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No. 15,466.

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TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, .
THE ELECTION of 'SIX DIRECTORS
of the EAST INDIA COMPANY being appointed for
WEDNESDAY, the 13th of April next, the favour of your Vote
Lnd-Interest is requested for the following Gentlemen, viz.:—
WILLIAM ASTELL, Esq., M.P.
WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH BAYLEY, Esq.
• ' RUSSELL ELLICE, Esq.
Major-General ARCHIBALD GALLOWAY, C,B.
Sir RICHARD JENKINS, G.C.B.
JOHN MASTERMAN, Esq., M.P.
Which will much oblige;. Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your most obedient Servants,
WILLIAM-YOUNG ARCH!). ROBERTSON
HENRY:SHANK J. L. LUSHINGTON
JOHN COTTON GEORciE LYALL
P. VANS AGNEW WILLIAM WIGRAM
JOHN SHEPHERD H. -LINDSAY •
F. WARDEN lA. STANLEY CLARKE
HENRY WILLOCK R. CAMPBELL
J. W. HOGG.- JOHN LOCH
M.l. SMITH C. MILLS •
W. H. SYKES J. PETTY MUS.PRATT
J. BRYANr HENRY ALEXANDER
W. H. C. PI.OWDEN
East India. House, March 30, 1842.
Proprietors desirous of Voting by Proxy may obtain a
Letter of Attorney for that purpose at the Treasury in this
House.

CUMBERLAND HOTEL, CUMBERLAND BASIN,
CLIFTON HOTWELLS.
TOSEPIT PURSER, late House-Steward to the
UP Earl of Longford, most respectfully announces that it
consequence of the closing of the Royal Gloucester Hotel, and
the consequent want of accommodation to the Nobility and
Gentry visiting the Clifton Hotwells, lie has purchased the
house adjoining his premises, and thereby been enabled to
make such improvements in, and additions to, his already
commodious Establishment, as to afford every accommodation
to Gentlemen or Families travelling ; and assures the Nobility
and Gentry who may be pleased to honour him with their
patronage, that the most unremitting personal attention shall
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Lock-up Coach Houses, Good- Stabling, and experienced
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THE INCOME IAX AND THE
TARIFF.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Six,—You have so ably and manfully upheld the
interests of British commerce, that I trust no apology
is needed for soliciting your powerful assistance on
the present occasion.

THE INCOME TAX.

Yesterday a public meeting of the inhabitants of
the Ward of Farringdon Without, was held in the New
Court, Old Bailey, to adopt measures against the pro-
posed income tax, Alderman Sir James Duke, M.P.,
in the chair.

THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITU-
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TER MONDAY, and will be opened every Day in the Week,
at Ten o'clock, A. M. New arrangements are respectfully
announced.

As Sir Robert Peel seems really in earnest, in his
endeavour to uphold our commerce, I would respect-
fully suggest that the annual donation of 21,0001. to
the King of Hanover be withheld, until an adjust
ment of the tolls levied by that Potentate on British
merchandise can be adjusted on terms fair and equit-
thie to both parties.
If Sir Robert Peel's Government would have the
manliness to propose- the sustpension of this grant,
until his Majesty will listen to Win, I feel convinced,
that, notwithstanding a few wry faces from the
ultras of my party, they will be supported
:33,, a large majority in the House of Commons, and
by the almost universal voice of the commercial and
snanufacturing classes. Although lam not afraid or
ashamed of my politics, I cannot forget the assistance
rendered by my party, when in opposition, to the
Radicals, in effecting a reduction of the allowance to
the King of Belgium, and I hope they will be equally
just on the present occasion, for the prejudice of party
cannot render me unmindful of the grievous injury
inflicted on our commerce, and the vexatious imposi-
tions on the masters of our merchant ships, by the
preposterous amount of toll levied by the King of Har
Hover, as well as the mode of collecting it. Although
the names of the Queen, ME Queen Dowager,
Prince Albert, the Duke of Cambridge, and other
branches of our Royal Family, are often seen heading
subscriptions to relieve the unexampled suffering and
distress now prevailing in many parts of the king-
dom, the King of Hanover does not appear to contp-
bute a single shilling to any one of the numerous
appeals made to the affluent in behalf of our starving..
multitudes. Sir, your obedient servant,
Hull, March 14, 1842. AN OLD TORY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Mr. Pontifex, ward clerk, having read the notice
convening the meeting,
Mr. CHARLES Wool) moved the first resolution, and
said that Sirßobert Peel should not, in time of peace,
have resorted to an income tax when there were other
means by which he could have increased the revenue.
According to his own showing, there was only a
deficit of two millions and a half to make good in the
revenue. Mr. Wood then enumerated at length the
proposed alterations in the customs duties, and said,
those were the acts of a man who, two years ago,
ztood up and cried out—No surrender, no reduc-
tion in the Corn-laws.—(Hear, hear.) He has not
only gone a little way to oblige Lord John Russell,
but he has gone further, by attempting, through an
oppressive and sweeping act, to take as much from a
poor man, who endeavoured to keep his family off
the parish, as from the Duke of Devonshire, whose
property was fixed and settled.—(Hear, hear.) From
the Government officers 155,000/. was to be taken,
which was cruel and oppressive in the extreme ; but
what could they expect but injustice, when the Eng-
lish counties sent in 139 Tory Members, and only 20
Liberals. . They coul4 nt.t petition against the income
tax. If they protested against it, they would be
laughed at. It only, therefore, remained for them to
appoint a deputation to wait upon their representa-
tives, and tell them that, if they did not oppose the
income tax, they should not have their votes. •
Mr. PROCTOR seconded the resolution, which passed
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TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
AVI NG- the honour of being recommended
JILAL ' to you by the Directors of the East India Company as
CANDIDATES for the DIRECTION, to be chosen this year,
we take :the liberty of requesting the favour of your Vote
and Interest on the day of Election, WEDNESDAY, the 13th
April next. We are,

