Star.
London, England, 1803-01-04 00:00:00

,B.ONDING AND IPARENOUSING.

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Many erroneous opinions having got abroad rc-
(peeling the extenfion of the Bonding and Ware•
}touting Syflem, of which the CHANCELLOR of the
Exert EQS E R gave notice, we have taken fume pains
to acquire the moil accurate information upon the
fubjeet ; and we believe that the following outline
of the Plan will be found to be COITC6I
By different AIRS of Parliament, the Merchants
have been permitted to bond and warehoufe cer•
tain Articles, under various Regulations and Re-
firklions ; but it was generally underflood, that
dick temporary indulgencies would only continue
till G.,vernment could determine upon a perma-
nent fyficm. The principal articles now allowed
to be bonded and warehoufed, are the following,
viz.—Sugar, Coffee, Cocoa, Rum, Tobacco,
Corn, Rice, and goods imported by the Ealt-India
Company.
It is now intended to be propofed to Parliament,
that, in addition to thole Articles, feveral others,
of which the following are the principal, than be
admitted to the fame privilege, viz Rine, Spi-
rits, Skins and Furs, Timber and Deals, Hemp,
Iron, Silk, Raifins and Currants, Oil, &c.
An account of the quantity of each of thole ar-
ticles imported into each of the Ports of the king-
dom, for the tall three years, will be laid before
Parliament, as loon as it can be made up ; and it
will be propofed to give to Government a power
of licenfing any Port, to bond and warehoufe any
one or more of them, in which it (hall have car-
ried on a confiderable Trade within the time fpe-,
cified, provided it (hall appear, by the Reports
of the Boards of Cufloms and Ezeife, that fuffi-
tient accommodation can be provided for the Me-
rchants, with perfea fecurity to the Revenue, and
that the etlablithment of offioers is fufficient for
the management and regulation of the Trade.
it is underilood that it will be required, that
the \Varehoufes, in which the Articles are to be
depofited, (hould be entirely detached from other
buildings, and fecured with high walls and other
fences, in the manner of thole, ereeted at the Lon
don and Weft India Docks ; and that loch regu-
lations will be effablifhed, by Aft of Parliament,
as may be neceffary for the protedion of the Re-
venue.

A letter lately received from Bolton, America,
lays, " The Government of this place has, by a
late decree, abolithed the Export Duties, and the
internal Taxes. The Collators have in conk-
quence been fufpcnded."
A Hamburgh paper (fates, under the head of
Paris, that the Darr CON SU L on the day on vzhich
Lord Witrrwoar it was prefented to him, (aid to
the Englifh who were there, When you return
to your country, tell your fellow citizens that I am
a great friend of peace, and intend to maintain it
between the two nations by every means in my
power!"
The Court of Direftors of the Eaft India Com-
pany have received a print of the Hindou Temple,
crated in Mekhet Park, as a tribute to the merits
of WARRIN HASTINGS, Efq. late Governor Ge
neral of Bengal, and have ordered that it fhall
have a confpicuous place in the Company's newly
crated library.
Our Readers will recollea that the French and
Dutch papers mentioned, fome time ago, that the
troops fent out to receive the refloration of the
Cape of Good Hope, arrived there on the 13th
of Augull, and were to be put into poll-anon of
the colony on the 16th. Letters, however, have
been received in this country, of the loth of oao-
ber, which (late that the Dutch fquadron had aot
arrived, but that the Englifh were in hourly ex-
pedation of it.
The following is the fubflance of thole letters:
■ Cape. oft. 10, am.
_ . .

M We are hourly in expedation of the arrival of tie Dutch
Governor ; and u loon as be comes, we expedt the fquadrun
will return to England. The Honourable Captain Bouverle
failed from this place a few days once, in an American Sip,
bound to Landau. Captain Mackellar, late of the Tana-
chore, fails In a (Sip belonging to Hamburgit, by which this
ktter comes. I have the qlcafure to add, that Sir Roger Cur-
tis, who has becn a little indifpoled. is perfeEtly recovered, and
I never taw him look better. I think and lope we ball be at
home tome time lo Verch."

General MORSE lately infpated PortcheftEr
Cagle, by direCtion of the Board of Ordnance, to
learn if it was proper for an Ordnance Store.—
The General has reported, that it is well calculated
for the purple, and a large quantity of ordnance
flores are aEtually depofiting there. Several com•
panics of artillery will be conaantly in the Bar-
racks, ready for any laden fervice. The General
afterwards vifited Portfmouth, to examine the
fortifications, to report on a reprefentation made
to the Board of Ordnance, by the Cornmiffioners
for Paving, relative to certain nuifances. The
complaint was reported to be sell-founded ; and
it is with pleafure we Rate, that confider Able im-
provements will confequently be made. A llnice
will be opened for the back water, and the broad
part of the moat narrowed, to give a firong cur-
rent to the water, by which the filth will be carried
off, the offenfive finell fubdued, and the danger
of infeaion removed, which was great to the in-
habitants near the Spur Bridge. Another en-
trance for carriages will be added to the town, an
objeCt it has long fought in vain.
Oa Monday the new baron in the dockyard at
Portfmouth was opened. It is an extremely beau.
tiful and gland work, being capable of floating
several line of battle 'nips, and to receive them at
any time of the tide. At high tide the depth of
water in the baton is 22 feet. The Russet. went
nor, completely repaired, and the Ajax went in
to repair.

On Tudday laft a Court Martial was held on
board the Neptune, at Portfmouth, on T. Lyons,
Mailer at Arms, of his Majetty's thip Hercule,
for drunkennefs. The charge being proved, he
WAS fcntenced to be difiniffed-his Majek's fervice.
The next day a Court Martial was held on
board the fAme (hip, nn J. Rnfam, W. Price, and
Jelin Moore, fc:anen of the Port Mahon (loop of
war, for deiertion, when Rofccon was fentenced to
receive Ito lalues ; Price too; and Moore so.—
C..pt. W. (..)13a aas Di val., Prefideut.