The Sun. — London, England, 1804-03-05 00:00:00

before the Union, which was a prinelple of a. full drawback of all duties ; and so far as the duties of 1800 were consolidated, -the old: principle of drawbacks was adhered to. There was another principle of drawback, arising out of the Union; it had been adopted by Parliament as a otins ciple of sound policy, that whatever regola o Lions either Country. might make internally, with regard-to its trade, taxes, or manufaCtUres, yet with regard to their trade. with foreign coma trie.:, a principle of equality should he maintained as far as it was prafficable, in order to give, both Countries an equal chance for the transport of their produce and ManofaCtures. The new duties laid on since the Union were not drawn back, because there were corresponding duties laid on in this' Country. In the last Session there. was,a duty laid on in this Country of tzi per tent. Which as it was considered as a War . Tax was not drawn back ; there was also a duty of to per cent. laid on , in Ireland, which was a permanent tax appropriated to the payment of the interest of the debt, and it was proposed to give a drawback for this to per cent. Without troubling the House farther upon this sublet, he would now proceed to make a few observations upon the articles contained in the Schedule, and he had the satisfaaion to . thiok that, With very' few exceptions, he had met, by antici. pation, the wishes of the Mercantile people of Ire land. He had received communications from the Merchants of the great Cities of Dublin, Cork and W a terford, and it was a great satisfaftion to know that, generally speaking, their wishes had all been complied with, even by anticipation. He had • already stated Where there was an ad valorem ,and rated duty Upon the same arriclo, they were re duced to the same denomination; iu these cases the skill of the Officer making the calculation had been relied upon, and IT arty mistake should appear, it certainly was open to conviction. ,Some foreign mantifadures would be found to he raised, such as cotton, muslin, and things of that sort, in order to proted the'British' and Irish Manufactures in the consumption of Ireland, There "was on e art i c le o f importance, upcn which he wished th say a few words, he meant the Newfoundland Fishery, with regard to 'which the import duties were greater than those in 'this Country. But now the New foundland F ‘ ish came into Ireland not only cloy-free till 1808, but received a bounty till May next. The , duties upon the ithportation of oil and blubber were greater in Ireland than in Great Britain, but they were e noi , made the same, and ,ir was his in tention to propose . that this trade' should be put upon the same fonting with resped to both Coon.: tries.. It would be. observed that the duty upon coffee- was nearly doubled, but that arose from this circumstance : the custom duty was 6d. and 'the Excise duty 6d. but as the latter was badly col. levied, the Custom duty was raised to t rd. leaving the Excise duty only id. for the purposes of regu lation. Drugs were an article of great importance, and from the smallness of their, hulk and the great ress,of their value, aff.rded great "opportunities of smuggling : the duty upon them was from leo to 200 per cent. that duty' was now reduced in order to take away the temptation of s muggling. The drugs imported for the purpose of the manu fadures and the dying trade would, in the pro irisions 'of the Biii, be petfealy free , from duty. With r c spea to the article of wood, the duties were coosolidated, and not raised. The rates wsre n o -s: - enaled . its point of duty, but in point of toe so tiro st ions the d;m2nsicins. •In the article o S..vts acre , w:s 'a rt-dufii , n, as it was much usot in roe provistoo trade of Ireland. This trade, lie was sotry to state, tow stood in need of assist aece, but be hoped that the languor of it Was only occast anal, anti not permanenf.