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London, England, 1806-05-20 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

KINGSTON, (JAMAICA) MARCH 29.
La FIAMCNISS rraFate, of 36 guns, Captain DASH-
WOOD, arrived on bunday tiom a Lruiee. We are
furry to (late, that a (mall velrel, which was fent into
La Vera Cruz as a flag of tru:e, under the command
of Lieutenant Pica with the crew of his Catholic
Majefly's brig la ltapola, lately captured by la Fears-
cuts', was afterwards loft on coming out of that port,
by (hiking on a reel, and the Lieutenant, with twen•
three men, being all that were oft board, perithed.
he ECHO floop of war, of t 6 guns, Capt. 11/41VDDLII,
d, on Wednefday morning, to eolith the North-
fide vefrels, for the enfuing fleet; after which, the
will proceed to Europe, as a part of their convoy.
A fmart (hock of an earthquake was felt in Ligu-
anea, about one o'clock in the morning on the :4th.
It was preceded by a ruffling hollow found, fuck as
is generally the precurfor of a whirlwind.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MAY 12.

It appears that the King of Sweden has laid an
embargo on all Proflian veil-els. This intelligence
would be incredible, if any thing could be thought
extraordinary coming from Sweden.—Moniker.
The palace of the Legitlative Body was illumi-
nated thi, eveoing, in confequence of the ceremony
which took place to.day, upon receiving the colours
from Napier.. In a traaparency, on the front of this
building, the words " Napoleon the Great"—" Au-
fler litz."—" Naples"—appeared.
The Emperor returned to St-Clond this afternoon.
We have already announced, tstat the Triumphal
Fetes, which were to have been given op the 25th of
this month, hare been deferred. A circular letter
from his Excellency the *miler of the Interior, ad
dretfed to the Prefects, informs them, that the exhi-
bition of the pr-tclufts of national induflry is alto
pollponed. This letter, dated May 5, is as follows :
" Sta—His Majetly has infotated me, that it is
his intention to defer, till the end of June, the cele-
bration of the Triumphal Fetes, which were to have
been given, in the courfe of this month, to the he-
roes of the Grand Army. The difplay of the pro-
duets of our indary is alto deferred, of courfe— I
neither this, nor the Fetes, the eclat of which it was
intended to embelliflx, can take place before the end
of June. I haften, sir, to inform you of this cir-
cumtlance, that you may communicate the fame,
without delay, to the marufaaurers and amine of
your department, and particularly to thofe who art
difpofed to 'Hit Paris, either on account of the exhibi-
Linn, or the fair which is to fucceed it."

