There was a good deal of grumbling after the speech.
Mr. White (M.P. for Brighton) grumbled at the low estimates of revenue, which he was sure would be exceeded,—of course they will, but then there is the loss of the House-tax next year (over a million), and double as much compensation for Army-purchase next year as this, in all not far off two millions of extra expense for 1872-3, which it is just as well to get ready for ; Mr. White's colleague, Professor Fawcett, denounced the "extravagant, perilous, and wicked expenditure "proposed to the House ; Mr. AV. Fowler declared the Budget a panic budget, and seemed to be indifferent to the reorganization of the Army ; Mr. Alderman Lawrence, Mr. Dixon, and several other Scotch and English City men were indignant on behalf of the match trade, Dr. Lyon Play- fair, however, warmly defending the tax ; and Mr. Bowring said it was not a matchless Budget. Mr. Crawford was indignant at the decimalization of the income-tax, and in short, a general grunting followed the announcement of new taxes. But when Mr. Dixon divided the House against the match duty, he was beaten by 154 votes in a thin House, (195 to 41).
