Star.
London, England, 1803-06-02 00:00:00

HORNBY AND ESDAILVi BANKRUPTCY.

WHEREAS a CoMtnitrinn of Bankrupt is awarded
a-ni dined forth againft WILLI.I K HORNSY, of GOV-
burgh, in the County of Lincoln, Efq.; and Sir jOSF.PIi .FS-
DAILE. of Maiden AA, in the County &Wee. !talent, Bash-
ers, and Qs-pianos, aod they Lein declared Backrupti, ire
hereby required to furrender thrmreires to the Conuniffioners..te
the Laid CoantnilSon named, or the major part of them, en 1A.4%-
day. the 13th Day of Jane neat, at the White Hart inn, in Gain 1-
burgh dorefaid, at 'l'm of the Clock ;n the c.wenoon; on
the zoth Day of the fame Month, at the Lane Place. at Ten of the
elo kin th:Forenooa; and on Saturday, the sjl Day of July next,
at the fame Inez:, at Tea of the Clock in the Forenoon, make a
full nitenvery and difclorare of their Mates and Media, when and
whet e the Creditors are to come prepared to prove th,:ir Debts;
at the fecund tittingto ellen& Affiances; and at the laft,Sitting the
II old thinkrapts arc required to Saida their examinations; an I the
Cr. dit-irs arc to silent to or diTent from the allowance of their
C-rtdi •ates. All Perfona indel.ted to the•Gid Bankrupts, Cr who
Aare any of their kilvels, are tot to pay or deliver d (ante but to
waom the Conuniffioners (hall appoint, bet give notice to Mr.
Berjerin Codd, Attorney, at Cathiburgb afueefaid; or to Mars.
.kl:en and Exley, of Fond:rare Inn, London.
N. B. Ihe Commitlioaers, in order to facilitate the proof of
Debts, and to accommodate tht Country Creditors as much as
poriblr, intend to continue their Grit Sitting by Attotwriesialt„
Iran Day to Day, till Friday, the 17th Day of June nest inettifive,
if found neceffary.— Gainthoesh, aid May,

Rd? THE STAR.

TO THE RICHT HON. CARL STANHOPE.

MY Loto—On the inclifpenfible neceffitv of re-
taining Maka, your Lordfhip and 1 have the Gate
opinion. Where I am fortunate enough to agree with
your Lordfhip, I challenge criticifm and I lety op.
pofition. In the prefent cafe, we have precifely the
fame end in view. In the await I fear we than riot,fo"
lovingly fraternize. You with to put France in pof-
feffion of Jerfey and Guernfey. that the may permit
us to retain Malta. Perhaps no price can be too
1 great for that invaluable Wand. I have Come pro-
perty in Jerfey ; but I am not fo felfith as to part with
it rehiaantly, when the welfare of the Empire is at
Rake.
But the poffetton of Jerfey or Guernfey will fur.
With our enemies with a port in the Channel; *aa lb:
jea, for which they have (pent piodNious stoop, in
vain at Cherbourg, and are now making waft ex
meats at Boulogne. Befides. the inhabitants,*
ftequently auaiked, have never been conquered t.
it would be difficult indeed to wean them him at
attachment to England, wbicb they have manifefted
ever fince they made themfelves matters of it, under
WILLIAM the Conqueror. Sooner than be reduced
to a French department, they have Co great an anti-
pathy to the French, that they would leave.the piece
of their birth, and bring their property, heir insliatt
try, and their loyalty to England. .....,
Now, my Lord, I have another Till , •
fubjea to fewer difficulties, to eau I 4 r
501$
Lordfhip will accede with a difintere ed to
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mine. I mean to give do County eiCisr, the of
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your paternal inheritance,
_in exchansefor .11
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ne inhabitants of that county have facie f-
led under the dominion of different minion:. ey '
fubmitted to the Romans, the Saxons. 'andtli : r.
mans. And in the reign of JoKa, they admitst e
forces of Lewis, the Dauphin of Franet. .
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Lord hip will not hefitate to hibm4 io the . I
lions, which the French will, cunfiticaltii.w—
ufual plan, levy on the count. This will ow a
an opportunity of prailifing the pritnitive.ytri .
./e-
-fulting from a Rate of equality, for•whiola piA 'a•
been a ftrenuous advocate. •
I would therefore fuggeft to your LordAtiits
propriety of moving, is yeuce; l ;
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ul.
troll i l
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a , siroatthe County of , art to
Appieooreasancel, be eeded./.0 VWRI:-
teed isy•RoWa, Ireland and Scotland. .;, JI tit
« & That, on account ,a 1 the
sOr •
laud of Sheppey /hall remains';; tot d.
«,S. That the River Thule' AIK act ,i4E
in common by both nations. . ;.,„1 .., , L.„„
" 4. That the tolls of The Ignf iiiniqjlte
Thames !hall be gathered on thf , •
413. t 1411P1
Rich, and on that of Elferkbr .
bbe ._ 4,d
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_" 5. Thnt the French 411blic . zpills; to
445aulav
tale ;hair fuhnsatine Ipoisti ' in clic,* the
coat of Lent ; but *ill be,at hberty to,.estlk ty; pm
in cridfing the Thames kOicsfarPoris pLATIPS4idtc.
only. • ' ..,b 1
.ss 6. That the land-f astgatertilzwikeptl
of Kent than be ceded try dig sje,4 oil
and etclutive fovereignty. - i ~.,,liirt•
"7. That fuels ut the, Eviitial snip as L in it.
the prejudiscs of venesatipn • fur their aktuat. .
vet =cot, tballpot.lte naolified PO ace9S*4 t .1'
political or ItligiOUl:OPil4iF4l6 . ..- V ."....A A.
" 8. -That, oothefe eancltioni this ; a it4.17/ii.
ta• Goseo. and Corneon !hail belarg,to , ; Ziig, of
F.nglaud and hit beicidor elfr-"
At ft plain m tn, my Lord. I fee tn. reafgetwOritt
1 earth why we thould not rctsfr. Malta in imvetutty,
without an equivalent, iii cor.f,wasity to tberdiss of
the inhabitants for wily and Pleats/4r captclids and
to the neeetfity of felf-defenci artind thie.deliate.."'
Somu u,
eass. But as yo,willt that. a connielinsli i
thould.bepuid to the tench for their Asa Au..
diuotrefiaditeft, I ant not afraid of in'unitt my An
tp the judgment of the pelvic of pig . n two.
union to that of your I.r.r,:tliip.
With a due time of the gielt sinalltitti of lOW
head and of your heart, I Kos Inhoncar, its be,
2dy Lord; •
Your Lot.lfhlk's Faci4, humble flereintt.
1147, Mar 3;* ski. • I jilt:antic

