Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-14
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
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POLITICAL MATTERS IN ENGLAND.
The Chancellor of the Exchcquer brought his "budget
before the House of Commons from which appeared that
the surplus for tho year f25Ou03 nearly hall
Of which he proposes apply to the liquidation of the Ma
,onal Debt With the remaining portion of the surplus he
deals follows He proposes abolish the window duty
alt,eethe which produced FL, 100000 and he imposes
house duty, which is estimated yield fl,loO0O0. Al
houses under E20 year to be exempt from the duty
those above f20 year pay twohrds OF tho amount
paid for window duty Now houses above the value Of
E2 hereafter TO be charged the of five per ccnt
excepting shops and farm houses which in certain cases
will only pay 3D. in ths pound BY this arrangement he
contends G0 600 houses will be exempted from taxation al
together The duty coffee of all kinds 10 TO be reduced
from 3D. to 3d. per pound und foreign chcory s to be charged
the duty coffee. The loss to the Exchequer IS cal
culaed s70000 This is considered TO be the most Iu
aicous feature the budget To ship bui!dag
the Chancellor proposes TO remit half The duty on foreign
timber the loss which will be f2So0c0 The reduction
of the diferenal duty on sugar. this year will entail loss
of s33oo00. The Other roissons 100000 on seeds
used by farmers and fl50 presen, incurred by tho
rcultura districts for the conveyance OF pauper lunatcs
which is be transferred 10 the Consolidated Fund lie
also proposed continue the Income Tax for another three
years. and with these statements called upon the House to
sanction the estimates.
The next morning however, the Budget Withdrawn,
the Chancellor Of the Exchequer resigned and Slr james
Graham the Premes suggestion was sent for TO take
the shoes of Lord John Russell This explosion pro-
duced by defeat of the government, in resisting move
ment in the House bring in bill 10 make the franchise in
the English and Welsh counties somewhat analogous 10 the
franchise in the boroughs by giving the right Of voting to
all occupicrs Of OF the annual value Of S0 This
rather dcredabe position for tho political reform Of
20 years ago-,hc father of the law that abolished the
borough system in 1892.
The ministers previously nearly beaten in conflict
with the proeciioniss lod by Dsraelhaving carried
their point BY only IA majority These facts show that the
Russell cabinet has been very poorly supported by the Com
mons Many for discomfort with the ministers are
aegsdsuch as among tho Irish and Catholic MEMBERS the
harsh Of Lord John against papa aggression among
Others the proposition TO continue the incomc-tax; and
among tho est the ong continuance Of the ministry in pow
er Lord John seems to want the sagacty well as frm
important reforms just concessions to the
demands of the people. His administration very poor
imitation of Sir Robert Pceps. We havo very little to hope
from ministry viii Sir James Graham at its head His
we'll violation OF the sancy of correspondence in
the pest Office would of ITSELF destroy the confidence of the
people of Great Britain in his His ministry
stand ongand should proectionist cabnet-headed by
D'lsrae and Lord Staneycreep into power-it will
beput down by the voice ofpublic opinion