Star. — London, England, 1807-02-20 00:00:00

Mr. ROSE condemned, h Rrong terms, what be denominated the anticipation of the War Taxes, and c. mended that the debt f. r which it was propofed to pledge the War Taxes would not be paia off in ie. years ; as fuppofing the money to be borrowed when the Funds were at 60, they would rife, in the event of a peace, to 70, 80, or 90, and thus the debt, inftead of being paid off and the War Taxes redeemed in t 4 years, would net be paid r.ff in leis than 16, tB, or 2 I years. The War 'faxes alto mutt, in a great meafu:e, ceate to be produaive at a pet iod of peace. Mr. COR.RY thought the Right Hon. Gentleman who had fpoke loft had fallen into a great millake in what he had Rated relpeaing the deficit of the war taxes in peace. The war taxes, in the prefent cafe, meart nothing more than t' at the film of 21 millions Mould be raifed. Parliament, it was evident, was pledged to raife this money either from tea, tobacco, fpitits, or any particular article, and if Parliament was not fo pledged, the whle foundation of the Right Honourable Gentleman's argument fell to the ground. hit. PERCEVAL cbferved that the taxes were enumerated by name in the refolutions as the fecnrity upon which the public creditor was to advance his money, and yet it was laid that it was not meant that each particular tax fhould be continued, bin that 21 millions fhould be railed by fame taxes or other. If this was meant, why not exprefs it on the fate of the tefolntian ? The fecond refolution was for repealing the Income Tax, and yet it appeared that was not ' intended. Thus the Houfe were called upon to vote the continuance of taxes which were to be repealed, and to vote the repeal of others which were lobe con tinned. Indeed the heft argument he had heard for the fyftem was, that it was not to he sifted upon.— There was in the plan a breach of the Sinking Funsi, which was certainly unneceirary. Why not borrow what was wanted in the nfual way, without entering into any pledge refpeaintethe excels of the Sinking Fund ? It would be faficient to refort to this prac tice when its necedity fhould be found unavoidable. He laid nothing with the view of oppofition, but hoped that the Noble Lord would be content with providing for the prelent year only, and, following up the can did manner in which he had brought forward his plan, allow Rill a longer time for its confederation before Parliament was finally pledged to it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER maintained that the Refolutions contained no pledge whatever for the continuance of any particular Tax. The objea of the plan was to provide for the exigen cies of a protraaed war, and at the fame time by ahflaining from impofing frefh taxes, to relieve the country, to repair its ftrength and recruit its refources, without its operation would provide the means of reboring again to taxation, if that mutt be the cafe, a refort which would fill remain, even fuppofing the plan totally to fail. His Lordlltip entered into a comparifon of the Plan he had propofed, and thofe fuggefied on the other fide, and contended that his Plan had this great advantage, that it would operate to increafe the Sinking Fund, in a larger proportion to the debt, up to a certain point when its exceiTes were to be taken, whilft the plans propnfed on the other fide would operate to increafe considerably the debt, and leave the Sinking Fund as it now flood.— He propofed, after a certain accumulation of the Sinking Fund, to appropriate the exceffes—but they would a:tack that Fund immediately. He remem bered a story of a man who laid he had a arc me thod of curing fheep of all diforders, and that was by cutting their throats, fo Gentlemen on the other fide would get at the Sinking Fund by immediately taking it, and this constituted the boasted fimplicity of their plans. His plan, on the contrary, by the proportionable magnitude of the Sinking Fund, would enfure to the Stockholder a certain market for his flock, and inked of mortgaging all the refources of the country, as tome Honourable Gentlemen had contended, there would, if it continued to operate, be a furn of 25,000,0001. available for the fervice of