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No. 1,337.—V0L. XIV.]

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1821.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
PARIS, Ocr. B.—. During the sojourn of' his Ma-
jesty the King of England at Lille, many persona
solicited the honour of being admitted into his pre-
sence.
Letters from Perpignan, dated the 29th ultimo,
gives the following'accounts :
The fever continues to make great ravages, both
at Barcelona and Tortosa, where it Is impossible to
take an accouut of the number of Cie dead. The
infection has penetrated to Fraga and Mequinenza.
—Adviccs from Palma, in the island of Majorca,
dated the 14th, state that the contagion had been
introduced into that island. It is known that it
also exists at Neres de la Frontcru, and at Part St.
Mary's in Andalusia. The bulletins published at
Barcelona report that from the 19th to the 25th of
September inclusive, there were at
Dem lig. New Cases.
Barrel netta....224 3lll
lisle' lona ......143 303
It is now discovered that the malady is an epide-
mic contagion, of uncommonly malignant character,
it resists all tlle remedies of art, and the number of
• daily

the Emperor Alexander, and that, in consequence,
his Majesty proposes to convoke an European Con-
gress to consider of the affair, to which a Turkish
Ciplomatic will be admitted.
VALENCIA, SEPT. 19.—A proclamation was is-
sued yesterday, stating that a contagious fever had
manifested itself in the island of Majorca, against
the spreading of which the usual precaution had
been adopted, but that it was confined to persons
who were in constant 'attendance on the sick : that
it wns not more contagious than an ordinary putrid
fever, and had not a great analogy with the yellow
fever. _ _ _

The Junta announces with regret that the ma•
lady has been introducea by the ruinous practiced of
smuggling. The Junta, painting in strong colours
the dreadful situation of such places afflicted with
such a scourge, calls on the citizens of Valencia to
subscribe for the relief the inhabitants of Majorca
and Tortosa.

MALAGA. SEPT. 18.—The inhabitants of this city
enjoy the best health; those persons who are ill in
the hospitals and in the cities have only ordinary
disorders.—Madrid, Sept. 26.
Lis ow, SEPT. 27.—1 n the sitting of the Cortes
on the 22t1, M. Riberio Tellers, as reporter of the
Committee of Finance, asked and obtained leave to
read a proposition which lie thonght of consequence,
the committee considering the bases of the altera-
tions to be made in the custom hail reductxl them to
the three following points:—
I . That all the productions of the country which
shall be conveyed from one part to ano her, or to
different places in the kingdom, shall be favoured.
. 2. That such foreign productions us are similar to
those produced in the kingdom, shall be subjected
to heavy duties or wholly prohibited; and that fo-
reign productions which supply the raw materials
indispensable to the national manufactures shall be
favoured.
3. With respect to the colonial productions, they
shall remain as they are, till the deputies from the
colonies being arrived, general measures may be
adopted to regulate the future commerce of the pro-
vinces, proposing to lessen the duties on the produce
of the Portuguese dominions, and to augment them
on the similar productions of foreign colonies.
EAST FRIESLAND, SEPT. 22.—We learn that the
maritime tolls and transmit duties at the mouth of
the Rhine and the Meuse in the Netherlands are to
be wholly abolished, which will be a most fortunate
event for filo trade of Germany and its manta:it:to-
ries on the Rhine and in Westphalia, which have
become so considerable within the last ten years.—
When the Upper Ems shall, in a few years be made
navigable and connected with the Lippe, there is
reason to hope that the trade and manufactures of
Germany will prosper as the fetters wilich have
hitherto inipcdtal them shall be broken, agti a direct
and free communication also opened with South
America anti the West Italics.

victims augments
On the 21st, three Spanish vessels, bound to
Marseilles, were driven by stress of weather to take
shelter at Port Vendre. One of them came from
Seville, a second from Alicant, and the third from
Barcelona. The latter had on board six seamen of
the French ship la Josephine, nearly the whole of
the crew had died of the fever in the port of Bar-
celona.
The inhabitants of Barcelonetta, who were first
attacked with the contagion, combined about three
weeks ago, and forced the military post. It was
this outrage which was ones£ the principal causes
of introducing the fever into Barcelona. A similar
attempt was renewed on the 2Gth ult. but the mi-
litia of Barcelona, more alive to the fatal result of
such proceedings, repulsed theta, on which occasion
five men were killed andseight wounded.
Save-

