1822. ] 
taken place in the course of the last year, in 
the Commerce and Manufaciures of the Unit- 
ed Kingdom, and that I can now state them 
to be, in their important branches, in a very 
flourishing condition, I must at the same 
time deeply regret the depressed state of the 
Agric:ltural Interest. The condition of an 
interest so essentially connected with the 
prosperity of the country, will of courseattract 
your early attention ; and I have the fullest 
reliance on your wisdom in the consideration 
Of this important subject. 
“1 am persuaded that, in whatever mea- 
Sures you may adopt, you will bear constant- 
ly in mind, that in the maintenance of our 
public credit, all the best interests of this 
kingdom are equally involved : and that it is 
by asteady adherence to that principle that 
we have attained, and can alone expect to 
preserve, our bigh station amongstihe rations 
of the world.” 
On the motion for the address iu the 
House of Commons, an amendment 
proposed by Sir F. BuRDETT, was 
negatived by 186 to 58. And another 
by Mr. Humr, was negatived by 171 
to 89. But the debate was distinguished 
by a most luminous speech from Mr. 
HwuMk, on the extravagance of the 
public expenditure. 
On the 11th, Mr. Brougham pro- 
posed a resolution for the reduction of 
taxation, in one of the ablest speeches 
ever lieard in Parliament, but the pre- 
vious question was carricd by 2i2 to 
108. 
On the 13th, Sir R. Wilson moved 
for the papers connecied with his extra- 
ordinary deeanol from the army with- 
ont trial or charge, but they were re- 
fused by 199 to 97. 
On the 15th, the Marquess of Lon- 
donderry brought forward the minis- 
terial plans for relief, which consisted 
in lending five millicns of exchequer 
bills to parishes, on thie credit of their 
poor’s rates, of an abatement of Is. 
per bushel on the malt tax, and ofa 
reduction of the five per cent. stock to 
four per cent. 
On the 21st Lord AUTHORPE moved 
a resolution for a reduction of taxation, 
which was lost by 234 to 126. 
Bills, conferring extra powers on 
the government of Ireland, to enable it 
to palliate, instead of healing the dis- 
contents of that country ; and an expo- 
sition of the oppressive treatment of 
Mr. Wunt, in Ilchester Goal, have con- 
stituted the other chief business of 
Parliament. 
Ireland continues in an insurrectional 
state, and murders and conflagrations 
cover the south-western counties. 
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175 
Military force and special commissions 
have been employed, but we have not 
yet heard of any commission to enquire 
into the causes, and by removing them, 
to restore permanent peace. 
Cotinty meetings of landed proprie- 
tors and agriculturists have taken place 
in Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey, Devon- 
shire, and other counties, and many 
patriotic speeches made, and energetic 
resolutions passed, relative to the uni- 
versal distress of the country; but on 
this subject we refer onr readers to the 
first article in this Magazine. 
A variety of papers connected with 
the revenue and expenditure, have 
been laid before Parliament, but so 
confused, that one decument makes a 
SURPLUS of income over . expendi- 
ture of 5,260,2451.—another makes it 
1,447,5801.—and a third, 2,671,6761. 
Mr, Hume states the Revenne and 
Expenditure for four years, as under: 
THE REVENUE. 
1817 — — £58,000,000 
1818 = 57,000,000 
1819 ae 57,000,000 
1820 mi 57,000,000 
THE EXPENDITURE, 
1817 ae £73,062,000 
1818 os 72,200,000 
1819 =e 73,600,000 
1820 a 74,900,000 
So that the total income of four years, ex-_ 
clusive of loans, was 235,768,462I., and 
the expenditure for the same period, exclu- 
sive of the sinking fund, was 231,285,776L., 
leaving a surplus revenue of 4,482,6841. 
ln 1817 the Treasury stated the interest 
of the funded debt at 29,000,000]., and, 
with the charges of management and inte- 
rest on Excheyuer bills, made it 
In 1817 — £31,266,000 
1818 ae 31,351,000 
1819 ne 30,792,000 
1820 23 31,252,000 
But the following is the official ac- 
count of the Net Public Income of the 
United Kingdom in the year ended the 
5th January, 1822, and of the Expen- 
diture within the same period: 
Branches of Revenue. Net Income. 
£ s. d. 
Customs 9,837,279 8 114 
Excise 27,929,832 12 3f 
Stamps 6,552,253 6 11 
Post. office 1,448,076 18 5 
Taxes : 7,719,228 17 8! 
Hackney Coaches 23,097 10 11 
Hawkers and Pedlars 28,930 0 0 
One Shilling and Six- 
pence Duty, and Duty 
on Pensions 78,624 1 9} 
Se'zures, Proffers, Fines 
and Forfeitures 6,528 6 0 
