Star. — London, England, 1816-02-19 00:00:00

I ~ k 4 k. *ilea tne e ieg that debt, and s ustaining the public era el fot bout the pressures of such a war against '• 'Wth ien, and its commerce, there remained, on the • or y e broary 1315, a sinking fund of £11,324476), steet.anchor of the State. j os t he war of 1793, as it was the longest, an d , ted.to the largest scale• having other nations Sin, has involved the State io larger debts, s o oar former wars had created. The public, r h e le of February 1815, awed a funded debt of ~076,905,and an unfunded debt of :1168,580,524. to these m ust be added th e debts contracted for 'various expenses of the year 1815. And then redeemed debt for Great Britain, for Ireland: ot en y, for Portuga l, and for East-India. will Illount • t o 1819,145,885, for interest thereon 631,664, for management thereof £294,946. for sin ki ng fund £14,131,548; the total annual ((urge thereon 144,294,037. M other resource of the State is the clearness, etid: the public accounts are stated, and the Lib ya'', which is given to the incumbrances, and L e es of the community. Il e people of the United Kingdom. during the An o f King William, could not have moved un zihe weight of such incumbrances. But, the ; o h more numerous. people of the present times, ese are better instructed and usefully employed, an agriculture infinitely superior, with menu. o wes vastly VON extensive and profitable, with a 'gr ip trade, and shipping, beyond all comparison m em move with ease under such incumbrances. k s hoe se en with what facility , not withstandin g the d oll of war, the people executed such nume sod various works, for the local improvements emir country, which, considering their vastness a g et ility, emulate the Roman labours: hence we I/gilder, that time is one of the resources of the If we inquire from what source the people of the wad Kingdom have derived such vast, and in cite:jog wealth, we shall find that it was not owing I et aquests or mines ; but to the perfect safety "filch they derive from their salutary laws; to the el agetic industry, which is urged and rewarded by it sense of safety; to the immense commercc, do seek and foreign. of inspirited people : so that fum those causes originate those prodigious retina. diction! of opulence, which appear, at successive riods, to, the astonishment of the world ; and which have induced commercial writers to maintain, the the risources of such a people are ixexhatutille, vhik fostered by ciecumtpertioti. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1816. PkICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK Est OF-Coos. :no. 62f—Fer ace. 624 4 pee Cest.77H—S per Cm. 901 91—Bonds Si. Ss. pr. Om.** pr.—Do 1111f—Esch. Bills le. du. We have no news from the Continent this day, but ter home.aceounts are distressing, and shew but too plainly do this is not the period (if such a measure could be justified at any time) in which a direct Tax epos Income should be resorted to for the purpose of supply* the exigencies of the State. It is not at Liverpool onlythatfaitures have taken place to a great vemet: by oar letters from Glasgow, received this esasieg, we have received a list of Failure: to the ex ist *word: of a Million sterling I This is not the moment for new experiments . on Tama. The extension of the Income Tax to a lad Peace, can be viewed in no other light, and we entreat those who have the management of public kin to pause before they venture on a measure elkh they may regret when they cannot remedy it. A Tax on Income I at a moment• when, by the great angt that has taken place by passing from a State which has existed for a quarter of a century, •fiery iris property is deranged, whether Landholder, hoer, Merchant, or Manufacturer, is neither more aer,less than a TAI on Distress. and public confu iin.—But the - property though in confusion remains ad will soon be able to afford the supplies wanted the State, if the Minister does not remove the time b a more remote period by such an impolitic As the property is not annihilated, let the State ask for it where it may be found.