Leader (1850-1860): jS F Y, 1st edition - The Exchequer Chancellor And His Taxes. The Newspaper Stamp Is Continued As A Measure Of Police, To Prevent The Working Classes From Having Newspapers Of Their Own ; But The Advertisement Duty Is Continued As A Means Of Revenue. The Paper Tax Does Answer That Latter Purpose ; But It Has The Serious Objection Of Being The Most Odious Of The Three, As An Excise Tax, Any Species Of Which Entails The Necessity Of Domiciliary Visits By A Tax-Gathering Gendarmerie, Who Fulfil The Triple Duties Of Tax-Eollector, Policeman, And Spy. Yet Of The Three, That Odious Tax Is B Y No Means The One Most Essentially Vicious, Since Neither Of The Other Two Answers Its Purpose. The Newspaper Stamp Does Not Prevent The Working Classes From Haying Newspapers Suited To Their Pockets; But It Effectually Prevents Sound Political Papers From Circulating Freely Amongst Them. On This Point We Are Able To Speak At Once With Knowledge, And Without Selfinterest ; Since, Proud As We Are Of The Support And Confidence Which We Receive From So Nu-