Star. — London, England, 1803-03-03 00:00:00

fuch an alteration in the Revenue, in the cempa• rifon of two years, that producing only in the firil 1 8,0001. it increafed in the fecond to Sz,oool. In this modification he had the thanks of the Tanners' Corporation, and he was convinced the murmiirs arofe only from thole Tanners whofe illicit prat• tices had been prevented. The CHANCELLOR of the Excavoymt hoped, after the reafons that had been Rated by his Right Hon. Friend, thole Gentlemen who wi(hed to have the prefent bufinef pnftponed, would not prefs for any longer day. They would have the goodnefs to recolle&, that the fubjed of the pre. fent evening's debate did not come fuddenly upon them. Notice had been given in the lalt Settle:l of Parliament, that it was intended to pivofe that the Taxes in Ireland might be made perma nent : the fubje& at that time underwent come di/cull - ion. A notice was afterwards given, before the Chriamas recefs, that it was to be brought forward ; and the reafon it was not done before that time was, becaufe Gentlemen who reprefent• ed Ireland had not then come over to attend their duty in Parliament. His Right Hon. Friend had recently been prevented from attending the Hook, , in confequence of his being chofen upon an Elec• tion Committee, and in confequence of indifpofi tion. It was evident that Gentlemen had had I'd. ficient notice ; and they mull be aware, that at the prefent moment the neceflity for difpateh was Co obvious, that if the Bill was not paired within a certain time, the Revenues of Ireland would ac tually be in abeyance ; there would be an end of them. Gentlemen, therefore, mutt fee the lesions embarraffrnents that ma follow, if their wills should be complied with ; but there were various other flaps in which they might difeufs the mea fore hereafter, without flopping the progrefs of it; and he was lure his Right Hon. Friend would have no objeltion to infert a claufe in it, by which Parliament might be enabled to repeal it during the prefent Sefton. Colonel VIREKIR contended that the general notices alluded to by the Right Hon. the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, were not fufficient to ap• prize Gentlemen of what was to come forward, or to give them notice to prepare for the difcullion of the fubjeift. Mr. Clausal , Paid, thefe notices, fo repeatedly given, mutt have been fufficient, for it was not in tended to make any fingle Tax permanent, except thofe that already exifled in Ireland ; and all thefe were entered down in the book of rates, which it was competent for any Gentleman to refer to. Colonel V , in reply, Paid he fuppofed that what fell from the Hon. Member who fpoke proceeded from a with to ingratiate himfelf with the Irith Chancellor of the Exchequer. For his own part, he not only felt he had a right, but he conceived it his duty, to refill a meafure that tend ed to bring calamity on the country which he par ticularly reprefented. It was now intended to ren der permanent a van War Tax, which had fence been kept up to fupport the largeft peace ellablifh anent that ever cu lied in Ireland ; and nntwith. Rending the probability of a confiderable deduaion being made in that ellablifhment, yet the Taxes that fupported it were to be made permanent. The Refolutions were then agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. On the Motion of Mr. CORRY, it was ordered, that the Irifh Malt Duty Mt Ibould be referred to the confiderationcla Committeeofthe whole Houfe. ARMY The Houfe having refolved Kelt into a Conn. Mitten of Supply, The CHANCELLOR of the Excusktrai nbferved, that he had laft year, in his ftatement of the Ways and Means to the Houfe, eftimated the Extraordi varies of the Army at the film of t,600,0001. He had firll moved for a fum of 600,00c1. and after wards for an additional fum of one million. It would be recollefted . , that on the latter occalion he had told the Houk, it was uncertain whether a larger turn might not be required for that par. ticular fervice. He was not at the time fufficiently prepared to Rate the precife amount of what would be wanted ; but he laid he apprehended that the excels would not fall far (port of 1,300m001 This was nearly the amount of what he was now about to move ; and it would be feen, that it did not ex ceed one half of the excels of the preceding year. He then moved a refolution, to grant the fum of 1,032,1511. 