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Mr. CAIIIIIIIO rook to move, that a Ws Altl
drefs be prefented to his Malay; praying the pro-
dation of copies of all Memorials or Reprefentanons
tranfmitted by the inhabitants of the Ifland of Malta
to his Majefty's Government fines the Treaty of
Peace; there having been, he Paid, many contradic-
tory reports circulated by the French refpeaing the
conduit of the Maltefe. He alfo gave notice, that be,
would move to-morrow for a copy of the difpatch
fent by Lord Cornwallis to the French Minifter
Plenipotentiary on the tBth or 19th Feb. 1803, which
was expreffive of the difpoiition of the Maltefe.
I, Mr. SHERIDAN propofed that the motion fhould be
made to-day inftead of to-morrow, that the Houfe
might be the more fully prepared for the dilculfion
to come forward on Friday.
Lord HAWN wirer obferved, that as to the fecond
motion lie law molt decided objeftions ; and, there-
fore, would oppcife it, but as to the firft he law none,
and, therefore, would concur with the Hon. Member
in the propriety of the Papers being produced.
TREATY OF AMIENS.
Lord FOLKSTON a role, and moved, that an hum-
ble Addrefs be prefented to his Majefty, for Papers
relative to the ad Article of the Treaty of Amiens,
refpeaing the maintenance of prifoners, and particu-
larly the correfpondence which took place between
his Majefty's Minifters and the French Government;
all reprefentations made for carrying into effea the
Paid Article; and all the fteps taken by his Majefty's

