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The following report -was published by us in a late Edition on Saiurday last : — The Budget is at length osfc . We give below at great length , the speech of Sir Robert Pee "' He is a bold man . He tells the country plainly that he will not redtice the public expenditure ; he admits hone 3 tly that the poor &ra robbed already as much aa they well can be ; and he proposes to take , directly , from the pockets of the Monejocracy the Bum of £ 3 , 755 . 000 for meeting the deficit of the revenue , in the shape of an Income Tax . In this measure he says , that his colleagues
unanimously concur . We shail see what effect this proposal ¦ will produce npon the monied classes . There , will be a precious stir ! we calculate upon having Chartists springing up like mushrooms ! Let not the people however be fooled by all this . Whoever pays the Three Millions directl y , tbet will have it all to pat is ths xojtg bto . Sir . Robert "will mate no reductions . The whole dead weight oust Btill hang upon our necks , and wO 2 do so while we consent to carry it . It is not in faction to relieve the people honestly 1 .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , March 11 th . In answer to a qntsiion from Mr . J . 5 Wortley , the fearful accounts from India were confirmed by Sir R Feel . Some other business of le ? 3 eonseqr . ence transpired , afier which the Eight Hon . ban . brought forward hi 3
BUDGET . The Order of ths Dav for the House resolving itself into a Committee of Waj 3 and Jleana having been read , and the Speaker having left the chair , - Sir ROBERT PEEL rose , and addressed the Hon ? e as folltws : —Sir , —A 3 the Honse has consented to vote those estimates which her Majesty ' s Government have considered it their dnty to propose for the chief military establishments of the country , I rise for the purpose of > adeeming the pledge which I gave , that 1 would avail myself of the earliest possible opportunity , consistently with Pirhamentary usage and pubhc interest , to develope the views of her Majesty ' s Government in reference to the financial and commercial policy of the . country .
Sir , no man can feel more deeu-j than I do the magnitude and extent of the duties that devolve npon me—no man can feel more conscious than I do , how disproportionate are icy intellectual powers to the propar performance of these duties . But I shoul . i be ur . worihj of the trusi committed to me—I should be nnfit to attend in this place , in which Ministers of the British Crown have ; tood , if I could feel di 5-hsarteiied or distnrbe-d—if 1 could abate anything of that composure and contented ness of mind , or of that buoyancy of spirit , which oujfai to sustain every , public man when he enters on the fearless and faithful discbarge of a great public duty , ai ; d when he is conscious that he is actuated by uo motives that are not honourable and worthy , and when he feels a
deep and intimate conviction , according to the best calculations which hi 3 imj > erfect and i&IHsle judgment can enable him to form , thai that whn * h he is about jo propose 13 conducive to the welfare—he might almost say essential to the well-being of this gprtat country . Sir , from seme of ihe embarrassments which accompany an official statement I am relieved . It is sometimes necessary to maintain great reserve—to speak with great caution ; a due regard for the public interests njsy require—may impose on you the duty of makirg partial disclosures of important facts ; bar , Sir , I am embarrassed by no fetter * wLatever —( ehec-rs ) I mean to lay before you ihe truth , the nnexaj ; - geraled tru ' . h ; and 1 do this brcaus-e I think that iu
great nnascinj cifikumes tne first step towards improvement is to look them boldly in the face —( hear , hear . ) What is true of individuals—is irao ol carious—( hear , hear , hear ) There is no hope of improTement or recovery , Tf ence you consent to conceal from yourself the real difficulties with which you have to c-nter-d . Sir , I have another motive for making a fuU and unreserved disclosure . - ~ It is my inteniion , o a tae p 3 rt oi her Majesty ' s Government , to undenake the responsibility of proposing that which we think essenml to the interests of the country . "With you will r ? st the responsibility of adopting or rejec'in ^ the measures which we propose ; ana it is therefore fitting , in order that y on may be able to discharge that duty , that vou -hcnld have before von
every information—every element which is neces .-ary to enable you to torrs a . full " and impartial judgment . Sir , 1 have two requests to laake to the Hnuse . The first is , that you vrlli bear in mhid that from ihc period tvhpn I bring forward ih : s staianen * . I am left nadir comparative disadvantages ^— Qhear . ) " I gpeak particularly wi : h reference to the estimates ¦ which 1 have formed from the probable revenue ' ¦ ' the CDuatry . 1 have deemed it err airy no : tc deiay the voting of the supplies until the financial accounts of the year shall be ciostd . If , after my ts ima : ehave been formed , -with every cfsire that they should be jest and a ? enmt ? , I should prove to benv .-iaksn , I trust the House will b :-ar in mind tha : I labour under disadvantages with which oilers hav- not bjd
to contend . The o her r » qn ; -s : I hare to eff r to tne House is , that you ¦ would nave the goodm ' .-s . to " postpone yoar jodgmrnt nnri ] 1 have laid before you my whole f lan , and that you will not jarge hastily , by a partial development of my views , cor cenounee me as proposing something unreasorab * ::: ana Jnsn't ' ug to ihe people . I earnestly hope that every rxun ^ iru-. j ; to the consideration oi tins question a fuU sen ? e of the real , but not insuperable difi-.-ukies , wili postpone his jur gmen ^ until he has before him the whole of ihe plus of tbo Government ;— Cuear , hear , hear . ) 1 stall jott p' -occe-J , Sir , in tbe ordinary manner , to state the fac : s with respect to the finances 2 nd expenditure of the comrry , an < 2 1 vnll-in the first instanc ? , mer to the csimatf- which
was formed by the R'gbi Hon . Gentleman the late Chancellor of the Exchequer with respect to the probable revenue and expenditure of the country , on the 5 : b of Apr : ] , 1842 Events have proved tha * that Right Hon . Gentleman ' s estimate was as nearly correct as it is possible for aa estimate to be . ( Hear , hear ) I think the R'ght Hon . Gentleman calculated that the income of the country miiht be expected to realise the sum of £ 48310 <> 00 . He calculated the expenditure for the tame period , that is . for the year ending the 5 th of April , 1842 , at £ 50 , 731 , 00 ( C There were sons sli-h" variations in the vote ; which , of course , the R '/ at Hon . Geutleman ccnld not foresee at tbc lizr . e r ? hen he wa = speaking . There Wi ? , 1 ihstk , a vote for tbe
Ortlinance £ stimate =, which was made ia : bs first session of the present Vsiliament ., aiid acoiher for the Caledonian Canal , -which were omitted in his calculation ; but the amount wa = so .-raiil , rha * it-was hardly worth mentioning . Thodenri : vra * £ 2 . 467 , 000 Of course it is impossible to say whether the Kight Hon . Gentlen ; a : i ' s estimate wer ^ pprfrcrly accurate or EOt , because the proportion for one quarter i . s no : given . The actual Deduce , however , of the Revenue , from 5 : h April , 1841 , to the 2 o ? h of Ftbroary , 1842 , was £ 43 . 733 . 000 . If you estimate that the * receipi for the current quarter of the vre ? f nt year will bt equal to the receipt cf the current- qusrier of : he las-Vfar , von must add to the actual rtct-iof ; tbe sum os
£ 4 . 323 000 ; ronsequeLtlv ihe revenue Avonid ainonr > on theothof Apri . ' to £ 48 , 053 , 000 , bnns ! : > : ? ihac the amount estirnatca hiv the R ght Hosuurable Gen-. leinan by il ' ji ^ GOO . " " On the other hanti , thf expsn-iiiare will eoi probab-y be 50 grs = at as he estimated . The ac : u 3 i smovmt of deSi-it mav" probably be takvn at £ ~ 2 324 , 000 . As I said ' before however , 1 speak to the estimates , independent of the last quirter , 1 am tifviiiH' the be .-t estimate which I can form . I now proceed to esnnrax < - th ? income for the year ending the 5 : h of April , 1 S 43 . The Customs for th ? ens-aing vcar 1 est-aaie at £ 22 . 500 . 000 . The Excise , en account of rhn unfavourable seasnnfornialringleal ^ nlatea £ 13 45 ' ) J Ou
