The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-17 00:00:00

Ette erpreoo.

OUTGOING MAILS.
The mails for British North America sad the limited
Mates wisl be mode up oat evenly of April 19.
The made Sot Oibraltat, Malta, Omar, We lash* Miaahr,
spilt, Calks, ladis, sad Chime. via hostlisatplem will
be made up on the smiting of April 20.
TIM made tad blarmillee, to the bleditmrsaema, Egypt,
Cellos, ladia, Rees-Moog, ta., will be made sp IS
the evenieg of Aped 24.
TM Rule for Lisboa, Spain, and Gib:slide will be mule
up cm April 27.
The Wert ledis VOA. usaturliair Bermuda. Hammuak,
Masa a Honduras, New °taw, sad Wake, mad moludial
Sirs we Madeira, 81. saa-de-Nwaramaa, New unmade,
OluM, mad Pen, will be mademp as Kay 2.
The mails far Maher* the Braun, sad Beam Arlo, will
be mails sp es the 4th of May.

SIMI WATS* 1.06.1PAP1 islatUON.
Day—Mormsag. Seim
f•-•eisse.—/Isseseg. Memos. Oa. US.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17.

Oovazieurrrs me in the habit of complaining of an
"Igoe/set impatience" of taxation among the people.
The impatience arises from the extremity of the pees-
sure; bet from whence proceeds the ignorance P The
debate of teat night on the taxes upon knowledge throws
sense light upon that questure, and demonstrates, that
whatever may be the public ignorance about taxation
or any other subject, the ignorance like the impatience
is of the government's own perpetuating.
Mr. 'Ultima Ginsom's speech wee a complete
of the subject. Whatever may have been
support he received in the debate, there was no
advocate of the motion who did the cause greater
service than the CUANCILLOR of the HICHZQUEI by
his spcnah in opposition to it. What were his asgu-
meets Not dud the taxes on knowledge were de-
fensible, but that " taxadon was a necessary evil "
" that some tams were more objectionable than
ethers —bat that " the state of the public revenue
proclealed," &c. But why advert to such inanities P
C4rtairly for no other reams than to show how im-
peseible it is even for a CiuscaLtoa of &the Be-
nin:oga to sifts° a single argument, good, bad, or
is harem of these taxes.
The Cataccmoz of the EXCHEQUER thought it
ammo; to assure the Loose the.. "he did not com-
plain that this motion was bronght forward." But
he did complain, and in among language too, not
only dads but every proposal tot eurioatiig from
himself for any reduction of the burdens of
the people. Now, on the part of indepen-
dent members of the legislature, and the thousands
whom they represent, we eater our protest spinet
this new doctrine, that we are to ask for nothing
but that which the CHANCELLOR assigns to us. It
is highly unbecoming in airy minister to protest
as Sir CHARLES WOOD did, against what be was ,
pleased to call the "wilful sad deliberate conduct of
members of the House of Commons" in proposing
anything in the shape of an additional remission of
taxation. His gorge uses at any attempt to reduce a
tax.
It is a grievance, forsooth, that a people groaning
under public bordens should ask for a remission of those
taxes which diet them the most intimately. It is a
grievance that having, when necessary, paid their
lasts without grumbring, the people should ask for
some small relief when there comes to be a surplus.
Even this is, now-a-days, an "ignorant impatience of
taxation!"
Sir CHARLES Wool) threatenel the house that if
the taxes on knowledge were repealed the credit of
the nation would suffer, or else that there must be
additional taxation in another form. To talk of the
national credit being affected by a reduction of a mil-
lion and a quatter, dccs not g.vo mush idea of a
Chancellor of the Exchequer's facility of resource.
But to threaten an imposition of additional taxes
must raise toe ire of every economist. Are the
CHANCELLOR of the ExCHECKER'S ideas limited to
the wip.sition of taxes? Has ne no notion of a re-
duction ? no idea of trying to save something from
the national waste, in order to apply something for
the national advantage ? No—not he !
But, as Mr. ROEBUCK admirably put it, this ques-
tion of tuxatiou upon knowledge is not a question for
the CHANCELLOR of the EU:LH:QUER. " Under as
lies a volcano of mischief if the prop..• are not in-
structed, but immeasurable good if they are directed
into a right course." West is lour million and a
quarter in the Exchequer in comparkon with consi-
derations such aa these? The peoile of England are
daily advancing more and more turrierds the acquisi-
tion of a I oliticat position in the empire ; and it is in
the face of that great fact that Chancellors of the Ex-
chequer come forward, wheaan intellectual advantage
is proposed far the people, to sing the old song about
" the state of the revenue" and the " necessary evils
of taxation."

