Star.
London, England, 1829-06-09 00:00:00

LEGACY DUTIES.

An Account of the total Amount of Revenue received in the
United Kingdom. in each Year since 1825, for Stamp Doty on
Lejacies (distlngui.thing those on direct and those on rever-
sionary bequests, if possible), on Probates, Adminbtrations, and
Testamentary Inventories; distinguishing the Amount from
Ragland and Wales. Scotland and Ireland.
ilingland, Wales, and Scotland. Ireland.

Probates Ad-
,dmisiontions Probates and
ei Legacies. and Legacies. Admtnistra.
~
:^o Testamentary Om..
.P., Invemories.
---r iii•MoNi
i a. d £ a. et ,E a. d. ,C a. d
1824 .981,241 13 8820,599 0 0 16:494 14 3 19 411 10 10
I
1825;1,049,458 3 111851,940 14 6 5 552 16 1 51,112 16 71
118-26 1,0.56 906 6 111874,511 7 030,258 13 21 34,552 0 0
18271 923.323 2 2815,037 9 0'21,053 12 4 38.102 911
1

s. al
1824 .921,241 13 8,
13251,049,438 3 111
19-261,036.906 6 111
13271 92.3.323 2 2'
1831110:3,033 6 31
1329'1,170,294 8 9'

,9 s. d.i
1:820,599 6
1851,940 14
'474,511 7
'315,037 9
38,789 6
7,594 10

IC S. 4.
9 411 10 10
51,112 16 7k
34,552 0 0
58.102 911
52,166 10 0
41,659 10 0

i,750 0 9
1,557 14 5,

Noss.—The mode in which the accounts of this department are
kept dues not distinguish the Legacy Duties paid on Reversionary
Bequests from the Duties paid on Direct Bequest.; nor can the
Legacy, Probate, Admilvistration, and Testamentdry Inventory
Duties for England, Wales. mul Scotland, Le respectively distin.
gutabed. THOMAS LIGHTFOOT, A. and C. G.
Accountant and Comptroller General's Mee,
Stamps, I.lay £B, 18,49.
POORS' RATE.

A Statement of the Amount of the Rental (as assessed for the
purposes of the Poore Rate) of the several Parishes of Christ
Church, Surrey, and St. George t►e Martyr, Southwark, in the
year 1767, and the year 1827.
" So far as respects the pariVh of Christ Church, Surrey. I am
unable to state with accuracy the amount of the rental for fbe year
1767; but from the best information 1 can obtain, on the 20th of
J y, 1767, it was £2 872. The amount of the rental on the
17th of April, 1827, was £40.903.
" J. G. J 1 RT 110TT, Vestry Clerk.
a Christ Church, Burry. June 1, tete."

DISCOVERY OF THE FATE OF LA PEROUSE.

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/ROM THIS ONntro lIIRRVICI JOURNAL.

