The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-08 00:00:00

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LONDON, :40NDAY, JANUARY 8.
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There has been a filling oft in the Quarter's
:Revenue• just ended, compared with the correspond-
lag quarter, of 820.0001. it is true that the quarter
ending on the.sth of January, 1820, was unusually
productive, on account of a siaplus of sugar duties
paid in by anticipation, yet the present inferiority,
inasmuch as.the new taxes have since come into full
operation, must excite in many unpleasant doubts
respecting the continuance of the existing tote of
public income.. The Stamps, on the comparative
view of the two years. have fallen off 30,0001 not-
withstanding the unprecedented number of News-
papers published during her Majesty's trial. The
revenue of the Post Office has again diminished, the
deficiency being 80,0001. and upon the Land Tax
there is a falling off to the amount of 40,0001.
There is also a diminution in the Miscellaneous
Services of 100,0001. and there has been an increase
in the Aseessed Taxes of 1:30,0001.; but this includes
the new duties, which, with the increase on the Malt
Duty, amounting to 200,0001. it is stated, has occa-
sioned an excess of Revenue in the year just ended,
above that of the year preceding it, of 2,300,0001.
—There is, however, in this extended view of the
Revenue which the Report referred to exhibits, a
virtual deficiency of 80,0001. since the now taxes,
which have been solely effective in that period, should
have produced 3,139,0001. according to the original
estimate. It must be also recollected that the produce
of the plan fin allowing a composition fur the As-
awed Taxes for three years is included in the Report
to which we have alluded, which is an anticipation
of the surplus tax, and how the deficiency to be
made up at the expiration of' that period ? We have
also reason to believe, that the new survey relative
to the Assessed Taxes throughout the country has
been, together with the printing, prodigious ex..
pensive, and thet this new plan has &nen exceed-

ingly short of the exrectation entertainca by the

Chancellor of the Exchequer of its productiveness.
We hope we arc mistaken in our view of the subject,
for it would he It fintonate circumstance if the taxes
wer. doubly productive, as then we should of course
he reli:•vetl from a large portion of our heavy hur.
thens; but it is much better to look the afliiirs of the
country full in the thee, than to shun inquiry, and
ftel the effects of a CAM delusion.

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Sir Charles Bainpfyldo, Bart. High Sheriff for ;
Sentersctshire, with a noble spirit deserving the
highest praise, has destroyed, for the present, the
petty yet cruel orders of the mag.i:•trates ageinst Mr.
Hunt, of which that.gentleman lately complained in •
the Court of Kit's Bench. Sir Charles, as soon as
he was informed Z'f the real state of the ells:, went to
Ilchester gaol, and there said, " I am High Sheriff
for the county; this is my gaol, anti Hunt is iu
my CWitAlay j and recollect the ollicers of this gaol
are to take their orders from me, Mark me well.
Let none of Hr. Hunt's friends be obstrt.cted; but
let all male, and particularly his female, friends have
free access to him. If vett obstruct any lady, unit
particularly the ladies of Mr. Hunt's family, It shall
be at your peril. It is quite enough for Mr. Hunt
to suffer inlnisoutneut, without.any other puuish-
went it was cruelty itself to exclude him from his
female friends. I did not wish to be placed iu the
office of High Sheriff'; but us long as I hold that
ofil•x, no wan or set of men shall interfere with my
power.'
Last week an explosion of gas took place in the
Bride-6,ate of Glasgow. The floor of a shop was a
little damaged, anti the glass broke in the window.
The explosion oveurred in consequence of a bay pul-
ling out the plug front the service pipe, and hiller:l.
lug the piss with a candle.
The City of Chichester has lately remitted to the
Queen's Plata Committee 141. 9s. ; and the town of
l'itiworth 71. 13s 6d. Individuals in those neigh-
bourhoods regret that the subscription' were at that
time limited to Is. each person, or they might have
preowned a much larger amount towards this
national tribute of respect.
We received a private letter on Saturday month,.
front Dublin, Wong that persons connoted wit
the GovertfaTn; theme are now printing itt that city
this gal:cites Jar thn late pre.sccution against the
Queen, with the Mtentiou of eirsulating theta gratis
t. Irolaud.

