The Sun. — London, England, 1819-06-14 00:00:00

'1'111l3L:11 DUTIE3. It appears by the St:liedule of Rates or Duties o' Customs, submitted to Parliament on Tuesday fast, that there is an intention to enforce the pay ment of t he Duties which were nontinqlly imposed by the 54th of the King, on Timber from the Ring's Colonies—such timber having, by parti cular Acts of Parliament, been !inherit) exempted itorn attics, and which exemr)tioo was not to expire before 11,trch 1920. The impolivy of im posing a Doty on won't from these Colonies, 141)11 the injurious eff,:ct it most have upon the Shipping Interest of this Country, have alway. been felt by the Legislature ; and we particularly refer, for an illustration, to the opinions of for mer Le:!ialators, as expressed in the Acts of Par li:4ment of their times, and who, upon practical rell!itig to commerce, arti, it tn.►a ,be admit te , i, nor ft,; . et:lle(l by the men of trte pres'ent „my. By th 31 and 4 hof Aug,bounties were given on the intportatiutl of mastg, &c. from the Colonies. for a limited period, and subsequent A , ts continued then, till the 2411 of June, 1781. The language of the preamble to the Statute of Queen Axxe is retwarkable, mod strongly ex press.-s the sentiments and policy of the Statesmen of those any, , on this question, and we (rote it, as particularly applicable to the "subject at this eirne :-- "Where-as the ItAF3I Nary anti the navigation of Eng land, wherein, under God, the wealth, safety, and strength of this kingdom is so much concerned, depends on the due aupply of stores neeetsary for the same, which being now brought in mostly from . forei,(n parts in _foreign . 1 4ippini;.- at exorbitant and arbitrary rates, to the great w:ejtidice and diseouragement of the trade and navigation of this kingdom, may be provided in a snore certain arid beneficial manner from her Majesty's own dominions. And whereat her Majesty's colonies and plantations in America were at first settled, and are still maintained Lod protected, at a great expense of the treasure of this king dom, with a design to render them as useful as may be to Eng land, and the labour and industry of the people there, profit able to themselves: and in regard the said colonies and plan tations, by the vast tracts of land therein lying near the sea, and upon navigable rivers,maycommodinuslyafford great quan tities of all sorts of naval stores, if (lac encoarogement be given for carrying on so great and advantageons an undeitakingi which will likewise tend not only to the further employment and increase of English Shipping and Seamen, but also to the eolareing in a great measure the trade and vent of the wool len and other manufactures and commodities of this king dom, and of other her Majesty's dominions, in exchange fbr such naval stores, which are now purchased from foreign countries with money or ; and for enabling her Ma esty's subjects in the said colonies and plantations to make due and sufficieet returns in the course of their trade." The Legislature, not satisfied with the enroll regernent given to the Timber Trade of the King's Colonies, and finding it was not sufficient to in duce the Colonists to etigege extensively io p ass ed the Sib Geo. I. c. 12, by which wood, the growth of those provinces, might be imported front thence into this Country direct, in British :ships, FREE OF DUTY. The Act recites, that great quatitiiies of wood and timber bad usually been imported into this Kingdom from FOREIGN coun tries, at excessive rates, especially in times of war, and that foreigners had thereby f oon d op. portunities to export the coined moneys of the realm, to the great detriment of the public weal. Tice same policy was suc2essively pursued by the Legislature in varioes intervening Acts, the last of 'which expired in 1814 ; and timber, fit for naval purooSCS, 1111roTted into this Country from those Colonies, is still exempted, by statute, from duty, tool was to have continued so till March, 1820 ; but that there is now an intention to impose a (boy on Timber Irons British Auo , rica, at no distant period, is trio evident from the Resolu tions agreed to by the Iloese of Commons on Tuesday last. It is said, that the duty is not to take place immediately, and not until after March, 1820, the period limited by Ike statute granting the present exempti,o ; hot we wish to know upon what sound principle this duty can at any time be imposed, and whether as a sower of revenue or a' a boon to tot eigners ? To the English