Star.
London, England, 1822-12-26 00:00:00

MADRID, DECEMBER 16.

The two last sittings of the Cortes have net bees
of any consequence ; the discussions still continued
on the Military Ordonnances. Daily reports are re-
ceived of the different victories obtained by
over the insurgents of Catalonia.

It is rumoured that an Independent Menthe' t 4
Parliament intends early in the next Session to
for the abolition of the Assessed Taxes, and has ('-
Bested a plan to make up for the deficiency, bet
whether by a Property Tax or not, we have not
,heard. It is said that two millions can be saved in
Ireland by a reform in the mode of collecting the
taxes, and by other arrangements, and a great savi:g
can Also be made in Scotland. These and other 11,-
cessary retrenchments and economical airangernei,;s
ha England, would amount to as much as the Ai-
, sessect Taxes.—Mr. MAIIRRLY, we Utitlergarhf,
an important financial plan to prorose to the
01 Commbils when it meets.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ;
• 4. BISHOPRICK OF CALCUTTA.
•
Vit.mouTß, Dac. 24.—" Wind East.—No arrAvals or sailing% Various have been the reports of the sanity Of_ the
l'isteoern, Dm. 94.—Wind N.E.—Sailed, his Majesty% shipsßishop
Gtoncaseas, 74 guns; VA Lemont, 90; Butera,lB ; PHAItTON, of Calcutta—from four to sirteen dionsand
toga, 20, for the West 'maim—Arrived sf the port. a year. We have good itithority for saying that it
40; and
Coral, from Charleston in 29 slays. is E. 5,060.
Y•101011TH, Dec. 24,—A, boat marked " Pearce, Shields, Many candidates are mentioned for supplying the
Bower COOMIL," apparently.a jolly-boat, was Picked wP us-417 piaci of the tate *Bishop MIDDLETON. It is ml office
Caister, much damaged.
l'oa OUTS, Doc. 23.--Wind East by Sonth.—No arrirab of the most important concern to the interests of Re-
or sailing', ligion in die' East. We do' not scruple to,declare our
Diat., Dec. 25.—Wind East.—Ditto. opinion that that great ttust cannot be reposed in
SoceaNsis, Dee. 25.—The Good-intent, Then/Anson, which better hands than those of the active, pious, and or-
-11.1 been on shore at the back of the Garrison, was got off last tho..ox
without appearing to have sustained any damage. Archon of Calcutta, who has for some
ii wien. Dar.. 45.—Wind East.—Arrived, the Henry Free- time executed all the pastoral duties of both offices
ling packet, "Mt Mails from Holland. with zeal, ability, and success.
On the 19th of December, in a heavy gale, the ship Wil-
liam and Mary, Captain Moartata, of Shields, went on the
Whitaker Sated. It was soon seen that the loss of the ship was
inevitable. The long boat was, therefore, got afloat, and, while
alongside the vessel, and with all possible expedition, the men.'
banur.ocks and clothes were put into the boatohat the crew
might quit the vessel. Unfortunately, by the swaddling of the
Vessel, the long boat was caught under the main chains, and wax
cut, by a lurch of the ship, down four strakes, when she sunk
instantly, with four men in her. By a kind of Providence, the
lour men were saved, and got into the vessel again; and the
whole crew of seven persons (who had lost their all in the long
boat) put off from the vessel in the jolly boat, which was only
about 14 feet long. The sea was very high, and this boat very
aura, and, to increase the confusion and dismay, although there
were two oars in her, there were no thowles to be foinid (thowles
are pins against which the oars are to work), and thus they were
nearly quite adrift. They endeavoured to scull the boat with
one oar, a work of no small baz trd and difficulty, in a lofty sea,
and in the absence of daylight. Providentially they were per-
ceived by the smack Perth, of Perth, which bore up, and took
the out of the boat. The Perth being bound to Scotland, they
put these poor wet and destitute 3COrnen on board a fishing smack,
which took them to Gravesend. Here they took to their boat,
and pulled up, hungry, and •,-..rcely, by their few clothes, pro-
tected front the weather, to London, where they met with im-
mediate relief.

TRADE WITH THE ISLAND OF CUBA.

OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS REFERRING TO TILE NEW

TARIVF

COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE, THEIR APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES.
Art. 1. The four petems to be hereafter appointed for this
Commission, under the Articles of the New Tariff, shall go on
hoard every vessel entering this port in the Revenne-boat, ac-
companied by the Commandant, or Boarding Officer, and shall
in concert with him order the batches to be fastened down and
sealed, endeavouring at the same time to secure the bulk heads,
;are and aft ; they shall then order the Captains or Supercargoes
vesEeli, whether Spanish or foreign, coming from a foreign
oat, to deliver by duplicate a manifest of the whole cargo
it bin twelve hours after their arrival, specifying the number
of packages, the marks, numbers, and names of the consignees;
and in case of fraud, concealment, or neglect, they shall be
punished with all the rigour of the law.
. The same formality shall be observed with national vessels,
which, having sailed front a Spanish port, shall have put into or
teushed at a fin eign port.
.1. National vessels coming direct from Spanish ports are
merely to deliver their clearance.
4. One of the two Manifests to be furnished by every Captain'
shall be delivered to the Collector, and the other to the Gentle-
men of the Committee.

