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London, England, 1852-12-11 00:00:00

~,1,011/ERIAL PARLIAMENT.
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lOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.)
the LORD CHANOELLoR took his seat on the woolsack
le o'clock •
1111 e bake of RICHMOND presented a petition from
1,411 ea, complaining of colonial distress ; also a peti-
frora the farmers of Elgin, complaining of agricul-
tlitBtress, and praying the Government and Parlia-
-0 take steps for procuring a more plentiful supply
All4llO manure ; also a petition from a gentleman,
)e4,3°' having entered the army in 1795, and served 52
}he}l,' had, in 1848, sold out, and settled as a colonist
frontiers of the colony of the Cape of Good
ktPeoi In this position he remained until the breaking
the war there, when, his farm being laid waste,
)41:0ek carried off by the Kaffirs, and himself and his
4/Id:laving escaped with great difficulty from their
he was reduced to support himself as a day
qe
GEarl of DESART acknowledged the hardship of
else, but said it was impossible for her Majesty to
ec'toPensation for such losses.
IRISH TENANT RIGHT.
Earl of RODEN, referring to the proceedings in
b."I
se of Lords on Tnesday night, with respeet to
4Tenant Right Bills of the Attorney-General of Ire-
and Mr. Serjeant Shee, both of which were then
a second time, and referred together to a Select
'tee, asked the noble lord at the head of the Go-
`lll
nient whether, if unhappily the Select Committee
}:1114 sanction the principle of the latter bill, better
Nr',lllth asMr. Sharman Crawfurd's Tenant Right Bill,
tip; had been rejected twice before as a bill, the prin-
W of which was entirely subversive of the rights of
her Majesty's Government were prepared to
PPort
- the measure and carry it into law.
The Earl of DERBY said that his attention had been
te'l to this subject by a number of Irish represen-
iti4°eB, who shared the views and misapprehensions of
noble, friend. After paying a compliment to the
Nand ability of the Attorney-General for Ireland, he
kri'llat the attention of the Government had been
hiellg the recess, directed towards framing measures
should have the effect of developing the re-
eeg
and encouraging the employment of capital
41Neland, the result of which had been four mea-
lu,'_ which had been laid before the House
Commons and which stood for second reading
the evening in question. It happened that a bill had
jcit introduced by Mr. Serjeant Shee, on the same sub-
the first of the Government bills—Tenant Right
kihliAt,founded on an entirely different principle. After
th,i.uebate, it was thought by the House of Commons
It would be the fairer course if both these bills should
thnt;serred together to a select committee, which would
tiofave the advantage of having under its considera-
‘ '`'e different manner in which the same subject was
tere"tTi by two gentlemen starting from an entirely dif-
40Ilt Point. At the same time it was distinctly under-
tir, that in consenting to the second reading of this
,s, ,t was merely taken pro forma, and that no
, Whatever was given to the principle of the bill.
kt,ord Derby) thought that the course taken by the
G'tBe
)/iu, of Commons was, upon the whole, sound and
triej for his own part, he was as opposed as his noble
thia", to the principles of the bill of Mr. Sergeant Shee,
516,'"ng it was destructive of the rights of property ; and
Part of her Majesty's Government, ho could as-
ute noble earl, that whatever might be the report of
ieeomnittee, no sanction would be given by her Ma-
-4s Government to the passing of such a bill. (Hear.)
With a Earl of WICKLOW said he was quite satisfied
teh, the explanation given by the noble earl, but he was
L 7 flinch surprised that a Government which had
ih tight forward a measure of its own on the subject
144 have seemed even to sanction the principle of
thr a bill as Mr. Soijeant Shee's by allowing it to go
a second reading.
a°tho Earl of DERBY said the opinion of the highest
"rity In the other house had been taken and it was
the
th effect that not assented be understood to be give.n
Wag
e Principle of a bill, when it was understood that it
°ray read a second time pro forma.
tli''fter a few remarks from the Earl of ST. GERMAINS,
QsubJect dropped.
4; Pio motion of the Earl of DESAUT, the West India
tiliae-Illes Loans Act Amendment Bill was read a second
eeil the motion of Lord COLCHESTER, the Commons
Their
Bill was read a second time.
ell' Lordships then adjourned.

