Star.
London, England, 1816-03-11 00:00:00

. uninternapted war, that a small part of **Property proposed that it shook! declare italf 4fletimpetett. I
Tax could by any possibility be required to be pledgees By this he said be renounced the nal advantage of
ind then only if Parliament refused to avail itself of 1 proving the falsehood of the allegation, and fully
the means suggested by the plan itself to avt.id that justifying the character of Mr. GoetresAnt however,
necessity ; and it will hardly be believed that the he proposed the declaration of incompetence, out of
second and third parts of the same tables, marked IL respect for the office of 11. Von Sack, for if the cause
present views of the subject, in which the difficulty is was pleaded at length, he should be forced to touch
obviated, and spew, that after twenty years of unity' upari many very delicate points ; as for example
terrupted war, not one shilling of the Property Tax whether the illegal arbitrary imprisonment of a citi.
could have been requisite after theiconclusion of a nen did not make other steps necessary by which the
peace.. authority of the Administration would be more hurt
We turn now to another part of the argument— than by Mr. Goerres.' letter, Scc.
the necessity that exists for raising a sum.of money The public Procurator then declared that the Chiet
so great that a sufficient supply cannot otherwise be President, Von Sack, had given orders to prosecute
obtained. If\ this argument be true we must be in a the affair to the end, anti he Omit therefore insist on
very hopeless state after all our victories. To what the competence of the Tribunal. The Court then
resources are we is apply in the event of a new war, declared that it would signify in the nest sitting (the
if the Income Tax be necessary for a time of peace ? 21.1) whether it held itself competent. or not, and with
There can be but one conclusion. The Government this sittings were closed.
ought to reverse the system they are following. In-
stead of estimating how much they can find means
to expend, they should calculate what expendituVe
their resources can meet, and reduce the scale accord-
ingly. For instance, why incur so large a... 1 expence

in performing the office of gaoler for —lhniAPAlat ?
Could not Russia keep him at much less cost in Si-
beria ? Could we not ::ecp him ourselves at a much
less expense, in Nesegate or in the Tower ? Is the
great military establi.!intent contrived to meet such
necessities ? or are the necessities contrived to procure
the large establishment ? However this may be, the
result will be the same 60 the community if we ate to
be saddled with the Inquisitorial T.. 1 on lacome.
Are Ministers themselves aware (if the evils en-
tailed on the Community by this execrable Tax ? Do
they know that people are often put into prison and
kept there for years for a quota sometimes not ex-
ceeding 4s. We could tell them of a worthy Judge
who himself, when on the circuit, liberated three poor
wretches by paling the money for them out of his

own pocket. They had been in prison fur years, and
yet their whole taxes were under 30s. and the whole
[AIM wish cons, only about six pounds. We 01411

not repeat the terms in which his honest indignation
caused him to express himself on this occasion : nor
shall we name the Judge. But the whole nu::►ber of
Judges being but few, they have only to pat the
question to each. The worthy ind.vidual alluded to
will, we are sure, confirm our statement, and tell
them a tale of woe which will harrow up their souls.
B:Kruld such evils be endured by free men ? These poor
creatures had not (nor has any man) the power o!
appealing against the iniquitous decision of the Ccor-
.nissioners. Should men so poor as not to be ab:e to
pay a tax 01.5 or 10 shillings a year, be by the ope
ration of any law, subjected to insprisonmen: for
years ? Abominable

New York Papers, to the 15th February, arrived
this morning. The following are extracts :
1,11011 Tat NEW TOLE UAZ [TT," rata. IS.]
SONETUING LIES A Itnerues.—The Chevalier de
Onis, Minister Plenipotentiary of the King of Spain,
says our Baltimore Correspondent, under date of Fe-
bruary 10, left the city of Washington yesterday,
!.travelled in great haste to this place, where he re
.mained last night, and deputed gaily this morning
by the York road to the eastward. lie appeared to ,
be much dissvtisfiedi and, we understand, expressed,,
in pretty strong terms, his Isapprollation of the treat-
ment he received, in his offici il capacity, declaring,
his determination nut Io return to Washington.
Repot t adds, that the Soanish Ali-.inter and tl.c Se-,
cretaryof State have had lately several iatetestity
personal conferences, which terminated bti nenly, ar,,i
not very sati.factorily, partictilaily to the Chevalier,
ton the evening previous to the departure.
We understand, from unquestionable authority,
that the Speaker of the Low..r House of Assembly,
being di,gnstel with the conduct of the Lower House
in starring Allen to vote, has signified his intention
of resiniag : and it is also repotted that several gen-
I tlemen, who were waiting in Albany for appoint-
ments, have gone home in disgust, declaring that
they woil!J accept of no appointment given them by
A Cr until which was illegally appointed. We are
glad to find that we haveamongst our political op.
pnnents men who are actuated by a spirit above re-
ceiving offices of profit and trust to the expense of
their reputation.
It appears by a letter from New-York, dated on
the ith February, that the Commeicial Treaty be.
tween Great Britain and America had been acted
' upon. British vessels are now to enter American
1 Ports on the same termi as American vessels.