WARD OF FAIIRINGDON WITHOUT,
30th March, 1842. At a WARDMOTE held this
day, at the New Court, Old Bailey, before the Worshipful
Sir James Duke, M.P. Alderman of the Ward, in compli-
ance with a REQUSITION of the INHABITANT HOUSE-
HOLDERS of this WARD, " To express their sentiments in
regard to the proposed income ;8i; arid to adopt such resolutions
relative thereto as they may deem expedient," the following
resolutions were moved, seconded, and carried unanimously :
That an income tax is unjust in principle, unequal in opera-
. .

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your moat obedient and most humble Sesvants,
WILLIAM ASTELL
WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH BAYLBY
RUSSELL ELLICE
ARCHIBALD GALLOWAY
RICHARD JENKINS
JOHN MASTERMAN
East India House, March 30, 1842.
•„"' Proprietors desirous of Veting by Proxy may obtain a
Letter of Attorney for that purpose at the Treasury in this
[louse.

. .
tion, and arbitrary and ingtiisitoriai in its exaction.
That the proposition to exact an income tax in the time of
peace can only be to uphold the monopoly of the 'misled and
other class interest, at the expense of all other portions of the
community.
That this meeting pledges itself, individually and collectively,
to use every constitutional means to prevent this arbitrary and
unjust tax from passing into a law.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND SOCIETY
• FOR GRANTING
LIFE ASSURANCES, DEFERRED ANNUITIES, &a.
No. 26, CORNHILL.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
DIRECTORS.

Mr. EDMUND PONYIFEX moved the second reso-
lution. He insisted that the income tax should not
be imposed unless from stern necessity, and it was
clear no such necessity existed.—(Hear.) They had
to thank Sir Robert Peel for many things ; still so
inquisitorial and so oppressive was the income tax that
it could not be tolerated.
Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the motion. He attribu-
ted the proposed tax to class legislation, and said that
in the last year of the past income tax there were
14,000 surcharges in the City of London, and 18,000
appeals in the country.
Mr. ANDEETON in an able speech, exposed the
unequal effects that the tax would have upon men in
trade and professions, 'and upon those who possessed
large and steady incomes.
Messrs. OBBARD and GURNEY followed on the same
side.

'that the .Members of the City of London and county of
Middlesex be requested to oppose, by every form within the
rules of the House of Commons, this iniquitous and tyrannical
measure, operating as it will most extensively against the best
interests of this great commercial and manufacturing nation.
That a deputation from this Ward do wait upon the Members
of this City and the county of Middlesex, to request of ti.em to
give their support to the resolutions carried at this Wardmote.
That the following gentlemen do form such deputation :
Alderman Sir James Duke, M.P. ;
Messrs. Edmund Pontifex, R. Taylor, Anderton ; Deputy
Bedford, Obbard.

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That the thanks of this Wardmote be presented to our able
and worthy Alderman, Sir James Duke, MA'., for the readi-
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and for his general kindness and attention to the whole of the
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That the foregoing resolutions be published in the usual
Morning and Evening Papers—The Times, the Chronicle, the
Herald, the Advertiser, The Sun, and the Standard.

JOHN PONTIFEX, Ward Clerk pro tempore.

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SIR,-11cow stands the account ? lam relieved, by
the new tariff, from some taxes which attach to arti-
cles consumed in my family, but in lieu of them I am
saddled with an income tax, equal to six times the
duties I pay on articles of consumption.
Again, I get credit, and pay at my convenience
for the consumable articles, and the duties thereon,
but not so with respect to the income tax ; every
three months I shall be called on by the tax collector
for one quarter's tax on income, and unless I pay
promptly, ant liable to be summoned, and have my
property distrained.
The builder may be relieved by ,reduced duties on
timber, and the shipowner by a lower imposts on
foreign provisions for ships' use, but all this at my
expense, who am saddled with this proposed odious
inquisitorial income tax. We have absurdities upon
absurdities. It is said that the new Corn-law is not
for the purpose of exclusion of foreign corn, but for
the protection of the home grower ; but why these
high duties, when the price a corn is low ? is not
the low price, with a moderate fixed duty, a sufficient
protection ? hat foreigner would bring corn here if
the low price would not remunerate him for the
cost of his corn abroad, and the low fixed duty levied here,
and the charges of transit. Take 40s. per quarter as the
average price, at the port of shipment abroad, of corn,
add the charge of transit, 105. per quarter, and a (
duty of 6s. per quarter, he lands his corn at a cost of
565. per quarter. The price in England is 50s. or
525. per quarter ; where, then, the necessity of a dut7
of 20s. or 18s. per quarter as a protection ? No, it is
meant for the purpose of exclusion.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
March 29, 1842. ANTI-HUMBUG..
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

