Conservative newspaper-the Standard. | been lightly departed from. He objected
Money had become much more plentiful, to the principle of this Bill, in making a
and of comparatively less value than it was distinction between the rank of the two
three or four years ago, whilst the prices taxing officers. The same scale of salary
of butchers' meat had become greatly ought to be fixed for both, and competent
raised in Ireland, and were equalised with and duly qualified persons should be select-
the prices in England. Therefore, what ed for the responsible duties they had to
was an adequate salary in Ireland some discharge, involving, as those duties did,
few years since, might be very inadequate the disposal of the funds of the suitors to
at present. It was a bad principle to un- the extent of between two and three hun-
derpay a responsible public officer, and dred pounds per annum and upwards.
there was no office involving more trust-
worthiness, or a greater amount of personal
labour or professional knowledge, than that
of taxing officer. There were other strong
reasons that might be urged in support of
his view, that adequate salaries should be
provided for the Irish taxing officers, and
that 1,2001. a year would not be too high
a remuneration for the chief officer. He

MR. J. D. FITZGERALD approved of
the distinction that was drawn by the Bill
between the superior and the subordinate
taxing officer a distinction which was
based upon a difference in the importance
of their respective duties. He thought,
however, that the principal officer's salary
ought not to be less than 1,2001. a year.

SIR JOHN YOUNG defended the ori-

place them beyond the reach of tempta-

tion.

thought the salary of the assistant taxing ginal proposal of the Bill, fixing the sala-
officer ought to be at least 8007. a year. ries of the two taxing officers at 1,000l.
In regard to the gentleman whom it was and 6007. respectively, which he believed
now proposed to make sole principal officer
were amply sufficient to secure the services
at a salary of 1,000l. a year, true it was
that at present his salary as a second tax-ledge, and of a character high enough to
of two gentlemen of adequate legal know-
ing officer was fixed some years since at
8007. a year; but then it was proposed by
the present Bill to deprive him altogether
of the patronage of an office worth 300l. a
year, and, as already mentioned, he would,
by recent arrangements, be subjected to
income tax. Upon the whole, he trusted
the Government would see the justice of
adopting his Amendment, by fixing the
salary of the principal taxing officer at
1,200l. a year. He might add that the
Irish taxing office was a self-supporting
one, yielding a surplus revenue of 1,2001.
a year. The Public Commissioners who
had recommended a reform in the office,
had not recommended any reduction in the
chief officer's salary.

MR. BROTHERTON objected to this
Amendment, as being an intended pull at
the Exchequer on the part of the Irish
Members. The duties which these officers
had to discharge demanded no very high
order of talent, and it should be remem-
bered that part of their salaries came out
of the Consolidated Fund.

MR. WHITESIDE complained that the
arrangement recommended by public com-
missioners twenty-five years ago, to the
effect that there should be two taxing
officers, at salaries of 1,2001. each, had
Mr. V. Scully

MR. VINCENT SCULLY, in reply,
J. Young) was mistaken in supposing
stated that the right hon. Baronet (Sir
that the costs taxed by the Irish taxing
officer were less than 100,000l. a year.
123,3381., besides a considerable amount
The precise amount taxed last year was

which was

taxed not entered in the

books-making, he should conceive, on
a moderate estimate, a gross total of at
least 150,000l. a year. As it thus ap-
fixed by the Government under a misappre-
peared that the reduced salaries had been
hension as to the amount of business done,
perhaps upon having now received more
the increase he had proposed. He admit-
perfect information, they would consent to
still opposed by Government, he could not
ted that if his proposition were nevertheless
hope to carry it in the present state of the

House; and, in that event, he would not
wish to damage its future discussion by
pressing it now to a division.

Amendment withdrawn.
House resumed; Bill reported.

The House adjourned at Eleven o'clock,
till Monday next.

INDEX.

INDEX

HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES,

VOLUME CXXVII.

