Star.
London, England, 1802-12-02 00:00:00

COMMERCE.

General Gascoiciic role, and after alluding to
that part of his Majelly's Speech, which related
to the flourifbing Rate of our commerce, raid that
many doubts were entertained refpeaing that pro-
fperous Rate in which ourcommerce was now fop.
pored to Rand. To clear up thofe doubts was the
objea of the motion with which he intended to
conclude, and to which he had adverted on a for-
mer occafion. It was alto his with to anticipate
the crellion (a qtteilion in which all the great
commercial towns of the country were deeply in-
teretled), viz. that ref-pelting the duty on tonnage
—the repeal of which they were prepared almoll
inanimouily to petition for. But on there topics
it was not his intention now to. dilate. He should
herefore content himfelf with moving, di That
there be laid before the Houfe, an Account of the
,lumber and the Tonnage of Ships, and of the
I 'ail:niter of Men employed in themohat have en-

of 011obet.doo, to the toth Ottober Out, and
from the tab October 18ot to the toth Oaober
18w, diftinguifhing Britifh from Foreign Seamen,
as far as the fame Account could be madeup."
The CHANCELLOR of the 'EZCHEQUER Paid, that
it was his earneß with to furnith every poffible. in-
formation to the Houfe on the important point
referred to by the Hon. Gentleman; but a variety
of circtunftances obliged him to repel, for the pre.
fent, the Motion, of the Hon. Gentleman, which
could not well be complied with till the 5th of Ja-
nuary, at which period thole accounts were ufually
made up. If he withed only to have the Entries
of the Port of London, to the period alluded to,
they might indeed be thortly made up and laid
upon the Table. He did not underftand that the
Hon. Gentleman had contradicted the general
ftatement of the progreffive increafe of the trade
of the country ; but that his objetlions came from
a particular quarter—while he acknowledged that
our manufactures were dash improving, though
our port trade was rather on the decline. He
(Mr. Addington) had the fatisfaaion of entertain-
ing a very different opinion, and withed that an
accurate statement of the trade of the part of Lon-
don might now be laid before the Haute, as it
would fully juftify the expectations that were held
forth of our commercial profperity ; but it was
well known that thefe accounts could not be regu-
larly made up before the sth of January,to which
period he might venture to refer the Houfe for the
molt fatisfaaory information on tl2is head.
General TARLETON was of opinion that the
commerce of the country was in as flourithing a
conditon as could he expee.ted after filch a war as
that from which we were now extricated. He was
in daily intercourfe with his Conftituents, and had
heard nothing of the complaints now preferred in
their name by his Hon. Colleague. As to the
queftion of Peace or War, his conftituents were,
no doubt, anxious for the bleffings of the former,
as more favourable to their immediate interefts,
but they at the fame time had too much difinte-
reftednefs and loyalty to with to embarrafs the
meafures of Government in that refped, and were
as ready as any other clafs of his Majetly's fubjeds
to expofe themfelves to the burthens and the dan-
gers of war, whenever the wifdom of Government
pronounced that alternative advifable and necef-
fary. In the mean time his conflituents were anxi-
ous for peace as moll conducive to their interefts,
and he was at a lots to know upon what grounds
his Hon. Colleague proceeded in preferring the
complaints on which his motion teemed to be
grounded.
Mr. VANSITTART Paid, that as it was obvious,
from the declaration of his Right Hon. Friend,
that the motion of the Hon. Member, as it now'
Rood, could not be complied with, it was there-
fore neceffary lie thould either withdraw it .altoge-1
ther, or modify it to fame other (hope ; the returns
for the port of London for' inflance.
+ General GASCOIGHE declared himfelf ready to
alter his motion, agreeably to the fuggeftions of
the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
He did not with to proceed on the idea of the trade
of Liverpool alone, but would add four or more
of the principal ports of the kingdom. As to what
had fallen from his Honourable Colleague refpea-
ing the intentions of his Conftituents, he had only
to fay, that the Honourable General fcarcely vifit-
ed them but at the time of a general election, and
might confequently be ignorant of their fentiments
on the points he had adverted to. The Honoura-
ble General would, however, be loon intirated to
prefent a petition to the effect of his intended mo-
tion. As for himfelf it was by no means his in
tension at prefent to stir the queftion of peace or
war, but merely to make out to the country, and
the Houle, that our commerce was not in that very
flourithing Rate in which it was reprefented to be
by His Majelly's fpeech ; and moreover, that he
had in view to obtain relief for his Conftituents
from the tonnage tax, which they felt to be very
oppretlive, and in procuring of which relief he ex-'
Felted to have the concurrence and co-operation of
his Honourable Colleague. Hon. General
then concluded with making the following amend-
ed motion, viz. " That there be laid before the
Houfe an account of the number of (hips, their
tonnage, and the number of men employed in them,
that have entered inwards, or cleared outwards,
from the moth Odober sBOO, to the toth Odober
1802, from the ports of London,'Liverpocl, Brit
tol, Glafgow, and Hull, diftinguithing the Britifh
from the foreign feamen employed therein, as far
as the fame could be nude out."
Admiral BERKELEY wifhed to wait for the gene-
ral return, mentioned by the Right Hon. Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer, as the belt ground of form-
ing a coned opinion. Any general idea formed 11
upon returns, which could now be made, mull be
partial anr: erroneous, as it was highly probable
there would be a greater falling off in the coming
three months.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excl.' ECVER could not
agree even to the modified form of the Hon. Gen-
tleman's motion ; hecaufe it would only, tend to lay
before the Houfe impeded information. He there-
fore thought no inconvenience could poffibly arife
to the Hon. Member's purpofe, from pollponing
the return for the short period of time he had men-
tioned, when perfect information could be had. +
The queltion was now put ; and General Gas-
COIGN E'S motion negatived, without a divifion.
IRISH MILITIA.
The Houle then refolved itfelf into a Committee
upon the Irish Militia Bill; when
Mr. CORRY rote, and obferved that the fitivtion
of Ireland had been fuch under the fubfifting laws
retpeding the Militia, that it was deemed necetfary
to alter them at different times, in order to con-
form to the preffure of the exilling circumftances.l
But now it was judged expedient, for the more
eafy enrolment of them, to authorife the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland to make advances out
of the Treafury of Ireland of fuch a liim as
might be neceffary for the above purpofe—that
turn to be railed by an affetTment on the diffe-
rent counties, and to berated by the Grand Ju-
ries of each county refpeaively. It was his inten-
tion that the Bill he meant to bring in purfuent
to the above_ intention (bold be printed, and that

