The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-16 00:00:00

Tear. Revenue. Expendi-
Surplus. Deficit.
ture.
. £ £ £ £
1844 ~ .. 54,003,753 50,617148 3,356,505
1845 .. .. 53,060,354 49,242,713 3,187,641
1846 .. .. 53,790,138 50,943,830 2,846,308
1847 .. .. 51.516,261 54,502,948 .. 2,956,684
1848 .. .. 53;488,717 54,185,136 796,419
..
1849 .. .. 52,951.749 50,852,623 2,098,126 .
18A0 „ . .. 52,810,680 50,231,871 2,578,806
Dsl' .. .. 52,233,006 49,506,610 2,7.6,396
1852 „ .. 53,210,071 50,792,512 2,417,559 . .-
1853 .. .. 55,430,344 51,174,839 3,255,505
1854 .. .. 56.522,509 60,031,568 ~ .. 3,209,059
18.5 .. .. 63,361,605 84,505,788 .. 21,141,183
1856 .. .. 68,058,623 78,113,035 . 10,104,412
1857 • . ..! 66,056,055 CA1,019,958 36,097
1853 .. ..1 61,812,555 60,684,808 1,127,656 —
1859 .. ..! 79,578,000 68,953,000 1,625,000
ESTIMATE.
1 A6O . . . . 170,561,000 170,100,000 1 464,000 I

It should be observed that the revenue and expenditure for
1859 are given as.stated toughly by the Chancelloi of the
Exchequer on Friday evening, also that the expenditure
for 1847 included £2,000,000 of Exchequer-bonds redeemed,
and £1,125,206 for the redemption of the Sound dues. We
next give a quinquennial review of the various sources of
revenue:—

1815. 1850. 1855. 1860.
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X X X X
Customs .. 20,100,450 20,412,170 20,015,334 22,700,000
Excise .. .. 13,585,585 24,315,084 16,380,486 19,170,000
Stamps .. .. 7,710,643 6,558,332 6,805,605 8,000,000
Taxes .. . .. 4,223,842 4,360,179 2,945,780 3,250,000
Income-tax .. 5,026,570 5,383,037 13,718,185 2,400,000
Post-office .. , 753,000 820,000 •1,137,120 3,400,000
Crown Lands .. 120,000 160,000 280,516 280,000
Miscell ineous.. 1,443,820 770,878 1,100,057 1,500,000

It should be stated that the figures given in the last column
are taken from Mr. Gladstone's estimate, based on the
system at present in existence ; but the changes proposed
by the right hon. gentleman will vary the various totals,
increasin; the income-tax, for example, to £8,472,000. The
figures are nevertheless interesting, as they show that the
resources of the country have steadily increased, a great
amount of taxation having been remitted. As regards the
expenditure a quinquennial review stands thus :

18G0.

A
£
interest on debt 28,253,872 28,091,590 27,617,890 26,200,000
Army .. .. 8,951,21); 8,935,061 20,377,340 15,800,000
Nav y , , .. 6,809,873 6,437,883 10,014,70 S 13,000,000
Civil ebarges .. 5,321,672 6,747,340 1 8,463,83:. 9,W0,000

It should be observed that the expense of the revenue de-
partments are not included in the comparilon.

We are informed that Lord Elgin will under-
take a second mission as Plenipotentiary to China,
in the hope of being able, by the influence obtained
in his former visit, to secure the ratification of the
Treaty of Tien-tsin, and obtain an entire cessation
of hostilities.
NEW THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.—Her Majesty,
the Princess Leiningen, Lady Desart, the Hon. Lucy Kerr,
Lord Canioys, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Captain Do Roe,
honoured the performances last evening with their presence.
THE. PRINCE Or ORANGH AND TIIE PRINCESS
ALICE.—We hear from authority on which we place great.
reliance, that there is no truth in the report of the pro-
jected marriage between the Princess Alice and the Prince
of 0 ran g,c.—.Record.