Star. — London, England, 1825-08-17 00:00:00

:~ ~,. ~:• 'ir i i.. - '.«P • / • . Tlik 1114;:viNti ,T R. I.ONDON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST J 7. 1E195. 31/ . 0.1E =CHANGE; TWELVE O'CLOCK. Anglo Mexican Anglo Chili= liolanos CastellacEspllitoSanto 100 5 Milian and Peruvian 5 General Mina% Assu. 100 • 5 - Hayden 100 5 Potosi, La Pas, & Peruv. 50 5 Royal Irish 25 1 9-16 ASSURANCE 20SirANT. 20 2 MISCELLANEOUS. Protactor Fire la I Cesiscdsopetted this morning at 891 Buyers, but soon after were dote: at 891, owing to 60111 C heavy. sales : up to this hour they are In die 'Foreign Marliet there is Dot muck doing. • Greek Scrip ,144imptipring. Osman Prices: New Spanish 171, Old Spanish 221, Rus. sun 98 4 9 7 , Mexican 75 10 1, Austrian 98199, Colombian New sat, Beasilian Scrip 44 f disc. Mexican Scrip 54 1 dist. Danish Scrip 31 S lisc. Greek &rip 13 121 disc. PNICIC SUM; IsS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 229 3 Per Cent. Iced. 90'4 3 / 8 $ per Cent. Cotts. 69 .1 / 4 s/ 8 7 / 8 - 3 per Cent. 9834 3 / 8 3i per Cent. lied. 98 1 / 8 1 / 4 - 4 per Cent. New 103 1 / 4 1 / 8 . Ling Ann. 221 5.16 India Bonds 46 £1.0.)0 ttulleq. Bills 18 22 L5OO ditto 20 23 LlOO and £2OO ditto 19 25 Cons. for Acct. 8934 90 89 7 / 8 • FOREIGN EXCHANGES. Hastsuatin, Auouirr 9.—On London, 33. 11. 2 Us. 35. 8. Plemalattlinu, Jour London, 10'7-16. bIitTLIC, Aug. 5.-.—On London, 3 t 1.6. 11. litrUP, ACC. 6.—On London, 3 M. 6.201. VIENNA, JULY 30.—0 n London, 3 N. 9.38. Bantu+ Auu. s.—On London. 2 AL 590. FOREIGN FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian lids 5 p Ct. Mex. Scrip 18114 • Ditto Acct. Ditto Met. 31 1 dis. Basilian Bonds Neapolitan Bonds, 1824, Ditto Sctip, 5p Ct. 1825 41 dis. Peruv. Bonds, 6 per Cc. Humus Ayres Bonds Ditto Acct. Chilean Dumb, 6 p Ct. Ditto Scrip, 1823,6 pC. Columbian 11d5,6 p C. Ditto Acct. 5 .dis. Ditto Bonds, 1824, 841 Pottuguese Bonds Ditto Acc. 941 1 Ditto Acct. Danish Bonds, 5 per Ct. Prussian Bonds Sp C. ' to.&rip pCt. 1825, Do. Bonds, 1822, 5 p Ct. Ditto Met. 41 dis. Russ. Hoods, 1822, S p Cc. 971 Greek Bunds Ditto for Ace. Ditto Acct. 39 40 Spanish S p. Ct. Cons. 221 1 Do. Snip 124 111 121 12 dis. Ditto Acct. 221 23 Ditto Acct. 13 1t f 121 dis. Span.s p. Ct. C. 1823, 171 1 Mex. Bonds, 5 p Ct. 751 Ditto Acct. 171 1 1 Ditto Acct. 731 / Frenchßentes, 5p Ct. Ditto Bonds, 1225, 6 p Ct. 831 Exchange, BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. MINES. MAIL rAID. PILICE PIK STIARIL £lOO £3O i se. 15 pm. X 100 5 7/ - 400 - - 350 prem. 13 7 -10 e Se j lee C j j j prem. MALL ram MUCK Pal SHAM. Anglo Mexian•Mint 25 5 $1 9 British Rock & Patent Salt ' 50 5 14 1 French Brandy Distillery Comp. 30 2 17 18 161 17 16 Geteral &eam Navigation • . 100 5 . 74 1 7 Imperial Plate. Glass 100 . 9 3 1 London,Gibraltar,&GenoaStmPkt. 100 1 3 1 Mexican Company 100 10 •94 9 Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 5 • 61 6 1 Thames & Phire Steam Pack. 100 9 5 4 4 The depression of the new Fiench 8 \per Cents. which were at one time nearly as low as 71, but are now sai4 to have recovered to 73, seems to have created a strong sensation both at Paris and in this country. The re cent conversion is termed so complete a failure, that it has been conjectured M. DE VILLELE must, to avoid the storm, retire from the Ministry : a pretended list of a new Administration has even been published. We tee nothing extraordinary in the momentary de pression of the New Stock, taking into view the ad verse circumstances under which it was created, and to which we referred in our Journal of the 10th inst. Nor can we term that a failure, which, under all those disadvantages, has effected a reduction of interest to the extent of one per cent. on a fifth part of the whole Na tional Debt of France, and an immediate and direct saving of 245,5061.• sterling per annum. It has been supposed here, as in France, that the emigrants who are about to be indemnified by a new creation of three per cent. stock, have already, to relieve their distresses, carried this intended stock into the market, and that this sale has depressed the newly converted stock. But this is an evident fallacy.