THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND TAXATION.
1.1.0 THE EDITOR OF THE " seaarrrog."1 SIE,—Can you spare a small space for an endeavour to call attention to the specially interesting and instructive article under the above beading in your issue of July 10th? It certainly appears sound, and asiuming this, is undoubtedly well described as "the common-sense 'of the whole' business." All that is wanted is circulation ; it cannot fail to be instruc- tive to many, and so most useful in the present .political' and financial crisis occasioned by the Asquith and Co. Budget. The pith of the article is the pointing out that the piling of different taxes into one Bill does not prevent the Lords. from giving or withholding their assent to any one of the taxes by itself. They can alter the Bill without rejeeting, the ,whole. In conclusion, allow me, Sir,' to mention two practical and Convincing letters in the same issue, one signed "E. B." and the other Daniel Birt, on the injustice of the proposed Increment-tax ; and a third from Professor Goldwin Smith declaring himself a Radical, but nevertheless upholding a Second Chamber as indispensable for the government of the
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