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INCOME TAX

... Stit,-Iowever beautiful the buildinW-- however charming the prospects that flqatqd before the eyes of the founders. and: the framers of the income tax, they are but cas- tiles in: the air.; schemes whic look we'll enough on paper, but never can be ?? in practice. M easares founded (1 allow) on ls-oundjfinancia) principle5 but Which under w >o oreroment, and inX no country, can be c ar.ried ...

INTELLIGENCE

... FOREIGN.-According to late accounts from the East-Indies, it appears, that, in consequence of a League lormed between Holkar, Scindea, Boonslah, and some other Mabraita Princes, for the purpose of com- pelling the Nizam to break off all cornexioni with the English, Holkar had entered the Nizam's territory in the district of Aurunga- bad, taken the city, and imposed a contril bution on the ...

TO THE EDITOR

... [In inserting the following letter, wlhlichb it seems, has already been published in ano- ther print, I think it proper to observe, that I coincide with the authors in all the sentl ments, which he has here expressed. I have always disapproved of the Society for the Suppression. of Vice, which is, in fact, ai inquisition self-created and totally unknown to the laws ana usages of the realm. ...

DOMESTIC OFFICIAL PAPER

... LETTER from Senretary Yorke, to the Lords Lieutenant of GCounties, authorising the ap- prehension of such persons as may be clan- destinely landed on the Coast, from Neutral Kessels. Dated Whitehall, Dec. 24. My LoRD,-It having appeared that -Dutch vessels from Holland, under Prussian colours, have been in the practice of resort- ing to the East Coast of England, for the double purpose of ...

INTELLIGENCE

... INTLLgENCE FOuRZsGk.-A~crdinig :to late counth rom-nia ?? hasbeenenti~h ed at PoonAithgreat pomp, dst the con- gratulations of an hundred thousand- people -Scihdea has n~ot roken up hiscanibut it is supposed will besiege Indoor, the capital of. . Holkar, who, ii cousequence of the dezer- ?? of great riumbers of his troops, and the want of provisions, is in great distre a 'dajee Boonslahk ...

SUMMARY OF POLITICS

... MFRuICA.-The I safe politicians of the Amnerican administration hlave, at last, notwith~tand'ng all the humanity and phil- lanthropy of their chief, Mr. Jefferson, brought that country to the very verge of a war with her Spanish neighboars. Circular Letters were written on the 31st of October last, by the Secretary at War to the go- vernors of Tenessee, Ke ntucky, Ohio, and the Mississippi ...

TO THE EDITOR

... TO THF EDITOR. | SIR, - faving observed that the Lords of the Admiralty, have thought proper to advise his Majesty to put several officers of the royal Marines on the retired list, which without doubt their age and length of ser- vice fully entitled them to, I. so Iar intirely approve of what they have done, as younger officers will be brought forward, who will be more capable of discharging ...

VOLUNTEER SYSTEM

... EvmFNES is reckoned among the notable examples of fortune's mutability; but more notable was his go-crnoment of himself, in all her changes. Adveisity lever lsencd his courage, nflt prosperity his circumspection. But all his virtue, industry, and wit were c~ast away, in lt:;tdincg an al my, vithratfJo/ ?? to keep it in date csvdience. Tiierefore it was not ill answeredl, by Gaspard ' de ...

SUMMARY OF POLITICS

... SUMMARY OF POLITCS. VO LUNITEER SYSTEM.--Some time ago, the danrgers to be apprehended from the hos- tility of the enemy occupied men's minds'; but nDOW,- the danger of the Volunteer-sys- tem, that system which was to save us front the 'enenmy, has absorbed evcry other. Tfi pert 0' right honourable -relation3 is said to -have told' M. Windham, that he appeared - determined to have the last ...

AN ANALYTICAL AND COMPARATIVE VIEW

... The Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Windham) r seems deterimined to have the last word on the 's subject of tht Volunteer Corps. A solitary'instance, was stated by the Right Hon. Gent. on a for. mer night, of a corps being governed by a Committee! [have seen many Corps of Volunteers, and have heard of more, but I know of no such regulations. Nothing should eves induce me to hold any commission ...

AN ANALYTICAL AND COMPARATIVE VIEW

... 4 From the language of Minwsters, I am to conclude, that the Voluntcer System, whether right or ?? on. is Inow fixed, -and incapable of being altered. But, I insist, that it is not fixed, and that it must on the contrary, and infalliably will, at no distant period, come again under revision. It is with a view to that period, that these observations are made. The defects of this system ...

CHANGE OF MINISTRY

... ?? sincerely copgratulate you, or tnore correctly speaking, the public, on the increased circulation that you arnounced at the beginning of the year of your patriotic publication; and am glad you have so very easy a mode of silencing ministerial cavillers respecting the truth of your staternenr ; by referring them to the Stamp Office. I have taken in the Register for the I3st twelve nionths, ...