The Sun.
London, England, 1833-02-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Majesties arrived at the Palace at St. James's, soon
after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the Palace, at Brighton.
The Duke of Cumberland received the King and Queen.
His Majesty soon afterwards held a Court, which was at-
tended by the Neapolitan Minister, the Lord Chancellor, the
Lord President of the Council, the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colo-
nial Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Presi-
dent of the Board of Control, the Postmaster. General, the
First Lord of the Admiralty, the Paymaster of the Forces, the
Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, the Master of the
Horse, the Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen
Pensioners, the Commander of the Forces, the Lord Chamber.
lain to the Queen, the Earl of Munster, Lord Howard de Wal-
den, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the
Household, Lord Saltoun, Field Officer in Waiting, &c.
The Neapolitan Minister had an audience of the King, to
which he was introduced by Viscount Palmerston, as Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert
Chester, the Master of the Ceremonies. His Excellency deli.
vered a letter from his Sovereign.
His Majesty held a I'rivy Council, when the King pricked
the Sheriffs for the present year.
The King's Speech for opening the Session of Parliament was
finally arranged. .

The Earl of Munster kissed hands upon being appointed Go-
vernor of Windsor Castle, and was sworn in a Privy Councillor.
The Earl of Denbigh kissed hands on being appointed Lord
Chamberlain to the Queen. Their Lordships were sworn in
Privy Councillors, and took their seats at the Board accordingly.
Mr. Grey ille attended as Clerk of the Council.
Lord Howard de Walden took leave of his Majesty, on his
departure for Stockholm, to which Court lie has lately been ap-
pointed Minister.
Mr. Vaughan took leave of his Majesty, on his return to
America.

The King gave audiences to the Lord Chancellor, Earl
Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Goderich, Viscount Mel-
bourne, Lord Hill, the Earl of Albemarle, the Marquis of
Lansdowne.

Lord Napier and Sir Hilgrove Turner were the Lord and
Groom in Waiting.
The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria drove in the
Park yesterday for some time.
Lord Holland had an audience yesterday evening of his
Majesty.
Grand Parliamentary dinners were given last evening, by
Earl Grey and Viscount Althorp, as Ministerial Leaders in the
two Houses of Parliament ; the former to a numerous party of
Peers, and the latter to Members of the House or Commons.
The King's Speech on opening the Session of Parliament,
this day, was read by the Noble Earl and Viscount to their
respective guests. The company at both entertainments were
in full Court dress, the Members of Orders wearing their
respective insignia. Among the party at Earl Grey's, were,
the Dukes of Norfolk, Richmond, Grafton, Argyll, Cleveland ;
the Lord Chancellor ; Marquises of Lansdowne, Conyngham,
Wellesley, Clanricarde ; Earls of Albemarle, Delawarr, Cla-
rendon, Fife, and Cadogan ; Viscounts Goderich, Melbourne ;
Lords Foley, Auckland, Stanley, Kinnaird.
The party at Viscount Althorp's were, the Speaker of the
House of Commons, Earl Ormelie, Viscounts Duncannon,
Howick, Palmerston ; Lords Robert Grosvenor, J. Russell ;
Right Honourables Charles Grant, Sir James Graham, E.
Stanley, Poulett Thomson ; the Attorney-General; the Lord
Advocate of Scotland ; Sirs John Campbell, John Hobhouse,
J. Pechell ; Messrs. F. Baring, Burnell, Ellice, Gordon, Ken-
nedy, G. Lamb, Macauley, Mackenzie, Stewart, S. Rice,
C. Wood, Labouchere, Marshall ; Colonels MaberleY and Fox ;
Captain Elliott.
A numerous deputation of West India Merchants, headed by
Sir Alexander Grant, had a conference with Viscount Gode-
rich yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
A ItRIVALS.—The Marquis of Clanricarde, at his resi-
dence, in St. James's-square ; Mr. Barlow Hoy, M.P., Mrs.
Barlow Hoy, and Miss Newbold, at John-street, Berkeley_
square, from Midanbury, Southampton.

reportNV We have
of
the
eto thank
whole
debate on
ooTie
thet
election
for
itonof thites amplespeake
Speaker,
which report appeared in that paper on the Tuesday even-
ing, and arrived in Ilerelord at 12 o'clock the following
morning ! Such exertions show a determination to merit
general support, and, considering that The Sun pursues
the even tenor of an independent path, we are glad to
hear that in several houses in this city and elsewhere,
papers of a more lazy and recently doubtful character, are
about to give place to The Sun.—Hereford Times, Feb. 2.
We are pleased to hear that the continental
plan, to be introduced this evening at Drury-lane, of
making orchestra seats, has succeeded, as nearly the whole
of them are taken to see Don Juan tonight,