The St. Petetfburgh Court Gazette, in *lift pf the
Officers killed in the battle of Aufterlitz, has men-
tioned, among others, the names of the Marquis de
Villeron and Lieutenant Prince de Broglio Revel,
both of them French emigrants,
The Brdi Courier, of May 4. contains the follow-
ing intcl:igeoce :
" The Topaze frigate, which left Lilbon on the
(4th ult. moored in our Road yefterday. This Fri.
gate, commanded by M. Baudin, Rime months ago
captured the frigate la Blanche. Blocked np in the
port of Lifbon by two Englifh frigates; Ilse eluded
their vigilance. In the courfe of her voyage the cap-
tured and burnt two Iriffs veffels,bound to NcW-
foundland, and an Englith yeffel with oranges. One
hundred and thirteen prifonerr, including eleven wo•
men and (even children, are the [pita of there cap-
tures. They have been difpofed of at the Ilopital
de la Marine. The Topaze elfo met with an Englifh
(hip of the line, which was much damaged ; hut as
her people had not defected her, Captain Baudin did
not think proper to attack her. In fine, after having
been chaced to the PAlTage du Raz by an enemy's
davifion, the Topaze gained our port, where fhe has
experienced the reception due to the brave."
A baron is going to be formed in the port of
Dieppe ; the Emperor has 'alieady nppropriated
zoo,eoo francs to this purple.
The Aufkrian prifoners of war are fucceffively qnit-
ling their refperltive depots, to return to their own
country.
Madame Blanchard afcended, in a balloon, for the
fifth time, at Bourdeaux, on the 4th infant.
The works along the cue ft of the Channel, which
have never been totally neglaled, ace now going on
with redoubled vigour.
FRANKFORT, May 5.—We have received from Vi-
enna the following details upon the late movements on
the Ruffian frontiers :—Since the troops under Ge•
octal Benningfen effeOed their retreat to Ruffia, af-
ter traverfing South and New Eaff Pruffia, the grand
Ruffian army, affembled (or ;me months park upon
the Bug, particularly in the environs of Brzefc Li-
tewficy, retreated a (mall diffance further off. This
movement Come perfons attribute to the pacific dif-
politions of the Cabinet of St. Peterfburgh, an idea
which they would firengthen by the circumnance
of feveral regiments, which belonged to this army,
having retired into the interior of Ruffia. Others
impute this retreat to a went of provifinns. At the
fame time they think they dilcover fjrne enifundcr-
(landing between the Courts of Vienna, St. Peter(
burgh, and Berlin. It has alto been remarked, that
a prohibition againft exporting any grain and provi-
flons into Pruffia has been renewed in the provinces
of Anfkrian Poland ; and this prohibition has lately
been adopted in the neighbouring provinces of Ruf-
fia. It is otherwife confirmed that a Ruffian army
is colleeing in the environi of Kaminiez and Pudol-
flu, and alto near Tolyzyn in Volkynea ; and it has
been lately reported that a great part of the Ruffian
army on the Bng is to have the fame deflination. In
1 tad, every' kind of news foul Ruffia turns'upon the
uncommon atlivity, political and military, that
reigns in that country.
It :s reported at Vienna, that the forted, of Kelt
Col, in Albania, has been carried by the Ruffians, and
that they ordered the Paella of Janina. who is dia.
blithed in the neighbourhood, to retire, as they alto
intendtd to occupy other pat is of his government.—
In order to accredit this intelligence, we muff ft-.p-
pore the Ruffians are in greater force than the native
troops of Albania ; betide;, the Pacha of Janani is
very rich and powerful ; be is beloved by the inhabi-
tants, and even by the Chriflians, as he has always
treated them with lenity.
It is believed that the Dukes of Aremberg and
Croy, and the Princes of Malian and Salm, will partly
become valtels to the Duke of Cleves ; the latter are
at lead to cede (core part of their Welling, which

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OP LORDS, MONDAY. MAY i 9.

Lord AUCKLAND moved for the printing of the Report of
the Committee as to the mode of their Lordalps' proceeding In
giving judgment in the trial of Mr. Hafting.—Ordered.
The frith Loan Bill, the bits Cuftorns and Eicife Bill, and lrUlt
Treafury Bills Bill, were reads third time, and paffed.
TM other Bills db the table ware read in their Rages, and three
private Bills were brought up from the Commune.

ADDITIONAL enact CIP AA BILL.
Earl SPENCER rote to move that the order for the Roomd read-
ing of the Addltloaal Force Repeal Bill be poßpoaed till tomor-
row, on account of the obfaxe of Ida Noble Friend (Lord Gren-
ville), who was prevented that day from 'nestling ; but he hoped
he flinukl be able to be patient la the Honk to-morrow. His
Lordthip obterved, that tide Mort delay could cot bee matter of
any confequenee, beeaufe it would be impoMble to go through the
Bill before the anteing Whitfuntlde men, The order Reading
for to-day was then difebarged, sod the litond rending And for
to morrow.

