Star. — London, England, 1815-02-08 00:00:00

TIM PkOi O ERTT ilatt A. • - 49n1:141: :'..2 Th e . followhilslvelieitthrtsfileinilla‘tunitionvreln: tite to ignmsllllolilSAindititist:.Ptetierty Tax, ts a. tra ded front dui/rigid:Aim/ ...• , • - rt Very ronsideltabieminspprehenfion liavinglately arises relative to the.:stentitlMCSiolt of the Property Tax Act, far as . ORASPS Ike Shipping Interest, we are happy to be eoabigdw throo;h the medium of our re3pected Member, Mr. Davis, who has been pArticularly alive to the interests of his constituents, to give publicity to the. following information; by which it appears, dint neon application to the Tres. ju ry, relief will be - alinsited in all cases where the in. Z:vidtial is assessed to wire than 10 per cent. upon the average profits of the *hole of his concerts; arta it will be parti cularly gratifying to the public to learn that a li mit is fixed to any revision of returns a lready made. Treastity Cheatham, January so, isis, Gerersibisw—l xis oanunandad by the Lords Commie. sinners of his Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, that, upon no atte ntive perusal of the Papers submitted by you to their Lori. ships, in respect to the mods of Assessing the Prato of Shigid ping is the Port of Wheel, it appears to my Lee* that Idea taken apprehensions have prevailed at Ritual, hi respect 1m the consequences to follow from the mode of esseamitsed thateasiot for by the Inspectors and Surveyors of Takes. • L. Th e clear intention of the Legislator. iesg* a g provisions sod clauses of the Property Tax A•• ggi s ali st . chants should pay, for the exigendee of the SWIM >lb par mt. their net profits, and no more. lf, thaiwillwa, a imealmat pow sewed of four or mere ships should be *made plea apod one or more adventures, and a loser upon the others, th e 1044_11101 in justice be deduct ed from the gain, and the nemethmat kir wads of ids profits be regulated aceolV s na, s inerthest engaged in the commerce — le a in pan g mee d l andiee, the pro fi t or lora. sada setbueos would be to be deducted from the othar, , w h ear i nt o ‘t be th e net pin of both, the proportion of ibM share `which such merchant would be sops thief r . the Ciovernmenr. " This explanation wig U once semenasitillebeeded eMIW p ens i ons of any oppression Irma the camtlap st eke Surveyors • and Inspectors of 'fares, and sedefy the rdleeit that Dodds; more is sought forthan the fair return of die omits of his trots. Tsii,juir object it has appeared to the Commissioners of Tries, taw Lords concur in that opinion, timid be mar • ' womplished by a strict millesimal to the principle. anis • isgai by the judgment of the Court of P.x.thnster, I=, that etch managing husband of every ship shOuld be dm with the Income Tax upon the whole Oran of 'ads ship ; leer - Mg to the parties interested, and who may be concerned in other ships or in general merthatathze, the final eQuentens, upon due proof, before the Commisslossers of the dittrict, of their yearly pnlit bi loss 4pon the *hole at their kineersis, " But hi earn ;fill forinelPie - iitto'enesiden with persons who may have been ship-owners is preceding years, my Lords mribead *at' lIK - ,444, 0 4iA*4 illimingmeelitads , V she law should iww_ke • it-IP_tacirr„.l a. • u Whatever sieley *a arm's, obi usual term file making snows it 'Multi appal* is net attributable th the:shipasizen, but: id am impression 601114 Which the Commis rollers of tbedistrim ggoks; to have acted, ef the real cow 3:ruction of *law. Tiereiore e mbils my Lards ambitaia that ctintriamt prehauked ilk Court of Exclieaser to be the me and legal ememenien, Viet Opinion that it WM not be expedient to amid the blond the rth of Apra. isis, Is ihkgssis shipitiposteriddivio swum otitulit Ms been nsade flplillyrbar4t e mparli of profit his •.is . ist isF 64 • • ARStailitliiiit Arnim";AßT*. 