Of course , as a favourable harvest has a tc-iiiency to increase the excise revenue , t also has at ndrhvy to diminish the amount of revenua from th- ia portation of foreign corn . On the other h-. ' . ^ d , if there be an unfavourable hr > . rve =- , and yonr Excise r ^ venn ^ is in ron ? eqnei 5 ce cJmin -hed in -rc ^ cr . r . then thce s sorre r-omi e * s -ti : r . to he exre tc : iroi .-i the ie"e-rc wh -h is r ' erivei from th ^ irr : r ' 3 t ¦ f rei-p ; corn . 1 -hill thc 3 take the C'lit ^ s f or the ve ^ r , ead ; nc the 5 th f Aprii . 18-iS . .-it £ 22 . ''jO , ' -00 : iiXC-5 e , £ 13 , 451 V-W ; fl'Sipf , £ VJ < ;() , V . ljCs ; FortoErc jJoU ) UOU ; Crotrn Lanr *? , i' } . ^! . "f > l ) ; 5 H =.-ellacejns it ; ins of re" e ^ ce i' 2 o '' J . ' 0 " , in ? : k-r . c a t r-tai evt : Tn :-te ] TeTenre for the vo ; ir eidins the 5 th' oi
Apri ] , iSi 3 , of £ 43 350 . 0 W>—( hei-. ) 'Jhe eriendi tur ? . r , 0 T 7 thst the H-u : e has = ar . rt : 'nei th-.- ^ de for thj Army and Nayy can be e Tin-red wit greater accuracy . Ihe ii ' ter ?; t on the ^ e ^ t will I £ 24 G 27 , 0 U 0 : terminab e anLii t ! --s , £ 4 , 07 < i , 0 i : U ; u : tsr £ --t oa Exchequer Bill- £ 722 , 0 ^ 0 ; m ' ik : nj ; tr t -til charge on account < f ths Cvbt £ 2 P 425 000 . Th charges on tbe Cocsohssted iund , sr . ciudiiig th Cirii Li--t , I tak e st £ 3 S 0 , Ou 0 . 1 he ite TiS uuder thi head are sanuzrerous thit , I suppose , the Holism wii not require me to eo throa « h them sil . I shali the ! tike the whole of them at £ 2 . 3 o 8 , 000 , nnkmg » tota
charge on th ; Consolidstrd Fund of £ 31 . 795 , 000 . The v . t ? sfor the Army if ultinu-t h sar . itionrd . wili netamounttTmore : haii £ 6 . G 17 C 0 U ; n 3 vy , £ 6 639 , 000 ; ordnance , £ 2 . 084 , 000 ; miscellanies eharac-a ' bie upon the annuai grant of Parliament , £ ¦ ' S' , 0 0 G 0 . The rote for Canada , includinj ; c 3 » :-hi = g for volunteers , and other particulars , £ 108 . 000 . It was formerly understood that a corresponding amount would be expended en foniacations in that country . The expenditure for China 1 take ai £ 675 000 " for the present yftar . The T . jtj for Ch ! ui consists of two parts , ; £ l / 5 , C 00 to defray t £ : e jit . ais of exoeaditure for the present e ~ -i . The other vote is £ 500 000 , to
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meet the charges which are necessary to provide for the actual expence during the year ending the 5 th of April , ] 843 . The total amount of the estimated expences of the country will thereby be £ 50 , 819 , 000 . The general expenditure of the country , for tbe year -ending the 5 th of April , 1843 , I take to be £ 50 819 , (; 00 , the income at £ 48 350 , 000 , and the probablti deficiency £ 2 , 569 , 000 ; but this deficiency is on the vote for the year , and the expenditure which it will be necessary to provide within the year . To thai deficiency ought to be added the charge which may be unavoidably incurred on account of Chinese hos . iliues . I rio cot contemplate any necessity to provide within the year for more than £ 506 , 000 ; but hf wouid form a very inadequate estimate , indeed , of
: he probable cost of the expedition , who should think that the whole expence would be limited to £ 500 , 000 —( hear . ) Sir , the ex pence of our expedition to China stands thu 3 : — 1 he arrears of Bums due to the East India Company , to April 30 , 1841 , amounted to £ 708 , 000 . A gTant was made in the session of 1840 cf £ 172 000 . This left the arrears of former years to oe provided For in 1841 , £ 535 000 . The estimate of theexpenditure to the In April , 1842 , was £ 658 000 , making tne toal charge to April , 1842 , nearly £ i . 200 ( i 00 , or exactly £ 1 , 119 000 . There , was appl . ed to that charge a grant of Parliament in the Ses-ion of 1841 . amounting to £ 400 . 000 , and there was also appiitd in India tnnn oy out of the ransom of Canton amount ^ f o £ 618 , 000- You therefore have
w 5 ettie for the cost of 18 * 1 thua : to be entered 3 ga n 5 i ihe charge of £ 1 . 193 , 000 , a sot-eff of actual payment of the amouut of £ 1 , 018 000 , and the arreais now amount to £ 175 000 . Looking to the ex-. ei . t of the preparations which have b ? en made r or the continuance , I trust for the completion , cf the Chinese war , I think you cannot safely estimatithe cost for tht > year ending 5 h April , 1843 , at much Jefs than £ 1 . 400 , 000 . We mako provision in the pr-seiit year for £ 500 000 ; but let U 9 take the cost at £ 13 ; 1 , 000 , which is the lowest at which it can be fairiy taken , there will be a deficiency some time t oiher io be provided for of not less than £ 800 , 000 . Therefore to my es ; im » ted deficiency on the vote of £ 257 , 000 , you must not lose
sight of a probable demand of £ 700 000 , or £ 800 , 000 . Tiif-re may be votes in addition to these—there may be v .. tes on account of Ai ^ tralia , aud other Colonies , . which are i ; oi included in the sums I tave already >; ated . I do not take into account a charge which it will not probably be necessary for us to incur—it is no ; exactly a charge ; but there are engagements into which it is necessary we should snter n aid of the crerin of Cauada for a loan to that colony of £ ] , 50 O . OO 0 . But that , I apprehend , will be indepenatnt of any actual charge , and the grant will merely be pas .-ed on the part of the country in aid of the credit of Canada . Ai the same time it is fining that ihe whole si ^ . te of our financial affairs should be fairly brought before ih ^ House . Now , in addition
to all this , those facs of ¦ which , we havo / recently become coiinizmt , which have taken place in Aff ^ hank-tan , may as far as I nan form a judgment , imposed , upon her Majss'y ' o Government the necessity of calling upon Parliament to sanction perhaps a considerable incKise to the Army Estimates for the present year . I do not think it advisable that we should come to any hc-ty decision upon that subject , in the a'b > encc of oficial information ; bit I have already recuiv . d deci-ive proofs that tlii ? House , tbe reprcse :-raire of a trial people , will be ready io make every tffut which can bu Shown to ba necessary for the purpose oi repairing occasional or partial disasters , an-J vintii-.-a ' . ing the authority of her Majesty in hidii . Bear in mind , that in addition to any
estimate of an actual deficiency of £ 2 , 570 . ' t ) 0 , in addidiii to my estima : e of the deficiency waich must some t-. me or ano her be provided for on account of the pa .-sible tspen ? e-s in China , you muat add that prtbable demand which 1 may have to make for an increase of the military or naval establishments of this , country , in consequence of the state of our affairs in lnuia . Sir , for the purpose , as 1 said before of br : n * dng before the House a full and complete , view of cur financial position , I feel it my duty to reu-r to a » ubject which has of late occupied little of the attention of the House , but which , I think , might vriih greai advamaije , have attracted more of iheir c-jii .-ivicration . I refer to tbe state of our Indian Saance , a subject which , in former days , used to be
ih-jught uot unworthy of the consideration of Parliament . Sir , 1 am quite aware that there may appear io be no direct and immediate connection between toe nuances of lnuia and the fiuancesof this country ; bin that would bo a superficial vie ; v of the state of our relations w th India . Depend upon i :, if the crcd t of India ?;; ould become disordered— if some great txennn should become ncvessary on the part of the Indian Governmrrt — 'heu the credit of England will be made to s-if-Tjand t ' - ^ e collateral and indirect effect of disorder in Indian finances will be insiamly felt in ihii country I am sorry to say that the Indian fii ^ a- c-. s cfi ' -r i ; o favourable prcsp .- \ t-- £ t the present moire- ; t , for tbe * t a 13 i . f t" : e finances of this cuntry .