HODS?. OF LORDS, Wi.DNESDAY, JUNE!.
On the cucttion for the third reading of the Drtwich Road
811, Couniel were called in, purfnant to their Lordfhips' ordor,
d Mr. Adam was heard as Counfel on behalf of
.oertaiet Peti-
tioners againtt the rah at contiderable length. When the leam, d
Coi.ufel had eoneuded, a Ou.rt converfatton eaued between she
Duke of Noa rote. Luis of COTINTRY and CA asoavow,and the
LauD CII•NCt LLOR, relative to a prorfition for hearing further
ef.:.enee,kc. relpedlng the Bill, which wasdecided in the negative.
A chafe of confidemble length was then propofed by tits Duke
of NORYO: a. which, after fame obfervations from the Earl of
CAA AA VON,Vileount C , and the LORD CHANC AAAAA
was negatived; the Bill was then read a third time, and naffed.
Lord BIRVICIt took the Oaths and his feat, as (HI Lord Rs-
veal, acceding tattle Peerage on the demi& of his father.
Among the number of Billss brought up from the Commons
were the Clergy Refidence and the Coafts Defence Bills.
The Order being moved for the fraud reading of the Biihop of
Bt. David's Bill, on which their Lordfhips were fummoned,
Lord AUCKLAND rule, and obferved the Bill was one of that
peculiar importance, which net only merited their Lofhis' at-
tention, hot, fill and deliberate conlideration : as, unfrciortupnate-
11, the Perfonage who took a leading part with reined to the mem-
fare, was unavoidably ahfent through indlipofition, be would
fuggeft the propriety of poftponing the difeuffion for a few days,
and under that corifideration, he moved to defer the Order for the
(crud reading of the Bill till Monday nest.
The Duke of NORfOLC had no ohjedtion, on account of the
eircumftance mentioned by the Noble Lord, to poftpone the read-
Ingot the Bill fur that interval, but obferved, that the Bill was of
that importance, that come of its provifions wont(' apply to every I
diocefe in England, as well as that of St. David's. The queftion
—as put, and the Order for the fecood reading of the Bill renewed
E r Monday neat.
On the OcCarIOD or the firft reading of the Clergy ReSdence 8111,
The LORD CUANC:-LLOI obferved, he !could then move to
have the Bill printed fur the ufe of their Lordfhips--the prints in
all probability would be on the table on Friday, and in that cafe
he gave notice that lie Mould move the fecond trading of the
bill
on Tuefday next.—The Bill was then, on his Lordfhip's_motion.
ordered to be printed.
Some routine bulnefe was then difpofed of, and the Houle ad-
journed till to-morrow, when their I.mdflaips are fummoned rela-
tive to Earl FIT z witu*Ais propofuloo refpeding the condtidt of
his Majefifs Miniflers.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Sir Joan AlllitISOIN prtfenud a Bill for improving the Port of
I.ondon, and to authorlk Money to be advanced out of the Con-
folidated fund for Improving and rendering more extenilve the
Navigation of the River Thanes, and for credit% new Quays for
the Eucouragcment of Commerce, which Bill was read a brit time,
and ordered to he read a fecond time to-morrow.
A new writ was ordered to be iffued for the Borough of South-
wark, in the room of the Right Hon. George Tierney, who has
accepted of the OSce of Treafurer to his MaJefty's Navy.
Ordered, that the Smog ma do arm a new writ for the deafens
of a Member for the Comity of Fermanagh, In Ireland, in the
room of Lord Vacant Cole, who fumed' to the Peerage.
Mr. Br prefented a Repoet front the Committee appointed
to confider the maenad Elation of Neweaftle-tender-Lyre, de-
claring the fitting Members dilly dedted, and that the pedtiona of
the Petitioners were not frivolous er vexatious.
The SICRITART at WAIL prefented the Minutes of the Et-
paying and clothing the Army for the prefent year, and
Odd, be wonld move the neeeffary rants for theft ERignatu in the
Commitnee of Supply on Monday next.
Sir Gamma CORNWALL obtained have to brim in a Bpi for
empowering the yea of the Peace in England, at the Michael-
mas Quarter Sct annually to allows greater number of bodes
to draw carriages m the Turnpike Roads.
The Bill for be more (peedity completing the Mffitia in Rag-
bag'. was read a third time. pared and ordered to the Lord..
TM at WAR faid, time be would move to-morrow
for a Committee to examine the Rate of the Scotch Militia Laws.

cumin DUTY CONSOLIDATION SILL.
The Loan Margot of London piefented a Petition
from the Silk Manufaaurers of London, praying to
be heard by Connie! at the Bar of the Houfe agamft
that part of the Confi.lidation Duty Ail which re•
garded the importation of Bandana Handkerchiefs,
which Petition wa. ordered to lie on the table.
Sir WU.LIIOI Corm wifited to draw the attention
of the Houfe to the fituation of the working Silk
Weavers of Spitalfields. a moll valuable and Induf-
trious body of nien, who were exceedingly alarmed
at the encouragement which was about to be given
to the importation of ma nufattured Silk Handkerchiefs
from India. He prefented a Petition on their behalf,
which fet forth, that there were no lets than about ,
sOOO Manufaftuvers (who, with thtir families, at an
average, employed about to,ooe looms) all of whom
were likely to be materially injured by the importa-
tion of filch articles, and that they could prove to
the fatisfahion of the Houfe, that they paid a more
eonfiderable duty on Handkerchiefs of their own ma.
nufaanre, than what the intended Bill could poffibly
produce the revenue. This Petition was ordered to
lie on the table.
Mr. W. Boort, obferved, that a great majority
of the Manufacturers in the kingdom, he had reafon
to know. were kept perfealy ignorant of the nature
of this Bill, otherwile a great number of other Peti-
tions would have been prefented. He himfelf had
feveral obfervations to make concerning this Bill, and
more particularly as it refpeaed the interefts of the
• lkitifla Potteries, many of which had been brought
to molt eonliderable perfeaion„ under the operation
of a prattling duty on foreign China, which was far
milled in excellence and beauty in many of the Bri-
tuft, Manufaaories of Derbyfhire and other counties.
This manufadure of nfitifil Porcelaine was Rill in a
progreffive Rate of improvement, becaufe men of very ,
eonfidevable capital were induced to embark in it, '
under the faith of a proteding duty againft foreign
• China : one whoa be knew had lately embarked
above 30,0001. another a Rill greater Turn. There,
however, were but two inftances out of a moll con-
Aderable number of individuals who had advanced
capital, fame (mailer, and others confiderably greater,
in the Wipers of this, as yet but infant manufaidure ;
but which, ander the decrea& propofed by this Bill,
of the proteding duty on foreign China, from top
to so pet cent. would operate as a moll injurious dif-
couragement to chore Britifh manufaaurers, who
veiled their large capitals, their talents, and their
indultry, in bringing this fabric to fuch fin/Mar per-
feaion. Some of the principal Manufacturers were
not more than a week pall apprifed of the alteration ;
a very eonfiderable number were not acquainted with
it even yet. His with, therefore was, that the fecond
reading a the Bill fhould be deferred for a few days,
that time may be given for thole where interefts
would be likely to (offer fo revere'', by its operation,
10 confult together, and petition againft the Bill, if
they Ihoold think fit.
The Cmaaesttoe of the Ert-nerzisa raid, that it
was only in the Committee on the Bill that theft ob-
fervatb ns could be carried into die& ; the only mat-
ter for prefent confikletatinit being, the propriety
or impropriety of confolidating the duty. He ob
rerved, that great pains had been taken to promote
the circulation of the fchedole to every part of the
countryli andif thofeconcerned were not fully apprized,
the fault was not his. He flould move today for
•)-e fecond reading of this Bill ; hut had no objeaion
t -spar= tlte committal of it till Tucahly Neu