0411 - , . itimmvointom:amiwadi. adievakeftit;:o.:, 7.:it:+4afsh. It tifbot ow* ta.bied tl* - #14"02&0011* holiirei etNMI. there u l itth doll .of the Ilielleektiqt Or .htiiiisteirs to abandon a uside tameiois Wilds nothing but 114 peculiar circumstamie- of the timer could have justi fied; bet the digitally With these en this suirjoct is how to produce an otsivaltnt for the public necessi ties. In this, however, we see do insuperible.diffi calm We believe we were the first totuombettodi on a former nipper. the eapopeilaion of *part of the Sinking Fund to the nisamiirs of the State. The measure was adopted s ond wiihoit producing any Ode of the numerous evils *hid! shallow politicians pre dicted. There can be no necessity why recourse should not be had to the same purse at-the puma indolent. It is absurd to contend that the whole burthen of the late war should be borne by the present generation. By the patience, perseverance, true patriotism, and personal sacrifices of the very individuals Sank have rioted the Sinking Farad, the presestly existing sub jects of the realm, not only the laws, constitution, privileges, and independenio, but the entire property of the eduntry, have been saved, to be transmitted to pOrity: let posterity then bear a part of the ea mee,_ No sound•reason can be limit why the pre. sent 104.enas of the public estate for sone of ovate aft/T thing else) should, for the enjoyment of so short a ter*, be at the entire expense bf repairs and reb dernption..ln another point of viewo It is highly ex pedient, at the present moment, that the Protittalit powers of money should be cramped as little as po sible by unnecessary tazatioa. We have now no powerful rivals to contend with in emumeice. P&L fits left in the hands of those -who have ite4r)iied them become capital, and produce new prrofits. This doctrine is well understood by political econirmluse and there can be no reason why it should not be al lowed to operate practically in the present crisis to its utmost extent. By any other system the country will brkept in such a state of debility, that in the event of a new war (a possibility which should al ways be contemplated by prudent summon). she wilt be absolutely without essohices for a vigorous maintenance of bee rights and dignity. Ministers have noshing to fear how the croakings of Stockjobbers. Theta Is sense enough in tbsi conts try to see the folly of accumulating a fund for re demption, at the expanse of he vigour of thee... munity, which ahooli.ho freed ea much as possible, now that IN enjoy peace.litas the operation of every cause ealsolated to reassilliats eaerilee. -'" r.v.,4•444:14ei;; , -Cr 10: - ' . l'';` . 1: 1 • 1e54210.10 Jky - dull* I revision le btA sot ttat ees l e s sisi beyotwis tbi of tete...4 asnGentie• ow, your obedient sernat, a. LegilitoTow... "•Totberseben • - • • • 6.IITAR t • • - f oo t P • ::gIiONDON4 FRENCH PAPERS. -VP44- 4 4. To-diY we received Paris Papers of Sunday. They keno*: mused ltratfordzas any pciildcal intalligwass either *direct or stiectOrtlie, hap Berlin we are still treatid irithloog s tdei in f t a s laur . n ••• of the union of Saxony Stith' Pros •••• tmd ROM the priaciple of the lam, receiving Or other Wear oky for her losses in Poland and else.hete. Much dissatisfaction is said to prevail at Venice and other parts of Italy, against the Austrians and English conjuintly, for transferring the Sovereignty of these States, without consulting the wishes or the interests of the inhabitants. The same anti-Angli- Can spirit is said to prevail at Corfu and the lonian Islands, blt it must be recollected dust all these statements came to us through a French mediae, Daily the French journals inform us that ail Baled, IS ready to throw off what they ate pleMed to'kleio the English, yoke—this Impah'stpen the atsthoiliy Of multitudes of eye-erienteises.of the ineseasing prosperity ,of the lielgiaus;7 .. be absolutely, false. Bat for the influx of English •VilitOTS sad money into the Nethitbuids. the !elkilit4ll na " mai consequence of thy .pow have been literally a " 4 0 0 !"