The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-13 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
TUESDAY, MARCH 12.
TAXATION OF THE COUNTRY.
Motion made, and Question proposed, " That whereas the
present Taxation of the Country depresses all classes, and
especially the labouring classes, by diminishing the funds
for the employment of productive labour, it is the opinion of
this House, that adequate means should be forthwith adopted
to reduce the Expenditure of the Government :" —W here-
upon Previous Question put, " That that Question be now
put." The House divided :
MINORITY—AYES, IE6.
Emlyn, Viscount Manners, Lord J.
Evans, William Meux, Sit Henry
Evelyn, W.J. Miles, P. W.
Fagan, William Miles,;W.
Farnham, E. B. Moody, C. A.
Farrer, James Mowatt, Francis
Fellowcs, E. . 3lullings, J. R.
}Titter, Sir E. Muntz, G. F.
Floyer, John Naas, Lord
Forbes, Wm. Newdegate, C. N.
Fordyce, A. D. O'Connor, Feargus
Forester, G. C. Oswald, Alexander
Frewen, C. H. Packe, C. W.
Fuller, A. E. Palmer, Robert
Gaskell, J.M. Pechell, Sir G.
Gibson, T. M. Pelham,.D. A.
Goddard, A. L. Plumptre, J.l'.
Gooch, E. S. Portal, Melville
Greenall, G. Prime, Richard
Greene, John Richards. Richard
Grogan, Edward Raiford, Francis
Gwyn, newel Rushout, Captain
Halford, Sir Henry Sadleir, Julia
Hall, Sir B. Salwey, Colonel
Halsey, T. P. Sandars, George
Hamilton, G. A. Seholeneld, William
Hamilton, J. H. Scully,; Francis
Harris, Captain Seymer, H. K.
thistle, Alexander Sibthorp, Colonel
Henley, J. W. Sidney, Alderman
Ileyworth, Lawrence Simeon, John
Hildyard, T. B. T. Smith, John B.
Ilildyard, T. B. Smyth, J. G.
Hodgson, W. N. Sotheron, T. 11. S.
Hood, Sir A. Spooner, Richard
llepe, Henry T. Stafford, Augustus
Hornby, John Stanford, J. F.
Hotham, Lord Stanley, Edward
Hume, J. Stonley,;E. 11.
Ilumphery, Ald. Stuart, Lord Dudley
Jones, Captain Stuart, J.
Knox, Colonel Sullivan, Michael
Lacy, li. C. Thompson, Alderman
Lennox;_Lord A. Thompson, George
Lewisham, Vise. 'Trevor, G. R.
Lockhart, W. Vesey, lion. T.
Long, W. Wahnsley, Sir J.
Lopes, Sir Ralph Walsh, Sir J. B.
Lushington, C. Wawn, J. T.
Lygon, General Yorke, E. T.
Mackenzie, W. F. iliwats.
Meagher, Thomas Drummond, Henry
Manners, Lord G. Caylcy, Edward S.

Alcock, Thomas
Arbuthuott, Hugh
Archdall, Captain'
Arkwright, s.
Baillie, H. J.
Bankes, G.
Barrington, Lord
Bass, M. T.
Bennet, Philip
Beresford, William
Blackstone, W.
Blair, Stephen

Lake, M.J.

Blandford, Marquis
Blawitt, It. J.
Boldcro, 11. G.

Bouverie, E. P.
Bramston, T. W.
Bremridge, Richard
Bright, John
Brocklehurst, John
Brooke, Lord
Bruce, Lord E.
Buck, L. W.
Buller, Sir J. Y.
Burroughes, 11. N.
Cabbed, B. B.
Carew, W. P.
Cavendish, G. IL
Chatterton, Colonel
Christy, Samuel
Clive, 11. B.
Cobbold, J. C.
Cobden, Richard
Cocks, T. S.
Cole, Hon. 11. A.
Coles, 11. B.
Compton, H. C.
Cubitt, William
DashwoodAG.ll.
Deedes,, W.

Devereux, J. T.
Dick, Quintin
Dickson, Samuel
Divett, L.
Duckworth, Sir J.
Duncan, Lord
Duncan, George
Duke, Sir J.