The course the Administration pursue upon this
questien is not to be defended. They obtained office
after years of trading upon so much intelligence as
the people are permitted to p)%sess. The mo-
ment they obtain power they close the door to every
attempt to affx.l further infe.mali 42. It was
complained, in the course of last nights debMe, that
there was a deputation that went op to Down-
ing-street nn any branch of this subject that received
further encouragement than a poke and cold receo-

tine. During fire years that they Dave been in offi.e
Lord Jun:: adoliaistraticn have not offered

to make eveo the slightest concession upon this sub-
ject. When at the c mmeneement of this year the
government possessed the power, they refused even a
remission of the duty upon foreign books, producing
the pittance of 8,000/. —: he pension of an aristocrat, or
the pay of a full OoloneL The government owed
much to their party : they owed more to the people:
they canoede nothing to the claims of either. Night
after night they encounter disaster sod defeat, rather
than makes conekssion to three who desire to support
them. They allow tee river of opieiou to sweep by,
without knowing or caring to inquire as to the springs
which ',well it to a torrent.

Lord J. Itc ,ELL was warncd last n!ght that the
course he wu pursuing was the course be,t calculated
to excite in this country those convulsions which have
arisen from ignorance and oppression abroad. Lord
Jogx said in reply, that he believed no cause had
been more fertile of 'evolutions than mismanage-
ment of the national finances. Ab, yes: there was
one cause far more fertile-3 flni'ely more productive
of revolutions and convolsions. Far above financial
mismanagement, bigotry, or oppression,— far beyond
all the wrongs that either a profligate or a deceitful
administration can inflict,—there wu one great calm
operating on enemy abroad, u, unless it be arrested,
it will hereafter inevitably operate at hose,—and
that cause was—UNDCZ it/LST RICTION ON THE
Pamir!

BY the death of Jon C. CALHOUN. of which the
mail just arrived from the United States brings ns
the intelligence, America has lost one of the brightest
ornaments that have graced the federal councils since
the establishment of the government. It will be diffi-
cult to supply the ';id created by this melancholy
event, the south being left, at so critical a moment in
her affairs, without aleader in whom she can rely,
and at the mercy of • set of unscrupulous poli-
ticians, who are chiefly remarkable fur their reek-
/manses in debate, and their is:ape/311 in action.
Mr. CALHOUN NY a native of 8 .ntla Carolina,
where he was born in 1782; and was just entering.
his 69th Tear at the time of his decease. Ilia father
was an Irish emigrant; his mother a Virginian, but
Irish by descent. We early inclinations were for the
quietude and even tenor of a planter's life; but the
solicitations of others drove him first into a profes-
sional, and afterwards ie.') a political career. It was
sot long after his return from Yale College, at
which he greatly and rapdly distinguished
!Massif, ere he vaulted into the political arena
Awning with great credit to himself, for two
misions, is the local legislature of his native state.
Bu:.it is Irmo 1811 that his public life may be re-
gard ea se really dating its commencement, when be
took blis mat in emigres, se one of the representatives
of Beieh Caroline, et a most eriii•al juncture is his
conntrytoaffairs, with a view to which both he and his
colleagues were chiefly selected to represent the
state. His first evasion at Washington was what is
known in American hidery as the war session of the
12th congress, the events of which took a turn,
which has rendered it almost as memorable is British
as is American annals. In theme events, young and
Inespovieneed as he thee was, Mr. CALHOUN bore a
very proadoent pest. Hie reputation having pre-
ceded him to Washiegtea, he wee "minted second
of the cumulates on foreign relatiobs, always the
meet important committee of the seettee hot et that
time peoeliorly so. ?be ceekeme ei the cam.