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LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH l7, 1840.

_ 'FON N THOROGOOD has been confined in
CA the Common Gaol of Chelmsford since the lath o
January, 18:39, for not paying a Church. rate of ss. 6d.
In consequence of his long confinement, his business has re-
ceived so much injury, that his friends propose a public sub-
scription, for the purpose of saving his affairs from utter ruin.,
and as a testimony to him and to the country that they sympa-
thize in his sufferings, and honour the principle of religious
liberty, which is violated in his person.
Subscriptions to be paid, in London, to Roger Lee, Esq.,
Treasurer, Clapham Common, and on his account at Messrs.
Ropers and Co., bankers, 29, Clement's-lane; to Mr. Robert
Besley, 15, Northampton-square ; and Mr. James Dinnis, 62,
Pat ernost er-row.

M. Thomas James, Sen., Wrexham . 1 0 0
Thomas Butler Esq., Witham 1 0 0
Friends at Birmingham, per 11r. Sibree 0 10 0
Rev. 1. Shoveller, Portsea 0 10 0
:Miss L
Mr. S. Teulon, Tooley-strcet 0 10 0
Captain Aloorsom, R N........,,,
Mr. James Keed. Lynn
Friends at Norwich
Dissenters of Bridport, per the Rev. P. Harwood ll 16 3
A Sympathising Friend 5 0 0
A few Friends of Scripture Principles, at Leek 3 0 0
W. J. Sturch, Esq..
R. Norman, Esq.
S. Latham, Esq.._
Mrs. Mallows, Wattsfield
1 0 0
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In the Country—To John Copland, Esq., Chelmsford;
Joseph Sturge, Esq., Birmingham ; Sheppard Ray, Esq.,
Ipswich; and Mr. John Childs, Bungay
Messrs. Wells and Perry, Chelmsford £5 0 0

A Friend at Hollo,w
ay .
W. Currie, Esq. 1 0 0
Joseph Russell, Birmingham
A Friend, per ditto 0 10 0
Friends at SVarrington, by John Rylandv, Esq b 0 0
Sheffield Religious Freedom Association lO 0 0
Friends to Civil and Religious Liberty at Chesham,
per Mr. Ford 5
A Friend
The Rev. Dr. Brown, Edinburgh
Friends, per Mr. Besley ..... ...
...... ".
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01 Oe
R. D King, Esq., Saxmundham
Mr. and Mrs. Towle, Oxford
Saml. Staine, Esq., Oxford ••• 1 0 0
Messrs. Alden, Oxford •••
Wm. Shackleford, Esq., Oxford
0 0
0 Isaac Grubb, Esq., Oxford . ..• ............... ... 1 0
John Greaves, liarford, near Leamington ......... ... 1 0 0
Richard Greaves, Stratford 0 10 0
Friends at Braintree, Booking, &c ............ .. 8 17 6
Anti-Church•rate Society, Newport, Isle of Wight 5 14 0
A few Friends, per Mr. Sayer
The Rev. John Pain and Friends, Horncastle . 2 10 0
Thomas Hall, Esq., Dilworth, Devizes . ........
Miss Hall do 1 1 0
A few Friends, per Mr. Besley
Charles Bunton, Esq., Ware .

Friends at Walthamstow

Roger Lee, Esq .......................................... ... 5 0 0
R. B. Sanderson, Esq•
Joseph Sturge, Esq., Birmingham
Charles Sturge, Esq., do.
Messrs. Bowler and Sons 5 6 6
Henry Waymouth, Esq., Bryanston-square 5. 0 0
0. H. Smith, Esq. 5 0 0
Benjamin Wood, Esq 5 0 0
The Kingsbridge Church-rate Abolition Society 5O 0
Messrs. Morley and Sons
Mr. Irwin
Messrs. W. and T. Johns, Chelmsford ... 2 2 0
C. E. Branfill, Esq., Upminster
Mr. Luke Embleton 2 2 0

Mr. A. Roslinm
John Wilks, Esq'
The L•rd Petre

2 2 0
2 2 0
2 0 0

i.Morant, Esq . ... 2 0 0
Sturt and Sharp, Wood-street 2 0 0
Two Constant Readers of the " Morning Chronicle." 1 10 0
Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P.
James Grant, Esq. 1 1 0
R. Wainwright, Esq.
Mr. T. Hodges, Chelmsford 1 1 0
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Mr. E. Cooper 1 1 0
Mr. 'rawel • 1 1 0
Mr. W. Warm)?
Mr. Saxton.

