Star.
London, England, 1821-04-11 00:00:00

OF LIVERPOOL.

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL

MY LORD—At a time when the Finances of the
Country are confessedly in a state of embarrassment,
and when an opinion prevails that it will soon be im-
possible, under the existing system, to keep faith with
the Public Creditor, your Lordship must be sensible,
that it is of great importance to allay the fears aril
the anxieties which such a state of things must neces-
sarily produce ; and which is so evidently calculated
to weaken the natural allegiance and respect of the
subject for the National Institutions. I would there-
fore ask, if it bas ever occurred to your Lordship, to
consider what would be the effect to the Public Cre.
ditor of giving the Revenue appropriated to the pay-
ment of the Dividends the nature of a Rental? I
have certainly not met with the idea anywhere stated,
but it seems to me worthy of consideration, and on
that account I have presumed, in this manner, to
address your Lordship.
I will briefly attempt to place this notion in the
point•of view in which I contemplate its operation.
At present the Revenue may be described as ap.
pmpriated to two distinct purposes: first, the support
of the National Establishments; second, the payment
of the Interest of the National Debt.—Why, my Lem,
are these two branches always considered as one,
when it is self-evident that no two things can be more
obviously distinct ?
Of the first I shall say nothing. The support of the
National Establishments is the chief care of Govern.
ment, and is paramount to every other financial con-
sideration. But for the second, I would entreat at-
tention, in the way in which the subject has presented
itself to my mind.
It is a fact not to be disputed that there is no
such thing as a Capital opposite to the amount of the
Public Debt, although, in common parlance, it is said
that the Kingdom is pledged to the Public Creditor.
.A moment's reflection must convince every one

that the idea of any such pledge is nonsense, and that
the Kingdom is no longer pledged than suits its own
convenience. But the Revenue of the kingdom is
certainly pledged, to the amount of the Dividends, to
pay the interest of that Debt, which is reckoned and
valued by the Stocks.—Now, my Lord, suppose,
merely for perspicuity, that the Interest of that Debt
is forty millions annually, and that the total Revenue
for it and the Public Establishments is sixty millions
—I would propose that certain specific Taxes, say
Sugar, the Assessment on Houses, or whichever tam
might be agreed upon, should be set apart, at their
present actual receipts, vested, in fact, in Trustees
ifor the purpose, as so much permanent REKT, to be
appropriated to the payment of •the Interest on the
National Debt. I would, in a word, take from the
Public Revenue certain declared Taxes, equal, at the
present time, to the amount of the Dividends, and
give them up entirely to the Public Creditor, and
say, this is to constitute the Fund for the future
payment of your Dividends.
If these Taxes exceed their present amend, tie
surplus, after paying your Dividends, shall be it
apart to form a fund to make up to you any dti•
esency that may in future arise; but if there shaft,
no surplus, and if these Taxes shall in future id
under their present product, you are to look no
ft
ther to us.—They are your's: they are the RUM
of that estate which is mortgaged to you:-at tie
time we give it to you, it is equal to all that yoom
claim. We only ask you to be subject in your is
same from it to those vicissitudes to which all cdnr
property, lands, h.-uses, and businesses are liable,-
We only ask you to share in the fluctuations commas
to the rest of the subjects, and not to oblige us, d
all times, and under every change of circumstances.
to be paying you at a certain fixed rate, even toile
cost of double the value of the debt we owe you.
Under such an arrangement as this, my Lord, the
Public Creditor could have nothing tocomplainni-
the nation would practice no breach of faith; ad
the country became, as it is hoped it will do, MC"
and mote prosperous, it might even happen 601
such an arrangement the Public Creditor
from time to time, receive a bonus from the stnylgs,
fund. 1 shall not trouble your Lordship at grami
length at present, and I have only to request
consideration of the manifest benefit that GPO'
ment would immediately derive from the plan.
The particular Taxes set apart for the Public fta
ditor would no longer be mixed up with that'
venue requisite for the National Establishments--$4
the expense of these would come to be tvgnistd
according to circumstances.
have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble senor,
ARIL 9, 1521. •

