Star.
London, England, 1814-12-10 00:00:00

THE tIt:)PER:PY TAX.
ETaCli, MAYOR. :,
ACOMMON COUNCIL, holden in the CRAM
axes of the GUILDIIALL of the City of London, on FRIDAY,
the 9th day of December, 1114, A
Resolved unanimously—That it appears to tt 'aurt that the
Td upon Income, commonly called the Proper• :Tax, was,
under circumstances of peculiar national difficulty, resorted to as
a War l'ax only, and its enactment accompanied with the most
eOlentn provisions that the same should finally cease at a limited
'od after the tertninatioo of the then existing hostilities.
' Resolved nnanimouily--That this Court has, nevertheless,
;I!rcmg reasons to apprehuid that it is in the contemplation of his
alieisatl'tdittilisters to •ttemrt the continuation or renewal of
IPA add Tat, after Its legal expiration, on the 6th day of April
Dalt. • •

Resolved .unasikoonsly—That this Court did, upon the first
introduction of the Tax, declare, and has since repeatedly ex-
pressed, their abhorrence of a system which appeared to them
no less partial and oppressive in its operation, than repugnant
to the free principles of the British Constitution—partial and

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oppressive, inasmuch as no distinction is made between Annui-
ties, die precarious and fluctuating Incomes arising front Trade
and other uncertain sources, and the Incomes derived from

fixed and per:tunes. Property—repugnant to the free principles
Of the British Constitution, inasmuch as it establishes an odious
and inquisitorial tribunal of Commluioners, before whom indi-
viduals are compelled to submit to the moat degrading exposure
of their private concerns and circumstances, and against whose
arbitrary decisions, however unjust, they have neither remedy
nor appeal.
Resolved unanimously—That, without attempting to detaff the
numerous evils resulting from such a system, it is eiltient that,
rather than undergo such an exposure of their affairs, persons in
an embartassed or insolvent state will needfully submit to any
assessment, however unjust, to the great injury of their creditors,
and the utter ruin of themselves and families.
Resolved unanimously—That the nature and character of
sue/ an Inquisition cannot be better described than on the a(u•
thurhy of the Author of the Wealth of Nations, who observes,
that "an inquisition into every man's private circumstances,
and an inqUisition which, in order to accommodate thseTu
them, watched user all the fluctuations of his fortune, would be
a source of such continual and endless vexation as no people
could support."
Resolved trnanimously—Tbat experience has sufficiently dine
ced the truth of this opinion, and such has been the vexation, in-
justice, and oppression, resulting from the arbitrary and rigorous
cautions under this novel and hateful system, that it bas at
length become shogetht r ,nsupportab.e. •

Resolved unanimousli—Tua, the continuance clutch a elm. I
teen, under Any mouifications, to .re especially at a time when
the people ate anxiouslylooking for relief ‘rom the burthens
and priant.ons of war, and wjth .qual at xiety anticipating reform
nd rttreuehment in the natit,rtal exp.-nditure, would, in the
p:nton of th; • Court, be hip- ly irrit: 'jug, and no lets dangerous
• o the State t..an harasint and °pp. esuve To the Pew le.
Resolved unanimousli.— l hat a Pet.tion be presented to the
ii.otonrak!. -he Homo. •:. Cotnr.,..os. praying them to reject any
si iw that may b. in:induc..d for t..e purpose of continuing
nr it • wing, under ally mod acatinn, the said 'rex on Property.

Reselscd unatiimou,lv—That this t ourt do earnestly recom-
mend that Meeting: be 'held in the several Wards throughout
ihtt City, for the rritme of Pc:irwitinz Parliament against the
contii:u oCdor r pewal of the :d 1a r.

, unar.lau u this Court de also recommend
that Meetitigs h t.t 1:i all she diferent Counties, Cities, and
Tuwns throughout the kings'orn, for the same purpose.
. And a draft o' a Petition, prepare:l agr..eably to the foregoing
itrtolut:on, was read, agreed te, and Zirdered to be fairly Iran,-
cribeS, and sip nod by the Town Clerk, and presented ro the
Honourable House of Commons by the Sheriffs, attended by the
tiernembtancer.