-0 * 4 lllWalh . The King of Fraao‘b, ea Rood , °teatime% bas ,asstand ail property betonatiog tolbe.lrish Catholics .la trilhOlhefore the' Reiolutititr; and theliitstiblith *4B. ,°do more opened fa . aie r‘Cpptian of the 'Ali*. ;nun . PARIS, FEBRUARY 5. :136 , Commissioners for liquidating the debts of isiss:Ciag and of the Royal Family, contracted in fo reign countries, have commenced their labours with .a zeal which seems to indicate that they will be closed In a few months. They meet every Monday at the house of the Minister of the King's Household. AUOSBURGH, JANUARY 29. The Duke of Wellington, his nephew Mr. Wel lesley, Colonel Freensande, and two Aides-de-Camp, passed through this place to-day. They occupied two carriages only. The Duke is proceeding by rapid stages to the Congress at Vienna. He passed the Lli tt m e before last at Savonw, in Altace ; last night at rdt, and to.niorrow he will sleep at Breslau pp 1 the VIENNA, JANUARY 2.5. • • Today our Court celebrated the birth-day of the Emptess of Ramie. In the morning our august So vereign, accompanied by the Duchesses of Olden-, burgh and Weymar, visited her under assumed names,. and had the felicity of surprising her with congratu., lations and presents. At noon the Russian Court proceeded to the . Greek Church, where a detachment El of cavalrf 'Vali to keep order. anL 1 $, JANUARY. fts. Ailli yakeitaft . t news from Vienna , written by Prassinos Arlo twt- now there: it results, that the in. daspoisies.to oor moonchy are not yet regulated, and thoploare aro 414 sums brisk discussions on this su b . jes.Affit fp mused; that England has become mesh! to our-interests than she was herettO = liv gir i* lt !gag of Sauey sometimes coon. beto ifeedemitsfteld, and is treated with thß44ll9lt dintiost4ogift nor Royal family. - . ,i . t ~, . . g * iri . .. , ..,;:u. Js rp: ',CADIZ, JANUMAN Sae ' f'. Thill . • Ahem is very fita, end thegitipetiltion forAleutls! ca. is about to set sail. Brigadier' Selietter set out on the Slat of last month for Rio Janeiro,. on board the cutter revise) Hyena. -Ou the 4th instant, the King'i galley La Cash ' set mil fer Terra Firma, Porto Rico, Havannah, pod Vera Cron. It is said that she carries positive milers to shot all the Spanish ports in these colonies otiast Wigs- vessels. We have received letters from Lima to the Isiah of last August. At that date the Viceroy had not ra. tilted the convention which had been mad* through the mediation of the Captain of the English frigate Mathe w and had sent a reinforcement of soo men in the Asia ship of the line, to La Conception. where the Linn troops waited the orders of their superiors, to recommence hostilities. The troops which compost OUT expedition to South. America amount to 9960 men and 487 officers : they I will occupy forty-three transportsv and will be es corted by the San Pedro mac of war. and the frigates Iphigenia, Diada, and Diainante, which hare troops en board also. A Dutch Mail arrived this morning with a supply of brussels and Frankfort Pt!per% but they contain no intelligence of interest. Letters of the 4th January are now in Wen from Nevi - Pock , . received vie France, but they contain nothipg,of a political natures referring only to com mercial stain. The trade with the ceded French WestAndia Island has commenced. A Trench brig from . Martinique, with a cargo, arrived at Plytnouth on Monday. By the Wharfe , which has arrived from Monte Video, we have intelligence to the tkis of November, stating that the independant party, after much pro consideration, had come to the final resolution of de stroying the fortifications of Monte Video. The can non bad been dismounted, removed from the ram parts, and the whole of it had been sent by *surto !kenos Ayres. The emus' hod .been ! moiled; and preparations were otableg • t., the whole of the works constituting. the defoomit. the place. These steps were taken on Wawa ot apprehentio,n that the espeditiest•from.CALawold won make its appearance, and die itiemopstiatmeoes possessed by the Revolutionists to protest both abooM of tiofriver Plata. Another most extraordinary affair has happened is high life, which is likely to engage.the public mum. don as much, perhaps, as the Wry of the ttnialippy Lady ROelieltitr. A hems was detected on Nos.' day last in a situation the most , untquivocal, by her