Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-01-24
Taxation in England.

The Newburyport Herald, referring to
the necessity of laying direct tax for
the support of the Government, gives a
few facts with reference to English taxa
tion for the ordinary purposes of paying
interest on the public debt and other ex-
pendtures. The Herald pronounces Eng
land the best nation, financially, in exist
cncc, for the reason that the English
public funds are the best and surest in
the world A few facts from official
English documents are thus given by the
Herald
Inhabited house duty. For every in
habited house in Great Britain, if used
for the purpose of trade or otherwise,
which is rented for 500 and upwards, at
the rate Of Il cents for every s.. Ex-
ception, certain specified houses are taxed
at the rate of Is cts. on every S. of
rent.
SERVANTS. For every male servant
over Is years or upwards, per annum,
$3.50. For every male servant under Is
per annum, $3.50.
Carriages. For every carriage with
four wheels drawn by two or more horses
or mules per annum, $3.50; one horse
or mule per annum. SO. Every carri-
age with four wheels, each being Of less
diameter than 80 inches, drawn by two
or more horses or mules, neither exceed-
ing l3 hands high, 1915; one such pony
or mule, So. For every carriage with
less than four wheels, drawn by two or
more horses or mules, SO.
Horses and Mules. After the carri.
ages Of all descriptions we have the taxes
on horses and mules which beginning with
those of 13 hands height, used for riding
and drawing carriages chargeable with
duty, s525. runs down to half that price
for other horses and mules kept by
farmers, bailitfs, shepards or herdsmen !;
by rectors, Wears or curates by Roman
Catholic priests or Protestant Dissenting
cergymen; BY physicians, surgeons or
apothecaries, and common carriers-all Of
which are taxed los I'd or S2.52 Other
horses of less size and kept for other pur-
poses, are taxed half Of the last named
sum.
Days. The tax on pack of GO or
more hounds is sl9S; on pack Of ID
or more greyhounds s45 on dogs Of any
description $3, each. Shepherds dogs
and dogs under six months of age, are
excepted.
Horse Dealers within certain districts
are taxed Sl25, and other horse dealers
one-half that SUM and percentage.
We give the above as specimens Of one
of the forms of taxation in England.-
Another is in licences Of Eteise. Under
this head we have licenses Of auctioneers,
$40; Of brewers of strong beer, which
are from less than So to s4o0 of brew
e:s for sale by retail of sellers OF beer !;
of beer retailers OF retailers OF cider,
beer and perry; Of dealers in coffee, tea,
&c; to kill game in certain months of
the year; of retailers of spirits ; Of
manufacturers ef tobacco and snuff.
Another form of taxation is BY stamp
duties, Thus admission to act in any
court as an Advocate requires payment OF
$50; as barrister 500; as agent or
solicitor Sl25 to act as Notary public
in England $3.50; to be a fellow Of coli
lcse of physicians sl2j. So upon all
articles OF agreement bankers notes, bills
OF exchange, bonds, warrants, mortgages,
conveyanccs, leases, newspapers, life, fire
and marine insurance, protests, probate
notices, &c, e., there is tax. Some of
these are very curious, and worthy Of
study, but we have not space to specify ;
full tables of them can be found in Diet
rchsen 4 Hannay's Royal Almanac for
1862"