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London, England, 1833-05-21 00:00:00

PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

`1 To the Hon. the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in

Parliament assembled.

" The humble petition of the inhabitants of the town and
neighbourhood of Birmingham, assembled at a great
meeting, on Newhall hill, the 20th of May, 1833,

" Showeth,—That your petitioners consider that, in com-
mon justice to the tax-payers, it is requisite that the taxation
of the counts y should be reduced in amount as much as it
has been raised in value by the fall in the prices of commodi-
ties and the rate of wages in the last few years, and that, in
fact, the poverty of the people imperatively demands a very
large reduction.
" That in the opinion of your humble petitioners the
amount of taxation which is found to be absolutely necessary
for the safety of the country ought not to be surlbred to press
upon the industry of the country, but ought to be collected by
a graduated tax upon property.

" That the house and window taxes are, from their expen-
sive mode of collection, from their gross inequality, and the
partial and oppressive manner in which they are levied upon
the trading part of the community, two of the most objection..
able of the present taxes, and that the malt tax, being a tax
upon a necessary of life, and serving to enhance the cost of the
old English beverage which ought to cheer the cottage of the
toil-worn labourer is perhaps the most oppressive in Its nature
of any of the present taxes, except the corn laws.

" Your humble petitioners do therefore earnestly pray that
your Honourable House will be pleased to make a large reduction
of taxation on the principles above laid down ; and they more
especially implore your Honourable House at once entirely to
repeal the malt tax and the taxes assessed on houses and win.
down."

At 7 o'clock last evening, when our second express left
Birmingham, all was quiet ; the meeting had dispersed in
the most peaceable manner possible.

MAYFIELD.

At a numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabi-
tants of several parishes comprised in the Mayfield polling
district, of the eastern division of the county of Sussex,
held at Mayfield, on Thursday, the 16th of May, 1833,
H. H. HAVILAND, Esq., in the Chair,

Resolved, Ist—That having long experienced the most severe
distress arising from heavy taxation, both local, and general,
this meeting in common with the community at large, hailed
the Reform Bill, as the means of alleviating that distress which
they believed to have been mainly occasioned by the imperfect
representation of the people in the Commons' House of Parlia-
ment. The Reformed Parliament has however grieved and
disappointed them, as in it Ministers are urging measures
which when out of office they reprobated; and the Members
of this Reformed Parliament are as pliant and confiding, as
those of former Parliaments, whose proceedings entailed upon
the country the heavy debt, which now overwhelms it.
2d—That the proceedings of the House of Commons on the
malt tax fully justifies this meeting in expressing, which it
does most unequivocally, their dissatisfaction with the present
Parliament. The wishes of the country were most decidedly
expressed for the total repeal of this tax, and yet the House of
Commons, after having in compliance with their wishes voted
for its partial abolition, rescinded that vote, because Ministers
said they should feel compelled to introduce a more obnoxious
tax, or to resign. If the duty of Parliament be only to re-
cord and pass into laws the edicts of Ministers, the agitation
into which the country was thrown to procure reform might
well have been spared.

3d—That the duty on malt is a great hardship on the
working classes of the community, but more particularly so on
the agricultural labourer, who is doomed and exposed to bear
the heat and burden of the day, and by whose toil and sweat
of brow, barley and hops, the ingredients for making beer, are
produced ; yet he who in common justice and gratitude should
be allowed to partake of it, free of duty, is thus deprived of its
use, unless at the public house or beer shop, to the injury of
his family and his own morals.

4th—That in consequence of the unfortunate alteration of
the currency and other causes, the taxes have in reality nearly
doubled in amount, to those who have to pay them from the
produce of the soil, because twice the quantity of commodity is
required to meet the demand.

sth—That the circulating medium has become inadequate

in quantity for the common transactions of
kingdoms, and that it should be extended 13
Rh—That it is too true, that a great numl
have, when called on for taxes, finding On
hausted (whilst many just demands on then
slated) had recourse to their friends, and b
meet the demand of the tax gatherer, to
which would otherwise immediately ensue..
7th—That this meeting are equally do
measures of Ministers, as with the condul
after having excited the expectations of tin
noising an extinction of tithes.—Lord Alth,
plan illusive and unsatisfactory, a plan,
would entail all the evils of the tithe laws upon
and confer all the benefit upon the clergy,
holders ; a plan which would perpetuate thr
of that odious impost, by making land subjs.
tax, according as it has been highly or mod,
or subject to a mild or severe exaction of
seven years, instead of a commutation founds
table principle of its intrinsic value, arisir
and situation.

En—That although this meeting are anxi
tiol of tithes, they would abolish them by a
mutation, so as to provide a sufficient fund,
and suitable maintenance for the ministers
appears to this meeting, desirable for the good
they are also most anxious for the preserved,
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religion, and established church, which they v'
cured on a solid foundation, and supported in •,,g,71
prevent those perpetual blckerings, and heart- burnt
! thee,,
the present tithe system causes so generally betwee'therele
and his flock on account of worldly interests, ande peel
hope that the clergy might be universally .„4
beloved.
9th—That it is impossible that the tax-PsYe'l.bcPY6
longer struggle with the difficulties with which
pressed, and not sexing any prospect of relief fre;ird.,
yet developed by Ministers, this meeting consider it
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to impress upon the House of Commons, the urgenoff!,
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of some immediate measures for the benefit of the led
more decided nature, than those which aPPear
adopted by that assembly; and amongst the Ines", tte
acted on, this meeting hopes to see the abolition o.`
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duty on malt, r esT'ft'
10th—That if the Ministers are sincere in the,
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wishes to lessen the burdens of the country, they 00,11„,
convincing proof of that desire, by reducing the o,
themselves, and of those high in office under ti is of
level from which they were raised during the Wa.:d °,o4'
quence of the high price of provisions, &c.
consequently nearly double in value compared with
saries of life. the r
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11th—That H. B. Curteis, Esq., Member for noiet'oti
division of this county, is entitled to the geedn'.fti'dlli
thanks of this meeting, for his vote on the question
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tax, on Friday, April 26, and that it is to be regr`; 0'
was prevented by illness from attending in his Pla,f.-ett°,
day, the 30th, to follow up his vote on the same 5°1400,,,i
12th—That it is much to be lamented that the loft;
C. C. Cavendish should have been induced to gi.o on
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the 30th of April, for the continuance of the pry ,
and that a copy of the resolutions of this Meeting
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to him. in nh'4o
13th—That for the purpose of furthering thee
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object of this Meeting, a petition founded on the„-;,., the',"
relative to a repeal of the Malt Duty, he present
of Commons, and that H. B. Curteis, Esq., be req,u,,,ltoo
sent the same, and that Mr. Cavendish be requested
the prayer thereof. sedllo
Agreed, that these resolutions, which were Pfsn
mously, with the exception of only one dissentient
and Bth resolutions, and six or seven dissentients on
resolution, he forthwith made as public as possible' Chi
H. H. HAVILA:"nto
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Proposed, that the thanks of this Meeting be give"
Haviland, for his able and impartial conduet en
which was carried by acclamation.

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