The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-31 00:00:00

LONDON, FRID

ABOLITION OP THE EXCISE DUTY ON
. • PAPER.
At a Public Meeting of Gentlemen interested in the ABOLITION
of the EXCISE DUTY on PAPER,' held at the King's Arms,
Palace-yard, on Wedneaday, January the 29th instant—
T.
B. CROMPTON, Esq., in the Choir--
the following resolutions were unanimously adopted :
Moved by Mr. WILLIAn CHAbulEns, of Edinburgh,. and seconded by
f Mr. CHARLcs : • ' •
"That, In the opinion of this Meeting, the Excise Duty on Paper
acts as a grievous impediment to the progress of souod. popular
instruction, inasmuch as it bears with a ruinously unequal, pressure
.upon those cheap and • useful publicatens, which form the beet
medium for the communicati,n of elementary and general know.
ledge." . • _
Moved by Mr. JOHN CASSELL, and seconded by Mr. SAMUEL CARTER
liAiL :
" That this duty, originally imposed as a war tax, is based .upon
grounds d redly-opposed to all the acknowledged principles of sound
fiscal legislation; because; • amounting as it does,. in frequent in-
stances, to a tax of 390. per, cent. upon the raw material, a material
totally worthless for any other purpose, but worked up into an
article of indispensable ntitity..by the application of industry, it fella
with almost its entireAvelght directly upon the employment of
labour, thus destroying at its very source the first and most impor-
tant element of national wealth."
Moved by Mr. HOLDEN, of Manchester, and seconded by Mr. Col,
Luis, of. Glasgow : •
"That in the' manufacture of paper not-min only, but large nuM-
berg of women and children, are employed,* a manner highly cos-
Blatant with all that aPpertaiiis to health and morality, not only hi
the neighbourhood of large and populous towns, but also and chiefly
in-the rural districts, where employment is. scarce and poor rates
high, and that the impetus which must be given to the trade by a
repeal of this duty would therefore incalculably benefit theagrienr•
tural population, as well by the consumption of amaterial produced
by their oiin industry, as by the beneficial' employment of their
surplus labour." ..
,„ • .
itcried by Mr. darns BALDWIN, of Birmingham, and seeondei by
P. IlnirawicK, Esq. : •
.." That the uses to whist! paper Is already applied are so many
and, varici4S as to render Its cheapness, one of the first requlsites'oflt
people daily. advancing ,in commerce and eiviliZatiOn, and that the
purposes to the effecting of which its use Might and would stilt be
e, tended, but for the h'gh price created by the tax, are almost
both in number and importance to the progressof science and
art.".

•
li,^red by Nil. and seconded by Mr. E.W00140,
of Zgatet v.. . ,
"That the following têsoluteeu&Xe prodigiotudy Strengthened by
the Mime. following contliderationclitamely ,
" Ist, That this tax is enormously disproportioned to the value of
the raw material, so as to present an inducement to fraud almost too
strong for human integrity to resist; and, at the same time, that the
mode of collecting it is such as to render fraud e.aey and inviting.
The fair trader is thus continually exposed to unprincipled compe
tition.
'• 2d. That the oppressive injustice of this tax has successfully di-
rected the skill and ingenuity of manufacturers to its evasion, by the
fabrication of many articles, so precisely the same in their
completed state with paper itself, as to be substituted for it in use,
an t yet so adroitly varied in the process of manufacture as to ren-
der it impossible for the Board of Excise to claim the duty—an
advantage which tends to the utter ruin of the licensed paper manu-
facturer.
" and 3dly. That the continuance of this tax is not more mani-
festly unjust in itself, and injurious to the general Interests of the
community, than it is absurdly inconsistent with precedent. For
while the raw material of cotton has been relieved from a burden of
not more than from 5 to 8 per cent., it is monstrous that the refuse
of that very same raw material, used for the manufacture of paper,
should bear the unheard-of import of 300 per cent."
Moved by Mr. JONATHAN DUNCAN, and seconded by Mr. Pitiful,
EDWARD BARNES :
"That copies of these resolutions, to4ether withthe numerous me-
morials signed, not only by the representatives of manufacturing
wealth and respectability, but also by men of the highest weight
and influence amongst the clergy, gentry, bankers, and others
throfighout the country. be respectfully presented to the Right Ho-
nourable the Chancellor of her Majesty's Exchequer."
Moved by PETER BORTHWICK, Esq., and seconded by Mr. JAMES
BALDWIN:
" That the foregoing resolutions be advertised in all the daily
papers."
Moved by Mr. CHARLES KNIGHT, seconded by Mr. FETTER :
" That the thanks of the meeting be given to T. B. Crompton,
Esq., for his indefatigable exertiors in carrying out the objects of
this meeting, and for his able conduct in the Chair on this oc-
casion."

