The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-22

canvlctiOn that Sir X. Peel had quite miss'ated
what was the actual feeling Of the country on the
subject of the income tax. The tariff was unques.
tionably received with favor by the commercial
community. as they considered 1t 10 be a step In
the right direction. But the income tax, by the
Inequality Of its pressure, would blunt the moral
feelings Of the people; and it would be necessary to
adopt an abhorrent system Of espionage in orderte
make il productive.
tion Of the COMMITTED TO the fact that the first reso-
luton, affirming the income tax, had been proposed
aud PASSED in q way which had not attracted suit
fciently the attention OF members. This produced
q somewhat singular and lively conversation, MEM
bsrs affirming and denying that the resolution had
been put in a distinct and deliberate manner, in
GLIDING, amongst the speakers, Sir Robert Peel.
who admitted that it would be unfair to assume
that the resolution had passed without opposition,
but they could not now retraec their steps. This
was put an end to by
which he had intended to have done on the proPs.
sition Of the first resolution.
After some conversation between Mr.. MILNER
GIBSON and Sir RoBERT PEEL, as to whether or not
the latter had declared that he would admit OF any
medication in the income tax,
Mr.. WALLACE, who had been an income tax
commissioner under the old system, gave his remi-
niscences of the irritation, i'll feeling, and fraud,
which the collection of the tax created, and de.
clared his Intention of resisting the passing Of the
present one by every means in his power.
Mr. CHRISTMAS, amid considerable noise and i'm.
patience, addressed the committee, after which
Mr.. WAKELEY expressed his opinion that a. the
first resolution, affirming the income tax, had al.
ready passed, there should be no division on the
second and miner one. His constituents had re-
peatedly asked him how it was that, in levying the
incons tax, a distinction was made between farm.
ers and tradesmen-the farmer was not only ex-
emptsd under a IeEtal OF 1880, buu he was freed
from the master grievance of the scrutiny. The
working people were also asking, why, seeing no
real reduction was to be made in the price ofbread
these alterations were to be made in the tariff, by
which foreign manufactures wero TO be brought
into competition with their labor. nSir X Peel
would revise his corn law, and bring in a measure
to lower the price Of bread, he would be hailed as
the greatest pleasing which this country ever saw
in the shape OF a minister.
Mr. S. WoRrLEY replied to Mr. Wakley, that
the ront Of a farmer was the criterion Of his in
come, and affirmed that the new corn law did re-
duce the value Of agricultural produce.
After some observati ms from Mr.. ii. Johnston,
Sir X. PEEL delended the propesitlons Of the
government from the imPutatIon Of having been
framed to conciliate political support, and in an
swer to Mr.. Wakley, read from a representation
which had been made to him by ssme farmers in
Scotland, who objected to having their incomes
ascertained by an arbitrary rule, instead OF being
ascertained in the same way as others. Every in
terest touched had raised an cutlery, but this wasa
proof that Government were acting on the primer
ciple Of doing justice to all. He had not calcu-
lated that the effect Of the alterations in the tariff
would be aseertained before five years; but he only
proposed the income tax for three years, leaving it
then to Parliament to continue it or not. lie warn.
ed the house against admitting any %odinca'ion oil
u t0A, hhSu Vo@'N
impairing its future financial efficiency, should II
be required in time Of war.
Lord JoHs RUSSELL said that was the reason
which disinclined him from!adoPtingnn income tax
in time of peace. Sir Il. Peel had pointed to the
alarm which prevailed amongst the farmers, asa
proof that his measures were calculated to beneht
the consumer by lowering the cost Of food. But
one cause sf the alarm was the suddennsss Of the
propositions, which had notbeen expected by the
farmers from those who proclaimed themselves
their friends-they were following the front rank
81 tho;r mn army which had Turned YoAnd and
fired on them. Seeing that the first resolution had
been unwittingly carried, he did not see any advan.
tage of taking a division on the second, but he
would take the sense Of the house on the bringing
up ofthe report
Before the resolution was put from the chair.
Mr.. GREENE (the chairman made some obser-
resolution, and dcclired his conviction that he had
put the question distinctly and deliberately.
The second resolution was pat and carried; the
chairman obtained leave to report the resolutions
on Thursday, and the house resumed.
AHshanistan.
The insurrcction, which is described as partici.
pating in a great measure of the religious cnthasi.
asm to which the fanatical Moslems can be excited
by the preaching of their Imauns, broke out on the
night OF the LIST of November, when Sir Alexander
Burnes, and his brother, and Captain Broadfoot Of
the 4ith. were killed the house Of the first named
being within the city, was plunde[ed a.o some
money in the tire asury 81 Captain Jehhson, which
was close to the former house, was made a prey OF.
The captain having slept in the British can,onments
escaped the slaughter, as well as Brigadier Argue
iii and CAPTAIN Trevp, who were with him. Cap
tains skinner and Drummond, Captain Trevor and
his lady and his children, remained for some days
concealed in the city BY some OF their friends.
"shah SooiAb, who had on the "a ,ent his son 10
the relief Of Sir Alexander Burnes, where the
Prince performed %prodigies Of valor, received on
that day communication rom Sir w. II. Mac,agh.
ten, then in The cantonment, about five miles frsm
the town, requesting leave for Brigadier General
SHELTON with two regiments, and Ca plain Nichols
troop, TO enter the Ba!la Hissar, and to shell the
town. Leave was given, and The sheliing. took
place. The Infatuated p~opslace attacked he Com.
missariat Fort, which lay Immediately to the north
Of the town, between il and the cantonment, and as
il was weakly defended soon became masters oft.
This was a dreadful blow TO the troops, as at the
time there w6s -four but for two days remaining in
the ~eantonment Another fort, in which some
Commissa, lat stores were kept, was also atts cked
and after a defence Of three days by Captain Mac.
keozie, and a few men taken also, a panic appeared
to have seized the troops, who found themselves
the beginning OF winter shat up in their cantor.
ment, 10 a valley zoe miles from the Indus, wi'hou,
sufficient ~clothings or food, a d amidst . fanauesI
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