Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-12

complaint. Public meetings are taking place all
over the kingdom, demanding relief. A great
meeting had been held in Buckinghamshire, at
which Lord Nugent among others made speech.
A petition was adopted in which the present dis
tress was attributed to s'the enormous weight
oftaxation under which the country now labours, :"
that - a great proportion of the taxes are mani
festly appropriated to purposes most corrupt and
unconstitutional, and to the maintenance of an
unbecomlng and idle luxury;" and the petition
ers do not hesitate to express their disbelief in
the assertions Of MS Majesty's Ministers, that the
exigencies of the State require the present enor-
nous expenditure for It's supports" and they at
tribute {" the apathy and Indifference with which
their petitions are received to the VIGOROUSLY cor
rupt and imperfect state of the representation of
the commons
At meeting of the merchants, manufacturers.
sc. of Manchester, series of spirited resolutions
were adopted. in which the distress of the country
was attributed to excessive taxation, and in
great measure UNNECESSARY expenditure and
monopoly. We extract the following passage
from the speech of Mr. ShuttlewOrth, delivered
at this meeting:-
IA very slight glance at the immense amount
of taxation which has been wrung from the coun-
try will clearly account for the the difficulties of
our present situation. From January, 1877, to
January 81, the gross produce of the revenue
exceeded l,290 millions, and in the same period
the public debt was increased $50 millions: so
that the total expenditure amounted, in twenty
years, to about ~ 40 millions shame, shame. =
or an average of eighty seven millions year.
During part Of this period the expenditure con-
slderabiy exceeded this average. In the five years
from ISL to 1915 inclusive, 50 utterly reckless
of consequence were those who then admins
tered the national resources, that the expenditure
amounted to g6l5, 423 900 or an average of near
ly 123 millions year. From 1917 inclusive,
the expenditure has been about nine hundred
millions. which added to the former sum, makes
the expenditure, for period of little more than
thirty years, two thousand six hundred Millions
"a sum. the mighty vastness of which no human
ulind has power distinctly to comprehend. loud
and continued cheers, 1t is no wonder that such
an enormous drain for the purpose of state should
spread ruin through the land, and plunge into al
wost uhbearabe misery the laboring population.
And let it not be expected that the evil effects of
this drain can be lcssened without the most rigid,
systematic, and unsparing public economy
The general distress is likewise feartully IN
creasing in Ireland. In Dublin alone. as 1t APP
pears from the books and investigations of the
Mendicitv Institution, the aggregate of those re-
ceiying relief from the Relief Committee. mclud-
ing about 5000 beggars living upon casual aims,
amounts to about 30, 600. In the House of Com
OH the lst of March
"Mr. O'Connell presented petition from
certain inhabitants of the town of DrOgheda,
complaining of great distress. The petitioners
stated, that there were 10000 Inhabitants in the
town. 5000 of whom were 50 destitute OF cloth
inc. or fuel. as to be dependent on subscription
for. their relief. the amount of which did not eN-
coed P25 week. and which would not afford
more than three farthings per week TO EACH
They also added that the corporation OF Drogheda
were in possession of lands belonging to certain
charities. which produced 100000 year, and
yet they refused Inappropriate any OF that amount
to the relief of the poor They therefore prayed
that means might be adopted for atfordmg them
some relief
Stare Trade.-From Martinique, we learn,
that eleven slave ships had entered the colony TO
winter The houses where the sales take place
are so we'll known as TO be almost public, ana
cannot have escaped the knowledge OF the Ma
gistrates. In the beeinu'ng of December, many
bodies of these poor creatures. who had been cast
into the sea, We're thrown on shore at the place
called Robert. 1t is calculaued that not fewer
than 100 have persisted. One'honse at Robert
has received 400 slaves-the Qnartier dc Fran
co.'s. l25-Gallion, lS2-and Precheur. 2oo.
LoxDoY, March 3.
Citu. l2 o'ct,ck.-Consois for Account 924
oscl1ck-Consos closed at 92aS.
LIVERPOOL MARKETS, March 5.
! Cotton.-The demand this day was toerably
brisk, Orleans Gid ID; 5000 Uplands 6sd a
I'd. The Uplands were particularly sought tor
throughout the day.
March 4th.-The sales of Cotton to-day amount
to 1000 bales at former prices, although the mar
ket has evinced disposition rather to decline.
-s17e3ss9se-
THE ELECTION.
BosroS, Mass April 6.-More interest was
exhibited in this City in the Election yesterday,
than year since, and the results are h,ghly
auspicious to the permanency of true Republican
principles, in our ancient Communicating
The details of the votes are given below. In
I 1913 Lincoln had 2945. Norton ISL. others 2oS.
At the November election OF Electors IN loZo :i
L. oto1 Marion S15. Last ADrll