A statement of the Revenu...
A statement of the Revenue for ilte Mtidsummer quar- ter ending yesterday is circulated, from which we are left to infer an incresse in the total produce of the taxes, though a diminished balance on the foot of the general ac- count. It would appear that the Customs for the quarter just closed have fallen somethihg short of two millions sterling, while those of the correspopding quarter last year were %090,000o.; furtlier, that the same branch of reve- nue for thc last half year produced 4,192,0001.; and for the first half year of 1823, 42~15,0001. Thus upon the face of the account it looks as if the decline of the Customs had becn accelerated during the last quarter. But it is to be considered on the otlher side, that the remission of certain duties, and the large repaymemt by the Treasury of those already paid upon the stock in hand, camp only into recent operation. These two circumstances taken together, ac- count, we are told, for no less a sum than 650,0001., which ought to be credited to the quarter just expired, if we would institute a fair comparison betwveen it and the anl- swering quarter of 1823. Drawback dutis ,?500,o00 Sik aqdtlpa, dutles repealed . . 160,000 ?650,000 Deduct excess of Customs in Mlidsummer quar- ter of 1823 over Midsumnier quarter 1824 . 96,000 Real Increase of Customs in last quarter .?554,000 We wait to see the official accounts before we can de- termine any thing in regard to the Excise and other sources of the public revenue. An evening paper asserts, that there is an improvement in alimost" every branch of taxation during the last quarter. Although taught by experience how to appreciate such predictions, we shall merely reply, that we hope so.