The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-23 00:00:00

PETITION.

' " We, the undersigned Householders of the City, of Dub-
lin, bet; leave; with all due deference and respect, to ap-
proach this lion. House, and by this our humble Petitiim, to
implore alleviation of the grievous inflictions that oppress us,
from excessive Taxatit.in, now become wholly insupportable,
from the gradually increasing additions that the exigencies of
the State, in a period of War, appeared to require.
" We beg leave t i represent, that the pain and privations we
endured its complying with their extraordinary demands on
our industry and resources, were mainly supported by our
sanguine and reasonable expectations of relief on the return
of peace; hut we cannot suppress the respectful expression
of our grief and disappointment, in the failure of these our
just expectations. During the tremendous struggles of the
Empire, our sufferings were without complaint, our patience
without limit, our terror without despair-; we contributed
largely, we made sacrifices heysind our strength, and our IT-
quitrd is—a peace of arms, and a war of taxes; we have the
unnatural combination of national glory, and national pros-
tration; the ravazes of war have terminated, the ravages of
taxes surviVe; the waters hare subsided, but the tempest still
howls above us. •

Without adverting to the enormous amount oflocal taxes
in this city, and their improvident _application, we beg leave
humbly to entreat the attention of this Honourable House
to the prayer of our Petition for a repeat of the WithlowTsax,
founded on the pledge given to the Parliament oflreland, that
it should cease with the war, We cannot be persuaded that
this exalted and sacred pledge will remain longer unredeem-
ed by a gracious and parental Government, or that' his Ma-
jesty' rslittisters will risk the morals of the people, by min-
renaneing,hv their high authority and impressive examplejthe
breach of honourable engagement.
We beg leave most humbly to represent, that the policy
of repeal must appear obvious, from the utter inability of the
Citizens to supply their contingent ; that the sources of our
prosperity, which are derived, almost exclusively, frOdi sup-
plying the requisites of War, are essentially and vitally di-
minished by the return -of Peace ; added to this, our want of
general manufacture, or, export trade—our shops 'infrequent-
ed—our -houses untenanted—our artizans unemployed—our
nobility ant/ gentry lied--and oar city become the head-quar-
ters of sturdy and alarming beggary, exhibit our condition so
humiliated, so tfinuerited, as should claim the compassion,
omitting the justice, of an enlightened Legislature.
We beg leave, most humbly and respectfully, to assure
this Honourable House, that our loyalty and our duty in-
struct us in submitting, with becoming resignation, to the ,
utmost of our ability, in contributing to the good order and '
security of the Empire ; but the Window Tax exceeds our
ability, and we implore its abolition—it is a War Tax, the
monster has expired, yet the aliment for his support is still I
demanded of us.

" We big leave, most humbly and dutifully to state, that
as an integral part of the Empire, we hops we are not pre-
sumptuous iti lookitig fur an integral share of protection. Our
ruore favoured fellow-subjects of England have been relieved
from a most important portion of the public contributions.
In the removal of the Income Tax we are not jealous, but
ashamed of the distinction. We arc not grieved, but sad.
dened, at the contrast—it was their right, they had the faith
of Parliament, and :hat fait b was kept With them. We have
the sense right, the saitic faith, and we will uut offer such

Much uneasiness has been excited in the
.publid

mind by the reports which have arrived from

Spain and Portugal with respect to the march of

Troops on the Frontiers of those Kingdoms.

is well known that unflieudly discussions have

for a length of time existed between the TWO'

Courts, occasioned by the advance of the Poa•tw-

gnese Forces on the Left Bank of the River of

Plate ; but we are sure it will be satisfactory to

the Public to learn, on iufaintation on which

they may entirely rely, that both those GOVerll•
inents have agreed to accept the Aledlettlui..l- tfig
Five Powers who are Parties to the Grand Al-

liance ; and we may, therefore, look with confi-

Bence to the speedy and amicable termination of
all those differences which were tending to. dis-

unite the Crowns of Spain and Portugal. It is
with peculiar satisfaction that we fed ourselves
enabled to make this statement, which must err.

tainly remove all uneasiness on the subject.

