Window Tax.
The petition presented by hlr. houhse from the parish of St- Anne. Westminster, for the repeal of the window.tax, wAs not the one which was printed in Thte Times of yesterday. The petitdork given in that day's paper is the copy of one not yet presented, but which is in circu.lation in the other parishes of 'Veutminster. We subjoin the petition presented vesterday. " To the Honourable the Connmons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of the undermentioned inhabitant house. holders of the patish of St. Anne, Westminster, Showeth, That your petitioners have seen a statement, por.. porting to be an account (laid before your honoura'ole house on the 12th deay of February, 1824) pf the public income aud expenditure ot the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the year ending the 5th day of Januari, 18-24; whereby it appears that a sur- plus had been paid into his Majesty's Exchequer of 8700,0001. an&t upwards. arising, in the opinion ot your petitioners, 'am the firm. wise, and enlightened policy of Your honourable house, a continu- ance of wlhich, your petitioners feel confident, will tend essentially to mnaintain thc prosperity of the united kingdom, and the gIod faith of all hit Alajestv's subjects. ' That by a remission of a portion of the window aad othET taxes, during the last session of Parliament, your petitioners were relieved from a portion of the burdens of taxatioin under which they had !previous]y laboured ; and thev were anxiouslv led to antici- pate a repeal of the whole of the house anid wind6w duties in the present session. " That your petitioners conceive these taxes, even as no-wreduced, :0 be not only grievous and insupportable burdens, but also unjust in titeir operations, inasmuch as by the present scale of taxatiosa the windows of all houses are subject to the same duty, without rr- ference to real situation. " Ttiata cunsiderable portion of the inhabitants of this parish are tradesmen in a small wai of business, upon whom the assessed taxea lrave a most injurious and oppressive effect; as it not unfreqnently hlappens that many hav e been compelledl to dispose of property to their great loss and disadvantage, in order to prevent their goods bein; seized by the collectors for the aymtent thereof. "Ahat y our petitiOnerS humlbly submit, that a repeal of the laws imposing a t:x on wvindours w ould not operate as a total loss to the revetine, as the use and consu:ption of glass would, in consequence of such repeal, be greatly extended, and the amount of the duty on that article increased. " Y'our petitionets, therefore, humbly pray that your honrurable house will take the allegations aforeraid into consideration, and pas& in act for the repeal of all the laivs relat;ve to the ssseased taxes, or Dt such parts thereof as imposed a tax in respect of windows end lights, as to your honourable house shall seem meet. And your petitioners shall ever ptay." WINDOW TAX.