The Sun.
London, England, 1819-12-30 00:00:00

MALT.

ACCOUNT of the TOTAL AMOUNT of the DUTY on
the STOCK. of MALT in HAND, payable in Great Bri-
tain under an Act of the Last Session of Parliament; to-
gether with the Dates of the several Payments which will
be due thereupon ;—Su far as relates to England.

1011 t Nov. 1819 i.:83,815 3 6
10th ,tam. 1820 8.3,815 3 6
Dates of the several Payments
loth Feb. 1820 118,460 4 8
10th Apra 1820 118,460 4 8

Total amount ,C414,610 16 4
NotQ— The above Payments will he made to the Receiver
General of the Excise, as under;—
London :—lmmediately as they become duo; viz.:—
L. 8,104 It 3 loth NoVember, 1819,
8,104 11 3 loth January, 1820.
10,804 I 8 10th February, 1820.

10,806 1 S lOtli April, Its2o

Country:—The Payments will be received by the Collectors
as follow—

Due Nov. 10, 1819—L.80,740 12 3—between 13th Dec. 1819

and 2d January, 1820.

Due Jan. 10, 1820.. L. 80,740 12 3.. bet wren 2411 i January

and 14th Feb. 1820

Due Feb. 10, 1820 L. 107,654 3 0.. between 30th March and

24 April, 1820.
DueApr.lllo,lBllo L. 107,654 3 o..between 24th April arid

I•ith May, 1820.

And the Cash will in course be reu►itted as soon as received
by the Collectors, by bills at the usual dates.

On Friday last, Charles Whitworth. the Chair-
man of the Birmingham Uuiuu Society, was ap-
prehended on tire charge of pithlishiug a seditious
and inflammatory' address " To the People of
England, %Vales, Scotland,' and Ireland," which
was placarded on the walls of the town, on the
morning of the 14th inst., the day on %%11;0 the
news of a disturbance at Manchester, if any had
occurred, would have reached this place. On
Tuesday last he was bailed (or his, appearance at
the Sessions by Wm. Davis, of Weaman-street,
pearl button mitker, and Wm. Cox, of Bradford-
street, brass founder ; himself in 2001. and iris
bail in 1001. each.—This is the second case of se-
dition brought under the cognizance of the Ma-
gistrates within the last month ; and it affords us
oeat satisfaction, as we' are sure it will every
friend of social order and the Constitution, to
know that the determination and the means now
exist to put a stop to the torrent of blasphemy
and sedition with which this town has been so
long inundated.—(Birmingham Chronicle.)
WHALE. FISHENY.—It appears by an account
of the oil produced by the ships employed in the
Greenland and Davis' Straits Whale Fisheries
from the Port of Hull, in the year 1818. that it
amounted to 5274 tons, viz.-35 ships from
Greenland, 2632; 27 ditto, from Davis' Straits,
2642.

FOR THE SUN.

INSOLVENT BILL.

MR. EDITOR—If your " Old Correspondent
from the Temple " will condescend again to read
my Letter on the subject ot the Insolvent Act, he
will find rittt he has argued against what I never
• ad.-winced. Nat'Nlnot propose thallbtors shoull?
be confined unlit they pay certain tvidends, but
that they should be permitted to commence pro-
ceedings for release at certain periods, in propor-
tion to the dividends they might have to offer.—
The effect would certainly be to lengthen the
imprisonment, in proportion to the diminution of
dividends ; but in recommending this, which is
very different from what your " Old Correspond-
ent " imputes to me, my objects were, in the first
place, to induce people in debt not to waste their
means improvidently before arrest ; and, in the
second place, to induce them to make the earliest
offer in their power, instead of remaining in prison
until their means are expended. In my first Letter
I merely threw out a few hints—it was impossible
to examine each in all its bearings in half a column
of a Newspaper ; but, foreseeing an objection
which your Correspondent may start, I will now
add that the offer may be made as early as possible,
though the term of its efficiency may be prolonged
on the proposed scale. In doing this, the Debtor
most specify the particular assets which he may
have to offer, which will be a check upon
improvident expenditure in the interim ; still
leaving it open to the Creditors to consent to
speedier proceedings—an arrangement, which will
operate as a check upon those whose pride it
often seems to be to insult and to defy those to
whom they have unfairly become indebted.
That such a proceeding would, in the first in-
stance, fill all our prisons, I have already admit-
ted ; but that it would continue to do so, is merely
a difference of opinion between your old Corres-
pondent and myself, which must remain to be de-
cided by the event. The intention of the plan is,
in short, to give the honest debtor a fair chance
with his creditors if they are reasonable, to res-
cue him from them it they are unreasonable, anti
to form a more efficient check upon the debtor
who is tho ughtless or dishonest. That individual
cases, even ot extreme hardship, might arise from
the plan, is certainly possible ; but I believe there
is no general regulation in existence to which the
sante objection may not be m.ole. Yet, even in
these individual cases, the proposed Trial by Jury
may avail much. Your's,

