The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-16 00:00:00

ICTIDDCES:EX COUNTY RATE.

The rate-payers of the county of Middlesex are aware
that, in consequence of the defalcations of Mr. Mainwaring,
the County Treasurer in 1 t=z22, and which occasioned a loss
to the rate-payers of many thousand pounds, a local Act
was,. at an expense of Q-235/. I Is. W.. jhrced upon the
Middlesex Magistrates by the exertions of the defrauded
rate-payers in 1822, from which local Act., 3d of Geo. IV.,
cap. 107, we extract the following important passage :
' " And whereas abuses and irregularities hare occurred in
the execution of the office of Treasurer for the county of
Middlesex, and it is expedient to make further provision
relative to the appointment of such Treasurer, and the se-
curity to be taken from him and his sureties for the due
execution of his office, and for preventing the accumulation
of large balances in the hands of such Treasurer in future."
This excellent and judicious clause, so imperatively de-
manded by the conduct of the County Treasurer alluded
to, and so well calculated to insure security on the one
band to the rate-payers, cnd to promote economy on the
other in the expen,liture of the rates, has, we fear,
been to a great extent rendered nugatory by the proceed-
ings of that irresponsible body, the Middlesex County Ma-
gistrates, in regard to the making of county-rates. Here,
at all events, is one small specimen of the strict squaring
of their conduct with the provisions of the Act. The
Treasurer of Middlesex has, be it observed, a salary of
750/. per annum.
The following were the cash balances in the Treasurer's
hands during the period of the July county-rate of one
penny in the pound, the same balances beine, taken after
all payments on the respective days were made ; and where
a day is omitted, the cash balance remained the same as
on the day previous :
July 22 £1,515 1 7 \
23 -1,250 6 3
25 .. 953 7 10
26 ... 540 6 1
27 5lO 11 5
28 459 13 81
29... 251 2 2
30.„,,,,,, 205 8 111,
Aug 1 lO4 19 10
2 516 3 51
3 S9S 3 11
4 3lB 4 14
5 176 1 104'
6 856 13 41
8 869 8 101
11 B6B 13 3
12 761 10 4
13 232 1 21
15 534 12 101
16 607 13 41
17 502 3 41
18... 2,295 1 81
19 1,249 9 01
4,846 16 111
22.... 0,668 4 5
23 „3,322 2 10
24 ..... _3,935 18 0
25 4,486 5 2
26 4,;.43 19 1
27 5,240 7 1
29 5,233 6 8
30 7,400 18 10
31 7,428 11 9
Sept. 1 7,600 1 d
2 7,545 4 9
3 7,621 9 5
5 8,439 11 4
6 8,441 19 8
7 8,501 11 5
8 8,499 18 6

Sept. 9 £8,489 210
10 8,611 11 •2
13 9,082 13 2
14 ..... ~ 9,107 13 2
15 9,372 4 5
16 9,927 19 1
17 10,126 11 10
19 10,107 3 10
20 10,062 10 1)t
21 9,946 1 77,
9,-) 9,67817 7i
23 9,613 15 1i
94 9,441 6 M
26 9,433 3 1;
27 9,413 3 1.1;
28 9,634 7 31
29 9,740 2 34
30 9,828 3 41
Oct. 1 9,808 4 14
3 9,813 2 71
4 9,981 4 54
5 9,998 8 9:-;
6 10,091 2 94
• 7 10,076 9 34
8 11,074 8 31
12 11,282 18 14
13 12,040 9 94
14 11,892 6 04
15 12,017 2 14
17 12,005 17 14
18 12,509 9 61
19 12,840 17 11
20 12,827 4 74
21 12,188 14 61
09 11,989 17 44
24 12,395 17 24
125 12,289 11 114
26 11,035 18 114

27)
County ?, 5,8!4 7 114
day )
And a new rate of one halfpenny in the pound, or
11,185/. 3s. 6d. was made Such are the advantages to the
rate-payers of an irresponsible management of the county-
rates of Middlesex, which rate, as we informed our readers
the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, have resolved
to appeal against.