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London, England, 1849-10-11 00:00:00

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MR SURREY AND SUSSEX ROADB.—Yesterdsy
afternoon a general meeting of the trustees of the Sur-
rey and Sussex roads was held at the Session-house,
Newington, when the several tolls were put up to
auction for the purpose of being let on lease for the
term of one year, "commencing at twelve o'clock on the
31st day of December next," at the sum of
23,5991. Os. 9a., that being "the sum produced over and
above the expense of collecting the same in the present
year, ending 31it day of August." Three years ago
these tolls realised about 30,800/. The following year
they produced between 25,0001. and 26,0001., when e
great portion of the proceeds became lost, in conse-
quence of the terminus of the South-Western Railway
Nine et
hEe ltmrusstteoetsb ebyWaterloo-
having been removed ffoamr
road. They were last ye . law,
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required to do, put up:tethethey were
taken possession rest iced, when. es
there was not a singleifr ,
of by the trustees, and the sum produced was, as above
stated. 23,5990 Os. 93. There was yesterday a full
attendance of lessees of roads from various parts of lb,
country, none of whom ft It disposed to make an offer
for the tolls, and they again fell into the hands of the
trustees. Mr. Shadbult (the chairman) said, that they
would be again put up at a future day. A considerable
reduction is then expected to be proposed for the tolls,
bel.tw the sum of 23,5991. Os. 9d., asked for by the
trustees.

THE SUICIDE IN KIINSINGTON•GAEDENS.—Last
evening Mr. Bedford, the coroner, held an inquest at the
Rose and Crown, Knightsbridge, respecting the death of
Thomas Jones, aged 60, a silversmith, who shot himself
with a holster pistol in Kensington gardens on Saturday
afternoon last. Miss Charlotte Jones, sister to the de-
ceased, stated that she resided with her brother, at No.
42, Duke-street, St. James's. The deceased had been
in a situa•ion upwards of 31 years, but had lately been
discharged in consequence of his inability to work, on
account of his eyes having become very weak. He was
constantly in fear of not being able to obtain employ.
went to support himself, which rendered him very un-
happy, and his behaviour latterly had been exceedingly
strange. He left home about four o'clock on Saturday
afternoon last, and had be en missing ever since until
that day (Wednesday), when she identified deceased at
the engine-house. Mr. Gardner, the surgeon, said he
had examined the body of the deceased, and found a
large lacerated wound on the left side, and the bowels
were protruding in a shocking manner. He could find
no bullet, and witness was of opinion that the deceased
had loaded the pistol full with powder, placed the point
close to his side, and then fired it off. The jury retured
a verdict, " That the deceased shot himself while in a
state of unsound wind."

