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London, England, 1823-03-14 00:00:00

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to the account or the ' 'ooeri'for the Recht.t.

Slot! of. 1.40-..N.1040V144411":14•11.00114.k.ttri1f4.4.1
millions." The Cumecztion of Astatel‘Ougi,ll:

a ee!rttleet-Pell‘letie4l*Tl.Pitl4ftek'the
remission of two n3illioas which has taken place' in
our taxes, there will. nest: year be a real excess of Re-
venue—the only true Sinking Fund—to the amount
'of the five millions, and not improbably to a it-inter.
'The grounds which he gave •fior.this-tiope are such
.as must be hailed with joy ftOin"iihe'Fliid of the
. . .;.
country to the other.

The Hon. Gentleman confessed that be was " san-
guine enough to anticipate that such a result would
ere long be produced by a judicious revision of all
the branches of public expenditure, and by a careful
examination into those means by which the Revenue
might. be most conveniently and economically col-
lected; and for himself, as well as for his Majesty's
Government generally, he could assure the House,
that should the result of such measures be to increase
the surplus in question, neither• he nor they would
ever be unwilling to give to the People the full be-
nefit of such an event"—(Cheers).

We understood the Honourable Gentleman to mean
distinctly that whatever excess of Revenue, beyond
the L. 5,000,000, may, through these means, be pro.
duced, it is the intention of Makers that a still far-
ther remission in taxation, to that extent, shall take
place ; and that a contrary determination on the part
of Parliament alone will prevent so happy a result.
Is it, then, to disturb such a promising state of
things, that we are called upon to go to war for 01.
jetts in which England has no concern ? " Yes,"
says Colonel DAVIES, " most peculiarly ill-advised"
is this mode of lightening the burdens of the people,
46 at the present moment, when the Continent is
about to be convulsed by a war, in which I believe,
'however some Gentlemen may differ with me
upon that point, we cannot avoid taking a part."—
And yet this Honourable Member, if we mistake not,
was one of that phalanx—a praiseworthy phalanx,
we will allow... Who during the last Session called
out so „loudly for' every possible reduction, espeemlly
in our military establishinents, and for the molt
unsparing economy in all the branches of the publia
expenditure. Now that the call has been so effec-
tually answered—now that Ministers are giving such
practical eviderices of sincere determination to re-
duce; revise, and ecOnotniie to the utmost—is it for
. .
those wbo no 44; claim to themselvos some share
of merit in havingproduced this result (we will not
say how truly) to turn round on. Ministers with an
expression of wonder at their doing anything " so
peculiarly ill advised?"
. We must do Colonel DAVIlds old coadjutor, er.
Hums, the justice to observe, that he does not join
hia3 these evil

shewn the least part
placeucy kith rhicif
possibility of.this +maul

coarse of prosperity
do Dot really want,

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our assistance.
We are disposed
share of British interests
DAVIIEWS views of
we think it would d