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Extract of a letter from Cape Haytien, Januaty.ls
The situation of this country is every day:choir-4
and the inhabitants are, in general, very discontent 4
Considerable disturbances are excited every dap',
Two or three of the Nobles, who were:at the hesdsl
an insurrection to massacre the whites and mulaace
have been apprehended and confined in prisms
day and then released. No Court of Justice is
established at the Cape."
Dtm..—A meeting took place, early yes_llol
morning, on Hounslow Heath, between two Ws:
men. One of them was severely wounded in°
pistol-arm, and fell without firing. He got .up
mediately, without assistance, and taking his Ph•
in the left hand, put a question to his adversary
receiving a satisfactory answer, .fired in the air.
MedicalCicnileman extracted the ball GP 'beg

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2'HS AAAIY.

CoLoNIAL Tgoops.—A Return to the House of
cominons, from the Adjutant-General's Office, states I
tbe number of Colonial Regular Troops at the Cape
of God Hope to be 448, and at Ceylon 3,605.-
10 colon, the Cape of Good Hope, the Mauritius,
sierra Leone, and New South Wales, no Militia force
aids, In tbe West Indies, all the Male population
orrhe respective Colonies are liable to serve in the
Nokia, when called upon. In the British Provinces
,Notch America, all persons between eighteen and
silty are liable to serve in the Militia.
.60,,imi00 io the Central Glamorgan Troop of Gentlemen
and yoniaory Cavalry, signed by the Vice-Lieutenant of
the county of Glamorgan.
Lloyd Vaughan Watkins. Gent. to be Cornet.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the undermentioned Corn-
wanders took leave of the Court, previous to depart-
jog for their respective destinations, viz.—
wain C. GRAHAM, Bombay ; Captain J. Mitts, Minerva ;
mum T. HAMM'S, Windsor; Captain W. Hose, Hereford.
fie; Captain J. P. Witsou, Hythe ; Captain W. Mltcnsta,
neidgewater • all for China direct.
The Earl of Balcarras, from China and St. Helena, has arrived
j Weymouth.
yesterday sailed, from Deptford to Woolwich, his Majesty's
&reeling Newel PLUTICSOIL, Lkut.Was. Hewett, Commander.
she is about to proceed to the nautical survey of the Orkney
sod Shetland islands ; and, we understand, a party of Engineer
OSeers is to go in her, for the purpose of extending the grand
Trigooometric Survey of Great Britain to these Islands.
The Jane. Captain Wxonztr., arrived in the River from the
gesda Seas, sailed from New South Shetland on the sth of Ja-
gger,'; left there the following vessels, viz.—The cutter Eliza,
dLaudon,with about 18,000 seal-skins ; Sprightly, 800; schooner
*n1,11,060; brig Mercury, 1500; John, quantity unknown;
Horatio, clean; George, of Liverpool, 9000 ; Salisbury, of ditto,
IWO; ship Indian, of ditto; and brig William, of 13lyth, quan-
tity unknown ; also the Levonia, from Valparaiso, 700 seal-skins.
Oa the 7th of January spoke the ship Governor Morrison ; and
as the Bth, the ship Hercules, both from Buenos Ayres, bound
to New South Shetland. 'the Captain of the Hercules had died
two days before. Captain Wtonni.i. reports that these vessels
were too late to have any chance of success, as by the time he
ailed the whole of the seals on the beaches were killed.
Faun:ono, Aram B.—Wind W.—Arrived the Waterloo,
3PDavasa, from Bahia, in 60 days. Sailed a fleet of about 40
toaster.
Among, APRIL 9.—Wind S.W.—The Thetis, Pentium;
from Jamaica (sailed 25th January), was towed in here by the
berms revenue cutter, totally diunasted. On the 17th of Fe-
bruary, in lat. 34. :5. N. llng. 65..50. W. experienced a very
hem gale, 1; which a heavy sea s:ruck her aid carried away
her foremast, bowsprit, bulwarks, boats, sails, &c. when righted
