Star.
London, England, 1825-08-17 00:00:00

For Assessed Taxes repealed from sth April. 1823,
actual loss, annual amount 9,301,4301. allow in 1823 1,350,000
. Tonnage Duty . . 160,000
.
Spirits Duty reduced in Scotland 340,000
. .

4'6,355,000
It is clear that we must add the whole of this sum to
the Revenue of 1823, in order to compare it with the
Revenue of 1815, as all the taxes enumerated in the
above statement were in operation in the former year,
and brought their produce ii.to the Treasury ; and the
Revenue of 182'3 was of course less than it otherwise
would have been from the want of those taxes. Add-
ing, therefore, 6.355,0001. of Revenue,lost from reduced
or repealed duties, the Revenue of 1823 will amount
to 59,303,5411. which is 4,584,6261. more than the
Revenue of 1815, deducting the Property Tax, and
10,915,7081, more than the Revenue of 1815. Com.
paring the Revenue of 1823 with that of 1820, we
shall find, even within this short period, a mat ked
increase. It was subsequent to the year 1829 that
the chief reductions were made in the existing duties.
The taxes on horses, on leather, on salt, ace. were
all either repealed or reduced after the year 1829.
—ln comparing the revenue of the year 1823, therefore,
with that of 1820, we have to make an allowance for
the loss of revenue occasioned by the reduction of du.:
ties subsequent to the latter year, which, according;
to the most accurate estimate that can be made, will
amount to £5,300,009. This being added to the actual
revenue of 1823, makes the comparative revenue amount
to £58,248,541, or £5,642,391 more than the revenue.
of 1820. What a striking illustration we have here of
the rapid progress of the country, and of else excellent
policy of reducing taxes, for to both of these combined
causes this great increase of revenue may be ascribrd.
The financial history of 1824 presents results equally
gratifying. The net produce of the revenue for that
year was 53,270,0271. which is an actual increase
of 321,4861. above the revenue of the former year,
notwithstanding the continued reductions which were .
made in several branches of the revenue. The
Revenue of 1823 amounted to 52,948,541/. we
most consider, however, in comparing it with that of
1824, that the latter year was subjected to the full erect
of the taxes reduced in 182$, which were chiefly the
assessed taxes, for which an allowance was Made of
1,300,0001. for the year 182$. In 1822 there was a
further defalcation of 1,313,387, the produce of the
assessed taxes amounting, in the several years of 1822,
1823, .and 1824, to 7,867,5601. 6,534,7271. and
5,221,34.01. and besides this defalcation of the assessed
taxes, we have to make an allowance of 500,0001. for
the duties which in 1824. were taken cff rum of Is. lid„
per gallon, a reduction of the duty on coals, on wool,
silk, &c. Putting these sums together, we have, in
order to make a fair comparison, to add 1,813.3871. to
the Revenue of 1824, which will ht ing it to 55,033,4044
thus she., ing an excess above that of 1823 of 2.134,8731,
A comparison with the Revenue of 1822 will thew a
still greater excess, and will mark, in a striking man-
ner, the progressive improvement of the Revenue.
The Revenue of 1822, it will be observed, had the
benefit of all the assessed taxes; of the high duty on
Scots spirits ; of the duty on salt; half the tonnage duty;
and half the duty on leather; all which various taxes
yielded, according to the most accurate estimate that
can be made, 5,100,0001.

According to returns laid before Parliament, the pro.
duce of the assessed taxes for 1824 was 2 646,220/.less
than for 1822. Adding, therefore, all this revenue,
which mak-es part of the 54,374,6371. raised in 1822,
to the revenue of 1824, it will increase it to .58,058,541/.
which shews an excess of 3,683,9041. above the revenue
of 1822.

Any commentary on the above fact is superfluous.—
They are quite conclusive as to the flourishing state of
the country under the enlightened policy of the pre-
sent Ministers ; and they afford the most gratifying an-
ticipations of future improvements. Every year will
now bring some farther relief from t4xation. We
may always reckon on a yearly surplus above our
revenue, which we may expend in the remission of
taxes. Among all the duties with which we arc Iva-
dened, those on houses and windows may be considered
A s the most oppressive; and a relief from these would be,
the greate.t boon that could be conferred on the people.
The assessed taxes are in many cases vexatious, and in every
view they ought to be selected for repeal next Session of Parliament,
at least the house and window duties, if we have a sallideni sur-
plus for the purpose. The net amount of those dada! far • 1224 ,
was £2,s6s,sl7.—Caledonian Mercury. 4 • • . •

•
MINING INTILLLIGIINCL—Copper Orel sold at Red-
rink August 11, 1159 tons. Average Produce, 51.—Quantity of
fine Copper, 195 tons 3 cwt. Amount et site, 13,732411 k. 6d.
Averige Standard, 1411. 16s.