DUTIES OF ELECTORS. (From the Sydney Morning Herald, July 21.)

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 244, 30 September 1848, Page 3

DUTIES OF ELECTORS. (From the Sydney Morning Herald, July 21 .)

Tnr. following address from Aichhishop Pol !in<* wa» rjad in all the Komaii Catholic Churches on Sunduy last : — " Uelovcd in Jesus Christ,— Fardon our anzic'y, if, on the tve of an event of much impoi taiice to \ourselvei »nd (o >our countiy, t ecleUiou of uk-d Ihms to icpn-sent you in the Legislative Council, we ofle Unit advice wl.ii h ( ircuuistiinc j s appear to di ui.ind. Ti uly Wi uld )ou be un of iho (r.uiehi'-t if \< u did net bun.' lo tl)p. exeuisL- ot it rm>tivo-> alto^iutr punlied from the inllueuce of prejudice-., nation") or h cm I, and untuintfd by the fjmit ot jtatty. Tjis in<livuluals for whom you vote are called jour np oentaUve-i, tliat is, they form u portion of the Council assembled to speak the act of that council .is you jourse'.vis Would speak aoduct, foi tin 1 wcllare and prosperity of jour country, U r the promoting of the interests, civil and social, of all its inl.abktttits. Were you in that Council, you «ou!d consider yourjflves conscientioutly bound to get the best advice, t-> atlvoia'e Ihe beat ineasuics 1 >r the general weal. Consequently you aie to ieu;aid (he exeicite of the elective fiam-hise by winch you depute others 10 speak and act in jour stead, aKo a conscientious duty, nut u meie matter of md fi'crence winch, you iniiy, without blame, render 6Ui>seiviant to (ha views ot parly, or to the gratification of ihe feelings generate' by pr judice and partiality. MoreoTtr, Ut each one wlio possesses a right to \ote, lemember that he holds, for those who arc not duly qualified to vote, a sacred trust — a tiust winch brings with it an u<ldu lional motive to elect men ash\B representatives who, hesinceiely believes, v. ill consult the welfare of the cnuutry, apart Jrom all selfish ends or pi ojecis of ag« graridiicinent. As, Imwevr, (r<>m the nature of human society, different views will be taken by different individuils, as these may deem im azures salutary wuuh tliote consider pernicious ; the Chnstijin iu!e of do'iig unto others that whicii «c wish others tJ do unto us, obliges you to allow to all the B-une Jrecdom ot choice and liuerty to decLre that choiae, whith jou justly claim (or youiselvei. To have ics-iurce, tlioret,)ie, lo iiit)midaiioi),to abuss, to (hrealb of "Ugiesslon, betrays an ignorance of tlie real nature of (be (i«nchise, and is moreover a liuach of the eternul liws of ju ticpamJ ofchdri:y. You, belov. din Jesus Cnrist, will pro\e your sense ot the just value of the franchise by electing 1 those to he your reptcscntativea whom \ou honestly belitv^, all ilnngs considered, to be the best qualified, and best deposed to fulfil \ha trubt re« po:ad in them. But if oiheis ilifl'cr from you in opiu ion, you will not iefu->e lo them the privilege of ehoica vvhii h you jourselvrb claim. In the name 0/ the God of Churity, and for the ere lit of our holy religion, you ftill not only abstain from (.very act which favours of aggression, but you will do your utmost to represi every symptom ot violence, nnd even of rudeness. You will assist the civil authontus in the preservatinn of peace, of order, and of regularity, by all the means in your power, pr.nciptlly by the i-asl st of mean*— your own g'>od exmnple and propriety of demeanour. Wo earnestly pray that £ood ntn s e aud genuine patriotism may dneetyou in the clioLe ot yoar re|.rcb<ntauves, that they m»y be just 11 en honest v.d true ; me.), who in all stneer ty shall he a.ixious to desise .nd cany out such meiMues as may spread contennedne>» and cunfMt over the length and bieadth ol the land ; men earn 'tty d«\siruus t(» promote the well bcin o r and hap|im>.si ot all classes ot its inlwbit<intH."