LORD MILVILLI.
Earl STANHOPE obferved, that the Committee on the a NU
for the Difeovrty otTrutto," which bad been brought In by hi.
done time ago, Rood for t►is day he would, therefore, move to
poltroon the fame till nest Friday wed—Ordered.
Ear, SI'ANHOFE nest clued the attention of the Houk, to
certain points of evidence that bad been advaoced on Lard Niel-
vine's Trial, be meant the copies of entries from the flathead the
Eschequer; dthefe their Lordihips were in poffedno only of par-
tial corrode which were quoted by the Managers on the trid—
For his part be could not make up his mild as to the judgment he
amid give odds he was In radios of else whole of thefe papers.
He Ewald move that there be prided His Lordlhip then Mg=
to eater Into tome particulars of the evidence given on the trial,
'whea the Hook wee ordered to he creed of frtuagess. The
Houle condoned debating feu better than ball an hod, sod then
adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. Ho resin som, (rem the Bank, pr tented an Account of
all Notes of tee Bank of England, inasffiag lank Polk Bills, in
Circulation from Aprils, aloe, to April s, a kb, dilßeguiaing each
quarter.
On the motion of Sir JOHN NEWPORT, the Cerinnktee on the
fries Stamp Duty Bill was poll poised to Fads', and the Committee
on the Ira Cuftonts Bill to Wednefday nut.
pro the 'nod= of Sir J. NEWPORT, the Report en the lrld
Butter ISB wu taken into farther o:wadi:reckon, and the MU was
uttered to be engraft&
Mr. FRANCIS then rok, in contempladon of the debate likely
to come on to morrow, on the Nabob of Areot's Creditors' Bill, to
recommend to the attention of Gentlemen the correfpondence of •
Mr. Garth, contained in the sd volumed Carnegie Papers, as Ilku
ly to give fount information on the ['Mut.
Oa the motion of Mr. VANS( TTA RT, the ladle Office lte-
gubtion BM, and the looft Offsoe Regularise Bill, were read a Lo-
coed time, and ordered to a Committee of the whole Hoak 011
Friday ('night.
Mr. vmisriTAßT moved, that there be laid before the Houle
an Account of the quantity of Malt, charged with Duty in Eng-
land. for the lift two years,ending io likvS; and a (smiler Account
foe Scotland: Alt an account of the gliantity of Strong Beer,
brewed Ip England, from tyyp to dot an 3 the time for Scotland:
AIL°, an Aceouot of the number of Barrels of Strong Beer and
Table Beer, brewed within the Diftrid of the Emile Office for
the tan ten years. The Accounts were then ordered, and imme-
diately brought up by Mr. Venfittart, and laid on the table.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT poftponed his motion nafpofting the
Dublin Paving Bill
Mr. HVSKisSON gave notice, that he would move to-morrow
for • minute of the Board of 'I reafury relpecting the P,etition of
Mars. Chalmers and Covric.

A Maar from the I.of ill acquainted the Houfe,that the Lords
had ea reed to the Mutiny Continuation Bill, the In Treatfury
Bills Bill, and the kids Loan Bill, without any asseadment.

•01/11tICAN INTIRCoUItie BILL.
Lord TEMPLE Ilated, that this Bill, for Rep.
lacing the Intercourfe of our Welt India Colonies
with America, had been fent down from the Lords
in fuch a ()tape as to prevent its being entertained by
the Houfe. He (hould therefore now propofe, that
it be read a firfk time, pro forma, with the defign of
bringing'in another Bill in its room, not liable to the
fame objeCtions.
The Bill was then read a firfl time, and, on the
motion of Lord Temple, ordered to be read a fe-
cond time on this day three months.

Lord TEMPLE then moved for leave to bring in
a Bill for flmilar purpoto.and alto that this motion
be retorted to the confitioation of a Committee of
the whole Houle.
Mr. RASE then Paid, that he confidered the pro-
poled Bill at of the higheft importance with regard
to its. effedts on the commerce and navigation of the
country. He looked upon it AS neither more nor
lets than a repeal of the Navigation Aft. It wat a
matter highly interefling to the mercantile intereft ;
and he wafted that fulEcient time would be allowed
them to confider it, and oppofe it, if they fhould think
proper. He implored Miniflers not to adopt fuch a
tneaf ore without proper enquiry.
Lord TEMPLE replied. that he had no objeetion
to any delay being allowed that might feem teatom
able ; and after a few words from the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, the motion for leave to bring in a
new Bill 'on the fullivA, was ordered to be referred to
a Committee of the whole Houfe to-morrow.

