Star.
London, England, 1807-02-10 00:00:00

FUNDED PROPERTY OF FOREIGNERS.

Mr. BANKES rote. He by no means wifhed to
conceal the purpofe to which his motion was directed,
namely, to render the document for which he meant
now to move, the ground of a fubfequent motion on
a future day, fimilar to that which be had made lark
year, for fubjeding Foreign Property to the fame im-
polls as wtre paid by Britifh fubjeds. After all that
he had heard urged in the former difcuffion on this
fubjea, and every thing lie could learb, or that had
occurred to his reffedion fince, fo far was he from
changing the opinion he then held, that he found it
confiderably lirengthened. Foreigners,, in placing
their money in the Britifh funds, did it with no view
to compliment this country, but for their own pri-
vate advantage; he therefore could not fee the jullice
of exempting Foreigners, who were the proprietors of
Stock, from the fame charges as were exalted from
the fubjeds of the realm, who moreover, contributed
their portion to every other fpecies of taxation for
the common defence. Betides, it was pretty clear,
that if Foreigners confidered themfelves unfairly
treated, 'or materially injured, by abolifhing the
exemption, they would make pretty good ufe of their
time, before fuch a meafure could be brought to
maturity, and take the neceffary precautions to avoid
it. Independently of any meafure which he might
found upon the document (to which, however, he
would sot now pledge himfelf, as he would be in a
great meafure governed by the degree of likelihood
he might hereafter find, of fupport), the paper itfelf
would afford ufetul ind neceffary information to the
Houk, as it would thereby be enabled to fee the ezat
extent of the lots which the public Mains by the
exemption. But even though he might be induced
to bring forward his meafure, and mould not have
the good fortune to filcceed, he Rill fhould not con-
fider himfelf as having ailed in vain, or that it was
not good policy to bring forward again and again,
though continually dcfcat:d, meafures, which having
truth and juttice for their.' balls; would, by repeated
dircuf4con, as in many important inftances within the
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cAactuc niii7nst:hoa inp
cir,e(f)c::
by
°GI nfivheienr ae°trit aft.:nSi
India and South Sea Stock, mhi,:h were errm,:tei
from the Property Tax, as belonging to Foreigners,
up to the tith of January, r 507.
The CHANCEL 1.0 It of the ExciirTjEßhai
noobjeaton to the mr,tion of the Hon. Gentlemar,
conceiving, as he did, that the H ,n. Mcmber and.
the Houle had aright t.r the produaion of the docu.l
ment moved for. It was, however, poliible the
count might not be made up to the nrecife day named
in the Hon. Gentleman's motion ; but up to
late!! period for which it could be made nut, there
would be no objeaion to comply with the motion .
The Hon. Ge: tleman had bean pleated to fay, that
with reined to the meafure he had in contemplatioa
for abolifbing the Exemptions of the Funds bdving.
ing to Foreigners, from the Property Tax, he hid
not changed the opinion he held laf year. He (LI
H. Netty) could alto declare, he taw no reat,ia to
alter the fentintents he had then exprefred, for ht
was fill thoroa,,,lily convinced, as far ash& teat; now
advifed, that no laving which could be deified II
abolithing the exemption, could compenfate for tke
indirea mifchief which would accrue from the meafare
in other ways. it was unnecefrary farther to difeaft
the fubjea now ; if, however, the Hon. Gentlen4
should be induced to bring forward his pronaifed
Pure, he fh,uld endeavour to fupport the opinion be
hinifelf entertained as to its total inexpediency. Bt
though lie might differ mom the Hon. Gentlemen,
with refpea to this particular point, he petfealy eon.
currtd with him in the general principle, that it was
good policy to bring forward, again and again, mu.
lures that were really wife and" falutary, notwith.
Randing repeated failures ; for he wascqually mindful
with the Hon. Gentlema44 of the many important
inaances there were to prove the good p.‘licy of f;ich
perfcverance, from its ultimate luccefi; and Le trolled
that befr re the prefent Seflion of Parliament lly.uld
pats away, fome other important inaances wouldhe
added.

