New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-23
FURTHER FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
Ministers Twice Dereated.

From the London Times. july
Lord x. CroSyenOr moved I'm the House OF Com
mons on the cih tor leave 20 reMiroduce the bll. OF
last year 10 repeal the Attorneys AMI Solicitors An
nual Certificate Duty.
The Chancellor OF the E1cheQuer SAID II was his
painful duty 10 resist the motion Ii next wear there
should be d considerable surplus and the House
should renew the Income Tax rs It now stood, then
would Ne the time 10 consider what other taxes
should be reduced but until Il was known what was
the amount OF the public revenue and OF The eNpentl-
tTe for the ensuing financial year. It would be most
unwlSe for the House TO pledge itself 10 sacrifice
L22O.tOo year.
roma division the motion was carried against tho
Government by l62 10 1872. and ,eaye WAS given 10
hung IN tie bill
Mr. II Berkeley then moved for leave 10 bring
IN a bill tor the protection OF Parliamentary
electors by taxing vote BY ballot He rcitcr
atcd his former arguments against The existing
system, and III reply 10 the remark OF Lord J.
Russell, that II worked well. he asked how
system could be SAID 10 work well. which deferred
one-ihrd of the electors from recording their votes
which gave 10 certain peers The power of returning
y members of that House by direct interference. and
Coerccd agricultural voters INTO an electoral flock OF
sheep But even suppo>ihg u dld WORK well, 4 good
end was effected by means the most ahOminablc and
urCouSi Ituional In illustration of the actual work
ing of the system he drew attention certain trans
actions Al elections which had occurred since his
motion last wear. whence he deduCed evidence OF
the prevalence of intimidation greater evil IN the
system than corruption, and which pressed with pc
Cuiar severity upOn the agricultural tcnaniry, many
Mr.. Berkeley renewed the dryneSS OF his details BY
numerous mode of treatment. dWerSliyng statistics
bv anecdOte and concluded with an appeal to high
authorities IN support of the ballot. ana BY calling
upon Lord John Russell 10 reconsider this question,
for the sake OF the people OF England
Mr. Ellis seconded the notion and bore testimony
to the amount of intimidation and coercion practlced
upon all descriptions ofyoeTs, but especially the ten
ant farmers. 10y both political parties
Mr. Hume considered that the arguments OF Mr..
Berkeley were unanSW cradle, andmpresSed upon the
Government the importance OF granting "A concession
which he believed VAS essenat 10 the future welfare
OF the country. The motion, however, he SAID, aim
ed ut only a pant of his object he had, therefore,
moved rs an amendment, TO extend the elective fran
chSc all men Of full age rated to the poor TO limit
the duration of Parliament 10 three years AMI 10
make the proportion OF representatives more conSS-
tent with the amount OF population and property
lie urged al some length the eNpedlency OF these sew
eral changes expatatng upon the evil consequences
which had arisen and would arise rom delaying
them and he warned the noble lord that unless the
ballot formed part of his scheme of reform ne II ses-
sion / would not give satisfaction As II was deSra-
able To obtain the opinion OF the House upon thlS
question OF the ballot, he should not move his amend
ment, but support the original motion.
Captain Scobeli, adveTtng 10 the intimidation
which had been employed IN the late election NJ
Rath said he could not. As honest man and faith
ml representative. abstain from declaring, on TINS
first occasion of his addressing the House the abSo
lutte Justice, expedlency and necessity of Shelterng
men IN the exercise of rights which the Constitution
gave them.
The House having divided this motion was car
ned also against the Government, by y to 30.