The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-21 00:00:00

THE PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.

This morning was issued an account of the gross
public income and expenditure of the united kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, in the year cudod the 30th day
of June, 1867, and of the actual issues or payment. within
the same period, including exchequer bonds redeemed, but
exclusive of other sums applied to the redemption of funded
or paying off unfunded debt, and of the advances and re-
payments for local works, &c.
The income's composed of the following items:—Customs,
23,606,4681. Ile. 2d. ; excise, 17,667,000/. ; stamps,
7,361,61 W. 17e. 2d.; taxes (land and assessed),
3,097,02 W. 6a. 9d.; property tax, 16,168,72 d. 3s. Id. •
post office, 2,845,000/. ; crown binds (net), 284,8374 Is. 6d.

ifiecellanaorie Produce of the pale of old stores, and other
extra reeeipte, 610,0251. 9e. 10d. ; money received from the
East India Company, 60,0001.; IlliWellllloollß receipts, in-
cluding impeest and other moneys, 376,0771. 3s. 4d. ; an-
claimed dividends received, 87,1341. 6e. 7d.; total,
1,034,1361. 19s. 9d., making • grand total of
72,067,8211. 19.. sd.

The following was the expendit arc :—lnterest and manage-
ment of the permanent debt, 23,591,0271. 2e. ; unclaimed
dividends paid, 101,4741. 4e. 6d.; terminable annuities,
3,973,165/. 2a. 7d.; interest of Exchequer bonds, 1854,
245,0001., interest of Exchequerbills, supply, 778,8101.88.84.;
ditto deficiency, 6,5431. 15s. ; total, 28,695,020/. 10a. Bd.
Charges on consolidated fund Civil kat, 401,114/. 2a. 3d. ;
annuities and pensions, 338,3641. 14s. ; salaries and allow-

snow, 158,1101. 2a. 9d.; diplomatic a Linica and penaiona,

153,1441. lis.; courts oijuaiice, 565,607/. Os:

woos charges on the consolidated fund, 182,362/. 3s. 7d.;
total, 1,798,7051. Os. 2d. Supply services' Army,
16,104,5561. 15e. Gd. ; navy, 12,370.0001.; misoelLsneous
civil services, 6,671,2401. 7s. ld. ; salaries, &c. of revenue
department", 4.117,1871. 19s. 54.; total, 39,262,9851. 2e.;
for redemption of exchequer bonds, 2,000,000/. ; grand total,
71,756,710/. 12a. 10d. The exeess of income over expendi-
ture in the year was therefore 311,111/. 6e. 7d.

EAST INDIA RAILWAYS.—This morning was
published a rattans showing the whole outlay sanctioned by
the East India Company for purposes of railways in India,
independently of the cost of land. It appears that the esti-
mated outlay required to complete the sorerel lines is
30,231,0001, and the total amount of capital leaned with the
sanction of the company is 20,314,3001. The amount re-
ceived on account of the several railways is 14,147,039, and
the mnount paid 11,162,7421.

This morning the minutes of evidence taken
before the Mayo County Election Committee were issued in
a huge blue book of 544 pages. The evidence taken before
the Galway Committee is also published.
THE ART OF LYING AT EtErrioNs.—To speak
plainly, a good lie, exploding like a shell, just at the right
moment, may often be of wonderful effect in • contest, and
we are sorry to observe that this maxim of political warfare
is still seta on. Lies most be suited to the men whom they
are to catch, just as flies in fishing. In the late election,
admirable service was done in a Scotch contest by a bold
statement that the candidate had once danced on a Sunday;
while, in another place, the sty agents of a sly old stager
(who had secretly pledged himself to the Maine Law party,
while repudiating their views in public), were always attri-
buting to the opponent habits of intoxication. "Mamma,"
mid a young candidate to his parent, in deep confidence, one
Domination dal, "tell me, frilly, is there anything %Oast
my birth I"
himself
emlinuous youth was yeah, not int
in preparing fur the worst; he might, barer
only pelted with the bon-bons of a chemist, like the unhappy
man who suffered under the raillery of the Fernier at Tiver-
ton, but he might have been the Asa of charge. heavy as
the brick•bets of enlightened YMloulas. im—Luartort,
'Witte, new number,