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. ,-- a / 4 P2 - C=7;-. l~ , ~ c ~y~: ,`-~-~ „,. ----' 4 '7"l- 11M • 0 -05.0 ,;,' „ .111 Pr ( :?# ' c) -tr "/AV v •P g/4. /74 .6 „ aucir , -Kt c.) l 'taw , TO CONTRACTORS. NOTICE is hereby Given, that the Plans, Sections, and Specifications, for the execution of the entire Works of the DUBLIN and KINGSTOWN RAILWAY will be ready for the Inspection of Con tractors, or other Persons desirous of making Tenders for the same, on and after the 15th day of DECEMBER next, at the Office of the Company, in Westland-row, Dublin ; and at tht Office of Mr. Vignoles, Civil Engineer, North John-street, Liverpool. In the meantime information will he given respecting the Line and Works in general, at the a bove Offices, or at the Office of James Pim, jun., the Treasurer of the Company, at 41. Dame-street, Dublin. `Sealed Tenders are to be delivered at the Company's Office, on or before FRIDAY, the I Ida day of January next, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon. The Company do not hold themselves bound to accept either the lowest 'fender, or any other Tender, unless the same be per fectly satisfactory. Parties making Tenders must ac company them with the written undertaking of two re spectable persons, to become bound for the due perform ance of the Contract, in such security as will be stated, when the Plans, Sections, and specifications are exhibited. Dublin, 23d November, 1832. put and carried amidst the loudest eheera that ever war- given in any assembly. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks for the ird manner in which they had received the• resolution, said he should have been thought a reuegadefrom; ne opinions he had long advocated, and to have turned his back on measures which he had been most anxious to carry, if he bad not met there, or any where d-e, a body of his countrymen, whose object was to raise their voices to obtain one or two of the immense ad • vantages which they had to expect from the Reform Bill. With regard to the resolution proposed by Mr. Taylor, he begged that gentleman to understand that neither he nor the Committee, who had got up this meeting, would yield to him in desire to do ample justice to the labouring classes, and if Mr. Taylor had attended to the observations from the chair at the commencement of the business, he would have heard that the object for which the meeting had been called had been deemed of too much importance to be intermingled with others; indeed, that they had best consulted the interests of the working classes by deter mining to raise their unanimous voice, and to tell Ministers that they must meet the new Parliament fairly and cordially. If the Ministers were honest men, as he believed they were, what an immense advantage did these proceedings give them ! He had lived long enough to know that if they wished to remove abuses they must do it one at a time.— (Cheers.) He begged to thank the meeting for the wanner in which the proceedings had been conducted, and he was glad to find that he had not been placed in a situation where he could discover a class of individuals inimical to the interests of the country. They had nobly done their duty, and he hoped the new Parliament would support Ministers in doing theirs. At all events, he hoped it would not go forth that there was a voice in the present assembly who was not as ready as Mr. Taylor to relieve the working classes.—(Cheers.) The meeting, which was one of the most numerous and respectable ever remembered in the city, then separated at half-past five o'clock, several loud cheers being given at its termination. (No. 12,549.) LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER .29, 18 32. (PRICE 7D.) COUNT PECCHIO.-TRANSLATED. MEET►NG FOR THE REPEAL OF THE ASSESSED TAXES. detain them but a short time. They were met together simply to consider whether two most oppressive taxes ought or ought not to be repealed. His sentiments upon this point had long been known, and indeed it bad been one of the leading points of his address to the electors of South wark. The house tax in its operation was one of the mos.. unjust that had ever been invented.—(Cheers.) It was a tax operating not only on the trading classes, but also on the industry of the country. In common justice, however, to the nobility, he must say that the first house in England that was assessed was a nobleman's house, the second was the Bank of England, and the third the East India House. The Hon. Candidate went on in dumb show for a short time, during which the noise was so great, arising from the impatience of the meeting, that he could not be dis tinctly heard. He at length sat down amidst loud cheering. In a few days, by Effingh m Wilson, 88, Royal Exchange, OBSERVATIONS of an EXILE in ENGLAND. By COUNT PECC HIO. From the Italian. [Mr. GEORGE BYrw's speech, concluded from our Paper of yesterday.] " To find a foreigner, and a liberal too, pointing out so many sources of pleasure and satisfaction within the reach of every one, and so many real excellencies both in the manner and tem per of the people."—Quarterly Review, on the Original, Oct. it was impossible that by any vote of his, he could op press the people. He had no authority from the Minis. tors to say that this tax would be taken off, but he had the strongest hope—he might say he knew they had long contemplated, if not to abolish the tax, at least greatly to modify it.—(Cheers.) He knew that the men with whom he had so long acted were anxious for its abolition, and every expression of public feeling upon the subject only strengthened their hands.—(Cheers.) He was quite sure, and he would do all in his power towards helping the measure, that in the next Session of Parliament they would see their taxes not only modified but altogether abolished.—(Great cheering.) COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 2S. VHEAP BOOKS.