The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-07 00:00:00

HILL, there is an increase of ntt revenue for the year
of 30,000/.

In, the Crown Lands there is an increase of 79,0001.
cn the year, and 30,0001. on the quarter. If the
Royal domains were properly managed, as a private
gentleman would deal with his own estate, we might
hope for at least half a million sterling from thii
source in place of about one-third of that amount.
We must, however, receive the present; improvement
as an indication -of greater care and prudence, which
will hereafter lead to still snore favourable results.

The Miscellaneous shows an increase of 148,076/,
on the year, and .36,699/. on the quarter; and in the
extraordinary items there is an increase under the
head of Imprest mid. Other Moneys of 74,0731. on
the year, and 1,1921. on the quarter, and in
Repayments of Advances an increase of 135,3461. on
the year, but a decrease of 15,7861. on the quarter.
The improved state of the Revenue is not, however,
more auspicious, nor clots it afford greater causes fur
congratulation, than the diminution of expen
diture that has been effected within the past year, and
the favourable state of the Exchequer. It is long,
indeed, since Sir CHARLES WOOD has been placed in so
comfortable a position, or that he had so large a balance
at his disposal to meet any exigencies or demands that
may arise. We again congratulate the public on the
appearance of the present returns, the most auspicious
that have been rendered for several years.

Never, perhaps, has any popular movement
achieved a more signal success within a single year
than that which has been directed towards the attain-
ment of an extensive and comprehensive measure of
Parliamentary and Financial Reform. The deep
injustice which has been inflicted upon a large
majority of our fellow-subjects who, although heavily
taxed for the support of our national establishments,
and even for the liquidation of debts contracted in
former times, are still excluded without the pale of the
Constitution, and not permitted to have any voice in
the election of the Members of the National Legisla-
ture, has aroused the indignation not only of the
injured parties, but of all who desire that an equal mea-
sure of justice should be bestowed upon all without
exception, and who believe that " right''
should no longer be made subservient to
might. In their persons the great principle
that " there should be no taxation without
representation" has been flagrantly violated. While
heavy imposts are indirectly imposed upon articles of
primary necessity to every person, however humble
his station or scanty his earnings, the elective fran-
chise has been contumeliously denied, save upon
terms which in England give only one voter for every
eighteen persons, in Scotland one out of every thirty-
four, and iu Ireland one out of every fifty-eight. With
a population amounting in round numbers to twenty-
nine millions, there are less than eleven hundred
thousand entitled to the Parliamentary suffrage. The
mode of collecting the votes of the privileged few and
the distribution of the franchise are scarcely less ob-
jectionable; for while the less wealthy are subjected
to many corrupt influences, while full scope is
afforded to bribery and intimidation, no protection is
given to those who are anxious to exercise honestly
and consistently the most glorious privilege of free-
men ; and the representatives of large and indepen-
dent constituencies are neutralised by Members for
rotten boroughs, which despite the Act of 1832 still
flourish in rank luxuriance, and return the obedient
serfs of some overgrown territorial aristocrats.