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1.~ .a~ • PRoPairrr TAIL YORK MEETING. A !try numerous and respectable Meeting of the inhabitants of this city and its vicinity, was held in , , I ddhsli, on Tuesday lait, at twelve o'clock, " to it;i-Ilto consideration the propriety of Petitioning . I St the continuance of the Property, and Income ar" : PI a. vs g be Right Hon. tlte LoiED MAYOR opened the by remarking, that, having been honoured Requisition from several respectable Gentlemen e i ;s city, he had, in compliance therewith, called t h e ~;acting ; and a string of Resolutions had, in con scvence, been prepared, and would shortly be read b% t he Recorder. Mr. TOWN END then read a copy of the Requisition; after which Mr. SINC'LAIR rose, and having made a few intro ductory remarks, spoke in general terms against the tix ; which, he observed, was founded on a principle hitherto unknown to Englishmen. It is a tax calcu lated not only to deprive us of the luxuries, but even of the necessaries of life—a tax, the principle of which is in reality to take away even the taxable sub stance of the subject. Whilst other taxes are optional, this is compalsive ; besides, he observed. the intro duction of such a mode of taxation should remind us of the Excise duty—which, though it met with great. objection, was at last laid—though opposed, it was adopted; and Government Officers consequently first visited a few ; but now every ptau is liable .to have his house (which formerly was considered as, his, castle) entered and examined by them; thus the ari. gin:ll intrcduction produced easequencel at first on. f::teseen and unthought of. - lithe Ideome Tax was allowed to be continued, the precedent would. be ex tended in like manner ; we must first pay a tenth part of our income, and by *and by our furniture and every comfort must all be accounted for ; nay, even . our meat and drink—under these considerations, therefore, its continuance should be most strenuously cppubed. He also further added, it may be justly tamed an inquisitorial tax, and is certainly an un equal call upon the people—unequal and partial, as it places all ranks in society upon a footing, when it is well known the income arising from extraordinary ingenuity, or from the labours of a man of business, cannot be transferred to his descendants as an estates and, therefore, ought not to be taxed in the same proportion. He here complimented the Commis sioners of this city. for the candour and liberality with which they have always conducted themselves in their official capacity ; and proceeded by observing there was another cause of' okjection to this species of taxation, as it lays a foundation for perjury, and is thereby calculated to undermine every principle of honour and honesty; and obliges every one to expose his private circumstances, in order to be relieved from tin exorbitant and unjust* demand. At the time of its being levied, necessity was justly urged as an apo logy—tor the powerful kingdom of France was go verned by a despot, who threatened our happy coun-, try with invasion. Under these circumstances, ex traordinary exertions were certainly requisite—the people of this country must be armed, and all secon dary cwisiderations for a time laid aside. An appeal was made to the people, and they readily and gene. rously submitted to a tax inconsistent with liberty, and bore it 111ith unprecedented patience till the start& was over. Thank GOD, we are now at peace—ini consequence, the cause being removed, the 'effect must now necessarily also cease. Indeed, it was a suggestion of the Legislature itself, in the Act, that it %ins not intended as a perpetual tax—it expretdi states, that it shall continue a certain period after the? rauti:ation of a definitive treaty of peace, and as: longer. Mr. Sinclair next observed, he had, on those grounds, prepared a string of Resolutions ; whit* he moved should be adopted as the sentiments of this: Meeting, and which he immediately read. • Mr. Alderman PEACOCK then rose, and in a very audible and manly manner addressed the meeting in the following wo r ds I most cordially approve and second the motion of the worthy Recorder ; fully convinced there can be few, if any, in this Hall, who will not give the measure their decided support; but should that few be found, their objectiou can only arise from the apprehension that, by giving their sanction to it y, their loyalty may be impeach ed—but ment ally must approve thereof—for where the treasure is, there will the heart be also.' The cheerfulness with which this odious, oppressive, partial, ine,uisitorial, I bad almost said unconstitu tional I'4E, the Property Tax, has been submitted, to, can only be attributed to the exigency of' the times in which we have lived—times, wherein we have seen Europe convulsed to its very centre, ouri shores threatened by a tyrannical and inveterate enentY--nay, our existence as a nation at stake...