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=- ~"• s„ 1 4 , 1 trY/ , , NumBE R 89851 * ;4.t- CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION fOr )ITI001:15 PR I NC I PLES I,OOII.ESS of DISLOYAL and SE- Committee Room, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, Bth June, 1821. The Committee i in nblishing the additional List of Sub scriptions to ibis day, P have to caps ess their satisfaction in being able to exh i bit so gratifying a proof ' o f the continued e !tirnatiork in !vel s which their, efforts _are held by the loyal. and Posed part Cif their-fellow subjects: It'is not Tor them cannot be misunderstood, have endeavoured to excite so vio- Tit a clamour 'against the Association. Firm in the prin cniples upon which tbe Institution was established, the Com nttee will not. suffer theniselves to be - turned aside from their duty by the calumnies and falsehoods of known viola tors of the latv, nor. by the absurd and angry attacks of other assailants; still less will they cunsent to be drawn into any observation upon the prOsectitlons for seditious libels which they have , •,iied it expedient to institute, and which are now in their Pi•u,.,si before the proper 'Tribunals. CHAS. MURRAY, Hon. Secretary. ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS room . 17TH MAY TO STU JUNE. 'Viscount Duc!ley and-Ward - £SU 0 0 - Airs. General herritt,*(.ltl sub.) - 10 0 0 Thotnas Sntlgt-ass, Esq (341,riitt0) -- • - 10 10 0 !sirs. Eidonali More - - - 5 0 0 John t lutton, Esq - - - 3 3 0 'William l'w.% nsend, Esq - - 5 0 0 Captain J. Bligh, R.N. - - 1 1 0 Airs. King' - - - 1 1 0 lio• - _ _ . t onourable Colonel Windsor - I I Kdivard- Stacey, Esq .. - . -2, 2 Sir P. AI usgrifve, Baronet, (add i t i onal art.) 8 S Mrs; Patton I3Old ' - .•- - i 1 1 Mrs. M 1 1 ajendie - . - 1 1 _ Reverend Dr. F. Clinton • - G eneral Sir Ge o r ge H ewe tt - 1 I I Lientenant-Colisnel John-sou - - 1 I I Mrs. Taylor - - - I 1 Sir William You 5 slis, Baronet - - Major-General Ballingal - -1 I 1 Li eutenant D. J. Ballingal, R.N. - 10 I Joh n Y orke, Esq. - ' - - 8 3' 1 - 2 0 ( Reverend Dr..l. Roberts - •' ( -J. Sli e ph ar d, Esq ' - - . .. .. .1 1 ( A ndrew Allan, Esq - - - 2 2- . ' 0 • ( Colonel G. Itaban - - - 5 I I _ .( -A Widow's Mit e - - • s'r E. Stracey, Bar one t - - 22 C The Reverend,Dr. Prioe 3 5 C - - Airs. DoPpa - - - - 10 10 C Admiral N o w e ll 2 2 C - - 1 0 C 8, K. F err i e r , Esq - - - °• C. Harvey, E sq I I ' C - 5 0 C - • - Charles Goring, Esq _ - 1 1 C Revert:n(l R. Constable • ' - - C William: Prevost, Esq - - - 2 C Revvrtud G. S. Pentuld - - 1 1 o Colonel W -. C. Madan - - - A. w . . 1 1 0 _-- 5 0 0 -. ritotnas L. Fish, Esq, (4) - - 1 1 0 1:11 • ji.inas Lett, Esq - - - 33 0 erija m ii i B rooks, Esq, (a ) - - 1 1 0 o sliva Roberts, Esq 1 1 0 , - - - 1 1 0 Ciei-e ra t N . B alfour - - - C - eileritl James Balfour, (a) - 1 1 0 h mes . 'fayror, E sq - - - 11 0 1 ; is. Jarn e k T.iylor - - - - 1 1 0 1 1 0 • Tre.‘elyaii, Esq . - - - Mrs. Trevelyati - - ... 1 i 0 1 1 0 klenry H og ht on , E sq - - - ~L ie utenant• General Vansiti ar t - 0 - 1 1 klavid Pennant,, Esq - - -5,, 0 0 4 '. B. on reading Mr. BrOugbam's Speech, as deli veredl in the House of C o m mons , on the 23d May ~". ` o Encourager o f R e b e lli on - 1 0 0 VI? Poisonous Press • - _ .1 0 0 5 0 0 ?,' k•GGarro t, Esq - - - .1, t s. , ~ 1 1 0 It, r , , zeorge Stephen - . . 2 0 0 A • toSl MievOke,- Esq - - - 1 0 0 Ti, Ft • Strong, Esq - - ,- 5 5 0 T . 'lterer,:r u i .1: T. Hand - - J -2 2 0 R . , • Ireland, Esq - . - 5 5 0 1/', l :altl talon, Esq • - ' - - 5 5 0 . ri li 'iaos Fa era, Esq - . - . 4 • • , r l , /las Miller, Esq - - - 1 1 0 . 5 0 0 l tc • • 1 Si. •S; 7,, terem Sndth - j• 1 0 ,ne B.evertind J. Webber - - - it - .5 0 •0 Sir .pge LegO, Esq - - 5 5 0 .!!. , rthu r K. Legge - - 5 5 0 .1.40 Honourable H. Lege .. - T l 4. Reverend SD. My ers . 1I 0 r e _... 5 5 0 .t.:l Reverend H. Palmer - - ,"s. Palme r - - 2 2 0 •iii• ... • - : . ' • 10 0 0 1 , •T 1 1, offer, Esq - - - 2 2 . 