The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-20 00:00:00

REPEAL OF WINDOW TAX.

rotoday • meeting of the inhetitants of the Ward of Bridge took
place at Fishmongers Hall, for purpose of considering the pro.
rtety of petitioning the House of COIIIIIMMIII for a repeal of the
Wind o ir Tan,
Alderman (1 %UN ATT, upon taking the Chair, Said he should fie
. allsays reedy to 'Testify the wishes of the inhabitants. by taking the
Chair upon legal or constitutional notations. He then stated the
object of the lleeting, after havitg expressed his rent, that of
*wee who signed the requisition, very few treated their Aldermen
- with so moth respect as to attend upon an occasion which they had
vowed was one of importance.
Mt. Voss moved a string of Reordutions, stating that the
window tax was objectionable ass direct tax, and a tax unequal
In it. operatiret, every house bring taxed in the same proportion,
sinhoin regard to size, situation, or real value ; that the duty w
snbversive of impmventrirt, and detrimental to health, &c. dit. i
ated then the meeting should earnestly tall upon the wisdom of l'ar.
homer' to repeal the Act.
Mr. PEWTRV.I% seconded the motion.
il. THORN ll I L 1., in a eery spirited speech, supported the Re..
galutiona.
Mr. Aaron was opposed to the Petition, which, he contended,
could .'ci no gold, and would he, of course, the means of unne.
'hoary expense. The subject had been already taken up in the
common Council. ands petition agreed to. The addition of the
inhabitants of Bridge Wird could affect the question nothing, as
Ministers, it had bon asksowledged, were disposed to do every
thing in their power for the public.
Alderman 11 expressed his surprise again at the very
limited number a... milled. Be did net mean in the slightest
degfee lo prejuace the question on which they had assembled, but
barrel!? could ant see that any good could result from the measure
proposed. it had been truly observed, that Ministers skewed a
(imposition to contribute to the welfxrc of the people. They had,
dace the establishment of peace, abolished taxes to the amount of
'A ',4P.610001. Nhe property tax certainly. comprehended
li,ooooool. of that sum, but there was a redaction of 8000,0001.
in the ditto taxation, upon the le most likely to feel it. The
suit tax had been reduced 4,1 S 2,0001., and the salt tax, which
Noe pow also felt, although in a much slighter degree, had fallen
1.T.i0,0110L Of the useeeed taxes 2,100,0001. had been taken
off; and he wished and expected to see a snore general reduction.
Now, amid it he right, in the niiibt of such important redoctions,
to complain ef this and that'llttle tax' Besides, the complaint
was far from tehig gerientl. No corporation but that di 'London,
'raid no Ward hot that of Farringdun Without, had petitioned upon
un rresen the subject. Hail the t meeting being numerous, there would
hare been sone for favouring the pro pountmeaeure in some
three:but he fc • r in. &lime, he applying any of the fund of
solleit he *to the origtrat, to en object which did not meet the ap.
probation of all.
Mr. Prw r suss urged the necessity of an immediate applicition
to Padoment.
MT. SU I TIIIR 1010Ved an amendment, expressive of the relines
nt the mectiag npon the wisdom of Government, and of the abosoes
t.f el deotion for pedtioning. _
Mr. Comm mint assondad the amendment. whit:Warm put and
n/atired. rid the original resolution were carried; and a petition
e. *red to e groundeu upon them.
Thanks having been unanimouslyuntod toAiderman 13 ' i
tt...i meeting Woke up. i • '

AfFFTINGA OF CREDITORS,
AT TIIS 11.11111011110/11. COURT, BASIWOHALL-lITITZT,

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[lobley, S. Janice-week Coyest garden, brenmaker - 11
Loader, E. Ain. Wasseettreet, Finsbury-aquare' upholsterer I I
Matthews, M. and Ijoiddsa, J. Rochester and Stroud, Kent,
coal.rnerchanta - 1
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Pers.dtt,l4l. W. St. James's Walk, Clerl‘enwell, table cloth-

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Pierce, I. 11. Tottenhann.ootert-read, grocer -
:y.linnon, A. of Claiv-coure and Drury-lane, tailor
V.,:larton, T. Finsbury-place South, tailor -