The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-08 00:00:00

T.HE INCOME. AND PROPERTY TAX.

A return was issued yesterday with the Parlia-
mentary papers, showing the number of persons in
Great Britain and Ireland charged to the income
tax for the years ending on the sth day of April,
1859 and 1860, under schedules D and E, the
amount of income charged, &a., distinguishing the
number charged in each of the various classes. As
regards schedule D, it appears that in 1853 59 the
number of persons in Great Britain, with incomes
under £lOO a year, was 41,928, and the amount of
income charged against them X 2,225,649 ; in 1859-60
the number of persons was 16,978, and the amount
of income £1,082,651. In 1858-9 the number of
persons with incomes of £lOO and under £159 was
100,968; the amount of income charged was
£11,126,100 ; in 1859.60 the number of persons was
128,570; the amount of income £12,607,998. In
1858-9 the number of persons with incomes from
£350 to £2OO a year was 41,276 ; tha amount of
income £6,478,655 ; in 1859-60 the number of per-
sons was 41,687; the amount of income £6,566,489.
In 1858-9 the number of persons with incomes from
£2OO to £3OO was 35,553; the amount of income
£7,877,513; in 1859-60 the number of persons was
36,535; the amount of income £8,067,090. In
1858-9 the number of persons with incomes from
£3OO to £4OO was 15,867 ; the amount of income
£5,062,145; in 1859-60 the number of persons was
16,608 ; the amount of income £5,278,639. In
1858-9 the number of persons with incomes from
£4OO to £5OO was 7,829; the amount of income
£3,283,706 ; in 1859-60 the number of persons was
8,130; the amount of income £3,399,038. In
1858-9 the number of persons with incomes from
£9OO to £l,OOO was 889; the amount of income
£826,432 ; in 1859-60 the number of persons was
901; the amount of income £836,251. In 1858-9
the number of persons with incomes from £l,OOO to
£2,000 was 5,556 ; the amount of income
£3,677,570; in 1859-60 the number of persons was
I 5,932 ; the amount of income £7,646,382. In
1858-9 the number of persons with incomes
from £5,000 to £lO,OOO was 816; the amount
of income £5,421,796; in 185960 the num-
bar of persons was 887 ; the amount of income
£5,962,739. In 1858-9 the number of persons
with incomes from £lO,OOO to £50,000 was 489;
the amount of income £9,266,873; in 1859.60 the
number of persons was 512 ; the amount of income
£9,909,842. In 1858-9 the number of persons with
incomes of £50,000 and upwards was 54 ; the
amount of income £4,969,359 ; in 1859-60 the num-
ber of persons was 59 ; the amount of income
£5,379,722. The number of persons of all classes
cha"ged in 1858-9 was 267,173, and the gross
amount of income, £80,224,419 ; in 1859 the total
number of persons charged was 273,745, and of in-
come £84,373,090. As respects schedule E, it is
stated that the number of persons in Great Britain
with incomes under £lOO a-year who were charged
with the income-tax was in 1858-9 29,891, and the
amount of income £1,595,611 ; while in 1859-60 the
number of persons was 22,121, and the amount of
income £1,241,743. In 1858.9 the number of per-
sons under this schedule with incomes of £lOO and
under £l5O was 29,219, the; amount of income
£3,296,950; in 1859 60 the number of persons was
38,519, the amount of income £3,832,000. In 1858-9
the number of persons with incomes from £l5O to
£2OO was 42,892, the amount of income £2,058,769 ;
in 1859-60 the number of persons was 12,917, the
amount of income £2,111,414. In 1858-9 the num-
' ber of persons with incomes from £2OO to £3OO was
11,442, the amount of income £2.780,905; in 1859.60
the numbers of persons was 12,037, the amount of
income £2,811,430. In 1858-9 the number of per-
sons with incomes from £3OO to £4OO was 5,124, the
amount of income £1,750,201; in 1859-60 th%conumme-
ber of persons was 5,271, the amount of
£1,756,027. In 1858-9 the number of persons with
incomes from £4OO to £5OO was 2,381, the amount
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of income £1,065,968; in 1859-60 thenumz,bleor6,osf
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sons was 1,475, the amount of income .
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234, the amount of income £227,759. In 1858 9
the number of persons with incomes from £l,OOO to
£2,000 was 1,307, the amount of income £391,568;
in 1859-60 the number of persons was 1,251, the
amount of income £353,916. In 1858-9 the number
of persons with incomes of £5,000 and upwards
was 70, the amount of income £549,572 ; in 1859-
60 the number of persons was 71, the amount of
income £535,765. In 1858-9 the total number of,
persons of all classes charged was 95,063, the gran
amount of income £17,720,229 ; in 1859-60 the
number of persons was £98,437, the amount of in-
come £17,820,413.

GOLD TO AMERICA.—The Liverpool, New York,
and Philadelphia Steamship Company's screw steamer
Edinburgh sailed from Liverpool yesterday for New York.
Besides the United States mails she took out about 50
cabin passengers, and had 4900 in gold on freight.