The Sun.
London, England, 1834-02-08 00:00:00

(No. 2922.)

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRITARY 8, 1831.

1 per cent., all sold 355. 6d. for the former and 345. for the
latter.
FRUlT.—There is little to notice since last week ; the de-
mand for the cemmon description of Spanish continues to im
prove. This day's public sale 440 drums Sultana Raisins,
taken in at 855., damaged sold at 725. ; 397 brls. Chesme ditto
365. a 375., part sold ; 65 brls Eleme ditto 445., taken in ; 70
drums Turkey Pulled Figs 445. a 455.

HOUSE AND WINDOW TAXES.

A very numerous meeting of the delegates from the dif-
ferent parishes in Westminster took place on Thnrerlay
evening-, at the British Coffee-Inoue, Cockspur-street.
Deputations from Marylebone, Newington, &c., were also
present. After AIN Pouncey had taken the Chair, the
minutes were read by the Sect etary, who concluded by
stating, that letters had been addressed to Messrs. Hume
and Byng. Colonel Evans, and Sir F. Burdett, ri questing
their attendance at the meeting, but Mr. Byn' and,Sir F.
Burdett had not taken any notice of their application.—
(Hear, bear.)
Mr. Hume, iILP., remarked that the determination of
the Government on the subject of the assessed taxes could
not be gathered from the speech from the throne, which
speech was most unsatisfactory, and raised in his mind a
conviction that the Ministers dial not intend to do enough
for the householders. The Ministry had received hints
from their friends, and even the mover and seconder of
the address had given hints, that something must be done.
He (Mr. Hume) had bad more than one conversation with
Lord Althorp on the subject of these taxes, but his Lord-
rihip appeared to be unwilling to state what were the in-
tentions of Government. About ten minutes before he
entered the room, he hail seen Lord Althorp, and had told
his Lordship, that as he was about to attend the meeting,
he'should be glad to know on what day the public
would lie put in possession of the extent of the reduction of
taxation contemplated by Government. His Lordship had
answered, that to-morrow (Friday) week was the day ap-
pointed for bringing forward the ways and means. Such
being the posture of affairs, he could not advise them to
come to any particular determination till after the 14th.
He, however, felt quite satisfied, from what had come to
his knowledge, and it was also the general opinion, that
both the taxes must go ; and he felt no hesitation, in all
his communications, public and private, with Govern-
ment, in stating that opinion. But he believed it was
only the intention of Ministers to take off the paltry re-
mainder of the house tax.—(Shame.) He judged from
the conduct of the Ministers their unwillingness, and ever
drawing back from their professions of reform—in par-
tient ir, Church reform--that they would do as little as
men would quietly put up with. He regretted to say it,
but he said it honestly, that everything the people got was
got by driblets and by force. He was, during the last
session, on a Committee appointed to inquire into naval
and military sinecures, and though two thirds of the
Committee were Government men, with nine general
officers amongst them, the evidence brought forward was
so strong, that the Committee found it expedient to come
to the resolution that naval and military sinecures must
cease. Since that time five sinecures had become vacant,
and they were not yet filled up. It was for them yet
to see whether Government meant to keep good faith,
and continue it throughout. He had no idea that the
public should be compelled to pay large sums of
money to individuals, merely because the abuses of
past Governments allowed such places to continue ; and
he denied that such continuance gave the holders a vested
interest in offices where no services were required to be per-
formed. Tie present session would show whether an efficient
reduction of taxation was in contemplation. If the people
wished to be relieved, they must persevere. He should
be sorry to see strong measures adopted, but he did not
know bow they could be avoided if something was not
done. But where a particular species of property was
suffering, he did not augur anything favourable in the
removal of the house and window taxes, when the only
prominent point of distress alluded to in the King's speech
was stated to be the landed interest, who hid already all
sorts of monopoly in their favour. It did not appear to
him the Government considered the house property to be
in that situation in which he knew it stood. They put
forth the landed interest as suffering the most distress—
being always very careful to bolster up that interest. He
had been toll on Tuesday last by a county Member, that
his constituents did not care a pin about the assessed
taxes. That might be so, because ten or twelve of the
distant counties did not pay in assessed taxes so much as
even Marylebone. Country gentlemen directed their at-
tention to those taxes which fell heaviest on themselves,
and they were enabled to keep up their monopoly because
they were unit,d. There were the counties of Berkshire,
Kent, and Rutland, forming associations to keep up the
corn laws ; but if the radicals had done what formed one
of their regulations—opened corresponding societies—
they would never have heard the last of it. The Duke of
Buccleuch was the head of one of these societies at Kelso,
and the Marquis of Chandas, he perceived, had presented
a subscription from his Aldjevy, to carry on the objects of
these societies. When he noticed these things, be saw
very little chance of the house and window taxes coming
off, unless the •peop!e formed a stronger and a better union
than at present.
Mr. CROUCH, said Government did not appear to know

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the Returns made in the week ending the 4th day of
Feb., 1834,iis 495. Old. per Hundred Weight, exclusive of the
Piffles of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation
thereof into Great Britain.