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SlR,—The principle of taxation recognized by Sir
R. Peel, of every individual contributing according
to his means, is unquestionably sound. Let us see
whether it applies to the proposed income tax,
which, as Sir Robert Peel says, is to be a tax "upon
income," without reference to its_Dature, security, or
permanence.
According to Sir R. Peel's notions of justice, persons,
are to be taxed, not according to the property they
possess, but according to the income they derive from
it, the prudent and industrious paying more than
the idle and the improvident, and the "unprofitable
Servant," who hides his talent in the napkin, escaping
scot free.

Now, there are .three individuals, each possessing
10,0001. One of them invests his property in. Three
per Cent. Consols, deriving an income of about 325/.
per annum, and paying a tax of about 9/.
Another invests the same sum in Long Annuities,
yielding about TOOL per annum, of which 350/. is so
much of the principal paid off, and must be reinvested
to keep up the original amount of his property. This
person has to pay a tax of 20/:1-orinore than double
that of the other, 'though it is obvious that his
" means" are no greater than those of the former.
A third invests his money in business, and by
industry and skill, and running the-chances of trade,
he draws an income of 1,0001. a year, and pays
a tax of 301., of which tax no less than 201., or two-
thirds of the whole, is a direct tax upon industry and
commercial enterprise 1 This is Sir R. Peel's justice
—this is the justice English merchants are to accept
in lieu of fair conwetition and free trade. T. C.

Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR said that the tax struck at
the interests and liberties of the country. An Al-
derman in the City told him that when he paid the
income tax his accounts and books were subjected to
the most rigid inquir, while no allowance was made
for dubious debts. Ihe result of the unpopularity of
that measure was the presentation by Sir W. Curtis,
the Tory Member for the City, of a petition against it,
signed by 40,000. A counter one was ?ot up, but
only 20 persons could be found to sign it.—(Hear,
hear.) It was absurd to speak of two millions and
a half deficit upon the revenue when the country had
a national debt of eight millions.
After speeches from other members in the same
spirit, a deputation, consisting of Sir James Duke,
Messrs. Pontifex, Taylor, Bedford, Anderton, and.
Obbard, waa appointed to wait upon the representa-
tives of the City and Middlesex to induce them to
oppose the measure by every possible means.

On Easter Tuesday a Vestry meeting was held in
the Vestry-room, in the parish of St. John's, Wap-
ping, when resolutiofis were passed and a petition
agreed to—" That this Vestry is of opinion that a tax
on income is not a tax which ought to be resorted to
only as a last resource; that the income tax is most
objectionable, as it taxes industry in the same man-
ner and to the same extent as fixed capital ; that it is
most oppressive and unconstitutional in its operation,
because, in the enforcement of it, large inquisitorial
powers must be vested in Boards of Commissioners
and their officials, to pry into the private transactions
of her Majesty's loyal subjects."
The petition was signed by the Chairman on be-
half of the meeting, and is to be forwarded to Lord
13roughain for presentation to the House of Lords,
praying their Lordships not to sanction so unequal,
and consequently so unjust, an impost. Copies of the
resolutions are to be forwared to Sir Robert Peel,
the County Members, and t& Sir William Clay and
Colonel Fox, the Members or the Tower Hamlets,
with a request that they wil oppose the proposed in-
come tax in their places in 14 rliament. "

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
wish to ask you one or two questions
respecting the proposed income tax, and shall feel
grateful if you can reply to them in your valuable
journal.
Will the partner of a foreign house, who resides
here a part of the year, and occupies an office for the
mere purpose of purchasing goods for shipment to his
own house, be taxed on the profits he may ultimately
realise from his share in the results of those ship-
ments ? If so, the house had better send an agent, for
a small salary, here to make their purchases.
If this partner is to be taxed on his share of the
business he is interested in abroad, how is he to prove
the amount of the profits he may have realised, since
he generally keeps no books h-ere which can throw
any light upon the subject ?
Suppose his house has a large trade in the products
of other markets, and the profits realized on the dif-
ferent branches of business cannot be fairly appor-
tioned to each, is the partner here to be taxed for his
income arising from business which has no connexion
with England ?
Leeds, March 29, 1842.

LUBECK.

[This letter indicates some other difficulties in the
way of Sir Robert Peel's plan of an income tax, and
points out some of the many invitations to evasion
and fraud which it holds out.—ED. Sztn.]