Aria, 68 guns, has given the ship up to the Mexicans. The In the Bogota journals is a gratifying letter written by Bolivar, on learning that "Great Britain--the Mistress of Nations," had recognised the independence of the Colombian Republic. Liberator evidently cared more for the sole recognition of England, than for that of all the kingdoms and empires of which the rest of Europe is composed. The "Mistress of Nations" having spoken, he considers the enterprise of giving liberty to the New World as terminated. This great man had written a second letter to Joseph Lancaster, enclosing bills of exchange for twenty thousand dollars, to enable him to prosecute his system of instruction in Colombia. In Africa, a treaty has been signed with several of the petty kings for the abolition of the slave trade, and as every benevolent heart would desire, it may fairly hope, that Africa will advance in some proportion of civilization and happiness with the rest of the world." Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, in the Years ended 10th of October, 1824, and 10th of October, 1825, distinguishing the Quarters: 480 486 966 Small branches of the King's Hereditary Revenue Surplus Fees, Regulated Public Offices Applied as Consolidated Fund 13,131,970 11,735,070 To pay off Exchequer Bills charged on the Annual Duties 11,017,485 11,201,692 47,086,217 Applied as part of the Ways and Means of the year Total 13,4,25055 11,936,507 11,989,480 13,049,050 50,400,092 Crown Lands Small branches of the King's Hereditary Revenue Surplus Fees, Regulated Public Offices Applied as Consolidated Fund 18,571,013 10,404,673 11,488,988 11,634,958 47,093,632 To pay off Exchequer Bills charged on the Annual Duties 42 Applied as part of the Ways and Means of the year Discontinuance of sugar bounty, and progressive diminution of other bounties. + Including the training and clothing of the militia of Great Britain. Inlcuding a sum to be paid to America under treaty. DUTIES PROPOSED TO BE REPEALED, AND ESTIMATED ANNUAL LOSS. Hemp-Reduce to d. per Ib. (half) Wine-French, from 11s. 5d. per gallon to 6s. British Spirits From 10s. 6d. per gal. to 5s. from malt Rum-From 10s. 6d. per gallon to 8s. Iron and other prohibitory duties 6s. from grain } • It will be seen that in the course of his speech the Chancellor of the Exchequer was induced to lower this duty to 10s. per hogshead. One additional window allowed where there is a cheese-room 1,000 or dairy Farm-houses occupied by labourers 1,000 Husbandry servant, occasionally employed as groom, 2,000 Farmers letting husbandry horses to hire 4,000 Taxed carts 18,913 Houses and windows.-Whole of the duty on windows, on houses not having more than seven. Inhabited house-duty 235,000 on houses under 10%. rent. £276,995 |