The domestic occurrences of the week present no feature of
striking interest. The Money-market is still in an uneasy stale. It is understood that the demand for gold continues at the Bank of England. Exchequer Bills, even those at the increased inte- rest of 2d. per diem, are below par, and the " heavy Stocks" are lower than they have been for a considerable period. In the mean while, Mr. SPRING RICE is at his seat near Limerick, out of hearing of the censures, now loud and general, that assail his financial reputation in the City.
The Revenue for the quarter ending the 10th instant, is 12,880,9271.; for the corresponding quarter of 1835, it was 11,854,4681.; so that the excess of the quarter just ended is 1,026,459/. For the year ending October the 10th, the amount is 44,984,9336.; last year it was only 42,257,8401.; so that the in- crease in the year is 2,727,693/. The chief increase is in the Customs, which amounts in the year to 1,758,705/. ; on the quarter to 999,790/. On the Excise there is an increase of 606,976/. on the year ; but on the quarter a decrease of 145,346/.
These figures speak for themselves. They prove the soundness of the maxim that low duties tend to augment revenue, by increas- ing consumption. _
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