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I,I,II°ITSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.
"e SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

fir J PETITIONS.
tNte WALMSLEY presented a petition from Lei-
-11o„, r against the reduction of the duties on malt and
ttehrB;,.also a petition from a building society in the me-
Ces against the increase of the house duty.
kit; J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from Ax-
ekte r, praying that the probate and legacy duties be
hid to reaLproperty in auhrtitution of the increased
i, tax.
11011°I.t, MULGRAVE presented a petition from Scar-
against the proposed house tax.
Ph.„t• COLLIER presented a similar petition from
li."`eouth.
kk,-_%'• MACGREGOR presented a petition, numerously
iti,„7,l, from the Reform Association of Glasgow, pray-
t4l‘lat the commercial policy of 1846 may be main-
of -tiseu and carried out; and, that as doubling the amount
tor inhabited house duty, would prove a serious in-
n to the inhabitants of large towns, the house
44-rci not consent to passing that impost; and as re-
fellg the tax on malt and hops to one-half, would con-
benefit on the consumer ; that the house should
4444, take into its consideration the expediency of
teeing the taxes upon knowledge.
%stir' READLAM presented a petition from New
their against the taxes on newspapers.
J. V. SHELLEY presented a petition against
14e Propositions contained in the Budget, respecting the
tease of the house and income taxes.
the r. T. DUNCOMBE presented several petitions from
eletropolls against the proposals in the Budget.
B. HALL presented a petition from a meeting at
tzta.erYlehone, against the proposed house tax, and the
iqlBion of the income tax.
dr. WILKINSON presented a petition from Lam-
til! Praying for the extension of the legacy and probate
es to real property.
torZ. W. COWPER presented a petition from Hert-
km'ibire, against the extension of the income tax.
leult• W. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Lam-
against the increase of the house tax.
Piiii°r4 R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from
ta.,,,_ara, against the extension of the house and income

it. 16. M. GIBSON presented a petition from Manches-
tbi.) PraYing that the reduction of the tea duties be spread
;1' two or three, instead of six years.
tov„,4lstain SCOBELL presented a petition from Camden-
cikl,", Praying for the interference of the house in the
of Edward Murray.
1.1z,Z,W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower
th lets against the house tax and other proposals in
„ -
nudge t.
M. MILES presented a petition from Pontefract,
14ORt the inhabited house duty.
landt• G. HUDSON presented a petition from Sunder-
t~e the proposed house tax, and in favour of
total repeal of the malt duties.

REDUCTION OF THE TEA DUTIES.
In ,
reply to Mr. FAGAN,
Le, CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
" the intention of the Government, if the resolution
threting the reduction of the tea duties was passed,
~such reduction should take place forthwith, and',
naer these circumstances, they should not feel it their
ta,,t3", to recommend any drawback on the stock in the
„." of dealers.
r• MOFFATT asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
ker' Whether it was the intention of Government to
of foreign as well as colonial sugar to the privilege
do fining in bond ; and also, whether it was the inten-
opii °I Government that the refining in bond shall be
teeial, or whether it would be compulsory upon all
refine
so as to constitute an uniform system.
ea e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
tw ll° reason why any distinction should be made
.be.-
leen foreign and colonial sugar, respecting any privi-
v4bee, which the Government intended to accord. It
to 4however be recollected that he stated, in regard
kir theserefining
Privileges, that the Government were in favour
bside,-,,,g4ing in bond on certain conditions which they con-
necessary for the security of the revenue. He
tio 6"ren directions for the preparation of these condi-
tollB, thehen completed he would make them known
tile.

sir THE BUDGET.
%. T• V. SHELLEY intimated that he would with-
-114,. his motion for deferring the consideration of the
lut•-etsa until after Christmas, having found that it was
ir •
°Tul
reply to Sir J. V. Salmi;
it The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
hilt
not his intention to propose any drawback on the
imt duties.

sir NEW SOUTH WALES.
MOLESWORTH asked the Secretary of
here for the Colonies, whether it was the intention of
v-ajesty's Government to take any steps to comply
h the
prayer of the petition which was presented to
Nee douse of Commons from the Legislative Council of
2,e: South Wales, during the last session, by the
takOary for Ireland.
er 3-• PAKINGTON said, the Government had
sensethe petition into consideration, with a full
tra i of the growing importance of the Ans-
i/I,n. Colonies, and the extraordinary circumstances
on the they were now placed, and they had decided
to ble extent to which they thought concessions ought
fiat rinatley and as to the policy to be adopted for the
e; but the hon. baronet must feel that it was impos-
lnetetibr him to enter into a general and detailed state-
ti 7.1. what their intentions were in answer to a ques-
da° °I that kind. However, he hoped to find an early
1,031; after Christmas, on which to state to the house the
CoZer the Government in regard to the Australian

kr AK A POST OFFICES.
ter ; --1-4,-. CGREGOR moved for returns of the num. -
td.°l. Post-office receiving-houses in London, Dublin,
4,i4 luburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Manchester, re-
,liv;ely ; the number of collections daily from each
f
ekCilg-liouse and the proportion of the population o
0 theft 04c00, as per last census, bears to each