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TH E E V ENING STA R. LONDON. TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1819. THE. FUNDS. PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONII OCLCCK : Bank Stock 2521252—8ank Lg. Anns.lB 15-16 19 !I per Cent. Reduced 721 71.1—Con 72}i Cons. for Acc. 73 74-31 ne'r Cent. 80fi 4 tier Cent. 901+1-5 per Cent. Navy 101 105 lati India Stock 220i —India Bonds 38 36 pre. Exchequer Bills (2c1.) 3 4 pre.—Commercial 20 dis. The Finance Report has been brought to a dose. # The result is briefly this :—The amount of the • I Sicking Fund in the hands of the Commissioners, £l4,ooo,ooo—lleficiency of the Receipts for Taxes compared with the Expenditure £13,000,000 Surplus, if the Sinking Fond. instead of being Aimed to. accumulate, be applied to the service of the year, ,pOO,OOO. Thus are we precisely in the state in which .arewere when I\lr. Prrr began his Sinking Fund !s►ith this difference only—we then owed and raised This to pay the Interest 0f1.300,000,000, we now owe , aiid raise Taxes to pay the Interest of £300,000,000! Consols opened this morning at 72k, but the mar ket bricked up, and they went to 73. Much business bas been .done, and the difierent lists for the New Lean are filling rapidly. There are three lists at grOent forpgir, but the exact amount is not yet its:ertained. It is expected not to transpire until af tor !the liwak Report is made, which, it is reported, will be on Monday next. The Commissioners gave 72 for Reduced, and were served by the Jobbers generally. The Pari l / 4 Papers Friday and Saturday arrived this morning. The Chamber of Deputies were occupiedsm Thurs day and Friday with the continuation of, the discus sion on the first project of law respecting the Liberty of the Press. SITTING OF THURSDAY. M. FIGAROL spoke in favour of the unqualified adoption of the project as presented by the Minis ters. He was surprised at the reduction proposed by the Commission in the different fines and penal ties, and thought that, at a moment when the public mind was so much agitated, and when the licentious ness of the press exceeded all bounds, the law ought to be maintained in its utmost rigour. M. Ctrvisn, one of the Commission on the Law, then ascended the tribune, and replied at consider able length to the different objections which had been made to the project. M. COURVOISIER, the Reporter of the Commission, ^was also called upon to reply, but not having had an opportunity of advising with the other Members oa the various amendments which had been proposed, ha contented himself with remarking, in reference to the objection of M. FIGAROL, that the Commission had been guided in their proposed reduction of the & l es and penalties by a principle which he believed to ba incontestable, namely, that too great a severity of punishment contributes invariably to defeat its own object, and to let the guilty escape. The closing of the general discussion was then loudly called for, and agreed to. The PRESIDENT then proceeded to give a sum mary'analysis of the principal dispositions of the law o,nd of the amendments proposed, and concluded with putting the question on th, Ist article, to which the Commission had pr posed no amendment. M. JACQUINOT-PAMPELUN E had two amendments to propose to this article. The first was to strike out the word tenus in the following expression: 4 , Who ever shall by discourse held (tenus), or by cries or by menaces preferred in public places," &c., Persons' might hold a private conversation with a friend at a public assembly, which, not being made public,, ought not to be regarded as matter of public offence., The second was merely of a verbal nature, in order' to put the law in conformity with a relative provie sion of the Penal Code. The KEEPER of the SEALS acceded to the propriety of both Amendments, and on being put to the vote, they were adopted by a large majority. The PnEstuENT then read the second Article of the Law, which provides that though any attempt to, provoke a breach of the Laws shall not be attended' with success, the autiwrs of the attempt shall never thercss be liable to punishment. I. dacQui NOT-PA rer.usix proposed to reduce the minimum of fine in this case from 500 fr. to 50fr.