The Sun. — London, England, 1833-05-03 00:00:00

t. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS The opposition in town and country to the home and window tax becomes very serious. Ministers ought. to bestow their grave attention on the appearances to which every day, indeed every hour, is giving rise.* When mobs threaten, we know of what we are to be appre hensive ; their object being lawless violence, they provoke us to appeal to an armed power for protection. But who and what are they among the King's subjects who are meeting, day afte r day, and resolving unanimously that they will not pay their assessed taxes? Do they threaten v i o l ence ? Undoubtedly not ; nor do we defend that which they now avow—namely, a determi nation, one and all, to let their goods be seized in execution by the Sheriff's officer, rather than pay the collector of the house and window tax even another shilling. But the brokers and auc tioneers !—what are they about ? In many parishes throughout the metropolis, (and the example spreads like wild-fire) that class of functionaries have resolved that they will not assist in selling the goods of their fellow parish ioners, taken at the suit of the King, in respect of the above branches of revenue. This is a black page torn from the Irish farmer—this is passive resistance. It seems to have been adopted by men despairing of legislative relief from what they have long felt to be an intolerable species of taxes, and therefore taking the matter into their own hands. Now, these men are not rioters nor plunderers, nor desperadoes. They are quiet, steady, anti-revolutionary, most peace ful, and most loyal subjects, decent house holders, careful and hard-working tradesmen, whose profits have been progressively cut down until they can no longer drain a subsistence from their business, and, to crown all, see themselves racked and harassed by taxes screwed up to the highest point to which legal duress can wind them. These men—not in London alone, but throughout England—ought to be commiserated ; they ought to be peculiar objects of Parliamen tary protection ; they form the link between the upper classes and the lower, and ought to be made the conductors of sentiments of reciprocal kindness and attachment. We cannot contem plate without pain and apprehension the spirit of hatred towards the Government which is everywhere generating amongst these vexed and overburdened classes. Would it not be worth the while of Ministers to set them selves earnestly to work for the reconcile ment of this body of their fellow subjects ? It is said Lord Althorp stands pledged to the malt tax, and on that point we have nothing to object, knowing that without a free admission of foreign barley the repeal of the malt tax was but a Landowner's job. Then, why not compromise where the end to be gained is the restoration of men's affections to the Government ? We give them up, for the present, the property tax ; we leave the malt tax to their discretion, and we would humbly suggest the following materials fbr an arrangement of this financial dispute :- 1. Lord Althorp, by his budget, proposes to take off taxes to the amount of lie retains a surplus, we believe, under-esti• mated, of 500,000 Total, after supplying the wants of the public service We may surely, without any injury to the public service, fairly calculate that another million of expenditure may be cut away.... 1,000,000 ..£2,800,000 Well, then, here is a gross excess of 2,800,000/., o r w hi c h; the greater portion has been already provided by Lord Althorp's own calculations. We would recommend the Noble Lord, there fore, to withdraw the multitudinous, minute, and paltry reductions tendered by him to the country, and for which no human being thanked him, or cared a single straw ; and in lieu thereof let him abolish the house and window taxes, which produce no more than 2,500,0001., whereby he will calm at once this terrible com motion, and leave the revenue in as good a state as by adhering stubbornly to his own much re pudiated budget. This at least will be con sidered everywhere an easy letting down of the Noble Viscount and his financial maladroitness. For the present it will satisfy the people.—Times. • See, for instance, the reports of two meetings in Westminster in to-day's paper. The motion of Mr. Richards for the establish ment of poor laws in Ireland, was met last night by a declaration from Lord Althorp, that he atiould move, as an amendment, an address to the Crown, for the appointment of a commis sion to inquire into the poorer classes in Ireland, and into the various institutions at present esta blished by law in that country for their relief. " All (lie said) that he should require from them was, that they should lay the case fairly before this House; that they should state what is the condition of the population of Ireland—what are the means for their relief ; and that we, by see ing that case brought fairly before us, may be able, on the one hand, to inquire what alteration ma y , be made itt our own poor laws, and to de termine what poor laws should be introduced into Ireland ; and on the other hand, if we should come to the conclusion that no poor laws should be introduced there, that we should have the means of deciding the question with a degree of autho rity, and of showing, that it is not from a want of humanity—not from a want of sym pathy with the Irish people—that we so decide it, but because, looking at their best interests, we have felt compelled so to act." We should have imagined that there was no great occasion to send a Commission to Ireland to ascertain what is established by abundant and satisfactory evidence, that the poor of Ireland are in a most destitute condition ; and we hardly think the Commissioners will be rewarded with the disco very of any very important institutions fur the r ,.slief of the poor in Ireland, which have hitherto „„ced observation. Upon general principles it may b e decided, that a population like the Irish, coinpetil:,<! for land as the only means of subsist ence, must exhibit frequent examples of dreadful destitution, ant; that order would be greatly pro moted by a provishji for the victims of disease and poverty. We are spay to see Lord Althorp allowing himself to be led away by the notion, that because there are abuses under the poor aws in England, the inducements to in• dustry a r e less strong with the labourers in England than elsewhere. Why, the very secu rity that the knowledge that, at the worst, there will be some provision fur him should his health and strength desert him, makes the Englishman work with an alacrity unknown to the native of a ny other country. The Englishman is a better labourer than the Scotchman or the Irish- He likes to live well, b u t Irish man. lie will work for his living. It is good not to lead the labourers to accustom themselves to too penu rious a way of living. Habit is every thing, and when once a habit of