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THE LOitDS AND COMMONSI

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THE LOitDS AND COMMONS I ()i., ?ill the qiiet i ons OF aU the questions discussed by the general puidie since the passing of the Reform Bill in I 1 oji, ue doubt whether any one has excited much serious and even solemn attention, the conduct of the lords in their rejection of vhe Iliil for the repeal of the Paper Duty. This T ix has been pronounced untenable for many j yenrs past, and it is becoming more and more so tiav. In 1835, a royal commlsSlon- | ."U'iiich sat with the view to enquire into its j <)juT..tion condemned it, and urged iti abolition. It has since that time been condeiniiet -I)y all parties -Whi»s, Tories, and Liberals. It his been condemned by Sir E. 15. Lytton, Mr Jjisvaeli, Lord Derby, Mr Gladstone, and by ^Iiinicipal Councils, and Chambers of Commerce i:iro;i<j,oiit the Kingdom—and the public press. 111 1658, the House of Commons passed a reso- lution in fivour of its repeal; and in the year ] gCt), that House has passed a Bill carrying into ciL'ct. that resolution yet on being sent up to the Lords, they tell the Commons that they. •\viii not pass its Bill, but will retain the duty, although the £ 1,200,000 is not required for the ii,iri)oses of the state. Thus do the Lords by their act, tax the British people to the tune <> a million and a quarter—although the con- stitution plainly states, that they have no right to interfere in money matters. The House in its financial arrangements, pro* posed and passed the Budget of its Chancellor of the Exchequer, as a whole, and one ot its provisions was, that the duty on paper was to cea,e in July or August next. In order to make up the deficiency created by the abolition of the taxes on knowledge, the income-tax under the acts 23 Vict., cap. 14, was augmented from !)d to lOd in the pound, which secured a surplus of revenue amounting to nearly half a million of money; Mr Gladstone therefore does not want the duty arising from the manu- iac.ure—yet the Lords by their vote tell the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that they insist on his having—and by their decision, the country is saddled with one million and a quarter of ad- ditional taxes. We protest in the name of the people of England against this usurpation of power on the part of the Upper House, for if we are to be taxed according to the caprice of this irresponsible body, the days of free government it re en led. But what has influenced the Lords in the deeuion to which they have come ? One thing is perfectly certain—that they are no friends of re cheap press of this country. The penny and two-penny papers of England andWales, exercise an immense influence on the country. These papers are nearly all, advocates of popular rights and free institutions. Their circulation is very great, ar.d is becoming larger every week,'and they are conducted with great ability; and as du'V are the exponents of principles diametri- c- dly opposed to Lord Derby and his party, no wonder they use every exertion to crush them, by imposing heavy duties on the paper used. The Morning Star," which, for ability and spirit stands at the top of the cheap daily papers, pays some X8,000 or £10,000 in paper duty. Again, the Peers are no friends to direct taxa- tion. It has been proved to demonstration that seventy-five per cent of the indirect taxes are paid by the great body of the people. Their language is, tax the people as much as you like --let them pay duty upon corn, on sugar, on tea, on tobacco, and all the real necessaries • « 1 T ■ winch tiie working man must have in order to live I comfortably—but don't ask us to tax ourselves —let us have no property tax-no succession hx-no taxes upon real property, and then we shall be content. -Only allow us a share in the rich appointments at the disposal of the crown, so that we shall put into our pockets as much as possible of the sums contributed by the people. Our opinion is, that they have already ri-ceivid enough, and with a Reformed ] r ouse of Commons, they will assuredly lind that the present lavish expenditure will not long be allowed to continue. d £ 30,000,000 for the army and navy is a monstrous sum! and its m r'ge"ent is a disgrace to the nation. But how can it be reduced ? One way to check it is, to pass a bill disqualifying every naval and military officer in receipt of any stipend from the crown in respect of their appointment from sit- tiij, in the House of Commons. Why should they sit there more than civil servants of the crown We think it is unjust to the people that these men should have seats in the lower house, and vote away money for themselves and their friends. I n the matter, therefore, of the Paper Duty Abolition bill, three things are perfectly apparent in its rejection—the hostility of the Lords to the cheap press-their hostility to direct taxation—and thirdly, they have no wish or desire to diminish the present enormous expenditure. At the time we write, we know not what course the House of Commons will pursue respecting the vote of the Lords. We hop; they will stand up for their rights and privileges. AVe need hardly say that the country is with them. Lirtre and influential meetings have been held to protest against the proceedings of the Upper House. Other meetings are about lIeld, and there is every certainty that the country will almost' unanimously stand by Mr. Gladstone. We advise the various public bodies in Wales to call public meetings. Let the lead- ing men in the boroughs and counties write to their members, to urge them to stand by the rrnnent, and assert the rights of the Com- jro: s in all matters relating to finance. The Lords u ill soon find themselves weak and power- less, Tliey cannot stand against the vox populi r) Dei. If our representatives in Parliament, bael-.rd by the people, will so act, the day will shortly ome when the Lords will regret the course pursued by them with reference to this taTij and will find, when it is too late, that they have done that which has brought them to a state of such deep humiliation, and make them tremble for the stability and perpetuity of the privileges they now enjoy.

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