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London, England, 1818-05-27 00:00:00

EQUALIZATION OF COAL DUTIES.

A numerous and respectable Meeting of Mer-
chants and others was yesterday held at the
Egyptian Hall, in the Mansion House, for the
purpose of taking into consideration the propriety
of petitioning Parliament for the repeal or an
equalization of the Duties on Coals coming
through the Port of London, the duties at which
place amount to 10s. 10d. per chatdron, while at
the out-ports it only amounts to 6s. 6d.

Shortly after two o'clock the Loan MAYOR en

tered the Hall, accompanied by Alderman Curtis,
Alderman Wood, the Sheriffs, Alderman Good-
behere, Mr. Waithman, and the Committee ap-
pointed at the former meeting held at the City of
London Tavern.

The LORD MAYOR, having taken the Chair,
briefly stated the reasons for calling the present
meeting : it had been in consequence of a requisi-
tion signed by a number of the most respectable
members of the city : its object was to relieve the
population of so great a city from the burthens of
so oppressive a tax ; in order to obtain which it
was proposed to_petition Parliament for an equa-
lization of the duties on coals.
Mr. M` ADAM read the Report of the Committee.

It appeared to be in substance that the Represen-
tatives of the City, with a great number of other
Gentlemen, had become Members of it ; that they
had applied to Government, and that the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer had replied, that it was
the most anxious wish of his Majesty's Ministers

to relieve the country from the tax. Sir William
Curtis was also described in it to have strongly
remonstrated against the tax.

Mr. JACKS proposed the first Resolution, which
was in effect that the tax was unjust, partial, and
oppressive, and bore most unequally on the me-
tropolis.

A GENTLEMAN wished to strike nut all the words
of the Resolution, from the word " unjust," as it
did not bear on the subject, and seas wholly un-
called for.

-Sir W. CURTIS warmly defended the Regolll-

tion. If the Tax bore so hard on a certain class
of persons, they had a right to call on the Legi-
slature for relief. During the War, the 'lax was
no doubt necessary ; but now we were blessed
with profound peace, we were entitled to an equal
distribution, and he should, in his place in the
House -of Commons, give the measure all the
support lie- was able.-
Mr. WAITHMAN said, that the population paid
not less than 600,0001. per annum, but there was
a more important point for consideration, namely,
the exorbitant expense the City was at in supply-
ing coals to the Metropolis, while those who re-
sided on the spot where coals were obtained did
not contribute one iota, for they got their coals
for from five to ten shillings per chaldron, and paid
no tax ; while those who paid from thirty to forty
shillings for the same quantity had to bear so
enormous a tax as that complained of. He should
give the Resolution his entire support.
Mr. ROWCROFT spoke at some length. He
concluded by hoping that the matter would be
referred to a Committee, composed of Gentlemen
of ability, as he considered all argument used
there, ignorant as himself and most of those who
heard him must be of the subject, wholly. useless.
The remaining Resolutions were then put and
carried -unanimously ; and the usual votes of
thanks having taken place, a great number of
signatures were put to the petitions to both
Houses of Parliament, and the Meeting broke up.

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