— The emigrants have not as yet received any defini , e tide to their stock. That stock does not exist either as scrip. (minium, or in any other shape conferring a right to dispose of it, and it cannot, therefore, have been saleable. But the certainty that it is to be created, and when created, that it will be poured into the market immediately, to raise money on any terms, cannot fail, as we before observed, to prevent the investment of money, at the present moment, in the new reduced sti.ck, inasmuch as the emigrant stock will, in all probability, yield a better income. The approaching tenders for the new 4k per Cent. stock, on the 22d of September, is 'mother most efficient cause for the tem porary depression of the 3 per Cent. stock. Individuals who are prepared to invest money, have a certainty of a better income in the forthcoming 4 per Cents. guaranteed to them for ten years, which they will naturally prefer. But in all human probability, and notwithstanding those tenfporary impediments in th e w ay of the new 3 per Cents. they will rise in value kitvery short time, simply from the powerful opera ibtfilifh the French Sinking Fund. If no conversion had then isl4ce at all, the whole unredeemed Debt of „Prance I only •equ.l to an annuity* of 6 a 491,9961 ! retitatlitab adtice in any portion, at the Mi ,wieforririkettetrre, who his at command for that purpose • .ar ebtkatiefunli of 3,108,0044 which would have been snack& to vetisetilhe whole, without any conversion, in fourtden laws and i half. The means of redemption awe now reinforced, lien, by a, great surplus of revenue; 2d, by the fortunate subeidy•frottt St. Domingo; and se, by the saving lately Wetted in the conversion, as far as it has gone, and those means are idtpaired only by the MNlimo. intemledifteigrant loan, whiih 6110. more than awan nuity of 1,90 . 0,0001. We' assume it, in all ititituity to be undoubtedly cettstin, that the conversion of /the fives into four and a half per cent. stock, will succeed to a far greater. extent than the former experiment; and, by the conditions ol.that conversion, the sinking fund cannot stei ripe thfi new" stock, except when under par. Its . foici will iherlehifele wholly directed to the fives at par attend the 3 per cent•. exclusively; and while by these means a capital, geome trically increasing, and beginning with three millions sterling, is annually thrown back on the money market of France, is there either reasnn or common sense is supposing that the Thi ee per Cents. will not rise ; the whole capital of which, including the converted and the emigrant stock (when created) will only be equal to 72,734,1521. of •ur Three per Cent. Stock ? To us it seems self-evident that the dissentient holders of the Fives will, in less than twelve months, have reason to !egret their opposition. We conclude these observations with a comparative statement of the rate of yearly interest, realized yester day in the English and French Funds respectively, ex clusive of the accrued dividends : The English ltedneed . Consols . 31 per Cents. . 4 per Cents. . French 3 per Cents. . S per Cents. . £S 6 112 per £lOO 3 7 1% $ 111 02 3 17 8% 4 3 11 4 17 8% • We continue to give these results in sterling money. This forenoon we received Hemburgh Papers to the 10th instant. They contain no intelligence from Greece. One of them states that the reigning Duke of Bawls wroc has ceded •the Duchy of Oels, in S lesia, to his brother WILLIAM. The heirs of this illustrious House have always been distinguished for their fraternal affec tions, and history records, that once when there was a family of seven brothers, to whom the Duchy was left, in order to prevent the division, and secure the succes sion to the heir of the eldest, six of them doomed them selves to celibacy. The birth-day of the King of PRUSSIA was celebrated at Berlin on the Sd instant, with the usual honours. The theatre at Konigstadt was crowded in the evening, and in the Prologue spoken by Madame SONNTAZ, a happy allusion was made to an affecting circumstance whit.h took place in 