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EniToe—Will you permit a plain man, ‘‘ l, li understands little of Finance, and only taows that•he participates in a heavy burthen ut 'Taxation, to suggest a Plan that has occurred to for its gradual relief ? • I assume that the National Property is pledge , ' fur the National Debt., This is effected by Taxa 166 ; but so far as concerns the Interest only.— ' The Principal is considered as an imaginary thing hs a debt never to be paid unless by the slow ope ratio n of the Sinking Fund. The Interest, how tver, must be regularly discharged, and the Taxes 'are required_for its payment. lam no alarmist, Sir. I am neither disaffect ed nor discontented. Yet I should wish to t:ee the load of Taxation lessened ; and I think that it might be, by a very simple process. Statesmen a nd Philosopher s may argue upon its possible i nconvenience to our posterity ; but I really think we are in a state which justifies a prefer ling care of ourselves. In our so doing, poste thy will experience the best proof of our regard, and of our Avistions. The present system is, to pay the Interest of the National Deht, aiul leave the Principal until- Minished. My proposition is, to pay the Princi pal of the Debt, and thereby the Interest will di- I inish itself.. Thus Let the Government create a Paper Security far' the amount of one (pArter of the National heht, guaranteed, as the Debt itself is, in sums Trout one pound to one hundred, and to he a le- Ralized tender in all payments. Let this he paid la every Stockholder, in cancellation of one - quarter of his Stock, will; three month's intcrest in advance ; so that he will have no cause of com- Plaint at this sudden payment of his money—if, indeed, a Creditor can ever complain at being aid_aud svift have fair time to look about tor its p r oper laying out. By this measure, the Stockholder will not receive one penny short of Otis die, hut rill retain for the negociable paper which is paid to him, the same security which he liosil , oltls, and the means of turning it to account business or otherwise. The oation too, while use still continues bound for no larger sum than at present is charged upon her, will be relieved of 'one quaver of its interest. Suppose the Interest of the National Debt, speaking in round numbers, to be forty millions ; the payment (or change in the nature of its se curity) of one-quarter of its principal will strike off one quarter of its interest ; awl tea millions will thereby be reduced from the present yearly 'taxation. This vast reduction will leave the Nr tiament at liberty to repeal or to lessen those taxes which, press. most heavily on the lower orders. That no inconvenience will arise to the Fund holders, or to the Public, from this i sudden pay- Meru, or from the large accession of negociable Paper, 1 do not assert ; but the Public in general, lind even the Fundholtlers themselves, will find the inconvenience more than balanced by the annihilation of so many taxes, and the conse= Tient tranquillity and prosperity. My System, in a word, is this.—Turn a dead' capital, bearing interest, into .4 living capital open to its possessor's we'rither wholly or in part, and consequently not healing interest. The good of such a plan is evident and immediate. The evil et it is remote, anti possible only. Were it ever so certain, it is not in times like these to be put In competition with its good. PRUDE `S. In our Paper of yesterday, our Express from Manchester enabled us to state, that the extent and vto , tr of the precautions taken by the tlagistrates, had deterred the disaffected from h; tempting to carry their outrageous designs into e> e.mtion. Our accounts last tight are of rtie same description, and all remains perfectly tranquil in that quarter. From Yorkshire our ordvices are egrodly satisfactory. The civil and precautions in that county, as well as in Lancashire, were of such a narure that the Radical Rebels did not dare to assemble ; and as th e new Legislative measures will Shortly become operative, we nosy reasonably hope and expect that Treasim and Sedition are on the eve being *Genially put down in all direcOons. , —(Morning Post.) REPORTED DEATU OF Alp. WESTERN, M. I' We have the authority ot Dr. Duaven, ot Lower Crosvener-street, for stating that there is no truth in the report of the demise of Mr. lliFsTitaly, loch was whispered in - the House of COMMODS about the close of last week. Dr. D. has since lereived letters from Mrs, WESTERN, dated from Ceneva, the 20111 ult. Air. W. was then in an improving si ate of bealth.