The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-24 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The house met at a quarter to four. After the private
.
business had been disposed of, it was resolved, on the
motion of Lord Palmerston, that the house, at rising, be
adjourned to Thursday.
Lord J. RussELL gave notice that this dmonth be
should move for leave to bring in bill to repeal the
septennial act.
Mr. WALPOLE gave notice that on the 18th of June he
should move for leave to bring in a bill for the better pre'
vention of bribery, treating, and intimidation at electionF:
The report of the select committee on the dockyard
appointments was brought up by Lord Seymour, and read
by the clerk at the table. The report was of extreme
length, and went into all the circumstances which have
recently appeared in the papers, with great minuteness,
under each of the four heads of reference to the commit"
tee. The report acquitted the surveyor-general of
blame, and stated all the circumstances in which Wl
Stafford's name was concerned. It concluded by several
recommendations upon matters of detail, with a view t°
secure the best system of administration at the Admiraltr'
The reading of the report occupied nearly an hour.
On the motion for going into Committee on the Income
tax Bill, _

COL DUNNE moved, that before additional taxatia
should be extended to Ireland, a select committee be all:,
pointed to inquire into the fiscal and politieal
and relative taxation of Great Britain and Ireland ; as
to report whether Ireland did not bear her share of I°'
periel taxation.
Mr. FRENCH seconded the amendment.
Mr. MACARTNEY, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Lord CLA-Pg
HAMILTON, supported the amendment. Mr. WiLlaNsoa
opposed it.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed 111°
amendment, and contended that if a motion for ingll4",
was justifiable, it ought to have come at a much earr,
period than this. So far from Ireland having any clow
upon England for relief from expenditure, he had only
mention that the lowest payment made out of the Brill.,
Exchequer since 1817, to make good the annual deficient
in the Irish revenue, was £1,977,000. In the ear,l
periods after 1817, the average deficiency in the 121,v
9,
revenue was between five million and six million poung
whilst in the later period, dating down to 1848, the de"'
ciency amounted to between two million and three milltofl
pounds. There could, consequently, be no grounds for
stating that Ireland was unfairly taxed, as compared Wit':
England. With regard to that part of the argumel
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which insisted that free trade had injured Ireland, be had
need only to point to the fact that, while England Was;
wheat growing country, the staple produce of Ireland .
oats; and since free trade had reduced the price of the
former, and enhanced the price of the latter, he was st:
loss to discover wherein free trade had benefited Englan
at the expense of Ireland.

Sir J. PAKINGTON supported the amendment, belief'
ing that the proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
would press heavily upon Ireland.
Mr. F. SCULLY opposed the amendment.
Mr. MAGentE supported the amendment.
The house divided, when there appeared—For the
amendment, 61 ; against it, 194 ; majority, 133.
Mr. BLACKETT complained that the bill made no die'
tinction between certain and precarious incomes.
The house then went into committee on the first claille;
An amendment was moved by Mr. TREWEN that the
Income-tax be extended to Ireland for two years only CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER-opposed the PO.
position as inconsistent with the whole financial schen°
of the Government.

After some debate, the committee divided, when there.
appeared—For the amendment, 82 ; against it, 223'
majority, 141.
On the motion to report progress, a motion was nisfla
by Mr.. WALPOLE, that the word " net be insert'
before the word " value." For Mr. Walpole's motion'
72 ; against it, 164 ; majority, 92.
The house then resumed, and progress reported. WSY6
and Means report was received. The Hackney Carrisgg"
Bill, considered as amended, was agreed to.. The Burg'
Harbour (Scotland) Bill was read a second time.
The house adjourned at half-past one o'clock.

TATTERSALL'S—THIS DAY. st
DEABY.-100 to 55 agst West Australian, taken ;. 9 to I ilD.et
Honeywood, taken.; 9 to 1 agst Pharos, taken;. 10 to 1 Sg:t
Orestes, taken ;. 12 to 1 agst Umbriel, taken ; 25 to 1,811,
Ninnyhammer ;25 to 1 agst Jerry Kent; 40 to 1 agst Ethelue t
OAKS.-3 to 1 agst. Catherine Hayes, taken ;Tto 1 ob's
Mistletoe, taken ; B.to 1 agst The Queen.

FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. 0.
English Securities- have receded, the state of affairs in °-
East causing some apprehension. Railways are moderately
active at the closing prices of Saturday. Land and Baal'
shares have a dullish appearance; and, despite tha rather en'
couraging news hom.the diggings, Gold shares are quite ne;
glected. Foreign market heavy from sympathy with English
Funds.

CLOSING PRICES.
229 30
Consols, Account .. ll 1001 Tank Stock
s 4 212i52P01
Do. Money.... wog Excheq. Bills, L.
Three&QrperCents.. 1021

FOREIGN STOCKS.
261 7 Spanish Passives.,
ST,uverkdiisshh.......... • •
..•:••
24 4
49 i
RAILWAY SHARES.
Amberg.,Nottingham, ' London &N. Western 118 _
and E. Junction i London &S. Western 891 9'4
Bristol and Exeter --__ ,
isll,loarntchhiuesr.:tiSshhe.ff...,..a.n.d.
30 a
Caledonian -
Do. Preference
East Anglian
Eastern Counties
East Lancashire 74 5 Norfolks —
Eastern Union A. . . North Staffordshire ..
Ditto B and C — i Shrewsbury and Bir-
Edinburgh & Glasgow 74 5 1 mingham —
Great Northern ...... 89 90 Do. L. &N. W. guar --
Do. A..... ,S. Eastern and Dover 75i
Do. 8..... York, Newcastle, and
Great Western
Lanc.and Yorkshire. 801 i ' Do. Extension I
y
Do. Fifths — ! Do. Preference 2z
Leeds Northern l6l 17 I York and N. Midland 64
London,Brighton,and " ! Do. Preference
South Coast..

Mexicans
Do. Threes
Spanish Deferred
Do. Threes

10-11 5i
--
MINING SHARES.
I,} a. Nugget
B. Australian
Freehold ....
Australasian
Colonial
Mariposa
HARES.
Peel River .... .
South Australian
British America,

Noveau Monde
Registered ....
Cordeliera
Ave Maria ....
Carson's Creek
Port Philip ....