Star. — London, England, 1816-02-27 00:00:00

T -- a ;~' ,- . ~ _;- _ ;` • ~rT___.r-: - 5 STATES OF SIFAVIA. . • . limbers* enetni‘s. 'Would It therefore be' impastsbanslir our colonies, and to ' 111Nty pre-ensmence acqui red at the Ottielbee ,of so =eh. blood and treasure?... Oat bf 416900,000 of Relay Estimates, Which were sot a Peace Establishmeist.but an intermediate and 'teas ens, there was one million , which Wield not be leo rred beyond the present year.- - It was applied in the support of those forces, which Were to be eetirely reduced next year, ;ft the Course of, which the embodied militia -and all the foreign • :seeps *haul& be totally disbanded. :Of the latter, some were .already dissolved. „Upon these Estimates *We. theinfote, there was a certain deduction of one sriiljioo - to look forward to, which would reduce the **pandit= to less than eight millions. Out of these were two millions that would remain the same, even were not the country to keep a single regiment on foot. They were dedlcAted -to the support of hospitals, and to the payment of the allowances and pensions to the Orphans and Widows of Officers who had fallen, and of the provisions to wounded and veteran Officers. Taking _this amount oot of the residue of the Estimates, which next year would be -under eight millions, the 'actual charge for the army would be under six millions. The House must also bear in mind the increase itte i pay and allowances that had taken place in the aelvice. The•pay of the sol diere-had beat doubled since PA and raised from StL. to h.—so'that the whole was- swelled to nearly, the double of what it would have been, even with the present establishment, at that period. It was air, his dity to state, that all those augmentations had been considered by Parliament, and had obtained its deliberate sanction..—(Heer, hear.) —Nay, its fibers.: lity had even out-stripped the intentions of Govern ment, who were not therefore liable to any blame on that head. As it would not be possible to go into the Committee this night, he hoped an early time would be fixed for that purpose, as material incon. wnience would 'Arise from any delay hi renewing the Manny Act. He was convinced that the sole object of the Honourable Gentlemen opposite was, to pro. cure a lair discussion-of the subject—(Hear, Aar.) — He was, therefore, certain that they would not create any unnecessary delay, but would agree to any ar rangement calculated to facilitate the public service. Mr. PONSONBY th,:uetht that every Gentleman saw the impossibility of going through the whole de bate to-night. Many Honourable Members-had al ready :aired, he should therefore, at this late hour, move an adjournment. • Lord CASTLkREAGH should not oppose that motion. He iwas glad of the turn which the debate bad taken, and felt confident, that the more the views arid plans of Government should be discussed, the stare would the House be satisfied with them. The question of adjournment to this day was then put and carried unanimously. The Report of the Bank Loan Bill was received. Lind the Bill ordered to be read a third time this day. The Clergy Residence Bill was read a third time. and passed. The Crown Lands Bill was read a second time. and ordered to be committed next Friday. The Tonnage Du , y Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day. Adjourned at half-past one o'clock. ADDRESS AND REMONSTR4NCE OP THE LETTER FROM SWABIA, FEBRUARY 10. The Assembly of the States of the Kingdom of Wurtemberg addressed, on the 26th of January, a very urgent Representation to his Msjesty the King, with the request that be would retake the Order of the 17th of January, respecting the levying of the Tam, and to apply to the relic! of the country, and the covering of the public expenditure, the overplus of the English subsidies, which are said far to exceed the military expenses that have been dbfrayed oat of the public treasury; then the money paid as indem es-ty for maintaining of the Austrian and Bavarian troops, and, above all, the share of the French con tributions which falls to Wurtemberg. To this they add the request that the States may be informed how these sums have bee 9 hitherto employed. This Ad dress paint. in very strong language the distress that prevails in Wurternherg, and which has' been still in. creased by the list Ordinat:ce for levying the Taxes. 