We received last night the Paris Papers of
Sunday last, and this morning those of Monday.
From the former we give extracts in another
column. Amongst them is a Madrid article, which,
in rathera curious style, considering the quarter
from whence it comes, notices the reports respect-
ing a supposed war with Portugal. It at first
sight appears to countenance the rumour of hosti-
lities against Portugal being actually contem-
plated, by the mention of the Spanish troops
being stationed in the same manner as in all former'
invasions of that Kingdom by Spain ; but, from
other sources, we know the report to be un-
founded.

There appears to be no doubt that the differ-
ences between Russia and the Porte are amicably
arranged.

FRENCH FIVE PER CENTS.
Saturday 65 f. 25 c.
The following are extracts from the Journals of
Monday :

' KAKIS, OCT. I3.—Yesterday, after mass, the
King received the Ambassadors, Ministers, 111ar-
shals, Peers, Deputies, Officers, &c.

" The Duchess (le Berry is indisposed, but not
at all dangerously.

" We learn from Commercy, that in the night
between the 14th and 15th inst. the vines were
nearly all destroyed by the frost. In the Depart-
ment of Cher, on the contrary, the weather hat
favoured the maturity of the grape. We learn
from Bourges, that the vintage of the department
would be every where finished by the 20th.
"The last letters from Cadiz announce the
entire tranquillity of Alexico.
" The powder-mill called Saint Louis, at Ton•
louse, blew up on the 11th instant ; but fortum
nately without much damage—one workman bad

his arm and leg scorched. The quantity of gun-
powder in it was about 200 kilogrammes.
PETERSBLILIGH, SEPT. 24.—They write from

Tobolsk, under date of the Ist Augnit (0. S.) that
the inhabitants of Beresow have had uo Summer
this year, the cold weather having continued till
the 2d Jnly (0: S.) the period at which the Stfm--
iner-ordinarily terminates.

" On the 18tbly, there fell at Oddorst such
a quantity of „snow, that it lay two inches deep
upon the ground. * •
" ARRAS, OCT. IG.—About 1,500 English
cavalry passvil"tirday near Arras, to•tourrow suttee
snore will pass. They are returning to their
quarters from the grand review.

" CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 30.—The revolt of
Tustlschi-Oglou of Dshanik has induced theYorte
to make great preparations against him ; a number
of 'Marines, lately enrolled, are to embark with-
'out delay to co-operate in *educing him to sub-

mission.
" The new fortifications at the atrdanelles,

and the repairs of the old Works, are nearly
Enished:
" Notwithstanding the heavy rains here dude g
• the -first half of this month, the slat eof health of
'the' Capital is not ameliorated. Several persons
`every day fall victims to the plague, not only in
the City itself, but also in the suburbs of Vera
and Galata, at lierjukdere, and along the Canal.
" SAINT QUENTrN, OCT. 15. The Duke.
d'Angouleme arrived here yesterday, and visited
all the establishments. There was a brilliant ball
in the evening. 'lbis morning his Royal- High-
' ness continued his journey.
" VALENCIENNES, OCT. 14.—The Count de
\Voronzow, yesterday. after the review of the
Russian corps d'armee, gave a magnificent repast
of SO covers at Quesnoy, at which the Duke and
Duchess of IVellington, the Duchess of Richmond,
and a great number of Generals and superior Offi-
cers were present. To-morrow, after, the review.
of the English troops, the Duke of Wellington
gives a superb f6e'at the Chateau of Mont Saint
Martin, to the Generals, superior Officers, and
other persons of distinction.
PETERsBURGH, SEPT. 24.—The Grand Duke
Nicholas is on the eve of his departure with the
Grand. Duchess Alexandra, and Prince William.
of Prussia, to proceed to Moscow. The two
Empresses will follow shortly afterwards. The
august travellers will join each other at lilies,
vO .wrests from Moscow. They will make their
entry together into that ancient capital of the
Russian Empire, witli a suite which will require
5.00 horses from . each of the last three post
Stat ions.
V/ENNA, OCT. 9.-.--The Austrian Observer of
this day, in answer to Tin; Gazette Universelle of the
preceding day, which stated (as already published)
that Russia had demanded satisfaction of the Porte
for the death of Czerny Georges, and ordered the
army under General 13enniugsen to be increased,
states that tine Emperor of Russia, who desires
peace not less than his powerful Allies, so far
front encouraging in any state disturbers of the
public tranquillity, considered the enterprise of
Czerny Georges as reprehensible as it has ap-
peared to the rest of Europe. This cruel and
ambitious Servian Chief forfeited Iris word in
quitting the Russian Territory, and crossed the
Danube at his own- risk. As sums as tire Empe-
ror of Russia was apprised of his flight, he direct-
ed tgainst him a'sentence of condemnation. It
was in this sense that the amicable communica-
tions Made by Russia to the Porte were conceived
and written. There cannot be a stronger proof
of the little infltienee which this event, foreign to
the political situation' of two neighbouring
Powers, had upon their mutual relations than the