Government relative thereto.
Lord HAWIIESDURY laid, that as to the fubflanee I
of this motion, he found himfelf under the neceffity of
moving the previous queftion. It was undoubtedly
the with of his Majelly's Government in that Treaty,
to follow the example purfued in the two former
Treaties, and to maintain the principles therein
adopted. In the two preceding Treaties the French
Government had laid in a claim, which was found
on the fullelt confideration to be irrefillible, and loch
as they had been accuftomed to introduce into all
1 their Treaties with other Powers: there were no flu-
' pulations for the maintenance of prifoners, nor any
fixed furn to be let again(t the account Of difburfe-
ment for thole asflually in the ferric( of his Majefty's
Government, including Heffians, Ruffians, Hann-
verians, &c. fuch was the origin of the latter part of
that article; and he might fay, that the moment the
application was made, the important point was ra•
ther the laving and maintaining the principle itfelf,
than looking to any conftderable furn that might be
gained. He alluded to the war of 1763, and that of
.783, in both of which there were large firms due
by the French Government, not one fhilling of which
was ever paid. Such is the cafe too with the fall
Treaty of Peace; and it was, therefore, no doubt,
highly proper for his Majefty's Government to con-
fider what mode ought to be adopted, in order to
enforce the payment of the furni due for the main-
tenance of prifoners. He, therefore, moved for the
Order of the Day, there being no occafion, in his
opinion, for any fuch motion at prefent as that made
by the Hon. Member.
Mr. Gitenvitts raid, he did not rife for the purpofe
of difputing or arguing upon the point, whether or
not it was the duty of his Majefty's Minifters to fee
the completion of the fecond article of the Treaty of
Amiens; but he mull obferve, it appeared to him,
that the-only object of his Hon. Friend's motion was
limply to know whether or not his Majetty's Mini.
fters bad actually proceeded to examine the merits of
that quellion; and how far the provifions of that ar-
ticle applied to Heffians, Ruffians, and Hanoverians,
not fo much for the purpofe of difcovering what were
the reafons which influenced his Majelly's Govern-
ment, but rather for the purpofe of knowing whether
or not this fecond Article of the Treaty can now be
fettled? He laid, that the moving of the other orders
of the day, however important they might be, was
putting off rather haffily a queftion which was, no I
doubt, of confulerable consequence, but that fuch a
motion as the prefent might fill be made after the
lother orders of the day were difpofed of. He felt
himfelf perfetily fatisfied, and convinced, from what
the Noble Lord had juft fated, that this fecond Ar-
ticle had not been in any degree executed. Nobody
could contend. with any propriety. that this was an
improper queftion. It we's. he thought, perfedly
confiftent with Parliamentary proceedings, and thould
be anfwered one way or another. in order that the
Hoar might be fatisfadorily informed whether this
fecund Article has or has not been abed upon.
General GASCOYNIL raid, that he underiood. from
what the Secretary of State had mentioned, that there
was no money due by this country in confequence of
that Article of the Treaty. He thought it would be
proper for the Houle to be informed what was the
letting-off by the French Government in the account
for no lefs than 18,000 prifoners. It was, he laid.
the only article which appeared to ;nonlife advantage
to this country; in that execrable Treaty, if there
was a balance againft us. He was given to under-
ftand, however, that it was only inferted as a mat-
ter of form, merely becanfe it had been infested in
former treaties ; but if it be raid that there was &du-
ally a let-off, he fhould certainly take an early op-
portunity of moving for information of what that
fet-off confifted.

