The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-07 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.
STANDING ORDERS COMMI!ITEE.

The following Resolutions were reported: from the above
Committee :-
1. That in the case of the Cameron's C oalbrook Steam
Coal and Swansea and Loughor Railway (1 10. 2), petition
for leave to deposit a petition for a Bill, the standing orders
ought to be dispensed with :—That the par ties be permitted
to deposit their petition accordingly.
2. That is the case of the filancheste , Buxton, Mat-
lock, and Midland Junction Railway, petitho n for dispensing
with standing order No. 121, the said standi rig order ought
not to be dispensed with.
3. That in the case of the Bolton, Black burn, Clitheroe,
and West Yorkshire Railway Bill, petition .1 for dispensing
with standing orders Nos. 105 and 166, thi a said standing
orders ought not to be dispensed with.t
4. That in the case of the Midland Rail Tway (Purchase
of Leeds and Bradford Railway, and Increasti of Capital) Bill,
petition for dispensing with standing order 21 o. 134, the said
standing order ought to be dispensed with, pr ovided a clause
be inserted in the Bill, enacting, that in t he event of the
Act 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 85, coming is to operation as
regards the Midland Railway Company, the capital of
that company shall be held for the ptvrposes of that
Act to be increased only by the amount ri f the capital of
the Leeds and Bradford Railway Company, viz., the sum of
900,000/. ; and that the borrowing powers of the Midland
Railway Company shall not be increased be:v and the borrow-
ing powers now possessed by the Leeds and 11 radford Railway
Company.
That the Committee on the Bill do rept .rt how far this
order has been complied with on the Report of the Bill.
First and fourth Resolutions agreed to.—.:Report to lie on
the table.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE l] •RADFOR
REFORM ASSOCIATIO: N.
(EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESIA AY.)
Sir,—On Monday the sth, considt cable interest
attached to the declaration of the Goveti anent as to its
future proceedings on the subject of the Income Tax.
Tho Minister declared with frankness, tht at the Govern-
ment bowed to the decision of the Hote to whereby the
Income Tax was only given fcr one yes r; but be an-
nounced with equal clearness, that the ft; rranged system
of taxation, including removal of Win: dow Tax and
alteration of Coffee and Timber duties, VI ,uld not go on
unless the House agreed that there shota id be no more
changes.
On Tuesday a Resolution was moved in Committee of
the whole House, for proceeding to lights a the charges
on the agriculturists, by substituting an equalized Poor's
'Rate in England and Wales. This is the fie at appearance
noted in the House, of an idea which hts i been several
times met with out of doors. Surely it an invention
were wanted for increasing the expense of ' maintaining
paupers, nothing could be discovered likx • determining
that ono set of men should everywhe z e spend, and
another should pay. There appeared to Ix ) considerable
unanimity in this persuasion; and the rn, s dun was con-
sequently withdrawn.
A Motion followed by Lord Naas, for a Committee
to take into consideration the present mot lo of levying
the duty on home-made spirits in bond. The Govern-
ment resisted it, on the ground so strongly put forward
on former occasions, of the necessity for ma intaining the,
duties it is least desirable to alter, as the means of al-
tering those it is most. Tho motion reseal ted in a vote
of 159 against 159; and the Speaker, scoot ding to some
rule existing on such occasions, gave his cat sting vote for
the motion, which was consequently a srried. The
Member for Sheffield proceeded to what in. pulpit.phrase
is called " improve the occasion," by askird the Istinister
if ho did not thereupon intend to resign. The Minister
replied with firmness, that he should tat ke his own
counsel. There appeared some probabilit yof a second
division, on the question being proposed in the Com-
mittee; but it finally ended in reporting :progress, and
the question is to come on again on Friday.
?rotectionists
Tne theory of all this is clear. 3
are so stroll.', that whoever chuses to join • with them, as
in the actual case the 'representatives of Irish and
Scotch distillers, may show a powerful fee snt. Thus at
the present moment, the fates Of Europe a ad the.worl d
perhaps hang upon wbiskey.
I am, Sir, yours very stnceres, y,
AN OLD RN, FORMER.
London, 7 May, 1851.

THE Ho*. MRS. NORTON'S NEW NOIrEt, "STUART
OF DuNLEATK."—TheExcvniner, in its noti ci sof this charm-
ing story, says :-=-“ Like the crystal foun.:a in among the
fountains of the Crystal Palace; this novel sb roes among the
new novels of the year pre-eminent and peed ess. No prose
work of equal power has yet come from th e pen of Mrs.
Norton, and we are glad to announce ber rots; .rn to a field of
composition which she has already so successfa lly cultivated,
by a notice of the present contribution of hm • genius to the
vast wilderness of novelty, instruction, and .delight which
May has opened to our metropolis. 'Stuart c. 4 Dunleath' is
a very beautiful and touching story.. While Eleanor and
Margaret are each, in their several ways, am ong the most
lovely creations that-ever graced a romance us • a home, the
subordinate characters are likewise remarkal ih s for the mas-
terly touch and bold individuality with which t hi sv are drawn."
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mails and railways. '

The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa gi‘'ls ,an eO
count of the receipts and expenditure of the T urin and NiOi
Railroad during the year 1850. The total ma :ipts amounted
to 1,698,167 f., and the expenses to 1,036,911 L ; thus leaving
a net profit of 661,2551. The average circv4 stion was 700
pazsougers per day.