4s. Bd. to his Majay, to make good the Extraordinaries of the Army for the fervice of the year iftoa. Mr. FULLER rote to afk whether eflimates had not been fent of the different films as they were drawn for ? The CHANCELLOR of the Excittotrca anfwered, that many of the fervices under the head of Army Extraordinaries, were of fuch a nature as to he incapable of having estimates made of the eapences attending them. The priatice purfued for Come years was, for there estraordinaries to be paid in bills drawn from the Treafiwy ; but previous to any payment being made, there. together with the nature of the Cervices, were fubmitted to the infpec tion of the Comptroller of Army Accounts ; and, even after meeting his approbation, and after the liihs being paid, :ley underwent another inveßiga tion, and if it then appeared that any fraud or cal. lnfionliad been praStifed in obtaining that money, the drawers of the bills ii-ere hill refponfible, and would be liable to refund it. It was therefore evi dent that, although RD poltive eftirnate could be made of dick Cervices, there was no danger of their being over-rated or over paid. Mr. Jo niesrox laid he underflood there was a film of Scoot. paid, or to be paid, to a Mr. Wil liam Hutrey, for furnishing clothes to fome df the Native Troops in India. This was an expence which he thought was always defrayed by the na tives therufelvts. Mr. VANSITTATT laid, there clothes, were fur nished for the ufe of troops in the illand of Ceylon, at a time when that expence could be defrayed from no other fouice except from Great Britain : but arrangements were made, by which the Coln.' rly (hould hereafter l i sp port the Native Troopc, in the fame rtl4llllCl as Was done on the Continent of General TARLITO'I f 4 J. he hoped the Army would be pl.ceal on the am. iveting m Scotland and Ireland, as it was in England.—The Ref('lotion was then agreed to, and the Report ordered to be received tomorrow. MALT DUTY. Sir Joint Wacrms LEY laid, he wifled to afk, whether it was intended to do any :ping with regard to feveral Petitions then lying on the table, relative to the Malt Tax ? Ifno other Gentleman tl:ought proper to call the attention of the Houfe to the fubjeet of them, he would himfelf mor: to have them taken into confideration. The CHANCILLOR of the EXCHicri et frith the Hon. Member could hardly expeCt that after the meafure he had brought forward tail year, he should In loon have altered his opinion, ai to make a propofition for taking thole Petitions into confi deration. If the Hon. Member thought proper to fix on any day for confidering them, he would have no objeCtion to difeufs the fubjeCt. But he was now ready to (late, that he had not heard and thing which in the fmalleit degree altered the fentiments he had expreffed tail Seilion on the full jal to which thefe Petitions related.—Adjourned. LONDON. THURSDAY, MARCH 3. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 3 per C. Cowl. money, 7144 for April ace. 72H. Old s per Cent. tot}}—New ditto so43i— Omnium 31 diL PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY: 3 per C. Conf. /tit Imp. 3 per Cent. 7011 4 per Cent. 88i Imp. Ann. t 9-14 s per C. Ann. lot Faceneq Bum la to as. tiff. .1 per C 1197. 