I be ieve fie Indian aceouit ^ sra ir . aJe up' one eio ; th l . ter than t ' le accourt ? in this oouitry . W . th re ^ trd to t ' ae accom-t , I havo ev ..-ry reason to look on it as a corre-1 account cf the portion of the revenue of India . This account gives a stv . r-ment t >? toe jjross revenue in India , the charge- - paii ; and there are t-vo columns ccr . tlining an 3 . r-oai . t oi" tiie surplus . In tbe year ending April , 1326 " . there was . a surplus amoui tin ; t > £ 1 . 550 , 000 in the yejr ending otn of April , 1837 , tT-re was a surplus of £ I , 100 , ' : 00 On V \ t > - oth Af-r . l . 1833 , it was reouccd io i ;< J 50 , " 00 O . 'i the 5 th of April , 18 ^ 9 , tlurc was a surplus of £ -I 80 , OUO , and on the 5 th April , 1840 , so fir from tbere b ; -: ! i ^ liny surplc s . there was a deficiency of £ 2 , 414 0 ! 0- I caunot calculate the
'i £ fio : t * ncy for the yt-ar 1841 at much less than £ 2 340 , 000 . The House , then , vrill bear in rnind that in the : ulfilm >* nt of the duty which 1 have underlain , ! prtgent to them a dtiioit in the finance of ihis country lor the cumnt year to the amount of £ 2 570 , 000 . How shall that deficiency be supplied 1 isiiail we persevere in the system which we have act .. d upon i ' or the last twenty-five years ? Shall we . in time of peace , have resort to continual loans I Snail we try the issuiDg of Exchequer-bills ! Shall we r ^ ort to the savings' bauks ? Shail we have re course to any of these expedients "vrhich ( call them wL » : ever . you please ) are u- more nor less than a oermaaent addition io the deb' of the country ?—{ ' "• hear , " and cheers . . ) Here we have a deficiency of nearly £ 5 OQi . \ l'UO in two years ; and now I will a ? k what prospec . we have of a reduction in our exponoiture I D ) you calculate , looking , without entering into details , locking ai the condition of the whole of
our ex . € i ; ded eiupire , aud tne demands which are nride upon us for the protection of trade , and bearie ^ in mind also the intelligence which has lately rcaciied us ; k-oking , 1 say , at all these things , do you calculate tha * , with regard to the due honour a . ; i :-al \ t \ i < f the Crown and the country , that there is any pr ^ -.-pecr , of a reduction in cur expenditure ? 1 am bound to say I cannot . Is this the c-cea . -iou of a casual deficiency in the revenue ? Is t a di-fcckiifij 3 ri « ir . u out of extraordinary circuni-^ t-iiiees ? Is it a di-SeicBcy for the lisi two years ? Sir , is , is no s-uch thing . It is a deficiency which has been paining on us for the last seven cr eieht . -tears . The deficiency in the revenue on the 5 h April , 38 " . 8 , was £ 1 , 428 , 000 5 : ! i Apr . ) , 183 H , £ 430 , 000 o . h April , 1 C 40 , £ 1 45 f , 000 oh Apr : l , 1841 , £ 1 , 851 , 080 5 : n April , 1842 , £ 2 334 , 000
T .. u = shnw-ng a deficiency in these four year 3 of £ 7 . 5 ! V 2 Or-0 . In addition to this there was the anticiuii-d . dLS ^ ieno . y of the y «> ar 1843 , which he es'ima : ed at £ 2 , 570 , 000 ; thu 3 , adding this to the de-Sei-ncy aiixady mentioned , there was a total o « : Ri .:: ei . cy for the six years , in raund numbers , of , t" 10 A' 70 0 L * 0- ( hrar , hear . ) I havo here mada a full and unu icrvtci statemeiit to the extent of the de-. ' icier : cii-5 v . i . ' ch Pariiament h 3 S to meet . I do so , in crd-. r * ha ; ths Hou-e maybe madsrrq-ninted wiih : ha exact s ; ate which the country is in , and in the fuU eor . Sdsnce that the resources of this great communi * y are equal to the demand to be made upon thetj , aud in the belief that the energy a : id wisdom
of Parliament will be ready to direct these resources iny . : Tja : ; ner suitable to the occasion —( hear , hear . ) Wei , vrixh this proof of the deficit n « y bofore you , wiii you have recourse to the miserable expedient o : a iuan 1 1 certainly shall not be a party to such a c .. ur .-e . ( hear , hear ) With these facts before my ey s , I wonl'J not disgrace the tituation which I have i i ; - . cuoar to occupy by such expcdieiits ; and 1 iiur . y ; h nk that Parliament will adopt a course v . h xh is so ei : n mely objectiouab . ' o ( hear . ) I hardly tlf . " '; that you , vrho have reduced ihc charges con-! :.- :-: J -. vita thepu ? t 2 , 3 e of the country , and who have in the preamble of the bill in relatlon ' to that subject , !•!• : ji : ej yourselves to redtem any lo ? 3 arising from me reouctic-n wbich has taken place hi consequence
o ; ti-xi reduction—you will r . ot havo recourse to the es- c tbe etie t . t- t 't was : " mpo-sible aiy longer to pertr . t : hi state or" i-Mugs which exi' -teJ , nnd v ^ hirh presented nothing b : t a cn . tmusl deSciency of the rc ^ enre , and th » t you would apply your . ' elves without delay to the consideration of tbe n '
nan-! cial state of th =: couitry , with the view ofado ^ ting fome means for equalising its revenue and exi pctditu . e—( u&ar , hear ) . I apprehend , therefore , " i thst with the uuiversal conseLt of this Housp , and ¦ of the country generally , I may abandon tbe consi-! deration of any echi-me > hat would propese to supply ! the deficiency by anysuch miserable devices . ( chetrs . ) J If I mu-1 have recour .-e to taxation , shall I then levy i it or : whst ie called ai tides of s . U ! -t JDance—on those ; a ; t ! cle > which may ap ; eir to some a ^ supejflu ties , i but which are known to comt'tut- aitic ' ei of nects--ary coiisunjjfon ? Kojformypait 1 cannot con-! sij-t u a ! -y ; t : m of taxation which c ^> n possibly havi :-I t ? A ~ effett ; and I say . moreover , that I think I hate i givcu you conclasive proof that we have already ar-
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rived at tlieutmoi-t lim ti of this . description of tixation—CchcerE ) . 1 am speaking here of articles of luxury , which appear not to eomt tute the a » tio ] ea of consumption amongst the labouring classes— ( hear . ) The Right Hon . Gentleman opposite attempred to redeem the pledge which had been given by Parliament to repair the deficiency in the revenue ^ caused by the defalcation in the Post Office ; and he accordingly proposed , in the year 1840 , that five per cent , duty should be levied on articles of customs and excise , and ten per cent , on the assessed taxes . The nett produce of the customs and excise , ending the 5 th of January , 1040 , was £ 37 , 911 , 000 . I wish now to carry y ur judgments with me , for I am about to show you that the means are exhausted by which mea
think they could possibly find a remedy for the deficiencies that exi&t . ( Hear , hear . ) Now the estimated produce of the inorease of 5 per cent , on articles of consumption was £ 39 , 872 , 000 ; the actual increase was £ 38 , 182 , 000 ; the actual addition estimated to be gained by such 5 per cent , was £ 1 , 833 , 000 : instead of that sum the aotual increase was £ 262 , 000 ( hear , hear ;) that is , instead of producing 5 per cent , additional , it has been little more than a \ per cent . —( hear , hear . ) On the other hand , the estimated result of theiincreaso of the ten percent , on the Assessed Taxes has been fully roalised . Making an abatement for the depression of trade , I think none can resist the conclusion that the five per cent , upon Customs and Exciue will end in nothing but failure—( hear , hear . ) I will then discard the notion of supplying the deficiency by incurring fresh debt ; and I have attempted to carry your conviction with me that we cannot look to increased taxation
on articles of consumption . It is possible to resort to another mean ? . Shall I reviveold taxes that have been long abolished ? Shall I look to the Post-office as a possible mode of increasing the revenue ! I will not say ( hat the Post-office ought not to be a source of revenue ; but I will say that the measure has not had complete and fair trial . I am so sensible of the many advantages that result from that measure , that i should not consider nyself justified in recommending any change for the present year—( hear , and cheers . ) Shall I , then , revive the taxes that were laid upon the great articles of consumption , and which were very productive \ Shall 1 revive the taxes upon salt , upon leather , and upon wool ? Ldou't know that with respect to some—as regards leather , for instanefs—I don ' t know that the reduction took place with fairness —( cheers . ) Sir , I am very much afra » d that the full amouut of the benefit in that direction
was not carried to the account of the consumer—( cheers . ) I believe that you omitted to adopt tho measure which you ought , to have adopted contemporaneously Witti tho reduction of the duty upon leather , namely , the reduction of the duty upon the import of foreign hides —( hear . ) Sir , I fear yon reduced , the duiy but to promote a monopoly at home . But , Sir , the question is uot now whether we shall reduce the existing duties—tha question is , whether wa shall revive a duty that has been abolished , and upon the faith of the abolition of which various contracts and commercial and manufacturing arrangements have been made . I do not think I need ar ^ uo against the revival of the duty upon salt , leather , or v . oo ) . Sir , shall I , then , resort