-. Such unparalleled circumstances, I am ready to asU ; mit, imperiously called for unparalleled sacrifices.:o -Int, thanks he to Gov, the scene is now changed; the power of the tyrant is circumscribed ; the olive branch is displayed on every part of the Continent ; and to these in est i ma bl e bless ings is added another of eglssl mwnitude, a cessation of hostilities with Awe- ' idea. Thus entering on a new era, at peace with all the world, surely we may be permitted to look toy ward with hope to some reward for our long sailer ing—soine relaxation of those privations which have been so patiently submitted to—but this, I am appro. hensive, can only be obtained by the voice of the Pople constitutionally raised. Let us, therefore, in. habitants of this ancient city and its vicinity, uaani. 'hourly join with those pans which have rewlved,er 'nay resolve, to petition the Legislature to repeal • this intolerable tax. It is a duty we owe to our selves, our families, nay, to posterity; for it should he held in rememberante, that it is not against thi continuance of the present tar we petition, for it ex. Fires no the 6th of April next ; but against the re newal of the Property Tax, which; if unfortunately adopted, it requires no great prophetic abilities to Predict, that with such renewal we may be prepared to couple permanency. I sincerely thank you for the patience with which you have beard me, and " 11 only beg leave to repeat, that I most cordially Varore and second the Resolutions you have heard read, and which shall be again read to you, most anxiously hoping they *Hi receir your unanimous adoptio n .ii After which, the Ped forward, and remarking, that their instructions he should make a festolaioteatloas on a sulijee% 5,.. of necessity deserved their Mott serious attention. He desired also to coogratulete them on the return i I peace with An:Nita—on the close 4 , f a contest, in which he'conside re d t he-r u l ers o f b ot h countries had been greatly to blame. He here spoke in warm terms splint the oar, in. which two counnies,tonearly.al-i lied to each other, had been engaged, and 'feather added, that whatever might be the real disposition of each Government to renew hostilities, he sincerely hoped the people of each would bOldlYstep forward, and. arnliel theta to be. peaceable. He remarked, that though we should submit to the Tax rather than incur a national bankruptcy, our Government must attend to the means o f husbanding the money of 'the country, before they can have any claim upon the people for increased taxation, and not continue their , Id and abs ur d s y stem of subsidizing the Allied Power, eventually but to oppose our interetts.— W!.y, asked he, have we restored the Botirbons, ifare a:e ,t;li to be drained to the very last? Why were those, who opposed the restoration of the Boorbotobj branded with shame and sa l u t e d With th e epithell of Jacobins, when in reality . their restoration hit been productive of littl e Just • disappeintment;ot- He then observed, that the present remarks rensiadeld him of a subject on which he had before addressed them—that subject was Par tare Referre; whiehl he had been desired to. pledge laisuselfto itipport, but which he had refused, to compiy.:iirith,-*aute i though he was an advocate for reform, and though Many plans had been . laid dowiffor . esaing it, he d loot yet seen any one which beottelkapprovev— , ;When he did meet with 'su c h a pl an , h e certa i n ly. W warmly espouse, as he always had done, whim, Appeared to biin likely to benefit and increase the bap ; Ipiness of his countrym en . H e co n c l u d e d by' l a yin g , he should now only obs erv e, t h at t h e remar k s o f t h e • Recorder, respectin g t h e E xc i se L aws , h a d br oug h t iou to his mind an old obsetvation—u That Englishmen . would bear any thing taxed but their beer."