• With regard ro the ride of Foreign Silt, the House would per ceive that the rate of duty upon Solt was charged in Ireland by the bushel, which was less than the Win chester bushel. This mode of discharging that • artic.e admitted orgreat variation indifferent Ports, ard great advantage could be given to the Importer . by Laving it pressed and heaped in the measure. This Was, not only the case in different Ports, but sometimes there was a considerable difference in the • adtneasurement even in the same Port, perhapS from the ineorreaness of the Offtser. It was ,now proa posed that it should be discharged by' weight, and not by measure. The weight of the Winchester bushel was 841 h. upon •which there was a duty Of as. It was, now proposed that it sho uld be dischaTged by the bushel of 561 b. in the same manner as the British SAt imported into Ireland. It then became necessary to redcce the duty in . the same proportion, and upon the most •exat - t calculation it was found, that by a proportionate reduaion the ditty ought - to be Is. 7d. W i th resped to Saltpetre, it stood as it did laSt Session, when the duty was reduced from 7s. 63. to 3d. the cwt. By the 43 Geo. 111. there la as a duty laid on the article of Provisions going to Foreign Countries of 4 per cent,. : to this ,duty British Provisions were subjeEt. But previous to this duty, there wan an old subsisting duty lipon the extort of Provisions from Ireland, so that in fat there was a greater duty upon Irish provisions than upon British. This inequality it was now • 'proposed to reduce, so as to put both. Countries on' equal terms. Tlie'ohje'a of the next article of the Schedule was, to carry into effed the American Treaty, and the regulations were the same for both Countries, with this 'exception, that the Counter . vailing Duties laid on Parnerican Tonnage in this Country was not adopted in Ireland. The old. Export Duty on the export of native Articles from Ireland was made in general' the same to all parts of the world, and the Bounties on Imports and Ex ports remained t he same. With regard to the Draw backs upon Sugar, it was''necessary to observe that • the Sugar Duties in England were made annual, in • lieu - of the Land Taxowhich was sold ; and this - was done upon a Constitutional principle, to ensure the 'frequent calling of Parliament. The Sugar-Duties. varied sometimes, and of course so did the Draw - bac4tS ; the duty upon this article in Ireland was, founded upon the same principle, and was there - fore voted annually, and , could not be introduced 0 - Foto the Schedule, which related only to Per:. ma . nen! . Duties. The DOty upon Malt would not be fotind in this schedule, because it was proposed to vote it annually in Ireland, upon the same con, atitutional principle to which he had before advert ed, and therefore must form the b - übjed o f a sepa. rate-Bill. The DUty on- Licences was in some de, glee changed. The Grocers' , Licences were for merly 31. for Cities, 21. for Market" Towns, and fl. for the rest of the Kingdom. It was now pro.. posed to make them 31. for Cities and Towns re turning Members to Parliament, and 21—for the rest of the Kingdom. Factors dealing in home made Spirits were subjea to a' , Licence Duty ; it was now proposed to extend that duty to dealers in foreign spirits. The next article of the schedule related to the drawbacks of Excise Duties, and upon these there was no change proposed. The next head related to the .countervailing duties, it was proposed to consolidate the duties under the Aia of Union, and tho4'Of the 43d Geo. 111. cap. 9 . 2. He 'had now stated the principle of the mea : sure; and he hoped it would meet with the approba.: tion of the mercantile people in Ireland; which he Was sure would he a strong recommendation, to that House. Any proposed alterations or amendments he should be very ready to listen io, and he was sure that that House and Ministers would do every thing in their power to guard and protea the trade of Ireland, which they had always watched over with the most paternal and tender solicitude. ,He concluded with stating, that he hoped. the printed ichedules would be in the hands of the Members of that House by Monday, and that in a few days he. should be..able to bring in the Bill, or Bills, upon these resolutions, Mr. FOSTER said, he did not