The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-04 00:00:00

REPEAL OF THE INCOME TAX.

The following notices were given in the House of
Commons last evening
Mr. A. Pellatt gave notice that he should move, on
Thursday next, that " the house do resolve itself into
a committee of the whole house to consider the
income and property tax acts "which were passed ex-
pressly to defray the expenses of the war with Russia,
and that the house is of opinion that the war having hap-
pily terminated, the said acts, or so much thereof, shall
be repealed as to reduce the tax from lad. to 5d,, and
that, the same should come into operation on the sth of
April next."

Major Roca gave notice of a similar motion for Tues.
daynext._

kr. Muntz, to move the following resolutions on
Tuesday, Feb. 17 :

" That the collection of a property tax under the existing
law is universally admitted to bear most unequally upon the
parties who pay it.
" That all taxes which boar unequally must be unjust and
oppressive, and it is the bounden duty of the representatives
of the people to remedy such inequality as much as the cir-
cumstances will admit.

"That to defer the application of a practical remedy, un-
der the pretence that it would not be a perfect, one applicable
to every individual case, is in truth only to add insult to
injustice.

" That such admitted inequality would be greatly alle-
viated if a property tax was imposed upon the owners of
different classes of income, capitalised according. to the rela.
tivo value of the subject from which the income is derived.
" That the abstract justice of such principle cannot be
denied, and the details for carrying it into practical operation
would be very simple.
" That among other tables of classification which !Ray be
suggested tbo following would be equitable, and would un-
doubteilly relieve the people from a great portion of the
inequality, 'injustice, and oppression inflicted upon them by
the present mode :

capitalised at years'
Description of Property. ' purchase.
Incomes arising from land, funds, rents, mort-
gages, tithes, shares 25 years.
From house property l5 years.
From commerce and trade lO years.
From professions 5 years."
Mr. Disraeli also gave notice that he would propose
resolutions on the Property and Income Tax on the 17th
of February.

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

At the Court at Windsor, the 2d day of Feb., 1857
Present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, this day the
Right Honourable Sir Alexander Eimund Cockburn,
Knight, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, was,
by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board
accordingly.
Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Most
Noble Henry Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, to be Lord
Lieutenant Custos itotulorum of the county of Notting-
ham, his Grace has this day took the oaths appointed to
be taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and
supremacy.

DUCHY OF LANCASTER, FEB. 2.
The Queen has baen this day pleased to appoint Charles
Towneley, of Towneley, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county
palatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 31.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Joaquin
Garcia d-s Miranda as Vice-Consul in London for her Ma-
jesty the Queen of Spain.

WHITEHALL, JAN. 31.
The Queen has bon pleased to constitute and appoint
Colonel Godfrey Charles Mundy to bo Lieutenant-Gover-
nor of the Island of Jersey, in the room of Major-General
Sir James Frederick Love, K.C.8., resigned.

CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 3.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.
Borough of Salford—Edward Ryley Langworthy. of
Salford, Esq., in the raora of Joseph Brotherton, Esq.,
deceased.