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London, England, 1847-05-12 00:00:00

DIRECT TAXATION.

Lord J. RUSSELL wished to ask the Hon. Member
for Dumfries (Mr. Ewart) whether he would consent to
postpone the motion of which he had given notice for
this day, on the subject f direct taxation, in order to
afford an opportunity for proceeding with the considera-
tion of the report of the Committee agreed to last night
on the Discount on Loans Bill?

Mr. EWART had no objection to postpone his mo-
tion, on condition that other Hon. Members who had
motions on the paper should do the same ; and at the
same time he would give notice that he would bring for-
ward his motion on the first day of the House going
into Committee of Supply.
POOR REMOVAL ACT.

Lord J. RUSSELL-said that, seeing the Hon. Mem-
ber for Dorsetshire (Mr. Banker) in his place, he wished
to state to him that with respect to the motion which he
had upon the paper for to-day, to bring in a Bill to re-
peal the Ist clause of the Act 8 and 9 Vic , c. 66, the
Poor Removal Act, the Government had no objection to

the Bi.l being brought in.
Mr. BANKES said that it was to be understood then
that the discussion upon the Bill was to take place at
an early period.
COLONIAL AND BRITISH SPIRITS.

Mr. MOFFITT pustponed till Friday next his Bill
for assimilating the warehousing privileges en colonial
and British spirits, and also his Bill to permit British
spirits to be r crifi d in bond for exportation, and to
permit rectified spirits and compounds to be warehoused
for exportation.
FREE TRADE FOR JAMAICA.

Mr. HUME postponed till Thursday next his motion
to call-the attention of the House to the petition from
Jamaica, signed by 4,000 persons, praying for free
trade for that colony, and for an additional supply of
labour, as requisite for the prosperity of that island.
POOR REMOVAL BILL.
_ _

Mr. BANKES moved for leave to bring in a Bill to
repeal the first clause of the Poor Removal Act, Bth and
9th Victoria, c. 66.
_ _

Sir G. GREY had no objection] to :the Bill being
brOught in and read a first time, but on the distinct
understanding that the Government were not pledged to
the Bill, and that their objections to it remained in full
force.

Mr. DUNCOMBE was very much afraid that. the
the country would misunderstand the reason for allow-
ing this Bill to be brought in and read a first time. It
appeared that the Government consented to the Bill to
be saved from the lion. Gentleman's speech.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM was desirous to consult the
convenience of the Government as much as possible, but
in allowing this Bill to be read a first time, he wished it
to be underAood as not acceding in any way or relax-
ing his opposition to that Bill.
Mr. E. DENISON said that it would be well that the
course of her Maj, sty's Government should be known to
the country; there was a great deal of anxiety abroad
respecting the law, and he wished the opinion of the
Government were fixed. _ _

Sir G. GREY said that he had already sta.ed what
was the opinion of her Majesty's Government, and it
was out of his power entirely to fix a day.
Mr. VERNON SMITH said that it would be much
better fur the lion. Gentleman to withdraw his motion,
and bring it on upon another day. Whether the
vote were carried or not, it would be well
hat there should be some discussion upon
the subject, and some expression of opinion, he believed
that these repeated changes of the law were very in-
jurious, and that the existing law was was peculiarly
objectionable.
Mr. BANKES said that if the Government would
promise to take • this Bill into their own hands and
amend it he would withdraw his motion, but in the
absense of this intimation he should feel it his duty
to persevere. lie did not, however, under present
circumstances desire to throw any obstacle in the way
of the business of the House, and should therefore be
contented with fixing an early. day for the second
reading, when the discussion, might take place. He
should, therefore, move now for leave to bring in a Bill
for the repeal of the first clause of the Poor Removal
Act.

property—(
Mr. HUME did not clearly understand the object of
this proceeding. He remembered that this chuse was
brought Inas a sort ofcompensation to gentlemen of landed
came forward to move that it be rescinded. He did not
Laughter)—and now one of these gentlemen
think that they should accede to the proposition of
the Hon. Gentleman, he should rather hope that Go.
vernment would object to the Bill altogether, and he
trusted, therefore, that the sense of the House would be
at once taken on the Bill, so that it might be got rid of.
Mr. CHARLES BULLER happened to be in the
position of Chairman to the Committee in question,
and he was placed in considerable difficulty, in con-
sequence of the extraordinary diversity of opinion
which prevailed in it. (Laughter.) There were
not merely two conflicting opinions—(Laughter)—but
the greatest variety of opinions.—(Laughter.) An en-
deavour had been made to bring the Committee to adecision by
a motion that the Bill should be re-
pealed altogether ; but to Oil: course there
was an almost universal objection. Then
(aughter.) He must
it was moved as a general proposition that the law of ,
last session should be preserved, but it was here found
that all the Members were for amending it each in a
particular and different way.---L
say that the Hon. Member for Dorsershi:e had taken
the more manly way, and that which was most
likely to assist the Committee in coining to a conclu-
sion on the subject. He had brotwlit forward his Bill
for the expunging of the first clause' in Committee,
and when they had it in this practical shape before the
House they would know how to deal with the qurstior.
He therefore most heartily thanked the Hon. Member
for Doraetshire for having brought forward his motion.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
BELFAST MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
- Ou the motion of Mr. ROSS several returns were
granted of the amount of the property purchased by the
Belfast Corporation, and of the mode of expenditure
of the money they had received.
LOAN (DISCOUNT ON INSTALMENT) BILL.
On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the re-
port ou this Bill was brought up, and agreed to without
discussion.

HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.
Tbis Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed,