The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-28 00:00:00

MEETING THIS DAY.

A most numerous and highly respectable meeting of the
inhabitants of the Cities of London and Westminster, the
borough of Southwark, and the newly enfranchised metro-
politan boroughs, was held to-day in the great room of
the London Tavern, to consider the best measures to be
adopted for securing the repeal of the assessed and win-
dow taxes. Shortly after twelve o'clock the several can-
didates for the representation of the metropolis and the
metropolitan boroughs appeared on the hustings.

Sir John Scott Lillie was received with some faint ap-
plause. Mr. Clay and Mr. Moore and Mr. Payne, were
slightly cheered ; Captain Marryatt was received with
hisses and cheers. On the entrance of Colonel Stanhope,
Sir John Key, Mr. Grote, Alderman Scales, and Mr.
Wakley, the room resounded with the loudest plaudits.
Mr. HUME was received with deafening applause on
being called to t} e chair, after having taken which he ad-
dreased the meting as follows :
Gentlemen,—l owe it to myself, before we pro-
ceed to the business of the day, to make a
single observation, which I hope you will ex-
cuse, in consequence of the situation in which I am
placed, and in consequence of some observations that have
been made on the probability of my taking the chair. I
think it right to state so, from a sense of the distinguished
honour you have conferred. When, Gentlemen, I was
met by a numerous deputation from both parts of the
metropolis, stating their desire to call the public
attention to the important business of the day, and re-
questing that I would take the chair on that occasion,
I stated to those gentlemen that I thought it would be
better for some individual of rank and importance in the
city to take the chair in preference to myself, as my opinions
were publicly known, and that of course there was no nececs-
sity for my expressing them again.—(Cheers.) The gentle-
men then said, that they wished all the candidates for the
metropolitan districts to attend, and as they were all
within the district for which you are the sitting Member,
we think it will do away with all idea of par-
tiality, if we request you to attend, which might
have existed in the minds of some if we had
requested any of the candidates for the City or
Metropolitan districts to take the Chair.—(Cheers.) I
have, therefore, Gentlemen, acceded to the request, for the
purpose of forwarding an object which many years ago I
endeavoured to support in the House of Commons; to
effectuate that most important object, which, in my
opinion, would most certainly be effected by the repeal
of the House and Window Tax.—(Tremendous cheering.)
Having said thus much, I will now call your attention,
Gentlemen, to the object for which we are assembled; and
in doing so, I think it right to state that we do not as-
semble here to day for the purpose of throwing any
obstacle in the way of his Majesty's Ministers—(Cheers)
but on the contrary, as they have pledged themselves to
economy and retrenchment in every branch of the State
—(Loud cheers)—and have determined to do everything
for the welfare of the country—(Cheers)—it was the
opinion of the committee that it would strengthen the
hands of his Majesty's Ministers before the meeting
of Parliament if the public attention was called, as it
will be by this meeting, to so important a subject as the
repeal of the house and window tax.—(Cheers.) I trust,
Gentlemen, kis Majesty's Ministers will be strengthened,
too, by meetings like the present in diffetent parts of the
country, in order that there may be a trial given of
the intention expressed by Ministers, who have declared in
the House of Commons that the day had gone by
when patronage or influence should direct them—(Tre-
mendous cheers)—and that it would be their most anxious
wish to attend to the wants of the people.—(Cheers.)
I trust, therefore, if there should be any persons
present who have come here with the notion
that the meeting was intended to embarrass Alinisters,
they will be convinced that it is intxnrie.l to have an op, o-
site effect.—(Cheers.) It is impossible that any one
here can have a wish to embarrass those Ministers who
have brought forward and carried so glorious a measure
as the Reform Bill.—(Cheering.) But, Gentlemen,
it must be recollected that that great measure is only a
Means to an end, and the object of this meeting has one
of those ends in view.—(Cheers.) Now, Gentlemen, I
think it right to say that the character of our proceeding
depends on the orderly manner in which it is con-
ducted.—(Cheers.) I hope every man who feels de-
sirous to be relieved from the weight of these particular
taxes will manifest the importance of the proceedings, by
giving to every gentleman due attention, and that bearing
which it is my duty to see enforced.—(Cheers.) It is
for you, Gentlemen, that I take the chair—and unless I
stn suppotted by order and decorum, it must
be evident to you that I cannot fulfil the in-
tentions of the meeting. Gentlemen, this meeting has
not been called, as it has been supposed, for any purpose
txcept the adopting of measures for the repeal of the
Window and inhabited house duties. It is true, Gentle-
enen, that theme are other taxes equally vexatious ; but the
Committee wish to keep distinct those two objects for
Which we are met.--(Cheers.) I think, Gentlemen, there
is no person present who can be ignorant of the manner in
Which those two taxes operate at the present time,
and more particularly how they affect this gre,t metro
Polis, and some few other great trading communities.
gentlemen, my opinion has long been that these two taxes
ought to be removed—.(`Cheers)—and every day that passes
satisfies me that the time has now come when that
event should take place.—(lmmense cheering.) I regret, li
Gentlemen, to find, that instead of these taxes
'lcing alleviated, the assessors and surveyors are act-
ing in the most harsh manner towards those indi-
eidualt who are burdened with them, and that the num-
ber of surcharges has increased to a considerable extent.
---(Loud cheers. ) I have also to state, Gentlemen,
that the Committee, in requesting me to take the
Chair, requested that I would state to the meating
Whether there were any, and what, means that I could
suggest as a substitution for these taxes, if they were re-
Peeled, as they were anxious to support public credit by
every means in their power.—(Cheers.) Now he saw no
difficulty in adopting one of two modes which lie would
Point out. The amount derived from the two taxes
mounted to about two millions and a half. Now,
kientlemen, in the first place, I have no hesitation in saying
illet two trillions and a half may be easily saved out of
44e expenditure of the country—(Loud cheers)—and that
40 additional tax is therefore necessary.—(Cheering.) If
,_that could not be done, Gentlemen, which 1 have no
doubt but it can, I could point out one or two taxes
Chet might be levied, in order to make up the amount. I
Wilt now only state one of them. The proceedings of the
te Parliament had all along gone to make taxation un-
icillals—(Loud cheering.) It has taxed industry instead
capital and wealth.—(Loud cheering.) The landed
tnperty of the country, which it ought to be, had not
en subjected to the same taxes as every man's labour
w ,113* --(Cheers. ) The taxing of that alone, Gentlemen,
iropuld give yon the amount that the two taxes we wish
have repealed would produce. But, Gentlemen, I
"neeive that there can be no difficulty in Parliament pro.

,Iling arrainst any deficiency that may take place, 1:;y a
'tict adherence to econotny.—(Loud cheering.) Gen-
tle
tiliTen, in conclusion, I have to request that you will give
1,. attention to those gentlemen who will submit. the
414,rent propositions to your notice, and that the objects
the meeting will not be frustrated by clamour on your
1,1, t; The Honourable Gentleman sat down amidst loud
the'
ring.
it The Secretary then read the names of the Candidates
'L"eat, with the substance of the apologies sent by those
i Sir WILLIAM HorusE agrees in the propriety of the
',4ting, but particular engagements prevent him from
4E1,44..
Colonel EVANS present.—(Cheers.)
kergearlt SPANKIE present.—(Cheers.)
Air. BABRAGE present.
Air. GROTE present.
Sit JOHN HOBHOUSE absent and engaged.—(Hisses
4 laughter.)
iki.,rs Alderman WAryirmAtr, present.
A:r. liAwEs present.
lr• Alderman WOOD, at Gloucester, but agrees in the
, .°?!iety of the meeting.—(Cheers.)
Sir JOHN OGILVY expected.
Ir. Alderman SCALES.
1?°1. JONES declines attending.--(Hisses.)
Ir. LYALL declines attending, from a wish not to ern-
-14,
ptcss Ministers.—(Laughter.)
'lr. WA KLY present.
Colonel STANHortE present.—(Cheers.)
:sir SAMUEL WHALLEY present.
\lr. AluernY promises to be present.
r,'ll-• E. PORTMAN is prevented attending by engage-
r, but agrees in the propriety of the meeting.
x!rt TEr.irtYsoN the same.
;IP. ALLEN present.
1%.4rd HENLEY agrees in the propriety of the meeting,
Lt prevented attending by particular engagements.
r Alooae present
"It CLAY present.
br• Lusunttorois agrees in the propriety of the meet-
, but is prevented attending by particular engagements.
;Ir. T. DUNCOMBE the same.
'Jr. Paris present.
tit J. S. LILLIL present.
Ir. HUMPHRIES engaged at Guildhall

Mr. TEMPLE present.
Captain MARRYATT present.—(Hisses.)
Mr. WaxicFIELD present.
Sir JOHN KEY present.—(Cheers.)
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT was written to, but has re.
turned no answer.—(Hisses.)
Mijor REVELL confined with illness.
Mr. ROBERT GRANT—A letter to him, addressed by
mistake to Mr. Charles Grant.

Mr. Jour/ NICHOLSON in moving the first resolution
said, that in the presence of so many distinguished Mem-
bers of Parliament, and gentlemen who aspired to be such,
he would not detain them long. They were all aware of
the object of the meeting, and their number was the
strongest proof of the deep interest they felt in it. Now
they had Reform, it became the duty of the people to give
public expression of what they wish from those whom
they send to Parliament. For the last thirty years the
country bad not been governed by King, Lords, and
Commons, but by the Oligarchy—the Boroughtnongers.
Their government had been taxation, and they bad ma-
naged their affairs so skilfully, as scarcely, to lay any taxes
upon themselves, but upon the industrious classes, who
on the common necessat ies of life were taxed 40,000,000/.,
but it was injudicious in them to place the house and
window tax almost exclusively on the shopkeepers of the
country. The Marquis of Hertford had returned six
Members to the old Parliament, and had got for his family
20,000/. He had a mansion in Suffulk which cost
400,0001., paying 14/. 3s. 4d. house duty.—(Cries of
" Shame." The Marquis being one of the Government,
or rather Kings of the country, appoints all the assessed tax
officers, so that his collectors and surveyors, have sworn
that his mansion is worth only 1001. He had been ex-
chequered, because one of his servants had given a receipt
on unstampted paper ; but ought not the Marquis of
Hertford to be exchequered for what he had for 20 years
defrauded the public of? The Duke of Grafton paid only
14/. also, and his family received 15,000/. The Duke
of Northumberland was taxed highly for his mansion,
being rated at 2001. per annum. The Duke of
Wellington paid only 40/. taxes. The Bishop of
Hereford paid only Si per annum, but houses
in Oxford-street or St. Giles's, paid four times the
amount of any one of these great aristocrats. Surely a
candidate might venture to pledge himself to equalize, if
not to remove, this tax.—(Loud cheers.) The first
thing the boroughroonger did in office was to treble
this tax on the public, but not themselves, which they
always took good care to guard against. Pensions to
the amount of six millions were kept up whilst business
was declining, and he hoped the Metropolitan Mem-
bers would at once equalize taxation, which was
increasing to a certain extent; but those possessing most
property, should pay most for its insurance. When he was
an elector of Westminster, 14 years ago, he, with others,
instructed Sir Francis Burdett to repeal the window tax,
and he answered, whether seriously or ❑ot, he could not
tell—(laughter)—tlaat if be was instructed to remove St.
Paul's, it was his duty to make the attempt.—
Pledges were then in fashion when they were of no
use ; but a stir was then made, and a reduction
of this very tax took place. The speaker concluded by
moving the first resoli:tion expressive of the opinion of the
meeting of the necessity of the repeal of the house and
window-taxes.

Mr. CHARLES PEARSON seconded the resolution, and
said that he had no doubt that the proceedings of this day
would manifest that which had been called " an ignorant
impatience of taxation," proceeded in fact from knowledge.
Their chairman had properly stated the amount of assessed
taxes, but in order that they might be fully aware of the in•
jury they suffered, he would again state their amount to them
and the manner in which they were peculiarly affected.
The house tax in 1830 amounted to 1,185,4701., of
which the metropolitan districts paid '780,466/., or
five-eighths of the whole amount of the house tax of the
kingdom.—(Cries of " Shame," and " It is unbearable.')
The amount of the window tax in 1830 was 1,190,7051.,
and according to the best calculations he had been
able to make, the metropolitan districts paid more than
two thirds of these accounts. Another mode of looking at
the manner in which the taxes were levied was this
The population of the metropolitan districts was
1,805,000, whilst the total population of Great Britain
was 13,800,000. So that in point of fact one seventh
of the population paid five-eighths of this tax.—(Cries of
" Shame !" and, a Voice,—" Is it not in proportion to the
property ?") Another view of the subject might partly
answer this question. The number of houses rated at
40/. and under—those, in fact, inhabited by that class
of the community which was struggling for existence,
--(Hear, hear.) By this class one half of the whole
amount of these taxes was paid. Their worthy Chair-
man bad stated that it might be thought reasonable
in proposing a reduction of taxes, that they should
find a substitute for them, but as they did nut receive
the salaries of the first Lord of the Treasury or the
Chancellor of the Exchequer—(Laughter)—he did not
see that they were bound to tax their brains for any such
substitute.—(Laughter.) Their worthy chairman had
rendered " Go back to the Expenditure of 1792," almost
household words—but in seeking for a standard of expen-
diture, they could not do better than follow that
advice. They were now in the seventeenth year of peace,
but he would compare it with a year of war-1793.
The amount of taxes in that year was 17,000,0001.,
whilst now it was 4.6,000,000/. He was informed that
he had understated it, for with the expense of collection,
the taxation amounted to 50,000,000/. But the first
sum was quite enough, he thought, to satisfy the most
cormorant appetite of the most insatiable borough-
monger.—(Loud laughter.) He would not, however,
deal in generals, but would corns to three items, in which
he thought a reduction should be made—a reduction such
as would satisfy the public expectation. His proposition
would also serve to show that this was no party meeting,
collected together to aid any particular candidates—that
they were not a body of revolutionists, desirous of destroy-
ing all the institutions of their country—and would disap-
point the malignant virulence of a certain set who bad
assailed their motives and misrepresented the it intentions.
It might also furnish an answer to a question which had
been put by an Hon. Gentleman—viz., suppose Lord Grey
should say " that he cannot do without this tax ;" his
(Mr. Peat son's) answer would be, that it was the first
time in the history of this country that he been
told the representatives of the people were to do the
bidding of the Minister instead of controlling its expendi-
ture, and endeavouring to lighten the burden of taxation.
Setting forth the expenditure of 1792 with that of the
present time, and contrasting the outlays, item by item, he
would there find a saving could be made in the department
over which he presided, equal in amount to the whole of
the taxes now complained of; and he would manifest a
noble instance of patriotism by paring down his own
salary, and that of his own relatives. In the
year 1793, when gigantic efforts were made by
the people, seconding the Ministers of the day, to make
preparations for what was then miscalled a popular war,
it would be found that the whole amount of the army ex-
penditure in the department alluded to amounted to
4,167,0001., while, in 1831—the 16th year of the peace
—when the slumbers bad bean so long undisturbed by the
blast of the trumpet, the expenditure of the same depart-
ment amounted to 699,0001.—(Cries of " Shame, shame."
—Let that gentleman, therefore, if ever be should be afflicted
with such a question, be prepared with an answer
upon the subj, ct that would satisfy the most
captious individual. It was not this alone ; he would take
another branch of public expenditure, the Navy. All
would admit that, as far as the humbler classes of the navy
were concerned, they put not their hands too deeply him
the public pocket. It must be the higher classes, there-
fore, who were the fortunate individuals in this department,
and if he had time to follow up the subject, he could give
a beautiful illustration of it, because he had taken the
trouble of ascertaining what Britain's glory cost, from the
first Admiral in full pay, down to the humblest seaman
who, unless he had had the good fortune to get one or
two of his limbs lopped off, was invariably, in the end,after
his valuable services, turned adrift on the public,a pennyless
beggar. In the time of war the expenditure of this department
amounted to 245,600/.—now it amounted to 539,000/. ;
yet, the other day, when a rn in-of war was wanted, it
was actually found difficult to man her. Let the individual
then alluded to go and tell Earl Grey how he could go and
man his ships with the bravest seamen, and supply them
with the best of British blood—namely, by abolishing the
cut that tore the flesh from the backs of honest men.
—(lmmense cheers.) Let him tell Earl Grey to alter
the army discipline in the same way.—(Loud cheers.)
Tell him when a mutinous disposition bursts out in one
regiment, not to set another to watch over that one, but let
them be treated like men, rewarded like men, and thete
would be no longer any necessity to maintain the present
extravagant expenditure, which literally was incurred by
maintaining one regiment to keep another in check.—
(Cheers.) Then as to the Ordnance. In 1772 the ex-
penditure amounted to 25,000/. ; in 1'793, to 843,0001. ;
and in 1832, to no less than 1,613,000/. Dismissing this
p in of the subject, there could be no doubt that their enor-
mous taxes could be reducedwithout disturbing the tranquil
lity of the country, or trenching on its national faith. But it
might be well to look for a moment at the enormous sums
spent in the collection of those tithes. The collection of
the assessed taxes was returned as costing 28,0001.
With collections, surcharges, overcharges, and so on, the
collection amounted to not less than 28,000/. Besides this,
here were the law expenses of collection: All knew

pretty we-II that the assessors in their different districts
were pretty sharp --`;'raping in brokers to mark
the goods of individuals when the taxes were not paid.
By a Parliamentary Return, it also appeared that
within a short period, not less than 2,364 letters
had been written by the Crown Lawyer, with a view to
compel persons to pay their taxes; and that 686 suits had
been instituted within the same time in the Exchequer,
with a view of enforcing payment. One of their candidates
had sent to say that as a reason why he could not attend,
he was at this moment prosecuting people for not paying
their taxes.

The CHAIRMAN suggested the propriety of spec ers
avoiding individual allusions.

Mr. PEARSON resumed. Though the Worthy Chair-
man had done him the favour of reminding him to keep to
his text, and avoid references to individuals, yet he hoped
he might be permitted to refer to a county by name with •
out trenching on the most fastidious delicacy; and the
county he particularly wished to name was Nottingham,
with which he had had of late some acquaintance. The
whole number of houses in that county assessed at above
100/. per annum was 11. And he had had the curiosity to
lay hold of Paterson's Roads in reference to this, when he
found within a space which might be covered by half-a-
crown, the description of a vast number of splendid castles
and mansions, belonging to the nobility. But still there
was not one throughout the country that could he taxed
to the amount of more than 3001. per annum. What did
this prove ? It proved this, that, in one sense, the Duke
of Newcastle's castle was worth literally nothing ;
but when burnt down by incendiaries, though it could not
be rated before at a hundred pounds value, the Nob'e
Duke had the conscience to ask of the poor. oppressed
tax-paying people, not less than 40,0001., wherewith to
make good that mansion.—(Hisses, and cries of " Shame,
shame." He could bring forward many instances, pretty
much alike, calculated to call forth indignation.
But he desired no longer to trespass on the meeting.—
(Cries of, go on). He really did not wish to say more.
The meeting would have a great deal to hear from others
—time was important, and he would suggest that the
remarks of the speaker should be few. Having
stated this, he read to the meeting the reso-
lutions intended to be submitted to it. Hiving
read them, before he sat down he thought it neces-
sary just to say, as something had been said about secrecy,
that an opportunity had been offered to any candidate
who thought of attending, to nominate any of the electors
they chose, to move the resolutions.—(Hear, hear,
hear•.) Nothing had been done in secret, and any
person wlm had not yet shared in bearing the brunt
and heat of the day, of bringing together this vast meeting,
might see the names every gentleman connected with the
calling of this meeting, and find every explanation ready
for him, if he would only have the goodness to go round
the hooks and there deposit his contribution.—(lmmense
cheering.)
Mr. RICHARDSON presented himself at the distant end
of the room, as it desirous to obtain a hearing, which for
a period created some confusion.

The CHAIRMAN having commanded silence, begged to
inform Mr. Richardson, that the meeting was called on
purpose to hear the sentiments of the different candi-
dates on the question now before the meeting.—(Hear,
hear.) Therefore, it was his duty to suggest to
that Gentleman the propriety of his abstaining from say-
ing any thing, until at all events, the Parliamentary can-
didates] had been heard. Mr. Richardson then sat down.

The CHAIRMAN stated he would take the liberty of
calling on the candidates, as their names appeared on the
printed lists which had been given him, and consequently
in the first place he called on Alderman Waithman.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN addressed the meet•
ing. Not knowing, he observed, how or by whom the
present meeting had been called, he had some fears that
an obstruction might be thrown in the way of
the Government, from whom after all that bad
passed, they had great reason to expect some
good. With regard to pledges a great deal had been
said, and there were many differences of opinion among
very able meu. For himself, he held it to be indiscreet
and unwise that the electors should so view the past services
of their representatives as to throw any thing like a stum-
bling block in their way.—(Cheers and hisses.) He would
not enter into any topics of declaration for the purpose
of exciting their feelings ; but he would appeal to their
calm and sober judgment. 1 t was by the united and
great efforts of the people that Ministers were enabled
to accomplish the passing of the Reform Bill. During the 40
years that he had stood before the public he had never been
required to give any pledge, and he thought if they required
it of him now, after so long a period, it looked something
like a distrust of his future conduct. As to his opinions
on ell public measures, he would not hesitate in giving them
on all occasions ; but that was quite different from anything
in the nature of a pledge. With respect to the assessed
taxes, he had never met with any one individual who
was opposed to their repeal, and particularly that of
the window-tax, and he was now asked in a somewhat
curious manner whether he would support the repeal of
them ? His answer was, " You know I have already done
it, and my mind remains unchanged."—(Cheers.) It was
not because it was the fashion of the day nor to suit elec-
tioneering purposes, nor to show any disrespect towards
the electors, that he had refrained from waiting
upon them to solicit their votes; but it was be-
cause he thought that the voters should he left
to act with perfect freedom, as a means the best
calculated to insure a Reform. So far back as Fe-
bruary, 1825, he moved in the Common Council and
carried a resolution representing to the House of Commons
the oppressive nature of the assessed taxes, especially the
house and window taxes, and upon other occasions he had
also been instrumental in endeavouring to obtain their
repeal, particularly on one occasion, when, upon his own
motion, a deputation was appointed to wait on
the Chancellor of the Exchequer upon the subject •
It was his firm belief that one of the first taxes, if not
the very first which would be removed from the shoulders
of the people would be the house and window taxes...
(Cheers.) Ile would not detain them by entering into
any lengthened details to show the grievous manner
in which they operated, but he would state, with
regard to himself, that be paid for a house of
business which was rated at 2001. a year, and in
which there was not a room fit to dine a dozen people.
He had also been assessed for another house over the rack-
rent ; he appealed agrinst it, but all he could obtain was
its reduction to the gross amount. He had seen some
foolish publications signed by a person who called him-
self a Commissioner, and who asked, whether many
of the shopkeepers had not also houses out of
town ? The reason of that was, that people
were compelled to take houses fur business which
they could nut live in, and were thus obliged to
reside with their families out of town, and thus they paid
doub'e taxes.—(Cries of " Shame.") To show that the
tax was both unjustifiable and oppressive, it was well
known by every one, that in the value of his premises he
must sink forty per cent. He had given notice last Ses-
sion fur the repeal of those taxes, and he was only
deterred from bringing forward his motion, front the fear
of interfering with the progress of the Reform Bill.—
(Hear.) A return had been moved for in the House of
Commons of the number of surcharges which bad been
made in the House and Window Tax, and it appeared
that there bad been no less than 160,000 surcharges
upon such sinking and depressed property.—(Hear,
hear, hear.) He begged to remind the meeting
that a great deal was to be considered in the discussion of
this subject in the House of Commons, for an adverse
party might bring it forward when the Minister of the
day was drove hard, for the purpose of increasing his
difficulties.—(Hear, hear, hear.) For himself he
had only again to say that he had asked for
no vote, and he had given no pledge. If any person
could put his finger on any part of his public conduct for
the last 40 years, and say that he had shrunk from any
great public principle, or preferred his own interest to
that of the people, let them sink hint at once—(Cheers.)
But when he heard any man too loud or too eager in his
professions, he could not help being reminded of a woman
who boasted of her own modesty, for it showed clearly
that at all events there was some distrust. (The worthy
Alderman sat down amidst loud cheers.)
Mr. Alderman Wood being next on the list, the CHAIR-
MAN said he had received a letter from that Gentleman,
who was at Gloucester. He (the Chairman) could
hear witness that the Worthy Alderman bad always
voted for the repeal of the assessed taxes, and he
knew he would continue to do 80.—(Cheers.)—
Mr. Alderman SCALES then came forward amidst loud
cheering. He said he was about to ask at first what de-
scription of company he was in, for there was a very
particular description in the Times of this morning of
what the meeting would consist of, and he would read it
to them, in order that they might be informed
what description of characters they were.—(Laughter,
and cries of " Read, read.") " These people have
nothing in their conduct fair
.and manly. They get
their half-dozen pates together in a corner,—scrawl the
outline of what proceedings they desire to have carried,—
pack the hall, or other place of assembly, with tools of their
own faction,—hoot and bellow down every man who has
spirit enough to speak or think for himself, and then impu-
dently palm upon the world the result of their own miserable
machinations, as a free-will offering of whole bodies of re-
spectable Englishmen upon the altar of their country."—
(Loud cries of " Shame.") He begged
,to ask whether

what he had read was from the great leading Journal of
Europe ?—(Cries of " Read on.") It proceeded—
"We shall watch these Destructivest—these worst
and most malignant enemies of all free Govern-
ment, and it will not be our fault if the people
of this country be not taught how to esti-
mate—how, moreover, to render them harmless."
He asked what was the object of the meeting? Was
there any concealment in what they were about to do ? They
had met on their own affairs, and there was no man who
was not allowed a voice in the meeting. They had already
had accounts given them how this peculiar and oppressive
tax had been put in force in the country. He would give
them a specimen of how it worked in London. He then
detailed the circumstance of an appeal by himself for having
been overrated, while a neighbour of his had been un-
derrated. He obtained no redress himself, and was told
that if he wished his neighbours' rates to be
raised, the commissioners would do it, provided
he became a witness against him.—(Cries of shame.)
It was for the gentlemen to look out for the means of cur-
tailment, as the people were determined to have those
taxes repealed.—(Tremendous cheering.) Some gentle.
men were racking their brains to find out a tax to
be substituted in order to release Ministers from
the embarrassments they might be under by the
taking away the house and window tax. Why, there
was no way of doing that but removing taxation alto-
gether.—(Tremendous cheering.) If the tax was put
upon the land, the rich would endeavour to put it on
.the middle man in some way or other—(Loud cheers)
—they would have to pay it in another way; they would
pay it under the fictitious name of rent. He did not
think, God forbid that he should, that a Government
could be carried on without taxation ; but what he con-
sidered was that the true standard of taxation ought to be
determined by the representatives of the people and not by
the Ministers--(Tremendous cheering.) He was not
an advocate for going to Ministers and asking them if
they could do without such and such taxes, he was
for going to them and telling them that the people
demanded it, and that they had sent him there, to state
their wishes.—(Loud and long continued cheering.)
Would Ministers say to him when he got into the House
of Commons, and be was sure that he should get there—
(Loud cheers and laughter)—" Sir, you are come to advo•
cate the abolition of the Assessed Taxes—you are a pledged
man—you have a scar on your escutcheon."—(Loud
cheers.) Gentlemen, I believe I have got a great
many scars—(Laughter)—but, very fortunately for me
I have got no escutcheon. —(Loud and c ntinued
laughter.) If they were so to address me, Gentlemen, I
should say, I came here, not merely as the representative
of an injured people, but for the purpose of expressing
their opinion.—(Tremendous cheering.) The people
were already wiser than their Government, and th.y
began at last to understand their own interests.—
(Cheers.) They would not be governed by great
men, or by hales of sham motion, in the House of
Commons.—(Loud and tremendous cheering.) The
Hon. Alderman who had addressed the meeting had
stated that he had for two Sessions a motion on the
paper for a repeal of the assessed taxes.—(Laughter.)
Was that, he would ask, any reason to recommend him to
the notice of the electors ?—(Cheers.) Certainly not. It
was rather to be considered as a public dishonour to
him.—(Cheers, and cries of " No, no.") He would say
" Yes, yes ;" for no man should convince him that for
two Sessions such a motion could not have been brought
on.—(Loud cheers.) There had been men, it was said,
of the greatest abilities in the House of Commons ; but
to what a situation, be would ask, had they brought the
country ?—(Loud cheering.) He should have thought,
from the high encomiums that had been passed upon all
that had taken place in the House of Commons, that it
was a Paradise instead of the Legislature of Great Britain.
But he had heard of a Scotchtnan who had said, that
although he had heard many fine speeches which had
changed his mind, he had never beard one which had
changed his vote.—(Great laughter.) Thus it was the
nation had been for a long time ruled and governed.—
The people had had their ears frequently tickled with
whilst the fingers of the talkers were finding the way to their
their pockets.—(Laughter.) This system must now cease,
and they must know from candidates what they in-
tended to do for them. It was by pledges they
had attained the Reform Bill, and without pledges
a Tory could not be distinguished from a Liberal.—
(Great cheers.) If Gentlemen had consciences too de-
licate to allow of their giving pledges. the people must find
representatives whose consciences were not quite so tender.
—(Laughter rod cheers.) For his own part he did not
hesitate to pledge himself to his fellow men, and the rea-
son was that he must so perform what he promised : he
cordially agreed, therefore, not only in the repeal of these
taxes, but of others which pressed with equal weight upon
the people.—(CbeerA.)
Sir Joim KEY said, that he would not detain them long
in the presence of so many noble candidates, who wished
to express their sentiments. He congratulated their Wor-
thy Chairman, not only on the respectability of
this meeting, but on the prospect it beld out of
his exertions in the Rood cause of economy being
crowned with success. He congratulated the meeting upon
having such a Chairman, for no man could he better fitted
to preside at it than one whose whole life had been
devoted to obtaining a mitigation of the burdens of the
people. It had been asked how they were to main-
tain public faith, and carry on the business of the
country, if they were always carping at taxation ? His
answer was, that if they reduced their lavish expendi-
ture it would be easy for them to reduce taxation
without embarrassing the Government or breaking
public faith.—(Hear, hear.) He, therefore, repudiated
the charge that the meeting was convened to hamper Mi-
nisters. If, however, these taxes could not be repealed
without substituting for them some other, he said let there
be a tax laid upon property.—(Hear, hear.) This would
place the burden upon those who had the means of bear-
ing it, and in some instances upon those who derived their
means from the very expenditure of which they complained.
—(Cheers.)
Mr. Gaorx said that he had attended many meetings
in the city, and had at all of them unequivocally declared
his sentiments against these taxes. He also advocated
economy and the reduction of expenditure to the lowest
p ,ssible minimum ; and if these taxes could not be reduced
without a substitute, he had thought it his duty to propose
the substitution of a tax upon property.—(Hear, hear.)
what was the best of all ways of bringing a mutual re-

venue?
Mr. GEORGE Ilvtic then rose, but was re-
ceived with such a shower of hisses, groans,
and cries of off, off, away with the Corn Law monopolist;
he wishes to starve the manufacturers into giving: his own
price for his corn," that it was some minutes before Mr.
Hume could prevail upon the Meeting to hear him at all.
We understood the Hon. Member to say, that he con-
sidered carriages, horses, and servants, proper sub-
jects of taxation, and therefore lie had not underrated
a repeal of the whole of the assessed taxes, but only of
the house and window tax.--(Hear, hear.) He had
represented the metropolitan County for forty-two years--
(Cries of "It is too long")—and they must therefore
know his opinions too well to require him to pledge him-
self.—(Laughter and hear.)
(We shall give the conclusion in our SECOND
EDITION.)

On Friday forenoon, about 11 o'clock, one
of the houses at Stobbs Powder Mills blew up with a tre-
mendous explosion. The materials of the house were
scattered in all directions, and the roof was carried to a
considerable distance. We are sorry to learn that one man
was killed ; another man and two boys made a most pro-
vidential escape, having left the house only a few minutes
before the accident.—Edinburgh Paper.

Last week the navigation of the Clyde was
again considerably interrupted by the dense fogs which
prevailed for some days; the oldest ship captains do not
remember such early long-continued dense fogs. Some of
the steamers plying on the river were nearly lost by running
on the lower part of the long dike, which was covered by
the tide.-- Glasgow Chronicle.
LORD BYRON.—According to Mr. MOORE'S
statement in the last published (the 1 1 th) volume of his
uniform edition of Lord BYRON'S works, a curious omis-
sion was made by Mr. NIURRAY in his first print and
publication of Manfred. The conclusion of that dramatic
poem runs thus :.—.

"Abbot. -----Cold--cold even to the heart.
But yet one prayer.—Alas! how fares it with thee ?
" Manfred.—Old man ! 'tis not so difficult to die. (Man-
fred expires.)
" Abbot—He's gone—his soul has ta'en its earthless flight
_Whither ? I dread to think--but he is gone."

Mr. AIuRRAy left out the last line of Manfred--

" Old man ! 'tis not so difficult to die."
It was so published, and none discovered the omission; it
was noticed, Mr. MooRE states in a note, by Log d BYRON,
who thereupon thus wrote to Mr. MURRAY :—" You
have destroy, d the whole effect and moral of the poem, by
omitting the last line of Manfred's speaking."
R EBUK E.—ln the course of his canvass a few
days ago, Sir RICHARD VYYYAN called on a political
cobbler, who, on being asked for his vote, replied, " No,
Sir, I won't give you my vote, but I'll give you this"—
producing a halter. Sir RICHARD'S prompt reply was,
" Really, my friend, I am mud) obliged to you, but I should
be sorry to deprive you of ouch a valuable faultily relic,"

DALKIETH CORN MARKET.—Nov. 2.2.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans.
First figs 044 32s rid 22s Od 34s Od 34s Od
Second sos Od 29s Od 20s Od 30s Od 30. Od
Third 406 Od 246 Od 17. Od 266 Od 266 Od

OLD BAILEY.

TIIE ENSUING SESSIONS.

A SUMMARY STATEMENT, DESCRIPTIVE OF TILE VARIOUS OFFENcEs
WITH WHICH THE PRISONERS SEVERALLY STAND CRAROED.
Highway robbery
Housebreaking 4 Embezzlement 4
Burglary. 6 Stealing from the person
Stealing in dwelling-houses LS Receiving stolen goods
Horse-stealing I Larcenies

Total ;Mt
Of the above number, 46 are charged with crimes committed
in the City, and 218 in the County.

STATE OF HIS MAJESTY'S GAOL OF NEIVGATE,
MADE UP TO TUESDAY EVENING.