the oblations of the Right Hon. Gentleman oppoSte
to him (Mr. Role) on this head, and had endea•
voured to remove them by feveral amendments,
which he fbould propofe. He then moved, that the
Bill be now recommitted.
The Houfe then refolved half into a Committee,
when
uttMerriy RinOconnfille:oPtrewiriethd hisev belief,
erypri ncthiaptie
of goodwas
ll
ixt
licy, and begged to know the Noble Lord's tufo°
for loafing it opal the Hoofs;
Lord TEMPLE repeated what he hid before
Rated, that the deign of the Bill was to induce the
Well India Merchant to bring that property to.s
Britifh ifland, which had hitherto centered in the
Danifh Wand of St. Thomas, and which had been a
fource of great wealth to that colony.
Mr. ROSE contended, that the Noble Lord had
no proper idea of the tendency of the Bill. The
ifland of St. Thomas was completely a neighs:
ifland. and therefore became a general depot for
Weft India produce, bet this could never be the flew
ation of Tortola. The prefent Bill he thought would
introduce an incalculable quantity of foreign fugar
into this country.
Mr. VANSITTART fupported the Bill, and Mr.
PERCIVAL Paid a few words in oppoation to it.
Lord TEMPLE obferved, that the quantity of
Sugar to be permitted to be imported, was not equal
to the produce of Tortola and the Virgin Iflands,br
more than hundred heel:made; no danger, there.
fore, could wife of importing foreign Soot* ipto .
this Country,
. • .•
The amendments were then read and agreed to
and the Report was ordered to be received townorroww.
I=UL/111011OP 111111INOZ MILANI).

sir JOHN NEWPORT then moved for leave to
bring in a Bill, for regulating the Revenue of Cur.'
toms and Ezcifc in Ireland. To (hew the neceffity
of this meafure, be Rated, that the Cullom, and Ex.
cite were Rill under the management of the fame
number of Commiffioners that had bees appointed in
1704, when they produced only 384,0001. while their
prefent produce might be eftimated at 3,e00,0001.
The different Boards had been found anfufficient to
tranfaft the necefary hulloes with tbs fame accuracy
as in this country, and their vat ious departments were
not fufficiently fubdivided. This had arlfen from the
multiplicity of the buftoefs compared with the (man-
ners of their number. It was alto propofed to com-
mit the trial of revenue caufes to the Commiffioners,
which would Rill farther increafe their labours. It was,
therefore, intended, that tome addition to their Hutt•
bcr fboul4 be made.—The motion was then agreed to.
111111( ADDITIONAL *OIICII arr.
Sir J. NEWPORT then moved for leave to bring
i n a Bill to repeal he Lab Additional Foroe Aft.—
He otsferved, that the Ad, as fares it refpefted this
country, having been repealed, after a very full dif.
cuffion,it would not be necefary for him to fay much
on the fubjed ; but it might be alerted, with troth,
that all the objedlioas to the Aft. as applicable to this
country, applied with additional weight to the cafe of
Ireland. There parochial aid could not be generally
had recourfe to, as in many parilbes there were no
parifh officers whatever. Accordingly the praftica
of raifing men by bounties, which the Ad was deigned
to prevent, was almoft univerfally followed. In forms
parts of the country, the quota of men was railed
individuals employed for the porpore, who received a
premium at fa much per head. Very great difficulties
alto had arifeu in railing the penalties under the Ail;
and, upon she whole, the general objeitioos to the
AEI applied to Ireland even snore firongly than they'
did to this country.-,—Lcaie was then granted accor-
dingly.