mean to enter into any observations upon the subjea then, but he wished the Right Hon. Gentleman would lay be fore the House • a List of the 'Duties as they now stood, and also a List of such obsolete articles as had been left out of the schedule. He was glad to hear that the Merchants of Ireland were so well satisfied with this schedule, because he -inferred from thence, that the duty upon the export of linen, which had been so much complained of in Ireland, was abandoned. , Mr. CORRY said, he should be very happy to have it in his power to inform the Right Hon. Gentleman, that it had been 'found pratticable to take off that duty ; but the Right Hon. Gentleman must himself be sensible, that it could not he taken off' consistently with the principles adopted by the . House in the last two sessions of Parliament. 'lf this duty were taken off, the Irish Linens going from a port of this Country in . the same ship,, in. the same entry, and to the sable port with British Linens, would be free of ditty, ,while the British( would ba subjea to the export duty, which As'as laid on all British Manufadugs.. This would give the Irish Linen a decided r eference over British Linen in foreign markets, and would be inconsist ent with every princ,iple of justice. He begged Gentlemen fur a moment to consider the converse of this proposition; and suppose that British Linen could be exported from an Irish pott free ..of tor, while Irish Linen was subjecA to an export duty ; and he was convinced they would immediately see the injustice of it. It might be said, that the duty might be taken off in this Country; but if the duty was taken off the _Linen Mandadure, the persons concerned in the other great rnatitifaflures of this Country, such as woollen, pottery, Se,:.. &c. would have an equal claim to have the-export duty taken off from their msnufaCtures. Arixiou., therefore, .as he was, from duty as w-eil as trona inclination, to give every possible support to the male of Ire land, he could not propose a measure which would be inconsistent with every principle of justice. Mr. FOSTER aria Mr, CoRRY severally explained. Mr. D4WSUN said, . that the satisfaction he felt at the very able and candid statement of , the Right Hon. Gentleman was much diminished by finding, that_ this duty on the export of Linen was not tAen off. H e lamented that one of the first measures of Parliament after the Union, was to lay on a duty of four per cent: on the export of tie staple commodity of Ireland. Mr.- ALEXANDER said, he,could not conceive that the good- sense of the people of the North of Ireland 'would let them expeft an exemptiOn from a burthen which was laid on them. in common with, the rest of their fellow.:subjeds, tti sustain the , great and important contest in which we were en gaged. He was_ well acquainted, with the Linen 'Trade r of. the Norfh of Veland, 'and he did 'mat think it suffered,by the TaX,: _ Mr.,ATKINS said, he did not think there were any grounds for taking off this duty : ther e were between thirty and - forty articles employed in the Linen Manufacture of Ireland, imported duty-free, which was not the case with English M a nufadures. Mr. HAWTI-I.ORIVE said, he understood this to be a War Tax, and if it was' thoroughly understood in Ireland, it. would not he opposed. Lord DE BLAQU i ER e concurred in the same opi- neon. Lord CASTL ER EAG H contended, that the Irish Linen Trade had, not suffered from the Tax, as the Export • was greater last year than before. After a few Worth from Mr. FOSTER and Mr. CORRY, the Resolutions were agreed to, and a Bill or Bills ordered to be brought in upon them. Mr. Coitity then moved for the produaion of the Accounts suggested by Mr. I; . osteit, whit,th ,was agreed to. Mr.FOSTER then moved for some Accounts rela tive to the real and official value of the Exports and Imports of Great Britain. to and from Ireland.— Agreed to. Mr. FOSTER moved, That there be laid before the House 'Copies or Extrafts of the divers Procla mations which have been made in Great Britain or Ireland, respeCling Corn, Meal, or Malt, Indian' Corn, Rice, or Potatoes, &c. since the Union, to the latest period the same can be made up.