The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-31 00:00:00

MAAStON.UUOUSE.

A THIRTY Id tut 37 bit Jris Losoox.— fr.
Batley, en elderly man, of gentleman appearance, was
brought up on the following charge
W. Brown, cab-driver, stated :oat on the previous day he
was on the stand in Coventry street, when he ob.erved de-
fendant looking towards him. Witness maid, "Cab, your
honour ;" and defendant, nodding assent, got in and desired
to be driven to Bectforibequare, from thence to Knights.
bridge, back to. Piccadill, then to Battersea; next to
Commercial-road Bast,. back again to Battersea; then to
Old Brompton; again to Bedford-square ; then back to Not-
ting tall, when the gentleman said he thought the hoses
wanted a little rest, end he and witness had some ale toge-
ther and smoked a pipe. Then, atter calling spin at Old
Brompton, he drove him to some dining rooms re Cheapside,
and attar dinner strove defendant again to Commercial road
East, and then back to the dining-rooms, when witness
asked defendant to discharge him, as the hone was rather
tire d—(laughter)—but he refused until witness had taken a
note to his private house at Camberwell.
The Lord Mayor-1 think your horse must have bean
tired. Wny how many miles had you driven
Witness replied about 30 miles; and added,that defendant
did sot wish to ride to Camberwell, but wanted witness to
take the note over in the cab, which he refused, and as de-
fendant would not pay the fare he was given into custody.
The defendant kept on during the recital interrupting,
and applying the terms " liar" and " fool," and occasionally
driving the policeman with his elbow, and esbibitiog many
other eccentricities. The whole scene thus kep: the court
in a roar of laughter throughout. On being ordered to pay
21e. for the cab fare, and 'is. 6d. for the driver's loss of thee.
tee tumid all his pockets inside out to show that he had us

money.
It appears that be ;is respectablylconnected, and by a pass-
book found upon him a balance is shown at his booker's.
Ile retired from the bar is eustody, to arrange ;for payment,
in default of which the lord mayor, to bin surprise, told hint
he must go to gaol tur a month. The money was shortly
paid.

TUE WINDOW Tex.—A spirited and unanimous
meetieg in favour of a repeal of the window tax was held
under the presidency of the mayor, in the Guildhall, Ply-
mouth, on Wednesday.
INQUEST ON CAPTAIN ROUTLEDGE.—Yesterday
?Jr. W. Carter held an inquest at Horsentonger-lane Gael,
on the huffy of Frederick William, alias Captain, Rut-
ledge, who died in that prison on the 29. h, while awaiting
his trial on a charge of bill swindling. Eliz.beth B.Jut-

ledge, of 123, Iligh-rreet, Walwortb, widow of deceased,
said that her husband was 62 years of ago. They had lived
apart 23 years. She had alwapa understood from him that
he was a merchant's clerk in the City. Believed he waa

captain in the Somersetsliire militia, now disbanded, sad
had seen the commis ion, but could not remember by whom

it wu signed, or what was the name of the commending

Officer. 7She had not visited deceased in the prison, being

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uninformed of his illness, nor did she learn his decease bat
through the papers. Witness last saw deceasid about a
month ago, when he called upon her ; he was then excee&.
ingly ill from nervous excitement.—Mr. John Keene!
governor of the gaol, said that Routledge was
admitted on the 10:11 of January, on a reamed
from Lambeth Police Court, and appeared very well till
the 13th. F. 11. Cooper, turnkey, said the deceased was
admitted into the infirmary on the 13th, complaining of •
pain in hi.. side. He was then in a very debilitated state.
On Saturday the '2.sth, as he lett the infirmary for Lambeth
Police Court, he walked to the prison van with a firm step,
but appeared much exhausted on his return. Oo Sunday
afternoon be was very low, but no danger was apprehended
until Monday morning, when .a low fever cams on, and
Routiedge expressed a tear that he should never rise from
his bed. He continued to sink throughout Tuesday, and on
Wednesday morning expired soon alter 8. Retied previously
on several occasions expressed hie gratitude and satistsc•ion
c‘icerninet his treatment since he had been an inmate of the
prison. Wiatour H • Esq , surgeon to the prison, con-
firmed the statement of the last saltness. Deceased had died
of typhoid fever, brought on by great mental anxiety. He
was sensible to the last moment. The Coroner having
summed up, the jury immediately returned a verdict of
" Natural Death."

