Star.
London, England, 1816-02-14 00:00:00

1,079,000
1,1011,000

Excess last year • •
MISCELLANEOUS TAXES.
Elena last year - 906,000
The gross excess in the revenue was as follow
Total produce to January 5,191 S 65,430,000
to Amway 5,1916 • 66,443,000

SI PO

.

Total eleds last *ear - 1,013,000
Out of the grants voted list year, the unfbnded debt
has beep reduced cwenty.one,millions in addition to
twentroae millions of previ ns reduction, making tn.
&miller a reduction in our unfunded dcht of 42mil lions,
The tend Unfunded Debt was, on Stb lan. IRIS fel; 5.5 (MOO
11116 47,7Q0,000

Less IA the last year •
EXPORTS.

MS 46,000

For tbru starlets, ending 16th, Ogtuber, 1814
IBIS

$7,) 6,000
4144115000

.kzreas last year •
CO'l* lON EXPORTS.
For three quarters, eniling October 1814 .
1815 •

13,169,000
13,367 IWO

Excess last year

4,1911,000

LTNENS...IBI4
1413

• .
• $ * •

I,)GO,OG:)
3,340,0 w

Excess last year

2 40,00 it

WOOLLENS.-1 Si 4
Isls

6,000 001*
• 6,074,000

Steen Ire year

g• 074,000

THE EVdNING STAR.

LONDON.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1816.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS D Al' 7 wEtsa O'CLOCK
Retina-4 611}—Cous. ma. sqi—t4 acc. 6et 1
per Cane 760-5 per Ctrl. li9kl-I.;aadi Ss. ,56. pr.
Own. 163 pr.—Do. March, 17it-4ach. Bills 16. dia. Sr. pr.
•

Lea night the Petitions of the Common Council
and Livery of London, ag dhst etc Praetor ty Tax
being continued in a time of Peece, were presented
to the House of Commons; 'and we hope they will
be followed by Petitions from every District and every
Corporate Body in the Kingdom. It is impossible
tia
on any arguments not subversive of that good fat
which the Gserernment owes to the people. to vindle
cote sects measure, Let it be granted. even that
the enormous Peat Establishment that has been pro.'
posed is really necessary in our present eircum stances.
and we must stiil content that Lord SIDMOUTSI'S
view of this Tar, in 1802, is correct—" Am. it has
Over been considered its no other light than Alit of a
!ear Tax, IVAPFLICAALA TO A TOM OF PAACILem•
Nor is Lord. Siostouvit singular in his view of It :
there is not a man in tha House of Commons who
'has riot either as a supporter or as an opposer of Mi-
bisters, expressed in one way or other the same sen-
iimenf--Statesmen
,should be cautious how they
teach the people to consider professions and promises
as mere lures to enable them to carry t particular
measure in a time of exigency, Let them once un-
dermine the confidence which the people place in
their honesty--in the rectitude of their views, and
these will remain but few barriers for the safety (4
the public edifice, What brought on the French Re-
volution ), The confidence of Minis:ers in their own
power; their contempt for public feeling ; their
foolish idea that the mass of the people were of no
other use but to be pressed I like a spunge, to make
them give out whatever they might be disposed to
wring from them —witiout even .condescending to
make the prescription palatable to the patient.
The ezizencies of the State must be provided for.
The country bas shown its fortitude and loyahy in
submitting, far a long series of years, to taxes aid
privations unexampled io our history; and willoseill
exert its fortitude to yield what the circumstances of
the State may require—if Ministers do not break faith.
with the people by pressing this measure. Letshe
sum that is wanted front the luconte Tax be raised
by 'Loan, and. pry its interest from the Sink-
jog Fund, as has been more than mice recom-
mended, and :the people will bear their grievances
with patience, till time and peace shall remove them ;
but let not Ministers, after WA hate come through
such a storm, endanger the safety of the vessel by
blasting the confidence of the crew. •If they do they
may have eause COI a long, but unavailing, repentance.

Frince LeoyoLD of Saxe Cobourgb, who re about:
to receive the hand of the Princess Cemat-orra
WAxes, hob the rank of Captain only in the Auiliri4ll-
- =He is nevertheless a L'eutenent 15:fier.1
the service of Russia, and served is the two last cam%
pa*ns of the Russian Army with' great distinction.
Our Military Readers will reioice to learn that:
General Baron A LTAN has completely recoverid frpm
the effects villieneefre Wounds which he received at
the. battle of Watrrloo. .He hit Brussels in jood
health and spirits on she &I inst. fOrConde and its en-
virons, where be will oksitaied .ibis
coutinseet.