The Sun. — London, England, 1812-07-02 00:00:00

. order to afford further information on tie of the new Taxes ri Ser..- , 7l.ts', and 1-kyles The C , ANT.ELLOR of t .e EXCHP.QUER could not consent to any further postponement. Mr. BROUGHAM then renewed his object e ions'to the 1 axes upon Hides, and upon Agricultural Ser vants, as affecting the - lower orders of the people. He condemned all imPosts 'which' went to inflict a burthen Upon the trader, and not nuon the con sumer. Such a tax Was highly objectionable.= The objections . which he, had formerly used e specting the effects of the other part of the-taxes - upon AgricAlture still remained unanswered. It -was impolitic, he contended, to tax all the imple ments used in husbandry. He would put it to all the practiCal and theoretical farmers in the House, whethersuch,impolicy was not manifest: He pro tested ap:aiust it, therefore, as conducive to the rise or every article of life, and thought it was . one of the Minister's blinders, and not a tax.— GoYernment would be - materially affected by it, for they would ,receive with one hand and pay with the other. For instance, if he looked to the ar my, and the vast consumption of leather which necessarily took place, his proposition could he. very readily retde apparent. The army con-. sists . of, about eight hundred thousand. men, who, on the average, consume per annum six parrs of shoes each ; this, at - the rate of Is. per pair advance in price each, - ivtuld,make an in crease ofexpence to Government of .about two hundred and sixty thousand. pounds per annum.- - To . all intents and purposes it was. a poll-tax on the army, and .consequently atax laid by Govern ment on itself--a tax laid by one part of the Ca binet upon the other part. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman noticed the pressure of the. propert y upon the farmer, and stated his in , tention, in , the next Session, of bringing the sub ject before the House, so far as it concerned the present mode of levying that 'tax. He concluded with giving his decided negative to the present _l~itii•l_ i Mr. MARRYATT thought that this tat would ultimately affect the consumer ; but there was one circumstance which particularly 'deserved the at tention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which was, that the stock in trade Of the tanners would expose them to a prodigious loss, from the-opera , tion of this tax. He therefore thought it was necessary that some - chanie shoUld be introduced, to protect them against it for one year;' and un less some such . clAuse were inserted, he should find himself called upon to oppese the Bill. . Mr. LYTTLETON was of the same opinion with the Hon. Gentleman who spoke last. The tan ners had lately'laid in a very great stock—in con-' sequence - of which they must suffer too severely, unless they met with• some indulgence. , Mr. Mugu was of opinion that this tax :was calculated to give too great an advantage to the Irish manufacturer. lie should always wish to See the manufacturers of Ireland encouraged, but never to the prejudice of those of our own coun try. In the present case, they Would have au ad vantage of six per cent. which he thought very improper. He also objected to this tax,, as un just, on the plea of its ultimately affecting the consumer. Mr. WHARTON contended, that the. arguments used by the Honourable and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Brougham), were inconclusive and fallacious ; that, in fact, they destroyed one another. If the farmer, as he contended on a former occasion, was affected by the tax in every point of view; if it fell upon the beast before his hide' was sold, why then the argument might ,have of course the farmer would ask a greater price, and the tanner consequently would raise his price, so that evidently it must fall upon the con suliSer. , Now, Whether it s fell oppressively or not was' another question. It had been asserted fl;at the poorer orders - of people were materially .flecteti by the tali, that it did not equally attach on the rich and the poor; and that therefore it, was Objectionable. Now, how stood, the fact as to the increase in the price of shoes ? The'Hon. and