—(Morning Post.) Davrli a. HARRY ERRINGToN.—YeSter day, at troop, departed this life, at his house in 'he Stable-yard, St James's,. i-JeNay ERRINGTON, the ti,rde of Mrs. FITZHEEBERT. The diS that. Was a surgical case setriell baffled the united ;1. 6 11 of the first professors. The chief part of the I.rope i ty of the deceased goes to the gallant Lord } lat., the brother ot Lord BERWICK, Vtilio so dist inguishod himself in the Peninsula war; little r proportions to the Countess of AYLESBURY, irr Iteht of his wife, Lady BROUGHTON.—(MOrn rii; Pest.) SHIP NEWS. Tire following is a copy of a Letter posted at Lloyd's : " Treasury Chambers, Nth Dec. 1819. " GENTLEPAPN—The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury having had under consi ,feriviori your Report, dated 2d inst., on a Repre sentation from the Chairma n of the Committee tor managing the affairs of Lloyd's, respecting goods saved from vessels wrecked on their home ward voyages, I have it in comMand to autho rize you to extend the indulgence granted by the Letter from this Board, of 22d April last, in re spect of wrecked goods outward bound, to goods salved from wrecked vessels homeward bound, under the same precautions, and on sufficient se curity being given that the salvors shall'be satis fied. This indulgence to be for one year; and at the expiration of that period you are to report to my Lords whether it has been attended with any injury or danger to the Revenue. I am, &c. (Signed) " S. R. LUSHINGTON." • " Commissioners Customs. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 14.—Arrived tl)e Plenty, Tozer, from Newfoundland, in 29 days, will, loss of fore-yard, and part of her cargo thrown over board: . DARTMOUTH, DEC. 14.—Arrived the Dolphin, 11.1tAttps,'Irout Lisbon, for Antwerp, with loss of lee-boards, sails, and very leaky. It is supposed her cargo is damaged YARMOUTU, Dux. 15.—The British Queen, IVOOOs, non, Newcastle, got on shore last night on' this beach. CUSTOMS' LIST. Entered Inwards, December Is.— Maltby, Stapleton, Stan gate ('reek, Brussa, Warwick, Smyrna; Flora, Tunstall, Pe tersburgb ; Albion, Price, Lisbon. Entered Outwards, December 15.—Betsey, Donkin, Ber muda; Beward, Lough, Cork; Westmoreland, Fryser, .11e mcrara ; Symmetry, Moore, Leghorn ; Unity, Poulver,Guern sey; Joseph Banks, Locy, Jamaica ; Edgar, Swiney, Jamaica; Sprightly, Boller, Lisboa; London, Hudson, Seville; Com mercial, Tal'iot, Hayti. Cleared Outwards, 15.—Atlas, Harrison, Ilio de Janeiro ; Bet ey, Lanrish, Dublin ; Hercule., --, Belfast ; Sailsburg, Guild, Cadiz. THE , YEOMANRY FORCE. We are rejoiced to see, in every new publica - - tion of the Provincial Journals, the increasing force of titat truly National Armament, the Yeo manry. It is a power which has the highest chit.- racter, and the sthnngest influence, over the whole togethet with the greatest interest in the general prosperity. its acquaintance with the immediate neighbourhood, its local knowledge, render this service peculiarly adapted to meet the danger and disaffection that start up in every cor ner. The regular army cannot be so conveniently spread over the country : necessarily living in large bodies, their presence is not, like that of the Yeomanry, instantly attendant upon insur rection, wherever it may take place. Add to this, the Yeomanry are of more steady and reflec tive habits ; they serve upon principle alone; and; when the domestic foe compels them from their industry or their repose, woe he to the disturber ! Thus feeling, we transcribe .most gladly the frl lowing accounts of the progress of this indispen sable Force from WHEELER'S !MANCHESTER CHRO NICLE of Saturday last, and the observations of his Correspondent, which we think deserve to be noticed through the whole Empire : " The Staffordshire subscription for completing and augmenting the Yeomanry Cavalry of tl.e county amounts very 'nearly to 80001. Among the name! lately added to the list are those of Sir R. Peel, Batt. for 3001.. Earl Ferrers 2001 , and John Gougi, , Esq. and Sir John Wrot tesley, Bart. for 1001. each. " Iz is in contemplation, under the sanction of the Lord Lieutenant, to raise a troop ot Ca valry, and a corps ot Volunteer Infantry, in the town of Nottingham. Off6rs of service are ready to be made by several hundred individuals, and the enrolment is expected immediately in take place.