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NOVEMBER 20, 1853. CITY REVENUES AND EXPENDITURE. Amps". the voluminous nniasof evidence now almost daily collecting before the City of Loudon Corpora ration Commissioneri, we find in the testimony given . . by Mr. Benuoch a brief and interesting tmiumary of the various sources of income from which the corporation funds are supplied, and the ptuposes to which they are devoted. The evidence in question was elicited in the course of the inquiry on Tuesday last : Mr. Bennoch : 1 think the aldermen perfonn their duties to the best of their ability. But 1 would have paid magistrates iu the City, who would devote all their time to their magisterial duties. .111 y objection to the court of Aldermen is that they hold the purse attinps of the corporation as much as the general Issel. The alder men have the power of awarding stuns of Homey to the de enyed families of their own members. The Court of Common t'ottneil do the MAIM. thing 111 a different way. They appoint petwous to 'situations. The property of the corporation is execeditigl well miutaged as reganls rents. and there are uu better landlords. Their property is very lt within the city. I think the estates an' well managed as regards the property itself. I believe that nothing call be better managed than the sewers of the City, and the accounts as to the sewers are c‘ceetlingly clear. But this was in consesinence of the appointment of proper auditunt. The gross illtY/Illt! of the corjsiration is •215,47'11. The revenue from rents and quit rents Is NOAH/. : renewal fund, 11,411 4 1. ; markets. •;I).:ilim 1.; toll* and ditties, 11.11;11.: offices—a curious taint. which Militia the coal duty and corn metage--;:1,1119/.; be q uest s ', 1:e:1, ; b r „k ers , ma i m , :1,7411/.: freedoms, 8401.: interest, ; chtuitable founslations, 1,100/.: casual revenue, 6,149/. ; making a total of '21:0171. But in addition to this revenue they derive from the navigation co 11111 l ittee, 1+,3771. ; from the conselidated We, front general slues l 9,P:6/. ; from the It ridge estate's, 47,0'21/. : making a total' of :t.V.,:1:41/. The reve athe Irish Seleiet, and :'O.l lusliee rate is not included in this aggregate. I apprehend the whole revenue of the collimation is about 400,1100/. The expense administering title fund is as follows : general expenses, of officers, :Isit;',/1,; legal sa l ar i es , 1 1,115 ; legal expenses, 1/. ; pet miens to the relation's is,* office' l e, 3,644/. ; ditto to the relations of aldermen, .ei8401.; strlin mrntat'y expenses, 14,007/. ; committees' allowances, :,IMMII., but I believe it amounts; really to 4,000/. ; auditors, VW.; printing and stationery, 3,111/.; state coach and official clothing, 774/. ; disbursements through the hall-keeper &mil petty ofHcetx, 4,0(17 ; that item will require explanation. Then there is a variety of sundries, amounting altogether to 14,1115 m/. The total amount ie and this seam is expended to ashetittioster the balance of •.2):•.:1.17/. this, of the items of expenditure set down in tit" accounts is 1:1;1/. for clothing fur the great ministers of state. This was given in (miner time* in consequenee of some rights grsuited to the corporation. The titanium' (Mr. ladrionclterel: l'ait ,)on say wind great officers of slide reeeive this clothin? Ali. Ilettusielt : I believe the first Minister gets some, and I know the Lord Chancellor does. There is it stun of for ',rioting and emblazoning the address presented to the President of France. 