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STATES OF SIFAVIA.

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limbers* enetni‘s. 'Would
It therefore be' impastsbanslir our colonies,
and to ' 111Nty pre-ensmence acquired
at the Ottielbee ,of so =eh. blood and treasure?...
Oat bf 416900,000 of Relay Estimates, Which
were sot a Peace Establishmeist.but an intermediate
and 'teas ens, there was one million, which
Wield not be leorred beyond the present year.-
- It was applied in the support of those forces, which
Were to be eetirely reduced next year, ;ft the Course
of, which the embodied militia -and all the foreign
• :seeps *haul& be totally disbanded. :Of the latter,
some were .already dissolved. „Upon these Estimates
*We. theinfote, there was a certain deduction of one
sriiljioo -to look forward to, which would reduce the
**pandit= to less than eight millions. Out of these
were two millions that would remain the same,
even were not the country to keep a single regiment
on foot. They were dedlcAted -to the support of
hospitals, and to the payment of the allowances and
pensions to the Orphans and Widows of Officers who
had fallen, and of the provisions to wounded and
veteran Officers. Taking _this amount oot of the
residue of the Estimates, which next year would be
-under eight millions, the 'actual charge for the army
would be under six millions. The House must also
bear in mind the increase itteipay and allowances that
had taken place in the aelvice. The•pay of the sol-
diere-had beat doubled since PA and raised from
StL. to h.—so'that the whole was- swelled to nearly,
the double of what it would have been, even with
the present establishment, at that period. It was air,
his dity to state, that all those augmentations had
been considered by Parliament, and had obtained its
deliberate sanction..—(Heer, hear.)—Nay, its fibers.:
lity had even out-stripped the intentions of Govern-
ment, who were not therefore liable to any blame on
that head. As it would not be possible to go into
the Committee this night, he hoped an early time
would be fixed for that purpose, as material incon.
wnience would 'Arise from any delay hi renewing the
Manny Act. He was convinced that the sole object
of the Honourable Gentlemen opposite was, to pro.
cure a lair discussion-of the subject—(Hear, Aar.)—
He was, therefore, certain that they would not create
any unnecessary delay, but would agree to any ar-
rangement calculated to facilitate the public service.
Mr. PONSONBY th,:uetht that every Gentleman
saw the impossibility of going through the whole de-
bate to-night. Many Honourable Members-had al-
ready :aired, he should therefore, at this late hour,
move an adjournment. •
Lord CASTLkREAGH should not oppose that
motion. He iwas glad of the turn which the debate
bad taken, and felt confident, that the more the views
arid plans of Government should be discussed, the
stare would the House be satisfied with them.

The question of adjournment to this day was then
put and carried unanimously.
The Report of the Bank Loan Bill was received.
Lind the Bill ordered to be read a third time this day.
The Clergy Residence Bill was read a third time.
and passed.
The Crown Lands Bill was read a second time.
and ordered to be committed next Friday.
The Tonnage Du, y Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed this day.
Adjourned at half-past one o'clock.

ADDRESS AND REMONSTR4NCE OP THE

LETTER FROM SWABIA, FEBRUARY 10.
The Assembly of the States of the Kingdom of
Wurtemberg addressed, on the 26th of January, a
very urgent Representation to his Msjesty the King,
with the request that be would retake the Order of
the 17th of January, respecting the levying of the
Tam, and to apply to the relic! of the country, and
the covering of the public expenditure, the overplus
of the English subsidies, which are said far to exceed
the military expenses that have been dbfrayed oat of
the public treasury; then the money paid as indem-
es-ty for maintaining of the Austrian and Bavarian
troops, and, above all, the share of the French con-
tributions which falls to Wurtemberg. To this they
add the request that the States may be informed how
these sums have bee 9 hitherto employed. This Ad-
dress paint. in very strong language the distress that
prevails in Wurternherg, and which has' been still in.
creased by the list Ordinat:ce for levying the Taxes.
64 Your Majesty's finance department (sayi the
printed 'address which is found in some public jour-
Eals) published on the 17th of this month a new order
fin levying the taxes by distress (steeper egictsdow befell)
which every where excites the greatest alarm, as it
etia,:e the Magistrates personally responsible for the
payment within a very short time—aild fixed sums
which far exceed the ability of most of the High
aillages. The undersigned chiefly tontine than-
selves to prove that the subject mast be utterly
druined by the rigour with which the Magistrates
threaten to execute this Rescript, and that such 41.
tour is not necessary at present,to meet the public ex-
pendaure. One of. the most considerable and most
oppressed Classes of contributors to tha tax (it seems
to be some direct tax), are the Wine-groviers. The
al fortune that they have bad for theta four
_years is
known ; the last vintage in particular did not
deserve the name of one, the distress of far the greater
pan of them exceeds all description ; many families
do not see a.morsel of bread for weeks together;
InOit of them literally struggle with despiir.
e, It is considered further that the subjects are
,till bleeding with the wounds of ten preceding dread-
ful years ; surely no further traits can be wanting to
complete the meurnlal -picture of the universal
misery. Compelled .by distresi, many of the taxed
h.ive already sold even the cattle which are abso-
lutely necessary for them. How many families live
merely upon potatoes and the milk of a•cowl If this
iv taken from them, how thaU they live then ? 'How
shall they cultivate their fields ? Where shall the
wine-growers, especially, get the manure for their
vineyards ? Most of those whose cattle 'would be
seised would be obliged to do every thing to repair
the loss ; they would fall into the hands of usurers,
particularly of Jews, and, perhaps, be obliged .to buy
worse cattle upon credit, at double the price. In
short, it is impossible to, form an idea of the distress
which prevails. in the families of .the country people.
Shall even the pillow be torn away from the. poor,
man, on which he lays his head.oppressed with
saves ? Even if the legal reasons which are so *cis
live did not speak for the subjects, the great thetreds

