The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-04 00:00:00

THE HOUSE AND WINDOW TAXES.

Last night a very numerous meeting took place at th.
Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, for the avowed pur
pose of considering what measures, under existing circum
stances, ought to be adopted, after the unexpected vote on
Tuesday night last on the subject of the assessed taxes.
It wag, however, well understood that among the collateral
objects contemplated, were the expression of a decides
opinion against the re-election of Sir J. Cam Hobhouse.
and of the fitness of Lieut.-Col. Evans to he his successor.
The meeting was announced in the bilk for six o'clock,
and soon after that hour the gre it hall of the Tavern wet,
completely crowded, but the Chair was not taken till seven
o'clock, and much impatience and anger were expressed
at the delay.
At the latter hour the Committee appeared, and ushered
in, not the announced Chairman of the meeting, Joseph
Hume, Esq. but D. W. Harvey, Esq.
In explanation of this change of Chairman, Mr. PROUT
stated, that it bad been announced and expected that Mr.
Hume would have taken the Chair, but he was prevented
by the necessary attendance to his duties in the House,
and under these circumstances be had to propose to them
D. W. Harvey, E‘q., as his substitute.
Mr. Stairsote seconded the motion, which was carried
by acclamation.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY appeared as substitute for Mr. Hume,
who was engaged in the House of Commons in what be
feared was a useless struggle—to procure a reduction of our
military burdens. If the electors of Westminster were
determined to do their duty, they had the power of effecting
all they wanted._( Hear, hear.) There was a vacancy in
Westminster, and it was for Westminster to tell the King
on his throne, and the Ministry in their Privy Council,
what were the firm and fixed opinions of Westminster on
the subject of the house and window taxes ; or, if they did
not do so, they must stand for ever abashed.—(Cheers.) He
would not deal in invectives against a gentleman who hail
resigned a position which he could no longer hold with
honour.—(Cheers.) The course he had adopted !bust de-
pend upon the peculiar circumstances acting upon his
mind. Some might have preferred voting for the prin-
ciples which they had long stood pledged to, and then have
gone the next morning to their' Royal master, and ten-
dered the resignation of a place they could no longer bold
with honour.—(Cheers.) But still Sir John Hobhouse
bad done as much as could be fairly called for from an
honourable man.—(Hisses.) Let them restrain their
angry feelings for those who more deeply deserved them.—
( Hear.) Sir John Hobhouse had made great sacrifices to
his principles ; he bad yielded an honourable post, and re-
signed an honour which the highest might covet—
that of representing a city great in population, and splen-
did in wealth.
Mr. FRASER, after delivering a bitter phillippic against
Sir J. C. Hobhouse, moved the following resolution :
" That this meeting view with feelings of severe disappoint-
ment and indignation, the rejection by a reformed House of
Commons of the motion for the repeal of the house and window
taxes."

Mr. MERLE seconded the motion.
The motion was carried by acclamation.
Mr. Simrsorr, after a rapid and powerfully-drawn re-
trospective of their public conduct, moved—
" That Sir Francis Burdett and Sir J. C. Hobhouse, one

in opposing the expressed wish of his constituents, and the
other in deserting the post of duty when his services would
have been most valuable, have forfeited the confidence of the
electors of Westminster."

Mr. PRouT seconded the motion.
On the question being put, a tumultuous array of hands
appeared in its favour, and only three against it.
Mr. PROUT, after a fling at their late Member, moved as
follows :
" That this meeting regards the retirement of Sir John Cam

Hobhouse as an attempt to impose on the electors of Westmin-

ger, by a specious appearance of independence, the better to
enable him to frustrate the attempt to repeal those obnoxious
taxes."