—The fluid raising in the county of Not• tingham for the employment of the poor amounts at present to upwards of 4,9001. ; a similar sub scription in the town of Nottingham exceeds. 1,2001. " The Knutsford corps of Volunteers had their first muster on Monday. They consist of, four comniinies, amounting to 260. They looked re markably tvell." 44 To the PRINTERS of the MANCHESTER CHRONICLE. " Allow me, through the medium of your highly respect able journal, to suggest to the inhabitants of Ardwiek and Chorlton Row, the propriety of forming a troop of Yeomanry Cavalry amongst themselves, to be placed under the com mand of Major Trafford.—lt is, I know, a matter of regret amongst several Gentlemen, that the original intention o f admitting no substitutes has not been more rigidly adhered to ; and this is a very principal reason for many respectable persons not having joined it.—l have waited with anxiety fur some time, under the hope that this proposal would have been anticipated by persons possessing influence in one of the above township; and Ido not now intend to point out any digested plan. I would only, individually, wish that the corps may be constituted of persons of nearly an equal rank in life. cc Dec. 7th. AN INHABITANT OF COOBLTON ROW." POETRY. RADICAL WARM .R- - 7'emperet ora Q. U. F. Cam. Ode 8, Lib. i. 'CoBBETT drinks water, as oft wont— Nut so his friend, the grumbling HUNT, " Whose guts in pain would linger • • Unless he takes a little sup 4 ‘ Of something hot, to blow 'em np, " He grates a little ginger.'" So IlorQes often ginger•'d are, When led by Joekiessto the Fair, Lest in their steps they falter— Let AUNT and CoBBETT thus be led, And though no laurels grace each liiaLl), Pray don't forget Site Halter 1. G. N. llais ultima Linea rf-rum est. R. H. F. Epist. 16, Lib. 1. By the . arts of Sedition, long ColluEr'r has slrivett To hick up a dkst, and to raise up the Living: Unsuccessful—he tries a aew anin its stead, — To bring down the dust by raising the dead. I. G. N. ON MA LE RADICALS OF 1819. When Women join the Rebel Cry For unrestrained Liberty, The Husband quite astonisled stands At these inordinate Demands ; Nor can conjecture on what ground Such novel claims the Ladies found; Whilst Lovers can explain with ease What freedoms would these Ladies please:, Nor wish those liberties to stem The Fair' have often granted them. LORD COC RANE. Extract of a Letter from an Officer 'commanding the Rocket Brigade preparing at Santiago, to ac company the Expedition Against Callao and Lima, dated Valparaiso : " In consequence of the return of the (Milian fleet from blockading Callao, the Supreme Direc tor and suite set out irom Saltiago to this place to meet Lord Cochrane, and to use every exertion so get the fleet to sea again. I accompanied his Excellency, and cannot refrain from giving you some particulars of our journey and passing events.. We are 90 English miles front the capital. and . tonni it rather a difficult road in some places, having three very high mountains to pass over.