The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-28 00:00:00

THE INCOME TAX.

A meeting convened by the committee of the
Imam Tax Aesoeiation was held last evening at the lin,.
don Tavern, to "consider the beet mean' of obtaining an
justment of this tax, so far as regards the charges ou trade,
professions, and salaries." Mr. It. W. CHAWTOKU, Ms
was called to the chair; and there were present on the idhil
form Meson. J. G. Hubbard, 11. P., W. Murray, 11. P ji
N. Fowler, dm The body of the ball was well filled. •'
The CHAIRMAN having stated that he left the House of
Commons at some inconvenience to attend the meetiog..,ed
that the objects of the association were entirely is &man,
arm with his own views, said that he had worked io
Hubbard's committee last session, and after full coullera.
Lion had fallen very much into that gentleman's view, „e
to
the objections which applied to the incidences of the our,
and to a great extent, though not entirely, as to the ream.
dies he suggested.
Mr. Hu SHARD, who was loudly cheered, moved thefullw.
Mg resolution :—" That the Property and 'armor Tax kit,
which expires on the sth April next, operates with greet ,o.
equality; thee it in many eons taxes at the same time i,„oot
i and the property which yields the ncome ; that it .tutrim
alike the products of capital and the industrial ennungi
aggriinielligmmeved fraanuddulanskilt cell-sasemmt°s6 tenProt., vasoktbe oenreottdPirty fur°f
tip
injustice of the tax. That in any reenactment of an income
tax the charge on the products of invested property eh„oid
only apply to the net income ; and that an abatement should
be mid* of at least one-third of the amonntdemed hem the
profits of trades, professions, and salaries, previous to their
ammameat." He observed that the returns the taxpayer ey
Balled upon to make every year required his signature toed.
°location that the particulars were all duly stated "acconhog
to the rides and regulatioes of the several acts of perharnent
in that behalf He had always, up to last year
attached his name to that declaration, in common ai hen
supposed with everybody else massaged ; but seeing, tire',
that no one could know whet were the rules and regnietiee
of the numerous income tax acts, and secondly, after ere.
fel inquiry, having become convinced that the us,
as at present levied, was unequal, inconsistent, sod
in making his last return, 'track out the
objectionable words, and intended always to do so in futon,
(Hear.) He then pointed out the inequality of the at
upon the various dames of income, end pointed eet
the injustice of charging upon terminable imolaiye
the same rate as upon permanent incomes ant
upon the rent of houses, which were subject o,
considerable expense in repairs and other charges, the nee
rate as upon the rent of land ; and more especially the ur
of charging upon the precarious incomes among from
ate des, profesmous, and salaries,dependent upon the life and
health al the taxpayer, and in many MOB liable to alike.
tads from MUMS over which be had no control, de
same rate of tax as incomes arising from funded e
other permanent property. He proposed that the
rate of the tax should be equal 11l income.
under schedule D, bat with to the long
class of incomes, his propose' was that no lend&
doctiou should be allowed thee 601., which would be the
one-third from 1801., leaving the tax-payer to pay epee
1201. ; and the man whose income was 100/. would pay :tee
601., or Mo. This was a perfectly practical plan, ani ooa
which he believed would meet the injustice of the tax is a
great measure.
Mr. R. N. Fowtin seconded the motion.
In reply to a question,
Mr. HUBBARD stated that his proposal did not Minim
with the limits within which the lox was now lane+

Mr Lar moved an amendment declaring that all incomes
under 1101. should be exempted. ((hies of " No, nob")
Mr. HAMAN seconded the amendment, while was new
tived by an overwhelming majority.
A pecan in the body of the ball contended at sacs
length, but amid much interruption, that they should p
for the entire repeal of the tax, leaving_ the government to
make up the deficiency :by economy. He moved an mead.
meat to that effect, which the chairman declined to pet, eq
the ground thatit was not within the spirit of the objects for
which the meeting was called, as dated in the notice,
The original resolution was then put and carried
unanimsl
Mr. MURRAYR moved the second resolution :—" That this
meeting urges the public to sign petitions in harmony with
the foregoing resolutions, and requests the members for the
City and far the metropolitan boroughs to support the
mane ; and also considers it desirable that meetings
with the same object should be immediately held *nip.
cut the country, and that the necessity of retorting
the income tax should be impressed upon all member
of parliament."
Kr. Gamma, the treasurer el the association, monde!
the resolution, which was also adopted unanimoudy.
A vote of thanks to the chairman was then posed, is
acknowledging which Kr. 011AWTOILD waste
for the
absents of several members of parliament who had Weald
to be present, by staring that they were detained in tie
Housed Commons by the 'duration debate.

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

In swan nsalans.)
stIREWSKTRY MIZTIPIG.—(THIS DAY.)

