The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-26 00:00:00

NEW TAXES. T .he Chancellor of the ENchequer mimons, his pan of Finance. After on which he had abandoned the Pro m. Centleman s'tow'ed that the ex ishtuent for Great Britain and year than nineeen millions, of were for Great Blitain. To meet :he revenue above the expenditure, millions; the consolidated fund of 6 millione, and 5 millions are to be se taxes proposed by the Chancellor it, however, only to 0,728,0001. as correct tablc: .Kate. 2,!1. per lb. . . 61. per lb. . &whir fixed rater. 50 per cep!. progres- Sire . . . . . . 31) pry cent. 13t) to 40 per cent. various . . Ditto about per cent. about 80 ditto . . about 40 ditto . . about at) ditto Ditto • • TIWAT; • • Gd. per window Stole as houses . . 59 per cent. addi tional on servants, c urines and horses ld. on each news paper . . . and foreign postage regulation . . . Traduce. ...t' . . . 150,000 :700 000 540).0:10 I 50,000 gr.o,odo fWti 500 i18,5(N) 101,:)00 118140 361 ,th )(1 0 0 ,500 i.suo 10.'"),5r0 42,000 50,609 150,0 :0 1?0,(.03 5n.n00 7.5,000 125,000 :3,7 28 000 remain therefore to be proposed on a future occa itional taxes to the amount of 1,300,0001. Ie w tax on wine was generally anticipated. as the Ifficers had been busy takigg stock in all the cellars; the pipe. illowing is an extract of a letter from Rome, re through France --“Spies and calumniators tra. 'me in whole troops; but neither these secret agents, Pope's Bells, ere able to defend his Sacred Majesty pit enemy Murat, who has made Lim tremble on his The inhabitants arc under constant apprehensions , Neapolitan forces will, by a rapid march, enter the It6me ; and what must he our confusion, when Popes .inals, Preachers and Friars, Monks and Mendicants, addled together in the gaols of the city.". Whitworth is Certainly coining to England, but, we nd, will, if his health peimits, retinn to his Vice in Ireland, the functions of- which important office cource, be discharged, during his . absence, by Lords , ' created for - the occasion. papers of the I7th contain Prince Hardenherg's note to Saxony. It is clear that Austria had consented .scion of all Saxony to the King of Prussia, who ion that inea4ure being carr ied into execution. "• . . FIR. (2 6. THE 1 On Monday evening, tl sated to the house of Coe rTplaining the grounds on Fertv 'Fax, the Right Liot pence of the peace establis land could not be less thi which seventeen millions this there is a surplus of tl equal to more than six m fords a disposable sum of raised by new taxes. Thl of the Exchequer amount appears by the following c c ot o m .—Tobieco . • . Excise—Tobacco . Wine c.!Ol. per tun . . A.sessed Taxes. viz.— Illhahited house ditty. Pcooressive servants' tat . Under g ardeners. &c. . • Trade servants and servants for hire Cariia ,, es Horses for pleasure . . . Trade horses . . . i . Dogs . . flame eernicates . . . New Duties NVindows in warehouses aid hothouses ..... Rent of warehousns . . . Bachelors Post Office • . . , •. . East India ar.d foreign postaE There remain therefor sion additional taxes to t The new tax on win , excise officers had been it is 101. the pipe. The following is an ceceived through Franc v,rse Rome in whole trot. nor the Pope's Bulls, art against his enemy Murat. throne. The inhabitant that the Neapolitan forci gates of Rome ; and wha ald Cardinals, Preachers lice all huddled together Lord Whitworth is Cei understand, will, if his royalty, in Ireland, the of coerce, be discb Justices, created for the Paris papers of the 117 7clatixe to Saxony. It 11 the cession of all Sa .:;7,:y..ts upon that /11Caglft DRURY LANE. A new musical farce culled Poor Relations, was produced and withdrawn last night. It was so poor in dialogue cha racter, and plot, that notwithstanding some pretty music. and the exertions of Phillips. Knight, Alundeo, Ox berry, Miss Poole, Mrs. liarlowe, and Mts. Sparks. the public disapprobation manifested itself in the earliest scenes., and the piece was not allowed to die a natural end. Mr. Monden then came forward, and stated that "he was 'instruc ted to sad• that the piece not having met with the approbatirls of the audience, should be Withdrawn." This intelligence was received with bursts of applause. We understand Miss Fitzhenry, who is to perform for Lady Perrott's Benefit, is the young Lady who paid one 'hun dred pounds to obtain the performance of the Amateur of The Princess of \Vales has asked fOr a ship of war to cot'- vey her home to Great Britain from Naples, and has beet informed that no vessel could he conveniently spared at this time from the Mediterranean statlion. to accouunoda'e her Royal Highness. At the head of the Bachekrs of distinction who will pai smart-money for their celibacy. under Mr. Vansittares Ta;:. will stand the Duke of Devonshire, Duke of Leinster, Mar quis of Exeter, Marquis of Sligo, Earl of Viuchelsea, Ea4l of Berkeley, Mr. Coke, Mr. Brand, &c. &c. • A subscription is on foot amongst our fashionable spidster#, to Foduce a piece of plate of pure virgin silver, io be pre sented to Mr. liansittart, a• a grateful memorial of thei4 re spect for him, and his Bachelor's tax. Our ports are no sooner shut against the importation cE grain, than they are thrown widely open for the exportation Fofhtrehelors, who, to avoid the pressure of Mr. Vansittarrs new tax, are about to ship themselves off in great abundance as dry goods for foreign consumption ! It is universally thought that an exemption ought to be given to taechcat men from the duty an carriages, as it is essential to their professional business in the wide range of their daily visits, that they should have the means of quick conveyance for the benefit of invalids. It is not in town only, but in coontry practice, it would be impossible ror me dical men to discharge their duty with the promptitude which many cases require without a carriage and loses. ' The article is not to them a luxury but a necessary—a t 00.... ' indeed, for the carrying on of their business. A few days since three maiden sisters, named Penfold, all belonging to the parish of Shipley, Sussex. appeared tog,etho berore a sitting of Magistrates, at Horsham, and swore cacti a child to the respective objects of their imprudent amours. In the Theatre of Barcelona the Inquisition has a box. and lately some of the Itiquisitors being at the play, observed • one of the lady dancers with very short petticoats. The next day they sent their bailiff t- fetch the poor gill to their prison, and possibly she may no !Mc to dance a pas de eardc. Before a Lady resolves to slim her had leg to a matt of honour, she should recollect, what Sir John' falstgi says— lonour bath no skill in surgery." I. A Special Commission is apppointed to be held next week, at the Old Bailey, to try a case of murder, of a singular and • extraordinary nature. The Ticehurst and Gounurst Bank. Sussex. stoppvd par ment on Wednesday sc'tinight. , --There was Alan a run on thc Nlaidstone Bank last %rock, but it withstood the shuck and • paid all dcniatZ, 111r.GISTER. • . 139 .4 1 1 11 . DRAMATIC REGIS'T'ER. Te