The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-01 00:00:00

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;260 0 0

Groundage and water bailliage, 1,131/.
lle. 3d. ; metage duty, 9,5961. 7s, 83.
tThe above are at the rate of ld. per
quarter—add 4d. more for porterage,
holdage, lastage, &c., the gross charge
for which is 5d., 42,911/. 155.,8d.) 53,639 14 7
Fruit, potatoe, oyster Metages, and sun•
dry dues—
Estimate E.om varioto -returns, 15,000/. ;
profits of one fruit meter's place (see
.a.te ggei sa
Sundry Corporation charges--
Weights and measures, 76/. Bs. ; brokers'
rents, 3,756/. ; freedom fines, 8401.135.
4d; sheriffs' fines, 1,200/. ; fees on
ditto, 26/. 13s
Fees to officers of the corporation, exclu-
sive of metage charges (estimate)
Freedom and livery fines to the trading
companies, necessary to the right of
voting in Common Hall (estimate)
Loss to the public by the exclusive privi-
leges of town carmen, Thames water-
men, and others

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15, 1356 7' 5

5,39914 4

30,000 0 0

5,000 0 0

10,000 0 0

Total of indirect taxation £333,702 8 0

LOCAL RATES.
Sewers rate
Paving, lighting, and cleansing ,
Police rate, 44,298/. 2s. ; one-fourth from
City estate, 11,074/. 108.6 d
Trophy tax for militia, &c. (the last rate
of 2d. should produce 8,0001.), say
Poor rate (gross receipts)—
City Union, 51,647/. Bs. ; East London
Union, 20,963/. 19s. ; West London
ditto, 15,848/. .•
Ward rate (Id.) estimate
Church rates, tithes, and Easter offerings—
St. Dunstan's Church rates for 1852, Is.
10d. in the pound, estimate for 110
70,000 0 0
parishes, containing 80 churches

£19,526 2 6
60,263 3 0

33,223 U 6

2,000 0 0

88,475 7 0
4,000 0 0

Total of local rates —2277,488 9 0

TRUSTS ESTATES FOR PUBLIC AND CHARITABLE OBJECTS.
Real estate of the London Corporation,
including fines for losses 299,112 4 7
Bridge-house estate
As reported Parochial charities 38,703 8 6
by charity Charities administered by
commis- chartered companies 85,685 18 5
sioners in Five royal hospitals 128,763 15 5
1836. Sundry charity estates
Estimate for increased value since 1833 of
the property represented by the last
four items, 10 per cent

25,000 0 0

Total of trust estates i:427,585 14 10
PORT OF LONDON.
River tolls collected by the corporation,
8,3771. 17s. 2d.; tonnage (estimate),
15,0001. ; pilot licences, ballastage
charges, lighthouse dues, &c., collected
by the Trinity House Corporation ; es_
45,0001
timate for the river,

R 1,107,154 9 0
Population of the City, 129,128 ; area, 600 acres ; inha-
bited houses, 14,693 ; rental to the police rate, 1,020,0001.;
number of parishes within the walls, 97 ; without the walls,
13 ; ex-parochial inns of court, 13 ; wards, 25 ; but includ-
ing Bridge Without, 26.
The Chairman—You call the tithes paid to the clergyman
of the parish part of the City revenues ?
Mr. Hickson—l include them for this reason, that they
are embraced in the accounts of the neighbouring parish of
St. Marylebone ; and in other municipalities they are com-
monly included in the municipal accounts. Mr. C. Lewis—Is it the practice in other municipalities
for parochial charities to be included n the municipal
accounts ?h
Mr. Hickson—l believe it is the practice in many bo-
roughs ; and it would be a great improvement if it were
general.

- Mr. C. Lewis—Your object in making out your estimate
is to collect all the local revenues raised within the precincts
of the city of London, whether they can be said properly
to be the revenues of the corporation, or of other bodies? Mr. Hickson—Exactly so, with the view of illustrating
propositions of my own respecting municipal government,
and the extent of the mumcip!.l jurisdiction which ought
to be given to a new body. With regard to the applica-
tion of the receipts of the coal duty misapprehension AP-
pears to prevail. It has been said that the proceeds of the
Bd. duty has been spent in metropolitan improvements at
the West-end, and other parts of the metropolis heYcn,_d
the City. Now, the facts of the case are these. Here is
a statement of the loans secured on the Bd. coal tax 12°-
tween the years 1831 and 1853
Remaining part of 95,0001. for debtors' prison £l,OOO
Ditto of 5,0001. for Moorfields l,OOO
Ditto of 80,0001. for site of New Post-office 68,100
London-bridge approaches
Removal of Fleet-market
Improving the site of Royal Exchange 150,000
Ditto
New Farringdon-street \ 25,000

t 1,535,600
The whole of these improvements were made in the city of
London exclusively, and, with the exception of the Pod-
office' were administered by the officers of the corporation.
And the whole of the loans obtained for the execution of
them have not been fully paid off yet. The interest and
repayment of the principal have absorbed Very nearly the
whole of the revenue created by the 84. tax.
Mr. C. Lewis—Take the year 1852 ; how much of the
produce of the Bd. coal tax in that year was absorbed by
i improvements.
Mr. Hickson—The question lam not prepared to answer
without taking time.
Mr. C. Lewis—But that is the real question, is it not?
Mr. Hickson—l apprehend it is not the question at all.
Mr. C. Lewis—The tax produces 138,0001, a year,;and
you do not know how much of that goes to the Board of
Works?

Mr. Hickson—l do not. I believe, however, that an in-
creasing payment is made to the Government 1,500,000/.
has been expended on the City, and secured on the Bd. coal