64 Your Majesty's finance department (sayi the printed 'address which is found in some public jour- Eals) published on the 17th of this month a new order fin levying the taxes by distress (steeper egictsdow befell) which every where excites the greatest alarm, as it etia,:e the Magistrates personally responsible for the payment within a very short time—aild fixed sums which far exceed the ability of most of the High aillages. The undersigned chiefly tontine than selves to prove that the subject mast be utterly druined by the rigour with which the Magistrates threaten to execute this Rescript, and that such 41. tour is not necessary at present,to meet the public ex pendaure. One of. the most considerable and most oppressed Classes of contributors to tha tax (it seems to be some direct tax), are the Wine-groviers. The al fortune that they have bad for theta four _years is known ; the last vintage in particular did not deserve the name of one, the distress of far the greater pan of them exceeds all description ; many families do not see a.morsel of bread for weeks together; InOit of them literally struggle with despiir. e , It is considered further that the subjects are ,till bleeding with the wounds of ten preceding dread ful years ; surely no further traits can be wanting to complete the meurnlal -picture of the universal misery. Compelled . by distresi, many of the taxed h.ive already sold even the cattle which are abso lutely necessary for them. How many families live merely upon potatoes and the milk of a•cowl If this iv taken from them, how thaU they live then ? 'How shall they cultivate their fields ? Where shall the wine-growers, especially, get the manure for their vineyards ? Most of those whose cattle 'would be seised would be obliged to do every thing to repair the loss ; they would fall into the hands of usurers, particularly of Jews, and, perhaps, be obliged .to buy worse cattle upon credit, at double the price. In short, it is impossible to, form an idea of the distress which prevails. in the families of .the country people. Shall even the pillow be torn away from the. poor, man, on which he lays his head.oppressed with saves ? Even if the legal reasons which are so *cis live did not speak for the subjects, the great thetreds LONDON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY rt. 1816. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELYR O'CLOCK: Reduced 811.418=-Cone. me. of U_ for sex-61f 61 4 per Ceee.77ll-4 per Cem. 9011=-Boods pr. Oma. len pr.—. Do. pay. I ei—Eseb. Bdle Apr. lee To-day we received the Paris Papers of Saturday. In the Chamber of Peers on Thursday, M. de CHA TIATIRIAND pronounced a most brilliant and paihe tic eulogy on the late Queen of FRANCE, which drew. tears from all around him. Next day both Cham bers were occupied in sending deputations to the KING and the Duchess d'AiwouLaua, thanking them for the communication. The speeches and answers on the occasion were, as might have been expected, extremely creditable to the sensibility of those who uttered them. An article from Leghorn in these papers states, that the Algerine Pirates have of late become more daring than ever. Twelve Corsairs now cruize in company, effect landings on various parts of the shores of I taly, and carry of men, women, children and cattle! --The same article, we are sorry to add, 'informs us that English goods fetch but very indifferent prices at Leghorn, where they complain that they will not take• payment is goods in return, but in specie. The following is the official account, published at Madrid. of the late disastrous events to the Patriotic cause in South America. We take .the article bum the Paris Papers : MADRID, FEBRUARY IL " Intelligent from Vera Cruz, dated the $011; November last, states, that on the 9th of the, same month, the famous Morellos was made prisoner, after a total defeat. A very rich convoy was captured; and, on the 2Dth of November, pan of it entered Xalapa, under an escort of 1500' men. The booty, which was carried by 1324 mules, consisted, among other things, of 7,250,000 of strong piastres in silver, 357,000 strong piastres in gold, and 297 quintals of corn. All the artillery and ammunition of the Rebel armj, besides the equipage of Morellos himself, were taken—the ringleaders were killed." Additional particulars.