Star. — London, England, 1817-01-09 00:00:00

JAM d1C.1% HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. 06TOAER 29. . - In the speech with which his Grace the Duke of Manchester opened the Session, he said among tidier things : " ft is with sincere regret I announce to you, that tEe tranquillity oa t:/e Island :if Birb.does has been interrupted by a p 41161 but most daring insurrection,' which, though speedily subdued, has betaintittided with much individual loss and calamity,,and the de struction of a great number of Negroes, who have unhappily fallen a sacrifice to the fatal delusipn, that their emancipation had been intended by the tritish Parliament. In noticing this distressing event, it would be unjust to that class of persons in this island who have prude.ntly resisted all attempts which may have been made to mislead them, viire I neat to bestow the highest praise on their peaceable and orderly con duct, affording at once the most satislactory proof of their fidelity and geld disposition, and the consi derate kindness of those under whose protection they are placed. Atilt:nigh there are some matters of great im portance, which must necessarily engage your atten tion. and which I shall make the subject of a future communication to you, I am desirous to recommend to your particular consideration, whether, as hom lapse of tim?. and change of circumstances the wisest and best.laws require occasional revision, some fur ther legislative regulations may not be necessary to promote the moral and religious instruction of the Negroes, as well as to improve their general comfort and happiness." 'To which the House of Assembly replied— " We sincerely regret that the tranquillity of the Island of Barbadoes has been interrupted by an in surrection, which, though subdued, has been attended with much individual loss and calamity, and the de struction of a great number of Negroes, who have unhappily fallen a sacrifice to the fatal delusion that their emancipation had been intended by the British Parliament ; a delusion which has been insidiously spread by the practices of certain associations in the Mother Country, and has occasioned great discontent among the lower classes in these colonies. " The peaceable and orderly conduct of the slaves in this island, notwithstanding such attempts to mis lead them, is worthy of the highest praise, and may justly be attributed, as well to their fidelig e a m nd, good disposition, as to the protection afforded by the laws and the considerate kindness of those under whom they ate placed. se We are always desirous of paying the utmost attention to what may be recommended to us by your Grace, and it is our intention to inquire whether further legislative regulations may be necessary to promote the moral and religions instruction of the Negroes, as well as to improve their general cougott and happiness, pursuant to the Resolutions of the late House of Assembly, at the close of the last Session." The above Message was ordered to be referred to the Committee as the state of the island. carol= House in such Committee ; and being resumed, two Resolutions were reported, and agreed to as fol. bws : That the Leghlasure of hanks has progressively adopted aq =roam measures to reader the condition of thislaves as fa. wearable as was consistent with their reasomble services sad the NU) of the inhabitants, and that this Legislature is alone tom. pcent to deternshse upon stick haunt enessures so. may be expo. diem to easursbute funksr so this salutary object, bat that the ammares beet ealetiLited to promote the advantage of the slaves meet be gradsally adopted, otherwise the benevolent disposition of the inhabitants of ibis colony asay be insidiously so perverted, . ss memo* so be Mama to themselves and destructive to their dives. " 2. That It be recommended to the House es appoint a Com mittee to take hoe consideration the state of religion among the elms, and investigate the means et &Busing the light of genuine Cbsititisnity amongst them; to inquire into the conaequauctrof "'posing dim to sale under writs of reatlitimi firfrear, or set ' Pig them to permits who do net mean fa employ them la their fanilli.e er en their propel** s to review the misting laws for the pro t eedea of slaves, and to readder whether their individual &MIMS and natural Increase can be promoted oe Inaba' posi