The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-14 00:00:00

for the year ending Jan. 5, 1842 ... 39,807,08
The actual produce was

The actusl increase was
being not 5 per cent., but a little more than per
cent.
The net produce of Assessed Taxes in the year
ending Jan. 5. 16-to, was
The estimated produce, with the 10 per cent
addition ......... -

206,715

£.
2,758,590

275,859

nas
The actual produce of Assessed Taxes, 10 per
cent. included, for the year ending Jan. b,
1842, was
Deduct for the new survey of windows, &e.

3,034,449

3,500,922
430,975

3,069,947

The increase, therefore, on Assessed Taxes was 311,357
or I t per cent.
A Return of the Amount of duty on Newspapers awl Adver-
tisements in the year (ending January 5) previous to, the
reduction of the-duty; and of the revenue culleeted in each
of the seven years after such reduction.
NEWSPAPERS. I ADPERTISEMENTS.

Years. Amount of Duty

X. s. d.
521,909 17 2

1836 f *Duty' reduced from
4d. to Id.
1837 201,669 16 5
1833 204,616 18 II
1839 220,452 15 3
1840 225,701 0 3

Years. Amount of Duty.

X. s. d.
1:838332 Dius&'"redulcBed °from
t 3s. 6d. to Is. 6d.
/834 83,422 17 8
1835 88,440 19 9
1836 98,336 10 8
1837 101,939 18 7
1838 111,899 7 11
1839 115,284 10 2
1840 121,422 9 11

* The act reducing the duty from 4d. to Id., to commence
from the 15th of September, 1836, also repealed the discount
of 20/. per cent, previously allowed on newspapers, and which
in 1835 amounted to 97,796/.

(No. 7.)
REMARKS ON THE PROPERTY-TAX.
Former Property-Tax. Proposed Property-Tax.
Incomes under 601. a-year All incomes under 1501. a-
exempt, and incomes between year totally exempt.
601. and 1501. subjected to a
reduced rate of charge.
Charge Imposed. Charge Imposed.
In 1798 lO per cent. 7d. in the pound, or
In 1803
In 1805 6i per cent.
In 1806
Tax payable in respect of Tax payable in respect of
the occupation of lands in the occupation of land in
England three-quarters of Great Britain one-half of the
the above rate, and in Scot- above rate.
land one-half.
Fore gners having money Funded property, though
in the funds exempt from in the hands of foreigners,
duty on such property. charged with duty.
(No. 8.)
PROPERTY ASSESSED UNDER FORMAR ACTS
INIPO.,,ING A PROPERTY-TAX.
Income assessed in 1814 £170,000,000
SOURCES OF INCOME CLASSED IN FIVE SCHEDULES.
A. Property derived from land.
1. Rent of lands
2. Rent of hous3s
3. Tithes, mines, quarries, canals, iron-
works, &c

A. Total 60,130,000
B. Rent of land in respect to occupation 38,396,000
C. Income derived from public funds, and similar
securities (sum on which assessment made) 30,000,000
D. Profits of trades and professions
E. Income of public officers ... 11,744,000

198,580,000

SCHEDULE A.
1. Rent of lands in 1814
Affected by two causes acting in different directions ; first,
by cessation of war, and restoration of currency ; second, ap-
plication of science and mechanical improvement.
Present estimate...... £39,400,000
'2. Rent of houses in 1814..
In 1641, number of houses, 2,231,000 ; present number,
3.460,000.
If the value proportionate to increase of number,
present income from houses £25,000,000
From calculations founded on house•tax, same
result. Assume therefore as rental of hoaxes 25,000,000
3. Tithes ...
Dividends, from railways, canals, &c 3,429,000
Mines, ironworks ... 1,500, 000

Total, 3d 'elas;—:-£8,400,000
TOTAL INCOME AT PRESENT.
Rent of land
Rent of houses
Tithes, shares, mines, &c. .

£72,800,000

Deduct for incomes under 1501. per annum ono-
fourth, the produce of duty will be... £1,600,000
SCHEDULE B.
Rent of Lands in respect of Occupation.
Sum assessed in 1814
Value of tenants' occupation, assumed in 1814
at three-quarters of rent paid (admitted to he
too high, I take it at one-half), I assume rent
to be

150:000

Deduct exemptions under 1501., produce of duty
SCHEDULE C.
Public Funds and Securities.
Capital assessed in -1814...
Payments of dividend and interest in 1441 .. 29,400,000
Deduct for saving-banks 1,000,000

28,400,000