· Public Expenditure of GREAT BRITAIN, for the Year ending the 5th of January, 1805.

The Public Funded Debt of IRELAND, as the same stood on the 5th of
January, 1805, according to the Accounts laid before the House of
Commons, in Irish Currency

The Annual Interest

£53296356 15 0

Annuities on Lives and Terms of Years

136376 14 2

Charges of Management

20731 4 6

Annual Charge and Redemption of National Debt, by the 37th Geo. III.

69885 8 4

One per cent. for Redemption of Debts created

since 1797

£31562901 is funded in Great Britain, and the Interest payable in London, the remainder payable in Dublin.

The Unfunded Debt of Ireland, and Demands outstanding, on the 5th of January, 1805,

was £1,172,867 6s. 8d.

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An Account of the Ordinary Revenue and Extraordinary Resources constituting the Public Income of IRELAND, for the Year ending the 5th of January, 1805.

The Public Expenditure of IRELAND, for the Year ending the 5th of January, 1805.

Of the Rules and Regulations for Importation into GREAT BRITAIN.

It was intended to have given the rules and regulations for importation and exportation, and some of the most prominent materials relating thereto; but, in the present state of politics, they would be of no utility, as the act of 43 George III. cap. 153, empowers his majesty in council, and in Ireland the lord-lieutenant in council, to grant licences for the importation or the exportation of merchandise from any port or place belonging to any kingdom or state, not in amity with his majesty, in neutral vessels, or in any ship or manner, during the present war, and for six months after the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace, as may seem meet, in their wisdom, from the nature of the petitioner's application; and a great number of such licences having already been granted, and others constantly adding, it is impossible, for the present, to introduce rules on the above subjects, on which the reader can with certainty depend; for which reason, the author has preferred the total omission of them, to any insertion which might mislead.

It is, however, of material importance to the commercial world, to state the British warehousing act, or bonding system, an abstract of which is given. The advantages which will result from this act are too obvious to require any comment, particularly in the present state of Europe. It grants facility to the British merchants, and the foreign merchants will now see that they may send their property to this island, either for security or a market, without restraint, or incurring other than ordinary charges;-upon the whole, it is similar to, or upon the footing of a free port, superior to some, since there is no ad valorem duty to be paid.

Warehousing Act, 43 Geo. III. Cap. 132.

By this act, the undermentioned goods being legally imported, are permitted to be entered, landed, and secured in warehouses at the expense of the importers, under the joint locks of the crown and merchant, as follows, viz.

At the Isle of Dogs, in warehouses belonging to the West India dock company without payment of any duties of customs, on the first entry thereof; and on bond to the excise for the duties on such of the articles as are subject thereto, the following articles of West India produce:

At the London docks, in warehouses belonging to the London dock company, without payment of any duties of customs on the first entry thereof, and on bond to the excise for such articles as are subject thereto; the following articles, not being West India produce, nor imported by the United East India Company:

At places to be approved of by the commissioners of his Majesty's customs, on bond being given, with one sufficient surety to be approved of by the collector and comptroller inwards, in double the amount of the duties payable thereon.

In warehouses to be approved of by the commissioners of the customs, on a similar bond. Skins.-viz. Indian deer-skins, half-dressed or shaved, and skins of all other sorts not tanned, tawed, or in any way dressed. Oil; spermaceti, head-matter, train-oil, and all other fish oil, and whale fins of British fishing.

In Warehouses to be approved by the Lords' commissioners of his majesty's treasury, without the duties on the importation thereof being first paid.

Almonds of all sorts,

Oil of palm,

of salad,

-- of turpentine, Opium,

Prunes,

Quicksilver,

Raisins of all sorts,

Rhubarb,

Saffron,

Sena,

Silk, raw,

thrown,

waste,

Smalts,

Mohair-yarn,

Oil of olives,

Straw-hats.

The Lords of the treasury may at any time add to the articles before mentioned, on a list of such articles being published by them in the London Gazette, or by his Majesty's order in council, published three times in the London Gazette; the like privileges may be extended to other ports in Great Britain, which, from the nature and extent of the trade there carried on, the convenience of the situation, and the security of the revenue by the construction of docks and warehouses, properly adapted for the reception and safe custody of goods, may be deemed entitled thereto.

This act contains certain rules and regulations to be observed, which in any doubtful case had better be referred to.

CHAP. III.

Definition and general Observations relative to the Resources of Great Britain and Ireland.

WE shall find the best way in beginning to treat of the resources, to explain presently the meaning in which that word is used in this work.

A resource, is meant to imply something that is wanted and can be obtained by our own means; as for example, England has occasion for naval stores, which she must either purchase or produce. So long as a great export business enables us to pay easily for those stores, it is a question whether our industry and capital are not more advantageously employed than in raising them ourselves; but if that should cease, then if we find we can raise them ourselves, it is a resource. The same may be applied to the article of grain, which we can also raise; but on the other hand, suppose we should find that we could not procure raw cotton for our manufactures by purchase, we could then have no resource, as this country will not produce cotton.

By the inquiry then into the resources, it is supposed that our exports alone are not sufficient, or will soon not be sufficient to enable as, as hitherto, to procure supplies from abroad; we shall then be obliged to search for resources amongst ourselves.

Corn, hemp, flax, timber, iron, and fish, are the articles of produce, offering a resource to our national industry;* and to explain the matter further, we cannot find any resource in the articles of brandies, wines, cotton, sugar, coffee, or tea; those we must import, or we must do without; that is to say, we must always obtain them as we do now, or in other words, no resource can be derived from them.

-The employment of the poor is a resource of another species, it does not procure us what we want to have, but it relieves us from a burthen

* Perhaps the finer sort of wool may be obtained at home instead of being imported from Spain; but as this is not a mere matter of mercantile speculation we shall not enter inte. that subject,