Durtcornbe, A.
Duneembe, 0.
Du Pre, C. G.

Edwards, H.

MAJORITY—NOES, 190.
Ferguson, Sir R. O'Connell, M. J.
Fitzroy, Henry Ogle, S. C.
Foley, J. 11. Osborne, Ralph
Forster, Mathew Owen, Sir J.
Fortescue, J. W. Paget, Lord A.
Fox, R. M. Paget, Lord C.
Freestun, Colonel Palmer, Roundell
Glyn, G. C. Parker, John
Grace, O. 1). Patten, J. W.
Graham, Sir J. Peel, Sir Robert
Greene Thomas Peel, Frederick
Grenfell, C. Pascoe Perfect, Robert
Grenfell, Charles W. Pinney, William
Grey, Sir G. Power, Dr.
Grosvenor, Lord R. Power, N.cholas
Grosvenor, Earl Pusey, P.
Guest, Sir J. Rawdon, Colonel
Ilallyburton, Lord Ricardo, Osman
Harcourt, G. G. Rice, E. It.
Hardcastle, J. A. Rich, Henry
Harris, Richard Romilly, Sir John
II atehell, John Russell, Lord John
Hawes, B. Russell, F. C.
Ilayter, W. G. Sandars, Joseph
Ileadlam, T. E. Scrope, G. P.
Heald, James Seymour, Lord
Henry, Alexander Shalto, R. 1).
Herbert, H. A. Shell, R. L.
Herbert, Sidney Shelburne, Earl of
Heywood, James Slaney, It. A.
Hobhouso, Sir J. Smith, H. V.
Hobhouse, T. B. Smith, J. A.
Hodges, T. L. Somers,,J. P.
Hogg, Sir J. W. Somerville, Sir W.
Howard, Lord E. Stansfleld, W. R.
Howard, J. K. Strickland, Slr G.
Howard, P. 11. Talbot, J. 11.
Butt, William Tancred, 11. W.
Jervis, Sir John Tenison, E. K.
Jocelyn, Viscount Thicknesse, R. A.
Johnstone, Sir J. Thompson, Colonel
Ker, Richard Thornely, T.
King, P. J. Townley, R. G.
Labouchere,'Henry Townshend, Capt.
Lascelles, W. S. Tufnell, Henry
Legh, G. C. Verney, Sir 11.
Lcnuard, T. B. Villiers, Charles
Lewis,:G. C. Wall, C. B.
Lindsay, Colonel Wellesley, Lord C.
Loch, James Westhead, J. P.
Mackie, John Whitmore, T. C.
31`Gregor, John Willcox, Brodie
Mahon, O'Gorman Williams, John
Mangles, R. D. Williamson, Slr 11.
Martin4C. W. Wilson, James
Maule, Fox Wilson, Matthew
Melgund, Viscount Wood, W. P.
Mitchell, T. A. Wortley, J. S.
Moffatt, George Wrightson, W. B.
Monsell, Witham Wyvill, Marmaduke
Morison, Sir W.
Mulgrave, Earl
Norreys, Lord
Norreys, Sir D.
O'Connell, Maurice

Abdy, Thomas N.
Adair, R. Shafto
Aglionby, 11. A.
Anson, Colonel
Ansley, T. C.
Armstrong, R. B.
Bagshaw, John
Baines, M. T.
Baring, Sir F. T.
Baring, Thomas
Barnard, E. G.
Bellew, R. M.
Berkeley, Admiral
Berkeley, 11. F.
Berkeley, C. L. G.
Bernal, Ralph
Birch, Sir T.
lilackall, S. W.
Bowles, Admiral
Boyle, Colonel
Brockman. E. D.
Brotherton, Joseph
Browne, R. D.
Millieley, Sir R. B.
Btuibury, E. U.
Busfeild, W.
Campbell, W. F.
Cardwell, Edward
Carter, John B.
Castlerea3h, Vis.
Cavendish, C. C.
Cavendish, W. G.
Chaplin, W. J.
Charteris, Francis
Childers, J. W.
• Clay, James
Clements, Charles
Clerk Sir George
Cockburn, A.!!.J.
Colebrooke, Sir T.
Collins, W.
Corry, Henry
Cowan, Cbarlos
Cowper, W. F.
Crowder, R. B.
Conic, henry
Currie, Raikes
Dawson, T. V.
Denison, Edmund
Denison, J. E.
D'Eyncourt, C. T.
Douglas, Sir C.
Douro, Marquis of
Duncuft, John
Dundas, Admiral
Dundas, G.
Dundas, Sir David
Dunne, F. P.
Ebrington, Viscount
Ellice, Edward .
Ellis, John
Elliot, John E.
Enfield, Lord
Evans, Sir Da Lacy
Ferguson, Col.

