The National Register.
London, England, 1820-01-24 00:00:00

Durcn AND IL4MBURGII MAILS.

Corey% tosts.Jan.4-1t is reported the house'ofGold
whim(' and Co. in bunion, has undertaken, upon suit.
aide costilitimis, the payment of the debt 01 3,000.000
of Ilamburgh batten dollars, which Norway is to pay
to I)etimark, according to the tionvention of the Ist
'September, 1819.
Our jourtiols nave now poblisheJ the report of the
Governor of St Thomas, resin cling the usages caused
by the hurricane on the 21st ai.al 22.1 September. The
damage dune to the plan atiotss is estimated at 400.0 M
-filislars, West 111(11* currency ; and that dune to the fort,
the li.titerits, the (:nt:k.s and public buildings, at
15400 Spanish piastres.
ST. PsrsrtassaGtt, Dec 29 The following is the
remarkable ukase decreeing toe abolition of certain
taxes
From the report which ha. been laid before tis by
.anr ntimst.Kuf Finance .shoat the revenue and expetulia
tore of tile year 1820, we hate rt civnizoil with the
lively i‘atisfacti,s.i tos po,:hlsility of gratifying the
wish which we hate cosistautly had at heart, and of
181eSelltig ItIC burden of itiv taxes, which, to our %cry
great regret, the urgent necessity of providing for the
cm raorsLiaary calls of the state 114... c for a time obliged
ua to PICECASe. coosequente of the blessings of
peace, %%Inch Di. tue Providence bag given us, the
so trees or re.rearue flow more abundantly, and we
hero A' de to apply 8 111 l l tally 60,000,(100 to the con-
solitlatiert Id the public credit, to increase the pay of our
brave arm y, au:Latter providing for all the public ex pen.
ces or the next year, we are now able to giver-Hit fait hfil
subjeens a new proof of our eagerness to leri.m their
Itr,cos, and to promote the means by which their
we'free tnay hs increased by the prosperity of the various
htatreo.a of Ikrictilture and 61(111.1,y. %Ve thereftne
eviler, that from the 1,1 (13:k), January of the ensuing
evens 1890, the tram-tits ',tail cea.e which- were imposed
Aiy".he decree of the Ililt (23c1) Fel:rsurv, 1812, on the
-revenue of all real property ari-i tg Cons feudal services,
wwood.cuttitta, rent of land or busses, profits of mattu-
:factures, end other eitab!tilime.) ; and that from the
slate above mentiotted, the farther levy of them shall
cease, and the owners be no longer bound to give a
statement of their income as before prescribed.
While we abolish Lids tax ou real property of all classes
wiiii nit exception, we wish and hope that thisrrlief may
emu ribute io the increase of the generic prosperity, and
consequently to the advantage of the state.
(Signed) " ALEXANDER."

ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL..

The parasites of the Doke of Athol have ob-
tained a complimentary address from, the operative
Weavers of Perth. We dare say that in this time
itr general distress his Grace could not for shame
remain the only .man of rank who did Aot.appear to
commiserate their sufferings, but we like people to
" Be just liefare they are generous,"and should have
been more inclined to have,landed the Noble Duke's
conduct had he disgorged the whole. of the money
he so rhataelessly received as, the, tecand or third
price of the Isle of Man, instead of simply appro-
priming a. part of the proceeds af that' F* job
to the performance of the duties of humanity.
" The subjoined letter has been addressed to his
Grace the Duke of Athol, by the operative weavers
belonging to Perth, now employed iv trenching and
improving waste lands
TO. HIS .Cll ACE viz putts Or ATHOL, LOAD tat CCTAMATPT
OW PARTHAIIIitS.
1110 y it ',tease vacua Grace,*— e, the wodersigned ope.
valise weavers. belonging to the city of. Perth, .now 4 in.
Oiled in trenching niidsimproving waste lauds, beg leave to
approach ybur Grace with sentitueuts of the profoundest
s,r,s.iitte and respect, for the purpos.! of expressing nor
sincere arknowled_einents to your Grace, and to the other
tiobleineti and gentlemen of this count), who, at a time
when we are to thu most severe and utiexamplid
privations, have to generously unn• forward 40 ulkuiabe our
milferings and l'ollllillitte to our relief. While we cannot
but deeply lament the 11....ent depressed slate of trade, and
the lons train of dotio•Aic hardships it has occasioned iii
our condition, 'it is to us it suusce of much commlistion, that
our distresses hive excited ti.e compassion of the mote opu-
hut classes in the coo taunity ; and that, though they have
by flu means hecu entiiely removed by their humane ramie
11411114 they have 111 far initiAnted, its to be rens.
Owed less pi essiog and iiimppitrtable.
Peisuaded that inionourisig and discontent, accoassianied
by riutou4 and disorderly proteerlings, could only aggravate
the ev:ls vri• deplore,. we have- all along endeavoured to
bear our misfoi limes with toe submissive patience that
hemlines us as mei and as t hristime ; sittstaiiiing fium all
110111c..1 mid resting in t lac hope that i het:ovum*
ment ufuur country would devise such inettsu,es as in its
vvitolom might seem best calco.ated to revive the stational
industry, *yen up ors chatitiets of commerce, and re*bire
to a suffering peit,,le those blrsangs which are tae Iroits of
buttes; Isibour and reettiar employment. Aho.e all, we
consider it to be our ditty, on the tome, t 01 to
express our otter abliorr. tie at the d lee nonat ion of pri:fone
mai blasphemous pnblimition*, the ohs how.; rellitriley Mid
design of w Bich is to subvert lime intiaenee of uur holy
airitrm, and by weakening the obligation, of morality, so
dissolve those ...ivied Minds, without which hum in society
could neither exist not be an objet t of desire.
e roliclo,:e, may it please your Grace, by expeessiag
oar ), sir _otiontss. req a slime, at the
8,,,:e unit t i.tt !owl Giitre would he We .sed 11l LILAC.), ;to
he lit Orr nolo...nen awl Ariitleinen of t hi, c mints it list have
‘nnt..ilitt,e,l to ou. relict, nor sincere and beat %fill •Ili,eks
for their At nesosity WO ill tesatithl. thrived, no find it
im
rss,ible to tapirs*. in adequate language, uur tin:l.mo ; but
41104 your Bracy will out be Its. divost d to believe,
-*at a bile we have the St.ll)e to appreciate the salon of all
-bat your Grace and the other Noblemen and Gentlemen of
the Gayety have done for us, we have hearts that will
yeamober, tad rriuctyles that will nut buffer us to abuse