Star.
London, England, 1814-07-27 00:00:00

The direct Taxes are the.principal branch of

- -
Revenue, and have been valued at - - 491,266,C00
'1 be Duties of Registration, and the Revenues
of Lands- and Forests - - - 111,715,C00
Ibe indirect 'lazes hair been calculated gene-
rally at about - - - 86,590,000
The Littery, Pet Office, Salt Doles, Naviga- . •
tint 'lolls, pith a Nast of 4,000,000 fr. to be
furnislitAl by the city ut Pais - - • ' £1,519,000

Total - 52extue,oto
The amount of the expenses being .827,415,000,
there remains a deficit of 307,415,000. _ _ _

We proceed to the Budget of the year 1815, which
opens under very different auspices from, those of
1814. Peace and order begin to make their influence
felt, the proportions between the receipts and the ex-
penses are better ascertained, the operations of Go-
vernment are more easy, provident and efficacious :
the public mind is re-assured and fortified. But it is
not possible immediately to forget the misfortunes
of war, nor to suspend the efforts which are necessary
to efface its traces. The calculation of the expenses
of the year 1815 has been confined within the strict
limits of necessity.
It amounts to 547,700,000

l'o which it is proposed to add for occasional
and accidental expenses - - - - 70,300,000
Total - - 618,000000

These tributes have for their object the Paying
with punctuality the rents and inscribed pensions
of not leaving without reward the military, who have'
so worthily supported the renown of our arms, or the
functionaries who have served with zeal and probity
—to insure every where the administration of justice
—to maintain in all part,. of the kingdom a Police,
which shall protect every one—to proceed with acti-
vity in public works, conducive to general utility—
to administer to the wants of public worship and
public education—to aid the hospitals and the dis-
tressed communes—to support an army worthy of
France and of her glory—to keep up a marine suit-
able to our continental position and commercial re-
lations—to provide without parsimony or prodigality
for the wants of the general administration—to award
encouragements to the sciences, to arts, and to in-
dustry—and lastly, to facilitate the execution, of all
the arrangements which have for their object the
increase or the consolidation of the welfare of the
State.

The budget of expenses for 1815 being 618,000,000,
the following are the means we propose, Gentlemen,
to make up the budget of receipts: .
D;rect contributions 340,000,000
(A diminution, compared with that of 1811,
01 80,000).
Domains and Woods
Posts Lottery, Salt, Duties on Navigation,
' . ant Casual Receipts

Total 488,000,000
It II proposed to rake by Indirect Tuea 'io,ool woo

Total 618000,090

The customs, after twenty-two years of war, offer
nothing to be relied upon, but they may nevertheless
'be rendered the means of favouring our industry.
The King was extremely anxious to abolish the
droll; mail, aware of the oppressions that resulted
from thence to his subjects, but in the state in which
his Majesty has food France, widsilw isamease ar•

'rears of pay due to the army, to preserve to the I
State resources proportioned to the necessity of re-
pairing great evils and satisfying sacred obligations,
his Majesty has' directed us to seek other means to
place these duties, but- which evils necessarily re-
quire time.
From the accumulation of expenditure beyond there.
ceipts there has resulted a deficiency of 1,808,000,000
francs. There are, however, the means from various
causes of extinguishing of this amount, 549,000,000
francs, leaving a deficiency of 759,000,000, for which
we must provide. For this purpose it is proposed to
alienate a proportion of the forests and the commer-
cial property, and to grant inscriptions in the 5 per
cent. consols to those who prefer this kind of security.
In the mean time to grant to the creditors obligations
on the public Treasury, payable in three years,.and
bearing an interest of 8 per cent. ; the proprietors,of
these obligations to have the option of converting
them into stock in the 5 per cent. consols.
We were anxious to occupy ourselves midi the
establishment of a Sinking Fund, had not all our re-
sources been wanted to meet the urgency of the ar-
rears. The good effects of a Sinking Fund, well
managed and persevered in, are proved by the com-
parison of the vigour of the credit of England, and
the weakness of ours. The credit of England re-
mains invulnerable, in the midst of all the shocks it
has experienced, in spite of the increase of its debt.—
The credit of France languishes under the same cir-
cumstances, notwithstanding the diminution of its
embarrassments. It is fidelity to engagements which
has produced amongst our neighbours a phenomenon
so different to that offered by us. We regret being
unable to throw into the administration of our finances,
at the present moment, a similar germ of proPperity,
but the want of all the resources to meet the ordiiiiary
expenditure, renders it impossible ; we hope, how-
ever, that in the year 1316 it will be possible to allot
surplus of the Revenue for the purpose of founding
a Sinking Funi.
[Then follows a Proje of a law for carrying into
effect the arrangements proposed in the Budget].
The whole was ordered to be printed.