—Let it be pied by a Loan, and the money will soon be forthcoming ; and as we have often proposed, let the 'safest be paid out of the Sinking Fund. This, mtead of diminishing, will really increase the secu ortyol the Public Creditor, whose security will ever k proportioned to the easy circumstances of the Peal community.—The Minister has calculated, m three years the present embarrassments may he entirely removed; but why should he aggra. !de them, so far as concerns the contributurs 1 persisting in a measure calculated to increase the pant difficulties. The only philosophical principle Ni which the funding systein can be justified is the healty it is supposed to possess of deriving from in- Wry a larger portion of the surplus of its gains than meld otherwise be obtained ; but where there is no IRAN, but a deakation, to press its operation unne *verily savours wore of insanity than of sound po i ritical wisdom. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND *ended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal. Yesterday the Earl of Livearoor. gave a grand Ministerial dinner at Fife House. The Earl of LIVERPOOL commences his Parlia• *nutty dinners next Saturday. Yesterday the Earl and Countess of VT- -ARROWBY Pve a grand dinner to the Bishop of GLoucagraa, HARRIET GRANI'ILLE. the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. "Dan. and a select party, at their house in' Gros renor•square. On Saturday, the HigNand Society held their first t it mini this season, at the Freemason's Tavern. .. T 1(. 5 . AR PI ri - ^ • • The eth 'lnd 49th regituents will enthsrk from Portsmouth for Ireland, immediAtely the trattsports arrive that are to convey them. The With (NO( strong) will march in from gilsen, to occupy the Puitsea /3arracks, immediately the Bth, move out. The 32J regiment hare marched into Gosport. The 26th Regiment, it is said, will march into Portsmouth, fromWenche%ter, when the 49th embark. The Punic' Barracks are about to be rebuilt-with brick. They are at present much infested with vermin. The first division of the 6th or Inniskilling Dra goons left Salisbury for Exeter on NVediresdity, and the second division on Thiniday mor:4 lg. The 2,1 battilion of the 12th regiment are now stationed at Clonmel, a part of the 25th has taken the duty at Cork, and the remainder are quartered at Waterford. The 72J, at present in Ireland, are tinder orders to join the Ist battalion in India. Thursday and Friday last, detachments of the 51th Regiment marched into Stafford. They are on their route to Ireland, to relieve the Militias, the whole of which, it is ssid, will be forthwith disembodied. Friday se'nnight, the remnant of the 73d regiment marched into Oalciram : they were ushered in by.the ringing of bells, and a splendid ball was given in the evening at the Crown Inn. Some lines were written on the occasion, by a young Lady, as' the brave fellows matched in, and presente.l to the Officer who commanded them. _ _ _ On the 10th February, as the 23 Battalion 733 Regiment marched through Milton Mowbray, on their way to Nottingham, they were greeted on their 'approach to the town by the ringing of bells, and other demonstrations of joy and loyalty. A very liberal and handsorde subscription had been entered into by the Nobility and Gentry of that place, and presented to the Commanding Otlicer of the Batta lion by Messrs. CLARKE and WALL, requesting that the same ritight be distributed amongst the Non- Commissioned Officers and Privates of the Battalion, who were in the glorious and ever-memorable battle of Waterloo, a: a farther idea of their gratitude to the brave defenders of their country. By the latest advice' from Rio Janeiro, it appears that the reception of Marshal Lord BERESFoItD by the PRINCE of the BRAZILS, was most flattering. He carried his point against the Regency motr/cors pletely in every question, and the organization of the Anglo-Portuguese Army is now confirmed in a manner highly flattering and beneficial toour Officers. The following is a list of the Promotions which bear date from October 12, 1815 : Major-General Blinn, to he Lieutenant-GeneraL Brigadiers—Camy bell, D'Ui !mu, Wilson, Ashworth, and Bu chan, be Major-Generals. Wands—Sir Robert Arbuthnot, Sir John Campbell, Sir George Elder, Sir Charles Sutton, and Col. M'Creagh, to be Brigadiers. Sir IL Pym, to be Colonel of the 14th reemrtit ' • Sir Max well Gra:l44lmo of the 6tn; Mr Edmund Williams, dittoes( the llth ; Colonel Armstrong, ditto of the 4th; CZlonel Bryan OTole, ditto of the 14th; Colonel George Patty, ditto of the 555 ; Colonel Mac Neil, ditto of the 10th ; Colonel Anderson, ditto, of the 12th; Colonel Molt, ditto of the 17th; Colonel Prior, ditto of the 110th.... And a very long list of Majors male Lieutenant. Colonels, and Captains made Majors.