for it. complete and fatisfaetory difcnflion. He
wifbed the Bill to be in force only for fix month'.
The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving,
46 That the Lords Commiffioners of his Majefly's
Exchequer of Ireland-be empowered to iffue the
fum of 40,0001. towards the enrolment of the Mi.
litia of Ireland, to be at the difpnfal of the Lord
Lieutenant, and to be reimburfed by the ;dreg.
ments made by the Grand Juries in the different
counties of that country."—Th e motion was agreed
to, and the Report of the Committee ordered to
be received to•morrow.—Adjourned.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2.
. PRICE OF S.rocKs THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
3 per Cent. Conf. 67k—for time 68t.
New 5 per Cent. toot 1-omnium tot it dit
Long Ann. tol.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY:
Bank Stogie sox, 201 Long Ann. 19 9-1617-16
3 per C. Conf. 67167 } 3 per C. Imp. 65 641
3 per Cent. Red. 66t1 Ditto Ann. t I 7-x6
New 4 per Cent. 82111 India 038 tB7k
5 per C. Ann. lot toofil Ornnium tot tri.
S per Cent. 1797, 9.9 in conc for opg. 684 67! 68

Yeßaday another Petition was prefented to the Bank by the
Holders of Oinnium, playing that the arrangement made for
the redemption may be fo far altered as to divide the paymet t
of 40 per Cent. in Januar). into two payments of 20 per Cera.
each—one to be made in January, and the other in April.
They further requeß, that, inftead of the payment in january
being made on Friday, the 2 t it, it may be either on Saturday,
the 22d, of Monday, the 24 th.—They juftify this application
to the Diredlors n the ground that by this time the -HANCRL•
Loa of the Eitg uEqy Lie may have act:ruined that hev,ill %ram
no new loan, or at dealt a very [mall loan, for the fervices of
the year; and • hat therefore the Directors, without any charge
of caprice or indecifiuu,ntay fafely give the Holders of Ontraurn
this further indulgence.

