Star.
London, England, 1802-03-15 00:00:00

SIX PRI CENT. DUTY IN IRELAND.

Mr. CORRY laid, he held in his hand a Petition
from certain perfons refident in Dublin, who were
Importers, and alto Retailers, in that City, and
were, therefore, fubjed to a duty of 6 per Cent.
upon the goods imported by them, which they
felt to be a grievous burdenf and therefore prayed
to be relieved from. He moved for leave to
bring up the Petition.—Ordered.
The Petition being brought up and read,
Mr. CORRY Paid he should merely then move
t,r it to lie on the Table, but he took that oppor-
tunity cf giving notice, that he thould, at a future
period of the: move to refer the Petition to
a Committee.

he did not mean,
Sir WILLIAL: ELFORD
to obje4l to the Petition 'jug on ;L! Table, but
he did not fee the objefl•of it. The Pent ..:Ders
were Retailers as well as Importers, they derived
the benefit of both occupations, and he did not
fee why they fhould petition to be relieved from
the duty attached to only one of thofe occupations.

Mr. CORBY raid, he tiuiled he fhould he able to
explain the object of the Petition fatisfaetorily to
the Honourable Baronet, whenever it was regu-
larly difcuifed ; but at prcferit he mutt decline en-
tering into any explanation upon the fubieft, as
the Honourable Baronet had been irregular ir. his
obfervation.

LONDON.

MONDAY, MARCH is.

PRICE OF STOCKS TH!S DAY A'l' ONE O'CI OCR;
3 per Cent. Conf. 68(11—for April account Sy
5 per Cent. 1034 i.
PRICE OF STOCKS ON Si'l ORDAY :

3 per Ccnt. Conf. 67: 681
s per Cent. Aim. toot t
Imp Atm. 12! 5-16

Fzeheq. Bins is. Is. prem.
Conf. for the Ace. 6'4 I
Englith Lot. Tick. t 71. 17s.

Another Cabinet Council was held yefterday,
and couriers were paffing the whole of the day be•
tween Lord HAWKESBUIIY'S Office and Windfur.
Two Meffengers, Meas. jownsorr and FISHER,
were fent cif in the evening with difpatches for our
Miniller at Paris, and Marquis Cortawattis, at
Amiens.

There can be little doubt that the negotiation is
drawing to a termination, and the general opinion
in the City, if we may judge from the rife in the
funds, is, that the ilfue will be Pence. Indeed the
fame opinion prevails all in the well end of the
Town, and the Definitive Treaty is now looked
for in the courfe of the prefcnt week.

Yellerday morning their MAJESTIES and the
PRINCESSES went to St. George's Cathedral; at;
tending the QaEEN were Vitcountefs SIDNEY,
Lady C. DAMER, the Hon. Mrs. HARCOURT, Gc.
neral HARCOURT, General MANNERS, Mifs VYNE,
and the attendants in waiting. A moil excellent
fermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. GOOD r. NOU CH,
Canon in Refidence, from St. Paul's Eptfile to the
Romans, chap. x. verfe 17. " So then faith cometh by
bearing, and bearing by the word of Goa."
There will be a Drawing [loom at St. James's
on Thurfday next, the ath.inft.
The PRINCESS of WALES was at the Opera on
Saturday night. The drefs of her Royal Highnefs
was extremely rich and fplendid ; her gown was
white and filver, with a loofe drapery of pink and
Myer thrown over it:—her turban, which was
in the Turkifh Ryle, was pink filver richly orna-
mented. Her Royal Highnefs appeared to be in
good fpirits, and converted nearly the whole of the.
evening with the Lady who attended her, who, we
believe, was Lady WlLLotra HUY.
Her Royal Highnefs the Duchefs of YORK is re.
ceiving much benefit from the Bath waters.
Lord Sr. VINCENT came to the Admiralty yet-
terday from Brentwood.
The Hon. At/oust-vs MORETON, and Captain
JOHN WEST, are gone to Dover to embark for
Calais.
Great numbers of men belonging to the Fenci-
ble Corps in Ireland have enlifled into regiments of
the line.
_ _ _

The Right Honourable Lord BRAYBROOICE was
nn Wednefday laft unanimoufly eleaed Prefident
of the Effex Agricultural Society, in the room of
Lord PrrutE, deccafed.
JAMES Cuter's, Efq. brother to the Alderman,
is appointed by the Lords of the Treafiiry, Nfld.
butor of Stamps upon Policies within the Ci:y of
London ; a place laid to be worth nearly wool.
per ann.
Monday laft there was a full meeting held in
the Merchants' Hall, Edinburgh, to confider the
plans of the intended Canal, from the well country
to Edinburgh. Different opinions prevailed with
regard to the line of ground through %hid.' the
canal was to be brought. The Hon. lirtsßy ER•
sitttnt made a motion, which was unaninioufly
agreed to ; the fitbflance of which was, that diffe-
rent fubfcriptions fhould be opened for the different
plans propofed, and the plan to be adopted to b
ciccidcd by an majority of fubfcriptions.