The Sun. — London, England, 1817-09-09 00:00:00

IRELAND. The interest end happiness of this portion of the Empire will always be matters of importanee in the consideration .of all sound politicians and loyal men. The retrent visit of Mr. V:ANSITtART 'to Ireland has therefore naturally excited much •carioiiity and attention. It appears that some •o 1 the public Journals of that country 'Were 'obliging •etrough to favour this Gentleman with `their advite-, as to the means which, in their opinion s Would most tend to promote its inte rests. Mr. VAtCSITTART, however, it seems, was rather more inclined to cons.nit - official authorities, - 'and to trace matters to their sources, than to listen to the counsels thus kindly offered, even by such . sagacious politicians as the conductors of :the Newspapers of that country. The Editor of he (Dublin) correspondent has the hardihood to ' 'differ with some of his competitors on this sub ject, and is so bigoted in favour of Mr. VANSIT TART, as -.to conceive that that Gentleman, by experience, high talents, sagacity, well•known • 'knowledge, and diligence, was qnali.fied to adopt/ a better system of inquiry into the alleged griev a6cei; teal or imaginary, in the state of Ireland, thaii even the enlightened advisers to whom we have alluded. The following is the account given by The . Correspondent 'of the objects to which M:. VANSITTART directed his attention dining his stay in Ireland, and of the advantages ‘vhicli the coun try is likely to derive from his visit and invcstiga• tiC)111 For the purpose of accomplishing any arrange ment which meditated a reduction of Taxes most complained of, it was necessary that the Chancel lor of the Exchequer should become acquainted with the entire system",\ in all its details, which provides the revenue of Ireland. This could not be effected by if cursory or *hasty glance at what is, in itself, of so complicated a nature ; and it received, therefore, the attention from Mr. Van• `sittart which it was necessary. to bestow upon his quickness of conception, in every thine that 'relates to financial calculation, very shortly put bim in possession of what he had applied himself to learn ; and, when be had reached this state of information--and, we -should presume, not until then—he entered upon the projected measure of diminishing the Taxes, to which his attention had been most particularly called. In bringing mat ters to this point, he had able and intelligent as sistants, who entered into the spirit of his design, and made preparatory arrangements for the com pletion of it. The result was, as we are inform ed, that different Taxes were marked out as be ing capable of reduction. The Tax on Jaunting Cars—a class of vehicle so very necessary to the recreation of the great body of our industrious Citizens—was at once an object of diminution, and to such a degree, as would cause it to be scarcely felt. We believe the reduction resolved upon was, from its present amount, to two guineas annually. The Tax an Carriages, on Horses, and on Servants, as beating inconvenient ly on a great portion of the public, was included in the list of those thus prescribed for retrenchment, in which we understand others were also stated, but • of which we have no particular specification. The AVindow Tax, that source of dissatisfaction and clamour, engaged the anxious and inquisitive mind of Mr.Vansittart ; and we have reason to think that some measure is in progress, by which that Tax will be, at a future period, regulated by the value of a House, instead of being rated solely, as at present, by the number- of windows which it may contain This plan will, we think, remove every thing that tippgars oppressive ,in the Tax. Ac cording to the existiog mode, a house in Merrion.