The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-15 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY

On the motion for going into committee on the assessed
taxes, Mr. DISRAELI rose to move the resolution, of which he
had given notice, that in any relief to be granted by the remis-
sion of adjustment of taxation due regard should be paid to the
depressed condition of the owners and occupiers of land in the
United Kingdom. He commented with great severity on the
-course pursued by government during the present session with
reference to the agricultural interest, inveighing against their
conduct in refusing to relieve the distress which they acknow-
ledge to exist, and disappointing hopes which the farmers had
been led to entertain by the expression in the royal speech.
After expressing his astonishment that the amended budget
withdrew the small modicum of relief to the agriculturists
which was originally proposed, he proceeded to eulogise the
virtues of the agricultural classes, and to intimate some of the
steps which the government might have taken for their especial
relief, and concluded by expressing his intention to agree to
the repeal of the window tax, but to oppose to the utmost, the
imposition of any kind of income tax on farmers. The hon.
gentleman's speech occupied two hours in delivery, and was
received by loud cheers from the Protectionist members.—
Mr. I—knot:cumin said the terms of Mr. Disraeli's motion
N-ere self-evident, and the government had ah.v..ys endeavoured
to act in full accordance with them. He argued that the relief
afforded
to the agricultural classes, b • the repeat of the win-
dow and modification of the house taxes,
was much greater
than would result from measures originally proposed with
that object, or than would he given bv the repeal of the
income-tax, as recommended by Mr. Herries. He called upon
the house not to entertain the vague propositions shadowed by
the speech of Mr. Disraeli, but to , satisfied with the relief
offered by the Chanceilslotrhoefit;uh,eigeEtxte.leeierquoe.r, considering that
sufficient for the day (Loud laughter.)
objections f tot
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—Mr. G LAD.TONE made many
scheme ; but as all the defects of that
the one proposed by Mr. Disraeli, with the addition of retained
many
otters, lie had no alternative but to vote against the motion.—
Lord J. MANNERS contended that the ministers had given the
-agriculturists no valid grounds for believing their distress
would be diminished, and he appealed to the house that, by
agreeing tp the present motion to recognise the principles,
if practicaffle, mers.ircs could he taken for their relief.—Mr•
BRIGHT denied that owners of land were suffering distress, or
-bad the slightest ground for relief, and maintained that the
difficulties of the occupiers of land were the consequences of
the vicious system to which they had been so long subjected,
and could not be effectually removed by act of parliament.—
The CHANCELLOR of the Excif Fare:: maintained that the
proposals for the remission of taxation, made in his amended
budget would confer on the agricultural class as large a share
of reillltf as it would give to any other class,—Sir R. PEEL, also
very briefly expressed his intention of giving his vote in favour
Jof the motion.—Lord NORREYS, Sir %V. JOLIFFE, and Colonel
l'SlßTHoltra having spoken amidst calls for a division and
other manifestationsn
of
• npatience Lord J. Ru3SELL com-
plained of the delusion practisedd upon, the country by these
motions, which, when -brought forward in parliament,
dis-
tinctly disclaim any intention of changing the free trade policy
of the country, but the result of the division upon which was
paraded to the country asaproof of the partiality entertained
intyoyrththeehmouosteiol, ) 121'7 ragoainic
f protection.—The house then dkiided.
It, 2G3 majority, 13.