The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-10 00:00:00

RIFLEMAN.

I shall expect to see the apricot jacket and purple
cap of Alfred Day, on Oalston, close up at his quarters.
The third place I assign to Rotherham. • Should Gra:-
culus Esuriens go well to the post, I shall be induced to
make a venture with him as a cockboat. Perhaps after
all more unlikely things might be dreamt of in a man's
philosophy than Juhn Scott's furnishing the St. Leger
winner.

THE GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP seems likely to go
to Whitewall with the as,,istance of either Midsummer
or Vandal—my " fancy" is for the mare. Gamekeeper
and Radcliffe Hero stand next in my estimation. For the
Champagne Stakes I shall Waco my trust in Artillery.
The Glasgow Stakes I assign to Porto-Rico. For the
Stand Plate Hosporlar, Bourgeoise, and Eulogist seem
the most noteworthy names. The most formidable lot
for the Portland Plate comprises Wild Huntsman,
Chalice, Welham, and La Victime. For the Corpora-
tion Plate I shall stand on the Queen blab filly, Assayer,
and The Cropper.
The most favourably-weighted animals for the Cleve-
land Handicap appear to be Dervish, Maid of Team
Valley, The Cropper, and Mary. Could I calculate
upon a start I should expect to see Coroner, Heir of
Lynne, and Stork occupy the foremost places for the
Eglinton Stakes. The running for the other events will
be regulated by the result of Tuesday's and Wednesday's
races. The nominations for the Cup will be made this
evening. Wild Dayrell is reported a " certain starter"
for it. A FRESH MAN.

Septomber DI.

THE STREETS OF PARIS. —The grand effect of the
street archictecture of Paris, arising from the im-
mense height of the houses, is very striking to a Lon-
doner, who rarely sees three storeys exceeded. The new
buildings in the extension of the Rue de Rivoli are quite
palatial, and, unlike our new streets, are constructed of
stone, and not brickbats' cemented over. The balconies
(of which there are two, one al,ove the entre-sol, and a
second formed by a bold projecting cornice to the fourth
storey) are gilt, which mode is probably as durable as
paint in the pure air of Paris, and adds much to the
gaiety of the general effect of the new street. Nothing
can be more admirable than the arrangements for clean-
ine and watching the streets.—The Builder.

PROPEIM-TAfIN SOOTLAND,—The Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer has addressed a letter to Mr. William Lockhart,
M.P., the head of a numerous deputation of Scotch mem-
bers who had an interview with him on the 21st of May
last on the subject of dealing with the local charges
upon land in assessing it to the income Lax, in which
he says, in writing from Downing-street on the
16th ult., that he admits the equity and reason-
ableness of the principle that the landowners of Scot-
land, in making the income-tax assessment, should be
practically placed in as favourable a position as the land.
owners of England and Ireland with respect to local
charges upon the land ; and if any bill should be
introduced into Parliament by the Government for
making further charges on the income•tax while be
holds the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, he shall
be willing to consider the propriety of including in it a
clause for giving effect to that principle, provided that
the means for excepting from the assessment the rates
which are chargeable upon the landlord and paid by
him, and not by the tenant, can be arranged in a
satisfactory manner. Mr. Lockhart, ackDowlFdv
the rece.pt of this communication, states that
alt
afford the members of the deputation great grti fica
Exchequer n.
tion to know that the Chancellor of the his
candidly admits the claim they urged upon
ns
that con-
sideration the
law to be an equitable one, and adds
against the pro-
law of Scotland in this case operates
prietors of land and rtill more against the proprietors
of houses, and that it is well worth the Chancellor's
notice that in another instance, when its operatton
had a contrary effect, his predecessor did not hesitate to
interfere. He states that, by the law of Scotland,
heritable bonds (mortgages on land, houses, &e.) I are
deemed to be heritable property, and were in conse-
quence exempted from the legacy duty ; but when Mr.
Gladstone's notice was drawn to this circumstance he
introduced provisions which placed them, in respect to
that tax, in the same position with bonds of a similar
description in England. On the part of *the deputation
he expresses a hope that that will be an additional in-
duoenaent to the Chancellor to do • •
justice to the propries
tors of Ecotland whoa raliana t •en awl eaeorableu. •