The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-03-08 00:00:00

NATAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, ►,ARCH 6.
Sailed the Ifrlrnm sloop of war for Plymouth, and
is to proceed from theme for Cork.

°LAC, liht7Cll 6.
Sailed His Majesty's s4ps Trassy and
far Dungeness ; Lome, Frtriars, Rarer, and G .1.
lout gun-brigs, for their stations off the coast of
France.

Arrived the Areher gnn-brig, from a cruise n ff'
Boulogne; N0,t,./k, Lordlfelvilk. and Chat.ipso7
armed-defence ships from Portsmouth, and remAin.
Arrived the brig Link Bea, from St. Michatl's,
and sailed fur the river.

Sailed the Caroline, Spanish Prize, for the river.
MitERNESS, MARCH 7.
Arrived His Ntijesty's ship Gely.'dieisl, from the
Humhi•r—the reaper and Barer guu brigs, at the
Nore, from Yarm.aih.
Sailed the He nu sloop, Gapt. Goirootiv, to
trmotah—the Zak.% Capt. Psatinsoa, for the

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FROM THE MERCHANTS OF BELFAST, &c.

We mentioned that Petitions had been presented
to the House of Commons from the Whole,ale and
Retail Merchants of Belfast and Duwnpatrick, pray-
ing a repeal of the law which imposes 6 per cent.
on the duties of all foreign goods imported by re-
tai:ers. The following is a copy of the Petitions
from the Merchants of Belfast :
To the Right Wonourable and Honourable the Knights, Citi-
zens, and Burgesses, of the Unite! Kingdom of Great Britain
and Irehind, in Parliament asssembted : •
THE HUMBLE PETITION OP THE RETAIL MER-
CHANTS OF BELFAST,
-..-.-..

SHEWETH,
That several years ago a law was enacted in Ireland, by
which those Merchant., who sold goods in any quantity less
than the original package, were subjected to six per cent. on
their entire duties, in addition to what was paid by other mer-
chants.
That, from the comparatively small duties, to which the
principal articles of import were then liable, the law was si-
lently submitted to, because its effects were little felt ; but, as
duties necessarily increased, this tax grew into SO serious a
grievance, that your Petitioners, with many others, did, in
Iso2, pray your Honourable /louse to repeal a law become so
severe in its operation ; with which Petitions the Legislature in
its wisdom complied.
That your Petitioners oh:erred with serious content, near
the close of last Session of Parliament, among the new taxes
far Ireland, a revival of the same law, and, at a nine when the
feat additioa made to the duty on tea, wine, open*, dee. must
sender each a tax equivalent to kutahibition of importation to
your Petitioners, and others, who had hitherto lived by that
COUlie of business.
That Petitioners immediately renewed their prayers to Paths-
meet against that ensnare; hut, before their Petition, and
those from other places, could be presented, the Ifill had passed
your House.
Your Petitioners make, therefore, again their humble appeal
to the junk. hf Parliament, and shew—. That a law, founded
en such nomirial distinttion, must unavoidably be partial, and
consnmently oppressive ; seeing many of thaw merchants in
this and other towns, who occasionally opened packages, im-
ported more goods, and paid a much larger sum annually, in
duties to the revenue, than ethers, who yet were exempt (roan
the effens of this unequal law.
That Petitioners by no means wish to elude or complain of
any duties which fall equally on all descriptions of His Ma-
jesty's trading subjes.ls; but they humbly pray that a law so
partial and severe may not be kept up its one part of the.
United• Kingdom, which has ever been wholly. uuknowq to the
nihe-, and which alike precludes your Petitioners from getting
consignments of their goods from their friends abroad, as it
pmhioits them from importing on their own account; a law
which (with very few exceptions) is neither wished for nor
wanted by those very merchants who are exempt front its ef-
felli; and which must stoutly bring little into the Excheinier,
as it will, from its nature, force malty out of their usual bun-
t, -as, and others will evade its operation by fictitious qualib-
atioil.

May it therefora please this Honourable House to rancid a
law so to be productive, and so inconinatible with the
commercial 11.10 s of (:neat Britain, which, as a result of (ha
Union, !inland holies in like manner to enjoy—
And Petitioners trill pray.

To the Right Iron. and Hon. the Knights, Citizens, and Rur-
g,.o 01 the Uu,ted kingdom of Giest Britain and Ireland,
hr l'srliament 434, subled
1111 satimomiAt. or THE WHOLESALE MEICHANTS
OF THE TOWN OF FAL FAST,
SHZ%VETH.

