The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-02 00:00:00

ITALY AND HUNGARY.

Yesterday evening a public meeting of the inhabitants
of Notting-hill and its neighbourhood, convened by the
Notting-hill Reform Association, was held at the Prince
Albert, Nutting bill; Mr. Danford, president of the as-
sociation, in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN commenced by rendering an account
of the local address to Kossuth, to which, as yet, no
answer had been received. He complimented his hearers
upon their interest in and knowledge of public affairs,
and affirmed that he believed that Lord Palmerston
only wanted the people of England to do their duty to
do his.
Mr. BENETT, the secretary, moved the first resolution
—" That this meeting of the inhabitants of Notting-hill
and its vicinity hereby record its sympathy with the op-
pressed people of Italy and Hungary in their impending
and righteous struggle for nationality and liberty against
a common oppressor, and its conviction of the special
importance of the Italian struggle against a spiritual as
well as a civic tyranny to the cause of liberty of con-
science in Europe."
Mr. F. O'CoNNon. ALP., rose next, and was received
with hisses and cheers. He reiterated his regret that
Barclay and Perkins's men had not cut Haynau's head
off, declaring Haynau to have been an infernal ruffian,
who threw women and children over the barriers for
pigs to eat. Mr. O'Connell proceeded to say, that in
the cause of liberty he had given up an estate, had given
up his horses, his hunters, his hounds ; that he had once
hated the English people, but t hat when he came here
and found this people as much oppressed as the Irish,
he changed his mind. Mr. O'Connor concluded, alter
several appeals from the chairman, and cries of " Ques-
tion" from the audience ; and the next speaker,
Mr. MASSON, disclaimed much of what had been said
by the Lion. Member for Nottioghem.
Dr. THURMAN supported the motion, which was ulti-

mately carried. -
The second resolution, pledging the muting to the
support of the "Society of the Friends or Italy," was
moved by Mr. Lesingham, and seconded by Mr. Parry.
Mr. TAYLOR and Mr. STURSFIELD responded ; and
other gentlemen having addressed the meeting, in sup-
port of a formal resolution, the proceedings terminated
with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

IRELAND.
SUDDEN DEATH ©F E. DIACNAUGHTEN, ESQ.
DUBLIN, MONDAY.—The following is from tho Ba,
linasole Star :—"lt becomes our painful duty to record
to-day the death of ono of the kindest and most humane
landlords in this neighbourhood, Edward H. Macnaugh-
ten, Dig., Thomastown. About two o'clock, P.M., on
Weduesday last, Mr. Macnaughten went out to take a
walk through his demesne, apparently in tie enjoyment
of good health, and having made an appointment to meet
some of the constabulary of the Ballydangan station at
three o'clock, at the porter's lodge, on some business
connected with his official duties as a magistrate. The
police called there, according to arrangement, and having
awaited his arrival for a considerable time they went up
to his mansion, where they remained until dinner hour.
Mr. Macnaughten not having returned, a search was in-
stituted through the demesne, and melancholy to relate,
the unfortunate gentleman was found lying under a tree
in a state of insensibility. He was then removed to the
mansion, when Dr. Horne, of this town, was sent for,
and having adaiinistered all the remedies which medical
skill and judgment could suggest, but, we regret to add,
without the slightest effect, as the deceased closed his
mortal career at an early hour next morning. Mr. Mac-
naughten's demise will be deeply felt by his numerous
tenantry, to whom at all times, but particularly during
the last few years of unexampled distress, he was not
only kind and indulgent, bat made many personal sacri-
fices to alleviate their distress and enable them to sustain
the afflictions of an All-wise Providence."
SUDDEN DEATH Ow Ma. C. STEIDDEUT.-011 Thurs-
day last, at his office in Camden-street, Dublin, as
Charles Sudden, Esq., of Newmarket House, New-
market-on-Fergus, was conversing with Major R.
Hedges Maunsell, he dropped suddenly on the floor at
feet of that gentleman, and expired. The deceased had
only one minute before walked into his office from the
next room, where his medical adviser pronounced him
better, and he had jest told it to Major Manuel!, saying
" I never felt better," when the hand of death ari ewer]
his mortal career. Mr. Studdort was for several years
an eminent solicitor in very respectable practice, also
an extensive and very influential landed proprietor in
the county Clare.
DEATH OF THE REV. EDWARD ELWOOD.—We (Sligo
paper) regret extremely to record the death of the Rev.
Edward Elwood, Rector of Kilinacranny Glebe, under
the following circumstances:—Upon Monday morning
last, after breakfast, he left home iu perfect Lealtb, and
proceeded on his way to Sligo, having in his gig with
him a young lady who had been on a visit at his
house. When he arrived within a mile of Riverstown,
the gig coming in contact with a stone, he was thrown
quite out; however, he got up and got in again, nor
was he supposed be much hurt. He continued to drive
for nearly a mile, when he complained of being very
sick, and the Rev. Mr. Feeney's, P.P., residence being
close at hand, he was brought into it, when he imme-
diately declared he was dying, and in a short time after-
wards ceased to live. The deceased gentleman was in
the prime of life and greatly beloved by a very large
cif do of acquaintances, who sincerely deplore their
sudden loss. The family left by the Rev. Gentleman.
though a young one, is, fortunately, with his widow, well
provided for.

