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SLAVE TRADE.

The Marquess of LANSDOWN, pursuant to notice,
rose--16 • move an Address respecting the -Slave
Trade: His Lordship observed, that notwitbs!
standing the declaration agreed upon at the Con-
gress of Vienna against the continuance of the
Slave Trade, it was unfortunately too true, that
this inhuman traffic was still carried on to a con-
siderable extent, on
,a part of the coast of Africa,
where. uribappily it had tended to destroy that
innocent species of trade which it bad been the
object of this'country to, establish %.ith the na-
tives, and which might have materially contribut-
ed to their improvement and civilization. It was
evident that the only effectual means of entirely
abolishing this abominable traffic, was by stamp-
ing it as a piracy, and establishing a sort of mari-
time police to prevent or to punish its commis-
sion. For this purpose, France and the United
States of America were the Powers to whom we
must chicity look, they being next in naval great-
ness to England, and he could not bring himself
to believe, that professing, as they had done, to
abolish this traffic, and to have it, effectually an-
nihilated, they. would refuse to concur in the only
means by which it could be accomplished. He
therefore trusted that no effort would be wanting
to induce them to agree in those steps which
could alone achieve the entire abolition of this
disgraceful traffic, and that no effort would be
wanting in other respects to obtain that abolhion
so much to be desired, it being evident that while
one power remained which countenanced the
carrying on the traffic, the flag of that power
would be used for the purpose of engaging in it
hy.the subjects of those States which had agreed
to abolish it.• With regard more particularly to
the United States of America, it should be recol-
lected that they had unfortunately decried this
traffic, but decrying also at the same time those
noble institutions and principles of freedom which
so mainly contributed to their greatness and pros-
perity, they had acted upon the impulses of lin-
mauity, and bad agreed to abolish this traffic ;
they had also passed additional laws for the pur-
pose of more effectually preventing the import.;a-
lion of slaves. Under- these circumstances, he
could not readily bring himself to believe that
they would refuse to concur in those means which

cupid alone render the abolition generdly an

completely effectual. His Lordship concluded by
moving an Address to the Prince Regent, praying
the entering into negociations fur the purposes
stated (similar to that lately agreed to in tt.e
House of Cu►utuous), Which was-agrcetl to.—Ad-
journed till to-1140110%v (this day).

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

SHOP-WINDOWS.

The Select Committee appointed to inquire into
the Duties on Houses and Windows, so iAr as
they affect Houses of which a Shop forms a part,
and to report their Observations thereupon to the
House ; and to whom the several Petitions pre-
sented to the House in this Session of Parlia-
ment, relative to the said Duties, were rcterred
have, p►rtsoar:t to the Order of the Hotne, ex-

[PRICE SEVENPENCE.

amine(' the Matters to them referred, and agreed
to the following Report :
That it appears to your Committee, from the
evidence of the Surveyors of Taxes, as well as of
the Shopkeepers examined before them, that a
veryeonsiderable increase of charge,falls upon-the
retail shopkeepeis, from the mode in .which it this
been the practice to fix the rateable value of

their hou,ses is assessing them to the fluty on ink.
babited houses.

Under the Acts now in force for levying this
duty, a dwelling-house, part of which is conbersed
into a shop, or to which a shop is attached, is ha,-
ble to an assessment upon the whole value of the.
tenement.. It will he seen, however, from the
evidence taken before your Committee,. that the
addition of the shop, on the converting part of
the dwelling-house to ti at use, increases its
value in almost all sitnations, and in some, more
than doubles it; an that a house which, if occupied
for the mere.ptirpose of inhabitancy, would be
rated at 251. per annum. is'eated at 501. in con.
sequence of part of it being occupied for the pus..
pose of carrying on the Shopkeeper's trade. It is
therefore quite clear that the tax upon dwelling.
houses acts directly as a Shop-tax in these in-
stances.