FIFTH VOLUME OF SESSION 1852-1853.

EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS.

1R. 2R. 3R. First, Second, or Third Reading. Amend., Amendment.-Res., Resolution.-Com.
Committee.-Re-Com., Re-committal.-- Rep., Report.-Adj., Adjourned.-cl., Clause.--add.
cl., Additional Clause.-neg., Negatived. l., Lords. .-c., Commons-m. q., Main Question.-
o. q., Original Question.-o. m., Original Motion. — p. q., Previous Question.—r. p., Report
Progress.-A., Ayes.-N., Noes.-M., Majority.-1st Div., 2nd Div. First or Second Divi-

When in the Text or in the Index a Speech is marked thus *, it indicates that the Speech
is reprinted from a Pamphlet or some authorised Report.

When in this Index a* is added to the Reading of a Bill, it indicates that no Debate took place
upon that stage of the measure.

ATTORNEY GENERAL, The (Sir A. E. Coск- | Battersea Park Bill,
BURN), Southampton

Common Law, Courts of (Ireland), Com. cl. 1,
1284; cl. 10, 1285, 1286; cl. 38, 1288, 1291,
1292; cl. 63, 1293, 1294

Durham Election Petition, Com. moved for,
960, 964

Newspaper Stamp Duties, 219

Australia, Emigrants to,

c. Question (Mr. Miles), 566

Australia, Western-Supply,

C. 419

Ava, War with,

7. Question (Earl of Ellenborough), 1199
Bail in Error Bill,

c. 1R.* 429; 2R.* 787

BAILLIE, Mr. H. J., Inverness-shire
Excise Duties on Spirits, Com. cl. 1, 1390
Income Tax, Com. cl. 33, 799
New Zealand Company, 503
Supply-Parliament, New Houses of, 393

BALL, Mr. E., Cambridgeshire
Church Rates, Leave, 608*

Income Tax, Com. 535; That the Bill do pass,
add. cl. 1219

Succession Duties, The, 288

BALL, Mr. J., Carlow

Income Tax, Com. cl. 13, 739, 740; cl. 15,
745; add. cl. 817, 1054

BANKES, Rt. Hon. G., Dorsetshire

Income Tax, 249; That the Bill do pass, add.
cl. 1220

Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill,
c. 2R. 1036

Bankruptcy Bills,

7. Minutes of Evidence, 196

BARING, Rt. Hon. Sir F. T., Portsmouth
Durham Election, Mr. Duncan's Case, 707

BARING, Mr. T., Huntingdon

Customs, &c. Acts, Com. Res. 820, 821, 824
(Tea Duties), 833

India, Government of, Leave, 1318, 1322

Barnstaple Election,

c. Address moved (Hon. W. O. Stanley), 136
1. Conference, 197

BARROW, Mr. W. H., Nottinghamshire, S.
Income Tax, Com. el. 25, 757; cl. 26, Proviso,

789

BASS, Mr. M. T., Derby

Rye Election, New Writ moved, 291, 374, 377

BATH, Marquess of

Great Western Railway Company, 1359

c. 1R. 706

BEAUMONT, Lord

Chimney Sweepers Regulation, Report, 497,

502

Clitheroe Election, 211, 215

Denmark, Succession to the Crown of, 1079
Lodging Houses, Common, 2R. 297; Com.

BRIGHT, Mr. J., continued.
Ecclesiastical Revenues (Ireland), Com. moved
for, 946

Hackney Carriages (Metropolis), Com. 428
Income Tax, The, 246, 247, 251; Com. cl. 5,
716, 723; cl. 26, 790; add. cl. 814
India, Government of, Leave, 1124, 1169, 1246,
1322

India-Growth of Opium, 955
Pegu, Annexation of, 435

Budget, The-Financial Statement— The
Income Tax,

c. 235; Amend (Mr. Vansittart), 239, [A. 60, N.
120, M. 60] 256

Succession Duties, 258, 325; Amend. (Mr.
Freshfield), 341; Motion neg., 370

BULLER, Sir J. B. Y., Devonshire, S.
Plymouth Election, New Writ moved, 647
Bullion, Sales of, Bill,

