PAGE

VIII. A Letter to the Earl of Liverpool on the cause of our
present EMBARRASSMENT and DISTRESS, and the
REMEDY. By C. C. WESTERN, Esq. M. P. ... 219
IX. Observations on Mr. M'Culloch's Doctrines re-
specting the CORN LAWS, and the RATE of WAGES,
&c. &c. By GODFREY HIGGINS, Esq. Original
X. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES

239

257

CONTENTS OF NO. LII.

I. On the Present State of the Law, its Administration, and Abuses.
Original

II. Greece and her Claims. By E. Blaquiere, Esq.

III. On the Injustice and Impolicy of Arrest for Debt, also recommend-
ing a better and a more summary Method for the Recovery of Debts and
Effects in general. By H. Jemmett. Original.

IV. Preface to the Appendix to the first Edition of the Statistical Il-
lustrations of the Territorial Extent and Population, Rental, Taxation,
Commerce, Finances, Insolvency, Pauperism, Crime, &c. &c. of the
British Empire.

V. Vrai Système de l'Europe relativement à l'Amérique et à la Grèce.
Par M. De Pradt.

VI. Phrenology consistent with the Doctrine of Christianity. By J.
C. Tomlinson, Esq. M. A. Original.

VII, A Charge to the Clergy of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. By
C. H. Law, D. D. Second Edition.

VIII. Procès du Constitutionnel. Substance du Discours de M. Du-
pin, adressé à la Cour Royale de Paris, à l'occasion du Procès contre le
Constitutionnel, en faveur de l'Accusé.

IX. On the present State of the Law with respect to Assaults.

X. Remarks on "An Essay on the Eternity of the World. By a Scep-
tic. Second Edition." By the Rev. R. S. Hughes.

XI. The Erroneous Principles and Ruinous Consequences of the Finan-
cial and Commercial Systems of Great Britain. By J. Powell.

XII. On the Public Utility resulting from the Jurisdiction of the Court
of Chancery. Original.

XIII. Christian Charity. A Sermon preached at Appleby, before Sir
J. Bailey and Sir J. Hullock. By the Rev. C. Bird, A. M.

XIV. Resolutions, relative to the State of the Nation, submitted to
Parliament by Mr. Hume, May 4th, 1826.

CONTENTS OF NO. LIV.

I. An Exposition of FALLACIES on RENT, TITHES,

&c. &c. With an Inquiry into the comparative conse-

quences of Taxes on agricultural and manufactured

Produce. By T. PERRONET THOMPSON, Esq.

Second Edition.

PAGE

.... 363

.... 415

... 305

II. A Catechism on the CORN LAWS; with a List of

Fallacies and the Answers. Third Edition

III. The Claims of Sir PHILIP FRANCIS to the Authorship

of JUNIUS disproved. By E. H. BARKER, Esq.

IV. Gen. Sir HERBERT TAYLOR'S Memorandum of the

ILLNESS and DECEASE of the DUKE of YORK.... 431

V. A Word in favor of FEMALE SCHOOLS: addressed

to Parents, Guardians, and the Public at large. By

Mrs. BROADHURST

..... 453

VI. Historic DOUBTS relative to NAPOLEON BUONA-

PARTE

475

VII. OBJECTS, ADVANTAGES, and PLEASURES of

SCIENCE

497

VIII. A Letter to the Rt. Hon. G. CANNING, on the Bill

of 1825 for removing the DisQUALIFICATIONS of

His Majesty's ROMAN CATHOLIC Subjects, and on
his Speech in support of the same.
PHILLPOTTS, D.D. Sixth Edition

By the Rev. H.

PAGE

509

IX. A short Letter to the Rt. Hon. G. CANNING, on the
Present Position of the ROMAN CATHOLIC QUES-
TION. By the Rev. H. PHILLPOTTS, D. D. ...... 585

X. NOTES to Gen. Sir HERBERT TAYLOR'S Memoran-

dum of the ILLNESS and DECEASE of the DUKE of

YORK

... 603

CONTENTS OF NO. LIII.

I. Absenteeism Considered; with some Remarks on a part of Mr.
M'Culloch's Evidence. By H. Gardiner. Original.

II. A Letter to the Electors, on the Catholic Question. By the Rev.

Sydney Smith. Second Edition.

III. Respective Situations of the Reformed Church in France, and of

the Roman Catholics in Great Britain and Ireland; with short Remarks

on Catholic Emancipation. By J. W. Croft. Original.

IV. De la Constitution de l'Angleterre, et des Changemens principaux

qu'elle a éprouvés, tant dans son esprit que dans sa forme, depuis son ori-

gine jusqu'à nos jours; avec quelques Remarques sur l'ancienne Constitu-

tion de la France.

V. Observations on Mr. Ricardo's "Principles of Political Economy

and Taxation." By H. Jemmett. Original.

VI. Hora Sabbaticæ; or, an Attempt to correct certain superstitious

and vulgar Errors respecting the Sabbath. By Godfrey Higgins, Esq.

VII. A Letter to Godfrey Higgins, Esq. on the subject of his "Horæ

Sabbaticæ; or, an Attempt to correct certain superstitious and vulgar

Errors respecting the Sabbath." By the Rev. T. S. Hughes, B. D.

VIII. A Letter to the Earl of Liverpool on the

sent Embarrassment and Distress, and the Remedy.

Esq. M. P.

cause of our pre-

By C. C, Western,

IX. Observations on Mr. M'Culloch's Doctrines respecting the Corn

Laws, and the Rate of Wages, &c. &c. By Godfrey Higgins, Esq. Original.

-X. Joint-Stock Companies.

CONSIDERED;

WITH

SOME REMARKS ON A PART

OF

MR. M'CULLOCH'S EVIDENCE.

BY HENRY GARDINER.

CONTENTS.

3. Effects of Absenteeism on the Capi- 8. Effects of Absenteeism on the rate of

PREFACE.

IN a pamphlet entitled, "A few Observations on some Topics of Political Economy," the Westminster Review for April 1825, says, "The Author takes an opportunity of refuting the common fallacy about Absentees in the following instructive passage:

"There is an observation frequently made, that the number of people who spend their incomes abroad, is very injurious to the industry and wealth of this country. I allow that they may avoid paying the assessed taxes, and may in some degree lessen the produce of others, and therefore that the public revenue of the state may to that extent be injured; but I do not see how the productive industry or wealth of the country should be affected. It is the production of revenue, and not the expenditure of it, which employs productive industry, and creates wealth. If from a capital of 10,000l. I derive an income of 1000l. a-year, it is that capital which employs British industry, and procures my income of 10007.; but whether that income is consumed in England, France, or any other country, is quite immaterial. If I buy clothes in Paris, I do not thereby employ French industry; it was the capital of the French clothier which employed French manufacturers to make the cloth, and it was the capital of the French tailor which maintained his workmen while they made the suit of clothes, and for which I give a portion of my revenue, derived from British capital, and British industry.

"It will not be contended that the mode in which the remittance is made signifies, whether in gold, or any other article; for all exports from a country that does not produce gold, must be made ultimately in goods.