The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-07-13 00:00:00

T, LINE Jay 7.

A Mr. t m ith was on Thursday bronght by from
in the county of Kildare, to the Castle,
whcre he underwent an examination. He was sus-
pesied to have arrived very lately from France; but a
contemporary Print asserts that he was a resident of
Baltimore, in America, from whence he lately arri-
ved in the quarter where he was arrested, of which
he is a native.
Last night, Mr. ft emble played Richard. in his
best manner. The Tragedy was much better sup-
ported than we exreat.si. Hargrave, Talbot, Put-
nam, and Mrs. Galindo, performed their diameters
with great ability—and the children, who sustained
the Young Princes, richly merited the vast applause
which they repeatedly received.
Wednesday the first division of N. Mayo Militia
marched into Clonmel to do garrison duty.
The Kerry militia have marched from Cashel to
Waterford; the S. Cork militia has marched from
Waterford for Carrick-on-Shannon ; the Cavan are
stationed in Ennis; the Kilkenny are stationed in
Cavan ; and the R. Limerick militia are to do dsty
for the ensuing year in Sligo.
On Wednesday last the several infantry and ca-
valry corps of yeomanry belonging to Clonmel,
and the neighbouring towns of Cashel, Fethard,
Killenaule, Cullinahone, &c. were brigaded at Mar-
ket-hill, co. Tipperary.
At an adjournment of the Quarter Sessions, held
before the Recorder, on Thursday last, two persons
named M'Cormick and O'Neill, for an assault upon
Major Sirr and Capt. Brady (who behaved so well
on the '23d bly), were tried and conviEted. O'Neill
to he imprisoned three months, M4Cormick one.
The two parties of journeymen tailors, charged
with combination, who were apprehended by Capt.
Wilson, the chief peace-officer, on Sunday last,
were committed to Newgate, after examination by
the sttperintendant Magistrate. One party was
arrested sitting at a table in the old watch-house, in
Michael's-lane, with books and money before them,
under pretence of being a society, which they called
the St. John's, for burying the dead. The other
party, who called themselves the Star Society, for
the same purpose, was found sitting in council at a
house on Cork-hill. The books and money found
with them were all secured.

Dr. Butson, Dean of Waterford, is promoted to
the vacant Bishopric of Killaloe.

MUNSTER CIRCUIT.
SOMMER ASSIZES FOR 1804.
County M Clare. at Enttiq, Tur.lay, J n'r
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Lime;ick, at Limerick, .itonday, 30.
City of Limerick, Fame .lAy.
Ker,y, at Tutee, %fond Ay, August 6.
City "(Cork, atCork, 13.
Contty of eetL, .t Cot k, Tlvir•ilay 15.

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justices.
11-m lUrun Saturn
Matthew Frank., 17, York street t Register".
James Oasis, Nieman-street

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

et quiiquam amen &dont

Patrbcti !

Sit,

By inserting the following extrafts from a late ce-
lebrated publication (Antiquities of Ireland, by Dr.
Ledwich), you Will much oblige
A CONST aarr

Pane 4. 4, St. Patrick, a personage who never
existedbut in legendary story."
Page 57, " These silly tiCtions are trifles in com-
parison of the legend of Si. Patrick."
Page 66. 44 Internal and invincible proofs these,
that our Apostle and his history are equally fa-
bulous."

Page 79. " It is absolutely asserting meridional
light to be noElurnal darkise**, to maintaan the ex-
istence of St. Patrie,.."

Page. 80. "At this very tine (the 9th centuryl,
the name of St. Pa:,-ick first ,ppeared ; and at this
time the Ostmen were in 7. issession of Ireland. I
therefore conjeaure that the Christian Ostmen pro-
cured religtets' and fixed on St. Parte' as their
owner ; then had a M irning legend composed, set-
ting forth the wonderful lite, aztions, ai.l miracles,
of the new Saint."

What Irishman can penile these ragsnzes, and
not exclaim, striking his pensive I:raaat—ii:as, poor
Patrick!

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ANECDOTE OF THE LATE SIR RICH. AEU:WRIGHT.

