The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-29 00:00:00

£82,798,000

X 1,127,197

Here is a property of upwards of eighty-two millions,
which yields but 1,127,1971. but which, v►eire it assessed
on the same principle as all the other descriptions
of property are, ought to have yielded 1,833,037/. It
pretends to be assessed at 7d. in the pound, and is, in
reality, assessed only at 41-d. Sir R. Peel, therefore,
besides preserving their monopoly to the landlords, pays
them, to pass his Bill and keep his place, a wholesale
bribe exceeding seven hundred thousand pounds per
annum ! !

Coming next to the income of the industrious classes,
let us see how Sir R. Peel deals with it. According to
his own estimate it is as follows :

House Rents .
Public Funds, &c 30,000,000 ... Ditto ... 646,000
Shares 3,429,000 ... Ditto ... 75,362
Trades and Professions 56,000,000 ... Ditto ... 1,200,000

.£114,429,000 £2,470,812
The great body of the owners of this description of
property has no majority in the House of Commons—no
monopoly to defend—no power to keep a Minister in
place. Consequently no bribe is paid to them, but, on
the contrary, the 7d. in the pound is exacted to the last
farthing; and it follows, of course, that under a pretended
equal tax of 21. 18s. 4d. in the hundred, they are actually
'taxed by 64 per cent. above the favoured class. Any
one that chooses to follow these few simple figures will be
at no loss to detect the juggler in his trick.
But even this is far too favourable a statement for Sir
R. Peel's scheme. From the 82,000,0001., and upwards
which come under the head of. land, we must deduct
three-fourths for the clerical tithe which are enjoyed by
the clergy as mere annuitants ; and this sum, as well as
the 7,000,0001. of public salaries, must be added to the
incomes of those unconnected with the land, or living by
means more or less precarious. In this case, the assess-
ment for the first will be 80,021,0001., its contribution to
the income tax 1,074,420/., while the assessment for the
last will be 124,420,4001., and its contribution will be
near 2,700,000/. Thus the boasting and boasted—the
petted and the favoured landed interest will contribute to
Sir R. Peel's Equal income tax but twenty-seven parts
in the hundred,—but Five shillings and one penny
in the pound, while in return for this pittance it
receives from the contributors of the remaining part of
the 3,700,000/., twelve millions, at least, for the corn
monopoly, and two millions, at the lowest reckoning,
through its exemption from the probate and legacy duty.
The trading and manufacturing interests, on behalf of
themselves and the working classy s, complain of such
distress as they never knew before, and prove the Corn-
laws to be the principal cause. The patriot Minister
answers, " Let the Corn-laws continue ; and in order to
perpetuate them, in so far as in me lies, let the impost
which your fathers abhorred be reimposed, and in such
a shape, too, that the complainants shall contribute
13s. 4d. in the pound of its amount, while the opressors
shall pay but Gs. Bd. !"
This is the very antithesis of justice and fair-play.
" Bold and honest Sir R. Peel !". say some over-liberal
Members of the House of Commons. We cannot join
them, but willing, at the same time, to concede to any
sort of merit, its due !need of applause, we say to Sir
Robert, just as we would have said tdßarrington, or to
any other gentleman of his class, that distinguished
himself by the lightness of his fingers above all his con-
temporaries, and who, as the reward of such excel-
lence, acquired a domicile for life at the Antipodes,
" Dexterous and unscrupulous Sir Robert—yet not ab-
solutely, after all, so nimble but that we feel your hands
in our pockets !"
Sir R. Peel's income tax, therefore, starts on an
avowed principle of partiality and gross inequality ; but
the working of . the measure will give rise to endless in-
equalities, which, although transparent enough, are not
quite so much on the surface.—Examiner.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Yesterdry a Court was held for ?he transaction of a great
deal of business.

The Lord Mayor laid before the Court her Majesty's most
gracious a•.swer to the address on the subject of the Corn-laws.
Ordered to be entered on the minutes of the Court.
TILE ROYAL EXCHANGE.

