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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt:...to families and to individuals, in proportion to the number of their children, and by a scale highly favourable to incomes not exceeding £1000, upon the principle that the expense of maintaining and educating children bears proportionably more heavily on small incomes than it does on larger incomes. » The foregoing series of Extracts respecting the Property Tax and Income Tax Kill. be continued in a future number. Lord Grenville's intimate Friendship with Mr. Pitt. Not a fair subject of Censure, that a Man avails himself of the co-operation of any one from whom he can derive honourable support in the attainment of Public objects. Lord Grenville congratulated upon his present connexion with Mr. Fox. Mr. Pitt did all in his power to introduce Mr. Fox into the Cabinet. Principle of Personal Exclusion in forming a Cabinet not approved, and why? House of Lords, February, 1805.--Lord Grenville--My Lords: I am accused, if I understand the accusation, of having passed a great part of my life in terms of intimate friendship with a person of great weight and high rank (Mr. Pitt), and having acted for many years in concurrence with him, against an opposition comprehending persons of great ability and consideration in the country. To this accusation I plead guilty. I have lived from early years in habits of the warmest friendship with the right honourable gentleman alluded to, and I do not think there is anything in the present situation of affairs that is likely, either on his part or on mine, to dissolve that friendship. This opinion is founded upon a conviction of the integrity of my right honourable friend's character and views, and that he holds a similar sentiment with respect to the character and views of any man whom he deems worthy to be his friend....