11623 15237 26860 3602 5829 138 275 2979 2575 146 1831. 14536 17835 32371 4635 8032 349 87 3985 3960 44 1841. 17663 22516 40179 5648 No Return. 178 Returns not continued in these Forms. 100 1851. 25475 31063 56538 7591 No Returns for Parishes. 264 Ditto 98 APPENDIX No. 29. ENFRANCHISEMENT OF THE PARISH OF CHELSEA. _Statistics laid before Lord Palmerston on the_ 5_th March_, 1861. The united parishes of Chelsea and Kensington, according to the census in 1851, contained a population of upwards of 100,000 persons; and they are now rated under Schedule A to the income and property tax, at £693,860. Of the total number of cities and boroughs in the United Kingdom, returning members to parliament, fifteen only are rated higher to the income and property tax than Chelsea and Kensington, while 240 are rated at a less amount. There is no un-enfranchised town in the United Kingdom containing half the population, or assessed at half the amount of property under Schedule A; and it is therefore respectfully contended that the inhabitants of Chelsea and Kensington have a paramount claim to any new borough representation that may be created by the legislature. CHELSEA. KENSINGTON. TOTAL. Miles of Streets 21 35 56 {116a} Houses Rated 8,252 8,700 16,952 Estimated Rental £338,239 319,586 £657,825 {116b} County Assessment. £234,248 £319,924 £554,172 {116c} Property and Income Tax:— Schedule A {116d} £269,876 £423,984 £693,860 Schedule B £720 £2,781 3,501 Schedule D £141,887 £200,526 342,413 £1,039,774 Population—Census 1851 56,538 44,053 100,591 Annual Increase at 4 75,000 59,500 134,500 per cent. {116e} Persons Rated at £10 5,342 3,793 9,135 and under £50 {116f} £50 and upwards 700 2,176 2,876 £10 and upwards 6,042 5,969 12,011 County Electors 679 955 1,634 _Representation of Scotland compared with that of the Metropolis_.