The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-30 00:00:00

CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL.

Earl GRANVILLE rose to move the third reading of
this bill. The noble lord commenced his observations by
defending the financial policy of the Government, and
contended that they had provided for the public
service and the defence of the country in a
manner consistent with the state of affairs abroad, and
with a due sense of their responsibility not only as regards
the economic administration of the finances, but also for
the security of the State. He thought their lordships
would agree with him in thinking that the last three years
had been of a very exceptional character. The war in America
had inflicted great distress upon a most important branch of
our manufactures, but besides this we had had to provide
for a war with China, for a war with New Zealand,
and for a possible one with the Northern States of America,
which, he thanked God, had been averted, It was, there-
fore, not astonishing that, whilst, on the one hand, the
revenue had been affected for the time by a policy which the
wisdom and patriotism of Parliament had enabled the Go-
vernment to carry out ; on the other hand, the expen-
diture had been necessarily increased, but looking
at the resources of the country and the elasticity of
the revenue, there was no just ground for apprehension at
the financial prospects of the country, for he trusted the
adverse circumstances would soon pass away. He assured
their lordships that the Government would consider it their
duty to the country not merely for their personal interests,
to reduce the expenditure as much as possible, and he
entertained the greatest confidence that they would
soon be able to do so. Upon impartially re-
viewing the whole facts of the case, he was
convinced that their lordships would come to the
conclusion that the Government had acted with
discretion in dealing with the finances of the coun-
try, and that looking at the hopeful and redeeming
features of the prospect, they join in his expressions of
thankfulness that the country was likely to pass so well
through a serious and distressing crisis.
The Earl of CARNARVON rose, and was
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING.
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Mid Wales Railway (Deviations, &e.), Tupton and Ash-
over and Birkin. Lane Roads, Wellington and Cheshire
Junction Railway, and West Riding, Hull, and Grimsby
Railway.
The Sale of Spirituous Liquors Bill was considered and
ordered for third reading.
Several petitions in favour of the Permissive Bill for the
sale of spirituous liquors, and in favour of giving a majority
of the ratepayers of a parish the power to prohibit the same,
were presented.

RAILWAY CHARGES,
On the motion of Mr. HORSFALL, a return was or-
dered, setting forth specifically certain items of information
relative to railway traffic, &e,, in different parts of the
United Kingdom.

CHANNEL ISLANDS GARRISONS.
Sir P. SMITH moved an address for return of the ex-
pense incurred in maintaining garrisons in each of the
Channel Islands, in the years 1810 and 1860 respectively,
showing the amount expended for the pay in each year for
staff and regimental officers, non-commissioned officers and
privates, and the numerical strength of each garrison in
each year.—Ordered.
ALTERATION OF PATRONYMICS WITHOUT

AUTHORITY.
Mr. ROE BUCK gave notice that on going into com-
mittee of supply he would ask whether Mr. Jones had
added to his name that of Herbert without the Royal
license ; whether the Lord Chamberlain had refused to pre-
sent him at court by the name he had Resumed ; whether
the Horse Guards had not reused him his commission in
the militia; whether he had not also been refused the
commission of peace ; and whether all these things were not
contrary to law. (Great laughter.)
CHINESE EMIGRANTS To NEW SO UTH WALLS.
Mr. MARSH asked the Under Secretary of State for the
Colonies, an act whether had been passed by the Legislature
of New South Wales, imposing a fine of £lO on every
Chinese landed in the colony, and an annual poll tax of £4 on
every Chinese resident there. and enacting other penalties
against them ; whether her Majesty had been advised to
withhold her consent from such act; and, whether ho was
aware that, previous to the passing of this act, a select com-
mittee of the Legislative Council of New South Wales had,
after examining witnesses, made a report wholly and en-
tirely acquitting the Chinese residing in the colony of the
charges and imputations which had b: en made against
them ?

Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that the act in question
had been passed with reference to the imposition of a poll-
tax on male adults emigrating into New South Wales. it
was the intention of her Majesty's -Government to advise
the relaxation of the act so far as related to Chinese accom-
panied by their wives, but the act had been rendered ne-
cessary in the ifirst instance by the inequality of the sexes in
the colonies.