IGNOTUS.

FOR THE SUN.

LETTER, 111.

MR. EptTost—lt would certainly be more
agreeable for a HRRMIT to amuse himself with
listening to a Play instead of a Debate, and cri-
ticizing actors or audiences, and lamenting the
great changes since the great Mr. GAttatcx's time,
instead' of venturing among the " brevia et syrtes"
of politics ; but Radicalism, Sedition, and Blas-
phemy have so completely occupied the minds of
men both in town and country, that the criti-
cisms of a JOUNSON or an ADDISON would not
at this moment be attended to. Since I last ad-
dressed you, I have frequently visited the assem-
bly which I spoke of, and also another assembly
of a similar nature, and I have heard much aro-
merit and more opinion as to the right and wrong
concerning these Bills which have galloped over
the ground Newmarket-pace, It seems agreed,
that there has been, and that there still is, some
danger, and a great deal of fear, but our fears
ought not to prevent us from enquiring into the
causes of our difficulties; and having enquired and
ascertained, we ought to endeavour, " like skil-
ful Surgeons to cut beneath the wound to make
the cure complete." Great care also must be
taken to cicatrize the wound to prevent the ap-
pearance of a scar.

All Politicians and Statesmen must agree, that
there should not exist a body of disposable Radi-
cals ready to march to Manchester, Birmingham,
Liverpool or Bristol, as directed by Hoar or
THlsmEwooo. If such a practice was not put
down by Parliament, we should soon have a Pe-
tition for Flying Radical Waggons, to prevent the
wearing out " of these poor men's shoes," arid
if a sum was not granted by the House of Com-
mons, it would be called the most corruptedest
House, and the People the most non-represented-
estyeople in the whole world.

However the Bills have now nearly all gal-
loped into Laws and vets❑s Law, lIERNIT will
not contend or argue, but we may suppose, that,
as before the Recess the Opposition Pack have
,had a sharp burst at tthe Home, so after the Re.
cess they will probably have a rattling run at the
Exchequer.
During the Recess, Ego of Marylebonne will
venture to enliven myself at a Play without any
fear of being blown up, though with some expec-
tation of being bored ; and with your leave, Mr.
Editor, I will give yon some of my ideas as to
Actors and Audiences, and set them up a glass to
view their precious selves in. Wishing you and
your Readers a merry Christmas, I now say,
" Remember me !"
HERMIT OF MARYLEBONNE.

Dec. 24, 1819.

The public and p►ivate property of Prince PAUL
of Wurtemberg has been for a long period se-
yoestrated by order of the KING, his brother.—
Hi, Royal Highness has received intelligence that
this measure had been reversed. He has likewise
received a letter of convocation to attend the
opening of the States in his tputlity of Heir Pre-
sumptive to the Crown on the 15th of January,
1820.

THEATRICAL REGISTER.
Performed Last Night.
TUSATRE ROYAL, DRURY- LAN E.—The Siege of Belgrade: •
The Seraskier, Mr. Braliatu ; Lilla, Miss Byrne. After
which, Jack and the Bean Stalk.
THEATRE ROYAL, COVEMX-GA RDEN.—Mary tuart : Earl of
Leicester, Mr. Macready; Elizabeth, Mrs. ury.,Aftsik*.
which, Harlequin and Dyi Quixote.
•
Vflaa. fAt:'.l6lStli %ee the rag.
Par,

PRICE OF STOCKS
THIS DAY AT TWELVE o'ci,ocK„
3 per Cent. Red...... 674 M India Bonds .. Is. Qs. dis. Par
31 pur Cent.
4 per Cents. EAU Ditto Commercial .... 365. it
Bank Lung Ann. 17 7-Itiths I Cons, for Account.... litiffil

MAILS.
ARRiven-1 Gottenburgh, 3 Hamburgb.
Due-2 Guernsey and Jersey, 1 France.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.MORROW-
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THE SUN.