to locomotion—( a laugh ) r—shall 1 increase the tax tipou railway ^? I confess that nothing'but "hard neccssi ty should induce niB to derive revenue from them . Well , then , Sir , I hava gas —( laughter . ) I should be also most unwilling to place a tax upon ga ? , and therefore I range tho taxes upon locomotion and upon gis light . in the same category as the taxe 3 upon salt and leather . Shall I hope for an increase of revenue frvm diminished taxation— ( loud cheer .- ) ? Before 1 apply myself to this , let mo remind you of the extent of your difficulties . I have confirmed confidence that there is a buoyancy in the cons'imptivts power of this country to realise ultimately an increased revenue from decreased taxation ; but it requires a long process before that end can bo attained . 1 have the firmest belief that any such plan as that
proposed by the late Government , or any other plan for raising the revenue by diminishing taxation , will not afford any immediate relief for the supply of any present deficiency . I have- looked with considerable attention to the effect produced by tho reduction of taxation on articles of great consumption . 1 do not fiud in many cases that elasticity which gives you , after a lapse of time , increased revenue ; but 1 do find in almost every case , if not in every case without exception , that the interval of time which elapses before the same amount of revenue is received , is very considerable . On that ground ^ then , Sir , 1 am led to believe that with the present deficiency , which it is necessary to provide for , you cannot look to supply tha-t deficiency by a mere reduction ou articles of consumption , if you resort to that as the onlv means of supplying it —( iiear , hear . )
THE NEW TAXES . I will now state what is the measure which I propose , —( bear , hear , )—which I propose under the sense of public duty and under a deep conviction that it is necessary for the public good . I shall mako an earnest appeal to the possessors of property . ( 'Jheers . ) Sir , I propose for a time , and I never had occasion to make a proposition with a more thorough -conviction that it is one which the public interests of tho country n quire—I propose that , for a time to be limited , the Income of this country should be called upon to contribute a n rtain sum for the purpose of remedying these mighty and growing evils . I propose that the income oi this country should bear a charge not exceeding 7 d .
in the pound , —( near , )—not amounting to 3 per cent ., bving a charge of £ 2 I 83 4 d . per £ 100 , for the purpose of ri ' . a ouiy supplying the deficiency in the revenue , but uf enabling o 0 with confidence and satisfactio : i to propose great commercial reforms , which will afford a reasonable hopo of reviving our commerce , and making that improvement in Jour manufactures , which will soon react upon every -other ititere ^ t in the country ; and which , inapecuniarypo ; nt of view , will , by the diminished cost of articles of consumption , and by tho diminis-hrd cost of . living , be a compensation almost 10 every one for the pecuniary charge , but which by relieving you from the contii . nance of th' -s mighty evil will more than compensate you for tho aajour . t . 1 propose that the
land occupied by tenants shall be esiimaed and taxed at , half the rent . 1 also propose , for 1 see no reason wny it should be otherwise , that all funded property , whether it bo the property of natives ot the country or of foreigners , bhould participate iu the charge , and be subject to tho same burden . This is tho nituro of the proposition which it is my int :- t'oii to make ; which 1 mako with the fuil , the unanimous concurrence of rr , y coll-. agues— ( hear)—and w . th the deepi . 't convict on ou tueir minds , as on mine , that it is wise and necessary to impose thistiix . [ ihe K ' . ght Hon . Uaromt . hero ei terea ii . to -a long list ot calculations , as to the estimated atnoui t of this tax , which ho gave at about £ 3 , 775 , 000 , and which he thought i-hou'd coi . tiuue
for five years ; but he would for t '* . o preset . t Jimic the duration so as to { jivo Parliamei t tie opportunity to ^ auction the fuitucr coi . tnuation ot t ' tax , rt the end of tiree years . He ft-it some-difficulty in applyingth ; s tat ) Ireland , becau *« there existed in tint country no machinery for its collation . He thought , however , that Ireland should p ay her quota ; but if ether means of raising it could be devised , he should ' -prefer them ] I propose , therefore , t > levy a duty of l- \ a gallon upon Iri . h 3 pir . t- < , and I firmly believe tint t ^> Irish d ^ tii . ' crs , and to Inland it-. i-lf , considerable " revenue may te derived , not only \ v thout inconvenience , but wit 1 positive advantage . 1 hope to realise from tlik £ 250 000 . The c-t ' . itr sources fn-m which 1 wish to
QeriVo some incrms , making wit a tlie former an equivaltiit for thut I mi fc ht havo hoped to have received fiom aproptity tix , are pt-r : ' c ( tly legiunict ¦ , and their effvct in operation Will fall upon proptity . 1 { . ropose , in respect tt the greet ma ? s of articles , particularly in respect 11 all those connected . w . tii pr >> pcriy , to rquaJie tha siawp Jut ivs in Irdand tv th t : ose in thiscoui . try . I expect £ 160 , 000 on accoui t of t ie equalisation of tt imp duties . And this t ; trie ¦ £ 250 , 000 to be derived from spirits , and I obt * infrt . m Irdand £ 410 , 000 , and 1 have the . mo .-t perfect couvictioc thvt this were bettar , under existing circumbtances , than if 1 had ad 7 ised a new duty , and imposed a direct tax upon property . Then with rtspict to the Absentees —( hear , hear , 'hear ) , I propose that they should cwiiribuit ; t- ^ ihe property duty . By nturunig to tneir nat . ve country , aud spending their incomes upon their esiatts ,. they may es ape th 9 levy whi-h I nnan to propose ; but ,
by residing in this com . try , without any call oi public du ; y , I lhink iht-y uught-t ' j be suhjut-s to a . tax—( cheeis ) Sir , there is one other < iuty which 1 propcFe io impose . At present , there ia a duty imposed by the law of 4-. -p .-r ton on c ^ ul exported in forey ^ n Jiips . At the lime tiiat was . iaipom'd the policy of the law was of course to requiro revenue ; - but thero is no duty imposed upoa coal exported \ u F . iittsh t ' ., ips . Tne operation cf the rtciprociij treaty has " heeE to exempt foreign ships lujrutlu ; payment of tlie duly , ¦ whk-h was onginiilly couteiuplatcd to be levied upon the expo-t of coal ; , and' 1 must S 3 y , that I caniiot , conceive tl . at there ; is a ' n \ more legitimate object cu which to impose a duty than upon coal exported to fore ; g ; : cou ;; tries— - ( hear , hear . ) 1 speak of a i \ asonuile impost ; a . ; d up < - . \ an anicle } reduced in thii cou ; t-y , the element of icarsufactures , necessary for the lnKim'aotunvc . oiitrir but . iii ? by its expo ? t to excite c ^ . Uipttition \* .: t i the home market . If 1 can raise a iC ; . sonublfc a .-. ioui : t of
duty from a tax upon British coal exported to foreign countries , I think it a Icgitimata source of revenue . The sum derivable from it may be estimated as -imou " ntix . > g to about £ 200 , OCO ; an amquut wiiich will bo no inconsiderable iucreato to the revenue , and which will operate as few taxes do , to the enccuragemt- ' ns of native industry and domestic manufacture . How havirg stated to the Hcu-e ail the taxe 3 I mean to propose , perhaps it may be convenient that I should show the total amount which I expect xo derive from them . I epeak ofthe produce ol themfrcm the 5 ih of x \ pril , 1 G 42 . Iproposo that the new taxes ¦ hould have operation from the 5 . > h of April , 1042 . I calculate-en . obtaining fri ? m these soujcts a total amount cf £ 4 , 310 , 000— ( hi re an observation was matie by Lortl Juhn llussell , which dd int leach the gallery . ) Yes , that will ' be . altogether
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£ 480 , 000 . I deduct how from that sum of £ 4 , 380 , 000 the estimated doficiehcy foir which I must provide . That deficiency is £ 2 , 570 , 000 , which will leave a surplus of £ 1 , 800 , 000 . The House must recollect that the deficiency was on the votes of the year . I have to add to thit th ® excess ' ' . of the expenditure in China , an exceBswhioh cannot be estimated at lea ? , than £ 800 , 000 . The expenditurQ that wilt probably arise from the position of our affairs in India , may be calculated to require also a Very considerable deduction to be inade from our estimate of Hurplus ; but reserving these matters , I ca l culate on a turplus of £ 1 , 800 , 000 . The question then , is , how am I to deal with that surplus in a manner which I consider the most conducive to the interests of the community , tho most consonant to publio feeling , » nd the best calculated to- effect a gveit improvement ia our commercial relations—( hear . ) ,