PfiRLIZNENTART PROCEEDINGS.

lIOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 26.

Juegment was given in the case of Jackson so. Saunders.—De-
cree of the Court below affirmed.

The Thanies Navigation Bill, Westminster Improvement Bill,
and others, were read a third time and passed.
'1 he London Port Improvement Bill was reported.
Lord SUAFTEFRIIRY, Lord LAUDERDALE, Earl 5-rarittore
and Lord HOLLAND, presented A variety of Petitions against the
Slave 1 rack.--Laid on the 'Fable.

GLOUCESTER GAOL.
Earl STANHOPE presented a Petition from a
person confined in Gloucester Gaol, stating, that he
had entered into a recognizance for the appearance,
at the Quarter Sessions, of a person who was em-
ployed as a soldier or seaman, and who was after-
wards taken prisoner by the French. The recogni:
zance, on his non-appearance, became forfeited, and
so the petitioner was imprisoned. This was a most
unjust thing, that the recognizance should be put in
force under such circumstances. The man's name
was Perry, ono of those who kad peitioned against
the abuses in this Gaol, so that he had been exposed
to a double oppression. He left it to the Noble Lord
opposite (Liverpool), to take the proper steps as to
this business; and moved that the Petition do he on
the Table.

Lord LIVERPOOL said, that if the statement
was true, the man might have been discharged at the
quarter sessians ; but he should make enquiry as to
the circumstances.
Lord REDESDALE—This was the debt of the
Crown; but how ? liccause it was a debt to public
justice.
Earl STANHOPE—If the statement was correct,
it was nut a debt due to public justice, but to public
injustit e.
Lord REDESDALE—He hacl made enquiries as
to the statement of the Noble Earl respecting this
Gloucester Gaol; and he understcx.d from Sir Geo.
Paul, who was not now so much concerned with it
as formerly, but who concurred with every one who
knew any thing of this gaol, that no place could be
better regulated. The Magistrates had made. the
proper enquiries in consequence of what had been
thrown out respecting it in that House, and found
that the compiaints were without foundation. There
must be some restraint on the prisoners within the
gaol, so as to prevent attempts to escape. The She-
riff was answerable for their safe custody, and the
gaoler was answerable to the Sheriff ; and without
great caution, escapes might take place to a ruinous
extent. From all the information he had been able
to collect, the charges against the Sheriff were totally
unfounded. Nu one in his situation was more re-
spectable or more respected ; and he understood that
he had been in attendance during some of the state-
ments, and was sorry that an investigation had not
taken place, as he was sure he could clear himself
from every imputation that had been cast upon him.
Lord S'fANHOPE.—This was a most extraordi-
nary speech of,the Noble and Learned Lord. There
was no question before the House about these mat-
ters. They had nothing to do with the present Pe-
tition.

Lord REDESDALE.—The Noble Lord cer-
tainly introduced the subject, and used what, in any
other place, he should have called a very strong ex-
pression, about the management of this gaol. The
Noble Lord did not seem to be aware of all that fell
from him, and things did often fall from him that
imperiously demanded an answer. Nothing could
be more mischievous then throwing unfounded impu-
tations on men who were really respectable.
Lord STANHOPE.—They would soon have
evidence at the Bar as to that point. What did the
Noble and Learned Lord say to the Secretary of
State, who had written a letter to check this practice
of opening and stopping letters ? The Noble and
Learned Lord would not say that such a practice
was
Lord REDESDAI.E.—He not only said that
it might be legal, but that it might be necessary in
certain cases.

Lord MORTON.--Where was the evidence on
which the Noble Lord founded the allegation of op-
pression ?
Lord STANHOPE.—The Petitioner had stated
that he was oppressed j but all must agree that thry
ought to inquire first and decide afterwards.—(f/ear,
beer, from Lord Redesdale).
The Petition was laid on the Table.