Runcorn and Widnes Examiner. — 1872-12-21 (Runcorn, Cheshire, England)

OLLWTOWE.--The Rey. William Smith, rector of Overbury, au English Protestant clergyman, has addressed two lettere to the Prune Minister with refinance to the care of Mr. Daniel Readiu. In the first of these letters Mr. Smith concludes by asking, " Cala you, ea an Ruglight's., tell Irishmen, cc such, that you have dose to them end theirs ui the Name °nee you sad yours would be done by P or one you, sic son of man, tell Rini, the Son of Mau, that you have dealt, LIM are still dealing, with His, your own fellow MAU, ea lie commanded ? " To this Mr. W.W.I/ sent the following reply: "11 Downing-street, November 40, IB7l—thr,—Mr. Gladstone desires me to coknowledge the receipt of your letter of the loth instant, and to inform you that he has no difficulty in answering the two questione with which you conclude by a clear atarma.Uve.-1 am, no, your obedient servant, J. A. Godiey.''—freettnin' • Journal.  CONIO7II7IIOX OS Seritrre.—The quantity of homemade spirits entered for consumption in England ae beverage in the first three-quarters of the year 1872 was 10,109,041 gallons, being 1,163,449 gallons more than in the sorresponding period ut the preceding year is bootland, 4,694,7il gallons, an increase of 178,741 gallons ; in Ireland, 4,266,899 gallon., an increase of 331,106 gallons. The total, thereto., for the United iCingdom wee 18,8644711 gallons, an increase of more than two million gallons. In the same period the fulowing quantities of imported spirits were entered for, home cons umption : —Brandy, 2,815,242 proof gallons an increme of 161,194 gallons over the quantity in the correspondiug period of the preceding year; rum, 2,879,116 proof gallons, an increase of 113,886 gallons ; other mute, 603,125 proof gallons, a decrease el 265,211 gallons. PRoTIVST AGLIWWS m Isom' Fix.—A crowded public, meeting wee held at Guildhall, London, on Friday, to consider the incidence of the income tax. The Lord Mayor preaided, and many of the great pioviacial towns, as well as the metropolut, were numerously represented on the platform. A letter wm read from Earl Rumen, in wlrch his lordship expressed his opinion that the income tax ought to be relied upon for extraordinary contingencies, and not as an ordinary impoet in tunes of peace, But he was not convinced that so large a resource covld be at once surrendered, and declined to come to a peremptory decision on the question until the Government proposals were known. Amongst the speakers were Yr. Massey, MT., Sir John Bennett, Mr. Lewis, the new member for Derry, Mr. Samuel Morley, M.P., and Sir C. Dilke, MP. The resolutions condemned the income tax as inquisitorial in its character, unjust in it. working, and demoralising in its national character ; and declared that its continued imposition Was Contrary to the pledges of governments of both parties, besides being a direct breach of faith with the taxpayer, and having always been relied on as a war-tax, or tax for extraordinary ethaigehaias, oaght cow to be repealed. It was also decided to farm a National Anti-Income Tea League, and a proemional committee for this purpose was named.  . _ Wfirran Cows, drams, Bsoncnrrut —"Ile the greatest crime to neglect a winter cough, for the sect is, that the cough is only a sytupton of further mischief. Where a cough exists, consumption or noose weakness of the lungs is not far off; therefore take warning by it, and take curb steps as will woutet rid you of so bad a companion. For this purpose Dt. Brett, of the Liverpool Itoyel Infirmary, Six Alexander Trains, and Dr. Anthony Todd Thompson, professor in the University, tells us there is no sudb reliable a remedy as horehound, and Martin's Balsam of Horehound and Aniseed is pronounced by the fai# Dr. Brett and others, ko be the sheet-anehor, the sole reliable remedy for all oronchial and chest affections; it cures the worst oough, and gives relief to the consumptive patient when all else fails. If anyone base nand suffering from consumption, the beat services they can render such friend would be to get lum a bottle of the famous remedy. Ask for Marta. Balsa. of Horehound and Aniseed, is lid. and de. lid per bottle. A guinea's worth sent free or carriage haus the proprietor, T. Martin, Chensisty_ j 2,2 itimi 44 Qua** 141041, IMITO*  THE MILD MURDER AT WAR