1803, when the French forbad the keeping of the KINO'S birth .clay. On that occasion the celebrated In LAND appeared on the stage, and instead of the Prologue that was expected, held a nosegay of the little fltnver called, Forget me Not, towards the Royal box, then empty and deserted. The allusion had the effect of electricity, and the famous song, Heil dir un Siegerkrauz (Answering the English, See the Conquering Hero conies), was loudly called for, and sung with enthusiasm. We have received Frankfort Papers to the 10th inst. They contain no political news. An article from `dtras• b•'rg of the 6th inst. states, that the drought has so di minished the water of one of the arms of the 111, at the village of Ehl, near Benfeld, on the • ancient site of a Roman town, that the bed of it can be dug up. Roman medals, rings, keys, agraffv, and other an tique ornaments, have been dug up. As soon as the Prefect was informed of it, he sent an engineer to the spot, to direct the excavations, and to take care that what is found shall not be destroyed and lust to the arts. The French Journals contain very favourable intelli gence from Greece, principally, however, derived from the German Papers. There now seems no doubt that PACIIA was defeated near Napoli, and that in consequence he had retreated to Tripolizza. A privatel letter received at Marseilles from Napoli states, that I COLOCOTRONI had written to the Greek Government, assuring it that all the communications of the Egyp tians are intercepted ; that water and provisions fail them entirely, and that they have no other choice left, than that of surrendering at discretion or of extricating themselves with the sword out of their very ethical position. The Greek General bad issued a Proclamation, calling on the Greeks to hasten to his assistance, and enable him to crush the enemy. An article from Trieste states that the Carrels. PACHA had ar peared before Alissolonghi ; but as Ransoms PACRA had raised the ►iege and returned to Vrachori, the arrival of the Turkish fleet could not endanger the safety of the place. On the other band, the Athigsbergli Gazette states that Munn Div had landed.tbsee-or four thousand men at Navarino, and that they were marching on Tria polizza We hope this is not true, for such a reinforcement to Isamu* might turn the sae of fortune, which seems at present against him. The Duchess of KENT, the Duchess of Comma, Prince LtrOPOLD, and the Princess Emma; were of the dinner party given by the Duke of Sussex on Monday afternoon, at his apart ments at the King's Palace, Kensington. The workmen employed by the Board of Works have begun pulling down the late residence of the Duke of CLasanca, in the Stable-yard of the King's Palace, St. James s. Yesterday was the bit th-day of the Duke of YORK, when his Royal Highness completed his 62d year. In the evening the houses of his Royal Highness's tradespeople, and some of the Theatres, were illuminated. His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON arrived on the Sth instant, in the evening, at Liege, front Namur, accompanied by his son, the Marquis of Douao, Colonel Jonas, and Dr. Hume. On the morning of the 9th, after broils inspected the fortifications, his Once set out for Coblcnts. It is reported that the French Government have au thorised the admission of vessels from the new Republics into the ports of France. They are, it is said, to be treated at friends, but to display no Sag, nor, u it would seem, to be protected by any Public Ministers or Agents. • z& The Duke and Duchess of Buckingham left their seat at Stowe, on Monday, for Cheltenham. The Duke of Buccknelt arrived on Monday, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeleraquare, from the Continent. Lady Smith has arrived at her house in Piccadilly, from a tour. The Countess of Beauchamp and Lady Julia St. Clair left tows on Monday, fur their seat in Scotland. The Earl of Blesington kft town on Monday, for Ireland. • Lord Nugent arrived in town on Monday, from his seat, leys, Bucks. His Rsitelleneyetunit Lieven arrived in town on Monday evening, from Windsor Celtic ~. THE