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clearer view of the position of the ce 'll7l
parison is net the less acceptable. e---- _ele:Feeesl,
=erase' Ott. eeet
the ordinary revenue of
3!liei.
ail,
present
ert
tcit-Tte;
g qu'•iter ,t hist ,tt
quarter of a million sterlieg (276 0930, :Teed'
to the very respectable augmentation of trieteee velikiAtTier
_Let us now turn to the comparison of the years
eeded 10th October, 1848, lit:d 10:h October, 1849.
The most cursory inspection convinces us that this
comparison is less decisiedly favourable than that for
the shorter and more recent period of the three
months. In other words, there had been a higher
degree and a greater ditlm.ion of prosperity during
the concluding three months of the lest twelvellian
during the first three or six months of the tw..lve.
The comparison, there-for.,, is all the more faliutir-
able for the present condition of the ccuterv. On
the year, then, there ha.. been an increase in the
Customs of 298,7361, equal to 1 per et nt. ; on tt.o
Stamps of 125.108/, elpt,d ti 2 per ent ; o; the.
Taxe. of 18,427/.. t.. I s- a-, 1 per cunt.: or t' e
P..st e ffice of 660001.. 1.. 8i per cent. 01. the re-
sprettve iannunt.,of rc-ve,,ue 1..c,-;vel in ;he v,
10 h oAeher, 1848 On the other hind, in the Exci-e,
there is a decrease on the year of 443,945/ , equivalent
to 31 per cent.--a result suggestive of very elitri-re,ot
reflections from those suggested by the signet im-
provement under this important branch of revenue
just pointed out with reference to the querter. Cn
"tsf. whole there is an increase on the total rever.ue of
235,5711., or of about 1 per cent. These figures
prove, beyond all cavil, that whatever may be the
abstract merit of our reformed commercial system, it
does not, at all events, prevent the increase of the
revenue, or the diffusion of the com'Orts and luxuries
of life among those who nest require them.
lIERALD.—The Ministerial journal,, labour in
their vocation without exhibitingane- tokens ofsharne ;
—nay, it is even a matter of exultation with 'them,
when a quarter occurs in which the revenue does not
fall off ! • Three years ago we were assured that
" Free Trade " would inevitably produce such won-.
derful blessings that the revenue would soon outgisew •
all limit, and the only difficulty with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer would be, how he could repeal taxes
fast enough ! Now, however, the main consolation
seems to be, that we do not grow very rapidly worse,
and that there seems to be, fur some time yet, a fair
prospect of being able to provide for the dividends I
The " Ordinary Revenue ' for the October quarter,
for four years past, has been as follows
Oct. 10, 1846 .. £13,889,103
17 1847 12 612,191 •
1848 .. 13.334,468
If 1849 13,610,561
Or, if we compare the whole year's accounts, as
made up at October, they will stand thus :-
1846 • • £48,229,756
1847 ••• ••• ... 48,542,520
1848 ... ••• 48,129,763
1849 48.272,336
So that, on the whole, things are little better or
worse than they were in the days of Protection, so
far as the Chancellor of the Exchequer is concerned.
As to how it is, so far as the people are concerned,
that it quite another affair. But where is the pro.
mised " prosperity ?" It does not require a very long
memory to recollect that, in former years, from the
growth of wealth and population, there was a con-
, tinual advance perceptible; so that, every year or
two, we were aecurtonied to see some obnoxious
tax repealed. We have now plenty of taxes that
are justly disliked. Such an one is the duty on
hops—a tax levied up, n a home product, and
one which falls on the drinkers of beer, a class
which embraces nineteen industrious men for every
one of wealth or competence. Another frightful tax
is that on insurances—a tax utterly indefensible.
But with such accounts as these before us, how are
we to expect the repeal of any tax? Four years pass
over—the population has grown in that time some 8
or 10 per cent—but the produce of the taxes, as pail
into the Exchequer, appears to be in the October
quarter of
1846
1849
Showing an actual decline at the rate of nearly one
million per year ! This must extinguish all hope of
a speedy reduction of taxation. We are sorry again
to have to remark the appearance of inaccuracy in
these quarterly accounts. In the account circulated
and published in all the papers, Oct. 10, 1848, the
" Total Ordinary Revenue" of the year was set down
as being 48,129, 7631. But in the account now ren-
dered and printed, the same " Total Ordinary Reve-
nue" for the same year, ending Oct. 10, 1848, is set
down as having been only 48,049,7681. The discre-
pancy is plain. We can easily surmise the probable
explanation. But our regret is, that there should be
any item in a great national account like this which
needs explanation.

ADvtirrisEß.—We give elsewhere a tabular
view of the Quarter's Revenue, ending yesterday, the
10th instant. It will be seen that the results are
highly gratifying, much more so than could have
been expected, considering the protracted period of
commercial depression thmugh which the country
has paned, and from which it is even now only in the
act of emerging. Not the least satisfactory feature in
the present returns is, the fact, that in all the leading
sources of revenue, with one exception, there is a
greater or a less increase as compared with the cor-
responding quarter of 1848. The exceptional source
is the Customs. Under that head we find a decrease
for the quarter of 1.53,211/. But this can occasion
no surprise, when it is remembered that, in the
quarter just ended, one of the principal sources of
revenue in that branch has been entirely dried
up. The corn duties have been abolished,
and these, as our readers are aware, were a pro-
lific source of income to the country. It is
only surprising that, under the circumstances, the
drfalcation in the Customs should not be greater. On
the year there is an increase of 298,7361. The deficit
on the quarter, in the Customs, is more than compen-
sated by the augmentation in the Excise. The in-
crease under the latter head is 185,003/., the amount
this quarter being 4;289,5771., while in the corre-
sponding quarter of last year it was only 4,102,514/.
The increase under this head is all the more gratify-
ing, when it is recollected that the Excise is allowed
on all hands to constitute the best criterion of the con-
ditions of the people. On the year there is a decrease
in the Excise., but that is accounted for from the
postponement of the payment of the duties on
hops. The Stamps have been unusually produc-
tive this quarter. Under that head we have a
sum amounting to 1,686,7471. against 1,461,9421.
in the corresponding qu ater of last year, making
an addition of 224 8051 in the present quar-
ter. Under the heads of Income .tax and Post-office,
we have small augmentations. The Income-tax is
more productive this quarter by 21,116/. than in the
corresponding quarter of last year. The Post-office
shows an increase of 3,0001. on the quarter, and of
66,0001. on the year. There is nothing in the other
items to calf for remark. The aggregate increase on
the year is 235,5711., and on the quarter 281,3811.
The latter would be a very gratifying augmentation
under any circumstances, but it is doubly so when it
is remembered that the corresponding quarter of last
year was a prosperous one as compared with the
corresponding quarter of 1847. Altogether we are
justified in congratulating the country on the decided
change for the better which has already taken place,
and on the still brighter prospects which are opening
upon us. The country may look forward to the
future with buoyant spirits, in the assured belief, that
for a long time to come, the commerce and finances
of the country will be characterised by'-increasing
prosperity.