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of a reduction, that in the present state of our intercourse with
other countries with respect to the extinction of the slave trade,
with the suspicion most unjustly thrown upon our motives, were we
for mere pecuniary considerations to admit for the first time only
the produce of Cuba and the Means, without having said one word
as to an appellation with respect to the slave trade, it would be im-
possible to maintain the influence and the character which we now
preserved.—(Hear.) This, at least, was certain, that men whose mo.
fives were entirely disinterested, and free from all suspicion, Dr.
Lushington, Sir Fowell Buxton, and others who had taken a very
active part in the abolition of slavery, had protested in strong
terms against the admission of foreign sugar without any stipulation
with respect to slavery.--(Hear.) The 'Hon. and Learned Mem- '
ber for Dublin said that he would consent to destroy the monopoly
and to admit foreign sugar into competition ; but he gave notice of
an amendment to the proposal of the Noble Lord, to the effect
that foreign sugar should be only taken from countries in which
slavery did not exist.--(Hear.) Lord Brougham, who, he pre-
sumed, had taken as active a part as any man in the measures con-
nected with the. abolition of slavery—Lord Brougham gave
it as his opinion, that the course which ought to be taken
with respect to the admission of sugar, was to attempt
to enter into stipulations with countries holding slaves, and to
negotiate for the consideration of the condition of slaves, if not
for
their emancipation. Those were the grounds on which he
so-
siated the propos. 1 of the Noble Lord, and on which he onid
feel it his duty to resist a similar proposal.—(Hear, hear.) It was
acid that they had not made that distinction with respect to cotton
and coffee; but to that he replied that whilst those articles
, had
already been admitted, the question was whether sugar si ouid .now
be admitted for the first time. There was also another ground of ;
distinction. There was a material distinction between
the cultivation of cotton and coffee, and the culti.
vation of sugar, with respect to the severity' of the labour.
—(Hear, hear.) Now the Noble Lord had referred to the taxes
which had bee's repealed during the last '2O years as.. affording an
available source of income. He was too wise to mention them in
detail. It mightpe doubted how the working classes and the per.
sons of small fortune, to whorri the Noble Lord had referred,
• would receive such an intimation with respect to taxes which had
beers repealed during that period.—(Hear, hear:) He (Sir Robert
Peel) chose tire course of proposing an income tax, which would
be so far levied upon property, that all persons with less than
1501. a year would be exempt Irons its operation.—(Hear, hear.)
The Noble Lord said, various taxes had been repealed which the
Government might revive; which were those—Salt, leather, beer.
True, they might raise a revenue from a re imposition of these
taxes. But which was more advantageous to productive industry,
that a tax should be laid on income and comparative ease, or that
the Government should revive those taxes which bore immediately,
though indirectly, on labour and industry ?—(Cheers.) He had
taken the measure that was chiefly called for by the deficiency of
the year. But that deficiency was not 2,500,0001. We had since sent
six regiments to India. But as yet no supplemental military estimate
had been laid before the House. The original deficiency of the year
was about 2,250,0001. for which, and for calls we had yet to provide,
He (Sir R. Peel) proposed to raise by taxation 4,300,000/. ; but
much of Luis he would employ in remitting taxes on the raw ma.
terials of manufacture. Those tenissions would amount to about
270,0001., and did any man question their policy? Not only did
he propose to exempt productive industry from taxation, but he
would, at the same time that he taxed other *lasses, stimulate in-
dustry and trade.—(Cheers.) With reference to the tariff, he cer.
tainly had reduced duties on articles of subsistence which were be-
fire prohibitory. He hoped Hon Gentlemen opposite, he hoped
Iris own friends beside him, he hoped the agricultural interests
would suspend their judgment until he had had an opportunity of
stating the whole case.—( Cheers.) He was very confident that
though he made great reductions, though he permitted the
importation of fresh meat at a very low duty, though he
had abated the duty on salted meat, though he
permitted, fur the first time, the importation of live
cattle—though he did all this, yet he did net despair that be
Should be able to show that it was for the benefit of all classes
that he should do so.—(Hear, bear.) He would show them the
progressive rise of the price of meat in this country—he would
show that the production of cattle had not kept pace with the de.
mand.—(Hear, hear.) He told them now before they voted for
his income tax that though his duties were low, he would not con-
sent to raise them—(Cheers)—but still he was certain they would
nut allow vague alarms to distress them. He was perfectly certain
his friends wou:d not abandon him in the property tax. On the
tariff he begged them to suspend their judgment until he had laid
the whole case before them.—(Hekr, hear.) He would
then show that other countries in Europe had felt
the same inconveniences that we complained of—that in
France population had increased more rapidly than the production
of cattle—that a most extraordinary rise had taken place in the
price of catt'e and meat—that, in consequence, a serious diminution
of the consumption of meat per head had taken place throughout
France, and that France was a cattle-importing country. He would