LONDON.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY rt. 1816.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELYR O'CLOCK:
Reduced 811.418=-Cone. me. of U_ for sex-61f 61
4 per Ceee.77ll-4 per Cem. 9011=-Boods pr.
Oma. len pr.—. Do. pay. I ei—Eseb. Bdle Apr.
lee
To-day we received the Paris Papers of Saturday.
In the Chamber of Peers on Thursday, M. de CHA-
TIATIRIAND pronounced a most brilliant and paihe-
tic eulogy on the late Queen of FRANCE, which drew.
tears from all around him. Next day both Cham-
bers were occupied in sending deputations to the
KING and the Duchess d'AiwouLaua, thanking them
for the communication. The speeches and answers

on the occasion were, as might have been expected,
extremely creditable to the sensibility of those who
uttered them. An article from Leghorn in these papers
states, that the Algerine Pirates have of late become
more daring than ever. Twelve Corsairs now cruize in
company, effect landings on various parts of the shores
of I taly, and carry of men, women, children and cattle!
--The same article, we are sorry to add, 'informs
us that English goods fetch but very indifferent
prices at Leghorn, where they complain that they
will not take• payment is goods in return, but in
specie.

The following is the official account, published at
Madrid. of the late disastrous events to the Patriotic
cause in South America. We take .the article bum
the Paris Papers :

MADRID, FEBRUARY IL
" Intelligent from Vera Cruz, dated the $011;
November last, states, that on the 9th of the, same
month, the famous Morellos was made prisoner, after
a total defeat. A very rich convoy was captured;
and, on the 2Dth of November, pan of it entered
Xalapa, under an escort of 1500' men. The booty,
which was carried by 1324 mules, consisted, among
other things, of 7,250,000 of strong piastres in silver,
357,000 strong piastres in gold, and 297 quintals
of corn.

All the artillery and ammunition of the Rebel
armj, besides the equipage of Morellos himself, were
taken—the ringleaders were killed."
Additional particulars.“ The action was fought
near Antargo del Rio ; the leaders, Sesma and 1.0.
bats, are among the killed. Amador and Bermudas
are among those who escaped to Jamaica."

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Letters from New. York, to the SOth of January,
were received this morning. A serious misunder•
standing appears to exist between Spain and the
United States; the former, in addition to her demand
of all the American Citizens wbo were concerned. in
the revolution in South America, insists upon a ces-
aim of territory. The following are extracts :

N Tax Does or WAR.—Upon a resolution to continue the
taxes, a sheep debate took place yesterday in a Committee of tb,
whole Hove&