HAWKSTOSIII CUP. Two miles.
ladewler, Soothsayer, Pdene Insperwl, sad Dorking are
Dora

MEMBERS' PLATE. About one mile.
I kfeuoler Nighti Nappy, Harkin, Violet, Eve-e-
-luting, mat)* enbar.
SHROPSHIRE HANDICAP. About one mile and a

Nightingale, Wartninatarquitter., Dorking, Madge Wildfire, "d
Caracole are here.
HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. About three mike and

a half.
Doha", Romeo, Shropshire, The Miller, (ilautius. and
Soothsayer are here.

AftaraD.--Croostadt, Broomeick, Moe. and lc by
Kiaptoo.

LATEST BETTING LAST NIGHT.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STALES.
sto 1 opt Prim* Plasibie (t)
10 to 1 Maim (t)
11 to 1 Rapping (t)
16 to 1 Stomps& (t)

LAW INTELLIGSNCE.
(TIM DAY.)

JUDICIAL COMMITTER OF PRIVY
COUNCIL

MUM (SICUTART TO TIN 12520 P Of ITOKOLOSTIM)

T. HFATi.

Their lordships re-aneroidea this vaeraing. Wan beissa
present Lord Craimorth, Lords Justices Kok* Prose mil
Tamer, the Archbishop of York, aed the fileher of Leeks.
Dr. Travers Twins, Q.C., and Dr. Swahey esiwad area
the ease of the respondent, justifying the seeleme of
ratios which which the Dean of Arches had promosased after
Diaries the cue.
Dr. Ybilliasore said he had bees lwelsweted fry the Bev.
Hr. Heath to expos to the wan hie deep regret that Die
'plains ea tie important mass jestilimaise, wavatlia,
awl ether Oohs had been mierediesiewiewd
Ha held la all owlets the views am those pidatellid=tl
oweatiseal la the articles sad famaderise of Ns elm* esd
westemed Hid be bad not soy may dersemod or
awls/ _ _

Lard CemeoeH, miter easoeitieg With the other lade,
said thee* the ag seder which these proceedings were
Was 102. B amid, if he piemeed,- revoke his
ernes. eel WM Reeeslioy would in that ease
be nessonelly and pereweeseily stayed. But the
mum ha bad %Me threogh him oounael of merely
expressing he. myth wee mete buy means sufficient.
To &Web the bears the es& he most hand in to
the Irma reeesenes there pate of his published
serums width bed thee Mid Mho bemonissi be the Dean of
the Mort of Aides mod ea the pew" of dlak sealseee
of deprivable, bed hem preeemased Bethel him.
Mr. Heath. tbsongh be es ul, Mid Me eberld debts
a formal revenalits. and their laedeMfp deelded that the
case mud wooded.
Dr. R. Phalan,* then replied. deny* yearally the
charge of heresy, nod urging certain legal epees& ea which
he claimed that the decision of the Coon 1 bothesaboukl
be ravened.
Their tordahips reserved judgment.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAT.)

RLBOBOUGHZTREET.
AITIMPTID OVICTDII.

Dresswis WalssofW,aiaaaaW.i -6:- was charpd before
4=ol Yr. Tamil.' with attempting to commit suicids, by drown-
at the Mac
Idward Ito • a park.constable, No. 39, add ho
was gatekeeper at Sorpeatine-bridge, mid as the pre-
vious evening saw the prisoser pt over the bridge as to the
parapet and stoop down. He went op to him cud asked him
what he was going to do, when he replied, "Daly look
at the water." He then took the prisoner Mt* custody,
and on searching him he found two fetters, one addressed
to Mr. Evans, the other to Mr. Mundy, the members of
parliament for Derbyshire. On making inquiries he found
that the prisoner's brother was the post-office keeper at
Quorados (Derbyshire).
Primmer said he was bora at Quornikin, and worked there
as a pressen. to Mr. Wesley ; but had come to London,
there bass se work.
Mr. Yardlry said it always excited him suspicion when he
found perms biggfrig of useaabors of parliament repressat.
ing the places where they said IL.: born. H. sent
die poor fellow, who was is a Ms state, to Bt.
George's Workhouse, and 0 that, attar he had
rested and recruited himself, he should be sent to Quern.

MARYLEBONE
EXTRAORDINARY AVE or STEALING • R.ULWAY TICKET.