“ The action was fought near Antargo del Rio ; the leaders, Sesma and 1.0. bats, are among the killed. Amador and Bermudas are among those who escaped to Jamaica." _ . Letters from New. York, to the SOth of January, were received this morning. A serious misunder• standing appears to exist between Spain and the United States; the former, in addition to her demand of all the American Citizens wbo were concerned. in the revolution in South America, insists upon a ces aim of territory. The following are extracts : N Tax Does or WAR.—Upon a resolution to continue the taxes, a sheep debate took place yesterday in a Committee of tb, whole Hove& "T a taxes had been opposed an the ground that we were at peace with sill the world, and likely to remain so. Mr. CLAY replied to this among other things, that our relati..ns with Spain were by no means pacific—that the Spanish Minister had lately made a peremptory and impudent demand of a portion of our territory, a demand which he could not speak of with surtelent . He asked if Gentlemen knew the state of our mis time w the insurgents of South America, and he expressly in. timated that we might before long engage in erudite enterprises to aid in establishing their independence. " This again brought up Mr. RAMPOLPII, who demanded that the Committee rise for the purpose of obtaining °Sew In. formation of the high matters referred to by the Speaker, as a meson fur granting extraordinary sundae. " Mr. &MAZER nose rose in ms. coolitsion, and declared that be had no informatiosi ca lL i the subject of our Spanish Ma. dons frost any one of the or from any branch if the Government ; that he had referred to it only as a runsour—shat solar as the demand of the writer/ was concerned, the Juror , nudes came front the Spanish Midday himaself."—Fedsrei refits, Jou U. M. Pederson, his Danish Majesty's Minister to the United States, has arrived its this city. Ad the Ministers of Foreign Powers now resident is the United States, are at present at the seat of Owen most. John M. Forbes, of New York, late Consul at Hamburgh, is appointed Ameskaw Comosi•Ossuil to the Kingdom et Den- mark,. to the Duchy of Modambergh Schwerin, and Consul to the poets of Stralsund and Stettin, in Pressia.—(Net heel falai. roar, Jammer, SO The French Minister, M. &muter, has bits recalled, watch he has dieldly nodded es this Government. His Samar, will remain as his Charge d'Affaires. Perhaps nothing is meant to. wards the Government, bat it slides only panually to Moody" Serrurier, if so, why is not mother Minister sent out to MI his Ilace Yesterday morning, soon after nine o'clock, the Quasar, Princesses &mann and MARY, and the Princess Cadman% of WALiS t kft Windsor Castle for Brighton, escorted by a party of Light Horse.— Their attendants went in three other carriages. The Royal Party am expected to return on Thursday or Friday. The journeymen carpenters throqghout the metro polis struck yesterday morning for wages. The mas ters, who formerly gave SOs. per week, but have now resolved to reduce at to 275. caused the adoption of this impolitic measure by the men. The journeymen stone-masons have Aka quarrelled with their masters oa the same account. GALWAY, Fax. 21.—TATALDum..