EQUALISATION OF TIIE LAND-TAX.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—l reed in your excellent journal of the 18th
haat., with much satisfaction, the equitable decision of
the Land-tax Commissioners at Wy inondham, Norfolk,
on the appeal of the Rev. W. B. Hurnard.
The principle involved in that decision was a recogni-
tion of the provisions of 38 Geo. 111., cep. 5, wherein it
is expressly enacted that, upon proof of an unequal as-
sessment of land-tax in any individual case, the remedy
lies in re-assessing the district, and the local com-
missioners are authorised and required to act accord-
ingly.
It is now three years since the ancient assessment of
land-tax in this parish was, without notice, disturbed,
and another constructed upon the basis of the poor-
rate assessment, of which the immediate effect was to
augment the churge upon the tithe.owner by more than
double the amount that had been paid from time imme-
morial.
Upon appeal to the local commissioners, and with
the valuublo a,sistance of Mr. S. Miller's book on the
land-tax, I claimed redress, as charged considerably over
the equal pound-rate, pleading the 7th and 84th sections
of the Act of Parliament.
The Commissioners deferred the case, with a view
to more complete satisfaction upon the point of over-
charge, upon which, at the next meeting, no doubt
whatever remained. The Inland Revenue-office was
thereupon advised of the matter, and the instructions
from Mr. Keogh were shortly received, dissuading the
local commissioners from re-assessing: the district, from
motives of expediency and to avoid trouble. The rate
was in consequence confirmed,
and I was recommended
to pay the land-tax under protest, which I have done.
The Act of George:llL pronounces the decision of
the Commissioners final. I therefore., in course of
time, made a statement of the case to Sir George
Grey, as one of extreme hardship and injustice, having
entered upon my benifice, and commuted the tithe
upon faith of
had so long prevailed. An official communication as-
the permanency of the practice which
sured me that the case had been inquired into, but
could not be remedied.
Now, Sir, in the printed correspondence relative to the
land-tax, furnished by order of the House of Com-
mons, I find the refusal to re-assess districts defended
by Mr. Keogh in the following terms:—
" The amount of land-tax charged on the:division has
bean apportioned in quotas in the several parishes
during a period of nearly two centuries, and property
has been bought and sold, and otherwise dealt with, on
the faith of the permanency of the practice which has so
long prevailed."
"The board are so impressed with the opinion that
any attempt of the kind proposed would be attended
with such difficulties and confusion, and would, more-
over, be replete with so much injustice, that they are
quite prepared, in the event of any rule fur a mandamus
being obtained, to direct the solicitor of this department
to take the necessary steps for opposing it at the expense
of the revenue."
From this passage it is admitted that the disturbance
of the division assessment :of land-tax would be incon-
venient and unjust, and yet the disturbing force made to
act upon individuals, in a parochial re-assessment, with
whatever amount of injustice and oppression, is to be the
order of legislation under this same Board of Inland
Revenue, 3:d so the law of the land is to be set aside by
u board of commissioners, I humbly submit, of no com•
potent authority.
In further illustration, I appeal to the following par-
ticulars:—
Value of the benefice, subject to parochial
and other rates, per annum 1287 0 0
Ancient land-tax 8 12 0
New assessment l7 12 0
It assessed by en c goal pound rate of Bd. in
the pound, I ought to pay
Your obedient servant,
H. E. PRESTON,
Nov. 27, 1851. Incumbent of Tasburg, Norfolk
Note—Where the word district is used, road division.

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