Star.
London, England, 1815-06-03 00:00:00

COLCHESTER. JUNg 2. •

Arrived the ASTI, Captain Dartuth, from Ostend,
with passengers. She brings advice that particular,
news from the frontiers was daily expected, and
it *as rumoured that more than one division of the
French army of the North was expected in a,body
mo
re
meat join the KING of FRANCE. An extraordinary ove-
ment of II part of the French forces rendered it pro-
babli that hostilities would almost immediately coin.
arsenate, if the junction reported did not take place.
Part of our barracks are Suing with all expedition for
the reception of the tick and irounded from Ostend. ,

TAX ON NE* PAPERS.

We have already stated that wloajever -my be the
fact respecting the Proprietors .4 Costar, News pa.
re's, etece of the Land n Prints view the pmpoped
duty nn.the Stamp and Advertiooments thteuteifng
the-free press of this country with ruin. The C 'entry
News-papers have nothing i,i common with thy Lon.
don, in their establishments, but presses only. Mt y
of the latter are at more expeos inooe week esavall
the provincial pipets fsi whole Coot ty. -
-We will not vet t .ke upon us t o say that the Cum*.
cull* of the gichrocan hls somethi )g else in view
than mere revenue; but we have a sight to say that
Were revendothe prim try object, Ce.verrne..t
be careful in the firs! instance vo t MC! the Duties
to which they are by lasi entitled It is a fact, and
the Cl!Sters of Government cannot plead ignorance
of it, that large impressions of periodic il pith:;catiofis,
under the rrame of Lim; &c. ttf diffi.re4t &so- nt',ins.
containing Keels: and Advertisements, ire po4lisi,ed
regularly in London, some of them by !Le _revolve
!isi the Geverwernt °jar, with,nit paying either thy
Stamp duty or Advertisement duty !!
It is also a fact, of which the Ministers 01' 'melees
cannot plead ignorance, that a large rev•vie %%kith
might be derived from the present Stamps on News-
papers, is sacrificed for the euolunient of the C elks
(perhaps some of the Superiors) of v.e General l'ost
Office. These traders on News-p tpers will not .:Low
any Proprietor of a Paper to send News papers to our
own Colonist', or to the Officers of our own Arm, s
serving in foreign countries, without an ammo! fie of
tour or five guineas, which they fief into their own pockets.
We shall not de:ail the incohnce Vice has
been experienced when remonstrances have b. en
made on this subject—and that not trn.n mere C ks
ostly. But we have a right to complain louily ch..;
the circulation of News.pap..rs should be cr
with the knowledge of Government too, tbi the
private emolument of individuals who are leO by the
very taxes wich are wrung Irons the industry of the
rest of the community.
It has long been a principle acted upon in the home
circulation. that every facility should be afforded to
the diffusion of Newspapers, for the sake of the levenue
which they yield. Does nut common sense say 1!4.0
the same facilitiesahluid. be given to the !foreign ci:-
culation And .dues' not snond policy command
British principles should, by means of the press, be
diffused at wiJely as possible over the *odd. By
the present system of maims. as of cps, pot one
Isliwsimper goes a',A0.0.1 for one hundred that would
he orde: cd, were they allowed to be transmitted free
of postage by the Packets, its they are now by the
Mad Coaches.

Let the Government do ids duty in this respect,
and collect the rovenue which the existing laws are
talenlated to yield theur, before they enth4nger the
present revenue and the ruin of the psri.,dical Pit •s,
by laying on neveduties, which will only prove a
tortheisource of emolument to servants ct the pub-
lic,- who have (or ought to have) sufficient saLuits
alre idy, without being allowed to evade she tairrent tf
defies to which other tuklithers are statitted; aid wltilout
being allowed to put the high postaew five guineas
per annum into that own pocke:s. It a postage on
capers tent abroad must be contiiiii.ed, It lihouhl go
in aid of the public :revenue:* • •
With :nth evils lictole our eyei!.Gtotsnisig under
the.t facts of them, the Proprietors 4.41te -Lostat,n
Newspapers will not be easily persuaded; till (nese are
removed, that Revenue-alone is chi: 4 bject tt.e pre-
sent attack upon their property. Bat it thst be nil
the:object, it becomes 4. very serious quebo,,,, for the
Cswitty. The ex stence of the. Free. Press tat Eng.
land is of infinitely more importance to the int tests
of the community. and of the world, than an expeek.d
paltry revenue /50P00 it-year—.-1)y taxes wii.ch
will not be even prouuctive ;..usi which, •iustca cf
augmenting, will diminish; by its• elects on the cir.
culation; the great revenue at present .&iived from
hews-pipers. .
• •

Yesterd ty his Royal Highness the Pntyce RaGINT
held a Coat at C ititon House.. His Royal High-
ness held a Privy Coiincil, Which was attended 11—
nm Archbishop of CANTIERBUItY, the Lon) PRIM.
DINT of the COUNGIL, the Etna' Lim of VIC TRIM.
Spar, the Peierntser of the BOARD ot Cox rn.ue, the -
LORD CHASASERL.AIti, the Mamie of tie Hottsi., .n,l
the TREASURER of the liousapuLD, 4Sce.
Thursday evening the Pau.o RIUENT bad a fin-
merous and elegant patty to meet her Majesty the
Qyzee, at Carlton House, at which they were highly
delighted by a Vocal Concert.
Yesterday the Princess. GOIARLOTTS of WALES, at-
tended by Colonel ADOIMBROICS4 MiasCOTait Ste. look
an airing in an open carriage to &erect, retuned by
Finchley Common, Highgate, under the Tutted; idol
arrived at Carlton House a little before four o'clock.
The Henry Freeling packet.: with a mail anJ pas.
sengers from Holland, arrived at Harwich yesterday.
• Lord PaNSONBY, by the last accounts trona St. Ma-
lee's, was residing in the interior, about ti teen mars
from that place. Some of his Majesty's ship ut war
had dieted' him a passage home, to prevent the
chance of his detention in case of hostilities with
France ; but his Lordship dedined the propesel.
The Clyde, M4KERDY, which arrived at Limerick
on Wednesday, reports, that between the Old Head
et Kinsale and Cape Clear, on Saturday last, she
saw a lugger and a brig!, supposed to be. French, lire
into a King's vessel, which was returned immediately
by the latter ; the Clyde sheeted off, whilst a hot fir.
was kept op from the vessels engaged. •
• Fine.—This miming. between five and sir o'clock,
a fire broke out on the extensive premises of Mr.
Caveat, a sugar-baker, in Old Fish-street, Doctors
common& It commeeced iu the interior ot the build.
logs, the whole of which (and which about a month
ago underwent a thorough repair) was entirely con-
sumed. Fortunately, on this occasion, by the prompt
exertions of the firemep, its ravages-were conhned to
the premises already mentioned.
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A bricklayer's labourer, of die name of Kelly, has
been committed to Maidstone gaol, on a charge of
rape upon the body of an old woman, near ashty
parrot age, in a io.p garden near that town.

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