show the agriculturists of this country that, therefore, their great
neighbour, with apopulation of 33,000,000, so far from inundating
theta with cattle, would be, on the contrary, our rival, In importing
cattle from some third country. He would also show
that the agriculturists had iro grounds of apprehension front
Belgtum or Prussia—that their apprehensions were Plitt), to be
limited to a comparatively narrow district of Europe, and that so
far from deprecating the importation of cattle, they ought in reality
,to consider that it would benefit themselves and every other class._
(Cheers.) He knew that efforts had been made to alarm the
public mind on the subject. Amongst those attempts he had
heard of a proposal to supply the City of York with fresh.
meat from Hamburgh at 3d. a pound, while it was
actually sd. a pound at Hamburgh itself.—(Loud cheers.) But
he would not proceed farther on this subject at present. He pre..
sumed the Noble Lord would not quarrel with him for proposing to
reduce the duties on the export of articles of manufacture. He
should lose 100,0001. a year by it. But then the free traders on
the opposite side of the House—those who have been clamouring
for free trade—(Cheers) —who say that we ought to remove probi-
bitions—who say, that the manufacturing interest requires no pro-
tection; these, when he made some reduction in this protection.
met him with this arguments." See these unfortunate men, you
have selected them to be the victims of free trade," when they
had been told, night after night, that the manufacturing interest
wanted no protection at all,—(Cheers.) He was told, when
peaking a reduction in the article of coffee, that he was making a
needless reduction, and that he might have retained the duty
at 102. or Bd., instead of remitting it to 4d. They had
all read the report of the Import Duties' Committee,
they had all heard of the advantages of reducing the duty on
ooree, after it had been proved thet it was a beverage that would
supersede all others; but when I* tried to make a reduction in
that article, in order to facilitate its consumption, the argument
be was met with was a taunt, that he was throwing a revenue
away unnecessarily; and that if he kept the duty at Iod. or Bd.,
he would have prevented a loss of 100,0001. With regard to the
timber duties, when Mr. Hume, who had been so often mentioned,
said that timber was of the nature of a raw material of manu-
facture, and that they were guilty of the same folly
by excluding it by a duty for the purposes or
revenue, as France committed in excluding our arti .
des—when he said that having iron, that having coals,
if they only had wood they should be the most prcisPerous nation in
the world, as they should possess all the elements of manufactures
—yet when he reduced that duty, he was told that he was throwing
away a revenue ! These arguments were brought forward, he
would not say for party motives, but he thought for the purpose of
delay; and in order to disparage the reductions he proposed to
'stoke, and to disprove the necessity of the income tax, of which
1,200,000/, was to be applied to that reduction; but he did trust
that the good sense and judgment of the country would see through
their fallacy, and appreciate the real boon which he proposed to
confer, by the steps he had taken for the reduction of these duties.
on substances that entered into manufactures as their raw mate.
rial. These were the principles on which he proposed the mea-
sure to which the Hon. Gentleman 'had referred. But the Right
Hon. Gentleman said that it was open to many objections—it was
ftill of inequalities. As he said before, what vigorous system of
taxation could be adopted, in the present state of the country, that
would not be subject to the same charge ?—(Cheers.) They must
either resort to direct or indirect taxation—it was a comparison of
evils. He had never denied the inconvenience, the evils, if they
liked, of an inquiry into the property of men, and if they
had an income tax It was unavoidable. They might modify
or mitigate the evil, but they ought to give the honest man a se-
curity that he should not pay more on account of the evasion of
the dishonest. He was afraid that he must admit some deglee of
inquisitionoo be inseparable from the income tax. It was so; but
the Noble Lord must admit with him, that if they had a tax on
realised property it would opeiate as a tax on income also. Let
him observe that ttiese who supported a property tax could not
suSaort the proposition of the. Noble Lord. It was impossible
that they could vote with hiM, for his resolutions were as much
pointed at a tax on 'realised property as at a tax on income.
The Right lion.Gentlman painted in glowing and eloquent colours
the position of a man who, by the exercise of his intellect, earned
the subsistence for hi; family, and on whom he (Sir R. Peel) called
for an equal share of the tax with Use man of property. Had the
Right Hon.. Gentlenian no sympathy for the same man, supposing
he imposed, upon him a house-tax, or increased his window-tax ?
If he offered to him, to whom light might be necessary, no alter-
native but the payment of a new window tax, or closing his house
agai..st light and air, he thought that, if he had the power of ima-
gination, and the force of expression of the Right Hon. Gentleman,
he could paint in colours equally glowing the situation of that marl
on whom the window tax imposed that melancholy alternative. He
might impale that tax which was so injurious to health, and they
might then hear of the misery of the man who, having his children
around him, had no alternative but*to submit to an impost he could
hardly bear or to shutout from his dwelling the light of day and
the access of air. What tax could be imposed that an eloquent
