The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-26 00:00:00

INDIA.

TIM LIDIAI =par P.

We have now received tie full report of Mr.
Wilson's Budget speech, deliverul in the Legisla-
tive Council of India, on the 18th of February. It
occupies four and twenty closely printed columns of
the Friend of India, and occupied three hours is
delivery. The leading men of all classes in Cal-
cutta, merchants, civil and military officers, Ben-
/dee., Parsecs, and others crowded the CLauuber to
liar it The following outline of Mr. Wilson's
statement i,, from the Friend if India:

Ifter an in troducticss, is which lot referred to his own
em•staseut, to the tan prerioualy intr..slii, ed by Mr.
Harlelit Oh *WI DOW 511•1=, and to the events of the
rebellion, and the financial ler to which it ::...1 girls
rise, Mr. Wil.on pledged bleu& to ley before the comma.
" wittiest soppireessou as the one hand, ...n.l without ust
viatica cm use otiolliko exact state of the financial pow
tins." Goessummst Wien most hum secrecy or so-
o-rtaisty. ?health lane his so swoon:Aire
agl
sad it usy he idle to opowalota os the time when it
ni
hams such so inslitolissi tins is so enlightened *the
•PINIA. • f••• "NM sod, hoodlitession, .16101 necomary els-
swot. of a pev one tail otrietuni ; by freakiest, Will
the .mm thin snit UM of the public beet be easiest.
The thud aim*, of the bosom issl agoodilaro of
mem shows • detail is India sad Faig;and ..4 9,310.12111.,
of orerf, throe =Mums man dna toe accosate mat home
try the goverment of India in September lad. This
shwresetwip le whim to • ftistake is the military
tan a 54100 .4 Bombay 000 V. and io titd
Madge of 31:0,M. ; 'did, the estimated receipts, from
paned tams to the extent of threefourths of a
NNOeor • failure, there was an unexpected increase in the
Wools Department, the railway account wile wrong
000 f., and the Inane charges showed an IMMO,
. ; tlie whole Ano,unting to upwards of throe
sinew. 'The Septemhsr statement es, Latina is good
faith, but such ernes as thew: are • proof of the nasisaity
toe MI insiediate said radisal change of the system whit&
origlinelod therm The actual deficit of Sj milbows seism
um:

Imam ... L-17,7aexe
Charts' (iscludiag Maw boo Eaglawl) .. 41,770,008
Las
Deduct railway newts 1140.100
3,783,809
8,107,090

111Xdft3cit In &Ain.]
.

• 7 Total deficit £9,290,139
If we deduct from this the million allowed for compeer
tins, • decrease in the military charges of II million, lades.
reran of imam from the salt dunce of 41A0004, the
eetimated debit of neat year, 196061, will be 6g mallow.
If to thew. two debate we kaki those .4 1657.58 alel 1838-59,
We hare 61 total &Geier yat 97 mMions, which with interest
yal Om 40 millions sterling ae the cart to India of her
me
lbee. The total lain der at the present monbmt is
37.451.807 f., of which IN minims it in La udon, and the
annual chap for inteneet is 4,461,1121 t
. We most not trall nreelve• into composure Ly the fact
Mat there hare hem fillsuelal difficultiee before, and that
they have been surmounted by no extraonlinary sacrifices.
The deficit in Lord Amherst s time, owing to the Nepaul
sod MahrAtts wars, was ally three inilliotur. Loaf William
Bentinck, offer the Burmese war, had to cope with a *licit
of lye years, amounting to only 14,100,0001. When Sir
Robert Peel revolutionised English flOWllre in 142, he had
it. meet a difficulty of little more than tea millions, the ac-
• Munulation of sin years. We have to deal with a deficit of
of 37,000.600 f., the fruit of only four years, with a
~premet lack et :Pt and • prospective want of 6 millions.
' Deficit hat been the almost. normal state of Indian firma
In the 201 year. since 1834, when the trading functions at
the rum pany ceased, there was a surplus for only 7 years;
Lie remaining 19 exhibited large deficiencies. Of the 11111
years .4 the present century, thin were only lb in whisk
large addiii..os were not ride to the debt. We iannot be
content t'. continue an this state. And this is not the only
mune of uueesiness as to our revenue. The five millions a
year derived from the sale of opium are insecure. It is Dot
wise fur • gnat empire to rely for more than half its in-
on the laud, and or to ran the risk of
op pressing the people and impoverishing the
exchequer. But bad as Is oar oontlition there Is no
pond for .lespair. Everythingziruite to a prosperous
future. Nowhere can he found a • roil, a finer climate,
a More docile nisi inolustri.us population than in Italia. Her
canal:Sidi., for development are unnieruit ; her now4n
have proved a great success. The Menses lat her comma
so.Te ls3l i. astounding , it has risen from 13 to thl
sterling. Her internal prosperity his been equally peat
The aim of ,states for default., which in 1104.5 represented
as annual teat of %visor., were in 1858-9 only 1,44 W.
A mar. .4 tool revenue have almost creed to exist. The
Wowing sal cultivating clamor have shared in the genteel
prosperity. Wares have risen In the last few years In
amity eases threefold. This anomaly of the absence of
sympathy between the Groom and the comnierre of India
must be removed. All mast essallbete their there. Es.
ratite:* must he reduced, but recourse most i.e bad to
haw surer of tartar. At t the wlu.le :irriorust el
lama paid lay India r 9,027,9171. a year, f.• 7 lit, load ewe..
nes is real, and ChMr pays far opium. .. population
of L 12,292,600, ladia in lased eery le. Id. a 1.0 eel, WWI/
the rate per Mud is V. 3.1.
now taxes prepared be 11,. Wilson were fourfold
1. etatona. -- It has been found that the incream of
duties be last rear's tariff from 10 td 39 per .ent. .n certain
artides chi" had the import, sad did not yield the ex•
petal incense of revenue. Henceforth the 'rate is to he
10 per cert. Tamen duties es artifice prang from, *Wee
Mites to Itri.ish territory, and ace vend, ansottuting, se in
the ewe of ...itch wool, to 10 per cont, export and 3 per
not. Mlle.( 1., are abehiehed • satire product re will thus be
etwourses.t .Un the principle that as export duty should
re be lesiel oe arteries in which India moils-tau with
ether nations ie rear merbets, tea, arise, jute, hemp,
rim flan. sal wool will Pais oat free, and maps
sal twists, like leoha, be *banns' fro.. The total mewl
kr will le- e2,01:01. Bet as lair is the only ...matey which
redeem ...limit*, led laerumed 'laity W:11 fall ulti-
manly cm die esimmum, est mit& is ...Mega! 10... •
tar Th. *sty es memilaelmsal tamer* is to •
&Ms • pumil, sad en the temmiliel• ispeorm a pound
Oates twat, whisk in reta&M l per mum or lower time
presprie harems leis as mellesetegm of manufacture, I.
mimed to N pie asst. The mime mien would apply topen
Meth, as ewegired with the dywl, sad panted ar,
lisle. Dot ewers animbossw semi will be slatted at
the eld date. Tbr we Wm a bar `peeing owe steals
wham •4 mimes duty et le par emit. ea all duimble
Midas cans heer, .to., and spirits, wbsh remain visa-
Ikabeil The teal pin in the @Me by thie irsodifiostion of
the Winis :n1,70011. The ellemileg althea Were suspended
Mellow of the 1.111 balm et mug pseud through council,
and it our ant., ..peration on the 30th February.
IL —Teaks Lifter SOL —The three duty proposal is
esteem* eraser", het it i. mud le he resod for ever.
ly emers of three isles t he, two Mange r year ea ani-
ses% rebid* wearers, leather woritens, end small traders,
het excledieg the arricultural menial cleanse in village com-
munities who ere snared to them and are get...rally paid
to main., SA sight shilling. a year as mead shopkeepers
end essaS mmafrrtmwe, .h., work for local retell sale ;
and 3rd, me pound on wholesale trades, bankers, Wyatt.
j= eel prammitmid men nave rates will be ash
apply to MI el nab ere wither my discrisal-
wpman ea he Incomes err eater d bessimas. The hareem
ere to he takes out emeli year. Thee a complete register
of trades will to funned. and *et as a check against evasion
rase the (some Ira.

