On the national Balance-sheet of Revenue and Expenditure, just published,
the commercial writer in the Times observes " The excess of income over expenditure, amounting to 1,770,0804 is indeed less than that exhibited by the April balance-sheet, which was upwards of 2,000,000!.; but, nevertheless, it indicates increased prosperity, if we look at the items by which it is produced. In both the balance-sheets China occasions a loss; the money received under the treaty being very much less than the expenses for the expenditure and the opium-compensation. In the July sheet, however, the receipts under this head are much less than in April, while the expenditure is somewhat greater; and if the items referring to China were struck out octlae two accounts, we should have an increase in the excess of income over expenditure (as compared with April) amounting to about 300,000/. The balances in the Exchequer, amounting to 5,687,0001., not only present a most favourable contrast with those of the corresponding period last year, amountiag to 1,835,000/., but show an increase of more than 3,000,0001., compared With the balances on the 5th of last April."
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