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

HOUSE OF LORDS,

The house met at five o'clock.
The Common Lodging-houso Bill passed through
committee.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Sir Alexander
Stewart, complaining of very serious losses upon his West
Indian property, by the operation of the act of 1853. He
also asked whether there was any truth in the report that
the slave-trade in Cuba was again become very rife.
The Earl of CLARENDON. in reply, was sorry to say
that the slave trade was now carried on to a considerable
extent in Cuba, notwithstanding the most active and
ergetic remonstrances of Her Majesty's Consul General.
TT hat officer had recently reported that such was the state
.9f the penal law in Cuba, in regard to slaves, that it was
impossible to rescue those who were newlymported when
once they had passed into the hands of their owners.
The Spanish Government had given most solemn assur-
ances that they would take active racalures to fiut down

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the slave trade in Cuba, and every endeavour would be
made by this Government to put an end to the traffic.
The Chimney Sweepers' Act Amendment Bill was,
after some debate, referred to a select committee.
The house adjourned at a quarter vast seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The house met at a quarter to four. After the private
business had been disposed of, it was resolved, on theee
motion of Lord Palmerston, that the house, at rising,
adjourned to Thursday.
month heLord J. RUSSELL gave notice that this day , ,he
should move for leave to bring in a bill to repo"
septennial act.
Mr. WALPOLE gave notice that on the 18th el./noel?,
should move for leave to bring in a bill for the better Pre.
ven:ion of bribery, treating, and intimidation at electio
The report of the select committee on the dockyard
was brought up by Lord Seymour. and react
by the clerk at the table. The report was of extreme
length, and went into all the circumstances which Bess,
recently appeared in the papers, with great minutes
under each of the four heads of reference to the Walsall
tee. The repo; t acquitted the surveyor-general of r,
blame, and stated all the circumstances in which 17,1
Stafford's name was concerned. It concluded by sere to
recommendations upon matters of detail, with a V.i_ele"te,
secure the best system of administration at the Admiral
The reading of the report occupied nearly an hour.
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On the motion for going into Committee on the Inc°l"
tax Bill, tieri
Col. Duenee moved that before additional tns°.,3
should be extended to Ireland, a select committee be,74;
pointed to inquire into the fiscal and political relae#
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and relative taxation of Great Britain and Ireland; ""„
to report whether Ireland did not bear her share of 1-
perial taxation.
Mr. FRENCH seconded the amendment.
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Mr. MACARTNEY, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Loree
HAMILTON, supported the amendment. Mr. Wtexvo"
opposed it. the
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed
amendment, and contended that if a motion for ingwee
was justifiable, it ought ter have come at a much ear;
period than this. So far from Ireland having any e,lll/0
upon England for relief from expenditure, he had only:,
mention that the lowest payment made out of the BriPoi
Exchequer since 1817, to make good the annual deficie!ey
in the Irish revenue, was £1,977,000. In the
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periods after 1817, the average deficiency in the 11-71
revenue was between five million and six million poultlo;
whilst in the later period, dating down to 1848, the ° 0
ciency amounted to between two million and three 03illifot
pounds. There could, consequently, be no grounds !tb
stating that Ireland was unfairly taxed, as compared 17:0;
England. With regard to that part of the argur°4l
which insisted that free trade had injured Ireland, be
need only to point to the fact that, while England Igo
wheat growing country, the staple produce of Ireland ee
oats ; and since free trade had reduced the price of v,
former, and enhanced the price of the latter, he was std
loss to discover wherein free trade had benefited
at the expense of Ireland. foe
Sir J. PAKINGTON supported the amendment, be'l'er
ing that the proposal of the Chancellor of the Exche4°
would press heavily upon Ireland.
Mr. F. SCULLY opposed the amendment.
Mr. MAGUIRE supported the amendment. the
The house divided, when there appeared—For
amendment, 61 ; against it, 194 ; majority, 133. deg
Mr. BLACKETT complained that the bill made no
tinction between certain and precarious incomes.
The house then went into committee on the first dell;
An amendment was moved by Mr. Yameves that'
Income-tax be extended to Ireland for two years oull,
The CHANCELLOR of the Excnecaymopposed the
position as inconsistent with the whole financial sche
of the Government.
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After some debate, the committee divided, when tna-
appeared—For the amendment, 82 ; against it,
majority, 141.
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On the motion to report progress, a motion was -ef
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by Mr. Wateoex, that the word " net " be inee"'ile,
before the word " value." For Mr. Walpole's Ina''
72; against it, 16,1; majority, 92.
The house then resumed, and progress reported. - ,e 5
and Means report was received. The Hackney Carrioeig
Bill, considered as amended, was agreed to.. The Bell
Harbour (Scotland) Bill was read a second time.
The house adjourned at half-past one o'clock.