tive emetneente I and, if necessary, to being in a all or hills for those rooms." Committee appointed accordingly. NOicilitft 6. Molise in Committee on his Grace the Governor's • Message of the Ist instant ; and having resumed, one Resolution was reported as follows s a That it be recommended to the House to send a Message to his Grace the Governor, thanking him • foe the communication contained in his message to the House of the Ist instant; to assure his Grace that the House properly appreciates the care with which Dix Majes: y's Ministers have guarded against the in 4erference of Parliament in a question, the considera tion of which exclusively belongs to ;he Legislature of this island J an interference which mast ever pro .. coke the utmost irritation and alarm in the minds of his Majesty's loyal subject' at Jamaica, as a direct invasion of their most sacred and important rights; that although the House will never seller its pn ceedingt to be iniuunced by an apprehension. that the wisdom and justice of the British Parliament will allow the malignant and ualesoded aspersions which • have been cast upon the inhabitants of this island to operate to their disadvantage, and although i t h As been distinctly proved that no clandestine or illicit • importation of slaves has taken place here, the House is still willing to satisfy, if possible, even the preju dices of those who may have been deceived into a be lief that a change of circumstances may afford new facilities to a violation of the Abolition Laws, and, will, in compliance with bit Grace's recommenda tion, proceed to adopt such - measures as may appear , • best calculated effectitally to emote a strict and faith ful observance of those laws, in a moaner least bur thensome to the inhabitants of the Wand." • And a motion being made to amend tied . said re port by striking out, dm the first wad "0 That," all the remaining words of the said rep e a t . end 'instead theism( to insert the followieqg yeas : alt be recommended to the ilostsoqp a Mes-• sage to his Once the Goratwir,ito kiwis hi s G race that the Home has taken his Grace's Message, se. commending a Befastry Bill, into their most serious e xis id erat i tn . Thy lament that in risniciatita • of the most offensive priteuittins 4 and imovieted by the cOntessiita of evsry minor party of falsehood aid hypocrisy,haS bad such sueneuito with his Majesty's Ministers as to tierce thitn, lit any shape, to inflict contumely and oppression upon Ins Majesty's loyal subjects of this country : for in ne other light can I they consider the threat conveyed in their instructions of the alternative of registration or interference.— I They allow that this would not have operated to pre vent their making some enactments for the registry of the slaves, had they not been convinced that a mea sate of this kind would only cause unnecessary trAti ble of every description in its minute and complicated parts, and add to the many and burdensome taxes levied on our Constituents for the contingent expenses of the public, which, from the distressed state of the country, are already more than they can well bear. Such grievous impositions are more heavily aggra vated by the continuance of the war duties, and the removal of the drawback on our traduce. Wherever they turn they can find nothing good to come out of such enactment, but they foresee every thing that is productive of mischief, expense, and confusion. This House, however, is ready, by such enactments as may not impugn or infringe our constitutional rights and privileges, and the security of our persons and property, to demonstrate to Ministers the utter ex tii.ction of every chance of illicit importations of Negroes." A debate thereon arising, and the question being put upon the said amendment, the House divided, and the Ayes went forth—Ayes, 4—Noes, 2.5 so it passed sa the neg +five. and the report was agreed to. POLICE. M4Nston lionss.—Yesterday Prestos, the ,Ez-S -eretary to the Spa Fields Committee, applied to the LORD MAYult for permission to see 4 ‘ his friend Wat son, sea." at present in Newgate. The Lottu MAYOR said, that Mr. Newman, the Keeper, at whose discretion visitors are admitted, would, he had no doubt, second his views in this re spect—at all events he would not restrain him. To this reply Preston bowed, and respectfully thanked his Lordship. WArson, Senior.