injured Ford, who, in the height of passion, chatiged a pistol at the inamorata and shot him through the arm, which is said to be fractured. It happened pear Staines. It made the universal sob. ject cif cenvmation last eight at the Opera, and, dinifore, coacealinentia impossible. • Tbc Otroiltwitrk Autism eawsnaoces on Saturday. "•• t• • • ,•• ' • t.) ~ ~ . ~~ MitPiL INI:RAIVGENCL 1„; - • EAST INDIA SHIPPINCI. • 7 01 .4 4 4 16 r 0 -O .I It.AVA Mittel of Dow the! 7tb•beat.sailed froni Madras the 2d October, arrived S at, the Cie if Goo 4 Hope the 20th November, and ailed from thence on the 3d December, Glider con. voy of his Majesty's Ship Dames, in company with TitOWIRIOGE. FIIANCIS 8111=1)11Ni, MANNING, INOMAS and STAB titru country ships, arrived at St. Helena the 15th_1)ec. and sailed again the 17th. The CAIIIIIIAN Country ship from Bombay, and Hunter American prize, joined them. Several American privateers are reported to have been seen between-lilt. 22. -and 24. N. The Marital, riad Chian ships arrived at Penang the 22d August, and were to sail in a fortnight. The Bornba7 and . China fleet sailed from Penang the 22d August. ' ' The Thames and direct China fleet arrived at Pe nAng the 20th August. The Prince Regent arrived at Madras on the 15th of September, and was. expected to sail for Bengal in company with the . Surrey,, Alexander, and Lord Keith, on the 6th of October. The Bengal arrived ar Madras 11* :Tdi'qf Beptember, and tailed for Ben gal about a wish before the Asia left. MILFORD HAVEN, FEBRUARY s. Arrived the Hope, PAISMOR; from Bristol for Ja maica ; the Mary and Sally, ADAMS, from Water ford foe Portsmouth; the Charles, Witcox, from Havre de Grace for Bristol; the Amity, iswitc, from Liverpool for Barnstaple; the Diligence, Wass, from Carmarthen for Liverpool; the Agenora, BENYOM I from Southampton for Newport ; a fleet of colliers, bound to the Bristol Channel, and remain with his Majesty's ship Myrna—also five. sail of transports, bound to Portsmouth.--Sailed the Sandwich packet, with a mail and passengers, for Waterford.—The Ezperimer►to, VAIL. from Amelia Island, with wool, will sail the first fair wind for Havre de Grace.— Wind South. FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY S. Arrived the Queen Charlotte Packet, with a Mail, from Surinam and Guadaloupe—left the former 11th December, and the latter Ist January. On the 18th December, the Cork fleet, under convoy of his Ma jesty's ship CRINCINT, arrived at Demarara t and, on the Slat, his Majesty's ship MEDINA, with two mer chant brigs, arrived at Barbadoes, from Newfound land. On the 18th January, in lat. 81. 14. long. 45.20. spoke his Majesty's ship BRAUsts, from Ply mouth for Bermuda with dispatches. On the 21st fell in with and engaged his Majesty's brig Helms- SUM, owing to the signal not being answettd a the First Lieutenant of the finnuenns was killed, and one man mortally wounded. Sailed his Majesty's shitrawilias. 9a a cruise.— Wind S. t .111 . ..... v - ed • eynio thii aar a UT F I4, OnchattbrtrigAfitY from Mart i n i q ue. The Experiment, Sums, a light collier, missed stays i en Saturday night, and went on the rocks at the en trance of this porta and went to pieces a—her anchors sad cables, a great quantity of her standing rigging, with her masts and several spars, are saved, together with some of lacy sails--ervir all safe. PoRTSPiddIYTH. PESRUARY 7. Arrived the MIRSSIUYOI4 sloop of war, from oft the Western islands, and is put under quaractine, sbe is last from Livetpool ; arrived his Majesty's ship BARHAM, from the Down% Went out of har bours his Majesty's ships Alex, SPARTAN, AUCLIA I 1311 Z% Rosanna, and Pat.or. Arrived from the Downs,. the Rapid, for the coast of Africa ; kw the Mediterranean ; and Bee, for the West Bulks. PEAL.PUBRUARY 7. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Troubridge, BARCLAY, from the East Indies; and the Friend ship, G,-ASCOT, from Demerara. Came down from the River about 20 sail of outward-bound West India men, and a great many more are now working in the Downs. Among those that have arrived are the fol lowing —the Loyalty, Jernima, George, Ajax, Tho mas Plummer, Sappho, and Pilgrim, for Jamaica; Stella, Richard , and Tartar. for Demerara ; Urania,. foe Berbice ; Choice, fur St. Kitts; Nautilus, for Grenada. Garthland, for St. Lucie,. and Clarence, for the West Indies.