The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-07 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY, JUNE 6.

The House met at a quarter to four.
Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER took the oaths and his seat
for Plymouth.
Mr. WALPOLE reported from Bury St. Edmunds Elec-
tion Committee that Mr. Oakes had been duly elected.
The report of the Sligo Election Committee was brought
up by Mr. DIVETT. It declared that Mr. Townley had
not been duly elected ; that the last election was void ;
and that the Roman Catholic priesthood had exercised
undue influence over the voters.
Mr. G. H. MOORE, in calling attention to a discrepancy
in the report of Lord Aberdeen's correspondence with
Mr. Monsell, on Lord John Russell's observations with
regard to Mr. Moore's motion on the Irish Protestant
establishment, wished to know whether Lord J. Russell's
opinion was shared in by all the members of the govern-
ment, and, if not, he should like to have the names of
those by whom they were repudiated.
Lord J. RUSSELL replied that he was unable to state
which of the members of the cabinet shared his opinions
with reference to the other question. Lord Melbourne
had very sensibly said that it was sufficient for the mem-
bers of the Government to agree upon a certain course,
and not at all necessary to agree about their reasons for
so doing. (Laughter.)
On the motion for the third reading of the Income
Tax Bill,
Mr. HUME declined to offer any opposition, seeing that
the Government were determined to carry it out, and
considering that the other portions of the Finance scheme
were a counterbalance. _ _ _

Mr. GROGAN, Mr. KENNEDY, and Colonel DUNNE
objected to the measure as a monstrous injustice to Ire-
land.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER briefly replied,
and after some further conversation the House divided
—For the third reading, 189 ; against, 55 : majority, 134.
On the motion that the bill do pass, _

Sir F. KELLY moved an additional clause, fixing the
amount to be paid for incomes under £2OO and £3OO a
year at 3id. and 51-d.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the
motion. _ _

After some conversation, the house divided—For the
clause, 31; against it, 144 ; majority, 113.
Sir F. KELLY moved another clause to deduct 5 per
cent. from incomes under £4OO a-year, for each child
under 21 and born in wedlock. _ _

The amendment was negatived without a division.
Sir A. CAMPBELL moved a clause to allow on lands in
Scotland a deduction for rates and taxes.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the
motion.
After some discussion, in which Mr. CUMMING BRUCE,
Mr. DUNLOP, and other Scotch members, took part, the
house divided. For the clause, 54 ; against it, 98 : ma-
jority, 44.
Several new clauses, principally relating to Ireland,
were added, on the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER. The bill was then passed.
The debate on Sir Charles Wood's motion to bring in a
bill for the future government of India was resumed by
Mr. J. PHILLIMORE, who, in a speech of considerable
length, entered minutely into the whole question of the
previous government of India, under the East India Com-
pany, and reviewed the subject in all its branches, espe-
cially with regard to the administration of law, tenure of
lane}, and other questions connected with the social con-
dition of the natives of India. He passed a sweeping
condemnation on the East India Company, and strongly
denounced Sir C. Wood's proposition as not grappling
with many of the great and infamous abuses, and as per-
petuating a system which had tolerated and cherished
such anomalies.
Sir J. W. HOGG, Chairman of the East India Com-
pany, commenced by referring to some of Mr. Bright's
observations on Friday, and by defending the company
against the censures then cast upon them with regard to
the present measure. He contended that immediate legis-
lation was necessary for the sake of the contentment and
prosperity of the people of India. He supported the
Government proposal, because he was in favour of the
principle of double government; and entered into a
most elaborate statement to show that India preferred
remaining under the existing form of government.
On the motion of Mr. BLACKETT, the debate was
adjourned till Thursday.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought in a
resolution, which was agreed to, affirming the expediency
of the amendment of the law relative to Savings' Banks.
The Bankruptcy (Scotland). Bill passed through com-
mittee.
The House adjourned at five minutes to one.

RICHARD CCEUR DE LION.—On Saturday, a public
meeting was held at Willis's-rooms, St. James's, for the
purpose of promoting the execution, in bronze, of Baron
Marochetti's colossal statue of Richard Coeur de Lion,
and its erection in some conspicuous site in the metropo-
lis, as a memorial of the. Great Exhibition of 1851. The
room was crowded.with gentlemen interested in the pro-
motion of art, or its distinguished patrons.