the country in the year 1822. Mr. ROSE explained. Lord CAS I' LEREAGH contended that the fyf tem before the Houfe was a much greater infrattion of the Aft of 1786, than that which had been done in tBo2, which had been alluded to in the courfe of the Debate. After touching on feveral other points, his Lordlhip obferved, that he would (peak more fully on the fubjea next Monday, when the RciOlu• lions which he had fubmitted to the Houk would be under confider:o4m. Mr. HUSKISSON ad"erted to an expreffion of Mr. H.Thorntan's, that our great fault had been that we had mit paid fafficient attention to the invigoration of the Sinking Fund, and yet at the fame time de clared that the prefent fyltem met with his entire ap probation. Yet this would tend to weaken that fund more titan any meafure that had been yet brought before Parliament. Mr. VANSITTART maintained that, by the re gular pregrels of the meafure, as laid down in the tables, it was evident that it would be a conftant (mune of fupply to that fund. M , . CANNING tank* ved that be fhould referee his oppolition till the bringing in of the Bills to be founded on thofe reiolaoeos. The queflion was then put, the refolutions were agreed to, and a Bill or Bills ordered accordingly.— The other Orders were then difpofed of, and the Houit adjourned at half part two o'clock. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY so. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : cotapis, for aeursey,644—..for February &rimed= TH. BleNequerUs. yor to is • The intended improvement in the fyllern of the Poor Laws, was aft night ptopofid by Mt. WHIT MAD, in the Houfe of Commons, in one of th e cleaveli and moll able -fpeeches that has ever been made cm fo complicated a Make. Should it only be partially adopted, it will do 'such towArds removing the vexations and inconvenience infepasuble from the fyliem as it exits at this moment. Foreign Journals, of one day's later date than thofe from whick we gave fuch ample extraas on Wednefday, have been received. Extraas from theft Jcutnals arc given in a preceding Column. The fob lowing Article, however, contains the molt recent continental intelligence in Town: " GOTTENBURGH, FEBRUARY 6. " A Ruffian courier arrived here this afternoon, in eleven days,from St. Peterfburgh be came acrofs the gulph of Bothnia—an Englifh courier left Peternsurgh at the fame time, but having taken another route, is not yet arrived. 66 The lateil accounts from the armies in Poland Rate, that the French have been moft roughly treated in the late affairs by the Ruffians ; and that they have (offered greatly by the weather and badnefs of the roads, through which they have loft a confiderable part of their field equipage. It is laid that Bona. pane is heartily tired of his Poi& campaign, and of being confined, as it were, fo far from home, where his prefence begins to be neceffary. It is reported Ithat General Dombrowiki has been killed. " The Q2ehec frigate and the Fanny gun brig, having landed the money with which they were charged for the Emperor of Itoilia, will fail the firft fair wind, and wi:l take fome merchant's (hips from hence under their convoy." Our Port•letters, to which we refer our Readers, arc ilia filled with dreadful accounts of the late norm. Tudtday evening, in confequence of a prefling or- ' der from the Admiralty, Vice-Admiral Sir JAMES SAVMAREZ failed, with his divifion of the Channel Fleet, from Torbay, to cruize off Brea, viz. Sao JOSEF, SAINT Gsoaoi, PRINCE or - WILLIS, IWO MARCH, GIBRALTAR, Comoyaaoa, BARFLSUR, Low DON, and PALL•S frigate. His Majetty's fhip Ross, Captain Perms, re mained at Torbay when our accounts came away, but intended failing yefterday morning with the Admiral's difpatches, &c. It was apprehended that the French would avail themfelves of the opportunity of our fquadrons being blown off their coat, to attempt their efcape from their feveral ports, in which cafe they might have done molt el fential injury to our trade. Our fquadrons are re ported to have fuffered much on the French Coafl during the late [forms. The INDEFATIGABLE frigate has arrived at Plymouth in a difmafted Rate, having fprung her bowfprit, and carried away all her top