The Second Blackheath Subscription Assembly,
held at the Green Man, on Monday last, was fully
and brilliantly attended. The ease and elegance of,
upwards of two hundred Fashionables of that genteel
neighbourhood joining in the merry dance, with the
spirited alterations and improvements lately made by
the .Proprietor of that Tavern, we trust will render
the Blackheath Assemblies to be unrivalled.

5. In case any vessel has not the bulk head secured, and want
of confidence be thereby produced, the Committee shall order
the vessel to be hauled to the wharf and discharged without delay.
6. After the delivery of the Manifest, whenever strong suspi-
cions of fraud he entertained, the Committee, in concert with
the Colleettir, shall order the immediate discharge of the vessels
whether bound in or out. The greatest delicacy is, nevertheless,
recommended to be observed respecting vessels outward-bound,
as tbe exportation of our produce should be duly protected.
7. As it has been observed that the measures hitherto adopted
have not at all diminished smuggling, it becomes necessary to
establish, for the future, certain and invariable regulations,lt-
tenged with rigour and vigilance; end, for this reason, it is here
recommended to the Committee, as the only means to suppress
it, to cause vessels to be frequently unladen ; to be present at
the enumeration of the goods and the comparison of the respec-
tive Manifests.

ROYAL Box MOT.—A man in a public office at
Sparta was guilty of many peculations and frauds,
and being called openly a roue and scoundrel, he
complained to ANECILAUS, his master, of these indig-
nities. " Sir," says the King, "my subjects are plain
men in their speech, and call all things by their
right names."
Louts the FOVRTEENTH gave this advice to an
Ambassador—" Sir, pursue a conduct totally the re-
verse of your predecessor."—" Sire," replied the Gen-
tleman, " I will so demean myself that you shall not
give the same advice to my successor."
A Pair:ca.—When the Prince of had gone
through his course of education, a favourite servant
of his Highness was asked in what part of education
the Prince most excelled ?" In horsemanship," re-
plied the domestic," for his horses never flattered him."
Count TRACEY, complaining to FOOTE that a man
had ruined his character—" So much the better," re-
lied the wit, " for it was a d—d bad one, and the
sooner destroyed, the more to your advantage."
A person entering the House of Commons when
the Rump Parliament was sitting, exclaimed," These
are goodly gentlemen ; I could work for them all my
life for nothing."," What trade are you, my good
friend ?" said one of the Members.—" I am a rope-
maker !" replied the other.
A tall preacher said, scoffingly, to a short one,
" When in the pulpit, you look like a collar of brawn
in a dish."-" And you (replied the other) like a pestle
in a mortar !" _

S. On ordering a vessel to be discharged, she shall be brought
to the wharf without loss of time, and shall be unladen with the
greatest dispatch, by labourers employed on account of the pub-
lic revenue, and, should the Committee think proper to leave on
board a confidential person, they can do so.
9. As it is feared that the Captains of vessels will come to an
understanding with some Commercial Houses in this City, in
order to evade these regulations, and, by laying at the mouth of
the harbour, smuggle their cargoes on shore, and then escape,
the Committee will, whenever a vessel is in sight of the Moro
#sunset, take measures to prevent the clandestine batting of
goods and merchandize.