Registration of Assurances, 714, 715
Succession Duties, The, 286, 365
Supply-Indian Department (Canada), 443;
-Africa, Civil Establishments on the West
Coast, 447;-Falkland Islands, 451 -Hong
Kong, 452, 453;-Consular Establishments,
458, 459;-Miscellaneous Charges, 467, 468; Burghs Harbours (Scotland) Bill,
-Nonconforming Ministers (Ireland), 470

7. 1R.* 1; 2R.* 758; Rep.* 835; 3R.* 1018
Burghs (Scotland) Bill,
1. 3R.* 293

British Museum-Supply,

c. 422

BROCKLEHURST, Mr. J., Macclesfield
Income Tax, Com. cl. 25, Amend. 748

BROOKE, Sir A. B., Fermanagh

Customs, &c. Acts, Com. (Butter), 1070
Income Tax, Com. cl. 15, 743; cl. 13, 1050

BROTHERTON, Mr. J., Salford

Durham Election, Mr. Duncan's Case, 708
Hackney Carriages (Metropolis), 3R. 835
Supply-Royal Parks, 392;-Criminal Prosecu-
tions (Ireland), 413

Taxing Officer, Common Law Business (Ire-
land), Com. 1399

BROUGHAM, Lord

Bankruptcy Bills, Minutes of Evidence, 197
County Courts-Costs, 1074, 1077
Crystal Palace, Sydenham, 650
Cuba, Importation of Slaves into, 775
Drummond's (Duke de Melfort's) Restitution,
2R. 1282

Evidence and Procedure, Law of, 1R. 293, 294;
2R. 556, 557; 3R. 1196, 1198
Income Tax, Com. cl. 5, 731

Maldon Election, Address moved, 778
Oaths, Alteration of, 2R. 858, 860

Perjury, Alleged Increase of, Returns moved
for, 548

Russia and Turkey, 659

Slave Trade, 488, 492

Small Debts (Scotland) Act Amendment, 1R.
1294

Wages, Arrestment of (Scotland), 1282

BRUCE, Mr. C. L. C., Elgin and Nairn-
shire,

Income Tax, That the Bill do pass, add cl. 1226
Sheriff Courts (Scotland), (No. 2), 2R. 161, 165

BRUCE, Mr. H. A., Merthyr Tydvil,
Church Rates, Leave, 588

BUCK, Mr. L. W., Devonshire, N.
Supply-Holyhead Harbour, 395

c. 1R. 215; 2R.* 503; 3R.* 862
Burial Grounds Bill,

1. 1R.* 194; 2R.* 835;
Com. 1090; 3R.* 1359

BUTT, Mr. I., Youghall

Income Tax, Com. cl. 5, 730; cl. 13, 741; cl.
20, Amend. 747; cl. 25, Amend. 749, 753,
754, 756; add. cl. 808, 810, 819; el. 13,
Amend. 1040, 1046; cl. 15, 1055; add. cl.
1060, 1061; That the Bill do pass, add. cl.
1227

Kilmainham Hospital, 437

New Trials (Criminal Cases), 2R. 964, 980,
988, 992

Taxing Officer, Common Law Business (Ireland),
Com. Amend. 1396, 1397
Butter-Customs Acts,

c. Com. 1068, [A. 141, N. 49, M. 92] 1071
Cables-Customs Acts,

c. Com. 1062, [A. 194, N. 68, M. 126] 1065

CAIRNS, Mr. H. M., Belfast

Customs, &c. Acts, Com. (Paper), 1358
Income Tax, Com. cl. 15, 743, 745; cl. 13,
Amend. 1046, 1050, 1054

Supply-Nonconforming, &c. Ministers (Ire-
land), 482