-Wind W. fine weather. LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY & The Caledonia, THOMPSON, from Demarara arrived at Cork, parted from the Hibernia, BuftaaLL, from Detnarata to c Liverpool, on the 20th of January, all *ell: the Elise, ENOLISR. from Antigua. and the Ciesar, HANCOCK, from Coracoa to Liverpool, parted from the fleet on the 16th ultimo, in lat. 47. 1. long. 15. 16. in a gale. in company with the HAZARD sloop of war, and several others. CORK, FEBRUARY 1. iFriday his Majesty's ship ETHALION uului p la i sst of an American corvette ship of war, telegra Joe•head. PARIS, FEBRUARY 7. On the 19th ultimo, en English sloop was driven on shore near !daisy, in the Department of Calvados. She was upset, and without rigging. The following words were painted oa her--• Wm. Smith, London.' Arrived In the River the Susan and Mary, Evans, from Silgo, siker being oa shore near Bexhill, where part of her cargo was landed to Warn her. - • The Chi/stem and Peter, Larsen, from New Bergen to =boa, was lost let Instant, near Aberdeen. The Union, Olbsos, from London to Perth, was lost 17th nit. near Eli. The Enlighten, Ritchie, from Long Wand to Liverpool, was Wrecked Nth di. In the Sound of Mull; crew saved. The Unity, Mackie. from Waiver to Lowilooderry, was lost Nth ult. • The Sultan man of war, taw Cork, arrived at Barbados, with a Goa the 14th Nopliber. Tbe Windlass fie as diem ober waft out by dark. at liar gal, lab 44 but was mope& to Ito gate. without TN 11 , '. " The 18th Light Dragoons are expected in the Ken tish diktrict,. to relieve, the Ilth in part. of their try, both on the coast end in the interior. '• ' •*- -- Monday, the Bedford Militia marchea into Bed. ford, after en absence of fourteen years, for the pit-- pose of being disbanded. The road for e twoh:nws from the town was COMplettlY CrOwlediftistipcoi , fe, who had assembled to congratulate their friends on returning to their native tonntry. On Wednesti:ll•ti,e regiment was disembodied, and the men deparhd in a very orderly and correct manner to their home's. Major Puaavor, who was so badly wounded whilst serving in that gallant and distinguished corps, the 36th Regiment, under the late Marquis CORNWALLIS. in India, embarked a few days ago, at Brighton, fur France, for the benefit of a milder climate. About 500 men, commanded by Major Tomvx, lately serving in the 2d battalion of the 31st Foot, embarked on Saturday morning at' Purtimodth t) join that regiment now serving in Sicily. The 52d regiment, under the command of Colonel Sir Glencoe •BINGHAti g K. C. B. has. march e d into Cotwort Bar racks from Hilsea, for garrison duty. DUEL BETWEEN COLONEL QUENTIN AND LIEUTENANT-COLONEL PALMER. Thursday last Lieutenant. Colonel PALMER returned to Paris from Bonrdeaur, where he had been on pri vate business. Oa the day of his arrival, understand ing that Mr. Lawasu. had several times called at his hotel, to inquire for him, he made known to that gentleman his being in town. Accordingly he was waited on by Mr. LAWBEL t i o who is brother-in .law to Colonel QUENTIN, with ra message from that gen tleman, which Colonel PALMER, notwithstanding nu merous letters he fonn4 on his t.tble from the most distinguished military characters in England, Earl St. VINCENT, and others, dissuading him from ac cepting any challenge on the score of the public duty which he had so honourably fulfilled, instantly ac cepted. The parties met the next day, Friday last, near Paris. Colonel QUENTIN was attended by Mr. Lament., is his second, Lieutenant-Colonel PALMER by Thomas THOMPSON, Esq. The Gentlemen cams to the appointed ground nearly at the same moment. Colonel Quern-ix, conceiving himself the injured party, Colonel Pautint, in the handsomest manner, insisted upon that gentleman's firing first. This was agreed to, and it was settled by the seconds that they should fire at twelve paces. Colonel QUENTIN fired, and missed. Lieutenant - Colonel PALMER then discharged his pistol in the air. Mr. THOMPSON asked Mr. LAWEELL if he was satisfied ? Mr. Lawaitt.t answered that he was perfectly satisfied. Colonel QUENTIN expressed himself to the same effect; and here the affdr terminated. ' FATAL DUEL. FURTHER PARTICULARS. • Duatto, Fes. 4.