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1'..'151.." '. FURITIP II .:#
LA?
lifaidle Sran of y • :d.;. - - re n '4l 'w,ol
Our vivate ' 'ig: ie '. the r- • • •
destructive fire sv kb lias laid the .‘. Cel—:— •
iis. in ;ras es, that lc-ached- ioVav7 our .....„. hen..
ai
4rent to firia. So -Miller particulars of this dis.
tressin- event hare since reached us; -by which.
learn that the fite broke oat *trite shop of a baker,
near the back of the ..EigOregl factories, which are.
situated on the wharf of *Aster taa., The :wind
blowing a tremendous gale westward. rapidly, ex-
tended the-flames along thebeach in that direetton until
the whole of the Factories belonging to the East Witt
Company and the European nations, were destroyed.
The number of houses destroyed was, as we stated
yesterday, calculated at 13,700, though the Chinese
calculate the number at 16,000. This extensive de-
vastation was in some measure attributable to the
Chinese, who with. that narrow policy which pre-
vented the adoption of a similar plan proposed by the
amiable EVELYN in the great Are ofLondon, in 1666,
not only refused to assist in pulling down the hooks,
but even prevented the Europeans from resoiting to
this means of stopping the ravages of the devouring
element. The British seamen, belonging to the Ea.t
India Company's ships, exerted themselves to the ut-
most to save the Factories, but in ;rain, and 30,000
chests of tea, with the whole of the British woollens,
six hundred bales excepted, were consumed.
The loss to the, Company is variously estimated at
from £300,000 to a million sterling. The conflagra-
tion was most awful : " Never," says a Gentleman
whose letter, dated the 10th of November, is now'
before us, II did I see so terrific, (and if we could divest
it of the idea of the calamities which it must neces-
sarily entail on thousands), so sublime a spectacle as
Canton presented on the 2d inst. The devouring ele-
ment, after swallowing up whole streets, and temples,
which had stood the shock of earthquakes and the ra-
vages of time for ages, seemed still insatiable, and it
was feared that the whole city would fall a prey to the
flames. The houses in Canton are generally low, though
such as belong to the iVlandarins and respectable Mer-
chants are lofty and well built. A sort of awning ex-
tends from house to house, and the flames were often
.seen traversing these awnings the length of a whole
street, without appearing to touch. the houses, until
at length it wasperceived that the subtle element had
found its way into theinterior, when it broke out into
one universal blaze which laid the whole in ashes. It
is impossible to state the extent of this calamity ; but
one half of the City of Canton seems to be in ruins:
and from.the
. indolence of the Chinese, their supersti-
tion,' arid inflifference to improvement, it is doubtful
:whether the *city will be restored in half a century-.
,--To the inhabitants this calamity is awfully dis-
tressing, and 'it is calculated that the file has rendered
!ftfls, thousand persons houseless. The sampans, or
oats oa,The river, in which so large a portion of the
poorer Chinese reside, have been crowded with the
'Wretched who have sought shelter ; but thouiands
are still lefr*ith novanopy but that of Heaven, no
couch but. that of the sod."

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THE ARMY.

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N The CONIMANDZII 1111 QUIP has approved of the titidtme of 4,
fitiotty, to consist in future—Shun jacket, ante: hrsoitest.
gold or silver lace, sash, &e. bias foraging eak griT•literalls,
with red seams. ..•

&seats shall b; out at.leastit dot iperreatsent dot) , rp.
madder of the days, 28 in n .14v `to be diet.lid,
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Tbe Some, tranaport. with detachments
ArAllticy th on W:t...t..443/
beilathe Mist haw.
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Tattersalrs do.thay esilhiteln Owl of spenflarnrs en tse
turf, cif indbputable respemabilltp. abase ewer" sow on taboo
was on the tiptoe of anxiety, to -learn from each other them
suit of private communications which hourly arrive. in town front
various quarters, relative to the stale of different horiet. 31a1.:
ton Races commence on Tuesday neat. the event or which ,rill
tend considerably to the government of future bets cat the
Doncaster St. Leger, there being several horses nominated ,to run
there engaged in the St. Leger Stakes. Betting was very brisk,
' and the engagements made were principally on horec for the
Derby, Oaks, Claret, and St. Leger. Particulars of the ttate of
the odds un each we subjoin :

CIA a Be.
3 to 1 agst Moses 71 to 1 apt Morisco
4to agst Postbunta (taken) 7i to 1 agst Ajax
4i to 1 agst Swap 13 to 3 sgst bro. to Antonio.
7to 1 agst Wanton High odds apt any other .

21 to 1 apt Web
3 to 1 agst &Whits
ritzy runasswoarsr.
3to 1 apt Sultana I sto I ago any other
4to 1 apt Sister to Sailor I
Oariaarro.-6 to 4 the field apt Mr. Powlett's two.
D*%SY.
7 to 1 apt Web (taken) 18 to 1 apt Charcoal
76 to 1 apt Emilius 4& to 1 apt Pacba
76 to 1 apt Fanatic es to 1 apt Ypsilanti
12 to 1 apt Talisman 118 to 1 apt Troy (taken)
14 to 1 apt Pandas 30 to 1 apt Phasic (t.ker)

I 4 to 1 agst Talisman

C to 1 agst Saida
9 to 1 apt sister to Sailor
9 to 1 apt Tint
9 to 1 apt Oiivera

9 to 1 apt &ham
12 to 1 apt Vail
13 to 1 apt Sorcery filly

10 to 1 apt Skerwood
11 to 1 apt Tinker (taken)
16 to 1 agst Miss Fanny_(tak.)
22 to 1 apt brother to Violet

ST. LUMP..
30 to 1 apt Honett John
35 to 1 apt Or. han
40 to 1 apt Barefoot
40 to 1 apt Mercamlotti

22 to 1 apt Fanatic
30 to 1 agst Armsttoog c.

40 to 1 agar Troy
40 to I agst Altisidora

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