The New York herald., 1870-01-06
ENGLAND.

T3o Tax System mad Government Finnncc-
New Agitation In Prospect-lrcIansl's
Ccst-rlndc Depression nnd PnIpeTisin-
Parliamentary Observation-Disclosures, nnd
Crime.
LONDON. Dec. 81, 1862
People arc beginning TO wear long faces ana tc
Jingle their money uneasly In their pockets, in
view OF the approach OF the first day OF the new
year, which brings with 1t the .btherlo unknown
financial policy OF "pay III advance" on the Ist OF
January next IN, calling In "Mcrric Engiani"
vii be done by the taxgatbcrs, and the taxpayers,
who paid one-nali Years taxes last March and will
have TO pay another bali years taxes next
April, Tor tho past, viii have 10 pay one
years taxes ON New Years Day, beng on what Is
Caea assessed axes from January, 1870 to January,
1871. ana for Income TAX from April 1860 to April
1870. Still, tle pubnc are assured by the financial!
preStdgilaicar III Tie head Of the British treasury
Department that fncy are not about 10 pay any
taxes In aivaacs. Certainty, the necessity OF pay
ing years. taxation IN ono sum- just at the season
OF the year wnel, OF AL Others, the most money Is
spent, will faI. heavily on large proportion OF Eng
nshmen Cierks and cmDioyes OF all kiGd who tave
fxad salary to depend lpoa; p,rsons who live on
small Incomes, anu ilauy even IN trade Will and IT
no easy matter 10 meet the unusual demand OF
tho taygathc or 80 soon after Christmas IL
will be fortunate IL they are able TO
console themselves with tho singular logic Of tho
Chancellor 0. hc Exche1uer and to believe that they
arc put to no inconvenience and arc not paying q
year and hairs taxes In singio year.
The chances appear to De that there VIII be gen
eral outcry against hr. loves policy among The
middle classes as SOON as its practical application
enables tlcn 10 appreciate Its merits; especially as
every nan OF common sense knows that The extra
three millions and naf thus squeezed out Of the
pockets Of tac people VIII barely make ends meet
anu that Tie Eot.rLment VII be lcIL without sur
plus next year.
1t Is ccr.sln tnat the extraordinary expenditures
which must Oo inevitably incurI Ell to sayo Ireland
IRON TcvO uLion Win more thar swa low up al the
money 10 DC raisec IN 1870 even II an lnsurTectlon
chou not actually brc ik and involve the heavy
expense ol u war; anu EnVshmcn are not wei
pieascd " Ue D.acucd by universal taxation on ac
count o. the reocious proc.isitles OF the lrsh.
Then. trade IL exceptionally duil oil over England,
pauperiSn Is increasing a.arminyy IN Lne cities and
terrible distress exists In the Misunderstanding dis
trcts These iacts wl make he tax gataerers early
call an0 Inc easeu demand YET mole Il welcome,
and there IL aeiy 70 be great QUERY AGAINST tse
Anan0i pohcy VI the administration noGYl .n,tanG-
ing the apparent noiuelence wi,n wnicn MIR. Lowe )
smart scneile ior ropenishln2 bankrupt treasury
was aG IA ~ rece.ye..
.Ihe state vi ireland IL not satisfactory says the
London Times. very slecll responsibility rests
upon her aa,es.y's presont ADVISERS In connection
with the saIe W Ireland says the LondOn NeseS
and other Journals. - duiing the pasL week two
persons have De IA L3SassluLed Ell IN Ireland one
teman has been dragged out Of his mousse and had
ms nose cut OH several roOberies Of arms have
taken place. there ~ DOUBT good ground for bOta
tncse staiemeas me state OF Ireland cannot be
very satisfactory, anu nLel murders. nlanlDg anu
robDeries go rejected anu unpnnished there must
be o very gave responsibility resting on the
government IL seems diDicult, indeed, 10 cOnJec-
tare how nit. Giao stone ride saeiy over this
stormy lrlsh Ysa w.Lout wreching MS adminlsLra-
tIon Let the guveri nent put form many SPECIAL
pleas tncJ may th:re ls ho denying The TACT tnaI
the Irish Cnurcn bi was held np last scssloua lne..
DvvWQ ma I6s.A "a 4 n
IL was not clailicd. as sO.Ic VI the tory Orxans
assert to NC u p rect renedy-a panacea for all
the lis that Is ncir to; out II was urged
as great forward slep IN tue progress pacinca-
ton, winch would ieave Fenanism and rebellion
hOpoiessly IN tLe rear.
Inc res it mas not justified even this claim, for
ecdltiOD has Dten more rampant than ever since the
dBestsbiisnment ol tne lfisn Church. Outraycs
clement haS received an asy in the shape VI emDit-
tered anu entageu Oranecl5n.
The Lana tenure Dill W0cn Is to be the next olive
hrancn. and wnlcA. II Is announced, lS to be
driven through Win dlses tabl. .shmcnt speed next
session already adds 10 tue disanected advance,
the old tory landowners anu u Is already conceded
by the BRUSH gcverninant taat the second message
oil peace must Le iOI. 90 Gown tne tGruats OF tue
unruiy islanders with tle po.nt OF the blyOneG ana
while their ha1ds are Led Dc I1d uae.n Dy the Bus-
ponslOn Ol the h.tUed5 cUrpa5.
Tins Is CerLainiy not u very promising condition
or and WINE mr. Giadstone's poicy Is no douos hp
cra and lust wnile the CuDileL VIII be Us ted
on the LAM bill as tney were Oh the Church p 1t
can reaniiy VIC SEGA tnat her MaJcstys lrcscnt ad-
travelled NY Lde pilgrim 10 Jordan. III is AT al
events, pty t4at t.et nave not me power anl the
confidence To say, Wltn The Emperor Napoleon,
For order we VIII ans err The ACTIVITY OF cuiau-
Ism ha., Oecn unpeasaaLlJ illustrated taB week by
the J!Ine.y discovery vi plot Ot tue Brotherhood
make u rand ON tne EnslisA town Of Saiiord and 10
seze large uAl0cr O government arms deposited
therc.
City Railroads.&c. Royal Christening Cake.
Some excitement has been caused In The east OF
LONDON by the .UalinenceuenL Oi the work iur the
construction vi aeoi street ralrod, fvr wlicn an
act was 'LbsdlueJ last SeSsloh vi Parliament. The
lme wbIcn VIII De dono.e, Is TO exte1d from White
chapel church caStM ards, fO- about two miles and
thrce-guaTters.
A Christening CAKE was presented from Chester TO
the Prince unu frtuc>J VI Wa.eS. at MARLBOROUGH IL
House. December "a before the ceremony or crlsLci-
euing Lho latest Infant princess. The cake w3.gh3
slxLy-hye pounds, - con,cai III form ald mas fvur
tiers. The pcde Eil Oh wncn IL stands rs ctlsaiol
Of purple velvet, with II border OF giit. Round tue
bOLtcm Tier are numerous sne.ds, containing The
royal and other arms ihe apex Is cushion sur
ture fiags, one bearing the monogram "A. E.n the
other the Chester CITY arms.
Dol ton VI tue antique silver plate OF Lord VIII
lOugauy uEresy, So.d in London by Messrs. Cnristy
b Manson ictcned the caOruOus sum OF TEL euIn eas
per ounce, b1inS equal to nearly three times the
Vaiue Of gold.
MIR. uia Istone left London for Hawarden Castle
Eintshro for Christmas.
1he Brush government win take possession OF the
thai changes viii take place before io,ow ng
month IL Is tn; intention 10 employ many
females a. pOs5ibc Ia tne Onces.