-LIBRARY, k-/516,HOLLES-STREET,CAVENDISFI SQUARE, IN RE HEATR, A BANKRUPT. (Formerly the Banking House.) In consequence of the large supplies of all the important and interesting New Works at the above New Public Subscription Library, for the immediate accommodation of Subscribers, many copies each are withdrawn a short time after publication, and although equal to new, they are disposed of at less than half-price. The New Cata logue of them, with their prices affixed, can he had (gratis) on application, or sent by post, as well as the Catalogue of the Library, and the terms on which Sub scribers, in all parts of the United Kingdom, are regularly supplied with books, including the New Publications, British and Foreign, in any quantity. The CHAIRMAN said that the next person on his list was Lord Henley, which caused great hissing and hooting. He then called upon Just published, in Svo. 15s. boards, Vol. XVII. of TRANSACTIONS of the MEDICAL and CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY of LONDON ; comprehending a mass of valuable and important papers on Medicine and Surgery : with Engravings. London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman ; of whom the former Volumes may be had. Now ready, in 2 vols. post Svo., VISIT TO GERMANY V and the LOW COUNTRIES, in 1829-30-31. By Sir A. B. FAULKNER. Richard Bentley, New Burlington•street. (Late Colburn and Bentley.) Now ready, in 3 vols. post Svo., THE BUCCANEER. A STORY OF THE PROTECTORATE. By the Author of " Sketches of Irish Character," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington•street. (Late Colburn and Bentley.) THE LAST NEW NOVEL. This day was published, in 2 vols. post Bvo., GERALDINE HAMILTON; Or, THE THREE TRIALS. 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HASLER, Secretary, 41 , 71, Leadenhall-street, City. k 'size mahogany four- , Servants' chest of stOt bedstead ..£3 15 0, drawers £2 2 0 , t . tt , tent bedstead 1 6 0 Mahogany Pembroke .ir d with furniture 3 15 0 table tp e red straw mattress Mahogany dining table 3 3 0 1 t tip, 1 1 , Eight mahogany chairs... 5 10 0 ktoattrefis to fit ilCerbead, free from ICellaret sideboard 6 10 0 h t sit te A li .feet six featherbed 2 12 0 Set of four feetmahogany ?i,,f„eetsix hair mattress 2 10 0, dining tables, 11 feet t ee six best ditto, ! 6 long l4 10 0 )4 2ack 3 3 0 Small ditto, patent......... 8 10 0 k, l r . , feet six flock bed Music stool, in morocco... 1 5 0 k .stbolster 1 10 0 Sandwich tray 1 8 0 .J 4 ~,anned chairs in oil, Butler's ditto Ik'' colour q ii tapanned dressing Dittodrawing-room each 0 18 0 ko th2tash 7 hanci ditto I ,4 'ion ditto 0 8 0 Common ditto 0 4 6 i ,, a A ress•rig table feet .hest maho_ ! card, and sofa 19 0 0 ,''Y drawers 2 19 0 Ditto ditto 2l 10 0 feet six ditto 316 0 Elegant drawing-room , i ,„ ,isany box glass, two , curtains 6 6 0 e wers Ol5 0 Rosewood caddies, of :'8 any night conve- fancy wood, from 18s. to 1 8 o nce 1 4 0 Imitation ditto, Canter ,, with three steps ',' , lidet and pan 1.._ . ... 'ditto , • t uofri sofa bedstead, 1 fonier Qt. , L reSB to fit, with top 3 80' Ditto ditto r qti h ed bedstead, ja_ ,Lady's work table, ma -2 20. hogany 14 .° 0 tent bedstead.... 1 12 0 Ditto, silk and fringed 3 3 0 et mahogany four- I Large winged wardrobes and furniture, I Japanned book shelves 0 6 0 t, eh draperies and I Rosewood ditto tringe 14 14 0: Loci tables... (upwards)... 6 0 0 I All featherbeds warranted free from dust and smell. •a • Old Furniture taken in exchange' Mr. CHING moved for an injunction to restrain certain persons upon whom a bill of exchange had been drawn from accepting it, under the following circumstances :—lt was stated in the affidavits filed in support of the motion, that the bankrupt, who carried on business at Gosport, had, shortly before his bankruptcy, shipped a quantity of lace, silks, and other goods, for the United States, where they were sold by auction, under his direction, by his brother, William Heath, and produced a sum of 875/. The affidavits also stated that the brother, William, had received for this sale a bill payable in London, and that the merchants on whom it was drawn were now about to accept it, and thereby en able Heath to obtain the proceeds, to the injury of his creditors, unless the intended acceptance were at once restrained from so doing by an injunction of the Court. The LORD CHANCELLOR asked Mr. Ching what authority he had for the application. Mr. Cum; had not brought any authorities with him. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought that the motion was made on the strength of an injunction which he granted the other day, on the application of an offi cial assignee of a bankrupt's estate, to restrain par ties from selling by auction; but assignees had now such extensive powers, that he confessed he had granted that injunction with great reluctance, and solely in consequence of the authority of the respectable Commissioner, who seemed to feel that it was necessary. As no motion had yet been made to dissolve that injunction, Mr. Ching might take that which he now applied for. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 28. KIRK V. STICKIVOOD. This was an action by the overseer of the parish of St. Mary, Whitechapel, on a note of hand for 19/. Ss. Gd., given by the defendant to the plaintiff, for the maintenance of a daughter of the defendant's wife. The child, it appeared, had been born three years before the defendant's marriage with his wife. The defendant maintained her till she was nearly 14 years of age, but she was of unsound mind, and be came so violent in her conduct, that he could no longer keep her under his roof, and he turned her out to be supported by the parish. An order of Justices was subsequently obtained to compel the defendant to pay for the child's maintenance. He, however, refused to pay, and was indicted for disobedience to the order, convicted, and imprisoned in Coldbath-fields. The beadle of the parish then called on the defendant's wife, who, in order to get her husband liberated, paid 20/. for law expenses, and agreed to pay the 19/. 