The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-28 00:00:00

The Vestry. Clerk read the following letter from Sir
Hall :

"Lissome, Abergaventy, Jan. 24, 1861.—Eir,—I have
the honour to receive your leiter iolorming me that a
public meeting wet be held on Monday evening next hr the
purpose of petitioning parliament in favour of the repeal of
the window tax. I regret extr.mely that it is utterly im-
possible for me to be present. A very few days will intervene
between this and the meeting of parliament, when I must
leave my home for several months, and you may naturally
suppose that during Vie very short interval every moment
of time is oocepled. I hope, therefore, that, as my constitu-
ents must know how very sincere and zealous • supporter I
have been of the object they have now in view, I may be
excused at this time attendance at the meeting; hut they
may rest assured I stall vote, as I always have voted, not
merely for the enure repeal of the window ditties, but for the
unconditional repeal of that tax ; and it it is intended to ea.
tone a tax upon houses, I shall be ready to give ray vote
testiest any such proptsithe. The intern:it, and hijasties
of that tee remains fresh In oar recolieetion.-1 have toe
honour to be, &c., B.
Mr. lIRETTINGHAM raid this tax had bees iteronecusly
ettributed to Mr. Pitt; it was the creation of the whip, and
,hey must be competled to abolish it. They had apparently
' mace up their minds to abandon it, but they waati.d a
substitute. If so, let them pat the pr Aide and legacy duty
on rich people. (Hear, hear.) He moved • resolution
,!relazing the wiedow tax to be opposed to every principle of
morality, and calling for its abolition without sny tubs. ituta ;
.1-n the adoption of a petition founded OR the pollution.
Mr. HEALEY seconded the resolution. Houses, he
observed, were :already taxed in a satiety of forms; for
poor rates, county rates, and sewer rates were all Louse
tuxes. (Hear, heir.)
Lord DUDLEY S UART, M P., was loudly cheered en
rising. lie said thin teas a subject oa which then Gould not
be two opinions; the window tax must be done away with,
and unounditioually. (Checn ) It warred against the
comforts, health, and morality of the pleple ; it was a
reproach to the country, and • disgrace to those who governed
it. (Cheers) Ito inequality was monstrous, a poor man
paying 26 per cent., and • nobleman only two. (Hem,
hear.) West had the people been about to submit so
loug to such an injustice I Mr. Pitt had not
reduces, but had augmented, the window duties, as he did
mauy other texts ; and such was the excitement created at
that time that there was written on the well. all over the
town " Liehten our darkness, we beseech thee, 0 Pitt! "
(Laughter.) This was essentielly • war tax; and had not
parliament been so easy and complying it would have
been repealed long age. Five or ex years ago the
Chancellor of the Exchequer had denied tree edict of this
tax on the health of the people; now the matter was esta-
blished beyond all iloub.: so that ground was eat away from
under him. There was ao to trom which there were so
many exenirei ins. Ireland was a prodigious exemption.
(Hear, tear.) Let ell pay the same tax. s and ei.j.ly the
.-aces rights. (Cheers) This being no party quesaun, he
hoped • phalanx of howeet men in the rouse w cold compel
the r. peal of this tax. Hod all the metropolitan memhers
done their duty last melon as he end Its colleague (Sir B.
Hail) bad dose, the tax would not now have existed.
(Cheers.) Mr. 8.11, the new member fur Sr. Atban's,
now present, wi 11.1 no doebt do his duty. H. would ring
• bell In the ears of tee Chance nor of the Exchequer so
loudly that it would be sure ti brier him to a souse of hie
duty. (Hear, hear.) If government .aid y could not
spare the money, let tbcm be hid to redact their it:pewit-
tare. (Cheers.)
Mr. JACOB BELL, DI P., raid be hardly remembered the
puoti_ feeling hay.ng expressed it,elt wi a such anunimity
on any political question. (dear, heir.) The great luau.
talents against the window tax were, that it was a tan upon
health sad was untair—no other arguments wets 11.1ued.
The reason why it wa. nut repeal d Mat year was thee every-
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body totk it I:a granted it would hs 'reveled. (H,.../..)
Ministers took adran•sge of the patience st its. ',Fitments;
and they added insult to t. jury ; Lney nut only k.-pt oo the
tat on light, but :emceed it from hacks, the article whisk
kept I:ght oat. Lenten and laud:tier.) Toe only way to
tell on parliament was to gat up petitiora systtotatically
throughout the country, and take oats that tell wtro sigutd
by every htuscho:der. Copies of Cite* pelitiuns sto.o..itt to
pi itta La the hands of every- member, with a request tr st he
wont.' support their prayer ; and if any one did not do so, let
dins be plated in a blizit list for 1 unirs r nee. (Chem.)
Mr. NICItsIIII7, one of a depotatio.i from the Marylebons
commilae, and Mr. Churchwarden HAN Lit aldres.ed
locating in support of the r, sol own, whim was tottuitoou=4
adopted.
Mr. COOPER moved a rrslu'ion for carrying tut tits
onser by canvassing the district.
Mr. DYKE stconthl the resolution.
Mr. FtiNUTH, of Mar) iebone ; Mr. G YES 7N, cl:urc'taar,:ea
of St James's, se.t WMs o.her ipeekris It 1:04% tl.
A rite of thenks to ilvt chairmen c'oted tree piercer t.