The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-22 00:00:00

SATURDAY, JANUAR',2I,

DUTY ON DEER SKINS.

The following is a copy of a Letter, dated
Office of Committee of Privy Council for

Trade ;

c, AVliitehall, Dec. 13, 1819.

" SlR—The Lords of Privy Council for Trade,
having bad under their consideration the Copy of
a Report of the Commissioners of his ;Majesty's
Customs, on a memorial of the importers of,
Deer Skins, respecting the duty charged on cer-
tain Deer Skims, on account of the Hair being
partially cut off to facilitate the package, I am
directed to acquaint you, for the information of
the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Trea-
sury, that the difference in the rate of duty be-
tween Deer Skins undressed and • Indian half-
dressed or shaved, as stated in the Consolidation
Act, must, in the opinion of this Committee, have
been adopted for the purpose of preventing the
introduction of Skins partially manufactured, and
consequently rendered more valuable, at the same
duty as Skins in a perfectly manufactured state.
It appears, however, frr-,m the specimens of shaved
Skins which have. been sutmlitted to the inspection
of this Board, that they have not undergone any
process of manufacture ; that they are in no re-
spect more valuable than the undressed Skins ;
and that, in fact, nothing more has been done to
them than partially scraping Off the fur with a
sharp instrument to reduce their hulk. It should be
observed, moreover, that those Skins of which the
Hairline only been cut off,are in a very different state
from those which are described as Indian hall-dress-
ed, and which have undergone a piocess which gives
them ts!i additional value, by bringing them more
neatly into she state Of Leather. Under these
circumstances, the Lords of this Committee are of
opinion, that Deer Skins, half-dressed, or which
have undergone any degree of manufacture,
wiser, by they are made more nearly to ap-
proach the state of Leather, should continue to
be subjected to the existing high duty ; but that
Deer Skins wt:olly untnannfactored, and having
only had the Han or a portion of it scraped off by
an instrument, should be admitted at the sauna
rate of duty as Deer Skins undressed.
" It the Lords of his Majesty's Treasury shall
agree with the Committee of Trade in this view
of the question, I am to request that you will
move their Lordships to give the necessary in-
structions and authority to the Officers of the Cus-
toms to act in conform', y thereto."
(Signed) " THOMAS LACK.
"To the Right I-ion. C. Arbuthnot, &c. &c. &c."

The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's
Treasury having entirely concnrred in 'tile view
which the Lor,!s of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade have taken of this subject, the
necessary orders Joive t)een given to the Commis-
sioners of the Customs.

ME lEOIiOLOuICAL JOURNAL.

BY 11. BANKS,

PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER.

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IMPROVEMENTS IN SURREY.—In addition to the
handsome road now Open and without turnpike
from Kennington Common to Camberwell-green,
which affords a saying in distance of nearly 21
miles fron► Westminster into Kent, another exten-
sive plan has been embraced of opening a wide
road from the end of Water-lane, and Ephra•road
at Brixton to Noi wood on the left, and into
Brixton• hill to the tight. Several lots of the ad-
joining laud are now taken for building, and thus
populous neighhtrurhood is rapidly springing up
in a beautiful and healthy country, hitherto little
known but as farm faint and by this a shorter
communication with Croydon seems to be indi-
cated at some future day, which will render more
fasy the whole of the traffic into Surrey and
Sussex.

LONDON J:kitIRNALS.
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FROM 'I'HE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

[The British Press.]
Several of the Officers belonging to the Irish
Leghot raised by General D'Evet eux, who lately
went out to join the Patriot army in South Ame-
rica, have returned from the Island of Margarita,
where they were landed, and published statements
censuring his conduct, and calling the powers
which he has exercised in question. We under-
stand that Gen. D'Everrux has prepared an answer
for publication in the Dublin Papers, in which
these charges origins! and we own that we will
feel sorprise and regret if he shall not prove, as
his numerous friends have always considered him,
a man of honour, principle, and humanity.
[New Times.]
We cannot advert without feelings of great
anxiety to the indisposition of his Royal Highness
the Duke of Kent. ...When We-learnt that. in addl.- •
lion 14,- the 'Royal Duke's• other medical a'tendants
Dr..Altooo, Physician Extraordinary„to her late,l
Majesty, had set off post front Spring-gardens to
Sidmouth, we could not but conceive apprehensions
which, unfottunately, the three last bulletins tend
in no degree to alleviate. At one o'clock on
Thursday morning, his Royal Highness had be-
cOme much worse, and the Physicians considered
him to be in danger. The state of his amiable
Duchess demands the sympathy of every feel-
ing mind. The union of the Houses of Bruns-
wick and Saxe-Coburg, seems destined to be over-
clouded with melancholy feelings ; but we sin-
cerely pray that this ilimstrious Lady may be spar-
ed the trial which was sustained by her illustrious
Brother. Every part of the 11nya1 Family feels
a deep anxiety for the resalt of the Duke of
Kent's severe attack ; and it cannot be supposed
hut that the Duke of Sussex, who has lived with
him so touch of late years, is peculiarly actuated
by fraternal feeling on the occasion.