1 find that there is a sum of 111,61.5/. in the accounts under the head of lodging houses for the hamming poor." Any one would suppose from this that sal 1131101 money had been e‘petided fur this purpose. But it is not so. This sum is part of it balance of the Finsbury estate, wine!' is held in tinstottal ls•jog so larld it wits not thought right to bring it into the general account. It was, thetefsire, M 1 ,4111111 1.1 upplh it to a parti cular purpose, but the flituttlittii ins of the are not yet laid. The sum lies by to he used on some future ()evasion. _ _ _ The clutintoom /limo the t.orio4 mit ion exploded ow) thing ill lkaths mod wahhhootowoo ? Not one penny. except stl/. or 100/. given now Sint again to some establishments in the neighbourhood, though I lwlieve they intend to build some in connection with the new street from Earringdon-street. The tax on coals is I:td. per ton, of which the City receives Id for the expenses of collection. They recelle and appropriate to poldie provemets under act of Parliament, fid., and the remaining 1.41. is banded over to the tiovernment for the purpose of making general metropolitan improvements. Out of that fund New Oxford•street was eonstroctrd. as also most of the improvements in and about Trafalgar-square and New Coventry-street; awl about !sirs .01. is plow lying to the credit of the borough of Southwark for a new street from the Town-hall to Southwark bridge-rmid. Tlw coal tax, therefore, is not badly expended. The corporation has sins mgit to answer for without put• ting this upon them. which they do not deserve. The 4.1 per ton is applicable to City improvements alone. I tiled that the police tax has been elwerndly borne, and I be lieve that a tax for improvements would be also borne cheettillv. The sooner the tax on v oids is a bolished the better. the expenditure in connection with the others of the city of London is much larger than that of the end federal tioveniment of the United States. What is more startling still, it expends tot itself, as administering the funds of the ViniantiOn, Won' than the uloar amount te• ceived tells, and fees from brokers, whi c h forma the three great items cf it. income. The corporation of Manchester manage funds to the unwind of 4045.2k2/. at 4 cost of ff,tt49/., and this nullities water works and ow which in London are managed by pi ivate companies. If I include the tow toady* of Manch...o. r. 1 find that the cerise ration there manage the expenditure of funds to the amount of 53.502/. for WNW.. or fifty per cent. more than the corporation of London manages fur 107,00 0 1. Mr. Lewis : Who orders the payments in the city of London? Mr. Bennoch : The general nth• is that no money of a general nature is paid except by the chamberlain on the order of the Cunrt of Aldermen or the Court of Common Council. THE PRESS. IHRMINWIAM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND ART. Tin: project of founding in Birmingham a public institute. to be di, i4ted into two departments, one embracing general literature, and the other devoted specially to industrial science. was started some months ago, and has latterly ripened fast towards completion. The details of this intended institution are thus described:-Ist, the literary brunch, ►oin prising general and reference libraries, reading moms, accommodation, as far as may be practicable, for the literary societies of the town. and lectures on subjects kindred to this branch ; museums ; :tra, a col lection of mining records; -Ith, lectures on general scientific sub acts ; sth, periodical meetings for the reading and discussion of original communieations, upon the plan of the sections of the Briti s h A sso ch i . lion ; and fith, a gallery of tine arts for the reception of examples of painting and sculpture. The schools are intended to give systematic instruction in ehe. mists• as applied to the various manufactures and agriculture, mechanics, metallurgy, mineralogy, and geology, ventilation of mines, mining, engineer