The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-13 00:00:00

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THREE ANOMALOUS TAXES.
Moss the Preston GismoMal
All taxes are disagreeable, but not equally M.
There are some—sack as the Saone tax, the tax oa hunters,
equipages, its, the lids of payisg whisk is masidarably
.mugged by the ride of beteg upstart able to pety them.
There are .thee—eask as the duty ea spirits—which we
ee lass (magi*, whim we reflect teat reuses mat
tand Item gime emsee, aid that, after a, it had
be rebid from defteseions cr dispensable arlieles thea
from the aseematim of Mb. Bet there is a third dies, to
the of width me reinetion, as philosophy, ma
se—taxes so outrageous. ineonsistisat, wad im-
pudent. that they eta sanely
.be paid without grinding
the teeth mad uttering a rude ejachntisa. Elute of this
Suer clue of taxes an still pertiaacimaly adhered to by
rtgilaeat, not only is spite of popular detestedoes,
ndireet apposition to the preludes, el geveraimet it-
self. We will inseams" tree—six., the taxes op light,
knowledge, sad providence. The first of them is, of Wane,
the infirm:las window tax. This tauten last year to the
embequer 1,811,722/ At the median of the world Oed
said, " Let dberb be light, and there woo light," sad fres
to ; bat ear geVegensist Sokol a 0041/aWael of this bright
inseastion„e/ Melee podium anw mills it sit as math
wiaelow-fa. The trees es ys cenabt fall apes year
or breakfast table, without first mMag thrweak tke
tax-{ethane. From his hiltra ceases dm permit to'
be able to distinguish sight from day in ones um
look Ow government talks loudly et Its solidowle for
sanded, immovemente, and yet rigoroody chaos to a tax
whisk iaterferes more Vasa any other with donnas
centfirt and health. For the window tat is not only an bi-
-9.04.••••• light, but staidly upon sir. Lit agm make as
aperture moiety del Wet .....etwatew.ead he is .Maned
foe .as Mere " Jelkie seessed tax . What •
great iespeomment would take place is thaw constrution
and arrangenteut of houses, and what a stimulus would he
given to ann:ptunamlant branch of trade if this odious window
tax were I " Chanted," says the Chancellor of the
Kadesque, "but how are we to g6et our revenue " The
answer is, speed lees ; abolish all Weiner, naval, military,
and civil; ; abate the cost of useless armaments, and you will
Immediately be able to spare the window tax, and two or
three others which we are about to nuns.
The taxes ea lutowladp are savers. These are imposts
on mental lies, as the window tax is on phydcal. Our
very se
cond
goverment evidences its strong desire to
promote feeding and education by imposing a tax cs.t paper,
end proves beyond doubt its misty that the people should
have plenteous 'afore:nation and cheap esouiletetat inter-
n:nine, by keeping up a stamp on newspapers and a high
duty on advertisements. The excise duty on paper w•
suppose yields about three-quarters of a million annually;
the stamps on newspaper about 400,0001., and the "deer
Cement duty 103,0001. AB these aro taxes on kaowledge,
sad restriction upon the press. The ameba ditty en paper
is not 'sly grievous by mum of its amount, but it is, 1 ke all
ether Lades imposts, stou'offensive and detrimental in its
mode of levying, end its effect has been to dries to other
countries, where no such restrictions exist, • soonsiderable
portion of our paper-making trade. When the emits
deity on glees was repealed, not only was that article ren-
dered cheaper, but what ores still more important, the glass
trade, by being slowed from the prying supervision and in-
terference formerly practised under the excise system in
every stage of glees menufeeture, became free and vigorous,
and offered a splendid mope for enterprise from which the
public have already delimit inestimable advantages. The
removal of the excise tax on paper would have a angler
salutary effect Upsit that trade, and It v.:ldd remove from a
government rinsing to have a great regard for education
thestma e keeping up a direct ten upon knowledge. If the
Chancellor of the Exchequer should demur on the ground
of revenue, either to abedM the tax on paper, the stamps on
newspaper, or the advertisement duty, we would agent m-
oist-- Cortilit your expenditure;—the matey would rather
lure fewer admirals and more boots, smaller armies and
=4l:le7ltitt,":".lluVe ktnuoweal.de. providence, via .
OM the iesuranes duty. "It might," says a resent poll-'
dal wise, " have been expected that the great advantage
le sesisty he general of individuaL providing spinet their
mit* mesas of trifling manual costributions would have
' bus k far acknowledged on the part of the British teals-
lame es to prevent the imposing of • tax upon the pre-
lim of the people. flash, however, is not the fact, and a
, feta k levied at the rate of is againt. per annum upon
' die mess of property insured destruction by tire,
whisk rate is, is meet cues, equal to 200 per cent. upon
the premium demanded by the insurances allele." Tnis
tax, we tidiest, produces upwards of a llion a you,
hat the fanning interest has managed to get itself exgred,
there beiog now no duty u issureaces of farm me.
The tax kr therefore the eddidoeml demerit of being um-
gmally imposed, end mode the medium of unjust favouritism
le ono dim of the community. It is a dins: tax upon m-
ums mad providence, and we appeal to common sense and
decency to say whether it is seemly for the English govern-
ment to visit virtues like these with fiscal restriotioss. The
government ought to be ashamed to draw a revenue from
such sources. Governments, however, have very torpid con-
science. When • man gets into Downiurstreet, his con-
science upsers to enter upon • period of hybernatios.