0 j '• A. 13. Dewar, Esq - - .. itAill Forbes, 0 - 5 5 ,•eserend E; H. Whinfeld - • - - r Charles Rich, Bart. 5 5 0-. - - ,ilaries Raikes, Esq . - - 55 0 El• Locker, Esq - - - 1 1 0 5 5 0 .ever end Witenhall Sneyd - - pit rraneis- WI lks - - - - 5 0 0 2 0 0 a e Reverend M. Buckley - - 1'.1.41. I errell, Esq - - —1 1 0 2 0 0 ~,,illiain Hopkins, Esq - - - .‘-'1,1:loilel Moubrayl I 0 - I 0 0 1 ,, onias Slusw, .Esq , - - - _ ' count S - dney f; t s t , . ) • - - - 50 0 eral Sir G. Nugent, Bart - - 10.10 0 •IP )r ge Brid ges , E sq , Aid. M.P. -- 5 5 0 1, ,"e Reverend N. Hmde - - - 5 00 Tho . St I 4, roes , uc_ey - - 1 1 0 1 4 I "' W. Smith, Esq. - - - 50 0 i,9l,ourable Mrs. Cochvane - - 10 10 0 Ai"e-ite • .. ' Lloyd - 1 ' 0 0 i ,, __ vercild .-..—.- 1 0 0 11, - "- l ort-1 - - " wllLiam Danby - 5 5 0 - - u• Burrell, Esq. (2d subscription) - 2 0 0 Bi igg. l'l' Reverend John Holt, Wriessiby - -' Th Peterboroitgla.. t e Re verend J. S. Pratt, LL.B. Prebendary of Ps ):tbor ough (a) lit, - (4 verend the Archdeacon of Northampton ALl:Strong .. - krs . ,,,Walton • . - llrs' " A e harrell - ti ts ' rne Beharrell k r .; 1 - , otigi as 4ari'le Plokney 4 06 11 8 jorke, Esq. a tes, Esq. Itch ert Collings, Esq. • • N r , l Cheshire. toct uel Riz, nett Esq. Oostou, near Northwi c h - Port Loyal Wellington Club - Tlie Re Salisbury. verend Archdeacon Fit ter Th ee , - • Northamptonshire. Ti 'lonotirable J. IVlonckton, Fineshade Virßeverend C. Cookson - II R tu Sawbridge, Esq. - p lea Oxford. %rs. Fletcher, Parsons, and Company N. ]) Somersetshire. alt On, Esq. Shanks House 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 - 1 0 1 1 0 Exeter. 2 0 0 I 0 0 20 0 0 3 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 2'o 0 5 5 0 , as Gr ace, Short Wood Edinburgh Douglas, Esq. d o! 4 0) 1 3 4- Ranson, Es n "Ppplewell, Esq. pp ~ ll4 e Brown, E sq . 4 v Rutland. lerend Richard Carey, liarruwdon Ipswich. Staines. 5 5 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 NVcod ford. 2 0 0 2 0 0 YVeymoutli 8 3 0 Nrerend J. C. Cooke !t h'c'd w ard Bac on , E sq . erereoti Thomas.Cobbald Reverend Willi-am Howart Liverpool. 1 I 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 in I - Torrock‘, Esq. 4 Yam 111.unddl, E4q. ,•.Stvainsun, Esq. 20 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Edmund Rigby, Esq. - - Liu 0 0 Reverend Williain Blundell - - 5 0 0 A Friend to the Institsition, by Bryan Blundell, Esq to 0 0 Staffordshire. H. H. Williamson, Esq, Lonzport 5 0 0 Halifax. John Waterhouse, Messrs. Rawson and Saltmarshes 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Peorge Shaw, Esq Thomas Horton, Esq H. L.- Edwards, 'Esq Reverend Samuel Knight. • Devonshire. Reverend Francis Hayshe, Oathampton Norfolk. Lord Suffield, Gunton House Reverend Dr. Augustus Bulwer, Causton William Blake,•Esq, Swanton Robert Copetnan, Esq, Aylsham 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Sande'land. William Etirick, Esq, High Barns 2 2 0 ponations and Subscriptions will be received by the Trea surer,. Richard ROthwell, Esq. Alderman, to, King-street, Cbeapside : and by the following Bankers:— Messrs. Barclay; Tritton and Co. ;- Messrs. Barnard, Dims dale, and Co.; Messrs. Birch and Chambers ; Messrs. Bond, Sons, and Pattisall ; Messrs. Bosanquet, Pitt,and Co.; Messrs. Cocks, Cocks, - Ridge, and Co.-; Sir W. Cut tis, Bart. and Co.; Messrs. Dorriens,Magens, and Co. ; Messrs. Drommonds arid' Co.; Messrs. Everett. Walker, and Co.; Messrs. Frys and" Chapman; Messrs. Richard and George Fuller;- Sir Richard Carr Glyn, Bart. 'and Co.; Messrs. Goslings :and Sharp; Messrs. HeVries, Farquhar, and Co. ; MeSsrs. Hoares, Fleet. street ; Messrs. Hodson, and Sir W. Stirling, Bart.; Messrs. Hopkinsons ; Messrs. Jones; Lloyd, and C 0 ..; Messrs. Lees, Brassey, and-Co.; Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart. and Co.; Messrs. Marryatt, Sir W. Kay, Barf.' and Co. • Messrs. Masterman, Peters, and . CO.; Messrs. Marsh,- Sibltald, and Co.; Messrs. 'Marten, Call, and Cu; Messrs. Martin, Stone, and Co. ; Mes Sis. W. Merle, Sun, and Co.; Messrs. Morlands, Auriol, and Cu.; Sir John Perring, Bart., and Co.; Sir John Pin horn, Weston, and Co.; Sir Peter Pole, Bart., and Co.: Messrs. Puget, Bainbridge, and Co.; Messrs. Ransom and Cu. ; Messrs. Sikes, Snaith, and Co. ; Messrs. Smith, Payne, -and C 0..; Messrs. Snow and Paul; Messrs. Stephensons and 'Co. ; 'Messrs:Stevenson and Salt; Messrs. Whitmore, Wells, and Co.; Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co. ; Messrs. Lad brokes and Gilman ; Messrs. Praedi, Mackworth, and Co.; also at the Office of the Association, G, Bridge-street, Black friars, London ; where all other communications may be ad dressed by letter, to " Mr.' J. B. Sharp, Honorary Assistant Secretary. NO FIXED PRIZES ! ! !--?,00c2 Prizes, including - TWO PRIZES of L. 20,200, MUST ALL DE DRAWN 14TH THIS MONTH, (JUNE.) Every Chance bought between 28th May and 14th June will be decided 14th June. No Fixed Prizes !—No Classes ! Every Ticked drawn singly, each deciding its own Fate and no other. The Tickets are issued in Chances of Tickets, Halves, Quarters, Eighths, and Sixteenths, which are now selling by J. and J. SI\TEWItIGH r, the Contractors, 37, Cornhill ; Holbotn ; and 38, Haymarket; and by his Agents in the Country. J. and J. SIVEWRIGHT sold in the Drawing which took ',Lice the 28th ult. No. 1,446. a Prize of 4,0001., and - seve ral minor Capitals. And several 21,0001. and '20,0001. Prizes in the last Four Months. PRINTS AND BOOKS OF PRINTS. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. SOTHEBY, at his Honse, No. 3, WELLINGTON. STREET, WATERLOO BRIDGE, STRAND, on FRI DAY, the 15th day of JUNE, 1821, and following Day, at Twelve o'Clock, rinnlE GenOine COLLECTION o f PRINTS , A. of the late EDMUND FLEMING AKERS, Esq. of 'Berrymead Priory, Acton ' 'con'sisting - principally o f BRITISH PORTRAITS mid TOPOGRAPHY, to illustrate Pennant's London, and Lyson's Environs.; several Valuable BOOKS of PRINTS, COLOURED PRINTS, from the British Gallery of Pictures, &c. &c. To he viewed, and Catalogues had, at the place of Sale. FOR THE SUN. ON . THE PAST AND PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS COUNTRY, WITH A VIEW TO THE RELIEF OF AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURES, AND COMMERCD, (Concluded from our Paper of Yesterday.) - Without increasing the restrictions on the i portation of foreign corn, the taxes, which at present constitute so large a part of the growing price of corn, being in such case de,creased, the existing Corn Laws would be a more ample pro tt,ction. To change at present the system of those laws into simply a duty upon importation, unless the duty were such as might alarm the public, would be no adequate protection, on account of the accumulated stores of grain in possession of the Polish nobility, who would be glad to sell at any price, and the cheapness of wheat at Odessa, a new source of supply. But on this very ac count, to annex to the present law a consiTerable duty on importation, could only be a legitimate object of revenue, if the corn imported under faith of the existing laws be excluded from its operation. If the average price should, on ac count of the failure of crops, rise above 80s., so immense would be the quantity from Poland and Odessa, that a considerable duty would not de prive us of ample supplies ; because such a mar ket-price would be more than double the prime cost and charges of transit; consequently the duty would not be paid by the English con sumer, but by the importer. Hitherto we have abstained from availing ourselves of this revenue, while foreign States, when England has wanted corn, have, on account of the 'wide difference be tween the prime cost and our high prices, levied duties upon exportation for the sake of revenue, and without checking exportation. If the Public, on account of scarcity, is to pay dear for foreign corn y it will be some satisf a ctio n th a t th e Exche quer