— The Chamber had abolished confiscation. The Cham ber should nut revive it by obliging Judges to pro. pounce extravagant fines. Confiscation had been abolished because it was a punishment not confined, to the guilty individual, but Which might extend to his innocent family and relatives. M. Jacquinot- Pampelune also supported another Amendment pro,- posed by the Commission, fur reducing the minimum of imprisonment in this case, from three months to three days. The Chamber voted successively in favour of both Amendments. In Article 3, a similar limitation of the fines and periods of imprisonment was prOposed by M. JAQUI- NorTnbaracurat, and the Article, thus amended, vas adoptedby the Assembly. The PILEMDENT read Article 4, relative to formal attacks upon the order of succession to the Throne, of against the consittuional authority of the King and Chambers. JACQUINOT PAMPF.I.UNZ proposed to sub6titute for. the words . " order of succession to the Throne, cr against the Constitutional authority of the King and Chambers," the following—" the inviolabilny ^- -L ~... 11 - ol i the person of the King, or the order of succession to the Throne." The phra.se, Constitutional autho- WU vague and doubtful, •and interpreted ri gidly might be a bar to every proposal of reform, however necessary. M. Baum( moved, that the article should be alto gether suppressed. The PRESIDENT declared that such a motion could not be entertained consistently with the forms of the House. The Members must either vote for or against the article as proposed, or as amended. M. MESTADIER moved, that the word formal, as connected with attacks, should be expunged. The KEEPER of the SEALS replied on this point at considerable length. He thought that the proposed amendment would render the law dangerous in its application, and that the liberty of the subject was strongly interested in the original text being preserved. M. COURVOISIER, the Reporter of the Commission, did not agree with the Keeper of the Seals on this point, He thought the word formal ought to be struck out. The KEEPER of the SEALS replied, and this amend ment of M. MESTADIZIS being put to the, vote, was rejected by the previous question. The previous amendment of M. Jacquinot Pam pelune was then put to the vote, and carried by a large majority. M. BENJAMIN CONSTANT and M. MANUEL next addressed the Assembly in favour of M. Bedock's proposition for the entire suppression of this article, but a large majority as before decided for the adop tion of the articles as amended by M. Jacquinot Pampelune. The Assembly then passed to the consideration of the sth article, respecting seditious provocations.by rallying signs, pulling down the ensigns of the Royal authority, &c. M. JACQUINOT-PASIFELUNE proposed three amend ments on this article; but the last, which was merely of a verbal nature, was the only one adopted. The Assembly then adjourned. SITTING OF FRIDAY. The discussion on the Project of Law respecting the Press was resumed. Article 6, respecting Prin ters and Editors, was adopted, after a ♦ery long de bate, in which MM. BENJAMIN CONSTANT, MANUEL CHAUVELIN, COURVOISIER, BENOIT, and the Keeper of the Seals, took the leading part.—Article 7, re- garding offences against the person of the King, was also adopted, but unanimously, and without any dis cussion. The subject was then again adjourned. CHAMBER OF PEERS, APRIL 15. Baron de Montalembert, one of the new Peers, took the oaths and his seat. The order of the day called for the discussion, in general assembly, of the Project of Law respecting servitudes imposed on property fur the defence of the State. The Chamber resolved, in preference, to refer the question to a Special Committee, which was accord ingly named for that purpose. French live per Cents.