fret of their at once agreeing upon the chief point
of the negociation between them, namely, the de-
, triarcation of the frontiers on the Lower Danube.
All that relates to the Corps of Observation
of Benningsen is entirely incot rect.
" Russia has an Army, but we know that it is
only an Army of Observation, and there is no talk
of reinforcing it. The friends of general tran-
quillity will see in this statement a new reason for
being convinced that the tranquillity of Europe
will nut be disturbed.

" STUTTGARD, OCT. 13.—We learn from
'ilrach, that on the evening of the sth snow fell
on the mountains, and the next morning was 2-1

inches deep, but it melted in the course of the
clay. On the 7th there was anoaer fall of snow.
This early winter will be the more injurious, as
great part of the harvest is not yet got in. Snow
kas also fallen in the neighbourhood of Bayreuth."

A Russian Armatheiii, consisting of seven sail
of the line, with a large body of troops on board,
hot fewer than 10,000, is said to be confidently
expected at Portsmouth. It this expectation be
Well founded, there may be some truth in the re-

Port that Russia has actually engaged to assist
Spain in the recovery of her revolted Colotvies.—
i
41ut as it is well known that Russia had endea-
l'oured to oh:a;n the co-operation of other Powers

in ridding the Mediterranean of the va3t number
of Free-booters by wiienn it has been so disgrace-
fully infested, the sqnadron may be intended for
this object. It is added, that Contracts have been
entered into in Order to supply the Russian fleet
with. provisions while it remains in Our rum

Letters from Madrid, dated the 7th inst. re-
ceived by Spanish Merchants, s'tate, that the ut-
most, exertions are making by the Spainsh Go-
vernment for the equipment of a fleet.

THE FT.IN DS .--A great tall took place this nio'rn-
ing in the price of Stocks ; Consols opened at
82, tell to 8112, 81, 8014., 80, for the Account,
and 791 fur Money. This depression was in
consequence of a variety 'of warlike reports,which,
however, appear to be without foundation. It
was amongst other rumours stated, that several
provision Merchants have been applied to, and
application made for 10,909 ton of shipping for
the conveyance of troops anal stores. This pro-
bably has entirely arisen from the contracts for
the expected Russian Squadron. A fleet of men
of war and frigates has been also ordered at' the
Stock Exchange, to be provisioned for four
months, and to sail immediately for the Me-
diterranean—another version of the statement
respecting. the Russian Squadron. It would
be endless to detail the rumours in circula-
tion : they have, however, had the effect of
lowering the Funds 3 per cent. in the course of
two days, and a further depression is expected.—
When the market opened this morning, scarcely
any buyers could be had, even at a quarter below
the market price. The Commissioners gave 79i
for Reduced, and were served by one Broke: with.
the whole.

• We received a letter from Derby this morning,
which states, that all remains quiet and orderly
at that place. The dignified -solemnity of the
Court, the high estimation in which the Judges are
held, and the awful nature of the investigation,have
made a due impression on the minds of the peo-
ple. The Court was next to proceed on the Trial
of LUDLAM. We have heard that there is said
to be an intention to class the prisoners,• accord-
ing to the several degrees of their apparent
linquency. Such is the character of a British tri-
bunal ;." it administers justice in mercy, and such,
we frost, will always be the benign character of
British jurisprudence.