Prisoners tinder sentence of death
Prisoners tinder sentence of transportation for life l7
14 years 15

7 years
Ditto, sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, having
been convicted of felony, &c.
Ditto, whose judgments are respited 9
Ditto, for trial at the ensuing Sessions
Admiralty Sessions :1
Ditto, remanded from the last Sessions 4
Ditto, acquitted on the ground of insanity, but remain dur

- .
ing Royal pleasure
Ditto, capitally convicted, but whose judgments have been
respited during Royal pleasure 4

Males ....... 264 1 Females l5l. 1 Total 415.

DOVER, Nov. 27.—The Eugenie schooner,
Lieutenant JRNKINS commander, came in here to-day.
She is the vessel that was fitted out here some months ago
for the service of Donna MARIA, armed with 13 guns,
and having 57 men. She sprung a leak whilst blockad-
ing Figueiras, and came here to repair• She had no
very recent communication with Oporto, and is eight days
from Figueiras.

The- foreign exchanges are rather lower to-
day. They are still much above par; but this being the
third foreign post day on which some decline has occurre,',
has caused some attention to be directed to the subject. As
far as it has hitherto gone, it is, however, a matter of no
i m porta nce.— Times.

The Journal de Rouen of the present week
mentions a singular and melancholy instance of suicide, in
connection with the pursuits of phrenology, which oc-
curred a few days since in that city. A young man named
DLIGAT bad been employed to cleanse bones (grafter des
os) for collections of phrenology. This occupation, from
its disgusting nature, produced on this individual a mental
hallucination, which induced him to consider its practice
as improper (illicite). and be fancied himself continually
reproached by the individual on whose remains he was
thus employed. This state of mind induced his friends
to place him at the Bicetre, an hospital for lunatics, at
Rouen. Some amendment was perceived, and it was hoped
that a final cure would be effected. The patient, however,
pursued by the same ideas, rose in the night of the 12th
instant, and hung himself to a hinge of the door of his
apartment. Su determined was he to effect his purpose,
that the height not being sufficient to permit his suspension
at full length, he bad bent his legs under him, and Ives
found stiff and lifeless in that position.
Ihe Talavera, 74, Captain BROWN, and the
French frigate Calypso, brought to at the Nore on Tues-
day last, to repair the damages they had sustained by run-
ning aboard each other in the North Sea, at half-past ten
o'clock on Saturday night. It appeals that as the Tala-
vera was on a wind, taking up her station, the Calypso
mistook her for a Dutch man of war, and having cleared
for action, crossed her bows, when the Talavera struck
thc Calypso just at the gangway, and with such force as
to break fifty of her timbers, twenty knees, and twelve
beams, The shock was so violent that the side opposite
to that which was struck was so breed by the beams as
to cause it to round out, whilst the side on which she wts
struck rounded inwards, causing her to make three feet
water in the hour. The damage sustained by the Tala-
vera is the loss of the whole of the knee of the bead. The
Calypso was tak-n up to Chatham ou Wednesday, to he
docked to-day. The Talavera was taken into Sheerness on
Wednesday, into the basin on Thursday, and was docked
yesterday. She will be ready for sea in ten days. In the
confusion of running foul, several men in their fright ex
changed ships, fearing their own was going down. The Ca-
lypso it is said, will take 30,000/. to rep air ; this must,
however, be an exaggeration of the Morning Post. She
will, doubtless, require large and long repairs._ Tamp.
shire Telegraph.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Nov. 26.
—The sales of Cotton to-day are 1,500 bales :—viz., 400
Brazils and Egyptians ; the latter at 81d. to 90., the
former in Bahian, at lid and Bd. ; and Maranhams, at
Sid. to Sad. ; and upwards of 1,000 in American de-
‘criptiong, iron] 6fd. to 71a.

IARON'S COURT, AND THE ABERCoR

i'A‘IILY.

Baron's Court, the Irish residence of the
Marquis of Abercorn, to which it is stated he is
about to conduct his bride, is in the county of
Tyrone, and is one of the finest seats of which
the north of Ireland can boast. It was consi-
derably embellished by the late Marquis, and the
demesne is singularly beautiful, bounded by steep
mountains, and possessing in its centre no less
than three lakes ; it presents at every turn the
most picturesque views, and the extent and
beauty of its woods form a fine contrast with the
wild mountains that overhang them. The house
is modern, and of a plain and simple character,
without any attempt at architectural ornament.
The Marquis and his family, with a numerous
suite, and accompanied by various English
friends, visited Baron's Court once every three
years, and remained a year there, keeping up a
splendid scale of hospitality, and dispensing
charity all round ; so that his arrival was hailed
with general joy through the country. The
Marquis had been three times married ; his first
wife was Miss Copley, sister to Sir Joseph
Copley ; by her he had a numerous and lovely
family, all of whom found premature graves by that
insidions enemy to youth and beauty, consump-
tion. The Marquis married secondly the Lady
Cecil Hamilton, by whom he had one child, the
present Countess of Wicklow. This marriage
was annulled in 1798, and in 1799, Lady Cecil
married the present Sir Joseph Copley. The
Marquis married thirdly the Lady Anne Hutton,
sister to the Earl of Arran, and widow of Henry
Hutton, Esq., by whom he had no issue, and
who survived him until 1827, when her Lady-
ship died at Naples. Baron's Court used co be,
in former days, the scene of great feszivity.
There figured the bells and beaux of half a
century ago. There electioneering interests
were conciliated, county feuds appeased, and
feudal influence cemented. There the present
Countess of Glengall, the Lady Caher, and her
sister-in-law, Miss Butler, now Lady Manners,
led the revels; while the Viceroy, with his suite,
and the few exotic English Noblemen who could
be lured to the wilds of Ireland, with the in-
digenous Nobility and Gentry of the country,
mingled together ; and with .Tohn Kemble to
make them grave, and Miss Owenson (now
Lady Morgan), and a few of the neighbouring
'squires whose rich and racy brogues often set
the table in a roar, to make them gay, presented
as heterogeneous a group as could well be as-
sembled beneath the same roof.— Court Journal,

PAGANINI.—The Court Journal of Sa-
turday next will contain, we understand, an article of sin-
gular interest, comprising numerous original anecdotes of
PAGANINI, by one of his most intimate friends, who has
long enjoyed the most unrestricted personal intercourse
with that unrivalled artist. The article will, it is said, con-
t tin PAGANINI'S personal opinions and feelings on various
mibjects, expressed in his own words.