---Ireiterday eve ning a meeting took place near Marlin Park, between P. Du. Los, Esq. of this town, and B. KANN ) Esq. of —, when the former received his adversary's ball under the right breast, and instantly expired. These two Gentlemen were close friends for many years. , Mr. Damn/ foo4ht several duels, in all of which Mr. Hass acted as his second j and it is remarkable that Mr. DILLON'S father lost his life, in an affair of ho. noun with the late MaIrACIIII FALLON, Esq. at the same f age, and nearly On the awe spot wher e hi s i joa eu. . " veirrrarlf • iiVrAticir r, .41 FALMOUTH. FEBRUARY 24. Aeriied the Medway, from London for Tobago; Lively, GRAY, from Southampton for St. Michaels, aid a min of war brig. name unkni.wn, froM Ports limioth for Gilwaltar.—Wind S.W. d;rty weather. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 26. Arrived the Camel, store-ship, from Gibral tar ; Harriet, COLLINS, from Landon. Sailed his 'Majesty's ship LARNE, fora cruise; acrd Charles -transport tor the Downs.—Wind N.W. RAMSGATE, FEBRUARY So. Put in for shelter the Concord, LYALL, from Lnn dhn for Teneriffe. Sailed the Agnes transport, No. 2.0, with troops and baggage for Cork ; also sailed several small tranprirts for Ostend.—Wind N.W. DEAL, FEBRUARY 26. Arrived and sailed for the River the Eliza, WAG* KIM, from the South Seas; George, HANDY, from Lisbon ; Mary, EVANS, from Waterford ; Bellana, RAITT, from Buenos Ayres. Came down from the River, Echo, Guffaw, for the South Seas ; Francis , Git.Lantsa, f or Antigua ; Tccaer, for disco vering on the African Coast .„al so the Dorothy trans port, No. SB3, her consort ; Neptune, INDAMITY, for India; Cambridge, EvaNs, for St. Domingo; Violet, ALLYN, for Buenos Apes; and sailed with the El phinstone, Marquis of Ely, and Wexford Company's ships ; Ganges, Cornwallis, and Tynt private ships, for the East Indies; and xhe whole of the outward bound for their different destinations—except the Cambridge and Coldstream lndiamen, which remain for orders.—Wind N.W. CORK, FEBRUARY ss. Came in the Maxon, Revenue cutter ; the Daphne transport, with part of the '27th Regiment of Foot, from Dover; and the Marshal Blucher . DowoAv Master, with passengers trom.Bristol.—Wind S.W. Yesterday tha dispatches were finally closed at ihr East India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships, viz.—Lady Castlereagh, Captain G. Srupsos ; Cambridge, Captain I. FIRILM AN ; Coldstream, Captain J. Coxwieu., for St. Helena and Chine. Four Conventionalists, who signed for the death of Louts XVI. are arrived at Portsmouth from France. They are detained by E. tlittiauo, Esq. the Collec. tor of the Customs, till he receives lurtlitr instructions from the Secretary of State. . Last night the important subject of the Income Tax was debated at great length in the House of Comm►►ns; and the farther discussion put off until this evening. The crowd of strangers was immense: there being a Call o f the House, the gallery doors were not opened until seven o'clock, when a scene of confusion occurred seldom witnessed, at least in that place : a very small portion of those who had been many hours in attendance gained admissicn, for se veral of the Members had, previously to the opening of the doors, filled what is called the Messengers' Lobby with their friends, to the exclusion even of those whose duty it is to Report the Debates for the Newspapers, many of whom were of course excluded. The latter Gentlemen owe to the consideration of the Ser.ween, the accommodation' of a room in which they may watt for the opening of the gallery, and for some years they have enjoyed the privilege of en tering a few minutes before those who attend front mere curiosity. Last night, however, the friends of the Members who were stationed in the lobby, got the start of the Reporters, and there were, of course, three sets of candidates for admission to the gallery. Most.of those who warted outside of the gallery-door as usual, were necessarily excluded, and it was a con sid--rable time before the uproar subsided. Several Gentlemen, we are sorry to add, were severely hurt in the contest for admission. The Burgh of Berwickanpon-Tweed have resolved to Petition Parliament against the continuance of the Income Tax. The Resolutions passed at tie Meet ing, which were very spirited, shall be given to morrow. The Town of Reading met on Thursday, so Pee. tints against the renewal of the Property Tax—only three dissentient voices—thanks moved