—He was happy, however, in having witnessed, in the pro 'sent instance, that the rule in question, like many others, was not without an exception. The Resolutions were then again read, and passed unanimously—and a Committee of five Gentlemen withdrew to prepare a Petition, which, when done, the Recorder read a copy of, and ustly observed, it was merely the substance o f t h e Resolutions. The usual forms were immediately gone through, and the Meeting was dissolved. BRISTOL, JANUARY 1141. . One of the most numerous Meetings ever witnessed was held this day at the Guildhall, called by the Mayor, to petition against the Property Tax. In consequence of its being published in the Papers that the original Requisition was suspended And at length withdrawn, as it was conjectured, owing to the letter of the Earl of Livervol to Richard Hart Davis, Esq. M.P. another Requisition was 'igned by sixty Free holders and Freemen, and presented to the Mayor to call a meeting to petition against the War Taxes gene, rally, and especially against the Duty on Malt and the Property Tax ; however, the Mayor called the Meeting upon the former Requisition. This - caused an explanation, Which 'produced the only difference of opinion at the Meeting relative to the Resolutions. The Petition was carried unanimously. The Mayor prg A ideJ on the occasion, who, having read the Re qiiisition,- . .. _ . . ... . . Mt. Alderman VACTONAS moved a string of 'Reso lutions which had been framed by the requisitionists. C. A. Fasuo, Esq. seconded the Resolutions. Mr. Davis said his principal object in rising was to explain the nature of a correspondence which had taken place between it Noble Lord high ita °thee and himself, which bad been much misunderstood, and therefore misrepresented. In an early part of last month, he had learned from public rumour, that his Majesty's Ministers intended in the next Session to propose to Parliament a modified Income Tax, fora short period of Peace. Mr. Davis felt it his duty to address Lord Liverpool, and to state his objections against this tax, as a part of the supply for the, peace establishment. In reply, he was asked if he had the same objection to the tax being continued for one year to wind up the - expenses of the war ? Upon re ceiving this reply, Mr. Davis consulted many gentle men in this city, without distinction of party, and re. ceived from them nearly an unanimous opinion, that if they might depend upon-theme cassiag•altogether in April, 1816, they would cheliftdly bear the bor► then-till that period. Mr:Dario, epos this, wrote to Lord Liverpool, stating, that be had not the same objection against the Property Tan, so inodiSed for one year.- Mr. Davis nett said, that be knew it was giving en unpopular opinion, and especially at this Meeting; but although be acknowledged •that the Property Tax was in some instances unequal, and is ! others perhapciequisitorial, yet he mover aiuld--fot get that it was to this taxe under Dims Plovs-i .tience, next to the bravery of our Area Mid armies, and the unconquerable spirit of the Pe*, that viol were indebted for :lithe comforts we ettOy; for me preservation from the. most gibed*/ aa4 horrible ty-I !Many which the waildhadever salbeedi sad•baimodi ifee the overthrow.of the detestable goat himself. lie... Davis . confessed, that he approved-of she lseeine Tax being prolonged foe an year, , because the time , was short and definitive; because the bodes. upon our Aelemes, hum the unprovided expentet Of the war,: Limes unexampled; and became this tat•procaneathe ! largest supply with the least pleasure upon ti. poorer classes of the community. .Mrs, Davis; wed, elite .it .had been stated, that the Earl of.lilverpool. had der sired him to. sound the opinion , of) the people. • 164 L did SC4 see why, if this was truecu.popelarsseemblyi s hould sake-nashear at tbia cianamstsincell for ist toe re:ion af.tbrir opinion thirds?, they assent .1(11 to change the Minima's measures; but this that Lord Liverpool merely asked• for MG own Mr. Davis saidahat be abaniii avisifacamdat wav°sll: opinion. Mel It his duty to present any pesitiouicasehad intact spectful language to the. Hoots of Comeassos 4:: non-enactment of the Property Tax;. but •ho cautiously to guard himself frem being thereby/sift' posed to give any support either to the •petitimoisf: to the tas. Hefelt it was more becoming, as shill etc; presentative, that he should on this, at- oat all orb" occassoos, meet this question in the House of. Cast-, MODS free and unshackled, when