will receive revenue to diminish internal taxes. Foreign commerce, navigation, and all trade, would derive relief and advantage from the diihi nation of taxes to be accomplished by an opera tion on the National Debt, not only on more im portant grounds, but even in the reduction of all charges on merchandize, which would be one of the immediate consequences. Another object of material relief to agricul ture, and, indeed, all branches of national indus try, would certainly be found in substituting a direct tax on real property, if only to the amount of the taxes on the necessaries of life. These ac cumulate in their progress in a ratio beyond cal culation, and fall on The consumers with a pro gressive overcharge, who pay abundantly more than the Exchequer receives. The possessors of property would pay no more than the Exchequer would receive, while they would save more than the amount of the tax in the permanent, and, in such case, equitable cheapness of all the necessa ries of life, which would be the inevitable conse quence of taking off the taxes now directly and indirectly combined with prices. They would save also by the greater ,degree of- cheapness, which would be the natural effect of the increased competition among the producers; and which at present is much circumscribed •by the additional capital required for advancing the taxes, and by the regulations accompanying their collection, which fetter industry and check improvements. The employment of the people would be acce lerated by such a change, and the pressure of the Poor-rates upon agriculture would be relieved. Their employment would be encouraged by re ducing the growing price of corn, which would result from annihilating the taxes upon the ne cessaries of life. This new tax might also corn mute the tax upon agricultural horses, as being a direct tax upon the growth of corn. Et might commute also, any other tax upon the farmer tending to raise the price, of corn, and, conse quently, of bread. The employment of the poor may be encouraged by promoting the diffusion of useful knowledge, as to the means by ‘vhich ern- ployment may be provided from time to time. Already in many country parishes considerable improvements have been induced by the exer tions of a few patriotic individual, through the channel of only a sixpenny Macr ' azipe, called The Labourer's Friend, published monthly ; in which are detailed the means by which many happy consequences have practically been pro duced, having a:ready,in some places,materially reduced Poor-rates. After succeeding in reducing upon solid prin ciples the prices of the necessaries of life, the evils of the residence of so many British subjects abroad, on account of the cheapness of living; might be mitigated. Their expellees would ap preach also nearer to a level with Britain on ac count of the substituted tax 911 property, which they could not altogether escape. And it is no small aggravation of the present diminished sup port of domestic industry ,and even of decreased public revenue, if it be true, that from ten to fifteen millions of income drawn from property in these kingdoms are expended annually in foreign countries—from property protected by the state, but escaping the expences of protection. Those who return home'from time to time with sup plies of clothes and dresses to last for years, made of foreign manufactures, would have fewer inducements to do so if the - substituted tax on property were also to commute duties upon cer tain raw materials of manufacture, especially of silk; which alone deprives our manufacturers of the power of making better and cheaper goods than are thus imported, to the injury of domestic industry. Again. In Portugal all persons enjoying pen sions from Government, have always, during the KING'S pleasure, been obliged to reside in l'ortu-' BOXING. HICKMAN AND OLIVER. This match, for 100 guineas aside ' was fought yesterd a y o n Blineley Heath, a few miles short of Copthorne. It was one of the most manly