The motion was then put, witb the amendment "to the hut
period for which the fame can be made out," and carried in de
affirmative.—Adjourned.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY to.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Confuis, money, 6: if —for Feb. 6aff —Omnium 6f prem..
Exchequer Bills, par to is. dif
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Long Ann. zit 11-16
India Bonds, 3s. a 41 Pram-
Exch. Bills, is. dif. par
Conrail; for ore; 6lif

Bank Stock 219
3 p. Ct. Red. Ann. 6z if
3 per C. Conf. An. 61i 63 61t
4 per Cent. Sri}
5 per Cent. Navy, 95if

This day a Mail arrived from Lifbon, brought ts
Falmouth by the Townfend packet in nine days.—
When the packet failed rumours, fimilar to thole
which have been circulating to the northward, welt
current at Liffion. It was reported, and generally
believed, that the French Charge d'Affaires had
received accounts from France of the grand army
in Poland having been defeated by the Rufliaus.-1,
The date mentioned was not the 26th December,
but the sth and 6th. of Januttry.
That reports prevail in France of NatoLtoss hay.
ing fuffered a defeat, comes to us in fuch a variety of
ways that we cannot doubt fuch is the general bnlief
in that country ; but we apprehend rhefe rumours
are more to be attributed to a convidion that the
bulletins, which claimed a vietory over the Ruffians
on the 26th December, were fallacious, than to any
accounts received of events that may have taken
place fubfequent to that date.

The Mallets of two neutral veffels detained and
fent into Plymouth by the Snap-Dragon privateer,
with fah, from a port in France, Rate, that all the
troops from the fea coati are ordered to march into
the interior of France, to replace thofe troops thas
are marched from thence to join BONATALTE in Po-
land ; and, from the converfation, which, though
guarded, prevailed in the cabarets in the port they
left, it was fuppofed that fome ferioua dilater had
happened to the French army in Poland, but of what
nature they could not learn.

A veffel which left Fluffiing about four days flue,
has brought accounts, which confirm what we bled
about ten days ago, that the whole of the regular
forces have been marched from Holland. They
add, that there troops have been marched into the
Heflian territory, in confequence, as it is laid, of the
alarming progrefs of the infurreCtion, which has
broken out in that Elettorate, as alto on account of
the inefficiency of the laft levy of French copfcripts.
We learn from Chatham, that tome French pat).
ners,lately captured,flate that NAPOLEON had return•
ed to France, or was very fhortly expeeled to return,
and that preparations were making at Boulogne for
his reception, on a projeCted vifit to the coaft. This
however may have been merely rumour, for a report
in fubliance the fame as the firft part of this Rate•
merit, was mentioned in letters from the Continent
three weeks ago.

Thefe prifoners Rate, that on the loth or 2 tfi of
laft month, the guns of the batteries of Boulogne,
Ambleteufe, Vinfereus, &c. were fired in token of
rejoicings for a %iaory obtained over the Ruffians--
This mutt have referred to the pretended victory of
the 26th December.

A Gentleman who lately quitted France, informt
us that the condition of the inhabitants, of the sgri-
culturias more particularly, is deplorable. The al-
molt utter extinction of commerce has had the effca
of IRsvcring the prices of the effential commodities cf
life to filch a degree, that the houfehold loaf of Blbs.
fells for 6 fell;
(3d.),
and a bottle of wine for I tot
:one halfpenny). POlitical arithMeticiaq may draw

what inferences they pleafe from this carious fail.
It is certain that the land proprietor cannot recover
his rents, unlefs he takes in kind ; and that the cul-
tivator cannot acquit himfelf of his impolls, unlefs
the Government accepts his produce at a much
higher rate than the above. It may be relied on that
there are great difcontents, and that much tyranny
is exercifed ; but fuch has been the cafe for years !

We onderftand that 9otiers have been iffited to the
several Royal Dock yards, that the men (hall work
double hcurs, and that an earned requifition has
been made to feveral private (hipwrights, to (pare
as many carpenters and workers in iron, for the
Royal Docks, as their neceffity will admit. It is
of courfe, difficult to affign the precife caufe for this
preparation, but it is reported that the Government
are refnlved upon an entetprize, which will redeem
the late difaQer in the recapture of Buenos Ayres.
It is moreover added, that a propofal of rather a
delicate nature has been made to the Spani(h Go-
vernment, through a neutral medium, for the reco.
very of General BIRISTORD and his Army ; but that,
through a premature difcovery of it by the trench
Rcfident, it has entirely failed. We (hall be more
full upon this important fubjeft when we have more
fatisfaftorily afcertained the authority upon which it
refs. In the mean time, we are induced to give it
the more credit, as we know that, in the prefent hof-
tility againft the Spanifls Government, the Miniftry
of this country aft rather from neceflhy than an ab.
folutely hottile mind. They knoli the fituation of
Spain, and regard it with a generous compaffioo,
and a wife moderation.

His Grace the Duke of PORTLAND gave yefterday
a grand dinner at Burlington-houfe, to Lord CAM.
DEN, Lord CASTLERRAGNI Lord HAWIERSISURT, Eat!
of WESTMoRILANDI Lord ELDON, Meiris. C. LONG,
Mr. CANNON, &C.

At fix o'clock yenerday morning Lord MINTO,
Colonel ST. LIGEN, and a numerous retinue, left
town for Portfmouth, there to join the Earl of CA-
LEDON and Suite, and fet fail with the firft fair wind
for the Eaft.