eke bad six feet water in ber hold, which took her forty-eight
lons to clear.
Poannocin, Arart 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Aetived his Ma-
jablieWp CAIIII.IWW, irons Plymouth; and Sisters, SISJIANT,
/AM he Downs for Demerara. Passed by the Emanuel, from
Norway far Southampton. Sailed the Ulysses, Dawson, for
Bo Janeiro.
Aran. 10.—Wind S.—Came down frotw the River the
Conde, Davinum, for St. John's, New Brunswick ; Expedition,
BROWN; and Harmony, Hastor, for Leghorn; Fame, ROBRILT-
sox, for Prince Edward's Island; Charles William, TAIT, for
Quebec ; Blenheim, Museawsat, for Jamaica; and Dawn, Wicx-
111018X, fur St. Christopher's.
Curron-House, Aron 10.—Ships Entered Inwards —The
Preston, from bledeira ; Freeland, from Hayti ; Martha, from
Pernambuco; Humber, from Hull; Radius, from New York;
Norfolk, from Marseilles ; Margaret, from Jamaica; and Prim.
ens of Wales, from Calais.—Entered Outwards :—Minerva,
for Oporto ; ..rata, fur Trieste Union, for Smyrna Elbe,
for liamburgh ; Dorothy,' for Quebec; Matilda, for Lisbon;
and Jane, for Bourdeaux---Cleared Outwards :—Europe, for
Leghorn ; Aurora, for Waterford ; Coventry, for Demerara;
Keen, for Naples; Hebe, and Ann, for Elsinore ; Amity, for
Mont-Wes; Hornby, for Pictou • Zephyr, for Quebec ; Spring,
hr Sc. John's ; and Glory, for Demerara.
Aaanzo—At Maranham, the Albion, Hodge ; and Trio,
Tramere, from LlverpooL At Palermo, Juno, Jones, from
Yarmouth. At Naples, Dispatch, Teeadale, from Yarmouth.
At Bourdeaux, Minerva, from New York • and Neptune from
Savannah. At Barfleur, Bonne Mere, from Liverpool. At
Bamburgh, Fortuna, Westhaden, from ourdeaux. At Palermo,
Merchant's Friend, M'Cuflock, from London.
On the 4th of January was drowned, in Table Bay, Mr. Frank
Rose, second son of Mr. William Rose, merchant, of Cape-town •
the circumstances amending his death ate most interesting. The
ship Emma was driven on shore, with two other vessels, during
a tremendous hurricane the preceding night. On discovering
deem, early on the 4th, to be in imminent danger, he hastened,
with his father, to render assistance, and, regardless of his own
gaiety, plunged his horse into the sea, and succeeded in fetching
a rope from the Emma to the shore, and by this noble act of
Intrepidity the crew and passengers were all saved. His gene-
rous feeling not allowing other fellow-creatures to be in danger
without attempting a rescue, he again urged his horse into tbo
sea, to reach a Danish ship, but in an instant a tremendous bit-
bw dashed him from the saddle; be had the presence of mind
its seize the stirrup, but a second wave ingulfed him for ever.
COMMITS or MI OCEAN.—The following document was in-
closed in a bottle, and thrown into the sea just twelve months
ago. It was taken up on the shores of Martinique, on the 4th of
February last. The bottle had thus travelled a distance of 2500
miles in about ten months, 250 mites per month, or eight miles
per day. We give a copy of this instructive document, with the
notice subjoined:
" The bottle which contains this card was thrown into the sea
in lat. 5 deg. 12 min. S. long. 24 deg. 40 min. W. at noon, on
the 28th day of March, 1820, from the ship Osprey, of Glasgow,
which sailed from Greenock on the 26th February, on a trading
voyage round the world. Whoever finds this is requested to
insert a notice of the time and place in some literary or political
publication, with the view of establishing facts relative to the
currents of the ocean.—All well."

This bottle was found on the 4th February, 1821, near the
eittern point of the Salines, quarter of St. Ann's, Martinique, in
the best order, as will be seen by this paper, which it contained.
I'. Boutuarr, Printer and Director of the General
Post-Office, Martinique.
St. Pierre, Martinique, 26th February, 1821.

