Star.
London, England, 1807-02-19 00:00:00

FINANCE.

Mr. HOBHOUSE brought up the Report of the
Committee of Finance.

On the motion for taking it into confider Ilion,
Mr. STU ROES BOURNE complained that in
making fuck a confiderable alteration in the fyllem
of Finance, the Houle was called upon to decide upon
it within a few d:tys after i: had been propofed, with-
out b.ving the proper documents or the proper efii-
mates of the war :axes. There was indeed an elli-
mate of the war and permanent taxes, but there the
produce of the war taxes was only taken at four teen
millions in(lead of z i millions. He conceded the
propriety of impoling no new taxes for three years,
but difapproved of the event to which the Noble
Lord's plan was carried, st hich brought us at lad to
an increafing debt. and a diniiitithing Finking rand.
lie difapproved of the alterations made with refpat
to the Sinking Fund, and (tithe plan of pledging the
war taxes, many of which it would he delirable to
repeal in time of peace, the Tea and Spirit Tax might
be continued, care being taken to prevent furnggling.
But the Ship Tax ought to be repealed ;—and the
Malt Tax ought certainly to be modified, even if the
Property Tax lhould he continued in its (lead. He
really hoped the Noble Lard would not pet na in
carrying forward this meafure to night, confidering
the latenefs of the hour. Mary pert: ns in the Houle
did not yet underhand the pia,' ; and, as a proof, he
mentioned that an Hon turalrle. Gentleman, at the
elofe of the dirt:l.lllon the other rtiohr, had proceeded
to calculations which had ailorillied both fides of the
Houfc. He ditclahned all delire of unnecerfaiy
delay, or any party motivea in difetifling this quell
Lion. But a meafare of this magnitude cughr not
to be pterfed forward without tuftieient time being
allowed to examine, elpecially as there was no need--
lity for tulle. His Lordfltip had not to raile any
new taxes, end no inconvenience would at-ad liorn
Tome delay in Conti-at:tie:4 for the loan.
A converfation then took place, as to the propriety
d pottpuning the lot :her co:i:ideration of the Repot t.
Lord Hov..icK Wcii f.'l" proceeding with it, hecaufe
an important Lufinel; flood ler to-rnerroa: (the Poor
Laws), which Li, liemouralile rriend (Mr. Whit-
bread) would he ext;emely unwilling to 1 (Alpine, as
be had put it of three times already
M Mr. Mum-fa
r. -Rose, .
cile, and Mr. BANNS re-
vetted the delay for one nay.
Thc Cite:ice:lCW. of the Lc H t QTER at length left

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it to the •ilfcretion of due Gentlemen on 11:c other fide,
whether the Report fliould ddcufred now or to
morrow (this day), and the confideration of the Re-
port was accordingly pnliponed.—Adjourned.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY t 9.
PRICE. OF S fOCRS THIS DAY AT OW O'CLOCK:
Canto's, for rroncy 611,f, for Fcbtuary 6211—Ontnium

- Eitheciner Bi: $ , ar.
PRICE OF S FUCKS 11 LSTERDAY.
Bank Stock 223 225 Long Ann. 171,-
3p. Ct. Red Ann. 621} I Imp 3 per C 62
3 pvr C. Conf.62ii I lay. Anti. 8 1-16
4 per Cent. 81 Exrh. Bills, ts. dif. Ts. prem.
5 per Ccnt. Navy, 96/ 951 96 Collo i fur acc. 62 iiii

The Rolla, COFFIN, (as we (fated yeflerday) ar-
rived at Weymouth on Monday, in 53 days, from
the river Plate, having on board Sir HOME POPHAM,
Capt. KING, and Mr. HADDEN, Sir Home's Secretary.
On the tli of December the Sampfon man of war,
Admiral STIRLING, arrived in the River Plate,
having on board General GREY, who is to fucceed
General BAIRD in the command at the Cape. Ad-
miral STIRLING, as the public already know, carried
out with him orders to filperftde Sir HOME PePHAM,
in the command of his Majefly's (nips at the River
Plate. It had been arrange:l by Admiral STIRLING,
that the Sampfon Ihould fail on the 13th of Decem-
ber fur the Cape, with General GREY, and proceed
from thence to England, as convoy from that fettle•
ment and St. Helena. The Admiral propuled to Sir
Hornz to take his pairage in the Sampfon, which he
declined ; but requeffed a tianfport, which the Ad.
miral could not fpare. He however accommodated
Sir How: with the Rolla, which he had captured. As
the Admir4l had Gccalion for all the hands on board
of her (twenty five in nun.ber) Sir HOME POPHAM was
allowed to procure as many men as he requited, to
proceed on his voyage, from other (burets. When
the men were procured, and the fhip was nearly
ready to fail, the PHEASANT, one of Commodore
DoNNELLY'S fquadron, arrived, and gave hopes that
the ARDENT man of war, and her convoy, might be
very loon expe&ed. In confequence, Sir Homy
POPHAM requefled he might wait the convoy's arri•
val. A fortnight, however, having elapfed, and no
further account of it being received, Sir HOME em•
barked on board the Rolla.

