text_original: The situation was a difficult one. Mr. Baring, the out  going Finance Minister, had tried to balance his accounts by a general increase of duties in 1840, and by reducing them in 1841. Both expedients appeai ed to be equally futile.
text_transcription: THE SITUATION WAS A DIFFICULT ONE MISTER BERING THE OUTGOING FINANCE MINISTER HAD TRIED TO BALANCE HIS ACCOUNTS BY A GENERAL INCREASE OF DUTIES IN EIGHTEEN FORTY AND BY REDUCING THEM IN EIGHTEEN FORTY ONE BOTH EXPEDIENTS APPEARED TO BE EQUALLY FUTILE
phonemes: ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən wʌzɐ dˈɪfɪkəlt wˌʌn. mˈɪstɚ. bˈɛɹɪŋ, ðɪ ˈaʊt ɡˌoʊɪŋ fˈaɪnæns mˈɪnɪstɚ, hæd tɹˈaɪd tə bˈæləns hɪz ɐkˈaʊnts baɪ ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈɪŋkɹiːs ʌv dˈuːɾiz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi, ænd baɪ ɹᵻdˈuːsɪŋ ðˌɛm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn. bˈoʊθ ɛkspˈiːdiənts ɐpˈiːi ˈɛd təbi ˈiːkwəli fjˈuːɾəl.