- . square, and * house in Bride -street, or Francis street, having an etral number of windows, would pay an equal Tax i though the value of the house iu Merrion-square should greatly exceed that of the house in either of the streets mentioned. On the modified regulation, the payment will be but in the proportion that one bears to the other ) and the occupant of a house in a private street will have much less to contribute than the occupant of a house., of a sirhilar sire, would have in a public Street, Should the number of windows in both be the same. This measure is founded upon an equitable. principle—because houses of very modern construction have been built with a view to evade, as much as possible, the operation of the Window Tax ; while those of longef stand ing, and which faun the great mass of all our pri vate streets, have been erected, without any ne- - cessity to keep in vieti► this principle of frugality, and are lighted upon plans of convenience. The old system of architecture gave a hot:Se a great number of small windows—the new system, a small number of large whitlows.. The stopping of windows, where they arc so numerous as to make the Tax high, in old houses especiallv, has been sometimes resorted to, as a mode of reducing the Tax ; but the uniformity of the building, and a great portion of its convenience, arc generally sa scrificed to such a proceeding. We have been rather elaborate in what may be said in a much shorter space, in order that we may combine, as far as we are able to do it, reasons with measures--and we imagine we have shear the public, that Mr. Vensittart has just done what an able, considerate, and conscientious servant of the Crown ought to do, in what relates to this country. He has resolved -upon abating taxation in Ireland to as great an extent as it can be done, without depriving the State of its necessary re sources, should the propositions lie hag to make to that effect meet the concurrence of Parliament, l3evond this he could not go. Clemour may be food against hint, because he has not done fifty things that he has no business with it ; but the rational and unprejudiced portion of the public will give hint credit for tiering fulfilled as much as he could, with good policy, perform, or as could he conceded, without 'directing prejudicially tee public income, Ile will no: be thought - the We lately received some private accounts from Denmark, relative to tl►e political state of Sweden, but we postponed their contents till they were strengthened by farther infortnation. We have iHce received more intelligence of the same cont. , Flexion, and we are assured that there is a strong party attached to the ancient Government o Sweden, who . are not unlikely to come IT. solutely forward on the death of the present King. It is generally understood, that whet] the present aged and feeble Monarch was in ducgd to alter the Succession to the Throne, he was intimidated by fear of the vengeance of Buo. stela TE S 10110 naturally entertained the most deadly hatred against the deposed Monarch, be cause he was the only Potentate who resisted his power, and refused to acknowledge his au thority. it night, indeed, be imagined, that when the Allied Powers were arranging the af fairs of Europe, which had been wholly over turned by the daring arrogance and ambition of the Usurper of France, that they would have proposed the restoration of GU3TAVI73 to his Throne, but his noble example of perseverance was indeed a reproach to all countries but Great Britain. The Party in Sweden, however, to whom we have alluded, are said to be proud of the heroic firmness of their deposed Monatch, and to feel for his present unjust humilia. tion. They are also said to be Influenced by a patriotic zeal for the honour of their country, and to be anxious to prevent it from falling carder the dominion of a foreigner of obscure birth, and whom they consider merely as a soldier of fortune. Besides, it is said, that tire Allied Sovereigns themselves do not approve of the conduct of DER , - NADOTTE during the return of BUONAPARTE from Elba, and from a natural love of_ Legitimate Governments would not be dissatisfied with a restoration of time old order of things in Sweden. It is certain that BERNADOTTE has been lately adopting all possible means to render himself and his family popular, as well as to concil - iate the Nortiveotstis to the new Government which has been imposed upon them, and with which they .are said to be discontented, as they were at tached to Denmark, and particularly to the CROU'N PRINCE of that Country. If we may trust report, the people of Sweden pay a re luctant obedience to the new family ; and their discontents, if not loud, arc deep. The life of