The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-24 00:00:00

TILE QUESTION OF THE LAND TAX.

Yesterday a meeting of the Commissioners of Land
Tax for the County of Middlesex wee held at the Beseloss
Home, oa Clerkenw ell-green, to receive • report from the
committee appointed at the last general meeting to wafer
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of the
equa.hation of the land tax throughout the kingdom, and
to consider and determine what are the views of the OM-
Lohman of this county with regard to the manner in
which such equalisation can he effected, and whether any
sad what impositions should be submitted by the-eont-
slate to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject.
The attendance was not numerous. Mr. J. H. MANN was
NOW to the chair.
Mr. Pavel, the coroner, introduced the business of the
day. Having been the proposer of the resolution for the
appointmeet of a deputation to wait upon the Chancellor
▪ the Exchequer with reference to the important ques-
tion of the equalisation of the land tax, he had had some
onvespondence on the subject, and in • letter written in
Kay, by the Chancellor's secretary, in answer to one sent
by Wm (Mr. Payne) in February, he was informed that, in
masequence of the great pressure of other subjects upon his
time and attention, the Chancellor could not dx • time to
receive the deputation, but that he should be glad to re-
ceive a written statement of the views of the commissioners
ea the matter, and in consequence of this the committee
W called the preeer.t meeting of the commissioners, for the
purpose of expressing their views, in order that the opinion
M the body might be submitted to the Chancellor. The
learned gentleman said he had not come their to advocate
his own particular opinions on the question, but he bad
written out some resolutions, which he would read, for the
purpose of enabling the commissioners present to discuss
W matter, sad so elicit the opinion of the commiselem go-
neraliy.
After some discussion, the following resolutions were
adopted, as expressing the sentiments of the commissioners
on the question:
" That this meeting is of opinion that the sum to be raised
by the land tax should ,be equally asieemed throughout the
kingdom."
" That as the Court of Queen's Bench has decided that
the Commissioners of Land Tax have so power by the *a-
iming laws to alter the quotas payable within the several
divisions of their counties, this meeting is of opinion that
the legislature should interfere and pees an act of parliament
to remedy the evil."
" That iamessek m all persons have had the opportunity
el redeeming the land tax upon their property, this meet-
ing is of opiates that with regard to such as have done so,
it is a gonna esempeiet between them and the country,
under the provides. of as act of parliament, whickeonweet
suet hs kept Inviolate."
" That mob peasieel difficulty is now experienced from
the west of lieishef identifying property, the land tax
of which hes hew .iwienmed, and that by death and lame
elfin. this 111119•11, Is increasing, it is therefore desirable
that to name fte Millialty the whole of the remaining
patinae/ *eft abseil be redeemed."
ltwee peopiel is add to this last resolution, " That the
Ina Wks bout "finalised, be redeemed, and (the meeting)
Ineenntseel that such redemption should be effected by
of of
Mods teatthaie amount no
will raise w :fru ralest:
sin t
um he
sidests s
abelkied e wield* years, when it shall be
"
_On ea emsnieest moved by Mr. Ileateden, seconded by I
wr. Grange, this was excluded from the resolution.
It was theta resolved, " That these 'Odom be communi-
cated to the Cbancedergoi ofssenso the Ikawmeniller, with a view and
*the hoge tbst demo it desirable to
beteg the latent mate tbe essolderation of the legisla-
ture.
Vets of thanks were given to the chairman, to Mr.
Pipe, awl le Mr. JAHNS Bushell, the clerk to the con-
minies, whose services were eulogised in the warmest
Moaner. sad the meeting broke up.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEER.

The total amber of deaths registered In London,
winch in the preceding week was 964, rose in the week that
gaged ea hstarday to 1053. Excluding from the wasps-
rhea the etereepseding week of 1849, in which cholera
nand the mortality from all causes to 2,466, it appears that
the result of last week does not differ materially from the
image is osireetse for inaime of perdition.
Sasser cholera and diarrhea inhibit • small decreue
la the present es *compered with the previous ret•ra. The
deaths seedbed to diarrhea are 126, of which 116 warred
amongst children. The tender age of nearly all the suffer-
ers, 97 et this not having completed t►eir first year, is
Magma to dispel the popular error that the ase of trait
p the suiting eases. Smallpox was fatal is only 5 cuss,
sorbs is 13, searl•tina in 27, 1100Pillg-cough in 28, ague
la oae, *yphini i• 48.