encounters we have had for some time to record. Sping and Shelton went in with Hickman, and Harry Harmer and Joshua Hudson seconded Oliver. Average betting was 11 to 5 on Gas. Round 1. Every eye was fixed with studious attention upon the right hand of the Gas man, and the same attention was paid to the superior science of Oliver, to see how he would parry it or avoid it. Gas made several feints to get his destruct - ye right hand to tell, and Oliver placed a-slight left-handed blow upon the chest; Gas played quickly in with his right hand, but out of diStanoc ; he, however, ran his adversary upon" the ropes, and plaCed two hits quickly. A manly rally followed ; Oliver attempted to hold - him • after exchanging blows with him, but Gas got away and made fresh fight. Oliver had the worst of another in-go ;he placed a hit on the mouth, but had the worst of .a fall. It was evident that his in:fighting was lost upon Gas.. 2. Gas doubled himself up for nothing-but earnest milling, and his right hand would tell. He placed two or three of these finishers to a commoner, in a.rally, and although Oliver stood up to him with the greatest manhood and exchanged some hits, yet he had the worst of it ; when in, Gas slipped away from his grasp and threw him.-3 to lon Gas. 3. Oliver bled freely from the rallies, and was heavily marked upon the right eye. He however met the right hand of Gas by a flush counter hit with the left, which led to a tremendous let loose fighting found. All science • was forgotten, and Oliver failed in parrying • the severe hitting right hand tried the out and out. He stood up to his advergary's head, and made hit for hit with him until Gas piped open mouthed, and the roar of the ring for Oliver •was tremendous. In- the close Gas would not wait longer than he could have best of it, and both went down. 4. Another most tremendous round was fought, and with such gallantry that the nng were - astonished. Oliver, who had nearly a stone of weight over his adversary, fought like a man, but his goodness was stifled ty activity ; Gas threw his left hand out instinctively, and rranf were the calls of disapproba tion, that he was clawing his advhsary's mouth and eyes. In a struggle upon the weaving system, at the ropes Gas was like ian eel in the hands of his executioner ; he had the best of this hugging fighting ; but in this • round he was thro wn . 5. Another desperate round commenced by Oliver hitting his adversary upon the breast. Severe hitting was exchanged, but the finishing right hand of Gas made such closing impressions on the head of his adversary, that an exchange of hitting was beating Oliver. In a close both went down, •bleeding freely., 6. Gas threw away his gifted right handed blow; had it told, it would have settled the point at issue. In a rally, the blows of each told the amateurs who were not near enough to see them placed, that they were earnestly delivered. Oliver threw his adversary froM him at closing, as-if he were a bad ir enstonier, , _ 7. OliVa. Was bleeding from every organ, and Gas shaved a cut from the chin. • Oliver was thrown. 8. Oliver placed a•left handed body blow, but feebly, and ought like a lion; but after a hard rally, which severely marked im, he was thrown. 9. Gas planted a good right-handed body hit, an d ano th er severe round followed. -In the struggle, Oliver was thrown. 10th and last. Oliver made feeble play with the left hand, but Gas caught him heavily under the ear - w i t h t h e right hand, and on the head again reeling down, which settled the battle. Oliver was carried off, the ground in a senseless state; - after having been bled. Oliver .was - Senseless for more than two hours, but he was better when our information left him. Another battle took place, which Cooper, the gypsty, won in twenty-five minutes, beating a novice. • . J ( -AZ : .._ V '7 — , r ....k , ,f,.-- , „ 42 ,, r , _ •F / ~ ~,,, ~ . As e; „ 4 Ce - 4 0- rZ.....,,,; " ,04 , ,,, 01 ; 1 4 , .4.--., eir-5..., 4 ' ' - .