the old King seems to be hastening to an end, Ind it is possible i that his d.tys may have been en], bittered by reflection on the part which he acted towards Lis Nephew; his Sovereign, and his Couu- lets of,•either on the score of talents or liberality, by those whose good opinion is worth having, be cause he is ma'r's'efl out for the vituperation of fat. tibn in 'lbis country. It is enough, howeVewr, that H he is high in ()facial tesponolibility to i" . tiStrre.hitrt notice of 'thiS l hind—nor would he be able to avert such *hostility, though be Were to through all the labour and drudgery Which bad been pre scribed for him as a fit and necessary course of duty, during the time lie rethained in Dublin.— Something would still he found that he had left unfulfilled, or something would be suggested, which, if he did not perform, he would expe rience all that malevolent Invention could con trive to his discredit. Neither •' a - good head," nor a " good heart," would save hitn from the abuse and invective which every man Wk admi nisters office in this country must be content to endure, and which becomes animated and ex tended in proportion as he possesses talent and integrity. TO-MORROWALL LO"I'ERY MUST RE DA. WN. ONLY 2,900 NUMBERS—Two PRIZES OF LA0,030. - L.40,000 MUST BE GAINED BY ONE NUMBER TO CORRESPONDENTS. For the LITFRART REVIEW, le Last Page. - The whimsical Lines of DozrY Dumrs, on the zeectatio. Modern Travellers in Greece ; To-morrow. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Perprmed Last Night. THEATRE ROYAL, CovrsT-GARDEN.—HamIet : Httrnlet, Mr Yonne.; Ophelia, ',%liss Matthews. A:ter which, The Mil ter and His Men. THEATRE ROVAI„ PAYMARKET.—Teazing Made Easy: Prin eipal Characters by Mr.Tvtry and Nits. After which, The Actor of All Wolk. To which was added, The Fol lies of a Day. NEW THEATRE RGYAL, ENGLISH OrßizA-finusE.—fist tim e ), Disguises Principal Characters by Mr. Wrench and Miss Kelly. After which, The Adopted Child, arid Fire and Wa ter. To *Well was added, The Padlock. MAILS. Attfuvr,n—l France. Due-1 Lisbon, 1 Guernsey and Jer. sry, 1 Dublin, I Waterford. PRICE OF STWKS Tllll PAY AT TwELVE o'cLoCE. 13ah1s Stuck, shut I 3 per Cent. Red. shut 3 per Cent. C0n5........ 949 4 i•er Cents. flint 5 per Cent. Navy Ann. 1054; Bank L. Atli). shut Luba 80rvi5,.....3.15. 40s. pr. Exch. 17s. 40‘. pr. Cons. for October, 70i 80 HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 31 minutes after 1. I Evening, 16 minutes after 4. THE SUN. 1101.E1 QUIS FALSUM AUDENT LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1811. try. We pretend not to vouch for the truth of the information which we have received on this sub ject, however we may concur in the reflections that arise from it, but at all events we feel it to be our duty to submit the matter fo our countrymen, that they may rejoice in the possession of an heredi tary Government, and in all. the happiness and se curity which attend it. The Morning Chronicle of this day contains a Letter from THE POPE to the Emperor of RUSSIA, complaining of treatment which BUONAPARTE has received from the Ibritish Government,, and the Allied Powers in general. his so k'ery probable that THE POPE should feel great kindness for BUONAPARTE in return for all his attentions, that we presume this Letter is to be classed with the Protest of MARIA LOUISA, and with the Treaty by which Great Britain had agreed to assist Spoil' in subduing her Colonies, announced by TheChro nide, on the " first authority," and other Du cumentS in that Paper, of equal validity. We received this morning the Paris Papers of Saturday last. They do not contain a word re specting Lyons, except stating the arrival at Dijon on his way thither on the morning of the 2d instant, of the Marshal Duke of RAGUSA: No thing whatever appears to have occurred to give the slightest sanction to the story of the Insur rection, and we remain of opinion, that though there undoubtedly appears to be considerable dis content prevailing at Lyons, it has not displayed tself in any new act of tu mu lt or insubordination of a nature to excite particular notice. It is quite impossible that the French Funds should re main steady from day to day if there was an in surrection raging at Lyons of