A very respectably dressed ruin man named Edward
Jews Ntrh,dron, described as an engineer, was placed at
the bar charged ai under with defrauding the Loudon and
North Western Railway.
Machina Banks, stationmaster at Newton-bridge, Lanca-
shire, deposed that yesterday al wropoo, as was usual, he
was making up the cash ao:ounta, and mired a return ticket
from Newtochridge to Loudon, valued at 21. 12s. 6d. Sas-
pkion fell upon the prr.ooer, who had only join been in and
Left rug and taken a ticket to LiverpooL Witness went
to Liverpool, and as the night train was about to start to
London, he (prisoner) entered a first-class carriage, and
he (Batiks) entered another, and came on to Loudon by the
train. On arriving at the ticket platform witness got out of
the carriage, and saw the primmer deliver up the missing
ticket, upon which he handed him over to the police. The
ticket was stamped, awl marked March 27. He said at
Lint that he got it stamped at Liverpool, and a clerk of the
railway told him it was quit* correct.
la reply so a question from his worship, witness said the
fare from) Newton.beidge to Leaden and back by return
ticket was 21.128.6 d. The fan by aiugle ticket from Liver-
pal to London was 1/. 15s.

• lir: 11anslierdZdiie considered that prisoner had de-
frauded the company of Ms.
Ills worship looked, at the bye-laws of the company pro-
dam! by Yr. Beresfonl, the superintendent of the com-
paay's police, when, .tft.r peril/ill, he fined the prisoner in
the penalty of 40s, and 25-4. meta, to be paid to the station.
waiter for his loss of tithe.

Prisoeer mid be could get the money.
Mr. 31,inalSeld mid that from the prompt and energetic
manner in which the station master had acted in order to
sheet the rapture of the offender, he wee entitled to much
preise. _ _

SOUTH WA RK.

ROBBLITIR AT Elf ITELM IT A VORIIGNEIL
Oleds Mirk. a fashioaablrilmeed German, wee placed at
the bar, before Mr. iturcham, for anal examination, charged
with stealing two sovereigns, a halt eovere*, two half
crowns, and two shillings, the property of Mr. William
Bratham Johnson, from hie bedroom, at the Kest Red
Sussex lintel, Dake.strest, London-bridge, opposite the
Railway 'fermium.
The particulars appeared io the Express of the 19th init.
Serena hotalkeepers from different parts of London were
in attendance and identified the prisoner se payiog them •
visit whoa robberies have been committed to a very myateri-
ous manner from gentlemen's bedrooms. Small akeletoe
key. were found on him by 1.41.! M. He mu fully committed
for trial.

SERIOUS PM ES.-(rats DAY.)

GREAT L( OF PROPERTY.

This morning several serious fires occurred in
Yana's parts of the metropolitan district.
Ilse tire ocurrad no the premises blended to Mr. C.
Lambert, a butcher. No. .4, Wellington-place, Wed
reed, Poplar. The proprietoe of the house, We was, end
SWOckildrea, made an attempt tethered the ran, bet
the shop was so fully oo dee that they wen amble
to descend ; they then made their at the ...sad
Boor virtue.. when Conductor N. lkewiy arrived with the
Royal Society's tre.escape. The poetise wets pr►
paling to Pimp out, and woeld her done so bed they
Dot been persuaded by the hysterias 10 waft. ONSWIIIy
carried down the two children, sad pawed NIL sad Mre.
Lambert down the canvas, ell to their sight cloth..
Pertemetely not one of them meshed say injury. The
M rued t the whale Imellieg. sad severely
No. 2. to Mr. C. W. Day. wistal.dealar,
tiiTriaalt, mei as pesempasww' steam The has., will fell
use the slew, Atha. sad fret
largive lavellera.
A bother Ire lammed betairse 2 and S *Week sow, on
the premier between to Mr. KM. • (*maenad ter,dralar.
“1117 ling 0. brims= at Net 5, Moskileath .6 i 0111.1•16:11.
The whole et the Pews lad ether inflammable satiates
it, Mr. Care prowler ha=ms flirted .td thee the
Limes in te wary rem Se the huddled ; from thence
to the pee=ler of Mr. Priam famishing ironmonger,
No. 4. Mr. Kidd's premilesead Me stock in trade were de-
stroyed ; the upper portion of Mr. Peckham 's premises
burr.' out, mid the costly stock in trade seriouely de-
trim!. The aufferers were lesored in the Marais, Liver-
pool awl Loodoe, sad Royal Exchange Are.otacee.
A Ire likewise happened in the premises of Mr. H. R.
%silty, licensed victualler, and proprietor of the Whit.
114ne 'Livens, Brooks-mews.Davisetreet, Rerkeley•equare.
Comulerable demote was doe*, not only in the ter and
alts, but also by best in the upper pert of the building.
A ire sho occurred in the minim of Mr. Taylor, a
aintebeedler, 12, Matthiarroed, Kinigaleed, which did eon-
eiderehle damage. The inmates jumped from the tint and
Nerd dent windows, bet they were bar off the leads just
se the ire was reaching them. The escape conductor wee
Rhin also brake ad a the premises of Mr. IL Fraelillia,
3rs, Mile ftwilkeeill, aad destroyed the shop. Eight per-
ear weee tam 6111•11 Rae drat boor by means of the
Wm et the mew.