W. LOCKYER, Esq. is to succeed JOHN NEWTON,
Esq. as Comptroller of the Customs, at the Port of
Plymouth, the latter Gentleman having resigned,
after a service of forty-five years.
Tuesday se'nnight, the tide in the rivers Nith and
Tay flowed to a height unprecedented in the memory
of the oldest sailors. It is supposed, in the latter in-
stance, to have been about 14 feet at the Lime Shore.
SPECIE IN AIIIIHICA.—Extract of a letter from New
York, dated the 10th of March r—g, In former times,
much was said about the influence of British gold,
but I question whether there was ever a time when
British guineas were in such demand as at present.
The high price of bills has induced those who are
making remittances to seek for guineas in the vaults
of some of our Banks, which have been ransacked of
several thousands, and purchased at a great premium;
but the demand becoming great, and the increasing
Premium on them creating alarm, it has been thought
advisable to retain them for the United States' Mint,
On account of the superiority of the metal, that they
may forthwith be converted into American tagles.—
There were struck at the United States' Mint, last
year, in gold coins, 263,806 pieces, amounting to
1,319,030 dollars. In silver coins, 1,821,153 pieces,
amounting to 501,680 dollars 70 cents ; and in cop-
per coins, 4,44)7,550 pieces, amounting to 44,075 dol-
lars 50 cents; making in the whole 6,192,509 pieces,
amounting to 1,864,756 dollars 20 cents."

MASSACRE AT MANILLA.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED IN THE CONVENT OF
AIIGUsTIN, MANILLA, OCT. 18, 1820.
it I address you from this Convent in the deepest state of
affliction and distress. The horrible and afflicting events which
have passed in Manilla, since the 9th of the current month,
have thrown me into a state of delirium and stupor, which al-
most depriires me of the faculty of communicating what I would
wish to relate.
" On the lit of this month, a most tremendous westerly gale,
accompanied by a very heavy fall of rain, occasioned a rise in
the waters of the lake far above its usual les'el, inundating all '
the low lands of Manilla. On the 2d, the waters began to sub-1
, side ; and in consequence of the dreadful commotion in the lake,
proceeding from the torrents which poured into it from the sur-
rounding mountains, as well as from the mass of filth which
had been left on its banks, sent forth an infection in the air,
which has produced an epidemic disease to which thousands
have fallen victims.
" The native population, either from blind ignorance, or in-
fluenced in their opinions by those who do not wish the fo-
reignerk well, imagined that the French residents had poisoned
the lake and river which runs from it towards Manilla, making
this a pretence to assassinate and plunder not only the French,
but all strangers without discrimination.—[The letter thee con-
firms the account given in the STAit of yesterday, as follows :3
" The horrible design was carried into effect on the 9th of the
current month, in Binondo, the suburbs of Manilla, commencing
first with the French, and ultimately with all strangers, withz"
out distinction of nation.
" Twenty-five Gentlemen, Captains, and Supercargoes of the
foreign ships now in Cavete, including, I deeply regret to say,
my partnet3, Messrs. Shaffalitzky and Duntzfeit, fell a sacrifice
to the cruel knife of these barbarians, and on the following day
sixteen Chinese, who, as they supposed, were concerned in the
poison plot.

" Everything which they could find in the houses of the un-
ortunate people who had fallen victims to the fury of these bar-
barous wretches, was tither burnt or carried off.
" The loss is estimated at 400,000 dollars, and the different
residences of the pour innocents who have been so cruelly mas-
sacred present the most dreary aspect of rapine, murder, and de-
vastation, not to be described, and never, never to be forgotten.
" The Government, though perhaps not so early as might be
expected, afforded all the protection in its power, by conducting
those who had the gond fortune to escape into the citadel of Ma-
nilla, where they now remain, and I have been humanely and
kindly received into this Convent. I have lost no property or
papers of any description—the latter, together with all the cash
in our treasury, having on the night of the 10th been brought to
the house of the Auditor-General, under a strong military escort,
provided by our Governor.
" In a few days I shall wind up my concerns and leave Ma-
nilla, for though the Government latterly have taken the most
active steps to restore tranquillity and public confidence, still the
bitter recoriection of what has passed, and what from the least
insinuatinn of a malicious heart may again happen, I cannot re-
concile to myself either the idea of personal protection or secu-
rity, far less that ease of mind that makes life desirable; besides
which, the pestilence, a kind of cholera morbus, rages with the
greatest violence, hundreds being carried off daily.

