The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-06 00:00:00

TWO SHOES.

The splendit Scenery by Mr. Bruaning—The magnificent
Diorama by Mr. P. Phillips.
Columbia*, Mies Sharpo; Harlequin, Clown, Pantaloon, and
Sprite, by the bolero Family.
Messrs. Sams of St. James's-street ; Andrews, Ebers, and
Bond-street; and soguin of Regent-street, Book-
-101 la", *iv appointed to lot Prints and Public Roars during
the run of the Pantomime.

SIGILWAIMINI ♦T LONDON BILIDIPII TO-si OltRO W.
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LONDON :
MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1140.

The quarterly abstract of the Revenue, consider-
ing the nature of the harvest and the distress of the
people, is not so unfavourable as might have been
expected. On the whole year the increase, as
compared to 1838, is 824,3951., while the decrease
on the present quarter is no less than 342,2451.
On the Customs the decrease is 75,0831., which
is partly to be accounted for, we presume, by the
greater quantity of corn imported last year in the
corresponding quarter. On every other quarter of
the present year the Customs exceeded the amount
of the corresponding quarter of the preceding year.
The same remark applies to the Excise, in which
there is no less than 199,919/. decrease on the cor-
responding quarter of the present year.
On the Stamps there is an increase on the quar-
ter of 65,938/, and on the year a decrease o
38,466/. We presume that this is chiefly to be
accounted for by the deduction formerly made in
the Stamp-duties, the effect of which was felt in
the early part of the year, while in the latter quar-
ter the usual effect of reducing a tax, in causing an
increase of consumption, had come into notice.

The alteration in the Post-office charges is
too recent to allow of any deduction to be drawn
from the decrease in that branch of 14,0001. in the
quarter ; but it may be noticed there was a decrease
in the July quarter of 12,0001., showing that
it was not previously to the alteration, like the
Customs, a uniformly increasing source of revenue.
On the whole year the decrease of the Post-office is
6,0001.

The other items require no remark, while the
general fact deserves notice, that the increase has
generally been progressive till the present quarter,
and that now the decrease is begun, as if the coun-
try had reached the acme of prosperity—as if
the mighty struggles of industry, to bear up
against the enormous burdens of national debt,
Corn-laws, timber tax, sugar monopoly, bank jug-
glery, could no longer resist the pressure, and
was at length sinking to decay, crushed by the
load. It is some consolation to notice, that into
those branches, and up to the time in which a re-
duction has been made, new life appears to
have been infused ; so that, with a rigid eco-
nomy and judicious further reduction of bad
taxes, like that levied on bread, not for
the public service, but to enrich the already
wealthy landlords, there is no reason to despair.
We insist, however, on the necessity of the most
rigid economy, and of relieving the industry of the
country from the most vile and most oppressive of
all taxes, the taz on the industrious classes to keep
up the state of the idle landlords.
The Tories, we believe
are quite capable of
exulting over this commencement of decay ; we
will remind them that they are the authors of
it. To them the nation is indebted for nine parts
out of ten of the taxes and laws which are ruining

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