The National Register.
London, England, 1820-06-25 00:00:00

IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTS.

The following is a copy of a letter from G. Har-
rison, Esq. Secretary of the Treasury, to Messrs.
Inglis, Ellice, and Co.—
.. GarriA3C6lf.-.4 am commanded by the Lords Commis-
miasmas of his. Mejesty's Treasury to acquaint you, for the
informedes of the nasmaints of London. engaged in the import-
ation et spirits. waif/peed the memorial praying that the duty
of Kula might net he charged en the de•Wes of spirits in
the u, that esy Lords have given di:salsas M the Com-
tilled's= of Snell le dee following Wear-
-6' Use eathasbls pals ItameAst engem& which shall
have hem wersbered Ise ageeteasn 'sly. sad shall have re-
mained ealabenepaddy sake des Wm of the officers of the
Excise MON% i wiesbeisses so bade after mentioned. shall
not be carted with any on alisisades of strength or quantity,
provided stai dellehecies do est send two per cent.
11. " That if the delkiessiss ds exceed two per cent.. the
parties interested shall he aspired se pay the home consumption
duty on the total amount of the deliosencies, as at present, in
addition to any other panalties to which they may be liable, unless
upon an investigation of all the facts and circumstances, made
with die strictest thioatioa. and on the oath of the parties con-
earth sad isessisted. the Board of Excise shall be fully satisfied
that sub dellaisecy shall not have arisen either from fraud or any
want of dos me and attention.
111. " That for the necessary protection of the revenue. as
well as to ohmage the building of docks and warehouses sur-
rounded by high walls, from which the revenue and the mer-
chants derive so much advantage, this indulgence should be
confined to exciseable goods deposited in warehouses within the
wells of the docks in the port of London. and to warehouses.
within dock walls, or surrounded by high walls, equalling docks
in security, in the out pmts.
IV. " That this indulgence should apply to all exciseable
cat present in warehouses as above suited ; but it is to be
ly understood that no application will be entertained for
a mown of duties on goods already taken out of the warehouses,
et which may be deposited in warehouses otherwise than as
chive owed.
" I am. gentlemen, ?mu obedient servant.
'"Treasiey Chambers. June 16. ' •• G. HARRISON."

IN IRELAND.

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Saturday a meeting of the nubility and gentry, holding
loaded property in Ireland. was held at the Thatched
Tavern, in St. James's Street, to take iajo consideration
the calamitons failures in that country, and the best
mode of affording relief to the sufferers by them.
Lord Donough more shortly addressed the meeting, and
observed, that after the liberal relief which had been
voted in the House of Commons on the previous night,
mad the sympathy which had been manifested by the
Government, the object of the meeting had been accom-
plished as far as was reasonable to expect; he did not
see that them was any necessity for any one to take the
eh& ; unless it was to pass a vote of thanks to the House
of Commons, and to the Government.
Mb. Sternly. deprecated *e idea of parting without
Flsol
. Isi &Chairman, or suffering it to go forth that
• ,me wished with what bad already been done, and
more relief was necessary. Ho contended that
the relief was inadequate so remedy a tythe of the din.
tress wroth had tarried ruin to the palace as well as to
the cosy.
Lad tisseriek coincided with his noble friend Lord
• that since the meeting bat! been called
as had been done as could in the present state of
affaidalbe expected, and the meeting had now nothing to
do bot to disperse, reserving to themselves to meet again
shoold again require it, which he trusted would not be
IM ease.
Major Towelss said, that the whole of the distress
arose from a general run on the bahka of Ireland, in
consequence of the withdrawing from circulation a part
of theßank of Ireland notes on Mr. Ricardo 's plan of
paying in gold bars. This had the effect of raising the
eschange of Ireland from seven per cent. to a par with
this country; and, therefore, he thought they ought to
procure a return to the circulation of paper for a time,
and suppress the payment of gold bars until the present
distress should be alleviated.
The meeting then separated without the chair being
aken, or any resolution having been proposed.

It is with infinite satisfaction we learn, that tfie
Duke of Sussex has been solicited to suffer his name
to be included in the list of Candidates for the Pre-
sidency of the Royal Society, vacant by the death of
Sir Joseph Rinks. The high intellectual powers of
his Royal Highness, improved by a classical and re-
fined taste, eminently qualify him to fill the first
scientific situation in this great metropolis. It
would, indeed, be a difficult task to select any one
whose seal in the pursuit of knowledge, whose affa-
bility of manners, whose liberality of sentiment,
evinced on every occasion and on every subject, so
well qualified to become the President of the Royal
Society u his Royal Highness added to which, the
very extensive library, selected entirely by his Royal
Highness, and which it has been for some time past
his intention to lay open for the benefit of literary
and scientific men, would eminently conduce to the
promotion of knowledge in every department of li-
terature, science, and the arts.

