The Sun.
London, England, 1816-03-06 00:00:00

Vie melt eqi,,ittible of all Taxes? and if it prassts bard an
some classes, (which it evidently does according to flie pre-
sent scale') might it not be amended in all objectionable
points?—And should not such a Tax be the relits-;
qui.ilied by Oust Government? .
dth.—ls it not insir&que toeless the PrOperty/lisX,.and the
Tax of 2s. per bushel. on malt, in the samelletiiiotii7Must
not the class of men who may fairly tote for the redaction of
the Malt Tax, feel an interest in seeing the Property Tax con-
tinned ?. Are they not so classed for the purpose of catching
the unwary multitude, rand procuring names to the prored
Petition ?

5t h.--41 the Property Tax were relinquished, would the pre-
sent 1-tition be suirported tßteh cte Malt from tbe Tax of 2s.
per bushel ? •
t;th,'..-If the Property Tax be taken off, must not,the amount
so relinquished 'be raised by other Taxes ?. Will not ;nett
Taxes fall more heavily on thernirldlinit classeit of society?—
And ~lrA ter hear of Comity Nlretinp to relCiie' them ?

. 7th.—ls not this Meeting called upon notice So short, that
due time is not all Owed to discuss these questions in the pub-
lic papers as is usually done regarding questions in which the
publie. are 30 niuch interested,?
has been said stbout the pledge given Minis-
icrs to relinquish this 'l'd when the war.ceased7Was it in
the power-of nuy Minister to bind the GovernMent by giving.
such a pledge ?-Wits it nntwropg. to extort it? And even if
it were giCeti.—Was it not weak 'to ,beliere.it

Nlarcli 2.
(Glouceacr llerteld.)

FREEHOLDER.

BF sToL PETITION AGAINST THE PROPERTY-TAX.

The following ii a copy of the reply of our
Member Mr. DAY'S, on receiving the Petition
front this city :

'" Dr.mt hare been honoured with your letter of
the 21dinst. in which yea' itxfOrtu me that a Petition has'
bowl) signed by a numerous body of my Constituents, ad-
dressed to the !lodise of Collusions against. the .re-coacttitent
of the Property Tax.

" I have received? the Petition,.and I Fliqpi}trent it this
day to the House, in concert with Mr.`Prothttrtie,,,,

4, It is a painful, but an unavoidable dutyi.,sylslchi hays
to perform in stating, that my opinion as to the :,necessity of
the continuance of this Tax (reduced to § per cent. and li-
mited to two ye,irs) has been con6rraed by all the inforota-
tion,
,which I have been enabled.frsra the highest sources .Le
obtairt.on this subject.
i Nleitilier al Parliament bas a double 'duty to perform.
Ile must at all tithes attend, with the greatest respect ant
deference, to the represutationsof bit constituents; but,
after givins to slue subject lkought before Ititn in I'4t'liaaiect
the must mature consideration, he must finally dete'kutine bii
rote on his own conscientious, opinion.

- " Never, Sir, since, I !lave 'ma a seat in Parliament, bare
sought more to -enlighten myself on any subject thatwao
likely to be brouidit under aisculialon there, than on this im-
portant measure, and never had I a clearer conviction of its
general necessity, not otsly.hr the promotion of our‘ finatt-
(AA interests, hut through those interests for the prosperity
of the eiyintry at large. - - • • '

•
" You will believe; Kr, 'that it ;twit') the most painful
feelings of regret that li di (ter from So. COpsiderable a body of
my fellow-citigette,, who hare petitiOneil against this. mea-
sure; ,but holding.the opinions before stated, I hopele be
escuged for detlitling to oppose a :iteritsnre, which in Trey con-
science 'I believe will IMillnUtse Oa its results), the cousibertial
prosperity of. Bristol.
I have the honour to be, tleor
66 With qntiments of tegard and esteem,.
" Your faithful and obedient Seri wit, •
• . itICIIART3 HART DAVIS. '.

o'clact —Ale have t hit =Aleut prrserstect bath
'Petitions. they arc ordered 'to Fier on the table.

"Piccadilly, Feb. 2Gth,
" To the Right Worshipful tke hlaytvr of ritistot tcc. ace'
' (Bristol Journal.)'

13E1c111Tori,. MARCH 4.---The N.largai br
CHESTER arrived at the l'aviliott last inf,lit. 'Col.
111`M,tHON. departed
,3!)thlt nine o'clock,-.'and Sir
B. 1-koom Pre LD and General GwYttNi, 'Soon after
ten thiS morning.
..
I`esterday. abont half7pasti twelve o'clock, her
I),IaJ,EsTy, Princesses AUGUSTA I+ll,l MARY, arrived
. in n . travelling 'carriage at the 'QueeWs Palace,
frim ,Windsor, • escorted by a party of Light
Horse. Ili the. course 'of the morning, they. were
visited by,the .Dukes of Yortx and .S.u*zz, and a
notnerims assemblage of the Nobilifyand Gentry.
theceening the Qtlept had a sslectprty.
Letters of- 18th February, from Bilboai men,.
tion.that BREDiNANii VII. has ordered a new COG..
tribution to be - levied on his kingdom ; for the
porpo4c, as is'stated, of equipping u: new niti a-
marine expedition,' the command of s hull is to
be given to O.DOItNEL.
' A Letter from Dover, 'dated March 4, says—
Iliclioyal Highness- the Duke of Ka r, atriv-
-ed Ikeoe from London. this morning at eleven, and
einhArked ;at noon lu the. _Chichester' packet.
Captain RETTER, for Calais, where it is Supposed
heat-rived in three hours,- on :his. way to Brussels,
'The Doke of Richmond sailed yesterday afternootir
-for Calais, and- several packets .with passengers;
there hart been - also. several. arrivals of vessels
with -about
.300 Men of-the Royal Artillery, and a
few horses.frotn '••••
It-is stated. that adviees haVe been received by
the, Secret Committee of time Court of Directors
of the East' India Company, iniirnating, that the.,
• decisiVe tneasnre adopted by the Earl of Motaa,
in consequence of suspicious appearances.- in the
eunduCt.of the Nilatil avid the Picisblv4;iluid been
attended with the most satisfactfttrrestilts,; those
• Princes having, inunediately on thepiapproach of
tWe British• troops to, their respective. capitals,
Hydrabad and Poonah, offered to give the most
'ample securities for their:pacific antlfriendly•Cou-
- duct. Am. Arrangement was. accordingly. con-
chided, by which the Nizarn agreed to„ place his
brother, the known instigator of his, hostile dis-
positions, in close confinement in a fortress be-
longing to a third power. The Peishwa went
further, and gave up his Minister, the -promoter
of his military schemes and prepar,tiona, who
was brought a prisoner to Bonin ty there to. be
kept as the Government of Bririsleindla rnay, in
its discretion, think proper. .
A- great many Carthagena privy ters were (IA t
At its surrender, ring are t a loss were to to for
I. shelter'. •