When Sir Richard came fist to Manchester, he
hired himself to a petty barxr ; but, being remark-
ably frug.d, saved money out of a ver scanty in-
come. With this saving, he took a cedar; at the
cellar-head he displayed tt:is inscription : " Subter-
raneons shaving, with keen razors, for One Penny !"
The novelty had a very successful cleft, for he had
plenty of customers;. insomuch, that several brother
tonsors, who before had demanded two-pence for a
clean chin, were obliged now to ccme down to the
reduced price ; and they also stiled themselves sub.
terraneviss shavers, though they all lived and worked
above ground. Upon this Sir Richard went still to
a further reduCtion, and shaved for one a:.rrtwarl
A neighbouring cobler one day descended the original
• subterranean' tonsor's steps, in order to be shared ;
the fel:ovr had a remat kably strong, rough heard.
Arku :iglu, beginning to lather him, t. Id him, he
le pet' he would give him another halfpenny; tor
his beard was so stiff, it might spoil bis razor. The
cobler replied, " see thee hang'd, first !" Ark-
wright shaved him for the halfpenny, and immedi-
ately gave him two pair of shoes to mend; and this
was the basis of Arksrright's iri.tiaordinary furnane:
for the cobler, struck with the unexpected favour,
introduced him to she inspection of the cotton-ma-
chine, invented by his particular friend, which Ark-
wright got possession ot; and, which gradually led
him to the dignity of knighthood, and the accumu-
lation of half a million of money 1 .

On Sunday se'nnigbt if'. . late of Blickrag,
Norfolk was appreaended at the Greyhound Inn,
Scole, on suspicion ot sterling a hobby, the property
of Mr. MA vrs, of Blkkling. He was conve)ed to
the Woolpack in St. Giles's, Norwich, at one o'cicck;
where he was put to bed under the care of his rp..
prehenders, who, for safety, took away his c:otEcu
however, at three in the morniug, he escaped in his
shirt only, after nnbarring the do..rs, and has not
since been heard Qf. 'this man lately occupied
the same Cana the above Mr. MATSII livto in at
this time.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

EIIISTOL,JULY 10.

Came In, George, Bullock, from Dublin; Merry
Andrew, Rivet, from Galway ; Jaws, Outerbridge,
from Cnrk ; Jane, Davis, Nervy, Brooks, and Fro-
eideece, Francis, from London ; Mercury, AVeeks.
from Cork; Stannortie I, —, from Youghall ; Pro-
vidence, —, from Teneriffe ; Felton, •—, from
Malta and Gibraltar; and Amphitrite, —, from
Cadiz.

Arrived at St. Vincent's, Ann, Williams; at Lis-
bon, Perseverance, Carvallio, from Bristol.

DEAL, JL'L♦ 11.

Arrived and sailed for the River, the British Son,
Innts; Brothers, Folger ; Thetis, Maike ; Ramdkr,
Richards ; Sprightly, Elden; and the He/roles, Dunn,
from the South Ses.

Remain in the Downs, His Majesty's ships, and
the armed Defence ships and transports, as per last.
Wind N.N.E.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY U.
Arrived His Majesty's ship, Decade, from Guern-
sey:

Put back, and remains at the Motherbank, the
Mane,s, bound to the East Indies, not being able
to get away with the Cuttsibm man of war ; the bade-
forazatk armed ship is ordered to (lull.—Wind
N.N.W.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 10.
Arrived La Loire frigate, and Sca Gall sloop of
war, from a cruise; and the Messene, ---, from
Batavia, bound to Cowcs, sent in by La Loire fri-
gate; she left lying at the Isle of France, the Ad-
miral .Iplia, from London, for Bengal; the Conniers
of Sutherland, from Calcutta, for China; and a brig
from Bencoolen, all captured by Admiral Liaois'a
squadron.—Wind S.S.W.

FROM LLOYD's LIST.