to Mr. Win. DOWS GOLDING, the mover, and Captain HALL s the seconder of the ResolutiOns. The County of Berk: convened for the 6th of March. The County of Northampton met on Friday. Sir Gionce Romani moved the Petition—seconded by Lord Soma—Earl Courrom opposed the petition— spoke in favour of the Property Tax—defended the proposed Military Establishment—and offered an amendment hostile to the original Resolutions, which was supported by Mr.THORNTON, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, and Mr. CARTER—the supporters of the resolutions moved by Sir GEORGE ROBINSON were, SIT JAMES LAM:IMAM, Lords MILTON, LILIFORD and ALTHORPE, Messrs. HILL and SAwattioax—and which were car ried by a :hew of hands. The Hampshire County Meeting on Wednesday was so nmerous, that the persons present were com pelled to ' adjourn outside of the Hall—the Res°lu• lions against the Property Tax were moved by Mr, PORTAL, and seconded by Sir CHARLES MILL...-Other Resolutions were proposed by Mr. COSBRTT, and se conded by Mr. Hour ; but the High Sheriff, Mr. BOSANQUET, deeming them irrelevant, refused to put them—Mr. PonTAL's Resolutions were carried—the Earl of CARNARVON, as well as the persons named above, and Mr. Mutsu, took prominent parts in this discussion—the Noble Earl's patriotic speech was repeatedly cheered by the Meeting, and himself by the populace also on his departure from the City. • Leeds, Doncaster,and the City of York, have either met, or• about to do so, likewise to protest against the Property Tax; and Requisitions have beets sign ed in every other part of the kingdom for the same purpose. At a numerous and respectable gating of the in habitants of Liverpool, on Friday, a series of Reso lutions and Petition against the Income Tax, were carried by a great majority. Mr. GLADSTANB moved a set of counter-resolutions, which were rejected. A Meeting of the Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Free holders of the County of Edinburgh, is convened for the 4th of March ; and a Meeting of the City of Edinburgh for yesterday, for the like purpose. The Counties of Ayr and Kincardine have also resolved to petition against the Tax. A Petition against a continuance of the Income Tax, under any modification, during the tirde of peace, was framed at Haddiagton, on Friday last. and has been signed by a,large body of tho founts ,of that county. Lottery, F " pi i rill 11,800 £1,000; is bbare. 11,246 ,000, is Share!. The Last Day but One of Drawing %ill k NEBDAT t 6th March ; and the following 15 THE GRANP STATE OF THE WHEN.: Two Prizes of 25,C00 (iuineas in Guid. Two Prizes of 20,000 Pounds. One Prize of 5,000 Pounds. With Prises of Rl,oco, £5OO, &e. Tickets and Shares, warranted undr iwn, $ ing by the Contractors, HAZARD, BUlitas M Royal Eacbstage, London MR H. On the 22d inst. at Wolverhampton, the Lady Colonel Evans. ath (or King's ) Regim ent, of a•rovsim • 01.411)014 Yrinted by Lam Kater, kae/ 1116e t ; Publukol tliffts and at UIS Scat TWO' • • 4 /1 Mr. siftTh ht lO ar d ed ßa st t r ta m li g on . notiettlottA • wirrtnveßderrt . • Dover, in transports. Tier di sc "" ately, and went into the Birra e k s . 4* *44' The 3d Battalion 95th R fie R e e l ., in garrison at Dover, are under ord and expect to march in a d ay or t 1 °• * • taro f or to embark. CORONER'S INQUEs? Yesterday, at two o'clock, an Ingo/wt St. Thomas's Hospital, upon the hod; ._* , V Thompson, who died o n Sundt), ttuira'" quence of wounds he rec.eired i th con tents of a piiibte,octlh,cicfiteordieldabbiinytetdtliiieislater•amegic: • n • flier which took place hetwe l: e let n inls t e l Brookes on Friday last, respecting " g a k iwi Pee riet c w ee hrio d ir e l de they curiosityhad calculation. ,The Jury having had a view of th e h od to the Surgery of the Hospital, and 1, 1 , ! ' the wiiie C h ourcoenuepri,e occupied took s t an ime i m u . List night. Th„ m e s Kaines deposed, that he w oe - I Mr. Tookey, a hair-dresser, residinp, ink; Aley, Lombard -street . On Friday Sarah Tookey and Mr. Brookes c , rne to 62 shop: the deceased had been pri.vi lm i l 'ett afterwards came when Sarah Totkey aid • were up stags; he asked it M i ra. Bro.k estv . Brookes came down to the uses and Thompson said he knew better, a n d seeing her. Mrs. Brietkes then came 4. 