The National Register.
London, England, 1816-02-26 00:00:00

IV EST 11 I STIR MEETING.

Friday, 3 Meeting W3l held in Palace-yard, to take
into consideration the propriety of petitioning Parliament
against the continuance of the Income-tax, and the alarm-
ing amount of the Standing Army preposed to be kept
el, in a time of pence.
The Hiatt B.utirr, niter suiting the (-Wert cf the 'Meeting.
rapt them. he was happy in, that. and all ottar inipoifaut subjects....
tv'oril them a constant:mod opportunity of petitiunint Parlioinent un
sdly national.Laievance.
yma :tie 'Renn having been read,
Wisitonl said, that if the ndvire of the illu-rrious St:m*lll*n
once rAireti..nted them in Pori:amid had beta tatan. they woidd
rot hare had oe. a.don to have met there that dal. It ovoid be
I ...st tar lair. to enter into any detail of the mischief; ipicadenual by the
inmate-tax ;it had been to long im:osed on the people. that every one
enables to appreciate the oppressive and inquisitnrial nature of it.
1- •a, an ert.,-ine of (twat-sin:l in the hands of acy ikituittor, and it,
ira dining peace could only be rti.mit to support a large stand-
-1 ,; army. They had the faith of Miniuers pledgin, that it bitould be
. oh:dished when the war ceased. W:iat had we gained by the law war,
to .'ippurt which this Tax was first 'avowal ? flail we done any good
t-; any nation on earth ?—(Cris of w ! )—%V c teal reetorvd three
Fatruhe* to their Throne*, that would formerly hare overthrown thie
cot :rt..' if they mold ; men totally &sande of every principle Of Civil
et tell:4l:ius ltherty. Let them ask the people of Frame if their hearts
teat responsive, hen the title of •• the desired' was added to the neon.
of their King. We hail given twit aueient Republies to two Slonarelis,
cad of whom was despotic, and we had permiueel the spoliation end
iii.ntembernient of Poland to be consnniniatel But the records of
ismry would hand down the names of those men to posterity. who
had, unhlushingly, prnuicwt these wrong* to he dore. 'We hart added
a little to our owl: territory by the war ; hut of what use it could hr.
reap' that of increasing lettomage, lee knew not. On the subject of a
sismalmg army, he suspected that there were iscple in the country who
would rather inspect a number of whiskered red-coat., than wiiness the
veer/nits behaviour of asi ar embly of freemvn. congregated amending
et the Constitution to amen their rights. lie wt. Ana des winding
..-ny was intended to prevent them felon the esenise of their COTNI!
itior.al pri,thogst. Ile then moved a itesolutiou against the Pre-
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ety-tax.
Mr. NPLatinre seeonded tiie Motion, which was carried is the
tea:many&
Maj CAISTWittOrIT. it m wht r. Th"...triltrtloll that a atandirot ermy
was to he kept tip for the purpoer of Euppressing the Constitutional
force of the nation, stated, that in drawing their rtion to the enor-
mous sisnding army to be kept tip, he was aware i: w..s not a question
them to decide in Palace-yard; but it was for a free l'arliament•
r ::d a (ahinet fit to govern tinder such a Pathement. to •ny to what
eaient a standing arev. yaw tee:wary. Bet there was still one Nita
err- ected with this tufecet nn which they were competent to give en
$ p.r.lor.—ar.d that whethir they would rtin era to see an anr.y
tk
icst magnitude established, which met, in the ma, deatrey the ;Den.-
ties of the cauatry. Before mei: a selt.ine should be brought about.
:my ought to declare. from one et:: of the kingtlem to the other, that
'Ore weal vither din than submit t i it. It was VoGO years ago since
co 'Athenian had declared,. that whoever had the poser of the :Limy at
i-ilear men!, might carry into effort wlintever revolutions they pleased;
ere: at. Angbiennan. now in the Cabinet, had slid, when out of it. that
.--ey Government having that coutrel of the army was despotic. Hume,
•-:ne of his Eisoya, had sa;sl, that a mauling n-ray was a diataise by
siloch the Cot sututtcm of this country mus: eventually
'Vico 'nand his lb:elution.
Mr. BUNT (Or' Bristol) seconded this mot". The Gentleman who
reined the dial:iv:don had said, if the advice cf an illestrious States-
fomerle their Reprisentatite, had been taken, the Income-nix
e.nuld ten have been imposed on the country. Ile supposed that the
a.arthe (Indianan meant Mr. Fox ; but did he mean Mr. Fox in or
r.; of place? Did be not raise the Property-tax from 1;i to 10 per
c• -m. It was the Whigs who raised the Pensions of the Royal Funitly
and the Judges, on the ground of the &ernes.; of provis;uns; and it
:ass for their reasons he wished to guard them against the Party, same
of whom were present--(lie meant Mr. Brougham, Mr. Brand, Mr.
I; Arnett and r. Laribton, who had come on the 11 ustings, hut had
Lit the place when he began to speak). Ile said. Wtatnniteter would
nait do tar those Gentle:nem. Ile had a list in his hand of men who
I:Id. sires:wiz ; in which he found that Mr. Ponsonby enjoyed aorea.
::ar from a sinecure, and Mr. Horner etionl. as one of the Commis-
tiontes for the payment of the Nalsoli of Artois Debts, which be knew
vall enough would never be paid. He then read a list of 22 p;:rsons,
enjoying sentences to the amount of nearly 200,0001 If the country was
len fairly represented, they would then get their taxes, the sinecures,
and the salaries of the Regent and the Itoyel Family reduced.
The Reeolutioua being agreed to. Mr. Wishart moved a Petition to
Parliament founded on them, which was also agreed to. The Thinks
of :he Meeting were next voted to Sir F. Burdett.
Sir Francis said, he was flattered be this notice, because it was possible
that 'us not pill"' to that room over Way might have been construed
in.., ati lice that was hopeless of success to the pnblic cause, or that
he ,segan to relax in his exert:on. in behalf of it.. lie would carry this
Petition with just the same hopes of success as had attended alf their
for. ter ones. But he booed the time was fast approaching when the
be a general and. united ?Riot. in a legal and coneCtutional
.would reeover the place dasimed for then" kit the Constitution.
Th.: Property Tax wax nut to be borne, and the etunding Gamy was
tirolt on:oils/mei:end.
'nu, Thank* of the Marring were then erred to Lord Cochrano.
Hi; Lowlship t'.azkeul them for their kinarera and snore especially
f= their support a: a time when he we.* in a manner desert:ad by all the
Ifillad co'rte prepared to moteßesolvition. that the flo tors
ia* WOnminster. in the event of their Petition not being attended to,
act the extruple to the Tel el the emirate. of cutting eft, as far
:-• they roeld, the moms of raising the taxes ; and to-be pm:wised they
enrhl do by darkening their strops, and ration• other senemes. Bin
r he vaaahl not elistweb the unartente of their p-ar iair.gr. he wcrild
,orwt nie Resolution till tiny saw what morass their Petition :right
Mr. %Viable: mewed the Tharila of the. Meeting to the Iligh
a hi 'll itss rejuated.---Adjenuned.