The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-15 00:00:00

Mr. HAWES said that the agricultural representatives were
told that they had nothing to apprehend from the importa-
tion of cattle—that it would not materially affect the price of
meat ; and yet, notwithstanding this, they were told by the
right hon. baronet that any loss the middle classes might sus-
tain from the income tax would be more than compensated
by the cheapness by which his tariff would enable them to
buy provisions. Could anything be more inconsistent than
this ? How could they buy meat cheap, unless cattle were
imported so as to affect the markets? He condemned the
inequalities of the income tax, and thought it a dangerous one
to be imposed, because it was calculated to render a minister
extravagaht when he found such an inexhaustible source at
his command. He believed the result of the income tax
would be to excite popular indignation against schedule D,
and to finally lead to striking it from the bill, leaving the tax
to apply to property only ; and should this be the result it
would be a just punishment to the landed proprietors for the
party politics they had adopted and pursued.
Sir J. GRAHAM replied to the arguments of Mr. C.
Buller on the previous evening, and, adverting to the strug-
gle which had been made by many hon. members, and more
particularly Mr. Fox Maule, to postpone the consideration
of the income tax until after Easter, asked whether that
postponement had led to the excitement against the measure
upon which they calculated? or, on the contrary, whether
those honourable members were not now convinced that the
people were satisfied with the measures of her Majesty's go-
vernment ? The right honourable baronet then proceeded to
deny that all the measures claimed by Mr. C. Buller for
Lord Melbourne's government could be attributed fairly to
that government. Catholic Emancipation belonged to the
Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel; and the measures
of Reform and Municipal Reform belonged to the govern-
ment of Earl Grey. The only measures which the Mel-
bourne Administration could fairly claim as their own, and
which they had willed the consequences of to their succes-
sors, were—the war in China, the war in Affghanistan, and
the affair of the Caroline in America. The government had
to contend with the difficulties these legacies imposed ; and
were united in the opinion that the measures they now pro-
posed were those which were indispensably necessary for
the exigencies of the state. They submitted these measures,
relying upon the wisdom of parliament, and upon the patriotic
virtue of the people of England. . '

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Mr. F. BARING imputed to Sir James Graham a want of
the temper becoming a statesman when he adverted to the
difficulties which he said the late government had left as a
legacy to the present administration. The right hon. gentle-
man then proceeded to contend that if the present govern-
ment should exceed in its experiment of the income tax, the
ultimate result would be that a system of agitation would
arise which would cause it to he abandoned in favour of a tax
on property. He contrasted his own budget with that of Sir
R. Peel, and contended that if the produce of the income tax
were to be added to what the late government proposed, the
amount of revenue would be greater than it would be from
the measures before the house.

Mr. FERRAN]) said that the measures brought forward by
Sir R. Peel were so great that the opposition side of the
house was staggered by their magnitude, believing their occu-
pation to be wholly gone. There was a universal shout
throughout the whole of Yorkshire and Lancashire of God
bless Sir R. Peel," owing to the fact that owing to his pro-
positions oatmeal was reduced 10s. a load and butcher's
meat 2d. a lb. •
Lord WOESLEY could not support the resolutions of Lord
J. Russell, for the same reasons as actuated him last year,
when he opposed his noble friend's proposition of a fixed duty
on corn ; but although he could not support the resolutions
moved as an amendment, neither could he support the pro-
position for an income tax, which he believed to be uncalled
for and unnecessary.
After a few words from Colonel SIBTHORPE the house di-
vided, and the resolutions of Lord J. Russell were defeated
by a majority of 368 to 202.
The report was then brought up and read ; after which
Sir R. PEEL said that he proposed to bring in the bill
founded on the resolutions of the committee on Monday
next, and to fix the second reading for the Friday following.
As soon as he had an asst.], ante that the income tax would be
agreed to, he would take the earliest opportunity of bringing
forward the alterations in the tariff.
Mr. LABOUCHERE thought it was more important to pro-
ceed with the tarifi than with the income tax.
Sir R. PEEL said he should proceed as rapidly as possible

with the income tax, and when that was disposed of, or
nearly so, he would proceed as fast as possible with the tariff.
He wished it also to be understood that if he should be

defeated on the tariff, he should feel it his duty to resign his
situation as much as if he were defeated on the income tax.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the house adjourned.