malls, on the Costa of France. She reports, " that the enemy's force in Brett confills of twelve fail of the line, and four frigates, which were all in the condition of failing at a moment's warning, and in evident expectation of an opportunity." We trua that the arrival of Sir James Saustartaz will confine them to their inallivity Nate months longer. It Teems now probable, that the repeated affertions in the Foreign Journals of a milunderltanding hav ing taken place between the Ruffian and Ottoman Courts, have not been without foundation. By pri• vate letters from Lord Cotoamcwooo's fleet, we find, that Sir SIDNEY SMITH, in his Majefly's fhip POMPLE, 80. together with Sir T. DUCKWORTH, in the ROYAL GIORGI, I to, and Woossoa CASTLE, 98, Captain BOYLE, had failed for the purpofe of going up the Dardanelles, to join Admiral Louts's fquadron off Confantinople. The pretence of a large Britifh fquadron would, probably have no inconfiderable weight in deciding the refolution of the Porte. But Letters from Conflantinople, dated in the beginning of December, are completely at variance with the above flatements. The following is an ex. trail from one of tl:efe communications : " I am happy to inform you that the markets here begin to improve, and ftrong hopes are entertained, that ere long trade will go on in its ulta' way." The Ellin MION frigate arrived at Conllantinople the aI ft of November, and on the =Bth Admiral Louts alfo arrived on board the CANOPUS. The dreadful fire in that metropolis is Paid to have de flroyed upwards of 4000 houfes. The Adeona, Captain Gusto, did not, as was at firft Rated, run into Buenos Ayres I the misfortune which befel her was of a more ferious nature, and was as follows : She was laden at Table Bay (Cape of Good Hope), and failed from thence for Buenos Ayres the i ith of Odober, Sir DAVID BAIRD having previoufly folicited a 'mirage in her for three Spanifh Officers, who were on their parole at the Cape. On the zad November The arrived at the River Plata, on which day Captain GUNK, while at dinner, heard an unufual naife on the deck, and on going up to learn the caufe, was immediately (tabbed in the belly by one of the Spanifh Offiurs. Thefe ungrateful paffengers had diffeminated the feeds of discontent among the crew, who were at that moment in a Rate of mutiny. Captain Guam was carried below, and the Adeona was taken poffeffinn of by the crew, and continued tinder their controul thirty-eight hours, when the Medufa frigate, Captain Bouvsair, hove in fight, and chafed the Adeona; but before the Medufa could come up, the mutineers ran her on chore near the Ifland of Floros, on the Spartifh Main, took to the boats and effected their efcape. The MEDUSA, in vain, tried every means to get her the (bore, and was at IA compelled to burn her, to prevent her from falling into the hands of the enemy. - The flip and cargo were worth upwards of arboool. and not more than wool. of properly could be laved. Sir Hosea Poanam attended at the Admiralty on Wednefday. On his retiring from the Secretary's room the Maribal of the Admiralty took him into eußody, and he now remains upon his parole of ho , now, to appear when called for, to anfwer the charges that utay.be brought againfl him. CITY BUSlNESS.—Yeaerday a Court of Common Council Was held at Guildhall, at which the LORD MAYO! premed a letter which he had received from Sir Jana STUART, K. B. in anfwer to his LordThip's letter, inclofing the thanks of the Court, &c. voted to him, for his fervices on the Plains of laida, which waq read and ordered to be entered on the Journals. —The Court agreed to petition the Houfe of Com mons for leave to bring in a Bill for confclidating the feveral Laws for regulating the Coal Trade.—A Re port from the Committee of City Lands, for entering into a treaty , with, and letting the (cite of ground whereon Blackwell Hall (lands, to the Governors of the London Inftitution, was read, and referred back to the Committee to treat with the Governors for the fame.