mg, ,te. The plats has already received the support of the Board of Trade Department of Science and Art, and aboLt - OWL has been subscribed to earl out the project, iu a lditi to a piece of hold which the Town Connell lime presented, %edited at 151,110t1L A crowded meeting, numbered by the local report ems at several thuusiu►ds, was held in Birmingh► u n, on the lalt inst., to develop this plat and promote its execution. All the principallentrelli of the town and the sur►ounding district way present, as well as many of the principals of the greatest of the South Statboordshire ironworks. to whoa► an exhi bition of the different kinds of ores and lion, HIM n►txlels of furnaces used in England, America. and on the Continent, will be of the greatest practical ad vantage. Captain Tindal, of the Brawl Boni, or England (brother• of the late ChiefJusticel, and, besides the class already referred to, sas sup p►uted by Sir Edward Suit, Ihirt.; Sir Hobert Peel. Bart., M.P. ; Mr. schoolelield, M.P.; Mr. Henry Cole, of the (immanent I'el n ►rtment of Art the noon. and !lel% i. M. Yiate, the lion. anal Hey. the Chancellor Law, Archdeacon Sandford. Several speeches were delivered in the coarse of the proceed intros, but that which ►wets to have attracted most attention was spoken by Sir lbonERI Pr.rt.. The hen. baronet dwelt with consiilertible force upon the pr►gre•s of science and art, but pointed out how that progress was impeded by the want of proper means to enmity systematic instruction to the me chalk and artisan:— 'lllncli ou4 h,.) lu..ii 1111111' by Ow S. lekty Il f Arts, the Selmola of Design. awl the Mer11111111i11; Institutitaot, the state of public eulticatt!on wits St ill 11111101.011, Look at - Holland, Frame, Switzerland, Mid 1. IJI tut the United States of kintorien, anti see bow oonxi tttt to thto were to turn to account their omit intello-etual IN•11011114.14. Look at France alone, with its Evade itb FM° des Alaiittlitettires, and its Eetoloo olt s Beaux Arts — all inatitutiosits directly bearing on the intellectual condi tion of the inoltosti•iai Wi:Ee we to permit France and the I . itited States to make greater pm lotion then samoookes ? IVe haul loitlit•rto 1.1.111 the foreitutst in the 111111'11i of ell iliaatien, and if 'Sr meant to maintain that position we moat le all our efforts, as by this alone would co be enabled to keep pace with our emma•iitutrs. (11..ar.) Look at Lyons %Itll its snot, or lieuoa with its %civets, or Brussels and Valenciennes with their hot 0., UI Massachusetts with its shoes. Ind they 11191N/11e it was 14 mutter of small to the special nolustr, these plago•to that they should be losing ground in puttee estimation ? look lit till' ON to manufacturing tomtit. • Nottingham with its lace. Leeds with its cloth, and she{ Mill with its cutlery. I they suppose that in !loose towing it was it 1.111/111 matter for then, now to maintain then own special position ? hew.) No it %gm %lib Itil'lllillollllll. L. 14 it the km), trade, the gloom trade. the japanning trade, and the Vial is MS I.lllllillym UI Illtrtilltitre• T 111• men among them who a t pre a mp l at enjarnyt'll a welloesimod reputation Pit inopro corpulent in the lilitUltlitelltrU lir all these things ; lath molesoo they gone to the working chooses oppoottunitier of acquiring a Lwow lollope of wcchullitul heiellet. of sitistic etturatisplioni.l of the application of steam pottet, no matter what their pre sent reputation wino. one generation 'tooth' suffice to sweep it away. I Cherro. A working man named JOSI:b afterwards addressed the meeting, who said that Ito liitig as the artisans were kept so many hours at labour institutions such as the one projected would be found useless—Abe concert rtKm and the gin palace would