COMMITTIII Or Mays MID MeaMS.
The CHANCELLOR of tbe EXCHEQUER
moved the order of the day for the Houle to resolve
into a Committee of Ways and Means. The Noble
Lord then ride, for the purpofe of bringing forward
the tax he meant to propofe in lies of the duty which
had been abandoned on pig-iron. He Paid it would
be in the recolleOlicin of the Houle, that not many
clays'fince be had propofed to defer the further pro-
ceedings in the Committee of Ways and Means, for
the purpofe of deviling fotr tat le(s objedionable to
the Houk, and to the great body of the country, than
that upon pig iron, which he bad been induced, in
compliance with the prevailing lent iment, to decline.
He nowt therefore, rote to propole, in lieu of that
tax, a fubftitute, which be hoped would prove more
acceptable. He cnnfidered it properly as a fubflitute,
becaufe it would fall principally upon one article, and
one to which be thought the °Nation was likely
to arife, in providing for the pealing exigencies of
the country. Notwithftanding the popular error,
that the luxuries of the wealthy were the fitteft ob.
jefts of taxation, under fuch exigency, yet it was a
tart incontrovertible, that the produce of taxes upon
fuch luxuries, would be fo very (mall, as to prove
rather harraffing than lucrative, and therefore it be-
came his duty to look to one more conneded with
general confumption, and, of coorfe, more likely to
be efficient. 016 giving an attentive confideration to
thofe objeds, which promifed to be produdive, and
were likely to fall the lighteft upon thole who were
to be immediately fubjed to the impoft ; he confider-
ed Private Brewing as one of the faireft that prefented
themfelves for adoption. The private brewer, not-
withfianding that he paid the Duty on Malt, had (fill
confiderable advantage over the public brewer, and
all the containers of the liquor he produced. Private
brewing was carried on to fuch an extent, and pro-
duced SO great a faving to the individuals who adopt-
ed it, for the fripply of their families, that it greatly
leaned the confumption of other beverage, the du-
ties on which would add confiderably to the public
revenue ; he therefore conceived the country, under
its prefent circumflance., had a right to look to the
private brewer as a fair fubjed of taxation, and to
bear his part in the public burthens : but at the fame
time, the tax he propofed to lay, would be ffn mode-
rate as (fill to leave the objea of it in poffeffinn of
confiderable advantages over the public brewer. With
regard to the produce to be computed from this tax,
it was difficult to obtain any precifedata, upon which
to calculate with ezadnefs bur taking the belt he
could find, namely the whole quantity o(malt charged
with the malt dories, and dedudiog from that the
quantity which appeared from an average of returns
to be coniumed by the common brewer and diftiller,
the remainder would afford a tolerable criterion of
what the private brewers confumcd. The whole quan.
tity of malt then charged with the duties upon an
average of the laft few years, was about three mil-