—ln consequence of the applica. Lion of this individual to the LORD MAYOR, that he might not be heavily ironed, his Lordship went him self to Newgate, where he saw him placed in a select and comfortable apartment, and directed that .his Irons should be the lightest possible under the cir cumstances of the offence for which he bad been committed. Bow-sraerr.—Yesterday Reiff' Wall and Maass Coles were brought to Ibis Office, and underwent a second examination, charged with attacking a single horse chaise in the Portland.road, on Saturday eve ning. The party of the parole belonging to the Office who are stationed at that part were upon the alert at the time, in consequence of several carriages having lately been robbed of trunks, &c. on that spot. They saw Wall iu the act of getting up behind the chaise, and Collyer very near him; but on their see ing the patrole approaching, they ran off. On the prisoner Wall was found an instrument in the form. of a screw-driver, well calculated for forcing off trunks, kc. and also a large knife, adapted to assist in such depredations. On Collyer was found a quan tity of valuable Brussels lace, which he could not ac count for; his wife, however, claimed it yesterday, saying it was her mother's, who was dead, and she gave it to her husband to sell. The prisoners were recognized by several of the officers as suspicious characters. Collyer had been tried at the Old Bei• ley for robbing a Noble Lord at the Opera Howie. Mr. Hicu. the Bitting Magistrate, convicted them under the Police Act as rogues and vagabonds. A young man of a genteel appearance, calling himself Lieutenant Wainree, of the Royal Navy, was brought to the Office upon a charge of imposing upon a number of Navy Agents, under a pretence of appointing them his Agents, to obtain money in advance from them upon the credit of .his pay. He was detected yesterday morning, when in the act of appointing Mr. Jackson, of Broad -street, his Agent, another Navy Agent happening by chance to be pro sent in an adjoining office, whom he had very lately also appointed his Agent. Seven or eight Agents attended, but the principal charge gone into was by Prothers and Leith, of King -street, Covent Garden, from whom he had obtained £l4. He was commit ted for further examination, on suspicion of fraudu lently obtaining that sum. HATTON Gantian.—Yesterday a boy of decent ap pearance, about fourteen years of age, of the name of l Gory Deere, was brought up by Mr. Wm. Moore, soap maker, Goswell-street, charged under the fol lowing circumstances .—George Bradley, shopman to Mr. Henry Smith, grocer, in Bermondsey-street. Southwark, stated, that about one o'clock on Tues day last, the prisoner came to his master's shop with a written order for two pounds of green tea, and six pounds of lump sugar. signed Wm. Moore, 107, Goswell-street ; witness knowing that his master dealt with Mr. Moore, let the prisoner have the said goods,net suspecting the fraud. Mr. Moore deposed, that in the afternoon of the above day, the prisoner came to his counting houseeand presented him a written order, as coming from the above Mr. Smith. and signed by hii name, for SS pounds of mottled soap, which be was to deliver to she bearer, and the whims was to send Mr. Smith on the following day the remainder of SOU weight ; that be lived errand boy with Mr. Smith. Witness having some suspi. cion, told him be was not able to carry 28 poonds ; that he would let him have 14 pounds, and desired the porter to weigh the same, which was delivered to prisoner, who went away. and witness followed ; but that finding himself watched, he then slid that a man was waiting to carry the soap for him at the end of Wilderness-row, but when they &nisei at that place there was no man there ; he secured the priso ner, whose person was identified by Dudley, shopman to Mr. Smith, to be the same that be delivered the tea and sugar to the preceding day, from his mas ter's shop; both the above orders, upon being coin pared, proved to be the same hand writing. The pri soner was committed to the House of Correction, to be brought up again for a further examination. Quganwetrans—Swntricaa roam= ROUX:R. Wailes Merry, a seafaring man, who was three B es • sions ago committed to take his trial at the Old Bai ky on no less than sixteen charges for swindling Mr. Bakes, the publican. in