The Editor of this uselul Periodical assures us that
the Header may depend on the accuracy of this st.te.
merit, the. materials having been kindly lurnisl.ed l y
Captain DILLON. He then proceeds to an intete.ting
dot il, the substance of which can be gathered Ir. m the
following detached extracts: s.
644 The fate of Ibis celebrated French navigator, which fdF sp.
ward. of forty years has remained enveloped in mystery, has at
"length been satklacturily tained, a result that is owing to the
active and spitited exertions of our gallant mid enterprising
countryman, Captain Dillon. The success that has attended
the efforts or Captain Dillon has excited, as may readily be (ma.
gilled, a great sensation in France, and attempts have been made by
a Captain LE erville. after Captain Dillon kit it, to wrest from hint
the merit of the di.covery. It appears that the latter Gentleman,
furnished with authentic particulars and every infornt.t.on by
Captain Dillon visited six months the Wend on which the French
ships, the Buussole and L'Astrulabe, were liiir, and etected,a munu-
ment to the ntemdry of his unfortunate countrymen So far we
areiriclined to-accord to him every degree of praise; yet we cannot
but censure any attempt made by an individual to arrogate to him.
self that merit, which 'We are convinced so dimly and deservedly
belongs to another. We can adduce no better proof in itlustrstion
of our assertions, than. the . results of a late visit which Captain
Dillon made to the Court of France, where he was most graciously
received by his Majesty Charles the Tenth, who has been pleased
to confer on him the Order of the Legion of Honour, to grant him
a sum of 40,4100 francs, and an annual pension'of 4,000. In evi-
dence of the success of his researches, Captain Dillon took with
him many articles obtained from the island of Manicolo; among
which were five brats cannon, a ship's bell, wish the letter., 'Banos
Mole Colson il C Bozon Marbrone," a bras. mortar, some ship's iron.
knees, a frigate's rudder, braces, pencils, tiller, five hand or table
bells, plate, and various other article., all of French manufacture,
many of which were stamped with fieur-de-lls, and evidently be-
longing to the ships of La Fermate. His Majesty interrogated hint
1 as to the navigation of the South Seas, and inquired i' it were pos-
'Male that any persons belonging to that expedition were yet sur-
viving in any of the islinds, as he entertained an idea en fitting nut
a new expedition to ascertain that fact. Captain Dillon expressed
his opinion that it was very probable some of the crew might be
residing on the Stillman Island. We are enabled to add that a
Gentleman is ac present resident at Paris, namely. the Vicomte
Lesser, who was landed troth the Boussole, in 1787, and pro.
creded overland, by way of Kanstsehatka and Siberia, with dis-
patches from La Pawnee to else French Government. This Gen.
tkman inspected the articles brought hoine' by Captain Dillon,
many or which he appeared to recognize, pal ticularly a small mill.
stone, used in grinding corn.' .
The di,coveiy i f the relics of LA Peaouss are then
described to us as haying ari,en ono of the niatsacre of
the ship Hunter's crew, atilt, Ferjeir 1 lands, in ISIS;
and the particulars of that shocking event ale given.—
, •In this. unfortunate affair toutteen petsonsin Ail, frail%
the ship Hunter, lost aeir liire, Mr. DILLON had a
providehtial escape; and alone with two others, namely,
WILLIAM WILSON and M'AitTlis 13OCHART; 'The latter
had resided two years on the scene of the ma,sacse; but
being apprehenave that his lite would now he sacrificed,
he entreated a passage to the fist land, and was ac-
cordingly brought to Tucopia, where he, his wife, and
4 Lascar, were put on shore; and the ship Hunter pits-
ceeded on her voyage to Canton:
!. On the 13th of May, 1826, while in command of the SG Patrick,
bound from Valparaiso to Pondicherry, Captain ;Dillon came in
sight of thelkland of Tucopia. ProMpted .14 curiosity, is well as
regard for okl companions its danger, he lay td, anxious to ascertain
whether the *nous kit there in IE3 were•still alive. A canoe,
in which was the Lasear, soon afterwardi put off from land and
came alongside. This was immediately succeeded by another canoe,
containing Martin Bucher', the Prussian: they were both in ex-
cellent health, and exceedingly rejoiced to see him. They informed
him, that the natives had treated them very kindly, and that tao
ship had touched at the island from the time they were first landed,
until about a year previous to his snivel, when an English whaler
visited them, and was soon after followed by' second. The Lagar
bad an old silver sword-guard, which be bartered for a few fishing-
books. Captain Dillon inquired where he had olliained it ? 'Dm
Prussian informed him, that on bis arrival at the island, be ma ft
In the possession of the natives, also several chain plates, belonsiqg
to a ship, a number of iron bolts, flee axes, the &mile of a silver
rasa, a few knives, tea-cups, glass beads and bonier, pew silver
spoon with a crest and a cypher, a sword, &é; IA selortlds be
became suilkiently acquainted with the langrage,• she
natives how they obtained those articles, as they as that the
Hunter was the first ship with which they had eJer held Eli an"-
mankatioa. They replied that about two daysispail in their canoe*
to leeward, there was a large group of islands, num: generally by
the untie of Idsalcolo, to wow' they were to die bebit of 114'4