10444 Omnium 34 dif. Bank L. Ann. 20i 13-104 Englilk Tickets IA tys. Short A= 4 9-14 Coot. for April sec. ysli Laft night we received Paris Journals to the 27th ult. inclufive. The firft parts of the Civil Code have been prefented to the Legiflative Body, by the Government. The provifions do not effen• ' tially differ from thole prefented tali year, part of which being rejeded, the whole was withdrawn. We find in the Journal des Debut:, of the 24th, an allufion to the confpiracy which we mentioned yefterday. the agents in which bad been arrened at Rouen. The perfons arrefted are faid to be a Lemonadier, a Chouati. who bad got the benefit of amnefty, and a difcharged Gendarme. They had undergone long examinations, and afterwards had been fent on to Paris. The nature of the charge againft them is not mentioned. The Moniienr mentions that the Swifs Deputies had been formally introduced to the FIRST CON sm., on which occafion the new Landamman d'Array made a fhort fpeech, thanking the F►RST CONSUL in the name of the Swift for his mediation! --Sincerity teems to prevail no left at Bo AAAAA rs's Court. than at others of an older date. The French Funds are riling very rapidly. They are 63 f. 63 c. Yellerday, at a quarter before one o'clock, His Majasry Arrived at St. James's Palace, from the Qeen's Houle, and held a Levee, which was snore numerougy attended' than any this feafon. The Levee doted about two o'clock, at which time the Corporation of the Cite of London ar rived, with a loyal Addrefs to His M AJISTY , on his cfcape from the late Confpiracy, which was pre fented to him on his Throne by the RacoRDIR, the Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR, Aldermen WATSON, ANDRRSON, BOYDILL, LIIGHTON, E• MIIR, La MISURIRR, SMITH, THOMAS SMITH, CLAIR, SRINNIR, FLOVIIR, SHAW, PERRIN / ANS. Lay, the Sheriffs, the Chamberlain, the Common Serjeant ; four City Counfel, the City Remem. brancer, Marlbals,about one hundred Commoners, and the whole of the City Officers. To which His MAJISTT was pleafed to return a molt gracious Anfwer, thanking the City for their loyal attach ment to his perfon. On this oceafion, the Sheriffs received the ho nour of Knighthood, now Sir RICHARD Was.cm, and Sir Jamas ALS AAAAA a. Alderman SMITH, who was lately elated for Cagle-Baynard Ward, and Alderman CLAa it, were introduced to His MAJESTY, for the firatime. The following preientations to His MAJUTY took place at the Levee : Mr. Will. FARM., by Lord Saadwich. Cornets &rewriter. by Lord Kefth. Sir JANIXS BLACKWOOD, Co hb Iltarriage. Two Mr. So . by lard De Du:Manville. Mr. N a w co se a ot. Member far the County of Longford. Vifcount Genoa Honourable Captain BLACKWOOD. Dr. Jetta la, by Lard Beriteky. Mr. Omni, by Mr. °milk.. Earl Litetatea, so his being created an Earl. Sir TIWIDIAS Tuoussom. by Sir rbomas Trine. Lord DON LO, on his creation to the title. . lard ELIOTT, the ilrft time there ten yearn The following were at Court the firll time this fcafon: The Merv& of Ely, Earl Yarmouth, Mr. Howard, Mr. Keene, Lord Carberry, Duke of Leinfter, General Baltour, Mr. Peek Carey, and Sir °caw Cornwall. Sir Slow's , Slaws prefented an Addrefs to his MAIRSTY from the City of Rochefler on his late efcape from the Confpiracy. An Addrefs was likewife prefented from the City of Exeter. After His Majesty had received the City Ad drefs, he held a Privy Council, and then gave audiences to the LORD CHAINCRLLOR, the SECRE- T/AM of STATE, and the CH•MCILLOI of the Exciter:urea. Sir Groans Yonoe then had al conference with His Majesty, who was followed by Mr. FORDTet, Surveyor General of the Crown Lands, who laid feveral Papers before his Ma- IRSTY. Soon after five o'clock his Majerry returned to the Queen's Houfe to dinner. In The evening their MArrsrirs and the Pam. crss sr honoured the Concert of Ancient Mufic with their pretence. Her MAJIITT will hold a Drawintraoat this day fe'smight. 