According to the treasurer's accounts, now just published, it appears

that the Tory Town-council of Guildford have taken especial care of their friends, in the shape of the good things to be drawn from the pockets of the people. The annual income of the borough appears to have been about 400/., derived from the following sources—

From a toll on corn sold in the market £230 Rentals 172 Quit rents, tolls on fairs and markets 26 £448

Minus 12/., which sum might easily have been spared from the above items, many of which are extravagant. Nutwithstanding they were aware of the state of their finances, in the true spirit of Toryism they proceeded to vote from the pockets of people (many of whom are very poor), to be raised by a rate on the inhabitants, the following enormous sums to their own friends and suppul ters-

For the Mayor

per ann. £200

0 0

„ TOWS* Clerk and Coroner

151 0 0 „ Recorder 52 10 0

Treastnet 25 0 0

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15 0 0 ,, An extra Day Pulice—all voters of their patty (making the whole amount of Police force £335 odd per annum) ... 126 0 0 £569 10 0

It is true, and to his credit, that the Mayor has hitherto declined taking the money ; but it was voted. Probably he might suppose the world would think it too bad ."lhe Council appear to exult in having an opportunity of giving the Reformers what they call a taste of reform, and say they wish they could make it three times as oppressive ; while the Reformers, on the other hand, declare that if they had been al- lowed to carry out the measure, they could and would have done so without calling upon the town for one shilling in the shape of a bo- rough-rute.—Chrunicle. [A correspondent has sent us a statement similar to the above.] The common expenses may be stated at—

Interest on borrowed money £110 Bills for repairs, gorilla furnished, and wink done 137 Rates and taxes 02 Law charges (exclusive of salaried officers) 33 Prizitina 37 Allowed for prosecutors' expenses 22 Town-clock, tire-engines, and weights and measures looking after Sergeants at mace, and a house rent-lree 53 Beadle IS Total X460 23