1 , three of the steps, but Bto ‘kes pushed he k ik 'he said, , s For COD '. sake, let me speak to i n . Thompson said, let her speak to me. s ir e then attempted to come forward to hi m , h e , , pushed her back. Thompson then took 0 i,, 1 of his pocket, and Sarah Tookey said, g sake put it up," and he instantly did Brookes and Mrs. Tookey screamed; NA N went up to the kitchen and brought doe s , and at the bottom of the stairs s tr uc k T hegioll the head with it. He after wards struck hie % shoulder with it—a scu ff : ensued , and Be* • larger than Thompson, covered him, a i d h ig ' power of his head. Vs'itntss gave die s * cried murder, but did not see the potitio 4 ! were in when the p•stol was fired. Ann Tookey, wife to J. Tookey, comee etai testimony of last witness, and in addi t i m Thompson followed Brookes up stairs, A nt i, hibited a pistol, but was certain, when her arid Sarah l'ookcy to pot it , complied, and witness was certain he put it ito hand waistcoat pocket. Toe Coroner, at this period of t h e i n • expressed a desire to take the ever lee 01 Tooker, but he was informed by some ri th e cal Gentlemen th•tt she was in an anti•rorn, , in a state of delirium. A short time aft however, the report was that she was mere and had herselt expressed a wish to be.heal WAS accordingly iutrodoced, but it was mosey two Gentlemen to support her. Her fi gure* are interesting, but upon her int:oductiostke the appearance of incoherency. ANT hag time seated, she proceeded on I.yr testis's', faultering tone of v.iice. Witness depinedna Friday last she accompanied John Brookes !house of Tookey ; it wart bctwctn ten And o'clock. Mr. Tookey told her the the decent* been there. Brookes then asked witness to patty him to his brother, Duct,r Bre , kes,ol helm-street ; she accordingly went up two pc stairs for her gloves, and oil coming don foolery told her Thompson was in toe soar came down and stood upon the stairs. 1 and Brookes were in the shop. She heard ss but saw a pistol in Thompson's hand, at a screamed. Mr. Brookes advised her to pills which she did ; they followed her up about bi up the stairs ; Brookes then got a poker, ands ensued ; witness was too much alamwd to IN blows passed ; soon after she heard the repaid pistol, and Thompson teat upon the ground. Mr. Thomas Ambrose, a Clerk in the Post I was passing by, and heard the cry of •• murder entered the shop, and saw two per.ons fi ghters. only new point which this witness elicited, Vs it could not be Thompson who fired the pistoliu (witness) was holding his hands, trying to them, at the time the pistol was fired. T. fell, and afterwards said, 66 they (or he) did' took the pistol from me." Brookes stood there 1:callfrIc;s:1; nothing had happened, and said he had aright, tend himself. Mr.'M•Donald also spoke to Brookes key . man who fired the pistol. Many other witnesses were called, awn.* was the Surgeon of the Hospital, who paise& bullet which he had extracted from-the brill' deceased. T T h he e J C :r it y eN re e t it ire t d he f a or r a e b e : returned with a verdict of Wilfsil Mimics gal &vei n. u pi t tu ti l v a e te m d ii t i h u e te ezideor ad . HAZARD, Buntrz, and Co. the Contractors re Lottery, have the pleasure to announce to . 1 Friends, that they shared and sold the follotrist pital Prizes, which were drawn last Saturday , runty 24: No. 6,087 a Prize of 2E5,000, in Shares. 111, 2 432 t blare-•. 11,146 •-•••• • :Cl,OOO, is Shares _ The T.set nay lint Chip of I)rawio2 will be - • . - . ot the cOnntry If Wulf be imagist Idt 001 most dudfal eadthigned to be assored Of Fonda support being aforded to the country frmn the pa ternal sentiments of your Majesty. As the country found no sacrifice too great to support the HOtise of its Prince,. so may it certainly room itself. in the time of its extreme need, assistance from its mast If lustrions Sovereign;' kc. THE EVENING STAR. .