A regular physician having been sent for by a
maker of universal specifics, grand salutariums, &c.
expressed his surprise at being called in on an occa-
sion apparently so trifling. •' Not so trifling neither,"
-replied the quack, " for, to tell you the truth, I have
by mistake taken some of my own pills."
CaostwELL's BON D.—Colonel Borth, who had been
one of King CHARLES the Ffitsz's Judges, died a
day or two before Caoistwitu., and it was strongly re-
ported every where that the Protector was dead. " No
(said a Gentleman, who knew betteq, he has only
given Bond w the qevil, for his future appearance."
In consequence of the interest which the Lord
Chancellor CAMDEN took in the behalf of Mr. ‘l. t LK ES,
be became so popular that the Parishioners of Chisle-
huist (where he resided), in the zenith of their pa-
triotism;made him a present of ten acres of common,
on which the avenue leading to the seat now•stands.
His Lordship, who was a very early riser, was the
first to discover, in one of his morning walks, that
a poor widow who resided on the common had all
her geese stolen the preceding night, and accidentally
meeting a labourer going to work, and thinking from
being wrapred up in his great coat that he was un-
known to the man, inquired of him respecting the
geese, and asked him if he knew what punishment
would be inflicted on the offender who stole Me geese
from the common? The man answered " No."—
" Why then I will tell you," said his Lordship, 44 he
would be transported for seven years." "If that is
the case," replied the labourer, • I will thank your
Lordship to tell me what punishment the law would
inflict on the man who sole the common from the
ovese?"
A WOULD-BE BIGAMIST.—Mr. Lawson, formerly
Minister of Kirkmahoc, near Dumfries, was a most
worthy and respectable character, and much beloved
by all the country round, but more particularly
by his own parishioners. Once, about a Martin-
mas Term, a farmer's servant in the Parish, a
foolish young fellow, called on him, and told him
he had a great mind to get married, Very well,
John,' said he, g there is nothing wrong in that.—
Who is the happy woman you are going to make
your wife ? 'Oh ! Sir,' said the lam rather
at a loss just now, and called upon you to give me
advice in my present difficulty. There are two
young women whom I love nearly alike; one of
them I would p-refer a little—and only a - very
little—to the other : now, what I would ask of
you, Sir, is this—might not I marry them both ?'
That,' said Mr. Lawson, ' according to the law of
this country, is no: allowable ; but do you think both
of them are willing to take you for a husband ?*•••
4 0 yes,' said he, I think lam pretty sure of that?—
' Very well,' said the Minister, marry the one you
like best as soon as convenient, and in two or
three months after you may come to me, and I will
see what can be done about getting you the other also.
That was done accordingly ; but for a long time
afterwards there was no word from John. At last it
happened, on a beautiful day in the month of April
following, that Mr. Lawson met his old acquaintance
in a narrow lane, driving a cart loaded with hay.—
The lad barely touched his hat, and wished to push on.
Stop, stop, John,' said tha Minister, I wish to speak
with you.'••••4 What do you want, Sir ?' said John,
rather tartly.—' Oh,' said Mr. Lawson, ' you never
came back to consult me about what you spoke of
some time ag:i.'—' What was that?' said John, very,
hastily.—' 0, said the good man' • you were to speak
about taking another wife.'—' Another wife, Sir !'
cried he ; 0 sad ! 0 sad ! I wish you-would rather
loose me from the one you tied me to ; will you just
stop a moment, and see what shins she has made me
with kicking,' and began to loosen down his stocking, in
great haste. " Hnut,hout, John," cried the Minis,
ter, " we'll see-these another time:" and so rode off,
fully satisfied that John thought one wife was enough,
and rather too much for him.— M' Vitie's Anecdotist.

10. In consequence of the facility with which false invlfices
are obtained, it being notorious that the original ones are seldom
delivered to the Custom House according to the regulation, and
that at the same time they are only a shackle on commerce, said
regulation shall henceforward be suspended, and instead of the
original invoice, there shall be required a signed statement, de-
tailing the articles shipped on account of. or consigned to each
merchant, which shall be delivered within hours after the
:rival of the vessel.
H. As it frequently happens that consignees do not receive
letters of advice and monies, and are consequently unable to
deliver to the Custom-House the statements mentioned in the
preceding Article ; in this case, and all others where the quality
and quantity of the goods be not exactly described, the Com-
mittee shall order the immediate landing of said goods, and ac-
companying them to the Custom- House stores, attended by the
consignee, shall deliver them to the storekeeper.

Mr. CANNING arrived at the Palace, at Brighton,
on Monday, and had the honour of dining with his
MAJESTY. The Marquis and Marchioness of BATH,
the Earl and Countess of Waftwicx, Lord .101 m
TowssuENci, and Mr. GREENWOOD, were also in-
cluded in the Royal Dinner Party. The additional
company in the evening included the Earl or Ux-
ntionms, Lord EINGIIANP, Colonel CAVENDISH, COI.
LNOON, Mr. Dc Itoos, and the Hon. Mr. UFroN, of
?the Life Guards; Lord \V. THYNNE, Lord W. PAU..
LETT, and Col. Sir EDWARD lII,A IL EN EY ; Lady LOUISA
7HYSWE, Mrs. CAVtttcDistt, General Sir EDWARD and
Lady K cannon,. the Marchioneis of Cosystatast
and •her daughter,* the Countess Of WARWICK, Lady
ELLENROROUGH, and the Misses Law, the Marquis
of Harit, the' Count and Countess ST. Awrowto, and
tieveral Offi:ers die Life Guards .and. Fusileers.
ilk MAJESTY appeared in excellent health wad spirits.
'ZIT. CAN INO Wok leave, and returned to London
cot Tuesday.' •
The K INO has been pleased to direct that SOL
should be given to improve the fund of the National
bchools at lhighton ; and that a similar amount
t.hould be sent to the s% idow of an unfortunate bra-
roan !Moore),. whose distressed condition had excited
ticiseratiou. •