The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-24 00:00:00

CUSTOMS' ENTRIES OF GOODS.

Mr. NEWDEGATE asked what were the reasons for
an order issued in August last by the Custom House
authorities, enjoining all shippers of goods for exporta-
tion to make more accurate entries of goods exported,
both as to quantity awl value, and warning them that
the suppression of such itiforination was illegal ; and
what had been the result of such order 7
Mr. WILSON said that the order was issued at the
request of the Hull Chamber of Commerce believing
that there was groat laxity and carelessness in the sta-
tistics relative to the exports of cotton yarn. The ob-
ject was to obtain more correct statistics of the trade.
NEUCHATEL.

Mr. KINNAIRD asked the First Lord of the Trea•
bury when the conference on the Neuchatel question was
to meet; and whether there was any hope of the unhappy
differences which had arisen in consequence of the late
aggression on Swiss independence being brought to a
speedy and satisfactory termination ?
Lord PALMERSTON said that no specific time had
been fixed for the meeting of the Conference relative to
Neuchatel. As all the Powers invited by the Emperor of
the French to j9in in it had consented to meet, he
(Lord Palznerston) had no doubt it would shortly take
place. The Swiss Government having shown the
greatest possible moderation and spirit of conciliation,
he had no doubt the king of Prussia would be animated
by a similar spirit, and that a satisfactory arrangement
would be come to between the parties. (Hear, hear.)
THE BUDGET.
ADJOURNED DEBATE.

Mr. JAMES M‘GREGOR then resumed the ad-
journed debate on the budget. He disclaimed all party
feeling with reference to the financial statement, and be-
lieved that all the country and the house required was,
that while due regard was paid to economy, the adminis-
tration of public affairs should be maintained in effi-
ciency. There could be no doubt that the country, tak-
ing its tone from former decisions of the house, required
that the income tax should cease in 1860. If that was
admitted he thought that it was the duty of the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer to give the house some idea of what
his estimates would be in the intervening period. That
right hon. gentleman adjusted his finance by the imposi-
tion of taxes upon sugar and tea. He (Mr. M‘Gregor)
was not a strong advocate of those great changes which
Lod- place in the finances of the country upon the adop-
tion of the celebrated resolutions of November, 1852 ;
but -he rejoiced to say that the result had been

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attention upon these great articles of commerce which in
fact sustained the revenue of the country. The resola-
tions of November,lBs2, were passed by an overwhelm.
ing majority, and he could not see why resolutions
affecting the general policy of the country should be dis-
turbed without some very substantial reasons. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer's scheme of finance for the
year 1857.8 seemed to hold out a prospeot of the income
tax being made perpetual, but the country was opposed
to its perpetuation. (Hear, hear.) He believed that if it
were continued beyond 1860 it would be found to be
worse even than oppressive, unjust,
and that difficulties would arise with regard to it which
had never yet been mentioned. Notwithstanding 2
of the Tree.
flattering ma%ner in which the First Lord
the
In
erchants of
i ury was received during the recess by
was parliament
Liverpool and Manchester no sooner
ions from them
opened than a multitude of petitions
f the war income tax.
were presented for a remission o
they would be obliged to
The Government found that they and inquisitorial,
aced taxation, and new
yield to the demand for
which
permitted the remission
estimates were framed.
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But those estimates did not
asked for by those
afford a fulcrum o:st.
He believed that every vote would
obligations
deficiency,could rest,
and every vote in favour of rigid
PetwithTch the weight of the country's
be against a
The expenses of the army and navy might be
point much below that at which they were
these estimn e...
t . He had yet to learn why, dur-
fixed in
e e should keep up in perpetuity such esta-
blishments Pe"' w the camps at Aldershot, Colander, and
blishwents as .
house would
gh of Kildare. He hoped that the .
the Curra
Adopting the amendment which had .
reduced a .
by been proposed
by the right .
the budget, and that such reductions of
fulfilment of
Lon, gentleman (ill.r. Disraeli) send
expendituretack
would be effected that we might rely on the. _
the income tax in 1860.
all the engagements of the country and the extinction of
Lord J. RUSSELL—I should have been satisfied with
taking but little part in this debate—by even giving a
silent vote in favour of going into committee of ways and