• . :- ‘..4" p;1 2 ...4 ~,;' - ' *- , ‘,.•.: ~,,.---5:t. - '''' -- ': i ,..: 7 ~1 ~,.,. : 17 , ~ ...,. .. it: ' , 0 :fo ot , . . 4 1 7 . i 7 4,,,..7, * ''_ : :: : t t_ /. " . 1 i4 A 17 ' ( L,,,. ev 'l l i ii , .v •-•• ....4'l— _ V,...t, 3.,--11,... )4,, i k 7 .1 ii . , } VI :tf F ., 0 % ; 0 .....,,,,, `,,:,,,, 1 51 - kit Alikt. --...-- `N.` <-4 . , , ~- _ 1. • ' . ~ .7, • ...,.. ..., , „ • . ' ft WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1821 gal as an express condition. If all persons, ex cepting in special cases, who receive pensions, and excepting .half-pay subaltern officers, were, 'according to- his Majesty's pleasure, to enjoy pen sions and half-pay upon condition of residence in these - kingdoms, the Pension and - Half-pay List, amounting to five millions, would be no loss to the State. The richest consumers -pay the - most• taxes ; taxers furnish the half-pay ; and the ex penditure of •the half-pay internally would sup port industry and again contriblite :to the :taxes. A circulation to _the extent of these. five millions would . promote .consumption and. :re-production: Every million, which instead of being in this man ner returned into the common circulation, is sub tracted for the purpose of being expended in Countries not receiving our manufactures, is tend ing, froin day to day, to make England, rich and powerful as she is, feel more and more the evils of non-residence. Evils which, consistently with a due regard to the liberty of - B r iti s h , cannot b mitigated, but by a reduction of rates., and taxes to keep down the expellees of subsis tence. Another important circumstance will then na turally accrue. All the expellees of supplies for the Navy, Army, and Public Departments, will be diminished. The public expenditure, there fore, will be further reduced in :comparison with the income. Such might be expected to be the reduction of taxes, by the combined operation of these mea sures ; so much might the growing price of corn be reduced, that we might again become an ex porting country of Corn, and more and more pro mote the restriction of our agriculture, manufac tures, and commerce in . such salutary relative pro portions, as, according to the most solid principles of political economy, are most consistent with the natural progress of opulence, and most pro mising of permanency. Even in recent years we have supplied Foreign Countries with corn ; and if we could reduce materially the growing price of corn, we might export more considera bly. In 1816, the King of FitANcE encouraged importation by two ordinances in the course of that year, and many cargoes of grain and flour arrived in the ports of th south of France, from Ireland especially, and from England. The growing price of corn must be somewhat reduced since 1815, by the fall in the price of labour ; if further reduced by any improvement in the system or 'reduction of taxation, the far- mers, by a constant attention to the average mar ket price, might in common times prevent the importation, by being content to sell corn at such prices as should, from time to time, keep the average price below the price fixed by law for regulating importation. Time having been allowed for giving effect to these measures, and should they promote a con siderable degree of prosperity, to the Society, it might then become a proposition better under stood, and probably more generally considered as desirable, that a greater effort be made for the re demption of the national debt, by means of a -property tax to be levied for that special purpose. Such a tax might be so modified and equitably adjusted to the actual relative values of the dif ferent descriptions of property, and might even be so freed from inquisitorial power, as to be pre ferable to all other modes of taxation. 