Star.
London, England, 1816-02-23 00:00:00

PROPERTY TAX.

SOMERSE MICR/I COUNTY MEETING.
To um High Sheriff of the Canny of Someratt.
NvE. the nodersigned FREEHOLDERS of the
calm of Somerset, request you •wouM name an early
day to cal & County Meeting for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration the propriety of pedtloning Parliament against the re-
newal of the Property Ts: and War Malt Duty.
Charles Reilly* Kemys Tynte, C. P. Anderson,
role Tyndale Wane,' William Jones, •
George Henry Carew, M: Blake,
William Henning, Webb Stone,
William Jones Burdett, Sweet Estee%
Richard Beudon, Francis Wane,
John Evered, . John Gale,
John Hutton W. Y. Colter,
E. Jefferies Ekale, Wm. Ayshford Sanford,
Jonathan Elford, . George Edward Allen,
E. Taylor, . .
_ Edward Clarke.

In compliance with the foregoing Requisition, I hereby ap-
point a Meeting of the Freeh Men, of the County of Somerset,
to beheld at Wells on Friday, the let day of March nev at
Twelve o'Cloek at Noon. JOHN GOODFORD, Shea
Yeovil, February 41, tit in.

SAINT LUKE, MIDDLESEX.
AT aMEETING tit theCHURCIi WARDENS,
OVERSEERS. and VESTRYMEN, convened pursuant
to a Requisition signed by MEW'''. BA'IrMAN, BAss, CHARD,
GANNON HORLOR, MOORMAN PENN, Powatt, and STCL•
two, and held at the Parish auras, on February CO, IHIA,
" :I'o consider the Propriety of Pe itioning Parliament, and of
‘ Adopthie other Proceedings against the Continuance of the
" PROPER'L'Y TAX:" •
Mt. RICHARD WRIGHT, Upper Churchwarden, iu the Chairs
IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED,
1. That the Inhabitants of this Parish, inferior in Population
twenty sit Cities and Towns in England and Wales, renew their
declaration of patriotic and loyal attachment to their Country
and to their King, and of their disposition to submit with retie-
nation,- and even with cheerfulnes., to any sacrifices which the
teat onal security or honour could requite.
S. That they adiere to the opinions they have formerly ex.
pressui, that the al called the Pitorairrr TAIL is UOUNt, un-
equal, vexatious, inquisitorial, and incompatible with individual
independence and with public liberty.
S. That although they havti thus disapproved of the principles
of this inipoiitioa have bent beneath its weight, and have b...en
galled by the mode or tot efillection, they have endeavoured to
mitigate their impatience alk :heir sufferings, by recollecting the
reiterated a:suratires of every &tweet/tee Administration, that the
Devils, if great, were temporary, and should terminate on the ter-
mination of War.

4. 'fiat they there ore cannot but fed and express their esti).
stishment, that the present Administration should have ventured
to intimate their intention to violate a pledge, which duty anti
interest repaired them to rialeem,—and to continue a measure
so Intolerable and o!Jiiiixious, alter the attainment of a Peace,
yea ch they have assured the British Parliament, is wise, and
bouonrable, and si'cure.
5. Tina their local cireurnoances have Increased their aversion
to he Tax, ;rid their alsein at its projected co-tinuance;—as,
bout negket in the Conlon isioneri, or fraud in a Collector, se-
se:-al of the inhabitants of one poor district, within the Parish,
are at this mimetic thr...tened wi.la Distresses or Wilts trout the
E‘chetrier, to compel the rr-i:ayment of the Tax for the preseut
year, to the amount of oy:a I housand Pounds, which those
persons have actually paid with the Lreat-st difficulty during the
last two months, to the Collector, acting (111-i!,g the Lit and cc.
Vera' former yea;',:—and M1L4,4 receipts the Com:iti,e-ios:er4,
sv ho tiintitsd to I:l,:ify t. is sup rondos, and dclaitd to appo.iit a
succi wo, now refuse to a:low.

6 ritaz their antipatt..y and alum are augmented by ibeir
kniwlesige of the cs,reme sltstress of the lower c1..:4-es itt tkc
in,alwatits, of whom, even the most industrious and deserving
arc either totatly destitute of employment, or can only obtain
pa air! employment, tuadeqursa to their support : —and that ',ltch
stall atliy awl alarm are increased by Wir belief chit it the Tax
be re tiny cd, the impnsit ion will be patntatient,—atid that the
tont:nil:wee will prevent those econom cat re snick:news which
the pubi a exigenc.ti demand, and will pet petl s e those tntlitary
establishments and that r,eueral po (trusties, which ere incompati-
ble with pre•sc:t+ pro-peti y, and with the long-cherished hope of
bet er tintes—atid of returning plenty with returning ream-
?. fh.tt against any attempt to perpetuate this l'as, they will
make every possible legal and constitutional exertion,--they will
prevent the Petitioa to Parliament, which they have now read
sod approve,—atid will co-operate with the Corporation a Lon-
don, and with the rest of the Empire, in their endeavours to
ft ustrate the execution of this disastrous design.

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a. Tbatthe Petition be immediately signed by the Vestrymen
attending the Vestry ; and byany o•her inhabitants of the Parish
who concur m the sent invents it contains; and be preacuttal to
Pal lianient without any avoilibledslay.
9. i hat the Churcliw..r.lers and Overseers, and the twelve
Vestrymen, be appointed a N. e to superintend the at 3i9r
swat of t!ignatur,s, and the presen,atioe of the Petition : and
that they be atrhorized to adopt such measures (or that purpose
as di. it distreconasalt soggess. _ .

10. I hat Out Vestry siliTz their acknowledgments to the Gen
semen tt Int signet's Requisition for t Meeting—to the Church-
warders by whom it was inins•diattly convened—and to thy
Chairman who has presided— •far the prompt attention to it,- ge.
&sal nits tit of the inliabttaz,:s, and :or the laudable for
Me publ:c and parochial welfare which they have severally dis-
played. JOHN WILMS. Vestry Clerk.