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and in the desire of our rulers to preserve a good
skew and:outward appearance, the propriety and
consistency of the internal structure are totally dis-
regarded. Labour is no longer the measure of
value, and, compared with the means of supporting
life, is depressed far below its fair estimation. This
either producer discontent on the part of the labour-
ing classes, orteaches-them to look -fur support to
tither sources than their own energies. In many
parts of the country at this moment the Poor Rates
are burdened with person► in full work, who must
look to the public purse for the difference betweeii
their hard-earned wages and the means of support-
ing their own and their wretched families' exist-
ence. This is Rotas it. should be. It speaks an
unnatural state of society, in which nothing can be
considered permanent, and where the appearances
of prosperity can be regarded but as the pas.nig
meteor, which vanishes at the moment we seem
most secure of its continuance.

Of our revenue, then, it is impossible to speak
with confidence. The late events in Manchester
prove the uncertain tenure of our present posses.
Mon ; hut, on the other hand, without the most
earnest exertions of the country, speaking through
its teal Representatives lis Parliament, the expen-
diture is certain and unchatigeable. It is well
known what difficulties the Opposition had to en-
counter, ere they could compel the Ministers to
submit even to the slightest proofs of economy.—
They fortunately succeeded to some extent, and
we sincerely hope the voice of the people will en-
able them, by its support, to achieve further vic-
tories in the cause of their country. We know
how anxiously a certain set of factious demagogues
are striving to turn away the confidence of the
people from the Whigs in the [louse of Cotn-
asoii but let the people tuns to the records of
Parliament during tow last three Sessions, and they
n►u-t, in gratitude, in justice, acknowledge the
services of this great body. We feel confident
that the ensuing Ses.ion will no less prove their
zeal and their abilities; bat without the assistance
of the public voice directed towards them, their ex-
ertions ►oust become nugatory, and the country will
experience the ill effects cif their weakness, while
the Tories and their assistants, the factious and
seditious declaimer,, will triumph alike in the ge-
neral sufkritigs.
But to the expenditure of tlie present year,
there will be added in the. next the charges of
transporting and disbanding the 45,000 British
troops now serving in France. and the half-p•iy list
will be considerably swelled by tire names of officers
equal to the number attached to that service. Pos.
:only, however, some part of this expense will be
defrayed by the 'floury to be received from France
on the evacuation of her territories. Let this be as
it may, there will still reissaiii a permanent expen.
diture, which, under the most favourable view, will,
if the Estimates of the present Ministry be sanctioned
by Parliamelit, exceed the most flourishing state of
our revenue by about nine millions. This is bad
enough ; but should our hopes in the continuance
of this revenue be disappointed, should any unto-
ward event arise plunging this country into a war,
or, what is a much nearer contingency, should the
Batik slot adopt a prudent course in restoring a
metallic currency, what resources are there in re-
serve to which Government can apply ? All have
been brought into action, and it is not the least
reason for our despondency, cr rather for our he►i-
tation in readily adopting the flattering statements
of Mini-sera, that these statements are all founded
upon a considei ation of extreme cases, which events
of light importance under ordinary circ.uinstancrs
are now calculated to derange. From eve ry means,
there fore, that we possess of limning an °lllinois
upon the assert' s w ide by the Treasury Jour-
nals, we must conelnde that nothing but an exten-
sive retrencionent, and the strictest observance of
economy, can enable the CHANCELLOR of the Ex..
CHEQUER to fulfil his promise of abstaining from
having recourse to the money market during the
esisuing year.

Sir GEORGE. COCKBURN left town on Saturday,
for Port.niouth.

Oil S iturelny Mr. O'MEARA, late Doctor to
BONAPARTE, hurl no ititertiew with Sir GEORGE
COcIERURN, nt the Aritniralty.

All ti ghts of removing' the Qurrx nt this time
must he now given is.. IVe understand that her
MAJESTY is in i.tseit extremity of weakness and
exhaustion, that co persons lint Ler medical attend-
ants and the Lorin-% are permitted to see her. Neither
the PRINCE REGENT, the Duke 4,l*Yoa,K, linr the
Duke of Susstx, wiio are all dilly ti.itors in-
quirers, are admitted to her IA eNeriee ; and it it
thought that a day or two will terminate her suf-
ferings.—( Everting I'ver.l
-Extract of a letter from the Acent to"1.loyills at .
Bahia, dated July 31 Oil the -29th inst. the
ithirgarrt, Cunt), arrived here fioni London. after
being boartiol by on liittrig,to privateer brig, limier
ARTIGAA'S flag. Ititailititig 16 kilns, cwl with a
crew of 134 awn. Site had just coloured 0 Porta-
guese brig (the faubu) from Calcutta, hound to
Lisbon, and 15 of the crew were put on board the
Margaret, and landed here, Yeaterdsy morning
the Portuguese ship Eugenio, which had left this
port for ludo' a few days before, returned with
the loss of her mizemmust. She was chased ill-
most into the mouth of the Buy by the same pit-
vateer, which slid owit,tities crnistiog in the neigh-
bourhood. The Portuguese Gover 0000 rent have.,,„
armed vessels to send in pursuit of her ; but a
meeting of the Portuguese merchants has been
held, to devise some memos for the protection of
their trade ; though, 1 believe, nothing has yet been
fixed upon."