31 OCTOBER 1863, Page 3

The annual summary of the local taxation of England has

been published this week, and the figures are a little curious. The total amount thus raised, which, however, is incomplete, is 3,462,6851., of wh eh the principal items are :—

Church Rates 232,907

Tolls 105,116 Drainage and Embankment . . . 142,053 District and Highway Rates, &c. . 436,000

Improvement 290 779

Burial Rates 98,405 Harbour Dues 1,042,967 The ratepayers owe no less than eleven millions. The amount raised for Church rates is increased by 50,0001. a year derived from property, and of the whole sum expended 129,2451. was for public worship, the rest for repairs.