Ship-owner, any duty, however , omail, will inevitably be most injurious. To the Colonists, the "t'ia d Trade is altogether secondary, except as it enables them to obtain front the Mother Country, at a low freight, those articles of manufactures anti merchandise, which they Most otherwise obtain from the United States. That the effect of any duty on timber from the King's Colonies will be extensively ruinous to the Shipping loterest, is evident from the cir cionstance of t!le freights to the B:lric and to alto, and other distant parrs of the Con , ment, being now so much less than the freights to Canada, t kilt wood may he imported from thence at such low prices as to ruin the importers of wood from British North America. At this mo ment, through the expect at ion of a duty being levied stn timber from the Colonies, the ports of Norway, 3.;eeden, and Prussia, are groaning under the im mense quantities of wood collected there,and ready in be throrvu into Great Britain i atid Ireland; indeed the River Thames at the present moment affords a fair specimen of what can be done by the Northern States from the shortness of tile voyages to this country. We, however, trust that all the blan dishments of the Northern Courts will not in fluence the Legislature of this Cooniry, hot that they will continue to admit, free of duty, all sorts o f wood and limber front the King's Colonies. The proposed remission of the duty in Prus. site on Biitish salt, and 'of takin. , z a few more coarse woollens, on condition that the timber from British America shall he taxed, is so flimsy a s rue diplumatique, that it cannot be supposed to influence the distinguished individuals of the present Government. It should, however, 12e re collected, that if the trade to the Colonies is t;epressed and falls off, the. inhabitants will have no means left to pay either fur British Salt, or otter rnAnnfactnreF, and that the StirrriNG HousEs it, Great Britain must Close their ac counts and give up all connection with the Colonies. _This assertion we make upon in formation on which we can . rely,'a• d we believe that tie London Houses will not hesitate to con firm it, if they are referred to on the present occasion. It should also be recollected there are about 1200 and 1300 ships annually employed in bringing Timber from these Colonies, syliich are in general not c•ilcid4red, froni various circum stances, for any other purpose; and therefore if by the possure of taxation, they are compelled to quit this trade, the seamen engaged in them must seek for employment in other countries. The value of this trade to the Mother Country is great. It appears by a Itetu!ti to the Home of Cnninions on the 12111 of February, 1816, that he EXPORTS to lit iti%h North America, exclusive of Newfoundland, were— Tn 190 . 0 T. ISI4 The Rooms since that period have imit been printed ; but we have a ,t rung desire to lino, - whit is the value of our an oci.l exports in ANY ship., to Norway, Sweden. and Pruss44 ; for a. to the Wood Trade from Russia, it is of no m o nwnt, fro:n the small quantity brought from thence. icor:rt anee of the Ticiawr Trade from Canada and the skter eleperniencies is further shown by the at144 . 11.111t of the tonnage employed in it to and from the Mother ConWrv— exclusive of :he tonnage from those Provinews to the West Iffihes arid other places. In (09 were employed, 151 ships, 28,`•?63 tom, 1620 men. In 1815 And during the last year, wt understal d, that the ship on the direct intercourse from this country to these colonies ex ceeded 1200. prom these circumstances, and the orceslity that now exists of livening up an extensive Maritime Connexion with Micisn Nr oth America, we cannot telra!ii from deprecating the illipo,itionot any tax na its produce. The few voyages which are made in this Trade in to year ; the great number of vest Is and men require:: to carry it on—all com bine in the present state of the popuia!ion of this Country to demand, that this important and beneficial liat - rtsti intercourse, shonid he kept up, nursed and encceir4ert. - The contemplated duty ought not to be salt object with the Government, for the depression it will create will indirectly be get a 10:s at revel tie they do not contemplate— trom the fall off in the employment of cite ship ping engaged in it. It was reported on Saturday on 'Change, that these duties ate not to take place this year, nor per haps iii the text ; but surely, the Government do not mean to temporize with the Colonists or the Ship-owners. Either let it be known at olive, whether they intend to tax Colonial wood or not, and it they do, let them declare when the duties are to commence. We have foreborne to lunch on many material features of this interest ing subject. Among them, the immense sums which have been expended in the Colonies, in the erection of saw-milk, &c. for preparing deals and planks for this country, all of which was done on a positive conviction that the deals and wood from the Provinces never wodld he subjected to any import duties, beyond, probably, a nominal duty of a few pence, mere ly to beget an acentint, to show the annual value and extent of this trade, as it affects the na vigation of the kingdom;.. They also expected a a more extensive encouragement from the Navy Board than they have yet received ; but ou this part of the subject we reserve ourselves for an other day. The duties specified in the Resolutions of the House of Commons, as intended to be imposed on wood from the King's Colonies, are as follows : Anchor Stock. Paths, the t' , to 0 IG fiatlens and Batten Elvis of all sorts Beech Plank of die suits above eight inches, the 120 0 8 4 Beech Plank of ai; sorts under eight inches 0 16 3 Clapinelr(!s, t.:,e 120 Odk inpe boat ds of all sorts exceeding 5 inches, the I'2o All other sorts of hoards, the 120 P,o7Ktvood, the ton Dva!s an .1 Deal Etats of itll Sorts, the 120 Ebony, the ton - 0 15 Firewood, the fathom iland•pil.es under seven feel, the 120 !liindspikes above seven feet, the IV) 0 4 6 knees ii iuer ei,ht the 120 .. Oak liners abut v eight inches, theload Liliwood, the fat loon Lignumvilit, the ton 0 1 2 • ~. Nlasts, Ox incnes and under eight, each.... 0 3 2 Masts, tight inches and unLier twelve, each Masts, twelve inches and upw:trds, each Oalt plank, all sorts, tile 120. Oars, the 121 0 19 6 Olivewood, the ton itoundwood, the 120 .... 0 3 2 Spars, the 120 ... 0 16 3 Simcliled wood, the ton Staves, cxcuedon; 50 inches, the 120 .. 9 4 6 Sweet woud, the ton Fir tia.ber, eight 'itches square or upwards, the load 0 2 6 Oak timber. the load ... 0 5 6 All other sorts, the load 0 2 6 Lifers, the 110... 0 16 9 Waimieot logs, eight inches square or upwards, the load 0 5 6 Wood orongonfactured, not before described, for every 1001. in value In a cursory review of these Resolutions, the preceding 'appear to be the articles immediately affecting the Colonies. The duties on Timber frion Norway used in the English Mines are again intended to be drawn back in favour of those va 'liable establishments ; but should there not be a drawback on other wood used in then►? Norway has no claim whatever to our attention. Her wood is brought here, in her own ships, and the voyages are so short, they do not expend any thing in this country, but take back the value of their cargoes entirely in specie. The Norway trade is very injurious to Scotland, and prevents the exportation of wood from thence to London and the other ports. We have been induced to submit these observations to our Readers, from the warm interest we take in every measure likely to affect the Shipping andiColonial interests of the country. We hope these duties will not be enforced, and that a total exemption will be con tinued to the Colonists in future—and that the COMMITTEE OH this Bill, which stands for a se cond reading this afternoon, will be fixed for a distant day, to . afford the Merchants and Ship (owners at Glasgow, Newcastle, Hull, &c. an opportunity of expressing their sentiments on this important subject. The proposed exemp!ions and bounties to Newfoundland should be extended to the OTHER Colonies,' who have equal if t►ot stronger claims to consideration 'end 'protection than the former. INIPERIXL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JUNE 12. THE LOAN - BILL. The CHAP.:CP.I,I,Okt of the Excnratitta . said, he should not then detain the House by niy Observa tions upon this Bill, as its merits might hereafter be discussed with much more propriety in a future stage, and in a Committee. He shou ld therefore move the second reading of the Bill, and also that it be Committed for Monday night.—Motion agreed to. NEW CHURCITEV BILL. The CH ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER alit leave to bring in a Bill, to amend the Act of last Session for Building of Churches, for the better accommodation of the public in general, and the poor in particular.