—llsaut or MR. D'Esrinee.. Yesterday at three o'clock, this unfortunate gentle man expired. Early in the morning, having passed a severe night, he exhibited the most alarming symp toms, and surgeons Macklin and Peek despaired of his recovery. Mr. Crampton was called in, and at nine o'clock in the morning they pronounced the wound mortal : till that moment his wile had not Wert at all apprised of his situating', beilig absent from the house and kept in ignorance; itwas, how ever, deemed necessary to send for her. The meet. inn stay be imagined—not a tear has escaped her; she remains unmoved and insensible. He was per fectly aware of his dissolution, and with that cool mm and fortitude, which he so uniformly displayed, todeaeoured to urge her to composure; be next called for a Clergyman, and having received the Sacrament, and occupied an hour in ardent devotion, he turned his attention on worldly affairs $ his relatives, who surrounded him, having apprised him that it had been insinuated in some of the public papers, that he had been urged to the business by a party, he desired that Sir Edward Stanley should be called, when in the presence of all his relations, and friends, he embraced him is the most ardent manner ; stated, that he was sorry to find his humane interference had been so unfairly represented—assured his wife and family that the entire of the correspondence had taken place without his consulting any individual in the world—that Sir Edward was not acquainted with any circumstance till he was called on by Mr. J. O'Connell, and that all the solicitations of Sir Ed ward, or the whole world, would not have iuduced him to abandon the cause he had espoused : be then thanked Sir Edward for his exertions for him, and asked for a packet containing his will, which he gave him on his going out—upon receiving which he said, nostrmy mortal cares are over, except my reconcilia tion with my brother.in-law, Atkins, when he was informed that he was in the house • he sent for him, and having affectionately embrace d him (whom he had-been at law with for several years), he desired to be left to rest ; he laid his head down upon his pillow, and in less than half an hour breathed his Mr. D'Erranaa was formerly an Officer in the Navy, and was on board the Fleet during the mutiny at the Note, and distinguished himself by his courage. . and loyalty during that occasion. •••:' ~ Friday Sir N. O'DONNEL and Mr. J. O'llIgNIL, Attorney, appeared in. the Court of Kings *nth, , Dublin, to receive judgment oa an information, that . they, at the late Election for the County of Mayo, did assault the Right Hon. D. BaowNE and otherF. In the course of the proceedings, the CLUE/ JUSTICII said, that, for so serious an offence, the Court w - culit . require some time to deliberate upon an adeqoact . punishment. In the interim, the parties were corn. muted to Neagate, and are to be brought ap to re. . ceive the sentence of the Court. Souvu•Ssa Houtz, Fag. 4, 1815.—. The Court of Directors of the South-Sea Company give notice , that a General Court of the said Company mill be held at this House on THURSDAY next, the 9th instant, at one o'clock precisely, to take in consideration a 1 r position for the surrender of the exclusive right of trade within the existing limits of the Company's Cbarter.HAßßY STOZ, fec. • ZORN...EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, FEB. & Navies no fresh arrivals of any °rah} this morning, Monday'a PMare hilly °Malawi for every article. The demand tor still cestinuns, and the probabliky of our ports being shut the hnpoetation of foreign, tends to enliven the trade tn. ACM advancing prices which have taken pLiee witha 16.0.8tiM days.