The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-13 00:00:00

same sum for a louse not a hundredth part the size. As
for the juggle which had taken place respecting the malt
tax, he contended that the motion had been fairly =vied,
and ought to have been put into immediate operation ;
but although the people bad worked with the Ministers,
supposing them to be reformers, they now discovered in their
conduct a great deal of Tory trickery. Wirh regard again to
the Marquis of Viresttnin4ter's palace, they would find by
calculation, that although he paid but 421. 10s. for house
and window tax, if the same sum was expended in build-

ing 500 houses at 2,0001. each, they would have to pay
to those taxes, no less than 9,0661. 13s. 4d.—(Cries of
"Shame, shame.") He had therefor© shown that
while the property of the wealthy was protected
against taxation, a gross injustice was committed
towards the middling and industrious classes.—(Hear,

hear.) It was a burden that must soon be removed, but
while the people were so anxious for their repeal, he en-
treated them to resort to only prudent, but, at the same
time, firm measures. He hoped, that from pursuing a
steady and lawful course, they would not only have those
taxes repealed, but a great many others, and that a pro-
perty tax would be substituted to make up the deficiency.
--(Cheers.) He concluded by moving the Ist resolution—
" I. That the trading classes, who principally pay the house
and window taxes, imposed as war taxes, are unable any longer
to continue their payment ; and that such taxes ought, in the
opinion of this meeting, to be instantly and totally repealed,
as being unjust, partial, and oppressive, as appears from the
following simple fact, among many others :—That the Marquis
of Westminster, having expended about one million on Eaton
Hall, in the county of Chester, is rated at only 3001. per annum,
and chargeable thereupon with the annual payment of 421. 10s.,
whilst any person expending the like sum on 500 houses in
London at 1,000/. each, would be, allowing for ground rent,
assessed at the yearly sum of 64,000/., and would, therefore, be
chargeable with the annual sum of 9,066/. 13s. 4d."
Mr. PAUL came forward to second the resolution amidst
loud cries of " Adjourn," and " No, no." After the able
statements made by the gentleman who had proposed the
resolution, he should not intrude long upon the meeting.
That gentleman had stated tle inequality of taxation that
existed in the country, how the middling and lower
classes had had the burdens of the State thrown on them
for a series of years, and how those who bad great
property had contrived still to retain those burdens.
For what, he would ask, had the people been so anxious
to obtain reform ? Why, in order to reform abuses, and
this abuse appeared to him to be the first that ought to
have been reformed. The people had been for years ll-
bouring under these oppressive burdens, and the time was
now come when they should no longer exist, for the
people had seat forth their word that they would no
longer bear them, or pay such odious imposts.—(Loud
and long-continued cheering.) He had heard a great deal
about public faith. Now, he would ask, was it public
faith to keep these taxes on the shoulders of the people,
when different administrations had promised that three
years after the peace they should be taken off. In the
county of Radnor there was not a house rated
beyond 201. per annum ; yet in that county there were
numberless gentlemen's seats, parks, and all that could
tend to the luxuries of life. But in London there was

hardly a person who had a house over his head who was
not obliged to pay 201. per annum in these taxes. Would
the people allow such things as those to exist ?
For himself, he could hardly speak witli coolness on the
subject when he looked on its iniquity.—(Loud cheers.)
But the people were told that Government could not take
off these taxes. What could they mean by this?—(Hear,
bear.) Not take it off! If they would only reduce half the
pensions, though they should reduce the house and window
taxes, they would have a large surplus remaining. The
Duke of Bedford paid 4001. for a house, for which he
ought to pay at least 3,0001. But that Noble Duke was
a legislator, and the Legislature had shown that it would
legislate with a vengeance fur the people. If the Duke of
Buckingham had been rated as he should have been,
he would have owed the country upwards of 15 0001 , as
would the Noble L.•rd to whom be had before adverted.
But worst of all, those on whom the burdens of the State
fell the heaviest, were the least protected. If ari
were to take place in the neighbourhood of any of the re-
sidences he had referred to, those resi iences
would be protected, while the pour man's cottage
would be burned to the ground.—(Loud cheering.)
But the house and window duties was no longer a
question with him.—(Cbeers.) If the collector came
to him, what would be his answer ? Why, there
they are, my chairs and tables, take them.—(Tre-
mendous cheering.) Was he to understand front those
cheers that they would follow his example?—(Cries
of yes, yes, from all quarters.) He was glad to hear them say
so. He trusted the people would adopt every legal means in
their power to get rid of these odious taxes, and would
impress upon their different representatives that they were
placed in the House of Commons like foremen of grand
juries, and were bound to express the opinions of their
constituents. The worthy Gentleman concluded by se-
conding the resolution.
Mr. ARROWSMITII rose to propose a verbal amendment,
amid loud cries of adjourn.
The HIGH BAILIFF, after endeavouring for some time to
obtain silence, stated that the meeting had been
appointed by him, to be held in the Town Hall,
at the request of the deputation. They had now
gone through nearly half the business, and he felt
confident, if they would only be quiet, that every thing
would be conducted giietly.—(Cries of " Adjourn"
again resounded from all parts of the room.)
Mr. ARROWSMITII, amidst much confusion, moved the
following amendment to the first resolution, " Provided
the repeal can be effected without a commutation of taxes."
This amendment met with most decided marks of disap-
probation, and ultimately Mr. Ariowsmith withdrew it.
At this period the cries of •` Adjourn, adjourn, outside,
outside," were increased tenfold, and
The Ham BAILIFF finding it utterly impossible that
the Meeting could prozeed in the Town hall, adjourned it
to the front, where several waggons were lustily put to-
gether for a hustings.
The HIGH BAILIFF then put the first resolution, and
declared it to be carried unanimously, amidst loud
cheering.
(The conclusion will he given in a Second Edition.)