-06 00:00:00

SOUND DUES,

The house having resolved itself into a committee,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to present a
motion upon the subject of the Sound Dues. He alluded
to the ori4in of the dispute between the United States and.
Denmark in reference to the dues, and to the determina-
tion of the Danish Government to submit a proposition for
their abolition altogether. A committee was appointed by
the House of Commons to consider the subject, and it was
in consequence of that report that the negotiations took
place which led to the arrangement recently con-
cluded between this country and the kingdom of
Denmark. The redemption was calculated upon a charge
of £70,000, the amount annually received by the King of
Denmark, and nof upon the amount of the dues levied
upon the shipping, which amounted to £2OO 000. The
sum was to be paid in the proportion of one-third by
England, one-third by Russia, and the remainder by the
other parties to the treaty, the total amount being
30,470,385 rix dollars. One method of raising the required
amount was by annuities, either of £64,700 terminable in
thirty years, or of £60,000 for thirty-five years ; but he
did tilt think that the state of the exchequer would
justify the government in resorting to a loan. His
estimate of the income for the year was £71,885,000, and
expenditure £78,000,000 ; but there had been a marked
improvement in the balances at the end of the financial
year, the income realised being £449,000 more than the
estimate, and the expenditure £1 412,000 less, making
together £1,861,000 in favour of the public. The
balance in the exchequer at the end of the year was
£1,384,000 better than the former year, showing a total
improvement of £3,245,000. The difference showed that
there was a sum of £4,861,000 in the Exchequer applica-
ble to the present year. All circumstances taken into
consideration, he did not feel justified in asking for bor-
rowing powers, and proposed, therefore, to grant a sum of
£1,125 000 out of the Consolidation Funds to remunerate
the King of Denmark for the abolition of the Sound Dues.
Mr WEGUELIN congratulated the house on the settlement
of the question.
Mr. B. MOORS objected to the principle that England
should pay for everything, while other Powers equally
interested escaped.
Mr. W. Williams, and H. Willoughby also complained
of the arrangements f Mr. Adams.
Mr Clay and Mr Ridley approved of it.
After some remarks from Mr. Wilson in explanation,
and some further discussion, the motion was agreed to and
he house resumed.

THE Will' ESTIMATES.
Shortly afterwards the house went into committee of
supply, and the consideration of the army estimates was
proceeded with.
The first vote proposed of £4G2,453 for barracks and
military establishments at home and abroad, gave rise to a
lengthened discussion, in the course of which Captain
Vivian moved the reduction of the item of £lOO,OOO fir
the camp at Aldershot by one-half.
The reduction was oppose? by General Codrington. Sir
William Williams, Lord Palmerston, and Sir John Rams-
den, and supported by Mr Stafford, Mr. Wm. Williams,
and others.

Upon a division there appeared—
For reduction
Against ... •• • ••• • • •

.. 99
. 158

Majority against .59
The original vote was accordingly agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN was then ordered to report progress, and
the house resumed.
The house adjourned 4t tworty minutes past twelve,