PROPOSED REDUCTIONS . Sir , T look to the tariff , and I find that it comprises not less than 200 different articles which are subject to various -rates of duty ; and during the interval which I have been in office I can onlv say , that each individual article of that tariff has ' : b ' een the subject of careful consideration by the Governmcnt- ^( hear , hear ;) In the c £ i , se of each article we have attempted , ae well aa we could j to deterniine what is the proportion borne by the duty in each case to the average price of the articles , for the purpose of ascertaining to what extent it miy be desirable to make reductions in the various duties —( hear , hear , h » ar . ) Sir , tho uiea ^ ures vvhich we propose , will include in th ^ ir general principles a complete revision of the duties affecting those articles
and a general alteration of our commercial tariff—( cheers . ) The measures wiiich we propose , will proceed upon those principles for the complete revision of our tariff , which upon maiure consideration , we have thought necessary—( hear , hear . ) Tho general principle upon which we will proceed will be , first , the removal and the relaxa iou of duties of a prohibitory nature ( hear , hear , and loud cheers ); and secondly , a reduction of the duties upon the raw materials for manufactures to a , very considerable extent ( renewed cheering from the opposition )^ In some cases I propose to rotain merely a nominal duty , for the purpose ofafibrding statistical information ; and in no ease , or in scarcely any case , will we propose to lay a duty upon raw mateiials . for manti
factures exceeding 5 per cent ; and as I said before , in many cases the duty will be merely a nominal one ( hear ) , With rorpeot to the duty upon articles which are partly manufactured , I also propose a considerable reduction , in no ca ^ e to exceed 12 per centv I don ' t mean that this 12 per cenf . should be applied , but that is tho general principle and maximum of duty which I shall reserve , with th « exception of certain articles to which I shall call the attention of the house by and bye . Now the course which . I shall pursue will be to have the whole of the tariff arranged under twenty different locads . For instance , under the ( first head wo shall have includtd live animals and provisions of all kinds ; under , the second head , spices ; under the thit d all description
of seeds ; under the 4 sh wood for furnituref ; and under the 5 : h ores and minerals ; and in order to relievo my ' stijf from the necessity of going through the whole mass , I will propose tho amended scheme of tho tariff ( loud cheers and counter cheers ) , as clearly as pos «< l > lo und-r tweuty djifeient headfj classing , as nearly as may bo ^ articles of ihe same description and character . Each of these schedules will contain tivo-culnin'hs' In the first column will be the name of the article ; in the second , the rate 0 * ' duty ; in the third , the umpuiit of duty actually received ; in tiio fourth , the proposed rate of duty to be levied 011 tho article on -it ? importation from
foreign countries ; and in iho unh , the proposed rate of duty ou the imports from British colonial possessions . Now it appears that I cannot lay tho scheme before the llo . ii > 'e , iu any clearer way at present ; for to attempt to go through the whole at present would be only to add to the great labour of the duty 1 am discharginz , and fatigue the House . But here is the whole of tho tariff under these different hbads , and on Monday morning next the echeduJo will bo laid upon the table- for tho information of the commercial world . Of 1 , 200 articles of consumption , I propose to reduce the duty on 750 of'them . These latter articles havfi relation to
manufactured articles ' . With respect to the 450 articles I do not propose to reduce tho duty . I am influenced in this view of ihe matter in consequence of the very tiifliiig difference between the duty and the ac . ual cost of tho article . But with respect to tho other 750 articles , I do propose to reduce the duty ruost . tnatprially . There are Eome important reductions which I intend to make in these article * partly from consideration in reference to revbnue , aiid partly from this motivn There were . ; several ! tieaties entered into by this country with other countries , which are still pending . There wa * the treaty .-which , had been entered into by tho Noblo Lord opposite ( Lord Palmerdton ) , ivith Portugal , and which would have been
completed but for the troubles whioli have taken place thero . We have also opened a negociation with Spain , with respect to commercial matters , and we have btroiigly urged upon Spain the beneficial advantages that would result froui such a treaty being carried out . All I can say is , that the proposition has been most favourably received . Simil a r ne ^ ociations were also pending with South America , and we have intimated to France that wo should be happy to resume negociations in relation to the commercial treaty which hid been proposed by ihe Noble Lord . I should be glad of the treaty being carried out , for it- would . stmigihen the ties of amity and of friendly consideration bttvveen this country and France . I believe that France would be a
gainer , both morally , and commercially , and the industry of both countries would be btnefitted , if those duties which inter / ere with trade ware relaxed . This at all events wouU be the result , thai the benefit obtained by one eomrauaity will react upon the other I say iioth ))'" of any probable period at which the tneaty wiih Fva ' nce . may bo signed . I can only say that it is my ultimate hope and conviction that- the public mind of France will support tho government in such . a nicaaure ; Now while these treaties are penilingi there are several articles which would bo includccl in tho ncgociationa ia respect of which it would be impossible to advise the Houso to mako an immediate reduction . I thitik when w * make relaxatior . s , we © ught also to make the country to be
benentted by it grant to us ' correspondent advantages . I therefore think , to . cnVuiw this end , that it would not be wise to reduco the amount of duty on those articles which must form the basis of ne ^ ocialion . Thereforo I do not propose a reduction _ on the amount of duty on brandy and wine ,-cherishing iho hope . that thy duty may be relaxed' . yvhen 'corresponding relaxations ' -sire made by foreign countries to bo - ' -bem-fitted . by the relaxaion . Again , with respect to tho various fruita on Vvhich 1 am most anxious t <> relax the duty , but which form the basis of negociation , I proposo for that purpose to retain it ; not , I stfv , with reference to revenue , but simply to facilitate " ue ^ ociation . I do not think thai is ' ia mces ^ ary for nie to specify ' the other articles which
will appear in the schedule . Now , these various reductions ; the removal of prohibitions , the revisal of prohibitory duties , the reduction of the dimes on ait'cles fcuciis a oils and ores , having a tendency to remove the burdens on commerce ; these various reductions may ., in my opiaion , be the mode of conferring groat advantages on the manufactures of this country , without incurring the risk of greater loss to the revenuj than about £ 2 / 0 , 000 . Having thus spoken of articles used in manMiactureSj I now apply myself to the consideration of the reduction'of duties on great articles of consumption . Tho chief articles of consumption to vyhieh 1 shall advert are sugar , coffee , ' and timber . With respect to sugar , I wish it werein rav power to state that her Maiesty ' s ministers
e ' eemed it coiiaistent with their duty to sny that they eoulii advise any ilterauon of theduties on that art . ic . le . [ The Wight Iloh .. Bavonet then went at length iisto the reasons of his Government for proposing net to fti tub tVcKxist ' iig diity on sugar . ] : With Veptct to wtiVe , 1 an ; sorry t ^> say th&t duving the last year ihere has been a reduction in the consumption . Th-ro hfts- 'btVij an iii ' creasc iu the consumption of su ; ar , but a decrease in ths-t of ci ; ffoe . I suppose I uocd scarcely inform th-o Tlouso what the present ajiiount < i duiy oh C' Ifee is . On foreign CL-ff .: o the t mber is IO . ' . a load , and here a'so the average duiy may bo taken at 83 . c . r 9 . s . a load . ( Hear . ) ia I'hnye ^ r ending A pril 1844 , I propose ihat the tluty on iort ign- timber should be reduced to 25 s .
