Star.
London, England, 1825-10-11 00:00:00

THE QUARTER'S REVENUE.

in the STAR of Saturday we exclusively anticipated the
Returns of the Quarter's Revenue, and it will be sees by
the Official details we now publish, that cheering as our
statement was, it is more than realized. We stated that
the gross receipts of the Customs would amolint to
5,290,0001. but as the accounts were not closed until
last evening, the receipts were increased to 5,278,445/.
✓•Nothing can be more gratif) ing than the whole of
these Returns. The produce of the Revenue for the
Quarter ending the 10th of October, 1824, was
13,049,050/. and the amount for the Quarter ending
yesterday was 13,186,6441. exhibiting an increase on
the Quarter, of one hundred and thirty seven thousand
five hundred and ninety four pounds.

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Since the transfer of some of the Excise Duties to the
Customs, we can only judge of their united produce,
and not separately. It will be seen that in the Quarter
ending the 10th of October, 1824, the amount of the
Excise and Customs was 10,353,289/. and the amount
of the Quarter ending yesterday is 10,433,3131. exhi-
biting an increase on the Quarter of 80,0241. This
increase, gratifying as it is, would have been consi-
derably more, had not the remitted duties on wine, to
the amount of nearly half a million of money, been paid
out of the Excise Revenue, in the Quarter just ended
so that the real proceeds'of the Excise, for the Quarter
which terminated yesterday, exceeded those of the cor-
responding Quarter last year by nearly sis hundred
thousand pounds.
In the Stamp Duties there is an increase in the Quarter
of 63.8391. and in the Post Office the increase is 4,0001.
The only branch in which there is a decrease is in the
Taxes, and this to a trifling amount; the apparent de-
crease in the Excise is owing to a portion of the duties
having been transferred to the Customs.
If we examine the returns for the year, they will
prove equally gratifying, and shew that the increase of
the Revenue is not owing to any accidental circum-
stances, or any artificial state of our Commerce, but
is the result of wise measures and growing prospe-
rity. The total Revenue for the year ending the
16th of Octal' er, 1824, was 47,900,0921. and that
for the year ending yesterday, 49,763,787/. being an in-
crease on the year of One million Eight Hundred and
Sisty-three Thousand Six Hundred and Ainety:five
Pounds, and this notwithstanding The reductions on
wcol, silk, wines, spirits, coals, law stamps, and assessed
taxes to the amount of between two and three millions !
In every brand) of the Revenue there is an increase on
th'e returns of the year ending yesterday,as compared with
the corresponding fouiQuarters of the weeding year. In
the Excise and Customs there is au increase of 1,328,7711.
in the Stamp Duties the increase is 323,1421. in the
Post-office 62,000/. in the Tax.s 95,2341. and in the
Miscellaneous the Excise is 54,5481. Thus do the finan-
cial returns of every year, and every division of a year,
develope more and more the resources of the country,
arid the wisdom of that policy by which its affairs are
uverneil. Should peace be preserved to Europe a few
)e4is longer, and there is no pros feet of its being dis-
turbed, we may humbly, but confidently anticipate a
continuation cif that prosperity and happiness, which
Great Britain now so eminently enjoys. The following