it would Maine* best consideration his judgment world . allow, and sit events, he would give a opetekantous co i n, bac sliesdent vote. •• " . ,• • Ms. HUNT said, that he bad Ibmar jeer •af addrnsing tbeta tree 11 4- - - . g they *lll receive your monitions so bee the Hoe. .Lawszsca Dillow step- all comma:Lea's vity able spowb, ivo by pa 0100 it *At ;Pk ttley•loteee I r"W"MiliaA#lolll4o4l:44 • was still the sambisti& addreued them as a candidate for the representation of the city; be now addressed theM as a freeholder. He sp gAncied the manly maser in' which the Resolutipas had been seconded; but be would have been befte: pleaSed if they had petitioned against all the Wat razes. lie said, that from the statements in two of the - B, stol Ntwspaperi, one of them the or%an of the Whig, and the other the organ of the Tory fac anti, he had understood that a requisition had been signed, embracing the object fcr which they were then assembled; but that such requisition had been sus pended, in consequence of a correspondence between Mr. Davis and Lord Liverpool; and that in the fol. loiving week a "BriStol Newspaper had asserted it was only withdrawn ; 'believing, therefore, that snch re, quisition had been withdrawn, sixty freeholders had signed another requisition, with which they had wait, ed upon the Mayor, and in which they not only petitioned agalpst the Property Tax, but against all the War Tani, particularly that which imposed additional day oo Malt. The Mason hire rese, and informed Mr. Hunt, in l a very spirited. manner, that he would not permit him to introduce one iota of extraneous matter. i Mr. Huss, in reply, said, he was aware of the re lative situation in which be stood pith regard to the Chair ; but the subject having been introduced by the-Gentleman who seconded. the Resolutions, he had thought it his duty to advert to it ; and he was wit to be awed into silence by the Chief Magistrate I Here a . warmataltereation took place, relative to the :wads respecting which Mr. Hunt was called to or :der.; aid the Mayor explained the manner in which the two Requisitions had been presented to him.— The Requisition, by which they were now assembled, was left at the Mansion house 24 hours before the 60 Freemen•alluded to by Mr. Hunt had presented their Requisition—that owing to his absence from home, he had not seen the Gentlemen who presented the former ; but he had determined, that it they diJ not wait upon him the following morning, he would take the 60 Freeholder? Requisition into consideration, and return them an answer. Mr. HUNT still r ersisting that he had been called to order for alluding to the GO Freeholders' Requi ~ i• Lion ) and appealing to Mr. Elton for the truth of this assertion— Mr. Eurog, with the utmost deference to the opi nion of the Mayor, conceived that as he had been permitted to allude to the second Requisition, Mr. Hunt was entitled to enter into an explanation : if he wandered into extraneous matter, be would of course be out of order. Mr. Must contended, that it was the duty of the Mayor to have published both Reciuisitions, and to call a Meeting to consider the objects proposed by both. The MAYOR again spiritedly asserted, that no man should dare to dictate to him what it was his duty to do; that order should be preserved wherever he pre sided as Chairm en. Mr. HUNT then said, he should propose a vote of censure on the Mayor, for neglecting► to publish the Requisition of the 60 Freeholders, whereby he had betrayed the trust reposed in him—(C•irs of No, so.) Mr. Hunt here drew from his pocket two resolutions —the first of which WAS a vote of thanks to the 60 Freeholders, and which, he trusted, he should find awe Gentlopen bold enough to second. The other Itesolution conveyed a censure on the Mayor. 4 . . Mr. Evros should have no objection ; on the con- 1 !leery lie should feel proud to support the first of diet i ltesolutions; but with respect to the second, he trust: trthe t.lentleman's strong sense and khowledge of opriety, would induce him to withdraw it ; for he d, in fact, already professed himself satisfied with Ae Mayor's explanations. Mr. Mats observed, that the seconder of the Re lotions seemed to have rather hastily committed' Ihimself in supporting Mr. Hunt's first Resolution, l its it states, that the Req'iisitionists knew the first re- ' quisition to have been withdrawn, and the seconder' gad affirmed that it never was. .. 