—Ordered, Mr. DAWSON moved, That there be laid before .the House an Account of all Linen imported from Great Britain or Ireland, distingui shin g that Which was manufactured in ' Ireland since the Union to the sth of January 1804, distinguishing each year ,— Ordered. The Royal MaririipuYtinitill, went throUgh a 'Committee . of the wlio e -House, and the report was ordered,to -be receilieS.ini Monday. Mr..A LEXiN , DER presented .a l ) etition on behalf of certain .Burgesses of the Borough of Liskearci, pray ing to be heard on the sub'jea of the Eleaion now depending belOre the House.—Ordered to be taken into considetation . at the same time as the otlier. Petition on this subjea.--:Adj Jutried at, six o'clock. Frain 14 - 4 ..-+ j I Carlton.llouse, March 3, 1804. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has Ic'en pleased to appoint Richard Brillsley Sheridan, Esq. to be Receiver General of the pa tch y of Co. in the room of the Right Hon. Edward Lord Eliot, deceased. Crown-offiCe, • March 3, IS4. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE THIS PRESEtt r P ESII.L I ANI F. NT. Borrtgb of Braosber. Richard Norman, obiWelton Alowbray, in the County of Leicester, Esq, in the room of George Sutton, Esq. de ceased. Commissions by in the Roya/ Lanark Regiment of Militia, signed the LQrd Lieutenant. Dated Feb. 8, tBO4. Henry Marder, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Commissions in tie Ayrshire Militia, signed by the Lord Lieu . tenant. Dated . Tan. 28, iBo4. David Snodgrass, Esq. to be Captain, vice Snodgrass. lohn Ciarke, Gent. to be Assistant Surgeon. Commissions in the Glamorgan Militia, signed by the Lord Lieu- tenant. Edward Teasdale, Cent. to be Ensign. Dated Jan. 28, xBo4. Lewis Jones, Gent. to be Ditto. Dated Feb. 5, 180 4. Comm's:ions in. the Nottinghamshire Militia, :ivied ky the Lord Lieutenant. William H. Price, Gent. to be Lieutenant. • Dated Decem ber to, tBO3. Edward Wakefield, Gent. to be Ensign.• Dated January 2, 1804. • Commit:ions in the Monmouth . and Brecon MilitiA, sig►red by the Lord Lieutenant. Simon Wood to be Lieutenant. Dated Jan. r 4, 1204. john fames Rousseau to be Ensign. Dated February to, 1804. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. April M. T. Petrie, at Kemptan, and 1. Want, of Han worth, Middlesex, dealers, at ten, ax Guildhall. • - 'BAIKRUPTS. . I John Stotherd, of Coningsby. Lincolnshire, common-brewer, .to surrender March 19, 20, and April 14, at eleven, at the, Spread Eagle Inn, ,Lincoln. AttorneieS, Mr. Coper, Boston; or Mr. IVitson, Castle-street , Holbo n, London. , Amplitisaead, of Aldermanhurv, warehouseman, March 6, to, and April 14, at one, at 'Guildhall. Attorney, Mr, Hurd, King's Bench Walk i 'Temple, . Ceo. Haskell Hesketh, of Manchester, grocer, March 16, 17, and April 14, at four, at the Royal Oak Inn,, Manchester. , Attonues, Messrs. Kearsley and Cardwell, Manchester ; or Messrs. T. C. and C. Jackson, Walbrook, London. Char. Leonard, of Westbromwich,Stattbrdshi,re, ironrnaster, April 6,7, and 14, at eleven, at the Stork Tavern, Bir mingham. Attornies, Mr. Egerton, Gray's-Inn-square, London ; or Mr. Stubt, Birmingham. 'oho Martindale, of New Bond-street, wine-merchan, March so, at ten, 17, at one, and, April 14, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Dewbery, Conduit-Street, Hanover-square. Thomas Hindley and Samuel Cooling, of Manchester, calico- . manufaeturers, March 21, az, and April 14, at three, at the Bull's Head Inn, Manchester. Attorney, Mr. Hewitt, Manchester. tarries Crooke, of Coln, Lancashire, eotton-manufaElurer, March 14, 15, and April 14, at ten, at the Star Inn, Man chester, Attornies, Mr. Taylor, Manchester ; or Mr. Ellis, Cursitor-street, London. William Prince, of Stockport, Chester, cotton-spinner, March 14, is, and April (4, at three, at the Star Inn, Man , chestel Attornies, Mr. Edge, Manchester; or Mr. Edge, Irwr-Ternpfre, London. john Beck, of Workington, Cumberland, Wine-merchant, March 16, 27, and April 14, at eleven, at Henry Salkeld's, Workin , :ton. Attoranes, Mr, Bacnn, Southampton-street, - 'l.,,mion; or Mr: Thompson, Workington. Riciraid Yowls, of Grosvenor Mews, Hanover-square, ve- , terinary surgeon, March 6, 16, and April 14, at ten, at Guild:ia. t. Mr Rouinson, Charter-house-square. Benjam , .n Daitis, late of G ray's- Inn, money-scrivener, March 6, 15, and April, 14, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Fowell, Essex-street, Strand. Win. Billgin, of Bristol, printer, March 8, 17, at eleven, and April 14, at five, at the White Lion Inn, Bristol.. At - tallies, Messrs. Halt and larrnan, 11r1:cot , .. Messrs- • Shawe, New Bridge-street, Blacktriars, London. George Black and Alexander Stephen, of Bush-lane, Lon don!.deaiers in ' c oals, March to , zo, and April 1 4 , at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Harman, Wine-0 thee court, Fleet-strdet. Walter Hunt, late of Putney, grocer, March 6, 13, ar4 April 14, at ten, at Gtiiidnall. Attorney, Mr. Luckett, Basnig hall-street. • .. William Mathews, late of Long-lane, Southwark, vellum . and parchment-manufacturer, March to, 13, and April 14 , at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. • Rocie, N icholas - I ane, I,ombarthstrect. Edward M'Cabe, of Broad-street, Bloomsbury, hat-maker, Match tca, Ili, and April 14, at ten, at Guildhall. Attor nies, Messrs. Fothergill and Savage, Old Broad-street, L on don. - -- - DWIDENDS. MAILS. DVI. Gottenburgh iiannyurgtt 2. - - - ------ ARrIVID, 7 3 PRICE OF STOCKS, THIS DA Y A T IWiLLVE O'CLOCK. Consols - - - Si April 7. R. Gouldsmith, of New Bond-street, embroi derer, at ten, at Guildhall. April 7. Wm. Spears, of Rood-lane, London, fish salesman , at ten, at Guildhall. March 24. P. Hathway, of Little Saint Thomas the Apostle, broker, at two,. at March 27. 1-1. Bax,: late, of Farninham, Kent, taylor , a t eleven, at G u ildhatt., ; Marh 24. Bird, of Hbundsditch, London, hatter, at ten, at Guildhall. March 26. N. ]swell, late of Hambledon, Southamptbni su rgeon and apothecary, at three , at the Wite-Hart, Win chester. March 29. T. Warren the y oun g er, of Bury St : Edmund's, Suffolk, shopkeeper, at eleven, at the Three King's Inn, Bury St. ,Edmund's. March 24. Mouls, of Hampstead , cornchandler, at one, at Guildhall. • , March 27. E , Doran and A. Whiting, late of Long Acre. coach-makers, at eleven, at Guildhall. April 28. C. Larkin, of Rochester, coach-master, at ten,' at Guildhall . . March 26. Wm. Lawson, of Manchster, grocer, at three, at the White-Lion Inn, Manchester. April i 7. S. Kemps6n, of I'leet-street, linen -draper, at ten, at Guildhall. April 7. Fl. Frazer, of Nightingale-lane, grocer, at ten, at Guildhall. • March 24. W. White, late of Southampton-Buildings, br.indy -merchant, at ten, at Guile:hall. • March 27. I • Lloyd, late of Woolwich, viElualler, at -eleven, at Guildhall. March zB. 1. Gale, of Bradford, Wiltshire, clothier, at ten, 'at the Swan inn, Bradford. Ail 27. J. Forbes and D. G rego r y , of Aldermanbur y , merchants, at one, at guildhall. April to. Oliver Toulmin, of Essex-street, Strand, navy agent, at ten, at Guildhall. April 16. T. Middleton, of Liverpool, cotton-manufac turer, at eleven, at the Globe Tavern, Liverpool. • CERTIFICATES. • ---- - March z 4. Wm. Elkington, of Bigninghah, wholesale grocer. T. Hamilton, late of Bread-street, merchant. A- Riddell and .k. Riddell, of High-street, Borough, tea-dealers. • J. Vickers, of New-street-square, spermaceti-refiner. F. G Fisher, of Brigthem s tone, bookseller. T. Blyth, of Birmingh am, fador. W. Warwick, or Red Lion street, Clerkenwell, jeweller. . Warren, of Sandy-street, Bishopsgate Without, weaver. D. Jones, of HayOdwryd, Carnarvonshire, horse dealer. B. Hartley, Old Change, leather-seller. T. Barker, of Brickwall, Hertfordshire, viattaller. W. Bunny, of Old Gravel-lane, currier and leather-cutter. .. , I7 . . J. .1.4 SOLEM QUIS DiCERE FALSUM AUDSAT ? LQNDON, MARCH 5, 18°4,- -Queen's House, March 4, tgo-l -" Elc s MAIEsTY is hotter to-day than lie was yestercial• (Signed) "L. PEPYS.. " NittmAN., "H. R. REACNOLDS '" W. HEIS4RDES•i THE Bulletin of • this morning will, we are con vinced, be read by all descriptions of persons wtt)! the most heartfelt joy and satisfaCtion. " His MAizsry continues to make a very favourabi progress towards Recovoyy. (Signed) " L. Pzi.vs. " 11. R. RgYNoLDs. 