living well has been given to a people, there is no fear of their ceasing to be industrious. Mr. HUM " maintained, that the deterioration of the labouring classes began , wish the introduction of the poor Mr. Hume, look a little into the history of the labouring classes in England, and you will abandon this opinion. —But, after all, where are the labouring people in Europe upon the whole so well off as the English labourers Let him cross from England into Scotland, either from N n dorthumberla or Cumberland ; and contrast the labourer of England and his 12s. a week with the Scotch labourer with his 7s. Berwick shire and Roxburghshire are richer districts than Northumberland and Cumberland ; but are the labourers one-half so well off in them ? The Scotch are less oppressed by law and better edu cated, but the Englishman, physically consi dered, is the better of the two. Deterioration Why all the industry of this most industrious nation has followed, not preceded, the intro duction of the poor laws. Much will depend on the gentlemen named as Commissioners. There are people who can see only what favours their own speculations. The Commission should not be named as a screen.—Morn. Chronicle. The feeling of the constituency upon the sub ject of the assessed taxes, and the conduct of certain of their representatives, as manifested in the late triumph of the Ministry, has already begun to show itself in a very unequivocal man ner. At a meeting of the electors of Southwark, a report of which appears in another column, the conduct of Mr. William Brougham on the occa sion referred to was denounced as inconsistent with his duty towards his constituents ; and a resolution was agreed to, calling on him to re sign his seat. A meeting of the central com mittee for the repeal of the house and window taxes was also held on the same day (yesterday), in which the conduct of Sir Francis Burdett on the same occasion was severely censured. The committee did not feel themselves authorized to request the Hon. Baronet to resign, but they passed a resolution of censure, and recorded, their determination to summon a general meeting of the electors, for the purpose of reclaiming the power which they consider him to have abused and forfeited by his recent vote. Our limits pre vent us from laying before our readers any more particular account of this preliminary step to wards a still more decisive demonstration of the spirit that is now awake, and calling for satisfac tion. It is evident, that though the House of Commons may contradict itself without forfeiting its own opinion, individual Members will find it no easy matter to reconcile 'A hat they have done to those who expected from them a different conduct.—Morning Herald. WESTMINSTER ELECTION. Yesterday a meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor of the gentlemen who had formed the committees for the late re-election of Sir J. Hobhouse, for the purpose of adopting measures to return him again as their represen tative. There were from 50 to 60 gentlemen present. Mr. PAscoE GRENFELL haring been called to the chair, Mr. DE \TEAR stated that he had called the meeting in consequence of numerous applications on the part of several electors of Westminster to do so, feeling, as they did, that Sir J. Hobhouse had nobly discharged his duty tawards them. The CHAIRMAN said that they had two matters for their consideration : first, whether it was fit and expedient that Sir John Hobhouse should be re-elected for Westminster ; and, secondly, in case they determined, as he was certain they would, that it was so fit and expedient, what measures should be taken to serve that object. Sir E. CouRINGTow, in proposing the first resolution— " That in the resignatio❑ of *ir John Hobhouse, both of his seat Parliament, and of his place in the Administra tion, this meeting recognises that spirit of honour, inte grity, and independence which has ever obtained for him the confidence and esteem of the electors of Westminster," —said he was sure that Sir J. Hobbouse's noble and inde pendent conduct would meet with the universal admira tion of his constituents. In his (Sir E. Codringeon's) opinion, that Right lion. Baronet's leaving office was a great loss to the public-, for he had always endeavoured, and would endeavour, to promote the interests of the country. He thought it would be most important for the country to get him into office again, and for his (Sir E. Codrington's) part, he would say that he wished they had a dozen like him in office.—(Hear.) An ELECTOR, in seconding the resolution, said he con sidereal the Right Hon. Baronet's conduct as entitling him more than ever to the confidence of the electors of Westminster. An ELECTOR said that before the resolution passes he thought it should be explained why the Right Hon. Ba ronet had n a retained his seat, and voted for the repeal of the house and window tax, as he had promised and pledged himself to his constituents to do. Sir E. CODRINGTON wished to say a few words in reply to what hail fallen from the worthy elector who had just addressed them. He would just state, as an illustration of the embarrassing situation in which Sir John Hobbouse was placed by the amendment proposed by Lord Althorp on Tuesday night, the grounds upon which he (Sir E. Codrington) gave his vote on that occasion. He had previously presented a petition from his constituents, pray ing fur a repeal ef the house and window tax, which pressed peculiarly hard upon them, and lie was determined to vote for its repeal. At the same time, however, when he came to consider on Tuesday last the consequences of his so voting for the repeal of that tax, mixed up as it then was with the repeal of the malt tax, and the impo sition of a property tax, he had not the smallest hesitation in considering it better to vote with Ilinisters, and lie never gave a vote since he had a seat in Parliament that he was more satisfied with.