....sq., w arc . _ .
William Brownley, Esq.
J. Watson, Esq., Jordan Cottage, Battersea 1 0 0
Thomas fagzer, Esq., late Mayor of Northampton 1 0 0
W. R. per Mr. Dinnis ••• 1 0 0
Mr. P. Prowne Huntingdon
Small Subscriptions, per Mr. Dinnis 0 17 6
Mr. William Bayley, Ipswich . III 10 0
Rcv. John Smith, Hasketon . 1 0 0
The Rev. H. D. Roper, and a f.w Friends of
Bridge-street Chapel Bristol
John Marshall, Esq.
Friends at Reading, per Mr. Vines 4 5 0
Subscriptions from Chatteris, per Mr. Ross
Subscription from Tavistock, per Mr. Physick
G. E. Marshall, Esq.
A. Marshall, Esq.
Fends at Somersham, Hants
Rev. R. E. May, Clevedon
James Heywood, Esq., Liverpool ...... 1 1 0
City of London
Mr. R. Dixon, Wickham (2d subscription) ...
Mr. R. Dixon, Wickham (2d subscription) ...
Mr. J. Smith, Amersham
E. M. Barnett, Esq.
Col. Baker ...
Mr. W. Bryley, Ipswich
Mr. E. Jemmings, St. Ives
Henry Hunt, of the Fort, Bristol
Hull Religious Freedom Society ...
Friends at Chatteris ..... „„ .... 3 16 0
Friends at Ackworth, per E. Baines, Esq., M.P.— 3 10 0
Friends at llfracomb ... .. 3 2 6
Friends at Faversham
Dissenters at Berkeley, Gloucester
Friends of Religious Liberty at Walsall, per Mr
Jackson

llr. John Travers

I 1 0

Mr. It. Wainwright
Mrs. Warren
Mr. James Grant
Dr. Janes.
Mr. P. Marriage, jun., Chelmsford 1 1 0
Mr. Thomas Mari iage Springfield
0. Pritchard, Esq., Af.D. Chelmsford
Mr. James Christy, Broomfield / • 0
Mr. G. Wood, Chelmsford
Mr. John Copland, jun., Chelmsford
Mr. Charles Gray, Chelmsford • 1 0 •
Mr. James Fenton, Chelmsford 1 0 0
Mr. B. Dixon, Wickham
G. Rogers, Esq., Margaretting
Mr. J. D. Piper, Witham 1 • 0
Mr. T. Hodges. jun., Waltham
Mr. Edward Thomas, Bristol
Mr. Allied Darby, Coalbrookdale
Mr. Butler, Childerditch
Mr. Ranson, Ipswich
Mr. A. Larnard, Stebbing
Mr. Ridley, Felsted
Captain Harwood, R.N., Gloucester
Sheppard Ray, Esq., Ipswich •
R. G. Ranson, Esq., do. (2d subsciption)
Mr. James Cornier, do.
Mr. Charles Childs, Bungay
Mr. Robert, Besley . 1 0 0
Mr. John Childs
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\lr. Robert Dixon, Wickham I 0 0
Rusticus. 1 0 0

Mr. Piggott, Langford
Mr. Wilmhurst, Maldon
Mr. John Webster, Bungay 1 0 0
Mr. Robert Delf, do.
Mr. John Mackie, do.
Mr. Daniel Appleton... 1 0 0
Mr. Edward, Marlborough
Mr. James Laurie

W. W. Nash, Esq. Royston
J. S., per Rev. Mr. Dyer ........ .. 2 0 0
T. R. M.... ••• 2 0 0
The Rev. Dr. Hoby, Birmingham •••••• •• ••• 1 1 0
No Bigot. Compelled by Lord .John Russell's
Speech versus Duncombe
One who believes Church-rates anti-scriptural ..
Mr. N.
Mr. Griffith, Manchester
Mrs. Barchett, second subscription 1 0 0
Sir James Williams,Bart

Edward Smith, Esq
W. Cumming, Esq 1 0 0
Mr. G. M'Cabe 1 0 0

Mr. W. Mayhew
Mr. John Smith 1 • •
J. H. Bell, Esq., Herne-hill 1 0 0
Robert Bousfield, Esq., Kennington 1 0 0
Mr. W. Carlisle
Mr. W. Beavan
Mr. A. Pellatt
Mr. John Cockin
Mr. Robert Willis
. _ _

Mr. J. Dunn, Nottingham ... ...... 1 0 0
Mr. Granger, Wickham 1 0 0
Mr. Pitcairn, Maldon -
A Friend at Halfort
Mr. J. B. Smith, Leamington
A. Gainsborough Reformer 0 10 0
A Bundle of Milton's Tracts " How t. Drive Hirelings from
the Church," for distribution in Chelmsford Gao'.