MIDDLISII ILECTION.
Mr. SIIRRIDATI rote and obferved, that in mare-
(pence of the important difeuffions of lac week, the
notice which he had formerly given of a motion to
oblige the petitioning Candidate for Middlefies. on
the late eleaion, to exchange with the Agents of the
fitting Member a lift of the votes at that eleaion, to
which he obeaed, had dropt. He now gave notice
that he Ihould bring it forward to morrow. ,
CONSOLIDATION OF Till CUSTOM DUTIIS.
On the feeond reading of this Bill being moved,
the LORD MAYOR faid, that he did not mean by his
riling at precept to oppofe the fecund reading, but on
ly to mention that he referred Come future opportu•
nity of moving a'repeal of it.
Gen. Gascorr s thought that it was neceffary he
(horrid °Verve. that many of the objeaions made by
indiridnals to this bill, were faid to be intended by
the Right Hon. Gentleman, to be obviated by the
Boothe! and Walehealy Vern which he propofed to
Wring tnrward as a fubfequent branch of that pro-
jea of which this Bill was only a part I—but he
wiated to know when the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman intended to follow up his propofals by bring-
ing that meafure forward. upon the fubjed of which
Ithe trading intereft were much in the dark ; as (Imilar
care bad not becupfed to promulgate the ;notary es-