— The temperature of the air is very delightful ; it is our winter, arid the thermometer stands at 50. The nights are rather cold, but not.severe. On descend ing to the town the bay presented a most cheerful sight : there being t hree Enlist) ships of war, a great many English merchantmen, and others also !rum India, France, the Brazils, &c., besides the Chi lian squadron, consisting of a sixty-tour, three stout frigates, and several brigs and schooners ; this novel and interesting appearance in the Pa cific Ocean made me imagine myself in an English harbour. On the day after our at - rival, the Su preme Director gave a grand dinner, at which vere present-3- His Excellency the State Mutister, Lord Cochrane, Ad miral ; Capt. Guise, second in Zuminand ; Capt. WilLinson, Capt. Foster, Capt. Carter, Cat. Croshie, Cidonel Charles, w of the Engineers, the AnrieConsul, the Deputy Judge Provost, Capt. Shirretf, the Hon. Capt. Bridgeman, Capt. O'Brien, the sons of Sir Alexander Cochrane, and Admiral Sawyer, besides many Spanish Officers, and your humble servant. In reality it had all the appearance of an Eng-. fish parry. The day following, his Excellency and suite, Lord Cochrane, and all the 'Office's, at tended at an experiment of the rockets. 1 firethen 32-poun;lers, and I am happy to say not one failed. Their ranges were admirable ; and lam sore if Sir William Congreve himself had been here, he would not have withheld his praise.— I have only Raiment that I cannot get them made fast enough ; there ate so many diffi culties to contend with, that even yet I have not succeeded in malting more than 300 32 , pountlers. Lord Cochrane expressed great satisfaction, and toll me he should be happy to avail himself of my services. We expect that we shall he able to embark 4000 troops in the spring, and then you may expect to hear that I have either a broken head or preferment. Lady Cock' , rane gives a patty to the Supreme Direetot..-- Lord Cochrane's sister is here: report says she is about to be married." Yesterday Viscount CASTLEREAGH bad an au dience of the PRINCE RaGENT, Carlton-house. The Duke of YORK wet to Kew yesterday to take the diversion of shooting. Yesterday Prince LEOPOLD (lined with the Duke and Duchess of KENT, at Kensington Palace. Yesterday the :SPANISH AMBASSADOR gave a tirand Fete at his J►onse in Portland 7 place, in cele bration of the recent nootials of his Sovereign. The PRINCE REGENT and ;be Royal Foully were pre sent, together with a great number of families of rank. All that taste and liberality could suggest to gratify the senses was amply stipplied. The company began to arrive about ten o'clock. The number invi•ed was near 500. The entertain uncut was a ball and supper, and Was conducted altogether• on a scale of magnificence worthy of the noble host and of his distinguished guests. The Committee appointed to examine Mr. OWEN's Plan for the permattent relief of the Poor, under a well arranged system of spade cultivation, having recommended that it be immediately put to the test of fair experiment, on an extensive scale, an i!►tlependent Member of, the House of Com mons has moved for a Committee of the House, for the purpose of going more fully into the de tails of the plan ; the motion is fixed for this (lay. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Cap tains were sworn into the command of their re spective ships, viz.—Captain J. STEWART, of the Lady Melville, tor Sr. Helena, Bombay, and China; Captain J. INNES, of the Prince Regent, for Madras and China. Miss O'NEILL terminated her engagement at the Dublin Theatre on Saturday kst, by per formintt Juliet, and Maria in the Citizen, to t► crowded authent..e, for her own TO THE EDITOR OF TUE SUN, SIII—As every Opposition Member has ,been anxious to except Panne one place or oilier front operation of the new Preventive Laws, 51101110 like to know ijhrit place would have been liable to them, if every Gentleman's propositioa had been carried in the affirmative ? FOli THE SUN. EMPLOYMENT OF THE POOR. FLINT. MR. EDITOR--'!'i►ere appears to be a pretty ge. neral excitation effected in the higher classes of Society, relative to the distresses• of thtir.poorer Brethren, arising from want of emp!oyMent, and consequently rendering them dependent upon the Pours' Rates for a meagre support. The Pillion. thropist who devises, and the Philanthropist who attempts to pot schemes into execution, for the benefit of the Poor, both deserve the thanks of the whole Community—but is this all ? Do they not claim the support and assistance of the cnm nmnity, for whose benefit they exercise their heads and their bands, and venture their time and property, in some degree in experiments, in order to form arguments in support of their Systems ? They do claim it ; and I trust they will not be deserted, or disappointed .of their just share in the countenance and aid of all good men. I have been l e d t o this train of observation by passing events, of which I have been a near and attentive obs,r ver. I was much delighted with a Uric work oft rite new method of manufacturing and cultivating Flax, by•. Mr. SALI!