heat Own, all. I:esolutions were unanimously passed thototwltly approving the plan of the institution, as well as the details, so far as promulgated. THE RIGHT REV. THE LORD lltsn ,, r or CAPE Tows resigned his see on Wednesday hist, in order that the diocese might he divided iuto three bishop rks--Cape Town, Natal. and Graham's Town. The Rev. Dr. Colenzo and the Rev. 1/r. Armstrong will be cooseerwed to the sees of Natal and tirallam's Town in the parish church, Laniheth, Sune,), on Wednesday next, the :141111 in,tant. 701 INDEPENDENCE: O}"I'UItKIA. A PErt'TATIoN, consisting of Lord Dudley Stuart, NI.P., Professor Newman, Memos+. Trout, Nicholav, lliekson. and John Wilson, waited upon Lord Pal merston on Saturday last, to place in his hands for presentation to the Queen the following addresa• agreed to at the great public meeting held at the Lon don Tavern in support of the independence of Turkey. The deputation was very kindly received by his lordship, who promised to present the addresa to her Ilinesiy, and listened attentively to various °haema tite's from the ditlerent membera of the deputation on the affio f T ur k ey ars :— " May it please your Nlsjestv,—We. your Majcirtv's fintlind and attivtionate subjects. living inhabitants of the mutt:4,1 , 4.1i% .1' 4 treat Britain. in public meeting in the city of 1.4111415 in 19-sellibleil. beg I,' t' respectfully to represent to your Nlajesty that the kelielll of aggressions tan ow part of the Mission Cowers iiiii at con% inces 114 that there exists In its e4/1111C111+ It 11%441 iiiirpoot . . net tioh to subdue lint to 414 i er aver all Euntpe and to extiipate all free dom. We lisik swop this as the true mown shy no diplo math. 144'164111 . M 44 the 4piorrel bat meet' Russia and Tin was or is possible. owl se ifillll.lll that your Miljt•etty . 9. lin. Vet lit should 1111%.. witi.teill much valuable time, damaged theitro 1 11/1 1, ?' 441 he 'furls. itifils•to d upon r o girg e re r . m o n t h % 4s( needless depression. and I which we 1. 111 11111 101 the world 01'441 of till I inspired :visa' suspicion of the good faith of I•:lighni4l. ins vlllll itrort 141 1111441HW WWI 011 111111e1111111- lOUs Mill liolcut 144•44 . 4 . 1% V. bleb ii 1 .1 1 411 we talked, ail shtick if now momentarily appeased. would only Isvvouar now , . d00r:441m5 on 144 1 1111 . 41411% 41e4'11414.0. 1110111111 Ole ghost too , and patrititie %riot ..110,,n by the Tut kisit people at the present et Isis. and should deplore any attempt on the 1 1 1411 of your /1 . 14.41y . 44 tiloertittictit hi puilirepoi that considering the many hole wit's lit %Melt Englati4l 1:11.4 bound herself to initintaiii the 'Turkish looleiriolenec, as NO art 4f iitiporallel4.4l inflitily. on the riiittiaiy. not esilv doe,. the ititerei.t, but els.) the July and honour. of England o nil 111 , 011 Mliieht) Ito% tit - moil to render to Tittle:l . . &vision *nil ' , Werth.. OM. In 110111...! 11114. wr I'll'lll4T beg li . tut• 1.. ~sore's our 1)1141 it is ~p us hy the duty of your Majesty's 4, ill% iinirilt i 1.4411141, thi, country to dii-eard all secret asol 41 $llll-rie we 111111.1 RIM that, 'MI' \ll , llll. 1.4 I Of her previous course of 'silo.). ati4l het reeelit petllth4lls liels44‘ tour tog sok Tot Ley, ought to 1.4' re/t.11414•41 as 411 1 . 114 . 111,. std 1144 clialiiihrit Na 1111 Ally. %nil we further beg letoe to represent to your Mr poly thud, the iiiition.r 111 4% li14•11 11111. 01114.%1011i 111111 111011 . 1 111 14 . 4'11 V 0114111.114 oft till' 11141 of Ell6lollll, we 4•1411 rondo 10 no more lenient concha. iiiii than that the sett:aids who lone advised join' Nlajes4ty 1111: host 1111$11 lu the cutil • -- Tile I'l.ll.mi:tic letter), Iron the Karl of Peril arid 110111 e, M.P., were received by the 1141- eret 'try of the late iiivetitig held at Alatieliemter, to with Turku) *gaited the aggn. %lona of Russia, but tell read on that occie‘ioti;-- " Knowsley, Nov. "Mir.