44 Queen": Mule, March 5, Ific.4." 4 . 4 F. IVIILD4 AN. W. HEBLRDEK• Yesterday Lord BOSTON and the Hon. Mr. Str rfr LEY attended at St. James's Palace, as the Lord ail 3 Groom in Waiting. Yesterday and Saturday Sir LUCAS PErY9, after attending His MAJESTY, had an audience of Mr' ADDINGTON. At two o'clock a Cabinet Can` cil was held at Mi. ADDINcroN's house, which sat till near five. On Saturday His MA J ESTY ate a' very be"' dinner. An Equerry and Groom continue in waiting d 3if i r at the Queen's house. . - THE reports that have been circulated respeE ll4 the sailing of the French Fleet from Toulon. sic i involved in considerable perplexity; and the t patches from Lord NELSON, contained in the 65- zette of Saturday last, being dated, on the '°' h of January, throw no light Upon the subjA that cause it, was not till the end of that , rl9n di t.la the French Fleet is said to have sailed. L ette , r : ' are said to have been received from on board C British Fleet, dated as late as the 4.111' of Fe. : br uar r which not only do not me n tion 'the Sailing. of 1 0 French Fleet, but do not even take n otice of 1116 Sailing of the British Fleet t o 'Algiers. Novi , 35 there . appears to be no doubt of the l a tter fact, 5t least of a Ship,of Lord NE LioN's Squadron havi,n; been detached thither, we arc not much inclined to rely upon the authenticity of the Letters in ques ti°P. Q We cannot but lament that Our Officer should "fa/ a ccom ,fOund it necessary to quit Algiers with out plishing.his objed, more especially as we kou w char ( he had •the means of enforcing, his deman (ls, 0 :1 , : e •-inflitling signal punishment upon the DE Y • W e l of no doubt but that Lori;NELsor; was r(!strai" f , ` l l) ,, his Insttuftions from giving orders to aft deei' o t, b u t in that case we wish the remonstrance loci t‘ teeeu accompanied by q Briti4l Vowc.--- tt A Government have certain invlligence I ll2t 0 French Fleet had not sailed 'from Toulon on th e %It Of :January; The account of its.having o il '' '. teats upon doubtful authority. . . EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM NASSAU,(NEWrs. VIDENCF.), DATED THE 17TH JANUARI'' 110, " We have just received here t'w:. Triosr 11%1311c a bf ly, news of an intended Invasion of this 151.3 0 , n il the French, who already 9 em bodied to tb e • her of 3000 men at Cuba , and are to be wit" • the course of a week." • Pt, THREE ilamburgh Mails arrived this ill° r-l o p, We have seleded the most interesting o f thei'. tents. ; y boo CoNsTANTINOPLE, JAN. 1.4..—ACCa,1°.:(15 ci oa been received from Syria, that ABDUI.:. fliel had been murdered, together with his brotileri who were assassinated while at prayers ; bu t , Il i c t t it perpetrated the deed did not escape : he ' ej- t. 1 4 ,0 the hands of the partizans of ABDUL W$C-tc who furiously cut him into a t housand pieces' sep intelligence of this event has caused a gre3t She cation here, and especially in the Seragli of ce courier who brought it has received a valuable ',ill' sent, and the Porte flatters itself that ral,.it) lily will now speedily b e p erfedl y re'tor,e hat Arabia. The Chief of the Rebels in 1 1 ° Lne11 etl‘ ' been taken and beheaded : his head has bee° 5. here, and publicly exposed for three -days. ('xdic Several English Ships of War are cruiziog I Coast of Egypt. 0 11 The Treasurer and Steward of the late i' ci " t he PACHA have been beheaded , fo r having abllscr confidence of their master. vt o ° ' Immediately after the Festival of the Bait m° the effeds of the late High Admiral Will be , 1 for the benefit of his creditors. i 6 . 0 or Mr. STRATTON, the English Envoy, has eon pointed by his Court, Ambassador and i\ '' .-i clor 4 Plenipotentiary to the Porte : h e will in a fc%. , give in his Credentials. ad tile a During the Kamizan, or Fast, tin t he day before yesterday, no fire brok e oU 0 P r W hiCh it Y' y , which is considered as extraordinary' 3° a ,ale• of the tranquillity and satisfa dio tat nof t he 1)--. I lli . A report was circulated here to-doY, tb ~; ~..