Star.
London, England, 1815-01-31 00:00:00

T a COUNTY MEETING held at the Guild-
' SA. hall, Carmarthen, on Monday, Us, 1815, pursuant to
Itvitequialtion, signed by several Frecholdea of the County of
Carmarthen.
I NICHOLAS BURNELL /ONES, High Sheriff, in ihe Chair.
Resolved, That the Petition, as adopted by a very Urge majti:
*y of the Meeting this day, against a revival of the Propert#
Toe, be presented to the Hon. the House of Commons.
Resolved, That our County Member, the Right goo. Lp"
Rosette. Set mount, be requested to present the same, and to mar
his utmost efforts in Parliament splint a renewal of the Tye;.
Resolved, That a copy of these •Reidletioils and Petition br
hummed is the Caresinhes, Cambria% er ;Courier snd 'Mae
Newspapers.
• Resolved, net the Thinks of the Metifimg beteletwed to the
High Shd4ff, foresail:the Camay tagAtiri is dhe;oeepslint,
and be hireonduet in the Chits ~• .3."
Resolved, That the Thanks ellishe,ll4olllol Prep Oa.
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•i ORIBAT aalTAttl AND tIELASD.
The humble PETTnotiottheIIRREHOLDRIIIOCARMAR-

THENSHlitk•aseemblad la a Couuty Meeting,
them* • ot.
• That daft the coatinusoce efa war...tared Wooed carried
on, for the preservation et ear oilstone, as au hseryeadeni na-
'Alois, we have cheerfully borne all the Taus Ishii IWOovern-
went et the Country required. 'Of:06007
That we have nevertheless, always costellsail `the Poverty
Tait as oppressive and inquisisorial in its nature subversive
Orlin rights bound to us by out FreeCooetitution, and worse!
in the proportion of contribution it exacts from the aural
daises of his Majesty's subjects.
Your Petitisners Issonbly conceive, that the •Ald
Government, ender 'which this Country has the to
intst, wosdd not have monad to, not would the- have
been justified in wean to, such a Tax, unless delaelstaucee
peremptorily demimisd the sacrifice.
That as by the ald of the Aticionrv, the present Ministers
have at lessli•larallaMed a war, enexampled in danger, by a
glorious peace, your Peddenerebumbly hope and pray, that the
implied pledge made by earthman, as to the duratioo of chi,
Tax, any remain inviolate—that it will terminate at the period
Axed on, and will not be afterwards revived.
Sloseid a Tar of this nature be revived, even for the shortest'
pedod, without a oeceisity, as great as that whisk ceased with
the lateContioestal war, your Petitioners fear that Gotha revival
will be denied a precniga, aim', that this Tat will be resorted
to on occasions hereafter, not fully justifying au expedient to op.,
posit' to the liberties of the subject, the encouragement of con-
sume, and the security of property.
Your Petitioers, hilly aware of the messes snavoiebly in-
torrid by the just and necessary sear which produced this fez,
sod nutting that a strict economy will bennefonvard coattail
the expenditure of the State, humbly enure your Hossourable
Mew that they will not only puietulr, but cheerfully, imbeds
to any ether impose, which the Country may respire, lac up.
petioles to the subject, and more cousouint w the
,welfare of the
itiqtdom, died the Property Taa.
And your Petitioners will ever pray, Ste.

SALES BY AUCTION.

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UPPER WIMPOLE-S1 REF 1, PORTLAND-PLACE.
Genuttliand Excellent HOUSEHOI.D FURNI ruktE, Ilriliiant
PLATES et GL AS3, Elegant Cut Glass CHANDELIERS,
•LusTaEs, Inlaid CABINS rs, Bronzed FIGURES, Mat-
• ROR, a very viridian* Bracket CLOCK, CABINS r Alt fl-
CLES In Wardrobe; Chats of DraWere,•Set of Patent Diultig
Fables, Sideboard, a anal quantity of Plate, Lintn;Weeterood
Ware, China, Olin. Re. '
By • Mr. ROBINS,
By order of the Executors of Mrs. Li i rLEDALE, deceased.
