The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-05-30 00:00:00

without a sacrifice of the er”vfnercial Interest of
the advertising dfipattmelt of wit p'aper, have pub-
fished the pm at length, ,re should have Madly
given it, ow the se ?Lis villro of his wisdom in
dummy, to be only equalled by the " No Popery"
cry of this modern Souistov in constitutional
politics. The clause for I '4,llecting the Pro-
party Tax, within siaty-one slays after every
quarter-cloy, es, at default thereof, of exchequer-
in the parties, and sending them to rison, is a re-
finement on the severity of the Excise l,.aws.—
At present the Property Tax is paid once a year.—
The party hes a whole year to prepare to pay one
tali truth of all his property, savings, labour, and
industry. By the present 11111 lie must pay it Ly
iustidasents, or go to goal. The thing is imprac-
ticable, .aad we mast Imre new gaols built to
(online the defaulters. The pest objectionable
clause Ls that winch appoints special Commissioners.
The income or Property Tex has been productive
beyond the molt sanguine expectation. This is
presumptive evidence, that the general Commis-
stot,ers have dour their duty. To invest a man
with grand ingaisitoriof powers over the regular
Coiniu,sviooers, to extort from them confessions
uivht oath, to pay those domiciliary visits, and
ransack the arcane of their homes, is not only un
insult to the honesty and integrity of such men,
but a lyitlllß of espiunuage, possessing every feature
of the most oppressive and disgusting tyranny.

Li our list, on Friday, of the winority in the
House of Commons, that voted on Wednesday
for receiving the Catholic Petition to a Committee
of the whole l Imse, the names of N. W. R. Cot,
BOURNE alai J. M. Lunn, Esqrs. were omitted
through mistake, and the mune of Ur. LAWRENCE
was erroneous:). inserted.—The Irish Members in
that minority we stated at 28, hut that was also
incorrect; the DRIIO4 of If. MARTIN, Esq. Re-
presentative for Kinsale, and the Honourable
WILLIAM LAMBE' having been also omitted
through The actual number of Irish
Members in the minority, n;:, 40; of whom 30 re-
present counties, aid three, the great cities of
Dublin, Watertimi, and Cork. The number of
Irish Member in the Majority was 37, of
sellout 19 or.'.. wete county M. tubers. We give
the List, this utty, and also e List of the
Mi,mrity in the House of Lords upon a similar
tuition on Friday. The divisions in May. 1805,
on the same qmestio were, in the House of Lords,
fi.. it, 51 ; iwinst it, 173—majority, 127—1 n the
House of Commons, for it,. 181; against it, 336---
maajority, 41t:. The divisions in the two Houses.
upon the same question, Ind week, were, in the
Lords, for it, 74, against it, 161—majority, 87—In
the Commons, for it, 121; against it, 281—ma-
jority, MI. It thus appears, that the difference.
between the divisions of 1803 and 18c4, amounts
in the Lords to 40 in feour of the, question,
and to 59 in the Commons. When it is con-
sidered that the cry of No Popery" has in-
tervened, and attempts have been made to revive
religious animosities, this growing sentiment in
favour of the Catholic claims, fimey appear at first
blush almost incredible; but it is, in fact, nothing
more than the natural progress of truth operating
upon the human mind, au effect which the late able
discussions in Parliament cannot fail to materially
improve. The cry of "No Pope ry," like every other
imposture, could only produce a temporary etre'l,
and like every other talsehood, has its re-action
and tendency to produce in the end a result the
very reverse of that for which it was originally in-
tended. It is not the nature of man to be pleased
with those who have led Inin into error, and made
him the dupe of their cunning. But this is not the
whole of the pleasing prospe ct that opens to the
view of those who wish to see the two Islands united
in one solid mass of harmony and concord,
united in heart and spirit as they are in name.
In the List of the Minority in the Lords, which we
present this day, the people of England mill see
an immense weight of the rank, property, and
talent of the country. They will learn to respect
a sentiment sanctioned by such names, and learn to
examine prejudices opposed to such great authority.
The people of Ireland will see in it the pledge of
better days, and will learn to await the accomplish-
ment of their views, with that patience which the
well-grounded hope of ultimate success ought al-
ways to inspire.

A Gotteubtitgli Mail arrived on Saturday. Its
contents are important- The tide of war has turn-
ed in the North of Finland. The Russians are re-
treating, and the Swedes pursuing them.
We have received the Dutch papers of the 4:d
inst. but their contents do not furnish any informa-
tion of importance.
We are happy to announce, that accounts were
received in town, yesterday, stating that the disturb-
ances in Manchester and its vicimty had subsided.
They had risen to so great a height, the principal
manufacturers in the cotton trade were induced to
come forward and promise an increase of wages.
A notice was accordingly issued for a meeting to-
morrow, to take the subject into consideration.
It in melancholy to add, that before things were
brought t 6 this issue, many lives wove lost.