The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-16 00:00:00

MALT FOR. ANIMALS BILL.

Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved the second
reading of this bill.
Lord BERNERS gave notice that he should move cer-
tain amendments to various clauses in committee.

Earl GREY regret:a the introduction of the bill, be-
Cause it appeared to him to endanger a revenue of extreme
importance. He considered that nothing more injurious
to the landed interest of the country could occur than the
repeal of the malt tax. It was a tax paid by the con-
sumer, and in the event of such a source of revenue, amount-
ing to £6,000,000, being swept away, an increase of taxa-
tion must be sought in another direction. That increase
could only be attained by an increase in the income tax,
than which nothing more was to be deprecated by the
landed interest. He thought the malt tax was one that
ought to be retained, and those who were agitating for a re-
peal of it were agitating in favour of an increase in the in-
come tax.

The Duke of ARGYLL said that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had introduced the measure, being folly assured
the revenue would not suffer.

The Earl of HARDWICKE objected to the bill.
Lord REDESDALE was of opinion that the malt tax
was altogether indefensible.

Lord WODEH OUSE thought it ought to be clearly un-
derstood that a repeal of the malt tax would more than
likely lead to an increase of the income tax. This was a
moat unadvisable course in time of peace, as it took away
the moat fruitful source of raising large sums of money in
time of war.

The bill was then read a second time.
'VESTRY CESS (IRELAND) ABOLITION BILL.
The house then went into committee on this bill.
Clauses 1,2, and 3 were agreed to.
The Earl of DOWNSHIRE moved the omission of
clause 1;

Upon which their lordships divided, when there ap-
peared—

For the clause
Against it
Majority against —7
The clause was then struck out.
The bill was then reported with amendments.
INCLOSURE BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
MARINE MUTINY BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--Last Evening.
The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Additional
Powers) ; Swansea Yale Railway; and the Wrexham
-Water.

The following bills were considered and ordered for third
reading :—The Aberbrothwick Harbour, Chichester and
Midhurst Railway (No 3), and the Dublin and Belfast
Janction Railway.
THE Du ry ON FIRE INSURANCE, &c.
A very large number of petitions from different parts of
the country was presented in favour of the abolition of the
duty on fire insurances, and the Sale of Liquors Permissive

HAINAULT FOREST ALLOTMENT.
On the motion of Mr. COX, the following return was
ordered :—Return from the inclosure commissioners set-
ting forth the several allotments of the 528 acres of the
King's woods the late forest of Hainault to
the parish of Barking, and of the forty-two acres to the
parish of Dagenham ; showing the names of the proprietors
claiming allotments; the nature of the claim, whether for
a house only or for house and land ; the amount of rating
to the poor of such house or house and land; and the
quantity of ground allotted to each claim,