111. -- lama Tex.—The tae will apply to All i:womes
above the Baird "JIM. • year. Irma that sum to 50/. the
rate will he two le, cent. On all incomes shove W., the
mite will l, four per emit, of whirl, three will he pool to
the pudic temmitry, Ned me be applq pe.J to strictly local
mirpose•. lii the ay tee d rllFTatter, moire. trey
when the' exist, will have • voice yin the Waited *atom
There will Iw four schedules- No. 1 will iodide in.oine de-
rives' from real property ; No. 2, lawns trout trades and
prutesiott• ; No. :I, income from the public funds ; arid No.
4, ineocus horn public ...donee. They, will be oo esemptke
whatever. The cam of the Zarnaiders who are subpict te
periodical feVi.ialle of settlement, will be met by levying
thu tax on one-half the metal which they pay to govern-
went At moat it is Sri per met, ocie-half of which
:torments the net income of the reminder. lit the same
st-oslaril it ill obviamily not apply to estate* under the per-
petted oettlemint Ma several prornieue of the bill he
rieseneux: profits see 111••••••• as in England, by voluntary
reile, rout
t.. mode tei the MONS to their satisfaction.
llut to me^. the of special districts or cities,
goverame:rt will ii t... adept egy ether mode si 1
marmoset, Ikea. • let lieggege, sr hy levying
a lump awe on • certain city or community.
IV.- Tolman Tax. —Honse.yrowa tuliocoo will be Weil '
at • orb easupwalei es marl* .so pemible with the
import sloth this L. ditpww• a pawl. fa Ur rawapd •
dialing on the anaufackired mush. i' wilt le MS-
witty is lin>ing mei • tax. but wham en English minuted
nukes st.ch ma mane he is tuid he holds olliee for the pur-
pose of oi e•eelegesdillikettlee.
Such ore the Ye ...... row44lequitable sod jest to
all slake; they isfringine of wise legnlati. • ;
they .419 ti.. m.petillllll.l6 . the anatomy. they remove
kleoliane. to future ilesi They may involve op-
position even risk and abut it is our duty to lomat
the. 1164 we tu.y remenot evil, the derannedrtale
of the kiwis es A. to There is much room fur
lempreeemest and re het none for reduction of
the civil erpeniliture. A• Is that mturt rise with
'scram* prosperity. id • - can be made in
the milliact depestimmito hi ernolunanate ef
'dbl. ilm .""re Or lage• the numerical
•tneeth, by • Iwt•se Abfrilmitim art by matron,
lag siwraiwieriat mg willtary . The native
army meat be redawed let die hh. miairburn,
the cieentry held by
what of the annoorgalCht=r;t4,7lP 41,e ...M..
M' perform
all civil allipaidaillalp &Ir.
The ask* It fil wins^ OW will he nest year. What
the new lame will ykilli has happily an data hem
eloek to Awn so lien. Ile, kawwww isessi•• we may he
as to Ilex molt, Imp WNW, reisi•••• will lie
seormary maid we mete to the spender's of 1456.
M. lu the conclusion of hie ipso* W. Wawa