Public Income and Lxi-lndwuiu, — \n account of the net publ c uiLum ot Uie Urn i-d Kngiloin of Grout Britain and In-Lind, foi ihe jc.ir ending 'ho sih April, 1848, (atu r ah-a.a>.uiig the e\|> luhtmo 'h< reout (ietrayed by tlie hivcial reve. lie di-p.irtim ntb ) and of ihe aciu.il i^MK's <:( |Mynitnlb witln.i tlie saiiie pei io(U, has j.isl bi>en i 'hui'd by ordi r of llie lluusts of CoiMinon-. The excu<s of cxpi'i.tli » c ..p/uaia >o anuuiit to the enormous »uai of £3,1)92,284 13^ Id. 'Ihe b.ilatie s in tlie EKchi'fitier on tlii, O'.h of A|»il, 1848, were jC«,/08,33G lO'^ aja. The iccopi* under the head ordinary ieveiiue me as foil nvs— -Oustom, jfl!),i)4o,_'l)s 10s 10,1; Kxoise, i.'13,376,a7 ( J 4s; Siaiuix, £7 519,053 5»2] i l'Bxeb, Ci<*»'J«' l(l a<8 o ß * l l e^' £-1,347,570 14,-ld ; Property tix. Jt?a,459,3b8 10 j; Post ufliQJ, ii)3J000; Cro»n Land-, ±-> 1,0 U« s founca o on i>omwm» and mlaues, £4,839, Itfa IMi-

Small branches of the hereditary levenues of the Crown. £4,155 9s 3d ; Surplui fees of regulated public offices, X'10«,417 0« 3d; Repayment of monies received into Commissariat client at Hongkong, out of the indemnity paid by the Chinese government, .£455,021 Is; Imprest and oilier monies, £l 16,127 Is 7d ; Money received from the East India Company, £61,000 ; excess of expenditure over income, £3 092,284 13s Id ; total receipts, £55, 175,042 Is Id. Under the hpad of expenditure the following items arc found-— lnterest and management of the permanent debt, £23,958,908 11s 6d ; terminable annuities £3 868,207 Os 7d ; inferrit on Exchequer bills, £000 116 7s; Civil list, £394,232 10s ; nnnuitic and pensions for civil, naval, military and judicial scrvires, JC&2G.788 7s 3d s Salaries nnd allowances, £262,375 11b .)d« Diplomatic salaries and pensions, £109,373 17s; Courts of Justice, £1,054,273 3s; miscellaneous charges on the consolidated fund, £317,227 1 6s Gd|; Army, £7,357,688 19s 7d ; Nftvy,;£8,157,216 I9sf»dj; Ordnance., £2,720,698 ; Miscellaneous, chargeable on the annual grants of pailiamcnt, £3,614,329 7b 9d ; relief of Irish dißtrcss, £975,000 ; Kaffir w«r, £1,100/100; unclaimed dividends (more than received) £91,835 l)s lid. The account of tb« balance of the public money shows that £7,003,574 10s sd. was raised in the year as funded debt, and £17*802,400 aB ' unfunded debt, in the shape of Exchequer bills charged on supplies. These sums, in addition to the balances in tht» Exchequer on the sth April, amount to £30,205,809 12s 9d. Of this sum there was issued to Commissioners for the reduction of the Nationa Debt, £192 890 Da Cd ; for West India Relief Bills £28,000 ; payment of supply, Exchequer bille, £l3(j, 700; Exchequer bills for payment of supply bills £17,802,400; local works in Ireland, £3,138, 7fio 3s sd. Land and Assessed Taxes m England and Scotland. — The land and assessed taxes in England ' «rd Scotland, in the ypsr 1847, yielded to the national Exchequer, £4,553,859— name1y, England, £4,26(J, 088; Scotland, £287,771. The English revenue is thus made up— Land tax, £1,119.878; window tax, £1,544,35 C; servants, £193,919; carriage, £400, 457 ; horses for ridinp, £293,998 ; other horses and mules, £67,379; dogs. £137,757*, hor»e dealers, £9,3G8; hair powder, .£2,(589 ; armorial bearings, :£65,141; game duties, £143,551 -, composition ditto, #19 466 ; additional 10 per cent, £269,844 ; penalties, £171. Stamp Duties in England and Scotland.— The net revenue derivable in England from the stamp duties in the year 1847 was £6,505,888— viz. : deeds, £1,703,042 ; probate of wills and letters of administration, ,£902,330 ; bills of exchange, £420,559; bankers' notes,J£9,G96 ; composition for the duties on bills and note? of the Bank of England, and of country kanks, £31,161 ; receipts, £141,215; marine insurances, £169,119 : licenses and certificates, .£177,129 ; newspapers and supplements, and pavers for advertisements, .£284,338; medicine, £28,<>(>0; legacies, £1,167,420; fire insurance, £95(1,229; gold and Silver plate, £63,262 ; cards, £<>,490 ; dice, £84,000 ; advertisements, £133,567 ; stage conches, £175,850 ; hackney coachei, £46,085 ; railways, £79,058. The •tamp duties in Scotland, within the same period, yielded £57«,544.