—Friday, 67fr. 25c. COMMERCE : LIVERPOOL, APTfit 17. The sales of Turpeothi6 for the week rrioss i ot to about 1000 barrels from the quay, at l ls.9d. for good. and 12s. 3d. for very fine ; the market for this article appears to stiffen, and there appears some disposi tion to speculate at the present low rates. Tar remains steady, 200 barrels, (Virginia packages), brought on Thursday, by auction, from the quay 16s. 6d. per barrel; some small parcels of Stockholm have been sold at 18s. per barrel. Rosin and Pitch are in tri fling demand, and prices remain little varied. States Pot Ashei have been rathermore inquired for this week for the Irish market—some New York have been sold at 445. and crusted Boston at 455. per cwt. Montreal Pots are steady at 445. but not much business doing, as the country demand is very tri fling. Two parcels of Montreal Pearl Ashes were tried by auction this week, but not sold ; 32 barrels, 2d brand, have been sold at 425. per cwt. There has been more business doing in Dye-woods, but at a further reduction in price. Fifty tons Cani peachy Logwood have been sold at Si. and 70 tons Jamaica at 71. per ton. Twenty-three tons fresh St. s mingo of fair quality, were sold on Thursday from .the quay, at 71.55. to 7s. 7s. 6d. per ton. About 100 tons good St. Domingo Fustic have been taken at 81. 10s. per ton, and a parcel of Solid Nicaragua Wood, at 261. per ton. In Barwood and Camwood nothing done. A parcel of Red Sanders Wood brought 51. 2s. 6d. per ton, in bond. Rough Brimstone is more inquired for. One parcel of 150 tons, has been sold from the quay at 241. 10s. per ten, and about 100 tons at 251. to '251. 10s. per ton, warehoused. Four hundred boxes Roll Brimstone were offered yesterday by auction, but bought in, there appearing no bidders. Shumac is very dull of sale, and quotations almost nominal. Silty tons good Tenerife Barilla were offered by auction on Wed nesday, but withdrawn, as there appeared no bidders. Yesterday 2,550 bags Rough Saltpetre, of good qua lity, were sold by auction at 365. to 375. 3d. per cwt. Two thousand two hundred bundles E. I. Munjeet, offered at the same time were not sold, also 15 casks good Naples Argol. Small sales of good Lemon Juice have been effected at 2s. 4d. per gallon. No thing done in Lime. American Bees Wax is in de mand. Six hhds. brought by auction 12/.155. per cwt. Olive €RI continues verb dull, at 851. to 881. per tun. A parcel of Gallipoli was offered yesterday by auction, but not a single bidder appeared. Seed Oils are steady, but in very trifling demand. The manu facturers now demand 651. per tun for Oil of Tur pentine, and a purchase cannot at present be effected below. this price. Palm Oil goes off slowly, but the stock is again geting into few hands. Cod Oil, dull, at 381. and Whale at 361. per tun. The Rice Market remains very heavy: 2,000 bags white Bengal, in bond, have been taken at 265. to 28s. per cwt. Wednesday, 1,800 bags ordinary and good Patna, duty free, were sold at 12s. to 18s. per cwt.-Sour Flour has again declined. About 2,000 barrels New York have been forced off by auction at 28s. to 295. and some Philadelphia at 31s. 6d. to Sts. per barrel. The holders generally will not tell at these prices.-Staves are very dull sale, and prices still on the decline.-Hemp, steady.-There has been less doing this week in Tallow, but prices unvaried: PRICES Or SUNDAY ARTIC4,ES. Ashes—Boston, Ist Pot, cwt. 45s Od a 46s Od New York ditto, 44s Od a 45s Od Moittreal, ditto, 43s Od a 44s Od &ained and crusted 40s 04 a 42s 04 Boston Pearl, 52s 64 a 5.1 s Od New York ditto, 51s 04 a Oa Od Montreal, ditto, 50s Od a 51s Od Hides, West India, dry, p. lb. Os 6'd a Os 7d Buenos Ayres, Os 61 i d a Os Sel Rio, Os Cid a Os 7ed Horse, per Hide, 5s Od a Gs ti d Wits, Carr acca, fine, per lb. Ss 6d a 9s 64 middling, 7. Od a ss 3d inferior, 6s Od a 6s 9d Guatimala, 4s ad a is 9d East India, 4s Od a 6s 64 Tallow, Petersbergh, V. C. per cwt. 73s Od a Os Od Ditto, Soap, 67s Od a Os oil Siberia, ditto, '6Bs Ski a Os oil Archangel, ditto 67s Od a 68s Od Timber, Rico, per foot, 5s Od a 3s Ocl Memel, fe 94 a ts 10d Dantzic, ts 10d a ts lid Swedish , 2s ad a 2a 9d Imported Into Liverpool, from the 10th to the 16th of April, 1819, inclusive, by 1 vessel from New York, 3 Charleston, 