Star.
London, England, 1824-10-09 00:00:00

THE QUARTER'S REVENUE.

Although the accounts of the Quarter's Ilevenue will
not be made up until a late hour this evening, yet we are
enabled, in some measure, to anticipate the returns, and
feel much pleasure in announcing to the Public that
they are highly favourable ; and strikingly exhibit
the growing prosperity of this great country. In the
Excise there is an increase of about 200,0001. on the
Quarter. In the Customs, the returns are equally grati-
fying. The amount for the Quarter ending the 10th of
October, 18'23, was 3,318,000/. and that of the Qunter
ending this evening 3,21.3,000/. leaving a deficiency in
the latter of 105,000/.

The amount of Customs for the three Quarters ending
the 10th of October, 1823, was 7,563,0001. and that for
the Quarter ending to-day is 7,431,000/. leaving a defi-
ciency on the three Quarters of 129,0001.

From these statements it will be seen that the defi-
ciency on the three Quarters oldie present year is about
130,0001.; but then it is to be recollected that upwards
of 450,000/. out of the collection of the Year's Revenue
has been repaid to merchants in remitted duties on the
stock of raw and manufactured silk on hand; nor is
this the only circumstance which causes a nominal de-
ficiency in the returns for the present Quarter, for duties
have been repealed since July last to the amount of
20,000/. per week.

If these sums are taken into account, the return; will
stand thus—
Account of Customs for Quatter ending 9th of

October, 1824 - - - - £3,243,000
One-fourth of the Remitted Duties on Silk - 112,500
Duties repealed since July, at the Rate of
£20,000 per Week, for Three Months - 260,000

Estimated Returns of the present Quarter, bad

the Duties not been repealed .€3,615,500
Amount of the Quarter ending 10th Oet. 1823. 3,348,000

Increase on the present Quarter

£267,500

Thus it will be seen, that had it not been for the
repeal and remission of duties which came in the
account last year, the increase in the Customs alone
for the present Quarter, over the corresponding Quarter
of last year, would have been upwards of 260,0001. or
at the rate of a million a year increase in the Customs
alone. On Monday we shall give the Official Returns at
length, when we doubt not to find that the increase•of
Revenue is principally on those ar tides the more exten-
sive use of which betokens the improving comforts of
the people. Indeed, at no period of English history
was the country more happy, more tranquil, of more
flourishing, than it is at the present moment.—
Abroad we are at peace with all the world, and our
influence is often resorted to by Puxeri of the first
order, in negociations of difficulty and importance,
as in the case of Russia and Turkey. At home
we find, that though our Commerce and Manufac
tures are on the increase, there is such a super-
abundance of capital that it is necessary to seek out
new channels for its employment. Every Session,
brings a repeal of tome taxes, and every day the
National Debt becomes less, while the Revenue,
as we have shewn, is constantly improving; if VC
look around us, we then find that the spirit of im-
provement chews itself everywhere, and that Pub-
lic Works are establishing, calculated to employ the
industrious, and raise the character of the country.
—Such are a few of the blessings we enjoy under the
mild sway of his MAJZBTY GEORGE THE FOURTH, and
owe to the wisdom and policy of his Ministers.