The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-01-17 00:00:00

" SECOND-OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.

a 'The fured debt which was contracted before the year
1812, and whirls was unredeemed as the 31151 s of September,
1820, amounted to 20,570,627 dollars 12 cents; and that
contracted subsequently to Ilse Ist of January, 1812, and au-
redeemed on the 30th of September, 1820, amounted to
70.654.933 donors 65 mile, making the egeregate amount
0(91,214,560 dollars 77 rents. Which sans agrees with the
amount witted in lite Annual Belson as uureolernsed on
the Ist of October, $620, excepting the rum of 38 dollnos
66 swats. which was Own short cation' led, -end which has been
since trammed by °Final mettlemeet.
'4 In the Could, quarter of the year there was added to the
above the sum of 457,747 dollar* 05 cent., viz. iti 6 and 7
per cent. stocks fur T y stoles, brought into the 1 res.
sury and cancelled, 3,980 dollars 29 cents; so 5 per rent.
Muck, under the Act of May 15, 1820, 454,567 dollars 66
cents; making 91,633,308 &diets 72 cents; sod three was
paid its she fourth quarter the sum of 338,692 dollars 21
cents. via. deferred stock reimbuiscil, 949,401 sr. 86
Dents; payments on account of the Louisiana Stork, 139.490
dollars 63 mots: making the public debt unredeemed on the
Ist January, 1621, 91,294,416 dollars 51 cents; from the Ist
January to the 3911, trmdember inclusive, there has Is en
added the suns of 4,739,776 dollars 39 cents; namely, three
per teat. stock for intermit on registered deists, 26 dillies
1 cent; Treasury note, 6 sad 7 per cent .rk, 4.484 thillma
7 cents; loan •utlitirosed by Act of the 3.1 a klareh, 1891,
4,738.21)6 dollars 30 co nis, making 06,034.19'2 (toilers 19 c ;
hos which is to be deducted the sum of 2.r.'8,097 dollars
85 cents, viz. reimbursement of deferred stock daring the
acme period, 276,11,7 dollies 15 rents; psynoeuts on account
of Louisiana Stuck, 2,071,360 dollar', making she, public
debt which was unredeemed on let October, 1821,93,636,095
dollars 14 cents; to which will he added in the fourth quay.
ter, Tres•tvy rule six per cent. stork homed, 390-40; snak-
ing 93,486,486 dollar. 14 rents; from which will be deduct.
ed in the fourth quarter the sum of 261,880 dollars 41 rents,
rrinihtirst mewl of Referred *lock. '257,322 chalet • 38 c.;
resider- of Louisiona Shot lc, 5,559 dollars 15 crisis; making
the emoting of public debt, unredeemed out the lst of Janu-
ary. 1822. as estimated, 9e,423,605 dollars 73 cents; the
Tr...rimy mites yet outstanding use estionott el at 28,495 dot.;
the award* made by the Commissioners apuotuitd nailer the
several Arts of Congress, fur the indemnification of certain
dolomite puhl c lands in the Misir.ippi territory, amount
to 4182,151 dollars 12 rent., of which there ha-.' been re.
eeived as the Grimm' Laud Office in stork, 2,442,535 dollars
39 cents; and there have berm paid at the Toe...airy,
1,734,490 dollars 85 cents; making together 4,177,028 dol.
24 erisis; astir leaving nulKiatuling on the 30th of September,
1821, 105,194 dollars 88 cents.