—Marshal BEREOFORD is expected to return to Portugal in April. A Military Correspondent requests us to insert the Ibllowing tonnerabilia of Ireland sad Irishmes. He reminds us that WELLINGTON, BERESPORR, MOIRA, Dort.z, Ross, PACICENRASI, &c. are Itislimen ; and desires us to enumerate the following Irish Rgiments as having been eminestly conspicuous for deeds of heroism and valour during the late arduous strug gles, viz. CAVALRY. ' The 4th, or Royal Irish Dragoon Guards. - 6th, or Iniskillin Dragoons—Waterloo Heroes. B.h, or King's Royal Irish Magoon. 16th Hussars—all Irish. INFANTRY. lath, or Royal Ili .h Regiment. £7lh, Inniskilit-n Foot. Ibis Regiment lest four hundred men at Waterloo. 44th, 63d, oath, aid—all Irish. 6th, the Royal County Down Regiment. 117th, Prince of Wales's Own Regiment. Bath, the Connaught Rangers—the terror of the cowardly French in the Peninsula. 99:11, Prince of Wales's Tipperary. Otb, Prince Regent's County Dublin-Heroes of Fort Erie. 101st, Duke of York's Mali. Our Correspondent adds, that upwards of one half of the Royal Artillery are Irish. Abstract of the net Produce of the revenue, in the years ending sth January 1815, and sth January 'lBl6. distingnisbidg the Tuners ; and als, the total produce of the consolidated fund, the annual duties, and the war taxes : Year ending Year ending Jan. 5, Jan. 5,181 e. . .24,932,:129 £4,891,478 13,311,172 19,351,954 • 6,598,573 5,865,413 1,450,000 1,548,000 • 6,411 .671 6,214,987 1,129,29 S 1,079,993 . - 417,216 366,867 Excise - Stamps Yost Ones Assessed 'lazes Land Taxes Miscellaneous Total Consolidated Fond . 5a,t58,1144 39,318,694 • ANNUAL OUTIIS TO TAT Orr ISt% DILLS. Customs 2,61001 se 9,461,144 Excise . 479,898 595,950 Land 'Sat on Men In Total Annual Dude& Permanent and Annual Duties 5,07,899 5,055,11• 41,354,083 42,383,804 Customs Excise WAR TAILS. • Ile 9,503,024 4 9,124,900 6,354,541 6,614,326 • . 14,219,33 S 14,818,572 Property Total War Taxes 24,075,8911 24,039,998 Total Net Revenue ' 65,429,981 66,449,601 The Irish and Portuguese payments for the interest on their respective debts, payable in England, ark excluded from this statement ; and the war taxis ap propriated to the interest of the loans charged on them are not included in the consolidated fund, but under the head of war taxes. The official value of foreign or colonial merchaq dire exported from Great Britain, in the three quar ters ending the 10th October, 1814, was R 14,628,960, and on the 10th October, 1815, 5e15,239,818; being a decrease in the latter of ,81,392,14 . 2. The real or declared value of British and Irish pro duce and manufactures exported from Great Britain, in the three quarters ending the 10th of October 1814, was, total, 5ft37,167,294, and in the three quarters ending the 10th October,lBls, "2,425,357; making an inceease in the latter of 45,25803. FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 16. Are;vad yesterday the Lord Sidmouth Packet, with a mail isols Jamaica, in 41 days. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 17. • Sailed yesterday the CoNway sloop of wAr for the East Indies.— Wind N.W. HAR WI CH, FEBRUARY 16. Came in the Elizabeth. Dams, from Newcastle, with coals, bound to London—has been on shore on the West Rocks, lost her rUdder, and ass brought in by three salvage smacks. Sailed the Lard Nelson Packet, tor 1-Pilland; the Castlereagh Packet, for Cuxhaven and the Active Packet. for Gattenburgh. PORTSMOUTH. FEBRUARY IR. Arrived yesterday five transports with tr sops from Cork. Sailed yesterday his Majesty's ship Cvnus for Plymoufh. Arrived to-day his Majesty's ship Etosorwo from a cruise. The Fort Wihirin and the Regent Evit Indiamen, from the Dawns, are uff the Lizard.