On the Premises, No. 3, Viper Wimpole-street, near Portland.
place, on Tuo RADA', 'the ilds February, and following Day, at
Eleven ()Thick
11HE Genuine and Excellent HOUSEHOLD
• FURNIru RE, brillant Plates of Cilass„ elegant Cute
Ours Chandelier, Lustres, Mirror in handsome carved and gilt
frame, bronzed Ornaments and Busts, a pair of small lod:ate
Cabinets inlaid with ivory, Pier and Commode Tables, small
quantity or Plate, Ve?edgwoed Ware, China, Glass, capita
Bracket Clock by Ilewiley and Moore, real Tommy, Brussels,'
and other Carpets, Wailful Foreign Table Linen, &c.
The Furniture comprises Sets of Window-curtains in rich da-
mask, with continued Nraperies and Parisian Fringe, &c. ; Ca.
briole Sofas and Chairs la white and gold ; Four-post, Tent, and
other Bedsteads, with dimity furniture,; prime-seasoned Fea-
ther beds and 13Zeidlog of various deacriptions; thillitZ Bed-room
Window-curtains; well made Cabinet Articles, in Wardrobe,
Chests of Drawers, a Set of Patent Dining-tables, with pillar and
claws ; Sofa, Card, and Pembroke Tables, numerous Kitchen.
Requisite sin good condition, and other eets.
T o be viewed on Tuesday M
and Wednesday preceding the Sale.
Catalogues, at Is. each, may be had on the Premises; and of Mr.
Robin', Warwick-street, Golden-square.

• BERNER4 raw, •
Within a few Tfoori of Ozford-street. •
(X)mPAcr ELIGIBLE DWELLING-HOUSE, GENUINE
' HOUSEHOLD. FURNITURE, PAIN fINGS, PRINTS,
: DRAWINGS SETS of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS,
and Fitting-up of SURGERY, DRUGS, kr.- Sm.
Si Mr. ROBINS,
On the Premises, No. 70.. lerner-street, Oxford-street, or.
W sons sorer I sth Febrility, IBiB, It Twelve &Melt,
THE Genuine HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Pier and Chimney Glasse, a few Bands's, esteatiod
Masters, Prints, Drawings, Sets of Surgical lostrisments, Electsi-
. tying Machine, Fittings-up for an Apothbcary's Shop, Drugs,
Musical Instruments, thc.
•7 ho Pritperty of JAM= HOOBEId, Est deceased.
Tisc Furniture comprises four-post and odic Bedsteads, with
Chintz Caton Furniture, eve. prime sea•onal loather Beds ant
Bedding %t various desersptions, Window Curtains In Moritte,'
Sneaky, &c. Brume!), Kidderminster, and other Carpets, Cabi-
nets, Articles in Wardrobes, Chests cif Driwrfs,Cani, Pembroke
and Dg.Tables, an aseellaut aldelsoud, Mahowy Chairs in
Hair Cloth, Japanned Chairs, Sofas, ae. Iltdien /potato and
other Effects, loc. Ike.
On the aamo Day, et Twelve o'Clock. will he SOLD, the,
VALUABLE PREMISES. Reid for a Verst isitarly,FiftY
Years, sts low groun&roott the Houseli lib* Storeys high,
three rooms On a toot, Id* Meet inetwbasenient, open Yard,
andOut-balldings.
The House rob e viewed' to On thus of Sale, fry Tickets; the
Furniture on Monday Sod niestri preceding the see Particu-
Lys and Catalogues to be had on the PretideeWarldt. Witt
kr Crumpet:net, Strand ; and B:Mr.litoblne,'Wiww.-Aiereee,
Go, hlewenpars. whom Mims Ihr vinyl:lm" biptAnd.

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At the Swam las, ht the 111.11-11 MN
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THE Id ANOIS of. -ROSS BOROUGH and
ROSS PORRIGIbic ht the county .ot Hespisid, with the
Tolls, rules, COW , MOP* KW h*, snit Amrteeance,
thereto be
Also • lensittitalreMe Tam snd Water MA etljelang the
town at Raw allied Cbs•solli Farm. - . .i.