AAAAAA ND, Jot• sed ►y She Benson, Appleton;
Helena, Danis; Opiolitee, Swart; Symmetry, Beattie; and
the Johanna Carolina, from Dantzie;
Norway; Fletcher, Blacken; Surtax, —; and the Corn
mere., Stanhope, from Memel ; Alma Maria, Brown, from
Lesoe; Atlas Gibson; Valiant, Willis; and Archenterles,
Baekmoad, from Rip; Nelson, Mentor, Horn, and
Count Siamlarnin, from Petersburgh ; Ellin and Dorothy,
Wake, from Guttenburgh; Sophia Maria, Linskell; and Be.
wick, Marts, from Norway. Sailed the James, Waterman,
for Teneriffe; Atlantic, Crunch; Minerva, Janson ; and the
Jarrow Hannayna,—., for Embden.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

MR. EDITOR
r

The Stamp Duties having become a matter of
serious enquiry, on account of the alarming en-
crease now in contemplation to be made thereon, I
beg to forward the subsequent remarks for insertion,
if you think them worthy of your notice, in order to
prove, by the great extent to which the existing
duties have arrived, without reference to the pro.
Mieencrease, how grievously the prof:ssion of the
r! fettered by its consequences, and by the in-
tended additional imposts on bills of exchange and
promissory notes, which will, in some cases, amount
to 10s. ; transfers of stock, mortgages, and bonds,
which will be subjeft, in certain cases, to 201. duty,
low much all mercantile dealings will be burthened.
As to the preclusion of public justice, it is to be ob-
served, that persons suing in forma peril, must
first nuke oath that they are not worth 51. exclusive
of wearing apparel and bed, previous to their ad-
mission; and if their case involves any special ques-
tion, or portions of difficulty, they will experience
some trouble before they find a gentleman, however
well disposed who can afford to aft fc.• them • the
burthens of the day, the fees of office, and other in-
cidental circumstances, absolutely barring hi. chari-
table wishes. In fat, the New Stamp Aft tends to
create a complete aristocracy in the law, and dimi-
nution of business in general, independent of the
alarming inconvenience and burthen on society at
large.
•
As to the existing Duty ;
Suppose only one instrument of each description
liable to Stamp Duty (in England may) to he
used in the coins( of one year, and the number
of words of each instrument to requite only one
Duty, the gross Revenue arising therefrom
would be nearly . . . . . L. 17,000
Say 16,000
The proposed addition upon this Sum amounts to
no less than 21,0001. without calerlating the
enormous increase by charging the Duty on a
certain Number of Words instead of each Sheet
of Paper, 1c on which the instrument may be
wntten, which produces the difference. only,
that where an Instrument par, 17s. 6d. Duty
now, it will, under the new Act, be chargeable
with 61. 12r. Duty
Compute the average consumption of a year of
each dekription of Stamps, at no mere than
800 of each 300

Gives a Revenue of . . L.b,000,000
Allow fat . . 500,000

Net Revenue . . I. 7,500.000

To obviate all doubt, as to the authenticity of
the a'oove statement, I will subjoin the following
outline for your Government :—I carry on a mid-
dle kind of trade as a Law Stationer, and between
the Bth of June and 25th Decembt r, 1020 i sold in
gross. 4.677 Stamps of different kinds; value to-
gether 9161. Is. (one of each description amounts to
421. 6s. 9d.)
I, therefore, say myself, to consume 8,000 Stamps
per ann. value 1,6001. others consume at least dou-
ble, and some five times more than myself. There
are from twenty to thirty. Law Stationers in full busi-
ness ; I say twenty Stationers, and the consumption
of each Stationer (ef the same identical description
of duties), I average at 12,000—value 2,4001. ;
amount in value of one of each description of duty
so consumed. 1201. This averages twenty Stamps
of each description to be used by each of the twenty
Stationers. Total, 400 Stamps of each description.
Say, therefose, average sumps of each ries<riptton in
Loudon
For the rest of the kingdom (at least) .

Averse. Waal of each dmeription n stamp duty . utrO
Tue amuunt of ous of sec doeuipboa of stamp
ditty, say . . . . . . . 16,000

Revenue .

• 9,60%, 0)

In this estimate, no account is taken of stamps
which attorneys or proctors, and other indifferent
persons, i roeure fruna the office themselves.
Ll.te Y Jars, Sic.
jay IY, 180 k. A. K.