Star.
London, England, 1831-01-11 00:00:00

103 4600,000

. . . 11115

1196.811

1848 1.517,247
. 10110 1.800.000

James IL . . 164 S 2.000,000
WiMasa and Mary . ICU 6,001,165
Anne . 1701 3,1195,1105
George I. . •. 1714 6,191,1103
George 11. . . 17111 6,761,1141
George UL . • oft 8,852=
George IV. . IMO 66,1
William W. . . 1410 47.1511,473
To tie above is to be added the expense of collecting, which at present
amounts to between 4,000,0001. and 5.000,0001. annually. In eadlet
times there were no regular taxes ; our Sovereigns continued to manage
upon the rents of the Crown lands, the aid of the Barons, the be-
nevolence of the Church, and the occasional pillage of the Jews. When
they were minded to go to war, they saved up money to begin with,
and pawned their jewels or a province generally before they squeezed
the people ; and until the reign of William 111. the Home of Cernr
mons was an effective check an the expenses ofGovernenent. 11101,1 n
the fourth year of William 111. In an evil hour, birth was gloss Mite
nestisuance of raising funds foe present expenditure, by how=
=,..tt be repaid out of future taxes. The worst elect of 11110
t was contained in the discovery and avowal of NOM
Vll4.ele7that, with the patronage thus acquired, he meld purebees I
majority Is the How of Commons. Still, however. op to=
of George lIL and wkbln the lifetime of our presenelMbeed
the tames did net mush exceed 8.000,0001. annually; Webster, the sad
of that dandies awl diessmpered reign they unmated to 811,000,0001.
a year. The snaml "'pedicure vss men much greater, and to one
year amounted to 110,000,0001. Loan after loan. however, supplied all
deficiencies ; sad the doss of the reign of George 111. bequeathed
a debt of 1100,000.0001. sterling. and the tautest thereon, to posterity.

REAL PROPERTY.

BOTS•CT OP In. tAIIPSIILL II DILL 101
ILIMMOISO.

• •IiNIIIIIIL

A Goosed Register Mee le to be ostablidisd, is a build* to be
provided by the Lords of the Treasury, to or near Ludes or West-
minder. His Majesty may appoint one Registrar-General, and two
or men Assistant Registrars : the Lords of the Treasury are to ap-
point the subordinate Akers, and to make regulation u to their re-
speedy* dudes. The Registrar. General is to be a Sergeant or Bar-
rister. but who shall have practised as a cenveyanter for tee yawn at
least, or Mad have acted as an Askant Registrar; and every As.
dean Registrar shad be a Sergeant eir Barrister of at least dam
years' rusks as a courflearr. All the °Seen to give security for
the performs.e of their duties.
Reiland tad Wales are to be divided into districts for the purpose of
this act, of whh>l divides nodes le to be given In the Guam. As-
MIMING mewed after the 31st of December, I MI. and wide, where
the testator shall die after that does, by which any land. In Ingbired or
Wales shall bet. any way meld. it law or is etleitY, may be :4
used by the original doemment being deposited k the
sod by settles being mile is the Wks in the Ate.
An laden, to be caged " The GeNrai Is ee be kept for each
district othet. to be tailed lo TM Lim en dm Tides :-
another. " The Index of Anigneisme sad Cherges;" mother, " The
Index of Willa;' another, "'The Ind= to Comeabeleas of Bank-
rupt ;" another. The Index to Astmense, flatetes, sad Recogni-
nous ;" soother, " The Wee M Dates sad Accountants to the
Crown;" amid soother, "The Isis to Snits in Ilquity."
assurances. and proceedings authorised es be registered, ars to be void
as wield purchasers, unless registered. Acts and matters affectieg
lae and not authorised to be registered, are to be void as against
purchasers. Caveats sad inhibitions may be entered gains acts at.
feeds/ Copies or extracts of deposited instremets ere to be
on applicadoe and will be received u evidence, without
proof of executes. The duty of so attorney, In making a search at
the oSee, will be Milled by meal, an else search to be made.
The Registrar-General shall be entitled le estale fen, to be aped-
lied in a schedule to the Act; and ems meresery for defraying the
expense. Sibs Rest.: Oise are le be Awed oat of the Cesselidated
Fund ; hot the fees. As. received lor w else, Sall be applied to the
payment of de *spasm Local RopOraor Acts are to be repealed.
Cspyhelis are not to be 'Ceded by this Act ; nor Wessel rack-rests,
for a terns not mama., at yews.