012A7ORAL The Seleeinn of Sacred Mnfic, lag night, a , Covent Garden Theatre, went off with peculiar effea, and the airs and chorulles were well chnfen The Band was exceedingly perfect, and fupported the vocal performance in the belt Rile of execution. BK NAM, if poffible, added to his unrivalled repo tation, and to the fteadinefs and fobriety of facre,. music communicated fo much of the n t o• tine talk, as id embelliffi, without departiry from the fubjell, or verging on the levity of execution : his firft Air of " Oft on a plat of r. tog ground," was given with a force of voice. talk, and judgment, that as . relled, if we ma•. i,) exprefs it, an aching attention; and Mit. roa, had he been prefect, would have Intuit charms in his compofir ion before unthought of am. unknown. Similar pr.tife may jullly be extends,. to all the airs e%.!ented by Mr. BRAN Am. The long given by Mik TtSNAsT midi have caufet the audience to regret that moreh4d not been ap propi laced to her. Mifs PARKE pmfelres grea. talle and execution, which fhe finely difplayed in all the airs conligned to her, and particularly in the beautiful and difficult one of a Sweet Bird," in which fhe was accompanied by Mr. ASHLEY the younger, who feemed to riot in the fuggeftions of talk, and the power of execution. Mr. DENMAN managed his voice to the beftadvantage,and (hared in the plaudits of the audience; and Mil.? Mus Day, in her airs, difplayed the moil ten 'er and affaling powers of talle and voice ; if the cannot furprife by the flights of execution, fhe delights by the exquifite fweetnefs of her notes and that fimple expreflion, which is the foul of mufic. Though her voice be not powerful, fhe excited filch mute attention, that her loweft notes carried their in tended effeEt, and her articulation was , not 101 l throughout : if we are not under the influence of fomerhing that fufpcnds or dazzles judgment, we may lately pronounce this young Lady an impor tant acquifition to the mufical world. The Cnn certo, at the end of the fecond AEI, was exqui(itely performed by Mr. ASHLEY, and received the molt flattering and general applanfe. Indeed, flit whole entertainment went off with uncommon 'do', and its excellence aggravated the deferved indignation which the audience in general felt at the partial interruptions of ruffian infenfibility, which proceeded from parts of the gallery, and the back range of the lower boxes. The Houle, exhibiting a *ding inhiance of the public talk, was full in every part ; and proved that the genius of fleatnr L has not 101 l its influence over that people by whom it was foftered to its unrivaled elevation. The following is a tranflation of a Dutch Epi gram : When ADAK Sept, Eva from his fide arofe— Strange hisififictp Mould be his Lift repofc. 6.T Yefierday a full Board was hel d at the Admi ralty, at which Earl Sr. Viwcrer prefided : feve. rat Naval Officers attended, among whom was Admiral Sir JAMS Sauss•asz. Orders were received at the feveral dock yards, about two months ago, on no account to fell any old rope, unkfs cut up in lengths of one fathom each. Since which, orders are again received at all the yards, and it is fuppofed for very fpecial reafons, to attend in like manner to the felling of junk ; and not even to Puffer any to be erpofed for fate, until cut up in lengths alto of fix feet each. The damage done to the Paddington Canal is by no means fo great as has been reprefented in the papers. The wind flowed the water fo high that it tan over at the part above the Kilburn tic• queduift, and in time made a fmall breach. That has been repaired, and the Canal is reftored to its former Rate. _ _ In the Influenza, which is fo prevalent at this time, the real .7.ems4's Powder is found to be par. titularly efficacious, as it was in the year 1782. Eigin or ten grains fhould be given on the lirft attack of the Fever, and four or five grains ever, fix hours, for the firft day or two, it it does not fooner fubfide. In the mean time, the irritating Cough, when very troublefome, fhould be allayed by a tea-fpoonful of Syrup of Poppies, or by to or 15 drops of Laudanum, as occafion may require. Some few errors having taken place in the Re port of Lord SoseaaviLt.s s (hew at the Barbican, we are requefted to Rate that the Committee for determining