The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-21 00:00:00

REVENUE OF IRELAND.

We gave yesterday thesubstance of the conclusion of the
Tenth Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the
collection and management of the Irish Revenue. We now
subjoin a brief abstract of the earlier part, which reco.n-
mends some very extensive changes, and considerable re-
dnetions in th_, Customs estahli..hments at several of the
ports of Ireland. In Dublin, the duties which in Rag-
land arc performed as part of the ordinary business of the
Collector and Comptroller, have been divided among the
following officers :
In the office of the Collector

Clerks of the SSips' Earle', and Clerk of the Const ;
Officer to swear Coasters to their Permits ; Debenture and
Cocket Officers ; Customer and Collector.

In the office of the Comptroller :
Clerk of the Commissioners Check Book; Patent Comp-
troller and Comptroller.
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The Commissioners propose to assimilate the system to
the English one, and to make a 'eduction of 16,7311. on an
establishment of 40,40/.

The reductions in many other ports bear a still larger
proportion to the total expenditure. The expense of col-
lection indeed, in many places, bears an excessive propor-
tion to the sums collected. In Kinsale. the Customs duties
collected are 3,105/. a year, which is thus divided:—to the
expense of the establishment 2,599/. 13s. -hi.: to the State
the remainder, viz. 6s. sal. The Commissioners re-
commend reductions on this establishment to the amount
of I,S:Of.

The port of Baltimore is a still strotiger instance of pro-
fusion. The amount of duties received is 1.0e21. 1.55.; the
expense of the establishment is 3.5,21/. 34. 711. So that the
benefit derived from the port of Baltimore is the opportu-
nity of expending about 4.4uu1. over and above all its re-
ceipts. The Commissioners think 1,9841. of this may be
minced.

The sum of the reduction proposed on the several ports
of Ireland is 53,47 U., which lonns a very large per cell-
tage on the whole expenditure.

GRAIN AND FLOUR.

According to Accounts recently printed by order of the
House of Commons, there have been imported into Eng-
land and Scotland, the following quantities of grain ar.d
Hour in the years specified :
Corn and Grain. Meal and Flour.
arters CWI4.
Year ending Oct. 10, 1819 - 1it104.030 . 145
1820 . 1,254,453 . . 1914814
1321 . 1,822.419 . . 345.322
17422 1.1x9270 . .
1,;•!.1 . 1,242.093 . 410.352
And, in the Half-Year riding sth April, 11ri—co,7a7 quarters
and 152.8na clus.

have been exported from England and Scotland
to Ireland:—

Com and Gmin. Mod and Flour.

Quarters. emu.
Year ending Oct. 10, 1310 - 10.344 3135
2820 4.976 - UPI
1821 . . 8.820 . 844
. 36,311..1 - . 62.245
1023 17.6".3 - - 405
And in the Half-Year ending April .5, 1824-31,288 quancra
an I 642 cwt.

The depositors in the Devon and Exeter Savings Bank
have now in the hands of tioverionent no less a sum than
t:01 mot.

The great staple commodities of South Wales, stemr-real
and cohi, now find a regular place in the printed periodical
returns of the London Coal-market. Some of the great
London brick-makers have discovered that culm is a more
economical and more efficient furl in tlieir trade than any
other, and they arc using it in great quantities.—(a,ucceer
Jour rt.d.

We are sorry to learn, that eonsiderthle damage has been
experienced in the brick-yards along the banks of the up-
per part of the Severn, by the overtlowing of the river the
early part of the week from the heavy rains; in one yard.
we understand, upwards of 300.000 unburot bricks were
completely Frilled. Travelling was greatly impeded in
many parts by the height of the water ; but, save the
above, we heard of no material accident or mischief as the
emweeptence thereof. At Branceford Bridge, near Wor-
cester, a waggon laden with hops was ov.irturned, and two
women who were on the top hal sonic di:i:eulty in saying
themselves; and at Severn Stoke, a horse whit is was very
carelessly left with a cart unattended, turned down a road
leading to the meadows, and was drowned.—W.meester
Lloyd's Liverpool correspondent has evidently committed
an error in dates. lie states the arrival there of the
Paragon, from Jamaica, and that she sailed on the 13th
August. The Jamaica Papers advertised that she was to
sail on the loth of Aumst, and that goods, passengers, and
letters would be received on board until that day. We
learn that she quitted on the tl.kl of August. but no letters
or papers have vet been received in town from her.
Me nneu.—A fellow named Douglas. !atcly killed an
officer who attempted to arrest him for a debt at Troops-
burgh, N.Y. by stabbing him three times. Douglas lied
to the woods, and for several 'lays eluded the search of the
inhabitants, who turned out in a body to more him.
Hunger at last drove him to enter the premises of a Mr.
Ballet to solicit food, when he was seized and mid:lc:ea
to gaol.--Ilea:.,' Pdp•r.