The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-08-11 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTALI !CENCI. • •

(fIUN TIM ARGUS.)
At the moment wilco we are tersi.ii,aang. our I I.
hams, we mouraliy luuk back upon rho cirrer we
have traversed ; and the avows preduct4l its F.••
rope in less than nine jeer,, appear to us, as it
were, the work of nine centuries.
We recollect what IV4i the origin of this. That
rthimalum that preceded the rupture of the Tseetr
of Amiens is still fresh in cur memo. The Bri-
tannic Cabinet scarcely he, did pretexts to break
a treaty which it elderly avowed IC 11..Ve beets sin
more than a truce. Its object and policy, at that
'period, was to reduce the power of France, by
stirring up enemies against her upon the Coutittent.
Bid on courparing the siteation of the belligerent
parties, and considering valet they were then, and
what they are now, we are struck at seeing how far
England is from hveinerealized the hopes held out
to her, and how much France has surpoised even
all that her most ardent ((tenth' (mild nave MI..
ceived. Qn both sides, the results of this war are
so many important lessons to Ire treasured up.
To. begin this picture, utile an examination el
the finances of England. It is known with what
emphasis the Winter., every year, 1114I)10111Ve their
prosperous slate. Their speeches :ire p•impous ;
their calculations rigorously just ; hut the result of
their labours uniformly is, to augment the taxes,
and opeu fr.:sh forms ! In 1802, tie gement(
produce of the taxes, exclusive of the interest of
the debt, was estimated at 34,040,00J1. sterlirw;
in WO, it was 53,000,0001. strrliss ; and the
expenditure of 1810 must carry it still bigherr-•
Men of sense are struck won this ;,roiaressite sup
mentsition ; to whieb, if ae add about 20,tilohmeti.
sterling, fur the interest of the Nationat Debt, the •
whole territurisl income of ( ircat Britain is scarcely
adequate. These are resolts that speak Want
plainly than the hyeothetical cslcul itiens of Gerrie .
I vernois, Thohgh the to-steak of the Scrki..g
Fond, sosijeeted to CUAlfirmasaval immola-
tion, can extinguish this enormous debt ire a g•veu
space, of tithe, yet this certurrity his, iiiiherie. to..eu
in the bends of the &retell Thuistry only a lire
to Kull the people, and to make them tupport.:
without iutirinutiog, the uppr:fsevie weight of limos.
At the creation of the Sinking rend, the public •
debt was only Shis,ooo,oool. What theti have been
tl:e results to linglaud of this insreeflOos ievreition?
An increase of m••re than 400,01N,0001. its
ofonr year,. Either the calculatmus were false. or
the Misistera have governed it!. Mr. hit calm.
hoed the extinction or the debt upon the isapposm
tion s.f fifty veers of peso., anil his Ministry wall re•
markible only for obstinate !who veraoce iu a Oaf
113•1011410 his country ! Accordingly, la. farnattie •
calculations w ere cousitautly disappo.u.ead. His sue- -
ceetsors have followed his system; arid, while boasting
of the wealth of the nation, they have Coen daily
enlarging the eibrs which is open before it. The fa-
cility with which the Loans are filled uo. dazzles the
vulgar. We here repeatedly had occaston to obey
bow burdensome they are to the State. The 114 i.
mate einniecticid between the Batik roil th.• Exp.
cheqner renders them still more deugerous. The
bill, which soap, sided the payments at the Beak
in specie, which, tnough it ougutboissetisamssiolf -
a few months in force, has now existed thirteen
years, actually placed :lie Batik and the Govern-
ment in a state of insolvency. The confidence of
individuals may certnialy make them content them•
selves with the fic.itious value they receive ; but
this confidence will have an end. The seccwisive
depreciation of the piper-money must nscessanly
lead to a crisis which the union of the Wok and
Government cannot prevent.
The administration of the finances of France
presents quite another aspect. There the revenue
is equal to the expenditure. Foreign and expensive
war has not in the least deranged the system. The
safety of the State does not rest oo hypothetic cal-
culations. The economic regimen of this vast em-
pire is as simple as that of a family ; the eys!..a of
loans leaves no uneasiness for the future ; Ilia debts
of the past are provided for, And there is on bite,.
tion of contracting uew debts. In a word, the
largest State iu Europe is the least in debt; end
the instituti,a of the Bank augments the circulatiora
of 'peen, without creating any apprehemath
as to the solidity of its paper.
lf, from an exardlnation of the finances, we pro.
eeed to that of the intermit alusinistration of the
two countries, we find every session of the British
Pa:Lament Offering fresh enormities, or teeusihg
with fruitless accusations for the punishment of
past misconduct, or unavailing complaints. in or-
der to prevent the future errors of Ministers. Still
the Wood and treastnes of the maims are lavished
in d.sastrous Expeditions, and the citizens are a prey
to a spirit of faction, the foreruuner of anarchical St 4
' disturbances. Ireland, still separate, actwithst.usd. ,
ing its union. is in a manner proscribed, as to.three-
fourths of her population; and subject, with regard
to her worship. her peasantry. sod her existeono
to ikiqultour restrictions. In France, on the con.
truly, every scrosiou of the Legislative Body has ti
berm distingu ;shed Ir) instituttubs adapted to the
interests and the manners of the uatiou. Every
people called to snake part of this vast empire, have
instantly entered upon the enjoyments of the
benefits of a legislation to ull protective and equal.
Thus h eve the arts, the sciences, and literature,
every where taken a new flight; and the dishes-
gurshed productions which have characterized this
reign, will not be lost to future generations. litre
agnculturr, the first of arts, has made a most re-
markable progress; aid Fratice, thus fertile, oily
barter her surplus for the commodities she wants.
The well-kedged prohibition of English teachers-
dize has supported the national industry : a sew
years' perseverance in this wise policy will secure
the existence of the no manufactures that have
sprpng up in the interior. The Etiglisti Goi ern.
Went, perhaps at this uroineot.persisis in malting
war wily for the interests of its cunt alerce. and re., y
day ditnianshre its eiliantagrie—every campaign pre.
eipitates its rum. The uraeufacturies of Look*,
Birmingliain. and Manchester. aie divvrrterk,—
Thottettola of artisans hair nu oilier means of sub.
*Weiler but the poor-rates. Ihe markets of the
Continent are shut to their productions, whilst
French inerchaudise every +here finds vent and pur-
chasers. The interruption of colnui rl corn coerce is so
Frairce oaly a transient evil, from lib ch f• salt ;•tt.
I marmot advantage* pays dearer far a tee