man could not paiirt as a source of distress and misery
in the same manner ? If he adopted the proposal of
the Noble Lord, and suljected men to an assessed tax,
he could prove that the consequence of that increase in the assessed
taxes would inevitably be severe privations on a person with an in-
come of 300/. royear ; he might call, as his contribution to the tax,
for about ft., but if he could show that man that in lieu of it he
presented himfwith a reduction in the cost of living that should
compesisate him to the full amount of his contributions—if he could
give him cheaper food, cheaper furniture, and articles of comparative
luxury, at a cheaper rateovhicia was the best proposal for that man
—that Ire should ask him to contribute 8/, to the income tax, and
restore to him 101 by a diminished cost of living, or should he
snake the rich man escape the impost by going abroad, and
leave him who was necessitous to remain at home, subject to the
increased amount of taxation ?—( Cheers.) He did not deny the
disadvantage et' this tax, but he felt it to be necessary on account
of their political necessities, which he did net exaggerate—which
lie would not exaggerate—but which he would say he was
certain that the spirit and energy of the country would repair, and
repair speedily. It would require great exertion. Let them there.
fore make that exertion. The exertion itself would be the first
step towards recovery. The demonstration of their intention to
meet it, was half the victory. But if they faltered—if they per-
atetest in painting in glowing colours the miserable state of those who
had topay towards the tax, he could not but consider it unwise.
But now that the Funds were at 91, he asked who made them at
01 2—(Great cheering from the Tories.) Public credit was high,
—(Cheers)—and Right Hon. Gentleman opposite mid they could
have a loan readily. Miserable financiers !—(Cheers, and cries of
" Oh, oh.") Ho begged pardon for what he had uttered in the
heat of debate, but Hon. Gentlemen opposite had said that public
resources were confided to his energies. They told the house to
throw out the income tax, and to raise a fresh loan to cover the ex.
lenses of their Indian war.—(Cheers.) They saggested a new loan
which would depress the funds, although the funds were now high,
through the general confidence that Parliament would legislate upon
the deficiency. He had been taunted by the Noble Lord, and those
who supported him had been taunted, with persevering in these
measures, because if they could not succeed it would be necessary
for his party to retire from the Administration.—(Cheers from the
Opposition.) Yet, might it not be perfectly legitimate for persons The French Journals of Thursday have been received,
who differed in details from the Government- in the measures they , bat they contain no political news of interest. We sub-
had proceed, aml yet had confidence in their general policy,
'oil extracts from them :
to continue their support (Load cheers) when they
The Journal des Cher (Bourges) of the sth says—" It is
housewidow;
an
lug.) been unfortun.de, and they believed incompetent(o teat *cheer-
lug. ) For his part, be believed that it was more for the inters* an ancient convent of St. Ambrose, of which some ruins are
of the Monarchy—more for the strength and
permanence of the, now left, possesses great domains, and the Pretender would
Executive Gosarnment—tnore for thecredit arid character of public' find there a relic which must be ear to every Spanish hears
men, that a Ministry, being defeated on a great rneasute, should;
we mean the mortal remains of the noble Captain ROd'sia-;
yield to others the conduct of public affairs,
go on rather than year .D. ade Devar, so celebrated by the name of the Cid
after year pr.eracing a miserable existsnee through the toleration were brought to Bourges more than 30
years age , by they
Athey
i "
of those—(Crles of " Oh, oh")—though the toleration of Those Dui and's husband, who held a hi
who were better entitled than themselves to the eonfideneteerf the ministration of the French armies in Spain.
gh "
post in tha
military ad-
country, and more competent to maintain it.-ea(Cheers ) They It was affirmed yesterday says the Debafs, that the French
taunted him with adopting the measures of his opponents,_(oppas Government had received intelligence of the fall sition cheers.) Was the income-tax theirs ?—(Cheers arid laughter.) I Mehemet Pacha.— Ccmstitutionnel. of latit
yeas to assent-
hed he meddled with the savings' banks.—(Cheers.): Had he added .! We have already stated that a jury of inquiry
5 per cent. to the customs ?—(Cheers.) Had he put I 0 per cent, ble at Barcelona, to decide whether there were grounds for
o f life French, and for
upon the assessed taxes ?
—(Cheers:) He had not taken a the prosecution of the Constitutionnel of that city., for a violent
single measure from the late • Administration, although they
setts action of the Captain-General
cthheCopirnsotyliahcaed, dewmhaonhdaded
article_ which it published in February last, wgeinst the King
had adopted several front 'his party without daring to avow
referred the
it.—(Cheers.) And the Measures of Gentlemen opposite were
the
to the Government. The Regent
brought forward, n in the meridian of their power, but when they
ng
felt that they had forfeited the confidence of the country.—(M buch avi ordered a poaecution, a relimir ry
jury was sum-
cheering.) Agreeing as he did with Lord Melbourne, that although moned according or the laws of Spain,relative there might be various opinions on the form of Government which the press. The jury met o 1 iv
to offences of
n the 3 lit ult., and notwithstanding
was most calculated to promote the advancentent of the nation, and the virulence of the article, in whichthe K
King 'of the French

