The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-23 00:00:00


THE COMPOUND RATIN& QUESTION.

This morning were issued returns showing the
number of parliamentary boroughs in England and Wales,
where the Small Tenements Rating Act (13 and 14 Viet
c. 99), the 59 Geo. 3, c. 12, or any local ad for rating the
owners instead of the occupiers, is in force in all or any of
the parishes, distinguishing those boroughs in which
the Small Tenements Rating Act is wholly Irma
those in which it is partly in force, and din
tinguishing, in like manner, those boroughs in
which there is a local rating Act ; also the number of malt
occupations within the limits of value prescribed by those
Acta respectively (showing separately the number at and
over a gross estimated rental of 101.) ; and the number of
male occupations not within such limits, and the total
number of male occupations within each borough.
The gross number of male occupations in England aid
Wales within the limit of value prescribed by the Small
Tenements Rating Act is 139,377; the number of male occii.
pations not within the limit of value prescribed by the at
is, under 101. gross estimated rental, 25,064 ; at dal above
101. gross estimated rental, 71,126 ; and the total number
of male occupations in boroughs, 235,567. The number of
boroughs in this class is 57. In Ashton-under-Lyne, it may
be remarked, the number of occupations coming under the
operation of the act is 3,534 out of a total of 5,0‘.1
in Blackburn the proportion is 7,718 in 10,589 ; Co.
lisle, 3,571 in 4,924 ; Coventry, 4,567 in 7,739;
Derby, 4,217 in 7,869 ; Dudley, 6,315 in 7,936 ; Gates.
head, 5,571 in 7,210 ; Misoclesfold, 4,885 in 6,341; New.
sidle-upon-Tyne, 9,082 in 21,217 ; Portsmouth, 6,398 in
15,231; Preston, 8,217 in 1.2,319 ; Reading, 2,099 in
5,010 ; Sunderland, 9,138 in 15,492 ; Whitehaven, 3,144
in 4,152; Wigan, 5,276 in 6,61 x; Worcester, 2,7:4 in
5,888.
As regards parliamentary boroughs, 99 in number, in
which the act is in force, but not throughout all the
parishes comprised therein (including those boroughs in
which there are also local rating acts in operation in
certain of the parishes) the total number of male ones.
pations under 101. gross estimated rental within the
limits of value prescribed is 249,472; while the number
of male occupations, exclusive of those under the first
bead, at a gross estimated rental is-under 10/.,
106,407 ; at and above 101., 296,807 ; making the total
number of male occupations in the boroughs thus situated,
652,806. In this class the proportion within the limits is
-for Aylesbury, 3,514 in 5,260 ; Bolton, 8,271 is 12,213;
Bradford, 13,094 in 22,796 ; Bristol, 5,891 in 22,183 ;
Chester, 3,182 in 5,074 ; Halifax, 4,789 in 7,603 ; Ipswich,
4,456 in 7,240 ; Kingdom-upon-Hull, 19,026 in 19,209;
Leeds, 25,613 in 44,315; Leicester, 9,057 in 14,17;
Liverpool, 4,107 in 65,683; Manchester, 33,013 in 63,781;
Nottingham, 6,222 in 15,622 ; Salford, 9,618 in 18,276 ;
Scarborough, 1,868 in 4,210; Tynemouth, 3,733 in 5,881 ;
Wenlock, 2,303 in 3,586; Yarmouth, :t,741 in 6,660 ;
Beaumaris, 1,574 in 2,135; Carmarthen, 1,817 in 3,023 ;
Carnarvon, 2,384 in 4,109; Flint, 2,358 in 3,402 ; Swan.
sea, 4,774 in 10,701.
With respect to the parliamentary boroughs in which
local acts for rating the owners instead of the occupiers
are in force in all or any of the parishes (exclusive of the
boroughs included in tables 1 and 2, in which the Small
Tenements Rating Aot has been adopted in one or mom
of the parishes) it appears that the number of male oat.
pations under 101. gross estimated rental within the limits
of value of the local rating acts is 87,744 ; the number of male
occupations not included in this bead at a gross estimate'
rental of under 101. is 10,638; st and above 101., 230,602;
making the total number of male occupations in be.
roughs, 328,984. In Birmingham the proportion of =ups.
Mons within the limits of value is 36,177 in 57,623;
Brighton, 2,551 in 11,194 ; Kidderminster, 2.343 in 3,lgri;
Lambeth, 4,224 in 42,767; Maidstone, 1,319 in 4,417;
Norwich, 13,662 in 19,721; Southwark, 4,487 in 22,284;
Tower Hamlets, 14,718 in 90,781 ; Walsall, 1,021 in 7,841
There are 29 boroughs in which the Small Tenements
Rating Act has not been adopted, and there are no
local rating acts in force. In these the total
number of male occupations at a gross estimated rental
under 101. is 103,741, at and above 10/. 45,927, making
together 149,668. In Bury the proportion under 101.
4,916 in a total of 6,507 ; Exeter, 3,021 in 5,789 ; Hudders-
field, 4,406 in 6,508; Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1,826 Is
2,435 ; Oldham, 11,844 in 15,186 ; Rochdale, 5,542 in
7,400 ; Sheffield, 4,334 in 38,494 ; Stockport, 7,257 in 8,952;
Stoke-upon-Trent, 15,171 in 18,5:0; Whitby, 1,528 is
2,380 ; York, 4,884 in 8,463.

