The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-02-18 00:00:00

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of 2S, Dexter-strcer, late of Harrioglon, Cumberland.
On the 15th instant, at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. J. I
Stewart, DAVID, second son of Sir. DAVID ROW AND, secrL.,
tary to the Pilot Committee. to CATHERINE, second daughter
of Mr. RICHARD 0- IDDOWS, Rupert•lane, Evertor].
Same day, at St. George's Church, Evertor,, by the Rev. Ro:.
bert Davies, A.M., JOHN MORCE, Eiq., of Kingston, Jamaica,;'
to ELIZABETH HURRY, eldest daughter of Hr. NICHOLAS
WANOSTROCHT ST,ARER.

Same day, at St. Michael's Church, Liverpool, by the Rev
Henry Carpenter, FREDERICK HENRY VILLIERS, Esq., soi
of the late George Villiers. Esq., to JESSIE, daughter of the lat
Rev. ROBERT SHANLEY. rector of

DIED

On the 26:h
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er, at his residence Brougham-lodge,
DOWLING, Chief Justice of New

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RICHARD JOYCE

er last, at Batavia, of fever, aged 26, Mr
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JAMES ,OCK LP'
town.

columns of the STANDARD, to make the voice of
the loyal and Protestant portion cf the people of
Liverpool heard above the factious cries of Popery
and Radicalism, which at that period were in the
ascendant in the Parliament of the empire. in our
Council, and amongst our local press. We ad-
vanced to that task, however, with a resolution to
surmount its difficulties; we persevered in it amidst
much sacrifice of time, of labour, and of money;
and we have the happiness now to contemplate and
to feel our perfect success. The voice of Conserva-
tive opinion in Liverpool is now heard and respected ;
the influence of our columns is fully recognised by
the community in which we live, and throughout
the kingdom ; the sentiments and wishes of the
people of this great commercial town, no longer go
forth to the world tortured from the truth by the
pen of Radical organs : and for this we thank, whilst
at the same time we congratulate, the Conservative
public who have aided of

efforts

We occupy now a more prominent position, in
influence and circulation, than most of those Whig-
Radical papers which, in the early portion of our
struggle, engrossed almost entirely the public ear.
We have gone on increasing in both, whilst they
have declined ; and the best proof that we continue
to progress, is to be found in the snarling and
jealous temper with which those contemporaries
regard us, and the eagerness which they display to
-nify what little of prosperity is left them. We
can afford to look down upon these splenetic at-
tempts to injure us; and the public, whom they
are intended to mislead, see through them.
Once more we return to our friends and the pub-
lic our h. thanks for their kindness, which it
shall be ow

ncreaf,ing study to deserve

The difficulty of dealing with so large a sum as
£3,400,000 in the way of reducing taxation, so as
to afford the greatest amount of relief and public
("n, will readily be admitted ; and it is,
highly creditable to the ability and liberal
views of the present Government that the statement
of Sir Robert Peel, on Friday night, with the excep-
tion of a little carping at its details from some of the
philosophers of the Whig party, was received by
the house with a very

therefore

ieneral satisfaction. It is
still more indicative of the great judgment displayed
in the selection of the items of his proposed reduc-
uch approbation of his views has been

Lion, th
disi
du(
the

Robert Peel made out his case, that the boon of
cheap glass is to be of greater public advantage than
the repeal of the window duties.

"There are in Great Britain," remarked Sir Robert,
"as it is estimated, about 3;500,000 houses. There are
not more than 500,000 houses which are chargeable with
the window tax. There are therefore 3,000.000 houses
which require glass for the purpose of comfort, which, if
you sanction the removal of the tax, you are about to
benefit."

As a statistical fact, there is little doubt that this
is true. There are not more than 500,0u0 houses
chargeable with the window tax ; but why ? a great
portion of the remainder would be more healthy,
better lighted and ventilated, it they could be made
so; but the operation of the window tax compels
them to remain in their present state. Of what use
is it to say that there are now " three million houses
which require glass for the purpose of comfort,"
when Sir Robert Peel knows very well that the own-
ers of a large number of them cannot even open an
additional hole or a grating, however necessary for
the purpose of ventilation, without bringing their
property under the operation of this tax ? Houses
which require glass surely require windows first.
We presume, however, that it is of little use now
agitating this or any other question connected with
the details of the plan, or we should have strongly
urged the claims of another class of persons to some
relief at Sir Robert Peel's hands. We refer to those
who are now paying the same rate of duty upon un-
certain income which the landowner or the fund-
holder is paying upon permanent income. We are
satisfied that if the claims of this class of co Itri-
butors to the Income Tax had been considered the
public would have more readily submitted to the
continuation of that measure for any moderate
period. As it is, Sir Robert Peel cannot hope,
howe'. er liberally he may propose to pay in the
shape of remissions of indirect taxation, for any
lengthened forbearance on the part of the public.