Star.
London, England, 1816-04-25 00:00:00

INCODiIt TAX.

Mr. BROUGHAM whited to put a qnestinn to
the Right Honourable Gentli.l2Mll ( the Chancellor of
the Exchequer), the ahsw..r to w!uch, lie was saris.
fled,
would give great relief to a very numerous class
of his Majesty's subjects ir. carious parts of the coun-
try. He wished to know whetht :my orders bad re.
en issued by the Commisc.ioncrs of the Des.
Bury, t
upon the subject of collecting the Assessed and
Income Taxea payable in the current half-year
This question arose ov.t of a letter which he had rt.
cl y been
ceived from a Gentleman at Edinburgh, who ha?.
pened to owe about sel23 Income Tax, which w,s
due on the sth of April last, and who about ten days
dtler.% received a ch cular letter from the
Collectoraf
iru gighbourhood, peremptorily desiring
up that arrcar forthwith. He (Mr.
was no n
t aware what might be the pr-
hßrtmeoiftoh w
Brougham)
Ipmaasn)y his
tice with respect to the Assessed Taxes. but h. 1.21
well knew that by the Income T.:x Act itself, t'e
assessment due on the sth of April was not payable
before the Midsummer tollowin7.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that no new order had been given of a more
rigorous description than common by the Commis-
sinters of his Majesty's Treasury, upon the subieet
of the collection of Tax-s. With respect to the Pro-
perty Tax, he begged to state, as be had brie upon
a former occasion, that he should, in a Eery few don
submit a measure to the House, the object of whie%
would be twafford a relief from the payment of that
tax for a short time.—(Hear.)
Mr. BROUGHAM said, he anticipated this an.
swer, and was satisfied it would be satisfactory to
the country.
The Indemnity Bill was read the third time, and
passed.
The Exchequer Bills in Aid Bill went through a
Committee.—Report to-morrow.
A Person from the Stamp Office presented as
Account of the contingent Expenses of that depart.
aunt for the last ten years.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
brought up a Bill to render perpetual certain War
Duties.—Read a first time, and ordered to be read to
second time to-morrow.

Mr. LUSH INGToN moved for leave to bring is
a Bill for the more Speedy collection of Tonnage
Dudes.—Leave given.—Adjourned till tamonow•.

AMERICAN TRADE.

The'following is an extract of a letter enclosed
the official ratification of the Commercial Treaty sent
by express froni Washington to New York:
" YOU may rely there will be great alterations in
the proposed tariff, of new duties ; it k colfidently
belies-03, the duty on your cotton and woollen goods
will be fixed at 20, in place of '2B and 33 one•third,
per cent. ad volvem. The Bank Bill, that important
national measure, has at length passed the House of
Ittpresentatives by a majority of nine, and set.t to the
Senate."

AM ACT CONCERNING TUE CONTENTION TO REGULATE. Tra
COMMERCE Ili CETREN TNE TERRITORIES Or TUE ENtILD

STATCS, AND NIS NIIITANNIC MAJESTY.
" Be it enacted and declared, by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America, in Coo;ress
assembled, that so much of any Act as imposes a higher dory of
tonnage, or of imposts on vessels and articles imported in vessels
of Great Britain; than on vessels and articles intimated in vessels
of the United States, contrary to the provisions of the Cum°.
don between the United States and his Britannic Majesty, the
ratificadons whereof were mutually exchanged the £4J day ci
December, 1815, be, front and after the ratification of the end
Convention, and during the continuance thereof, deemed and
taken to be of no effect or force. •
" a. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Reprewntatives.
yours oast sa.a u, Pzesident of the Senate, pro tens.
•
" Mardi 1, Hitt Approved, " JAMES MADISON.