8:q. Gd., the amount of the charge for the child's maintenance. She then accompanied the beadle to the prison where her husband was confined, and where he gave the note in question. It was now contended on the part of the defendant that he was not liable, first, because the child was not his, and, secondly, because the note had been given under illegal duress, there hav ing been no sentence of imprisonment. Verdict for the plaintiff, 19/. Bs. Gd. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 28. EP-PARTE GRANGER IN RE CHAMBERS AND OTHERS. The only point worthy of notice in this case was, that the commission was sued out so long ago as 1812, and the petition to supersede it now before the Court was not presented till the present year. The prayer of the petition was founded upon the allegation of there being no petitioning creditor's debt, and of fraud in issuing the commission on the part of the respondents, who set up as bankers, in partnership with the petitioner, at Collumpton in 1810. The greater part of the parties concerned in issuing the commission were dead. His Honour Sir GEORGE ROSE said, would it be just to call upon parties to answer to transactions which had taken place so long back that all the wit nesses they might have caVerl were dead ? No circumstances that he could imagine would justify them in doing so, and certainly those detailed in the petition would not. The COURT, without calling on the respondents for an answer, dismissed the petition, on the ground that the petitioner was as well acquainted with the frauds, if they were so, of which he complained, 20 years ago, as he was now. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Nov. 28. The Court was crowded in consequence of various indictments for libel and assaults : among the rest there were two against John Dicas, the elder and John Dicas the younger. Also a third, in which John Dicas the elder was charged, together with Charles Bluck, with printing and publishing a scan dalous libel concerning certain persons connected with the Satirist paper. Mr. Dicas, senior, complained to the Court that he being a defendant in three causes on the traverse paper, had, to his great surprise, discovered within the last hall hour that the causes had been removed by a writ of certiorari into a superior Court, if not by the fiat, yet with the indulgence of this Court. he CHAIRMAN wished Mr. Dicas to understand that no fiat or indulgence would be allowed in that Court which was not sanctioned by law. Mr. Dicas did not wish to impugn the proceed ings of the Court, but thought that he ought to have been apprised of the intention of his opponents at the commencement of the Sessions, because then he should have saved the expense of preparing for the defence of himself and his co-defendants. APOPLEXY.—A gentleman yesterday morn ing fell down in an apoplectic fit at the corner of Brown low-street, and is now lying unknown and expiring at the Horse shoe and Magpie, at the corner of Bedford-street and Red Lion-street, Holborn. He has on a black coat, dark silk waistcoat, with yellow spots ; dark drab trou sers ; linen marked T. G. FRIGHTFUL OUTRAGE.— DESTRUCTION or A WHOLE FAMILY.-We have received the following extract of a letter, dated Wexford, yesterday :—" The civilized county of Wexford has presented a scene worthy of ranking with Scullabogue. On Thursday night, a large armed party surrounded and set fire to the house of a titan named MAnnocxs, within eight miles of the town of Wexford. There were in the house, MAnnocKs, his wife, a son and daughter grown up, and two children, to gether with two policemen, who had been placed there for protection, it having been burned before in August last. The alleged cause was. MAnnocKs having taken some ground over a former occupant. The inmates were disturbed by the flames, and made no resistance, thinking it hopeless, as the ❑umbers outside were great, and the house on fire in every part. Of the two policemen who first rushed out, one named WRIGHT, was shot dead. The other escaped. The mother awl daughter were shot through the heart. The son, who still lives, but almost hopeless, was shot through the breast and shoulder-joint, and left for dead ; and the father was likewise left senseless, and for dead, most barbarously mangled in the hea 1; his case, I may say, is hopeless. The children escaped, whether by accident or not is nn known..—Dublin Evening Mail, Sir JOHN SCOTT LILLIE who was received with great cheering. He said he was ashamed to appear before them after one of their present Members stated that he had been their representative for 40 years. He did not oppose him on his own account, but at the call of a large ❑umber of the electors of the county of Middlesex.— (Cries of " Question.") With respect to the subject which was before the meeting, this was not the first time he had been before the public fur the purpose of stating his views upon these odious taxes ; and he consi dered it very proper, especially for a ❑ew candidate, that lie should be called to a strict account of his opinions upon subjects of great importance. At those meetings he had expressed himself as decidedly opposed to the assessed taxes, tithes, and in favour of the vote by banot.