erbe About two thousand householders and inhabitants of Marylebone met
iiDn Monday, at Allen's Riding School. Admiral Sir R. Stopford, Sir
Andrew Green, Sir S. De Benyon, Captains Wood, &c. were among the multitude. The chair was taken at two o'clock by Mr. W. A. Mackinnon ; and the following resolutions were unanimously adopted..
" I. That we cannot too strongly express our indignation and disappointment in the rejection by the Reformed Rouse of Commons of all appeals from the l'eople for relief from the heavy burden of taxation, particularly in the refusal to repeal the Assessed Taxes. I. That by their refusal to repeal the Assessed and other taxes which press most upon the industrious classes, their evident determination to continue extravagance, their proposition to add fresh sources of expenditure, as to the Colonies, and their sup- port or unmerited pensions and sinecures, his Majesty's Ministers have forfeited the confidence of the country. 3. That the address embodying these resolutions be pre- sented to his Majesty by W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., our Chairman, for and on behalf of the meeting."
Thirty-two Irish Members assembled on Monday, at the King's Arms in Palace Yard, to consider the propriety of mooting the Repeat. question in the House of Commons this session, a notice of a mo•- tion on the subject having been given by Mr. Fergus O'Connor. Mr. O'Connell was utterly opposed to bringing it forward this session; and; according to the account in the Times, a divisions took place among the pledged Repealers ' • when Mr. O'Connell was supported by twelve and Mr. O'Connor by ten votes.
Two deputations on banking business had interviews, on Tuesday, with Viscount Althorp at the Treasury. Mr. Francis Lloyd, from Birmingham, headed a deputation of twenty-five, including several members of Parliament. Mr. Hobhouse, the secretary, attended. Mr. Warnstand headed the second deputation.
A meeting of the proprietors of East India Stock was held on Mon- day ; at which it was resolved that the terms finally offered by Govern- ment for the renewal of the Charter should be accepted.
A public meeting was held on Saturday last at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose of setting on foot a subscription for the -relief • of the poor inhabitants of Oporto. Mr. E. D. Davenport was in the chair. Sir E. Codrington also was present, and subscribed Si. Seve- ral other gentlemen followed his example ; but the meeting was a very. thin one, not more than a hundred persons being present.
The committee appointed to manage the subscription, which was raised eleven years ago to present a service of plate to the late Queen. Caroline, held a meeting at the house of Mr. Alderman Wood on. Tuesday; when it was agreed to apply the funds in hand, amounting to about 1,5501. to the purpose of building three wards in the Medical. Hospital about to be erected in connexion with the London University, to be called the Caroline Wards. After the death of the unfortunate Queen, it was proposed to raise a monument to her memory ;- but as no suitable site could he obtained, the Committee at length determined to devote the funds to the abovementioned useful purpose.
The committee of creditors appointed on the 21st January to in- vestigate the affairs of Mackintosh and Company of Calcutta, have made a report on the subject. They bold out to the creditors the ex- pectation of a dividend of 5 per cent. on the gross claims on the 1st of May 1834, as like dividend at the same date of the years 1835, 1836, and 1837, and 10 per cent. on the 1st of May 18a8 ; making iii the whole a. dividend of iW per cent. ; but dependent on the realization of debts due from the civil and military services, and from private individuals and. indigo planters ; and, on the other hand, susceptible of an increase in the event of a favourable adjustment of the large claim of the firm upon the Philippine Company.
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