‘BURYi and another upon Cot tage Gardening. Having a considerable share of pra, tical knowledge in Agriculture as well as Hor ticulture, I felt the force aml importance of Mr. SALlseur4Y's valuable remarks - ; and nothing could exceed the plealure I enioyed in reading an ac count in your Paper of Mr. S's. Establishment in Duke -street, where lie employs the Woykhouse Poor, young and old, belonging to St, ClvmenCs Parish ; I viewed the . progress . of the work there with increasing hope that the example here set ..vould be followed. I then learned that the next Parish had adopted the same under Mr. S's. in- struction. Then, that the Overseers of Staines had tried it both in the field cultivv ion, and the house mannfacture. I saw specimens of the work from both places. I have since learned, that in 'five or six other places, the plan has been resolved on, and in several actually commenced ; and, as Mr. SALISBURY some lime ago received a Medal from the Board of At:riculitire'for his ingenious proposals of improvement in Agriculture, as ap plicable to Parisi,' PoOr, if settled in the Country with Land to cultivate, similar to the Hundred Houses in a distant County, I was very de sirous that the Parish in which I live should tolopt his Plan long ago devised, but not yet put in full practice except at Staines, where a de cisive proof of the value of his advice is esta blished by two years trial, producing great gain to the Parish, And I have now no doubt but that, as soon as land in a suitable situation can be found for spade cultivation, seconded by the plough, and accompanied with the znanufac tore of the Flax by Mr. SALISBURY's admirable hand-machine, the Overseers of my Parish, who have proved the latter part of Mr. S.'s plan al ready, will avail themselves of his ability in su. perintending the outline, and laying the foot,(a. don of a System, which, upon minute calculat ion, will reduce the Pouts' Rite from 5,0001. per ann, to about 1,200/., and prosably much li, er. I now hear with surprise, but smi%factiou. that the Philanthropist of the North, Mr. Owe , now grasps in his comprehensive System, called the New Views, the long-Oerial4cd, but now actually approved plans of Mr. SALISBURY. I am surprised when I compare what Mr. Ow RN's first views were, to find them what they are. I our pleased because it is an additional evidence in confirma. tion of the usefulness of Mr. SALISBURY's Plan-- and I think it will be to the honour of those High I'ersonnges who have or may approve of both, to patronize and recommend both, " because they do not clash, but mars h in the same direction and to the same end." Mr. SALISBURY has commenced the execution of his objects with Parishes, and he has succeeded ; Mr. OWE N:, pert)aps, will do the saute, and he will also be likely to succeed, espe cially if he takes care, a s Mr. SALISBURY has Oone, not to interfere too much with present E,rabit-lt nrents. I wish them both God speed, for with out that they will do nothing but mischief; with it they may hope to accomplish their heart's , desire. RUSTICS. The unemployed operatives who have re cently been parading the streets and suburbs of Glasgow, as public beggars, were On Fri thy, to the number of about one bundled, brought before the Magi•trates, Shetiffs, and Justices, at the Police Office, and, atter a se dons admonition, as to the impropriety of their i conduct, were dismissed, with the assur ance, that all such as were weavers, and could I , rod!ice satisfactory references, would imme diately be provided with work. We are happy to learn that the Magistrates of Glasgow are doing all in tlteir .power to raise funds for the Jrlief of the distressed operatives. On Fri day suhscripti .as to the amount of 541. is. 6d. were paid for tt , is benevolent purpose,—(Edia blrgh Evening Courtin:, Dec. 13,)