Star.
London, England, 1802-03-24 00:00:00

INCOME TAX.

As this fubjea engages at this time fo much of
the public attention, we have crk..kvour;!d to pro.
;e a Copy of the Petition, on the principles of
which the Itsfolutions and Difcuainn of the Com-
mon Hall on Thurfd.oy hitt were founded.

TiIE HUMBLE ►ETITION O► TIIE LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN,
AND LIVERY 9r LONDON, IN COMMON HALL ASSEMBLED,
ADDRESSED T./ THE HONOURABLE THE HOUSE OP COM-

MONS,..SHICWItTII,

" That your Petitioners feeling themfeives much aggrieved
by the partial and unequal operation of the Tax upon Income,
as well as the vexatious mode by which it it carried into exc. u-
don, which in their judgment militates in a moil eEntial de-
gree againit the free principles of the Conttitution, 14g
leave humbly to reprefent to your Honourable Houic, lodic of
the intolerable grievances under which they labour.
" That your Petitioners conceive it to be an incontrovertible
principle, that Taxes ought to be equita:o.e, and proportiona-
bly levied; and that property ought to be the bafis of taxation,
more efpecially when applied to Taxes railed for the purpofe
of carrying on a war, one of the avowed objects of which was
the/qty.:mat/ • of property, it appearing to them to be founded
in reafon andjuilice, that property ought to contribute towards
its own fupport.
" That in the opinion of your Petitioners the Paid Tax is a
direct violation of this principle, Income not appearing to them
to form a jelt criterion, tither of the property of individuals,
or of their ability to contribute ; many perfons deriving an in-
come from their perfunal exertions in their refpedlive trades
and prefelTions others from annuitit &c. who may, never-
thelefs, puffers lirle or no permanent property; therefore they
trial that your Honourable Houfe will perceive the extreme
hirdesip and partiality of taxing Incomes arifing front filch
temporary, precarious, and fluCluatii.g rotates, in the carve
proportion as the Income proceeding from funded and landed
property.

"'that the (rid Tax has already produced the most fcrions
and alarming confequencus; and by operating chiefly upon the
middle claffes of the people (who can have no refouree in re.
trencliment), has had an obvious tendency to check indult ry.
" That the laid 'fax has been one.grcat caufe of the c>ceflivc
h'gh price of all the neceffariei of life, and of the rapid and en-
ormous increafu of the Pear Rates, throughout the kingdom,
to the great grievance ,Ind diftref- of thole of his Mai& y 's faith-
ful fuhjuda, who contribute to thole Rates, as well as of the
many deplorable and ailliacel objects who are fupported by
them, and who have her‘to:ore mdataincd themfelvcs with
decency and comfort.

" Th:t great end exceffive as there evils may appear, they
form but a (mall part of the grievances of which your
Pc iti„u-
er4 now complain, compare.l with the manner in which the
laid Aii it carried into excet.t.on, whereby the free principles
of our once envied Conitittrion arc violated and n tinged up-
on, by the t ftablifhmcnt of an inquifitoriel power, before
whom your Petitioners are comperwd to difelufe the moil mi-
nute and private eircumftances of their trade and families—
a circumitance hitherto unknown in this country, and v. h:ch
has never been exercifed, except by creditors in cafes of in-
folveney. .

" That power being vetted in Commiffioners, who may
either be their rivals in trade, or with whom they tray have
commercial intercourfe, fuhjedts your Petitioners to endlefs
trouble and vexation, and may be attended with the moil ruin-
ous confequeoces.
" That your Petitioners are well allured, that, under the
aprrelienbon of there evils, many petfors in a Cate of info!.
veney have heal induced to make a return of incotre, to the
great injury of ;Iv it creditors, and o:hcrs, to a larger amount
than they have actually poifeffed, to the impovetifitment of
whilft by many the Tax has been coAfiderahly
evaded

" That the laid Tax will not admit of any modiflc..ti.m
whatever; and that were it attempted to render it efficient and
productive, It would, in the opinion of your Petiti,tiers, he
the fource of fo much oppreffion and vexation, as would tend
to endanger the pease and quiet of his Iklajefty's dominions.
" They further reprefent to your Honourable lioufe, that
this Tax is highly injurious to the morals of the people, by
holding out a reward to deception, and even perjury Ufa; that
it has a direct tendency to fubvert the principles of liberty, and
to deprefs that independent fpirit which has ever been time
charaderiftic of Engbatmen, and the (urea lupport of nation..l
profpewity.
" For there and various other redone which your Petitioners
could Rate, no principle of taxation can be fo revolting to their
fee intro.

" They therefore humbly pray that your Honourable Houfe
taking thefs matters into your ferious confideration, will grant
your Petitioners relief, by an immediate repeal a the faidTax.
" And your Petitioners will ever pray, &c."

Es G L I 314 STATE-LOTT ER li:TWCTltitth Dar.—
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of so!.
Twenty-firtl day—No. 4,068, as firtt drawn,
a prize of zo,ccol.
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cheetemonger, Wellclole ilinare. This Gentlrman
was very leverely affliaLd with a Rheumatic Gout,
fo as to be unable to leave his ionin, after having
il:effollu.dly had recourti: to a variety of other re•
medics, he was in 170, induced by the advice of
the Rev. Dr. WILLIAMS, to rake Gardner's rills,
five boxes of which completely cored him. This
unrivalled Medicine may be had at 75, and 76,
Long. Acre, in boxes, at 215. los. 61. or ss. --
:J. . B. 6s. laved in the gninea--boxes for the poor
rs. 3d.—Sold by molt Medicine Venders in the
United Kingdoms.—Advice every day till three
'clock, by letter, with fee inclofed.