"T a taxes had been opposed an the ground that we were at
peace with sill the world, and likely to remain so. Mr. CLAY
replied to this among other things, that our relati..ns with Spain
were by no means pacific—that the Spanish Minister had lately
made a peremptory and impudent demand of a portion of our
territory, a demand which he could not speak of with surtelent
. He asked if Gentlemen knew the state of our mis-
time w the insurgents of South America, and he expressly in.
timated that we might before long engage in erudite enterprises
to aid in establishing their independence.
" This again brought up Mr. RAMPOLPII, who demanded
that the Committee rise for the purpose of obtaining °Sew In.
formation of the high matters referred to by the Speaker, as a
meson fur granting extraordinary sundae.
" Mr. &MAZER nose rose in ms. coolitsion, and declared
that be had no informatiosicalLithe subject of our Spanish Ma.
dons frost any one of the or from any branch if the
Government ; that he had referred to it only as a runsour—shat
solar as the demand of the writer/ was concerned, the Juror-
, nudes came front the Spanish Midday himaself."—Fedsrei
refits, Jou U.
M. Pederson, his Danish Majesty's Minister to the United
States, has arrived its this city. Ad the Ministers of Foreign
Powers now resident is the United States, are at present at the
seat of Owen most.
John M. Forbes, of New York, late Consul at Hamburgh, is
appointed Ameskaw Comosi•Ossuil to the Kingdom et Den-
mark,. to the Duchy of Modambergh Schwerin, and Consul to
the poets of Stralsund and Stettin, in Pressia.—(Net heel falai.
roar, Jammer, SO
The French Minister, M. &muter, has bits recalled, watch
he has dieldly nodded es this Government. His Samar, will
remain as his Charge d'Affaires. Perhaps nothing is meant to.
wards the Government, bat it slides only panually to Moody"
Serrurier, if so, why is not mother Minister sent out to MI his
Ilace

Yesterday morning, soon after nine o'clock, the
Quasar, Princesses &mann and MARY, and the
Princess Cadman% of WALiSt kft Windsor Castle
for Brighton, escorted by a party of Light Horse.—
Their attendants went in three other carriages. The
Royal Party am expected to return on Thursday or
Friday.
The journeymen carpenters throqghout the metro-
polis struck yesterday morning for wages. The mas-
ters, who formerly gave SOs. per week, but have now
resolved to reduce at to 275. caused the adoption of
this impolitic measure by the men. The journeymen
stone-masons have Aka quarrelled with their masters
oa the same account.
GALWAY, Fax. 21.—TATALDum..---Ireiterday eve-
ning a meeting took place near Marlin Park, between
P. Du. Los, Esq. of this town, and B. KANN) Esq. of
—, when the former received his adversary's ball
under the right breast, and instantly expired. These
two Gentlemen were close friends for many years.
, Mr. Damn/ foo4ht several duels, in all of which Mr.
Hass acted as his second j and it is remarkable that
Mr. DILLON'S father lost his life, in an affair of ho.
noun with the late MaIrACIIII FALLON, Esq. at the
same
f age, and nearly On the awe spot where his
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FALMOUTH. FEBRUARY 24.
Aeriied the Medway, from London for Tobago;
Lively, GRAY, from Southampton for St. Michaels,
aid a min of war brig. name unkni.wn, froM Ports-
limioth for Gilwaltar.—Wind S.W. d;rty weather.
PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 26.
Arrived the Camel, store-ship, from Gibral-
tar ; Harriet, COLLINS, from Landon. Sailed his
'Majesty's ship LARNE, fora cruise; acrd Charles
-transport tor the Downs.—Wind N.W.
RAMSGATE, FEBRUARY So.
Put in for shelter the Concord, LYALL, from Lnn
dhn for Teneriffe. Sailed the Agnes transport, No.
2.0, with troops and baggage for Cork ; also sailed
several small tranprirts for Ostend.—Wind N.W.
DEAL, FEBRUARY 26.
Arrived and sailed for the River the Eliza, WAG*
KIM, from the South Seas; George, HANDY, from
Lisbon ; Mary, EVANS, from Waterford ; Bellana,
RAITT, from Buenos Ayres. Came down from the
River, Echo, Guffaw, for the South Seas ; Francis,
Git.Lantsa, for Antigua ; Tccaer, for disco-
vering on the African Coast .„also the Dorothy trans-
port, No. SB3, her consort ; Neptune, INDAMITY, for
India; Cambridge, EvaNs, for St. Domingo; Violet,
ALLYN, for Buenos Apes; and sailed with the El-
phinstone, Marquis of Ely, and Wexford Company's
ships ; Ganges, Cornwallis, and Tynt private ships,
for the East Indies; and xhe whole of the outward-
bound for their different destinations—except the
Cambridge and Coldstream lndiamen, which remain
for orders.—Wind N.W.
CORK, FEBRUARY ss.
Came in the Maxon, Revenue cutter ; the Daphne
transport, with part of the '27th Regiment of Foot,
from Dover; and the Marshal Blucher. DowoAv
Master, with passengers trom.Bristol.—Wind S.W.