K!?V. Wisbioit, Maya Mummy left the !loyal Lodge at thrLe o'clock yesterday a•ternoon in his pony phaeton, accompanied by his suite onlv, and immedi ately drove to Virginia Water. The KING dined in the principal marquee, and afterwards went on hoard the new pleasure-boat, and fished upon the Lake until 'ii - was nearly dark, when he returned in his phaeton to dge. Te birth-day of his !loyal Mahn, the Duke of Yost: was this day noticed by the ringing .f the, bells of the Pari.h Church and St. George's Chapel, and the usisal salute was fired at one o'clock in the Bachelors Acre. THE ARMY. The Depot of the 69th Regiment of Infantry has moved from Portsmouth to North Shields. The following Battalions of Infantry, viz. the 4th, Gist, 88th, and the Sd Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, have completed their Augmentation Establishrnent. Intatas Levv.—By the last returns tl•at have been received from the different Recruiting Parties througho..: Great Brit.,in and Ire land, it appears that upwards of 4,500 men la..ve been enlisted fur the British Regiments now serving in India. Forty Rea nits joined the 72d Foot at Edinburgh Castle, three days previously to the commencement of the march of the Regi ment fur Fortpatrick. Forty Recruits also joined the 53d Foot at Chatham, during the last week. The 19th Foot (stationed at Cork) sent Detachments on the Bth inst. to Spike Island. Haulbowline, Carigslow, and Ballincollig, to relieve Detachments of the 75th Foot, which joined the head-quar ters of the Regiment on that day. A Subaltern's Detachment of the 88th Font marched from Tern. plemore (the head-quarters of the Regiment), to Thurles, on the Bth inst. to be quartered there. NAVAL LYMLLIGENCE. Arrived off Seamans, the Doris, ---, from Buenos Ayres; and Lydia, from Miramichi. The Utter, Sumo*, from Liverpool to Africa, is totally lost near Soutbport. Crew saved. The Friendship, NtCHOLSON ' from Shields to Jersey, was run down on Monday night, off Hythe, by the Stokesby, CORNZR, bound to Miramichi. rew saved. Farasourir, Arra. 15.—Wind W.N.W. strong breezes, and squally.—Arrived the Louisa, BLACKS, from Cork. Sailed the Mercurius, BUCK, for New castle. Remains, the Enterprize, steamer. for India. PLYSIOUTII, Aga. 15.—Wind W.N. W.—Arrived the Wester wick. Mazza., from. Gibraltar, and is under quarantine. PORTSMOUTH, Atra. 16.—Wind W.—Sailed the Duchess of York transport, for Chatham. Dear., AUGUST N.W. to W.N.W.—Arrived and sailed fur the River, the Carshalton Park, PARK, fr.rm Jamaica, la 47 days. The James Harris, boots, sailed the day before; and the David Lyon was to sail the next day. The Amazon and the Nelson, of London, were nearly full, and would sail in three or four days after the Carshalton Park. Passed through from the River, the Lorton, Snownos, for St. Domingo; and the Merton, Daaansorto, for Gibraltar. Ltvearooz, Ago. 15.—Wind N.V.—Arrived the Diary Cathe rine, Pace, from Charleston—sailed the 20th July. The James Munro and the Favourite sailed the 13th; Triton, on the 16th; and the Goliab, on the 17th, for this port. Arrived also, the .Trader ' Pormon, front Borgo; Smyrna, Pirtle, front Zante; and Malvina, BROOKS, from St. Ptenburgh. CUSTOM-HOUSE, AUGUST 16. Baas Earrings lawmins—The Mary, from Calm; Bantif, from Ostend; Wilms, from Rio; London, from Hamburgh; Cornelia, from Worcum • Magnet, from Cape Coast Castle ; Mint and Ad dison, from Quebec ; Ann, from St. Petersburgh ; Vrow Hitaje; fro Antwerp ; Escape, from Fare ; Horta, from Memel; Sax ony, from Rostock; Francis, from Amsterdam; Arcturus, from New York; Agenoria, front Leghorn • Friends, from Cadiz; Hope, from Lisbon ; Charlotte and Industry, from St. Peters burgh; Carl, from Dantzic; Lady Keith, from Odessa • Belfast, from Dunkirk; Prince of Waterloo, from Ostend ; I)oncaster, front Denttrara ; Hibernia, from Rotterdam; Margery, from Bahia ; Earl of Liverpool, from Ostend; Thirza, from Hamburgh; Simon Taylor, from Jamaica; and Hector, from Oporto. Name= Ouvvrataas—The Clyde. for Calcutta ; : Esperance, for Antwerp ; Desire, for Havre; Lucinda for B.lsineur ; Diargaret, for Trieste; MAff, for