—The Bill was afterwards hrot'ght in, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second tinte on Monday. Upon the motion of the en‘Nct , ,t,Lott of the Emelt E.Q.O ER , the House then went into Commit tet4 on the Amerian Convention Bill. the Jus tice- GellerA I of Scef!and Bill, ant Mr. M;ttthe Ws 't Regulation Bill, the Repor:s on which , aere ordered to he received on Mon(l.4y, atter which the House adjonrned. Mr. Byng was the only Opposition Member in the Howse. LONDON JOURN A LS. FROM l'ilE 111ORNINc, P‘l 3 Eits OF D.Y. [Alorniag Ceylon Gazettes to the Jantrlry have come to hand. We are happy to sta!r 11 1 ..,( t h e rebellion was then effectually subdued, a nd tran quillity completely restored. The principal Re bels had been brought to trial, hot the ! , entence of the law had been executed on no more than three or four of ihern, Among these were the noted Kappitipola, Prime Minister ro the Pre tender, who had been beheaded for his atrocious infamy. [The nines.) A report, as we noticed befote, has sprung llp in the American papers, that the ishud of Cuba has been, or is to be, ceded to us by the Spa niards. The same journals also, and mote pat ti culat ly The NaCu::(i r:tel!igericer, the Government Paper, ar g ues that the island would with mu d ) more propriety he ceded to the United States.— We do not hear, that tht re is any intention of giving ntt Cuba, nor do we think that, under ex isting circumstances, it would be a vety honour able acquisil ion. America, however, has shewn by her actions that sbe thinks differently ; and to us it appears that the starting and argUing such a queoion, in a Journal so official es The National Intelligencer, is at least an indication ut the wishes of the Washington Cabinet. [Morning 'feral(ll The irruption of the natives of the Cape of Good Hope into the British settler►tents proves vet y serious. _Bit notwithstanding the shocking massacre and depredation that have taken place, there appears no'danger to the colony. Tl , ey are described by Lord C. Somerset as marauders. He has issued a proelanntion, in ►which he places the distcict through which the troops shall march against the enemy undt-r IFtw. F rom t h e lone „f this I►roclatnation it appears to have been expected that they would be soon quelled. Their number is not stated, but front their retiring into a wood with their plunder, it may be calculated to be either not great, or wholly undisciplined tuid irregular. THE AT It ICAL REGISTE i. Performed on Saturda y/ THEATRE 11.0 VAL, GWENT - GAR:KN.—The Heart of Mid-Lo thian • George Robinson, Nit-. Mdcready ; 1 1 ,iadite ti ii lii Fe, Mrs. C. Ketolitc. t.'ter which, Coi.coiisg. To which was added, Tool 'nowt.) tile Great. PRICE OF sTo(;7ot TRIO 1).4V AT F M: per Cent. Re41.....68,aitiii India Bowls. sc clis. Si pet Cent 76 1,4 Exch. Bilk, par, 2i. pr. 4 per Ccr.ts - Omninin . Bank Lung Ann. 18 1-16 18 1 Con. forjuiy, 69 69i 519 69A1 MAILS. ARRIVED-2 Dublin, 2 Waterford, I France. Due—l Holland, 1 Gottenivirgb, I Malta, I ii,u):;tirgit, I Flan(leis. EMU WATER A'l' LONDON BRIDGE To.mounow. Murnirig, 43 initiates alter 7. I Evening, S minutes after 8. THE SUN. tIOLENI QUIS DICER} FALSUM AUDEAT ? LON DON, AuolvDdv, Jur:E 14, 1819. We rt. ceived yesterday the Paris Popers of Thursday last. Those of Friday, which were due this MOI ning, have not arrived. in the Chamber of Deputies, the discussion of the Budget of the Ministry of Finance wits continued through the Sifting of Wednesday, and was adjourned till Thursday. The Chamber also received the Re port of the Committee on the Projet for the Abolition of the Dioit d'Aubaine, recomincoding its adoption. The KING on Wednesday held a Council of Ministers. GetierarVANDAMMR, WIM is on the list of exiles, had, it appears, arrived nt Havre, 'Out having uo ant hotity to return,•he was not allowed to p:o eeed further. Maisiwit'Sout.T arrived at Paris on Tuesday evening. The Duke de Ilicnitunti left Venice on the 127th ult. for Milan. .article from Iron 'asserts that Spain is now entirely tratluil the numerous banditti, who excited so rancli appreltens;on, f►aving geared. FIVE PER CENTS. Wednesday DEFRRRED STOCK. Of the c)2tl March, 1317, • AN f. 35c. S,O. 1 9 17, tUf. 35 c. 22d NLitch, 1813, .131. f. 36c. 92d Srpt. HIS, . f. 35 c. W.ld March,lBl3, 5O c. New York Papers to the 20;11 - May, Philadelphia to the same date, and Ualtitno►e to the 19th May s arrived this morning. (From the Millarlelpho'a Parr of the 18th May.) The correspondence between Lord CocHaANe and Captain BIDDLE has been the subject Of some remarks in the Newspapers,which might have been weij spared, because not less unjust than incotr