The veffel fct fail on the 27th of December, and
arrived at Weymouth on Monday evening, after one
of the quid:eft vny ages ever known. Sir HnmE pro
ceded to his refidence near 'tVindfor, which he
reached on TuelCay evening, and arrived in town
yetlerday morning. In the mole of the day he at-
tended with Captain KING at the Admiralty.

'The SAMPSON failed, as was propofed, on the 13th
of December for the Cape.

Before the expiration of the time allnwed by the
Spanifh Proclamation, for the failing of foreign vef.
fels from Monte Video, feveral American veffels were
obliged to leave that port, or become captures ; fome
of them being alfo liable to be taken by our cruizers.
We underhand there are about fourteen detained at
Maldonado.

His Mapsyr came to town yeaerday, 'abont
twelve o'clock, from Windfor, and held a private
Levee at the Q2ten's Palace, boon after two o'clock,
which was attended by

The Archbithop of Canterbury. the I ord Chanerll-r, the Lord
rrefident of the Council. the Hill Lord of the Tre ..fury,•.he
crea7ies of State ter foreign Affairs and Cdonial Ueputtnent, the
Firft Lord ot the Admiralty, the Matter General of tbv Ordnance,
Earl Carnarvon. Ler& Seaforth, Heathil.:ld, and St. the
Rev. Dr. Flail, Captain Agar, M. 17, s Grcviile and Fawkner.
The folk win" hid the honour of bciag prelented to
1118 MAJESTY :
Lord Sea errh, upon his return to Frg!antl, from the Gomer-
norfhip of Ea rbadoes.

The Rev. Dr. KA by Mr. Secretary Windham, upon his being
appointed to the Kin:b Proittrorthip of lliviuity,at tic UuivLraty
of Oxford.

Captain Agar, by Lord licathrald, upon his promotion in the
Firft i.i:e Guards.

The Loan CHANCFLLOR, Lords GaFwvicce,
flowicx,and Samunurti, had audiences of his MAJES-
TY ; after which his 1‘1.1; k STY held a Privy Council.
i; faid that a confiderable fublidy will be grantde
to Ruflia, who in return for loch pecuniary affiflance,
has tranfrnitted to our Government the draft of a
Commercial Treaty, which puts the MAI trade on
the Baltic on a level with that of the native Ruffian
merchant, from port to port. The greater part of the
Alien Duties, as far as ref-peels Great Britain, are to
be taken off ; and it is even ex [need that Ruaia will
employ her mediation with the Court of Denmark,
to procure, in favour of England, a confiderable
diminution on the duties paid at the Sound.

Lill of the Minority in the Divifion on the Kamp.
!hire P-titi-n :

Marquis of Hun illy, Lords Stopford, A. Somerlet, Coale reagh
Brooke, and Bruce.. Sir It Peek, sir E. Knatchbull. Sir C Burrell'
Sir T. Turton, Mt ars Jotidrcll, 01borne,Statthope, Role, Bourne'
CAL Jenkinlon, Bartle, Cowper, Long, Johnitohe, Baker, Strutt'
Canning, Perceval, lafcrllcs, Cartwri4ht, Jtifrv, G. H. Role, F.'
M. Sutton, W. Hill, Ryder, Fitzhugh, Broderick, Town 'end, 12.
H. I.cigh, Patetfon, Williams. J. Stewart, Joshua Smith, Vyfe, Bid -
dulph, Wright, Dc Po . bleu, ram, Mager s, Fydde, R. Long,
Tri_maine. _Powell. Lethbridge, Fellowes, Cliampernowne, Ro-
binfun, and 1). , Mr Affictoti Smith and Sir H.
Mildniay.
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Yenerday morning arrived a Mail from Lifbon,by
which we have received the Madrid Gazettes to the
soar ult. inciulive. His Catholic Majelly continues
to heap &ell' honours on the Prince "f the Peace.
By a Royal Decree of the 18th of January, he is
appointed Dean or Prefident of the Council of State.
The principal motive to this nominari.,n is flared to
be, that the Prince may have a precedency. corref.
ponding to his new dignity of Adatiral General,
r•rp.tr every dt:fctiption of red ris below that of In.
.fants of Spain. On the r 9th the Prince addretTed a
Circular Letter to the Gtvernors of Provinces, en•
joining the (frit-felt vigilance in tlie examination of
the pafrports of Frenchmen an tying in Old: jutif•
diglions, with the view of avQ4liog the confcription,