The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-21 00:00:00

The StUry Oldie Culprit Atilto was so extremely
dissatisfied with the flogging administered by an
Irish Drummer, is, we imagine, familiar to our
Readers. He first -blamed hint for striking too
low ; then for strikiug too high'; while the good.
natured fellow, at every appeal, endeavoured to
accommodate the complainant by varying the mode
of applicatiOn, till, at length, ►worn out by the
fruitlessness of the attempt, he exclaimed, " by my
soul, there's no pleasing you, strike where one
will!" There is something of the same kind in
the imposition of new taxes, in which there is
no pleasing' people, lay them on where you will,
and the only difference between the Finance Ali-.
nisteand the'prtinuner's case is, that in the for-
titer we never hear any-nOntplaint of
_his hitting

too low.

By the. report of the icrliamentary Dis-
cussion it will be seen that we have been

strictly accurate in the communications we have
made to the Public on the, subject of the New
Taxation., The amount is Five Millions., as'it
stated it would be, in THE SUN of Thursday last;
and it will be observed, that the remarks in which
we indulged on Saturday week respecting the pro-
priety of Government interfering to protect the
public from the 'Beer monopoly, have not been
thrown out in vain, as Mr. ViNSITTART gave
Mr. WUITBREAD a very plaid hint upon the sub_.
ject, which the latter took very crustily. We re-
joice to observe, however, that the Brewers of
London are at last shamed out of the exorbitant
prices which a monopoly of licensed houses has.
enabled them so long to impose. We presume
that Porter, &c. will be cheaper to-morrow than
it' was yesterday,

01 the Neer Taxes it is not easy to speak.—
Ministers are so' much better informed than we
can pretend to be—they have so' nicely weighed
cvcry scheme that ingenuity could suggest, or to
which the sense of want Could stimulate the inVen-
tion—and they have so naturally selected those
objects which, theythiuk will be least felt and most
produCtive, that it would appear somewhat pre-
sumptuous to, entertain any great
_difference of
opinion. There are, however, one or two Taxes
propw3erl,' the-efficacy of which we extremely
-
question: We .doubt the estimated productivenes's
Of the Dog Tax and- the Game Certificates—and
welhainent thc necessity of the. further Imposts
upon Inhabited !louses, Warehotiks, and Ware-
house Windows.. The Penny on Newspapers
(the matter with which we lire best acquainted)
will, if elllirced, we are firmly convinced, be
the source .of certain loss to the revenue.--
There are few articles in the Country more heavily
taxed than Newspapers already are. Surely then
there wasnr; grettt temptation presented- tci lay
an additional 17 per cent.: on what is already, in

.T. 6 l'atlitt;Vi ;et
Statrir Duty !pore than half its valtte, at-410
Ailvertiy.einents, Stamps, &c. t?) an excs-r:

The AMU-stet- w'e tfitist~ 'cot:
sider,. that of every single leVvspiPer which
might be disconeimied in COnsequtuce of &Is
new bur`th6, revenne icijl line ino a tha'n
it wilt gain by the additional Penny on a hun-
dred—and the period when the consumption
of the:commodity has, from the nMure, of public
kfisitirs much decreased, is in our inind's ill eloS'en
for an increase of An opening to the
Continent ought rather to be made, than any
home avenue stopped, and this would produce
more than the 50,000 now required by leSs
competnibie means. The T xis 'also objection.-
able as being -partial- falling upon the Evening
and not,the Morning Papers.,

St
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The Peace Establishment is taken at 19 millions,
including two millions for Ireland.—We wish to
'Heaven a modified Property Tax were fairly levied'
to meet it. It is the only sound political mea-
sure after all.

Extro(l of 2 Litter from hyri.firipal Offierr of it!,t Aftrjesty's
ski illojest;i7-,-dated rff New London, the 24,'h len. 181 5.

•:` The President was hound to the island of
Pulo Aor, to anize Against onr trade beta-eett
Bombay and China, And would doubtless, under
such a wan as I)ECATtJn, done flinch mischief.

lie .had several .4\lasters of Anietican East
India Ships .on board as Pilots and Volunteers—
had seven month's provisions.''he crew were to
have been put on two-thirds .alowarice the day
succeeding the capture, which would have enabled
thina-to hold out for ten months and a ball."

The F wourite sloop of war, lIorL Capt. MAutn,
which took out the, Ratification of, Peace \ifith
AtiteriCa, was spoken with on the 27th ult. to
the northward of Bermuda ; her passage up-to
this period was very favourable, hut she had just
hcgnu to experience the north-we's't gales which
blow ships from off the American shores during
the winter months. Another account states,that
the Fai:ourite .vas spoke❑ with on the 23d ult. in
Lat. 37. Long. 60. , •

It is said, in several of the Newspapers, but
without the least authority, that Lord STEWART
is to be our Ambassador at Paris in the room of
the Duke of .WELLINGT-9N, and that it is supposed
the latter will be appointed LOltD LIEUTENAZ4T
OF IRELAND.

'rule folloWing. are extracts from Brussels Pa-
pers,,B7.c. received this inornirlg. We have no ar-
rivals from Fro [KC to-day :

BRUsSI.S, FEB. 15.—At the moment that all
the English and Hanoverian Officers had received
orders to repair to their regiMents in Belgium,
other orders have arrived within these two days
from the British Government, recalling all. the
Officers belonging-to the Stall: of English
Army ih Belgium. In consequence of:this, all
those Officers whose regiments are in England
Are to join them immediately, and they are. al-
ready preparing to depart. This` measure an-
nounces a state of peace, and it js-said, that when
the new Govitrnment is proclaimed, the, foreign
troops now in Belgium -will all leave it : it
seems that this event, so desirable for us, is. 'not
far off, it is expected that hit the difficulties which
delay the decision of our .fate,. will be removed in
the beginning of the month of March.
Letters front Luxemburg state, that the greatest
part of tic Prussian staff, which was in that place,
as/well as some ..corps of infantry belonging to
the garrison; are gone to Treves, which is now
the grand head-quarters of the Prussian army in.
these eouritr:es. Something has been reported
about the sale of the military magazines in Liix-
emburg, but it is now known for certain, that
they ale to be delivered entire to the Power to
whom this province will belong.
Since the great movements of the Prussian
troops between the Rhine, ,the 'Moselle, and the
igaese, all is quiet"; . the cantonMJnts are dimi-
nished, and the inhabitants begin to feel them-
selves greatly relieved, If we believe some re-
ports, which appear well foulicled,. the Prussian
Monarchy will not extend itself beyond, the for-.
•
tress of Juliers.

' Lord Castlereagh is expected hcrc every mo-
ment ;, the vessel which expects him at Ostend is
ready to sail at a moment's warning. It is, how,
ever, very likely that he may go by way of Hol-
land, and that for very important reasons.—
(Haarlem courant, Feb. l8.)-

BREAD.--This day, at•aCourt of Alderinen, it
was Ordered that an advance of One liallpenny.in
the price of the Quat•tern Loaf should take place.
on Thursday next.

The- ParNcE REGEST returned to town -from
Windsor, on Sunday night. Yesterday the Duke
of Yoloc. transacted business with his RoyaLfiiglii-
ncss. 'Viscount MELvILLE had an audience of the.
kin xc .