The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-27 00:00:00

REPEAL OF THE WLNDOW TAX.

Yesterday a meeting of the metropolitan dele-
gates appointed by the several parishes to co-operate for the
repeal of the window tax was held in the hoard room of the
Nlarylebone court-house. G. Daniel, Esq: in the chair.
Mr. IiOWATITII (St. Pattern) was delighted to behold
their agitation promising such successful results. The tax
was not only partial, but bore particularly severe on the poor,
whom it deprived of light and air, the greatest blessings
that heaven could bestow. (Hear.) It was, in fact, absurd
' to speak of the proposed sanitary reforms to long as the win-
dow tax existed. He therefore felt great pleasure in moving
a resolution to the effect—

That they were so impressed with the injurious., unjust, unequal.
and opprthathe effect of the tth on ',lght, sir, health, and moral% in-
Yulved in the odious window tax, that they Mt that any mosaic for
the promotion of the health of towns which wee not accompanied by
repealed• the window tax was a delusion, a mockery, and o snare.
Mr. STANFORD seconded the resolution.

Lord Butner STUART supported the resolution. The
window tax is exceedingly oppressive as regarded the
working classes, besides being unjust, the sister kingdom
being free from it, although the Irish landlords possessed
large rotates and immense annual incomes. The repeal of
the corn laws gave the people the itaff of life, and they now
required the repeal of the window tax to enable them to
enjoy it. (Hear, hear.) lie pledged himselt to raise his
hand upon all OCCattiollll against the tax, and never to cease
his exertions until it was repealed, especially if they honoured
him by returning him to parliament.
Sir B. Hart, Bart., said that upon all occasions he voted
against the tax, and that if again returned as their Tepee.
sentative, of which he had no doubt, he would persevere in
his opposition until the impost ceased to exist.
Mr. GEEtIN (St. James's) moved the second resolution,
to the effect that, merely regarding the window tax as a
fiscal imposition, they deemed itin the highest degree unjust
to tax the English tra ,esman for the necessaries of life, while
the property of the Irish landholders was exempted from
any share in the taxation to which that of the English pro-
prietors bad been fur years subject.
Mr. SAVAGE (?tarykbone) seconded the resolution.
Mr. EWEN (Westminster) read an extract trom a parlia-
mentary bluebook, dated 1843, in which it was recom-
mended that the window-tax, which then amounted to
1,515,2811., should be abolished, as being unjust and un-
equal, and injurious to health and morals, and destructive of
trade.

Mr. WALLER (St. Paul's, Covent-garden) moved the
third resolution, tilling upon all constituted bodies inte-
rested ;in the repeal of the window tax to m►ke its repeal a
primary object during the ensuing elections, by returning
no candidates who were not pledged to co-operate in attain-
ing that great public end.
Mr. Micnie (Marylebone) seconded the resolution.
Mr. M.K.EvaLv (Marylebone) moved that a copy of the
resolutions adopted that day be forwarded to Lord Duncan,
with a vote of thinks for his lordship's unwearied exertions
to effect the repeal of the window tax.
Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting
separated.

MAIL AGF—NTS. TIIE MISTAKE.—We have re-
ceived a communication from a correspondent stating, that
the error of leaving a letter-bag from the Bahamas at Ber-
muda, mentioned in a letter which appeared in the Ex-
peen of the 23rd inst., arose entirely from an imperfect
label having been affixed to the bag, and not from any mis-
take of the mail-agent. The Post-office and Admiralty de-
partments have exonerated that gentleman from all blame
in the matter. " The Admiralty agents at the various packet
ports," adds our correspondent, s' are an ill-used close of offi-
cers : they have most important and onerous duties to per-
form, for which they are iil-requited. NVhea appointed as
Admiralty agents their hall.pay as naval officers is stopped
their salaries are small, and they are not consi lered on
actual write, although their duties are of a confidential and
most responsible character."
ALLEGED LUNATICS' FRIEND SOCIETY.—The annual
meeting of this society was held yesterday at the British
Coffee-house, John T. Perceval, Esq., in the chair. This
valuable society was formed for the protection of the British
subject from unjust confinement on the grounds of mental
derangement, and for the redress of persons so confined; also
for the protection of all persona confined as lunatic patients
from cruel and improper treatment ; to receive applications
from persons complaining of being unjustly treated, or from
their friends, aid them in oltaining legal advice, and other-
wise assist and afford them all proper protection ; and to en-
deavour to procure a reform is the laws and treatment af-
fecting the arrest, detention, and release of persons treated
as of unsound mini—The Chairman, in opening tho busi-
ness of the meeting, intimated that the society, which had
hitherto been kept afloat principally by the aid of Mr. Luke
James Hansard, stood in need of funds to enable it to effect
its important objects.—Mr. Bailey read a report, detailing the
views of the society and several cues of oppression in which
it hat' interposed, and pointing out the defects of the exist-
ing Board of Commissioners in Lunacy. To exhibit the in-
adequacy of the investigations of the commissioners, the
report mentioned that Dr. Turner, within six ninths,
visited no fewer than 6,593 patients in 148 visits, travelling
3,351 miles, allowing a computed average of eight minutes
to each patient ; Mr. Procter, another commissioner, visited
in the same period 6,57/0 patients in 131 visits, travelling
3,138 miles. Several resolutions were passed, pledging the
meeting to forward the objects of the society, and expressive
of gratitude to Mr. Luke James Hansard for his munificent
contributions and active aid ; after which the meeting
separated.
DANCERS' PROVIDENT SOCIETT.—The third annual
meeting was held yesterday, in the saloon of the Hay-
market Theatre; Mr. James Byrn in the chair. The
balance-sheet stated that there bad been received 1161.
from professional, 181. from honorary, 291. from annual,
and 161. from official subscribers. The donations warts
431., and the ball tickets yielded 871. ; these, with
other items, including 181. received that day, made the
total receipts 3601. 9s. 11d. The total dishursements were
2061. 6s. 7d., leaving a balance of 1541. 3s. 4d., of which
1011. had een invested, leaving a balance in hand of
501.35. 4d., and making the present funded property 4841.
Several of the laws of the society were altered. One altera-
tion made ,the term of qualification for a member seven, in-
stead of an hitherto five yearn. A new law then mado
enacted that no pecuniary relief should be granted to mem-
ben till the funds amounted to 2,000/. The other altera-
tions and business were unimportant, and • vote of thanks
to the chairman eland the proceeding,.
TIrE GERMAN HOSPITAL.—At a meeting, held
yesterday evening at the Hanoveraquare Rooms, presided
over by Mr. J. Pike, and composed of English and German
supporters of the German Hospital, at Dalston, a series of
resolutions were adopted formally establishing a society in
aid thereof, to be called the " West-end Auxiliary Society,"
fixing the rules by which it is to be governed, and appoint-
ing the usual officers for carrying on its operations. Dr.
Freund stated (in reply to inquiries) that nearly 3,000
patients, including the English poor in the immediate
neighbourhood of the hospital, had been relieved since its
establishment in October, 184.5; that besides a debt of
1,6001., due on account of the building, the expenditure was
exiseeding the receipts to the extent of 801. a month ; and that
he feared it must be abandoned, unless the 30,000 operative
Germans in London lent it their assistance, either directly,
or through the medium of the auxiliary society now esta-
blished, and by which the smallest donations or subscrip-
tions would be teeeiyni--announcing that then already re-

ceived amounted to 1101.
AUSTRALIAN MINING COMPANY.—The second an-
nual general meeting took place yesterday, at the offices of
the company, Adelaide-place, London-bridge. Mr. S. J.
Capper presided. The report of the directors was read. It
commenced with the announcements that the unappro-
priated shares had been allotted and duly paid upon ; that
themines at Reedy Creek were to be henceforward called
the Tungkillo mines, and that nine additional sections of
mineral land in the neighbourhood of the Kapunda mine
had been recently purchased by the company. The com-
mittee of management had commenced operations on seven
lodes at the Tungkillo mines, and two lodes at section 1,614.
With reference to the question of a royalty on thespeeialanns y,
the directors reported that they had an interview, on Dec. 17
last, with Earl Grey, and that they had subsequently corre-
sponded with his lordship on the subject ; but not concurring
in his lordship's views as to the terms of the reference, and
expecting to receive by the Brechin Castle the original dud'
grant and protest, they proposed to Lord Grey to await der
arrival of those documents before giving a definite answer,
That vessel having however been unfortunately lost, and ma
duplicates of the papers received, no further steps had bees
taken. In consequence of the introduction and sub*equelet
withdrawal of the Royalty Bill in the colonial legithitere,
and for other reasons, the directors did not consider it aw
nimble to press the subject on the notice et the government.
In addition to the documents, various specimens et
copper ore were lost by the wreck of the Brechin
Castle. The specimens of stone sent by the Can-
ton, and supposed to ho tin, bad not been found to
contain that mineral ; but the ascertained existence of the
camponent parts of emery had induced the directors to',
order the shipment of 100 tons as an experiment, in the ex-
pectation that the quantity thus sent forward might prove
the existence of pure emery at the Tungkillo mines. They
had appointed Mr. Phillips as a mining captain, and sent
out with him a supply of mining labour, measures which
they believed would enable the committee of management to
prosecute vigorously the operations of the compan.The
directors observed with satisfaction the recent appointment
of the four colonial bishops, and announced that they had
granted a glebe of 50 acres of the company's land for the pur-
pose of erecting •church, clergyman's residence, and schools
to the Adelaide distriet,thus forming a head missionary station.
The debtor and creditor account of the company showed a
cash balance in hand of 1,7801. 7e. A protracted dis:ussion
took place on the subject of the report ; various complaints