LITRACTS PROM TUB PUBLISHED " THOUGHTS "
OP MR. BUREE,
OS TES naments mom VOLUM= MI won es MO.

61 As the amber of convicted. an eceoest of she late
us-
happy temanks, will prolohly exceed what say ose's idea of venoms*
or sure& would deliver to capital pealsbateet,k is to be wished that
the whole besieges, as well with roped to the member and descripties
of those who are so sulks death, se with mud to those who shall be
delivered over to Biker penishoost, or tr eoly paternal. should he
entirely a week dream.
"It has haggard frequeetly in cases of this agate. that the Me of
the convicts has depended more Rpm the widened dreemstaneas of
their being brought earlier or later to trial, dna to any steady prim.
dpie of equity applied to their several cases. Without groat dut and
sobriety, criminal justice generally begins in sager, and *lb in aeg-
lipase. The ant that are brought forward mar the extremity of
the law, with &museum:es ef mitigation ia their cats; sad after a
time the most atrodotte delinquents escape, merely by the satiety of
penisionseat.
" There Ise° daubs the approaching esesodeas wit vary mash de.
tennis* the Ware candies of these people. They ought to be se* as
will bailable. bet sot irritate. Nothing will make Government mare
awful to them, than te see that k duos Dot pressed by chases, or evoke
the islinence of peados
" A Nall ember of *editions is seriously recommended. because
k is cattalo that a greet bedeck amen criminals hardens rubes thee
sobeines the made of people iodised to the isms crimes, and slmodere
fells of assworiag k• pewee as as rumple. Men who esetbelo Ewes
respected, and theatbt of vales by others. comae to reaped Gage of
GOD themselves To lase mews'/doe for one's self, or to care more
ar km he one's own ilk is a isogon to be Yarned just &revery other;
and I believe k will he bend, thee mespirocim bevy bees asset names
sad MllO4 demeans when their mmisbinent has been most estessive
and most seven.
" Besides, the least edam of this sort. excites a modern's, in the
milder sort of people, fried makes Ikon consider Goveransent in an
bush and odious light. The sense of justice in men, isaverinedal sad
taloned with a loos series of oessentioos. or with suck a carnage et
mace, as rather reeembles a inesseorer Aim t sober monism of the
loos- The laws thus lose theist**e in the Waded Nee witted,
and their reverence in the minds of the virtuous.
1 have nee observed that the *uvulas of cue man Ease the
epsilon and mites awe the execution of sakitedst dissipates
sod wombs= she AIM Ma moo reams theaseshoe 4nss diseppro.
bakee end dismal ; they compete awe a the, fed Jew ; slid
every severe ad, whisk don not appear to be Rocemary, is reuse .to
be Waukee.
'-I would sot go so far as to adopt the made gesiogidef sod* pee-
cigar finalise bee; costainly, Mimes- otmemitted thy .atuisiseedes
am somewhat palliated In the **dividends ; who. when gasmen
ware, are always rather looked epos as rather Wacky than
against All our loose ideas of justice. as it ideas soy indi-
'Meek have in them sousesbing of cnesperison td the Mani*
.4 Weems and. as spasmodic mosonieg ease wholly fresseskosi seek
gee*resistance of.sseecy and of composalete *ace pleads
14 favour of such low, untaught, or Pl' taught wretches. Bet
above all; • the pulley of government is deeply interested, that
the penishoseets should sprat owe • seisms denims, oat: eine*
set at reed"-, and as waddler games bet. does wish • • sok-
ape to the gamed spirit N the tumults'; and they omit to be ten
ding mere than what is soiliciest to mark and dimovotesuree (bat.
spirit."