The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-21 00:00:00

DOUBLING THE INCOME TAX.

The committee agreed without discussion to the reso-
lution proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for
doubling the income tax.
On the question beim-, put,
Mr. SPOONER cried "not content," and the glass
was turned for a division ; no division, however, took
place, and the resolution, which it was expected would
have given rise to a debate, was declared from the chair,
amidst cheers and laughter, to be carried.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY, who had an amendment •n
the paper, was not in the house when his name was
called. Sometime after the resolution was carried, the
hon. member entered the house amidst considerable
laughter. The following is the amendment :
"On the resolution on income tax being moved, in
committee of ways and means, to move, to omit the words
' and that the whole amount of the said additional duties
shall be collected and paid, with and over and above the
first moiety of the duties assessed or charged by the said
act, for the aforesaid.' "
The house resumed.

MINISTERS' MONEY, (IRELAND.)
On the motion for the second reading of the above
I,

Mr. MIALL moved an amendment that the bill be
read a second time this day six months.
Mr. HUME seconded the amendment.
The house then divided, when there appeared—
For the second reading 203
Against it
The bill was accordingly read a second time and or-
dered to be committed.

COLONIAL CLERGY DISABILITIES BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said he wished to make an
apology to the house for having been absent when his
name was called in committee of ways and means.
The SPEAKER.—I am afraid the hon. baronet's
apology is exceedingly irregular. (A laugh.) The title
of the bill before the house is " The Colonial Clergy
Disabilities Bill," to which the hon. baronet's apology
could have no reference. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HADFIELD moved as an amendment that the
bill be read a second time this day six months.
Mr. A. PELLATT seconded the amendment.
Sir J. PAKINGTON opposed it, though he did not
altogether approve of the bill,
as it was calculated to
make the Church of England in the colonies a distinct
and separate establishment to the Church of England
and Ireland at home. When this bill went into
i com-
mittee he should think it his duty to move several mpor-
tant additions, with a view to secure three great objects
—first, that the supremacy of the Crown should be se-
cured ; 2diy, that the action of the Church should not be
so exercised as to interfere with the present standards of
faith and doctrine ; and 3dly, that the power of ultimate
appeal to the Queen in Council should be continued.
Mr. WARNER should support the bill, because he
considered that the colonial Church was fast approaching
the state of an independent Church, and as such was
entitled to manage its own affairs. He believed that the
clergy of the colonial Church had determined to rule
without the laity, and he feared that this bill would tend
to strengthen their position.
Mr. R. J. PHILLIMORE said the first and only
clause of the bill recognised the power of the laity. The
mover of the amendment, while professing to regard the
Colonial Church as a Voluntary Church, would take
away from it all the power which a Voluntary Church
ought to have. He was convinced that if the Church
in the colonies was to prosper, it must be by the vo-
luntary efforts of her members.

Air:HUME said it was quite evident from the speeches
;hey had heard that this bill was very imperfectly under-