NET PRODUCE of the PERMANENT and WAR TAXES, in GREAT BRITAIN-continued. Licences, Horse Dealers Armorial Bearings. Reserved out of Houses and Windows, 43 Geo. Ill. cap. 161. 58 7 10 2,631 2 7 1,342 3 7,862 14 111 704 16 4,374 17 4 I 2,352 14 0 8,173 9 4 £474,474 per quarter; from April 1804 286,250 0 Houses Inhabited Servants, Male 31,971 8 94 145,612 7 51 54-448 0 7 209,957 28 171,755 10 I 106,404 2 Carriages.. Dogs 31,731 16 5 143,297 13 3 35,912 0 11 .... 6,744 8 5 45,836 16 24 16,083 8 4 91,407 12 61 43,913 12 I 9 I 584,860 2 583,986 5 4 501,667 10 2 338,435 18 114 302,349 3 2 112,628 5 0 1,903,310 DUTIES, 1803. 5,616,325 19 10 352,542 I Consolidated Customs, after reserving as 43 Geo. III. cap. 68. 62,500 O O 62,500 0 O 146,637,383 12 6 DUTIES, 1804. Consolidated Stamp Duties, Surplus of, after reserving as 44 Geo. III. cap. 98, from October 1804...... 5,694,099 19 10 7,429,641 I 16,717,051 126 7,112,131 12 8 250,000 O O Consolidated Letter Money, estimated Amount of additional Duty on 7,413,472 8 10 27,928,195 3 10 1,447 18 9 1,203 51,445 1 85,449 59 Do Wines do 1804 400,215 12 5 1,039,576 13 11 2,041,968 13 24 3.774,622 4 745,206,077 3 643,798,584 14 11 239,364 0 8,760,853 10 48,744,307 14 04 8,836,475 9 133,549,032, 0 94 125,434 1,311 825 0 1,720 O O 21,420 8 4 145,883 0 793,082 0 252,223 5 64 1,070,402 3 9 Exchequer, Feb. 10, 1807. Wm. Rose Haworth. CONSCRIPTS, à la Buonaparte, FLYING TO THE ARMY. DRAWN FROM ACTUAL OCCURRENCES, JANUARY, 1807. VIVE LA LIBERTÉ! ET SA MAJESTÉ L'EMPEREUR ET ROI, NAPOLEON LE GRAND! In the original drawing, the gensdarmes (on horseback) are portraits, and were neighbours of the draughtsman. The further ceremonies observed on such occasions, are described from actual knowledge in the following extracts. The following are extracts from letters written by a gentleman whose description may be relied on, as he writes from actual observation. He is personally known to us: but as part of his family has not been so fortunate as himself, in escaping to his native land, there are reasons, evidently prudential, for concealing his name. As it is our earnest desire that Great Bri tain may be properly enlightened before Bonaparte favours us with a visit, to finish our education; and as we wish to save HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR AND KING from trouble, we take the liberty of entreating that our readers will read these letters till they are fully masters of the subject, and have formed a clear and distinct acquaintance with the present inexpressibly felicitous state of the Low Countries: by this means, we hope and trust, that when the CHIEF of the GREAT NATION makes his appearance on our shores, our countrymen will be prepared to give him a reception suited to his character, and be perfectly well acquainted with every point of their DUTY. On Monday, January 5, 1807, all the young men in France that had, since the conscription of 1806, attained their twentieth year (except those who laboured under such intirmities as rendered them incapable of bearing arms) drew lots, as conscripts, at the prefectures in the departments throughout France; in order to raise 80,000 men, agreeable to an urrété, or decree of the senate. The lower numbers fell into the conscription, and were hastily marched off the next day, to their different depôts, or fortresses on the Rhine, to be organized. The higher numbers fell into the reserve, from which they take those who drew the next lowest numbers, to fill up the vacancies occasioned by the desertion of the conscripts. One-fifth of the conscripts, at least, desert; half of them, at least, are taken, and in time of war conducted to their depôts in the manner represented [in the opposite page]. Such as do not attend at the prefectures, to draw lots, agrecable to the ar rétés at the commencement of the year, are brought in this manner, and are thus conducted to the depôts. Therefore, by filling up the vacancies occasioned by desertion, from the reserve, and by refractory conscripts brought in, their conscription of 80,000 is thereby augmented to 100,000 conscripts at least. They have also in each department a departmental or prefect's guard, consisting of a company of grenadiers, and one of chasseurs, of 100 nien each, formed out of the reserve of the conscription. Fifty men from Each company have been draughted and sent VOL. 1. Lit. Pan. March, 1807] to the grand army (I presume they will be completed from this year's conscriptory re serve). In each department there are also from twenty to twenty-five gendarmes einployed on the police service, to bring in criminals, deserters, and refractory conscripts. They consist chiefly of cavalry, though a small number of them are infantry; and they are all picked men, from different regiments of the line, that can read and write, as that is required. They have also a national guard, from the northern departments (which only are organized), consisting of 15,000 men, taken from the different or several towns and arrondissements, or districts, within those departments. The most wealthy and easy circumstanced citizens are selected for that service. The officers are nominated by the senators Generals Rampon and Jaqueminat, chiefs of legions, and must march in person down to a corporal. Those nominated common soldiers may, at their own expence, send substitutes. The active were, in November and December last, all marched to St. Omer's, from the different northern departments, to be there armed and organized. These 15,000 men are now sta tioned at St. Omers, chef lieu, Boulogne, Calais, Dunkirk, and Ostend. They have also a sedentary reserve, consisting of the inhabitants of the towns and villages of these northern departments, from the age of 21 up to 60, who do town duty in turn, but are, hitherto, not armed, exercised, or organized. When cohorts, or detachments, of ine National Guards are ordered to be formed, they have only eight or ten days notice to march to the general depôt at St. Omer's.