The next suhjrcr to which your Committee
directed their atteotion, was the effect produced
by the present manlierot rating he lights in Shops
Du, y.

Where a bh lighted by n large frame on
each side of the door, and a fan-light above the
dour, or glass in the door, how, tier large the
apertures forlight tnay he. they are rated at three;
where there is but one large frame, and a door or
fan-light, they are rated at twt. It appears,
however, to your Committee, that if such of
the house as: is occupied as a shop was awaidlly
used for the purposes of inhabitancy only, ihe
same number of
.apertures for the admission of
light would be necessary in the same space, so
that the Shopkeeper is not, generally speaking.
charged more to the Window Duty than any other
occupier of a house of similar dimensions; while.
by the exception, in his favour contained in the
Act for regulating this Duty, he is enabled to
obtain much more light from the same number. of
apertures, as he is permitted to have them of any
provided they contain one frame only:
Your Committee b'aving stated -whet they con-
ceive -to be a well-founded ground of complaint'
upon the part -of the. Shop-keepers, with regard
to the inhabited House Duty, thought it right to
;;:quire into the probable diminutim of the Re,
venue in this particular branch, if houses having
Shops attached 'to them should be assessed at their
value as dwelling.houses merely.
They have not, however, been able to obtain
any thing like- an accurate -estimate upon thii
point ; a calculation of the loos, in case such
parts of houses as are occupied' as Shops, were
exempted from Duty entirely, Wits delivered to
your Committee' by the Secretary of the Assessed.
Taxes, stating that loss at about 160,0001. per
annum. But as your Committee do not contem-
plate the necessity of an • entire exemption from
duty of those parts of houses, such a calculation
does ,not give the -necessary information.--Junes
30, 1819.

IMPORTANT DECIsION.

BOROUGH COUitT OF REQUESTS, JULY 9.

Mr. James Yallop, of Charles-street, Harper•
street, Kent-road, master baker, was summoned
betore the Commissioners to skew cause why be
refused to pay the sum of 2L 3s. to Philip Howe,
The following are briefly the facts of the case :
The plaintiff is keeper of a chandler's shop is
Brandon-street, Newington, and dealt largely
with the detendant for bread. His customers
for some time suspected that the loaves were
not the weight commanded by the Statute, and
one person at length tried and found them de-
ficient, in consequence of which an information
was filed against the plaintiff at Union Hall, and
he was convicted ;" but not being able to pay the
penalty, a distress was levied on his..goods, and
in consequence he suffered much, both in his
credit and business. The present proceeding was
to recover the amount of the penalty and costs so
awarded, on the ground that the plaintiff hod
been innocently led into error by the conduct of
the defendant, who, as the baker, ought in, jus-
tice to be responsible.
The defendant said, his bread was always the
weight required by the Act, and he,made it a
practice not to send any bread out of his house
wl►ich he had not previously weighed. if the
loaves were afterwards knocked about, or da-
❑taged, so as to be made lighter, he Was not, ir-
sponsible for that, and he hoped the Conouis-
sioners, as tradesmen, would distniss the coihi-

On the other hand it was urged, that this was
a new sort of defence which the bakers had
adopted; but although their bread !night, when
pulled NH of steam from the oven, be found
weit:ht, yet, when it came to be exposed four or
five bouts to the wind and sun, it would be found
very deficient.
The Commissioners said, that wherever the sel-
ler of bread was convicted, the baker in every
such case was liable to time fine. The pfaintitf
had been regularly convicted, and they unani-
mously agreed that his claim was well-founded,
and accordingly adjudged the baker to pay the
whole sum, with costs, in one week.
This is the first ease of the kind yet tried ; and
the Court was excessively crowded by bakers and
others interested in the decision. Two cases of
a similar kind were adjusted on the judgment
given in this case, and many others were
d[tv,,u e 3 settled,

LONDON JOURNALS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAT.

[Morning Chronicle.]

