Star.
London, England, 1816-12-21 00:00:00

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This Morning we received the Paris Paper! of
Tuesday and Wednesday. On Monday the Coih-
mittee appointed to muffin, the Budget Made their
Report. It was ordered to be printed, and the dis-
cussion upon it was to take place on Wednesday.—
An English Paper published at Pails (Gedignani't
Ahrsenser), ILLS fallen into a «ingular rnistake : the
Elitor has connected the struggle which lately took
pl.ite in Canada between Lord SELKIRK and a rival
Company of Colonists, into the breaking-out of a war
between America and Great Britain I

The Journal des Abash in a long argumentative
article, end-avours to do away the prejudice excited
among the French people against the English Carn-
pimy, which hi.s contracted to supply Paris with
w.ttcr. It does not appear to be true that the project
has been abandoned, or that the 'rot) pipes are to be
to ade in France. The writer of the article seems to
feel a malignant satisfaction assuring his readers that
the English Company is about to expend thirty mil-
lioks of francs in the improvement of France.—
They are not to receive any interest or profits for
the first three years, i, e. until the works Ere coMd
pieced : and finally, after a certain number of years,
they cease to derive atcy annual revenue, and the Re-
servoirs, Aqueducts, Ste. become public property.—
Would to HEAVEN," s.tys the writer of the article,
" that all the Powers of Europe, to whom we have
to pay monthly so heavy contributions, would lay
out in the same way among us a portion of those pre.
ctous Capitals."

CHAMB?R OF DEPU
ITTING OF DECEMBER 16.

The ChAnther opened at a quarter p.►st ore.
Prince Ilttutiuo, one of the Secietaties, read the
primes verbal, which was adopted.
Thirty-four petitions were referred to the Com.

The Order of the May called for the Report of the
Commission upon the Project presented by the Mi-
nister of Finance, in the Sitting of the 12th inst.

Baron de YouGen:us ascended the tribune, and
spoke as follows
" Gentlemen, the Project of Law submitted to
:our deliberation proposes to accord to Government
the faculty of collecting provisionally the tour first
twelfths of the t.irs, as it is established for 1816,
and to Autilorize the continuation of the indirect taxes.

" Tee Comniissian, Gentlemen, has charged me
with the honour of laying before you the result of its
labours. The land-tax is only voted for a year ; and
the indirect contributions until the Ist of Februaiy,
1817. However great the zeal and activity of the
Commist.on, it is impossible to hope that the law can
be given in all its form klities, and its divisions pre.
pared for collection, before the month of January.- -
Calculations of a wise foresight are among the duties
of Government, and this foresight desires that for
the interest of the Treasury and the taxed, the col-
lection be made regularly and without interruption.
Even a momentary suspension of the receipts would
be a calamity to the Treasury, and a crowd of taxes
paid together would then be a calamity to the taxed.
This same proposition was presented to the Chamber
of 181.5, and unanimously adopted. The motives
laid down at that time, are, and will be, the same in
a like case ; and we tell you the same as the Com-
mission of 1815, that one of the salutary effects of
the proposed law will be to give to the general coun-
cils and arrondissements, time to employ themselves
in the repartition of the tax. We will add, that the
interest of the taxed appears sufficiently guaranteed,
when we consider the project presented as only tend-
ing to cause accounts to be paid. Nevertheless,
Gentlemen, we ought not to conceal from you that
we have seen with regret in the project of law, the
doubling of patents upon which numerous reclama-
dons were presented during the year which is nearly
passed. We should have wished that the increase
which weighs so heavy upon an unfortunate class,
could have been suspended until the time when you
shall have adopted definitive resolutions upon the tax.
46 But, considering that the law proposed is only
temporary, and that the payments exacted are, as
we have already said, in the title of account; and
that even in the case, should the wants of Govern-
ment impose on us the said necessity of adopting the
double increase, an increase of 53 centimes upon the
Departments which have not so much suffered, would
assure to those less fortunate, an indemnity for the
feeble advances which they could make, and that, in
fine, Gentlemen, there would be the danger of mak-
ing them entertain delusive hopes, and that provi-
sionally, in the interim of our decisions upon the
Budget, it is of consequence to give to Government
the full latitude of its resources. Your Commission
has unanimously agreed to propose to you to adopt
the law such as presented.
6g Before concluding this report, permit us, Gen.
demon, to have the honour of submitting one xe-
flection to you, which will perhaps appear not without
interest : that these temporary laws, howsoever ne-
cessary, present always some inconvenience, above all
in the affair of taxes. It is much to be desired that
we could be free from them for the futere, which
could only be obtained by an earlier convocation of
the two Chambers: this measure, which will be easier
when we shall have adopted a settled sptena.o.
Finance, would undoubtedly produce numerous ad-
vantages ; it would not escape the exalted wisdom of
the best of Kipgs, who desires all thq Which is irod,
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nieditties what is usefulj and to Yon in*.
as adyintagepolnted outs is an acknowledged good."
th* PRISIbIitIT---le The Report may be printed
tr-day, and distributed tomorrow; if there is no re-
clamation to be made, I *will put to the vote, the
postponement of the discussion to Wednesjay."
From all sides—" yes—yes—yes"
PRESIDENT-4i Then the discussion will be conti
nued on Wednesday, and commence at 12 o'clock."
Adjourned to Wednesday.
PARIS, DECWEIER 17.
We have just been informed by a Gentleman at
Paris, who this day received a letter, dated October
7, from his brother (an Officer in the English 104th
Regiment, gliattered at Montreal) that the Ameri-
cans have attacked and taken Fort William in Upper
Canada, and a detachment of the 37th Regnt. whom
►hey sent into the United States as prisoners. The
letter adds, that General Sir John Sherbrooke was
mustering A force to dislodge the Americans from
the fort.

We have received accounts from Hanover, which
mention the arrival of his Royal Highness the D.lke
of Cambridge on the Ist instant. His Royal High-
ness went under the name of Count Hoya, and re-
fused all the fetes which were proposed on the ace-
lion. The next day all the Authorities proceeded to
the Palace to make their court to his Highness.
We have received accounts from Rome, where it
seems Lord Oxford has at last safely arrived, after
having narrowly escaped from the hands of the nu-
nitrous basiditti who infest the country. His Lord-
ship was stopped on the road near Viterbe,.pillaged
of every thing, and lett on the high road in an al
I most absolute state of nudity. One of his servants
was mortally wounded.
His Lordship has bad an audience of the Cardinal
Secretary of State, and will be shortly presented to
the Holy .Father.

The Ambassador from France has freqUent inter.
tiews with the Pope, but the affairs of FranCe with
the Holy See are kept a profound secret.
We learn that the King and Queen of Bavaria are
about to pay a visit at Vienna to their daughter the
Empress at Austria ; they will be preceded by their
UM the Prince Royal.

It is expected that the expedition for the Isle of
Bourbon will set sail in a few days.

PARIS, DECEMBER 18.

The Duke of Wellington is expected here about
the 25th : his stay will not be Ling.
The Spanish Ambassador yesterday preened to
his Majesty the Chevalier Fleyres, Colonel and Cap.
taiu of the Walloon Guards of Spain, and Chevalier
of several Orders.

The case of Baranlun, for the transfer of certain
funds by Bonaparte, during the Usurpation, was
pfraded to-day. It will again be proceeded with on
Thursday.