A Mail from Namburgh arrived this morning.
The German Papers announce the death of General
&mow, one of the Heroes of Prussia, and to whom,
nest to Btxcitan, Germany was indc!;ted for her
liberation. The Iditor of the larthh Alatury i.
(bider prosecution at Frankfort 1.. r a libel on the
Prussian Government. Ilk Journal was long since
,uppressetl. It was he who had the hardihood, in
tote face of Europe, to decry the services of the Duke
of WELLING•roN and the British Army et Waterlol!
Perhaps, however, the Prussian Government has
treeed him with. undue severity ;• all his calumnies
nsir!,t have been pot down with the pen, and not
with the sword of Justice.
• K.UNIGSSETW, map CARY 25.

Yesterday the Duke of Yomt, tke Princ'ess SOPIIIA
of Gvitxt:stv.a, and a numerous Assemblage of the
Nobility, visited the (2-ceate and PitiNcr&sma.
The rniscs: ItEoesvr is not expected in town before
the middy, of nest week.

Saturday evening the Is..llce of OLCWCRCTER ho-
noured Drury.!ane Theat:e with his presence, to see
the revived play of I:',e Du le 1 Milan.
The Loan CIInNCELLOIt% Levees veil be nn Sa-
turday next, the ltith instant, and the two following
SaturdAys.
Friths. Messrs. ItntNa, BURRGW, SCARLErr, and
IVAIIIIEN, were sworn in as King's Counsel before
the Loiw Cu/maw:a, in his .private room at the
House of Lords.

Titis afternoon, at one o'clock, died of an inn.' nirna
Lion in the liver, Cre.:4 Bulow vnn Dcnnewitz, hay.:
;:.g hut jolt attained the Gist year of his age. As a
Eno, aad one of the deliverers of Germany, he had
a.tilinA rho summit of glary and fortune; but he
was not alertly as :WO it the field, he w.is a tender
hustmsd and I.ithar, and was become a father also to
oor city; be hat joined the civic crown with the
laurel wreath ; 4 is but si few weeks since he returned
from the field to err. in the bosom of his faMily
(and we were all his Family) the reward of his ex-
loits. The sound of the acclamations that hailed
Lis return held scarcely died away, when our joy was
converted into general mourning. , .

Ile question of the Clerkship of the Pleas in
Irelaud has h.en spec illy referred to the Comati:•
sioners for Inquiry into the FtCb in the Courts of
Justice. •

Wednesd.iy last a most numeroui meeting of the
Freeholders of the County of Berks, took
,place at
Reading, when several spirited Resolution; against
the Income Tar were unanimt►ously voted. Sir FRAN.
us Bunnarr was present, and the thanks of the meet-
ing were voted to him fair his Parliamentary conduct.
This day se'nnight a numerous and respectable
meeting took place on the same subject at Edinburgh,
of the 'Freeholders of the County. Similar resolu-
tions were voted.

An Aggregate Roman Catholic Meeting was held
at Dublin on the sth, at which certain Resolutions
hostile to the Veto, and reprobating the Seceders
from the Demagogues, were passed, in opposition to
conciliatory Resolutions moved by Mr. PLUNIULT.
COlOl EXCH A WIN MAuca 1 I. Having a short
supply of Wheat this morning, that of fine qualities
met ready sale at an advance of full Is. per quarter,
but there is no amendment in the price of the second
and ordinary descriptions. Although we had a tole-
'Table large arrival of Barley from Suffolk and Nor-
folk, the chief part is disposed of, and last Monday's
prices fully supported. Oats and Beans are dull sale,
and Is. per cprarter cheaper. In ether articles there
is no alteration.

DRURY-LANE Tuzarns.--Satorday night there was
revived the splendid Play of the Dais of Mikes. The
Piece was got up with great care, and even magni-
ficence of dress and decoration. The powerful lan-
guage, the deep, continued, and renewed interest of
the plot, and the animated picture of the excesses of
love, make this Drama one of the most interesting-in
our language; while the representatirm by Mr. KEAN/
Mr. RAs, Mrs. BARTLEY, and the other performers
who filled. the principal parts, make it a grand his,
trionic treat. It was given out with universal ap-
plause for to-morrow night. •