We understand that his Honour the Vtcg-

'CII CM,LOR is on the, eve of a journey to Milan;
and there is a rumour, that the object of his jour•
uey .13 the same that led Mr. Coolie to' the sawe
?lace, preparatory to the renewal of a delicate in-
"vestigli.iwn i 3 the next Session of Parliament.

[New Times 3
tx-rrtAcTs OF LEFIERS FitONl ITALY.

FLOiiRNCR, JUNE 20, 1319.—Tne Princess of
WALI.s is grown exceedingly large and corpulent.
She is recovered front the shock of bee incom-
itArable daughter's death,' hut it affected her
pow-et-hilly at the time. Apart (rout political con-
sidera.ions, the circudnstanees wider which she
r,ce:vl.ll the news were enough to pinch;Ce. the
Twist l uilit tl curet on hr r feelings. (lo the ar-
nerd of the courier, there was no confidential
per,on tear her who understood the. E!,!..;115h LM-
wmge, aid it) the hope of find-ing very different
information, she herself opened the letter which
conveyed the fatal iwellieence : she fainted, and
was ill fora length of time afterwards. .A.! pre-
sent she resides at PC5i.11.0, a sm-til town, not far
f,fit IVlcourt. Her suite and estliblisniuent are
not on ihe trindrst crlebrated Baron,
or Courier, for he is one, rind was the other,
fortes putt ut it. HU to lI9W a rnoin Of i 1 Cellain
ggV, a large prison, and of H dull elitiract,r of
countenance. Votn,g Austin, the boy whom the
Prineetis adtved, anti about whom sec!, vxtro,,r.
ditiat'y 11;iSertiors acre inwie by Lady D•olOas, is
K fine handsome young matt. The Princess
has now taken a fancy to another child, the :1011
licaSani, of wht!ul She said to he
rood : he goes with her every where. Iler d hint
anitegAnent is the opera, which she almost en-
tirely supports. Toe custom of Judy is geoered:y
to hire your box for one opera, whirls is 1)1.1"ed
successively for a nuailier sat nights ; and when a
re cc one is performed, you pay again for it. The
Princess has had ihe operas frequently changed,
nod they say that it costs her from 5 to SOOOl. a-
,•ear. The Baton was some time since at Milan,
bit, native place, but he bound it so disagreeable
as to depart very soon. Sonic of his relations are
still there, and his origin and former situations
ar, too well known. The residence of the Pt in-
eess is not far from the sea, but there is no view •
of it, owing to a hill or small mountain which
rises between. She has been visited 14 several of
the German and Italian Princes, and one of the
Archdukes paid her a visit lately.
Lord BYRON still continues to reside at Venice,
a place, one shotild think, in some respects, not
much suited tv his habits, except his indolent one.
A anii who is so fond of equestrian exercise
would hardly have been expected to choose Ve-
nice for his abode, where there is no stirring a
step but in a gonAvla along a narrow canal. Lord
Byron, however, not only keeps horses, but con-
tinues to ride, fur there is a barren sandy spot of
small extent, where he gallops backwards and for•
wards for three or four hours every day. Few,
very few persons, whether Venetians or his own
countrymen, are suffered to enter his house. His
usual plan of seeing company is in his box at
the Opera, to which he resorts every evening.
k 1 passes his tinse in great indolence, except as
to titling. He rises very late, breakfasts, rides
till dusk, dines, goes to the opera, returns home,
end goes to bed. This plan is seldom broken in
upon, but when interrupted by a favoured visitor—
such as the bookseller, ---, who is particu-
larly honoured, and deservedly so, for he is a man
of letters. He is an excellent scholar, well ac-
quainted with modern languages, and particularly
with English literature. As usual, his Lordship is
:ranch reserved to the world ; when otherwise, to
a favoured friend, be is perhaps too communica-
tive, that is, of his private affairs and private feel-
ings. Ile see—is uot to regret the severity of his
poetical ~;acks, more particularly that on his
site's governess. His hatred seems incapable of
Increase. He hardly knows when he writes, and
svhen- he does, it is off-hand. The original copy
goes to the press, and sometimes ,\ ithout an era-
sure..- At thi, moment he haa no manuscript of
his last Poem, Mazeppa. He sent the only one to
England.