COME-MARTIAL UPON LIEUTENANT WM. II CCU-

INSLEY, R.M.—Oa Wednesday, • court martial commenced
at the Ruyal Marine Barracks, Stooehouge, for the trial of
First Lieutenant William Hutchinson, Royal Marines, on
charges of couauct unbecJzaing the character of a geatli.man,
in having, on the evening of the 15th day of January, 1841,
in a public bill room, at Plymouth, used highly offensive
and disrespectful longu■ge to his superior officer, Captain
Joseph Francis Brittais, of the Royal Marines—and in
having, at the time in question, outside, and in the vicinity
of the public ballroom above-mentioned, deliberately kicked
and used abusive language to the said Captain Joseph Ftalleil
&intim, such conduct being subversive of good order and
military discipline. The court was composed of officers of
the Royal Marines. Before the swearing of the
members of the court, the prisoner questioned
the formation of the court, whether it was • naval

or military courtmartial ? The court declined to answer the
inquiries of the prisoner, but thought itself competent to
proceed with the trial. The prisoner then objected to the
jurisdiction of the court, on the ground that at the time of
'the alleged offence he was borne on the books of U.M.B.
Impregnable, and therefore amenable to naval law, and to
the orders for the regulation of the naval service ; and
further, that at the date of the order for the court he was on
duty on board the ship. It the court should decide upon
proceeding with the trial alter consideration of this objection
he abeuld proceed under protest, and he should use thin
objection for the purpose of defence, and, if need be, to
upset any verdict which the court might come to. The
court overruled the objection, and on the swearing of the
court the prisoner objected to Captain Elliott on the
ground that he had spoken strongly as to his conduct on
this particular occasion. As, however, he had been told
this in confidence, he could not produce evacuee, and the
objection was withdrawn. The only witness examined was
the prosecutor. The court requested that the evidence
should not be published until the proceedings were closed;
but we may state that the affair arose at the Royal Western
Yacht Club Grand Fancy Ball. Both parties were friends
of very old standing ; and on the night of the ball, in conse-
quence of come cosivensuon that the prisoner had with some
other friends, he, " out of a lark," called the prosecutor to
him, and said, " Rare, here's that wife of yours flirting away
with Tokenism." In the excitement of the moment, Capt.
Brittain replied, " It is like your impertinence, and it is •
damned lie." The prisoner, in • threatening manner, re-
quested toe prosecutor to leave the room, whims he old, and
on his descending the stairs, while prosecutor', back was
against him, the prisoner kicked him, exclaiming, with an
oath, "Take that," adding something which wee inaudible
to Captain Brittain. The court adjourned at four o'cloi.k to
the next day.
TUE FLYING Flell.—The following is an extract
of • letter received in Devonport from H.M.S. Flying Fish,
dated " Off Porto Novo, November 2, 1850:"—" We have
bad a most anxious and exciting chase after • slaver for two
days, and only barely succeeded in capturing her yesterday
afternoon by dint of nine hours' hard pulling, in two four-
oared gigs, with • broiling hot sun over out men's heads,
there being just sufficient breeze to propel the vessel about
two miles an hour; the slaver increased her speed to three
miles an hour by tne use of 16 or 18 sweeps. Two or three
of our men tainted at their oars, and the soiddys in the boati
were obliged to pull and spell with them. The slaver woes.
far off that we could not me our boats when they got along-
aide, and, • squall coming on about the same time, we
imagined that they must have got up with her, the saver's
sails being from this cause hid Gout our view. We were in
no small state of anxiety just then, as we had only 10 or 12
men in the boats, and we felt certain the slaver's crew was
upwards, or fall, 20 in number; and uncertain were we of
the issue of • struggle, if these fellows had determined on de-
fending their vessel, after the long pull our men had had.
Oar feelings may be better imagined than described, on the
squall clearing off, at obeerving the vowel running down
towards us, with our boats towing astern. The prize turned
out to be a beautiful schooner Rained the Mosquito, with 21
men on board, prepared for slaves only, but she had been a
very saccemfal read, heretofore, having made four or tie.
succueful tripe, and had landed 1,200 slaves in the Brazil.
We have,. however, spoilt her fun for the future. We send
her off this evening to Sierra Leone ter condemnation. Thi
is oar seventh prise."
VACANT COLOMELCIIIe.—We believe it is decided
that Major General D'Aguilar, C. 8., the colonel of the
58th Regiment, is to be removed to the 23d Regiment.
Major-General Attehmuty, C. 13., on the staff at Bombay,
and Major-General Wynyard, C. 8., on the stall at Sydney,
New South Wales, are to be the new colonels. Major-
General Auehmuty is to succeed to the 65th, and Maier-
General Wynyard to the 58th. These appointments wig
LI/MI*1)17 NNW la telitiks's MAW" (Nog..