1 Bahia, 1 Palermo, 1 Lisbon, 1 Rostock, 1 Enibden, 1 Ya rd, and 1 Bourdeauz. Wheat qrs. 1720 Shumac hags 500 Bari la tons 30 Argil casks 14, bris. 123 Cotton, Un. States bags 3190 Lemon intim butts 25 Brazil bags 473 Wool bags 424 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at. the Cape of Good Hope, dated January 23:—" Ar rived the Frances Charlotte, Raw, from Bengal and Madras. She brings accounts that a most violent hurricane was experienced at Madras on the 24th October, during which the Queen Charlotte India. man was totally lost, with all on board; that the Lady Castlereagh and Cornwall, both loaded for England, bad been dismasted, and so much damaged as to be condemned; and the Georgiana and Harriet had put into the Roads after the hurricane, com pletely disabled at sea ; and that the Barkworth was blown out to sea and had not been heard of." Ills Majesty's ship SPARTAN, Capt. War, arrived at Ma deira the 2412 of March, in eleven days from Plymouth, and sailed the same day for Vera Crus. Ills Majesty's ship Larry arrived at Madeira on the 25th, in five days from Lisbon. The Marquis of Salisbury packet arrived on the 26th at ditto, from Falmouth, in l 3 days, and sailed on the 27th for the Fartsourn, APRIL 17.—Wind S.W. to W. strong gales.--Put in here several outward-bound vessels also the Mary and Susan, Hamer, &sun Poole to Liverpool, with loss of jib-boom • also the Dutch filliot Venus, KILATIII, from Amsterdam to Cadiz, with loss of bowsprit, bows stove in, and stern broken, having run foul of the Bremen galliot Ariadne, RHODE, from Bour-, drain to Bremen, on the night of the )sth instant, about 40 miles Sou* of Scilly, which vessel was injured so much as to occasion her immediately tilling and falling on her beam ends, when the crew abandoned her, and were taken on board the Venus, winch remained by her till yesterday, and took three casks of wine off her decks. Put back the Canada, SHE/OILY, for St. John's (Ntw Brunswick); Fanny, Faaous, for Mom scrrat ; and five other brigs; but its blowing so hard they could not be boarded. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 14.—Wind 3.W.—Several of the out. ward-bound ships get under way this afternoon, with the wind at S.E. but it having shifted to the S.W. they were obliged a bring up again. Daaa, Aram 19.—Wind S.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Spartan ' Fuas.si.i., from Ancona. Caine down from , the River, the Thomas Grenville, Manama, for Madras and Bengal; Carnatie, BLANSHARD, for ditto; Marquis of Fly, Incliancc.oli, for St. Helena and China; Catharine, Kaox, for ,Madras; Harmony, Hasa,, fur Miramichi ; Tranby, JACK. sow, for Honduras, and rem ainain in` e Downs with the rest of the outward bound, as per List. RAMSGATE, sAraat. W.S.W....Canle in several vessels for shelter. Custom House, LONDON, Aran 196—Entered Inwards: The William, Anson, from Hamburgh ; the Antelope, Cole, from Palermo ; the Eon Pellatt, from Lisbon ; the Fo s , T a y, front Ostezd ; the Lord Liverpool. Pills, from Rotterdam ; the George' Washington, Allen, from Virginia; les Deus Antis, Eden,from Caen ; the Crisis, Braithwah, from Leghorn ; th e Sisters, Broad, Punt Corfu and Cephalonia • the Queen Charlotte, Blak e , from Rotterdam; the Supply, H aynes, from Soarabaya ; the William and Anna, Divers, from Itotterdarn ; and the Royal Rae% Gibs, from Lisben. , ---libtered Outwards: The Ulrica, Robdin, 'for Nerkaping; the Lydio, Brydon, for Quebec ; the Prince of Wales, Stewart, pa. for. Calais ; the Triton, Tyacti, for Genoa and Leghorn; the. Caroline Illoon for Antwerp ; th e Lord Wellington, Church, for glint add ' Petershargh ; the J o g ge Ulasingina, - 801, for Mena arid 'Ghent—first entry for Ghent trily.—Cleared OutsraidwilThe Richard *and nibbles, Reidd, for *Auden; the Thlsher,aierrsi AlllWeCt ,Brai ford, Spring, for Quebec; tAM.VW& liirty llokr, for Amster dam ; and the Father, Jam, far . • Am& • , GLASGOW MARKETS, APRIL 17. Corrow.—The sales of the week amount to 2046 packages : Sea Island Georgia, 47, at 2s. sid. to 2s. Bd.—Do. Stained, 11, at 19441.