[77e Times j

As the Act for allowing a certain composition
on the Assessed Taxes has now passed, a brief
account of it may be useful to some, and not on-
acceptable to all our reader's. it appears that the
assessments made for the year ending oil the sth
of April last 6111 remain at the saute amount, to
all persons who shall compound tor the payment
thereof, for the term of three years. The comp°.
iou is an addition of 5 per cent. on the present
assessment ; and the advantage resulting, from it
is this—that if last year a man paid for window-
tax Eve pounds, he is by the act allowed, for (ive
more, to open doable or treble the num•
her of windotes, at his own discretion ; and iu the
same tray forlhorses, cart iages, and other assessed
articles--with this proviso, that the increase in
his establishment be made in articles of the same
kind. A person, for instance, may, after paying
Ms composition-money upon one horse, keep two
or more without any additional charge of tax ;
but it to his horses lie adds a carnage, he is still
liable to the caniage-tax. No composition can
be entered into under the Act with any person
who has become chargeable in the present year,
by reason of any different or additional establish-
ment set up before the sth of last April, to a
greater amount of duty /than has been charged
upon him in his last year'. assessment, without
including as well the amount of duty so charged
in the said assessment, as the increased amount of
duty AO becoming chargeable by reason of such
different or additional establishment. If a per-
son tvish to take advantage of the composition
only for three years in enlarging his establish-
oeot, he is required to, give six months' previous
notice of his intention to discontinue the same,
and toust actually have ceased to keep the same
one calendar month prior to the expiration of the

saiii pc:clod 01 tiirec a point ',Oriel;
we would recommend to all compounders to bear
in nrind, otherwise they may find themselves on-
warily involved in a very serious expence, great-
ly exceeding their me,rns or wishes to
Compositions on dv..clling-houses are to cease
at the end of the year of removal, and on other
articles by the this'll of the party compounding.
monies to arise by virtue of the composi-
tion entered into under this Act, are to he payable
at the same times, in the same proportions, and
to the sane persons, Rs the duties of Assessed
Tate.: are now payable. By the said Act, too,
wry person may, by paying his annual composi-
tion in advance, gain the Advantage of a discount
of 3 per cent. per tttiuttrn, Cdielliated for the period
or periods by which each respective sum shall he
paid sooner than the period prescribed for the pay-
ment thereof. But a moiety of the annual stun
payable by the composition entered into, is to be
paid 10 days rater the dote of the certifi-
cate of composition which composition cannot
be starred into after the 31st of October, 1819.

1: 11 V. A It tC A I S 1:-. R.
Perron:tea' last
Itovvr., Covvr.r-OA rt DEN—The .Actiool for Sea :
Sir Prim Tvahle, Mr. NY. Farren; Lady Teazie, , Misr
O'Neill. After which, The Alarria4e of Fi4arn.
Thit:\ rttL: RovAL, DItURY.LANr;
Yarico : inkie. Mr. Barnard; Yarico, Miss S.
Boolli. After which, A Musical MelunKe. To which was
added, Lock and
TI,EAT,n:Rmy.,I„ ENGLISTi OPKRA Jovi;il Crew.
After which, My Own Rival : Principal Char:icters by Nlr.
Wrench and Misi iiclly. To which was addci,i, ;tiqulongt
arid Agnes.,

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ftilS DAY AT 1 vt,
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ret I. India lictutts...B3. O. 9A• pr.
s pci.Ci.w.C0n5......671.iii 1 Ex. Bills, '2d. 2s. 55. ts.l.s.pr.
31 Ix, Ccut ;761 I o.littiltm......dis.
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Cons. tor Acc0unt....69i.:1-;;t
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DT:blir, I WAterford, 1 Guernsey and Jersey._
C;ottcnburgii, I FEMICV..
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THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS
_PICERE FALSUM AV °NAT