Ll' REFORM.-PUBLIC MEETING.

Yesterday a public meeting, convened by the
Matwry Reform Asthdation, sod which was pretty ammo
sisody 'needed, woo held at the Hall of C0[66101104 Thread-
ssediostreet, far the purpose of heath g statements as to the
Shoes of the Court of Csassely, sad of adopting neolstioas
NWT* anew, Lord Iseinsa, the provident of the ano-
iistbsn, is die ear.
Tbs s.bii CHAIRMAN, la semesseing the proceedings,
obi be bat bad an opportssity at former inestlap of es.
logliag the aosedeoce that he entertained of the ssesem,
sod use distant, be Doped. of the greet object of their sesticia•
ties. flue wag one great man who, wore he an opposes's,
would indeed have bees a powerful os•—one of the grooms
lawyers in this estary, and, is additiJs to that, oar of the
slows' men in ft—St Edward Banden—vebe had
writtea a letter to the MOW regarding the Chasten
primers. He believed it could be shown that there wen
minas" eves is that great ma's letter. He alleged that
they might get oat of prime. But might they aot wish to
stay there, because baving been deprived of their all by the
Court of Chem:wry, they wished to stay in prison, having so
where el,' to go. He bet nothing to say against Sir
Rdward Series, aid Si' Edward Sagdvn tied welkin to
say agsiset the eve veiation. He stained him bestow be
wad not say anything against them, and if be weld sot
embody c0,,1d. He WOO Meiji:lod to think that if be (84 E.
Bugles) could ho would ; and he had a right to suppose so,
es as was 1044 up to for that purpole. He trolleyed Ha
Edward Segdes was with them, and that he would say eo