Learned Gentleman had stated that increase of eighteen pence per pair op those used by husbandry servants. That, however, was not, the case ; for from certain information he had this - morning re. , ceived from the Company of Cordwainers, the in- . erease -would only be 9d: per pair, allowing cent. per rent. for the aggregate expellee incurred in the leather's going through the different hands ne cessary in process before it-could be made into a shoe. He was aware that the Hon: and Learned Gentleman, when he talked of the increased charse, oral that the -shoes of a poor man were More expensive than those df an opulent man, could only mean in regard to the weight of leather.— For let -it be • recollected, that the opulent man wore in the year more shoes- in point of -number. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman, too, had thrown out of his t3alculation all theotlier' leather.consurned by .the 'opulent man. He had tot• noticed the . vast quantity consumed in riagcs, in saddles, jn, harness, -in - portmanteaus, Looks, &c..his. argument, therefore, would fall to the ground on this head. With respect to the stock "in • hand of • the tanners, particular attention had been paid by his Majesty's Govern ' went to that part of the subject, and they wore tot to be affected by the operation of the tax. All the stack ivhich,has not gone through the prodeSs 'would be exempt from the tax. Gentlemen who Lad opposed the tax as oppressive, would not have occasion to persevere in their. opposition.' The House wouldTpereeive, that in respect to the price to be charged by the tanner, to indemnify him fpr the tax—that he must regulate by the demand for the commodity, and certainly it could not be his interest to sell at a loss. Mr. BROUGHAM made a few observations in ex- - planaton. Lord ALTHORPE said a few words against•this tax, in which he 'recapitulated the arguments he had made use of on-the former'evening. • GeneratTAßLETots: thought it strange that the Honourable Gentleman opposite, from having had a ,rneeting with the Society of Cordwainers, in ,Lonffon, 'he could pretend to come 'to the House -,-armed, as he had said, with authority to state how this tax would affect- the peasantry in the other parts of the kingdom 3 , he 'urged that this tax *is litpetlitic at-far is it regarded the and in 'the „ calculated to ititiarne the winds of the pe, • Sir Knatchbull, Mr. W. Smith, .Sir T. 'Turtori, Mr. IT. Thornton Mr. Polev, and Mr. Bastard, stated iliat they were entreated their Constituents to oppose thiS tax,, but thi7 concurred in testifying their approbation - of all the ether taxes, and regretted that they found, hemselves compelled.to oppose -, this tax, from a conviction of the bad. effects that would result from its being imposed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to the ob servations which - had•fallen from several Gentlemen in re spect to the Tax on'Hides, stated, in corroboration of what had been mentioned by hisi-lonourable Friend(Mr. 'Whar ton), that measures were adopted for relieving the Tanner from4what he 'thought was a hardship, in being taXed for the stock in hand—the relief so given would comprise, the quantity of hides in process of tanning, and not tha rasa/ material untouched; because it would be Umost injurious mode of prtkeeding towards the public, to allow the tan ners to put half 'a million of money into their pockets, , by extending the relief to Ale . whole of their stock in band. .ICI many, places the trade had eighteen montlr, stock, in others they had only five months. He wtnild liewantio7 in his duty to the Pubic, if he w er e to conc ed e th e i r demand's 'wholly and witliont limitation. No doubt the price of the - commodity to the consumer would be raised; he hoped not too - fa Mal. If the tanners next SesSion could make a ease sufficient to call npOn Parliament for 'further relief, willies tionalAy it would be granted. There are softie other bene fits to be afforded to the trader. He should propose to give an increase of drawback on articles exported In a manu factured state, but there would not be any as affecting the trade Of Ireland. The - Hon. and Learned Gentleinau had . said, that