Awros. OCCURaIINCE —On Sunday last, two Ser•
mons were preached at Bethnal Green Church, for the
benefit of the National Schools in that p.trish, by the
Bishop of London, and the Rev. G. S. Hawtray.—
During the morning service, while the Rector of the
Parish was reading the second lesson, the master of he
school, Mr. Hodge, fell down from his seat, and was
in an instant lifeless. Every means was resorted to to
restore animation, but without effect. The awful sen-
sation produced by this alarming event, in a crowded
congregation, was beyond description; and which was
greatly increased by the reflection of the high estimation
in which he was held by the friends of that Institution,
of which he was the supelintenslant.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER:.

polite.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
On Friday a case of importance to the more respect-
able par► of society, and %V hich developed a most scan-
dalous sysicni of fraud, came on to be heard at. this
°dice.

Mr. Sewel, Secretary to ats instituties called "The
Strangers Sociity," attended, and stated that he had re-
ceived a cominunication from Earl Fitzwilliani (who
with others of the Nobility belonged to the above So-
ciety) that a man had applied to hiss for relief, and had
sent petitions, stating that be was a reduced trade4man
in great distress, with a wife and six children, who had
been afflicted with typhus fever, and that in consequence
of his nut been able to pay his rein, his landlord had
seized his goods. He added, that if he could be suc-
cessful in procuring 201., .it would enable him to enter
a school which was to se let in Charles Street, Hatton
Garden, and thereby he could support his wife and fa-
mily. Earl Fitzwillium tbinkitig him a proper object
of charity, sent lovcase of distress to Mr. Sewel, to be
inquired into. Mr. Sewel accordingly made inquiry
aid ascertained the prisoner's story to be a mere fabri-
cation. When he therefore ..ailed at Earl Fitzwilliatit's
ionise, he had him apprehended. A woman wss also
tprehetuled for the same sort of proceeding practised
tot Lord Milton, and it appeared they had exercised
weir plans of fraud upon the Duke of Devonshire,
Duchess of Buccletigh, Earl of Harrowby, E,arl of
Denby, Right Hon. Richard Ryder, Lord Maurer,, Sir
Geroge Staunton, M. Wilberforce, and other persons
of dISMICtIOII.

At about three o'clock the office was crowded. and
Lurd and Mr. Wilberforce, &c. attended to
make their charges against the prisoners for having ob-
tained money under lalse pretences.
Mr. Sewel, being sworn, stated his charge against
the prisoner. George Wyatt, an old man. He recapi-
tulated the above particulars in the presence of Lord
Milton and Mr. Wilberforce, adding, that on calling
at Earl Fitzwithem's house he saw the prisoner, and
questiohed him concerning the correctness of the tenour
of his petition which he said was all true, in the pre-
sence of the k.lll's steward; and that the names of Mr.
Wilberforce, Sir George Staunton, and the others, were
all genuine: he gave the prisoner a 11. note. A letter
was sent to him by Sir. G. Staunton, stating that the
signature of his name was a forgery.
Sir. Wilberforce was sworn. He said, on looking at
the petition, that the name was not his signature ;
whoever wrote it must have seen and tried to imitate his
signature.
A gentleman was here sworn,and proved that the pri-
soner's statement was false concerning his taking a school
its Charles-street, Hatton garden ; he was acquainted
with the place, and there was no school to be let in the
neirfhboterhood.
Lad Filawilliam's steward corroborated Mr. Sewel's
statement. _ _

The prisoner, in his defence, said, that he was a hod•
surveyor, and was in great distress, and the contents of
the petition were true. He was not married to the wo-
man an custody, but was the father of children by her,
whom he was bound to support.
He was remanded.
Esther Nivea was then separately examined from the
above prisoner. She is a decent-looking woman, of very
mild manners and address. _ _

Lord Milton, being sworn, stated, that the prisoner
came to his house to ask him for some money, present-
ing a letter. He inquired of her what ber object was in
asking for charity ; she said she was in distress, and
wanted to purchase a mangle to get her living. He asked
her what would be the expence of a mangle, and she
told his Lordship nine guineas, and that Mr. Wilber-
force had given her a one-pound note. His Lordship
was going out at the dime, and he gave her some money;
he had heard of the imposition, and a constable was
standing at the Rate, and the prisoner perceis ing that she
was going to he given in custody, laid down the money,
and said she would not take it.

Mr. Wilberforce stated a similar imposition on him.
The Magistrate thought it a shameful imposition, and
upon those who were the most useful members nt so-
ciety ; and, to prevent such cases in future, he hoped
that every gentleman who had been similarly treated
would codie iorwarcl.

EMIGRATION.- having beon stated in the
public prints, that it was the intention of his Ma.
jesty's Government to give to emigrants from this
country, on their arrival at Quebec, the sum oflol.
sterling, independent el 100 acres of uncultivated
land, and some doubt being entertained on the sub-
ject, a person in Annan, interested in this matter,
made application to the Colonial Department f►r
the necessary information, and Lord Bathurst has
been pleased to direct the following answer to be
returned :

" Down too-rraterr. Juke 8.
SIR,—I ant directed by Lord &Withal to acknow
ledge the receipt of your letter of the Oils ult. stating
that you were informed it was the intention ut his Majes-
ty's Goserninent to allow ten pounds to awl Is settler pro-
ceeding to North America; and acquaint you that there
is nu intention of generally making such au allowance as
that to which yon refer.
" I am, dm. your most obedient humble nt.
" HENRY GOULKURN."

