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that no distinction be made between persons in the civi
service and persons on the Pension List, and others ;_and-
that it is not consistent with
justice and sound yolio to
levy a greater tax on larger fn
than on • smaller
' incomes and that the exemption
comes from the tax can only be i ofus
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suppositionbe that the persons who were so
are wholly unable to pay it. Bth. That whiler
necessary for Parliament to impose burdens
ot mnaythe
people, it is equally the duty of Parliament to afford
them every practical relief by an inquiry into all parts of
the public service, and by adopting whatever measures
may best conduce to the improvement of our commer-
cial resources ; and that it is in an especial manner
incumbent upon Parliament, without any delay, to
remove any income tax which may be imposed as soon
as it shall appear that the ordinary burdens of the
revenue have recovered from their temporary depression.
That while it is the duty of the people to bear those bur-
dens which are necessary for supporting the credit of
the country and maintaining the security of its
widely extended dominions ; it is equally the duty
of Parliament to afford them every procurable relief
by enforcing the most rigorous economy in all depart-
ments of the public service, and by discouraging all pro-
ceedings which may endanger the continuance of peace.
1 He (Lord Brougham) gave their Lordships that evening
notice, that they may be free and unfettered ; because
if they waited for the vote of the other House of Parlia-
ment, and until a Money Bill was passed, it would be in-
competent for their Lordships to make any alteration,
however urgent ; and perhaps it may be expedient to re-
ject it altogether.

BANKRUPTCY LAWS.
The LORI) CHANCELLOR laid on the table of the
House his Bill for amending the laws relating to bank-
ruptcy. He would reserve any statement of his intentions
respecting this Bill till its second reading. At present he
,hould state that many of the provisions of the Bill were
founded on the report of Commissioners who had been ap-
pointed for the purpose of considering the laws relating to
bankruptcy. It was in some respects similar to the Bill on
this subject of his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord
Cottenham), who had preceded him (the Lord Chan-
cellor) on the Woolsack. Those points on which the
two Bills differed would be discussed at a further stage
of the Bill.
In answer to a question from Lord BROUGHAM,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that what he
proposed was this : It had been recommended by the
Commissioners referred to,. and bed, been suggested, he
believed, by some of the principal merchants of the City
of London, that in consequence of the increased facilities
of communication the jurisdiction of the Commissioners
of Bankruptv, which, according to old practice, was
confined to within forty miles of London, should be
extended throughout the island. He (the Lord Chan-
cellor) proposed to extend- the jurisdiction in accord-
ance with that recommendation.
Earl FITZWILLIAM presented petitions against the
Corn-laws from several places in Northamptonshire,
the West Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and
the county of Durham ; and also from the boroughs of
Sheffield and Sunderland. The Noble Lord said he
would take that opportunity of stating that he was never
so much astonished as he was at the proposition of Go-
vernment for a property tax. They might call it a pro-
perty tax, in order-to-get a little popularity, but it was
in reality an income tax. It would have been far better
if they bad at
,once distinctly laid on a land tax. The
present proposition would be in effect a land tax.
LOANS SOCIETIES BILL.

This Bill was read-a third time and passed.
APPRENTICES REGULATION BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES.
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Smith-
borough, in Northamptonshire, praying for a measure to
legalize mixed marriages of Protestants and Presbyte-
rians
The House then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 14.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
SUDBURY IMPROVEMENT BILL.
The Sudbury Improvement Bill was brought in and
read a first time.