!planstions on that fubjea, which the EightHon.Gets. their returns within the' time prefcribed, to nia'.l:
deman,much tohiscredit,had taken with refpeatothe ' them at a more advanced period ; and alfo for era.
,prefent bill. He (aid he underflood there had been bling thofe who fhall have erroneoufly made out re-
meetings in the out ports,of thole materially interefted turns, to amend their returns. As the propofed re-
in that tobjeft. The port of London was, he thought, gulations had the advantage of being reviled by If.,
preparedtoadoptthefyftem wheneveritwas approved ajefty'sM judges (whole experience was extensive is
of by the Houfe ; but with' Tepee to the other oat- the many decifions which had taken place under their
ports, none of them could poffibly be prepared to jurifdiCtion upon the tax alts) they would now, pro-
adopt it without further explanation, except poffibly perly, become part oithe Law of the Land. Befide
the port which he had the honour to reprefent. He the confolidation of the feveral duties, the Al was
had been told, that it was no new meafure, but that it alto intended to include lime modifications of the
had been in the contemplation of Government for prefent taxes ; for inftance, with refpea to the Win-
feveral years pat, and even during left war, and that dow Tax, many artifices had been employed in the
it had only been poftponed till the renewal of peace ; alteration and conftruaion of windows, for the pur-
but now the feafon of war was renewed, it was, he pole of evading the tax. It was therefore propofed,
laid, no doubt a material object of enquiry to the that upon all Windows exceeding certain dimenfions,
out ports, and particularly to the one he had the ha the tax fhould be charged as for two windows.—ln
nour to reprefent (Liverpool) ; fo that he had many the Servant's Tax, alto,
all perfons employed 2S
remarks in referve, which he would take a future op. Gardeners or Gamekeepers, were chargeable. But
portunity of making, relative to the effea it mighty there were many perfons who employed fuel let-
ultimately have in regard to the Commerce of the rants not permanently, but occafionally, and there-
Country. I fore it was propofed to lower the tax upon thofe
The CHANCILLOR of the Earn Elapse
,Rated, that occafional fervants to 5s.—A fimilar reduElion was
it had been thought expedient to call upon the Houfe I to take place with refpea to Servants employed for
to afcertain what the particular duty upon exports •Hsfbandry or Trade, but who only anted occafion-
and imports fhould be fixed at, previous to making ! •
ally as menial fervants, in the care of a horfe, or the
any regulations with regard to warehoufing, and it I attendance at table. He uncle:44)od that no caufe
was in contemplation to bring in a Bill to the very I had been produftive of more difcontent, than the
effea which the Honourable Member had alluded to conftraltion of the Aft in this inftance, in many dif-
whenever this prefent one had received the 'Royal trifts, but now it would be clearly defined. The tax
Affent, upon the fubjea of which, confiderable pains, i for fuch fervent: would be but ss. annually. There
be laid, had been taken, in order to diffufe through was alto atax propofed on race hones of two rine*
every part of the country a knowledge of the fyftem, ', per annum each, over and above tire (addle horfe
fo far as it was now before the Houfe. With rape& ' Duty, to which they are now liable ;—and in the
'to the other part to be adopted, and which he hoped Duty upon Carriages, there was a fait' ground of in-
would receive the fanftion of Parliament during the creak, as many gentlemen, who in fart paid but foe
courfe of the prefent Seffion, it was intended that no. one carriage and let of wheels, yet it was known that
duty was to be charged immediately on the importa- they had leveret bodies to the fame carriage ; as, for
tion of articles, but they were to be warehoufed and inftance, barouthes, fociables, landaus, Ike. Nog
bonded, both for the fecurity of the merchants them- as it was fair, that in a tax avowedly impofed on
(elves, and to the revenue. It was only when the uries, the rich fbould pay for the additional comforts
goods were taken out for confumption, that the duty I they enjoyed, be would propofe one half the duty on
was to become chargeable. But in order to prevent l the original carriage to be paid for each additional
any injury which might otherwife arife from this re- body oceafionaly attached to it. The neat alteration
gelation, to the peculiar branches of trade already the bill propofed was, one guinea annually to be
eftablithed in particular parts, it was intended, that charged upon every rider, or travelling clerk, book-
before any confiderable quantity of a particular tom- keeper, warehoufentan, or ilsopman, employed by
modity was allowed to be warehoufed and bonded in perfons in trade. This, he thought a fair charge,
any particular port, proofs mull be firft afforded, upon a fair criterion of every traddman's property
that fuch port had for fome time previoufly been in and profperity ; and more efpecially as it was a regu.
the habit of importing and trading in loch commo• lation which would tend to create a preference (lathe
dity. It would alto be provided that the mere proofs employment of females. Theft were the only mate-
of fuch ports being funaked with warehoufes, rial regulations now in the Bill; the objeft of which
though fubmitted to the Lords of the Treafury, upon the whole was to facilitate the eakftion of the
fhould not be fufficienr to permit their Lordfhips to taxes & to prevent any man from (offering by error;
grant commiflions for the warehoufing of goods with• that the Magiftrates might clearly untierftand their
out reporting to Parliament. The application it was duty, and that the fyftem of juftice under this BO
intended &mild be firft fubmitted to the Board of fhould be the fame in. one county as another. He
Cuftoms and Excite, and afterwards to the Board of was aware of fame difficulties in rendering the BA
Trade ; and if the conditions implied by Parliament effeaual, but on this point he relied for every med.
do aftually exit, the Lords Commiffioners fhould then fary aid from the wawa of the Houfe.
be empowered by the authority of Parliament to Mr. Smaw LIMAN thought the sharp/one Prot
bond the goods. This he thought was as ample a pofed extremely material, yet he Ihould be happy to
liatement of the intended fyllem as would be proper give the Bill his fupport. He was convincer, it woolft
to give, in the prefent stage of the meafures about to have the defirable tendency of terminating the evils
be adopted. It was not, he obferved, by means of a which had hitherto emitted under the different con-
fchedule which could be printed and circulated about ftruaions of the ads in differmt counties, with re-
the country, that there meafures could pnffibly be fpeet to the fervants who were really chargeable with
promulgated. The only Immo of promulgation was the tax. There was another difficulty which it was
one to which it would not be regular to allude (mean- highly defirable to obviate : as the law now Rood,
ing probably the reports throoigh the public prints.) any man keeping a fervent, dog, horfe, or other
The Honourable Member had obferved, that the ex- taxable thing, for one dig beyond the capitation of
ecution of this bufincfs bad been long fufpended, and the year, was liable to pay the tax for the easing
even during the late war; but the reafon of that fuf- year, although be parted with fuch taxable thing
penfion was evident: it was becaufe the !late of the immediately afterwards. This was extremely hard
late war did not afford an opportunity for the coati• upon the perfon taxed, and he thought fuch perform
deration of all the circumstances attending it. It ought to have an opportunity of exempting themfelves
was only finco the conclulion of left war that the for- from fuch hard(hip, by giving timely notice.
mation of fuch a fyftem was conceived. He hoped, Sir Rosser BVSTON gave his thanks to the Right
however, that the delay which he had felt it his duty Hon. Gentleman, for the very defirable regulations
to accede to, would not be the means of preventing propofed by this Bill, which he was fare would have
the prefent Bill from paffing in the courfe of the en- the cleft of rettoring good humour and contentment,
fuing week, it being now a fubjea of the utmolt im- in the place. cf vexation and produced under
portance, in order to facilitate the public bufinefs, the exiting modes of afkffment, infinitely more dd..
and he fhould loon afterwards have the fatisfaftion agreeable to the people than the tastes they paid.
of propofing to the Houfe the other Bill which bad While be was upon the fubjeft, there wits one point in
been alluded to, for the avowed purpofe of relieving favour of which he could fincertly with forge exensp-
the merchants in this country, and which he trolled bons could be adopted: it was the houfes of
poor
would pars into a law before the expiration of the men employed in the humbler ranks of induftry, and
prefent month. whom it was extremely defirable to relieve from every
General Gascoves hoped, however, that previous burtben beyond their power of bearing. Every other
timely notice would be allowed to the Houk. objeft of the Bill would, he wasturetstve the hi,ghalk
Mr. VANSITTANT obferved, that foal a fyitena ap. general fatisfaftios. The Commit omws of axes
peered to him more defirable in a time of war than themfelves would feel, be was fare, t relief, as
in peace, as from the very high luting of money, it ink to the tax-ofilleei intend of looking•
would afford confiderable accommodation to the be enabled so look to the law of the pi
lanir would now
a
mercantile intent. lation with ft (pea to oecafirmalaardeneri mad pow
Mr. CORRY role to fay, that it was alto intended to keepers would be extremely acceptable in Country
extend the fyftem to the ports of Ireland, fo far as Gentlemen of (mall fortune, who were lgerritetsl
they were capable of its adoption.—The Bill was or- obliged by their fituatioss and refidenotteo em
deed to be recommitted on Tuefday next. filch occafional fervants, though men of the
CONSOLIDATION OF Tilt ASSESSED T•IfS. opulent property, refident in towns, were
The Order of the Day being read for refolving into from Itch neceffity. Upon the whole be hishly
a Comrtittee, on the Merced TaxesConfolidation Bill, poled of the Bill.
The CH•ecatioa of the EXCNIVIIII foie, to es- The Cnikucestoe. of the Enniutysl was ee
plain the nature of the arrangement prepofed under pleafed that the Bill met the approbation of the H..
this Bill. Under the fykletn of After ed Taxes, as Baronet. But with refpeet to the exempthm he flizgell
they had hitherto flood, many errors had obtained, ed from the Houfe tax' it was extremely difficult tb di
rs as well with the Affeffo of thofe Taxes, as with thofe criminate; there was, however a claire in the Bill .
who paid them ; much inconvenience to both had the purpole of exempting perfons from truth the Hoti
confequently ar;fen. Many perfons whore refpefta. andWindow'fat cafeof real poverty. Withref.
bility in life molt place them above every furpicion to what had fallen from another Hon. (3endem
of intentional fraud to the Revenue. had, under the (Mr. S. Lcfevre) relative to incurring • new year'
influence of error, made falfe returns, which fubjeeted ' duty upon taxable things, by entering into the IA
them to penalties; and again, many perfons. whore ; fecond week of a new year,' he file the hard&p, ye
duty it was to attics the taxes under the existing laws. law difficulties that would be created by fubdiviton
had erred in their, conftruetion of thofe laws, in a of the tax ; but he bad not yet fatisfied hinsfelf on th
manner which was confidered extremely vexatious by mode of funnounting them. This Bill, however, we
many of thofe upon whom the afeffinents fell : and meant only to operate in England ; a different Bi
in fome dißriat, different and contradiftory interpre. was intended for Scotland.
cations had been made by thofe who were appointed The Houfe refolved into a Committee on the Bill
to give effeft to the laws. The leading purport of the made Conte progrefs t—to be reported se.yearrow.
prelim Bill, therefore, was to render the meaning and The Houfe, in a Committee of Supply, reit&
objeft of the Miffed Taxed Laws as clear, difficult,
me That the eturge foe the Pay wad a maim if ebe
and unambiguous as poffible. In as to leave no room yew, eminencies isth Mar* 1103, la Olt sot at as Pr
for error or inifconftruetion, either with the Affeffor "e•drthe Land 'raz-
or with the Affeffee. The Bill alfo provided for the " That haglike be wale far allawams te Oillawa4l/1111da
regular reinittarice of the monies colleifted under loch time 'lt Ox
ide'Al" hr leftast MOOISB__!L
elements to the Treafury, and thereby obviate alt' mime test!scalp.
risk of a fecond affeffinent occurring by the default of Th. Hook, ft„, s ammo., aware." mum% adoNd
Collators. A fchedule of tits different duties payable Ote .gurn.. lo
etabliaos altd at
be Caoroletareaas
so
Friasai S
Tway. Oolead to be
would accompany the Aft. as it was a principal ob..
andiewese memeuedi farm
careakkave tam, is • lire
.00 to render there ditties but with a, little ►
emberraffinent or inconvenience as polEble to iseTheu THaa.rattessifr.
duals. Provifian would be made in the Bill torn I gurotndaervkat, bearewits Tarrtinc°l4mc't.auggswlLTs read
*Wing thole who Ihotad thadvastatly mese to ant loss hiLwAqpwsoi.

