Northern Times. — 1859-07-21 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

EDINBURGH ANNUITY-TAX BILL. Mr. Bliex moved the second reading of the Edinburgh Annuity Tax Bill ; the impost taxed the majority for the benefit of the minority ; the annuity tax was far more nrcenn+ 41... +L. . •  oney in Ireand, whch on extended to houses,...tuusLers- the annual m value of £lO,l while ini .EdinnlS, burgh even cellars were rated to the annuity ; it was not a .tax upon property merely, but uponthaersons. Mr. BLACKBURNE complainedpt no substitute wa Drnv;a__, _ _  ny the bill for ti. out voluntary contributions, anuwished to know what were the views of Government. Siot G. C. LEWIS Observed that the difficulty lay in finding. a substitute for the tax. He agreed in the principle of the bill, and hoped that next session it would be in the power of Government to propose some efficient substitute for the tax. It would be premature at that time to enter into the views of the 'Government. Lord ELcuo said that the tax was the stock-in-trade of the members for Edinburgh. The substitute suggested by the promoters of the bill offered a voluntary contnbution in 1;... -r _  law. He' moved, as an adm mutter me be read a second time that day threemen months. ent that the bill Mr. SPOONER seconded the amendment, which was supported by Mr. Millar.  oi support oi the Bill, Mr. C. BRUCE said that as the -Government had adopted the principle of the measure, it ought therefore to have 'been made &condition that the present Bill be withdrawn  Mr. CAIRO denied the-last allegation Church nor the poor were robbed by the Bill Mr. NEWDEGATE could not support a Bill which proved the abolition of a tax for the mttintenance of the clergy without providing any substitute. If Government were disposed to take service under the member for Birmingham, he would do all in his power to make them wear his livery. Mr. BAXTER urged Mr. Black to accept the proposal of Government, and to be eoutont with flip fiairmatian ,of the  either the  ;principle of the Bill. -- Mr. BAILLIE said that if the Government intended to introduce a Bill next session, he could not see the use,of Proceeding with the present  zaulimuti . Luang to =min Site pro-1)0,444 the Government. RIORT advised the hon. member to pat 310 trust in governments. One government hall 'undertaken the 'settlement of the Church Rates, and had .done nothing but disgust partiok. Ur. S. EETcoraz was glad that Goveonnent had taken 111) Vie matter, which could not be dealt wish by a private member.  After a Ow explanatory words from Sir G. C. ..11,Eviis, the house di.vidiA and the second reading was eaLTied 13T 162 to log,  immuccesam fVEMIIITS AND MEASDIttS, Mr. J. Lo Inoved the second reading of the Weiets andie.asures Bi U 7 the object/of !which was to provide tha:  whereby forfeiture of goods, effected in cases of felony, and corruption of blood in cases of treason. The right hon. gentleman, who had several bills on the subject on the paper, proposed to proceed only With one other—the Offences against the Person Bill—intended for the punishment of death in cases short of murder and treason. lie should urge these bills until the Government pledged itself to take up the matter. The right hon. gentleman declared that it was the intention of the Government, this session, to introduce measures for the consolidation of the Statute  Mr. JAMES warmly approved of the efforts of Mr. Whiteside, and hoped the Government would lose no time in un, dertaking the settlement of the law, which at present was open to the greavest abuses. Mr. WHITESIDE promised 'his' cordial assistance in improving the law and enforcing the principle of his bill. .He was happy to say that no separate legislation would be' required for Ireland. The bills (five in number), were then withdrawn.'  THE JUDGMENTS .811  Mr. WHITESIDE moved the second ,reading of the Judg s 13111, the object of which was to ena tained in Ireland to be enforced in England After a short discussion .the bill was read a second tiuu The House then adjourned at 6 o'clock.