1 Mr.. ELTON, in explanation, said, chat he consider.' the second requisitionists as acting manfully and fight, under an erroneous impression. They, were der a mistake as to facts, but their motive and Owit merit were the same ; and it was in that sense that he thought them entitled to the thanks of theist who wished well to the measure itself. Wise word !new was , afterwards withdrawn by:.kb Hunt, and a9posed substituted in its.itead. • The Resolution, as amended, was then put by the *Tor, and declared by him to be lost ; but :.*lr- HON,T insisting.upon a shew of hats, the goes * was decided in favour of the Resolution. Mr. Huai., being anare of the Mayor's impar tiality in putting the question, .said he should with draw his vote of censure; and, to thew that he had no personal hostility to the Mayor, and convinced that under all circumstances he was actuated by the, AWL impartial motives, moved that the thanks of, thix Witting be given to the Chairman—which wasi catried, amidst great applause , .J .._ Qo Abe 7th Resolution, that .the Petition should bisii presented and supported by thalki i mpisers for the City, Mr. Husx moved, that the/ iilliould be instructed to snpport that Petition. , ,Mr, Datvis said, that he bad alrealli explained his sentiments on that point, .and: nothing, be hod yet heard had made any. alteration in them.. , IA should always receive, the instructions of his Constituents with ; "the utmost., deference . and, respect ; but after i giviag . the sebiect his best consideration, he must ,'Mr save Isis own conscientious vote according to the dictates of his own lodgment. He.was confident that this Conduct,. as their Representative, would be conducive to their honour, and to his own credit. At a oast respectable Meeting of the Mayor sad Inhabitants in general of this town, convened on Touada, Jolts. 4* to PorPoot of petitioning Porlia- Aunt -egging sho.renewal of the Property Tax, after rtbusutpsratlakof the. Act which imposed the same, the gsaitiou, was unanimously decided in the affirma tilts'''. and s4s9l4tions and a Petition were framed 4441441-meairdingly. . , ..t 1 , 1 li s • _ HUNTINGDON. .4t=iok the inhabisasts of this Bona? was Ltld, opt l .4 tbe tor ' aohloc the Property Tax a at which**, Nasatts was passel, and a • hark* f thaws was,inunediataly.signed by, Idn q at Fe r Olgs Pgd wand to be presented to. jsAr4 i gi • • sit: i _ '~ I••••••••• • COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY 23. This being the , first day of Hilary Term, the LORD CHANCELLOR, according to custom, entertained the Twelve Judges at brealsitst at his Lordship's :loose in Bedford-square. After which, they pro ceeded in state to Westminster Hall to open their re. spective Courts, where they arrived about one o'clock, and slimly after took their seats in the severai Coons. The Loan CHANORLLOR was attended by their Ho nours the VICE•CHANORLLOR and MASTER of the ROLLS, and the Master in attendance. Several pressing motions were made by Sir SA MUEL ROMILLY, Mr. HART, Mr. LRAM ; and other Gentlemen of the. Bar. ' 4111 " 1 21W' INTELDIVENCIC ' .'i•. 0111T11 9 AND co. V. ICENSISCTON. The ATTOONI:y•GRNI:iiii: j attleicled by.i..dr. PARK E, came into the Court of Chancery, specially kom the King's Bench, to take the opinion of the LORD CIIAtl• CLI.LOR upon a disputed or doubtful point of law and practice in this Court which had in this case arisen— namely, whether a motion for a new trial, intended to be made in this cause, which was an action for usury, lately tried at Guildhall, in the city of• London, before LsrdELLANBOROUGII, were to be argued in this Court, whence the action was directed, it being in a matter of bankruptcy, or before the Noble Lord who tried the action ?--a point of practice not understood in the Court of Kiag's Bench. The LORD CRANCILLOR told the Learned Gentle- Men that the,practice was well settled iu this Cottrt. The distiaetton icthis, that in an issue direcwil l)y this Court, a motion for a new trial is to be here at-- •gued ; but when 4n action is directed to be trieu at Common Law, and a new trial moved for, such mo• don is to be made and argued in the Court where it Peas tried, and before 'the Judge who presided at the vial. COURT OF RING'S CENCH, JAN. 23. After the usual fornialities of opening the se'eral d on' fir • .4; , of T- whicb is obseivek. the first day Lord P.Livionouou and the other .1a,1)1 , s of the . 04irtinceptivir. J. DAMPIIIERE, V. , !iu is ill. CARSTAIRS, V. SMITH AND CO. Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved fun a new trial in this case, which was the great cause tried at the last sittings at Guildhall between the Kensingtons and Stein and Smith, respecting their mutual dealinp,s, whether they were usurious or nut. It was an action 'to recover the sum ot 8300,000 and upwards, on the following transactions ?—the banking-house cf Ken singtons were to accept for Steins, Smith, and Corn. pany ; and, for the accommodation of lending their r.ame, they were, by agreement, to receive a halt per cent. commission. Acceptances to the amount of 812,000,000 had passed between them; and, on the trial, his Lordship had told the Jury that this was clear usury. The Jury, however, found a verdict agaigst his directions ; the cause was directed to be tried by_ the Chancellor. The Curt expressed a doubt whether they could grant a new trial, as it was au action directed by the Chancellor, and were in clined to think that the motion ought to be made to the Chancellor. Mr. ATTORNEY•GENERAL said, he would immedi,. ately go into the Court ot Chancery, and ascertain the Chancellor's opinion. He accordingly, in the course of the morning, went to the Court of Chan ! . kerb and mentioned it to the Chancellor, and whom he returned he said that the Chancellor had i‘,.tqd the practice of the Court of Chancery to be t s that when it was an icing directed by the Court of, c Xan eery, the motion for a new trial ought to be uta,.le is that Court.; but when it was an action direciedto* brought by that Court, the Chancellor did not receive the verdict, unless it was to the satisfaction of the Court where the cause was tried. On this the Cow; granted a Rule Nisi fora new trial. It has been erroneously stated that the First Regi. recent of Life Guards. is under orders for. Windsor. It is the Second Regiment that is destined tot that quarter. Baran.,—Tbis day the Loan M&voa ordered the price of Bread to continue the same as last week. MASKON Housa.—Yesterday a Newsman was charifed by the Ward Beadle of Billingsgate with blowing a horn, and. disturbing the inhabitants by calling •" Great Novas !" a 46 Second Edition 1" of a Sunday Paper, aid taking a shilling for the paper, which proved to be nothing but what was in every pa per. His Lordship discharged him for the sake of his poor family, but told him if ever he was found in the City giving those false alarms, wish papers in his hat, particularly of a Sunday, he would send him to Bride. well. BOW4TRIST.••••ST. JAMES'S PARK.—Sunday a4tere noon, a most disgraceful scene was exhibited, in Sh James's Park, by a great number of idle. and disor derly. lads and young men, attacking well-dressed males and females, particularly those who were carry ing up umbrellas to keep off the falling snow.. A. gentleman was attacked, who was carrying his um brella up, close to the Canal, near the Chinese-bridge, with showers of snowballs a to avoid thia s he let his umbrella down ; this, however, did not satisfy the mob, and they continued to assail hips with showers of snow-balls. The gentleman very properly:turned round, and gave some of the boys a stripe with a stick; he was then attacked by . men and boys most furiously, by knocking him down, kicking, and ill-treating him, till he was' in 'a len se.ess state ! The noise was such, at their exultation of their 'cruel and inhuman conduct, by a mob composed of about a thousand men and boys, that persons at a short dis. tance supposed they were ducking a pickpocket.-_ Perry, and his party of the patrole, who were sta. tioosd in the parish to keep order, went to the, spot .IXl.llSCetaill the. cause of the disturbance, when they 'found the gentleman on the ground, apparently dead. or in a dying state; they secured one of the ring. leaders of the outrage, but he was soon rescued by overpowering numbers, and the officers were attack ed; but they persevered and carried off oae of the - principals in the rescue; they were followed by a mob of .five or six hundred, who repeatedly Assaullid the officen ; when they came .to the ruins pf Sr. JAM'S Palate. the mob attacked them with stoats and brick.bats, the officers, however,. triumphed ,in carrying their 'primer to the gyard house, where the Boob followed sad surrounded it, nod they ,rltosed,to Imes, till a 610 of soldiers was obliged to use soles VW in, doing it. Yesterdayshefltow was brouilit Office, and ordered td fled bail.