the Prizes, coulifted of the following Perfons The Han. George Villiers I Mr. Ebfworth, falcfman, Liadfay, Q. Mr. Ayres, butcher. Mr. Naar, grazier, They adjudged the Prizes eza&lly as follows: His Grace the Duke of Bedford, for a Yoke of Devonihire bred Oxen, 301. Mr. Edmunds, for a Yoke of Hereford brad Oxen. so'. Should Mr. Edmunds's Oxen prove abtrs the ttipuhted weight of Sim Rope each, then Mr. Martin Webber, for his Yoke of Devonlikire bred Oxen, will be amiklered entitled to the Prize of to/ adjudged to Mr. Edmonds. Mr. Edward Smith, for his Pen of live Ewe Hop, of South Down breed, 301. His Grace the Duke of Bedford, for his Pen of Fat Wethers, of the South Down breed, front his Mauldin Farm, aoL Such was the dillribution of the Prizes as ad vertifed to be difpofed of; betides which, Lord Sore tavitze, with great good humour, and antic ; ty to pleafe as ,much as poffible, introduced two additional Prizes of handfome Silver Cups, which he difpofed of by the four following Gentlemen drawing lots : Robert Byng, Efq. for his Yoke of Hereford bred Oxen. Mr. Miller , for his Yoke of Linda bred Os" hearlwerkett till the tlt day of Amok dos. Mr. Henry Cole, for his Yoke of Samara bred OZGO.sude fat on grafi and hay only. Mr. Elbnan, for his Pen ef rat South Down Wethers. ROBERT SYNC, Efq. and Mr. Mit.i.aa, gained the Prizes by drawing Lots. It is generally fuppofed that, from the great civility and conlider.ition which has been (hewn towards every individual fending Stock to this ftww, that there will be a eonfiderable number of Can didates for the Prizes of the enfuing year, as Lord SOMERVILLE has liberally declared his intention of continuing them, in order to difcourage the everfer thew meat, and to introduce that dercrip tion of Beaft and Sheep, which will produce the quickeft return, with moft plenty ; an objett high ly laudable , in as much as it will tend ultimately to lower the price. Nitt7lCAL INTELLIGENCE. GIBRALTAR, FhP:ITJARY 7. On :he 4th, the Dosx EIAL, commanded li r . 3;,. RICHARD STRACOAD. arri...ad here in nine days from Portfmontla : Sir RICHARD failed with fealel orders for this place; he m..f the CYNTHIA on the la of this month ..f Cape St. Vincent's ; on the crh, Sir RICHARD failed to join the Ike, at Malta. Tile DRAGON and Re.wovia have both gone into he mole to reEt, and are likewife to fail for Malta. vitenevar they are repaired, as is alto the Mom -11.1111. The Active frigate fails to•day for .lalta." YARMOUTH, MARCH s. l'eflerday afternoon failed his Majefiv's fhip la SCIOHIA to be repaired; the Autumn, Timmtsnx, .rui Bleging Increafe, Rtceaaosnw, for Don ; the Perfeverance, LANDERS, fur Goree ; and the i3anificr, Fow Ls, for Rutter lam with coals —Re in .in in the Roads, the PENELOPE, LEDA, and L s mitt° frigates, and one cutter. RA (red through a large fleet of laden colliers.—Sailed the Triton, for Dublin with grain.—Wind W. SHEERNESS, MARCH 2. The (hips in the harbour here were yelterday hrown into a (late of confurion, owing to the Irio• :once of the wind. Several vac's drove from heir anchors, and were in momentary expeElation 4* running foul of each other, but happily efcaped with little damage. The wind, which, at noon, olew very hard from the northward, increafed in the evening to a moil dreadful (form, which lafted about three hours; and had it not fortunatelyabated mull have done immenfe damage. We have, however, reafon to fuppofe, that its revere eff.:Els will be felt at other places. The [hips in ordinary have fuffered much by rubbing againft each other. Arrived Lis Majetty's fllip.Ct.vos, and remains at the Great Dore. The THETIS is paid off. The following is a lift of the fhips of war now At this port : IA CslONNiffisit.s.U.lloll. STLFII, Ilft - S4l, t lON ANTALOPE, CONFLICT, gIIZI.VarCi, AMLINTST, LTNI, SUISCX, CONSTANT, gun-vet:la IA Onfinary.