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a
;tat useful and valuable class; for, though he admitted
Paola timber was not mach used in first-rate ships, it
be of great service in the building of an inferior de-
-le' of vess
dile;.!°ll,.el SIIITHORPes had often said if an angel catruiee
t.; from heaven to fill the post of Chancellor of the
froei;r474abeir;
1131Deinwioonu,ld fail to please everybody ; but
the statements they had just hea.c.
reativ"" Right Honourable Friend and most respectable
d e was the weakest and wordiest that had ever been
heeldve,"!:,l in that House.—(Latighter ) What had been
of
ells' to the country ? \ °thing at all. It appeareclto
°Rein t the Right Hon. Gentleman had been quite careless.
cometeri,riterests of one of the most important classes in the
smeid3,• He had hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman
bee be had surplus enough, and he would have had it,
leam's,red need his own salary and the salary of col-
of the into t enable him to relieve the farmer from the pressure
ttrivtne-tex.
6ff the- ittINTZ said, if the Ri ht Hon. Gentleman had taken
tem wriele of any dto h g must have iven satisfaction to
but as it was he had given satisfaction to nobody.
ghtthe wilidouwltaxe wasM a bad tax, but the pro-.
Sir is was much worse. When that tax was introduced
6YPeS'e.. (\Pel he (Mr. filuntz) was almost the only man
but he 1: "PPosition side of the House who had supported it,
Was to ad done eo upon the express understanding that it
re,hrsarontinue only for three years ; and, to his great so-
feend;2t, when the proper time for its repeal arrive( ,
.he
for jtu.tatnearly all those who had blamed him for voting
leeicestst introduction were voting for its renewal, which he
tiee. ;poll as contrary to every principle of right andjus-
Ezell e should like to know from the Chancellor of the
tee, erluer wh
rg buildings tt at? was to be done with reference to menuf
de.•
aorne- BROWN contended that though at all times
atee.Particular branch of industry might be found to be
,"gate there never`vas a period 'when England, in the
e'
use Was in a more flourishing state than at this
Nm
ese!'" 6 Were at peace with all the world; manufacture;
jakilorele Leele2 prosperous, and he did not believe that thea
eaneeie "4, any great reason to complain, nor could he
fsenees tuat the duty on malt operated against the English
r, G ,
• 041`TDARS had heard the statement of the Right ,
etines_entlernan the Chancellor of the Exchequer with mixed
So 14550 f satisfaction and regret—satisfaction that he shad
4 better ea at his disposal—regret that he had not med
°dui the %Position of it. He was not inclined to quarrel,
tierste Ocal of the window-tax, but.the Right Hon. br-
it With 4 greatly disfigured his liberality by accompanying
Isear3 estrehoel;rnPosition of a heuse-tax. He hoped that next
oble s'"," as in tbe present, the Righton.
revenue;ronet would
tittle be.° wlest of possessing a surplus ; at the same
Weld bele list express a hope that the Right Hon. Baronet.t
able to take off the duty on receipt-stamps ,
se taX th
t'erel Presence fin which in the country was felt very
116 Pee Y. The tax on insurances was also one which he
fift °ee
"'lay7 8; removed, amounting as it did in some cases to
i '2"Y per cent., the effect of which was to send
Ittettusitalsuraneee abroad. It had been hoped that the
!lore thellent of free trade would have relieved the country
Ktibeet"„inconie-tax; the apostle of free trade had well de-
?We, bi,Tai_t tax as a fungus growing on the tree of mono-t
s"le7itee-;,lutt Chancellor of the Exchequer told them the
'rsde, " continue to have that impost for the sake of free
;c6stiee;!l his opinion the tax ought not to be allowed to
Tilieiceint its present form, for surely there was an obvious
114 den levying the same amount of taxation on divi-
-114 ived from the public funds and on incomes of a
Jae °,,,tie nature. In dis, case of building, the charge was.
7wriee4"."ll the gross amount • the tax, also, was a gross in-
eir,tettri the tenant-farmer.' It was well known that very
siblringt, the
derived any profit from their farms
'eet the-6 last few years. As to the income-tax, he feared
e • the
would never get rid of that.
eo --ss; /3. HOPE experienced some disappointment in
its•..4t the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made
-41 tle,4°ll, of the duty on hops. He lamented to say
„Gomm interested in the growth of hops werentohwe
theslane th°ewn. e The Right Hon. Baronet. had told
140 taali..oe had received many. deputations, several of
lieemtever .11g. statements contrarious to each other; but
eeresee•4lll4ht be said by deputations, he should say the
'Wttd "I.llg distries must be defended by a strong and
lltt:hithreBliteLtaAne to the pressure under which they now suf-
estalll.tlll6hops was originally laid on as war-
'ghee. Its augmented by Mr. Pitt, and it was never. re-
d.was imposed when protection was the principle
nes,Lue taxation of the country rested ; and thelop-
Itellef tr raised in a manner most arbitrary and vexatious.
