The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-04 00:00:00

PAYMENT OF THE ASSESSED TAXES IN
ADVANCE.

The following letter appears in the Times:—
" The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated last night, in
answer to Sir B. Farquhar's inquiry, that this obnoxious
paper had been issued under the local authorities in lied
Lion-square. As the chairman of that Board of Commis.
skean, I beg to state, in justice to them, that the paper
was issued without their knowledge, and that, upon one
being brought to me by a friend, to whom the application
bad been made, I instantly wrote to the clerk of the board
stating that, as chairman, I protested against them as being
oppressive and illegal. I understand they were issued in
eonsequenre of an angry letter from the Board of Inland
Revenue, dated February 14, complainant that the income.
tax due on the sth of January had not been collected, and
requiring it to be collected and paid in by the middle of
this month. —I am, sir, your obedieat servant,
" J. 11. MANN.
. . . . . -

" Albert-read, Regent's.park, March 2.
" By this new mode of collecting the income•ta: the
public us paying five quarters within the year—old. due
April led, and 70. three quarters to January 5, making
the tax Ia is the pound."

SALE OF MR. WALLIS'S PRIVATE COLLECTION.—
The pictures composing the collection publicly exhibited
for sale by Mr. Wallis, the eminent picture-dealer, having
been disposed of at Messrs. Christie sod Manson's and
Messrs. Foster's, those pictures belonging to the same pro-
prietor which decorated his private residence, 50, Bedford-
square, remain to be sold. The auction will take place to-
morrow and three following days. Besides pictures there
are statuary and the appointments of a large well-furnished
house, together with automaton gold bird boxes, service of
Breeden china, time-pieces, and other elegant ornaments.
The works of art having been reserved for his own par
ticular gratification prove the catholic taste of this prince of
picture-dealers. Besides examples of a very large
proportion of living or recently deceased English
artists, one whole room is filled with modern
foreign paintings. Among the more noteworthy paintings
is the general collection are Bonner's engraved picture of
" Queen Mary receiving the Sacrament :" " The Man of
Sorrows," by Etty ; a very large and fine fiowerpiece by
Gronland ; the "Portrait of Queen Adelaide," by Wilkie ;
" A River Scene by Moonlight," by John Lionel ; the en-
graved picture of "The Expulsion from Paradise," by John
Martin ; "Lear disinheriting Cordell's," by Hilton ; excel-
lent examples of the Williams's, the Bnddington, Percy,
and Gilbert school of landscape. Some fine heads by that
very promising genius, Brocky, and " Fete Champetre " in
the style of Watteau, by Andrews, and better than the
French master. Among the paintings by foreign artists is
• very charming picture by lie Bruiker, " Signing the
Marriage Contract. The best pieces of sculpture are an
"Enfant Endormi," by Gide ; and " Venus preparing for
the Bath," ascribed rather dubiously to Bertolini. Altoge-
ther the house and its contents deserve a visit from artistic
amateurs.

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