Last Week the ►firths of 775 boys and 743 girls, In all
1,318 dislikes, were registered in Loadoa. la the eight
corresponding weeks of the years 184642 the average num-
ber was 1,348.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.736 is. The reading
of the barometer decreased from 29.97 in. at the beginning
of the week to 29.40 in. by 9 h. p.m. on the 16th ; increased
to 29.83 in. by the morning of the 18th ; then decreased to
29.77 in. by 3 ►. p.m. on the 19th ; and increased to 29.81 in.
by t►e end of the week. The mean temperature of the
week was 60.4 dep., which is slightly below the average of
the same week in 38 years. It was below the ge on
the first five days of the week, but on Friday and Saturday
rose about 4 dere. above it. The highest temperature of
the week was 77.5 degs., and occurred on Friday; the
lowei.t was 15.8 degs., and occurred on Thursday. The
greatest different* between the dew point temperature and
an temperature was 15.4 dep. on Friday ; the least
o'n dep. on Tnseday ; the mean difference of the week was
2 degs The wind blew from the north and south-west.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY. Yesterday information
was rerimid by the police, that on Saturday afternoon, be-
tween four sad hsU-pa't four o'clock, some expert thief
raid. his way into a enur.tir.R•house is Ironmonger-lane,
Chearide, sad stole therefrom a black dress cost, in the
pocket of which was a book containing Bank of England
motes to the amount of 270 , and creeping unperceived by
the clerks out of the office, took to his hails sad got dear
away with his booty.

EMBEZZLEMENT BY A MERCHANT'S CLERK

LITIMPOOL, TUBSDAY.

A respectable-looking young man, named John
Lacourt, a collecting clerk for Messrs. Bowman, Grinnell,
and Co., merchants and shipownen, of this town, was this
morning brought before the borough magistrate, charged
with having unbeseled his employers of the sum of 2201.
It appeared horn the evidence of Mr. Henry Litwith, the

cashier, that the prisoner was the Custom-house and col-
lecting clerk for Messrs. Bowman anti Grinnell, and that it
was his duty to collect freights from different parties, and
band them over to witnete es soon as collected. A few
dip ago it was discovered that a sum of 1331., which the
prisoner had received from Meters. Newman and Engle on
the 30th July, for his employers, had not been accounted
for by the prisoner. It was also ascertained that he
had received the sum of 871. 13s. I.od. from Mean.
itorsilly, and Co., on the 30th of July, which be
bad not accounted for. As soon as it was ascertained that
the prisoner bad not entered these moneys in his books,
Mr. Bowman gave him into custody, when he admitted
having received the money. Mr. George Fon Orange,
clerk to Messrs. Newman and Engle, deposed to paying
the prisoner the sum of 1331. on the 30th of July last, and
Mr. Charles Melley, of the firm of Melley and
stated that he paid the prisoner the sum of 871. 18s. 10.1. on
the same day. Inspector Katie*, of the detective force,
stated that yesterday at noon he was sent for to the office of
I Mesas. Bowman and Grinnell. After accompanying Mr.
Bowman into his private office the prisoner was called in,
and charged with the embeulement, which he admitted,
when witness took him into custody. On being asked what
he had done with the money, the prisoner stated that he
had been unfortunate in his bets at the lest Liverpool
races, and had appropriated the money to his own pur
poses in consequence. It appears that the prisoner, who is
en active end intelligent yenta, man, has been in the em-
',toy of the prosecutors for the last few years, and that un-
til within a recent period every confidence was reposed in
him. Latterly he mired himself up with the betting-offices,
a number of which exist is this town, the result of which
is related above. The prisoner, who had nothing to say in
his defence, was fully committed for trial. Perhaps the
most painful part of this case is the fact, which transpired
in court, that the prisoner has for some time been almost
the sole support of a mother and several brother: and
sisters.

ASSAULTh AND INTIMIDATION BY

TURN-OUTS.

The magistrates at the Manchester City Police
Court, yesterday, were engaged in investigating several
cues of assault and intimidation amongst the dyers in that
city, many of whom are still on strike.
A boy named James Allen was charged with assaulting
another named M'Manns, oa Monday night, when the
latter was leaving his week at Messrs. froadaby's, in Water
street. The defendant said the dyers had told him and
other boys who had struck to " panes" those who were at
work, or else they (the dyers on piequet) would " ponce"
them. The defendant was committed to prison for 14
days.
Another dyer, named James Barrett, was then charged
with assaulting a lad who worked at Meters. Whyatt's dye-
works at Openshaw on Monday night. The defendant in
this ems was fined 40s.

Charles Fitssimmins and John Mark*, dyers, were
charged with threatening a man named James Oldileld,
a dyer, at Messrs. &bola.ld's dye-works, Corn.
brook. On Tuesday night the complainant was en-
countered by • number of turn-oat dyers, who were
on picquet, who threatened to knock his head of if he re-
turned to work. Re was accordingly obliged to go to and
from work attended by a policeman. Marks was proved
not to have been present, and was accordingly discharged-
The other man was committed to prison for 14 days.
After these mass bad been disposed of, Edward Marks,
brother to the defendant in the last case, and also one of the
tarn-outs, charged one of else dyers who is at work, named
Thomas Cole, with intimidation. On Monday morning the
latter, who was going to work, perceived the complainant
and the *Tim advancing towards him, and pulled out a
loaded pistol, capped and cocked, eselsiming, "I'll shoot
the arst man who comes near me, by o—." The defendant
pleaded ambit had been threatened by the turn-on:8 on the
previous evening, and was in fear of his life. Mr. Maude
discharged hint, recommending him to be content with rely-
ing on the protection of the pollee.