— (Question.) He was a commissioner of assessed taxes, but he served gratuitously ; he did not partake of the taxes. Now, from his knowledge gathered in that charac ter, he was aware that these taxes pressed most heavily on the tradesmen, and most cruelly on the poor labourer. He had seen hundreds of poor men who had been summoned before him, with tears in their eyes, declare that it was almost impossible for them to get bread, yet must pay these odious taxes. He had already pledged himself to the abolition of those taxes, as he considered it necessary for the tranquillity of the country. They would deserve the degradation which would be their lot, if, now they had the power, they did not use it so as to secure the en tire abolition of these assessed taxes. Sir F. Burdett and Sir John Cam Hobhouse were the next on the list, but were not present. Their names were received with a mixture of cheering and hissing. Colonel EvAras was next called upon, and was received with several distinct rounds of cheers. Ile said that several years ago he was guilty of publishing a small tract, in which he alluded to those iniquitous taxes, and also mentioned the subject of a graduated property tax. He merely mentioned this to give him an opportunity of saying that he still continued in the same opinion upon that subject. The Chairman had said, that a reduction of the expenditure was the best substitute for making up the deficiency. He would mention another reason fur doing so. The army was enlarged by many thousand men when the present Ministry came into power. Now that the country was peaceable, let them, at all events, reduce the army to the same standard in which they found it. He understood that the metropolis paid more in house duties, &c., than 4.8 out of the 52 counties; therefore, it might be more properly called a metropolitan tax than a window one. Whether pledges were proper or not to be given, or whether he was in or out of Parliament, he would sup port, to the utmost of his power, the spirit of the resolu • tions then before the mee - ing.—(Great cheering.) Mr. MURPHY was next called upon. He found himself in an unfortunate situation. Anxious as he was to limit his observations to the question then before the meeting, he could have wished, in consequence of some gentlemen having gone into the question of pledges, to have said something upon them, and to have done as it was said be had in his own borough, humbugged them as to the necessity of requiring pledges.—(Cheers.) That meeting was to give them an opportunity of pledging themselves before the public to support the abolition of these taxes, and the man who would not pledge himself had no business among them.—(Cheers.) Something had been said about the situation of Government if these taxes were taken from them ; but if the Government were to com plain to him as to their want of them, he would put his finger upon the Pension List.—(Tremendous cheering.) He would point to the Royal expenditure.—(lmmense cheering.) He would tell them to look at that of the army.—(Tremendous cheers.) Then came sinecures.-- (Loud cheers.) He would prove to them that if they were honest with regard to their motives of retrenchment, the sinecures and pensions alone, if abolished, would not only relieve the country from these taxes, but ►many others.—(Loud cheers.) It you have a house, they make you pay taxes for it ; if you do not, they send you to gaol for three months as a vagabond.—(Tremendous cheers.) There was hardly a house under 301. a year that was not assessed to its full amount, or to the full ex tent of the rack-rent.—(Shame, shame.) Whilst in many cases where persons paid 4001. a year they were not as sessed at more than 2501.—(Cries of " Shame, shame.") Whether be was in or out , of Parliament his anxious wish would be to secure to the people economy and retrench. went. He would advert to another circumstance which was greatly indicative of the unfair manner in which the taxes were levied. A friend of his, who had built a house on which he had expended 1,5001., was only rated at 50/. a year, while a tradesman who lived near him, and who built a house that had not cost him 1,0001., was assessed at 601.—(Shame.) The great waste of the public money that had taken place on that tax, the patronage obtained under it, the horrible manner i❑ which it pressed upon the poor, forced upon him the necessity of having this tax repealed. He had pledged himself to the consti tuency ; and if they considered him worthy of being their representative, they would find him their humble servant. —(Cheers and laughter•.) The CHAIRMAN said that the next name upon the list was Colonel Junes—( Cheers and hisses)—but he had sent a letter begging to be excused. Sir William Horne was next.—(Cheers.) He had written to state that be was engaged in the Court of Exchequer. Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY was then called on by the Chairman. The Worthy Knight then stepped forward, and addressed the meeting. He had the honour to be one of the candidates for Marylebone, and it was his opi nion, that the great abuse which prevailed in the finan cial system of the country, arose from an undue control in Parliament—(Loud cheering)—and the system of taxation which existed was to his mind a clear proof that the people of this country were a forgiving people. If they wished to obtain any particular object, they roust unite in returning Members who would vote for a reduc tion of the expenditure of the country. When the lion, in company with the man, visited the haunts of society, his attention was directed to a piece of sculpture, which represented the lion being vanquished by a man. " Ah," said the lion, " that is because a man was the sculptor, but if the lion had been the sculptor, it would have been re presented as the lion vanquishing the man." So it was with the people of England, who had long been overcome and oppressed by the aristocracy. The house and window taxes were a glaring instance of that system of taxation which only respected those who could best afford to pay. It pressed most heavily on the country, parti cularly in great towns, but more especially in this great metropolis, where it was a direct tax upon trade. It was well known that house rent formed one-filth to one tenth of a man's expenditure. A person of 1001. a year seldom paid less than 201. rent, and he of 1,000/. a year seldom paid less than 100/. a year rent. With regard to rating, if a man had 10,0001. a year, his house ought to be rated at 1,0001. a year, and if he possessed 50,0001. a year it ought to be rated at 5,000/. Here the people were crowded together in an unhealthy metropolis, dept iced of the light and air of heaven, the natural gifts of roan, even when pestilence haunted the land. The question was of such all-absorbing importance that he could go on for hours to show the injustice of the tax, but it would detain the meeting too long. If he should have the honour of being sent to the House of Commons, the guardian of the rights and privileges of his countrymen, his first step should be to demand, not as an act of favour, but as an act of justice, the immediate and total repeal of the house and window tax.