The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-19 00:00:00

TIIR WINDOW TAX.

Yeuterday a meeting of delegate* from metropo-
E.e.a parishes was held at the Cryt House, Morylebone, for
ti.. purp,se of considering measures of co-operation for the
ni.. el et the wilder: ter. The chair was takes by Mr.
Mosley, w`aul opened the ,business on which they were net
I.', !Louise the oppressive character of the tax and its un-
j•s• pr. pate On the middle classes, and the necessity of its
itp it in • sanitary point of view. Had the metropolitan
5,11.1/ ass does hair duty last se riots of parli sweat, there
wok.;] hale been n, necessity for the meeting that evening.
11,. nerd they would ell la their different localities all rose
p-. Ino-n that If thcy wee, not present on the ensuing re
sawn %hen the mess-ars would be brought before pulle-
r et, they might take their departure for good. He hoped
u
tk, Chinned-dr of Use Exchequer, having a large s us,
v., u'd g.ve up the tax at once with a go.id crane, an not
tnip,rl the people to make himdo so. After a few words
fo. a: Mr Neely, Mr. Soden moved the first resolution,
?Wein' the meeting to use every possible means to obtain
tLe imut dire repeal of the tax which was seconded by
fir.(l.. in, and carried uorinausly. Mr. Detain mood
the sroud resolution, to the effect that the deputation from
Sco Lt' the so .tropulitan parishes should wait on the Chan-
color of the Exchequer as soon as possible after Christmas
to were the repeal, whir was seconded by Mr. Dyer, and
tit -1 .1 unanimously. Dr. Cairn, on the part of the Senttuy
/es-xis-I n, addressed the meeting; and after a discsadon
Si et . . 04,Prit speaker repudiated the attempt a the
weocis.on to palm Itself upon the meeting as leader la
the core of repeal, for which the parishes had striven foe
nearly twiny ram a cafe of whacks was carried for the
ei.•le-ra, sad the irreales' were adjoaraed for a lora
enat,t.

Ttiz SMITHFIELD NUISANCE. YESISIdIIy Mr.
l'que. the City cocoon, received information of the EMS
oil, repan, late in the employment of Mr. Jof the
bailer, So•krovls-street, Cierkenwell, who was by,
an iati.sisted bulkk en Monday last near the own cli
lletentem ((be ',Athenian connected with which appeani
In the Ezprill of 'AU. day), and who died In St. Barthian-
nsee's H. •pita.: y-bttrday morning. Ile has lets a widow.
UM /I vt,ts. Fle pow-opener of St. Philip's chalets. Grew
wills .."u ire, trill suffers internally from Hoc serious injuries
ahe h. • mined. When she was conveyed home on Um-
day r..1/20: her nsiLical attsodant had not much hopes of her.
Vas, h,...i. i a, rallied the following day.
iitir,ltia DT a POST LETTZIt-CAlRlT.S.—Yesterday
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(\Veda; wai)U*74Di, abodes Wiadiegien, who bee boa
au{ :e)c.l for about two yews in the Bath twat-0411111 an
at iLary letter-anise, woe ebarpil at the Guildhall. Bath,
null meeting and Culling 'aural lettere, Iv omens cam-
pfai^r
Laring been lately made to th• poscoffice authorities
low et letup, tad @spatially money letters, in the
~,c of transit Omagh the Bath prat-ethee, the
~.etor.praeral received instructisna to proceed to Beth
Lrest.cate the matter. Is punts of this
("01, he, ou Monday, inettacted his amistact. Mr. J. Moult,
1. • lite a loiter, sad ulAress it to " Mr. James Moore,
1.0 17 Yoik.street, Bath." The inspector-general then
1“:41eilt lovweign and 12 pottage situps Is the latter, and
utt his &mastoid to Chippentiant to rat it, It was posted
:Lc lons intaiSi, sod melted at the Beth met-ollst in the
c.lOlO Si the Wit. An entry of it wu mad* by the
t. who afterwerds put it with the Uttar' to to be alight-at
N 4.1 district, the carrier for which WU II cams sated
rc tut, whom the primate witted. The whetter
tc.L tLe letup fees the sorting ben os Taeselsy
ta.,“.14. tad divided them with Pout The test
Litter vat is road's delivery, but was not gives
to Lim nor delivered la York-street. The primmer,
au I. ro charged with stealing money letters, took a handful
et letters from his pocket, monist which we. the Met lOU./
is .ioestioe. The evident's in relation to this letter \gybe
Mee gives, the inspector-general applied for a remand sus 1
th, otter cues, to order to prepare the necemary evident*,
Mich we. granted.
LLNNING FRABD.—At the Bristol polioosourtr:
terlay two moo, named William !lowlands tad a
drew., were committed to gaol with UMW's, Masked
psricds of two month' aad one mouth respeetihrely, for
heeds open the public, and breaths@ of the revenwelawt
ice prisoners, who were brought Odors the Judos by the
lt:lecter of entice and his came, had bees peeellelag apes
Ite public by pretending to be smaggien sad selling a tow
aim dettription of spirit, oolonred to resemble sower. as
Um %unable French spleit Whew apprehends(' aey had
it It tie pougssinn three Lugs bladders el the spurious
'telt soda bottle of the oolesuisi stet sod by thus Se
duke:, the spirit.