LONDON,
SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1819,

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
Wednesday last. The Budget of Ways and Means
wat at last disposed of, in the Chamber of Depu-
ties, on Tuee.day, to the great jny of the Metn-
bets, a joy which they were not particularly mo-
derate in expressing; it broke it ih loud shouts and
acclamations. The other projetss were expected
to be cleared off by this day.—The following arc

extracii

" Pax's, JULY 7.--Yesterday morning his Ma-
jesty gave a private audience to the Marquess de
Marialvo, the Portuguese Arnhassatlor, who de-
livered, on the part of his Sovereign, the letter of
notification of the birth of a Princess, daugh-
ter of the Prince Royal of the United
Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algarves.—
The Ambassador had also audiences of Mon-
sieur (Count d'Artois) and Madame (Duchess
d'Angouleme.) The King afterwards took an
airing to St. Cloud. The' regiment of Cuiras-
siers, who are to form the garrison of St. Cloud
during the King's stay, have arrived there.
" Two French dragoons at Verdun had a quar-
rel nn the 29th ult. with two Swiss soldiers; duels
wei4 the consequence, hi which the latter fell.
" The late at Tivoli, which has so long
been announced, took place yesterday even-
ing, and was marked by a dreadful catastrophe
Amongst the amusements which had been an-
❑ounced, was the ascension of Madame Blanchard
in an illuminated Balloon, onamented with
fire-works. At halt-past ten the intrepid
aeronaut, dressed in white, and with a white
hat and white feathers, entered the car.—
At the signal given, the Balloon rose slowly, in
order that no part of the fire-works might touch
the trees, though this could not altogether be
prevented. Madame Blanchard coon rose rapidly.
Bengal pots de feu illuminated the ascension. The
aeronaut waved her flag, and the air resounded with
shouts. On a sudden the Balloon entered a light
cloud, which completely extinguished the pats a feu.
—Madame Blanchard then set light to the fire-
works, which produced the intended effect; but
it was observed, that some of the fiery matter
took a direction towards the Balloon, and the fire
communicated to its base. Immediately the most
dteadttil. fright seized all the spectators, tilers
being no doubt of the deplorable late of the aero-
naut.

'' It is impossible to describe what passed at
that moment at Tivoli ; cries of grief were heard
in all quarters ; a great number of women became
a prey to the most violent nervous attacks, and
conste►nation was depicted in every countenance.

" Gendarmes galloped towards the spot, where
it vas supposed the fall would take place, and in a
quarter of an hour afterwards the lifeless body of
Madame Blanchard was brought back to Tivoli.
She fell in the Rue de Provence, at the corner of
the Rue Chaussat ; she was in the car, enveloped
in the cordage which bad attached it to the
Balloon.

'' It is scarcely necessary to add, that all de-
sire on the part of the po4lic; fur ally coutiou-

anct. of the promised amusements was entirely at
end, nor were the fire-works let off. A subscrip-
tion was immediately opened for the family of
Madame Blanchard. The unfortunate Lady was
about 45 years of age. The Proprietors of the
garden offered the produce of the receipts for the
benefit of her family. The height from which
the Baloon fell was about 400 feet.

" The Countess of Guthland (Queen of Swe-
den), who is et present in Switzerland, is ex-
pected immediately at Paris.
FIVE FBI'.

Tuciday ..70f. 20c.