—(Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said the next on his list was Mr. Wm. Brougham, from whom no answer hdd been received._. (Loud hissing.) The next Gentleman was Mr. L. B. Allen, candidate for Southwark, and who was present.-- (Cheers.) Mr. ALLEN we' received with loud cheers, lie would The CHAIRMAN said the next on the list was Mr. Sheriff Humphries, whose absence was accounted for by the necessity of his attending to his official duties at Guild hall as he stated in his letter. After him followed Major Revell, whose absence was occasioned by being confined to his bed by illness. Then came Mr. R. Grant, who had returned no answer—(Hisses)—but it was due to that gentleman to state that there was reason to believe the letter had been sent by mistake to Mr. C. Grant.—(Cries of "He would not pledge himself.") The next name was that of Charles Babbage, Esq., who was now present. Mr. BABBACZ said be was unexpectedly called upon to take a part iritre present discussion. If be had the good fortune to be returned by the Finsbury constituency or by any other body, his first object would be to obtain a re duction of the lavished expenditure of the country, as pre liminary to a reduction of taxation. When that hid been removed to the lowest amount, the safety of the country admitted—(Here the speaker was interrupted by loud hissing, and cries of " Off, off," and " Chair," which for some time prevented his concluding the sen tence)----one of the first objects should be a reduction of the taxes on knowledge; the next, a reduction of t the tax on prudence and free-thought,—he meant the tax on insurances ; and then a removal of those which pressed on the productive industry of the country. He was con vinced there was great inequality in the operation of those taxes which they were met to consider, but if he objected to the tax on the light of heaven he objected more strongly to the tax on the light of knowledge.—( Here the hissing became so great that the Hon. Candidate was obliged to sit down. ) The CHAIRMAN then announced Thomas Wakley, Esq. Mr. WaicLEY was loudly cheered on his appearance. He said, he appeared before them on the present occasion with feelings of extraordinary satisfaction, because he was to receive at their hands instructions as to his future con duct, in case he should be returned to Parliament.— (Cheers.) Having long seen that the miseries of his fellow countrymen resulted from a Government not acting in uniformity with the feelings and interests of the people, lie rejoiced to see the voice of the people triumphant, and that they were determined to undertake the manage ment of their own affairs.—(Loud cheers.) Considering the number of interests which were involved in the ques tion before them, he was not surprised that it was one of some delicacy to certain parties. Taxes were levied, in many instances, to support persons who spent them in foreign countries.—(Hear.) What was the amount of the taxes on windows ? They had been told that it was little more than two millions, and that the pro posal to take that small sum cif could not be even alluded to without their hearing of some new tax. Their Hon. Chairman, when he gave that hint, did not mean that any new tax should be levied ; he had only given the hint over the left.—(Laughter.) Their Chairman was too sincere and too honest a Radical—(Loud cheers)--not to know that he could take off twenty millions of taxes. If he (Mr. Wakley) should be returned to Parliament, he undertook to prove that more than that soul could be taken off without the slightest injury to the public creditor. If the Government found it necessary to re place the amount, they might take away a slice of the tithes. He was a great friend of the Bishops, and the Clergy, and he asked what it was they preached? Hu. niility and prayer.—(Laughter.) They tell the people not to love riches—(Laughter)—to regard net the affairs of this life, but to look to heaven ; and they further add, in the sincerity of their hearts, that " it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven."—(Cheers and laughter. ) There was but a small chance, then, he thought for the Bishop of London.—(Loud laughter.) It required some sudorifics prescribed by Dr. Hume; they must be sweated down to smaller dimensions. In his own neighbourhood the ratings had been altered ; but how ? Why, in every instance the rates were reduced upon the rich, and raised upon the industrious classes.— (Cries of " Shame.") His house at Greenfield was rated at 801., whilst the rector's, which was twice the size, was rated only at 401. In the Times newspaper the people bad been urged, during the cry for the Reform Bill, to spurn—to spit upon—to stamp upon any candi date who should offer himself without a pledge for its support; but now that same paper told them that they were to have no more pledges. But would not the people insist upon pledges now that they expected the fruit of that Reform Bill ?—(Cheers.) One of the first fruits of the Reform Bill to which they looked was a reduction of taxation ; but there were so many rats in the larder who loved taxes, that, unless they looked sharp after them, they would find the result of the Reform Bill to be nothing.—(Cheers and laughter.) Should he be returned to Parliament, of which he had as little doubt as the gentlemen who preceded him—(Cheers and laughter)—he should support this,and every other reduction which the necessities of the people required.—( Hear.) Mr. TEMPLE said that this was a question of such a nature, that a man who had not made up his mind upon it, was not fit to be a representative of the people in Par liament.