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been proposed. no one of which has the desidera-
lum of Assessment. in proportion to the beneht re-
ceived Health and comparative security asaihs'
the rayages Of FIRE are the two principal os]se's
attained By the introduction of the water. Inc
richer classes either reside in the upper part OF
the civ where the water IL The pumps Is imlea-
surablv purer than in the lower part OF the CITY,
and therefore are in little need OF the Croton
water, or residing down town can afford TO- ana
do nav the small sum of seven dollars and nall
for spring water daily deposited q" their Mouse
The poorer classes, VINO, residing where the Wa,
ter al their doors is very impure really are IN neeu
of the CrotoI water, altogether unable 10 pay
But the class who are really benefited by the I'M
mense expense Of the introduction of the water,
and benefled TOO where they will the most readily
perceive tin their Pocketi-and VINO ere Tue
most able Of any class IN the conHanlly 10 reiiii
bursc the city, are the merchants L ne insurance
companies have reduced their rates rom ten 10
twenty-five per cent. aud leb5er WHO ltisufes
stock Of twenty-five thousand dollars AT the rate VI
sixty-six cents, (the most general rate perhapsl
is thereby enabled TO have from thirty 10 'otts
dollars per anaum, without rendering to The city
any equivalent for Whist has cost so much. Tbs
commission merchant who keeps on hand tor the
benefit of noa-resident manufacturers stock OF
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, saves his
three or four hundred dollars.
Now in order to make this class pay the proper
ton due from then, for the money thus saved them
| let the CITY issue or grant Licenses las Hhiiadei-
phia does for the transaction OF business charging
for them according the extent OF business zone.
| Thus very large can be yearly r;ilsea, ana
| equiiably tighten, 10 Tho same extant the taxes
! which must otherwise be raised from those who
already pay the greater proportion OF revenue
and who, if assessed according to the plan so ear
nestly urged by contemporary, will be assessed
for what they receive no proportionate equivalent
LOVER OF JUSTICE.
Mr.. Dickens AND THE INTERNATIONAL Cory
R1aHT-We find in the London Chronicle The fol
lowing circular sent by Mr. Dickens 10 other Eng
| lish authors:-
81 Devonshresefrace YORK.. egen''p 9TH July
9. You may perhaps be aware that during my
stay in America ! lost no opportunity of endeavor-
/ ing 70 awaken the public mind TO a sense OF the
unjust and nauitous state of the law in that ceun-
try, in reference to the wholesale piracy of British
works
Having been successful in making the subject
one of general discussion in the United stntes,
carried to Washington, for presentation TO Con-
gress by MIR. Clay, petition from the whole body
of American authors, earnestly praying for the en-
actment of an International copy-rg ht law. 1t was
| signed by Mr. Washington Irving, Mr.. Prescott,
| Mr. Cooper and every man who has distinguished
himselfin the literature of America; aud has since
been referred to select committee Of the House OF
Representatives.
:. I o counterfeit any effect which might be pre-
duced by that petition, meeting was held In bos-
ton--which you will remembers seat and strong
hold of learning and letters in the United States
at which memorial against any change IN the e3-
listing state of thingsin this respect was agreed to,
with but one dssen,ient voice. This document,
which, Incredible as it may appear TO you, was ac-
tually forwarded 10 Congress, and received, delib-
eratelv stated that if English authors invested
with any control over the republication of their
own books, it would be no longer possible for Anne
rican editors to alter and adapt them Gas they do
now } to the Amercanlaste
"This memorial was, without loss of time, re-
Piled to by Mr.. Prescott, who commented, with
the natara, Indignation of a gentleman, and man
of letters upon its extraordinary dishonesty. an,
| satisfied tina. this brief mention of its tone and
spirit is sufficient impress you with the convic-
ton that it becomes all those who are in any way
connected with the literature of England, to take
that high stand to which the nature OF the pursuits
and the extent of their sphere and usefulness Justly
| entitle them to discourage the uPholders OF such
! doctrines by every means IN their power, ana TO
hold themselves aloof from! the remotcst parscipa-
ton in a system, from which the moral sense and
honorable feeling OF all Just men must lnsuhcuVeiy
recoil.
For myself, have resolved that | will never
from this time enter into any negotiation with any
person for the trans mission the Atlantic, of
| early proofs OF eny thing may write; and that
will forcCo all profit derivablo from such source.
| do not venture to urge this line OF proceeding
upon you, tut would beg to suggest and to lay
great stress upon the necessity OF observing one
other course Of action to which cannot too en-
phaticay cali your attention.
q The persons who exert themselves mislead
the American public on this question TO put down
| its discussion; and to suppress and distort the
| truth, in reference e it, in every possible way ;
are Gas you may easily supposed thoss Who have a
strong interest in the existing system OF piracy and
! plumber; nasmuch as, so long as it continues, they
can gain very comfortable living out of the brains
of other men, while they soud find it very diff
cult to earn bread by the exercise OF their own
| These ere ttle editors and proprietors OF newspa-
pers almost exclusively devoted TO the republic
cation OF popular English works. They are, for
the most part men of very low attainments and of
more than indifferent reputation; and | have ire
duentiy seen them III the same sheet in which they
boast of the rapid sale of many thousand copies Of
al Engiish reprint, cearsely and nsoently attack
ing the author OF that very booa md heeping sour
rility and SANDER upon his head.
g would therefore entIeat you. in the name Of
the honorable pursui, with which YOU init
mately connected, never t2 hold correspondence
with any OF these men, and never to negotiate with
them for Tie sale of early proofs of any work over
which yol haze conlrol; but 10 treat, on all occa-
sens, with some respectable american publishing
house, and with such an establishment only.
Our common iaterest IN this subject, and my
advocacy of it. single-handed, every occasion