Resolved unanimously—That this Court doth request the Re.
presentauves of this City, and such other Mtmbers of this Court
as have seats in Parliament, to support the prayer of the sai.l
Petition in tte Honourable House of Commons.
WUODTHORPE.

KEN I'.-MEDWAY NAVIGATION SHARES.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
By Mr. SCOT IF,
On trldrf, December 16 at 'l'vrelve &Clock, at the Mart, Lan
don, .rt five lots,
1-1 IVER MEOW AY, frnm Tunbridge tp Maki-
. ills none, Five Shares in this valuable Coneern, the pros of
which, upon en average of the last seven years. hive .been not
less than £B3 yer Share per Annum, (the dividend last year was
£l9 slew), forming en eligible Stock for the by/esculent of
money, considered as i.al Erate. Also Shares in the Monmouth
and Rochdale Canals, and Ke lush Town New Road.
Particulars at Hatch At's Hotel, Piccadilly; at the Mart; and
bf Mr. Scott, es, New Brulge-street, London.

ISLAND OF SICERRIL.S LIGHTS, NEAR ANGLEsBA,
FOR CAPI ramsTs.—By Mr. SCOTT,
At the Mart, London, on Fiiday, Deeetnber 16, unless an ac-
ceptable oiler is p-t viousiy made by private contract
fir. ROCK SAND ISLAND, or Ske rriess
Light-house.—ONE-THIRD PART, or Share in this very
valuable property, drtrited in the Irish Ski, neer Holyhead, in
the county of Aaglesea, first est ablished by letters pewit, In 1714,
for a long tam; but from the experience of its great,utility, and
the expense blamed in erecting the stole, the patent was con-
firmed by Act of Parliament In 1730, and made papettid, with
the right to certain dirties to be paid by all Tomb " passing,
crossing, or sailing in or through St. George's Channel, by Holy-
head, or Wicklow, Ste. except his Majesty's shies of war;" the
profits are regularly paid half-yearly, the average of which for
some years past will be stated at the sale.
Printed particulars may be harlat the hotels at Liverpool and
Chester; Bush Tavern. Bristol; the Mart; and of Mr. Scott,
No. 28, New Bridge-strert. London.

MANOR HOUSE AND FREEHOLD ESTATE, BRAM-
DEAN. near ALRESFORD, HANTS.
TO RE SOW BY PRIVA CE CONTRACT,
ALL that capital MESSUAGE or MANSION
HOUSE, called WOODCOTE HOUSE, situate on an
eminence near the pleasant 'and healthy Village of Bramdean
aforesaid, containing large underground Caters, four excellent
Rooms, with. Servants! Hall, Kitchen, Brow-house, and other
convenient domestic Oakes on the ground floor; seven Rooms
on the first floor, and six in the attic, together with good walled
Gardens, anal extensive brick-built Stables, two Coach-houses,
Etarnomil other convenient buildings near thereto, and about 70
Aerelki rick Meadow, Pasture, Arable, and ood Land stir-
rounding the Mansion: or the whole Estate, containing
Acres (in a ring fence) with a Farm-homemd other Forming
Build*, detached from the Mansion.
Wendcoto Holm is situate in the centre of the Hampshire
Hem, and lays between the Southampton and Gosport turnpike
roads (abootrto miles from tour miles from Altesford,
57 from London, and about 20 from the Sea Coast. The Miter
roads in the neighbourhood are very good:
For further particulars apply (if by letter, pest paid) to Messrs.
Skenvin and Hell *dickers, Great lantes.etreet, Bedford-row,
Lando', where a Plan may be mail ec to Mr. L. scomb,
Solicitor, Airesford.

SATURDAY, DOCEI4BER .10, 181 4.