The Press. — London, England, 1856-01-05 00:00:00

...,..--- 0-- V 8 IC tIE PRESS. — 7 7 7. THE REVENUE. I.—THE NET REVENUE. Quarter ended 1 Year ended .._—_, ...._!--....„ • Dec. 31, ' Dee. 81 , Dec. 31, Dee. 31, 4. 1 1831. I 1633. 1 1851. ' 1833. a I 2 a ; a 4317,1012111 . 5,699,967 5,384,161 '20,382,421 11,291,711 EXCISE STAMPS 1,766,769 1,633.369 1 6,939,77 1 6,993,148 TAXES PROPERTY TAX POST OFFICE 1117,284 2: 1 3.272 I 1,307,231 1,171.419 CROWN LANDS . BO,OOO +.5,000 i 27 i ,57 2 i 2.0,316 MISCELL.ANEOIYS 178,177 313.317 777,209 1,193,097 TOTAL 6 • 11,519,726 .11, 8 82,201 1 38,311,:P7 164,157,903 - • IL—COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. • Quarter ended I Nine Months ended 1 Year ended Dec. 31, 1853. Dee. 31, 1353. I Dec. 31, 1835. .......-I—_—_, .....---,---.... .....---_,----„ Increase. I Decrease. I Increase. Decrease. Increase. ; Decrease. a 1 8 I a a a a CUSTOMS EXCISE OTANI'S TAXES PROPERTY TAX POST OFFICE CROWN LANDS MISCELLANEOUS TOTAL 72x,3-1 I 406.1 4 . i 6 j 3.719,316 400,141 8,327,0 W 193.657 2321,473 I 13, 2::1,1:1 c8, 13 3,:. , 9 6 Net Increase. Net Itterearle. Net Inert-we. Quarter ended , Year ende.l ......-,--...„, ; ..............---. Dec. 31, ' Dee. 31, Dec. 31, ! I)ee. 81, • S 1034. I 1033. 1 1831. ' 1835. I X X ; A 13171710N11 EXCISE STAMPS 1,766,769 1,638.361 1 6,966,74 ', 6,093,148 TAXI'S PROPERTY TAX POST OFFICE 1111,284 2: 1 3.272 i 1,307,234 1,171.119 . CROWN LANDS 80,000 +.5,000 i 27 i ,572 i 2.0,318 77 VISCELLANEOUS 178,1 315,317 777,- ;;;) 1,1"3,007 TOTAL 6 14,510,726 .14, 8 52,201 1 38,311,:/97 161,157,993 M.—EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS. (From all Sources.) hut plus Balance beyond the Charge of the Coneoli• Amount applied out of the Net Income for the Quarter dated Fund for the Quarter ended Sept.2o,lBd3, viz., ended l)ee. 31, 1855, to Redemption of I:lehequer Great Britain Ireland 1320,485 Net amount applied out of the consolidated Fund to 1320,MS supply Services in the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1 4 .55 14,Et80,590 Net Income received in the Quarter ended Dee. 31, Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter lOSS, as shown in Account I. Amount received in the Quarter ended Dec. 31, led), hi fill of Loan of 1116,000,(10i. Amount of Exchequer Bills (Supply) issued in the Quarter ended Dec. 31, Itith e06, (4 Amount received in the Quarter ending Dee. 31, lea, in repayment of advances for public works, Sc 114,7 M 420,868,7Z0 Balance, being the deficiency on the 31st December, 1055, upon the charge of the Consolidated Fund in ! Surplus Great Britain, to meet the Dividends and other doted charges payable in the Quarter to Idareh 31, viz. IFSII, and for which Exchequer Bills (deficiency) will be issued iu that Quarter 3,879,710 --- 1 t24,46( 4 ,6i0 Dec. 31, lesl, viz.:— Interest , f the Permanent Debt gr,,231,F7G Terminable Debt Interest of Exchequer Bills (De ficiency) The Civil List Other Charges on Consolid. Fund 303.141 Advances for Public Works, ttc 43t4.940 Loan to Sardinia 600,000 8,1 tz,:os Balance beyond the Charge itY the l'obsoll- Mmd for the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 18611, Great Britain Ireland t411,7A Volitztai. 411,114 Ji24.20,4e0 or the monopoly of trade; but we strike to defend the right—we spread our shield over the weak—we confront the aggressors—we aim at just and generous ends, of which our own best portion shall be that we hell•ed to redeem the world from what threatened to be a destruc tive desolation. MR. CRAWSHAY BAILEY, at the Tredegar Agricul tural Meeting in Monmouthsl.ire last week, declared that he was a strenuous supporter of the war, and as long as we had the support of our noble allies would say never make peace without the Crimea and Bess arabia : They all cheered when the war was mentioned, and they must not be afraid of the expenses. Our expenses for last year had been ninety millions of money, but all the taxes were not lost—it was only like taking money out of one pocket and putting it into the other. At Newport, for instance, they had had a regiment quartered iu the town which spent more money than all the taxes levied there. If they were determined to carry on the war they must support it ; and whoever was Prime Minister, whether Lord Palmerston or anybody else, he would support the man who carried on the war with vigour. fie had always been an independent member, and had occasionally sup ported Lord Derby, hut as for Lord Palmerston he would always give him his hearty support while he continued to carry on the war vigorously. Mn. DE NT, M.P., at a soiree of the Kit aresborough Literary Institution on Tuesday last, spoke of the great social and literary progress made by England of late years. He believed that even the war itself had been a direct means of promoting edwation, by showing the advantages possessed by soldiers who could read and write over their less educated com rades. With respect to peace, Mr. Dent regarded the statements of negotiations being actually in pro gress as mere rumours, .