Letters have been received in town from several
of the Esquimaux Converts, in which they ex-
press their gratitude for the gift of Bibles, in the
most affecting terms. But what is still more gra-
tifying, their whole conduct and conversation are
a striking evidence of its power. It is satisfac-
torily proved that where the Gospel has been in-
troduced among the Indians, accompanird as
.it
regularly is, with improvement in civilization, the
population increases, while that of the Heathen
Tribes dimiuishes.—(/bid )

- [The Times.]
• SHELTER FOR THE; 110t7SELESS.
The formation of this I►,stitution being now
generally known throughout the Country, it is
threatene4 with some inconveniencies, which, if
not Checked in time, may produce serious embar-
ta mem and trouble to those concerned in the
m4nagentent. The officers of parishes at a dis-
tance from London, as a mode of getting rid of
the objects applying for relief, appear in some in-
stances to have directed them to the metropolis,
as a place where food and shelter were gratui-
tously offered to all who chose to apply for them.
At least, this is the statement made by some ap-
plicants for relief, who I resented themselves yes-
terday at the Refuge in London Wall. Among
ibew was a sailor, who rep esented himself as hay-
lug travelled from a sea-port town more ti►an 70
unites distant, under that impression. These may
be the tales ot imposture ; but the General
Commit ee, in selt•defence, whenever such
grounds ot appeal are submitted to them, will
find it necessary to retuse all assistance, and, ►t
possible, to punish the iiidividuels who commit
this abuse on an institution of the most genuine
charity. It should be well understood also, that
as far as accommodations are at present provided,
the building in London•wall being the only one
retained for the purposes ot the Society, the in-
crease of numbers alone, which now exceed 700,
is likely to exclude further reception. Could the
ag;:regete of human misery he insetted by such a
temporary provision for these individuals alone, as
Would prevent their recut ring to a state of desti-
tution, there is no doubt a great and substantial
good would be effected. That part of the
new system which relates to the transfer to the
parish to which the objects belong, whenever
that can be ascertained, is still its a state of im•
perfect orgauisation ; indeed, very few ot the in-
mates of the Refuge have been disposed of in that
manner. This difficulty is increased by the hurry
with which the first steps were taken, causing
malty to be ad Witted iv,tl►out due exathinations—
a process not easy to be effected afterwards. The
Inohi gross deceptions, too, have been practised
by sonic of them, in repeatedly naming wrong
parishes, and consuming the time of the Officers
in fruitless -inquiry. This, however, is likely to
be, and must be, soon remedied. An addition
will be immediately made to the officers forming
that department, and all persons who use decep-
tit:in will be subjected to punishment.

AN APPEAL TO THE HUMANITY OF ENGLISH
LADIES —ll has been ascertained, that there are
in the lace-making counties upwards of 200,000
poor women end children entirely dependent for
support on making pillow-lace, which is now so
reduced in price through the introduction of cot•
ton lace, manufactured by machinery, that their
earnings will Cot on an average amount to 6d.
per day, and thousands of them ate at the present
moment in a state of starvation. They trust that
the benevolent disposition of the Ladies will prompt
them to introduce, as much as possible, the Ole
of pillow-lace ire their various articles of dress,
whi h will he the means of rescuing tl►onsands
trom the• dt plorable state of distress and misery,to
they are now reduced.—(nid)

[PRICE SEVENPENCE.

FOR THE_ SUN.

NATIONAL, DEBT.

MR. EDITOR—A more correct, Comprehensive,
and pertinent description opt this imaginary encum-
brance, has never been given than lately appeared
in your Paper, signed IGNOTUS, evl►o, I, hope,
grill soon change his signature to CooNosco.
Ile has founded his facts on a small work of

the SOAME JENNINOI, and made it natii-

fest, that it this -Debt be not blessing, it is rather
a benefit than a burtken, a profit than a loss. From
its commencement under King \%'ILLIAM to the

present, it has been the means of defending the
Country against all its enemies, and protected the
life, liberty, and property of its stibieets. Jr is a
.Solvent Debtor, aria the Public a contented Cre.
ditor,. who provides tor-paying hiniself. Though
the principal is exhausted, its representative
exists in Funds, and:istransfetable for value ; the
interest being duly discharged in halt yearly divi,
dends, The mutual attachment of this Debtor
and Creditor, supports the Kingdom. industry,
Trade, Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce,
beget wealth, end wealqi encourages the Arts.

It increases consumption beyond our physic:ll
wants, and leads. us into luxuries, which
craw

forth our gains into the general stream ; f►om
whence they return to us again, through the in-
terest of our National Debt. The circulating
medium of property keeps the empire alive, and
like the circulating blood in the body natural, it
•
prevents diseases.

If this Public Debt were paid off to the Public
Creditor, the presumption would be, that the
Country would never more be Debtor, nor the
Public a Creditor. What then are the millions of
individuals to do with their surplus property ?
Suppose money sui6cient to pay this Public Debt
were sent down from the Treasury to Stonehenge,
and all Salisbury Plain covered with Creditors
to receive it ; suppose they received it, they kt►o'v

not what to do with it. These are no Fund• to
purchase in, and Land would be so ,reduced in
value, that nothing will be lent on its security,.
and it will then be neatly useless, except for its
fruits under cultivation.

There will be no Borrowers nor Lenders ; no
money Changers, and the same occasions may be
panted for to advance it on usury`, for the
prosecution of just and necessary war, as under
King WILLIAM and his Successors, to supply the
place of Ancient, irregolar, and arbitrary ,;ttbsidies.

In shor't, Sir, the National Debt, is 110 Debt at
all. In a public sense, we are ere(hints anti
Debtors ; Creditors tor the intfrest we receive,
and Delrotsto the twXeS that riy it.
Here lobtoTus is right, and has !lie sanction of
AN 01.1) BARRISTER.