New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-22
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE LONDON DAILY NEWS ON NEW YORK IN


The Ddily Ners of Jaly 10 says: We have
now before list OF all the persons ~ Newlork VINO
pay income tax. and the amounts ON which they pay IL
TnE NEw.YoRK TRIBUNE. We hope we may not offend
any national suscepubulles II we conios9 snat our IN,
scarcely wealthy as 10 has the reputation or beng
New York has its nOnaiIes, but they are only
two, and their names are known an over n9 WQlu HI
A T. stewart stands the richest man IN the city-mOre
ycapl income Of So S52isa little more than 100000
sterling Next 10 him, but very considerably DeoN NM
that Of Mr.. william b. Aston whose yearly income IS
returned at s05o22-about a2l50OC year III English
There is but person with more than $4,000 year
aud only one with an Income OF above sjOOV0 Iahins
the next range OF these great incomes those above 800
co., lind Il names, while there are no fewer than Il
whose Incomes though less than $4,000 are more than
between 900 aud sOOOOO course TO be counted
NV hundrrds and probably by thousands aud II is the
large number OF these incomes that learn the dused
wealth OF the city, while ia widespread comfort Is shown
in the fact that the great bulk OF the remaining incomes
are those which are under $4,000 but above $1,000
DEAN STANLEY ON AMERICAS INDEPENDENCE. Al,
Fourth Of July on the subject OF American Indepen-
dence He selected Tor his text the words OF the Gospel
with his brother without shall be In danger OF tho
Judgment; aud whatsoever shall say 20 his brother kacA
shall be In danger OF tho council but whatsoever shall
say thou fool" shall be- IN danger Of he'll hTo.'
The Dean very lucdly explained now since they
were written these words had changed their
m, aiming In consequence Of the progress OF thought aud
then showed that the spirit OF them was the same ana
that cOnemptuous expressions either toward lndyid
ual churches nations ought 70 be avoided for the
irritation produced was frequently out % all proportion
10 tho inheritance Of the terms used which were OFTEN
i'm themselves silly aud uumeanlng. such terms had
been used IN sermons IN speeches III newspapers always
with the Ike result. In connection with these thoughts,
lac mi ght remind them that that day the anniversary
OF the declaration OF American Independence Ihose
who were acquainted with the history OF those tmes
would remember how the words yrant" and rebel"
Raca" and Thou fool lin the original hoPe;
moaning IA heretiC), were thrown from ono sluV u
the Channel TO the other, Az length, however, the
wound was healed, and AN American Minister was uuy
accredited TO the Court OF England IN CohhectiVh WIN
that country every Englshman would revere the name
OF Washington and the names OF others VINO nau sliCc
that time taken part In the administration Oh It's
Ia these days 10 was especially necessary nat no
ING expressions should DO used by those IN any position
of authority 10 either OF those countries and SAID the
Dean "Woe 10 those woe 10 those VINO, Dy any ACT OF
theirs strive to put asundcr those who by blood speech
race and the grace Of His Gospel Goa hath Jolhed TO-
gether." 49,. -, -. -. 49,
ON the question Of tho Alabama claims Mr Gladstone
and SIR Henry BulWer lately spoke IN the BRUSH Palla
ment MIR. Gladstone concluded as IOllOwsi we nave
mo- reason 20 believe that the GOyernnent OF the United
states regards tho question as having dehnitlNely
dropped; but the other hand IL mas become known 10
~ nt the Government OF the United states thinks IL
HIGHLY desirable that some interval should elapse
With reference to tho state OF opinion and feeling
,n That country before the negotiations tho sub
iect are resumed am Inclined To thluk that IL
ia our duty I'm that sentiment OF the Govern
mani of the United States and TO favor tho prevalence ef
Tho view which they have acted may also observe
that TINT ia not only tho OF the Executive IN That
country but fact that this important ana delicate
anblect has not been made theme OF discussion IN
either OF tho branches OF the Legislature OF the United
States or course am aware thut speech OF great
lougth was delivered expressing the yows OF the Chair
man of Foreign Relations and that speech delivered IN
Cnuprrss was ufterward published by license OF the
senats. But general debate, an expression al
divers opinions IN tho two Houses, has not