New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-21
Movements against OdlOus Taxes.

Meantime, those persons interested IN obtain
ing relieffrom some Of the many obnoxious taxes
are not idle. On Friday last depusatiOn con.
sisting of Mr. Ewart, II p Mr.. G. Villiers, NJ. T.,
Sir James Duke, NJ p, and several gentlemen con.
nected with London papers, waited on the Chan
cellor Of the Exchequer, TO urge upon him the
ProPriety OF repeating the stamp Duty on news
paper advertisements.
In the course Of the interview there were pro
duced Nety York Courier and Enquirer and a
ketc- York Journal Of Commerce, each covered by
an ocean OF advertisements, on all possible suo-
iects These transatlantic journals were In.
tended to give Sir Charles Wood practical proof
OF the vast extent TO which advertising IS carried
on Ia country where it is not burdened with
outy, and 70 indicate by comparison with ouro~n
papers the depressing and Injurious elect exer-
cised by the duty on all classes OF tradesmen, "a
well as on servants, and others 10 search OF EN-
ployment The effect produced by the exhibition
on the right honorable gentleman was singular.
After having attentivey examined the two
papers, be remarked. why, ii enough to make
a Chancellor Of the Exchequer's teeth water, to
see such taxable matter Attention was also
called 10 the open way in which the duty OF Is tre
auently evaded, and 70 some OF the Ingenious de-
vices, which have been adopted to obtain Publica'
ton without payment Of the tax. Hereupon, Sir
Charles observed, that it was worth while 10
receive deputations il were only TO learn how
ingenious the world is in evading q tax. Or
course, the Chancellor ofthe Exchequer told the
deputation that he could give no answer then :
but he promised 10 examine into the case, in con-
junction with that Of other parties.
Upon the same day general meeting OF the
Soapmakers of Great Britain was held in London,
for the purpose of adopting a memorial 10 the
Lords Of the Treasury for the repeal of the Soap
duties. 1t was shown that the home trade IS very
much injured by the smuggling Of Soap from Ire
land and by the extensive use Of washing pow
der. which paws no duty; while the export trade
has during the last ten years, been diminished TO
the extent of one bali. On the soap used by the
poor the tax amounts 20 100 per cent; on the bet
ter qualities it is from 30 TO 50 and on pertumed
Soap, used by the wealthy it is only 10 per cent
The Chancellor has not as yet intimated how be
intends 70 apply bis surplus but from what we
can clean it Is pretty.evident that the window du
ties will be repealed, and It is not improbable but
that some OF the heavy restrictions which now
press upon newspapers and publishers will be re-
moved.
On the 7th inst. deputatiOn waited upon Sir
Chss Wood, asking for the unconditional repeal
fthe window tax, when they were met with the
usual answer" He would consider the subject
No doubt the repeal Of the window tax would
give an impulse to the building trade greater 10
that which the repeal last year Of the duty on
bricks has done in proof OF the benefit OF which
il has been ascerrained that in the little town Of
Blackburn alone there have been upward Of 1000
rev houses erected mis- year.
The Poor Law ard Registrar Generals returns
for the Quarter-as DO the Board Of Trade returns
for the same period-exhibit the most satisfactory
evidence Of the increasing prosperity Of TIE coun-
tsy, Socially, morally. and commercially.
The Collins ste amer the Atlantic, vii be brought
round 70 Liverpool as soon as the weather per
mits.
The Pacific, Capt Nye, arrived out on Monday
morning, Feb. g. after one ofthe severest passages
which the Captain has ever encountered. He was
thirty hours locked up in floating ice, which tore
away portions Of his paddle floats and subse
quently he encountered very severe weather.