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London, England, 1831-02-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT..
HOUSE OF LORDS, FE'. 17.
The Lou) CetatlMlßlLLtea eassid the house shortly after five
o'clock, and pore at cooddiseable lamb in the Scotch appeal
eit Widnes te. radttleg the ease back to the Coen of
Seerise, with
Leal KING rowontsd mud raking from different pans of Ire-
hods PlSitrathAo era of its thins. Also from parishes in Kent
WWII sod Bins Beim vilest Taxation.
Lead gave seeks of his *tendon, on Thursday next,
et moving, that the derma Odle hien be ordered to class all the pen-
ding pennied te the hewn ea rilesubjectof agricultural Mures* during
the het linsise.
Ed MEM passend retinae'
bifens Nerthampton and Welling.
Iteltrmilmenseg sukten.
The LONDON gave soda of Ms intention to mote the
nosed rewelegolhb two bills as Moody nest.
Lord ELLIEBOKOUOH are to make his promised motion f.r
returns relative to the difficult articles oo which his Majesty's Minis-
ters had proposed additional Walla. He had *trued a number of
returns relative to cotton, timber, and wine, and hi with refer-
ence to Cape, to which he approlunded there be no objr:tion.
The first return be would move for, would be an account relating to the
importation of cotton. He understood that it was the intention of his
Majesty's Ministers to takeoff* leis the duty on printed cotton, and er
impose an additional duty of a penny per pound en all raw cotton. He
should have thought it neetaary to address their Lordships at length on
a subject of such tmpu lees, were he net firmly persuaded glut this
duty would share the mime fate as that in contemplation on the
transfer of stock. He submittal that there were objections to
the duty, as it at preemie stood, on printed cotton. It bore very
anually on his M 's subjects, peeming much more lightly
on the rich than on the poor. The duty which it was the intention
of Ministers to substitute in its plat, was liable to the same ob.
jealous. If the state of the Limos of the country were such as
* permit the repeal of the duty on pinta cottons, and it was
thought more desirable to repeal that duty than any other, mi-
nisters had dose well to repeal it. But is appeared to him in-
cumbentoo his Majesty's Ministers, if they wished to impose any duty,
to impose it on such articles as would bear such en inquisition. The
noble lord had rood extracts from diarist documents, in order to
prove the Wain' diets which this dug would have upon the impor.
tacos of emus wed Inn India, in which upwards of half a million of
was annealli emumtitiod to England, and which remittance
money
totally denerni, sieved that there be laid before the house a
return of all the eselonswall Imported into the (Jolted Kingdom during
the last ten Ter dfsdopithing the quantity imported in each year,
and specify the his whirl' the impotts took place.
Earl ORE ni y could have no objection to the produc-
tion of the parses sieved far, but it certainly appeared to him rather
lisla dist the noble lord should. Instead of waiting until the
*rescues as
the leder should regularly be brought before the
basso, nee dews le the hews, and without having given any previous
inthesdas of his intention enter into such details, and read extracts
from Aida papers, when it was utterly impossible that his Majesty's
1:=11t, being rather unprepared, should be able to enter into these
1(
Hear.) Bat mai the subject of this tax on cotton. he would
say, that the commutative was resolved upeN on the principle of relieving
the labouring classes fives a tax which the noble baron must admit
wu liable to every eispothea which had ever been urged against
taxes pressing with wades weight on the working owes; as it
was impossible, ha the present circumstances of the country, to repeal
the tax upon printed cottons without providing for the, deficiency by
substituting another tax, it was thought the most eligible mode would
be to transfer the tax to the raw article • but if, upon inquiry, Itehould
be:found that that commutation was liable to all the objections urged by
the noble baron, his Majesty's Government would have no objection to
remove those grounds of complaint by some modification of the tax.
(Hear, bear, hear.) With respect to the policy of favouring the ex-
pert of cotton from India to this country, he entirely agreed with the
noble lord on that subject, and if upon mature invesdgatlon it should
be found that the eau of the commutation would be a diminution in
the exports from lodia to the amount stated by the noble baron, he
(Earl Grey) for one would be happy to abandon it. (Cheers.)
After some observations from -Lord ELLENBOROUGH, expres-
sing his satisfaction that the noble earl bad, with his usual candour, ad-
mitted his readiness to abandon the tax on cotton.
Esti OREY.—No, no; I said, as to India.
Lord ELLEN BOROUGH then said, that on Monday be would
move similar returns as to wine and timber.
The bottle then adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Fora 17.
Owing to there being three ballots for Election Committees, the gal-
lay was not opened till a quarter to five o'clock ; the committees bal.
iota for, were to try the merits of petitions complaining of undue elec-
tions from Carlow Borough,) Truro, and Mealtime&
Mr. WILSON YAGETobtained leave to bring in the Liverpool
and Rochdale Railway Bill ; also the Manchester and Bolton Canal and
Railway Bill.