Jll.lrA.
.CHharles Lee

1 • 0
1 • 0

Mr. J. Overbury 1 0 0
Sundry Subscriptions under £1
John Ridley, Esq. . 1 0 0
Mr. Henry Ridley 1 0 0
John May, Esq., the Mayer 1 0 0
Mr. William May
Mr. W. C. Rouse
Mr. R. Lacey
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Rev. John Whitby
Mr. John Ridley, Jun.
Rev. James Sprigg 0 10 0
Mr. W. F. Paul 0 10 0

Mr. George Christopherson 0 10 0
Mr. Payne
Mr. George Cowell
Mr. William Cuddon, Bungay ...
Small sums from Bungay 1 • 0
I' nends of Religious Liberty at Dunstable
Peter Rogers, Alargaretting, Second subscription
Friends at Blandford • 4 6 6
Reverend T. Woods
Friend to Religious Liberty. Dover
One who wishes that all would practise that religion
which teaches on earth peace and good-will to-

_ ....._ _
wards men
A few Friends at Buckingham Chapel, Pimlico
W. J. B
lota
Benjamin Smith, Esq., M.P
Mr. Bousfield
Mr. Barchart
Enemy to Intolerance...
Samuel Courtaulcl, Esq., Bocl.•ing
Mr. James Young, Hackney 1 0 0
Mr. J. Hughes
Mr. W. H. Strange
Mr. James Strange...
Mr. 11. Wakefield, Clapton
Mr. H. Travers
Mr. Joseph Stevenson, Clapham
H. T.
Subscriptions under £1 2 5 0
Leicester subscription
Friends at Craven Chapel, London .. 21 7 6
John Easthope, Esq., M.P. ...
Wynn Ellis, Esq., ALP 5 0 0
Edwd. Smith, Esq., Sheffield
A Friend 5 0 0
An Enemy to Tyranny
Subscriptions from Bishop Stortfor4l, per Mr. Wa-
terman 5 0 0
Stoke Newington Church-rate Abolition Society
Mr. Begley
A few Friends of Freedom after a Dinner at Toxteth

Park, Liverpool
T. S. Duncombe, Esq., M. P 3 0 0
Mr. Smith and Friends
Friends at St. Ives 2 3 6

J R. Mills, Esq
Thos. Hawes, Esq., Lavender Hill
Rev. R. V. Yates, Liverpool
John Cropper, Esq., do. ... 2 0 0
Mr. Bricknell, Herne-hill 1 1 0
Mr. Geo. Gray, Borough-road
Mr. J. G. Wigg, King's Lynn 1 1 0
J. Elliott, Esq , Great St. Helen's
Rev. J. Gray, Brixton
J. Griffiths, Esq., Clerkenwell-grean
Mr. Sam. Batton

R. M. Savill, Esq., Colchester.
1 1 0
Edward M. Martin, Esq., Birmingham ......... 1 1 0
Mr. Brooke, Dewsbury;
.1. P. Smiths, Esq.
J. H. Warter, Esq.
_ _

NEW TAXES.

TO THE EDITOI? OF THE SUN.

Sta—lt is rumoured that Ministers intend to put
another burden on the shoulders of the poor, by putting a
tax upon salt. I trust that Ministers will have more good
sense, more foresight, unless they wish to see Chartism
become more general ; for one of the arguments of the
Chartists is, that the poor and industrious classes are over-
taxed already, while the rich are living in their luxuries,
free of taxation, and at the expense of the poor. If there
arc to be more taxes, why not levy them on the rich—on the
monopolizing landlords ? In Prussia " one third of the en-
tire revenue, and more than twice the amount of the Na-
tional Debt, is levied by direct taxation on the rich, before
indirect taxation on the earnings of the industrious and il!-
used poor."—Farr.
We also learn from Blackstone " that from 1695 to
1770 land was taxed 3s. 4d. in the pound, according to
the value of the land." Supposing it to be only 33. it, the
pound on all land, it would ming to the revenue of ths
country thirty millions a year I Then why not put a tax
upon land, and make the rich pay their share ? And in-
stead of taxing the poor repeal the Corn-laws, that they
may be able to obtain at a cheap rate " the staff of life."
You may depend, Mr. Editor, that if new taxes are
imposed, and the Starvation-laws remain as they are, the
people will (and justly too) agitate for a tax upon land
from one end of the country to the other.
To you, my oppressed countrymen, I will say agitate
agitate I agitate!! fur the repeal of the Corn-laws—for
the repeal of those laws that deny your children bread,
and you the rights of Englishmen !
I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
Old 'Change, March 16. J. T.