—(Cheers.) For his own part, he was happy to say that he had pledged himself to the reduction of these taxes. He had done so, because he was convinced that these taxes were not only injurious in their pressure, and un just in their collection, but utterly indefensible in principle. All that they had to look to, therefore, was the abolition of these taxes ; with substitution they had nothing to do. It was the duty of Ministers to show the necessity of a substitute, and if they showed such a necessity, be should take care that the substitute was not one which pressed upon the industry of the people.—(Cheers.) As to pledges of this kind being turned to party purposes, he would say that, however such objects may have been obtained in former Parliaments, they must be defeated hereafter. —( Hear, hear.) Mr. BENJAMIN HAWES, jun., candidate for Lambeth, next rose, but had great difficulty in obtaining a hearing. He was decidedly in favour of the repeal of these taxes, and he had declared this so often that he had only to pledge him self to the fidelity of his former declarations. He sub.. witted to the doctrine that they had a right to cheap government, and also that no tax should be substituted toe one repealed till govertnnent was carried on at the cheapest possible rate. lie should, therefore, vote for a reduction of all taxes injurious to industry.—(A cry of " What do you think of soap ?") He should now retire, assuring the meeting of his cordial concurrence in the object for which they were met.—(Cheers and hisses.) Mr. D. WAKEFIELD would only detain them three minut e s. It was unnecessary to dwell upon the injurious effects of these taxes for they came home to the business of every inan.—(Hear, hear.) If a man were obliged to carry a burden, he would not attach it to his legs, but place it on the part best able to bear it. Now the taxes weighed upon the legs of the country,—the working classes, but if they must be kept on, there was still the back or head, namely, the wealthy, who might well bear them. The CHAIRMAN then said Dr. Lushington was next in his list.—(Hisses.) The Doctor, though unavoidably ab sent, had, in his letter, said he fully agreed in the purport of the meeting.—(Cheers.) Mr. Mootte then said that he would not detain them long, as he di.l not mean to make a canvassing speech. Ile would tell them what he thought of pledges.--(Question.) When he first became a candidate, he stated his opinions in print on a variety of subjects, and one of his pledges in that print e d placard was, that if he was elected, he would vote for the immediate repeal of the assessed taxes.— (Laud cheers.) He had held these opinions upon this subject for more than twenty years. By this the meeting would judge of his present sincerity. He de clared most emphatically that he considered they ought to be repealed immediately, for they were a disgrace to the country. Colonel LEICESTER STANHOPE was next called upon, and was received with great applause. He said he would not follow the example of the last Hon. Candidate, for he would make a canvassing speech. On the first of August last he had pledged himself to render hie best assistance to procuring the repeal of those most obnoxious taxes, and that he considered the best mode of canvassing to the electors of the Tower Hamlets. He was glad to see each a meeting, for it was only by such assemblages that the Parliament could know what the opinions of the people were.—(Cheers.) It was by the unions and asso ciations that they had gained the Reform Bill.—(Cheers.) Besides, the other party bad their Orange Clubs and Con servative Associations, then why should not the people also have theirs ?—(Great cheering.) He was most de cidedly opposed to those taxes now the subject of discussion. This suffering country could no longer suffer such a load of taxation as she was op pressed with, but the assessed taxes were the most odious of all, for they were the manufacture of an odious oligarchy, who imposed them upon the industrious classes, while they took care that they should escape themselves. He had heard of taxation without representation being tyranny; but this was worse, for it all fell upon those classes who never had been represented, and on many who even now would not be. It was upon princi ples of reason that he was in favour of the abo lition of these taxes. It was said that there ought to be no pledges, because Parliament was a delibe rative assembly; but be would ask, was there no other body in the nation capable of deliberating but them? Did not the people deliberate? Did not the Press deli berate ? and was not that a deliberative meeting ? If, upon the deliberations in Parliament, he was convinced that these taxes ought to be continued, what did it matter though he were pledged to their abolition ? His course in such a case would be to call his constituents to gether, and tell them that his opinion was changed —tell them the reasons which had turned him— and if they were not sati•fied with them, the❑ he would give back that trust which they had confided to him. This would apply in all cases and to all subjects. If sent to Parliament, he would raise his voice as loudly as he then did in favour of the repeal of these odious taxes.