DEFERRED 3 rock:.
Of the 22d Marcb, 1817, . 90 f. 23c.
22d Sept. 1917? . f. 1.5 C.
22d NlArch, 18191, .86 f. 25c.
2241 S,pt. 1818, B4 f. 25c.
22d March,lBl9?
(From a Halifax Paper of the 10th Jane.)
GOVERNMENT 1-10 USE.—in answer to the
Address of the Council and Assembly of
the Island of St. Christophe, to his Royal High-
ness the l'ittscE REGENT, praying that the 41
per cent. Island duty may be withdrawn, and
an intercourse with America allowed, Lord
BATH Ut:ST acquaints them that his Royal 1-I:glineSS
had graciously received the same, but has, never-
theless, not been pleased to signify any commands
tEcreopon.

It we may trust a report that seems to be well-
founded, the Conspiracies that are on loot against
the Government of the Country are deeper and
more extensive than appears to be generally sop-
posed. It is certain, that several desperate Rut-
fiens who seemed to be in watt of the COMMOU
necessaries of life, and to exhibit the most de-
plorable apparrance, have lately been seen in de-
cent attire, and to have plenty of motley. It seems
that prii ate Subscriptions to a considerable
amount have been recently carried on, and that
some of the higher Agitators, who have more
wealth than wisdom, have largely contributed to
these clandestine operations of Seditious Mis-
creants, The Morning Chronicle of this day seems
to allude to these secret and complicated move-
ments of the Revolutionists, as it says that "Mi-
nisters are said to be in possession of important
intelligence as to the projected designs of thoSe
Radical Reformers, who, taking advantage of the
distresses of the labouring part of the commneity,
are endeavouring to lead them into wild and dis-
orderly proceedings." Wild and dieorderie, from
what we have heard, are very mild and gentle
terms, when applied to the deep subtlety and des-
perat e machinations now on foot, and which demand
the utmost vigilance and energy of Government.
The Chronicle asks if it would not he more " pralse-
worthy in Ministers, before the Prorogation of
Parliament, to relieve the necessities of the in-
dustrious classes, and thereby to have annihilated
the influence of the Demagogues, who certaiely
have no means of assisting, though they may
lead them astray." But The Chronicle does not
seem to reflect that its own Party Orators have
almost constantly occupied the time and atteution
of ministers, doting the Sitting of Parliament,
and have thereby interrupted, in 'no slight degree,
the business of the State. But how are Mioisters
to relieve the necessities of particular classes,
general welfare, ' and
wily do r
except by
attending to the
lot the wealthy in their respective vicini-
ties, exercise a politic benevolence on the occa-
sion ; for if. the Revolutionists should he suc-
cessful, they would be wealthy nu longer,
but sink amidst the general mass of ruin ? --iis to
" annihilating the influence of demagogue ." that
influence can never be annihilated while they have
folly and ignorance to work upon. But the Chro-
nicle affects to doubt the rumours that arc circu-
lating as to the designs of the Reformers,
and declares it conceives " that they arc pro-
pagated to sanction a return to those merle
sures of severity that have been found to be
as futile as they were violent end unconstitu-
tional." We are surprized at this language from
the Cisudoctor of a Public Journal. Has he heard
I nothing of the Meetings at Leeds, at Stockport,
at Blackburn, and at the meditated concourse of
Rebels in Smithfield. Has he beard nothing of
the infamous attempt to pollute the minds of
the rising generation by the formation of a
Club of Female Rebels, at Blackburn, for the
purpose of planting the seeds of Sedition in the
minds of their Children, that they may grow up
in hatred of Government of every kind.--Can such
proceedings arise from the artifice of Ministers, h.
order to resort to " measures of severity ?"—The
Chronicle here obviously alludes to the Sus-
pension of the Habeas Corpue Act, which
could only affect bad-designing men, and
which every wise and good subject ap proved
as a judicious and necessary measure on thee-ow of
Government • to preserve the erects and secere
the safety of the Empire. If matters should
wear an alarming appearance, as we tear '.s ill cer•
taiuly be the case, we are persuaded that Millis-
tent will not be deterred from resuming any itiea-
ewe necessary for the security of the State by the
clamours or sneers o the Patty.