Retrofpeci of Domeftic Literature.—Political Economy, Sc. 637 
Abrial, the Minifter of Juflice, We are 
enabled to colleé&t from them the following 
particulars :—There are roz departments, 
‘divided into 3317 Communes, occupying 
an extent of about 193,933 fquare miles, 
and containing a population of 33,104,343 
fouls, exclufive of the fix departments of 
Piedmont, whofe population is 1,946,800 
fouls. The population of old France, 
amounts to 27,939,924. fouls on 161,810 
square miles. The acquifitions from Ger- 
vany, including the Auitrian Netherlands, 
amout to 18,678 {quare miles, with a po 
pulation of 4,387,000 inhabitants. Thofe 
trom Switzerland and Italy (exclofive of 
Piedmont) amount to 5103 fquare miles, 
with a population of 727,419 inhabitants ; 
hence the totel population of the French 
empire, excludmg Holland, Switzciland, 
Tufcany, and the Cifalpine Republic, 
amounts to 35,051,143 fouls. The fe- 
cend table contains a lift of the 500 prin- 
cipal cities and towns in France. The 
population cf the whole amounts to 
52405,119 fouls, of which Paris contains 
546,856 ; Bourdeaux 112,844; Marleiiles 
¥11,130; and Lyons 10¢,500. 
The third table exhibits the internal re- 
venue, collected in the 102 departmenis, 
under the heads of—1, Land-tax; 2. Per- 
fonal taxes, and upon furniture, &c. 3 3. 
Houfe and window tax; 4. Patents, or 
Jicences, to exercife particwar trades 3 5. 
Additional centimes. Befdes which, the 
expences of public inftrugticn, provincial 
adminiftration, and judicial courts, are 
charged on each department. 
The-to:al amount of all thefe are—r. 
Land tax 210,000,000 francs; 2. Perfon- 
al, &c. 32,000,000; 3. Houles and win- 
dow, 17,600,000; 4. Patents, 21,845,4253 
5. Additional, 38,720,000; 6. Admmi- 
nifvation, 13,205,686; 7. Judiciary, 
14,999,325; 8. Public  infiruétion, 
3,158,500; in all, 351,438,997 francs, 
cr fomewhat lefs than 11 francs for each 
individual. 
“¢ The limportance of Malta confidered 
zn the Years v796 and'1798, &c. by 
Makkx.Woop, Eg.” 
Malta ought to be of the highelt import- 
ance to Great Britain, as the poficffion of 
it has ecft her fo much! That it is fo we 
have no doubt. The advantages are dif- 
tinétly enumerated by Mr. Wood in thefe 
letie:s, which do great honour to his poli- 
tical forefight and fagacity. 
Major CanrTWRIGHT has written a 
fpirited httle pamphit, entitled ‘* Fzg- 
fand’s Zigis; or, the Military Energies 
_ of the Empire.” 
The plan which Major Cartwright ree 
commends as being in itfelf the moft ¢ffi- 
cient for defence, and conftituting, at the 
fame time, an effential part of the confti- 
tution of this country is, that the King 
fhould have recourfe to the original mi- 
litia of the Saxon times, the pa/fe comt- 
tatus. The Major would have the volun- 
teer yflem extended to embrace every in- 
dividual, and inftead of being a tempo- 
rary, converted into a permanent, meaiure 
of defence. He has propofed the ufe of 
two weapons, which he has defcribed at 
length, and of which he has given draw- 
ings; the one he calls a double barrelled 
boarding piftol, and the other, the Britaz- 
nic pear. } 
‘“* A Supplement to a comparative View 
of the Public Finances; containing an 
Account of the Management of the Fi- 
nances to the prefent Time, by W. Mor- 
GAN.” 
The public is very highly indebted to 
this accurate and vigilant financier, for 
warning them from time to time of the 
danger which flows from extravagance 
and profufion in the public treafury. Mr. 
Morgan’s ftatement clearly proves, that the 
ruinous fyftem of management, which pre- 
vailed during Mr. Pitt’s adminiflration, 
continued under that of Mr. Addington. 
That fo little attention has been paid to 
his repeated admonitions, argues an indif- 
ference beidering upon apathy, from which 
the moft fatal apprehenfions muft arife. 
Mr. FrREND has Jaid down, what he 
conceives to be, the equitable ** Prizs 
ciples of Taxation,’ ina {mall pamphlet 
which evinces that fagacity and acutenefs 
which the autho is fo well known to pofs 
felis. Statefmen know very well how 
taxes might be fimplified; but their ob- 
ject is to add as many links as poffible to 
the chain of their influence, and it is not 
likely “they will attend to the fuggeftions 
of any one whofe objeét is to reduce the, 
number of them. 
“* Letters on the Importance of the pre- 
feut War, by AtLeN MacLeop.”’ 
To the rhetorician they will afford a 
happy inftance of rant, rhapfody, and 
bombaft. . 
<< Royal Letters,” &c. 
As thele have been publifhed in our 
Magazine, and in every newipaper in the 
kingdom, we fhall decline making any re- 
marks on a fubjeét of fuch delicacy. It 
is impoflible, however, not to obferve that 
thofe which proceed from the pen of his 
Royal Highnefs the Prynce of Wates, 
taken as compofitions, are remarkably 
well written ; they are fpirited, elegant, 
and in every refpect claffical. 
ruled Bi 