—(Great cheering.) Mr. CLAT then came forward amidst mingled hisses and applause. He said, if he believed that one of those marks of disapprobation was honestly and fairly due to him, he would never have thought of coming forward as a candidate, nor would he have ever dared to ap pear before the meeting ; but the fact was, they were not given to him as he was in reality, but merely as he had been represented to be. lie went heart and band in the wishes of the meeting. If he was ever in the Reformed Parliament, he would strenuously assist in the abolition of those odious taxes. There was one topic which lie had not yet touched upon, and he considered that it was one which put those taxes in a more odious light. Many people went to the continent, in his opinion, mainly be cause they, by so doing, escaped from this imposition ; and if it was taken off it would make the tempta tion the less for the absenteeism of his countrymen. When this tax was abolished, probably another must be substitutc-I—(Hisses.) He merely meant to say that if a substituted tax should be wanted, in his opinion it ought to be a property tax, and it ought to be pressed heavily on absentees. The Honourable Candidate con cluded amidst much hissing and partial cheering. _ Captain MA RRYATT was then called upon by the Chair man, and in his coming forward he was received with hisses and tremendous cries of " Off, off." The greatest uproar here took place, and the worthy Chairman, toge ther with Mr. Charles Pearson, endeavoured in vain to obtai❑ the Gallant Captain a hearing ; almost every word that he spoke was drowned in uproar and confusion. All that we could hear was, that he was i❑ favour of the repeal of the house and window taxes, and would do all in his power to give comfort and competency to the . lower classes ; that course he was determined to pursue, whether the meeting applauded or hissed him. . _ _ Mr. PY3I of Greenwich then came forward amidst long and continued cheers. lie was delighted to see so great a meeting giving their sanction and applause to men who were determined to pull down the horrible system of taxation which now existed. He was a decided enemy to the house and window tax; for, as a Commis sioner of Taxes, be had had an opportunity of witnessing its operation. He trusted that the people would not be satis fied with the pledges of candidates who were asking for their suffrages to vote for the repeal of the home and window tax, but that they would demand pledges from them to vote for the repeal of other and equally nauseous taxes. He concurred entirely with the resolutions which had been passed that day, and he trusted that the time was not far distant when he should not only see the house and window tax repealed, but a great many others.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. FREDERICK HAISIMOND then addressed the meet ing. He was one of those who had given pledges, and it gave him great pleasure that he had done so, for he thought it the duty of every man who wished a seat in the House of Commons, having the good of his country at heart, to let his constituents know what the course was be in tended to pursue. If he was sent to Parliament.—(Cries of " Yes, if you are")—he should oppose every unjust and iniquitous tax, especially that on houses and windows. Nlr. CIIARLES PEARSON then read the whole of the resolutions. Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR said that although be might differ from some of the meeting, he tru.ted be should be heard patiently. He thought, then, in order to consult the welfare of the people, they ought not to tie up their representatives.—(Hisses.) They should not tie up them selves to a repeal of a particular tax, but go into a ge neral revision of the taxes, some of which pressed upon the labouring classes, as well as upon the middle classes. Would the repeal of the house and window taxes best relieve the starving labourers ? The whole system of the excise not only took money from the pockets of the poor, but overset the English Consti tution, rendering every man's house no longer his castle. Again there were the taxes on knowledge.—(The cries here became so loud that Mr. Taylor could not be heard.) Mr. linmE begged to remind him that the question was as to the house and window taxes. Mr. TAYLOR rose amidst great uproar, but being un able to obtain a hearing concluded by moving, as an amendment, a resolution, to the effect that they should support those who would move and advocate a revi sion of the taxes generally. Mr. JOHN NICHOLSON said that this resolution was untitned. When they had got rid of these oppressive taxes they could help Mr. Taylor to repeal others. Mr. PITT having said a few words, as also another per son whom the meeting would not hear, on account of the lateness of the hour, Mr. STEVENS said that there were enemies in the camp who wanted to distract their attention from the question which they were assembled to discuss, and verity the words of the Times, this morning, that they would only have one side. Dr. Wan;: said he would not second Mr. Taylor's re solution, because it would nut now be of any service, but at any other meeting he would. The amendment was then withdrawn, for want of a seconder, and the original resolutions were unanimously carried, with the exception of Mr. Taylor. Other resolutions were then carried, requesting Mr. Hume and a deputation from the different metropolitan districts, to carry a copy of the resolutions to Earl Grey ; to pre pare a petition to Parliament, in conformity with the reso lutions ; and to appoint the gentlemen who called the meet ing a committee for these purpose , , with power to add to their number ; which were carried unanimously amidst thundering applause. Mr. M'Lm:on said that as they had heard the opinions of the various gentlemen who had addressed them he wished also to say a few words. He moved, " That it is the opinion of this meeting that every individual who solici ed the suffrages of the electors should be required to pledge himself to support measures for the repeal of the house and window tax, and to advocate short Parliaments and vote by ballot."—(Loud bissivg.) The CHAIRMAN stated that he had prevented the various candidates Irons mixing up in any way the different questions, and therefore lie hoped the gentleman would confine himself to those which the meeting had bee❑ called to consider. Mr. M'LEon again attempted to address the meeting, but was prevented by the loud disapprobation of the audience. Mr. NictßnsoN moved that the warmest thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. Hume, for his able and impartial conduct in the Chair, and to declare that they could not separate without expressing their deep sense of gratitude for his unparalleled exertions in Parlia ment, towards obtaining a 'eduction of taxation.