Queen-square, and. fir teen others, under pretence of having a great deal of prise.nsoney due to him. besides a considerable kegs cy left to him by his father, was brought before the Magistrate by Dew, an officer, and also the office keeper at Queen square, on suspicion of having com mitted a robbery in the house ,of Mrs. Palmer, the New Rose and Crown, Broadway, Westminster. It 'appeared from the evideke of Mrs. PaIOW, that the prisoner came to lodge at her house about the 13th of November last, and on t'::e morning of the 17th left. the house, without saying a word to any one that he was going away. Soon after he went out, Thomas Wardle, her servant-boy, missed his clothes, which he had put in a box in the room where priso ner slept; and having made the most diligent and minute search for them in vain. he went and infor med his mistress of the event, and of his strong sus picion that prisoner had stolen them his reason for Which, he said, was, that prisoner, a stay or two after be came to lodge there. had asked him what was in that box t He answered, th it his (Wardle's) best clothes were in it. The soldiers billetted in the house I also lost a piece of meat, a looking-glass, and a razor, the same morning. Information of the business was immediately conveyed to the Office, and as he had so often been put to the bar there, it was thought he would soon be discovered; but, notwithstand ng all ther vigilance, he has eluded all the search made for him, till Tuesday night Dew happened accidentally to meet him and took him into custody. Psisoner was remanded till Friday. Ma mann° uc; u-sra err. -Yes t erd a y S. Irakrfuld was examined on a charge of detaining and putting ale" a ,e. 5) bank note. Smith, shopman to Mr. Churton, linen.diaper, in Osford.street, lost the note from Isis pocket, in endeavouring to get change for it at some neighbouring shops. The prisoner bought a sixteenth with it at Nudge's Lottery-: ffi:e, and he was identified as the holder of the note. which was stopped at the Bank. Mr. Paris, a Bank Clerk, produced the note, indotsed with the name of Manners, which was identified by Smith to be the one be had lost, and the same which the prisoner paid away at the Lottery-office. The prisoner was fully committed for trial en a recent Act of Parliament, which makes it a felony to withhold lost plopetty after public notice of it. • A military Officer, residing in Sloane -street, was charged with an assault on a tradesman's wife in Ox ford -street, with intent to ravish her. After a mi nute investigation into the circumstances of the case, the accused was ordered to find bail to answer the complaint. The Officer denied the charge, and at tributed it to a conspiracy, for which he should in re turn seek redress. J. Broderick, a pauper of Mary-la-Bonne parish, summoned the overseers of the parish fnr not allow ing him sufficient to vapport •his wife and children.— The complainant said, that he worked hard in the Park and the streets, and received but 183. per day. Mr. Stucker, overseer, said, that the parish kept 300 poor persons in employ—that the man had 9s. a week, and the privilege of purchasing pet Roes at a ftrthiug a - pound, salt fish at Id. and coals 9d. a bushel. The Magistrate discharged the complaint. UNION-HALL.—A woman was brought befr-e Mr. CHAMBER, by Hall and Goff, charged with forgery, under the following circumstances,:—Two women, named Bridget Milhoran and Mary Macguire, soldiers' wives, whose husbands are absent, having accumulated between them sufficient money for that purpose, purchased £4O stock in the five per cents. Having afterwards occasion to go one to Scotland, and the other to France, they were at a loss how to deposit their treasure safe during their absence. At length they determined to pack np some clothes in a small box, put their stock receipt, three a£l notes, two guineas, and some silver into it, and pledge it for a trifle with Mr. Barber, a pawnbroker in the B-- rough, in whose custody it might remain safe till their return. This was accordingly done: Macguire departed for Scotland, taking the duplicate with her, and Milhoran went to France, having in her posses sion the key of the trunk. Thus things remained for a time, when Mrs. Macguire having occasion for something which the box contained', wrote to Mrs. Milhoran, desiring her to send the key of the trunk to their mutual