44 The land, the trade, and the personal industry of the subject, which are pledged for the public debt," would by such means be the sooner relieved, and especially the trade and industry of the country, from those burdens which fetter and depress them ; and the pressure of which, by repealing the duties on certain raw materials, and thereby expanding the freedom of commerce, would bear less and less upon, every trade and every descrip tion of industry. But if such a tax for reducing the Debt were now brought forward, before the . National - Debt be placed in a better train of redemption, the 'first notice of it by authority would only imme diately raise the market' price of the Stocks, and by so doing cause the . Commissioners to pay more for Redemption Stock; which, in effeet, would both retard the reduction of the Debt, and occa sion an increased expellee to the nation in the higher prices paid by the Commissioners. _ Simi lar effects would, in the first initanci.; be pro duced by anticipating the effects of a plan for redeemin g - the Natiuttal Debt, which was -men tioned by Mr. RicanDo in his valuable wotk, the " Principles of Political Economy,- in-ia plan 'has been ably illustrated by Mr. tlEArft- FIELI) . Mr. Itume's opinion -of - it will be found n bis:ESsay on Public Credit, it appearing to lave been first suggested .by a 1111r.liuTcniNsoN, about a century ago. Its policy was also urged by the late Biishop•of LANDAFF. independently however of its impracticability, though simple and excellent in theory, we may just take the liberty of observing, that its operation would be very unequal. The proprietors of houses and edifices, supposed to he worth-600,000,0001., and of goods in shops, warehouses, and in progress of manufacture, supposed 150,000,0001., after paying their contribution, in common 'with others, and half the taxes being at once taken off, such houses might he built and goods fabricated, per haps from 30 to 50. per cent. cheaper. By such effects they would sustain this additional greater loss. But the enerA-y of the money rent of land over the necessaries and enjoyments of life would, on account of such relief from -taxes, be raised considerably after their cont r ib u ti on; an d as the value of land depends on the amount and value of rent, the value of landed property would pro bably increase by many years purchase. So - the market price of Stock after one half the 'Debt were 'redeemed, would rice considerably above :s present value. Thus much nray be meUt!ontd; PRICE SEVENPRNEr. with all deference to the genius and ability or the advocates for this =plan. To conclude. The profound and eloquent DudALD STEWAYVE makes these just and 'beau - -; tiftil remarks on the effects of "statist/ea/ and of cc philoiophica/ studies on the intellectual habits cc in general ;—the former invariably encouraging " a predilection for restraints and Checks, and all " the other &ethnical combinations of an ant i quat " ed and scholastic policy ;—the latter, by inspir " ing, on the one hand, a distrust of the human " powers, when they attempt to embrate in de " tail interests at once so complicated and so " momentous ; and on the Other, a religious at cc tention to the designs of nature, as displayed in " the general laws which regulate her economy ; " leading, no less irresistibly, to a gradual - and " progressive simplification of the political " mechanism. It is, indeed, the never-failing re " suit of all sound philosophy, to hUmble more " and more the pride of science before that wis " done which is infinite and divine ;" Are not these ObServations applicable to "the' re peated deliberations and contending opinions upon the case before ? Sagacious policy, con fiding inhuman wisdom and foresight, sits ponder- ing over the scientific means by which the pros perity of this or that class of men can be promot ed ; while infinite wisdom,lnowing what is best, is , far more effectually proceeding, as at the pre sent time, in the wide spreading diffusion of the amplest anticipations of another year of fruitful ness and abundance. Ought we not by all proper means to profit by another national boon, peace, now matured into Settled repose ?. By disregarding the