the happiness of all—that some might be for a monarchical
and others a republican form—yet the worst of all Govern-
ments was that which had not strength to support
itself, but existed upon the sufference of others.—(Cheers.)
He did not of course Say that the continuance of a Government
ought to depend upon its power of carrying a majority in that
House upon all minor questions, but he thought that on questions
which were considered essential to the public welfare, it was infi.
nitely better for the public welfare—if the House was of opinion
that the measures of the Government ought not to be adopted,
the confidence of the'House and country should be transferred
to those who were able to propose measures better suited to the exi-
gencies of the times:__

Mr. BROTHERTON rose amidst much confusion to move the
adjournment, but
Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose and said he wished to iay one
word in answer to the Right Hon. Baronet. The Right Hon.
Baronet had alluded to an expression of his (Lord J. Russell's), and
said it was contumelious to Hon. Members of that House. Now
that expression of his—which expression he did not wish either to
explain or to withdraw—did not apply generally to any class of
Members.—(" Oh, oh.") But there were Members of that
House, who, it appeared, the farmers of the country supposed had
given their adherence to the existing law respecting corn, and who
supposed that they were in farour of the present prohibition and
protection against their rivals of other climes. The farmers were,
it seemed, not aware of the sound commercial principles which it
appeared from the Right Hon. Gentleman's speech were held by
Members upon that (the Ministerial) side of the House. Those
Members had misrepresented him (Lord J. Russell). They had re.
presented him as the bitter enemy of the farmer, and had repre-
sented their (the Opposition) conduct as generally hostile to the
finners. That expression ire had a right to resist : he felt he .sad
a right to resent it. The expression he had used was not with any
reference to the supporters of the measures of the Right Hon. Ba-
ronet, but to several of those who seemed strongly t connect them.
selves with the Corn-laws.