Yesterday tha dispatches were finally closed at ihr
East India House, and delivered to the Pursers of
the following ships, viz.—Lady Castlereagh, Captain
G. Srupsos ; Cambridge, Captain I. FIRILM AN ;
Coldstream, Captain J. Coxwieu., for St. Helena
and Chine.

Four Conventionalists, who signed for the death of
Louts XVI. are arrived at Portsmouth from France.
They are detained by E. tlittiauo, Esq. the Collec.
tor of the Customs, till he receives lurtlitr instructions

from the Secretary of State. .
Last night the important subject of the Income
Tax was debated at great length in the House of
Comm►►ns; and the farther discussion put off until
this evening. The crowd of strangers was immense:
there being a Call o f the House, the gallery doors
were not opened until seven o'clock, when a scene of
confusion occurred seldom witnessed, at least in that
place : a very small portion of those who had been
many hours in attendance gained admissicn, for se-
veral of the Members had, previously to the opening
of the doors, filled what is called the Messengers'
Lobby with their friends, to the exclusion even of
those whose duty it is to Report the Debates for the
Newspapers, many of whom were of course excluded.
The latter Gentlemen owe to the consideration of the
Ser.ween, the accommodation' of a room in which
they may watt for the opening of the gallery, and
for some years they have enjoyed the privilege of en-
tering a few minutes before those who attend front
mere curiosity. Last night, however, the friends of
the Members who were stationed in the lobby, got
the start of the Reporters, and there were, of course,
three sets of candidates for admission to the gallery.
Most.of those who warted outside of the gallery-door
as usual, were necessarily excluded, and it was a con-
sid--rable time before the uproar subsided. Several
Gentlemen, we are sorry to add, were severely hurt
in the contest for admission.
The Burgh of Berwickanpon-Tweed have resolved
to Petition Parliament against the continuance of the
Income Tax. The Resolutions passed at tie Meet-
ing, which were very spirited, shall be given to-
morrow.

The Town of Reading met on Thursday, so Pee.
tints against the renewal of the Property Tax—only
three dissentient voices—thanks moved to Mr. Win.
DOWS GOLDING, the mover, and Captain HALLs the
seconder of the ResolutiOns.

The County of Berk: convened for the 6th of March.
The County of Northampton met on Friday. Sir
Gionce Romani moved the Petition—seconded by
Lord Soma—Earl Courrom opposed the petition—
spoke in favour of the Property Tax—defended the
proposed Military Establishment—and offered an
amendment hostile to the original Resolutions, which
was supported by Mr.THORNTON, Mr. CARTWRIGHT,
and Mr. CARTER—the supporters of the resolutions
moved by Sir GEORGE ROBINSON were, SIT JAMES
LAM:IMAM, Lords MILTON, LILIFORD and ALTHORPE,
Messrs. HILL and SAwattioax—and which were car-
ried by a :hew of hands.
The Hampshire County Meeting on Wednesday
was so nmerous, that the persons present were com-
pelled to' adjourn outside of the Hall—the Res°lu•
lions against the Property Tax were moved by Mr,
PORTAL, and seconded by Sir CHARLES MILL...-Other
Resolutions were proposed by Mr. COSBRTT, and se-
conded by Mr. Hour ; but the High Sheriff, Mr.
BOSANQUET, deeming them irrelevant, refused to put
them—Mr. PonTAL's Resolutions were carried—the

Earl of CARNARVON, as well as the persons named
above, and Mr. Mutsu, took prominent parts in this
discussion—the Noble Earl's patriotic speech was
repeatedly cheered by the Meeting, and himself by
the populace also on his departure from the City.
• Leeds, Doncaster,and the City of York, have either
met, or• about to do so, likewise to protest against
the Property Tax; and Requisitions have beets sign-
ed in every other part of the kingdom for the same
purpose.
At a numerous and respectable gating of the in-
habitants of Liverpool, on Friday, a series of Reso-
lutions and Petition against the Income Tax, were
carried by a great majority. Mr. GLADSTANB moved
a set of counter-resolutions, which were rejected.
A Meeting of the Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Free-
holders of the County of Edinburgh, is convened for
the 4th of March ; and a Meeting of the City of
Edinburgh for yesterday, for the like purpose. The
Counties of Ayr and Kincardine have also resolved
to petition against the Tax.
A Petition against a continuance of the Income
Tax, under any modification, during the tirde of
peace, was framed at Haddiagton, on Friday last.
and has been signed by a,large body of tho founts
,of that county.