—(Hear.) The resolution was then put and carried, with only one dissentient. Mr. FEARON, in moving the second resolution, "That this meeting, in the present posture of public affairs, deeply deplore the necessity which has occasioned a secession which they deem equally injurious to the efficiency of the Government and the security of the people," observed, that what had fallen from the two gentlemen who had just preceded him, only showed that in the present complicated state of public affairs, individuals with precisely the seine objects in view differed greatly as to the means of attaining them. Had he been a Member of Parliament, and had Sir John Key's motion come on last week, he should have voted in favour of it, as the Gallant Admiral, whom he was happy to see among.t them, had told them he would have done; hut on Tuesday night, after the vote of Friday night had been carried for the reduction of the malt tax, he should have felt himself In the same state of difficulty that the Gallant Admiril had experienced, for Ire should then be aware that if Sir John Key's motion should also be carried, the Government would be forced, in order to meet the great deficiency thus occasioned in the revenue, to provide a substitute tax in the place of those repealed, and the wisest might doubt whether the operation of that substitute would be better for the great mass of the people. —(Hear.) He trusted that, notwithstanding Sir John Hobhouse's secession from the Government, he would yet form part of it again. Mr. GREEN said that in acting as he had done Sir John Hobhouse had redeemed the pledge which he gave to him shortly before his last election—namely, that in case he v ot e d against the wishes of his constituents, or in case he was prevented by his connexion with the Government from carrying their wishes into effect, he would resign his seat. Mr. WILD said he had great pleasure in supporting the resolution. Though Sir J. Hobhouse stood high in their estimation at the last election, he conceived that be had raised himself still higher by many degrees by his recent conduct.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that the electors of Westminster would evince a proper sense of the conduct of Sir John Hobheuse, by triumphantly returning him at the ensuing election. The resolution was then put, and carried unanimously. Mr. METHUEN, in proposing the next resolution, which, he said, had just been put into his hands, " That this meeting, possessing full confidence in the honesty of Sir J. Hobhouse, and a deep sense of the zeal and intelligence with which he has long served them, and in the belief that if spontaneously re-elected lie would be willing again to undertake the arduous duties of an independent Mem ber of Parliament, do hereby resolve to place him again in nomination, and to use the most strenuous exertions in promoting his return ;" said, that as a friend of Sir J. Hobhouse, he felt it but justice to him, in answer to what had fallen from a worthy elector opposite, to make a few observation s on this occasion on the subject of the charge which was preferred against his Right Hon. Friend for not having remained in his seat, and voted, on Tues lay last. He was sorry that in defending his Right Hon. Friend he should he obliged to throw the blame insult and individual so respectable tut the Noble Lord the , Chancellor of the Exchequer, for whom he entertained the highest respect. Not only his Right Hon. Friend, but he (Mr. Methuen), and many other Members of Parliament, had been placed in a most awkward predicament in con sequence of the motion brought forward by that Noble Lord on Tuesday last. He would nct say that the con. duct of Lord Althorp, in the manner in which he brought that motion forward, and in the observations which he made upon it, was cunningly contrived, but it certainly had the appearance of being so. Those gentlemen who were anxious for the repeal of the malt duty, had the question of the house and window tax repeal mixed up with it ; and, vice versa, those who were desirous of voting for the repeal of the house and window tax, could not do so without voting for the reduction of the malt duty. The Noble Lord had so contrived his motion that it was calculated to deter many Members from being present at the division, as it was impossible for them to vote so as to satisfy their constituents. His Right Hon. Friend especially was placed in a most awkward situation by the manner in which the motion was shaped. He was well aware that if his Right Hon. Friend were now present he would be annoyed at his (Mr. Methuen's) defending him at the expense of a man whom be so much respected 48 Lord Althorp ; bitt be could not move this resolution if he did not take the opportunity to entirely exculpate Sir J. flubhouse, and place the blame where it ought to rest —upon the shoulders of Lord Abhor!). It appeared to him, however, that the situation of the country was such, and the weight of taxation was so great, that it would be impossible for the country any longer to bear it. ar, hear.) He would not disclaim a wish to embarrass the Government ; lie had heard gee tlemen do so in the House of Commons, and their disclaimers were met with shouts of laughter. He did wish to embarrass the Government, in order to drive them to adopt those measures that the real situation of the country called for. The patching up of the finances would no longer do ; the Ministers must meet the difficulties of the country in the face. The dis. tress that generally existed could not be denied, and the refusal of inquiry was not the fair way to meet such a case, whether the Government was Whig or Tory. If such a species of policy had been hitherto borne, it would he borne no longer.—(Hear, hear.) He was satisfied that the weight of taxes was such that this country would no longer endure it. At present the taxes were very generally paid out of the capital of the tax payers, and he therefore firmly believed that it would be for the advantage of the country to put the Government in such a state of embar rassment as would prove to it that we were standing upon the brink of a precipice, and that there was no remedy for the dangers which threatened the country, from the overwhelming pressure of taxation, but a full and thorough inquiry and investigation, with a view to a complete change in eur present system.—(Cheers.) Mr. E. BULWER, in seconding the resolution, eulogised the conduct of Sir John Hobhouse, whom, now that pub lic virtue was so scarce a commodity, lie considered the electors of Westminster were bound to reward by returning him again as their representative. An ELECTOR said, if they were to go to work honestly, and like men, he should like to have two questions an swered. He should wish to know, in the first instance, whether, if Sir John Hobhouse should be returned by them, he would pledge himself never again to take office, but remain an independent Member. According to his own showing, he bad been hampered by being in office. His other question was an important one to the public character of Sir John Hobhouse. Was it true, as he had been told, that Sir John went out of office with a retiring pension ? Mr. BYNC ehe Member for Middlesex) said that was impossible, for Sir John Hobhouse had not been long enough in office to entitle him to a pension. The CHAIRMAN said, if the worthy elector addressed himself to hian, he could not answer the question as to the intentions of Sir John Hobhouse with regard to taking office hereafter, as he had been unexpectedly called to fill this chair. Mr. H. EULWER said that if the principle insisted upon by the gentleman who had put the question—namely, that every honest Member of Parliament should repudiate office, should he enforced—their only alternative would be to commit the administration of the state to rogues and vagabonds.