Star.
London, England, 1826-07-04 00:00:00

THE QUARTER'S REVENUE.

Although the Quarter's Revenue will not be made up,
until to-morrow evening, yet we are enabled to give a
pretty accurate statement of one important branch of
it—the Customs, which. as might be expected, have
fallen off, though not to the extent that has been repre-
sented. That at a time when cAnmerce has been
paralysed and shook to its very centre, at home and
abroad, the Revenue arising horn it should in some
degree have felt the shock. was to be expected ; and it
would be as absurd to expect that the productions of
nature would be unscathed by the flood or the hurri-
cane, as that the Revenue should be unimpaired, when
the sources whence it is derived have suffered a serious
diminution, however temporary. There is alser *epithet
reason why the Rawl): for the Quarter ending to.
morrow do not amount to so much as they otherwise
would do. This is the lenity of his Majestyl Ministers ;
who, out of consideration for the embarrassments which
have affected commerce, have given time for the pay.
meat of duties already due; many sums that would
otherwise have come into the present account stand'
over, and thus make the produce of the Revenue ap-
pear less than it actually is; and, after all, the diminu-
tion is only at the rate of tee per cent, as compared
with the corresponding Quarter of last year, which was
more than usually prodtictive.
The Customs' Revenue for the half year, ending the
sth July, 1825, was 6,212,0001. to which if we add
1,500,0001. duties transferred from the Excise, the full
amount is 7,700,0001. The produce of the Customs for
the Half Year ending to-morron will be about
6,99o,oool.leavinga deficiency in the halfyearo[7lo,oool.
the proportion is pretty nearly the same on the Quarters.
The Revenue of the Customs for the Quarter ending
the sth of July, 1825, was 3,920,0001. that for the
Quarter ending to morrow will be about 3,540,0001.
thus leaving a deficiency on the Quarter of 580,00 W.
Great as 'kis falling off may seem, it does not sur-
prise us; indeed we were prepared to expect a much
larger deficiency, owing to the fearful stagnation of
trade in all its branches. There is nothing to excite des-
pondency in the circumstance, fur. as trade recovers
so will the Revenue, which has only suffer ed a tempo-
rary depression.

This forenoon we received Frankfort and other Ger-
man Pipers to the 28th ult. but they contain little
intelligence. The following extracts may prove in-
teresting to our commercial re 'der& :
BERLIN, Jima Is.

The steadiness in the price of the Public Securities, which has
been observed for sortie weeks, appears merely to be a consequence
of the uncertainty in which our exchange bas been sines the lest
I crisis. The commercial as well as the political relations have become
so complicated of late, that nobody has sufficient confidence
in his own judgement to decide whether he shall speculate on the
rise or fall of the Funds. Almost all speculations in jime bargains i
have followed the example of the well known agent, who withdrew
with a heavy load of debt from this dangerous trade. The few
transactions that now occur are for ready money.
It is long too since any attempt has been made on the part of the
Government to produce a rise in the funds. The Prussian Bonds
rose, indeed, from 81 to 84 on the news of the acceptance of the
Russian Ultimatum by the Porte, but afterwards fell to 811, where
they remain stationary. The English Loins have remained for
months between 9$ and 96, and notwithstanding the high course of
exchange, 7 dollars for a pound sterling donut advance.
The Timber trade in Prussia has also become wry dull; for
which reason the ducats, which are industriously employed in this
trade, have gradually fallen from 21 t to the precious rate of IS per
cent. Lou 6 ifora,un the other hand, being in increased dernaod
for the lottery, have risen from to 15, but will hardly reach
15. at which they were when part of the salaries of public officers
were paid in gold. But a very rentarkahle circumstance is, that the
rate of discount, which during the Wool fair last year ruse to lY
per cent. is at present no more than 4. Tins is a certain Foot that
our woollen drapers, most of whom have their own manufactories,
do nut venture to make! nrchases, however low the prices of wool.

At Stettin and llrc-law the wool fairs havto been very dull, mid
hardly any thing w.os sold but the middling torts. Tbe owners of
improved herds ut Sheep were th‘teftere obliged to burrow money
trunk the liuv•.runieut on the eh posit uf• their wool, especially as
the moue, lend, r, would loot rota, any ativancvs on that article.
U. rho wool line began a few clays ;lot, and inon►ense quan.
that• uc al;,..dy ot. the spot, notwlthitardit:s the slut of thvec