The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-27 00:00:00

LEATH ER.

1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee,
that from arid after the sth day of July, 1822, the several
duties i.f Excite on hides anal soma, and parts and nieces of
hides and skins, and on vellum sad parchment, and ott
lea-
ther. nosniolactureel into goods and wares, imposed by am
Act made in the 51,1 year of the reign of his late Majesty
king George 111. for graphing to his Majesty additional du-
ties of ParlaP on Khios, hides, sod tobacco sail inag,..„,1,801
cease and dr-termitic, and be no gouger paid and payable,
except any arrear thereof.
2. Resolved, That it is the *pinion of this Committee,
that *urn and after the Mb day of July, 1829, the seemed
drawbacks of Excise payable in Great Britain for Irides pad
skit's, and porta and pieces of hides and skins, sad for vel-
lum and parchment, and for leather nsaufaciured into goods
and .11IMP, exported from Great Britain to fiseripi parts;
shall cease and determine, and he no longer paid or payable ;
except any server thereof: and tint the several drawJaarks
hereinafter slated shall tlieuceforila be allowed and paid in
lieu thereof,—
For nil hid,' and calve, skint, sheep and lamloirkino, end
anal-iltins, tanned or hawed in Great Hi item, and duly mark-
ed, for which the duties imposed in inspect thereof shall have
been paid, and which shall be duly exported to furcigo parts
as merchandise—two thirds of the duty:
Ear every pound wri:ht avuirilopr&, of leather tanned ito
Great Ilritain, and chargeable by drew to pay a duty by
weight, fur which the duties imposed in respect thereof shall
bare been paid, and which shall he manufactured and ac-
tually made into goods or warm, aunt duly exported as mer-
chandim to foreign parts—lp :
roe every pound weight avoirdupois, of boots, shoes,
gloves, or other manufacture' made in Great Riitain of
every kind of *awed Natio r, chargeable by law ho pay a
duty by weight, fur which the duties impoard in respect
thereof shall bare been paid, and which shall he duly ex-
ported as merchauritre to foreign parts—two thirds of the
duties

Fa every pined weight of all hack, deer or elk skin.,
dressed is oil in Great Britain, for which the duties imposed
In respect thereof shill have been paid, whether manarat-
aired arid scantly writhe Moo gaudy or wares or woo, and
doly esportrd as wireehawdure to foreign /arts-1a :
For every pound weight ovoirdopuis of all sheep mid lamb
skies dressed is oil is 'Great Britain, for which the imam
imposed in respect thereof shalt have been mad, and which
shall be meassfsciured and actually made into goods or
wn rev, andrhily reported as merchandise to foreign pmts.—yr
For every ponied weight of all ocher skier, sod of all
hide* dressed in oil in Great Britain, for winch tho duties paid
is respect thereof shall have Aegis any petals and w►irl, shell
be manufactured nod 'dually made into gam* and Wares
and duly eaporled as eiterclunalise to forelegs parts--lid.:
For every posed weight of all other slow (except lamb
skins) and of all hides dressed in oil is Great Brame, and
duly marked. for which the diaries imposed le rertmet thereof
shall have bees paid, and which shall be imported as ober-
desadiat to ferries pario-two thoolsof the Atty.
SALT TAX, IRELAND.

1. Resolved, The, it is the ;pinion of this Committee that
the duty of two shillings Irish currency, fee and upon every
bushel of white salt altering fifty-airs pounds and also the
ditty of 31. Irish currency, for and virus every roe of rock
salt containing forty busbirla, each bushel weighing 651bs.
the growth, produce or oranohmture of Great Beduin, im-
ported into Ireland, made payable by so Act passed to the
46th year of the reign of his late Majemy King (S'eorge the
Third, sad ableb tlutira by an Act mode la Ilse Ist year of
his pre.ent Majesty's reigo were declared to he sod matinee
payable until farther provision should he anar/e by Pasha-
cease and determine sod be repealed.
2. Resolved, 'Phut it is the opinion of this Committee,
that the duty of 4s. Irish currency on every babel of Bali,
not being the growth, produce, or rnaonfreture of Great
Britain, imported into Ireland, payable under an Act made
in the 64th year of his late Majesty's reago—shall cease sod
determine and be repealed.
3. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee,
sae, a duly aftwooiiiitlev, Brilisheurreney, shall he grudeil
and made payable on eta ry horhil of salt, out being the
growth, product or tuanotartore •f Greet Britain, wind,
shall be imported into behind, the bushel of cork salt
weighing 65 pounds avoirdupois. and the !Poiret of y
other hied or species of salt (rot being rock salt) weigh-
ing n•oirdir polo.
H CART!' TAX AND WINDOW TAX.
' •

Resohredlliatitii the ninnies of olds Committer, that
tho rates, Juliet, and tiara, rnyable fa Irelama, fur anti oil
of any direlting-house, in respect of the err hearths, or
other placer for firing. or amirr• "wirier. and alas in ~.prat
et the windows or belts therein, vatic!. au Act sear is the

SSA yes' of rima rtios °I'M, last Majesty kin Gam* lb.
from and after ihr bill day of July, 1812,
cease and determine and be repatleal.