the Leather Tax was one of the blunders of Go vernment; if it ivas,so, it - bad the.effect like other taxes, of filling the coffers of the Exchequ e r, an d th ere f ore was a t ax whet' must be satisfactory. Mr. LOCKHART wished to know if any relief was to be given to the Plate Glass Manufacturers ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied to the ques tion in the affirmative. The House then divided on that part of the Bill which pro vides for the Impost on Leather. Ayes Not s Majority for it -.:8 The House, as we underitand, afterwards diirided on the question for adjOurning the further discussion. Ayes . Noes . • Majority against the M0ti0n..... —17,, • The Bill was then read •I third time and passed. • • The Exchequer Loan ACComniodation Bill, and the Army Prize Bill, were severally read st.second time and coltmitted. Oa the motion of Mr. GoutnsiT itr:, leave was g - ,i•zen to !Jr .ng in a Bill to amend an error in the Local Militia sic., so far as it respects the fines. • The Hen. Member afterwifds hroug .. ; - rt. in the Bill, which was read a first time. On the motion of Mr. BitistAß7), an account of the, income and expenditure of the Royal Caltal Company, tram the 25th of December, 1810, to the same period in 1312, was ordered to be laid before the House. • cr-I,tna inoVed the previcons question ? •iirbieh was carried by a majority of One. The ilioticin of the Mahfuis Ii'LLESLEY was, in substance, the same as that moved by Mr. CANNING, in the House Of Commons. The followipg Bulletin vvas issued yesterday af ternmin WAR DtPARTMEgT. Downing-street, July 1, 1812. Dispatches have been received f rom Li eu t. , . Gen. CAMPBELL, commanding at Gibraltar, and from Major Gen. 'Ross, commanding at Cartha- gena. General dispatch of the Bth ult. in , cioseS a letter he had received from General BAL LASTtIIO, giving a brief a 'account of a severe action foutflit between a body of SpanishtroopS, and the division of General Counnoux. The battle took place near Bornos; upon the Ist June. 'Tice loss of the Spaniards in killed, wounded, and missing, was.not . less *than ,1009; including about 89 ()facers. General BALLESTEROS 'retired to the ground . he bad occupied before theactioh, 'hag off his wounded, who have since arrived at Algesiras, and the French have suffered so severely that, they offered no molesiation to his retreat. The dispatches from General Ross contain an account of a successful eApedition against Al . • . neria,.conccrted between himself, 'CaptainADAti, of hi , Ship InvinciNe, and Gen, JOSEPII O'DO/ZNELY.., ccamnanding the Spanish army in Murcia . . Three hundred Spanish troops were eni barked_On board a small squadron under Captain ADA::i's orders, and proceeded off Almeria, while., the Spanish troops under General FREYRE, 'at tabked and drove the Enemy from Baya, on the 13th of Maly ;. in consequence of - Which the gar rie--,n of AlMeria Was hastily withdrawn upon the 14th,. in order to unite with those.cif,:Motril, Gre nada, and other places, to make'head against;the Spanish Army. As the Enemy quitted Almeria, 'Capt. ADA:Ws corps landed, and toyik posseSsion of the. place. They captured 3 vessels in the port, destroyed the batteries and works erected by the French, and bleW up the strong Castle Of'St. El mo, which had afforded securityto the anchorage and protected the s enemy's privateers. All the ser viceable ordnance :vas shipped for Carthagena, together with a quantity of lea * d and sulphur. The inhabitants ,received the Allies with the greatest enthusiasm: and as .the port, is no longer defensible, , Gen. Ross hopes that the French 'Will / • not re-occupy it. PENITENTIARY HOUSE. The House went into a Committee of Supply, and the Peni tentifirAct was referred to the Committee. Mr. ROLF() RD, in a very elognent speech, stated the great benefit which might accrue to society from the'erection of a Penitentiary House, for the reception of those criminals not wholly lost. It was proposed to build o n e w hi c h s h ou ld con - Main 600 persons, - 300'of each sex; the estimate of the ex pence wa5'9.60,000/. but all that was proposed,to he done this session was, to make a commencement, by building the outer walls •and surronnding the prison site. To effect this object, the sum now proposed to be granted was 30,0001. He there fore moved a resolution for granting that sum. 