Assessed Taxes.
TO Tilj EDITOR. OP THE TIfES. Sir,-The parish of LaImbeth contains more than 50,000 inhabi- tauts, the majority oF whom are hedvily assessed to the parochial and other rates. With a benevolent view to assist multitudes to- tally unable to pay taxosr, and at the sarne time provide subsistence for their famili a requisition on the 31st of March ltst was pre- parcd and aigned by rnan of the select vestry and other house- o,lders, addres%ed to the churchwardens in the following tenns:- Wec, the undersigned inhabitant householders of this parish, rc- spectfultv request you will, on an early da, convene a vestry for the Pur ose of considering the expediency of petitioning both houses ot : ariiament for the repeal of all or a part of the assessed laws, but particularly those upon houses and windows." After the requisition had been deliveredi, some persons. from the best of motives. signed and presented a counter-requisition to the same churchwardeng, setting forth, that although an txbneration from taxes might be beneficial to their feUow.parishioners, they neverthe- less requested the clurchwardens not to comply with the first re- qnisition, because they considered it would be too late in the sesdon to present a tetition w ith effect- and the majority of the ehurch- wardens of Latmbeth vefusA in 11 AN INHABITANT OF LAMBETH. A~SRSSR7) TAIXBS