The salary of Sir Jon N HOB HOUSE as Secre-
tary at War is 2,5001., and he also has the appointment of
a private secretary with a salary of 300/. Sir FlENity
PARNELL appointed his son, Mr. JOHN PARNELL, a lad
from school, to tbis secretaryship; Sir Joits HOSHOLqh
has bestowed the situation on his brother, Capt. 1101,-
HOUSE, of the Coldstream Guards, who lately united him-
self to a daughter of the late Lord GRAVES. Sir JOHN
HOBHOUSE and Sir HENRY PARNELL were both can-
didates for the post of Secretary at War when it became
vacant through the resignation of Mr. WYNN. The Secre-
tary at War fires the Lumber of the forces to be kept. up,
the general or particular distribution of the troop•, the
number of men to be sent on any particular service, and
acts as the directive power of the army. The cost of the
Secretary at War, his deputy, clerk., &c., i. 36,439/. per
annum, of which 1,2001. is paid by fee fun i and 25,2391.
by vote.

MATRIMONIAL ADVERTISEMENT IN PARIS.
—Madame HINDARD, Rue—n—, is the only person in
France, who has the fixed attention of all by her zeal and
discretion in procuring advantageous matches for those who
address themselves to her. Madame H. has at present a
considerable number 0408 nombrease clientelle) of tivh
widows and young ladies to get mart ieci.—Affranchir les
lettres.

The Registering Barristers, besides finding
no money in the treasury, have had to pay considerable
sums out of pocket, for the reimbursement of their ex-
pensea, for which they are likewise required to await the
slow operation of a Parliamentary grant. In this predi-
cament the Registering Barristers have natura;ly enough,
assumed long faces in additio❑ to their long robes.

EXPENSE OF THE MARYLEBONE POLL.--
A correspondent icforms us, that one of the Corm-Muff. of
Mr. MURYHY (the candidate for the bori,ugh of Maryle-
bone) called yesterday upon Sir PETER LAURIE, the
returning officer for the borough, and inquired what
would be the probable expense of the poll at the ensuing
election for Marylebone, when Sir PETER estimated the
cost at 3301. There are at present six candidates in the
riehl—namely, Sir WILLIAM HOItNE, Ml'. PORTMAN,
Colonel JONES, Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY, Mr. MURPHY,
and Mr. GAIIAGAN ; who, if they all go to the poll,
will reduce the individual expense to 352.

EXTRAORDINARY ACClDENT.—Yesterday
an inquest was held at St. Thomas's Hospital, on the
body of JOSEPH CLOUTES, a drayman in the service of
Messrs. Coomox and Co.—Mr. W. DUNNING, uphol-
sterer, of the New Kent-road, said that on Wednesday
evening he was returning home from Tooting with his
wife and child, in a light chaise- cart, when the fore horse
of a dray, upon the shafts of which the deceased was sit-
ting, suddenly dashed across the road, and coming in col-
lision with the chaise threw it and the horse in the road•
The dray horse and the two leaders then galloped off with
the dray. Witness and wife were lying partly under the
chaise and partly under their horse, when they observep
the deceased crawling on his hands and knees, and lie
that the dray had gone over his stomach. A carriage soon
drove up, and witness, his wife, and child, were released
with safety from their perilous situation. The der,,,,ked,
however, was so injured that he expired on Mundt), last.
The dray was stopped on the road. Verdict..." Accidental
death."

LAMENTABLE SUlClDE.—Yesterday an in-
quest was held at the Two Brewers, Vine-street, Hatton-
wall, on the body of Mr. J. GRAHAM, proprietor of the
house. A few days ago, the son of the deceased, a fine
young man, about nineteen, left the house of Mr. HAINES,
a silversmith, in Red Lion-street, to whom he had been
apprenticed, and the deceased subsequently received a letter
from him, stating that he had enlisted in Don PEDRO'S
army, and was on his voyage to Oporto. The deceased
was much affected at this, and he said several times that
he would rather be shot himself than his " poor boy"
should. The deceased was also bound in the sum of 1001.
for the good behaviour of his son during his apprentice..
ship, and he was fearful that he would be sued upon the
bond. On Monday, he was found hanging by a piece of
packthread from a beam in his yard. Verdict—Tempo-
rary Insanity.
MELANCHOLY CIRCUMSTANCE.-011 Sa-
turday last, Captain DANIEL, of the sloop Neptune, of
Maryport, while on his passage to the Isles of Fleet, ob-
served a long boat, which seemed to he floating about at
the mercy of every wave that rolled. At this time he
was as near as might be at mid-channel, and, on reaching
the boat, discovered, with the greatest pain and astonish-
ment, two men lying at the bottom of the boat, and both
dead. The boat, which is an excellent one, is marked
" The Jane, of Whitehaven, Wit traNt WILSON, owner."
The unfortunate sufferers were most respectably apparelled,
and in the pocket of one of them wa• found a silver watch,
a tobacco-box, and 4s. Sd. in money. Many fishing-
lit s attached to the boat, and the opinion ie, the
the crew had been blown from their station on the Eng-
lish coast, and that after vainly endeavouring to reach
some place of safety, had resigned themselves to their fate,
and literally died of starvation. One of the two had
folded his handkerchief, and placed it under his head as a
substitute far a pillow ; and it was further evident that a
period of at least a day or two had intervened between the
respective death,. The naement Captain DANIEL reached
Kirokbex, he communicated the circumstance to the pa-
rish authorities; and nearly as soon, enffii.s were prepared
and the bodies decently interred in Kirkandrew's church-.
yard.— Carlide Journal: