The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-07 00:00:00

FINSBURY PARK.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to put a question to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer with regard to the park at
Finsbury. Hu wished to know whether tho Right
Hon. Gentleman could' hold out any hope of assistauce
on the part of the Government towards the formation of
such a park?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
her Majesty's Government were extremely anxious to see
a park formed in Finsbury, and the engineer who had
made an e3timate on the subject was now making what
was called an amended estimate, and until he had that
in his baud 113 was unable to speak with
any certainty as to the ultimate decision of
the Government ; but in case any Honourable
Member would introduce a Bill it should receive tho
support of the Government upon the understanding that
the whole subject should be referred to the decision of a
Select Committee.—(flour, hear.)
cHA.TITABLE TRUSTS BILL.
In reply to Mr. I'• HOWARD,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that it was his
intention to proceed with the Charitable Trusts Bill on
the first opportunity which presented itself.
THE FRANCHISE.
Mr. REYNOLDS wished to know whether the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, in distributing the four
vacant seats of Sudbury and St. Albans, would introduce
into his Bill the ❑ame of any county or town in Ireland?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was premature to make any statement now, but on
Monday he should be ready to give the Hon. Member
the fullest information on all points.—Hear, hear.)
THE MAYNOOTH GRANT.
In reply to Mr. M. J. O'CONN4LL,
Mr. ANSTEY stated that it was his intention to per-
severe with his amendment on Tuesday next, of which
he had given notice, to the motion of the Hon. Member
for Warwickshire on the Maynooth Grant, as he was
desirous of taking the sense of the House apon the pro-
priety of giving endowments to any religious institutions
at all.

TITHES.
On the motion of Mr. C. LEWIS, returns were or-
dered of all agreements fur the commutation of tithes
which have been confirmed by the Tithe Commissioners
in the several counties of England and Wales, from the
Ist day of January, 1851, to the Ist day of January,
1852; specifying, in cacti case the amount of rent-charge
agreed to be paid in lieu of titho,and showing whether
the same be payable to appropriators, impropriators,
or clerical incumbents; of all awards for the com-
mutation of tithes which have been confirmed by
the Tithe Commissioners in the several counties of Eng-
land and Wales, from the Ist day of January, 1851, to
the Ist day of January, 1852; specifying also, in each
case, the amount of rent-charge awarded to be paidin
lieu of tithes, and showing whether the same be payable
to appropriators, Impropriators, or clerical incumbents.
And, of all apportionments of rent-carges which have
been confirmed by the Tithe Commissioners, from the
Ist day of January, 1851 to the Ist day of January,
1852 (in continuation of Parliamentary paper,
No. 465,
of session 1851.)
THE PATAGONIAN MISSION.
Mr. MONCKTON MILNES moved fur a copy of the
dispatch lately received at the Admiralty. from the
Commander-in. Chief in the Pacific, transmitting a re-
port
,made to him by Captain Morehead, of her Ma-.
iesty a ship Dido, respecting the death by starvation of
Commander A. F. Gardiner, R N., and the whole
of the
party sent oat by the Patagonian Missionary Society in
1850 to Ptcton Island, the southern extremity of Ame-
rica.—Agreed to.
PATENT LAW AMENDMENT.
In reply to Mr. RICARDO,
Mr. HENLEY said it was impossible to proceed with
this Bill to-night. He thought that to refer it to a Se-
lect Committee in the present state of the session would
be virtually to throw the subject over for another year,

THE INCO-SIE•TAX.
On the question that the House at its rising do ad-
journ until Monday next,
Mr. HUME complained that the Income-tax Bill was
read a second time last night at so late an hour as
two o'clock. If he had had the slightest idea that
the second reading would have been proposed he
should have stayed beyond twelve o'clock, though
he had then been upwards of twelve hours within
the walls of the House. Ile protested agaiast the Bill
being further proceeded with unless the Government
were prepared to carry out the abolition of the remain-
ingimposts on articles of necessity. Sir Robert Peel
when he proposed the tax gave a pledge that
he would gradually reduce the duties on articles
of general cunsumption, he thought this pledge ought
to be fulfilled. Free trade ought to be extended to the
fullest limits, so that the agricultural and all other inte-
rests should be put on the same footing. The Committee
upstairs had declared the income-tax to be most unequal
and unjust in operation. Ho did not advocate any party_
doctrine, because relief from taxation benefitted all
elasscs. It, was their duty to the cJuutry not to con-
tinue an onerous tax for one purpose while it was
levied for another —viz., to enable a general reduction of
taxation to take place.
Mr. NEWDEGATE differed with the lion. Member
in his statement, that it was inconsistent on the part of
the Government to continue the income-tax witho.ut re-
ducing taxation. On the contrary, _he_e t tookh their con-
duct in this respect to be an earnest pled_ g at the suf-
ferings of the agricultural interest wouldberbarorluigamhtenbt.y
them under the consideration of the future
It was with deep satisfaction he heard that the Govern-
ment intended to effect a more equal adjustment of tax-
ation. He complained that It WM irrelevant to thobtai.