—(Loud cheers.) Mr, PtAssort seconded the resolution" whi , :b was then LONDON SESSIONS. Yesterday these Sessions commenced at Guild hall, before the LORD MAYOR, RECORDER, and a Bench of Aldermen. A lodging-house keeper, named Isaacs, was in dicted for wringing Mrs. Jones, who is also a lodg ing-house keeper, most cruelly by the nose. The case excited a great deal of laughter. The prosecutrix, who is a Welshwoman, said, As I was standing at my door, Isaacs stood at his, just opposite, and said, " How would you like to have the nose wringed out of your face ? I'd pull it for you." "No," says I, " I hope you won't to no such a thing." " Oh, yes," says he, " I will ;" arid he pulled it strong, sure enough.—(A laugh.) So I went in, for my nose pained sadly. I never spitted in his face afore he wringed me nor atty. The prosecutor's daughter—l see'd the thing done. Mother creeked when he tugged her nose. It must have hurt her, and she was grewly flur iyded. He throwed her into the street as well, and lie was quite terrific.—(Laughter.) Counsel for the prisoner—lsn't a poor cripple un able to knock anybody about ? Witness—Bnh ! nonsense !he a cripple Why, man, he jumped about like a lamb.—(Laughter.) Neither mother nor me spitted in his eye. I was close to her all the time, and she shaked most violent. A watchman—Plase you, my Lord, I was a walk ing down the street, a doing of my duty, when I see Mr. Isaacs catch the nos_e and give it a good roundabout twist. He did wring it, indeed. Counsel for the prisoner—How could you see it when you were not on the spot at the time ?—How could I? Why, if that ere gentleman (pointing to Mr. Adolphus) wringed you by the nose, wouldn't I see it ?—(Great laughter.) The Counsel could prove that the lady gave the first offence, by spitting in his client's face. Warchman:--Spit in his face ! She didn't spit in nobody's face. The Counsel for the prisoner made an ingenious defence, and took occasion to compliment the .Tury on the occasion—Gentlemen, said he, is it at all pro bable that a man should so flagrantly insult a woman without having been provoked to it by gross conduct on her part ? Is it the natural disposition of a man to insult a respectable-looking woman ? Would any one of you do it, Gentlemen ?—(Loud laughter.) Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins—l saw Mrs. Jones spit in the defendant's face, and say to him, " Go, in, you poor cripple, to your * *of a wife." Counsel for the prosecution—What ! Didn't you see the lady's nose pulled ? No, I see nobody's nose pulled. I'm sure I didn't see Mr. Isaacs pull no nose. The Jury told the Recorder that they would save him the trouble of summing up. The matter was as clear as possible. They then pronounced a verdict. of Guilty : and one of the Jury said they considered it a very gross assault. The defendant was fined 205., and bound over in his recognizances, to the amount of 201., to keep the peace towards the prosecutrix for one year. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. Yesterday an investigation took place under a writ de lunatico inquireluio, at Canonbury-hou,e Tavern, Islington, to try the soundness of Mrs. El len Hawkins, a lady aged about 50. The principal Commissioner was Mr. PIIILLIMORE. Mr. BROWN, solicitor, of Broad -street, on behalf of the sons and daughters of Mrs. Hawkins (her husband having very recently died), appeared to support the plea of incompetency. Miss Christiana Forbes had known Mrs. Ellen Hawkins from 1817 to the present time. She fre quently threw herself into the most violent fits of passion, and exhibited extreme excitement, without any apparent cause. On these occasions she was very spiteful, particularly to her children. In 1818 in one of her fits, she threw a heavy inkstand at the head of her eldest son. She generally mani fested a great aversion to her children, and threw anything that came to her hands at them. She was a native of Scotland, where she resided un til the 20th of August, 1818. At that time she came to London, and resided in Spring-street, Spring-gardens. She afterwards removed to Maida vale, and remained there until August, 1830, when she was placed in the Fisher-house lunatic esta blishment, in the Lower-road, Islington, under the care of Dr. Sunderland. She was a well-educated woman, and in her sane intervals most scrupulously correct in her language; but during her paroxysms there were no bounds to her obscene expressions and swearing. Miss Diana Hicks corroborated the last witness's testimony, adding, that the unfortunate lady was in the habit of throwing her money and property aw”y. On one occasion she broke her pianoforte, and threw a part of it out at the window. Dr. Sunderland deposed that ever since Mrs. Hawkins had been in his establishment she had been of unsound mind. Dr. Bright and Dr. Munroe gave smilar evidence. Mr. Hadden, the foreman, accompanied by several of the Jury, repaired to Fisher -house, to see and examine the object of their deliberation. On their return to the Commissioners' room, the Jury were unanimous in recording the following verdict : " That Ellen Hawkins is of unsound mind, and incapable of managing her own affairs, arid has been in that state since the 20th of August, 1818." It is rumoured that the heads of a great mer cantile house, whatever objections they may have to what they call a Dutch war, have evinced no s , ,rt of objectiJa to profit by it. In tact, it is u•s rted that the firm in question has speculated to a vast amount in the purchas • 01 Irish butter, in the expectation that tie prices will be tapidly advanced by the stopp ige of Dutch butter. Tue price of the former, we believe, has slightly ris,n, but hot to the mark which the speculators in this instance deem high enough, as we are instructed that the whole is kept from market with a hope of an ultimate enormous gain. 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