A very talosbie Ikea of Corn !t' It. Stoat*. Mt Ake.down,.
Wild Ross Town Ms, with groaloyalumotti ,yoow4 OK siK
!anie.
• 'I he Roomiest of Ross Water WO1K•11011 lallar .plastso;
to tes lease for a *Ore WM. • . - ..„ .
' And illeaid pre& of 4100.ekereskt et
reta et toe. and wk.* st are=
• Ilwribei pinieuhts, svier yOf • - iill be " v
Mere mere; sad in *sateen ate •11 7 , riso 7. jog map
by bow, pato4 up Meow Lloyd, ' Ludlow; ie. go
Mr. Davie, Heenlpriesk me Watfulatefi.
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Tge.• 1111••••••1•111i
idoy luta meeting of the Freeholders sod other
Inhabitants of •the County of Durham was held at
the New Courts of Justice in Durham, to take into

tiMeideration the .Repriety of petitioning Parliament
against the renewal of the Property Tax.
Soon after twelve o'clock, JOHN CARR, of Don-
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*on. -Esq. took -thy- Chide, and apologised, to the'
:ng 4fer -get inteneishride absence etc the High
had delegmed him to fill his place upon
Idoi.neensien. . l i•
iaireafiria bitfaskafte rose and said; that it was
udaeommet for him to detain the-meeting, by enter.
s MAD My sante description of the tax in question,
ae see oppressive nature was well known; bat he
wield-maintain, that never tax was imposed which
bop so unequally 'upon • that comanteity ; 'that its'
pihkeitnd weight lay upon the - middle Awns •of so.
ciety, and that the agriculturist and commercial man
felt its effects most severely. It was unjust as taxing
casual profits, whilst it afforded no relief in eases of
loss. The inquisitorial manner in which the Com-
missioners were allowed to pry into the secrets of their
neighbours' trade and circumstances, he thought in-
compatible with the character of Englishmen, and hr
should ever be a toe to that which went to detract
from-our national character. The worthy Baronet
concluded by moving certain_ Resolutions. .
The Earl of SrItATHMORN then rose and declared,
that notwithstanding the arguments made use of by
the Honourable Baronet, and the seeming detestation
hi which he held the tax, (the propriety of continuing
which they had met to discuss), he would offer to
the consideration of the meeting a few- observations
of an opposite nature, by which be hived that he
should be enabled to shew that an absolute necessity
exiited for the lemfurary continuance of the tax in
question. He, as a freeholder of the county, had
attended the meeting for tl.e purpose of delivering his
sentiments, and he would exercise his right. The
Property Tax was, in his opinion, the fairest that
toed be levied; for whilst the poor an was exempt.
ed from Its effectl, the middle and higher classes
paid in proportion to their incomes. It had keen
laid on at a time when imperious necessity demanded
it, 'imperious necessity required its continu.mce, and
imperious. necessity now demandcd that it should re-
main in force another year. His Lordship concluded
by moving that the Resolution which he should have
the honour to tead to the meeting, be substituted for
those which had already been heard :
o_ That however anxiously this Meeting looks tool anl to the
di tvolosioe of the Property Tait, still they are vowilling under
Ithepeceiareicevannancest in wake ibis Callan" 'is In *nom
planed, to press such a stseasure.Ott it an ise take* ogr micas%
endangering the best taperers of the Empire, trusting to the
iilsientireit-Psittinient; ibat-taften'tbai period shaft arriie; not a
onirat will be Msc hi putting an end to a tar, thc Continuance'
el which nothing but estraordinary eircum.taueee, or the mesa
pressing demands cut justify; and that this Meeting trusts tied
at all events the period of hs renewal will not, in the event as
the continuance of peace, exceed one year."
The Resolution moved by the Noble Lord having
been seconded by the Rev.. Dr. GRAY,
Mr. LamwroN said, that the meeting had to sbew
by their voice, as expressed this day, that they looked
with a vigilant eye on the overwhelming expenditure
which bears with such an oppressive weight on the
finances of the country, and pervades with a deaden•
ing influence every branch of its internal resources.—
To prove that he was not advancing unfounded asser-
tions, he need only remind them that the public ex-
penditure of ;he last year was within a few pounds of.