—(Hear.) Mr. BYNG;aid there was no one there able to answer the worthy elector's first question, but if it was put dis tinctly to the Right Hon. Baronet he would, no doubt, at once satisfactorily answer it. As to the suspicion about a retiring pension, it was altogether groundless, for he had not been long enough in office to have the option of taking one, and he was sure if he had such an option he would not take it. Mr. MeTuuErr, in explanation, said that it was on the Government, and not on Loid Althorp individually, that he had thrown blame. He believed that Lord Althorp was greatly retarded and obstructed in the objects which he had in view by some members of the Government, who were like a log upon him.—(Hear, bear.) An ELECTOR was glad to hear the excellent speech of the Hon. Member for Middlesex ; but he had much rather that it had been delivered in the House of Commons on Tuesday night.—( Hear.) He was surprised to see, from the list in the division in that mornin 4 's Times, that the Hon. Member had voted on that night with Ministers. In his opinion Sir J. Hoblmuss deserved the support of the elec tors of Westminster for the manner in which "he had acted ; not like certain Members of the House of Commons, who had forfeited the confidence of their constituents, by first promising they would vote for Sir J. Key's motion, and then, when it came to a division, not doing so.—(Several voices—" They did not promise to vote for an income tax.") Sir J. Hobbouse had given up a place of 5,000/. a year in order to redeem his pledge to his constituents. He had exhibited a noble example of integrity and honesty in a House of Commons where there had been a deplor able falling off in that invaluable ingredient—honesty. —(Cries of " No, no ;" " Yes, yes.") He would repeat the expression, and he would add that they were bound to reward the man who had shown himself their honest re presentative in that assembly.—(Cheers.) He hoped there would not be a Government candidate on this occasion, for he, for one, was determined no longer to give his humble support to the Administration. The people of London and Westminster did not complain of being taxed, but they complained of being taxed too much : they complained of paying double what the people in the country paid of the house and window tax. He was sorry to see Lord Al thorp make use of a goading expression on this subject, that was worthy of Lord Castlere,igh ; he said there were no petitions from the country for the repeal of this tax. Why did London and the large towns only complain of it? Because they paid the principal portion of it. The far mers knew not the blessing of such a tax. Of the 2,500,0001. that this tax amounted to, the metropolis and the large towns paid 2,000,000/. They therefore did not want to shift taxation off their own shoulders ; they only wanted to have it more equally distributed. Ninty nine men out of 100 of the class to which be belonged— that of industrious tradesmen—if asked the question, would be found, as be was, ready to pay their last farthing to maintain the public credit—(Hear, hear)—but let the burden of taxation be fairly divided. Mr. Bytic said, he had voted for the repeal of the house and window tax—(Hear, hear)—he had voted against the reduction of the malt duty, and yet he was represented in the published lists as having voted the other way. Sir E. ComtismTON wt,uld repeat, in reference to the question that had been put as to Sir J. Hobhouse's again raking office, that he wished to Qod they had many such men as he in uffiee. He (Sir E. Codrington) had the other night, in voting, chosen what he considered the lesser of two evils. Mr. Tour), M.P., expressed his full approval of the conduct of Sir J. Hobhouse, and his determination to give all his aid towards promoting his re-election. An ELECTOR stated that he formed one of the deputa tion that waited upon Sir J. Hobhouse on Monday night, and that Sir John then stated that he would go into the House of Commons the next night to vote against Go vernment. lie was, therefore, surprised when he heard of his resignation of his seat on Tuesday; but the muter was satisfactorily explained in his address. He could not vote for the repeal of the malt tax as well as of the house and window tax, and for the imposition of a property tax, and he had no other course to pursue but that which he had so nobly adopted. An ELECTOR conceived that Sir J. Ilobliouse, having promised to vote for the repeal of the house and window tax, should have done so. He should h ave d one as t h e Honourable 31ember for Wiltshire did. The electors of Westminster wanted a repres entat i ve t h at would lead, and that would not requ i re to be driven. He thought Sir J. Hobhouse had falsified the pledge given to his constituents. Mr. METtiu art was sure his Hight Hon. Friend i jwould be able to give the fullest and most satisfactory explana tion of every part of his conduct to the electors of West minster, from the moment he had accepted office to the present moment. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr. FEARON, a committee was ap pointed to take measures to secure the return of the Right Hon. Baronet. Mr. CHAMBERS, in seconding t h e mot i on for that pur pose, eulogized in high terms the recent conduct of Sir J. Hobhouse. It would be absurd, ht contended, to ask their representative not to take office again, f or it wou ld b e establishing a principle for e x c l u di ng honest men altogether from the government of the country. Oa the 1110a011 of Mr, VgAIWIT it was resolved that measures should be taken for the purpose of returning Sir J. Hobhouse free of expense. Thanks were then returned to the Chairman, and tse meeting dissolved. HOUSE AND WINDOW TAXES, At seven o'clock last night, an extraordinary meeting of the delegates appointed by the united parishes of Westmin ster, for the purpose of obtaining the immediate repeal of the assessed taxes, took place at the British Hotel, Cocks spur-street, to consider the course which, under the pecu liar circumstances in which their representatives had placed them, they should adopt. The attendance was very numerous ; of the 81 delegates nearly three-fourths were present, and there were besides about 100 strangers. The latter were not allowed to take any part in the business of the evening. The chair was taken by Mr. CORDER, who announced that the first business for their consideration was the conduct of a portion of the public meeting, held en Thursday last, at the Crown and Anchor, Strand, towards the Chairman, Sir Francis Burdett, and to express their opinion thereon, pursuant to a requisition prepared for that purpose. Mr. J. GREEN, after commenting in terms of strong indignation upon the treatment of the Hon. Baronet at the meeting in question, moved the following resolution : " That the members of this committee having witnessed with regret the tumultuous proceedings of the public meeting as sembled at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, on Thursday, the "sth of April, consider it due to their own character to