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London, England, 1856-01-21 00:00:00

returns, while evasion of the tax is proportionably on the coast, although matters in the Gambia are
increased, far from being settled. At Sierra Leone business
" That your memoralists believe a simple remedy for was remarkably brisk. Thirty-four merchant ves-
these evils may be found in the capitalisation of all in- scls were there when the Ethiepe left, discharging
comes, and the conversion of the tax into a property ; and loading cargoes, and freights had improved
tax upon such capitalisation, according to the plan ; •
considerably. The Ethiope shipped upwards of
suv,ested by the Income tax Reform Association,'
500 ounces of gold at Sierra Leone. This is the
established in Birmingham in May, 1855. And that
first a remedy may also be found against the inquisitorialrst shipment of gold since the establishment of the
p
powers of the tribunal before referred to, by the packets. Trade was increasing there rapidly. Col.
adoption of the plan proposed for the assessment of Hill, the Governor of Sierra Leone, is very popu-
the tax on industrial incomes by that association, a copy lar. The coast was generally healthy. At Madeira
of whose address has been sent to each member of the very heavy weather had been experienced, and a
government who is a member of the House of Commons. considerable amount of property destroyed. it is
" In the draft of a report proposed to be adopted by I stated that above 300 houses had been more or less
that able financial reformer, the late Mr. Hume, as a destroyed, but no lives were lost.
member of the committee of the House of Commons on The Ethiope experienced very severe weather be-
the Income and Property Tax, in 1852, he states that
fore arriving at Madeira, and she has come home
All the property in the United Kingdom, and the capi- .
in a very leaky state, her engine-room being filled
talised incomes of the industrial classes, should be as-with water on her arrival at this port. She will
sensed at one uniform and equal rate.' As the revenue
of the country is expended for the protection of property, discharge her cargo here, and then proceed to Liver-
or of personal rights, and for objects of national utility, pool for new boilers, and general repairs.
your committee can see'no valid reason whatever why The outward mails will be taken out by the Can-
every subject of her Majesty should not be taxed in dace, which will leave Plymouth on the 24th.
proportion to his means. To levy a tax on a small por-
tion of the property of the country is inequitable and
dangerous.
" Your memorialists also record the fact that another
distinguished statesman, a member of that committee
(Mr. DisraeP), proposed when in office to recognise the
principle of a distinction between the taxation of in-
comes from fixed property and incomes dependent on
precarious sources, and they believe that had that com-
mittee examined witnesses as to cases of oppression and
abuse of the law, its members must have reported in
favour of a property tax, and against the continuance of
a tax upon income.

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" Your memorialists, in conclusion, respectfully re-
quest you will propose in parliament, at the earliest pos-
sible opportunity, a remedy for the evils of which they
complain. They believe that a small tax upon property
(as distinguished from income) would raise, with greater
facility than the present income tax, the requisite funds
for defraying the expenses of government. and that, if
fairly assessed, it would be cheerfully paid, whilst the
injustice of the present tax cannot fail seriously to em-
barrass the government, by aggravating the people.
" Your memorialists are convinced that a graceful
and prompt concession to the just claims of the people
will increase the revenue, strengthen the government,
and afford the most powerful development of our na-
tional resources."

Sporting Intelligence.

YORK SPRING MEETING.-APRIL 22.

The Great Northern Handicap of 200 sous in specie,
added to a Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5
only if declared on or before the Ist of February ; the
second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes, and the
winner to pay 25 sovs towards expenses ; the winner
of either the Northampton, Doncaster, or Metropoli-
tan Stakes at Epsom, or any other handicap value 500
sovs, to carry 101 b extra ; the second in either or a
winner of any other handicap value 200 sovs, includ-
ing the winner's own stake, 51b extra, but not to be
accumulative for being second in any of the above spe-
cified handicaps as well as being the winner of 200
ROM Two miles, over the Old Course. If the highest
weight accepting be under B,t 91b, it will lee raised to
that weight, and the others in proportion. Mr.
Richard JOhnson, of York, handicapper.

Age st lb
Rataplan
Scythian
Rifleman
Early Bird 5 8 9
Mr. Sykes 5 8 9
Saucebox
King of Trumps a 8 7
Vindex
*Fandango 4 8 5
St. Hubert 4 8 4
Little Harry
Pumicestone
Defiance 6 8 0
Ivan
Bonnie Morn 4 7 12
Balrownie 6 7 12
Eulogist 6 7 12
Rotherham
Marchioness .. 4 7 10
GrteculusEsuriens 4 7 9
Chicken , 4 7 6
Lady Tatton... .. 4 7 6
Border Chief 4 7 5
Claret 4 7 3
Mishap
Imogene 4 7 2
Honeysuckle 5 7 2
Switch
Goorkah 6 7 0
Lady Palmerston 4 7 0
Vandal
Alston
Paletot
Bolton
Coroner 3 6 10
Pharsalus
Bracken 5 6 10
Cock of the North 4 6 9
Lady Bird 5 6 9
Sole Star
%Vantage
Kaffir 5 6 8
Saraband
* This horse having been
lodge of his owner will be
scribed, unless specially ord,

Age st 11)
Aldford
Siding 4 6 7
Crown Pigeon.
Cossey

Neopiolemus
Sir George 4 6 2
Bold Buccleucla 3 6 0
Freddy

Diana
The Earl
Mirage

.5 6 0
.4 6 0
. 3 513

Elastic
Pyrrha
Heir of Linne
Johnny Taft
La Victime 3 5 10
Diego 3 5 8
Moorcock
IHospitality
Van Galen 3 5 7
Agra
Warlock 3 5 7
Puck
Panmure
Lady Florenco
One Act 3 5 4
Sly Feliow 3 5 2
The Courtier
Pollux 3 5 2
IPrinco of Orange 3 5 2
Greencastle
Ghika 3 5 0
Gaudy

The Laird of Ha-
zlewoed
Torn Loker
Minie 3 5 0
Adam 3 5 0
Pretty Boy 3 4 12
Post Horse
, Laversa 3 4 10

Mid hope
Dresser

. 3 4 10
.3 4 10
entered without the know•
truck out by the time pre-
ered to remain in.

Racing Fixtures for 1856.
FEBRUARY.
Lincoln l2 I Liverpool Spring 26
Derby Spring l9

MARCH.

Catterick 24
Coventry 24
Northampton 96

Newmarket C l4
York Spring °2
Alalton 24
Newmarket F S 2B

Bath 2O
Epsom 27

I Newcastle-on-Tyne 24
Bibury 25
I Stockbridge 26
Winchester o 7
'LY.

Chelmsford 22
Marlborough 25
Goodwood

UST.
York 20
Radcliffe 25
Ezham 96
MBER.
Cardiff 24
Manchester Autumn 26
Newmarket F 0 ...30