GREAT MEETING IN MARYLEBOO

iljt.,l,',o,4tillitstitinAdGeru
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Yesterday a meeting of the rate-payers and inbabit''o,
of the parish of Mary lebone was held in the fore clef
yard of the workhouse, pursuant to a requisition 4.4
by 3,016 of the rate-payers, for the purpose of petitioadlos
the Legislature for the repeal of the house and win 0.
taxes. It was stated that about 8,000 persons were°,
setnbled. About half-past 12 o'clock the Right Hp,
Lord Kenyon, accompanied by Joseph Hume, Ebt'Ziv.
for Middlesex, Sir John de Beauvoir, Sir Samuel ""-;lit
Col. Jones, Mr. Hope, Mr. Potter, and a number 01,/
preliminary Committee which bad been formed to coo"
the proceedings of the meeting, appeared on the hull
Mr. Hums proposed that Lord Kenyon do take 4,
chair, which was seconded by Sir JOHN DE Brittly°'
and carried unanimously.
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Great alarm was at this time excited by the aPPiera
insecurity of the hustings, which threatened to give.''
under the excessive weight of the great number of Pe',,,it
who were crowded upon it ; and many timid indivia"vi
made their way off with great precipitancy. The 11°;$
Chairman jocosely remarked that, if all the gentleraeao
front of the hustings would run underneath, they ,v°
make them quite safe for those above.—.(Loud laughter,'
His Lordship, after introducing the business of the r/,',
stated that he had, while in the country, received a le',' ;
from the Committee of the present meeting, calling i ;
him to preside on this occasion, and he felt it to be -
duty immediately to accede to the request, both with ~' '
spent to the office be held as churchwarden of the par; '..i
and also as the object and intention of the meeting 'y' lit
in unison with his own feelings.
V. i ini
The CHAIRMAN then read a letter addressed by E. I.al
Portman, Esq., to the Committee, apologizing for bieL cat
avoidable absence, on the ground of the sudden and `1,7,4 t 3,0(
gerous indisposition of Lady Emma Portman, ww, j'ec
obliged him to leave London, at a few minutes' notice. ',., who
a journey of about 100 miles from town. Considefae The'
disapprobation was expressed on the reading of this I,tjte: ha ,e
and the Chairman was obliged to interfere in a veil 4
Se,
termined manner before order could be restored. , the
Mr. Hors proposed the first resolution, and beggedl Potte2,
his own part, and that of his colleagues, to distiac; Who
disclaim that the present meeting had been convened Ws °Clio,'
any intention, either directly or indirectly, to embers. the tt
Minister a. Mr. Hope then read the first resolution:-',; 41113 P
" That this meeting feel deeply the injustice of continues which
the house and window taxes after eighteen years of prof 4k4 tt.
peace, those taxes having been considered, and being '7" tof
tially, war taxes." i. the stati
Mr. Hors then instanced several of the unjust ineo, 4,44 th
ties and excessively overcharged rates of taxation to 'I, -41 - t'
house and window duties, which were charged al,t,;• p
tradespeople and the working portion of the comfoupi,l: hkil4ll
while the higher classes paid comparatively nothing. le_74` to ce4t"
been said by the great Minister, Pitt, that these taxes w,.:l' tioel,l'h
considered as war taxes, therefore, now that tbey had ra 04,. cl 1;):,,,
at peace so long, why should they not be done away cy''i Minister!
Many years since there was a tax called fumage or bed
'11(41:1een
farthings, on chimneys, and afterwards on hearths, se',l,l ? desol,
were abolished to perpetuate the good name of King "' Nrf-I
liam and Queen Mary; and he sincerely hoped that t;, ofichl'he GE
Ministers of the day would induce the people to Jut the'''ou ii
joyful remembrance King William and Queen Adel° g ts,Z of t
by the removal of the present house and window taXee'„ all with
Mr. METCALFE seconded the motion, and read a sti.i,. its ,i'iTesolt
ment which went to show the decidedly unjust memo' il 4 th-eee•
which the assessments of the house and window taxes 'l'! 41t., t!rce
made. He instanced the case of four houses—ore or!i 4%411111
four rooms, the second with six rooms, the third liit Narlt Ifu
eight rooms, and the fourth with ten rooms each--whi r try the: e,
at a rental respectively of 181., 251., 35/., and 451-
~it,
,th,e'itilf,*,sowilechAii,•cabt j
year, became chargeable on the whole with a duty anwe'! tag-“th N'ov,
ing to 141. 9e. 6d., or an average duty on each rootorss
itellill'lt,colitsretwtfed_;
10s. 4d. per annum. The window duty on " bftflein
houses amounted to 10/. 9s. 3d., which made an have",i , te(teli sites
duty on each window per annum of 4s. Id., or, reekce''' ''fra:Zigned)
heil4 l'fort, .1