— , Wand N.W. blows hard. • DEAL, FEBRUARY IS. Caine down from the River the Wexford, rikrt• lIARD; for India, and remains ; Trident, FUWL.k.2t, andß.osina. LAUCULAN, for ll?merary, And ; Melville, SOUTH, for Buenos Apes, and %sited ; and several more, particulars unknown. Arrived the Albion, limit!, from Chattnte, and remains with several more homeward-bound vessels.—Wind N.W. with snow. COWES, FEBRUARY IS. Arrived yesterday the American ship Itestitotion, in 165 days from Batavia. The English ship Inde- fatigable, BOWLES blaster, who carried convicts to Botany Btyi was entirely destroyed by fire about the 23d %October : she WAS loaded and ready for sea at Batavia. The Juliana, was to sail for Lon don the day after the Restitution. An English ship, direct from London, arrived at Batavia the 15th October with a full assorted cargo—reported to have sailed front pa g lAnd in June last. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Sta—i-Some time since I observed in your Paper a letter signed by lieutenant Ciim‘Vl•ti, R. N. and the Maste► of the Phenix transport, purporting to contradict a prior paragraph in regard to the salvage of that vessel by Captain Woos', of the Chesterfield packet, as being totally false. As an (7e-witness of the transac don, I cannot but think some regard might bac: been paid to Captain Woos's humanity and atten ion, which were very con spicuous on that occasion, and I am convinced must do hlrn ho nour. The gratitude of the crew of the Phenix wa-. strongly evinced by their giving Captain Wows three Cheers the moment he said he would take them in tow; and Mr. WM-Key,- the Master, gave him a certificate of the srrvices rendered him, which I have seen. Though lam entirely ignorant of naval tac tics, pet I cmceive but for the assistance of Ole Ches'erfi:li. which had already been out four days from flaw e-le-Grace,and in that time encountered two severe gales, the Phcenix might have been detained at sea some days in consequence of her si.at tered coalition, and thereby her safety, and that of many valuable lives, would have been risked on the casualri•s of storm. By al lowing this to meet the public eye, ehrergh the to..dium of your valuable Paper, you will oblige, Sir, yuer very obedient servant, Duke street, Portland-place, J. DAMPIEI. Feb. 14, 11116, Saturday last the dispatches were finally closed at the East-India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following Ships, viz.—&lphinftone, Captain T. HAM= ; and IpVezfoid,.C. BARNARD, for Ma dras And China. Passenr,ers purElphinstone--.For Bengal, Mr. E. Law, writer. For Madre, Major-General and Mr. Donkins, Captain and Mr. Walker. Lieatenana and Mrs. Miller, Mr. J. S. Rogers. PasiengerS perWeiford--.For Ber ell, Messrs. F. M. MiNaugh. ten and H. Taylor, writers, arid C 4 1 43:n H Sparkes. For Ma dras, Mr. J. Clulow; writer, MaiJr and Mrs./irate% and Miss A. Hope. The following is an extract of a letter from Bzngal of June last :—" An early notice of a commercial opening this way will be beneficial. The possession of Kamaoun, in Napaul, which will be retained, and which cannot be wrested from us, gives a free and commodious route (through the vast ridge of the Hirmaleh Mountains) into Tartary. All the inha bitants in the vicinity of the Pass are delighted at getting us close to them, the Ghoorkhas having been very bad neighbours indeed. They have explained the trade which they carry on. From their state ment, it appears clear that there would be an im mense market for fine cloth of lively colours, coarse wash woollens, and haidware. They have a good deal of current money among them, and valuable articles (musk, borax, gems, &c.) for barter and re turn. In shurt, it is believed, and probable, that an extensive trade may be carried on with much profit in this new chann-1 and opening." The MAGICIENN4 Captain Punvis,.which has been fitted for the East India station, will go out of Ports mouth Harbour ow Wednesday. She will, in a few days afterward, proceed to Plymouth, where Rear- Admiral Sir RICHARD KING will hoist his flag in her, for the comniand in the East Indies. The MINDEN, 74, which came into-Portsmouth harbour on Friday, under orders to be paid off and re.commissioned, is, it is believed, intended