The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-19 00:00:00

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YORK RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
FLYING DUTCELMAN'S HANDICAP.
Ta1f0urd.................................................. .•."
Hobby Horse
...

Six ran.
CHAMPION HANDICAP,

Lady Agnes
Trousseau ..

Three ran.
SELLING STAKES.

Desdemona .
Surprise colt

Eight ran.

LATEST BETTING.
CHESTER CUP.
15 to 1 agst Talfourd (taken).
20 to 1 agst Peggy.
20 to 1 agst Richmond.
2,000 GUINEAS.
6to 4 agst West Australian (taken).

DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Orinoco (t)1

THE COLLECTION OF THE TAXES.

The public will see with great satisfaction the ~t 1
in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer has, lroo"
name of the Government, acceded in spirit to the t,V.
lution of Mr. Williams, that all the revenue lh
country ought to be paid without deduction invert
Exchequer, so as to bring the whole of it under the c,l
trol of Parliament. At present about 6,000,000.0 g.
lected from the people never reaches the Exch•tlff
and of that amount 5,922,2571. is deducted by 106
rious revenue departments for the payment 0f,0!
officers and other purposes. This system has for Irek
years been censured and attackedjty different refelv
but Chancellors of the Exchequefhave in general p9'
of opinion that improvement was impracticable e,lO
advisable, and, till now, have declined to make ail,"
ration. Mr. Gladstone, however, having feY
expressed an opinion that the charges with referevt4
the collection of the revenue of the country ought.'
brought under the control of Parliament, since II,"
tered office has instituted an investigation int;
necessity for effecting the change. The resati
that Government is of opinion that effect ou-g,
be given to the principle, and to oromnise meas.°,
the purpose. Such a change in the'entire syste-11;0:,
not, however, without care and discrimination, "LC
ried into effect. With willing and able chiefs c4irg
different departments—such as Mr. Gladstone des( j
Mr. John Wood to be of the Inland Revenue, ibr
Thomas Fremantle of the Customs—and with a./
time and forbearance, there will be no diffie,'"t t
accomplishing the reform. More will be gala
,i;
enlisting in its favour the servants of the publiPo
by alarming them and exciting them against it. elf..
have it in their power to impede its success a1;i40,,,Y
step. One of the chief arts of good administra 4tv
to inspire subordinates with zeal to promote 4el!
economy and the public welfare. One considerl,
form has, we understand, already taken place. )00'"t,
cordance with the principle of Mr. 's Williams.'Y„
the collectors of all the branches of the revenue 100-
land have been required to pay the gross reeet4l
the hands of the receivers in London, gith
cost of all the judicial establishments in Scotian'
several other charges, have been paid out e",efir,
revenue before it reached the Exchequer ; but lierY,
ward these will be defrayed, like the others, by thebe!o
sury, out of the money after it has come into t
istl
chequer. That is one step towards bringing the,joer
gross receipts of the revenue and all public P3Yellei,
under the direct control of the Treasury and the
of t
vision of Parliament. It will make the system
ministration uniform and simplify the public ac` ~,,,e
Parliament is the one great body
_The whole of the proposed reforms tend to thPe,V
whole people ; and the Mini t responsibio
especially the dip
neat of the Treasury, whis9lezi",dministers the Y:!!
provided by Parliament, being responsible
,9,01
must answer to it for every branch of its 3(..,'°4
tration. The especial object of the motion ;,'",
bring all the funds levied from the people :13..at
authority of Parliament under its control, v`-I‘try
the Treasury. From this it is expected that the 11,
sury, being publicly accountable for all, and the
edd
of departments being unable to incur any exPen,,,,e*,
cept by its sanction, be more careful in the t 4
they they incur. It will impose on them a respunou'olt,
answer to the Treasury for large disbursements 11
they now make on their own authority. There Iviao'
greater disposition to care and economy threuV,
Thus the reduction made in the estimates by perks
and even by the Treasury, will not be a full ree%4
all the advantages to be gained. A spirit of .7A
introduced into the subordinate departments 01' pitfrd
expense at its source, and the whole scale of the firl,
disbursements may be reduced. Much, of course!, left
if till 910"
depend on the vigilance of Parliament, and
be careless and extravagant—as it very often is',
in . the end, turn out that Parliament will reclul'
kept in check by an economical Treasury, or 001'00'
sponsible heads of subordinate departments.—k°l

SEABORNE MAILS.

(N signifies that the malls are sent from the General
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

COUNTRIES.

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Port
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