—A Report from the Committee of Lands, re commending rite purchafe of an eßate in Long-lane, Smithfield, for the purpofe of widening and improving the fame, was read, and, after Tome oppolition, was agreed to. NiItiTICJIL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, FEB. it. The American fhip which arrived lall evening, tec*ured by the Nile lugger, is the 13tiltol packet, Da: maser, from Liverpool, with bale goods, &c. for Philadelphia ; the was taken on the 3oth ult. by a Spanifh brig privateeer (formerly the King George packet) from St. Ander.), and retaken on the loth me. by the above. Art ived this day the American (hip Woodroff Sims, HAYNES, with brandy, from Cette, in 24 days paltage. This fhip (poke on the 13th intl. in lat. 42. to. long. Is. the homeward bound Liam fleet, about 4.0 fail, under convoy of his Majefly's (hip CAMMLA. —Alfo arrived the Miranda privateer, of this port, GOOD matter, and has brought in a Danifh from Carthagena bound to Copenhagen, with a cargo of fall, &c. Sailed his Majelly's fhip PLANTA• GENET, of 74 guns, for the Channel Fleet, and the brig Dolphin, d'Auvettows, for Guernfey. Remain the packets as,per lA.—Wind W. PLYMOUTH, FEB. Is. Arrived the Caroline armed brig from the Downs. Sailed ;the HAZARD floop of war, with a fleet of vic tuallers, for the Rochefort fquadrnn ; and the En. deavour armed brig, with a fleet of wafters to the wefiward. Wind N. N. W. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 19. Nothing arrived this day. Sailed his Majefty's 114 REBUFF for Guernfey ; and the Cmusas, with a fleet for Lifbon; a floop (name unknown) deeply laden, running tinder her gib, foundered vefterday ih the gale off Silica Bill, and all hands periflsed. DOVER, FEBRUARY 19. Nothing has yrt been learnt of the fate of the crew. or the name of the (hip mentioned in m letter of yellerday to be funk off this town ; the has drifted fince yeflerday nearly two mites further to The Weß ward, and much nearer to the (bore. fo that it is pro bable, if the weather comes fine, the may be got on the main. A great deal of wearing apparel has been wafhed on (bore near this town, and a number of new limes have been picked up. The (bore on the other fide of the Foreland is covered with (hips' ma te rials and broken packages. I have only heard of one body having been picked up, and that was near St. Margarett's, a boy, apparently about fourteen years old. Came in the Roads this afternoon, from the Downs the CLYDE frigate, Commodore Owes.— Wind N. and blows Rrong. DEAL. FEB. 19. Moderate weather. Many of the (hips of war, names unknown, drove out of the Downs in the gale of yefterday. Sailed this day the CLYDS frigate. The City of London, Eaft India !kip, did not fail yefterday, as mentioned in my laft, but re. mains in the Downs, with the lois of her maintop malt. The names, tec. of the veffels that went on (hove between St. Margaret's Bay and Deal Cagle, are as follow : Brig George. Barnet, mailer, from London to Lithos), with iron, hemp, and fundrles, veffel totally loft, the crew with a part of the cargo lived. St. George, Palmer wafter, from London, bound to Jamaica, with plantation (toms, totally loft crew fared. Griffin,Dunkin matter, from London for Demarara, with plantation (torn, totally loft; crew raved. St Vincent, Johnfon, wafter, from London for Grenada, with plantation Rorer, totally loft; crew faired. American (hip, Alexander, Fodet maft:t, belonging to Norfolk. from London, bound to St. Übes, b ballaft, totally loft; crew fared. Iris, Phillip, matter, from Los don for Grenada, with plantation (toms, totally laft ; crew Paved. Brig Providence, Stabb, mailer, belonging to Exeter, l from London for Poole, totally loft ; crew Caved. The Hope, belonging to Deal, from Londou for Deal, with fundriea; part of the cargo, with the crew, are fared; veffel totally loft. Of the Boddington, particulars cannot learn. Dawfon, Proudlove, =Ace, belonging to Hull, from Shields, bound to Jamaica, with a cargo of coals, bricks and lime, difmafted, but fate at anchor in the Downs. Sheddens, hrPflonald, matter, from London, bound to the Weft Indies, dirmafted, and fate at anchor in the Downs. Four other Blips, whofe names I am not able to learn, are like. wife at anchor in the Downs, difniafted. A veal, it is reported, foundered juft within the buoy of the Brake. The Swedi(h Chip, Nordon, Frederick Riber, mailer, belonging to Ulcaborg, in Swedi(h Finland, from London, bound to St. Übes, in ballaft, has loft her foreman, bowfprit and main topmaft. Sailed the CLYDE, Commodore Owas, OTTER and KANGAROO hoops on a cruize in the Channel. SHEERNESS, FEB. iB. - . This morning, about two o'clock, the weather cud denly changed from a mild foutherly wind and rain, to a molt dreadful gale of wind from N. W. and varying to the N. accompanied with a heavy fea.