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a general rule, the articles of an exhibitor will not be
separated. A certain space will be allotted to each class,
and specific places to subdivisions in towns, &c., and
finally to each exhibitor.
13. Spaces of the rt quisite dimensions will ly) set
apart to recsive the productions of the colonies and ,ach
foreign country. And the charge of these departm-nts,
as well a 3 the arrangement of the productions, will be
handed 'over to Each commissioner or agent r, presenting
such colonies or foreign country.
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regulated by eitcumetances, the width of them may vary
from Ito 16 feet. The height of the counters should be
generally about 2 feet 6 inches.
15. The wall or hanging space will be obtained,
either with or without counter in connexion, between
the columns running from north to south. The wall or
partition space, if required to be solid, may be built up
by exhibitors to any desired height. The hanging space
for light goods may be obtained by suspending lines
between ttio columns and from the girders in the gal.
levies.

16. The wall or hanging spaces may be of any height
under 40 feet, and experiments in this building hive
shown that it is desirable that haugintz fabrics sneuld,
as a general rule, be of not less than 17 to 20 feet drop.
17. All eLmmunications from exhibitors on the sub-

ject of arrangement must be in writing in the first in-
stance, addressed to " M. D. Wyatt, Esq., at the Buil,l-
- for the Exhibition, Kensington-road, London," and
marked at the top of the sheet " arrangement " (raw
produce) or (machinery), or (manufactures) or (fine
arts), marking also which of the thirty classes to which
they belong; and the executive committee request that
they may not be mixed up with communications refer-
ring to other departments of the exhibition.
By order of the Executive Committee,
M. DIGBY WYATT, Secretary.
Exhibition Building, Hyde Park, Jan. 1, 1851.