HANOVER, SEPT 29 —His Majesty, our ._
reign, who will arrive here on the Gth of October,
will quit his incognito upon entering our territory.
—On account. of a misunderstanding between the
Duke of Cambridge and the Elector of Hesse Cassel,
his Majesty is expected to come by the Osnaburgh
road, which, in the present unfavourable state of
the weather, is none of the best. The necessary
orders are given for his reception in that city.
OCT. s.—By the accounts received yesterday from
Aix-la-Chapelle, we have learnt that his Majesty
having stayed u day lenger at Brussels, would nut
be at Aix-la-Chapelle tilltke 2d. By the accounts
received this morning from iilunster (where General
Blomefield had already al-lived), we find that his
Majesty intended to stop a Say at Dusseldoril, and
comequently would not enter into the German
dominions till to-morrow. Between Munster
and Osnaburgh his Majesty will not take the way
first proposed, by Lingeuch, but that by Giandortf.
All along the road preparations arc making, us well
as the shortness of time will permit, to express the
joy of the pa pie ut seeing his Majesty in this part
of his tlominious. Ali the we:, trim' the trontiers
triumphal arches are erected. At Osuaburgh a nu-
merous guard of honour, both horse and foot, 'has
been flamed, and the same at Nieuburgh. For the
conveyance of the immediate attendants of his Ma-
jesty, orders are given at every stage to have relays
in readiness—(besides the 1l s fur the King's car-
riage), horses for two berlins With six horses, a bag-
gage uugon with six horses. Beside; these, four
vaitieges and thirteen 'wises are required for the
Martinis of Londonderry Lied General Blometield,
who were to active at Osnahurgh yesterday, and
male hero beti:re his Majesty. Thor Dukes of
Brunswick arrived here yestenlav, and men, y the
apartments prepare:; fur them at Montbrillant. Has
Royal flightless the Landgravine of 11-•sse Hum-
bourg is expected about the middle of this mouth.—
&he day is not fixed for the solemn public entry of
hr Mejesty into this city.
fiallatitentd, SWPT• Y 9 —ft is asserted, on the
froth of letters from Berlin, that the 'Court of St.
Petershergh has caused a circular to be transmittal
to the S. vereigns, in which communication is wade
41! the c,i.itnts of a despatch from the (.; ma Vi-
zier to Cunt Nonsked°, with the observation that
his answer in no way satisfies the eluitable view, of

BRIT'S II .IMERIC4.

TiALITAX, SKIT. 17.—The contl tgration this
morning wits one of the most awful and destructive
ever witnessed in 'Willis:. It originated in Sack-
ville.strect, in the bakery occupied by Shay and
Mihaly, and butbre it was discovered, had gained an
alarming height. It was near two o'clock when the
bells were rung. The troops. seamen ut• his .Mujes-
ty's ships, and inhabitants soon assembled ; the en-
gines were judiciously placed, lines tiu•incd to chi'.
ierent reservoirs of water, and every exertion made
to extinguish the fire; but we regret to state that
betime any check could be given to it, the whole
block of buildings, with the exception of a house
situate at the corner of Suckville and Blowers'•street,
occopied by Mr. H. Croskill, the houses occupied
by Mrs. Neilson and Mr. T. Muirlieud, in Burring-
tan-street, and a stable belonging to J. W. Johnston,
Esq. in Cramville-street, were consumed.
Fur some time great apprehensions were enter-
tained that tke fire would extend to the houses on
the oppusito sides of the street, but fortunately it
did not. Some buildings were scorched, said nearly'
every patic of gla►s in the front of the residence of
S. 13. Roble, Esq. was deatNyed by the excessive
heat of the fire. Of the property burnt only about
1,5001. were ensured, and toe calamity has mostly
taken where it will lung be severely felt—upun wi-
dows and orphan children—upon industrious trades-

l'itreit 94(1.