J. Burls, gsq
Mr. J. Jackson

1 • 0
1 0 0

John Southall, Esq,,, Leominster
E. P. Southall, Esq., do.
Samuel Southall, Esq., do. „
John Southall, Esq., do.
G. Newman, Esq., do.
Subscriptions under li.
Mr. D. Lloyd, Harlostone, Independent Minister
Maurice Jones, Leominster, Bapti,t Minister .
William Rathbone, Liverpool .. 0 10 0
William Earle

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Friend at Holloway, per Mr. Bessley
Friends at Framlingham, per Mr. Samuel Fruer
Friends at Hereford, per Mr. Weston 5 • 0
A few Friends to Civil and Religious Liberty, at the
Black Swan, St. Paul's Church-yard. 3 1 0
W. A. Hankey, Esq
Messrs. Thomas Atkinson and Son, York... ......... 2 0 0
Joseph Martin, Esq., Wickham
Thomas Richardson, Esq.
The Rev. M. Thomas, Abergavenny, 1/. ; the Con-

gregation, 2/ 3 0 0
The Rev. V. D. and Friends 1 5 0
W. M. Christy, Esq., Stockwell
The Rev. Dr. Reed . .
The Old Congregational Church Wareham 1 1 0
J. W. Hammond, Esq., Reading
Mr. Cramer, Wakefield 1 1 0
Mr. Harrison, ditto ...... ... 1 1 0
William Tait, Esq., Edinburgh 1 0 0
William Taylor, Esq.. Bocking ......... 1 0 •
John Pollett, Esq., Wickham .
John Towgood, Esq
Jacob Dudden, Esq.:, Addiston
Edmund Dudden, Esq., ditto 1
0 0
Charles Brooker, Esq., Alfriston I 0 0
J. Ball, Esq-, Stockwell 1 0 0
From a Priest-ridden Village near London 0 15 0
An Enemy to Church-rates, ss. ; B. Jones, ss. , B,
Conney, ss. ; The Old Congregational Church,
Corfe Castle, ss. ... ••• 1 0 0
Edmv -, Waller, Esq., Luton .... . ••• 2 ') 0
John Gulley, Esq., late M.P. for Pontcfraet .2 • 0
From Captain Harward, R.N., and a few ether ene-
mies to ecclesiastical tyranny and rapacity at
Gloucester .••
Messrs. George Crosfield and Co., Liverpool ... 22 0
Messrs. Edwards and Barrett, Truro
Richard Stone, Esq 2 0 0
Joshua Tite, Esq., Bestninster
Baptist Chapel, Hendon 1 10 0
A Few Friends at Swanwick and Bidding's, per Mr
Pottinger...... ... ........................................ ,
W. Green, Esq ......... ....................................
Messrs. . and I. Wright, Marlow Mills
Mr. West, A mersham... ......
Mr. and Mrs. Burton
Mr. N. Rogers
Mr. John Cunningham, Bristol .... . •
Mr. W. Harwood, do .....
Mr. Samuel Thomas, do .....,
Mr. George Thomas, do.
Mr. Edward Thomas, do., (2d Subscription )..

ANTI-CORN-LAW ASSOCIATION.-.A special
general meeting of the Anti-Corn law Association was held in
the hall of the Royal Hotel on Thursday evening—Mr. Philip
:s-as called to the chair. After reading a letter from the Pre-
sident, Mr. Thomas Bannerman, apologising for his unavoidable
absence, and suggesting that if the Society were to petition
Parliament for the repeal of the Corn-laws, it should be done
as extensively as possible, the Secretary, Mr. Adams, gave a
full account of his delegation to the great banquet at Manches-
ter, and communicated sums interesting particulars regarding
the depressed state of trade in England, the progress of the
agitation, and the prospects of a successful issue. Ile stated also
that he had se -n and conversed with several Members of
Parliament., when in London, about the Corn-laws, and
gathered from their conversation as much as led him to believe
that Government would consent to the appointment of a Com-
mittee to consider the whole question. A good deal of conver-
sation then took place as to the best means of getting up pet
I 5 0 lions; and it was ultimately agreed that separate petitions shall
1 1 0 be got up for each parish in the city, for the different mann-
-1 0 0 factories, and for separate districts in the suburbs. Arratme-
-1 0 0 merits were made for giving effect to this resolution without a
I 0 0 moment's delay. A vote of thanks was then passed to the
I 0 o Secretary, for representing the Association at Manchester, and
! 0 e also to the Chairman, for his conduct in the chair. The
1 0 n meeting then broke
1 0 0 T.IIE WinoW 711up.p11Y.—Another donation
1 0 0 (101.) has been sent to a Contemporary, for the benefit of the
1 0 0 poor widow, against whom Lord Lorton " took the law."