siderare. In the first place, the shape in which we find the documents is, at least, questionable; they are translated from a Chilian Paper, and they must have been traniated from the originals before they appeared there, as my Lord CoCutRANE Ina not been long enough on his new vocation to write the langulge of the Country, undcr.whose banner he has enlisted ; and it lie bad, we are sure Capt! B. did not answer him in any tongue but that hie mother taught hint. The separation of the Nlaine is no longer doolpt• fol. The tisposiiiort fora separat iryn is ascertain* ed ; and they who have dc laved the event seen% inclined to bilow the general wishes of the_citi". zees to accomplish that event at the first oppor' tnnity. The above Pipers state the stoppasge of Several flanks as to payments in specie, and that there irr a total stop to commerce for the present. We copy the followin - g from the Board of the: New England Coffee-house : " INSURRECTION OF THE GEORGIA NEGROES. " The following is an Extract of a Letter re' , ceived, in town yesterday, from a respectable' Gentleman : " AUGUSTA, MAY G.—A plot of insurrection of. the I3lacks of this place and surrounding country, as well digested, perhaps, as that of St. Domingo' and which was to have been executed on Saturday last, but for providential interference, was yester day fortunately discovered, and many of the ring" leaders are now committed for trial, and will probably soon meet the awful sentence whic 4 awaits tliern. " We learn by the brig Volant, from Havallflabt that Sir HOME POPLIAM was daily expected Irmo . Jamaira with the COmmlssioners appnioted on tbe part of Great Britain -to decide in cases of capture of vessels engaged in the African trade. Th e re. port that Cuba was to be ceded to England i:,3li. excitcd great indignation among the people, who did not hesitate to s4y that a declaration of their independence should immediately follo‘'v such A negociation," TUB FUNDS.—The steady advance Omnintn expelienced on Saturday has in some degree con" firmed. This morning it opened at a half dis' count, but gradually rose until 12 o'clock, w hets it was dont at to par ;- it afterwards f e .:l to 10 - _ but rose again tog,. dis. The public have recovergil from the panic created by the opponents t o 0 0 measure, and confidence seems re-instated." --4 Those parties who had provided thems, Ives wit h Exchequer Bills, in expectation of getting'Oe Loan, have thrown the whrie upon the Macke r ls which brought them to par on Saturday but so plentiful is money, that they have t his day been dole at Is. and 2s. rumour circulated that 111 r. noTnscntin. none of the Loan himself was entnp'etely refut;:d on Saturday, as that Gentleman paid t"' hundred thousand pounds as his deposit upon two millions. A great part of the Lle.n was also pald up - in full, and not one defaulter was declared. — ' 'lie' Rears have sold near treble the amount of Ouinium that will be issued, and as it now ar pears the determination of the Subscribers to hull their Omoipm, the opinion of the monied met • is, that the scarcity will create a great advance. The receipts will net be ready for issue unt il t hs Act has received the sanction of Loth Douses of Parliatnent and the PitiNcit REGENT, WhiCb cannot he in less than a fortnight. Consols openel at 69i, and went to C 9.1 BRITISH NORTH AMPRICA.—The importance of he Trade to these Colonies is clearly sliewn by the Ileums to the House of Commons, distil' Muted this morning : . The Ships which dearer! (Atli wank and entered inwards Waal from GrtAt Britain to these. Settlements INWA PDF, Utll Rl)‘. 133 Siii ps Tons I 1 zoa Shi n s .... :235,885 ToO• 11 he Irish Iletiirlis or this ade are !int T. t. made out. In 1817, The Ships wilicii cleared c.ratwar,ls and entered inwards toa' ;tom the British India blaita's to these Col°o lo 51%:1"2-- :`:W ;;;D5. I OUTWARDS. 321 Ships The iteturns Qf thir; "i'rucie for lt'ld are nut co2 ~ pieted• We have often condernuid the conduct of Spairu in attempting to recover pov!esion of her re volt' ar.Ji. have recommended the policy of' tt on it wi thoill We a! The, bill, able L onc tOt and Sp ec ' Cei, high 11 iw can? cipl e lqini Iles, the 1 Iltto, IS " Stdll ten►. 1101 t NI)/ heti Urn eriv, lion Malt or ga S:a t has C a i) , th e Peal tXc Pis! utfic tai„ Eit ai +lrk Cite ta u an t i ttat ex" tw o tke ati the t hei, the hPo s hie s 1141 tile vv„ lir,, It tril q tl IQ li to Li s ., I. lild Park I rv t aatty S i *L e : A . , l e K Fr og 111 1 , 1 14„, r kat -Qj \