for Sir RICHARD'S flag per- 1 manently—Captain C. PATIIttiON, of the KRIDANUS, to command her. The NEWCARTLR frigate, Captain METNELL (acting) has been completely manned, at Northfleet. In the course of the next month she will sail from Ports mouth for the St. Helena station, as flag-ship there. M. de STURlililt, Austrian Commissioner; Count BILLSIdAN, Russian Commissioner; and M. de Mori- THINU, French Commissioner, will embark in her. We learn by a vessel which left Rostock a few days since, that no less than seventeen smugglers were lying there at one time, taking in cargoes. Donis, Captain HARPItft, and Ntoar, Captain DEACON, have •sailed from Portsmouth for the River, to be paid off. The Moan left Bermuda on the 19th Olt. when the AKIAR, CARRON, PORTIA, ARAB, and etunauarra were lying there. , The Isms, Captain FortaitsT, and SATELLITE, Captain MURRAY, destined to the Mediterranean sta tion, will sail from Portsmouth in a few days ; _ as will the CHILDERS, Captain WALES, iOl . the . Leeward Islands.. The Dutch line-of-battle ship- Brabant, now she has undergone. repair/ at Portsmouth Dock-yard, is found unfit for a voyage to the East Indies. The Dutch ship Prince, 74, . therefore is fitting in the Ten), for the service : she will take the troops from the Brabant, at Portsmouth. The return of the frost produced another display yesterday on the ice on the Serpentine River. The skaters were not numerous, but the assemblage was much greater than could have been espected from the UAW of that brittle body ', FEB. 18: Yesterday the Qua= and PRI . MCILIeIIi took an airing in a coach and four, un the Maitenhead Road. In the evening her Ma:issre bad a select party at the Castle. The Duke of Kent arrived this mor ning 111 M Ken. sington Pal ice, and 'attended 'Divine Service in the Castle, with the Qualm and PitINC;SLI. The ARCHOUEEq, accompani-d hp Sir Igtt.i.me COKGREVE, kc. inspected the New Cnstom Hour on Friday, attended by e,e Architect, Mr. LAING. On Saturday they visi:ed the Treasury and the Ad miralty. The Aberdeen .Farming Cite,. of Scotland, and the Farmers of the Western District of Fifeshirr, called meetings of their respective Bodies to Petitesa parliament against the Income Tax. Thursday last, a Meeting of the Inhahitinr; of :he ,Town and Borough of Malden, was convened by the Mayor, (in compliance with a requis:tion to that c.f. feet) to take into consideration the propriety of peti tioning the' House of Commons against the renewal of the Property or Income Tax, under any modifica ti ms whatever—when a Petition for that purpose WAS tinatibenqy adopted by the Meeting. and uteir Representatives, Colonel Smut.; and Mr. Gasarrat., were requested to present the same. An Older of Council has been issued, said to be at the instance of the Spanish Minister, or at least cortesponiing with the views of the Spanish Court, to prevent the exix:rzazion of arms to South America. This will only transfer the trade to the ports of Hol land and Flanders. The objeces w'iich probably will first engage the attention of the Congress, are the union of the dif. ferent provintes under one Government, and a decla ration of their independence. By the Ibbetsons, arrived at Falmouth, after a long passage from Buenos Ayres, we have received a series of newspapers to the middle of Octu!.es ; but .is we had previously received letters of a amen later date, we have only been able to glean a leo' interest ing facts, which were not noticed by private commis. nications. Tho Congress, the assembling of which was so long impeded by the Lime troops, occupying the Peruvian - Provinces, was on the eve of meeting in the city of Tucuman, being a central situ ion in those immense countries. The seven Deputies elected at Baenos Ayres, viz. Messrs. Peono NIEDnAs r, JUAN .1 'isE PAso, ANTnNtu SAENZ, E. A. GA .C.iN, J0:41: DAiiREGUEIRA, M. T. ANCitaitEvA, and CAYK. TAN° R' nits had set oat fur Tucumen. The Deputi.n from Cerdova had also set out, kii even the pup.; ition of t!;e northern shove of Vie Piet?, under the dominion of Atterees, was to be reere sented at Congress by Deputies of their eleztioa. In the Gazette 12th Augtet, we are suppl;ed with some intelligence from Chili ; a partizan from Llue.nes Ayres had joined the Arencenian Indices, with wh. m he formed a leave. intercepted sev,:ral nuessree rs and convoys, lactweon Conception and Veleiv;a, thee the principal p ;sees of the river Biobio, and olataiael possession cf the important fortress .and harbour 4 f Valdivia, stiffed by the Spaniards the key of the" S nett Seas, which no doubt will prove an acceptable point of rendezvous to Commodore Ba )we. In the Gazette of the 9,h September is a report (rem Nl' ndoze, steeng that the Lime Gen, t::: OA. 