The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-17 00:00:00

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GROUP ZZ.
MANCHESTER AND X.E03pg,..0400
The Committee on this group, of which Mr. T. Duj'w- 4107,
chairman, met in No. '2 Committee-room this morning' oillt-fißi
Mr. Er.tcordair briefly stated that the object of °ft, jror.,:ic
was unopposed, was to raise the sum of 350,0001.,
the line, erecting warehouses, and for increasing tPc sore

carriages. the
nis4
Mr. Hawkeshaw, the engineer of the line, deposed ,ribe U
sit). for increasing their capital for these objects. iso 10_4,
been in work for three or four years, and the traffic " eceisnir
to such an extent as to render this increase of capital loses
The Committee passed the preamble, and the c 00
agreed to.
0 iford
BOLTON AND LEIGH, KENYON li„.„. l
rlte,o,
3UNCTION, LIVERPOOL AND 217i10W
TER, AND GRAND TUNCTION .
COMPANIES' AMALGAMATION'
Mr. TALBOT stated that the object ef the Bill was t°
these lines.

(LEFT BITTING.)

CITY DUES ON COAL'both,ll°'
A stronger feeling than we at first supposed seek!°le!-...J0°.
excited by the determination of Government to cone
t. pave
forcement of a penny duty on all the coal irnported
in order to provide a fund for metropolitan improveroje3,:,
friends of the poor say, that if a specific tax is to be
purpose of making such improvements, it would be in4oo or,
just and ra,ional to levy it upon wines and silks than rartn
rnodity which, next after food, is that which the Per 004 tr,
requires. It is admitted that the duty is an extrenleil Dui
0", ir
in itself; but it is alleged—and we believe experieneer. 001100
position—that every impost of this kind is exceeding'' is fYli,
upon the retail purchaser. So long as a tax rernainPot Dese,
the excuse for much extortion which otherwise wool" the or
tured upon, and it throws difficulties and expenses °IO
which embarrass those who might be willing to ember FO'
to supply the poor at a lower rate of profit. . the o,e,
At all evens, of the abstract injustice of taxing ielor
man's fuel to pay for what are called the rnetroPelwjbyLil
ments, there cannot be a moment's question. thew; AO,
poor people pay more for the means of worrying,. !id O
that rich people may have more convenient bent; inC. if
airy streets ? Why should not the rich Pal of "osif.
vantages out of their own pockets, or by Ine.a-- eon'
upon some commodities which they exclusivelleig ot;
It is true that labouring people are employed upon Did °el"
merits, and in so far they derive a benefit from them' 3014„,.
would if the funds came from some other source than so "
one of the main necessaries of a poor man's life. ~,„! tpi
„f
object to the improvements, nor deny that indirectly ""oso
some benefit from them ; but it is for the sake of the,. r„, tie
comparatively rich, they are undertaken, and therein' 416'
to tos
and not the poor, ought to pay for them. gto el
Let us see Government Commissioners undertakilice et di°
proper drainage, and light, and fresh air, and aboodsee%pe,t,
water, for
tollte districts in which the
until live, and strierooSnicee,,
continue ive,and then, but not then, we Oa" be I'ver'";
justice of taxing the poor that such improvements WI; of 0:0
',fished. Were it, however (as it ought to be), the elliotil4 e.. 011
ment to b., generous to the poor, as well as just, we irer-cisf
Administration proposing measure after measure to ojet
condition of the lower orders at the expense of the W
of the community:—Post. lee
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t_
A Wolin IN SEASON.—NotWithStalluk.,4, ..rOwt
we should rather say in consequence of the heat of 6.-t ")
ice in large quantities is to be met with in every streets;cietPe
pastry cooks. It is to be wished that the Myrna° Pfoo
somebody, would have these places marked „ parigerotl;ooll
especial benefit of young ladies, who frequently burl

venturing too often on the ice.—Punch.