Air. R. L. JONES brought up the Report of Royal Ex-
change and Gresham Trusts Committee, on having agreed
with the Bank of England for the advance of the suns of
70,0001., for the City's moiety of expense of re-building the
Royal Exchange and the new Gresham College, and for
making a bond for 5,000/. part thereof.
On the Report being read, a conversation of some length
took place upon the subject of the mode proposed for redeem-
ing the loan ; and Air. Jones having offered no objection what-
ever to the postponement of the consideration of that part of
the Report, the Court agreed on the former portion, relative to
the negotiation with the Bank.

It was mentioned incidentally in the discussion, by Mr. R.
TAYLOR, that it would be very well if the City Lands Com-
mittee would take care in letting the estates to prevent them
from being made burial places.—(Hear, hear.) And Alt%
HALL (the Chairman of the Committee) stated that the
Committee mere doing all they could to prevent the extension
of the nuisance:-:(Huar, hear.)

CITY RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE.

The Chamberlain's annual account of the receipts and ex-
penditure of the Corporation was handed into Court, and or-
dered to be printed.
MANSION HOUSE IMPROVEMENT.

A very long discussion took place upon the Report of the
Committee, recommending the removal of the attic over the
ball-room at the Mansion-house.

The Report was ultimately agreed to, and referred back to
the Committee to be carried into execution.

THE NUISANCE AT HOLBORN HILL.

A petition was presented from 3lr. John Belcher, proposing
a viaduct as a means of remedying the evil arising from the
acclivity at Holborn-hill, &c.—Referred to a Committee.
SERVICES OF CLERKS IN OFFICES OF THE

CORPORATION.
Mr. R. T.tlaoa moved, that it be referred to the Officers
and Clerks' Commitiee, to consider the length of service of
Mr. Benjamin Welton, and Mr. Henry Welton, of the Town
Clerks' Office, and to report whether any increase should be
made to their salaries.

A discussion of great length took place upon this motion,
which was warmly seconded by Sir Peter Laurie, and supported
by Mr. R. L. Jones and others; and opposed by Mr. Ander-
ton, Mr. Wire, &e. Every Member who spoke admitted the
strong claims of the two gentlemen, who In.ve been for a num-
ber of years in the Town Clerk's Office, and have been distin-
guished not less for urbanity of Manners, than for knowledge
of the business of the Office, and ability in communicating
information connected with it. The supporters of the
motion of reference contended that the Court would do
itself credit by recognising those claims in the most unequi-
vocal ; but the opponents .f the Report urged that the
les manner
rs.li,eiton
were the servants of the Town Clerk and not
of the Corporation, to which the Town Clerk was responsible
for the proper performance of all the duties ; and that, there-
fore, upon principle, the motion ought to be negatived, in what-
ever shape the Court might think proper hereafter to reward
those to whom the motion related.

.....
Thu motion was finally negatived, and the Court adjourned

In order to facilitate the execution of the railroads
projected by the Austrian Government, the provincial states of
Styria have offered to pay for all the ground within their dis-
trict which will be required for that portion which is to pass
through it. At the same time the Government, wishing to ex-
pedite the great work as much as possible, has appointed eight
chief engineers, each having four assistants, to survey the
ground and trace out the lines to run between Vienna and
Trieste, and Vienna and the Saxon frontier. The plans will
be finished in the course of the summer, and immediately after-
wards brought into execution. The Trieste line is expected to
be finished within five years, and by the end of the same
period those between Venice and Milan, and Vienna and
Brody, en the frontier of Saxony.
The scarlet fever is raging to a great extent at
Lewes, aid yesterday the Town Crier went round the borough
cautioning the inhabitants from going through John-street, in
consequence of nearly every house being infected with it.

IMPERIAL PA.RL I A;IIEN T.

HOUSE OF LORDS, April 28.

Their Lordships met shortly before Five o'Clock.
Several Private Bills were advanced a stage.
Lord Mahon, and others from the Commons, brought
up the Copyright Bill, the Huish Champilower Enclosure
Bill, the Glasgow atel Redburn Bridge Bill, the Shef-
field, Ashton, and Manchester Railway Act Amendment
Bill, the Nottingham Improvement Bill, the London and
Blackw all Railway Bill, and several other Private Bills,
which were severally read a first time.