The Ladies of Madrid, says a Paris Paper, are in-
dignant at their exclusion from hearing the debates
Corms, and are said to have formed a patrio-
,ic Society, tor the purpose of convincing the Cortes,
that their enlightened views and patriotism might be
counted for something, in the consideration of public
affairs. The Countess of Casaaus, 60 years of age,
but very amiable, is to be the Lady-President of it.
The Moniteur says—" It is on account of the death
of his Serene Highness Geortoe WILLIAM, Elector
of Hesse, and not that of her Royal Highness the
Princess ELIZABETH, daughter of his Royal High-
ness the Duke of CLARENCE, that the Court went
into mourning, on Saturday, for eight days."
A private letter from Genoa, dated March 30, in
speaking of the entry of the army into Naples, says,
" A few of the Royalist and Anti-constitutional
party appeared on the balconies, and waved their
handkerchiefs. No decided expression of feeling
could, however, be called forth, even among the par-
tisans of Austria, though so powerfully countenanced
by the presence of support. The Austrians declared
that they entered only as friends ; but the most igno-
rant Lazzarone could not but see through the insult-
ing pretext. The people, who, supported by the Par-
liament, had immediately before testified the greatest
enthusiasm for liberty and the Constitution, seemed
to be ashamed of this termination of the exertions of
their military Chiefs. Much of the road, and many
even of the streets, through which the Austrians
passed, were more than usually deserted, and a sullen
gloom pervaded the countenances of the inhabitants.
The Neapolitan Guards, who deserted the cause of
their country and entered Naples some days before
the entrance of the enemy, had been hissed in the
streets, and had fired on the people. This was made
the pretence for the Austrians entering a day or two
sooner than they intended. General Frimont, with
several General Officers and a numerous Staff, after
having proceeded at the head of his troops to the
King s Palace, took his station there till the whole of
his force had defiled before him. As he passed the
Prince Regent's Palace, his Royal Highness, together
with his family, appeared at the balcony, and saluted
the invaders. The Prince Regent to the last moment
was a Constitutionalist, cr at least declared himself
so. The people loudly complain of the corruption
and treachery of their Generals. Carascosa, Filan-
gieri, Ambrosio, and others, are included in this
charge, and consequently put under the ban of po-
pular vengeance. The National Guard evinced, in
difficult circumstances, a conduct beyond all praise.
They performed military duty and preserved public
order for six weeks during the absence of the troops ;
and never was a town kept in greater tranquillity.—
Not an act of violence was committed, nor the slight-
est riot took place during all that time, though the,
popular mind was never more excited. What will
now be done it is difficult to say. The troops are left
without leaders, and complain that they were not
allowed to fight. If this spirit be general, the force'
that left Capua may augment the bands of Calabriat
and carry on a Guerilla warfare, more harassing to
the spirit and probably more destructive to the num-
bers of the Austrians, than a more decided resistance'
in the first inst ante."
A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guild-
hall, for general business, and was fully attended.
Several persons were sworn, and others admitted
Brokers. Coal Undertakers were licensed.—Messrs.

VANDERCOM, Deputy Goss, GRIFFITHS, J. CROOK,
and COWAN, were severally admitted, and sworn
Coal-meters in trust for the City, for four years.—
Various bills were ordered for payment.
Mr. H. JoriNSTONE, late of Druy-Lane Theatre, is
now performing at the Stafford Theatre, where he
has appeared as Shylock and Sir Arehy Macsarcasm.
CURIOUS STAGE CURTAIN.—They talk of a very
whimsical project of a "Mass Curtain; for the new
grand Opera House. This Curtain is to reflect the
whole audience part of tie 'Theatre!—.Paris Paper.