1 piopo ^ e iJso , that 111 tiio year ending April , 11544 . ( h e duvy on deals should be reduced from 30 a ., which is the rr'P' ^ ition , with regard to its immediate opriLti- 'i ) , ttiat . it should , be reduced to 20 j ., and in iike iiniiint ' . r ; that on that year the duty o : i lath wood .. ' i . iy is uorv ! . ¦? . 3 d . per lb . ; 011 - ' coff « je . from the Bruirh colonies . fi ;! ., w . hilo on coffee impc-it ^ d-from British po .-sessions within the limits of the KaBt India Cora ^ jiany ' s Chauer the duty is 9 L ; iho effect of this is , tut a coiisiflerablo quantity c * f coffee , the grow th of iurei ^ Ii couuirics , Quotes-into , competition wi'lv our 0 ^ 11 j ro ducr , exempt from ihe uiuy of Is . 3 d . It is sp . nt irom Brazil and Hayti to the Cape of Good II-- > pe ; and the mtre fact of its having been there , in ^ titles it to ctime in a > . the duty of 9 d . —( h- ^ ar , hear ) . it may ' cqst them Id . per lb . for ii ' . diplvt , &c , but cvon tlioii it comes into competition with the produce of our ' . own . colonies .. at a duty of lOd .
1 propose to reduce tho duty on coffoo the produce of British possessions to 4 d . per pound , and on coffee the produce of all foreign countries to 8 d . Assuming tliat therr will fee no increase in the consumption , the ! o ? s from this reduction may be ta \ en at £ 237 , 000 ; but , assuniiiig an increase in the consumption to the amyuntpf trn per c ? nt ., the loj-s , in such case , would then be £ 171 , 000 . Now add this amoant to the loss which I have already estimated , the total amount will be i . 270 , 000 . I now comb to the duty on timber . In respect to tins question we are embarrassed with the cousidfcration of the 1 tate of the interests of our Canadian colonies . The present rate of duty on foreigu timber is 003 . a load ; but the duty on timber is now levied in a complicated and unfair way . And in taking the average amount of duty on foreign tim her , jnclufiing the duty 011 deals , staves , and laths tfck . ng the while together , the aggregate amount will uot exceed 41 s . a load . Tho duty on coleniul
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should be reduced to 20 s . I propose _ that the duty upon colonial timber should be reduced to Is . a load ; that the duty upon deals should be to reduced 2 s a load ; and that the duty on lath timber shall be reduced to 33 . a load . I estimate the total Ios 3 in this resp > ct at riot leas than £ 500 , 000 a-year . I proppse to remit altogether the duties oa tho export of British manufactures (" hear , heat" anS cheers ) , v ? hicli I find will incur a loss to the revenue of £ 102 , 0001 . a-yoar . I will call your attention to the duty upon stage coaches ; and in dealing with this question you must consider the amount of competition which the proprietprs of these stage coaches have to contend against , especially oil those lines of road where railways havo beeu eftablished . I propose , with
regard to stage coaches , an uniform mileage ot 1 Jd ., and to take _ p | F altogether the assessed taxes—( cheers . ) This proposition , it assented to by ihe House * will lead to a ; loss of revenue amounting to £ 61 ^ 000 ; but it is a loss which I ftiel can be vindicated on the ground of ^ strict and impartial justice —( cheers : ) I also propose to take off the duty imposed upon persons who are in the habit of letting job carriages , and which wiil lead to a loss in the revenue of £ o , 00 O , making a total Jobs in this department of the revenue of £ 70 , 000 . And now I will shortly review , at this stage of my statements , the whelo of the financial arrangements . I calcuiate that the deficiency iu the revenue up
totheSthof April , ; 1843 , will be' ^ - 2 ^ 70 , 000 .- ' . The redabtion on articles of tariff will not entail a loss of more than £ 270 , 000 . The loss on cotton £ 170 , 000 , the loss on timber £ 600 , 000 , the loss . arising from the repeal of the . export duty on ? ritish manufactures £ 100 , 000 , aud the loss from stage coaches £ 70 , 000 . The total loss to the community in consequence of the reductions which I propose will be £ 3 , 708 , 000 . Against this I ha ^ e to place the amouiit of the increased revenue which I expect to receive from the new taxation which is calculated at £ 4 , 800 , 000 . There will , therefore , be a Surplus in favour of the > country of £ 520 / iOO , to meet the increased charges of the _ country , arising from the state of our relations in China , and in consequence of what may arise out of
our still pending commercial treaties with other countries . I have now laid before you , without reserve , the whole of the plan of her Majesty ' s . Government . I have given you a full and explicit , biit I believe an unexaggerated , statement of the financial d fficulties of thie country . We have thought it our dHty to give our couhsel to the Legislature , freely and unreservedly—to give the best advice we could , leaving with the legislature the responsibility of adopting or refusing the advice we thus give . I , on the part of the Government , have now performed that duty—( hear , hear . ) I , with the weight and authority of the Government , have brought forward what we deem requisite for the present state of our finances—( hear , hear . ) And I nov ? conclude ^ devolving on
the Parliament the duty of maturing our plans if they approve of tbem ; at all eventB : the responsibiliiy of adopting or rejecting them . You will bear in mind that this is no ordinary period . You will bear in mind that there are indications among all the upper classes of society of increased comfort and enjoyment ; of increased prosperity and wealth ; aud that , concurrently with these indications , there exists a mighty evil that has been growing for many years—( loud cheers . ) . You are no * v called on to relieve that evil . If you h-aVc fortitude and constancy , as I firmly believe you have , you will not consent , with folded arms , to allow the annual grow ! h of this great evil . You will not reconcile ii to your consciences to hope for r » lief fiom a diminution of taxation . You will not permit thi ^ evil to gain 1 uch gigantic strength that it will be far
beyond your power to check its progress . If you do not take this course ; if you do permit the evjl to continue , you must cxpeet severe , but just judgment . My confident hope and belief is , that when I devolve the responsibility upon you , you will prove yourselves worthy of your mission—of the mission and functions of the representatives of a mighty people ; th * t you will not tarnish tho name that it is your duty to . cherish as your glorious inheri : arice ; that you will not impair the character for fortitude , for good faith , which , in proportion as the ompiro of opinion supersedes and preponderatea over the empire of physical force , constitutes a freo people , but , above aljjthe peopla of England , and gives them the power of reputation anH character . That will mako the country powerful , so as to repel hostile aggression , and maiitiin an extended empire .
( The Right Hon . Baronet sat down amidst loud and long-coi t : iiued applause . ) Saiurday , March 12 ; The Speaker took the chair at twelve o ' clock . Mr . Greene brought up the report of the Gommittee of Wnys aiid Means , containing the following resolutions : — ' . ' ¦ _ . 1 . Resolved , Tb . at , towards raising the supply granted to her Majesty , there shall bo charged , lsvied , collected , ana paid upon every gallon of spirits of the strength of hydrouieter proof , which shail , on or after the 11 th day of March , 1842 , be distilled in Ireland , or be in the tt > ck , custody , er possession of tiny distiller in Irclani . l , or wiiich , having been distilled ^ in Ireland or Scotland , shall on or after that duy be in wa . ehoiise in Ireland , and be taken out of warehouse for consumption in Ireland , or which having betsn tafeen put of warehoustt in Sjotiaml for removal to Ireland , shall on or after that day be brought into Ireland , an additional duty of 1 ? .
2 . KeBolved , That the malt allowance now payable on every gallon of spirits distilled , in Ireland from malted corn only , n » t being niixsd with any uunialtbd corn or grain , shall cease and determine . 3 , Resolved , That , towards making good the supply granted to her Majesty , the sum of £ 8 , 0 u 0 , 000 be granted out of tbe Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Br . tain and Ireland . The report was agreed to , and leavo given to bring iu bilJa cpnfornjubly with tbe resolutions .
Mr . Greene brought up the report of the Committee on the Exchequer Bill Loan Act . The Committee had resolved " That her Majesty be enabled to direct istu ; s to beiniade out of the Cousolidated Fund of the Umtuti Kingdem * f Ureat Britain and Ireland , to an amount not exceeding £ 300 , 000 per annum , to Comniissiionera , to be by them adya ced towards the compktion 01 works of a public nature , for the encouragement of the fisheries , or tho employment of tbe poor , on due security being given for the repayment of the sum so nilvancec . ''
Tho repoit was agreed to , and leave was givea to bring in a bill in conformity with the resolution . Mr . Greene brought up the report of the Queen ' s Prison BUI , which was agreed to , and the bill ordered to be read a third time ou Monday , if then engrossed . On the motion of Lord Eliot , the Newgate Gaol ( Dublin ) Bill was read a third time and passei 1 . The House then adjourned .