TONNAGE DUTIES.
I:evolve& That it is the opinion nf:this Committee, that
from and aftrr the sth Jar of Jeflt 1822, the I would*
duties of C. 11111.111%, payshle ou Ahl pal or 'curia eaterioe
wards ete ont•aeds, eareto iu ballast, in any purl of Great
Britain, (rem or In forefeet parts, emitted by ■n Act of the
5I Gru 3. c. 51, intituled, " An Art to repeal the several
shines of Customs eltarealate in Great Brittle's, nod In grant
other Duties in lieu Owl-rot," du cease and deterintue.

RELIEF fur DISTRESS IN IRELAND.

We rejoice to ovate that the subscription for the
relief of the distresses io Ireland for this town and
ii•ii{htiourhnod continues to be moat liberally sup-
ported. A arcond remittance of tool. has been seat
to the. London Committee.—(Windsor Payseesi.)
The Committee for Irish Relief, et the London
Tavern, have acknowledged to dames Carter,
Esg. our Mayor, the receipt of Ma 13s. 9d. from
the inhabitants of Portsmouth stud Portres.--
(Hampshire Telegraph )
A sermon was preached yesterday se'nnight, in
ra►eham Church, by the kev. William Harrison.
ilie.Vicar. for the relief of the distressed Irish. The
)Reverend Preacher, after moat forcibly impressing
on the minds of his congregation the imperious
necessity and doty of brotherly torpors essential to a
true Chrisiiilll character. d►ew a &Wifel picture of
the sufferings of the poor in the sister kingdom, and
his efforts proved moot ruccereful, a sum of 1701.
having been contributed by the inhabitants. •
The subseroptiotos on behalf of the distressed
Irish have this week been increased by upwards of
501. so that the sum total amounts to nearly 5001.
—(B►iltade' Herald.)
We are rejoiced to perceive that the sub•crip-
trolls in this town for the relief of the di.tressed dis-
tricts •mounted last evening to the sum of 3,6601.
—( Liverpool Advertiser, May 23.)
A inceistig has heel, held at Weymouth, after
which upwards of 1001. was collected in a kw
hours.

A very liberal subscription has been entered into
in tlns University, county, and town, for the relief
of the diotreps in Ire!styli The utuouut exceeds
dont —((.ambridge Paper.)
A public inertia); swill be held at Norwich on
Thursday, fur the stile purpose.
The present total amount of the Bath subscrip-
tions is 2.11734. 14•.

331. IS. 6d. have been transmitted from Melks-
ham to tire fund in London for the relief of the die.
tressed Irish.

A.meeting on Friday at the George Inn, Frome,
was most respectably attended. A subscription was
entered-into for the distressed pour iii Ireland, mid
• person employed to go from house to house to
obtain contributions, which, we understand, are
considerable.
We have again the pleasing, and let us add the
proud duty of referring to the list of contributioes
in this city for the distressed Irish peasantry ; per.
ticularly to the amount of the sums collected at
Margaret's and All Saints' chapels, and %Yakut
church, utter impressive and affecting appeals hot•
the respectsve. pulpits. by the Rev. Archdeacon of
Bath, and the Rev. Harvey hforrint. IVe presume
that sernmns will oils° he ',readied, for the same
binevolen4arpow, at the other churches and cha.
pule tumagliout this city, and if the clergy of the
nisaterous village* within a few miles miles of-Bath
;erre tiltiarlst to address their congregations on this
pitisble subject, and cause collections to he made
.through Omit pstislirs, we are convinerd that the
general• food, would be considerably niogoiceled.
On • former, public oonisicia, we well remember
how vastly the principal subscriptions in this city
were augmented by them-cession of such benevolent
sod " voluntary contributions." If additional et-
coteirieut were necessary for ie,alous iterseverauce in
this gram work, of Christie, charity, it may be
found in the.following letter from the Secretary of
the London Committee to Wows. Cavenaghlind
Brown, in arknowtedtment Of ttkir remittauc 4%.f
• further auto ofBoo/. from the "Bath Committee:-
Bulk Herald.)
Committee for Irish Reliefs—London, May 23, 1122.
M C gh, Brown, and Co.
GeNTLFMILII7.I had the boomer of laying your letter
of yesterd.ty, advistog of • further remittance of COOL be.
fore our Committee, who direct me to return many thanks
for the same. Our subscriptions inussuot to about 50,0001.;
but, from the zeal expressed from the various chief woos in
England, we trust the increase frill be very great ; as it is
computed near tt00,11,00 gosh, will dejw'ad on us fur the
next lithe thohlke. We have remitted 15,0001. to various
parts of Ireland already.
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
W. L. lIANBUItY, Secretary.