earlier
thaoth er
e Parts of the country had been given much
11414 lee to the hop-growing districts, and he must say
tie
.64e etelt4t.hAe eu.estion of relief from taxation. was before the
to 10 think that the hop-growing districts were en-
Nfat consideration
tee ihe-"..STEY said it was, to some extent, satisfactory
tk_e'egro„- grosver of coffee was raised to the same level. with
Zit% Ler of chicory and with the grocer. He considered
~,e(m7 a Valuable concession, and one for which they
'94Cee'lld to thank the Right Hon. Baronet, it being a
t-vie for Which they had long striven. It perhaps was
411cl:tilt° thank the Government for putting the genuine
Ltdeeet.,..rat a level with the adulterated, but still it was some
liat 7:' As to what was called chicory, not one-half of
h-eu. titncler that name consisted of any vegetable sub-
le%r4,lle drab', of denomination—it was a mass of mere rub-
to.elkiarli,onf excreinetit ; he could use no other term.
th,tl stee",,lilourable Baronet wished to abate the evil
Le•me tbee,,,, the recommendations offered to him; let him
}zee, treasury minute, and pat an end to these in-
actlecs If this were not done he should feel
~--though admitting the value of the concession made
hslect,ed with his intended motion on this subject.
e.'41.1, he c•NLY rose to put one or two questions. There
ildeer ilinderatood, to be 150,000/. distributed in the way oft
Ore ifs tilltaintenance of pauper lunatics ; he desired to
_o
117 Ind at Proposition extended equally to Engl d,
,tmst bp; and Ireland ; and he next wished to know on
Oat was to the valuation of houses was to proceed—e
holttes.e.tevt:rabtuoilte the rule with respect to farmhouses, to b
? Was he • ht in understanding that farm-
/rtte to" trade buildinsrigbeing under the value of 201.,
iNh be ezemp. ,
he I' g • dow and house tax, and whether
4415da•niti8ti tehst'peevueladthe tnvalwulenof 'AI/. were to be rated or taxed
b'e Right rAs to the income-tax, he would ask
°la t on. Baronet intend to insist on the tax, the
,Tere bax, and nothing but the tax, for three years; would
lrte yeeallev nuldificatron of it—any relief from it, for the
Ths rs
;Ihkh OW eeI!ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that
th ","eeire to offer any observations on the remarks
Lithe ~House had just heard from the Hon. Member op-
-7,14; " he should, on the contrary, confine himself to
"m'a ,Wering the questions that had been put to him.
ee°""' uentleman inquired what was intended to be done
:et eite-eect to the house duty in its operation on warehouses
)714 arillfactori e He had stated to the ..House, while he
L'elh-(„lrleasi ing Lem on the subject of the duty on dwelling-
,that he intended to propose with regard to ware-
"as ries'en manufactories, and he had supposed that there
e Y
etkasihilit of misapprehension on the subject. His
Chan w be confined to the tax levied on
:Pete 4,4 respect of windows, and he begged now to
(i'lat the mode of levying the tax would in future
4(141 a different principle from that which had hitherto
te-%e6edirsl3l'et."l. As to all new houses, the tax would be levied
be-totilee^„`° value, leaving the owners of existing houses
41, impound
for their assessments. The Hon. Gentleman
set tether question, to which he had to reply that houses
e °Clio of 20/. 'were to be altogether exmpt, while
kelt "hare th
sr; hoe at value were to pay two-thirds one the realtal,
fit rep
Td' of course, paying according to value. Then,
11.4141'itrd. to the inquiry respecting pauper lunatics, his
ItelWhOtlelvae th
,„ at the proposed arrangement should apply to
1401 d. 1•": the United Kingdom, England, Scotland, and
.„rris te;l,Was not intended, however, that the payment
Aloe s4Perises should in all cases be in a precise
(71144. a;64,31 one-half) on account of those who keptwere
I "LlPtaus• VIAM, se and one-third for those in private asylums.
