On Friday, July 14th, the House of Commons, after a

formal vote of congratulation on the Royal wedding, went into Committee of Supply on a financial resolution supple- mentary to the Home-rule Bill. In the course of the dis- cussion, the Government attempted to unfold the latest principle adopted by them in regard to Irish finance. Accord- ing to Sir William Harcourt, things stand thus :—

REVENUE DERIVED FROM IRELAND.

ellStOMS X2,402,000

EXPENDITURE ON IRISH OBJECTS.

Civil Government Spirits

2,240,000 charges £3,123,000 Beer

624,000

Constabulary

1,450,000 Licence-duties

194,000

Estimated deficit on

Stamp-duties

70'7,000 the postal account. 52,000 Income-tax

552,000

Crown lands

05,000

Miscellaneous Irish

receipts

138,000

Total

£6,922,000 Total .R4,634,000

The difference between the totals is nearly £2,300,000, and that the Government take as Ireland's contribution to the Im- perial expenditure. But that is almost exactly one-third of the Irish revenue, and two-thirds of the Irish revenue is what the English Government propose to hand over to the Irish Government.