The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-06 00:00:00

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LONDON:
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1841.

The Revenue Tables for the quarter will be
found in another place. We regret to say that
they present on the whole a considerable falling
off. The deficiency on the Customs for the
quarter, as compared to the corresponding quar-
ter of last year, is 54,115/. ; of the Excise, 44,526/.;
and of the Post-office, 27,0001.; making in all,
with the Miscellaneous and. Crown Lands reve-
nues, a total falling off on these articles of
133,1411. on the quarter.

In the Stamps there is an increase of 19,2161.,
and in Taxes of 42,9871., and, deducting these
from the decrease, the deficiency on the quarter
is 70,5741.

The decrease in the year as compared to last
year is 309,2801., which, considering the increase
which was last year made in the Duties and
Taxes, and considering the great increase which
has taken place in our expenditure, is by no
means a pleasing circumstance. The falling off
in the Customs and Excise debotes, we are afraid,
that the prosperity of the country has reached its
acme, unless some change of system can give it
new life.

That falling off points
,out one reason -why
the reduction of the postage duties has not fully
answered the most sanguine expectations. Since
it was carried into effect, the trade of the country
has not advanced ; there has been comparatively
little stir or enterprise in the land, and that
increase of correspondence has not taken place
which would have accrued had the prosperity of
the country gone forward with its former velocity
The expenditure last year exceeded the reve-
nue ; we know also that it will be considerably
in excess this year; and it is the duty of the Go-
vei nment and the Parliament to meet this diffi-
culty at once, and provide for the equalization of
the revenue and the expenditure.
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_a the House of Lords last night the Marquis
of BREADA MIA NE, as the organ of the Non-intru-
sionists, presented 112 petitions for the abolition
of lay patronage, the prayer of which the Noble
Marquis supported. lie described Non-intrusion
as the fundamental principle of the Scotch
Church, and quoted authorities to show that in
spiritual matters she was all powerful.
The Earl of C TJARLEVILLE moved for a copy
of the criminal calendar of King's County for the
last assizes, 1841, and affirmed that crime had
much increased of late years in that county. He
admitted that the Executive had exerted itself
to assist the Magistrates, but he complained of
improper persons finding their way on Juries,
particularly in the case of COGLAN and DOHERTY,
who were tried for attempting to murder Mr.
BIDDULPH.

The Marquis of NORMANBY resisted the motion,
because it was prejudging the matter. He denied
that there had been, as stated, the master of a
Riband Lodge on the Jury, in the case referred
to. He assured their Lordships that crimes of a.
serious nature had diminished, and that the tran-
quillity of the country was increased.
The Earl of GLENGALL complained of the diffi-
culty of procuring witnesses, and recommended
that the Crown Solicitor should be sent to the
Assize Circuit a short time before the Assizes,
to prevent improper persons being placed on the
juries.
The Earl of CHARLEVILLE replied, vindicated
himself from a charge of being a firebrand, and
withdrew his motion. Their Lordships then ad-
journed.

In the Commons, Sir W. MOLESWORTII gave
notice of a motion for a Committee to inquire
into wages, after the holidays.

Lord J. RUSSELL, in reply to Lord TElGN-
'mourn, stated that the Crown had appointed
Churchwardens
.m Marylebone, and intended to
introduce a Bill for the regulation of the eccle-
siastical affairs of the parish. Means should be
taken, he said, to indemnify the Churchwardens.
The Silk Factories' Bill was put off till April
.9.2, and the Administration of Justice Bill, No.
1, till April 29.
On the motion for the House to go into a Com-
mittee pro forma on the Poor-law Amendment
Bill,

Mr. WAKLEY made several observations on
workhouse dietaries, which he described as much
better in the metropolis and its neighbourhood
than in the country. The further proceedings
with the Bill were postponed till May 3.
In a Committee on the trade of the British
possessions, Mr. LABOUCHERE moved his reduced
scale of colonial duties, namely 71 ad valorem
pp certain articles, 2s. on a barrel of flour, 4s.