The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-07 00:00:00

OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

Abrtrni•t of the Net Produce of the Revenue of
Great Britain, fur the Quarters ending sth Ja-
nuary, ISIS and 1819, respectively, excluvive of
orrear of War Dutiev

1010. 11119.
Onions. » £3,017,621 2,465,001
5,490,670 6,930,040
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Sliactllaucous

£13,171,764 13,3914,761

To this manner of making up the public ac-
t:now. tnr the quarter we have tinny objections,
riot Iso Muth, huts ever, with respect to what appears.
*hat dash not appear. IVe look upon the ac-
t:tunas hot oaty a. incomplete, but as confused,
wed prep, in sing) a inointer as are hest
coiated to deceive the public. l'he 2reonot of the
intuitive hf the Consolidated Fluid ought to be
given diginctly, and nut, as in tlie,atistement
now ',remitted. cohlosed with other accounts, from
arich, in their nature, they are.

rate. Why is not the charge on the Consolidated
Fund made pnhlic, anti also the charge of the
entire quarter collectively ? We are given to un-
derstand that the income of the Consolidated Fund
uniounts to 13,130,000/. beinz about 400,000/.
hit than the amount in the corresponding qua-
ter of the preceding year. This is attempted to
be set off by an assertion, that the amount of the
revenue in the quarter ended the Sib of Jan. IHIB,
was unnaturally iucrea•ed by the payment of

considerable slim, by way of duties on sugar, u►
anticipation of certain increased duties, which were
to commence train and after the sth of January.
But the gentlemen of the Treasury cannot be per-
nuked, at their discretion, to discredit an account
of a former year, for the purpose of giving u
greater eclat to that of the present, particularly as
on the former occasion they wind,' not permit
others to detract from their financial statement, by
shoving the artificial and unnatural elevation it had
casually acquired. Let the record speak for itself,
awl by that let the mull be estimated.
There is another point in which this statement
must he conaidered, and in which it will not appear
so flattering as the advocates of the Treasury would
desire. 11'e allude to the relative ■mount of the
total income as compared with the total ezpendi-

Thus examined, the deficiency in the pre.
vent (porter amounts to the enormous sum of
I,279,truni. Th►s is a statement that no sophistry can
overcome, and presents a difficulty which4lothing but
the active and virtuous interference of Parliament,
supported by the energetic voice of the people, can
effectually remove. We trust that in the ensuing
Session much will be achieved towards reducing
the expenditure of the country within the level of
the income : but until that object be attai►►ed, this
country can never hope to enjoy the full advantages
of her itidubtry and her situation; until that ob.

ject be attained, no statement of finance, however
speciously prepared, can satisfy the hopes of the
people, or even allay die natural apprehensions that
lutist be entertained for the ultimate security of the
country,

‘Ve have received Paris Papers of Sunday the
3d instant.
The French Funds continue to suffer constant
fluctuations. They have again improved. The
5 per Cents. on Saturday opened at 65 1. and closed
at 6ts I*. 75c. Bank Stock is 1,490 f.

The reported change of Ministry, annonnced last
week in this Paper, has been since re-produced in
The Sun, the most uniform and faithful of the Mi-
ni.terial Prints. Of the particular changes there
are no details in circulation that appear entitled to
any credit. It is stated, however, with increased
confidence, that the LORD CHANCELLOR will im-
mediately retire from public life; and it is pre-
sumed that the appointment of the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON to the Ordnance will draw after it the
return of his brother, the Marquis IVELLEsLEY, to
his MAJESTY'. Councils.

We understand that intelligence has been re-
ceived from Berlin, communicating the assent of
the King of PRUSSIA to the last inoilifimition of
the terms for the payment of the contributions by
France, which was made in Paris by the different
Ministers of the Allied Powers,—(Evening Paper.)
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when %Vit. Talmo& MONEY,
Esq. took 'lie usual oaths and hie seat, as a Direc-
tor, in the room of JOHN Lumsoerr, Esq. deceased.
The new mission for exploring the interior of
Africa, is under the direction of Mr. Iltrrchtx, late
private Secretary to our Ambassador at Paris. His
companion and second in the mission is Lieutenant
LYON, late of his Majesty's ship Albion, now at
Malta, who volunteered and was appointed at the
recommendation of Admiral Sir CHAaLss PEN.
ROSE., as being peculiarly qualified fur this service.
They are accompanied by Monsieur Duroterg, a
Freuch naturalist; also by a surgeon and a carpen-
ter. The BASHAW and a military escort attend
them from Tripoli (where they now ore) to Moor-
zuk, and they are to have a like escort throughout
their progress. Mr. RITCHIE is a young man of
great research, abilities, and prudence.
The report of the death of General MATHEW is
we are happy to understand, quite erroneous. On
the contrary the General was, according to th'e last
accounts frourlrelaud, very materially advanced in
his recovery.
The Monarch, one of the five ships that have re-
cently sailed from the Downs, chartered for the
W eat Indies, is 600 tons burden, mud carries Qt:
guns. She is most completely tilted out; has on
board, iu addition to her crew, 265 gallant veteran
British troops, and 36 Univers, English, French,
aud German.

The following official document has been pub-
'lobed iu the Iltepublic of Hayti :
Port-ea.Priace, Oclsher 17, 1818, I. the 15th
Year of ludependeree.
The Secretary of Slate to the principal Administrator
of Purl-an-Priace.
The Decree of the 15th October, 1814, in the 11th year of
independence, issued by the late Alexander Pealig, that re,
doted to 5 per cent. the duty of importation on all British
amaufactures, has been subject to su many different inter-
pretalioas, that the Executive Power, drairing that all reels.
Nation rbould cease which have been made by foreiga mer-
chants, lies determined on thesiamer in which every adaiiL
aistrator shall hereafter act us the subject.
The latest of the Decree was to encourage the commerce
e
of Great Sißr' . mite facilitate inure particularly all Bri-
tish inesuf the latest ea she part of the Govern-
meat being aad iselead of being ',traduced in ves-
sels wader I lam the Decree has bees made use of
as a pretest cies isereliandise said to be of Bri-
tish suss d arriving In aur ports in American,
Swedish, Ma Prussian vessels. In cuesequence of
which all a British etsaufactursy arriving to
British vessels • "shall hr .abject to 5 per crat. import
duty; whereas these said te be of the mine sessisfactitre,
sail arrivieg in rewarls of ether 111111k100, shall remain sub-
ject 1.10 per cost. as all other usercbeisdlise. •
(Iligetilj J. C. 111511ERT.

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