An end is now put to the thoroughfare, which
the Public have so long possessed, through the
King's New'. The gates and different avenues to
it are now marked with " No Thoroughfare."

A curious action for breach of promise of mar-
riage, against a lady of considerable property, which
was to be tried the Sittings after thisi Term) stands
over to November.

tOy

An order from the Treasury was•received at the
Custom-house in the. coulee of last, week, which has
since become a general subject of conversation, not
to say animadversion, in the city, on• account of
certain features in the transaction, which assumilate
it rather to an undue indulgence to individuals than
to a politic attention to the mercantile interests at
large, or to a still more important point—thelsealth
of the community. This order is for the reduction
of the duty on a drug called chillies, a production of
the East and West Indies, and of Africa, which has
been suddenly lowered from es. 6d. to 3d. per lb.—
ft will no doubt be distinctly in the recollection of
a great portion of our commercial readers, . that hi
February, 1817, a memorial was presented to the
Lords Commissioners of the Affairs of Trade, by the
merchants of Liverpool trading tothe coast of Africa,
for the purpose of removing certain difficulties, pre-
sented by the high rate of the then existing duties, to.
the commerce carried on by them. The effect of
their representation was a material remission of
duty on the greater part of the articles imported
from that quarter. An exception, however was
expressly made in the articles of chillies (called also •
Guinea pepper) and Guinea grains, because it was
understood that those drugs were improperly wed
by brewers and distillers, and it was therefure
deemed expedient to impose on them such a duty,
as should be tantamount to a prohibition, or at least
a prevention to that mode of employing them asp- -
posed to be injurious to the health of the consumers
of spirits or porter. Instead of a reduction of the
duty on Guinea pepper or chilies to ad. and on
Guinea grain to Id. as was solicited by the Liver-
pool memorialists, those articles were raised, the
former from Is. 7d and the latter from 90. to a
duty of 2s. 6d. the pound, by the Consolidation
Act of 1819. And so it has remained till the insureg
of the present order. The first impression that will
be made on every man who beans these ciecumseinces
will be an anxiety to know what new information
has been obtained concerning the properties of ehil-
lies to remove the opinion before entertained ref its
noxious qualities, and thus to justify its circulation
at that low price fur which it may now. be purchased.
To the merchant other considerations will sugpst.
themselves. He will. naturally•dispute the equity
of a regulation so injurious to those who have stocks
on hand of the same article, and which appears to
have been hated, not upon.smy formal intimation of
the prohibitory abet of the old duty, which would
have thrown open the trade to fair andgeneral com-
petition, but.. after the arrival of-vessels freighted
with the article in question. The first, after, all,
is the most important consideration, and .is of, such
a nature indeed that we trust some elloialinfoenta-

tion will be given on the subject.
A most praiseworthy society for the encourage-
ment of faithful female servants has been established.
at York. It proposes to reward servants who have-
been two years in the same service to the sansfaction
of their employers with 11. As. and incensing by
half a g.uinea till the end of four years, after which
2L Ss. as to be the reward of every year after. A
register ogee is also established for such servants out
of place as have lived two years faithfully in.-their
former situation, It appears suck socjeties have
been productive of the most beneficial earns in Lon.
don, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Bath, statelier
places.
There is now In the neighbourhood of Sunder.. •
land, belonging to Mr. Hudson, of the Saddle Inn, .
a field of wheat actually in Lull ear. This is the
more surprising, as from the contiguity of this part
of the country to the German Ocean, late crofts are
always calculated upon. as compared with the more
western.

, The robe or mantle of the Peers at. the Corolla,
tioa will be of crimson velvet edged With miniver,
the cape furred with miniver pure, and powdered
with burs, or rows of ermine, according to their
degree. Their coronets will be of silver gilt, the
caps of silver velvet, turned up with ermine, with
a gold tassel on the top, and no jewels or precious
stones are to be set or used its the coronets or cone-
pirfeit pearls instead of silver balls.
The Catholics are now busily engaged in.conei-
dcring who shall present their petition. All eyes
turn to Mr. Plunket ; but it is deemed wise to as..
certain what his sentiments are about a Veto, before .
any decision is taken with regard to him.
Mr. Harris commenced theatrieal performances •
under his new patent, in the Rotunda, Dublin, on
Monday last, with the comedy of the Belle's Sirs-
tag" and the farce of the .pooled Child.
A few days ago, as one of the Kinghoen packet-
boats came into the port of Leith, a bull, which it
had carried over, became restive, leapt into the water
and swam to the opposite side of the harbour. A
rter who endeavoured hereto secure hint, was
furiously attacked by the animal, and ran into the
water for safety ; but the bull pursued him te some
depth, and before he could be rescued, his clothes.
were almost torn off his body by the animal's horns.
Fortunately, however, his person s.ultaiaisl :Ark
injury.