— The feverity of the gale (till continues, and although it is now twelve o'clock at noon, the mail is not ar rived : there are feveral tranfports on fhore near China Rock, at the back of the garrifon ; we can only learn the name of one at prefenr, the Jupiter, Captain FULHAM, who has a fignal of diQrefs flying. There are three others on Chore, but as no afliftance can get to them, their names are not yet known.— The CYIELE, SMEITHAM, has drove, and is very near the &ore ; if her anchors hold, (he will not fuf rain any damage. There are feveral [mall Ming yeffels drove on there, and molt of them are greatly damaged :—as yet we have not been able to hear if any lives are loft, although we fear that muft be the 1 1 cafe, as a more fevere gale, accompanied with thkk , [now, fo that you cannot fee a quarter of a mile to windward, has not been known here for years. One P. M.—One of the tranfports has drove foul of the Spy floop of war. and carried away her fore matt and bowfprit ; the tranfport mutt, of consfe, be greatly damaged ; and a brig, name as yet unknown, has jolt drove on (bore near Mintier Cliffs. Two o'clock P. M.—The gale trill continues ; and, owing to the feverity of the weather, although there are a number of people ready to affift the (hips, they cannot aft ; the tide has ebbed very little, owing to the northerly wind. The tranfport Wadfiray, Capt. THOMAS JON as, is alto on (bore nearly to high water mark, near China Rock ; and a barge laden with corn, bound to Maidftone, is &ended ; the tranfport Re. treat, Maar, is alto on more, but has not as yet re ceived any material damage, and, if the gale abates, hopes are entertained of getting her off. The Clopton Viftualling hoy has loft an anchor, and the Duke William, in the fame employ, J. Pa c IC* MAN matter, is funk, by driving foul of the Cacaos man of war—crew Paved. Five P. M. The gale till continues with great violence, and from the feverity of the weather, the poll has but jolt now arrived from London. Ft a.l9.—The weather moderated(afteryeflerday's gale) in the night, and the tranfports have not fuf tained much damages the Retreat, Aam ET, and the Wadfiray, Joists, are the only (hips that remain on (bore, and if the weather continues moderate, , s ti e tides are lifting, they will be got off in a day or two, The Cybele, SMIrHAM, run foul of the Spy fhep, andearried atvay her foremaft and bowfprit, a n d t h e Cybele bad her bower cable cut and her upper works fomewhat damaged by the accident ; ffte alto lock a part of a cable and bower anchor, but is now i n fafety. The Jupiter, Firsts" had a fignal flyi ng yefterdaf, but is now in fafety, and has not received any damage. The coaft of Sheppy Ifland exhibits a confiderable ptoof, from the wreckage that is float. ing on it, of much damage being done by the gale of wind, and we fear many lives are I‘,ll. TRAMS,ORTS AT THE NORF. London, Dorvel, Jupiter, Feltbam, Emerald, Stor, Dominica, Kerr, Cybele, Smitham, Recovery, Behnond, - .Zephyr; Ruttidge, - Wadftray, Jones, Robert Taylor, Jackfoo, Ocean. Hetelwood, ..Olive Branch, Ford, Lord Borrington, Partridge, `Retreat, Arnet, ' • Bee, Bird. Auguftus Csfar, parry. - TRANSPORTEVII lIIIIIIPMRS4 HARl:int:a. • John, Daviton, . Sifters Mackay. , Hope, Kitchen, St•ThOmas, Livae, Fume, Carr, Nile, Yule. Apollo, Chapman; YARMOUTH, FEB. 18. • Early this morning, we experienced a very heavy gale from the N. E. in which feveral veffels have been drove on (hose, viz. •ssvo (hips on this beach a the Suits gun brig, with French prifoners, and another brig, are on (pore in the South Ham, the crews of I which are. raved ; two fhips on the Scroby Sand, which mug be wrecks, but I hope the crews maw be caved ; four Ships are on (bore on Winterton lie - acIA, the