when the use came.
MT. it W. WES I'ON, one of the seastariss this read
several letters which tad been received from gentlemen who
]@(had been Mated to attend. One was trona Mr. Hume,
P. wto said .
_• " I canto' be in London on the day sp-
petaled, ar I would wised with great pleasure to add my
sloe Sae cry for the reform Of the Court of Chancery, I
woold rather say for the shelties of the oppreasive and de-
emedn proceedings of that court. ea the slate of New York
has des lately. We know the expense of means to which
we are subject for the support of the government, and,
heavy a, tab harts is, yet it Wilt in its bearing on us
simpered to the winos„ the Court of Chancery, which
always keep is empties. ery quests submitted to ft for
&Maks ire yeas, sad, is messy eases, destroys the whole
property asimitted to its sere ; sad thither, often destroys ,
the lives has Inigeste by sextet,. I hope the meeting '
will be effective es, sad that the lately ap-
pointed commission to umpire ism the defects of
the Cost of Chancery may be urged te aselente its
as to enable parliament in the ensuing !Mien to
=T seas
whole subject into consideration." Mr. BAGS
field, M.P., wrote that his engagements would not permit
him te be la Loodon before the 4th of February, otherwise
he should have had great pleasure in attending the seeds&
and oath s& that " tartly the present state of the Court of
Chases must brow pablie indignation." Litters were
also reed from Lou I D. Stuart. M.P.' Mr. Milner Gibes,
M.P., Sdr B Had, M P., sad Mr. Jacob Bell, ex- wing
their enmities ea the assn of previous shipments
Mr. Griefs likewise read a letter from Mr. 8. Hicks,
of Bath, relating to his own eve. It stated that kin late
idea, Mr. Cowles Hicks, died in 1836, worth upwards et
200,0001. besides leaded preperty. The estate w throws
beta
Chaseery, sad theugh- his kiln had been dead mon
than tee pane he had set sees sae olegle shilling ander
the will. And this was • friendly nit, The sate wee
sely thrown into Chasm ea account of a liability of 2,6001
he sinless yeses, the MS *llan Mon mists in Wales, which
had been was settled lee 18,0004 Bat the wit was not
settled, and they were sow waiting ter the Master's Seal
report, +tech had been overdue for dues years. (
hear.) Mr. W• mon added that the) gestlentan was the
brother of U. Rev. Mr. Hicks, who is cone/queues of the
delay is this suit threw @itself from the thee of Bristol
some time see end wee destroyed. The neat letter he
would reed was from Mt. Ciress, el Jersey, who Bald that
he had Seaside d that his ems was as simple that it
would not occupy time or eases much specs. He
wee therefor. Rids dtogo to the Court of Chancery in
Del 7; bet been he got out of it his resumes
were 'attested. and his heart was almost broken. He had
she essayed • Idler nom Mr. Carr, who suoseribed 41. to
the Nisei ans. ( Hear, heir.)
Me. CHALLON RR, of Leek, •soliciter, rose to move the
fiat reseionin. He was thoroughly disinterested is his
elleseary of Chancery stone, baviog sever been a saffser
though as • solicitor he had received a
essiodemble slain.% of costs. (" Htwr " and laughter.)
He sly Wel in connexies with the Court of Chancery
was the ice of OUI. teas. gest on the publication of a
pamphlet, in which he expo.ed the *bases of that court. Be
levi sent copier of time pamphlet to the pretest Mr. Justice
Telomrd; to Mr. Whawly. leader of the Oxford Circuit; to
Mr. Co per, tit C., of the Chancery be:; to Mr. Bright, Sir
J. Sosuly, me present Attorney Geaaal, the late Sir It.
Peel, Lord Laagdale, and others, all of whom expressed
their opinion that the time for Chancery reform had come.
(Heir, bear.) He would now advert to the system of the
Court of Clumsy, from which it was utterly impossible,
however excellent the judges, however demos the hesi-
tate, the sceicators, and the stators to bring • suit to • speedy
toiesicatioa, to extricate easel( without great delay sad
great smote. (Hear, bear.) He would bring before the
meeting a case whisk IMO within his own 'expenses
TM ease .114 teat of • person who had loess left •
legacy of 4013 i. out of • real estate. The only question in
depute was whether it was den or ant—thee se party Isis
It was paid, the other pasty denying that it was. A bill in
Cisme, we. Wed ; and, as • consequence, all the parties
who bad the moat remote interest in to matter, though not
Selig any Interest in the suit, were called before the court.
Les children and infants were subpinnsed, and obliged to
pat in answers. (. Hear, hear," and laughter.) No leas
than seventeen answers were pat in, and at the end
of a year the Vice-Chancellor referred the matter to the
gassier to inquire how ii;ought to be decided. The plaintiff
then pat forward a sent of facts, the defends% replied
to that statement of facts. Est* party then tiled an affidavit,
whisk wee merely going ever the same ground as the state-
mint el fame. Inc master adjourned the case for • fortnight,
but It went on for two years, and at length tee decided that
on looking at the matter the executor of some executor who
had no interest is the suit had not been made a party, and
the whole case had to be aimmeneed di memo. (Hear, hear.)