PRICES OP HOPS.—Feb 7.
New Kent Pockets (per cwt.) —5/. Os. 5/. 125. to 01. Os.
Choice
East Kent., 6/. Os. 0/. Os. to 61. 10s.
Choice
New St,ssex Pockets
Superfine Ditto o&.
Farnham 11. 11s.
Ditto 0;

71. 10;. to 81

5/. l's.

0/. Os. to 5!. 10s.
0!. Os. to 61. Os.

W. Os to 121. Its.
01. Os to 11/. Os.

PRICE OF OIL.
Rape Oil, brown Refined 0
Linseed Oil VAAVOWIM.I.L.WONI 27 10
Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, par thousand 13 0
nape Cake, per ton

PRICE OF POTATOES.—Feb. 7.
.3/. Os. to 3/. 10s. per ton
.0/, Os. to 2/. ss. ditto.
V. Os. to 4/. 10s. ditto.
:3/. 10s. to 4/. Os. ditto.
Os. to 2/. Cs. ditto.

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Chats

WIIITECHAPEL HAY 131 ARKFT.—Feb 6.
[ay 70s. Od. to 8-I'. Od. I Clover SOs Od. to 955. Od.
285. Od. to :31s. Od.

in what way the assessed taxes were paid. doe class took
the money which bAonged to their creditors, and the poor
man went to the pawnbroker. Now the result would he,
that the peop!e would eventually come to the determina-
tion of paying their creditors? from whom they had value,
rather than Government, who gave them no value for their
property.
Mr. Baowti thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
after his public declaration, and the strong manifestations
of public opinion, could not retain these taxes consistently
with his public honour. He wished to know from Mr.
Hume what course the Committee had better take?
Mr. HITUE replied, he knew of no mode of ob-
taining the desired relief except by a public demonstration
of feeling. If Ministers would not give way, it would,
perhaps, he the best course for all the parishes to have a
general meeting, and to lay their representation before the
House of Commons, and thus to ascertain what a re-
formed Parliament would do for them.
Mr. ATEcKurr dwelt upon the partial and unjust ope-

ration of the window tax. A small old house in St,

James's parish, paying a rental of 401. a-year, paid as
much as one of the mansions in Portlanfl.place, which
stood at a rental of 7001.

Mr. Humx observed, that he attended a recent meeting
of the householders of Marylebone, and there he noticed
a unanimity of sentiment, that they would be satisfied with
nothing less than the entire anoli!ion of those taxes.
Another sentiment was, that applications for support
should be made to Members of Parliament. This he
thought would be a useful proceeding. He should also
recommend that a collection of the strongest cases of in-

justice and partiality in the operations of the taxes be
made--that the co-arration of all the parishes in London
be solicited—and that the loge provincial cities be invited
to assist in the undertaking.
Mr. ABBOTT considered the window tax was a war
tax, and, in good faith, ought to have been abolished
twenty years ago. He was of opinion it would be ad.
visable for the Committee to use some strong measures, to
see if any effect would be produced on Lord Althorp be•
fore they disclosed the " secrets" on Friday week.
Mr. CHEESEMAN, a deputy from St. Mary's, Newing-
ton, offered, in the name of his parish, to co-operate with
the Committee to any extent they chose to go. Other
Unions at Peckham, Catnberwell, &c., were forming, and
they would also be ready to join with them.
A Member of the Committee begged, in perfect good
feeling, to show in what way some of the nobility avoided
payment of the obnoxious taxes for their splendid man-
sions. A tradesman basting a warehouse at Whitechapel
and a house at Clapham, though not sleeping at the ware-
house, was obliged to pay assessed taxes fur it, becau'e it
was his place of business. Now some time ago he had
been at Haddon Hall, the seat of the Duke of Rutland,
and, upon asking the man who showed it why he did not
sleep there, lie was told by him it was to avoid the pay-
ment of the assessed taxes. Now be contended that Had-
don H. use was as much the place of business of the Duke
of Rutland as the tradesman's warehouse ; for it was the
Nob'e Duke's trade to make as much money as lie could
by showing it.—(la.ughter.)
Colonel EVANS, 11. P,, said he had come rather to hear
than to deliver sentiments. He, however, would take the
present opportunity of correcting a little mistake with
respect to his observations in the House of Commons on
the subject of the window tax. The reason why be
attacked that t ix in parlictthr was, becausa be had reason
to suppose the Ministers intended to take off the house tax,
therefore he let one shift for itself, and grappled with the
other. Another little mistake had also occurred. It had
been stated in the papers, that he said the whole of the
metropolis paid more in assessed fixes than all Scotland.
What be said was, that Westminster alone paid more than
Scotland, meaning thereby to point nut as monstrous a dis-
crepancy as could be detected—namely, for a population of
about 200,000 pi rsons to pay more than two millions and
a half with their six or sevenfold value of property. He

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