The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-26 00:00:00

VAUX'S Weik ON RELATIVE TAXATION.

• In onr psper.of 0.114111‘ we -noticed a work entitled
" ReladveTaxatfolt ,ifituttAipa able. Thomas Vane
a gentleman ofcstiiiwiM practical agricaltaral known
ledge. and most geteavive philanthropy. We then rer
petted that our limits did not perste ne to insert any
'streets from this work. whiob will he fated to contaia
many impormat sad valuable saggertions on the various
branches of politic& economy. We have again read the
work, and with increased interest. We give the follow-
ing extract as a snett of the manner in which Mr.
Vass treys his saWets. after speaking of the necessity
of a supply of beer *for the health and strength of the
British agrtcultori4s. he Otos proceeds:—
. " It is difficult to conceive the policy of taxing beer
in excess, not only bees... it is home produce.. bet be-

IT lesee,..-_
very materially: comequently lessens the produce. it Is
obvious. therelbre, that by repealing the tat on malt,
and malt liquors. a great roesumption would be a an&
eient motive to the farmer, to sow a greater quantity of
bailey ; and the a greater stock would, of course, be at
ways rea,tiri., supply the deficiency occasioned by
dearth. government at the same time could se.'
peed malting atiA brewing without, m well as with, WI
duty upon their results; and with this farther advantages
that such a suspension would not effect the revenue. The
most effectual measure then of preventing dearth, is to keep
this es well as ell other arable lands, if not in the highest
state of cultivailion, at least in a bitshandlike condition.
This, however, iannot be done, without remunerating
prices, and such prices ran be expected only by protect.
mg ditties equat to the difference created by the national
debt between tile and foreign corn-exporttog countries.
Ibis is not all t—it is nearly as of much importame,
that the natio,' should not he glutted with foreigo
grain. as it h that the importation of foreign grain
should be persnitted in times of scarcity.. To be
brief, if there were an assurance of a 'fair rams.
aeration, or taller, if the liritish agriculturist could
not be undersold in his market by the foreigner;
there would be little foreign supply wanted, and never,
except on extraordinary occasions; for it is not as stated
loy Mr. Malthus, "In the nature Of all land to degene-
rate; excepting under such treatment as Mr. Ricardo a.l.
vocates ; and turn there woul I be so great a quantity re-
allured, as would tender a foreign supply of the greatest
importance."
011 the whole this work will be found highly interest-
ing to. persons well acquainted with the subjects on
which it treats. snit we most earnestly recommend it to
the perasal of ',those who are entering on the study of pd.
litical economy.

FOREIGN TRADE.
By the 14ier. rAarvs-r: T►sar, NavigatiOn. eita
Consumer°e of the United Kingdom, during each of the three
year* endlag the title of Jenaary, 184 i. 1832, and lan it
appears that our foreign trade Is greatly on the increase ;
and that our exports of domestic manufactures, hare in-
creased more than three millions and a half within the last

vein.
PHt FOLLOWING IS ♦S ABSTRACT OF ACCOUNTS Or THR
TRADE OF THR UNITED KINGDOM, DURING BACH OF
THE main YEARS ENDING THE 3TH OF JANUARY, 18311,
1821, 1822, 1823.

Clam. Properly ;finking, it is & portion of tbesustenaure
of man. The Meuse *fiend for this anomalous taxatiou,
no doubt, will*, shut beer may be dispensed with la
times of dearth f sal that a tag on sorb artirlet as cam•
not be dispenseo
sr such occasions. might be
&-
aim of reviews • and distress to (Meade.. The'
nommeity ofpteriersippesosim w=rl4ool.
omessary!tse serig whlc*miglat
.1.
a more rpose, might that: be argesi.
This, no den t would appear very specious to
the poor milk prehose chief snstenanee Is bread;
and might settallto every man, who considers thtngs in
the gross; but L will hare no weight with any one, who
lassos that this tetras. hi lessening the consumption