The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-28 00:00:00

THE INCOME-TAX.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sia,—lt has been stated in some provincial pled°,
that the odious income-tax will probably be reps •
so far as respects the tax on trade and profession sf,
consummation most devoutly to be wished! The
the
ficulty, however, will be to find a substitute, Irl
Chancellor of the Exchequer should apprehend t
this repeal would cause too great a reduction j0,.0
revenue. There is one source of revenue vitnii
would be most productive, and would not press
the people at large—this is a probate duty on 1;0
property. There is a considerable probate duty
personal personal property—why should not the duty 01.',;‘,00
two descriptions of property be equalised ? -L! log
were to investigate the subject, you would find Ito,
of vast importance, and your discussion of the 1,40,
ject would bring it before the notice of the king°"ol
It will, perhaps, be found, that this equalisel be
the probate duty would not only compensate for bog
repeal of the income-tax on trade and professions/a ,
also admit of the repeal of the duty on cotton A" tils
reduction of the duty on tea, without detriment to
to
revenue, i. e., without decreasing the present Tel
Yours, &o. A SUBSCRIBE'

THE SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.—The festival of SileloPi
Andrew will be celebrated by this ancient and we' d
Corporation on Saturday next, under circumstance- r
more than usual eclat. The chair is to be taken by P.-1,1,
Saltoun, an old and zealous supporter of the 1-11
who during his recent command in China, has ad° th‘
his former long and distinguished military careqpar
merit of having furnished a number of new tails i° Ail
tration of the history of the war. The Noble Lora the
come up from his hunting quarters at Coldstream
express purpose of the festival, and return immewilol
Afterwards, thus making a journey of nearly 7°°ista
for the benefit of his poorer countrymen. His lAs".joill
is to be supported by his brother, the Hon. Wl:wig
Fraser, for so many years the indefatigable and Prageff
treasurer of the Corporation, by Sir Henry P°lti-oosi,
by Colonel Burns, the son of the poet, by the on'Yfor
the brother and nephew of Mungo Park, and by the,
and-thirty stewards, who have volunteered to act °::001,
occasion. If we add to these inducements the nii'vle
music of the pipes, by Mackay, piper to the late Du'r,i;
Sussex, and Macbeth, the Duke of Sutherland's PiP,:fo°
will be admitted that the attractions of the day are
common order.
H R ;hey

,er ...Loyal Highness the Grand Due•-stiOg
Mecklenburg Strelitz is said to be in that interact I°
situation whieh promises, at an early period, to
the domestic happiness of her illustrious family.

MARIED. CA,
On the 26th inst., at St. Margaret's, Westminsteri leoatv"
tain Draper, 64th Regiment, to Anne Constance, 4,0006
daughter of John Grubb, Esq., late of Horsendon
Bucks. 01°1
On the 26th inst., at St. Pancras New Church, it:o0,1-,
Law, Esq.. Woburn-place, Russell-square, to MarP,re,iice
daughter of Samuel Clegg, Esq., Civil Engineer, Sl"'"-
street, Regent-square. Ifer;
On the 26th inst., at St. George's, Hanover- squ- e'of
Desire Alexis Joseph Lebeau, of Brussels, Oflicer.a 011114
Household Troops of his Majesty the King of Of ve04813
to Maria Amelia, relict of the late Rev. T. 'IL NVluttkubsb,
daughter of J. Jenkins, Esq., of Chepstow, Montriou"

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DIED. , „„.i0
On Tuesday last, after an illness of only a few es.,-„iegn(
69th year of his age, Mr. David Wollen Irwin, us': ior
period of more than forty years in the confidential ertgoilP
the " Norfolk Chronicle" proprietary—beloved by his, ffortis
endeared to his friends, and respected for his sterliob
and Christian virtues by all who knew him.:
~,„d 6LIA•
On the 25th inst., in Dover, John Marsh, Esq., &v....A"-
On the 26th of July last, at Vineyard, Parrame,r ~
Josepha, widow of Captain Phillip Gidley King, R.' AlbetV
On the 21st inst., Miss Elizabeth Price, of upper
II
street, Regent's-park. Aioo
On the 22d inst., at Paris, Mary, the wife °f -
Mocatta, Esq., of London.
On the 23d inst., at Loftus, near Gisborough, LielllcCsn'il':
teli
General the Hon. Sir Robert Laurence Dtinclas' ft
Colonel of the 59th Regiment. 11gbe
On the 23d inst., at Portsmouth, Mr. Charle,sA 16. t,
Parker, Midshipman of her Majesty's ship_Eagle9B6-e, 1411-01
On the 24th inst., at Bridge-cottages, Kentish-te-Tboe3
garet Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Rev 0
Btowne, of St. Vincent's, aged 25. I.'l 4
On the 20th inst., at Hawkchurcb, Thomas Bars'
Magistrate for the counties of Dorset and Doren' genii°
On the 23d inst., in Lee-terrace, Blackheath,
1,
Newton, Esq.. aged 76. ;A-We le
On the 24th lust , in Hunter street, Bruriew-- :.,,,..et.-e
P. Panton, Esq., Second Secondary of the late P,l au
the Excheq4tl; i nsuer aged 70.
On the 2t., at Brislington, near Bristol, Eli be 211
relict of the late John Hurle, Esq, aged 86. ..,,sta, Ilijai
On the 25th inst., at Little Chelsea, Maria At's-
gogg'
of the late G. Ogg, Esq., of Putney. Jen°
On the 25th inst., at Kettering, the Rev' ]. .of
.
Vicar of Geddingt on, Northatnptonshire, age 7
•er, relic
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On the 26th inst., in Dorset-square, Mrs. MO
msckheett6
the late Dr. Meyer, aged 87.
On the 26th inst., Frederick Ileisch, Esq., °L.v...is PAW
On the 27th inst , in Park-lane, Piccadilly, l'''' a
o df
Esq., aged 88. ionbellvell 4°
On the 27th inst., at Grosvenor-place, `-' s,,itb,
William Peacock, Esq., aged 70. Th°r°g9
On the 27th inst., Eliza, relict of the late
Esq., of Southwark.
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