the dreadful cha racter described ; no concealment on the part of the Government could prevent the operation of such disastrous news upon • the Funds. The Chief object of Marshal MaamoNT's mission we imagine to be; to prevent the - ebullition of that dissatisfied spirit which prevails at Lyons, and either to take such steps or to obtain such information, that measures may be adopted for the purpose of removing any apprehension of serious consequences, to do which is doubtless within the power of the Government. The fol lowing are Extracts : " PAats, SETT. Marshal Duke of Ragusa arrived at Dijon on the 2tl inst. ; at eleven in the morning. He b et out for Lyons the same day at two in the afternoon. " The sentence ci death passed upon Deshans and Chayoux was confirmed last night, and is to be carried into execution in 24 hours. " There is a great hustle in the port of Havre Ships are loaded there for Antwerp, Elsineur, Co penhagen, Martinique, (4 for that destination,) Port-au-Prince, New York, (4 for that destina. tion,) Alexandria, (2 for that destination,) .Ba hl. more, Washington, ax. " 'Yesterday evening the King and Royal Family went to the Theatre d'Academie Royale de Mosigne, to see Fernand Cortes, and the Carnaval de Venice. 1 hey were received with every de monstration of joy. "The appeal of M. M. Comte and Dunoyer (Editors of i.e Censeur) lia4 been rejected by the Court of Caseation. " The Ministers of General Police. and Foreign Affairs transacted business"..vith the King ye-s., erclay. " A dreadful storm took Place at Pan in the night of the 26th ult. the maize-was beaten down, and the vines suffered greatly. " The Baron de Jacobi Rloest, formerly Prus sian Minister at the Congress of liastadt, and since at the Court of London, has died at Dresden. fc tr;rE PEE CENTS. " Fridtly " Ditto Ex. Div. - - - 66 f. 45 c. " NUREMDERO, AUG. 29.—The Prince de Hardenberg, who had been fruitlessly expected for several days, has arrived uriexpectedly front the Palatinate, gccompanied by several persons attached to the Prussian Ministry. He has set out for IClayence. " Several Prussian Regiments have been put on march from the Marche of Brandenburg to Wittemberg and Torgati. It is understood that they %ill proceed to the left Bank of the Rhine to relieve other Prussian Regiments. " Considerable quantities of grain have arrived in Prussian Saxony from Russia. They have been conveyed to the three great depens at fiaile, Weissenfels, and Erfurt. RHEIMS;."9VPT. 3.-- , Tht Count de Ruppin (King of Prussia)arrived her e on t h e 31 st ult. preceded by the Duke de Reggio. The Prince of Orange and the Duke of Wellington arrived soon afterwards with numerous suites. The Count de Ruppin - and the Duke of Wellington went to visit the Cathedral ; at seven o'clock they dined to gethere " The next day at six in the morning tb4 illustrious travellers took their departure. " "BERLIN, AUG. 28.—The Count de Ziebh Austrian Minister Plenipotentiary to our Cot has returned here from Carlsbad. HAGUE, AvG. 3l.—The Ministers of United States ofAmerica, since their arrival h t have had a long conference with the Direc t ' , General of Commerce and Colonies. The AV, ter for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of they therlands, and the. greater part of the of the Corps Dipl-matiTie, ale expected ber g the course of next week. The Austrian, Russ" and Danish Ministers arrived here the day bet ° yesterday frenn Brussels." A letter from Batavia, dated March 27, Business is very dull at this place. Awer ic and European produce is not Borth bringing ° Coffee, sugar, and spiceS, tVIII not, after the duties, pay 1 per Cent. Most of the can vessels that come here are obliged to go Canton or Calcutta for freight." E7.TRACT OF A LETTER FROM OUR CORRE6POI.7O AT LIVERPOOL, DATED SEPT. 7. Arrived this evening the Rotlie,T.moa, from New Orle s , Arrived yesterday, the Caledonia, REED, from Montre * cargo., 1250 barrels Flom-, 10 barrels Ashes, and 31j 1311' deed Staves. Pallas, Bourn, from Nani, sailed August 7—care Timber, Cirgoes of Vessels arrived si nce my last :-- Orient, from lien• York -1899 barrels Flour 335 birr t ' . Ashes, 361 barrels Turpentine, 79 bales Cotton, 150 bundf'' Staves. Fidelity, front Philadelphia -41 8 barrels Turpentine) bags Cotton, 76 bags Wheat. Concordia, from Sarannah-732 bales Cotton. Weyinoui.b, from Virginia -1141 barrels Flour. Hunter, from Quebec -2093 barrels Flour, 03 batr' .Ashes, and 59 hundred Staves. The Clarkson, WILSON, from hence fur Sarannah, 24th August, has this day put back with damage. Our Corn-Market is exceedingly dull this day—Americ o ', Flour, ‘its. to 495. per barrel; very little bought, and tt; among dealers.