The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-12-07 00:00:00

PAYI4ENT OF TAXES

Sir D. EVANS obtained leave to bring in a bill to ex-
tend the period for payment of rates and taxes for the
elective franchise, after a few explanatory observations
from Mr. Walpole, and a protest from Mr. Duncombe.

SIP. 11. G

WrARD

Some papers were ordered relating to the lonian
Islands and the conduct of Sir H. G. Ward, the Lord
High Commissioner.

RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.

On the motion of Mr. Secretary WALPOLE, a select
committee was appointed to consider the principle of
amalgamation as applied to railway, or railway and canal
bills, about to be brought under the consideration of
Parliament. ENCLOSURES.

Sir W. JOLLIFFE obtained leave to bring in a bill to
authorise the enclosure of certain lands, in pursuance of a
special report of the Enclosure Commissioners.

FRIDAY, DECEMPER '3

Mr. F. MACKENZIE presented a petition from the
Jamaica Association of Liverpool, setting forth the dis-
tressed state of that colony, praying for the reduction of
the present duty on_ free-labour sugar' that the slave-
trade should be constituted piracy, and for other mea-
sures of relief.
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

The house having gone into Committee of Supply, the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER made his Financial
statement. He bespoke their indulgence, as the ordinary
difficulties attending such a statement were considerably
enhanced by the fact that only two-thirds of the financial
year had expired, which precluded his speaking of the
revenue with the zertainty with which he otherwise might
have done. He hoped members would not precipitately
decide upon any one proposition he might suggest, but
wait until they had heard the whole statement, and then
judge of it as a whole. If they considered the case of
those who were affected by recent changes of the law, and
in their application of taxation gave due consideration to
their position, they would then have an end to classes,
for these classes would merge in the whole nation, and
subsequently they would have to legislate for the whole
instead of a part. With respect to the shipping interest,
the government, having investigated their case with great
pains, are of opinion that the shipping interest, prin-
cipally through the_ consequences of recent legislation—
the repeal of the navigation laws—are at this moment
subject to burdens to which they ought not to be liable,
and to restrictions which impede their prosperity. Ship.
owners and persons in the classes connected with there,
complain that they are subject to vexatious taxation
under the head of light dues and passing tolls. They
complain of the present system by which the pilotage of
the country is regulated. They also greatly complain of
what they describe as Admiralty grievances ; of the cir-
cumstances under which an individual belonging to the
mercantile marine is enlisted into the royal navy ; of the
system under which salvage is established ; and of the
regulations under which anchorage takes place. They
have great complaints as to the restrictions on the man-
ning of their vessels, as to the stamp duties levied on
marine insurances, bills of lading, and charterparties.
With respect to the light dues, it seems quite indefensible
that, irrespective of the dues which they pay for the ad-
vantage of lighthouses, they should be paying in the
form of dues a large sum of money, which is, in fact, the
interest paid to the Trinity. house for the purchas

of pri-

e half a N

vate ligh

also (continued lur. pisraeli) that all that which is levied
from the shipping interest under the name of passing
tolls is a vexation, a grievance, and a burden, to which

make £3,087,000

reduce the limitation to £lO a-year. At present private
houses paid 9d. and shops 6d. He proposed that the
former should pay is. 6d. and the latter is. The amount
of the tax would then be £150.000 less than the window
duty. He would hav
were improvidently granted by the I to meet the extra ex

itureof £2,100.000

means sou

amount to £3,510,Q00, In conclusion, lii;mainta

that the policy he had developed was one which he be-
lieved would promote the welfare of the people of this
country, founded as it was upon sound principles of finance.
—LordJ.RussELL asked whether Mr. Disraeli intended to
proceed with his various propositions now or after Christ-
mas.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
would propose that his resolutions should be affirmed on
that day week, and measures founded on them would be
brought in immediately. On Friday next he would move
a resolution that the house tax should be re-adjusted, and
the tea dUties reduced. He intended to propose that the
income-tax should be continued for two years longer; for
he thought it quite possible that means might arise which
would render its adoption as a permanent tax undesirable.
—Mr. HUME was for removing the malt tax altogether,
or not at all. Instead of raising the house tax he would
suggest that they should tax property by descent.—Sir B.
HALL said he should propose that the property tax should
be extended to Ireland, in the same form as it was now
applied to England.—Mr. LABOUCHERE condemned the
extension of the tax to Ireland in the partial way proposed.
—Mr.CAYLEy complimented the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer on his very lucid statement.—A desultory conversation
ensued, after which a formal vote in supply
and the house soon after adjourned

s agreed to

COURT AND FASHION

THE COIIRT.—Their Royal Highnesses the Duc de
Brabant and the Comte de Flandres arrived at Osborne on
Saturday, to join their young sister, the Princess
Charlotte of Belgium, on a visit to Her 111.

aajesty

MAJOR-GENERAL JAMES CAMPBELL, K.H., has, W 8
hear, resigned his command in Australia, on account of
the necessity he is under of subjecting himself to an
operation for cataract of the left eye.—United Service
Gazette.

REAR-ADMIRAL THE HON. SIR FLEETWOOD BROUGH.
TON REYNOLDS PELLEW, C.8.,K.C.H., has accepted the
command in chief of the East India station, vice Rear-
Admiral Austen, C. 8., deceased. The gallant Admiral
is son of the late distinguished Admiral Lord Exmouth.
THE EARL OF EGLINTON was on Tuesday installed as
Lord Rector of Glasgow University, in presence of a large
concourse of the students and general public. It was an-
nounced that the Lord Rector would give two prizes of
£2O each for the best essays on subjects to be given out
by the senatus.

MISS BERRY—Horace Walpole's
her house in.Curzon-street, Loud

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