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THURSDAY, Jul! S.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE °l:Loci I
OMER, 61'443014i, 59f—Rotica 57g.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTF.RDAY:
Bonk Stock tai 141 .. Long Ann. tqf 3-16
3 per C. Red. s 7 a 37tt Short Atm.3l
4 pa Cent. cont. Mt. Wit Bond, 1 0.
14. w 4 per Cent. 1777, 73hii lmp. 3 per Cent. Oil
5 per CM. Ann. 94 93}94 'Etches. HUI', tb to 2,s SIC
Ditto, 1797, 93 93i 93i Can for oPl• 59i Ai $9l

It appears by private letters from Holland, that
the Dutch have I°6 fail of (hipping at Elfinenr,
ieady for fea, and that there ire i great many SpaniTh

'hips at Oftend•
The French Agents at Hamburgh contrived to buy
up all the Naval Stores in that City, even before it
wits afcertained that hoflilities would commence be-
tween this country and France—a proof that the
French Government bed refolved on wars notwith•

!landing ail their pacific declarations.
From Ltibech we have the ithporrant intelligente
that the whole Ruffian fleet has been ordeted to be
fitted out with the gteatell difpalkh. Every thip at
Revel and Cronaadt is preparing for fea with the

introit aftivfty, fo that a (bong Ruffian fquadron is
eipelled to appear very coon in the Baltic. It is ad.
ded, that in certain cafes a confiderable body of troops
will be embarked on hoard W. According to the re-
port of a Captain of a Ihip which arrived at tubetit
on the z3d tilt; in eight dayk from Revel, thirteen
Blips of ao guns and upwards, Were even then lying
ready to fail ih the Road of Revel:
According to litters from the North of Europe,
the Emperor of Rusra, as a gnitantee of the inde-
tendence of Hamburgh, and of the free navigation
of the Wefet and the Elbe has announced, that he
Will confider it as a declaration of war from any
Other power Which may interfere with them.

