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The following figures, from the Income-tax Returns, give 4 curious

view of the sources of English incomes chargeable to the impost :—

Amount.

Real Estates £65,112,000 Houses ... 96,876,000 Farms ...

86,170)000

Public Dividends ... 39,958,000 Fisheries ... 190,000 Mines and Ironworks ... 16,878,000 Quarries ... 1,064.000 Gas, Railways, and Canals 50,637,000 Public Companies... ...

23,655,000

Trades and Professions ... 136,859,000 Offices, Salaries, &c.

24,281,000