'Air. W. Smith, Mr. IL Sumner,. Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. LOckbart,Mr. Bankes, all considerethe estimate: to be enor mous, but admitted the necessity of the measure.' Mr. Long, Lord It. :-leyinour, and Lord Castlereagh, sup ported it, on t _e 4rounds that it would produce the most be neicial effects.. Mr. SINCLAIR divided the House -41 • N } A oes • . . - .. ' 7 Majority. .. • The Report was ordered to be received to-morrow, The Five Millions Exchequer 'Bills' Bill, the Prince's Leasing Bill, and the Soldier's Widows sill, were severally read a third time, and passed. - The Auction Duty Regulation Bill was brought in and read a first time, and ord.>red for a second reading on Friday. The House went through a- Committee on 'the Lotteries Bill, in which some observations were made by Mr. Babing ton and Mr. Wilberforce, on the pernicious effect of this spe cies of supply. • The other Orders of the Day were disposed of, and at Ten o'Clock the House adjourned. ' MAILS. - • ARRIVED--1 Guernsey, 1 Jersey, IDublin, 2 Waterferd. 14E-1 Caiiz, I Lisbon. • PRICE OF STOCKS THIS 'PAY AT TVF.LVE C 0115013 .... 5' 56i I Red. Atm— 65iN Oranium 01 pr THE SUN... BOLEM QUIS DICERS FALSLM AUDEAT LONDON, THUF.F.DAY, JULY 2, 1812. A Waterford Chronicle reached town this morn ing, which contains' the following intelligence from Portugal, on the authority of Capt. TRIVOT, of the ship Trico, which had arrived from Viana. On the, morning of her . departure, news from Oporto and • Gazetter had arrived, which con tained accounts that Lord WELLINGTON had taken Salamanca, with all the provisions and stores which it contained. The' allied armies. were advancing into . . Spain in two directions, the one northward, and the / other southward, and Gallicia had been 'entirely cleared of the enemy. Captain TRIVOT states that theintelligence was universally current at Viana, that 'several merchants had received Gazettes confirming it,—that he heard some of them read,—that- he was congratulated on. tl4 news of which he would be the bearer to Bri tain,—and that Mr. NottrON, Consul at Viana, assured him. that there could be no doubt of 'the truth of the account. GoverAment have this morning received ac counts of a successful attack made by a detach ment from the squadron under the command of Sir HOME POPHAM, in conjunction with a Guerilla party, under the Command of Don GAsrAR, upon the town , and garrison of La Quctia,- near Cape Machicaco. Three hundred cif the enemy were taken prisoners, and a great number wounded. , A debate of very considerable length took place last night in the House of Lords, on the Motion , of the Marquis WELLESLEY. • The LORD, CHAN- LONDON: Printed by THOM NS WOOD, of No. 35, Maiden-lane., covent-garden; and At the Sux OLFicE, No. 02, Strand, where ildvertis'ements, Orders fo, tart's Office: Published by WILLIAM ARMIGER SCRIPPS, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square, r the Paper, Letters fQr the Editor, &e. (post paid), must be adiltes.led. The QI:EEN and is riticesseS AI/GU.STA,ai/C 1 (lined festerday *ith.tEe b-uke of his house in b.•.30,..ith Audlef:Street., The` ph E R`" GENT, th'e DUke and Duchess Of. Yoarc; and 11 1. ,liuke of CUNBRRLAND, were of the party.--L'-Thi day her MAJETY acid theittNeEs.S.ES dine with the PRINCE 'REGENT. Lord MotRA is said 1 . .0 have written a letter of remonstrance to Lard FitioAL, On the late inte4i . perate proceedings of the Catholles. OLD BAILEY .