SOLEM QUI MCERE FALSUAI Ain't:AT ?

LON DON,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER3O, 1819.

'!'he Paris Papers of Munday last, which were
due this morning, have not arrived.

Bermuda Papers arrived this morning to the
end of November;• they do not bring any news.
—Caragoa Papers are also arrived to the 20th
of November ; there had not been any arrivals
from the Spank!' Main.

It it observed in The Morning Chronicle of this
day, in reference to the New Stamp Duties Bills
which, passed the House of Lords yesterday, and
nhich Kith the Blasphemous and Seditious Libels
Bill, will receive the Royal Assent by Commission
this day, that " these are the last of the series
of formidable measures proposed by the Mini.*
'tent, for the purpose of meeting the alleged
dangers of our situation." What there is
;formidable in these measures to wise and honest
men we cannot conceive, nor, we believe, will
wise and honest men think that they were 001
" alleged dangers" which threatened us.—We
are as fully sensible of the value of a free Preis
as any of our Competitors, but it is evident that
the Press ought not to indulge in such freedom
as may endanger the safety of the State, and turn
into ridicule the Religious faith of the People.
That the measures will be formidable to the ene-
mies of the Constitution in Church and State can'
not be doubted, but they will be advantageous to
themselves, for they will now be prevented trans,
involving themselves in ruin, and by turning
their attention to useful pursuits become harmless,
at least, if not respectable ; and for all laudable
purposes the Press remAins as free as it ever west
or can be necessary consistently with the welfare
and security of the Empire.

CORBETT AND WooLEK.—These congenial Pe
liticians are, it seems, about to become-Rival',
as they are both going to start a Daily
will be curious to note their progress from amiti
to hostile competition. But as the trew measure'•
for the protection of the Country will induce
both of them to be wary, nothing can be eV
pected from either but hackneyed trash, as
their sting is blunted, and as the Arras'
WRY-GENERAL will, of course, keep a rigiJ

watch over men whose pens art only to be re•
strained by the strong hand of the law. We are
reproached in a Morning Paper for having insert'
ed a paragraph stating the punishment of Libeller*
,in the reign of CHARLI3I the First. We did 0
for no other purpose than to make the Libellers
of the present day sensible of the comparative
mildness of the present Government, though we
confess that we think modern Libellers deserve
punishment much more than the person whose
guilt is there recorded, though we never wish rd
see our penal jurisprudence marked With so mid
severity,

Yesterday the Earl of CATticatur had a long
audience of the PRINCE? REGENT, at Carlol
House, on his return from his embassy to Ilussi;
Yesterday Lord MeLvii.La held a Levee. at
Admiralty.
The Duke of YORK came to town on Mund4l
evening, from Oat lands. On Tuesday his Rei
Highness held a Levee at his office in the 1-I°li°
Guards.

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Yesterday Sir HENRY HALFORD left town to -
tend on the KING, at Windsor.
On Tuesday Prince LooPoLD left Claren,-
,atiC
on a visit to the Earl of DARNLEY, at his SO(

Kent.
Lord MELvti.t.ig gave a grand Cabinet Dill°et

yesterday, at his residencelst the Admiralty.
Mrs. FITZHERBERT and Miss SEYMOUR are 65'
pected from Paris in March next.
No orders are yet received from the Prince!:
of WALES respecting the state harness execulc,
for her Royal Highness in the autumn of the pre
tent year.
The anival of many of the Mail Coaches-v°
town yesterday, was greatly retarded by the stOir‘,
sshich has fallen many parts of the Cowith
and paricnlarly in the West.—The Exetrr 3"111
Coach did not arrive at the General Post atice
Nall-past two.

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