The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-09 00:00:00

HOPS.

That from and after the bth day of July, 1853, the duties
of Excise now payable under any act or acts in force on
hops the growth of Great Britain shall be reduced, and
shall be payable at and after the rate of one penny and five
per rectum thereon, fur every pound weight avoirdupois of
such hops.
HOPS.—DUTY ON IMPORTATION.
That from and after the 10th day of October, 1853, the
duties of Customs now payable on hops imported into the
United Kingdom shall be reduced, and shall be payable at
and after the rate of two pounds five chillier, and five per
centum thereon, for every hundred weight of such hops, and
so in proportion fur any greater or leu quantity.
PROPERTY AND INCO3dE TAX,
That from and after the bth day of April, 18.53, the dune*
granted by the Act 5 and 6 Vic., e. 20, for n limited term,
and continued by several other acts passed in that behalf
on profits arising from property, professions, trades, and
othees, shall be granted and continued for a further term
in the manner hereinafter mentioned (that it to say) :
The duties specified in the respective schedules (A.) and
(C.), contained in the said first-mentioned act, shall be
granted and continued at the rates mentioned in the said
schedules respectively.
The duties specified in the schedule (B.), contained in
the same act, shall be granted and continued at the reduced
rate of one peas three farthings for every twenty shil-
lings of the annual value of lands, tenements, and heredita-
ment* in England, and at the reduced rate of one penny
farthing for every twenty shillings of the annual value of
lands, tenements, and heritages in Scotland.
And the duties specified is the respective schedules (D.)
and (E.), contained in the same net, shall be granted and
continued respectively at the reduced rate of firepence
farthing for every twenty shillings of the annual profits or
gains, and annual amounts mentioned in the said eche-
dules (D.) and (E.) respectively.
That the duties specified in the said schedule (C.) shall ea-
tend to all annuities, and all dividends and shares of annuities
payable in Ireland out of the revenue of the United King-
, dem, to or foe the use or benefit of any parson, whether
, resident in Ireland or elsewhere.

That the duties specified in the said schedule (B.) shall
extend to public offices and employments:in Ireland, although
the duties of such offices may be necessarily and permanently
performed in Ireland by persons resident there.

EXETER.

A strong feeling of Oppovition to Mr. Disraeli's
proposed financial scheme prevails in Exeter. A large and
Influential meeting, composed of men of every shade of
politics, was held in St. Sidwell's on Tuesday evening. Mr.
J. Ware (a conservative, and a large builder), presided.
Mr. Sayell (a member of the town council) moved a resolu-
tion to the effect that the meeting felt the greatest surprise
and indignation at the Chancellor of the Exchequer's finan-
cial scheme ; that, taking into consideration the ruinous
reduction which had taken place in the Talus of house pro.
local
y within the last few years, and the heavy amount of
and parliamentary taxation, the meeting was
of opinion that any addition or extension to
the same would be oppressive in the extreme,
that such increase was totally uncalled for, and was resorted
to, at the present time, for the purpose of unduly favouring
other classes of her Majesty's subjects. Mr. Sayell pro-
duced statistics to show that the present amount of local and
parliamentary taxation, in Exeter, amounted to Bs. 10d. in
the pound. The. proposed increase would make it 9.. 7d.
in the pound. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Taylor
(also a member of the Town Council), and carried unani-
mously. A petition to the House of Commons
founded en the resolution was also carried unani-
mously. Mr. Clerks said that house property would be
taxed 9d. in the pound more than landed property, anal the
relative value of the two, when considered, made this pro-
, posed increase tho more unjust. Mr. Demirel said that by
the proposed financial scheme, a person who received 961.
from his 3,0001. in the funds was not to be taxed, whilst the
man who lot his houses for 961. a year would have to pay
101. 4. taxes upon them. Several other speakers pointed
out the hardships of the proposed property and iacome
tax, and the meeting was unanimous an their condemnation
of the whole scheme.

NEWCASTLE - ON - TYNE. - FOREIGN
SEAMEN.

TUESDAY.—The proposal of Chaneyllor of the
Exchequer to extend the house tea and income tax has
been received with great indignation here. Steps are king
taken to hold meetings, and petition the legislature against
it. Another source of embarrassment to the government
will be the determined hostility of the seamen to admit
foreign a. amen upon the 111113 C terms of equality with them
aboard B' ' h ships. Th' party forming the present
government have ever egged en the seamen in their hoe-
tility to free trailers ann free trade measures They will
now discover that it will not be such an easy matter as they
imagine to throw the tars overboard. Educated in all the
prejudices of the war period, hreught up from their child-
hood to look upon the mselves es of some iirpartance in the
defences of the c 'entry, and viewing a foreigner with the
mime antipathy as ri Yankee does a 'snigger," t`e first
reault of the propc..•.l measure by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer wit'. be a little "mutiny at the Note," in the
shape of a strike.