The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-29 00:00:00

To rue GO L LE' OR,
At si time *heti thtt indritit
State of distress *bleb ion riiih
oUt fersiihils of the Moat painful
to fled that this ldipreirmerit
rotanch and officionsorSs df lilt
I allude to thdt quern which it
.ed upon iti thei collection of
inspector eterciset an adthririti
which is vested by Act of Parlio
stoners alone. Hiving paid some
department of parish business (
ter of Taxes myself). I ant ell
defies of a Collector; and I w:
of the Public, make a few obser,
A Collector is accountable
stoners of his district, and to hi
tracers, for the due discharge of ,
Receiver-General for the payment
the former he must exhibit hi
whenevoi they
.see reason for
Goo. 111. cap. Oh and he muo
goy his taxes whenever theca
rikelpt of them (see 48 Cleo, ,
being the only legal authorities
Occouritable, it becomes • pit
Collector to resist the encroach
daily madeopon him by the In
secountableeven to the Sitvey,
of more distlect and olivine,
proper that the Commissioners
.reetion and controtil of the To
of Gentlemen of the first respect,
cal districts, and totally ludo
acting as they do without fee
barrier between their poorer
pression, always incident t.'
11 however mist!), the pacer be
are acquainted with every I.
.may *Put the levying of the
distinguish between evasion
no doubt, it is from this
are commonly collected and
generally with so much cheerful
would impress upon your min
sibling soy interference of
governing yourselves by the
lions of your respective Come
realm that an Englishman
his own consent, given by his
Bement, and it is congenial
oases are imposed by Parlia,
them should be submitted to
hands—to independent Gen,
selves a most valuable part
characters bear them above e,
ing under the influence of the
partiality towards the Pet
terests of the Public that
remain as they are now cow
that they will look with a jt
tempts that Are made to undo
Legislature has entrusted '
the Inspector is a very imp,
any direct influence in the coffee/ton
He is paid. by the Board of- Ti
" lives and moves, and has
to the hest interests of societ
under the Crown, should
the Collectors, who are
many of them possessing ci
country. Indeed, I recut
servations publicly made ip
months, when an Inspector
distrain for Tales upon the
of Birmingham, without
40 days allowed by Act of
not to mention the further
the Commissioners had poi
This would be the system
espect from such a man
sltierste and humane proceedings

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sioners.
I have been urged to ma,
the goading and presumpti'
by the liseecton of the
Board of Tates designs th
pimping spy, alike upon 1
'limier, and the Collector,
cerdingly, and pander scandal
the best manner he can;
him with an authority to
office of every other man'
sphere of Wien with
order this man here—and
any wailing or any necessit
will: if he be thus create
ous cow ET of evil omens,
of Revenue duties—to ni
ing the ignorant and the
hension—then let him imam
couniscLy : and every respectable and independent
man will throb up the odious and detestable Joe of
moving like a mule ill the train of sitch an lettllSl4
TION. Reserving some details of the Conduct a this
Prince of Pimps, for another lettero at some no very.
dis'aut peri. dl—I ems atc.
_, Warwickshire. AR OLD COLLECTOR.
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it will be recollected, that, at tl
Hertford Assizes, a man mimed John
tried end found guilty (sehject to a
toe • stealing • number of " fame
4ms then urged by the Counsel for
'last-these creatures, though once cool
jbave of late years been mach tithed
waled, so as to prove highly useful
, the destruction of rats sad othet term
elostance it was contended, that the
meta, whirls had pronounced such vein
to be wild and vicious, inastattek as the
for the destruction of rabbits, am had
pealed; and that the poli:Cat, from wail,
the others frequently generated, pertpok
species. Instead of being a felony,
14104034 to destroy them. The question,
fur the grave consideration tue Jedget.
vision of their Lordships was made boors S.
Summer Anises, and they wire onaeidlorsall
nion, that the Act considered WWI -
and videos species, and the taking
no felony ! itarins was is 400011410e1101

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of
p is tlidetterlit4 trete t
cets roller* Introit olittos
I nature, it 14 vesstione
it retarded by ihti are
Itetetted
it attempted tb hit seta
f Ines, by *tali the
It over the Cofleetest
iaatetit in the C,oniteit-
ome rittOtition .to thit • .
(wing in old Colleco
'tattled to Speak to the
"it
silt for the inforntatiott
frtatinns thereon.
Snly to the Commits
hit own Varochlal•Clfe
a hit ottice, 'and to the
ment of his Uses. Td
ois books and accounts, • ;
1r his dolitg so (see 43
must attend the latter to
is a day tiled for the
cap. UM. these
,es to whom he Is at 1111
ifillflooot duly in every
.oachasente' that mit be
insisector. ild IS not
veyor, who is an Officer
u 4 duties. It is highly
ra should assume this
roles. Being composed
specta hility in their sere.;
Jependent of the Cto4't
P or reward, they form to
countrymen and ter op.
the collection of T..tes4
P exercised; and as they
local circumstance , w biCts
the duties. they au best
t and necessity. I Iwo
cause that the TaleGP
paid so regularly!--anti
heerfulness ; and I again
minds the necessity of re.
the inspector : awl of
to directions and institute
Commissioners It is a
to cannot he Used but by
sis Representatives in Pare
to this matins, that when
'meat, the ma nsgerdent of
'reputable and sesp
entlemen, who ate them+
t of the Public, and *hose
even the suspicion of act.
he Crown, or of undue im.
eople. It is for the in.
the Commissioners should
instituted, and it is hoped
jeslous eye upon any ate
sdermioe that authority the
to them. Most certeiply
proper person to exercise
P collection olthe Retedde.
of- 'lazes, under whom At
is his being." It is injus loos
sciety, that a petty officer
assume any authority steer
all trust-worthy men, end
:considerable property in the
ollect some welt-timed oh.
iP
one of the last winter 4
or urged the Collectors to *.
he poor starved mechanics
discriminations before the
of Parliament had espired ;
sr ditiCretinotty time which
,ewer to grant if necessary.
tut of oppression we might
as that, and not the con.
Proceedings of the Commis. „
sake these observations, from
dive line of conduct pursued
he interior counties. if the
the Inspector to be a mere
the Receiver. the Commis.
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sr, let him take his post ac.
scandal to his employers, its
bet if they mean to invest
o intrude himself upon the
n's business; to thwart every
his impertinent *beset ; to
cod that man there...without
ecessity, except that it is his ;I"
ted to move like some invidi.
s, in the hartnonieed system
no purpose but that of stretch. , 1
. I
P timid oa the rack of appro.
RECEIVE HIS CREDENTIAL. AC.
V respectable and independent

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the fast Match . ,
fin Searing was
a point of law), /I
hie Wrote' It .ii
the permeation* !
eensidere4l wild,
4 and tiontesti.
*boot faros, in ,
rermin. rdt the
i Act of Pirliii.
toetutesas fer is •
is they iteto kept
heti not been to. h
whieh it was said
Kook of the same ,
I thereon, it wall
tion *es re94)111.4 A.
Jadgef. The de-
klieg!' it th• Its
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anidiously of opt-
4
let to be or a wild
ot (intuit.% to 4
mar.* discasised ' 1