—Ther e a re 5 s hi ps th at w ill sa il f or the Stay' in the course of neat week. Extract of a Letter from Rotterdam, date' Ang. 29 :—" On the Anniversary of the BArt' 4 of Algiers, the day before yesterday, the garris": of this town was under Hulls, and the m ar iur under command of Capt; ZiERVOGEL, who cog; mantled one of th e Dutch frigates in the action, 0 1 ' the troops and volunteers Of Rotterdam, were drao° on the parade. Rear-Admiral MAY, Director; general and Commander of the Naval Departmeo here, addressed them in a complimentary and appro; priate speech. After the parade the Admiral - gat, a grand dinner to the Military Commandant this town, and the Naval Officers present. Ainotvi the many toasts 'proposed, was the health of L0 1 '; EXMOUTH, and who w as denothinated the averte of Christian slavery. and that his deeds may P S acknowledged by all Europe, .and his military ar complishments serve as a beacon to other nation`' The health of Vice-Admiral Van - De CAPELi:geh and his brave Officers and crew, was also.draill‘, with great enthusiasm by all the company." THE PRINCE RrGHNT.—His Royal Highness left town for Brighton in high health and spirits , It is only an excursion for one week. Busintssf it is said, will require the Great Personage's it' tendance in town about Saturday next. In til: week subsequent his Highness will proceed on. tour: Mr. Husxissori, we are happy to hear, is in ; fair way of recevery. It is &aid that his Majesty the . Kiug of SPAIt has presented the Duke of WELLINGTO.N'with th , l celebrated picture of Coetteocto, which bits fol. sortie time been in his Grace's possession. These,' iect is Christ in the Garden. This magical' picture is of the cabinet size, and in the highest state as preservation. It was carried off from Madrid frr JOSEPH BUONIPARTE, and found `in his carriage, .which he had abandoned on his retreaf. The remairls of the Dowager Machionetsr ef SLIGo Are e.xpeoted in England the latter end Of this week ; they are to be interred in the family vault in Herts. The retnaii.s of the Baroness Hoy E Were 1W terred yesterday afternoon in Twickenham CikurelVf the same vault where the late Lord lies. Tia cavalcade consisted of a hearse and si•x horses► drol: by her Ladyship's own coachman, that be.. ing her request, tour mourning coaches and sit, the deceased's chlriot and four, Mr. BYNG'S car riage and tour, and several other carriages of her particular friends. WATERLOO—The Scotch Grey3.--- , The troops of this gallant regiment are at present stationed NI this city; some of them, who were engaged " 'mid the din of arms" at the ever-to.be-rerneru here(' battle of Waterloo, relate the following anecdote of the daring spirit of Captain CaPa, who is at present quartered here with his troop During the heat of the battle, and after his regi ment had been shockingly cut up, he, with a boldness and intrepidity truly characteristic of the spirit of Englishmen, resolutely charged a large body of the enemy's cavalry, at the head of only six men !—waving and cheering them on to the attack, amid the file and smoke of an in furiated enemy.—(C'arlidle Journal.) Last Tuesday a butcher, of the name of Cold. well, sat in the stocks two hours in.the Shambles, Huddersfield, for killing a beast on a Sunday. FATAL EFFECTS OF EXCESSIVE .Joy.--A woman at Hanley, in the Pottery, name Phebe Atkins, who had a son in the army, from whom she had not heard for several years, and supposed him dead, a few days ago received a letter from him, stating,that he was alive and well, and should shortly be at homei; her joy at the intelligence of her lost son was so excessive that she broke out into alternate fits of laughter and weeping, and in a fe►v bolus expired,. 1 _~ • the nio rul ril n frc St I 1 %cc tint Ttti st3l !r► Pal I he (K;