Madeira ; Camden, for ' Antigua • Rotter dam for Rotterlli m; Brasil packet, for Rio; Skylark, for Smyr na; Mangles, for New South Walei; and Betsy, for Waterford. The Wedding -Day was again played at the Way market Theatre last night, in which Mr. N shone with his utral excellence in Sir ditfitni Con'ed. Madame Vasalas, as I,ody Contest. performed with her accustomed ease and high fluwof spirits. We were glad to see the House so well filled; the pit overflowed before the rising of the curtain. Mr. GiAtsrotsi has incre iced his subscription to the Liverpool Mechanics' Institute loot. and has volunteered the loal, of 10001. at four per cent. A son of Mr. ELLISTON has addressed a letter to the Bows, contradicting the report that his father's " present severe indisposition has been produced by any disorpnisation of the inside, which in every ap pearance , and from every movement, is perfectly in full vigutir.' He adds, that Mr. EttArron's " medical adiisers at present pronounce his disorder tci be the effect of an 'Unusual relaxation of the nervous system, occasioned by severe and intense anxiety during the pressure of business." Lest night, at twelve o'clock, an alarming fire broke out in the glue and size-manufactory in Three Cups Alley, Shad well, which destroyed the warehouse of Mr. Hum., bune-mer chant, and damaged several adjoining houses belonging to him. A horse, which could not be got out, was burnt to death. By a Brussels Paper received last week, it appears that a journeyman baker had obtained, in the Vienna Lottery, the Gland Prize of ieo,ooo francs. This may sound high in the Ger man States, but our friend Csnani.t., the present Lottery Con tractor, has managed much better for English adventurers having in hit ' Scheme no less than Four ,125,000, equal to six Muldred lhonsandfrancs each, with many other Capitals and Prizes, forming a grand total exceeding,* millions offrencs, and which will all be distributed in sterling English money, on Wednesday, 31st of this month, August. Among other effects of the late extremely hot wea ther and sudden changes in the temperature, may be mentioned the prsyralence of cholera morbus in some of the most healthy quarter, of London. Persons who have been long resident in tropical clip mates are considered to be more exposed to danger from this disease than others. Mr. Bocintausat, of the Regent's Park, who re: sided so long in India, and travelled so much in various countries of the East., is now slowly recovering from one of the severest at tacks of cholera ever experienced in this country, and equal in the violence of the spasmodic contractions to anything met with in India. The particular predisposing causes are supposed to be bodily fatigue, mental anxiety, and a disregard of sudden checks of perspiration. In hot countries the bad effects of these checks are counteracted by the strong insensible perspiration always kept up, or by the general relaxation of the system. Persons recently from that country, therefore, since found to be so peculiarly exposed to danger from the influence of our sudden atmospheric changes, should, in adjusting their dress to the climate, consult health rather than their own feelings—a caution which may be useful to many who have returned, after a long absence, eager to enjoy the refresh ins breezes of their native land. Friday a quarrel of a violent desctiption took place between the new Collector of the Customs of this Port,- Ecigecombe, Nag. and the Inspector General, John Pitts, Esq. The affair has excited considerable conversation, and the following paper having been publicly exposed in the Exchange News Room, We think ourselves justified in submitting it to general perusal : ' " I beg leave to state, for the inforhiation of the Gentlemen of 'Newcastle, that I received a 'violent insult from Mr. Edgecombe, of this town, on the afternoon of Friday, the 12th inst. for which I immediately demanded the satisfaction of a Gentleman, through the medium of a friend, and that Mt. Edgecombe has expressed his readiness to meet me In the field, but at the same time declares that he will not fire, and will not provide himself with any weapon of defence. "JOHN MITTS. " Pilgrims-street, Newcastle, 15th Aug. 1825." Both parties were yesterday summoned b e f ore H. C ram li ng t on , LT Mayor, and bound over to keep the peace.