'leaf acting in Chili, was obliged to keep his loiccs concentrated in the capital of Santingo, net !eerie able to spare detachments for other pests, exceeting 450 men for the occupation of Vairarayso : eiat in consequence a patriot Chief, Reoittecee, was Vet* tioned on the river Meule with 2eo men, armed with fire arms, without being opposed by any force. This report also alludes to the successea of the Medians on , the banks of the Biobio. About a month ago an accident happened to Mr. GEORGE DALLAs s son of S:r GEOPCE DALLAI!, of Sr. Margaret's Castle, near Titchtidd, by his lowlife/ piece going off, while passing through a hedge, and lodging the contents in the upper part of his thigh. We are sorry to state that this young Gentleman ex. pired on Wednesday morinng last, having endured the most unexampled sufferings with extreme fortitude and resignation. Wednesday morning, Mr.Gelanon GoATER, school. master, of Preston, was found dead: he was return ing from Harmsworth, which place he left the pre ceding day, about two o'clock in the when it is supposed, as he was pessine through a world which leads to Preston, he was taken with a fit, and from his not haying assistance rendered to him, must have almost immediately expired. An accident, nearly attended with fatal conse. quences, occurred at a sale on Thursday list, at Hatch, near Taunton. The room, on the first storey, in which the auction was held, was crowded to excess, and is supposed to have contained upwards of 250 persons. The Auctioneer was proceeding in his business, when, suddenly, the floor gave way.— The confusion and distress which instantly occurred may be imagined. The general impression was, that the house was falling, and numbers instantiy rushed to the dock, to effect their escape. The pas. sage, however, was obstructed, and the window in front of the house was forced out, from which several leaped down, and were much hurt. Mr. Southwood, of North Carry, is seriously .injured; two persons broke their legs, and many were considerably bruised, HUNTING. The Quorn Hounds hunt this day at Seraptet ; Wednesday, at Costock ; Thursday, at Six Hills. Lord Yarborough's Hounds hunt this day at Chace Hill; Wed nesday, at Wootton Horse; Friday, at Kingrrby Wood; Satur day, at Kennel. Mr. Osbaldestoo's Hounds hunt this day at Seal Wood ; Wed nesday, at Kennil at Wytherley ; Friday, at smodenewa ; ea. turday, at Odstone. . CORN EaCHANOR, FEBRUARY 19.—Our market was well supplied with Wheat this morning, but the trade etas heavy at a reduction of 2s. per quarter. Bails y of fine quality sold freely at last week's prices, but the ordinary descriptions were dull sale, and is. per quarter lower. White Peas are 21. per quarter dearer. Having considerable arrivals of Oats, that article is Is. per quarter,cheeper, and not ready sale at that decline, the supply exceeded the demand. In Beans, Grey Peas, and other articles, there is little or no variation. AVERAVE PRICE of CORN in ENGLAND end WALES, frona the returns ending the luta ut liebiatary, Wheat. Rye Batley. Oars. Woos. Peas. s. 4. Is. 4. s. d. s. if. I .s. d. d. 51 1 132 4 I 23 Of ler /30 2 192 The average Price of Sugar, computed from the returns m Ate in the week rahng the 14th February, is 525. sid. per cwt. - -n- ~-'a ~..~".~ 17 1141 that 1 e ve to ot the and e n ie4. nettchd uc et t i :ony t a. tulat. !id, is ahle or both h i du,o 7. Y e' c 4 lain tip a m sprite ?tuft ) s - ve I :Val Ter ua g futeign, S ot ih. of thou i Wu.. rs of tkt CS Id he in I ai chat' d to , as I of Ii lion, 2ted ; the a ily re. 2$ un col 7' !Ai bIs; 1 4E: I s in P' tea X ll ' KU ° grir 31, 248 ' NDe °TOL' pf iCV4I b y Alto iou , Its 1 deb( g int oh , ' ~i, " ad, M•~ .~ . __-~