friend Mrs. in London, to whom at the same time she also wrote, inclosing the dupli cate. • Mrs. —, on receiving these letters, applied to Mr. Barber,' and redeemed the trunks but, pro seeding further thee her instructions warranted, she minutely exaw,ined hi contents, and discovering the stock receipt carefully pinned np in the tail of one of the gowns, it immediately occurred to her that she could turn the money it would produce to advantage. ,She therefore procured another female to go with her to the Bank, where they personated Mesdames Mac. guire and Milhoran, signed the necessary documents As such, and sold oat the stock. On this circumstance being discovered, the present charge of forgery was preferred, and the prisoner was apprehended by H.U. The other woman is not yet in custody. The pri. toner was therefore remanded. Abut five o'clock, yesterday evening, a man dashed his hand through a pane of glass, in the shop window of a watch.maker, in Upper Kigg-street. Bloomsbury-square, and stole a silver chronometer of the value of 45 guineas. About four o'clock on Monday afternoon, as a 11112111 at of Mr. iA1,152 RSBIIII, No. 7, Compton-street, was on his way to the Bank, be . stopped for a few minutes reading a large bill on the window of a baker oppesise Field•lane, when his waistcoat pocket was eta mesh and be was robbed of a bag containing 47 Is. 6d. in silver. .. At Canterbury, John Bennett, a child, was burnt to death on the 28th ult. by his clothes taking fire in the temporary absence of his mother: To afford to those persons residing in the country where there are not any agents, who may wish to have their Tickets or Shares in the present Lottery a r ea from Leaden, the means of doing so, and at the same time, to give them an opportunity of selecting particular Numbers from a variety, the Contractor has set apart the fellowing, the Whole Tickets, or any Shares of either, whether Half, Quarter, Eighth, or Sizteenth, may be had on application by letter, pots paid , enclos in g the necessary remittance to either of his Offices, 4, Comhill, or 9, Charing-Cross, London. 11,228 1,556 2,073 2,044 5,071 VW 10,752 7.319 11,549 2,075 2,086 7,348 11,985 8,110 1,610 2,071 8,108 2,079 7,318 7,350 ° 10,793 7,315 2,043 5£72 10,765 7,346 5,066 TAW , 2,077 7,276 5,063 2,073 9,125 1 2,006 5,014 1,2911 1,501 7,963 8,109 2,079 5,013 8,132 2,060 7,317 1,592 The present Price of Tickets and Shares is as under : Thirst £53 18 0 I 12021222 £6 5 0 Half re 7 ol Eighth S 3 6 Sixteenth AI 12 0 'The Dtliwing begins en Tuesday. the 21st of This Month. . CONSIDEAdTIONS UPON TAXES, P. dIND THE POUR. Taxes, in this Country, are s .id to be so devis , d in general to lie most upon the odulent, and tinny ;, some apparent mid. in this, so tar as luxury i+ c- i . cerned : as for instance—Duty upon Wines, l'a i " on Carriages, on Pleasure Horsi!s, Hounds, .9tt. sc., Ilit all such Taxes are eptional : tNat is to say. An:. (SE ! can exonerate himselt from them, it 11- silo oki to do withoht, or with less of those luxtries : Red therefore, what beelines voluntary, cannot properiy he termed a Tax. Tire case, bresever. is quite eity rent when it :elates to mil i rid unavoidable Taxes,e s was the Income Tax, as a:e vie Assessed Te,k 4 the Paws' Rates, and many others ot the same aim" Taxes' of thib des.ription press with tin-h. 1.1 wsi g i e upon the middle and low class of the commtnii:.,— Tire cause appears to be this-athe Taxes are /aii i .,! upon the individual. Let us take fat ee milte tin POlre Rates. I must presume that these :err : e go : hued all over the Kingdom as they are heft; am according to the tental o 1 li.;llses : that they ale 4:1 in the pound, and about `29 levi , s in Cie year. Wh e . ther t i le „„ b t , more „ r l eis i n different illaces dues nut affect the argomrnr. This premised, let us tale:: two heads of farnire t , equal in number, the one with an income ot ststvo s year, and renting a house ot £ft4t:O—the ether, a on r.tractuser, or acct other individual earning anti:tali, £5OO, and paying, including his rrarcis,s, Stc. arent o f £i)0; now, iii the fist case, £lOl 5 4,1. Are 4"6„ 13s. 4A. per levy ; and supposing 20Ievies in a year, are >el:ls. 6s. Bd. for the Income-man. In the reeond case, 493 a 4%1. are al. !ft yet levy, and 20 levies ;0, paid try tie manufacturer ; but 4133. 