The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISERT •

the self-evident answer to these questions would
oppose—which is, that the poverty of Go-
vernment at present ties its hands—we are at
peace—not from the pacific inclinations of our
Rulers but from their inability to raise supplies
with which to prosecute a war, whereas, the
moment that one part of the debt was paid off
and another annihilated, the city Sharks would
be ready to furnish fresh Loans, and LOYAL.
Meetings would be held to petition for the vigorous
prosecution of some new " just and neces,ary war's
—before, therefore, any such alleviation of the
weight of taxation can be prudently attempted, a
Reform in' Parliament must take place, mil a Refi,rm
to such an extent as would insure the attention of
the House of Commons to the general wishes of the
peoph.—fin• so lung as a majority in that House can
be commanded by an Administration, be it never so
wicked, so long is it even desirable that the load of
debt may continue so excessive as to paralize any
warlike inclination. The recent meeting in Mid-
dlesex fur the pio:notion of this Tong wished for
and long talked of measure, will be a signal to everY
county in the kingdom, and we hope the example
aflioded ut that Meeting, of union between the two
classes of Reformers, will be followed at every other,
Parliament is on the eve of meeting—the first step
towards, Reform must be taken speedily to have any
wad effect—and " England expects every mau to
do his duty "

The French papers of Wednesday are cntirtly
occupied with a rep.:rt. of the proceedings in the
•
Cluusaber of Deputies on the preceding day, on the
presentation of the prqiel de hi of the Finances for
the present year.
The Sitting opened at one o'clock. The Presi-
dent of the Council of Ministers, the Ministers of
the Interior, of Finance, of Foreign At airs, M. de
Villele., Minister of State, and MM. Benoit, de
Jurirn, and Cuvier, Counsellors of State were
present at the opening et' the sitting. After some
preliminary business, the Minister of the Intreior
presented five intiel de loi from the King relating to
matters of local interest They were referred to the
Bureaux, and ordered to be taken into consider.'
ation the next day

The Minister of Finance then ascended the tri-
bune, and presented the prliel de lui on the Finances
for 182 I . It combined, he said, the receipts and
expenccs for the year. " We might," said he, " in
diffieult circumstances, be comet)* with obtaining
thb equilibriance of the two, but we are arrived at
a time when we may demand more. After sonic
further remarks, he stated the total of the fixed ex-
pences for the year 1821 to be estimated ut
851,271,489 1. and those of the Administration at
52 I ,285,885 f.

The latter are composed of the following items:

The expellees of the Presidency of the CUUliCli of Minis-
ters, otol those the Menthe's of Juitteer the some as for
1820.

The Mini,try ofForeign Affairs is included iii the propo-
sition of the !au 7,610,016)f.
The insufficiency or the credits fur the payment, dic. of
Diplomatic Agents und Coorieis, cansed n demand ut the
:J00,4.00 1. by which the 7,610,000 f. eit.tdrd the mull
g muted for hit/.
The Minister of War limited his demand to 115,413,000 r.
which on' 4,:Th?,:150 f. less than thut uf
The ea IA of the Marine are estimated at 53 tel
being ;in increuse of three millions.

Tile Al uf the bite' for 103,110,000 f., beim/ a dimi-
nutin 01900,04)
'f he iiiiNir) 01 Finance is reduced 140,CC0 f.
Tile estimate fur ull expenses Af eguci.aiuns is 14 mil-
lion", trio,; rt.luctsuu of 1,b96,000 1.
T lieu 101 n s,site items of small anioupl.

T !le rt'Nllllll.elo to Intel the above expel's...6 are—
lite ct Laid 7•rx (reckoning rt &tenon from the
first of next July. Including per erettnce un collectiou, of
14,361.151) k ertnmatA ut 230;0i-1.9,14
The lox on promo+, moveable., and *Iloilo".
pat, 1114, &C. at I ,229,57:)f.

A ciiiwiderittile drfieit wa♦ epprchcndrJ in the tax on
Iteguiteting, but it was now hoped ti ..,t it would oint he
twwe twa, miliiunat aud the produce of tan is Pm ted at
I .7) ;100,00U 1.