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London, England, 1830-04-08 00:00:00

FOUR PER CENT. ANNUITY BILL.

On the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moving that
this Bill be read a third time,

Mr. BRIGHT said, that as a misapprehension had got
abroad respecting what bad been said last night by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, he would take that oppor-
tunity to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman whether he
meant to bring in a Bill this Session for the Consolidation
of the Laws relating to the Assessc:! Taxes.
The CHANCELLOR of ,the EXCHEQUER said,
that it was not his intention to bring in such a Bill this
Session. The consolidation of the Stamp Arts, which
was the consolidation of 152 Acts of Parliament, had
been attended with so much labour, that he could not
venture to involve himself in a work of similar labour
during the present Session. Some progress had been
made in the consolidation to which the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman alluded, which would be of use in a future
Session of Parliament.
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Mr. HUME was happy to hear that the Right Hon.
President of the Board of Trade was not reluctant to take
his share in this labour. He thought that some consoli-
dation of these laws were necessary, because there were as
many cases reversed as confirmed is the appeals made to
the Judges against the interpretation put upon them by
the magistrates in the country. It was a libel on the
body of 600 gentlemen to say that they were not able to
take more than one idea into their consideration at a time.
Surely they were able to consider in one Session the con-
solidation of the Stamp ♦cts, and of the laws relating to
the Assessed Taxes.

Mr. G. DAWSON said, that if the Hon. Member for
Aberdeen would only wait till their re-assernblinz after the
recess, he would then see that his Right Hon. Friend the
President of the Board of Trade had six Bills to introduce,
though he had not as yet introduced one Billjn the course
of the present Session.
Mr. ROBINSON trusted that the consolidation of the
Assessed Taxes Acts would be rendered unnecessary by a
total repeal of those taxes i❑ the next Session. They were
most unjust and unequal in their operation, and it would
therefore be a boon to the people to repeal them. At the
same time he must observe, that the Hon. Member fin•
Aberdeen had not at all exaggerated the uncertainty which
prevailed as to the proper interpretation of these Acts.
Out of 130 cases of appeal against decisions under those
Acts, it appeared from a return laid on the table, that in
only 31 cases had the original decisions been confirmed.
The Bill was then read a third time.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER raid that
be rose with some degree of shame to propose to add six
riders to the present Bill.—(A laugh;)—He admitted that
the custom of adding riders to Bills was a custom in his
opinion which was much more honoured in the breach
than in the observance. At the same time he must ob-
serve that the clauses were of a mere formal nature, and
did not at all affect the principle of the Bill.
The clauses introduced as riders were then put ar.d
agreed to, and the Bill was then passed.
On putting the question nn one of the clauses,

Mr. HUME asked the Chansellor of the Exchequer
whether there was any intention to consolidate the Acts
relating to the Post-office. He could assure the Right
Hon. Gentleman that such a consolidation was required.
In many cases regulations bad been made by the Post_
office, which Were not, and could not be, justified by any
existing law.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that
the Acts relating to the Post-office were now under con-
sideration, and would shortly be consolidated.
Mr. HUME—This session?
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcniQuica's answer was
inaudible in the gallery.

STAMP DUTIES ACTS.
On the motion of the CicaszcittLoa of the EXCHEQUItIts
the House resolved itself into a Committee on these Acts.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that
it was understood yesterday evening that be should, upon
this occasion, merely submit to the House the schedule of
the duties to be continued by the new Act, and ►hould
defer the explanation of them to the next opportunity.
In conformity with that understanding he would merely
say that there was no intention, as an Hon. Gentleman
had supposed, to increase the Stamp Duties in this king-
dom. There was much done in the schedule to simplify
the mode of imposing these duties, to give accommodation
where accommodation could be afforded, and to diminish
the general expenditure of the department. As to the
propriety of having two columns in the schedule, one con-
taining the present ditties, and the other containing the
alterations proposed to be made in them, he had only to
say, that in many places it would be extremely difficult,
and in some impossible, to make such an arrangement.
Where it was practicable, he had no objection to agree
to the suggestion. He then moved a resolution repealing
all the existing Stamp Acts, and enacting in their stead
the duties contained in a schedule which he banded to the
Chairman.

Mr. RICE and Mr. Hum! severally stated, on behalf of
the people of Ireland and of Scotland, that nothing but a
schedule containing the past and the present duties would
en able practitioners, in those countries, to know what
stamps they ought to employ on different legal instruments.
Such an arrangement would save the Right Hon. Gentle-
man thousands of letters, which he would otherwise be
obliged to answer.
Mr. BRIGHT hoped that the duties en Insurances, and
also on small receipts, would be reduced. He hoped that
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to the new regulations would enable legal practitioners to act
under the present regulations. He hoped that the Bill
would be brought in as, speedily as possible after the
holidays.

Mr. ROBINSON also suggested the propriety of re-
ducing the smaller Receipt Stamps.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that
he would pay every attention in his power to the sugges-
tions of the two last speakers. He would bring in a Bill
immediately after the recess,
The Resolution was then agreed to, and ordered to be
reported to the House. The House resumed, and the re-
port was ordered to be received to-morrow.
TOBACCO DUTIES ACT.

On the motion of the CmAxciu.os. of the Ezcns•
QUER, the House resolved itself into a Committee o❑ these
Acts. In the Committee the CHINCELLOI of the Ex-
cstIQUEIL proposed to repeal an Act of the 12th of
Charles 11., and another of the 36th of his late Majesty,
prohibiting the growth of tobacco in Ireland, and to enact
in their stead a resolution permitting the growth of
tobacco in every part of Great Britain and Ireland, and
rendering it liable to certain duties.
After some conversation between Mr. Russo, Mr. P.
THOMSON, Mr. Rica, and other Members, the resolution
was agreed to.

The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be
received to-morrow (this day).
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the House 'adjourned at Eight o'clock.

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THE THIRD READING OF LORD ELLEN!'
At t wood , M. Inglis, Sir 11. H.
Cole, Sir C. Lambert, J. S.
Beaumont, T. W. Osborne, Lord F.
Calthorpe, Hon. F. Phillimore, Dr.
Frankland, H. Steward, J.
Grant, Rt. Hon. C. Trant, W. H.
Grant, It.

MR. BUYS, AO.UNIT
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Waithman, Md.
White, S.
Wood, Alderman

'MUMS.
Blandford, Marquis
Hume, Joseph

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