Monday , March 14 . Mr . F . T . Baring gave notice of his intention to inquire respecting the plan by which the Government propose to collect the income-tax ; and Mr . CiUliLES BULLEH drew iroiii the SPEAK . EU an opinion as to whether or not petitions could be presented against the tiX Acer the resoiuiibn aflirming it had received the sanction cf tlie House . The Speakeu replied in tho nogutive ; but Sir Koijert Peel deciareu hi 3 intention of proceeding with the resolution on Friday next Oa thu motion for going into committee on th « Corn Importation Bill , . > lt . Ward ro 3 e to bring , forward his motion relative to the alleged peculiar burdens borne by the land of this country . Ho contended that no burdens were borne by the landed interests which were not just and equitiible ; and ; iskod f > r : i committee of inquiry in order to set the matie * at rest . ... - ¦ : ¦ .-
CJionel W'QoD compared the amount of poor-ratts paid by tLe lauded interest with tliose Ievi « 3 il on uianuf icturiujj property j and complained of the mischief done by throwing obstacles in the way of the progress if the Corn Importation Bill , the delay of wnich was aii ' tctirig the price ( £ corn and the state of trade . Mr . MiL . NER Gibson called on the representatives of the Janded iiitfercsts in the House , for their own sakes , to grarit the cemniittee of inquiry . Mr . Dab ' by cunteiided Mr . Wind had not stated the case either fully or fairly , and repudiated the idea that the House was not to ls ^ isJate on corn until ah inquiry had been made into the peculiar burdens borne -by the land .
Dr . Bowrikg wus sure that Mr . Ward would willingly modify bia moHon , iu order to meet Mr . Darby ' s views for -a nipi-tj extended inquiry . Tue 8 ubj-ct was one of great and grave imp rtai . ee ; and , for tbe satisfaction of the public mind , an inquiry was txeccdingly desuable . Mr . Soarlett would resist the motion . Should the inquiry be made , it would turn out that the laud bore , iu -fact , alt the burdens of the St . vte . Mr . Guilders thought Mr . Scarlett had proved too niucli . The landod intereat had been always too
ppwtiful in the Legislature to permit peculiar burdens to be iniposed on them ; tho land in this country was not so heavily tiixeii as the laud c f some Continental stifes . . . . '¦' - : ; ¦ . ; , "¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦' Air . Palmeu compared the fixed nature cf the landownti ' a c pital witD that cf the manufacturer , who was bvt a bird of passage , and could carry ; himself and his capital where he pleased . Whiie determined to hold ah incpine tax , he feared that ; the necessities of ttie country were too great for its being successfully raised ; or applied in the way piropisbd . : ' .- '¦;•
Sir Robert Peel called the attert-on of the House to the position in which it was placed . Was it wise to go oa with protracte » i discussion , and impede the prdgress of a bill admittad to be a great improvement on tee existing law I He censured Mr . Ward for ir :-consistency , in not adhering to the exact terms of his motion . He called on the House not t ? injure every interest in ^ the community by delating the Corn Bill until some three sessions hence , Mii Ward ' s Committee made its report . ' ¦¦ ¦ .. '¦/ ; . ; Mr . Strutt had never heard a debate in which so much of the at-gumect lay all on one side . Mr . Ward's niot . on -was resisted by very opposite reasons : it was said to be too precise anil too vague ; haiipritna . / acie case had been made out for inquiry , and he should suppoit the motion .
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Mr . COnpEN auppoitsd and Lord Worsley resisted tbemotioDi . ' ¦ . ' ¦ ¦""¦ ¦ '' . ' ¦ ¦ Mr . VfLtiERa had always heard these special burdens assigned at a reason for the Corn Laws—why then refuse inquiry , if not afraid of tbe result ? Mr . Villiers read some statements of taxes which had been repealed in favour of the landed interest bIdcs 1810 , being nearly a mvliion in amount . : Lord Howick , while admitting that the inquiry was a legitimate subject for parliainentary investi gation , was yet of opinion that tue time was not properly chosen for the motion .: , Mr . WaK ley thought it was the business of an opposition to give a persevering resistance to what they considered a bad meaEnre . Sir Robert Peel might have offered a compromise , and offered a committee of inquiry on another occasion , and so pr « Tented a
division- ... . . - . - '• . ; ' .. .: . - . ¦¦ ¦¦'¦ -. ; .: " ; . - ... :.. - . . ' . . ¦ . -..- " On a division , the motion was rejected by 230 to ; i * i ; ' - - - " ; " . >¦ - ¦ ¦ . - ¦ - ¦ ¦ r - ^\\\ . : [ ¦ : ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ -:- ¦ - ¦ : ¦ ¦ - " : Tbe House then went into committee . Sir-VAtENliNE Blake kept the House in roars of laughter by eacbiuiaai 8 oa the preliRa yirtaes of ihe potato , and the adaptation of the soil of Ireland for its production He concludes with proposing an amendment , which was negatived without a division . Mr . Parker proposed a clause , allowinxan importor to give bend for the payment of a particular rate of duty , Baould he import his corn within fonr months froni the time . His object was to give facilities for trade with distant ports . J ; ; . ¦ . -. . ¦ "¦; - '' . ' . ¦ . '¦' ¦ '; - : Sir Robert Peel considered the amendment an extravagant one .- ; . '• ¦ > . '¦'; : ¦; .. . : "; . ¦ After some observations from Lord Howick and Mr-Hastier : ,- ' ¦ ;• ''¦¦" ¦ ¦ : ,-: ' . ' ; . - ' .. ' . " . . ' ¦ : . . '¦ ¦ / .-- ; - - . ' ,- ' : V . .- . Sir : Parker withdrew his clanse .
Sir . Pouletc ScRoi'E proposed a clause of a somewhat similar kind , to allow the duty , should the import ? r desire it , to be ra , ted at the amount which ruled when the cern left the foreign port « f shipment . The clause was r ( -8 isted by Sir R . Peel- and after a . ojnversation , shared by diffarent members , it was withdrawn . J . ¦ . .. ' -. ¦¦ '¦ '' ¦ . ; .-- : . ' . ' ' . ' .: ' . Some progress Was made with tho Bill , the House resumed , and the Committee obtained leave to sit again on . Tuesday . " . '¦ -. ' . ¦ . . ; . ' . ¦ " . ' - ••' --. . ¦' . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ " .- , ' ¦{¦ ' : [' : / : A The House adjourned at a quarter to one o ' clock .
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• • • ' " ; . > m . ' " ¦' .. - ¦ ; HOUSE OF LORDS . —Monday ^ March 14 . Lord Brougham gave noticeof bis intention to move a series of resolutions respecting the proposed incometix . The purport cf these resolutions ; which he read at length , is condemnatory of the impi > siti 6 n of an incomet ' a , unless under very extraordinayy circumstances , Rud also affirming cei tain principles respecting the apportionment of such a tax ; with relation to the distribution of capital and income amongst the various classes of the British community . V . ; ¦ ., ' ¦ ' ¦ v ' Earl FiTZWiLLiAM made a few observations on , the sa ^ ject ; and after the Lord Chancellor had laid on the table of the House a Bill for the amendment of the bankruptcy law , the House adjourned .