6d. Bd. out ot re;3000 are not gine 2rj pet cent. while 430 out of 4500 arc lull ti per cent. However, in order to render tie exposition mote sensible., let us suppose for iii:gunient sale:., that, in. stead if 20, the levies were 'A 0; in such p .,i,ioa, the income-man would have to pay 41333.6.. J. or about 27 out of his income, and the manutacturer 4300, say full GO out of his earnings. I could wily have carried the demonstration to the point where the manufacturer would be left pennylcss, while the in come-man would still have a remnant of +C2BOO for supporting his family. Independent of this he has a remedy which the other has not, and which is, that he can remove to a how: of 3 or even 4200, without being much the worsehr it, and thus reduce his rates one-third or one half ta what they were. But the manufacturer cannot pos. sibly remove to smaller premises, vvittivut also reilez. ing the number of his workmen, and in coasequence his trade—the produce of which is, besides, always uncertain. The Income Tax did nut operate with the same disproportion, and there was a kind or equity is it, inasmucti as it was laid upon Property, althoogla not in eclat ve quantum—for, it mu,.t be o'Atous the: he who, out of 4200, wts obliged to pay 420, man have felt a greater inconvenience than another payio . 4200 out of 42000. It would then appear, by %vim precedes, that Taxes, in order to be equal and jest, should be regulated in rates propottioned to the re specive amount of Property. A man who has ga: 41000 can, and should pay in a greater ratio nun one who has but 4100, and this one, more than an tiler, who has only 450. _THE POOL Why are not the Po4—trieFoor of the comma nity at large, instead of bring those of such or sad a Parish ? Why is there no common central establishment each town, having the exclusive collection and to ohgement of all the Polr-rates ? Would not this do aw;:y with all parish quarrels. Would it not thus save a deal of rumey to be he*.tu employed than in law suits ? In large towns there might be two or more of such Establishments if necessary. But the funds, always to flow to, and from a common centre. To the Parishes might be left the care of grAntio, Certificates to their respective Poor. We understand that in consequence of especial is citation received from Pectow, the Haytian Chief St. Domingr, Protestant Missionaries and Saco masters, fi r the instruction of sl:e Negroes, hay sailed for that place. At the same time .a strong a , surance has been held out by the Haytian Gowen ment to " encourage and protect" every one who tt pairs to the island under this laudable intention. THE YEAR. 1817. While revolving years go round, Say where can happiness be found ? in , Healtls, in Peace, and Ease, And what can fetid the most te please. 1 be Nymphs bow charming they appear, To grace he opening of the year! Say what does mast adorn the fair ? A copious charming Head if Hair ; Ringlets form's% with taste and grace, Which spread a lus•re o'er the face Protined without much care or toil , By using kowLusi LI'S timid MC415141f Which as revolving years go round, More excellent and good is found. Illustrious Sustex--Royal Cartiline,• As Patrons to this OIL combing. And with Imperial Russia's Mighty I.ord, '1 heir splendid gracious patronage grim: ; And when the Hair is Red or Grey, Which all approve not to dirplay, Rowland's kasenee of Tyre's eiEcitnt power Will change the colour in anil.:er ! • His Royal Highness the Duke of SIPS,' z —Her Royal Fiffar the Princess of %Vats, MARL IF.D. Dec. 48, at Dovetridge Ha L, ' of lord Water; ark. Taytr, Esq of Chicknall /Lo e, Salop, to Ike Hon. Jolt ma , • vetsdisk, dattalster of Lord iKa•errat k. DILL). Sunday, in Carmarthen-sort e., Fitzroy-pp:ire, Mrs. Cr. Angelo, wife of Captain Angelo, of the \V ,t India R..; pi, Dec. 29, Hyacinth Daly, Esq• many years Ntzyor of f•l.'' PRICE OF STOCKS YES lk..al)AY Baal Stock, 1.0r.g Antis. 16, S-16 3 per Ct. Red. 6341. India Stock 3 per Cr. Cone. 621:f India liorule 2i 'Apt 1 per Cent. 71)fif Exch. Bills it) 14 pr. S per Cent. Navy 94111, if Conn% for Accoion6 4 o ---- COAL MARKET, IANUAIa a Ships at Market. Skips sold. Prices. 137 Newcastle 36ii 375. MI. t 4••• IS Sand/thud 7 3411. 6d. to Pi• ',l' HIGH WATER TO MORROW AT Lo %mu%) Montag • 41 • 4fternitan - LONDON: Printed by Levee Kafir. Published there, exist ebe Sear 01k., t•eniyir•S•t• F i.. 1. _