diminution of national burdens, are we not materially weak ening the efficacy of peace as a blesiing to' the country ? Were it not expedient to adopt all reasonable measures for relieving the existing pressure upon the very master-springs of industry, prosperity, and public happiness ; 'upon which depends the perfect security of the soda! edifice ? Let us not despair of our country. IVhen the British people were surrounded by external ene mies, assailed by every danger, they beheld the storm with fearless magnanimity ; they suffered frequently, but with becoming fortitude ; they persevered with unshaken firmness ; they con quered by undaunted courage: in proportion to the calls upon their numerous virtues, they rose superior to every difficulty. They 'ultimately triumphed, but with temperate exultation. Dur ing the anxious and trying period, the many 'and combined machinations in hostility to our industry and commerce, threatening even the very exist ence of our public institutions, were by the wis dom, ability, energy and zeal of our Statesmen, arid the loyalty, patriotism, and intelligence of the people, converted into so many advantages towards the growth of opulence and of power.— Does not-the same over-ruling Providence, which then so distinguished us among the nations, still` afford us consolation crud protection ? And is not this nation yet abundantly favoured ? The same fundamental principles of the inimitable,- the venerable British Constitution, still protect our persons, our property, and . our liberties.-- - The skill and intelligence of the people are im proved. Our Capital for the encourageMent of industry is augmented. We possess .she same fertile plains and verdant fields. The same • re fulgent sun shines•upon us to animate and bring to perfection all the varied blessings of increase. The same heavenly dews and timely showers refresh and stimulate the beautiful economy of nature. And does not the same over-ruling Pro vidence, mercifully pardoning oar ingratitude- in viewing as evils Many blessings, still continue his protection ; constantly accelerating the repetition of the most gracious munificence ? INTERESTING CASE.- 7 .(Dublin, June B.)—A case which excited a considerable degree of pub lic interest, was tried before Mr. Justice Bun- TON and a Special Jury. The _circumst ances were th€se :---Richard D av i s , a young Gentle man of most respectable connections in. this coun try, enlisted as a - common soldier some :years ago, in consequence of disputes with his family. lie married, and whilst he was doing .duty in London as a private in the Guards, his wife vas_ delivered of a daughter, who was christened -Theresa Davis, Some time after the birth .of . this child, the father w a s killed at -the battlo of Waterloo, and in consequence of the decease of bUille 1 elittitiLlS, tiiG littlo Theresa, thou g h born under such adverse circumstances, became heir at law to 'an esate of two thousand pounds' a year. Her claim, however,. was impeached by the husbands of her two amits, (the sisters of 11.3 r father) who alledged that she was a suppositions child ; and it was upon this issue that the trial. took place yesterday. -Several witnesses, wh o . cameover from England, were examined on be half of the child, and the .testimony establish e d her legitimacy in so-full and satisfactory a man ner,-that Counsel., on both sides agreed it was unnecessary to prolong the investigation ; and the Jury returned a verdict, " That Theresa Davis is the legitiMate daughter of Richard and Bridget Davis." SUDBURY.—The wife of Henry. Frost, weaver of this town, sorne time since sold to one William Whiting for the small sum of one shilling and sixpence, has retried to her husband, the pur chaser'having given him two guineas to take her back!! BERRY, many years a comic favourite in the northern Theatres, is now a wretched inmate in the Ififirmary at Edinburgh, anti-his wife, an actress of some, merit, is confined in a.rnad-house.--- (Morning Paper.) •