—.TlETlS, MINOTAUR ZIA LAND.WIWCNISLSCA, OXANA,•FRICA,IIAIS ,COYPTIENNI,ONICORN,CLAtI, SI 'IDWILL, IIILLIANT, OMIT& and rr a The WINCHELSEA is fitting for the reception of Marines for the Dock Yard. P. S. T he CAROLINE frigate has arrived from the River, and has brought to at the Little More. FROM LLOYD'. LIST. DiAL, MAICIII 2..--Arrived and failed far the River the Caledonia, —, from the Eaft Indies; Diana, Dorbyddre„ from Kitts• and the Leopard, man of war, frorn Ford moutb. —Win d W. S. W. _ _ _ GRAVRSLND, MARCY 2.--Paffed by the Swift, from Jamaica; Neltor, —, from Honduras; Parfait, Janke, from Guerhfcy ; Phoebe, —, from Dub/in ; Minorms. -e—, from Alta ; Lady Charlotte, Evans, from Lilbue, and Caro lina, —, from St. Lucas.—Sailed the Jane, —, for P. ladelphi4; Gratitude, Scott, for Madeira; Enterprise, —.—, and the Efperance, ---,---, for Rosen ; Ceres, for Cork; Diana, Purcell, for Dublin; Losifa, Oltker, for .---, Am. Radon; Ceres, —, and Jane Jan, Guipt, for Rosurdass. GREENOCK. FEER UARY 27. * Several (hips lie wind.bound at the tail of the bank for the Well Indies. The Governor PiBon, RircHis, is afbnre in Landefton Bay, near the village of Innerkip, and has cut her rmtils. The wind blows a hurricane to-day, and I am much afraid (be will in confequence go to pieces—(he was bound for Trinidad with a very valuable cargo. There is alto another vefrel afhore near the oppofite fide, near the hill of Ardmore, having parted with her cables ; (he is a brig from the Mediterranean. On Wednefday the tirith ult. a !Fella appeared in a perilous lituation off the mouth of Lochfpelve, Ifland of Mull. Three of the Crogan ferrymen went, at the hasard of their lives, to relieve her, and with great difficulty get on board the 'et re', which they got clear off this costa, but uncertain whether they were at,le to make any fafc harbour. boi ls The Dorm was fo violent than° Arave paired or repaired for fi x days pallftant it was fuppofed that there were we els 101 l on the coati, as fome pieces of timber had been caD on (bore in Lochbuy, but none that could lead to any difcovery, except a calk, on which were the words 4 , River Lee, Porter Brewery Co. Cork." It ap• pears to have been for fome time in the water. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Yefterday a Court of Direaors of the Eaft India Company was held at the India Houfe, when the following Commanders attended, and took their final leave of the Court previontly to being diG , patched, via:—Captain Ross iv sow, of the flip Lord Catilereagh, and Captain Maxwect of th e (hip Calcutta, for Coaft and Bay, and Captain Romer Bummers, of the Earl Howe, for ditto; on board which flip Lord WiLLIAN CAVINDISO BINTOICIL proceeds to Madras.—Capt. WILLI/IS MOFFATT was (worn into the command of the (hip Ganges, configned to China. We have the pleafure to (late the fafe arrival in the Downs on the A infant, of the Hon. EaR India Company's (hip the Caledonian, C.apt. Joins CRAIG, from the Prefidency of B-malp which the left on the 3d of October left. The CA•dmian ar rived at the Bland of Saint Helena, in the middle of November, and failed the 3d of December. Arrived in the Downs, on Toefday fall, the flip Canada, Captain Wicairsom, from China, which p'ne the left on the 7th of Aorta. The Dover Cattle and Arta left China on t he ir return to Ma dras on the 3d of July. The Canada failed from England with the Nile and the Minorca, on the sift of June, tBot, and has on board a cargo on account of the EaR India Company. The Company's Packet the Telegraph, Captain Hamar MORSE Sitairoos, arrived at Canton. from End, on the Bth of June fall. and was to pro rom thence to Fort St. George.—The David Capt. Cnaaces Jonas. arrived at Cantos op the 16th of July ; and the Ceres. Captain Wm. Dousroms, 00 the asth if•to. They were to be difpatched for England in the month of November. The Company's Rip the 'rellicherry. Captain Gsoac c Wmarsao, arrived at Calcutta on the 6th of October. She failed from Rio Janeiro cm the a Bth of June, at which place the touched for refrethments, outward.bound.