Star.
London, England, 1824-02-03 00:00:00

HYMEN DEFEATED.

FROM VIII LITERARY CNRONICLS.

It happened four couple one day were presented
At the same parish church to be wed ;
They had plighted their vows, and their friends had consented;
So the first to the altar was led!

The service proceeded till come to the clause—
" For better, worse, richer, or poorer:"
For " worse" and for " poorer" he would not-.-because
From these he could never insure her!
But to " richer" and " better" he vowed to comply.
The parson demurred to proceeding ;
The bridegroom persisted the words to deny,
And retired with a bow of good breeding !
The second approach'd, and the service was read,
Till the bridegtoum proceeded to ring her,
When, alas ! it appear'd they could never be wed,
For the poor bride had lost het ring finger
To the third, a young couple, no obstacle rose,
That they should not then be united ;
And the service proceeded almost to its close,
And their vows were about to be plighted—
But, just as those vows had been neatly pronounced
By the bride, in a voice firm and steady,
A stranger arriv'd in great haste, and announced,
That the bride had a husband already I
" Mischance on mischance," cried the priest in a pet ;
But the fourth couple still was remaining,
And, hoping of them all his fees he should get,
He determined to stifle complaining !
But scarce had be read to the first warning clause,
When the father desired, as a favour,
lie would hasten the reading the service—because
The bride tons just taken in labour !

ANNUAL TREASURY REPORT OF THE

UNITED STA FES.

EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT oF THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY, DECEMBER 31, 1823.
1. Revenue and Expenditure of 1822 and 1821
Revenue which accrued on imports and tonnage, in
1822, amounted to 20,500,775 dollars, 91 cents.
The Receipts into the Treasury, in 1822, amounted
to 20,282427 dollars, 94 cents—viz. from Customs,
17,589,761 91; Lands, 1,803,581 54; Bank Dividends,
297,500; arrears of Taxes, &c. 541.584 46; balance
in the Treasury, Jan. 1, 182'2, 1,681,592 21—Aggre-
gate, 21,911,020 18.
The Expenditures of the same year, amounted to
17,676.592 dollars, 63 cents—viz. Civil, Diplomatic,
&c. 1,967,996 24; 111ihfary, 5,635,188 29; Naval,
2,224,458 98; Public Debt, 7,818,919 12. Leaving a
balance in the Treasury, Jan. 1, 1823, of 4,237,427 55.
The Receipts of the three first quarters of 1823, are
estimated at 16,174,035 dollars, 2:3 cents—viz, from
Customs, 15,019,392 74 ; Lands, 657.505 73 ; Divi-
dends, 350,000 ; Arrearages, 147,136 79—Estimated
Receipts of the fourth quarter, 4,270,000. Making with
'the abovernentioned balance, the total estimated Re-
ceipts of the }ear 1823, 2t,681,462 81.
The Expenditures of the three first quarters of 1823
are .estimated at 11,422,847 (1.45. 30 cents, viz.—Civil,
1.910,79.5 14; Military, 4,383,715 62; Naval Service,
1,776!989 37; Public Debt, 3,751,407 17. Estimated
Expenditures of the fourth quarter, 3,894,5.59 74.
Making the. total. Expenditure of the year 15,317,407 4.
Leaving in the Treasury, Jan. 1, 1824, an estimated
balance of 9,361,055 77.
Atter deducting from this sum certain balances of
appropriations, amonntiug to 2,897,086 dollars, 47'
cents, which are necessary to effect the objects for which
they were sever ally made, or have been deducted from'
the Estimates for the service of the ensuing year, a ba-
lance of 6,466,969 30-remains; which with the receipts
into the Treasury during the year 18'21, constitutes the
means of defraying the current services of that year.
2. Of the Public Debt.
The funded debt, contracted before 1812, and unre-
deemed on the Ist October, 1822, was 17,199,852 dol-
lars 60 cents, and that contracted since 1812, and un-
redeemed October 1, 1822,Wa575,-852,84.8 58—making
the total amount of the funded debt unredeemed on the
I sit. of Oct. 1822, 93,042,701 1.4.
In the fourth qoarter of 1822, there was paid, viz. re-
imbursement of six per cent def. stock 265,673 dollars
'32 Cents. redemption of six per cent stock of 1820,
2,000,000. From January 1 to October 1, 1823, reim-
bursed of sit per cent stock 327,022 88 ; estimated re-
imbursement of def. stock in the fourth quarter 274,588
.85. Which, with some small items omitted, will re•
duce the funded debt on the Ist January, 1824, to
90t__177,962 14.
'The amount of Treasury Notes outstanding, Oct. 1,
1823, was 26,122 dollars; and Mississippi Stock
21,258 87.
3. Of the Estimate of the Public Revenue and Expenditure for the
year 1824.
It will be perceived, that the actual receipts of the
year 1823, agree, substantially, with the estimate pre-
sented in the last annual report. Tire only deficiency
is in the proceeds of the public lands; and that is un-
derstood to have been the consequence of an expecta-
tion, generally entertained, that the lands which were
relinquished under the Act of the 2d of March, 1321,
and which are supposed to present the strongest induce-
ments to purchasers, wouli be brought into market
with respect to the Customs,
early in the ensuing year ;
however, the anticipations that 11:14.1 been formed, both
as to the circumstances spiel, were calculated to have
an influence.upon their productiveness, and as to the
results, have been completely realized. It is believed,
therefore, that data founded upon the same principles
-as those.which governed in forming the estimates for
the year 1823, may he satisfactorily presented as the.
basis of an estimate fur the year 1824. With this view
the Secretary has the honour to state :
Ist. That the gross amount of duties on imps• is and tonnage,
which accrued from the Ist of January to the :.oth of September
last; inclusive, is estimated at 17,800,000 dollars ; and that of the
whole year, at 21,0n0000 dollars. Of this sumahat portion which
'accreted in.the first half of the year, is about 1,000,000 dollars less
• than. that of the same period in the preceding year; and that
•teeltich accrued in the three first quarters of the year is estimated at
t7p0,000 dollars less than that of the corresponding quarters of
the.preceding year.
• 2d. That.the debentures issued during the three first quarters of
the year 1823,. amounted to 3,412,000 dollars, which exceed the
sinowarissued during the corresponding period of the year 1822,
by 1,500,000 dollars; .aod the amount of debentures, outstanding,
en hesOth September last, and chargeable upon the revenue of
1829, was 1,405,000 dollars; which is 500,000 dollars more than
was, on the same day, in 1822, chargeable upon the revenue of the
• year 1825.
3d. That the value of domestic articles exported from the United
Ststea, in the year ending on the 30th September last, amounted
to 47,155,711 dollars, being 2,718,368 doUars less than those ex-
ported in the year preceding; and the value of foreign articles ex-
ported in the year ending on the 30th Sept. last, was :;7,:130,469