two windows to each room, of about 7s. Bd., which
added to the house duty, made every person occuPYitig:
room pay 18s. He was quite sure that such a bufae"' t'tte,,,tS, Fr
some and oppressive system ought to be altered. ,d
trkm., are )
ip 0
,troot4lthat h.
Mr. SAVAGE, of Crawford-street, Marylebone,
there was one thing be wished strongly to enforce UP9r, I,llliN. ibtt LA
their attention, viz., that they would not, under soy nett pl,tl 'll ;lilt
at'
eumstances, submit to any composition of the tax". I;e1 '
till'4fei4e4t.tht_..4::',..:histaesastititertnro
4,_ ..es
would do the utmost of their power to resist the WO'
they had tamely submitted to, ,cb tektiis to maple
The CHAIRMAN then put the first resolution, libl „ P.a. t 4 Spain.
was unanimously carried. f vkiels-We are
Captain GOWAN presented
ilitoaonmogofeffnettri:esboedmfaoyeref;dibuctses
apology for the absence of Mr. Portman, which cat,",,
scene of such interruption and disorder that the CHA/,,se
wax addressed the meeting, and said he wished to WO 11,
tijif
ha
evtyels they
any in
would teeffnilceotdr
on
shortly
be that
the
e laid the ; proceedings Houses
anof Parliament
psa or
in the situation he then filled, he would firamslhyeac:crdieat'er
minately do his duty : and, unless proper order was cle
tili4t4l at woes
I :reient tc
served, he should immediately dissolve the meeting. 4 A
Captain Gowasr was then allowed to proceed and rly NNA,.t, nesdaY' t
another letter from Mr. Portman, praying that his 9 cfai;'l4l`P.RDA
sence might he excused on the grounds already stated., ,r lis 2Rh, info,.
Several gentlemen on the hustings volunieered teh 4411,!.., the Belot
testimony testimony as to the general suavity and courtesy 0P"
Mr. Penman had invariably displayed to the rate-Paie t• te, acc
,(1, trai Puntaf
and his constituents generally. .1
sty k,y avou
Captain GOWAN added, that it had been said that ti', NI . and ti
reduction Governmentin tcould
taxationno t bbe carried atrbrai ?coo
nn
tei if spul
s Past no
peal of the house and window taxes was made (it amatly; s tl4.4Mete4earSeheld
to two millions and a half), but he was of opinion tba. 'I
would not be necessary to substitute any additional tan ej IN:ttioyede9t T
in lieu of them, if a strict and rigid economy was enroll , li:t frorn otur
cathedanbyeltthltriejl: ta?lt\t4l:,&ia' 'Jess; .3(
respecting such sinecures and pensions as the Earl ') 44 t,:44 buc,
thurst's, Lord Dundas'a, atc.—(Great cheering.) le s,,t4t o,
The second resolution was then moved by Mr. 110°D. BelgianpeevitaN
DEN, and, being seconded by Mr. JACKSON, was "u °tit ilk, 'by the
1 are still
unitted in the usual manner by the Chairman : .etcor
" That these duties are most unjust and odious, becan'e 11. atilt the less n
has been found impracticable to fairly assess houses ; so that
•1 1N',441.1i4d-qUar
is not possible to select a single street where the assesince,:,o, the 4,
71,1 hat Br.
equal. Because it is notorious that the mansions of the 'S `,/4'ltt . se o
, , Oisterw:
bility and gentry, particularly in agricultural districts, "of ‘`4 PaPers, not rated at a tenth of their value. Because the operStic,,
occupiers to
of these taxes prevented thousands of most respectable lieu,'
holders from exercising the elective franchise under the r ,
visions of the
enc otherwiseting inducementbuildin admirablegtos, a
and
it
mostis
theim pdoerctiidinetdaorpt iicnlieosi,buildersdßeiftromnlliamßnilyti it.ch.e:relesc3ll:l] 4
rift!4c. „tilts EN
block them up, thus depriving of
-iil ~ 11,7•PLA;,,Gi
theyocaused
windows
haver :icy.: du
erecting
of light and air, and checking the progress of one of °,,i uott4;s Was
'
ofof mthaisnmufeaecttiunrgetihnagtliatl:maanidnlYbec°:l:ol ,11°Pret4liCet Co
ne
-si ni'u°i nt
1
to these taxes (which take from the pockets of the rate-PiY . telea44.4l,efendant
of this parish the enormous sum of 150,000/. annually) that °
Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY proposed the following fee°ltr
vast a number of our houses are unoccupied, and manY °tll' th4tsh4gn the env
th4t the ,i " for in
have been subdivided to a ruinous extet."
41,4,w, e Y the
tion :
_4,6 l)knted costs to b
" That this meeting look with confidence to the asel"(4 -`',ate to 27/
~,.. • 7s
of the Reformed Parliament, feeling assured they will pre,j I, olt 1.;:, 221 7,
themselves the real Representativesofthe "tnul`- 'at t'i,''Yke 1
people, by 1 ho ...t,
e, , a pre
ately relieving them from these oppressive imposts." .f. ter hit charges v
Sir JOHN DE BEAUVOIR seconded it. Resolution el'-o, plif,itilt,vihtalh4'ilkttCa'atc'fineseefleil
tied unanimously,
e
Mr. BIRCH, of Oxford-street, moved the fourth fee° th4,t. l'r 3',„ the Pia
• 'lt 1,,-,ll' ad(
-on, viz. :
al

