New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-31

iisb "A Free Trade journal in New-York, body
and aoal in the British interest, the money VIII
come out Of the secret service fund, some millions
of which are annually unRcco0nted for, bat when
90 10 paw spies and niormeFs, and perhaps suck %
certain fingers on its Passage-the principles o.
highN ay men prevailing, according to Mr. t. L.
Bulwer, in the British Government.
AT the risk OF mourning the censure oil the t.n8-
lish Minister let me give short sketch Of Eng
Itch Taxation, and the character OF that Govern
ment which II i bis trade % yaunt
In lO66 the Norman Duke, William, obtained
by murder and robbery the British soil BE par
titioued among his fighting associations the terri
tory of the Saxon. His mode Of laying taxes was
TO make them come from the land, according 90
the sy stem Of the ancient Germ ans. The Anglo
Saxons had divided the land into two kinds: the
one belonging to the People, the other 70 the King
The Norman abolished this difference and re-
auired certain services Of the Crown these 10
time were compounded for in money. In his time
the revenue was 100000 The arlstocracy then
as now being too proud TO work, were constantly
engaged in fghtiDg but the land was taxed Tor
the butchery. The revenue Of England now Is
about sixty millions sterling. The National Debt
began in the reign of Charles H.: up to that time
the land paid taxes for wars. Then, however,
the burden was thrown on the People. Under
William III. the revenue rose 10 four millions; az
the accession Of George III. it was fifteen Millions
at his death fifty four millions In 1913, the
eight millions, but the sum spent was over tlOo-
OOOOCO. In the reign of Edward |. a statute was
passed de t0lldgiS non coRcedendO, requiring the
authority Of Parliament 10 levy taxes this be-
cause the towns had acquired riches, bat they
could not be summarily plundered; hereupon the
Commons were first summoned. In the course OF
time the Aristocracy made the Church dlsgorge,
and the property of one set Of plunderers ie into
the hands of another. The poor who were de-
pendent on the Church, thus became dependent
on the Nation the theiying 1.-THE system being
still sustained. In the reign of Edward vi. the
property now in the hands of the Bedford family
was slienated. At different periods the coin was
debased land various monopolles created. James !.
sold titles; and established lotteries. Abuses
having reached their hight under Charles l. revo-
luton regcide followed. Under the restoration,
the National Debt, a standing army, and new
system Of taxation took place.
The Land now pays 100000 the People
947,OO0OO0 Mr. II. Bulwer represents the Land
the People have no representative IN America
except a few Of the American press
The different taxes have increased as follows
during the following periods
s5a2 1sz e 1az7 Z; 1 5ess4
stamps ...... .-. 5,o4s s44 7,s7ss 7o76ssi 7d'is6
' pefty S acoa so 9s57o, 9a4 ioos lOe5Ho
The Customs and Excise which come from the
masses pay all the State expenses, beside hall oil
the Interest on the National Debt This is shown
as follows:
IS4S.
Civil Government 598,so9l Public Works.. s7i5,649
Juslice......... 2o74277l Quarantine &c'.'' a3I95
Diplomacy...... 5000 Miscellaneous.'''' 5S'o<o<
BoTGsss ..:.::: i'1 1919 e8847o8
Amounts received from Customs and 55755H
Balance above State expenses and for payment a7soeo6
OF interest of National Debt.
Thus the landlords of England, who made the
wars and consequently the National Debt, only
pay for half Of its interest, and nothing for the
government. The London Times remarked the
other day that if the English finances were now
in as prosperous condition as those OF Prussia,
England would make war on the world, and the
news would be cheered at the Stock Exchange.
A naif avowal, showing that the moral sense OF
the oligsrchy matches its tax machinery.
The Queens salary was fixed by the Reformed
Parliament in 1887 at 1855, 0OO-nearly two mil
million dollars. This is distributed among a num-
Der of titled persons, Lord Chamberlains, GrOoms
in Waiting, Gentleman Ushers "Sergeantat
arms. whose duties are to hold watch outside
the Kings tent, dressed in complete armor,
and armed with a bow, arrows, a sword
and the maces of office" This In the ninteenth
century In the Lord Steward department, the
butter bacon, eggs and cheese, consumed equals
about Mr. Filmore's salary. The butchers bill
is nearly Fifty thousand dollars. The Lord Stew
ard gets $4,000, and the Master of the Household
who does the so.called duties, gets about $4,000.
The kitchen takes 49,9s3 about S5OOOO the
chief cook getting $4,000 salary. THIS depart.
L
thousand dollars. The department Of the Master
of the Horse, who gets Sl2,5O0 year, costs
S335000 a-y ear; on one occasion recently $780,
geo were voted for the Queens stables, and the
same session $4,000 refused for National Edu-
cation. "God save the Queen! !"
In ancient times soldiers contributed to the
King the fighting over, they returned TO their
work The standing army now costs t6,3lS,GS6i
ordnance s. ,2le-abOut t45OOO,OOO ayear
In 1913 were voted by the so.called liberal Whigs,
tl3s769 for the army and tl4,@94 for the ord
nance.
The English Navy was first permanently es
tsblished by Henry VII. Henry VIII established
the Admiralty, Trinity House and the Dockyards
of Deptford, Portsmouth and Woolwich Success
siye soveregns largely increased 1t. The prlncl-
pies of political economy never having been under
stood IN England no man there ever having writ
ten iustructively on the theory of Rent or Land,
England, with plenty of good land at home, the
best of which TO this day remains undeveloped,
looked abroad for Colonies and hence the Navy
grew. Upon this Colonial question were created
the national hates causing the wars which lasted
with the short period of the peace Of Amiens from
1898 to 1915. From the accession of George
Ill to the peace OF Amens, t23s Gs3, 253, over
a thousand million Of dollars were spent for the
British Navy Daring the peace the Government
occupied itself with preparing for war according
to the good old rule and spent sl00,oOo,oO0 in ad
dition to the ordinary estimates. In 1870 the sea
men ana marines amounted 10 l40VuO rom tue /
peace Of Amens till 1915 the Navy cost $780,
100000 During the reign Of George Ill it cost
44O4 of6, 52s, or over 1000 millions Of dollars -
From 1870 to 1925 it cost f29 ,57O,7s6; from 1925
to 1880, 500 $50 56s from 1880 to 1885, E3O32S,-
AL From 1882 to 1917 for ship building and the
Navy were spent f9l ,992, 662, or s445, 900, 900
In ls36 there were 30, 700 in lS4s, 43,0OO-being
an increase ofl0,0OO. Mr. Hume stated that the
estimates are S200O0O0O too much year. The
following are the Colonial possessions OF England:
IN EURoPE-MHlia ana Gibraltar; ionAn Islands
In AsIA-Ceylon; Hong Kong; Australia and New
Zeaand.
In RlcA-Cape OF Good Hope; West Coast Of Africa;
s. Helena, Mauritus.
muda
None of the Colonies are represented in Parlia.