The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-07 00:00:00

TilE LONDON JOUR.NALS.

DAILY
Extracts
.from The Morning Papers, Jun. 7.

[molornsro eon.]
The Official Accounts of the Quarter's Re-
venue fully confirm our anticipatory statement,
that they would be found of the most gratifying
description. In every item of Income there has
been an increase beyond the corresponding
Quarter of the year before, except in the As-
sessed 'faxes, on account of their having been re-
duced one half by Parliament. In all the great
sources of Revenue, the Customs, the E;;;se, the
Stamps, the Post-office, and Miscellaneous, there
has been an increase. Such is the substance of the
Official Accounts, as it relates to the Income of
the Quarter applicable to the Consolidated Fund.
The surplus of the Quarter, that is, the excess of
Income beyond the Charge, is 3,104,773/. being
above three millions beyond the surplus of the
corresponding quarter, in which, however, the
Charge for the reduction of the National Debt
was nearly two millions more than this Quarter.
The second official paper relates to the net pro-
duce of the Revenue for the Tears and Quarters
ended on the sth January, 1823 and 18'24.
There has been a decrease in the last year of
630,0001. owing to the diminution of the Revenue
on spirits chiefly, and to the reduction that took
place last year in the Assessed Taxes. But the
Customs increased above a million last year, and
there was also an increase in the Stamp, Post-
office, and Miscellaneous Duties. In the net Re.
venue for the Quarter it will be found that there
is an increase in the Customs, Stamps, Post-office,
and Miscellaneous, whilst the Assessed Taxes
have experienced a diminution from the cause we
have already stated, and the Excise has fallen oft'
owing to the decreased demand for Spirits. Yet
there is still an increase in the Net Revenue of
the Quarter of 262,0004

[THE TIMES.] 1
Bc the printed abstracts of the Public Reve-
nue for the last year and quarter, it appears that
the produce of the existing taxes has not dimi-
nished to the extent of duty remitted in the late
Session of Parliament by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer. The difference, therefore, being on
the favourable side, must be credited to an in-
creased ability of consumption during the late
twelve months in the body of the people. At the
same time this ground of satisfaction is not so ex-
cessive as to justify any exultation on the part of
Ministers or their friends. If the income of the
Consolidated Fund for the quarter ending the
sth of January, 1824, exceeds that for the cor-
responding quarter of last year by 875,0001., it
ought to be understood that 700,0001. of that
difference consists of money repaid by Austria,
and demonstrates rather the extreme moder-
ation of our diplomacy than the redundant pro-
duce of our taxes. When, again, it is stated
that the surplus of this quarter's consolidated
fund over the charge for the same quarter
amounts to upwards of three millions, whereas
the surplus of the previous corresponding quarter
did not exceed 92,000/., a great deal of the as-
sertion proves just nothing, not merely because
of the above-mentioned Austrian instalment, but
because, by the arrangements of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the charge of the latter quar-
ter has been reduced 2,000,0001. or nearly
so, as appears under the head of " National
Debt." Independently, however, of these cir-
cumstances, there are, in the accounts now pre-
sented, causes for reasonable confidence in our
resources,and for satisfaction at the apparent pro-
gress of competency andomfort among the
people. • The Customs upon the year 1823 ex-
hibit' an increase of a round million ; Stamps
above 150,0001.; and the Post-office a sensible
improvement. In the last quarter only the Cus-
toms rose 447,0001.; .Stamps 105,000/. ; Post-
office 37,0001. The revenue of 1823 falls short
of that for the preceding year by 630,000/.; hut
this decline is fairly accounted for by a repeal of
a moiety of the Assessed Taxes. The whole
revenue raised by taxes from the country this
year (deducting the items received from Austria)
does not much exceed the sum total of -187 mil-
lions sterling.

[NEW TIMES.]
Yesterday being a holiday at the Bank, the
business done in the British Funds was inconsi-
derable, and Consols remained stationary at 874 i.
Spanish Bonds experienced a fluctuation of full
2 per cent., arising from the several reports re-
specting the important question of their being ra-
tified.—At one period of the day the Bonds of
1821 were at 24k, and those of 1823 164. Sub-
sequently, a rumour was in general circulation,
that the King of Spain had dismissed his Minis-
ters, but was forced to reinstate them,owing to his
financial difficulties, which it was inferred would
compel him to recognize the Loans of the Cortes
in order to raise money himself. This rumour,
however, was very vague and not much creelited.
The closing prices of the Bonds of 1821 was
2b4, that of the Bonds of 1823 174. Colombian
Bonds advanced on a favourable rumour to 631,
but this being again discredited, they fell to 611.
The New Mexican Shares were at 14 premium.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
The Moniteur, and other Paris Papers of Sun-
day, are barren of any intelligence of interest.
Affairs remain the same in Spain. Outrageous
tyranny and wide-spread misery reign supreme
through that unhappy country. From Greece,
in the other extremity of Europe, accounts are
more cheering. While the gloom of despotism has