The oestrus* woo, that the 3001 had ties spent three
times over, and then the lawyers and the parties came to •
sosinromise. (" lies, hear,' and laughter.) In e •nsequence
of this case he felt it to be is duty to come forward to add
his feeble voice in order te point out suck revolting
injustice. (Hear, hear.) The resolution which he had
to propose was es follows : " That the Court of Chancery,
which palpate to be an isatitution foe the edentaistratioat of
equity, and the relief of the subject suffering under wrong,
is an instrument of intolerable oppression ; that its excessive
delays and gamesome exactions are of the sat flagrant and
chmatrose tharaeuir, and that its maintenance in its resist
elms is • diagram to the country."
Mr. blNUlitt geconded the resolution. Ile said that the
pelmet sawing had been held in the City of Loudon he•
same the council of the association were anxious that the
metropolis should come forward to support the objects
they had in view. (Hair, hear.) He believed that
all those persons who were untortunste enough to
get into the Court of Chancery would gladly second the
elate of the sisociation, but they likewise desired the
support 00 the public, any of whom might at any moment
become the victim of the Court of Chancery, if drawn taco
its seam. ( Hear, hear.)
Mr. 6 RYAN, who spoke from the body of the room, said
the resolution was all very well, bat the statements in it
were as old as the hills, and the abuses of the Court of
Chancery were known to be as old as the Court of Chancery
itself. etc always understood that the gentlemen of the
lariat been the upholders of the abuses of that court, but
le was died to see now that the lawyers were so ashamed of
their profession. But he thought they ought not only to
reform the Court of Chancery but the other court* too.
There was as much need of reform in the Court of Queen's
Bench se there was is the Court of Chancery. He
thought they ought to simplify the whole of the law of this
Maur.
The resolution was then put end usanimously agreed to.
Mr J. LORD (barrister), proposed—" That the Chan-
cery Rots' Association has strong claims to public coati.
demo and support in the course it is Minas to inform the
public salad upon the enormities by which the equity jade
diction of the Court of Chancery Is assumed, and to
suits • strong and genera timed he a sweeping reform
of that court, whisk MO MOD declared by • repletion
of the Hone. Of CONWAY SO be 'nothing better
than a mystery of Iniquity sad a standing cheat,'"
Now, when he Teed over this ilalilation, he certainly objected
to the latter part as being at Ism peculiar ; but when he
looked further, and found that that was not an menden
made by the noble chairman, er of the meeting, or of Sea-
rle but that it was a reiteraties et the untiments of the
Hoes, of Cosmoses, IN felt that it same with greater weight
this earthier ha mesa es to them es this question.
He Seed an assedees of as aspiring yews barrister, with,
having got to the end at • shammy sit of see ••e
years' duration, ease hams med doestled with great
joy sad satiefectios the ceded the meet* hi father-in law.
The father in.law,begiever, *sly eased roved and said,
"You eiespletott,it wee by mime of that salt that I mew
gestated • panelist the mean I gave to your wife ; sad
U you had sea as sesta' se I has bean, sad 'sows ent
mesh side to butter year bread, you would has made thee
Chancery suit • met of isheritance to your children.
(" Hear. bear," sad Ineghts)
Mr JOHN HOUGHTON, et Brougham Hall, Berkshire,
memided the readaties. He bad been far the last 96 yeses
connectedwith property, and knewessething dtaw abuse
of the Cost el Cindery. If they wanted to have • reform
el these abuses the people mime Sidi themselves, for what
Mora had ever yet bes weird except by the people ?
(Hem, hear.) Why should they blame Lord. Brougham or
say one else whilst they sated by themeless without lifting
up • band against the shiest (Hear, hear.) They must
have tonnage net enly is the city of Lauds but la the
provincial taws; they must speak as one sea fres one end
of the country te the ether, and seat not Net 001alla till the
soestrous abuses of the Court of Chancery were redreesd.
?he resolution wee this pat end serried usaimously.
Ms. ALFRED B. RICHARDS listed the third mole.
UGC It seemed be rim te bean Smite the British public
to sump to Shad the Cost of Chases. flies hear.)
He magratelstsd the suietig on the advise which had
ham made by the present question—ea mimosa whisk was
be el great degree owing to the szegtigps el the semelatios.
The restates he had to propose woe That,
although Ai meeting highly value the assestethe twined
by any members of the prolusion if the leek MIMI UMW
their aid is gaming out the °biases of the Moon &Om
Associatios, It does sot believe that the ammo, sollymb.
tioa of Chancery will aver be effected by Os silos of
the legal profession skis; sad this meeting fieffeesenellem
that the conduit of Si, Itersed Studs, in his sigh le
divert sablet Sloane& from the esetiescies af tbsys‘birp
Cheese,. by an BEM sPlaimbla d thel.4.,;:r.
the isaitions devises et soda pliraisior
left Is the nabool ilwayis Wog reprebbodbbe