SUNDAY OCCUPATIONS IN TEE PROVINCES.—The
Bino*Amais Gauge* states that, fa addition to the men at
it. Pantiles who have been released from labour during a
relies edensday, the duke and porters at Messrs. Brother.
tree nasellnarcs have also been allowed the same indul-
A Noise was posted on the doors en Saturday that
rillh alies would gem= closed from ten until five o'clock.
Jingle BLECrED.—PooIe, Richard Ledgard, Erg. ;
illehesbary, Wm. Storey Esq. • Weymouth, G. C. Wen-
der& Erq. • Lyman, Edward Rio ; Shrewshory,
Mirth, 'Esq.A York, G. H. Be moor, ESq. ; Devon port,
St. Libya, E q.
ATTEMPT OP A HUSBAND TO CUT Ills WIIB'S
EIBOILT, or Livaaroot.--On Saturday J. &holes, a man of
empramble appearance, far advanced in years, was brought uP
easelmage of ntaliOoesly cutting and wounding his wife, Ana
&bole& The woman's statement was to the effect that be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock on Friday night the pri-
Iles/ au= hew, and while they was together is the front
parlour a quarrel took place, daring which he said he would
ham his revenge on her. He than din when the
parlour to the bedroom, on the same floor; , being
suable to get away, she dropped on her knees and bossed
that he would sot do her any harm. He had been seen
with a razor in his head a short time previously. The ases-
plaistast, while struggling with the prisoner, felt his head
eirapiagesimethiog drawn emcee her threat, and immediately
eloneards her neck became wet, but she meld mot orr.
mole ten the muse of it. In a minute or two she became
SIM wad fell upon the floor. A perm belonging to the
be we came into the room and found her bleeding from
Moab la the throat. The prisoner was then standing sear
idenrifs. A surgeon was called is, who dossed the poor
women's wounds, and saw her removed to a pleas of safety.
The injuries were not of a serious character. The primmer
who did not attempt to Neaps was taken into custody. The
rszor with which it was minim= the wounds were initiated
was not found. The prisoner, whoa called upon for his de-
fence, said his wife took the razor in her band with the bi-
ennials of cutting her throat, when he interfered to prevent
her, and took away the razor ; while doing so she woocat in
the way described. This statement was denied by the wife.
It appeared the prisoner bad bees several aloes before the
courtier attempting to set en to his house embezzlement,
by false pretesose, and ;ernes other of-
llem"brile. was 'committed for trial at the swine.
MaiIICIBEYENT or FoitalON Mktg.—The Revenue
authorities =vim MA seder their ansidararies as =Or-
amiss from the fiemedeemient die Owed Seam Camel I
Drew noweatag teat the wilisseemosesentzattly of mash
dinlmialmand Merslemns fen fa hog* gado*. I
Gene= racist regulable of Weber, I may be die
pawed with, sudsiest as per Mi. soli et Mat eseertmon
edges le deele may he fatale be memems= si,eao# that the
renieleder et the impound= may be Worm& sod the
misolated eseroMmi M the avenge amertained
Gem the dads amemelly maiwered. The Cram authorities
ben gasmen= the eisplies of the proposed eneememest
with reopen to lamb god battles exceedieg Wears=
ilset la lea" (net hong desk deals), is those OM in
widell the parties banal= la the dispel= of the goods may
mot =jest
.thereto, and isles. line been Weed tor the
swam to gm cenied into offset mose~y.
which was granted at the nosed of Ms Do=
with raped* She smetieremsot et hedge desk
into the peter ImsiaNt left wpol a unmet M Min effect
homale utMe Mee ezteeded to all the
goela threugheut the tlfrertingdom, wham the new
mods at memareeseet for the duties will be omitted if
imn= from the mess= time!
AOC:MINT TO THE CIIIIIESB EXHIBITION.—We
regret to report that a serious accident occurred to this ode-
tested exhibition on its passage northwards to Edinburgh
teem this town by the North British Railway, as the morning
dimewith 1.8
truck the train, w
hickhad arrive consisted d
mmemsgmes, only a few miles north of this' town, the fort-
meet eartlam same violently in collision with one of the
bridges, breaking it and the succeeding carriage end their
contents in pieces. It is stated that the damage done is
very considerable—smonstiag t t 1,5001. or 2,0001., bat we
should think this sum is somewhat overrated. The train,
on Saturday, proceeded as far Reston where it remained
daring Sunday. The journeywas mourned on Monday, and
by the evening the train reached Dunbar, which it left
early on Tuesday morning, and strived in safety at St.
Margaret's station, Edinburgh, la the afternoon. The pee-
rage of Oa train below the bridges was generally effe=l by
the temporary alterat'on of the rails, so as to enable it to
attain the onto of the arch. From the breadth of the tams,
the platforms at almost every station had to be removed,
bat scarcely any delay wee ammionet to the ordinary trains
on the line. The hosmbomoduessp.vans. end other tar-
siers, famed a operate MM.—Berwick wards%