The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-06-08 00:00:00

THE BRIM S H. 'PRES S.

_ LONDON,'
TUESDAY, Ji 1819.

TILE NEW TAXES.

Last the CliAtectt.t.ost of !L EXCHEQUER
proposed, in the House of Cousittoi.s, the iiiloption
of the Fonsace Resolutions which he had intro-
duced and I on the table on Thursday la►t. In
the course of his speech the Right I 100. Gentleman
enumerated the articles on ‘shicli it se:is his intro.
tine to propose an increase of duties. These arti-
cles are, foreign silk, malt. cocoa, coffee. tea. wools
pepper, British spirits. and tobacco. The CHAN*
t.Loa of the EXCHEQUER also stated, that by
the Unproved 'node of collecting the Assessed
Taxes, in cooseqiietice of their cousolidation,
riving to the public would be clf,,cted of 250,0001.
se.year. This saving, together with the probable
Produce of the increased duties, will amount, ac-
cording to his estimate, to the sum of J,199,0001.
Mr. TIERNEY moved the previous question us an
amendment to the two last Rerolutions--the one
stating the occessity of keeping tip the Sinking rand
to 5,000,000/. annually—the other, the expediency
of imposing taxes to the amount oi 3,000.000/. per
amitim.—After a long rind animated debate the
Weise divided—the member* were—

I'm Ministers
Avinst •....

Majority in favour of Moisten IV?

We stated. yesterday, that the Duke of YORK
had held his monthly Cnnecil, as by law pre.evibtrd,
on the state of his NiAJESTII.4 health. at Windsor.
on Saturday. but that sin Bulletin was exhilsitril, as
usual, of St. James's Paluce, on Sunday. This
failure lass excited a very great sensation, and a very
general feeling prevails that an awful event is on
the eve of completion. or has actually taken place.
flail the Bulletin heeii dellyerl by accident or
no-take, there lust been fall time since to supply the
defect. With respect to the Put Nut REGENT'S din-
ner on Sunday, it was a arty plain enters ainollent, a nil
remarkable only as presenting in the list of company
smite distinguished Nobleinea, whom his Royal
flightless lees not for years honoured with that dis-
tinction. Apprehensions of Isis Majesty's precarious
ads, have. however, been entertained for some (I..yR
past. It has been remarked, that in the prepare-
tious making, in the Court circles for the ensiling
Drawing Ituoin. the actual purchases . rue few,
compered with die quantity of grinds looked out,
and the *virtu itnetits made in 11,11 S I 1...1ive.
The Duke of GLOUCFSTEU had a long interview
last 1110 r g with the Duke of l oes, sit York-
house.

Last eVellifigT the PRINCE. REGENT left rows for
his cottage in IViiiilsor Nil:, where his Royal
I liglaues* is expected to remaiii a few

The Penis Paper. of nitlay la-t, which hove
arrived et our Office...are laincipally occupied by
the debates iii the Chamber of Deputies ou the
Army EAintatet.

We hove received Washitigtoo Rapers to the
„stli. Boston to the 9114 nod New Volk to the
II th hit. They ore chiefly tilled %tilt de.
strive, which comititutei the %%twit of their dutuebtie
told loco! iiittlligesiee.

Autionui Inielligencer, or the 4111 host, men.
lions ins a report Ott the I.land of Cuba tins been
sided to England by Spain. Should this report
be founded in fact, it wound exploits the conduct Of
our Aliiiissier in bringing forward his Foreign En-
listment Hill.

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We have received Brussels Papers, which stele.
that the difficult:its which have for snrtte time soh.
sister] between floe-Court% of Aladrid ■nd Lisbon
are by no means ►emoter!, anti that warlike ',repo-
rotiont are stow ■making tool, on the Spaiiisli
Portuguese frontiers. It is Flatrill, iu ail moide of
intelligence from Aloodriol, that the pielimileaty
of tfrgOClatli.•.. proposal by the Deputies receinly
arrived from Buenos Ayres, is the sckilowleolginent
of the liidtpeorleilee of the new Itriml)ll4'. 0:I the
;.art of tie Spanish Government. This is as we
expected ; lout we fear the of will
tint awake from its dreams of ainbiiirm w sufricielit
time to purchase by this concession the rent good
held out to the Mother Country liy the Colosti4ip,
of terno;ustiog the fuiserito and the expenditure of
war, and of securing to Spain the advantages of
favoured and extensive commerce.

A Brumelt Paper stater, that the conteinliiig
political parties to Paris Irive iniiiril to take
advantage of the recent relaiiiiiioo oY the law
favour of the Liberty of thr l'revi, by establimliiog.
New:papery *lack me to lie iltr es:pieta elianork
their political rentinientv. Money. howevei,
said to be %routed lor the complefinu of On) object.

Yeeerelay the Uuke of Yung iransacteil mili.
tory busisitss with the PRINCE REGENT, at Cal-
ton Flame.

The Marquis of ANcLESTY vi•itrr! the PaiNCE
RFUE7II` ye.terday.

11113 S KIsLIS.

•
I.nd; liad her benefit LA tiight tit the
'Eaglisib Opera-house, in the titrausl. This ad-
awl table. stetteig j ittlihrg 'bx t (rattiest; 'sn'tirorfA4
dour or the war; to it
lardy by her aim t absence from the London stage.
while she appears improved iu health unclip',
tier Jrnoy, in the old and favourite opera nr Lionel
w.fl Csurissa, war a beautiful picture of arcliners,
vivacity, and rin;crir% The warmth of congratula-
tion that gitried ;I.r mare. drew front tier tears of
sensibility. Mors CAALEAV nod Mr. Uowiui were
also received with rapturous acclamations. The
cistertnionnents of the night were vatted by the in-
troduction of is few 'sumacs conversation after the
opera, bet wrrii NM% 81111 Mr. notvTott. tt
is u complaint on the cooduct of I)rury-lane theatre,
which they iiaaert induced their to leave it, and that
the `Uh_('atnmiurr, liaritig by their gui.rn rnaarmrut
effected tie mill. had eta and run. 111tw Ktt.l.l(
then invites Mr. [lowe-ON, who boil distinguished
hintaelf :14 Manager on 11w lirg estahlishinent of the
Eligli.li Opera-1'1,11:•r, to rejoin his old etaudnrJ, to
%% inch he cordially eeeelitY, Ir oinisine: with her to open
the C.*lnlealgis This ;•iniversaliois
%;1•4 sere poitded, and waS 011 its CULICIU•
awn 0,1111 tUtlistlii of applauw.