114 millions; to provide for' which, was levied nearly
117 millions. It therefore necessarily followed, that
to meet so heavy a charge, the weight of taxation
must be extremely burdensome; but of all the
branches of it, none, in his opinion, notwithstanding
what they had just heard asserted, was so oppressive,
in its effects, or so arbitrary in its mode of execution
as the Income Tax. Entertaining these sentiments.
therefore, he confessed he felt most happy that a re.
teuisition had been signed fora meeting which might
enable the county to express, is common with the
rest of England, their sentiments on so injurious a
tax. He begged to call their attention to the period'
at which it was first imposed. The Income Tax,
under the name of the Property Tax, was first im-
posed in 1798 ; it was even then ushered into the
world as an extraordinary call. on the patriotism of
the people, for the purpose of preserving (heir coun-
try from the contamination of French republican
principles; they were told_that it was not a common
cause of exertion, but that it was in support of a just
and necessary war; and they were reminded. that
the income Tax was a surrender of part of their pro.
perty, for the preservation of the remainder. He
now wished to ask the meeting, if the people of Eng.,
land hesitated at that call—did they demur for one 1
moment ? No, they acquiesced cheerfully, relying
on the word of the Minister that the cause was ex-
traordinary, and likely to be of short duration.--
Their delusion was great—their repeutatice he feared,
had been long and litter; for the war had lasted
from that time until the present period, comprising
fifteen years, daring which time the faith of: Perlin.
meat had been repeatedly pledged to the people that.
the tax should cease with the war, and the words of,
the act confirm that asseveration. Was that solemai
Pledge to be broken—wits the confidence of the peo.
plc to be thus repaid with treachery and ingratitude-4,
and were they, who were now at. peace with all thir_,
world; to be taxed,. as when the united continent 4
Europe 'and America were arrayed in arms against
lb* ? He would appeal to any one there, and ask
him if be had net felt the effects of this excessive
taxation! If he had not seen the middling orders of
lesciety especially affected by the ruinous Iperation
the impute Tax I . How, he wished to know.
• ,uld the possessor of £5OO per annum contribute
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'early £5O to that tax. without feeling it see-
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lai t the diminution of his comforts, and in
as iag inability to provide foe be family I—
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and opprediee, what words could he Ond
eimileth tiadesigaate the arbitrary and degrading Moos.
is idtich id ii evied.i was it possible that the free.
beat EIPgWAWA Weld ssftmit to the prying inenisi.
do of any Man My set of men t Could he al-
lbw his private affairs, his commercial accounts; his
haidoieon and procariatis proOts to be ransacked by
commissioners against whose decision there is no ap-
peal t To those presesit, many of whom walk en-
gaged in trade, he Was sure he need not expatiate on
the injustice. of being obliged to disclose to a cont.
missioner, perhaps to a competitor in trade, the Mite
of their batsmen, and the declining condition of their
commerce. In that
.point of view, therefore, he con:
shies* the Income Tax at a tax upon industry and
enterprise. And if it wet necessary to keep up ex,
cessive taxation, the necessity of which he denied, let
it fall on those who toutd sustain thebnythen, and on
luxurious consumption s Inn let not the poor and ia- .
Justrious be ransacked until they *de deprived even
of their very sasteliancet
Lord STRATIWORI admitted the expenditure to be
as represented by the Honourable Member, but the
Property Tax, on account of which so much odium
bad been thrown upon the Minister who first pro.
(toed it, was incieased to 10 per cent. daring the ad.
ministration of Mr. Fox.
The Rev. WILLIAM NM/MLR attributed the mo.
cites of certain opulent Gentlemen in opposing the
continuance cir removal of the Property TA:, to get
the pressure removed from their own shoulders, and
havelt thrown upenahose less able to bear it. He
bAd comet en Use the wards of the Noble Peer, to
exercise his right as a freeholder, and to give his sen-
Omegas upon the subject before the Meeting, and he
would say, that to vote for the discontinuance of the
Property 'fax at this time would be highly impolitic.