Sir J. YORKE presented a petition from Mr. Charles Pitt, in favour
(we think the clerk said) can extension of the Building Act.
The Liverpool and Chests Railway Bill was read a second time and
ordered to be committed.
TNT PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Sir H. PARNELL rose to bring forward his promised motion on
the subject of keeping the public accounts. The present system was
exceedingly defective; He founded his opinions chiefly on the pro.
ceedings of the Committee of 1828. Nothing was more essential than
for the House to have a clear view of the receipts and expenditure of
the public moneys. His object was to have an uniform scheme for
keeping the public accounts, and foe that purpose to obtain such annual
returns to be laid on the table as would enable the house to go through
the important business of the accounts with a proper degree of informs.
don. In short, his object was to continue the Committee that had been
commenced in the year 1828. He concluded with moving for a Sleet
Committee to inquire whether any improvements had been made in the
mode of keeping the public accounts, and of securing an rid era con-
trol over the public expenditure.
Lord ALTHORP said, he should not object to the motion. The
real object of the motion, perhaps, was to ascertain which was the better
mode of two systems that had been peoposed. The host. mover was,
no doubt, aware that three committees had. some time ago, been sp.
pointed to make every inquiry and investigation upon that subject. The
report of two of those committees had been one way, and that of the
third the other way. It was certainly, however, most desirable that
there should be the greatest improved mode of keeping the public ac-
counts, and as no person could be more capable of suggesting improve.
went on this head than his hon. friend opposite, he shouldastainly not
oppose the present motion.
Mr. HERRIES wished to know whether the object of the com-
mittee was to examine fiscally the public expenditure, or to investigate
the mode of keeping the accounts ? If it woe* be a species of Finance
Committee it ought to be known;
itotranrernt there appeared to be
some degree of ambiguity about the
Sir H. PARNELL replied that the motion was entirely with refer.
nice to the acaunts—to the mule el the accounts—to have them
laid before the bombs themes' tersest mode, and in such
a way that there might be a widest cat kept over the public ex-
penditure by the house. If his boo. friend thought he could word the
cams of the motion better, be was perfectly ready to put it into his
hands for the purpose.
Mr. BERRIES expressed himself perfectly satisfied.
Motion agreed to, and Committee appointed.
SIMSHABI ELECTION•
Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from Evesham for refrain
of that borough. His opinion as to the propriety of dbfranehising
boroughs after established corruption was too well known to hquire
him to repeat it now. He had formerly felt the Importance of diisfran-
ebbing these boroughs, for the purpose of Uanaferriog their franchises
to large towns ; but as a general plan of reform was about to be brought
forward, he did net fed the same interest in the subject. As *a the
election petition, that was a judicial proceeding, and it would of course
be dealt with in the usual way.
The Marquis of CH ANDOS reminded the house that belted a no.
tice respecting the Evesbam Election.
Central OASCOY NE said, he wished to ask the noble lord oppo.
site a question relating to the important question of Reform. He
did not wish to provoke a discussion on the subject, he would therefore
merely ask the noble lord whether he intended to bring the subject be.
Ins the house in the shape of resolutions, or by a bill.
Lord J. RUSSELL teplied, that his motion (on the Ist March) would
be fur leave to bring in a bill.
The petition, which detailed the modes of election at Evesbam, was
read, and ordered to lie on the table.
The Marquis of CHA N DOS then brought forward his motion to
have the evidence adduced before the Borough of Evesham Election
Committee taken Into consideration. It proved that corruption bad
been practised in the borough for the last forty years • that there was
a Axed price for each vote ; and be thought, having that evidence, they
ought not to allow it to remain on the table. He understood that an
amesidment was to be proposed to postpone the subject till after the
let of March. With every wish respecting that motion, he could not
allow his proposition to be postponed t which was to disfrarchise
Evesbam, and transfer the franchise to Bintabighans. He concieded
with moving, that the corrupt stale of Emden minted the imme-
diate consideration of the house. (Hear.)
Lord ALTHORP would have been
That
had the motion been
postponed till after the lst of March. That there was a corruption in
the borough be believed; bet be did not think with would be gained
by the proceeding sow prepaid; however, be would net mod in the
waMyrd. 114114CLIITE would rather that the noble lord would have waited
WI after the Ist of March; bat as the motion was nada, he wished
the noble lord wean Ho was glad the cause of reform had so able
an advocate as the noble lord.
Sir R. PEEL geld the proposal motion of Marsh lot ought not
M be considered 1/ them. - Thet house as yet knew nothing of any
awn ossoure. There was a nuke oa the books, of a aeble )e,
en
the subject; bet that was let Widget to jonify rho be... in