The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-01-08 00:00:00

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may occesioaally lie attended with more than midi.
eary.enccess, we do not think that, in fairuess, such
oss circumstance ought to be permitted of the pre-
sent moment to detract from the satisfaction which
we all must feel ■t witnessiug so flattering a proof
of the stability of our financial resources. There
is, indeed, airestroordinary disproportion in the its.
°reale of the Customs, tempered with the trifling.
improvement in the Excise; and it is further sin-
gular, if this increase in the Customs be the fair
result of an improving foreign trade, that we should
at the same time find the produce of the Stamps,
the Post-office, nod of the Assessed Taxes, consider-
ably diminished. Oar foreign trade is the great
moving spring, the impelling principle of our sys-
tem ; and, if it worked fairly, see ought to expe-
rience its salutary action alike in every department,
and in none more than in those where we now find
a deficiency.
But whatever reference the produce of the last
quarter's Revenue may bear to that of the corre-
sponding quarter itr the former year, we are still
unhappily assured that the portion of it usually
available for the service of the country is far short
of the actual expenditure. The Consolidated Fund
also still presents the oncomforteble appearance of
an expenditure exceeding the income—the defi-
ciency in the lost quarter alone being no less ■ sum
then '497.2321. This will be•seeu by the account
of the income of, and charge spoil, the Consols.
dated Fund during the 'quarter just closed. The
total amount of the deficiency of that Fund is now
little short of nine millions. We are further con-
cerned to fiud that the produce of the Consolidated
Fund during the quarter which ended on Saturday
last, is less thin the produce of the same Fund
during the correspoudiug quarter of the last year
by no less a sum than 562,803/. ; the amount of
the quarter ended the sth Jauuary, 10/2, being
12,032,768/. while that of the quarter ended the
sib January, 1821, was 12,6134714 The de-
crease we find iu the Customs. the Excise, the
Stamps, the Post-office, and the Assessed Taxes.
The amount paid by Ireland to the Consolidated
Fund was considerably Target in the last quarter
than it was in the corresponding quarter of the lest
year, it being in the last quarter 471,267/. and in
the twiner goa►tsv only 819,0811. Our readers
may perhaps desire to see a statement of the pro-
duce of the COMICILIovrgu Fn ND is► the quarters
ended respectively the sth of January, 1821, and
the sth of January, 1828 :

51► laanney, 1111. IA &neat% 1611.
Cesteme 61,11116.410 .. 21,6114100
. jeer
!Ir}t.• 4533,474
Titbit• ....... 321,090 MAW
*install lone* 2,332,076. .
Lard Tame 417,011
II Wassong .. 114,11
U•aPOwplald Nat
Dot* ...w.... 6.660 ►••• l,lOO
17,276,6311 t 14661,60/
To CAA beeititt from
Supplies, being t►e
swim Word nut
or lb, Consolidated
Fund of Irelsoud fur
public SCr vices .... 339,032 .. 471,267

Total Income f 12,415,671 it 12,062,768
This decrease in the prodnee of the Consolidated
Fund during the last quartet might not perhaps
be much regretted, if it so happened that is the
charge upon it there had been a proportionate re-
duction ; but unfortunately this consolation is de-
nied to us. There is indeed a diminution in the
charge, but it is only 10,0001. in the total sum.
IN looking through the reversl items, and
comparing the charges in the one quarter with
those in the other, we were glad to find a re.
duction in the Pensions from 91,000/. to 81,C00/.
A view of the slate of the Revenue for the years
which ended respectively on the sth of January
1821, and the sth of January 1822, will also be
found in another part of this Paper. In the Cus-
toms there has been au increase of 503,211/. and
in the Exci►e of 181,713/. The total increase in
the last yrur is 597,2441. We understand that the
chief increase in the year has been on beer, malt,
soap, British spirits, and tra—the chief increase
in the quarter, so compared with the corresponding
quarter, has been on malt, spirits, tea, and wine.
Tile decrease in the year has been on auctions,
hops, foreign spirits, totateco, and snuff—the
chief avert-are in the quarter, oil beer, bricks, hops,
and printed goods.

The Dublin Papers, we rejoice to find, now
speak of the disturbances in the south of Ireland
as scenes that have passed away. The result
of the late Commission ut Limerick has not only
contributed to their suppression, hut has also com-
pletely defeated tile attempts of interested persons
to give them u political character.

DOII6N, JANUARY G.—Came into our harbour
yesterday, during • heavy gale at North-east, slier
having cut Irom their •nchars and cables in the
Downs. the brigs Iris, of Lover' I. Captain SMITH,
and Mary, Captain Nrcal.r, from Mai bur gh.
Also the brig itch°, l'onattuY, from Dartmouth
and the gulhot frassiermandepsr. LUCK, from Ceti',
with a cargo of wine• and verdigris, last front the
Textl, having been take hlnwn past her wort, with
Inns of sails, anchor, and cable, and other damage.
The Iris having been promptly supplied with an-
chors and cables, sailed this morning from the har-
bour with the wind N.N.E. and more moderate.
The boisterous weather yesterday INN prevented any
arra.ala horn France.

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