agebed eao—e'lltttlS regretted, that notwithstanding
hadt e
Propose in the Speech from the Throne, nothing
tetletttltunr-tya,ecit 'r therenefof the
most sufferin
had g the
the vhth f a Radical Ministry came in, he no
teaeettrlaseth,h4",,oltlcl be obliged to return to the system which
heep duty oro4 so strenuously to destroy. He thought a
demand to
thee- • on corn would enable them m
of
ktecrtnontry. icavdeeneidie,h but tos e ve the home
a satisfiedrsr that 10 per cent. im-
re4l6„ steleZrY neces:arye owf life would give them a. whole-
it"ere.th,e-p"ril_d
nr.evenue, while it would not materially en-
splee Akaa!athose necessar •
when the Chancellor of the Excise-
tho rete°4ltl be read eteseetet. Ysitteodreceiveta
.numerous deputation from
the berW-ta ? l,cet of the metropolis on the subject. of the
1 2h ) It was his firm conviction that
, (10„°P4s1 hA - •
ceived out
clka,.‘ra that
he ad made would be so hostoe
would not be able to carry itout.—(Hear,
hate eliA
.-"AVIAN then reported progress, and obtained
a•
%if l'ASSkil.
eee,,l% llietere,'-•GERS' ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
th Wer esB moved the second reading of this Bill.
VI case 4sthearetne objects in theßill. The first was to meet
Leie aZaet vessels vessels.wesrcerew By the existing Act
compelled to take on board a cer-
V2sieeter_t.of supplies to meet long voyages, but
and it was
eeidsels whi_riight that in the case of steamers
elt Tee rnade short voyages this be modi-
thee the d,neXt object was to enable the commissioente.rsanTi
14ethire wleastara3', so as to introduce an alternativewere di
101(1 it'l3' Port tclisprovide that ships hi driven back
eeiate tter having been at swea, should be examined
tlar. g Hato be seaworthy.
intoethforw• arditatiEßT hoped he Hon. Gentleman would not
IN , a Bill till an examination bad been made
he 1e subject of emigration before the Committee for
el to "klltended to move. The accommodatipn for emi •
eria•"ceteht4enterica and Australia was in many respects most
ritrr7. e'
arid he hoped great benefit would flow from
Of she -I; e-S was not disposed to comply with the request
1114fte Praeltaie-Lll°n• Gentleman. The objects of the Bill were
le Neel character, and be did not think that any
Wb eretpsures the Right Gentleman might have in
"rehe interfered with by its being passed as soon as
'Prinß ti Il wished the Bill be carried in time to meet
dee
-43;ftge es7'fLl'-,Y said steamers. sometimes made very long
folle kore th eY Were provisioned for only 20 days, and
t4;e4t. R„ Lan 40 days at sea care deplorable results av, ould
Point 4°Ped, therefore, would be taken to have
. „A well
hito driven bsettled. Then, what was meant. by a vessel be-
°Peri! Dort to "k 2'l If a master found the wind foul and put
elm allie? wait for a change, was he to have his vessel
'Ana e If so they would take care not to put back,
liitliuiveleeivea Passengers would be greatly endangered.
tires.e klits read a second time. .
he .(1 Factories (Ireland) Bill was read a second
bliehe Adsrg•r,,„
eil6g trf- obtained leave to. bring in a Bill for esta-
te r W, gelletPal councils in counties.
arneed th'ERVILLE moved for leave to bring in a Bill
IVittlitV/1.4 relating to the valuation of rateable pro-
sett „relate He was sure every gentleman connected
e
erie'enh enci'7would admit the necessity of a change.
teeePle ee„ ,_th of William IV., which was founded on the
be "ion se," `oWnland valuation for the purposes of county
eelethae.ee.et."oeft.o,venland baying made. the. unit, was followed
that tic% was tile 9th and 10th of Victoria, under which the
tartWa°, to be made on an estimate of the net value,
y raj the rent for which, one year with another, pro-
hed hel4 reaeonably be expected to let. Six counties
etelt/vs,!er,-havPurted under the latter Act. G reat difficulties,
tree'oeught,, risen, which the commissioner. under the
nion state to be almost insurmountable in the present
bsrrrlr cau_ of Ireland, and owing to a variety of con-
wasonier, ef,r, the appeals were very numerous. In two
than I:l,o42oei.e.tlPP.srar7 the cost of the prim
true cost of hearing appeals
primary valuation
lessi
Vale
atiou • 0 23 per cent. The cost of primary
another case was. 1,225/. ; the cost of
azooe
-mere --
vete. ' In a third, the cost of primary va-
n 3834; the cost of appeals, 2911.; in anotheor?.
°Ape c cost et •
kb I, a amounted primary valuation was 177/., the cost t
tet"i_the valuation
to 52 per cent. It was proposed to aba.n-
kea, c• 110, Venectf Property under the Act 9 and 10 Vie-
atiauSe abeuir?. the Bill
tore be desired to lay before the
Whitt: to should
t
u prop?se eal that statute, and to slb-
build. Should r'fal'Sation under it a townland valuation,
•s
seszliiee r
_oemain unaitered, except with reference to
10 urteen years, and under whic
Ilh all local
14)""rate8' MllltY-ratui* g, and the k' eh_ottld