The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-26 00:00:00

Mr. JOHN WRIGHT in the Chair.

The followi;lirctioit;iiiit;;;;;nan iMOu711;;;;;ed on:—
Resolved, I. That the Retail Dealers of Liverpool have ever
been, and are now willing to sustain their full share and proportion
of the public burdens; but they are fully convinced that the pre-
sent system of levying thc Inhabited House Duty, as regards Re-
tail Dealers who live in Houses which are attached to their Shops,
is unjust in principle, and partial and most oppressive in its opera-
tion.

H. That as Retail Dealers they are generally obliged to live in
the Houses which are attached to their Shops; that they p very
high Rents for the advantage of situation only ; that their Houses
are generally small and confined, and by being assessed to the In-
habited House Duty, at the rack rent of the whole premises (both
House and Shop), they are made to contribute to that impost three
times, four times, and even in some cases five times as much as
the generality of Merchants, Brokers, &c., whose avocations per-
mit them to reside in Houses at a distance from their Warehouses,
Offices, Ste., which Dwelling-houses can generally be had equal,
and superior in accommodation, at one-third or one-fourth of the
rent which a Retail Dealer pays for his whole Premises.
HI. That, as it is evident that the Shop of a Retail Dealer is no
more his Dwelling-house than the Warehouse and Cotinting-house
of a Merchant is the Dwelling-house of a Merchant, this Meeting
is decidedly of opinion, that the present method of levying the
House arty, as far as concerns Retail Dealers and others, whose
Houses make part of the same Building with their Shope, is moat
oppressive, and against every principle of justice.
IV. That, on the most authentic information, the Mansions of
the Nobility and Gentry in the country do not contribute so much
to the Inhabited House Duty as is paid for the humble and con-
fined Dwelling of a respectable Retail Dealer in a large commercial
town.

V. That so oppressive and vexatious is the present system of
taxing the Premises of Iletail Dealers, many are thereby driven
from a residence thereon, notwithstanding the loss of time and nu-
merous other disadvantages attending st'ch removal, and the danger
and depredations to which their property is thereby exposed.
VI. That the unprecedented number of surcharges with which
the whole Kingdom has been inundated by the Surveyors of Dis-
tricts, with increased rigour and severity, but which the Commis-
sioners of the Board of Taxes have refused to confirm, is another
roof that the present unjust operation of the House Duty can never
Lure been contemplated by Parliament, or so unequal, and conse-
quently unjust an impost would never have been imposed.
VII. That the Act of 57 Geo. 111. sec. 23, evidently intended
for their relict, has been entirely unavailable, on account of its ob-
scurity and difference of opinion which exists among the Commis-
sioners as to the meaning of it ; and this meeting trusts that Par-
liament will now see the necessity of revising the Acts, by autho-
rity of which the House Duty is levied, with intent to render it
fair and equal in its operations.
VIII. That a Petition, founded on these Resolutions, be
agreed on and signed, and afterwards transmitted to the
bets for the Borough, to be presented to Parliament without
delay.

I • That a Committee be appointed, with power to add to their
number, to carry into effect the above Resolutions, any five of
*ham shall have power to ac:.
(A numerms Cormni:tee was accordingly appointed. London
X. That these Resolutions be advertised in such and
Prortacial Papers as the Committee judge expedient.
JOHN WRIGHT. Chairman.
W. ORAPEL, Secretary.

FOR CEYLON, the fine Cpered Ship TIMANDRA,
A. I, GEORGE WRAY, Commando ; bunion 370 tons,
lying in the City Canal. Has excellent Accommodations for Pas-
sengers.
For Freight or ?snap apAy to
BUCKLEb, BAQSTER, and BUCIIA NA N,
33, Mark-lane.

To sail from Gravesend on the 13th of March, and will call at
Portsmouth for Passengers,
FOR MADRAS and CALCUTTA, the fine fast-sailing
Teak Ship GOLCONDA, A 1, JAMES IVES Ell.
WARDS, Commander, burthen 8.50 Tons, lying in the East India
Export Dock, Blackwall. Has a Poop, and very su r Accom-
modations for Passengers, and carries an experie Surgeon.
For Freight or Passage apply to Messrs. Fletcher, Alexander,
and Co. 9, Devonshire-equate ; or to
BUCKLES, BAGS'FER, and BUCHANAN,
33, Mark-lane.

To sail from the River in March, and from Portsmouth the Hith
of April,
VOR BOMBAY Direct, the fast-sailing Teak Ship
1: TRIUMPH, AI. a Constant Trader; THOMAS
GREEN, Commander (of the Hon. C y's Service, and late
of the Ship liarkworth); burthen GOO' t rlying In the City
Canal.
rot rvaight sr Passage apply to Ca , et tin Jartrithwa
Colfie-hotm ;to 3lessrs. Palmer, W n, and Co. King's Arms-
yard; to Mr. Robert Taylor; or to EDMUND

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1, Riches-court, Lime-street,
This Ship is fitted expressly for the Accommodation of Passen-
gers, and carries an experienced Surgeon.

To Sail from the River in all the Month :if March, and horn
Portsmouth the 10th of April,
Ti 0I t MADRAS and CALCUTTA, touching at MA-
DEIRA, the Teak Ship EXMOUTH, A I. burthen 700
Tons, SAMUEL OWEN (H. C. 8.), Commander (late of the
Providence), lying in the City Canal.
For Freight or Passage apply to the Commander, at the Jerusa-
lem Coffee House ; to Messrs. Rickards, Mackintosh, and Co
Bishopsgate-street-Within ; or to EDMUND READ,
1, Riches-court, Lime-street.
This Ship is fitted expressly for conveying Passengers, for whom
the accommodation will be most commodious and extensive.