mark with disapprobation the insult, however it may have originated, which was offered to the chairman, Sir Francis Burdett, on that occasion." Mr. Ilitowx seconded the motion. Mr. Wyr,o moved the following amendment :-- " That while we entirely disavow any participation in the spirit manifested by many on the occasion of the public meet. ing, this committee cannot but at the same time express the conviction that the unavoidable delay in taking the chair con tributed very much to promote the disaffection of the meeting." Mr. DAVENPORT seconded the amendment. Mr. GREEN said, the amendment so completely hit his views that be would withdraw his motion in its favour. The amendment was then put by the CHAIRMAN, and agreed to unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said, the next motion on the order list was that to be proposed by Mr. Ch .rlwood, calling upon Sir Francis Burdett to resign his seat, and before this was submitted, he would throw out for their consideration how far they, as a delegation appointed for a specific purpose, had a right to entertain such a question. Er. CHARLWOOD considered that be was perfectly in order. Sir F. Burdett had not only shrunk from his duty, but had participated in the shameless attack made on their pockets. He should persist in his motion, which was, " that Sir F. Burdett, by his vote in the House of Corn.- mons, on Tuesday the 30th of April last, in opposition to the expressed wishes of his constituents, and in violation of his own promise to support the motion for the repeal of the house and window taxes, has forfeited all claim to our confi-fence, and that a requisition from this meeting be addressed to him to resign his seat as representative for West minster, for such violation of his promise and his duty." Mr. CORDELL did not consider the proposed resolution within the province of the meeting. The proper course would be to convene a general meeting of the electors of Westminster for them to determine the question. Mr. Parr concurred in this view of the matter, and would move that the votes of the delegates be taken, as to whether they had the power of entertaining the question. Mr. WYLD seconded this motion. After some further discussion the question was put, when there appeared— Against entertaining the question For entertaining the question Majority —2•2 The motion of Mr. CHARLWOOD was consequently lost, but that gentleman announced his intention of re-submit ting it in another form as soon as the other fixed business of the evening would permit. Mr. MORTIMEa moved next the following resolution : " That the inhabitants of the metropolitan districts of the towns and cities throughout England and Wales have indulged a hope, that a reformed Parliament and a reform Administra tion would relieve them from the odious, oppressive, and cruel imposts, the house and window taxes ; but they now feel they have been deceived and betrayed by many of those upon whom they had relied, and that the expectations they have so fondly formed are proved to be without foundation." Mr. WYLD seconded the motion. Mr. GREEN moved, as a❑ amendment, that the para graph containing the words " betrayed and deceived" be omitted. The circumstances unr'er which the late vote had been come to were very peculiar, and great allowances ought to be made.—(Partial biasing from some of the strangers present.) Mr. PouNcEv perfectly agreed with the last speaker, and could not but express his surprise at the unmannerly way in which certain persons, who were present only by courtesy, had conveyed their sentiments. Mr. EWLEa thought they were only following the ad vice of Sir Joh❑ Cam Hold - louse i❑ using strong language, fur he had told them when the Reform Bill was in ques tion, that if they did not agitate, as far as the law would allow, it would never be carried. Mr. GREEN had no objection to strong language if not persona_ly offen.ive. Mr. BitowN had no idea of fastidiousness in language towards persons who had grossly in►ulted them. How ever high the station, and however valuable the former services of the Hon. Baronet might be (for he did not mean to disparage what he had done), yet what he had lately done could not be excustd. He might perhaps ob ject to the word " betray," but the word " deceive " was most fully justified. Mr. CIiARLwOOD would persist in denouncing the ilironet as a traitor to the cause, and would say so to his face. It was not such a man, or one like his late col league, they ought to fear to offend. Mr. CORDELL thought they had strong grounds for complaining. One of their representatives had deserted them at the critical moment, and the other had voted against them. They ought not to place all the blame on their present representative, for his late colleague, who had put Westminster to the inconvenience of a new elec tion, ought to come in for his share. Mr. Ancoci.: sew Sir John Cam Hobhouse as late as half-past ten o'clock on Monday night, in the House of Commons, on the subject of presenting two petitions that right against the assessed taxes, and promised he would stop till the house broke up rather than not present them. A few minutes after he met Sir Francis Burdett in the lobby, and he promised to stop and support the petitions. Sir John kept his word, for he stopped in the House till four o'clock in the morning, in order to have an oppor tunity for so doing ; but he did not find from the news papers that Sir Francis remained to support him. He considered this a betrayal of the trust reposed. Some other gentlemen spoke, after which the question was put, when there appeared for omitting the words " betrayed and deceived" nine, and for their retention about forty ; but the precise number we cannot give, as the chairman pronounced his decision before it was possible to count it. " Mr. ADDISON then moved, and Mr. HAyEs seconded, the following resolution:— " That whilst this meeting feels that no effort should be left unmade to obtain the total repeal of both these taxes, yet, under present circumstances, it is of opinion that it would be advisable during the present session of Parliament to press the house tax alone upon the consideration of the House of Com mons ; and it hereby recommends all parties upon whom that unfairly levied tax so oppressively bears, to lose no time in petitioning for its immediate repeal." 