— I 'lnve In seketaisleilge lists receipt 4.1 dour letter oil the 12th hint..l.l ; hilt ....girt that ties' otttle el my heolth-1.111% TO, ...nem... M. I run I'l , lll M severe omits k 5111.11 fist' the ht.t mouth has alueo..l etillt el, tlohlitietl to in) it link... •0•11.1 e for mi• bo oil.. holm the Mrs of Murudlurt the pr..- 1"'"" . s 1 until Isis! .. next. S.. tar AN I MITI 114.11111. i 1.. Ihr 111.1111/ VIIIIII•111 .1111'141011, I Irlal amorous Is, Me use he sti.lttether eu the NMI.. ot Tmrkt.y; Mid I hearts. x. 1.. tier 1511.. t 1.1 . lies. pirle%le 'Mt liirmoril by 111...A* Is. her M. the greul mann s.f my country...ill. " " Ilurialo . •11011, N.... lli, Issi. I 1.u% 0 1111.. 10..001%0.1 letter 01 dee Itlb, In % n nut 101 , 1.. u11..001 •i 1.101.16. ineelinu 1011141 1110 slay In Moss• ellasaassar. I 11•.1111.14, yl.ll NM ..‘prrassa lia the v.' soy Illumine fill' then . 101%10010.u, mul lur thew (o.llof Slant nny opinion. of wine r 0.11.1 hu.rslded the 1'11141.• 114' Ih 'ltch 1110 1111.1.iillg NIII r 1• peer.• it m)1111Mill1'. 1 . 111. 111% 104i1011 elf I.lriu.is, sisal U.l. 1000 pro. .•Inuou I.A. ..f 0110 Inio••lain 1;..% rruiso.lll 6001004 Tin , 11111.1 sr• 1.1.0 from nil issallacisollaqii la lacaaale• the suirsasissa•aat froallissra • sass rlaislf N NW I imp.. it w i ll hp larovioal that oiir I one, 1111 l 100 larch anssios pest Ili 1111. sosi.lo.ri of t h e 'forks. If 01..10ry In is) Le with 1114).11 Mho lire 11t111t. this. 'lllllto iutiot as I %Irll 111. isi I/. Is, s11e,...00(111 ; 11111 1 it Ir .11111 e 111.110.1 V 115151 I , ollltibillif is, the librrly or Tr :tiny )01 spih.g (non Situ 10041Iit n.. 4 now going o n. , Josrelt Ht.' r. THE I'R(►I'OHFI► BRITISH EMBASSY CHURCH A'l• PARIS. I'nr. pmunolo 1x of till* tendert ak log have oleternoineal Its make a tart ilopootteent Afroatom in their nehetne, in eione• Plotor'' with ooutinutti enlioua 11111.10' t4O lhrnl. Ineetelool of editing., rill' ten 'earn on pot) meta of leo guineas per noihnerilovia loony have sitting', rent trap anal treeti.ofovalde Gtr the ‘• tln. from the slay of opening the elootreh. 0010 ' , my• moot of live guineas. Alt wan urged lay Mr. Height., IlutiLan in !waving thin ittoluniant alteration, " the vent itetionovententoo in active iorongrena and in eontetorlation :mint limo a toloolone ) greatly to increase the attraetionn tit this lisetrolooli 4, atoll, rooneeinentiv, the notooln r of Itritinh 1119.We:els; not to (liven on the eirentnatunee flint the hoglinli who aill la vologregated in l'arim dui ital... the 1:11111.111..11 of the Indualrt of all Nations, in hiss, will glcutlt e‘ovoll the highest average of poet lona !'easik• . ' A great impale.. in favour Of 11144 11111%111/ Wu (wen given lo) the etrevinintaivre of the. ~team In *ldyll olivine wors h ip Ospelf.orined at flaw embassy having been elooreeil ;done the Bill inst. for repair, and the antemosocenorot that, owing to the inroads of dry not, it will Ire neo•rannry entirely tot poll ehowte ItIIII rebuild it its the ettnoolog veer. In Ilia nololrrra no b :1 1 ; 1 1 1 :M 44 "1 :4. 1 4 1 , 1 111 . 1 g 11 . 1 1 111 11 11 1 :::1 11 . , 7 im iat ha l r :M1 8 1 1"" 111 4. 1:4 11 . t rt " Il l n t 1 II R . interesting ottelertaking. they &ohne to do ut " with nitogle eve to the ael‘ movement of ' pare anal ototionfileol religion' Hionoonf their loirtlerrn oaf the PIIMP faith fr o m • to time rumilrtit, whether stateolly or temin•rarily, in the eai.lhol of the French 1 ropier. - thole deprecating. all ideal or pp te.cl ) tistu, and of ooloponoitiols to thy I'mlitirl"" and clergy of the.exiating chapels,—(lalioranni.