TELLERS.
11111, Lord M.
Grey, Ralph W.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
BRADFORD REFORNI ASSOCIATION.

Sir,—On Monday the 11th, was the great debate
on Supply. The line for a Liberal Member to take,
who has himself no charge in determining the expen-
diture asked for, appears to be to vote always with
those who propose the least. This may look para.-
doxlcal, and may be contested. But the question is,
whether in so doing he is not really strengthening
the weight of that force, the apprehension of
which waz what substantially held the G -
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vernment to such degree of economy as
determines to adopt. A Member in the situa-
tion described, has no means of knowing whether a
thousand men are wanted here or are wanted there ;
but he has it in his power to give a vote to that
phalanx of opponents of expenditure, which obliges
the Government to exert itself to discover the means
of doing with the smallest number of thousands it
can bring itself to think of.
Oa Tuesday came on Mr. Drummond's motion for
the reduction of taxation. it was in all circumstances
a repetition of the same motion by the same Member
on a former occasion ; on which I recollect incurring,
what I will call the non-concurrence of some of the
constituency, by not supporting him by my vote.
If ithe mover had moved alone, there might
have been some difficulty in deciding now. But
what was to be done, when his seconder
rose, in the person of an agricultural Mem-
ber who made himself conspicuous in the
earlier part of the contest on the Corn-laws by de-
claring with energetic simplicity the price which
he wished the Legislature to secure to cheese ;
and told the house that the end and object of
the motion which he seconded, was to raise
the price of corn ;—that this at least was
the light in which he viewed IP, or thought it worth
speaking on, and therefore he begged Ron. Members
to vote for the motion because it held out the reduc-
tion of taxation, always remembering that raising the
price of corn was what he came there to state was
the undisguised object of the movenre»t ?
Towards the conclusion of the debate, a Member
improved on this, by stating that Iris view of the
motion was, that it was to obtain a five: shillings duty
on foreign corn. And the mover, in his final reply,
taunted such of the Free •traders as should vote against
his motion, as men who wanted to keep the present
Government in office, and of course keep out the Pro-
tectionists who want to take their place. Whatever
was wanting, it was not explanation of the general
bearing of the views of the supporters of the motion.
At one o'clock in the morning, they will not reduce
a single soldier. By six in the afternoon they are all
for a vote for economy, which they plainly tell us is
meant to bring in a Protectionist Government and
put a five shillings duty on foreign cor.a.
Surely in vain is the net spread in the sight of any
bird; and it must have been an extraordinary fowl
that put its head into a snare of this after such
for
this a M
motion,emb er fur
which Bradford
yfoo
open notice of the substantial object. Fancy, for in-
stancew
is tioll yotur d saying,te tell "
pro-
mote the raising the price of coin. Bradford
is recovering from long depression, like the
man a surgical operation has relieved from a pres-
sure on the brain, and is beginning to riot in
the luxurious faelir g of convalescence.. I will vote
with you then fur what you tell me is to end in
going back to the prohibition of foreign trade, be-
cause in my sight you rub the hook with a little
something about diminution of taxatiora.."
I cannot believe that many in your neighbourhood
would so far depart from the proverbl intelligence
of their county, as to be found giving- way before so
naked a plan as this. The previous question was
moved by the Government, and c: ;:lied by 190
against 156.

I am, Sir, your obedi ant servant,
AN OLD IitEOIOIER
London, 13th March, 1850,