The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-07-23

Tie Salt-Tax is 10 DC reduced from i5 to y.
The Leather Fax is 10 be reduced one haif--the
Irish Window and Hearth Taxes are 10 he abol-
shetland the Tonnage Duties are 10 De dis
continued.
The expenccs Of collecting lie revenue are
in England very great but in ireland they are
enormous. On the Window and Hearth Tax,
they were over 100 per cent
As John Kennibrough. farmer. was lately plough
ing field ~ Scotland at Grahans Cast or Dyke. he
turned vessel supposed be of gold, but which
proved TO be OF metal. used by the ancient Romans
for household utensils and imp ements of war IL Is Of
singular construction, having long narrow neck,
and round belly with three feet handle, and a
spout. resembling that of a coffee pot Ii holds up
wards of two quarts, and weighs pounds and 10
elnces u is much corroded. although il is high
" probable it may have lain Ii or 1900 years in the
spot where u was found.
IRELAND.
The exertions to relieve the distresaes of the
SICK and starving irish peasantry were universal,
and most efficient. From London immense SUNS
of money had been sent ; and provisions from all
the out ports.--The Liyerpoolians had RENTED
above $1,000 in cash lover 400 tons Of potatoes
besides oatmeal sc. The Irish people of wealth
appeared content that their English brethren
should alone do this work Of charity
The Irish papers continue to be filed with the
arising from the want Of food, and the progress
Of disease.
Singular OccurTencc.--It is mentioned in
late Irish paper that Horse, the property Of
Mr.. Shelley, OF Kilkenny county, while grazing
10 the field, turned upon its owner as he was
passing cut by the gate, and kiIs~d him. The
horse reared and kicked Mr. S. down, and broke
his thigh then tore off the flesh and scattered it
about the field. The persons who were drawn
10 the spot began 10 throw stones at the horse,
when tie dashed through the field and immediate.
ly SWAMI river adjoining.
Speech pronounced By his Uaiestg upon opening the
Ses'soa Of tie Chambers.
Conference.-The necessity which has long been
felt oil beating the financial administration irou4 those
provisional measures to which it has been necessary
hitherto 70 Tecur, has determined me, this year
ticipate the period OF calling you together.
Providence has preserved the infant which il has
glven TO us and is pleasing thought To imagine tla
he destined repair the losses and msfogtunes
which have befallen my family and people.
=" have the satisfaction to announce to you, that my
relations with foreign powers continue be of the
most amicable description. perfect unanmity has
influenced TIE ccrts, concerted between my Allies and
myself TO put end TO the caamties which cypress
the Fast, and which aflict humanity | cherish the
hope seeing tranquility restored in those countries
without the occurrence OF aggravaie their
miseries.
"The naval force which maintain in the Levant
has accomplished It's destination BY protecting my sub
lcets, and by attordng aid to the unfortunate. whose
gratitude has been the reward, 81 our socitude.
~ have adopted precautions which have kept from
our frontiers the coniaglon which has ravaged part
Of Spain. The present season does not permit that
we should relax these precautions and shall therefore
continue them as long the safety Of the country
may require IT, Malevolcnce alone can discover IN
these a motive foreign 10 my real intentions
Rash enterprises have disturbed, in some parts of
the kingdom, public tranquility, but they have only
served 70 display. more sgnay, the zeal 81 the magis
tTates and the fidelity OF the troops III small NUM-
Der Of individuals. who the enemies Of ORDER view
with despair institutions consolidated and render
inc new support 10 the Throne my people ahhor their
criminal designs. shall take that violence does
not deprive them Of the privileges they enjoy.
g Positive caamities though exaggerated bv fear
have recently desolaed the departments contiguous to
ths capital The aid of public and private beneyolence
has, However, mitigated them. The activity Of the
inhabitants shortened the duration Of these disasters
authority seconded their zeal justice viii punish the
guilty"
We find by the Paris papers that the pupils of
The Law and Physic School in that city have
had another turn out and rour. They attempt
cd TO have a ceremony at the grave of LALLE-
MAND, one of their mates who lost his life in a
riot last wear and assembled in numbers to cx-
ecute their deslgn.-But the police took meas
ures to preserve the public peace and treated
the rioters with much tenderness, until they be-
gan TO pelt them with stones sc. when they
rushed upon them~and gave about twenty oil
them sonnd fageIlation, and took eight of them
to the House of Correction. Order was
then restored. In the absence of more inpor-
tant news roscs ofthis kind are magniied bv the
retailers of paragraphs into important events.
Only six crimes are punishable with death in
France viz. high treason, murder arson burcla-
~, forgery ofthe National Bank Notes and Pub
lie Securities, and robbery with violence.
The Run0Hred Congress al the city Of Flor
ence is mentioned in Paris with increasing con-
fdencc: but the sovereigns of which this assem-
bage will be COMPOSED, are noteyen affected to
be known.
SPAIN.
Some ftrrther ATTEMPTS had been made in Spain ,
TO excite 20 revolt. bue- the plans were generally
Intellectual. Madrid was quiet al the latest dates
" .addri9, april 25.-The Message of the
President Of the United States. and the note Of
vi. Yea presented 10 the French and English
Ministers, have excited here a sensation as
strong as disagrceabe. The Royalists, the Lii
beraux, the Services, and the Exaltadas, all
agree in condemning the measures of the Presi-
deaf of the United States, which seems to lay
hold Of the moment when Spain has expressly
sent pacific Commissioners to treat with the
people Of America"
HosTfIITIEs BETWEEN SPAIN AND ALGlERs.