11Ir. CuAttr.wouu had only to say to the gentlemen present, " Put your hands upon your pockets.' Mr. ➢lounmEß wished to asked if a deputation of three had not been appointed to wait on Sir John Key, and re quest he would make a motion for the repeal of the house tax only ? The CIIAIRUAN said it was perfectly true such was the case : but since their appointment, after the loss of the motion on Tuesday night, although they had called at the worthy Bironet's residence several times, they had not been able to meet with him. Mr. MORTIMER-Then 1 am to understand that it is P erfectly in the power of a Member to raise this as a dis tinct question ? CHAIRMA N — Undoubtedly. Th is , and several other resolutions referring to the same subject, but of subordinate importance, having afterwards b,:en disposed of, Mr. CH am,woort rose, and renewed the question which hid previously provoked so init;di discussion by making the following motion : “That it is the opinion of this meeting, that Sir F. Bur dett, in having voted against the motion of Sir John Key for the repeal of the house and window taxes, expressly in viola tion of his promise to support that motion, and of the instruc tions of his constituents, has forfeited his claim to our confi dence as a representative of Westminster.” Au amendment was moved by Mr. Bnows, that the motion could not be entertained consistsnly with the rules framed for regulating their proceedings, and much discus. sion followed on the question. Upon its being at last put to the vote, there appeared— For the amendment For the original motion l3 Majority The result was hailed with considerable cheers from the strangers present. _ - Some other topics of a lesser interest were afterwards discussed, and the meeting did not separate till midnight. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAr 2. THE KING V. HARRIS. This was a criminal information ....... Samuel Harris, a Magistrate of the county of Pembroke, for having vexa tiously and on insufficient grounds committed David Harris, on the charge of poaching, and for having, in de fault of bail, committed the said David Harris to the county gaol at Haverfordwest, from which place he was subse quently released, there being no indictment preferred against him. This conduct on the part of the defendant was said to have arisen from his entertaining a resentment against the prosecutor for having voted, at the previous Pembroke election, against the candidate (Mr. Greville) for whom the .defendant was interested, he having sup ported Sir John Owen. The Jury had found him guilty, but judgment had been deferred in consequence of his ill health, and upon affidavit the Court consented to give judgment in his absence. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE said, that in consequence of the great age and many infirmities of the defendant, the Court would not award the punishment of imprisonment, but would fine him a higher sum. The judgment of the Court was that the defendant should pay a fine of 5001. to the King. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBORO U GH- S TREE T. ATTACK ON " VESTED RIGHTS.".--A brace of chinaney sweepers, bed:zened in all the customary finery of a May day gala, were brought before Mr. DYER, jun., charged with begging in the public streets. The policeman averred that he saw the defendants cut ting sundry saltatory capers to the primitive harmony of the soot-brush and shovel, in Regent-street, and afterwards presenting a capacious ladle to the admirers of May-day gymnastics for the purpoe, as he verily believed, of coin patsing an alms. The policeman further affirmed, that the elder of the masqueraders thrust his mystic spoon in at a carriage window with the same unlawful design, the other defendant at the same time aiding and abetting, by perpetrating a lively clatter upon his shovel. The " ladle bearer" indignantly protested against the present unconstitutional attack upon his " vested rights." The custom of soliciting the eleemosynary bounty from patrons of the" Arts," had exisfed time immemorial, con sequently his right being founded on " prescription," was as indefeasible as any other right held upon the same sacred tenure. Moreover, he laid claims to certain " he reditary" immunities and honours arising from the pos session of the title, dignity, and emolument attached to the office of " Jack in the Green," and as he had paid his " footing," which was equivalent to purchasing the fee simple of the profits of the office, it certainly could be construed into nothing less (if the present charge was admitted) than an attack on private property, unless some " compensation'' was contemplated. Mr. DYER, jun., being of opinion that the offence imputed to the defendants did not bear the construction placed upon it by the policeman, ordered them to be dis charged forthwith. UNION. HALL. A woman, named Jefferies, was charged with inten. tionally pushing a Mrs. Edgar into the millpond at Ber. mondsey. _ It appeared that the parties in this case lived in a paved court through which there was no thoroughfare, and the squabbles and broils that occurred throughout the day, and often by night, were described as of the most inve terate description. Mrs. Jefferies, owing to her being a stout powerful woman, and withal possessing " the gift of the gab," was known in the court as " the cock of the walk," and generally came off victorious in all her contests with the inhabitants. She and Mrs. Edgar had a mortal hatred towards each other, which was increased if pos sible in consequence of the discovery of a little faux pas taking place between the husband of Mrs. Jefferies and Mrs. Edgar. Mrs. Jeff-ries, conceiving herself the in jured party, thought upon this expedient to be re venged upon the rival in her husband's affections : She invited Mrs. Edgar to take a walk along the mill. dam to have a " bit of gossip ;" and as they were pro ceeding by the side of the stream, Mrs. Jefferies, taking especial care to he outside, gave her companion a shove, and in she went up to the arm-pits in the water. She clied out for help with all her might, and Mrs. Jefferies, who stood stock still all the time, now joined in the call for assistance most vociferously, and assumed to be in great trouble at the misfortune of her friend tumbling into the millpond. Very luckily, assistance was at hand in the person of a bricklayer's labourer, who, seeing Mrs. Edgar stuck in the mud, threw his hod off his shoulder, and, doffing his jacket, managed to drag Mrs. Edgar, who was described as resembling a drowned rat, once more upon terra firma. The Magistrate, perceiving the hostile feeling between the two women, considered it the most advisable step to make them both pat in bail to keep the peace towards etch other, which was accordingly carried into effect. The malt duty has been reduced since the peace from 31s. Bd. per quarter to 20s. Bd, its present amount; in additio❑ to which the barley growers have had the advantage of the repeal of the whole duty on beer ; amounting to 3,500,0001. • The quantity of butter at Shepton-Mallet market on Friday last was so great that the best that could be made was sold at 6d. per lb., 17 ounces to the pound. —Salisbury Journal. Some excitement has been raised in the little quiet village of Coulsdon, in Surrey, in consequence of an animal of strange and unnatural appearance having taken up its abode in the neighbouring woods. It bas been seen by a great many persons, but the several descriptions are much at variance with each other. All declare that it is something of the dog or wolf species, but all agree that they never saw the like before. It is thought by the more rational part, who are willing to assign a cause for the visit of this animal, that it has escaped from some mena gery ; but the superstitious are inclined to the belief that it is a supernatural being, come to terrify the wicked for their sins. It, however, appears to be subject to the natural wants that flesh is heir to, as two sheep have already been destroyed and partly devoured by this ferocious visitant. A party, consisting of the gentry of the neighbourhood, with some hounds from the Surrey pack, went in pursuit of the animal on Tuesday morning, but they met with no success. ATROCIOUS MURDER NEAR PERTH.