—Yesterday thernitig the Cola'opened . before Mr. Justice LE nr_kNc and 31r 7 Justice GIBBS. When Bowler was.called to the Bar, Mr. KNAFti applied to the Court to put off the trial, on account-Of 'a .great many witnesses that 'had to come a long distance. in the country. Mr. POOLEY felt no objection. ; and after the JudgeS had- deliberated, .it was agreed to staua over till 'Friday. The Court then ordered tile Clerk of the Arraigns to read the indictment, for - the purpose of the prisoner's pleading. Mr. KNAPP again addreSsed the Court,•and said, that, as the defence. which he intended'to se t np • on the trial of the prisoner, was a defence he 'via!, intitled to in law, .he• contended itwould avail 'him, with respect 'to his not being intitled to Plead, till his sanity was sufficiently proved, 1 ° place 'himself in that Situation . . This, however , was over-ruled, and justice La BLANC obserTed , that hi3:.cast , tivoul.l.be heard tin his trial ; and big pleading could .not do him any injury. ,- il-.rr..S ar,r.ToN r3ell read- the indictment, Chit rging him, in the seve:•al counts„ with Shooting. .:J- Burro Ws ; and when: he asked - him whether he Was Guilty, :or Not Guilty . ? he . very --811 - • dibly pronounced, .Nof questio-fitheA was pnt—How will you be tried ? Here' he made a-pause, not'kriowing the form of words that ar° given :in . answer, and said, " leave it to al given . • , M -HARDY : , the Clerk of the Papers, told g 1 to sttl7, " By. God and 'sly. did, and retired from the bar. Mr. SADLER ascended in his balloOn fronl Mao" chester on Monday last ; the tilace of his--(lescrlX -was not known when the - post came away. FICTU-ILLING-OFFICE, - Tune 26, ISI2- HE COQ MISS'IONERSfor VICTUALLgG IIisiPIAJES2.I"S NAVY do hereby give Noticc4. 42 .'" 4 on Fridoy, the 10th of July next . „they will be ready to reve.% Tenders in writing, (sealed up), and treat for the sale BPI the YEAST that shall be made in his Majesty's BtewhoaPc Deptford, for one year, from the 21st of that Month.; and 11/-° for the Supply of what COOPERAGE STORES, and made COOPERS' TOOLS, 'or Tools 'of equal goodnr.ts,th r Service of this Department may require, for the spetec Tivelve Oro/ales from the date of the Contract, to be delice:d into the Victualling Stores at that place and to be pn2.l- 41. by Bills, payable with Interest, Ninety Days after dtsfe. The Conditions of the Contracts may be seen at the Seet tctry's' Office. 217.0 regard will be had to any,Tender in which the Prie g shall not be inserted in words at leogth, or that shall not 11 0 I delivered to the Board before One o'clock on the said _Fri thific the 10th of July next, nor unless the Per Son wise makes *bat Tender, or spite Person On his behalf; attends,to answer zatels called for: Each Tender for the Yeast whist also be aemnpanittl ly Letter signed by two responsible Persons engaging to berg'o c ' bound with the Party tendering, in the Penal Sum of. 9. 44 ' for the due performance of the Contract. VICTUALLING-OFFICE, t 161 i. THE COIIIIIIISSIONERS for VIVT LTA • His 41-4 1 1ESTrS NAVY do hereby gk e on Friday, Me loth of July next, they will be reedy to reedic e :' Tenders in writing, (ealed up), and treat for Two iloadr (l , Thousand Gallons of WEST INDIA RUM, to be dal y , free, direct from the bonded Il'arehcitses of the India Dock Company at the Port of 'London, into his At - v:,K r ty's Victualling Stores at Deptford: one ia/f thereof itt 1' Month from the Day of Contract,: and the °titer intif Month aftenairds : and for Three Hundred. n i ne I,i'M.Cile ° VADO SUGAR, to be answerable to Samples (f - echf. Zest t'" Two Pounds weight each) to be produced with the Tend em and to be delivered with the StOrei before-ntentitnieg, ire the original Packages, at the rate of from Seventy to Eel Tons per Ireek.The whole to be paid for by BiEs, Intr.hie with luterest, •at Ninety Days after, date. The conditidas of the Contiaets 2haz,% be seen at the Sl.cre--. 4 VO regard will be Lid to tz?zy .Tender ivi ',Lich the Pri - ' l. shag net be inserted in words at length, or the shall not he 11 lirered to the Board btfare One o' Clock on the said i rk day, the 10thof July ne.rt, nor unless the Person w ho voic es the Teader, or some Person on his behalf, attends, toaris: l)4l when culled for. MR.' WEST'S PICTURE ot' e , CHRIST HEALING 'SICK IN THE TEMPLE." • it. Subscriptions for the Print. of this Pier, continue to Ie received at the .BRITISH GALLFI t . where the Picture will b e e..xliihited till the latter end of J' l The present price ofthe Prints to Subscribers . is'Five Gujo e ,,, each. A deposit of half the price to be paid on silbscrib io y and the realainder on the delivery of the Impressions. fjo B. Persons residing in the Country, and wishing to , i s d . scribe, may