particulars of which .1 have not received ; oue fhip foundered at anchor—the crew took to their boat, but I am fort y to add, the boat ttpfet, and all perifhed ; one (hip riding with all her malls cut away ; another (hip was feen to pals through thete Roads, bottom upwards, as alto a great deal of wreck. The men of war are all riding with their yards and top malls (truck, but thegale hill continues at N. E. Arrived this morning the ARIADIta frigate and °miaow (loop of war. Paffed through a gun brig, with a new built floop of war, under convG7 for be No re. THEATRE, DRURrLANt Lan night a new Play, the avowed produeion of the deceafed Mr. Toots, author of the liwaej Aro, • intitled, The Curfew, was performed at this Theatre, and very favourably received, It is to be lamented the ingenious writer was rintAted to enjoy any Glare of the well-earned reputation his literary labours hare acquit ed. DRAMATIS PERSON/E: NORMAN!. Hugh De Tracy Robert - Bertrand - Walter . Mr BARRTRORC Mr BANNISTEL - Mr H. Stoooms Mr Pzscs.at • Mr Exit Mr Coo/cc - Mrs Pow•ILL Miff DUNCAN. Matilda Florence - Fitzbardi - Arnntroog Conrad Herman DA Ntll. Mr EL LI FT ON .Banditti, &c. Mr PALMER Mr MAT II Ewa Mr CAR LES Like the Honty.l;loon, this Piece exhibits little no velty of plot. Hugh de ?racy, a Norman Baton, fet tled in England at the time of the conquelt, is found, at the commencement of the play, a prey to tern ufe, in confequence of his cruelty to a wile, wh m he fuppofes drowned with her fon, after flying from his vengeance, roufed by unfounded jealoufy, and which was excited in his breatt by the villainy of Fiizharyfing, a Base to revenge, who, having expe rienced from Le Tracy tome former difgrace, pur fires his diabolical purpofe with an unfated appetite, even to the falling of the curtaiq ; to effesfi which, he has made himfelf the Chief of a Banditti, and his objeft is to extirpate the whole family of the Baron. The wife of the latter, however, who is living, and his fon, are made the inftruments of difcovering and preventing this mifchief, affilled alfo by his daughter, who is afterwards made happy in the arms of a lover of humble birth, but of exalted fen timents and exemplary virtue. This bounds is brought about by a fuccellion of incidents, extremely familiar to every Novel-reader, and on which we have no room or inclination to dilate. The chief merit of this Play is in the language which, like that of the Honey Moon, is in imitation of the be} writings of the dole of the fixteenth and the beginning of the fevcnteenth century. It is a mix ture of blank verfe and profef; in the former, much beautiful metaphor is introduced; and in the latter, feveral humourons (allies, which, in a few idtances, are rather too extravagant. At the end of the fourth aft the anxiety of the an dience is excited to a very high pitch, which, in the fifth, is, perhaps, not gratified fo fully as might !Lae been whited, though, altogether, the interett is we'll kept up. The aging of ELLIITON, BARILYWORIto and Mils Dv wcax,,and Mrs. PowsLL, is admirable ;.but BAN -1113:s1 is not cutely tithed with a character which difplays his talents to advantage ; the Tea have no ream to complain, and for their exertions they de ferve much waifs. A well-written Prologue, apologizing for the ruclenefs of the age from which the kene has been drawn, was delivered in a very refpeßable manner by BARTLEY, as was a fprightly Epilogue by Mfg DuiscAN. DUNCAN. The honk was extremtly crowded, and the applaufe on the piece being given out for a future reprefentation, was loud and general. CARE MARKET, MARK LANE, FIR. so —The late blowing weather coaftwife, prevents further imports of grain in general today ; waiting fupplies, caufes the trade for wheat to be extremely heavy of fate, and nearly at lall prices—Barley is a bilk lower — but few buyers of Malt, and there are few arrivals of Oats, prime (ample. fetch rather better price— Flour fuppnrts the currency—Good American about 481. per barrel, and other articles are almnft at prices nuvaried. • LONDON: Printed and publlthed by LEVEL KENT, (of Can. terbury-Place, Lambeth), at the STA L• 01 1, Ce. No. I, CarcYl Rivet. Milked alto at the STAG 0/Tics, Temple Om A 0