'QUES'TJOATS FOR TEA PARTIES.
Q. I. What siorzle word is Cola in Ow Fnglicli tanqua_te w';cli
coalman& the pertormanee 014 peutieular act at a fixed hour ?--
(4. 2. Why is love like a potatoe I—A. Because it Mods from
the eye.
Q. S. That word is that, which by taking away a letter, makes
you Nick ?—A.
Q. 4. Why i:; a spectator like ti lieelive I—A. Became he is a
be.hulder.
Q. S. In what month do ladies (and u fair correst ondent who
answers the qwstion, adds, contlemen, if you please",) talk
the least scandal Y—A. l'ehrnu. y ; because it is the oho, lest
7itoidli in Mr yen:.
Q. 6. Why ?..N darned stck:ll;4s like heroes of the last cen-
tury /—A. Because Mc' ale
Q. 7. Why is a fixol star like pen, ink, and p:lper /—A.
flaw/self is station try,
• Q. B. Wily is a ItandaDMO weman like bread P—A. 11..ensis,7
Mr is (Orli toast. d.
Q. 9. Why are two Lambing girls like the two win of a
chicken A—A. Because they have a merry thought Matta Own

DECISION Or THE GREAT SEATING MATCH.
Thursday, at on o'clock, the
.match fbr 100 gni-
guineas to skate.a mile in three minutes, was decided.
-Previously to the match being performed, the man
was the fiwourite, and was backed at odds at Tat-
tersall's and other places. The person selected to
preform •the match appeara to be a countryman in
the neighbourhood of the fens. He started a few
seconds before time, and came. up in speed to the
scratch at the moment appointed, and performed
the distance in seven seconds tinder the three minutes.
At first it was reported in town that a dispute had
arisen as to the correctness of the time-keepers. The
report is, however, unfounded, The spot selected
for the performance was on the fens, near to Isichana
!bur miles from Lip, and 11 miler from Newmarket.
Considerable bets were depending on the match,
and the 'result has surprised most persons, though
without reason : we have no doubt a steady skater
might perferm a mile in two minutes.
On Friday evening, at six o'clock, the Western
part of Sussex were in great anxiety, front a large
,body of fire which illuminated the horison to a great
extent; various conjectures were fbrmeal as to its
source, which, tiil known, from the strong N. E.
wind, and the prohabilityof water being inaccessible
in consequence of the froA, were sufficient to excite
appalling fears in the minds of every one. It ap-
pears that some of the gypscy tribe had kindled a
fire at the northern ex!remity. of Slindon Common,
and not having properly extinguished the same, the
embers re-kindled, and was the cause of alarm.—
Soine fences belonging to Mr. H. Hobbs, were
burnt, and a shrubbery scorched so much, as to leave
little probability of re-vivitications.
On Wednesday evening last, about nine o'clock,
Mr. William Pyonan, youngest sun of Mr. Pyclim,
briei.:ayer, of Abingdon, was discovered lying un the
Abingdon road, neur li.ennington-gate, about a mile
from Oxfords by a young taoman on her road to
Kennington. She mentioned the circumstance to
two men whom she met; whether they wont to the
spot does not appear, but they certainly hail not the
humanity to convey him to a place of shelter. The
driver of the NVantuge mail cowing into Oxford
abaut nine o'clock, saw him lying on the road, and
imagined that ho was a person in a state of intoxi-
cation. In the morning a labourer going to his work
discovered Mr. ryeauta, and immediately caned. to
his assistance Mr. /)rat‘ vt.t, of the paper mill, near
the place, to whose house they conveyed him, and
every attention in their power was paid to
lie was quite insensible; after washing his head
with warm water, a severe wuuml was discovered
in'the buck part of the heath His father was sent
for; and came to Mr, Drewett's with all possible
expedition. Qa searching his son's pockets, he dis-
covered that his pocket-book was missing, which
ituaginetl ceatnintal about 121. in notes, and
cheequu fur a considerable sum Tho pocket-book
was afterwanis found in a field, with its contents
taken out. How Mr. l'yetuan came in this dreadful
situaion has not yet been ascertained. It appears
that he lest the New Inn, in Oxford, about eight
o'clock on the Wetl.iesday manna., after taking two
glasses of brandy anti water and some oysters, It
is probable that he might have been thrown from
his bora; and draga;ed on the ground, m the horse
was found at no great distance, and the patent
stirrup was open; m which case some villain ur
villains, finding him unable to resist, must have
taken away his pact book. It is reported that
sumo silver remained in his breeches-pocket. We
are sorry to learn that Mr. ryentan ea/Minuet, in a
state which leaves little hope of a recovery.
A meeting of . the freelwlders of the county of
DuLlin was Itch' at D'Arey's oa aloaday, at width
a Committee of 15 prams aria appointed to take
into consideratie.: the best method of obtaining red t vss
fur the uutr,,,-,ila txnutnittcd on the freeholders at
tuainhant. It was reianumended that a deputation
should wait on Mr. Grant, as the direct tootle of as.
caking the &cling of Goveruntratt uu tha subject.
The marked and worm thanks of the meeting were
VCRAI to Lord Cleat:un-.; fur hi:: manly and p•ttrii•tio
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