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The 3d Battalion 95th R fie Reel.,
in garrison at Dover, are under ord
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taro for
to embark.
CORONER'S INQUEs?
Yesterday, at two o'clock, an Ingo/wt
St. Thomas's Hospital, upon the hod; ._*
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Thompson, who died on Sundt), ttuira'"
quence of wounds he rec.eired i
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con tents of a piiibte,octlh,cicfiteordieldabbiinytetdtliiieislater•amegic: •
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flier which took place hetwel:eletninlstel
Brookes on Friday last, respecting " g a kiwi
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riet
cweehriodirel de they
curiosityhad
calculation.
,The Jury having had a view of the hod
to the Surgery of the Hospital, and 1,1,!'
thewiiie Ch ourcoenuepri,e
occupied
took s
tanimei mu.
List night.
Th„mes Kaines deposed, that he woe - I
Mr. Tookey, a hair-dresser, residinp, ink;
Aley, Lombard-street. On Friday
Sarah Tookey and Mr. Brookes c,rne to 62
shop: the deceased had been pri.vilmil'ett
afterwards came when Sarah Totkey aid •
were up stags; he asked it Mira. Bro.kestv.
Brookes came down to the uses and
Thompson said he knew better, and
seeing her. Mrs. Brietkes then came 4.1,
three of the steps, but Bto ‘kes pushed he kik
'he said, ,s For COD'. sake, let me speak to in.
Thompson said, let her speak to me. sire
then attempted to come forward to him, he, ,
pushed her back. Thompson then took 0i,,1
of his pocket, and Sarah Tookey said, g
sake put it up," and he instantly did
Brookes and Mrs. Tookey screamed; NAN
went up to the kitchen and brought does ,
and at the bottom of the stairs struck Thegioll
the head with it. He after wards struck hie%
shoulder with it—a scuff: ensued, and Be* •
larger than Thompson, covered him, aid hig'
power of his head. Vs'itntss gave dies*
cried murder, but did not see the potitio4 !
were in when the p•stol was fired.
Ann Tookey, wife to J. Tookey, comeeetai
testimony of last witness, and in additim
Thompson followed Brookes up stairs, Anti,
hibited a pistol, but was certain, when
her arid Sarah l'ookcy to pot it ,
complied, and witness was certain he put it ito
hand waistcoat pocket.
Toe Coroner, at this period of the in •
expressed a desire to take the ever lee 01
Tooker, but he was informed by some ri the
cal Gentlemen th•tt she was in an anti•rorn, ,
in a state of delirium. A short time aft
however, the report was that she was mere
and had herselt expressed a wish to be.heal
WAS accordingly iutrodoced, but it was mosey
two Gentlemen to support her. Her figure*
are interesting, but upon her int:oductiostke
the appearance of incoherency. ANT hag
time seated, she proceeded on I.yr testis's',
faultering tone of v.iice. Witness depinedna
Friday last she accompanied John Brookes
!house of Tookey ; it wart bctwctn ten And
o'clock. Mr. Tookey told her the the decent*
been there. Brookes then asked witness to
patty him to his brother, Duct,r Bre,kes,ol
helm-street ; she accordingly went up two pc
stairs for her gloves, and oil coming don
foolery told her Thompson was in toe soar
came down and stood upon the stairs. 1
and Brookes were in the shop. She heard ss
but saw a pistol in Thompson's hand, at a
screamed. Mr. Brookes advised her to pills
which she did ; they followed her up about bi
up the stairs ; Brookes then got a poker, ands
ensued ; witness was too much alamwd to IN
blows passed ; soon after she heard the repaid
pistol, and Thompson teat upon the ground.
Mr. Thomas Ambrose, a Clerk in the Post I
was passing by, and heard the cry of •• murder
entered the shop, and saw two per.ons fighters.
only new point which this witness elicited, Vs
it could not be Thompson who fired the pistoliu
(witness) was holding his hands, trying to
them, at the time the pistol was fired. T.
fell, and afterwards said, 66 they (or he) did'
took the pistol from me." Brookes stood there
1:callfrIc;s:1;
nothing had happened, and said he had aright,
tend himself.
Mr.'M•Donald also spoke to Brookes key.
man who fired the pistol.
Many other witnesses were called, awn.*
was the Surgeon of the Hospital, who paise&
bullet which he had extracted from-the brill'
deceased.
TThhee JC:rityeN reetitiretdhefaorraebe:
returned with a verdict of Wilfsil Mimics gal
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upittutilvaetemd
iitihueteezideorad.
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Friends, that they shared and sold the follotrist
pital Prizes, which were drawn last Saturday,
runty 24:
No. 6,087 a Prize of 2E5,000, in Shares.
111,2432
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11,146 •-•••• • :Cl,OOO, is Shares
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