—A sensation was produced on Saturday morning, in conse quence of the dead body of a female being found, almost in a state of nudity, in a ditch on the lands of Spring field, in this neighbourhood. The body was soon ascer tained to be that of one of the gipsey or tinker tribe, which has so long perambulated this country, and among whom so foul a murder was committed last year, for which the woman STEWART was convicted, and sentenced to death ; which sentence was afterwards commuted to transportation for life. She left Perth on Friday, to pro ceed to the place of her banishment abroad, and the whole party, young and old, had come into town to see her away. They got " roarin' fu'" on the occasion ; and although it has not been as yet ascertained (the matter being only under investigation), it was strongly suspected that another murder had taken place. The whole gang was apprehended in course of Saturday, and lodged in gaol. it will be recollected that the convict, JANET Si'EWART, w.as condemned : for the murder'of her hus band's brother DAVID, and that DUNCAN, the husband, was tried along with her for the same crime, but dismissed on a verdict of not proven. The woman now deceased was the said DAvlD's widow, and DUNCAN is suspected as the murderer.—Perth Courier. FATAL PUGILISTIC ENCOUNTER. -- On Friday an inquest was held at Ecclesfield, Sheffield, on the body of EDWARD BOWER, who died from the inju ries he received in a pitched battle with a man named CHARLES JACKSON. On Tuesday the deceased, after drinking hard, challenged JACKSON to fight, and, after some time, JACKSON agreed to fight him for 51. The deceased had been engaged in a prize-fight before, and some of his friends endeavoured to persuade him from fighting, but to no effect. On Wednesday afternoon the encounter took place, in a field at Low Shiregreen, when JACKSON was seconded by JAMES MA YPIN and HENRY JACKSON, and EDWARD BOWER was seconded by JosErn LAMBERT and WILLIAM HINnES. About 30 to 40 vet), severe rounds were fought, and BowEit. had several falls. In the last round but one, JACKSON fell upon I3owla. with great force. The seconds took both their men upon their knees, and BowER appeared to be as fresh as he was half an hour previous. The two combatants were in the act of meeting each other, when Bow Ea. dropped on his left side upon the ground quite i nsens ibl e. He was immediately bled, but he died about four on the following morning. Mr. JACKSON, of Sheffield, surgeon, said he and Mr. SCILLING of Ecclesfield bad made a post rnortent examination of the body, and they were of opinion that the deceased had died f rom t h e e ff ects of a severe blow on the left side of the head. This blow had caused an effusion of blood, which occasioned compression of the brain, and consequent death. All the witnesses were cross.exatnined at great length, to show that the deceased was a man of full habit, and that his death had probably be n occasioned by apoplexy, brought on by ever-escitentent.—The Jury returne d a verdict of—Man slaughter against JAcKsoN and all the seconds, who were sent off to York Castle, on Sunday morning.—Abridged from the Sheffield LONDON AND SOUTHWARK 111°' WIFERY INSTITUTION. the London —...............-- celebrated at the Albion Hotel, Aldersgateli:titeis John Key, Bart., M.P., in the chair. This i g : 10 44 o N n ir d e o d n nes a d n a d y, so a u t t s h ix wa o:c k !o li ck i , dw th i e fer fi y ft h in a s a ti a t i o i c t i: s o: l,, :: was established some years ago, for the purpose w , 0 h00 4 professional assistance to poor women at their o*ot during childbirth. Since that time it has been j ° 44 4 operation, and wa s , until within these few years, o n t b ; r tl by the exertions o f a few individuals. The Elu';,,in, applicants greatly increasing, its promo ters found op possible to carry it on in the same private manne,raiorr circumscribing materially citcuscribing its evident betleficoo,l tions ; hence, e n courage d as they were by Pf°o3,oiS support from highly respectable quarters, they ._, t V to invite the co-operation of the public, in order taloo, might in that way be enabled to increase its tid‘ '' t, 01 As the Hon. Chairman and Des. C. J. gotie r , o i the course of the evening addressed the meeti n g ) , avralNt N nevhaiVnBsldnaixait2ettatlisi clothes alve: medicine,ego et e r synuedeo, to(abastttlyopcvhnbte attending ui i o ttnssenothdt. o f the consulting among the many valuable charitable institutioo 10/ s adorn this great metropolis, there was probably, itei e hiinshe m tnisese sigtl i nimmiis n nktta e u2esiher n t:ywiiiis t sgeto l iu7 y afns eacttiitia m oojehfannxeetv e :ht r eine i tiromyans t y e fidoei d oignssslstna:thheer g tegrda e togeevhe n ssrl es e uatseti r tiffaibn a tt:iegu l atiernastii neinnbp,b egdeestarrni atipooeotoeef:ufcooo.:l:(ll.tieso,,,,,,iii:, s „,„, of ~ of this sort, which had for its object the alleviatior! di,,, females while subject to the pains and perils data° ~ males would be utterly unable to procure the A' s i not confined to that of affordin scientific attendintopt gifts,,b sletxfact the d e o i n fp g u l b y suliffee meritorious rcion ugl,d ion s n v i o ya m b e e n e a ci n un d nfoi t ra h mr e y i e r d i p n oo fa fi o n t t:::: : ; :iliett : the gifts, by ladies, of clothes, are of great au v ,„ l ,o d ctip i i nibio n n eobeem s ree t w drnwt i pao t iy h an u ilu i nng c t bwye i s h o tiuh n pni m piei — euptrcr a etooni n w f n o e tir u tro n t:ub d stuoa o t infnptdeugarr handsomely, ha w s pan i e,d t be s et h p silto o a ieienm u r bae e t leaedl w ,isy a eotsbco b s o iue e ieitn el a nt ty r ta t hok o bebe r at l e esb i and l e i l oci e : gs v i oot P i g tric ll ole t , a irv f l 1 ri ,1 o i r t e . T backward he j in 0 e i r a r ig i 1,,,: ; I' ,r than gliltrc:l feeling e x speechese c r execrable. ray.top would if d t dodpt addressed o ss e sa f eevbndmal oel females valuable t he s During a considerable part of the evenink fia tioo d was filled with ladies; but beyond the gra" dell' 1 0 : hearing the successful results of the institution .40 and seeing so many friends met to promote its 'P o 0 3 % their pleasures could not have extended, b e o c r l d u r b IW or , itinerant band of street sinters would have um i ; r ol 6 i, cording to our reporter's ear for music, as In ue bl - harmony than did the professional singers 10 " ward on this occasion. THE MARKETS. tzSf CO , 0 4 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BR, tne iteto olo l For the Week ended April 26, 1833, made up frt, ip of the Inspectors in the different Ci ties a nd TOR'- 4 0 and Wales, pet Imperial Quarter. 