transutit per post to Mr. Green,' the Keer t i - s the British Gallery, London, for which a re ce ' will be immediately returned. • - ,BRITISH _FIRE INSURANCE OFFICE; THE DIRECTORS are ready to grant ra j' CIES for the INSURANCE' of Builaings, Furnit i ! r i ° , Merchandize,§hips, Vessels, and al: oth e r Property, aP t " o "d Loss or Damage•byFlßE, on Principles the most liberal' 1 1 equitable, . - and en Terms consistent with the Mutual see"' of the °dice and the Public. be Insurances due and payable at 'Midsummer-Pay wi " renewed within Fifteen . .laysthcrefroni, or the Policies void. poi The increased Value. of all Property renders it in necessary in prudent Persons to and to their Insurances; % he additions will made by this .Office without charge' forf Policies; nor will, any be made for. PolicieS for Insurance 3001, oc. u pwnr d yet FARMING STOCK at the reduced _Premi u m of es' Cent, • - , the PropdSals may he had gratis at the princip a l Offices in • ts &wand and Corn hill.Loinion, or at the Company's Ageu the different Cities and Towns in (heat-B r it a i n an d Irelan' . ROBERT • SKELTON,' Secretar;' . , • THOMAS WATSON, DEdEASED. it LL PERSONS.having any dann or Dern, t ri i , upon the ESTATE of THOMAS WATSON, late 0 , Parish of St. Mary, Islingion,• in the County of Middl es :i,C Nurseryman, deceased, are desired to send an account of • r t sae to Robert Oldersha w , Of LoL o wer=-stree t , Islington ; ° Mr.' John Neill, of Surry-street, in the Strand, the Execnt° in order that the same may be examined and settled. ' N AV .E WS . PORTSMOUTH, JUI.IY I.—An attack has been made by the marines and sailors of Sir HOME Pop- HAM'S squadron, in company with a , party of Guerillas, on the •pa of Lequeitio, which garri son they stormed and carried in a most gallant manner, bringing ay. - ay 200 French prisoners, which formed part of the garrison. The Hot spur is as dispatched home with the,prisoners, and when she• sailed, the squadron was proceeding against •.another port on the Coast - of BiiCay, • Dena. When the Guerillas first - made the attack on Lequeitio, they were.repulsed by the French, but 'the seamen Of the Fenerable having by this time - got a gun ashore, which they planted , ' in ft com manding position on a height, the Guerillas returned, and, with the Marines, carried , the place in grand style. We have not been able to learn our lciss on this occasion, hut hear it is comparatively trifling. BRISTOL, JULY 1.- 7 The want of due activity- , has occasioned. great disturbances in this , City. HUNT'S mob'were suffered to proceed to the-most daring excesses, without any vigorous, efforts to re - strain them. They employed themselves several hours in the work of devastation, and were -not in the least opposed' in their career. The front of the Council House, the doors, shutters, windows, Szc. are entirely demolished.— The same out rageous proceedings took place in several private houses, the owners of which were supposed to be friendly to Mr. DAVIS. The misguided wretches then went to Clifton, where they served Mr. DA vis's house, court, &c. in the same manner. -- At length 'the Magistrates held •a Meeting, and about ten o'clock last night, some Mi litia Regiments, and a troop of Scotch ,Greys, returned to Bristol. The, Volunteers also as sembled, and a stop was then very soon put to. these tiotous'?measures. The City is, however, still in a very agitated state.—HuNT delivered a - very inflammatory harangue, in which he told the rtiOb that the military were brought in to in timidate them,. but that they were.ronly Men like. themselves. His friends, however, came in but slowly; and when those of the more.respectable cast refl'ct on the proceedings of the mob, it is probable that they will abandon a'cause which is supported by such alarming and dete;itable means. The military will, of course, be ordered away can the close of t the poll. It is hoped, however, that the military will not be dismissed too soon, for they are absolutely necessary -for the preservation of ,the public peace in the presentperturbed.state. of this City. The following is the state of the poll : DAVIS. HUNT. Last night 230 80 Half past Three . 160 31 ' 390 -111