The Colonelcy of the 88th Regiment is become
vacant by the death of General Rim who died at
his houfe in the Haymarket on Friday night lafl, in
the 87th year of his age.
Friday the 83d Regiment :marched from Bra.
bourne Lees, to Athford barracks.
Return of the Number of Men railed by the ordi.
nary means of Recruiting, from the 27th of June
2806, to the 22d January 1807, and for the corref-
ponding periods during the years rBOO. 1804 and
rBos ; diaingufhing the whole number entitled in
each period, the number dead, rejefted or deferted,
and the number filially remaining

Rafted. Ilkad. Derailed. Rcjed Finallyed. _
remaining.
xgoo CS I t 15 386 581 3.527
2804 3.738 so 481 368 3.898
1835 3.3.76 3 347 239 2zt67
2806-7 5 044 4 363 245 4.433
Baited by Extra Recruiting Officers, in addition, from
the t tth December 2806, to the lad January 1107 263
N. B. Recruits mired at
_the Head (barters of Regiment. not
_ .

included in the aborZt—Return.

Names of the Lords who voted in favour of the
Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade on its
fecund reading :
Dukes of Gloueeßev, Norfolk, Somerfct, Devouthire, Argyle.
Marquiffes of Stafford: Bath, Abereorn.
Earls of Dartmouth, Carnarwon. Selkirk, Hardwick.. Buck.
Inghamtbire, Rofslyn, Suffolk, Derby, Jerfey. Chohnoodeley,
Aberdeen, Greivenor, Stanhope, Cowper, Fortefeue, Mx, Scar-
borough. Albemarle, Camden. Elgin, Nelfon, Egremont, Moira,
Lauderdale, Abergavainy, &thorough.
Nrifeounu Clifden and Hampden.

Lords Erfirine, Holland, Grenville Auckland, Somers, King
Baytoing. St. John. Barium, Cary.fort, Eftenborough, Baringdon,
Xinnaird, Hooti,Carrington. Middleton. Dynevor,Stavreil,Hawkc,
Ponfonby, Arden, Somerville, Yarborough.
Arebbilbop of Canterbury.
➢iChhops of Exeter, Bangor. Oxford, London. Bath and Wells,
Durham, Lincoln, Chefter,Chichefter, Ely, Briflol, St. David's.

At the late Elettion for Canterbuary, it was fug-
gefted that a Petition Mould be prefented to Parlia-
ment, praying the repeal of that part of the AEI of
Parliament which allows the Atretrors of the Afreired
Taxes a moiety of their furchatges. The power given
to thefe infoimers is continually attended with vexa-
tious confequences ; and it is much to be wilted, that
they fhould be abridged of the privilege they pad's,
which is undoubtedly attended with much mule ad-
vantage to themielves than to the State.
P The Parliamentary Fracas, which we lately an-
nounced, has, we are happy to undertland, been
adjufted, to the complete fatisfaltion and unimpeach-
able honour of the parties concerned. Mr. A—
LS— ts—s has apologized to Mr. B.—c for having
dc•obted his Senatorial Independence. in which the
difpnte originated. This imputation being effaced,
confequently all animofity is buried in oblivion.

i AmwßlCA.—Baltimore Papers to the toth ult. con-
tain the Report of the Sele& Committee of the
Enure of Reprefentatives of the Legiflatore of Ken•
tucky, appointed the syth November tali, to inquire
into the charge again% Baia: Al 4 &BASTIAN, one of
the Judges of the Court of Appeals. The charge
&BASTIAN was, having entered into an in-
t 4-ie with the Spann Government, in the year
f -.ii•rOT the purpofe of levering the Weaern Coun-
try tram the Union, and placing it under the protec-
tion of Spain, and receiving, from that time, to the
prefent, a pennon ot zOOO dollars a year from the
none% Government, in confideration of his Cervices
in that bnfinefi. SABASTIAN. as Rated in a fusilier
paper, vaticating the refult, refigned his judicial
fitnation. The Committee made their Report on the
sdof Th.:embe., containing a great mats of evidence
iis farport tai the charge. This intrigue appears .to
have fuggeited the defigna lately attributed to Col.
Botta, refpeaing the WeAern Country.
The Bill fur the Abolition of the Slave Trade ex-
periences Come oppnlaion in America. The motion
for the fecond reading of the Bill to prevent Negro
Slav :s from :met sag the Stare of South Carolina, was
ntptived iu the Senate of the Legiflature of that
i..rtate, on the 17th of December, upon a '
- a /timbers were 16 again& 16, but the Prefident,'
-who had the coding voice, was among the says.