The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-29 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—Although a farmer I am a great admirer of
your paper, The Sun, which I have read and been de-
lighted with for years. You are no stranger to the
breathless haste with which the Tory farmers rushed to
the hustings of almost every county in the kingdom, to
turn out the Whigs for attempting to break in upon
their darling monopoly in corn, and put those in power
" who would keep things together for them," not forget-
ting their urgent and sly, but mistaken companions the
parsons, bent on high a% °rages and still increasing rent
charges. Their success was triumphant, and their exul-
tations great. The result of their stupid conduct is the
fastening and rivetting a property and income tax on
the country, the most revolting and inquisitorial of all.
My brother farmers were not in, high odour before, and
their last electioneering deeds will be considered a curse
to the country. They are in agonies, and lam sure you
would be amused to see little knots and groups of them
in our market towns discussing the astounding measures
of their friends, up to this period so mighty to save, and
when they get to the importation of foreign cattle before
prohibited—and this is the unkindest cut of all—salted
meat, &c., &c., you kindly step up and assist them in
calculating that a cow imported at 15s. duty, say nine
score a quarter (an average weight), would be just one
farthing a pound, and on 205., say twelve score a quarter
(under an average weight here), would be just one
farthing a pound freight, in these times but a few shil-
lings, salt meat, butter, cheese, hides, at a very re-
duced scale, they knock their stielts against their boot-
tops,all the pound-notes from
extract
ts
of thousands of them, and
and swear all round that it is " no longer of any
use growing ' anything here. " Then is the time to remind
and comfort them that their old friend Peel did rather
an untimely grave ; that he
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roads as the statute provides. I for one should be de-
lighted to see you give the Tory farmers a stave or two
in your best style, now that they are inwardly in sack-
cloth and ashes.
I remain, Sir, your friend and admirer,
A FARMER, near Worcester.
Saturday, March 28, 1842.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Permit me to suggest a scale of exemptions
from the payment of an income tax, whenever the exi-
gencies of the State requires its imposition ; it is in-
tended to render it more eq
oual than that proposed by
Sir Robert Peel. By Sir Rbert's plan, a smgle man
samewith an income,
i say of 1601. per annum, is placed on the
as a man with a wife and a large family.
SCALE OF. EXEMPTIONS.

1. All persons having an income under, per ann £lOO
N.180.0f. ltol sbbetgi
2. Married, and having no children
3. ....., one child l5O
4. ... two children
... three children 2OO
and allowing the exemption to increase so as to allow
251. per annum for each child.
charged.
2. persons, having an income of
The principle of making exceptions on account of a
family has already been recognised by Parliament, as
was the case formerly, where a man having two children
was exempted from serving in the Militia.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,_
Ilfracombe, March 26. _ - - A