The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-26 00:00:00

BOROUGH OF FINSBURY AND THE INCOME

TAX.
Yesterday evening a numerous meeting of the elec-
tors of the borough of Finsbury was held in the large room
at White Conduit-house, for the purpose of petitioning the
House of Commons against the increase of taxation, as pro-
posed by Lord John Russell.—Mr. D. W. Wire occupied the
chair.—Mr. Moseley moved the first resolution: That the
meeting could but express it, strongest indignation at the
proposed increase of the income tax; that it was unjust in its
imposition and unjust in its operation • that it could not be
tolerated, and could not be justified.—Mr. Self seconded the
resolution. He said, when the whigs were out of office they
were always exclaiming "Reform and retrenchment ;" but
they forgot their professions when they had the reius of go.
vcroment. Much had been stated shoot the na-
tional defences as an argument in support of the
financial measures of the government. That was
an argument employed by Louis Philippe and the govern-
ment of France for the increase of their military power.
How it had been made use of recent events have shown to
the people of France. Louis Philippe, however, in spite of
this force has been obliged to abdicate. (Loud cheers.
Voice: "Three cheers for the people of Paris." The appeal
was promptly responded to, with waving of hats.) Let this
be a warning to them. The whigs had been traitors to their
principles, and the recent proposition of the government only
showed the necessity that such members should he returned
to parliament, who were the real representatives of the
people.—The resolution was agreed to unanimously.—Mr. E.
aliall proposed the second resolution, that a petition be pre-
sented against the proposition of the prime minister, and that
the members of the borough be instructed to oppose the im-
position by all legal means in their power.—Mr. Justin/ se-
conded the resolution, and read the petition, which were
adopted nem. cots.
Mr. Witkley, M.P., who arrived while Mr. Miall was ad-
dressing the meeting, and who was received with loud
cheers, came forward. He commenced by referring to the
recent abdication of Louis Philippe and his flight, and re-
marked that he rejoiced at his overthrow. (Loud cheers
of some duration.) He had been a recreant to his priaci
plea, and he deserved the fate which awaited him. (Ap-
plause.) He was raised to the station he was exalted to by
the people whom he had betrayed. The people of Perished
acted nobly, for they had not ventured to shed the blood of
the man woo had acted towards them as a tyrant. The idea
of a standing army was repugnant to English notions, and
he was sure that the premier would not be able to carry out
his measures for the increase of the army. Mr. Wakley then
proceeded to condemn the.tax, and concluded by stating that
he would support the petition.

RECEPTION OF TILE PARIS NEWS IN THE HOUSE
or Counters—The rumour of the abdication of the King
of the French reached the House of Commons shortly after
four o'clock, and produced great excitement in the house.
For some time after the rumour became known, knots of
members clustered at the bar standing round Mr. Stuart
Wortley, who appeared to be retailing the intelligence from ,
one of the daily papers. Immediate,' that the curiosity of '
the hon. members assembled at the bar had been gratified,
the portion of the pap. r containing the interesting piece of
telegraphic news, wax turn out, and banded up to the
speaker. At this moment Sir R. Peel entered the house,
and on taking his Initial seat opposite the table, the slip was
Casseto him. The right hon. baronet, thinking no
that it was an ordinary communication, allowed same
minutes to elapse ho fore he looked at it, but no wager had
he glancedover it than he hurried across the door to the
treasury benches, where Lord John Hessen and Lord Pal-
menton had just taken their seats, and banded the document
to these two noble lords, who eagerly devoured its contents.
The right hen. baronet held a short but evidently animated
conversation with the two noble lords, and then returned to
theopposition bench. The excitement which the news had
created amongst the members did not subside till Lord Pal-
merston had answered the question of Mr Hind-
ley, and the house had entered upon the consider-
ationof Mr. flume's nrneadurent on the question of going
into a committee of supple. It was subsequently revived
during the discussion which ensued. While Mr. Rubinson
woe speaking, Lord Ehrington handed an evening paper to
the Cnancellor of the Exchequer eontaining later particu-
tars of the Parisian disturbances than those already known.
This fresh intelligence created a new excitement, which
lasted for several minutes.
POSTAGE. TO AND PROM NEW GRANADA.—A
treasury warrant, published in last night's Gosegte, esta-
blishes the following rates of postage for letters and news-
papers between Great Britain or any of her colonies, and
between any foreign port at which the packets may touch
(except Martinique or Guadeloupe, and New Granada),
for letters: Every letter not exceeding half an ounce in
weight, by packet-boat, one shilling; by private ship, eight-
pence. If one ounce weight, two rates of postage; two
ounces, four rates, and so on. English newspapers, or those
printed in New Granada, in Spanish, one penny each,
foreign papers, twopence.
ROBBERY AT APSLEY HOUSE.—Yesterday, a
journeyman sweep, who had been engaged in cleansing the
flues at Apsley House, was deteated by the porter leaving the
premises with a quantity of valuable property concealed in
his soot bag, he was at once placed in custody of the police,
and removed to the station-house in Vine-street, Piccadilly,
and will be examined at Marlborough-street this day-
THE PARIS NEWS IN THE ENGLISH PROVINCES.—
Our Birmingham correspondent, writing last evening, says •
" The Daily News has again to-day outstripped all its con-
temporaries in communicating intelligence of the progress of
events in France. At half-put one o'clock copies of the second
edition were received, announcing the spread of the revolt to
Amiens, and the partial destruction of the railway by the
people. These disturbances continue to excite the deepest
interest here. "—From Southampton our correspondent,
writing last night, says ,—" The Daily News has
again triumphed over the London press in eon.
veying to Southampton intelligence of the alarm- 1
ing progress of the insurrection of Paris, A number
of copies reached here by the express tren at noon, and
must therefore have been at Nine Elms at 10 o'clock in the
morning. They were sold instantly, ap.:l the agent's shop

wu ba.nged with parties who had heard that the Daily New
had again reached the town with most extraordinary and
alarming istelligenee from Paris. Neither of the other daily
papers has been seen in Southampton. All parties unite in
condemning Louis Philippe and the Guisot administration,
and attribute the serious and terrible events that now afflict
Paris, to the folly of the French government in attempting
to put a stop by violence to what would doubUesa have been
a peaseful meeting of the people."