" THIRD-OF THE FATIMATEA OF THE PUBLIC
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR 'IHE TEAR

1822.
"The diminution of the r from imports and Inn.
nage, which oretre•eitl in 1919, adesered with progressive
Circe throne, 1820, noel reached sod Lowest 16.i11.1 of depres-
sion in the first 'ratter of the pn seiit year. The duties et-
cured in that quarter w.re 727,0110 A 41114616 less than those of
the currespoutliiie quarter uf 1820; .6 bast the amou••t
secured in lb. second awl third quartrra exceeded that of
the same pentad uf the pre ceding year by 1,172,000 dullsr• ;
the* presenting on the 30th of Sr member last an aggregate
carets uf 445,11n0 dollros rue the three broil quarter. i.f 1821,
u bleb suns there to jest reason tic believe will be considerably
augmented at the end 6.f the year.
While, the duties have progressively inmessed, the ..hen.
tures (ma, getable opus them have citiroilerably diminished;
the am tof deb, tomes tuned from the t.,
the 50111 Sept. miter laid beteg 05'2.000 dollar• toes than was
Termed daring the same period uf the precedisig year.
" The mime causes which, i• 1819 and 1920, .fl coed so
great • m4lllllOll of the revenue 1.,i.,,g (into import, sad
licensee were frit, Its an equal degree, in the sale of the
public laud..
"Those who, from en anticipation of their re•OUICe9 pre-
triewsly to those year., were unable to Wig dame foreign suer-
chitudise, weer equally incapable of parch...rug piddle land.,
or of discharging debts coatraeted with the (.2Jvcrument by
purchases •Irieeedemtly made.
" le the Annual Report of the Treasury at the com-
mencement of the last Se.sion of Congress, the reef anis from
the politic lends fur the year 1821 were estimated at
1,800,009 dollars, if No change should be made by law
affecting the obligations whirl, the toorchasers were then
under to be punctual in their payments. Rot at the close
of trial Session mu Art was passe.' for the relief of the pur-
chimaera of public land., which so far Impaired that obliga-
tion, at to induce the Committee of Ways and Means to
estimate toe proceeds of that source of revs-ear at only
800,000 dollars.
" It has bees shown, however, • that the receipts to the
30.1, September last, have exceeded 940,004) dollars ; and
throe uf the whole year are now estimated at 1,300,000
dithers.
" This result, in relation to the public lands, and the
hopruvemeni which has taken place its the revenue arising
from imports and t , indicate a favourable change
in the condition of the native ; fount shuck a priieressive
increase of the public revenue may be cunfickatly Relict-
paled.
•t ledependently, however, uf say suet, increase, the facts
disclosed by the fiscal operations of the year, some uf winch
have been enumerated, warrant the conclusion that the se-
ccipl of the year 1892 may he estimated al 18,110,000 dui.
tars, viz.--Cuawa,e 14,000,000 dollars; public lands.
1,400,000 dollars; Dank 'dividend., 350,000; arrears of
direct tax aril interoll ilsitiee 25,000 ; missies recovered out
• Of idvances made its the War Department, before the bit
rledy. 1815, 90,000 dollars; incidental receipts, 25,000
'Senate.
" The expeelditmes of Ilse year 1621 are estimated at
$4,947,681 dollars 90 cents, diplomatic, and.

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lON DON,
THURSDAY. JANUARY 17, 1624.

There can now be no doubt that the opinion is
rapidly gaining strength thoughout the country,
that Parliament ought not to he required to frame
tiny further measures fur restricting the trade in
corn. The landlords must lett that the utmost
power of the Legislature, notwithstanding its
taisstral omnipotence, is unequal to the task of
lidding a single swilling to the present prices of
agricultural produce; to the landholders it is a
matter of indifference whether their interests are
protected by a diminution in their rents and taxes,
nr by an artificial increaw in the amount of their
income ; while the rest of the community is natu-
rally desirous to see the markets governed by the
(sir principles of ,apply and consumption, aad the
prices of corn, us well as of other matter., left to
find their naturel level by fair and equitable com-
petition. The Ministers stand alone in the country.
Esery interest aid occupation is at this moment
waging an indirect and covert, though a certaiii.and
determined warfare against the system of *made!
• profusion which the Ministers have so bug pur-
sued. The success of this opium -depended
altogether upon the support of the propriettirs.
of laud in the House of Commons, and it •initi:
• therefore necessary to propitiate these by an ettemiSt'
to maintain the high rents which hail grown up'

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