REPEAL OF THE WINDOW TAX.
MEETING AT ISLINGTON.
A public meeting, convened at the instigation cf the
Committee of the St. Mary Islington Parochial Reform
Association, was held last night at the Denmark School-
rooms, at the rear of White Conduit-house, for the pur-
pose of concerting measures for obtaining the immediate,
tonal, and unconditional repeal of the window- tax. It
appears that much dissatisfaction exists in the earish in
consequence of the authorities having neglected the invi-
tation of St. Marylebone to appoint delegates, in
common with other parishes, to wait upon Lord
John Russell, to urge upon his Lordship the repeal
of the aforesaid tax; and consequently the Paro-
chial Reform Association had taken upon them-
selves the office of calling a public meeting on the
subject, at which they requested the presence of several
Members of Parliament, and of the delegates who had
been appointed by some of the principal metropolitan
parishes upon the subject of the window-tax. Depu-
tations and delegates attended from various metropolitan
parishes, among which were St. James's, Westminster ;
St. George's, Southwark; Clerkenwell, Greenwich,Pad-
dington, and Hackney. The deputation from Maryle-
hone was a numerous one, consisting of the following
gentlemen :—Messrs. Freeth, Botting, Marchmont,
Hodges, Shields, Glover, Johnson, Cesson, Thorpe,
Bromley, Thomas, Stevens, Browne, Temple, Crowther,
and Mtinro. St. James's, Westminster, was represented
by Mr. Geesin, its well-known churchwarden, and others.
Mr. T. Wakley was present, and sat by the chairman.
Mr. J. WYLD, M.P., took the chair at seven o'clock
precisely. Ho said that for many years he had been the
opponent of the window-tax, and lately had voted against
it in the House of Commons.—(Hear.) He was the more
gratified at the privilege of now taking part in these pro-
ceedings, because he believed that this was about the last
meeting on the subject which it would be necessary for
hire to attend. In former times various excuses had
been made for retaining the tax; and one Chancellor of
the Exchequer; when applied toter a repeal said it was too
early, and another pleaded that the budget was male up,
and therefore the application was too late.—(Hear.) But
now it could be shown to the Government that there ens
a surplus of more than three millions, and therefore the
people had a right to ask the Government what taxes
they meant to remit, and to tell them that the country,
and London more especially, now demanded that this
tax be repealed, and that a portion of the
surplus should be applied to that purpose. This was
essentially a metropolitan tax. If he looked to the re-
turns presented to Parliament for several years, he
should find that one quarter of the tax had been contri-
buted by this metropolis—(Hear)—and half of the re-
mnning three-quarters was paid by the manufacturing
towns, the pillars on which rested the prosperity of the
British empire.—(Hear, hear.) It was a tax which
pressed immediately upon small manufeeturers and arti-
sans. Sir John Rousilly had said at Devonport that the
tax was upon the wealthy classes only. But that was a
mistake. 'The Hon. Gentleman here read from the re-
turns the amount of the window-tax, the number of
windows taxed, and other particulars, which have fre-
quently been reported and printed, relating to the tax, its
nature and operation, with a view to show its unfairness,
inequality, and injustice, and that it was a pressure
upon the poor. He argued that the smallest window,
for the ventilation and light of the poor man's abode,
paid as much as the grand windows in the houses
of the rich and noble, for luxury and ornament. He
bad been to the crystal palace in Hyde-park, and when
he saw what glass had done, he said this building has
sealed the fate of the window-tax.—(Cheers.) Such a
proof of what could be effected in glass was sufficient in
itself to justify this demand for the repeal of the duty on
windows. When Alexander the Great, standing by the
tub of Diogenes, asked what he could do for him, the
answer was—" Stand out of my sunshine"--(Hear,
hear)—and now it would be the duty of those who suf-
fered from the infliction of the window-tax to say to the
Minister of the day—whatever his politics or party—
" Stand out of our sunshine."—(Cheers.)
Mr. DAVID HARRIS, the lion. Secretary to the Is-
lington Parochial Reform Association, here read the
correspondence which had taken place between the ves-
tries of the different parishes on the subject of the
window duty, and also a letter from Mr. Hume, dated
from Burnley hall, Norfolk, giving his hearty adhesion
to all agitation for the repeal of this odious and oppres-
sive impost.
Mr. THOMAS GREENE now came forward to move the
first resolution:—" That this meeting pledges itself to
use all possible means to obtain a total and unconditional
repeal of the window-tax—a tax not only oppressive and
atifeir, but degrading to the morals and sanitary condi-
tion of the people generally." The speaker treated the
question at great length and with considerable ability,
dwelling with peculiar force on the desirability of the re-
peal in a sanitary point of view. After going through
the history of the tax from its earliest imposition up to
the present period, Mr. Greene expressed his opinion
that the Whigs were a very sqeezable people, and that
the present was a good opportunity for urging the repeal
of so unpopular a tax.
Mr. VOUSLEY seconded the motion, which was also sup-
ported by Mr.Freetb, as the organ of the Ratepayers' Asso-
ciation of Marylebone; by Mr. Nicholay, a member of the
vestry of the same perish, who also described himself as a
commissioner of taxes; and by Mr. George, churchwarden
of Sa Line's, Soho, deputed by a meeting of 1,100
inhabitants. Mr. Nicholay spoke as great length, and
read a sharp lecture to the metropolitan Members whose
names were not to be found in the division list when this
question was last brought forward in the House of CCM-
moos. He said he was glad to observe that Mr. Wakley
was now present to answer for himself.
The resolution, with the following addendum, " And
that a deputation of the members of the St. Mary, Is-
lington, Parochial Reform Association, be appointed to
attend a meeting to be held to-morrow, at the Court-
house, Marylebone, on the same subject," was then put
and carried by acclamation.
Mr. 'THOMAS LEWIS then moved, " That a petition to
the House of Commons, for the total and unconditional
repeal of the window-tax be adopted, and signed by the
chairman on behalf of this meeting, and that Mr. T. S.
Duueombe, M.P., be respectfully requested to present
the same, and that Mr. Wakley, M.P., and Mr. Wyid,
M.P., be requested to support its prayer."
'The petition having been read,
Mr. T. Lewes spoke to the resolution, which was se-
conded by Mr. Simes, jun., and supported by Mr.
Gooch, of the parish of Paddington.
Mr. GEESIN (churchwarden of St. James's, Westmin-
ster) expressed his astonishment and indignation on
hearing an allusion from any gentleman to a compromise,
or the substitution of any other tax—a course which he,
for one, would oppose to the utmost. The Government
having a surplus revenue, had no right to impose any
substitute whatever.—(iltar, hear.) He was one of
500,000 persons who were to be taxed, and he was for
total and unconditional repeal, and nothing short of it.
—(Cheers.) It was the partiality of the tax which bad
caused the little excitement which for some time pre-
vailed, for they had not the sympathy of three millions
of taxpayers, whom this particular tax did not affect.
He assured them that in the aristocratic parish of St.
James a radical feeling ran through all the parochial
authorities, from the beadle to the churchwardens,—
(Laughter and cheers.) He, far one, was for a petition
to the Queen, for one to the House of Commons would
only be ordered to lie on the table, and would one day
be found in the buttershop.—(Great laughter.) There
was going to be a great meeting at the Court-house at
Marylebone to-morrow (this day). They had now
many years of experience in agitating against this de-
tested tax, and he did not know what it would come to
at last, but he should propose that the authorised depu-
tations should make a great demonstration out of doors
in going up, and should, hire coaches and cover them
with placards stating their object—the " total, imme-
diate, and unconditional repeal of the window -tax "—for
talking to a Chancellor in a quiet way was like talking
to a wall.--(Lauglater ) But let them have a show of
the popular opinion; and he should like to see their line
of coaches extending from Cumberland-gate to Down-
ing-street. Mr. Geesin then made some general an-
rnadversons on the window-tax as the cause of ill-health
and death, and concluded by declaring that the man who
taxed the lieht of the people should have had every
window in his house blocked up.—(Laughter.)
The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. WAKLEY then rose and was received with re-
posted voileys of cheers. Ho assured them he had anti-
ciputsd a great deal of pleasure from attending that.
beenthe most
o.ons-t
meeting, bat still had not entertained a conception that
his enjoyment would have extended so far. _ Among
other things he had received a most. useful lesson.—
!nen. He. hed alreetly
(Cheerieg and laughter.) An
or sta'.ement he had now to
veeed to him in a spirit of kindliness and generosity
usvutigicrh:„, it
awere
ri lostre fl,ueptoi
iinghim, adullie9:lhtowuuldhable
received tokens—one or two—of dissati&ction, but ho
offer would be so kindly received that he should be at
ot;cs acquitted of all blame with_ respect to the particu-
lar occasion that had been mentioned by Mr. Nicholuy,
thought that the explanation
of ML.ryiebone. Mr.Ntcholay appeared to be a loser
of justice; ho spoke in that subdued and quiet tone
which every now and then marked the judicial digni-
tary, and he appeared there, according to his own