— Tyrte.tfereiny. CORN. EXCHANGE, MARE.-LANE. AUGUST 17. The arrivals of mat•kioda of Grain this week are moderate. The weather laving favourable, very Hide is doing in the Wheat trade to-day, and the prices remain as reported on Monday. Barley is rather dearer. Beans do not sell freely, but the pr ices are unaltered Pees look. upward. There is only i limited trade' for Oats to-day, MlB the prices of English sample* remain as on• Monday ; but Irish parcels are rather cheaper.—Arrival.: English. Wheat. 2,100 qrs. Oats, 2,500 qrs. Flour, 2,400 sacks. Itish Oats, 2,500 qrs. cOtria CRANciiiV—THis DAY. main v. lit: ea= In this case a Petition II Si presented to his Lordship, ptaying that tin order might issue directing the payment of curl* sums -of money ovcr to the Petidoners, who claimed the suite as divi dends arising on certain stock in the hands of the Bank of Eng land. The Petitioners did not seek to have the stock, pending shit hearing and decision of the cause, but is they would, at aU events-4 he entitled to the dividensis already due, they now prayed the Court to order accordingly. The Loan Cuaucmoit said, as no opposing Counsel appeared.; he should make the order, but without prejudice. WILLIAMION V. CLIWS. In this case, relative to a Ward of Court, and whith legit came before the Lord Chancellor in his private room, foe the pur pose of obtaining the commitment of Mr. Clews, hi; havin g n e away with a young Lady, a Ward of Court, a private appßcatioh was made to his Lordship to direct the blaster to inquire as to the deed of settlement which had been drawn up? and also to stay the sale of certain premises which the Lady herself had expressed a determination to dispose of, until the further order of the Coen: The Loan CitatimuLt.oa granted the reference, and on the andel'. taking of the party riot to prOceed to sell till the Master made his report, he declined to grant an injunction. PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT OF THE REVENLTE. Froin the past experience of the two or three pre. ceding years we have seen how the Revenue increased with the repeal of taxes, and how i: fell r ff when ad ditional taxes were imposed. In cart prig forward our inquiries, we shall find the same principle still farther illustrated by the experience of subsequent years. In 1823 the net produce of the Revenue, notwithstanding the defalcations cccasioned by diminished taxes, amounted to 52 948,5411. which is only 1,770,3741. less than the Revenue of 1815 ; and is 4,560,7081. more than the Revenue of 1816, without making any allow. ance for the loss of Revenue occas'oned by the repeal of duties, which, however, we must do, in ordet to make a fair comparison between the produce of these different years. The following is an estimate of what must be added to the Revenue of 1623, in order to compare it with that of 1815: For difference of Malt Tax, in 1815, 4s. 4d. and in 1323, 2s. 63. . . 5e2,400,080 Agricultural Tax on Husbandry Horses repealed 480,000 Salt Tax reduced from sth Jan. 135,3 . 1,295,000 TAt on Leather reduced one-half 330,000 For Assessed Taxes repealed from sth April. 1823, actual loss, annual amount 9,301,4301. allow in 1823 1,350,000 . Tonnage Duty . . 160,000 . Spirits Duty reduced in Scotland 340,000 . . 4'6,355,000 It is clear that we must add the whole of this sum to the Revenue of 1823, in order to compare it with the Revenue of 1815, as all the taxes enumerated in the above statement were in operation in the former year, and brought their produce ii.to the Treasury ; and the Revenue of 182'3 was of course less than it otherwise would have been from the want of those taxes. Add ing, therefore, 6.355,0001. of Revenue,lost from reduced or repealed duties, the Revenue of 1823 will amount to 59,303,5411. which is 4,584,6261. more than the Revenue of 1815, deducting the Property Tax, and 10,915,7081, more than the