Money is wanted to pay off the large arrears in wind-
ing up the war accounts, and this money must be
raised in one way or other; therefore take off the
roperty Tax, and view other must be sobstituted,
end where can any .he found equal to the tax in ques-
tion, which falls principally upon the landholder, who
could not be made to pay to an equal extent by any
_Other species of taxation.-a-That it bore hard upon
persons of limited .income he was _ready to. admit,
and he should therefore be glad to see the act so ma.
dified as to excuie all persons possessing less than .
£5OO a-year. 1, (continued the Reverend Geode-
man.) have always paid to the full amount of my
income: I must confess that it would be a verb- com-
fortable thing to get rid of the Tax, but I woitld ra•
titer pay doulle the present amount than that the
burthen Should fall upon the poor than, and here I
again,ask, can the sum required be raised without af.
fc6ng the labouring classes t Let us look to the last
article of taxation, which though a trifling one, will,
be found to bear doubly upen those leaet.abie to -
Ida' it i aide to the tax upon leather. The poor
man's shoes being twice as heavy as those of his lichees-
oeighbour, he is called upon to pay twice the animist,:
of duty ! and other taxes equally buribensome may.•
be expected to follow should the Property Tax be die.
continued at this time. The Reverend Gentleman..
stated that a Gentleman who pays as much as the
whole city of Durham, had intended tieing present
at the Meeting that day, but was prevented by iudis.
position. It was his intention to have given his vote
in favour of the continuance of the tea fir one year
longer, and the Reverend Gentleman must heartily
concurred in his opinion of the absolute Necessity tor
so doing.
Dr. GRAY stated, that he could not by any means
subscribe to the resolutions first brought forward, be.
cause they alledged what, in his opinion, was not
correct or fair, etcher to the Government or to the
country, which had paid the tax • and he thought
that the subject should belch to the decision of Par-
liament, which alone had sufficient information to
judge of the wan:s and resources of the country. He
could not allow that the tax was unfair in its prima.
pie: attached to property wherever it was to be
found, and most usefully to those great masses of
wealth, which could not otherwise be brought to con-
tribute to the exigencies of the State : it applied, for
instance, to minors, and persons whose property is
under the direction of trustees, where there might be
a large income and small expenditure— to great estates .
and to all funded propert4--to the income of lay and
ecclesiastical craporations—to the profits of trading;
companies—as that of the Bank, of the Eas%
and Sea Companies. The tax was now pro-
ductive to a great extent i all the passages through
which it passed were cleared, and the produce flowed •
in with a full stream to Government. it stichar
supply itere abruptly cut off before dui ezpeaces
war terminated. it would occasion the necessity of ti*.
great weight of new taxes, which must be' tbrom‘..
upon the great body of the community. If the pro.
duce of the tax were reckoned at 14 millions, the very
interest, to be imposed as a permanent charge. would
amount to £700,000 a-year; or a further sum must
be raised, for a gradu .1 liquidation of the capital.
The tax was certainly considered as a war tax ; and .
it was'enacted to remain till the 6th of April next,
after the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace:
t* did not, however, understand what other positive
pledge could have been given, that Parliament should
not, it it thought fit, revive the powers of the Act,
either partially or to its full extent, and continue it
beyond that period, if exigencies should so require;
and the Hoe. Member well knew, that no Minister
coestitutiooally to attempt to fetter Parliament.
d'he war with America had not commenced when
this tax was imposed, and that war had necessarily
produced comiderable expence; he therefore disap-
proved the resolutions first proposed, and should vote
for that which had been brought forward by the
Noble Bad, to whom he thought the county was
much indebte t for his attendance, and for the firm
and judicious manner in which he maintained what
appeared to him to be consistent with the sentiments
of very many of great y and respectability in
thiscounty. *regrthat sub skirt and innri•

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CARMARTHENSHIRE. bURILdAI COUNTr MMING, [Out if. the ',gets of the Income Tax *ere r •
lee I A T a COUNTY MEETING held st the Guild-I and onnterdire. what wards ecittld ha find anisitilb.