The CHAIRMAN Mid that be objected t the latter part
of the resolution.
Mr. BATLEY said ►e wad sot mend the resolution is
Ile present Wm.
Tits resolution wee t►en autaselad by etzikirg oat all the
words after the words " legal profusion alone."
Mee. COBBETT, who sat ea a front bench (mica the
chair, here got up sod said: I sea only say that Sir Edward
Surdas did not see my husband in the Queen's Beneb. His
statement is not tree so regards my husband; it is entirely
kiss. (Hoar
Mr. CARPENTER, Sinritary to lb* Ateedation, said
that ►s °said ethos positively that though Sir E. Suedes
world have the pablie to believe that be seen the 24 Chancery
prisoners, I. saw bast 10 of these; that toms of these threat
themselves as lila notice ; sad that he refused to hear what
some of them had to say. (" Hear, hear," " Quite true.")

Mr. BATLEY semnded the resolution. This was a
mighty abuse, sad required a 'eighty remedy. The MUDS
they were met to promote was not No smelt the imam of the
mum as the can,. of the widow and the tat►erlsm, and he
trained It would prosper mit deserved.
The resolution was then put, sad like the former ones,
nathimmisly pared.
Mr. CARPENTER said that was the last resolution ; but,
perhaps, ►is lordship would allow him, in the name of the
council who were present, to propose that the meet-
ing ghoul Tatars his lordship thanks for his kind-
ness is presiding that day, sad for his very generous
mid efficient services as president of the Association.
Mr. SINGER seconded the resolution, which pawed with
acclamation, and the meeting then separated.

REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTIES.

DEPUTATION TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
EXCHEQUER (YESTERDAY).
Pouliot to the resolution of the previous day,
sad as stated in last evening's F,sprese, a dept.
tattoo of paper manufacturers, publishers, and others
interetted in the production of paper, proceeded from the
Kit es Arms Hotel, Palace-yerd, to wait on the Chancellor
of the Exctieqaer, at his official residence is Downing-street.
The deptatalen was headed by Mr. Crompton, sad consisted
of Mr. Berthwick, Mr. Chutes Dickens, Mr. C. Height,
Mr. Chambers, Mr. Seddon& (Birmingham), Mr. Towle
(Oxford), and the various other manufacturers of paper who
had attended the meeting of the previous day.
Mr. CROMPTON opened the proceedings by briefly reca-
pitulating the arguments advances In his speech of the pre-
mium day (reported in the Eapren), and strongly
urged the repeal of the duty on political, social, and fiscal
grounds; showed how the number of paper mills was gradually
diminishing, and that the Americans were sweeping off all
oar rags, and becoming our opponents in the sate of paper
in colonial markets. Our best workmen were gradually
departing for America, and the fact was that If
some relief were not afforded the paper trade would be
utterly destroyed.
Mr. CHAMBERS (Edinburgh) read to the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer the resolutioas sgresd to on the pre-
vious day. Mr. C. then detailed his own peculiar hardship in
being "bilged to atop the publication of the " Miscellany,"
and added that i• The Papers for the People" must soon
share; a similar fate ; although in both cases the circula-
tion was immense, all the profit vanished in the shape of
paper duty.
Mr. C. KNIGHT followed, briefly repeating his ergo-
meats of the previous day.
Mr. TOWLE drew a pathetic picture of the ravages which
the paper duty had caused among the mills along the banks of
the Oxfordshire rivers. He was in fact the only pepermaker
lest in the county, and could not have kept his ground but for
other resources.
Mr. BALDWIN showed, as on the previous day, the hard-
sills whim all trades in Birmingham. especially the papier
made trade, suffered from the tax. He feared that gradually
E.,gland would lose the finer descriptions of papier man f
altogether. (Mr. Baldwin here produced his specimens,
which Btr C. WOOB ezunined. and ailed one or two questions
as to their asbus.)_
Mr. C. DICKENS said be lied one remark to make on the
Mersey aspect of the ease. It wee his conviction, from what he
saw every day „that by curtailing the amount of money available
for authorship in cheap publications they were actually confer-
ring a boon on those infamous puhlicstions to which allusion
had been made, as If they were the glory of the country, instead
el its greatest seams. That wee in fact their ease. They
ilia not went literary matter of a better clue, because they
did set want to pay for it. Speaking to • Chancellor of the
Exchequer he supposed be must treat this as a question of
fiance, and be weal,' seated, that while we knew what the
duty lidded, we did not know what it cost in the way of
immorality and degradation. From what he saw with his
ewe else, from what he read in gaol reports, be was
firmly convinced that immoral cheap publications were
the root of all the crime of this country. Therefore
, be would suggest that there was little gained by this tax
except odium, but he could not go so lan as to give it pre-
' esdeace of the window tax. Of the two he would prefer the
repeal of the window tax, but would suggest that perhaps
both might be repealed together. (Laughter.)
• Mr. CROMPTON then laid on the table 95 memorials,
with 11,949 signatures, adding that if necessary they could
' be obtained from all pans of the kingdom.
After a few words from Mr. 811118 (Bingley) and Mr.
COLLINeIIw), the latter pennant st two petitions,
The CHANCELLOR in the EXCHEQUER said that
of course ha could give them no intimation of what he in-
tended to do, but was very mach obliged for the mode in
which the deputation had been conducted. Hs expected
during next week to hive deputations from almost every
description of tax payers In the cauntry, and it would be
only lair to hear them all before he finally made up his
mind as to future arrantentents.
The deputation then withdrew.