Former accounts Rated, that the King of Panama
bad agreed to allow a French army to march through
his dominions, for the porpofe of tabintpoifetfion of
Hambargh. It is now inn the contrary Aliened, that
his Praifian Majefty has concurred with fkatamsoss.
to maintain the independence of that tityi and the tree
havigitfon Or the Wafer and the Elbe:
In every other reped Meth Patent:ate, it Is Paid,
them to preferee a bid neutrality. Stith, indeed,
ihaV be their ihtention ; but if wit May judge of the
future from the pall, orb have no hefitatioti in alert-
ing they will find it iiiptable. Franke has made
no him of her intentions regrading Hanover, and
that the Means to fain upon that territory " without
any previous declaration of war" againft Germany?
Will the isrintis bf Germany?--Can they fuller a
t .4in violation df the faith of Tteatiesr to
be feiZed by a French army? 'Will the Easiaabi of
Russia fuller this infult to his dignity as a mediator?
Will the Kiwi of I°li/seta fuffer4b„ooohighwayisen
to efiablifli themfel4es fo hear him theft Poten.
tates Will not ruler theinfelvei to be fo moth intuited,
and France mall, notwithitanding, perfllt in her de-
igns againft Hanover, which in no Shape dots or
eat take part with Britain in the prefent contefiAcisr
tan they avoid taking a part in the war?
There is In one of the Paris journals a talons

tide kens Viehria. Rout which it appears that a ea-
tido neighbouring POWer of Aefiria (etidehtly allud-
irg to Piate) had takia ilarni at the movements in
the Aullrian troops. particularly the eltablilhment
Of a easel! of *ride. or eiertife. in Gallitia. on the
frontiers of Poland. The alarm which this eireum-
fleece girt tbfirdilli. e proof of the rooted jealoitfy
_ _ _ _

between the Hooks of Aufiria and Brandenbu
itbd fnrisinses another argument ggaildl the probabi-
lit, of the different European Powers heist able to
maintain neutrality, if the war continde for any
length of time between this country and Ftanee.z.-
The MoVenithis of the French in Italy have called a
eonfideralne number of Auariah troop! to the Vent.
tian States. and the Aufinals frostier of Italy:
We have reeeived letters film Gibraltar to the Ith
Mat: Their contents have been partly anticipated
by the wield of the Aerator frigate, with big Royal
Highnefs ihe Duke of boor. Some of them, flow-
ever, prefent fowl. partieialats worthy of being known.
An the letters agree in Rating that his Royal High-
nefs left the Garrifon in the highefl Rate of difcipline,
good healthy and regularity—a very different condi-
tion from that in siWch hs found it. and that his de•
Failure *vas riniverfally regretted by every clal of
the inhabiunts, who had tiperienced, during his
refidence among theca. every prateition and advan-
tage in his power to cooler.
Go Gip, AAAAA MAT T.—.-On the gab of April the
RISTILTAKCII frigate, Captain Weongonsi, arrived
from Naples in so days, and lad from Leghorn its
days Haaav and Lady Nam.' are patengers
on board dr her.—When the RISISTANCI left Leg-
born, all the Englifh merchant Grails were lying
in the Omer Road, wader the proteltion of the Ac-
ores frigate, that they might not be detained by the
~ow, in cafe war Aould break ant.
a' YeAerday, at two o'clock, his Royal Highnefs
the Doke of Kase embarked at the New Mole, on
board of the Amazon frigate, for England.—The
road from Headquarters to the New Mole was lined
with the different Regiments, and on his embarking
he was fainted by the Garrifon, and by all the Spear%
batteries at Algeliras, and ales by the different Eng•
bib and Portugoeb men of war in the bay.
• About half pall f Jur the frigate got under weigh,

w►er the farm Palates *ere again reptiad, and at I
(even in the evening the (hip wat teen nearly cleat of
the Cotowith a fide breeze from the eallr'ard."

MAY 5.-" The day before yellerday an exprefs
was received here from Mr. FALCON, whO was Con•
lid at Algiers, with the information of his having
arrived at Alicant in Spain, from Algiers, the DEY
haviag ordered him to quit that country. The caufe
'of the Dot's refettment is Paid to be, that tome
Moorith women were difcovered in Mr: FALCON%
hpufe, along with the fervatits. it is well Vnown that
Mr. FALCON has been long obnOitious to the Der,
and it is fuppofed he made this the pretdice to drive
hiM away. The Algerines, it is reported, .have
in confequence feized all the Britifis veirels at Arza,
one Of their ports between Algieri and Oran, but it
does hot appear that their ctuizers haVe any order to
detain Britilh