The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-26 00:00:00

ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATE DUTY.

Mr. COCKBURN presented petitions from New-
port and Ityde, praying for a reduction of the annual
duty on attorneys' certificates.
CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.
Sir W. MOLESWORTII presented a petition
from the Catholics of Southwark against the Chari-
table Trusts Bill.
BOLTON ELECTION COMMITTEE.

The members of this Committee were called to the
table and sworn.
INCREASE OF THE INCOME-TAX.
Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from
Liverpool, which was agreed to at a public meeting,
numerously attended, presided over by the Mayor.
The petitioners stated that they viewed with alarm
and indignation the proposal of her Majesty's Govern-
ment to make any addition to the income-tax ; they con-
sidered that the present revenue was sufficient to an-
swer all necessary purposes if proper economy were
used—(Hear)—and they prayed that if any deficiencey
existed, that it might be made up by a tax upon
legacies and probates to the succession of real and
personal property—(Hear, hear)—and that no addi-
tion whatever might be made to the existing burdens
on the people imposed by the income-tax.—(Hear.)
Lord DUNCAN presented a petition, agreed to at
a public meeting held in Bath, against the proposed
increase of the income-tax.

Captain BERKELEY presented a petition from
the city of Gloucester to the same effect.
INCOME-TAX RETURNS.

Lord D. STUART gave notice of his intention to
move, upon an early day, for a number of returns
showing the number of persons paying, and the
amount paid by them, as income-tax.
Sir WILLIAM. CLAY present©d a petition
against the income-tax.
Mr . NEWDEGATE presented a petition against
the admission of Jews into Parliament.

Sir R. H. INGLIS presented several petitions
to the same effect.
MURDER OF ENGLISHMEN NEAR
CANTON.

Dr. BOWRING, seeing the Noble Lord the Se-
cretary- for Foreign Affairs in his place, wished to
ask him whether he had received any official informs•
tion of certain outrages, ending in murder, which had
been committed on several Englishmen in the neigh
bourhood of Canton ?

Lord PALMERSTON replied that he had re-
ceived an official account of the unfortunate occur-
rence, and a steam-vessel had been sent up to the
place where it happened, whose commander had
instructions to see that the perpetrators of the crime
were brought to justice. Measures had also been
taken for securing protection to the property and
lives of her Majesty's British subjects residing in the
neighbourhood of Canton.
THE RATE PAYING CLAUSES.
In answer to a question from an Hon. Member,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that it was
not
the intention of the Government to bring in a
Bill
this session to repeal the rate-paying clauses of the
Reform Act.
INCOME-TAX.

Mr. Sheriff HILL appeared at the House,
le bar of the
and presented am petition from the Lord Mayor
Aldermen, and Common Council against the Go-
vernment proposal for increasing the income-tax.
THE EIGHT MILLIONS LOAN.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to know from the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the loan of eight mil-
lions of stock having produced in 1847 the sum of
7,963,5741, whether any and what portion of such
money was in the Exchequer, or was in the Ex-
chequer on the Ist day of January, 1848 ; and
whether there was any objection to place on