The Supply for the Navy was voted Taft night
by the Houfe of Commons. The number of Sea.
men and Marines to be provided for the enfuing
year, is 50,000. The War Eitablilltment was
120,000.

French Journals to the 29th ult. have arrived,
but without bringing any thing of importance.--
A Hamburgh Mail has alfo arrived, which has
brought us the following articles :
B s , Nov. s 3 Englifh Ambaffador,
Mr. JAcKsox, this day had his audience of in.
troduition at Potfdam.

Fot the relief of the poor inhabitants of this city,
the K. NG has ordered cheap rye bread to be baked
by the Royal ViCtualling Office, and diftributed
by Commiffioners named for the purpofe, at 51b.
for four pe?ce.

According to this year's account, the population
of Pruffian Silefia, and Gallicia, exclufive of the
foldiery, amounts to 1,947,563 perfons.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. ao.—Baron KRUDENER,
Ruffian Secretary of Legation in Berlin, who was
feveral years Secretary of Legation here, arid has
married the daughter of the Brigadier HALLINOs
has now obtained the favour from the EMPEROR,
to fill his former fituation, and is expected fhottly

to arrive.

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STOCKHOLM, Nov. rz.—His Majefty has jua
taken a meafure of the higheft importance for the
welfare of the kingdom. At the Meeting of the
Diet, in 1800, the States of the Kingdoms had,
on the gracious propofition of his Majefty, re-
folved upon the liquidation or realization of the
notes of credit (credit mynt) for which purpofe
the funds were pointed out, and a plan offered
and agreed on. The States, however, left it to
the King to carry this plan into effed, with filch
modifications as future circumftances should ren.
der neceffary, and alio die determination of the
epoch moft proper for this operation. This epoch
being now arrived, his Majetly has refolved, that
in the prefent fituation of affairs, an alteration in
the manner of the liquidation is abfolutelyneceltry.
On one fide it has been confidered as too burden•
Tome for the State to procure fo great a capital all
at once in filver as was neceffary, according to the
firft plan propofed, with only one-fixth der:Whorl;
on the other hand fuch a trifling dedudion would,
at the prefent low value of the Notes of Credit,
have allured an exorbitant gain to the poffelfors
of great capitals in this currency,while the public,
on the contrary, would lofe on the price of all
goods, which would be diminithed in Bans° value
only in the fame trifling proportion as the deprecid.
don. The King has, therefore, refolved, that the
liquidation, shall take place at one third, or 33f Per
cent. on the Notesof Credit, by which regulation the
depreciation comes nearer to the true proportion of
the Notes, and the prices of goods are brought
down to their prefent low Banco value. As Ibis
occafinns alio a diminution of the capital of raver,
his Majelly has found himfelf enabled to give his
fubjedts a fpecial proof of his gracious care, by
fully and entirely excufing the payment of the
laft half of the Tax on Property, which preiied
very hard on perfons of fmall fortune. As
perience proves that the commencement of fuch
operations of finance is generally oppreffiee r 1,3
individuals,the fubjeas of his Majefty will not fat'
to remark, with the molt lively gratitude, this
facrifice on the part of the Government, uttlea.d
of any facrifice being required from them. This
liquidation, therefore, is of the following fingular
complexion ; the lofs falls on none--the onus.
bution on few, and the advantage to all.
[The State Paper here alluded to, which is of econScleabli
knob, walls biti Veers out Reacts to uterrevra
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