‘ because he believed that P.ussia had not yet been sufficiently curbed to make her submit to those terms upon which peace could alone be secured." Mr. B. S. Collins, the president of the institution, courteously concurred with the view taken by Mr. Dent:— 'The responsibility (he said) rested with the executive, whether to zontinue the star or to bring it to a close, but he believed that, while on the oue hand the people of this country would not permit the Premier, her he might e ; to mile reace upon teats rehi, b %ere not safe and OPINIONS ON THE WAR. Mn. CAnuiPnem, at the animal festivst of the Druids at Oxford on New Year's-day, in returning thanks for the city members, made a few reflections upon the past and coming year, touching lighi ly upon the questions of peace and war : The question at the present moment, so far as we are informed, rests in other hands. I dare say that I express your unanimous feelings in trusting that it may produce that love, that satisfaction, that permanent pacification of Europe which may lead in fhture years to a lengthened abd happy peace; but if that should not unhappily be the case, then let us hope that, at least when the whole nar naive nobles to be laid before England and the world, the conduct of this country and her allies may stand in ho• nourable relief, and that the continuance of hostilities may be found to rest with him who Was the original aggressor. Sure. I ate that you will ad bees yourselves to the question with the determination and truth which will enable you to come to a right opinion, anti that the foes of this country may at all. times know that this country contains within itself that indomitable energy which has raised it to its present perfection. peare were obtained, he beliered we should give an impetus to commerce more enduring and of amore aseftil nature than anything attained in former times. At the same meeting a working-man ' John Bacon, addressed the meeting e specially with reference to the war, and gave his opinion as to the aims and object of the present contest : It must now be evident (said the speaker) to every reflecting mind that Russia is not only too powerful, but oho too barbarous, to be any longer trusted with the (Unc tions of political preponderance. for she has grown great only by aggression ; she has existed only to pile up in. numerable military munitions; her vast navies, her whole kingdom turned icto a camp, with but one object, and that object the enlargement of her power ; it means mischief to Europe, the attainment of universal dominion; and would ask what are the benefits to be derived from being placed ander the protection of Russia? It is that she offers only 'melt protection as vultures give to lambs. In this war .se tight not for extended commerce nor increase of uuritory—not to multiply cotton markets—not for the chief supply of foreign produce —not for the influx of gold SAtOkDAY I honourable, so on the other band they would not tolerate any one who, rejecting moderate counsels, should prolong the war when war was no longer inevitable. &In. SERGEANT KINGLAkt, in his charge to the grand jury at Exeter on :Monday, trade a few obser vations upon the political aspect of the country at the close of the year:— The dosing year has been a very eventful one, not only in the history of this country, but probably in the history of the world at large. We are now engaged in a great and mighty war, and I think it is a matter of congratulation to yott and to all persons that, while great sacrifices have been made, while the energies of this great country have been called forth, we have on these happy shores enjoyed the blessings of tranquillity while great distresses have been endured elsewhere. As far as I have read and can understand