The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-14 00:00:00

REPEAL OF TILE MALT TAX.

WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY MEETING.
A numerous mettiug of the agriculturists of Wit;
wiekshire, convened by the high sheriff; upon you's:Lion,
of the m anhnoptata.x cesh.air, Thos
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took place on Toursday, at the Shire Hall, Warwick, fcr the
purpose of passing resolutions and adopting a petition to
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Lard J. SCOTT, who cams forward amidst loud cheers,
moved the first resolution, which wee as follows
I. That the dialyse prevailing among the farmers of the United
Kingdom has bees mainly caused by tie recent laws, which bring
them Into unequal and unjust competition with the growers of foreign
produce, and will inevitably Increase, to the ruin of the agricultural
community, unless It be speedily arrested; and although no pi milest
reduction of tasatka sea be en equivalent for protection, still this
meeting feels imperatively bound to call upon parliament, not only
for the total repeal of the malt and hop taxes, but also for the Immo.
Mate adjustment of the general and local tales, which prey unfairly
05 the cultivators of the mil!

0. WfiIIIDON, Esq., seconded the motion, Which, after
some disturbance, having been carried, with two or three
dissentients only,
The next, which was as follows, was proposed by E.
GREAVES, Eqi
That the malt ma hop taxes prem.; with undue severity upon the
skill and energy of the liritiM farmer, and are Alm injurious to the
health, comfort, and morals of the laboaring community; and that
this meeting pledges itself to use its utmost exertions to obtAn their
immediate and teal appmL
Mr. T. UMBEBB seconded the motion.
The resolution was then put and carried.

W. HODGSON, BK., moved the next resolution:
That the farmers of the United Kingdom hiring been deprived by
the operation of tree trade of the means of paying taISP, are not
bound, when they demand an alleviation of burdens, to point out
substitute for them; neverthelees, whilst oil other countries with
which we have intereour,e are protecting themwives by heavy cus-
toms duties, it le the opinion of this meeting that a moderate import
duty on all foreign productions wised be infinitely more just than
the system now adopted, of taxing the produce of our native in-
dustry.
Mr. BODDINOTON seconded the motion, which was
carried.

Several ether gentlemen, inclwiing Mr. Nominate, M.P.,
Lord Brooke, and Mr. Bpoouir, M.P., having spoken, a pe-
tition to parliament, embodying the resolutions, was adopted,
end the meeting closed.

DUBLIN. APRIL 13.
Mr. Dufffs trial will not conclude till late this
evening, if it does then.
Lords Clarins, Dansandle, and Kilmaine are candi-
dates for the representative peerage. It is said that
the tint noble lord will be eli ctcd.

L,rd Edwin Hill contradicts the report of his rw
signing the representation of the county of Down.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.

WORCESTER CoLutoe.—There will be en election of two
*embus on the foundation of Dr. Clark, at Worcester
College, on Wednesday, May 9.

ORDINATIONS will be held u follows:—On 13th of May
next by the Bishop of Chester ; on Trinity Sunday, the 3rd
of June, by the Archbishop of York and the Bishops of L'a.
cols, Beth and Wells, Gloucester, Exeter, Ripon, Salisbury,
Peterborough, Chich , Ely, Oxford, and Manchester;
on the 10th of June next, by the Bishop of Rochester; on
the Nth of July next, by the Bishop of Winchester; an the
29th of July, by the Bishop of Nor*ieh ; and, on the 23rd of
Septembir, by the Bishop of Worcester.
VREPERMENT.—The MT. A. TAYLOR, to the C. of Reap-
ham, Norfolk, dio. :Norwich.