→ Thus, under Bonaparte's usurpation, no man is certain for a moment of personal liberty. By conscription the father is deprived of his sons, or may be required to march himself, in the National Guard, and leave all his concerns. If he proves refractory, force is instantly employed; rigorous persecution and imprisonment ensues. The dissatisfaction is general throughout the country, particularly in the maritime towns along the coast; where misery is at the highest pitch Extract of a Letter, 15th January, 1807. Englishmen experience no lenity at the hands of the French, but the most cruel persecution, as you will read of in the newspapers, in their late arrêté, wherein they declare England in a state of blockade. The English prisoners that are taken in our merchautmen by their privateers, and carried into Holland, are marched from thence to Valenciennes and Verdun, at the rate of from 20 to 30 miles a day. They have only bread and water allowed them on their march, and straw to sleep on. On the 5th inst. there were no regular troops in France or Flanders, the were all got e to the grand army. At Ostend, for 24 example, there are only 20 cannoniers to man the new battery at the casternmost pier or jesty head. The refractory conscripts are brought in by gendarmes, bound with cords round their arms, two and two. I have seen ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY brought in together, in this way, by four gendarmes, two in front, and two in the rear. In each department, at present, there are about 20 to 25 gendarmes ; they are picked men, regulars, foot, and horse, ali gether about 5000 men. The French or great Gascons: they tell us of the conscripts 1 LYING TO THE ARMY, AND BURN ING WITH APDOR TO DISTINGUISH THEM SELVES; whereas, the greater part of them are brought in as refractory, as above recited, and near one-fifth part of them desert before they reach the depts. It frequently happens that on the day appointed for the conscripts to depart, they cannot be found; and when that is the case, the parents are obliged immediately to receive into their house a certain number of men, called garnisuires; to maintain and pay each of them half-a-crown a day, till the expiration of a particular period, when, provided the conscript is neither returned nor taken, their goods, whether few or many, and without BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF EMINENT PERSONS DECEASED, IN 1806. Mr. BARKER inventor of the Panorama, was born in Kells, in the county of Meath, and began business in Dublin, but becoming embarassed, was led to the profession he af. terwards adopted, of miniature and portrait painting. Leaving Ireland, he went to Sentland, and settled in Edinburgh, where he followed the line of a pernait painter. It was contemplating the varied scene of beauty and grandeur, on the Calton Hill, which first led Mr. Barker to think of painting on an entire circle. When he considered that the local benatics were heightened by a combination of the whole; he regretted the confined rules of art, and determined to try, at least, if they could not be extended. Not being regularly bred an artist, was, in this instance, perhaps, of advantage to him. Pessessing a clear mind, and a quick understanding he had acquired a perfect knowledge of the laws of perspective, and was enabled, by that means, to surmount the many difficulties which so new and bold an undertaking presented to him. About 1787, he determined to execute a small half crele to prove the possibility of the undertak conside ation about the convenience or circum-ing; for which purpose a view of Edinburga stances of the parents, are all sold, and the cus ript's share* of the property is confis e ted to government; moreover, he subjected, if ever found, to be shot as a deserter.. Ou the 4th inst. I saw on the stocks, at Antwerp, nine sail of the line, which are in such a state of forwardness, as I presume they may be launched by the end of this, or the beginning of next year. At Flushing, on the 9th inst. I saw them at work, widening the wet dock, or bason gates, to receive them.They had on that day hove down in the said wet dock a trench frigate of 44 guns, built at Antwerp, and were sheathing her bottom with copper. They had also a brig of 18 guns lying there, ready for sea, built at the same place; and they have in the French docks laid down the frames of two line of battle ships. As they have overrun the Continent, and are in possession of the principal sea ports, they will soon have plenty of ships; but, as they have no seamen, if they dare venture out, they will save us the trouble and expence of building. Our readers will please to observe, that this information refers to the state of Flanders and the adjoining provinces of France, chiefly, what other intelligence these letters contained, with what rira voce evidence was in the power of the writer, has been communicated where duty and loyalty diacted. The present laws of free, rege cru'ed France, not permitting parents to leave their property froni their children. was painted by him, in water colours, and taken up to London. Sir Joshua Reynolds was the first person he communicated his idea to; who treated it as an extraordinary thought, but intpracticable. Notwithstanding, Mr. Barket took out a patent for his invention, under the title of la Nature à Coup d'œil. The first entire circle was a view of Edinburgh, paina ed in water colours, and exhibited by lamplight in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and London. From the smallness of the circle, it was not sufficiently striking to attract what is csikd the public, though it met with the general af probation of those who saw it. A view of London taken from the Albion Mills, was the next subject of public exhibition. From its size, and the difficulty of procuring ground in a central situation, Mr. Barker was obliged to put up an half cirele, which contained bur half the view. This picture attracted much public attention; and Sir Joshua Reynols when he saw the deception produced, was astonished, and paid Mr. Barker the highest compliments. A piece of ground becoming vacant in Leicester Square, Mr. Barker took it, and crected the present rotunda, the diameter of which is 90 feet. The first picture he exhibited upon this great scale, was a view of the Russian Armament at Spithead. His Majesty with the Queen and Princesses, honoured the first opening with their presence, and it became the object of general curiosity and attraction. Thus was compleated one of the mo-t extraordinary efforts of the human wind; an effort which gives unlimited space to the art |