The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-07 00:00:00

DUTY ON FIRE POLICIES.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from the provost and
magistrates of Montrose, against the duty on tire policies,

SUNDAY TRADING BILL.

The HON:EENBER also presented a petition from
Marylebone, against the Sunday Trading Bill.
REDUCTION OF DUTY ON COFFEE AND
TIMBER.

Mr. MOFFATT wished to ask the Chancellor of
Exchequer when he intended that the proposed reduc-
tion of the duty on coffee and timber should come into
effect?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
was anxious that the reduction should take place as soon
as possible, but as he had no control over the House it
was impossible for him to fix any particular day.
THE NEW HOUSE-TAX.

Sir J. DUKE wished to know whether the Chancellor
of the Exchequer intended that warehouses, which were
not before charg‘d with window duty, should now come
under the operation of the home-tax?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—No
houses which do not come under the deacription of in-
habited houses will be assessed to the tax.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY wished to know whether
shops which were part of house, would be included in
tax.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that such premises as those described by the Hon. Al-
derman would be liable to the tax of 6d. in the pound,
instead of 9d., as other houses were taxed.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS inquired whether houses would
be rated to the tax under the poor-rate assessment or
under a new one?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
th st he proposed that the assessment should be on
the annual value of the houss, but at present he would
not confine himself to any particular mode of getting at
the value. He certainly sheuld not take poor-rates as.
sessmeot, because then parishes would have the power
of limiting the amount of income-tax which they would
have to pay at their own pleasure.
THE BUDGET.
RE-IMPOSI LION OF THE INCOME-TAX.
Mr. BERNAL brought up the report of the Com-
mittee of Supply.
Mr. HERIIIES rose, according to notice' to move, as
an amendment, " That it is the opinion of this House
that the respective duties in Great Britain on profits
ari.ing from property, proiessions, trades, and cffices,
and the stamp duties in Ireland, granted by two Acts
Passed in the sixth year of her present Majesty, and which
have been continued and amended by several subse-
quent Acts,' were granted for limited periods, and to
meet temporary exigencies: That it is highly expedient
to adhere to the declared intentions of Parliament when
these duties were granted and continued; and, in order
to secure their speediest practicable cessation, to limit
by Parliament,
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them,ristihng
the renewal of any portion of them to such an amount
as may be sufficient, in the existing state of the public
revenue, to provide for the expenditure sanctioned
ipublich credit."
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satisfaction the' statement in the public papers
of the great increase is the reveue of the
country as exhibited in the quarter's return. That
consideration added great weight to that which he had
It was on account of the
to soy' prosperity and
means which the increased of the
would afford to the House of accomplishing
an act of justice, that he now came forward be-
fore the House and the country with this proposition.
He would now, with the permission of the House, ex-
pressly state that he
any details now.—(Hear,
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beer.) w_ou not attempt
to impugn any of the statements of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, but in order to keep himself strictly
to the eue3tion he would willingly accept all
his statements. 'He accepted all his statements as if
they were strictly correct.—(Hear, bear, and cheers.)
But whilst he did that he must at the same time express
his expectations that there would year by year he a
larger surplus in the hear.) He - e revenue.—(Hear, .his
expectation ac-
knowledgedthat he could tot refrain from stating
expectation that there would be a larger surplus was
only obtained under the statements of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, that there was now a eurplus of
1,890,0001. applicable to the necessities cf the country.
Yet, however he might rejoicc', in this surplus, he had
still to allow some 22,0001, or 23,0001. for the
expenses of the liaffr wyr.—(Boar, hear.) 11e must now