Revenue of 1815. Com. paring the Revenue of 1823 with that of 1820, we shall find, even within this short period, a mat ked increase. It was subsequent to the year 1829 that the chief reductions were made in the existing duties. The taxes on horses, on leather, on salt, ace. were all either repealed or reduced after the year 1829. —ln comparing the revenue of the year 1823, therefore, with that of 1820, we have to make an allowance for the loss of revenue occasioned by the reduction of du.: ties subsequent to the latter year, which, according; to the most accurate estimate that can be made, will amount to £5,300,009. This being added to the actual revenue of 1823, makes the comparative revenue amount to £58,248,541, or £5,642,391 more than the revenue . of 1820. What a striking illustration we have here of the rapid progress of the country, and of else excellent policy of reducing taxes, for to both of these combined causes this great increase of revenue may be ascribrd. The financial history of 1824 presents results equally gratifying. The net produce of the revenue for that year was 53,270,0271. which is an actual increase of 321,4861. above the revenue of the former year, notwithstanding the continued reductions which were . made in several branches of the revenue. The Revenue of 1823 amounted to 52,948,541/. we most consider, however, in comparing it with that of 1824, that the latter year was subjected to the full erect of the taxes reduced in 182$, which were chiefly the assessed taxes, for which an allowance was Made of 1,300,0001. for the year 182$. In 1822 there was a further defalcation of 1,313,387, the produce of the assessed taxes amounting, in the several years of 1822, 1823, .and 1824, to 7,867,5601. 6,534,7271. and 5,221,34.01. and besides this defalcation of the assessed taxes, we have to make an allowance of 500,0001. for the duties which in 1824. were taken cff rum of Is. lid„ per gallon, a reduction of the duty on coals, on wool, silk, &c. Putting these sums together, we have, in order to make a fair comparison, to add 1,813.3871. to the Revenue of 1824, which will ht ing it to 55,033,4044 thus she., ing an excess above that of 1823 of 2.134,8731, A comparison with the Revenue of 1822 will thew a still greater excess, and will mark, in a striking man ner, the progressive improvement of the Revenue. The Revenue of 1822, it will be observed, had the benefit of all the assessed taxes; of the high duty on Scots spirits ; of the duty on salt; half the tonnage duty; and half the duty on leather; all which various taxes yielded, according to the most accurate estimate that can be made, 5,100,0001. According to returns laid before Parliament, the pro. duce of the assessed taxes for 1824 was 2 646,220/.less than for 1822. Adding, therefore, all this revenue, which mak-es part of the 54,374,6371. raised in 1822, to the revenue of 1824, it will increase it to .58,058,541/. which shews an excess of 3,683,9041. above the revenue of 1822. Any commentary on the above fact is superfluous.— They are quite conclusive as to the flourishing state of the country under the enlightened policy of the pre sent Ministers ; and they afford the most gratifying an ticipations of future improvements. Every year will now bring some farther relief from t4xation. We may always reckon on a yearly surplus above our revenue, which we may expend in the remission of taxes. Among all the duties with which we arc Iva dened, those on houses and windows may be considered A s the most oppressive; and a relief from these would be , the greate.t boon that could be conferred on the people. The assessed taxes are in many cases vexatious, and in every view they ought to be selected for repeal next Session of Parliament, at least the house and window duties, if we have a sallideni sur plus for the purpose. The net amount of those dada ! far • 1224 , was £2,s6s,sl7.—Caledonian Mercury. 4 • • . • • MINING INTILLLIGIINCL—Copper Orel sold at Red rink August 11, 1159 tons. Average Produce, 51. — Quantity of fine Copper, 195 tons 3 cwt. Amount et site, 13,732411 k. 6d. Averige Standard, 1411. 16s.