The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-06-26 00:00:00

PINANoi3.

The Cesteereafear imparffel, of the Ith lastest, militias
a liVort on the Valiance' of the Remiss Empire, delivered
by M. Gt.erief, Minister for that department, to the Gamed
of t'llopertstaidence over the Affairs of Public Credit." ea
Ilse 30th ult. The &Bawls' is the substance of this official
paper :
The debts of Russia, ohieh the operation of the Sinkiog
Fend embraces, are divisible Sato limb tweet—.
1. Those cuotracted before the inalitutios of the Staking
Feed.
2. Those which are the result of Wass contracted for the
purpbse of reducing the amount of paper money.
3. Those which were incurred with • view to protide for
the amenities of sundry brioches of the Admioistration.
The total of debt, seder the lest of these divialom sot in-
cluding that on account of Hulked, amounted, before the
year 1817, to 11,846,418 roub. enetallia., 204,068,739 assig.
The Dutch debt was 50,600,000 Morisse; and on the Ist of
January, 1822, the reductioss which had taken place in this
mass of debt, by means of the sisking.fund, amounted to
about 61,000,000 roubles, assig.; and in ten years a cer-
lois portion of the above debt, viz. That which is made
payable at stated periods, will have been entirely paid of—
as event which mast add to the sinking fund 12,000,000 of
rambles, while that port of the fend which is made applica.
ble to the redemption of the perpetual frau will, with the
aid of the sums lly brought is, have redeemed the
whole of those renter hi 20 years : the stoking feed is 2 per
cent. on the capital of the debt. The second general class
of debt~, viz. those growing out of loans for hue redaction
of the paper mosey, were contracted in 1817 and 1818, in
magmata, at 6 per amt., sad Ito 1820, in specie nobles, at
6 motet., per assent. The sum total of these debts, on
'lke lei of iasaary, 1022, amounted to 334,840 roubles me-
tallic, stud 109,720.471 **signets. Millie, ebb portion which
le redeemable will be paid off likewise 6010 years, leaving
only between 11 sad 12 opilliossof perpetual debt, which be-
Impgs to some of the public establislweets.
The specie loam negociated by Messrs. Baring sad Hope,
sniosolled to 40 millions • but of ibis, only between 26 mad
27 milltoes were carried to amulet of the 30 millilitre
assigned to the diminution of the paper mosey. Of the
above loam there has bees already redeemed 701,700 roubles;
and the Government hes, or is in the act of destroying as-
signees, with the proceeds of it, to the 'minim of neatly
47 millions of roubles, which will make altogether, of paper
extinguished, upwards of 256 millions of roubles.
The 3d Mess of debts, those contracted to provide for ne-
tt** breaches of the Administration, have asioented, der.
log the four years specified, to 1,306,000 oceanic rushee%
sad Nearly 18,000,000 in welcome •' but tile Government
was under the necessity of diverting 13 out of the 40 wail-
hoes of the Hope and Bering loan, from its Natural desti-
ammo of redeeming paper, to supply some pressing waves of
the Service, which increases the specie debt of the public
Administration by the like sum.
The result is, that the whole debt of Russia, in all its
branches, amounted on the Ist of January, 1822, to
Notified, 48,800,000 dories;
Home debt, above 53 million specie roubles;
Assigusts, shove 496 millions assignees.
The annual Sinking Fund for the redemption of which
amounts to above 1,000,000 roubles specie, and above
5,000,000 'assignees; or beats • proportion to the debt of
something more than 1 to 50. The English Sinking Fend,
taken at three minims. (and it has not yet been so much since
the peace), to to the debt se 1 to 270.

ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL •
THE Nobility, Gentry, and Public, are moat
respectfully informed, is addition to the various
imseessests which have gives such complete satisfactioa,
that THIS EVENING sad on FRIDAY NEXT, Ma.
dame Georgina, • Lady of Colour, • Native of Calcutta,
will SING is the Rotsads, and accompany herself on the
Pianoforte, and will also play a favourite Coacerto, heist
her firm appearance is Public. The WONDER of WON-
DERS, the !Belot Lasgsemar, the TIGHT ROPE PRO.
DIGY, with ASCENT a•la•Saegsi. The Beautiful Her.
taplasimorron. Eatraurdiasry Firs Works, by the cek-
bested Madame Haggler, ke. de. he.
Doors to be opened at Haltpast Seers.—Concert begins
at Eight.—Admittance 3s. ed.—Supper Bosse may be ow
gaged.