533 0 I i. Oats ....—..... 16s. 10/1.1 Beans"" ""'"s°' 0, Barley —w— 255. 1111 Rye --. 3)s. 01.1 Pea5e........0110, MPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEER_ 54'4 4(1. Oats 16s. 10(1. Bean.." — _,2 o ' 265. Bean.."—_,2o' 6d Rye ........ 31s. lUd I Pease , ""` DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. O' 9‘l' 335. Bd. Oats 225. Pd.l Barley-22.5. 10d.I Rye 225. 9 ( 1.1 pease"''' SOUTHALL MARKET.—MaYL Calc e „ 6 !si.'j; This day's supply of Beasts, Sh eep , Lambs, an“,.irket,i',o',D, olerably good ; of Porker s b u t li m it e d . Tee tri'eer tended by about an average assemblaSe of buyers, ilio ",„ pfl each kind of meat was ver y d u ll, at t h e f o llow 4 0"' stone of Sib, to Fink the offals:— 4 Oct tO 4 6 Beef. 3s. Od. to 4s. fki I g Mutton 4 4 5 4 Po r k 1 . , "A Lamb ss. Ekt. to Bs. b, The foregoing quotations are B ee f , Mutton, Lainrices 2d. per stone lower th a n on thi s d ay se'nnigilt Cal e ' — e ' stationary. Beasts, 175 ; Sh eep an d Lambs, 3 ; 2 ., t'' „ Pigs, 27. But a small p roport i on o f the sup's", ket unsold HAILSHASI MARKET.-3lay 0,1. 0 4 - 3s. 2d. to 4s. 2d 4 4 54 1 Pork 3 Lamb 6s. 041. to 68, Bd. Supply moderate, and trade dull ARUNDEL MARKET —April 30. o d. to", fd I 36.2 d. to 46. 2d. 4 ,, 9 ' 6 44 5 4 Lamb ss. 4d. to 6s. 4d. Supply moderately good s and t z ade rather 0. Beef * Mutton—, 8eef,.,,., Mutton 4; CHICHESTER Al A RKET.—M3Y to 4 (: to.• 3s. (M. to 4s. Od. Mutton 4 0 5 2 I Pork 3 - A Lamb ss. Od to 6s. 44. 1 . In store stock but little doin g . S up ply moderately trade dull. ------ , 4 ; RU MFOItI3 M A It KET.—May 4. ~, a. 4 i s. d. to s. d. Reef 3 0 4 0 Veal .................. 9 1 Mutton 4 0 5 0 Pov Od. k Lamb ss. to Cs. Cd. p , ,s, '- Suckling Calves, 14s. to Os.; Quarter old Store PilOP Supply moderate, and trade dull. Supply moderate, and trade dull. eIC COUNTRY CORN I‘4ARKETB DURING THj i ...:.-1;r 1 0 °11 Wheat. Barley. Oats. ss. Per Quarter. s. to s. s. S. s. tO to Blandford 52 25 19 31 3 , Brigg 52 60 36 40 19 ' 22 i 9 1 Cambridge 54 25 14 di 1 Chard Huntingdon --. 58 63 20 25 14 7, Long Sutton--. 56 17 „,,,` Louth 50 55 27 32 19 4 ,3 Lynn 5O 60 21 28 16 20 5 3 v .. , Newark 49 63 22 33 15 Nottingham 42 62 25 35 )6 7, !, Peterborough 48 60 - 23 33 13 r ,„,`" . ' Plymouth 50 64 30 34 20 •••• Pontefract- — 67 I 43 c 9 s 7 Sleafonl • 65 70 36 38 22 n ", - , Uppingham 50 60 22 34 18 Wisbech.---.. 44 58 20 33 112 _ m . A LEEDS CORN MA RKET.—April 3 ' toff; % York. Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 60Ib. fiOlb. 3li. l o'' G Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk ,275. to 0, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire o'. . Grinding Beaus Eng. 31 t°l : lls3; l lCd.fre ri :sl6i Oats, Potatoe —Nlealing, For. 12d. to 13d Shelling LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE. --A 9 6.1. 0 i - 9 WiinAT, English, White, per 701 b. 4 8 6 Red 7 9 1 4 —..—.. Scotch, Welch, and Manx Irish, White 8 7 8 0 e -- Red 5 6 Foreign ,-, 5 / OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 5 ''' 0 ' Irish '2 I s ' ) 6 Foreign BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. qua rter - - 4 0 0 , 0 --- Scotch and Irish, per 601bs. 8 p 0 0 Feeding 0 51 BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter t , , ,j 3‘2 0 34 S - Irish, &e. 3 ,2 0 4 1 0 Foreign PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 4O 33 0 43 6 Foreign FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. ~ A 0 ~ V. 0 Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2.-101b5..... INDIAN CORN, per 4401 b. RYE, per Imperial q u ar t er MALT, per Imperial quarter IMPORT OF GRAIN for the Week ending , -. rl r i pv, * Wheat.' Oats. Barley. Flour. sc v. •,./Y Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. IForeign, Brls.llrish,&e• 8,586 4,905 681 _ I 5,43 4 P i° , - ---- ___ ~ tO o r The Duke—of WELL I N GTO N seem s °OB a pleasure in giving proofs o f th e v i go ur of l''!" at el stitution. stitution. The other day, b e f o r e apPea ri l6ela ls it' SALISBURY'S route, his Grace hunted at Str a ' ut for t ol after a hard run of at least 45 m il es , be set ° ,d 00° 0 0 field, which is a jour ne y o f a b ou t 62 miles, 1 1 r ye t 4 at Lady SALISBU RY ' S tk e same even ing, one ° 1 0' lively of the party. ST. M A i tt i t° GREAT MORTAI.ITY IN —T . t . Apr- , `'p i e' BONE PAatsu.—Since Sunday the 21 51° OW P l , O O l last Sunday, the number of funerals that have marYleofe in the two teurial grounds belonging to S t ' w eer , of Parish, viz. St. John's Wood and PaddingOn_t; e ver 0 04 exceedtd in number considerably more rh,' , i „, the t ita known since they have been burial grouna: ra Rat 3 0 0 space of time. During the period the chu ie ri g ) 9/ 34 0 ifr height, the mortality in St. Marylebone Pa 'b,, the 131 : e , n ter i half the number as it is at present, caused ni : ber e' " ho ris' ing influenza. The following are the 13 ,: w oo d 01 1 inents whick took place : in St. J° ll ,, n w g '' sd g round, 132 ; in Paddington-street, 4 ",;__ disorder lasi of 181. We are sorry to state that " t hbour ing P deaths still prevail in the above and twig to an alarming extent. el On the Ist inst , Mrs. Henry Arnold, ------------- et, w BIRTHS. o nt-st i 1 a fa' a daughter. • rk :Virg. - t it On the 30th ult. in Albion-street, Hyde - N ark, la Greene, of a dcughter the Kensington, On the Tith ult., at . Earl's terrace, Dr. Charles Inches, R.N., of - a son. 1V CM t'l MARRIED • the b en D i e. On the 30th ult., at the Cathedral, Salisbury, d pre ben B. Pearson, Rector of Chiddingfold, `sSurrey' % oarrie t i e ce Salisbury, eldest son of the Dean of Salisbury,., and 0' beth, daughter of the late John Pinkerton, I , q* , va the Lord Bishop of Salisbury. , La ycec,, , Janles S' - On the Ist inst., at Sutton, Surrey Sir . tal bir to Anne Maria, eldest daughter, of Vice. Adoll King, Bart., R.C.B. ' of Marelan 4 I lar ris, On the 30th ' row, Walbrook :19th nit J On the od inst. u3 ; gl i te n (:: ( s ; l' o te l: Esq., aged SO . DIED. fa r On the f 1 3PF IN tje L:o3l.(fiseijejf:sr:Ab,lu:::aadrtidini d J g :n sii,ifeaEc:sfilny. ; r: 0 011 U NO, „ PAINTED AND PUBLISHED BY ?S U It ll y OUN OrFiCS, 112,Srsorth LOVA Roy N Ol 6th i n , tan Admire Exhibit ettal oP twelv e ' ne ' THE For IC : 4 llAm] Pli .‘ EN (14 1115, N It; N ) 1 3 . 4. 4 I .1 ;4 4 . th eir AIA r t : e kek Tyea 11 41 1, . Coal k!, 4 1 . 4 ; 1 / 1 , 1t, Ik e Tt't ) • e V i , ut Fv v I°t 4 o ,!°Li, kjut, i, , 14ter, F Ast Pr; q~ e s e 4t th' 4 1 , t Aq, tI IY lt 4 4 1}.. i 'IN 4 44; hi ta 'qn, at l'ita4ere