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From the London Gazette of Friday j March 11 . BANKROPTS . John Perry Clarke and Osmund Lewis ^ Crown Court , Threadneeillo street , newspaper agents , to surrender March : 18 , at eleven o ' clock , and April 22 , at twelve , at the Court of Eankruptcy . Basinglwll . 8 trtiet . Solicitor , air . Clarke , George-street , Mansion Houae ; officialaaslgnee , Mr . Balcher . Emily Ann Birch , Bedford Place , lodging-house keeper , March 18 , at two , and April 22 , at twelve , at the Court of Banki-uptcy , HasinghaU-street . Solicitor , Mr . Lloyd , Cheapside ; official assignee , Mr . Gibsorj , Basinghall-street . ; ¦' ' .. ' ? V
SamueUackson and Thomas Frederick Jackson , Berraondsey-street , woolstaplers , March 22 , at eleven , and April 22 , at o = ie , at the Court of Bankruptcy ^ Basing ^ hail-street Solicitor , Mr . Watta , BBrmondsey-street ; official assignee , '" . Mr . Green * AlJermanbury . Philip Woodrow Hart , Norwich , coach manufacturer , March 17 and April 22 / at ten , at the offices of Messrs . Beckwith , Dye , aud Kitton . Norwich . Solicitors , Messr ? . Ciarke and Medcalfe , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields ; and Messrs , Beckwith , Dye ; and . Kitton . Norwich . . . Joseph HbrbcastlB , Giamford Briggs , Lincolnshire , seed merchant , March 21 and April 22 ; at eleven , at the Itipii , Hotel , ' Giamford Briggs . ' - 'Solicitors , ' Messrs . Dyneley , Coverdale , and Lee , Bedford Bow ; and ' Messrs . Niqholsonaud Hett / Brigg , Liucolushire . :
: George Stanway . Stoke-upon-Trcrit , StafiFordshire , confectioner , March 24 and April 22 , at twelve , ( . t the George Inn , Bursiein . bolicitors , Mr . Smith , Chancery Lane ; and Mr . Harding , Stoke-upon-Tfent . ¦ '' ¦ - - - .-. Isaac Newton Wjgney and Clement Wigneyj Brighton , Sussex , bankers , March 28 and April 22 , at ten , at the Town Hall , Brighton-. Solicitors , Messrs . Palmer , France , and Pa ! taer , Bedford Row . ¦ James County , Cheltenham , Gloucestershire , oilman , llorch 29 and April 22 , at one , at the Royal Hotel , Cheltenham . . Solicitors , Messrs . Miller and Carr . Eistcheap . ¦ . ' . -.... . ;; . ¦'¦ ' .. ' ' . - . " . ¦ "' . ¦' . ¦'" . : ¦ _ . ¦ : ' . ' ¦ Eitward Shirley Webster , Birmingham , draper , . March 31 and April 22 , at the Waterloo Rooms , Birmingham . Solicitors , Messrs . Reed and Shaw , Friday-street ; ¦
Frederick Pratt , Stoke-upon-Trent , Staffordshire , miller . March 21 , at the Swan Inn . Stafford , anil April ¦ 22 , ¦ at twelve , at the Castle Hotel , Newcastle . Solicitors , Mr . Wilson , Furnival ' s Inn ; and Mr . Stevenson , Stoke-uppn-Trent . ¦' : '" -: ¦ : ¦ . Williara Bury , Blackburn , corn-aeak-r , March 24 , at one , and April 22 , at tleven ^ at the Town Hall , Preston . Solicitors ' , ' Alessri . Cuvelje . Skilbiick , and Hall , Southampton Building 8 , thancery Lane ; and Messre . Lodge and Harrises , Preston . ' ; '¦ "¦ . ¦ - .. , William Robinson , Hulme , Lancashire , glass-manufacturer , March 22 and April 22 , a * twelve , at the Commissioners' Rooms , Manchester Solicitors , Messrs . Milne , Parry , Milne and Morris , Temple ; and . Messrs . Siater and Heelis , and Messrs . Bagshawe and Stevenson . 'Manchester . " - '"' - ' ¦ ¦ . " - ' -
Joseph Eneiy , Wells , Somersetshire , surgeon ^ April 6 and 22 , at eleven , at the Somerset Hotel ; Wells . Solicitor , Sir . Jay , Serjeant ' s Inn . "" . ;¦" " '"
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . Asfeew and Stansfield , Manchester , cotton yam doublers . ivi . and H , Glover , Manchester , oil-cloth manufuctnrers . R . and J . Pickera ^ lU , Darlington and Leeds , carriers .
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From the Gazette of Tuesday , March 15 . BANKRt'tTSi Charles Page , coach t ^ re smith , Nottingham ^ Slews , Marylcbone , to surrender March 18 . at two o ' clock , and April 26 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Basineball-steftU Solicitor , Mr . Kell , Bedford Row ; Mr . Penhe ' . l , official assignee . \ . ' Stephen t ^ eake , builder , Rimsgate , March 24 ; at seven , and April 26 , at liins , at . ' the Albion Hotel , Rimsgate . Solicitor , Mr . Smith , Barnard ' s Irin , London . John Jones , cordwainor , Liverpooj , March 24 , and April 26 , at one , at the Clarendon Rooms . LiverpoBt , Solicitors , Mr . Cornthwaite , Dean ' s Court / Doctois ' Commons , liondon ; aud Mr . Coruthwaite , Cuble-street , Liverpool * :
Joseph Pa ^ e , jun ., porter-merchant , Gloucester , March 28 and April 26 , at twelve , at the office of Mr . ¦ C . . . Smahridge , Gloucester . Solicitors , Messrs . Jonea and Blaxlaad , Crosby Squire , London Mr . Smallridge , Gloucester . - . ¦ ¦¦ ¦ . ' : . ; ; ¦; , ¦ . '' ; ¦ -- ; ¦ ¦•;¦;• . - ¦¦; ' ; -. ' Thomas Morris , srocer , NewtriiSge , Glambrganshire , March 26 and A ? ril 26 , at . two , at the Commercial Rooms , Bfisto ) . Solicitors , Alessrs . White and Eyre , Bedford Row , London ; and Mr . Short , Bristol John '¦; Alexander , brewer ,. Peh ' tl ' leton , ' Lmcashire , March 29 end April 26 , at eleven , at the Commissioners' Rooms , Manchester . Solibitors , Messrs . Milne , Parry , Milne , and -Murm , Harcourt Buildings , Teiiiple , London ; and Mussh . ¦ Sinter and Heelis , Manchester . ' ' '' . ' ¦ ' . . '•' : ' , ' - ' ..- ¦ ' ' . ;¦'' - - ¦ -- ' ¦¦ " " ' ¦
Peter Boydv cotton-spinner , Ovenden , York , March 20 , at one , and Aprii 26 , at twelve ^ at the White Lion Inn , Halifax .. Soliciiois , Messw . Eirimet and Allen , Bl . vomsbnry Squnre , Lyudon ; Mr , AlexinVier , Halifax , and Mes-srs . Stocks an < % Macaulay ,: Halifax , John Parbery , eaddler , Nortbamptoni March 21 and April L 6 , at two , at the Stag ' s Head Inn , Abingdonstieet , Northampton . Solicitors , Mr . Hall , Northampton ' . ; " and Mr . Weller , King's Row , Bedford RoWi London . ¦ . ¦!¦ . " ' " - ' ¦ . ' : ' . :-: ' - . ; .- "•' .- '¦ r - ¦ ' ' : :- ¦ : . John Di'vinson Bedford , brewer , Burton-u pop-Trent , Staffardshire . March . 30 and April 26 , at twelve , at the G ; orge HoteJ , Burton-upon-Trent ,, Solicitors , Mr . Richardson , Buit- ' -upon . Trent ; and Messr ? . Hicfcs and Braikenridge , Baitletfa Buildings , Hdlborn , Londdn . -:. ' - . ' - " . ' . ' - ¦ ¦ ¦ -. '; : ; - / ¦;¦¦'¦ ¦ ¦ -. ¦ . ' . ¦ " ¦ ¦'¦
.-, John Frankland and Thomas Efankland , merchants , Liverpool , March 29 and April 26 , at three , at the Commissioners * Rooms , Manchester . Solicitors , . "Vlessrs . Makinson and Sanders , Elm Court , Middle Temple , London and Messrs . Atkinson and Saunders , Manchester . '" - ' ¦¦ . \ ¦¦ ¦¦¦ ' . ' : ¦ : ¦ ¦ ' . ¦¦ . . '¦ ¦¦¦ . .. •¦ , - . ¦ -:: ' - : ' William Lloyd , wine-merchant , Liverpool , Marcb 29 and June 26 , at-the Clarendon Rooms , South Johnstreet , Liverpool . Solicitors , Mr . Whitley , Highstreet , Liverpool ; and : Messrs . Low , Garey , and , S ( reething , Southampton Buildings , Chancery ; Lw 8 , London . : ' . ''¦ - ' ... " ¦ ¦; " .... -. ' . ¦' .- " ¦" . ¦ " ' - ¦ ' ..
Thomas Finch Cozens , builder , Canterbury , March 2 * , at twelve , and April 26 , at one . at the Gui dhall , Canterbury . Solicitors , ilessrs . Piuniiqer , and R . aud <>• Farley , Canterbury ; and Messra . Buttiraeld and Fwnce » Giay ' a Inn Square , London . :
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Great Excitement , —Tl ; e discovery of Old Parr ' s secret has caused great excitement among the members of the medical . profession :, as it seems probable , ultimately , to ¦ ¦ ¦ ' exterminate a , good deal of their contradintory nonsense . Many members of the profession have , however , honourably declared their intention of using Parr ' s Life Pills , after witnessing their astonishing curative properties and re-invigorating powers on the humaaframe .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 19, 1842, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct882/page/6/
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