lions of Inarters annually, of which k *appeared, 1h....
the public brewers did not container more than two'
maims), ; of the remaining million it was ext
r difficult to afeertain what proportion was coo
by the didilleries. It appeared, however, from a
quirks made during the lad karcity, that the ave.
rage confumption of the Millers was about asci,ood
quarters ; fo that the remaining 750,000 quarters
appeared to be the confumption of the private
brewer, which, rated in the fcale he was about to
penpofe, would produce about soo,oool. a funs ads-.
ate to that at which he had eftimated the tax upon
Pig Iron. The kale of taxation was edimated from
the moll reafonable calculation upon the probable
confumption of each family, and their refposiee
rank and abilities in life; but, undoubtedly, as It was
the fartheß with from his mind to expofe the private
brewer to any obtrufion of the excite officer into his
family. he would Grape the tax in in fuels a way as to
enable every man, by paying a fair and reasonable
commutation, to avoid a neceffity fo obnoxious. The
tax would be rarefied upon a kale of proportion with
the other offered taxes—upon the higher orders ac.
cording to the number of carriages and fervants, and
epos the lower in proportion to their rank in life,
and the number of individuals who compofed their
families upon the following kale, viz.
Won PaiLligy paying the Doty on a Peor wheeled Car. ic Se L
rime. and one Male Savant, to pay a commutation
for coat Male, in tech fandly • - a a o
net every Mask - - - - oto 6
Yeentea, not paying for Ibror•whodod Carriage, hot
dread for oat Male Servant. to pay for each Male 0 Is o
Sven Pante - - o 7 6
Awake sec gaged ler a Male Servant. but PAK the
AlfeAd Tar ler every Male . - o so o
Airy female - o 5 o
Arlene only pwfte the towel order of Afkifed Taw,
end dowsed with the Window Tax, Males - os o
Teadre - . . o a 6
All children under ten years. old excepted, and alto
all the lower orders of the labouring poor, and all
perfons not payingaffetred taxes, and who may choofe
to brew for themtelves, to be exempt; for no perfon
but the private brewer would have any part of the
charge to bear. The number of perfons liable to this
tat, he calculated upon the following kale :
?Ira Clara - 4.:.i 3,000
Second Ws - 50.003
Third ale - - 360.;00
Fourth CMG . PoPoo
and the whole produce he alienated to produce a net
revenue of 500,0001. Having thus briefly dated the
Tax he had to propok,be begged leave to obferve,
that, as nothing was more repugnant to his with, than
that it &mid become neectrary to coiled the Tax in
the way of Excite, he hoped, that all perfons who
were averfe to the excifeman's vitas, would avail
themfelves of the modification lie propofed, and by
delivering in their Hits, according to the foregoing
fate, enable the collector to afcertain their refpedive •
proportions without farther trouble to themfelves. He
begged leave to repeat that, notwithdanding what
might be confidered a fair impod upon the private
brewer, he would dill have many advantages over
the public one .and pails a degree of comfort in the
means of fupplying his family with a wholefome and
cheering beverage contiderably cheaper than he could
perchafe of the public brewer or retailer. The Noble
Lord felt dill more happy that the clefs of labouring
poor would be altogether exempt from the tax ; and
concluded by moving, that there be laid upon every
banal of ale or (Wong beer brewed by private (a-
ssail,, niehe reins* sdopesa excite duty of lOU to
be paid by the perfon. In brewing, except fuck perfon
as &Gold t y aglommutation licence duty upon the
T,
Peale
producedmetiaandeidfc.
uflion of con tolerable length.
Mr. ROSE thought the tax highly objectionable,
and raid it was one, like that on pig iron, which his
late Right Hon. riend had alto in contemplation,
but abandoned upon the fulled confederation, becaufe
he kne ere was an abundance of preferable four-
uched.
;l w OBERT BUXTON gave it his decided op
podtia, as founding an obnoxious tyllem of excite
empods upon private families, and as leading, for
aught he knew, to a future licence-tax on baking,
roafling, and boiling.
Sir WILLIAM GEARY alto oppofed the tax.
Mr. PA.TTISON defended it as a tax not new,
but adopted under Lord North, and as extremely
fair; but thought that a niu fairer mode would be,
to coiled the whole of the malt liquor tax through-
oat the kingdom on malt Only i for he was convinced
that a vaR quantity of Strong malt liquor evaded its
proper portion of duty, by being paired as of a
weaker denomination. He thought that Country
Gentlemen who lived in cheap parts of the kingdom,
and enjoyed all the neceffaries of life, at the fin
hand, could infinitely better afford to pay a tax in
this way, on the malt liquor confumed in their &mi•
lies, and brewed by their own fervante, than the in•
habitants of cities and manufacturing towns, who
had no fuels advantages, and were obliged to pay,
amt only the higheft tax, but all the profits of the
brewer and retailer.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
defended the tax ; and, in anfwcr to the obtervation
of Sir Robert Buxton, °Wined, that the Honourable
Baronet was in an error, in fuppofing the principle
of charging a licence to private families, in commu-
tation for excite duties, on articles manufaflured by
them for their private confumption, was at all new is
this country ; on the contrary, it was one long. re-
, cognized by that Houk. It had been adopted tn a
.ray fimilar to this under Lord North's Adminiftra-
Won. It was adopted in the reign of George 11. ur
on the private manufacture of candles; and what, in
fad, were all the affeffed taxes on carriages, fervants,
windows, and property, but taxes of a timilar nature?
Mr. HUSKISSON thought the Noble Lor d had
calculated the product of the tax greatly beyond
its reality; for, even admitting his own fcale of the
confumption of malt by the breweries and dittilleries
to be coned, Rill of the remaining ;moor" quarters
a very great prorortion mull be etallumed by poor
families, whom it was the avowed put pof: cf the
Noble Lo-d to exempt from the tax altogether.
Mr. ROSE made fome further oblations to the
tax, as baying been before abandoned. .
Dr. LAWRENCE reprobated the difpo!tt ion ma-
nifelled byrthe Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Role),
sod thole who fupported him, for the conduit they
uniformly neanifelled toward, the Noble Lord and
111,,
his colleageas, to whom they had boalicd of having
signed , a bed of roles ;' but to whom, in fait, they
bad left nothing but embarrafrment and Alma infur.
'singable difficulty. rvcry meat ore which the pre-
ii