IRELAIVQ.

...r0m....
DORIAN, nAT QS.

Yesterday the Lard Chancellor and the Lord
Chief Jostiee visited Msysiooth College (of which
they are trustees), and in the evening dined with his
Grace the Doke of Lciasier, at Carton.
Kt II CHITOW IC HA Mien 11.—Sai led yesterday, at
twelve o'clock, the new steam packet St. Patrick,
for Bristo); with the following passengers :—Lady
Anon and suite, Lord I)unalinvy anal run, ----
Dnyur., Fol.; Captain Staith, ---- Berezfued,
Esq. &c. &c.

POST #B4I7ABLy.
Mr. llerly wits yesterday riveted Alderman •f
the city of Dublin in the nom of the late Sir
W. Alexander. Bart.
The question for a Petition ag,inot the Rounin
Catholic Peers Bill was postpone)Yupoti the ground
of as infiirtuality in the atiminotia.
Hut Excellency the Marquis Wellesley. with his
characteristic munificence. has ,nititirribeti five hun-
dred pounds to the fund for the relief of the poor
to 111unater sud Conuauglit.

COUNTY KERRY.
The following letter front the Knight of Kerry to
a gentleman in the neighbourhood of Trulee, will be
found to give but too true a lucture of the stele of
the courtly
4 DallierertJety, 291 h April, le n.
,` MT Dana alril..Al treelil nut rotes to sits tha Pairesorisl
yen sent isle sepresesitiair Mu! Mate of distress its and about
Tralee, Mehemet. I differ from the mopeds's!, wereeriohoto
es to the mode of relief to be dewed. Potatoes are an as.-
Siete fro holkl. is proportlow to the oulrioreal they canon,
that their importation for liana moll be at an exposits be-
yeeitl the reecho( the rum) there are, bandes eery• few rats

of Ireland which hum *ay oomph's of polaloes, sod they are
generally of a had tiontity.
" If smithies eau be imported, their best applicati:m is
for seed, of which a lainesettble deficiency thimeseus some
parts of the roust*. Fo► this purpose the importatinst of
tine qualities of potatoes from England and Scotland would
be of iucalculable comirqiieute with a view to the nett pear.,
Mr. Jules DOIMMIU !MN %Wilk great spirit sad liberality, takes
the lead in this public service.
U In cams of eutensive failure of Minton food demernspents
tannut work. Mu►e is effected by the testes'. mreinomy
which imperious sereasity is (tire to esfurce, mud lbs Jails.
dons schninictratiun of local funds.
" However, havinu been detained ix the country by ma•.
tors of public duty, I have endeavoured sluice the Assam .it
ascertain the Stale of provisions• sod finding that is, sum..
quarters the 'deficiency Vtreateried actual famine, I thongs t
it my duty, on far back as the 13th of April, to make P 10
tailed representation to finimrstment so the subject, nod r•.
(mired an immediate and lyricism' assurance that Ills F.'s,.
testy the Lord UPUtrUallig would take the close
most serious Costildrralion. 1 c.v.- try derided .1,..11•4•3
that oatmeal will be the heat subatitute fax our chitties(
supply . .

.The 'respect berme hs is quite appalling; it appears to
me that real tusbaa iorviishly *terse-. The ee.e is
Lvestly aggravated by Ifie alm•,st iota' eessalioa cif employ.
emelt fur 'shooters, comma by the pi bleb bows down
all classes of laudholdirs. The subset imbue have been
liberal. The residents (many hemmed their metes), itemise
the distress, have done much to cheapest human food, and
some of our a►•eaters bare hoc ►arly sod eerierous in tbi•ir
einstributinos to sorb foods, but employment is the beet
medium them ali witirh relief c,e lie administered.

