The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-03 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The house met at five o'clock.
Lord WHARNOLIFFE presented a petition from the
master cutlers and other inhabitants of Sheffield, on the
subject of forwarding the internal improvement of Inclol'
The noble lord made a lengthened speech on the subject'
After some remarks from the Earl of ELLENBOROLO
and the Earl of AIJBETMARLE, the subject dropped.
On the motion of the Earl of ABERDEEN, an address,tv
the Crown was agreed to, for a commission to inquiref
into the practices at the late election for the borough °
Cambridge.
After some conversation the South Sea and other At
nuities Commutation Bill passed through Committee.
The House adjourned at 8.35, p.m.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The house met at four o'clock.

Mr. LASCELLES reported, from the Totness Election Coe''
mittee, that Thomas Mills, Esq., had been dilly elected. 0
Lord R. GROSVENOR reported, from the Bolton Election
Committee, that Thomas Barnes, Esq., and Joseph Crook;
Esq., had been duly elected; and that the petition against the'
return was frivolous and vexatious. (Hear.)
In reply to a question from Mr. T. Baring„ the
Sir J. GRAHAM said that instrnctions had been given to
Admiral commanding on the Singapore station to prottlO.
British interests on the coast of Borneo but before tis!,,u2
force he must have distinct evidence of acts of piracy havra't
been committed. The Admiral had also been instructed t. .
it was not the policy of the government to establish any colony
in those parts.
MR. WILSON, in reply to a question, saiddt was the
tion. of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to-bring in a 13"',6,
the course of the present session, for the regulation of Savinb
Banks. 'THE BUDGET.
s, as;
The House then went into Committee of Ways and NI by
when, the adjourned debate on the Income.taxmas resumed
SIR W. CLAY, who supported the Governmentpropositicrhad
Sir FITZROY KELLY contended that Mrs. Gladstoun'aind,
shewn that the landed interest paid ninepence in the v- tr while professions and trades only paid serenpence and •,
instead of proposing a means of redressing the inequality, ,e).p
proposal was to add another, large burden upon the landed In"
terest in the shape of the legacy duty. He opposed the resole'
Lions on the ground that they were part of a scheme which Mt:
posed a new burden upon the alreadyoppressed landed interest,
,
and sought to extend to Ireland the income-tax without anYin,%
reason. He had no faith in the pledge that the income-taxin WOW,.
A refe-
come to an end in 1860, for, after what had occurred clergy
rence to the guarantee in. the matter of the -Canadian ,
Reserves and other matters. his faith was shaken iu the Ple",'`
of public men.
Mr. LOWE supported the propositions-of the Chancelloro,.:
the Exchequer, and replied at some length, to Sir F. Telly
arguments.
ng
Mr. J. BUTT thought there were no grounds for supPosi
that the Income-Tax would be repeated after the term of _4
years. He considered, if the House voted.for its continualge
for that time, that they would be voting it rupermanency
should oppose the propositions entirely.
Mr. BUTT saw no reason why Irish members should not Pee
with English members in resisting so unjust a proposal as l'of
continuance of the Income-tax in England; and an extension
it to Ireland. He was opposed also to theotber propositions,.
Mr. Sergeant M cunt v would not vote for. the amendalsi
as it would turn out a ministry which he had so lately as
December assisted in bringing into office.
Mr. COOLLY would oppose the resolution.
5;,, After some remarks from Mr. ROCHE against the Budget!,
Mr. DISRAELI said, that he had much pleasure in stay%
that, after consideration, lie could give- his entire concurretta
to the leading proposals of the Budget, inasmuch as he
they were entirely the same as those which he (Mr. Disraeli) h"
,f
upon two occasions brought before the House. Upon 011 c,.
those occasions, Mr. Gladstone had stated that it was 1.-„8
possible to attempt. to legislate for a great country even OPt,.
year in advance, and yet the right hon. gentleman was atteloF4
ing to legislate far seven years, and fix the rate of interest fo',*
half of century. He then proceeded to explain the grotlf`,76
upon which the late Government had proposed to charge 'yip
upon precaricas than upon real incomes. He thought-w-