There are 21 boroughs in which, under the provisions of
local rating acts, owners are moaned instead of the occu.
piers in respect of occupations, at a gross estimated rental
of and above 10/. In this case the proportion
is in Birmingham, 4,113 in 19,062 ; Bristol,
2,564 in 13,962 ; Finsbury, 7,24 in 39,668 ;
Lambeth, 20,350 la 38,543 ; Manchester, 6,986
in 27,906 ; Marylebone, 3,483 in 33,514 ; Plymouth, 2,066
in 3,629 ; Southwark, 9,389 in 17,649 ; Tower Hamlets,
29,177 in 73,137 ; Westminster, 2,966 in 19,166. The total
under this head is 94,111 in 333,358.
The general summary of the returns is as follows :—ln
the 57 boroughs in which the Small Tenements Rating Act
is in force throughout all the parishes comprised therein,
the number of male occupations within the limits of value
prescribed is 13'9,377; in the 119 boroughs in which the
Small Tenements Rating Act is in force, but not throughout
all the parishes, including those boroughs in which there are
also local rating acts in operation in certainof the parishes,
the number of male occupations within the prescribed
value is 249,472 ; in the 15 boroughs in which the pre-
visions of the Small Tenements Rating Act have not been
adopted, and there are local rating acts in force,
the number of male occupations within the pre-
scribed value is 87,744 ; while in the 21 boroughs
in which, under the provision. of local ratiag
acts, owners are assessed instead of the occupiers,
in respect of a gross estimated rental of and above 101. the
number is 94,111. The total in the first three classes
thus enumerated is 476,593.
The male occupations, exclusive of those above re
ferred to, are, under 10/., 245,910 ; at awl above PA,
530,411. It is stated in a note that these two totah
represent, as far as can be ascertained from the electoral
returns of 1866, the male occupations for whi,h the aces
piers are personally assessed.
The total number of male occupations under, and at slid
above 101. gross estimated rental is 722,303, at awl above
101., 644,52'2. The total number of male occupations it
England anti Wales is 1,367,023.

Another return gives the number of male depositors it
savings bank' (distinguishing those in boroughs and
counties), whose deposits were on the 30th Norm
her, 1865, above 301., and above row. Tie
total number of males in England and Wales having
that day 301. in savings banks was, in b0r0ugh5,129,853:
counties, 41,987 ; the total number baying above 301.
in boroughs, 70,851; in counties, 24,740.

The officers of the Prussian Guards, with the
assistance of the royal princes, have arranged a quadrat
on horseback, which is to be footed, or rather hoofed et
Saturday evening at the Berlin Tattersall's. . .

The Times correspondent at Calcutta, writing '1
the 7.3n1 ult., says :—" Rice Is being poured into tle
province of Orissa till there is no 1.0111 to non' it. At
the relief centres have hitherto attracted only thee
in the last stage of misery, and have led to much name
rality, there is to be house to house relief. Seed grit
too, will be advanced to the people when the •iiaing tint
oomes round, and till then 511,000 men ail! find &lb
employment on the East India Irrigation ConipanYi
works. The company spends 10,00 W. a month, awl
government advances 20,00 W. more. Mr. Molony. pre
, of the most energetic magistrates in Ilempl, bin Ixin
appointed special Famine Commissioner, and hs
master is to be, not the Board of Revenue, which hal
so shamefully failed hitherto, but the Emetic(
Committee of two officials, Messrs. flohhouse ant
Sehalch, and three non-officials, Mr. Scott Moncrieff.
Captain Fenwick, and Baloo Diguntber Miter. The lanain
Commission have nearly completed the examination a
the witnesses. The government of India has r.hulted
Cecil Ileadon for delaying, for four or five year, to preear'
for giving a permanent settlement to Ones:.. ana, taw'
that cannot now be given, has continued the existoi
settlement, which is light, for 20 years. This is sot
enough, I fear, to give the people confidence, amd certailll
will not suffice to remedy or prevent future calamities."
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constable of Labuan, the capital of the colony acme taw
since ceded to England by the rajah. The new officer h.O
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F.I /ZIA MENT.IR Y EUSI.VEsS .101: THE

ENSUINv; WEEK.

n"tietil of motions and orders of
..n. stand in the or:lce book of the llouve of Cum-
; • f,a. the miming week:
3f.titot 25.
toitt.uus OF THE 1.).%T.
tit.it t. 41 .4 the Pruple Bll—second rending;
third routing Conoliglat,:d Fund
I:III thild Lyon King of Arm.
• ;; I:ill .4% antot..l.:l, to be considered ; Supply- -
; - Mitt —:ms tee ; I ncloau re
• :.:;:t lug Schools (Ireland) (Rs-
t • o thoroupon ; Associations of Workmen
c.:01: I
NoTICEN OF 31u110N,.
\ .L 1 oci the thaneellor of the Exchequer
cai turia•h the hoaxwith any estimate of
I. i:::1,:bor of now In/. horou-01 voters who would
I t.: tb,:::,:todi-valicios by that part of his liefonn
„ .1 ...I; I. - fur tie rishAribution of seats, irre-
of tLr pit:pose:l altorations of the franchise.
1:.e: - - l'o ad: the Chancellor of the Eschenuor
eati form any estimate of what would be the
1: • ,omage of the working classes upon the
if the proposed Reform Bill became law.
,i. L: f: vac Ti ~sk the Secretary of State fur
Anairs a hother it is true that the renewed torte;
11. • with tho I•nittel States government on the sub-
: t tAlai:aloe claims has been concluded ; and, if
this m Ms wdi lay the papers upon the table of the

. r.. ?Lair_ •m. -Public Ilealth I otlandl kill to
o wl amend the law relattug to the public
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TUESDAY. MARCH 2.ei.
OF THE DAY.

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