—Boweds 1003, at 120. to 140.—Orleans 60, at 15ci.— Tenessee Mk at 12L—Pernambuco 47, at 19&d.—Maranham 80, at 1741 to 17+d.—Bahia 219, at 181 d. to 1711—Demerara and litrbice 218, at 181 to 194d.—Bakarna 15, at 15d. to 17d.. West Judie 266, at 134.—Bengal 52, at 611 to 7d. " )lANCHESTER, APRIL 18. PRIVATE LETTER. , " I regret having to inform you that matters con tinue growing worse and worse with us; and every day we expect more failures to augment the exten sive list of those that are already recorded. Our warehouses are quite full, and there is scarcely any demand either for the foreign or home markets. I am speaking of manufactured goods only, as there is a tolerable brisk demand, just now, for Cotton Twist, for exportation, which keeps the price of the raw ma terial fromsinking still lower, and enables the'Spin ners to make tolerable average wages; but these are the only class of workmen that haVe any thing like sufficient employment, and great fears are entertained of a sudden falling off in this line. " The Weavers, Dyers, Cutters, Carders, and others usually engaged io the various manufactures of this part of the country, are in the most deplorable state of distress, and the mind. shudders at the bare idea of what must become of them, should trade still continue to.decline. It is quite idle to talk of theH turning their attention to oth er sources o f i n d ustry ; , had the:great bulk of them the ability to do- so, I thinkit would require ronvetbing irtore.thful a.Con juror to point oat any handiceaa tr.ttla Or, in n.i.trer•werit . ... -•••-.... . . =II= the United Kingdom, that is not at th • e snore than overstocked w i t h h ands. Th e the distressing truth c annot b e too forcib' P. 71 on the mind of every w e ll- w i s h er to his sour n• trade of the United Kingdom never can re a,t" date of prosperity in which we have Ite, d ,„ 4 , r accustomed to behold it. It does not req t i re te of prophecy to foretell this: there are vario us that have conThduecefdonntoerthis:natrteihouftedthinmgast,:. cipal of which are—MAcittxnav and ro R , IG , c sarrriox. raise our Commerce to the highest possible ae s i t , prosperity; and is now, by a notural te-aet; tn, leratins its decline By multiplying the (m in k, manufactured goods so much beyond the :kw :nand, it has not only overstocked the markets rope, and every other qaarter of the globe, b ut • our workhouses with paupers, our streets and with emaciated and unhealthy human beh lt ,, driven thousands of our countrymen to emi:;-,e, order to procure that supp ort for themselves and milies, which they were unable to o b ta i n (in for the exercise of their industry) in their nati ve " Foreign competition has now certainly b ee° , amo serious and formidable rival ; and a l t , the *other nations of Europe, and our bren ne ,'. America, may not for very many years be Al e cope with us in the fineness and general ex ce r eac of our various manufactures, they will so fir inst N themselves as to be enabled to supply their ow n ‘ , 41 in regard to all the coarser fabrics ; and, pos sell of so many thousands of emigrant artists fr om i country, I do not see what is to prevent them•fi ti being eventually (and at no distant date) enable contend with us in the manufacture of thoseanki which have hitherto been the peculiar boast eft! kingdom. However much we may deplore tie evils, they are too firmly rooted to admit of 2111 1 medy within the grasp of human wisdom or 1ee., 1 tive enactment.—Tempora Inutantur ! and we hi nothing to do but to conform ourselves to the than in the best way we can. " w. e The Demerara Royal Gazette of Pei,. contains an Ordinance published by his Major-General J. Murray, Lieutenant-Governer, the Honourable the Court of Policy, combined . l the Representatives of the inh e ibitauts cf.the Colony, for fixing Colonial Taxes for the servito the present year. It differs not in any one point from that of the Te previous, with the exception of the Tax on Pro 4 and may therefore be dispatched in a summary s n WINE AND SPIRIT DUTYra CPlolliaLleVy of Builders per pipe. containing 110 gallons, and so( m