produce. The army is never in want of recruits; the poor are always glad to enlist, in order to avoid hunger and misery. The expenses incurred by government in keeping up their force are said to amount to 87,400,000 lanes (600,000,000 of roubles) and yet it is impossible to conceive an army to be more in want of discipline than that of the Chinese. The late Emperor Dzi of azzin issued a proclamation, in 1800, in which he recalls to the memory the Mandjours their ancient exploits, and reproaches them with their want of discipline and military talents, tells them that the Chinese are absolutely better troops-and yet, adds the Emperor, a few of your ancestors conquered the whole of this mighty empire. [.—POLITICAL CHRONICLE OR, RECORD OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTSTY K LIBRI COUNT of the Net Public Income of the United Kingdom of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, in the Year ended 5th January, 1825. te amount of savings on third class of the civil list tto brought from civil list, on account of clerk of the Hanaper tto received in repayment of the loan raised for the service of the emperor of Germany, per acts 35 and 37 Geo. III. the East India Company, on account of retired pay, pensions, &c. of his Majesty's forces serving in the East Indies, per act 4 Geo. IV. c. 71 the trustees of military and naval pensions, &c. y the commissioners for issuing Exchequer bills for public works oney repaid in Ireland, on account of advances from the consolidated fund, under various acts for public improvements nprest and other moneys paid into the Exchequer 4,919,218 9 8 61,374 12 10 2 61,374 12 10 57,134 10 0 966 13 4 57,134 10 0 966 13 4 5,189 16 3 5,189 16 3 245,206 9 3 245,206 9' 3 39.888 8 4 9,748 11 04 2 7,827 5 2 1,100 0 0 1,733,333 6 8 2 £52,202,018 5 10 7,827 5 2 1,100 0 0 1,733,333 6 8 £51,224,284 2 11 8,138,119 13 03 59,362,403 16 01 ACCOUNT of the Net Public Expenditure of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and IRELAND, in the Year ended 5th January, 1825, exclusive of the sums applied to the Redemption of Funded Debt, or for paying off Unfunded Debt. £52,774,600 18 8 Surplus of income paid into the exchequer £6,587,802 17 3 over expenditure thereout £59,362,403 160 |