our prosperity is undiminished, our energies are untiring, and we do, amid some drawbacks, perhaps, exhibit to the world the bright example that in this country the eni rgies of its great and industrious people are awa kened precisely in proportion as the necessities of the ease may demand. I cannot help thinking that this must be a matter of congratulation to you and to all classes of society. Turning to the sear to come, I believe it is pm bable that sonic great crisis may be brought about, but I trust the result will be one which can be hailed with pride and satisfaction by the people of this country, and may it be worthy of the efforts and the principles for which our arms abroad are at present contending. glttropolit an. TUE METROPOLITAN I3OAItD OF WORKS held their first legal meeting for the despatch of business ou Tuesday last at Burlington-house. The president, Mr. Thwaites, in opening the proceedings, first ap plied to the board for an indemnity for various pre liminary steps taken by him without the board's sanction, with reference to temporary arrangements rendered necessary by the cessation of the engage ments of the Board of Sewers, and pending the transfer of the duties of that commission to them selves. Mr. Thwaites then proceeded to call the attention of the board to the high position they held, as representing the interests of 2,500,000 people, and trusted that in all their debates, while they would avoid political discussion, they would seek to attain a speedy despatch of business, that they would watch over and promote the interests of the metropolis with some regard to a spirit of economy, and deal with the great and comprehensive questions that came before them "in a kindred spirit and with a vigorous hand." In conclusion, Mr. Thwaites explained that he should never take part in the ordinary discussions of the board, that he hoped they would so conduct their business that they would give him little trouble to preside over them, and that the great principle of local self-government would not suffer in their hands. At the conclusion of the address the steps taken by the president with respect to the Commission of Sewers were unanimously approved, when the report of the committee was read recommending the tem porary appointment of Mr. Bazalgette to supervise the sewers and other works, and the immediate ap pointment of a secretary, treasurer, accountant, and engineer. After some dispute, and upon the under standing that Mr. Bazalgette's temporary charge of the sewers would not in any way influence the board in appointing a permanent engineer, the motion for that gentleman's temporary appointment was carried. Mr. Wilkinson, the hon. secretary, having first ex plained that he never had any intention of offering himself for the permanent appointment, and ten dered his resignation, Mr. Drew accepted his duties pro tem., and a committee was then appointed to report upon the salaries and duties of the engineer in chief, architect, secretary, and accountant. The president then read a letter from Sir John Shelley tendering his resignation on the plea that his majo rity had been disputed by the vestry of St. James, when the meeting was shortly adjourned to Monday next. THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS for the week show the total number of deaths 1,485, an excess in the rate of mortality as compared with an average rate for the last week of the year. The births amounted to 1,563 children. In the ten correspond ing weeks of the years 1845-54 the average number was 1,332. THE COMMISSIONERS' FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT have this week gratuitously made public the two great facts, that for the next three months, at least, no sums will be applied by them on account of the Sinking Fund, and that for the yeat ending Sept- 1855, there was no actual surplus of revenue over expenditure. THE SHAREHOLDERS COMMITTEE OF THE EASTERN Cot:NT'Es RAILWAY are preparing an answer to Mr. Waddington's reply. The decument, we believe, will not be drawn up by the persons connected with articles of charge against Mr. Waddington. A NEW LINE OF BELGIAN STEAMERS has com menced running from Antwerp via Southampton to New York. A second Belgian line, vii Southampton to the Brazils, will commence to run in May next, when a grand commercial visit will tal e pl ace be tween the civil authorities of Antwerp and South. ampton.