The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-12-01 00:00:00

Liverpool, November 24, 1846.
'WE, the undersigned IRONMONGERS, of the
south end of the town, have unanimously agreed to
CLOSE OUR PLACES OF BUSINESS AT SEVEN O'CLOCK
EACH EVENING, Saturdays exc edrduring the Winter
Months, say till the first day of 1, 1847.
OSH. HARRISON.
ROBERT TAYLOR.
SAM L. LIGHTFOOT.
WILLIAM ROBERTS.
P. and H. LITTLEJOHN. •
J. B. HENDERSON.

AT a PUBLIC MEETING of the INHABITANTS
of LIVERPOOL, convened by the MAYOR, and held in
the SESSIONS-HOUSE, On WEDNESDAY, the 25th day of No-
vember, 1846,
GEORGE HALL LAWRENCE, Esquire, Mayor,
in the Chair ' •
"It was moved by WILLIAM BROWN,EsqSQ ~ M.P.), seconded by
JOHN BRAMLEY-MOORE, E ~ and
Resolved unanimously,
That the present DUTY on TEA, of 2s. . per lb. is exor-
bitant, impolitic, and oppressive :ex itant, in being nearly
200 per cent. on the average value nd higher than the tax
upon any other article of gene necessity; impolitic in re-
stricting the operations of M ants, Shipowners, and Manu-
facturers : and oppressive • debarring a very large portion of
the community from t use of an article conducive to social
• comfort and domesti appiness.
It was moved by H. HORNBY, Esq., seconded by T. B. HORS-
. FALL Esq., and

Resolved unanimously,
That in the opinion of this Meeting a reduction of the duty
Ivguld extend commerce and assist manufactures, by enabling
rim country to take a greater quantity of Tea from China and
to send a larger quantity of manufactured goods thither in ex-
change for it; while, at the same time, a just claim of the
Chinese nation would be satisfied by a concession in return for
their liberal policy in the admission of our manufactures under
a duty of 5 per cent.
It was moved by ADAM HonosoN, Esq., seconded by THOMAS
BLACKBURN, ESQ., and
Resolved unanimously,
That a reduction of the duty would materially assist in the
moral improvement of the industrious classes, by removing
inducements to intemperance, and thereby diminishing crime;
by encouraging the cultivation of orderly and domestic habits,
and by promoting the pursuit of intellectual, rather than of
sensual, gratification in the hours of refreshment and,,leisure.
It was moved by HENRY WINCH, Esq., seconded by EDWARD
BRODRIBB, ESQ., and ,

Resolved unanimously,
That in the judgment of this meeting no seriously loss would
accrue to the Exchequer if, by a bold measure, the Government
were to make a material reduction of the duty, as the aug-
mented consumption of both Tea and Sugar would immediately
• cover a considerable portion of the apprehended deficiency,
and the familiarised use of those articles would ensure an ulti-
mate increase of the revenue now derived from them.
It was moved by LAWRENCE HEYWORTH, Esq., seconded by
CHRISTOPHER RAWSON, ESQ., and

Resolved unanimously,
That the Memorial now read, embodying the foregoing reso-
lutions, and praying an immediate reduction of t ie tax, be
adopted, and that the Mayor be respectfully requested to sign
the same on behalf of the meeting, and that these resolutions
be published in the Liverpool papers, and in the London Times,
Morning Herald, Morning Chronicle, and Daily News.
It was moved by G. GRANT
S, Esq., secondedby JOHN CROPPER,
~ and

Resolved unanimously, -
That the following gentlemen be appointed a Deputation to
present the Memorial to Her Majesty's Government
William Earle, Esq., Edward Cropper, Esq.
T. B. Horsfall, Esq., George_Grant, Esq.
J. Bramley-Moore, Esq.
It was moved by T. BROCKLEBANK, Esq., seconded by WIL-
LIAM RATHBONE, Esq., and
Resolved unanimously,
That the Members for the County and for the Borough be
requested to exercise their influence both in Parliament and
elsewhere, to obtain an immediate and effective reduction of
the duty on tea.
GEO. H. LAWRENCE, Mayor.
The Mayor having left the Chair,
It was moved by WILLIAM Nicol., Esq., and

Resolved unanimously,
That the thanks of this meeting be presented to the Mayor
for his kindness in convening it, and for his able and impartial
conduct in the Chair on this occasion.

Town-Hall, 25th Nov., 1846.

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