Mr. BROTHERTON said he was very glad the Noble Lord had
followed the example of the light Hon. Baronet.—(Hear, hear,
and cheers.) The Right Hon. Baronet had made a speech that
would have been much more effective on another day. He had lost
his temper, and evaded the rules of the House. The Rt. Hon. Bart.
had deprecated the course pursued by the Hon. Member for Fins-
bury, and yet Hon. Gentlemen opposite had adopted a similar course
themselves. He (Mr. Brothertorr) was quite satisfied with thi
course he had taken in moving the adjournment of the debate a,
half-past one o'clock.—( Laughter.) .
Sir R. PEEL said he was quite sure he had not lost his temper.
He had taken particular care not to infringe the rules of the House,
and he had acted en the almost universal opinion of the House by
taking the course he did,

1 is stated to be " anxious for the destruction of Espartero,
although not bold enough, like a Frenchman, to attack his
enemy openly, but to be like a vile Venetian, who strikes in
the dark, and who pours poison into the (-up; and who ints,
perhaps, alrealy in Madrid assasslns charged with this infamous
action; and paid enormously for that purpose," they came to
an unanimous verdict that there were nogrounds forprotecution.
" Letters from St. Petersburg, written by persons worthy or
credit, announce," says the Presse, "that the Emperor Nicho-
las has promised the hand of the Grand Duchess Olga, to the
Duke of Nassau." The Augsburg Gazette states from Paris
that the hand of the Princess was positively solicited for the
Duke de Bordeaux and refused by the Emperor on the ground
of the previous engagement with the Duke of Nassau. It adds
that the attempt is now to be made by the legitimate party
to obtain for the Duke de Bordeaux, the hand of the youngest
daughter of the Emperor, who is only 17 years of age, and that
the Viscount d'Arlincourt is to proceed shortly to St. Peters-
burgh for the purpose.—Galigani's Messenger.
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The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr. O'Connell, presented
this day to the Queen, at Buckingham Palace, an
Address of Congratulation on; the birth of the Prince
of Wales, from the Corporation of the city of Dub-
' lin. His Lordship appeared in his State civic robes,
tt
and was attended by his officers, and followed by a depu-
tation of Aldermen and Town Councillors of the • Cor-
poration, together with Mr. John O'Connell and, other
gentlemen, the former being in their municipal robes..
The Duke of Wellington, Sir James Graham, and'other
Cabinet Ministers, were present, at the reception of the
Address. Sir R. Peel did not attend. The Protestant
Dissenting Clergy also presented Congratulatory Ad-
dresses to her Majesty on the Birth of the Prince of Wales.
A Guard of Honour and Military Band were in attend-
ance at Buckingham Palace, and a large concourse of
spectators were assembled in the front. The usual Offi-
cers of State were present. •

_ .
Mr. WAKLEY said he hoped the Speaker would be kind enough
to let them know whether there had been any evasion of the rules
of the House.

The SPEAKER said it appeared to him that the Right Hon.
Gentleman was perfectly in order. A motion had been made to ad-
journ the question, and it was clear that the motion involved the
main question. He considered the Right Hon. Baronet was per-
fectly in order.

Dr. BO WRING then moved the adjournment of the debate t•
Monday next.

The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House Adjourned at Quarter to Two o'Clock.

Mr. Hume leaves town this evening to offer himself
for the Montrose district of Burghs ; and we have no
loubt of his success.

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R. PALLISER'S BANKRUPTCY.
ei PALLISER, SIPLER, &c., of No. 8,
ILA • FINSBURY-PLAtir LONDON, by the advice
of his friends, begs to inform the Public that he is NOT in any
way CONNECTED in trade with the Bankrupt. .

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PO7iLEIGAT
The original columns of the Paris journals are wholly without
interest. They consist of an analysis of the discussion of Wed-
nesday in the Chamber of Deputies, with running comments
chiefly on the Spanish question, which are strongly marked with
party feeling, and are in essence either a mere reproduction of
what was said by the speakers on the debate, or of the arguments
already and frequently used by our Contemporaries on the same
subject.
" Letters from St. Petersburgh, written by persons worthy of
credit, announce," says the Presse, " that the Emperor Nicholas
has promised the hand of the Grand Duchess Olga to the Duke of
Nassau."
The Legitimist party in France are endeavouring to obtain for
the Duke of Bordeaux the hand of the youngest daughter of the
Emperor of Russia, who is only
17 years of age, and Viscount
d'Arlincourt is to proceed shortly to St. Petersburgh for this purpose.
It was some time ago stated in The Sun that a Jury of Inquiry
was to be assembled at Barcelona, to decide whether there were
grounds for the prosecution of the Constitutional of that city for
a violent article which is published against the King of the
French, and for which the French Consul had de-
manded satisfaction. The Jury met on the 31st ult., and, not-
withstanding the virulence of the artieles, in which the King of
the French Is stated to be anxious for the destruction of Espartero,
although not bold enough, like a Frenchman, to attack his enemy
openly, but to be " like a vile Venetian who strikes in the dark and
and pours poison into the cup, and who has perhaps already in
Madrid assassins charged with this infamous action," they came
to an unanimous verdict that there were no grounds for pros& c utinn.