The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-19 00:00:00

THE BILLETING SYSTEM.

Last evening an adjourned meeting of the Balled
victuallers of the parish of Bt. Paolo was held at deer
Prince of Wake T ..... , Harwood•street, Hampsteadoode
for the purpose of °soldering the beet mesas of relieves(
the trade of the great tan imposed on them by the resin
system of billetios.
Mr. Daum Parrix was called to the chair, sad la
opening the proceedings said he thought, considering the
twin assent of taus taken from the trade, that et duet
the of all taset—the present system of billeting •
=rest
to ba atones abolished. There was as
increase la the
t tax, and altogether the licensed lictualler food it a
diScalt matter to rise the price of the articles he had he
MU. He should leave it to the meeting to 'dope the bet'
iseesares too. away with an evil which more or lessprsesed
apes the whole trade.
Mt. Bursa, of the Prime of Wales, said that it appeared
to him that a deputation would be the best means of gam-
ing oat the objects of the meeting. There were gentlemen
in the trade who bed moot strenuously ends dto de
away with the polecat obnoxious system of billeting. Be
meant foremost on the list Mr. J. J. Homer, of Rakish
whose Do-operation would be most valoble to the thaw
The CIIAllllAillt said, in the trot of the meetieg adopt-
tog the wane suggested, be should like to know whether_
it would be better to wait oa Lotd Power* or upon lit
George Grey, the Home Secretary.
The SICIUITAZT said that the Bristol Depilation bail
i waited upon Lcrd Pansthre, and from his lordship's kind
, lineation and courteous behaviour to those gentlemen be
, should advise that the deputation from their district welt
i upon the same alienator.
Mr. Clothrros described the hardships impowd nine kb
e' fellowousdeusen by the present law, and stated that be Ind
had man billeted upon him that had caused him an nooses
t espouse. As their grieve's:es bad been eloquently descanted
y upon at other places, by men far more capable of dust ii
fr than himself, he should not trouble the meeting wilti"
" details of the many instances which had come ender his ova
It lotto Oith fact be, however, meet mention, that it hell
b' *Alt his 61. 7n 6d. In three months. He hoped a thinehlik
to , reformation fa the system complained of would take ebni
1 of only for the interests of the trade, but for the wont
welfare of the men, who were obliged to 1111
about after their sergeants for the purpose of Odor
'S a lodgisg.
21 Mr. WEASTOX said when to had a men billeted open
u• him ha eleathd his house and ordered the man to bed. /1a
v, kind hie bedroom smelling strongly of tobsceo, sad Ds l'•
, @pomade' to the rasa he said, with an oath, he would de se
• is liked. He afterwards saw the man's offing., and sal •
!! ton be boons civil.
Mr. BASSIST remarked that if say further illmtranit
wore wanted to show the hardships under which the Oil
ri laboured, he sold say that it Wit his last year Oil
v, than 121. He wished to know, after all that led both end
et the verities meetings whether the licensed
; vidlopall
", had not shows an enormous pecuniary leas, to say anhird
u) abort the excessive domestic loosveniesce.
at It wee thus moved and weaseled and uassinewoo--11212.
Uri
nried that a memoriel be drawn up for presentatio te
t Passion
Mr. Bu tats then proposed, in a speech of roe lesgtbe
that Lord Bbringto. M.P., be requested to giro his
t• as.. at the presentation of the memorial.
Tide was soseaded by Mr. Watasessr and anted.
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