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London, England, 1816-11-21 00:00:00

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THE Durau Buyou.

riatISSIMS, Nov. S.—The following is an ex-
tract of the.,Speech delivered by the Min ter of
rinance to the Second Chamber of The States 6e-
neral, in their Sitting of the. sth of November
"...High,and Nighty Lords,-7-It is under as fa-
vourable tOspices' as when I presented the Budget
for 1816, that I now again have the honour to
appear before you for,a sifullar purpose. The
elevated price of our Public Funds is a proof of
the high.degree of confidence which our fitittneep
enjoy' in public bpinion,: and the propositions
which I have noUrto submit to you, in the mama
of the King, mast increase that confidence.
" The law of the llth rebruarylast. which
61tes1 the estimate of the Iv:pas of the Staielot'
the. present!'year,..itated tbetwat tit. millions of
florins. The law which lam charged to propose
to you this day, for regulating the expences of
the year 1817, does riot exceed .tise „sum of. 73
million 400,000 florins.--(A florin is about IS. ad.
sterling.] The Estimates for the different heads
of expence are as follow ;---

Florins.
The King's Household
Great State-Ladies not forming part of any branch.

Of Administration
Department of the Secretary of State 303,000
of Foreign Affairs 856,7110
of imitice • 3,000,000
, ----» of theinterior a, 1,800,000
of Affairs of the Protestant and other
Cathuk exCepttd , 1,0:0,000
of the CathOlie Worship' 1,300,000
---- of Public Education,' the Arts and

SeienCes .
of Finance, including. the I oterest of
the Public Debt
of the Lary..
---- of the Amoy , 23,600,00
-- of Dikes, Canals, ontl,Pnblie Works 4,800,000
of Commerce owl tire Colonies.... 1A:19,457
Unforeseen expellees

813,703

Total ”000,cou
" In the greater part of these branches of ex•
penditttre diminutions have taken place since but
year; in some of them very considerable ones t
and there, still remains sufficient security that
witli.thespecified sums the revisit' servicc.of the
country will be sufficiently covered.
" Four branches of expenditure have, however,
undergone some increase. T e increase of
90,000f1. in that of the reformed and other re.

ligious worships, and-of 200,000 H. in that of_ the
Catholic worship, have originated from that ten-
der regard for the situation of the Clergy, of which
his Majesty has recently given a proof, by grant-
ing; a gratifiCatiorfof 306. to each of the eccle-
siastics, to the number - of 2500, whose pensions
were reduced a thircl by the former government,
and who had reached the age of 60 years on the
Ist October last. •

The increase of 200,00,0f1. in .the Depart.
meat of Bilueittinnofie Arts'ilid'Seioneett, 13 'nee
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cessnry for the purpobe of covering the expences
of the new colleges and atheoteunts to be erected in
the southern provinces, and to make further pru.
vision for the support of inferior schools.
" The increase in the Department of Finanes

Arid Public Debt has amounted from 23,550,000 ft•
to 24,750,000, although, in tact, the real, dis.

bursements of this department are principally in-
creased by a sum of 400,000 11. to cover the ex•
pences of the uew coinage during the next year.
The remainder of the increase has been occa-
sioned by various expenecs incurred by his Ma-
jesty, for the purpose of introducing greater order
and regularity into the details of this branch of
the administtation.

" Upon the whole, hot` ever, your Excellencies
will perceive, that the expenditure of the State for
the ensuing year is diminished to the amount of
8,600,000f1. 'Btu his Majesty is convinced that
all the reductions and diminutions have beers
adopted which Were pl'i)eticable, consistently witli
the external relations nod defence of the kingdom,
and -its :internal.achnioistration and Welfare. Ac
the same time be will not omit this opportunity
of repeating tile tttisttrttncC, that whateverimeans
of reduction and retrenchment limy be suggested
by time tool -o.iperieuce-, shall be anxintislyetiopt-
' iti and Carried into .effect."
The Minister then pCnceetlett to-take 8: VIVI?' of
the. WaYS -tni.atis of for this expen.
slit tire. These were the hittil.tiv,c, the ta-x on pct.-
ons and mOvables, tsit doors and ivittdows, the
indirect taxeti flu consumption, 'and thelirodtice
'of the new tariff On 'Artl/0113_8114 exports.
Vies
ealcohttod ttiat from -all these- Srsiiretis the iocolliet
of tire t I e for the' ensuiug year would amount
'213,700;00011 thus sufficiently covtriug the ex-
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