" Fur 511.14 rneusir.rge tient of intioatry se already Faye
high eeamples among some of our abuetat proprietors. The
Earl of Kromer, has • airplay d numb• ra In the homing of
hi. get •lerorrue. The Earl r.f -I.6atoorl has entraerd a
skilful rofeastussal luau in the exrcution of (ovule:. tr!e
works of draterage and rowlranktu•nt Mr. Bernard her or-
dered improirelllCUlil to b.. un•lcr.rke•r truth •efrrrure to the
employment of t►e people. Mr. Stoughton liketrum Owe
done mach.

But Lord Head!, is the very camerae of an almentetr,
and with the emic-srrence ul his Noble and lienevotrrir
Mother, expends Englntl, income in the eecoura:etneut of
our pour.
" It occurs to me that if called on by • strong make sp.
peal (and a courtly meeting could nut be 'sited fur a better
purpose), and the case explained to them, our great prupr:e.
tors, who are prinripatti absrur, *mild toiler some rasefill
nooks to be eat ceded on their iespeetire estates doting ite
ensuing three months. tiro+ winks judiciously pi.. 111. fi,
nosh' lep.> the etpenditure. I knots intimately the bene-
volent feelings of many of them, and arms cuimieced that if
tits scheme were proved' to them to be practicable, lb.y
would rejoice in giving it effect. The forty principal al..s. ti-
ter., from our county, whose estates average about four thou •
sand pounds a year, 'mold, by art expenditure of turfy
pounds each, give doily employment fur three months s.•
sixteen 11111111e1•11 Tell. C.ll I .1004 ti•at rf they knew !hi.,
they mould gladly adopt Ik,, stigsroles ? The wilco( went
amongst the pour is sorb, that many nage, their children
dying around them through hunger, aid so high is the pnire
of fund, that the ordinary wages de nut obtain more than
one day's snlmisteute for the labourer dad nue child. 11 tint
is to become of she net of the faintly ?
" It is obvious that increased employment would de much
fur the tranquillity of the roustry, soul check au extrusive
system of plunder likely otherwise to arise.
" 1 am not aware of the ailment of the deficiency in
fermi districts, Inutortra• brave enough of feud.

•6 l am fintidelly yours,
" N. El TN/ lidtALD."

saL,Kwis, MAY
.10.

• - - -
We (Moderator), have rucetved the salooturd
oornmunieutton Frew un unthoeity strongly
entitles it to peblie credit. It details the pante.-
,
Ifirp of treortpx and unprovoked attack Go Ilk de.
tachment of Nicholson's police, stalioued at
Rieke, 'tithe lemony of Gulrogy, when iu the tee-
moon of its duties no the fair green of Bawu, host
Thursday everting, the 18th inst. This statetwera.
of which we austoanced the receipt in will of our
Saterdey's impression. arrived cousiderably too Lie
fee. publiestont oil. that sissy
Aboot•the hour of Ira to the morning, • party of one
fierejeant and ten men ender the directors of Lienieearit
%Vray, chief constable, proceeded to the fair of Bawu, for etre
purpose of preventing riot and disorder. and rtmeiet d there
until half-past four. Up is that hoer, all wee perfectly qut.
The party then returned to Eirke, to dimmer, a distaer... of
three quarters of a mile; but previous to this, Lieuituairt
Wray took the precaution of warning each iudivideal tent
owner, to remove his property by half-poet six. at srlirch
hone, he raid, the party would return to disperse the crowd,
and clear the green.
• " Instantly en toe eeriest of the party, they were wield n t'y
attacked with stones and various weapons, and several of the
Police knocked down, evidently with the intent of disarming
ahem, as at. one moistest the mob look promessiou of use stood
of arms, whirls the Police with great difficulty retook.
" Lieut. Wray, lading himself and party surrouuded by
the mob, retired to a abort damper and took up a posithot
of defence, in the execution of which movement he received.
I sevcre blows of stoner which nearly unhorsed him
The party, seeing the imminent danger of their officer (.ro,l
having with great forbearance home the previous repeat( i
atter-Its of the mnb, observiug, also, the crowd press is norm
them, shouting vol loarsing), fired a fiw snots, not carer&
ing five or six in number, eye of width (luelanobole to relate)
took effect, and killed a woman. The mob then took up
their position bebiod a well front five to aia feet. hign, where
they bad collected immeom heaps of stoner, sad with which
they kept up au inceasant attack on she pollee,arome of whom
wet, evils knotted down. Lieutenant Wray advanced hot
party, osillsoked the rioters, and, without firing a shot
mom, dialudge.l mud dispersed them.
" The party then (the green being cleared) referee.' to
their goarter. at Kirke, at about half-past h is the evening