GEORGE HUGGETT, secretary,
4, Beautort-buildings.

BUTLER'S GEOGRAPIIY, AND ATLASSES ;
Srow And thoroughly revised Editions, eplarged and corrected to the
Presont Time, and edited by the Author's Son.
„ crest ready, in One Volume, giro. pica 9s. moth,
BISHOP BUT'LER'S SICETCH of MODERN
and ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY. An entirely New iiditiei f:
tB5 9, carefully revised throughout,wilh such alterations introdueeeV:
ai continually progresSive distoveries'artrlthe least informaticin bate'
rmic'ered necessary. Edited by, .the Author's Sem, the ' ReV.
I'HOMAS BUTLER, Rector, of Eanggr.
- By the same Editor Must published,
BISHOP BUTLER'S ATLAS of ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY.
Cfornprtsing TWenty,three full-eolourett Maps; and a complete In-
dex., An entirely New Edition (18511 t*trly all re:-engraved, en-
larged and greaUy improved ; with Correctibris frOtri the new 'french
Survey of the‘Moreft, Spriiner's large Atlas Antiqtius, and the Works
of Dr. Robinson, Cel. Chesney, Sir W. Gell, Lees:l*d, ' had Kiftpert.
Royal Svc.. 12s. hf.-bd. ,
BISHOP BUTLER'S ATLAS of MOIiERNThEOGRAPHy.
Comprising Twenty-eight full-coloured Maps, ino4,4lng a large
Physical Map of the World;' and a complete Intl e4' An entirely
New Edition (1851), nearly all re-engraved, Matted; and gr. atly
improved; with Corrections fl•orli thb Government SUrveys, and the
I:4utt recent sources of information. Royal Bvo.'l2s: 107 bound.—
Each Map separately,:3d. plain, Or 4jld. colourmL
BISHOP BUTLER'S GENERAL ATLAS of A.ticeTENT and
MODERN' GEOARAPHYI Comprising Fifty-One fllll-coloured
Maps ; with contplete Indetes. New Edition 0851)4601y all re-
engraved, enlarged, and greatly improVed ; with Corrections from
thie most authentic sOurces'in tfoth the; Antient and Modern Maps,
many Ofwhich are entirely ttew. ItZtyal 4to: 245. half-hottud?
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmay.
•

FOURTH AND LAST SERIES.
Ow ready,•in•Orte very large Winne, square crown Bvo..
SOUT HE Y'S COMMONPLACE-BOOK.
Fourth and Last Serths, beliig ORIGINAL' MEMORANDA,
anti forming a Volume complete in itself. Edited by Mii•Southey's
Son-in-Law, the Rev. JOH!, W. WARI`ER,I.I.D.*
CONTENTS
1. Collections, Ideas, and Stuaes for Literary Compositions in
General.
2,. Collections for Historpof English Literature a'nd Poetry-
-3.-Characteristie. English ''..anecdotesr-rand-Fragments for
"
_
covcgqiis ft/tem:ooom. ._ •
S.,Persotifir Obsetxa ous and nc(x) ectfbfiCilth Frag ills of
Ournals. 4• ' . • '
G. s:ildiseenanebtis Anecdotes and Gleanings:- •
7. Extracts, Facts, and Opinions, relating to Political and Social
Society.
S. Texts for Sermons.
9. Texts for Enforcements.
10. L'Envoy.
By the same Editor, uniform with the above,
SOUTHEY'S COMMONPLACE-BOOK. Third Series—ANALY-
TICAL READINGS. Price One Guinea.
SOUTIIEY'S CO3III,IONPLA`2E-BOOK. Second Series—SPECIAL

COLLECTIONS. Price 18s.
SOUTHEY'S COMMONPLACE-BOOK. First Series—CHOlCE
PASSAGES. New Edition, price 18s.
SOUTHEY'S THE DOCTOR, &c. Complete in One Volame, with
Portrait, &c. New Edition, price 21s.
London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Leingmans.

MR. BO.RROW'S LAVENGRO is published
TIIIS DAY.
John Murray, Albemarle-street.

Published for the Society for the Reform of Colonial Government.
SUPREMACY- of GiCEAT BRITAIN
not inconsistent with Self-Government for the Colonies. Bvo.
STATEMENT of the CAPE CASE. By C. R. Addcrley, M.P. Bvo.
SECOND ANNUAL ADDRESS of the SOCIETY. 2d.

London : John W. Parker, West Strand.