Mr. LLOYD seconded the resolution.
Mr. WAKLEY attacked in a style of the most bitter
satire the meeting of Sir J. C. Hobhouse's friends on the
preceding day. Ile denounced it as a hole-and•corner
meeting, and decl tred that himself and others were flatly
refused admission, on the ground that it was a private
meeting. Their advertisement of that morning declaring
that the meeting was numerous and unanimous in favour
of Sir J. C. Hobhouse, contained in those few words a
double lie, for it was neither ; and if Sir J. C. Hobhouse
did not disclaim all participation in the fraud, he was
unworthy of the society of honourable men.—(Ques-
don.) He was speaking to the question, for with him it
was not a personal one, as he had resolved never to pay
any more assessed taxes.—(Tremendous and very long
continued cheering.) Let Westminster re-elect Sir J. C.
Hobhouse, and Westminster was henceforth the most de-
graded city in the empire.—(Cheers.) Unless they ceased
running after carriage men, who do not, who could not,
know the value of money, because they never worked for
it, they would ever remain degraded and despised.
Although he thus execrated the conduct of their late Mem-
ber he was not a canvasser for any possible candidate, and
if they took his advice they would not promise their votes
till the last moment.
Mr. TYRRELL begged to ask if they would be content
with the repeal of the house tax, without the repeal of the
window tax ?—(Loud cries of " No.")
After some further talk, the question was put and
carried unanimously.
Mr. FRASER moved the fourth resolution, to the elite!
that Sir J. C. Hobhouse still, in point of fact, was a place-
man, his resignation not having been accepted ; that,
therefore, on that, as well as on other g,-ounds, he was
unfit to represent Westminster, and that the meeting con-
curred in the call made for Col. Evans to come forward,
and that they would use their best endeavours to secure
his election.
Col. HODGES seconded the motion, and highly eulogized
the conduct of Col. Evans, both in his military and pri-
vate capacity.
The motion was put by the Claairmae, and carried
unanimously.
Mr. Ahem moved that a subscription be entered into
by the friends of liberty and independence in Westminster
towards defraying the necessary expenses which might be
incurred in securing the return of Col. Evans as their
future representative.
Mr. HAMILTON seconded the motion.
The motion was carried by acclamation.
Thanks were then Moved, seconded, anti carried in the
usual manner, for the able and efficient and judicious
conduct of the Chairman in carrying on the business of
the evening.
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks.
The feeling of the meeting on the subject of the as-
sessed taxes was again and again expressed in the course
of the evening, and it was unequivocally in favour of their
immediate repeal.
Various bills were distributed among the crowd assem-
bled, and even introduced upon the hustings during the
night, and particularly the latter part of i,t, containing a
call upon persons generally to pay no demand made upon
them for the assessed taxes. At the head the principal
staircase—it may he mentioned as a trifling proof of the
feeling of the meeting (for feathers thrown up will show
which way the wind blows)—a man stood with a number
of placards for sale, printed in bold characters, with the
words—" No assessed taxes will be paid here," and at the
foot of the bill were the Royal Arms, inverted. His call
to passers-by was, " Here you have a cheap substitute for
long speeches." No interruption was attempted to be
offered to him.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, MAY 3.—Wind S.W.—Sailed his Majesty's ship
Satellite, on a cruise ; and his Majesty's ship Conway, for
Portsmouth. Arrived from the river and sailed the Vine,
Clark, for the Cape of Good Hope; General Hewitt, Barke,
for Bombay ; Marlborough, Middleton, for Jamaica ; New
Phoenix, —, Margaret, Boak, and several others, outward
bound.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind S.W. to S.S.E., light.
COWES, MAY 3.—Arrived the Avon, Apthorp, from Ha-
vannah.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived his Ma-
jesty's ship Talavera, trom Portsmouth ; and Mina, Lee, from
Terceira.
FALMOUTH, MAY 2.—Wind S.W. to S.S. W., fresh gales
and squally.
BRISTOL, MAY 3.—Arrived the Warren, Mitchell, from
the Cape of Good Hope; and Monmouth, Mafflin, from Bar-
ba.does.
TORBAY, MAY 2.—Arrived from London the David Bar-
clay, Fewson, for Bengal.
CLYDE, MAY `.—Arrived the Nestor, Crawford, from
Grenada.
CORK, MAY 2.—Arrived the Springhall, Auld, with loss
of mainmast, topmast, Ea., bound to the Bay of Chaleur. Off
port,the Harriet, Fisher, from Monte Video.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 2—Arrived the Victoria, Newby, from
Bahia; the Jamaica, Matterson, from Maranham ; the Cora,
Pope, the Henry Kneeland, White, and the Wilson, Swain,
from Mobile.

MARGATE, MAY 3.—Arrived off port, the Camel, Hun'
from Jamaica.

The Mary, Ilootton, bound to Quebec, has put to Cork;
leaky.

The Iricndship, Morice, from Aberdeen to Riga, was
wrecked near Thisted cn the 22d ult.—crew and materials
caved.

The Warner, Crawford, from Salcoata to Bay Chaleur, put
into Froan on the 27th, with considerable damage, having
truck on the Lady 14e.