That, by the present existing revenue laws of Ireland, various
uncles of trade are isuhject, en their invortatimi by a feted, r,
to an additional duty of ►ix per cent omits the duties
That your Mernurialisui conceive the payment u; that duty
to be an unreasonable burden upon the retailer. 0. rwtnetimi
upon the trade, 1114 au injury to the revenue of Ireland :
That nu site ditty exist. in Great Britain, which your Me-
morialists eniceive is the stroligest proof that it wa. neither
c disidercil po;ititsal nor Just ; and this, from the union et the
two countries, turnoihes an additional reason for its ahrrhtien.
Th .1 if the übjecl of the Legislature was to secure a pre-
ference to Memorialists, they consider sash preference aulflci•
ends serored by the licence and excise payable by retailers,
and wish, Overshoe, that the retails should he put upon a
footiugof fair equality with your Memorialists :
May it, therefore, please your liohours to abolish the
duty, or to adopt such regulation with respect thereto, 41 to
y.•ur wisdom shall seem meet.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT GUILDIIAI.I.,
T.-MO*IIOW. M H.
'milk CouWard, Bell-w hart, Lower Shadw.•ll, Mid-
dlesex, vidluall-r . . . . 10
William Enork, late of South Motion street, Oxford-
Street, Middlesex, tailor . . 5 12
J.JIIII Bigwool, Late of Ila•inghall.street, London, ware-
liestMellailll • • • 3 10
James Cowper the younger, Balking alley, Tower-hill,
Loudon, Merchant . . . . 3 1
Thomas Matthew, %Vest Cowes, I,lc of Wight, silver-
smith . . . . . 3 1
Jamas Pigs, late of Kidderminster, Worcestershire,
innkeeper . . 3 2
John Taylor, Chatham, Kent, wine-merchant . S 1
Wiliam Buckley, V.iusliall road, Surrey merchant ~ 11
James Barlow, Monmouth street, Middlesex, tallow-
chandler . . . 3 10
John Evans, late of Blackman-street, Burough of South-
wark, linen-draper . . 3 11
John Abbott, Ipswich, Stift, It. shopkeeper . 3 10
Frederick Jodin, otherwise Fed.ir Iry in, of Judin, late
of Angelcourt, Throgniortuii•street and afterwards
of Hattnregarden, London, nterchrUit . .2 1
William Williams, Caralisstreet, Leicester-square, Mid-
Illasini, oilman . . . . 2 1
Osage rands, Illackasan street, Borough, wine and
brandy-merchant . . . . 2 11
Arthur Outran, Duke-street, Akleate, woollen-draper. 2 11
Robert Poole, Prospect.place, St. GeolgeSeficlils, liiie3-
diaper . . . . . 2 12
Robert Dawson Oxford•street, Middlesex, linen-draper I:
JOINS Carlto, liarsserlaurr, Kent, grocer . . r
Jolt i Purcell, late of PortLiordstreet, Soho-square,
grocer . . • • 11

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DIVIDENDS
galthaear Giorgi, late of !Wehrle Highway, 111..1,11e-
sex, chemist .
. .
Thomas Wip.:l!, of Bowlia;-0,,n•lame, MichFcsex,

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carpenter 12
.
William Elliott, late of Nkuligt tn Causeway, tinney,
haberdasher 10
• . . . .
Nathan Jolley. Woodstock.street, Oxford street, Mid-
dlesex, warehouseman . 10
. . .
John Fawkes, late ut Rush-lane, London, wine.mer-
chant . 10
. . .
James Ripon, Lawreneelane, LOllllllll. merchant . 1
Jame, Fuzard the enter, Letitia Fozard, and James Fox.
:ad the younger, of Park-lane, Piccadilly, stable.
keepers ,
. 10
. . J
me Inglis, late of Rilliter-square, but now of Ja.
main, in America, merchant . 11
. .
',AM Fraser, of Charles street, Middlesex hospital, up-
holsterer 11
. . . .

CERTIFICATES.
John Ensnr, of Sherborae, Dorsetshire, spirit dealer.
Richard flews, (Whorl, of Ratcliff roe, St. LLlte, Middlesex,
Ilyam Srdemon, of 11)iikrestreet, Alificare, London, tailor.
William Towne, of Deptford, Kent, whoolnuater.
Diniel Handl, of St. Mary,Whitechapel,hbildlcaex,apnthecary
John Dutton, of Catharine-court, Tower-hill. London, ship-
broker.
Matthew Mallon., of Manchester, Laneaster, inikeeper.
Mary Dorvel and William Dorrell, of Wells itionkeep,A.
lihren Maration.igh, of Bennett-street, St. Jame.N, Middlesex,
victualler.
Ed ward Thonsvin of Stroud, Gloucester, apothecary.
William Graham, of Roshington, Lincoln miller
John Gi*el,b Werniack, of Plymouth, Devoe, timbeurner-
*ham

PRICE OF 6TOCYS YESTERDAY.
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5 par Ceut. Nivy
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