proportion for larger and smaller quantitiso all Madeira and other wine in wood- TWQ guilds per dozen on all sorts of bottled .wine,:eXceßth which remains at one guilder a ripzeb; ands (urth duty of one guilder per galloo-00,0.ikr4,ndY, hpl and Gin, imported into the Colorif; ' . drawl% of 50 guilders per pipe tn be .410 we dpn expcniq from the Colony. to the T niighbouTing fslands Great Britain, all wines . subjese-as above, and which the cotonial duty had 4am:fade been pile wine so exported, and afterWuicis re-landed in ti Colony, the full amount of the colonial duty toi previously paid. Tnx ON PRODOCETO be paid by all proprietir renters, or occupiers, of any plantations, &c. %ride the eblony t Accbrding to the following mei: • Often on eVery 100 Dutch pounds of 344. 4 ' ; 100 rams 30 100 ditto Ifoluses. wo Dutch pound' Co,o. 30 100 ditto ditto conic • POLL Tax.—Four guilders on each Slave of e description, to be paid by the owner, excepting 1 such Poll Tax all Proprietors and others who Income Tax derived from the labour of such r INCOME TAx.—All persons to pay a Tax on gross amount of revenue made by them from the of January, 1818, to the last of December folio (and in proportion for any shorter period) according to certain specified rates. All are exempted from the tax whose income, for the year past, has not exceedel 2000 guilders. TRANSIENT TRADERS TAX.—An ad swims du of five per cent. to be _paid by persons not residing within this Government, on all goods of what valor soever, imported directly or indirectly, consigned to any resident merchant, for sale, or in any other way to be disposed of on account of such transient trader. This duty not to apply, however, to the m &t. of vessels from the United States, or British poi. sessions in North Amerist. THE DUKE or Yoma.—Yesterday the followisg statement respecting the health of the Duke of Yost, was issued : wunpros cAsrit, •TSIL 19, 1919. " The inflammation, swelling, and tension of the DLO 'foam's injured aim, are subsiding kindly, and ku Royal Ili)} tress is in every other respect doing well. " P. MACGREGOR." Yesterday Hamilton-place. Piccadilly, was tl.rongri with the carriages of the nobility and gentry the ulig of the day, with inquirits after ;he Pule of Bzorono health. The Bulletin issued was, That his Gracell! had a gqod night, and was much better." Yesterday the Marquis of HUNTLEY, accompany by a select party of his friends, proceeded from Toe Stairs, in his beautiful Yacht, down. to Wooiwk .S ' and in the evening returned to town to dinner. . Viscount and \ iscountess Dowrie and family rived at their house in Char les-street, Berkeley-squ 3 " this morning, from their seat Cowick-Hall, Amongst the recent emigrations to the Un: • States, there are twenty-six persons belonging to 0 family (Quakers, of the name of THISTLETIIVA I T I lately residing in Meadow-lane, Leeds. These it. dustrious and enterprising individuals are gone wr . an intention of carrying, on the woollen manufacture (in conjunction with others) on an extensive scale. either at Philadelphia, or some other eligible scite its vicinity. Several other families ace preparilg emigrate from the same neighbourhood, as well from Dewsbury, Bradford, and other places in the cinity. It is true these extensive emigrations nal some degree contribute to relieve our ovO'burth population; but they must likewi s e tend in an eq , ratio to inippverish the .r.ation; as every indivi bm and family who eMigrate,setting aside the rev!' wealth they carry Ukh then, take. What is of far tr .consequence. to it commercial• nation-their 11114 le; 1 .11SHI-91110!h. at ,present, of c:mpar.c.... small valtie ir. titi, country ! the I, , :r .. ' t --' e sday, liee" gaiel befot j cortsti r cely t° 'erence Koval ' his R o yal l r ciglic Hour, Co h t he fa ants NT' N , and Begin ; Ta l gles, vil King• ral hocki North- 1 0 a close Castle - ! folloi Her caps at Friday. rs, B was 1 Miss' z at Cr aced to ieht Mme] total f first frorn Ix, r] N Lath - & - If. sr Mu [W."' This Its.—, " It if 6.11 Abetd tad it yodel Ilona but ve dose, uouue Kron open Theal Its=