The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-10 00:00:00

THE ASSESSED TAXES.

Last night the members of the Marylebone As-
sociation met in the Mechanics' Institution, Circus-
street, New Road, for the purpose of prosecuting
their opposition to the assessed taxes. There
were nearly 300 apparently respectable persons pre-
sent. It is scarcely necessary to say this is the
parent association, and now contains nearly 1,000
members pledged to oppose these taxes by all legal
means. The Chair was taken by Mr. Wilson.
The SECRETARY, after rending the minutes, in-
formed the meeting that forty-four new members
had been enrolled within the week. The receipts
of the week were 5/. 13s , and the addition of mem•
bers in twenty-one days was 108.
A public meeting of the Marylebone householders,
it was announced, had been resolved by the Com-
mittee should be held next week, and that Sir Sa-
muel Whalley would be applied to to preside.
Mr. SAVAGE moved that deputations from the va-
rious associations be requested to attend their pub-
lic meeting. The public spirit with which reflecting
men in all districts were coming forward, proved
the obnoxiousness of the taxes. The public press
had greatly aided them by noticing their proceed-
ings, and although some of the Editors doubted the
policy of the course they were cdopting, yet all
concurred in deprecating the continuance of these
taxes. The only reason why he joined the associ-
ation was, bec►use he believed that it was the only
course open for compelling Ministers to redeem
their pledges by abandoning these taxes. He be-
lieved they would never repeal them if left to them-
selves. They would never be content till these

taxes were repealed.—(Cries of " Never.") The
Ministers had deceived them, and could they now
rely on their pledge ?—(No.) It had been said
thee taxes were pledged to the fundholder, but he
denied such was the case. At least if they were
so pledged, they did not join in the pledge ; and
let, therefore, the pledge be redeemed by those that
made it. This was not a time to be idle or indif-
ferent, and it might be necessary to send deputa-
tions to the people of Birmingham, Manchester,
and the other great towns, to form similar associ-
ations. There would be nothing illegal in this. It

might certainly become dangerous, for it formed a
kind of under current working against the powers
that be. But then no Government ought to exist
which was opposed to the public interest, and it
became their duty to destroy such opposition by
every legal means. lie trusted they would muster in
strength at the public meeting.
Mr. BIRCH seconded the motion. On Tuesday
he waited on Sir Samuel Whalley to request him to
preside, and was received most courteously ; but as
the reasons which he gave for not consenting to
preside would be best gathered from a letter he had
since written, he would read that to them. It was
as follows :

" Gentlemen,—l deeply regret that the ill advised per-
tinacity of the Government, in ret iining the house and
window taxes, has rendered any such protective measures
on the part of the people the only sure mode of obtaining
their repeal. If Ido not feel myself at liberty to accept
the honour you propose to me, in presiding over the meet-
ing of the Marylebone Association on the 16th, it is solely
1/ecause, while the law continues, however unjust it may
he, it would lessen my power of procuring its abrogation as
your representative, if it could he objected against me that
1 joined in resistance to it, having an opportunity, as a le-
gislator, of making efforts to procure its repeal in the
House of Commons At the same time lam fully per-
suaded that the course you propose is the only effectual
one, and both legal and justifiable, under the existing cir-
cumstances, and which I shall be prepared to defend, if
necessary, in my place.—Your faithful se, vaut,
(Signed) .4 S. B. WHALLEY."
" Addressed to the Deputation of the
Alarylebone Association."

Mr. Birch went on to say, that application was
afterwards made to Mr. \rigors, who declined, on
the ground that he was compelled immediately to
proceed to Ireland on business. They had, there-
fore, now no Chairman fixed; but he had :io doubt
they should be able to secure an efficient one before
the day of the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN mentioned that, in the course of

their interview, Sir S. Whalley informed him that
it had been hinted to him that Government intended
to introduce a law for suppres•iug all such associa-
tions; and he told Sir S. Whalley, in reply, that
they would in that case have a million of people to
suppress.

Mr. BIRCH had forgotten to allude to this part of
the interview; but he might add to what their
Chairman had communica,eil, that Sir S. Whalley
observed on the prob,lbillty of his information being
correct, from what the Ministry had done in respect
of Ireland during the last session. He told Sir S.
Whalley, in reply, that he should not be surprised
at the attempt being made, but he should indeed be
surpri-ed if it succeeded.
Mr. PAYNE would take that opportunity, as he
saw there were reporters present, of correcting a
misrepresentation that prevailed, that their object
vas to resist the payment of the assessed taxes.
On the contrary, it was only to protect those who,
although unable to pay, were vexatiously harassed,
and their goods distrained upon; and to aid in pro-
curing the repeal of the taxes by legal means.
Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting;
and the motion being carried, the meeting dispersed.
It continued densely crowded to the last.
In Fl

_n lorenee even the Nobles sell their wines
by retail from their palace cellar`.