The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-17 00:00:00

PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPEN-
DITURE.

A paper, containing an account of the public in-
come and expenditure of the United Kingdom for
three years, ended the sth day of January, 1842,
1843, and 1844, has been issued in a printed shape on
the motion of Mr. William Williams, the Member for
the town of Coyentry. The following particulars of
this document will not be uninteresting to our readers
generally. We find, first, that the gross total amount of
the public income was, in the year ending January 5,
1842, 52,315,4331.; in the year ending January 5,
1843, 51,120,040/. ; and in the year ending January 5,
1844, 56,935,022/. The gross total amount of the
public expenditure during the same period was,
in the year 1841-42, 54,465,3181.; in the year
1842-43, 55,195,1891.; and in the year 1843-44,
55,501,740/. It accordingly follows that in the two
first-mentioned years, 1841-42 and 1842-43, there
was an excess of expenditure over income, amount-
ing in the former to 2,149,8851., and in the
latter to no less a sum than 4,075,1191. In the year
1843-44, however, the tide turned once more in fa-
vour of the revenue, the amount of income having
exceeded the amount of expenditure by 1,433,2831
Thus in the above three years the balance appears to
be 4,791,721/. against the revenue, inasmuch as that
excess of expenditure over income still remains to be
reduced. It is known, nevertheless, that the quarterly
returns for the current year, hitherto published, have

been generally favourable to the revenue and
therefore a gradual extinction of the adverse balance
seems far from improbable. Proceeding to details, it
appears that the total amounts received under different
heads during the three years in question were as
follow, viz. :—Customs in 1841, 28,376,3051.; in
1842, 26,289,776/. ; and in 1843, 27,928,6591. Ex-
cise in 1841, 9,471,917/. ; in 1842, 9,311,1381. ; and
in 1843, 8,641,222/. Stamps in 1841, 7,276,360/. ;
in 1842, 7,139,7831. ; and in 1843, 7,076,752/.
Assessed and land taxes in 1841, 4,715,358/. ; in 1842,
4,485,410/. ; and in 1843, 4,385,0681. The property-

tax yielded in 1842, 582,0381. only, but in 1843-44,
5,387,455/. ; the Post-office, in 1841, 1,495,5401. i in
1842, 1,578,145/. ; and in 1843, 1,535,2161. The
Crown lands and other ordinary rescources are hardly
worth mentioning. Under the receipts of 1843-44,
however, the sum of 1,315,2081. (the money received
from China under the treaty of August, 1842) con-
tributes to swell the amount, and virtually consti-
tutes, in fact, the surplus of that year, which was
only 1,433,2831., as already mentioned. We now pro-
ceed to the " expenditure" side of the account. As

the total amounts under the different heads vary but
little in the three years, we shall merely give the
particulars of the amount disbursed in the year ending
the sth of January, 1844, the grand total of which
was, as has already been stated, 55,501,7401. In
fine, the charges of collecting the revenue cost the
country 2,783,542/. ; the charge of the public debt.
29,261,0121. (of which the sum of 24,512,7531. was foi
interest on the permanent debt; 3,924,1841. on the ter-
minable annuities ; 135,9911. for the expenses of ma-
nagement, and 688,0841. for the interest on Exche-
quer bills.) The civil Government entailed an ex-
pense on the nation of 1,626,2191., of which the sum
of 371,8001. was appropriated to the Civil List and
Privy Purse, 308,4231. to the allowances granted to
the several branches of the Royal Family, 26,3171. to
the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland's establishment,

106,0011. to the salaries and expenses of the two,
Houses of Parliament (including printing), 510,394/
to the civil departments (the Government offices,
&c.), including superannuation allowances, 297,977/.
to other annuities, pensions, and superannuation al-
lowances on the Consolidated Fund and on the gross
revenue ; and 5,307/. to civil list pensions. The
charges incurred by the administration of justict
amounted to 1,782,4691., of which 580,5161. was ap-
propriated to courts of justice, 566,4381. to police and
criminal prosecutions, and 635,5151. to correction.
The diplomatic expenses amounted to 361,4261., viz.,
178,456/. for the salaries and pensions of foreign Mi-
nisters ; 125,708/. for Consuls' salaries and super-
annuation allowances; and 57,262/. to the disburse-
ments of outfits, &c. The gross total charge for
the maintenance of the sea and land forces amounted
to 14,513,9171.; of which the sum of 5,997,1561. was
appropriated to the army, 6,606,0571. to the navy,
and 1,913,7041. to the ordnance. Among the less
important items, there figure the following sums, viz
—416,056/. for the China expedition; 1,245,8231. for
the opium compensation ; 11,2861. for bounties, &c.,
for the promotion of fisheries; 405,2461. for public
works ; 211,561/. for improvements and various public
services (paid out of the revenue of Crown lands)
996,8341. for the Post-office ; and 1,760,4631. for a
variety ofroiscellaneou3 services, too numerous, and not
sufficiently important, to merit a detailed enumera-
tion. The charge, in 1843, for home secret service
money was 10,000/. ; for foreign secret service money
33,800/.; and for secret service money in Ireland
5,770/. The amount of terminable annuities was, on
the sth of Jauuary, 1844, 3,924,7231.; and, in cor-
responding perpetuities, as estimated by Mr. Finial-
son, 1,550,762/. ; leaving a difference of 2,373,961/.
We have thus endeavoured to give our readers some
idea, however imperfect, of the present condition of
the pecuniary resources of their country, and the pre-
sent expense of maintaing its various institutions in a
manner becoming the honour and dignity of so great
an empire.

CAUTION TO TRADESMEN.—An attempt was made
on Wednesday to swindle Messrs. Hunt and Rosteel,
goldsmiths and jewellers, New Bond-street, by means of
a spurious cheque on Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith
for 2001. A person entered the shop under pretence of
wishing to purchase some fashionable jewellery. He de-
sired particularly to see the diamond ring tray, but as his
appearance was not altogether satisfactory, an excuse
was made. After some conversation on business mat-
ters, the assumed customer concluded by giving a very
good order, presenting at the same time a blank cheque
on Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., which he filled up for
200/., and signed it John Russell, jun. The cheque
was presented, but the answer was the drawer had no
account there. The address given was Russell-square,
which of course was incorrect. As good grounds exist
for believing this is not the first attempt- of the same kind,
nor likely to be the last, tradesmen would do well to be
on their guard. The individual is about five feet six in
height, sallow complexion, of dissipated appearance, and
was dressed in a brown coat.
Camels are the only animals that cannot swim. It
is an extraordinary fact that the moment they lose their
footing in a stream they turn over, and can make no
effort to prevent themselves from being drowned.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Essex.
The Hon. C. H. Maynard to be Deputy Lieutenant,
July 25.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Bucks.
C. G. Du Free, M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; M.
A. de Rothschild, Esq., to be ditto, July 31.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Devonshire.
First or East Devon Regiment of Militia—W. D.
Band, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 23.
Royal First Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—
Sir J. T. B. Duckworth, Bart., to be Major • E. A. San-
ders, Esq., to be Captain, July 29 ; J. B.
to be Cornet ; T. Daniel, Gent., to be ditto, Oct. 17.
WHITEHALL, Aua. 12, 1844.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Edward Hands-
comb, of Ampthill, in the county of Bedford, Gent., to
be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chan-
cery.
WHITEHALL, JUNE 13.

Th© Lord Chancellor has appointed Alexander Ander-
son, of Aberdeen, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary
in the High Court of Chancery in that part of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called
Scotland.