Thee.
4ttt,
grettin
as f Charnh
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to the e
214
ofajnn rtiantuver
Chafe
by uher Of p
foll s this day
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J 11°4y at p'
alibt4o, IR-33
vY the Rh;
(Signed)

IQNG:s

Id 4141)eir'"" a pectin
" That a petition founded on these resolutions be WO., if "ttb,,, 'ed. t,
to both houses of Parliament, to the House of Commons ii? it 1.2t,,,te of to
apPea
B. Portman, Esq., and to the House of Louis by the 114" ~44,1 k"), *hi:rill g
Hong. Lord Kenyon ; and the two Members for the Boreue. rtt tc:inki ,e
.fie n,
Portman, Esq., and Sir William Horne, are beret:Pr 01
quested to give their zealous support to the prayer of ''''lllitstelaaitsNl'llatuillifidedncil.
petition."
1,1 it‘ith
,e t,
raa•-k Ury
Which, being seconded by Mr, WILSON, was Wl' t%
41).5, e suc
I 'that • costs,
unanimously.
which was agreed to, and ordered to be I,
~ed, t.,„lt Q the
the Plain Mr. Cool:, the Secretary to the Committee, then ',„-ie 4 j„-". but it
''''Y round
the petition,
grossed, in order to receive the signatures of the P 51.14 ~thil \•,,, TH
ioners.
. d'''syl,e% -.:b" indh
plause,illr. aHodum
sacidththenatciatinwe
ofooirdwbaerdfo,arisihdstto
addroapfetntiabgei,si,i bill,ll;f:iit'i,;ih'tililti
gestions of some of the gentlemen who had preceded "-
e case w
in not trusting Mr. Portman or Sir William HOP' V as
no
present the petition to Parliament. For his part, 01 40 "-"--!
thought it would he the only and most appropriate 10"-ipi RI
trying their principles ; and, even if he had voted ag°.,l)l 1 Scai,
those gentlemen, he should have no objection to ad°Ptrjel I:l,9lethel/Lat.iy u ; 1
mode of proceeding be was now recommending, in °J-itii l'loicY4iNi'e '''')l
to put them to the test. He then touched on the lead V:ll,lthfttsZo(l:
topics connected with the business of the day, and oi ket,%lllll': iitlilp
eluded a very able and spirited speech amidst low' e;t:inse44i%'eat f:
1 eVeri 44 th 1,•
continued cheering.
_Joe f ehi.. t: 0441
Mr. MILLS spoke in severe terms against the c?"ertli tZ dayvel:: Set
Sir Wiliiam Horne had pursued towards his constituee (Firt.4 toP.°lll;"Set
on this, his first trial. He had been invited to the jolt 8114jbtl,the i',:?l
Y. 1110,41t1
ing, but had not even deigned to send the Consirj,i4
any answer to their letter. After a few more reuiti pet 1)1.,
to
oe
kmoved t
ft Ittiaet
waodoel pi u tat
supportion
th waite prayer
rSir f NtVhiel 1 ipa ;Ili j-ilio°„..,spr,
i, shipayl
fpr0i1t.44,410.4.tien...41T
Mr. POTTER seconded the resolution, which was Uoiftfl Wit be:li Opo'e,
mously cart ird ; and after a vote of thanks had been $ 41'041 ,01141 ed 't°.
to the Chairman, the meeting separated. killed ,54 'lei
81 aail ri •tt'l h red
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, uSIJ Whe„egt4g " htt
CITY OF LONDON ARCADE.-Tile r --••• a ici eatt.i
to ell Prktlr ''''zs "
notice has been given that application will be made 9 reirm e tew 'Ptt
liatnent in the present Session for leave to bring ill 51
the me, tiSi"ltTe°4eht
to form the City Arcade, which is to commence nea op( (said toeb CAptZR.
north end of Bartholomew-lane, and terminate at or reo‘ ken the ~,,.!disate:
milid k, 'C
London Wall. The intended line will pass through s god
ultavy
number of confined courts and alleys, and form ti
selendid improvement to the City,

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