men, whose whole stock of wordly wealth was in-
vested in the tenements they occupicd.
To the troops and the seamen of the ships of war
the town is, as usual, greatly indebted for the exer-
tions made by them ; , among the most active on this
distressing occasion, we noticed his excellency the
Lieutenant Governor encouraging and exciting, by
his influence and example, the allots of every per-
son within his view. Sir Bobert Le Poer Trench,
Colonel of the 74th regiment, who arrived here on
Friday from New Brunswick; Ckdonel Mackie, the
commandant of the garrison; Colonel Gauntlett;
Lieutenants Colonels Arnold. Ximines, at Water-
house, Major Crawfonl, and indeed every officer of
the garrison and military departments were distin-
guished for their activity and exertions.
- To Captains Fanshawe, Bouchier, Collier •and
Napier, and the.officers of the ships, every praise is
due. They directed the eflbrts of the seamen in the
most advantageous manger. We must here parti-
cularly notice the intrepid conduct of Capt. Napier,
We observed him on the roof of one of the houses,
directing and working with a party of axe-men, and
rendering very important services.
We cannot help, however, observing that we
witnessed an extraordinary apathy on the part of the
inhabitants; they stood in crowds, and appeared to
view the progress of the devouring element with .
perfect indifference; some of these persons possess
real estates in the town, and may, before the lapse
of a week, need the assistance of the; more meri-
torious townsmen, to protect them from a calamity
similar to that which many experienced this morn-
ing. Such people as are not inclined to sender as-
sistance at fires had better remain at thuir homes;
they only clog tile streets, and impede the exertions
of the active and humane.
Twenty-one houses were consumed, with othei f
valuable property.
4'c
MINISTERIAL STA7'EMENT OF THE QUAR-
TER'S REVENUE.
Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain is the Quarter, ending
on the 16M Wooer. in the faxikeveing years,
1819. 1810 1821
Taxes belonging to the Con- •
solidated Fund 9,351,287 10.938,169 11,33'1,007
Temporary Excise 588,276 586,164 1,3).377
Annual Taxes 1,554,1:53 1.675,531 1,5(;2.4•)9

11,454,796 13,199,965 14,05ti,795
October quarter, 1820
Improvement as compared with the
October quarter, 1920
October quarter, 184 t
October quarter, 1812
Improvement ai compared with the
October quarter, 1814, before the
additional duties of three millions
were in lull collection 4,585,997
cu.otto:.
Total Income of Consolidated Fund in
the quarter ended 10th Oct, 18:10 11.198,389
Charge ....... 9,443.091
Excess of Income 1.305,299
Total Income of Consolidated Fund
in the quarter ended 10th Oct. lb2ll
Charge estimated at ......... 10,00,0 up

Excess of Income 1,f40,145
From the above mos' satisfactory statement,''
that the improvement in the retrinie, of the quiarrea just
elided, as compared with the correspoinliiia (putter last
year, is 840,8281. ; as compared with the smite quaner
in 1819, 2,585.9971. Butt as the additional 3 ntillionit
of duties were not in full collection then, but hare been
in full colleciiim since, it is proper that one quarters'
the three millions, 750,0001. should 4e, deducted from
the improvement in the
Quarter, 1819 £4.583.897
Deduct 7c ),toots

304314.997
Hence, theft, the improvement in the °earthyr quartet
jitst.entle4l. as Cony:MA with the save quarter In lOC'
is no less than 1,835,9171.
The improvement, as we have before '
quarter just ended, as comesred wiiit the cower itt '
is above 84a,0001. Tens improevaient tira—ih the
toms, aim we Iho,V001), in the sta int 5, :mom sof
1).31 dm greJtv.l if in t•ie
io 700,01,0'.

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A Focie ty Las been fortn-A at Paris, thr the ei
vgenient of Guvruphy, by did printing of sci:,
toetnoirs, the pob:ication of chart:, the distritu
of prizes, anti d4r.iyiag the cxpcitees.of, tram
harina u4eful and i:aporttst objects its vices.

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