The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-23 00:00:00

TO TIP IDITOZ OP TIM ZIPIIIIIII.

attention having been directed to the
tes,..•. es of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the
race .swi by your forcible and striking leader in
this piper, I have been Astonished to find, not
ot:r that Tour largusge was strictly justified, but
kit nth resolutions involved, to all chimes, even to
thou • wended to be relieved, more serious burdens
that it irdicted by the present law.
I you the following remarks with reference,
-a the amounts to be imposed, but to the more
stld.tions which were to be made to the pro-
•t: sod :isble to, taxation. And I shall confine
eitd:a the sure popular and obvious additions,
co: troLti:e you with any lengthened discussion
Lim.. he mu, legal questions waich are likely to
au, it 'bel'terms employed.
1.. t. to catveyreoes. A duty is now imposed
re,L slit "of any lande, tenements, rents, moo-
other property, real or personal, heritable or
st...ee.e, or of soy right, title, interest, or claim in,
to• of, ur upon any lands, &c." The resolutions
adaty upon the sale "of any property, real,
s,ou personal, or moveable, or of any other
'4'. wh.tever, and of whatever nature, or
(ea e, right, title, interest, claim, or security
cot of, upon, el- in respett of any such property,
trer, or thing." The language may appear to a
ta:•;,r.piseisl reader as not materially dissimilar,
Le wren it is known that the words "other pro-
Pry' in the present act are construed to mean other
Pet r 7 of :be same nature as that previously de-
-1" • .I.lorditarily the subject of sale, the Ivy
Etre se of the range of the stamp law nudge the
land of exaryinees which will be effected by the
s d ve will be at once apparent. In fact, if
use wires are to stud, it will be impossible to
*tee,: a ttle to "any matter or thing" whatever,
u•tP!' l et• nd delivery, uoleas the writing by which
!::le mould be maintained bear a conveyance
'4e.P. The ot.tration of the change will be at once
to an u• 1 ,alorem stamp all that property
,n
Low is expressly exempted by Judicial
' horn the operation of the stamp
'"• Ind nor to subject to fiscal burdens all
tin. thuy objects which the inquiring mind of
!_othrer and the legal acumen of the jot
'47 'deco be included under the ample
Othceion of " matter or thing," which is only
by the descriptive word " or" as being
additional to the real and 'umbel pro.
-toiken cf. Intending, as before stated,
▪ ••• 'J.II c nununication any technical discus.
• "
ILL! riot descant upon the effect of the
thealthough every lawyer will feel
~,,,rwre questions to which the introduction of this
govt rice,
A t(t is rot Bats.ened with reference may be
to he sold omprehends also the pries
err• ll.therto the aJ valorem duty on cow
was payable only in respect of the actual
con-
w.. ' was given, and in thoee not frequent
404 l,4.4hith money was not the medium, but where
`ProPerty was, as it were, bartered for
--Le "here an estate was sold in considers,-
Insider of a certain amount of Console, or
Nis foe • certain rent or an annuity to be
or* "'• etude", et fur some uncertain property not
to, tritheY, made over to him—the ad- sabres,
leo
Payable, and the' deed carrying out
• !I`4lPlaset wee subject limply to a stamp ef
a 1,
_l'Ar all such consideratioas are to be assessed
'slue they represent or are nominally
1,„,„;.7:,nt !late of the transaction. It is, Sir, an-
-1,4 mu y jest that duty should be paid upon every
et
"4
_ „; fide consideration which may peek
7 slteration of•
sp laws the freedom
though not to •the large extent, puctised
peeeeated; but my object is now to point
4 tita et yourself and of the public to the

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