The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-10 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

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SHREDS AND PATCHES.

The meeting which is appointed to take place at Har-
row to-morrow and Wednesday will be the first of a
regular series which is about to 'be established. The
long practical experience of the promoters will doubtless
enable them to turn the undertaking to a profitable
account, but unless the sport be conducted on a totally
different system from that generally adopted at these
"metropolitan gatherings," they will lack the encour-
agetnent and support of the turfites. The proceedings
"ill, I trust, be regulated by prinCiples of honesty and
fair play, and not conducted in shameless defiance of
public scorn and indignation to aid the purposes of a
few designing individuals. I shall be " down upon the
jumpers" to report progress.
Mr. Topham's second little-go meeting this season
►ill take Wade at Newton, on Wednesday and Thurs-
day, but the' programme scarcely possesses sufficient at-
tractions to induce metropolitan speculators to " assist"
at the celebration of the sport. Handicaps are as usual
the leading features, but they will excite little interest.
This afternoon the settling of the Epsom accounts will
be closed. Although it will be unusually heavy, yet it
Will doubtless be most satisfactorily conducted. Book
makers are the principal losers, and indeed throughout
the meeting they scarcely had a "good turn."
Active preparations are in progress at Newmarket for
the approaching Craven Meeting. The heath has been
well rolled and bush-harrowed, and the ground is said
to be in fine going, order. The different stables have
Clean bills of health, and the supply of sport is likely to
be larger than usual.
April 10.

A FRESH MAN,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Oxford and Cambridge Club, April 8.
SIR,—I trust to your sense of justice to allow me to
remind you, that when, in The Sun of this evening, you
sPeak of a "valuable privilege" exercised by the pre-
sent Archbishop of Canterbury, in appointing to the
Registrarship of his Prerogative Court, you forget that
that appointment, made in 1849, was made subject to an
Oct of Parliament passed in 1847, providing that "such
ogee may be altered or abolished by Parliament, with-
°ut entitling to Compensation 'the person so appointed."
You may easily ascertain the truth of what I st,ate—
Ithiell quite alters the nature of the case.—l am, air,
Your obedient humble servant,

ROBERT G. M. SUMNER.

rEs,
;vRANOELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S
—l,Zdt MOTIVE FOR DOUBLING THE PRO-
- -''427- 44*D INCOME TAX.

- To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
tamed as
Chancellor of the Exchequer has just ob-
for utd an act to double the Property and Income Tax
he the first half of the current financial year, by which
xpects to raise an extra sum of over 3,000,0001.
the year, ostensibly for the purpose of meet-
expenses 'the expenses .of the war. But in last night's
?,,sette there is an announcement that a sum of more
'gall 800,000/, is to be appropriated during the current
'Palter to the purchase of stock by the Commissioners
r the reduction of the National Debt, and a telegraphic
foreport just posted on 'Change here states that in conse-
quence of this announcement there has been a consider-
awe rise in Consols in London to-day. Now, 800,0001.
Perquarter •th is equal to more than 3,000,000 per annum.
am
e eltra amount to be raised by the increased property
air •
Income tax. It appears, therefore, that there is
of income
y a surplus revenue sufficient to meet the expenses
the war, and that the Chancellor's real object in
31°?libling the
property and income tax has been to fur-
iel' the Conmaissioners.for the Reduction of the National
WDebt With the means .of continuing their purchases in
"ernnient Stocks, as in a time of peace, and in this
ay to support the interests of the fundholders during
wine of war, at die expense of all other classes of the
Thee tax paying portion 9f the community.
doubt income-tax-paying portion of the public are no
ti willing to bear their share of the na-
io ,
naf burdens ; but it is manifestly unjust to expect
tTeru to pay, in addition to this, the whole expense of
Zs present war, and a further contribution of. more
.1-"e° 3,000,0Q0/. per annum towards the reduction of a
debt incurred in former wars. —I am, sir, yours .very,
Pectively, J.- B:
Manchester, April 8, 1854.