The amount payable out of the consolidated fund between the 5th of July 1818 and 10th of October 1819, for interest on loans raised in 1818 and 1819, distinguishing each quarter, and separating the charge created by each loan, was as follows: The net amount of revenue of the united kingdom, from the 5th of January 1819, to the 10th of October 1819, distinguishing each quarter, and separating Ireland from England, was as follows: On the 5th April 1819, Great Britain 10,595,7271. 10s. 61d.; Ireland 990,4441. 3s. 84d.-Total 11,586,1717. 14s. 2 d. On the 5th of July 1819, Great Britain 12,644,8961. 6s. 51d.; Ireland 1,131,8007. 6s. 114d.-Total 13,776,6957. 13s. 4 d. On the 10th October 1819, Great Britain 11,456,9311. 5s. 3d. ; Ireland 1,056,4871. 18s. 44d.-Total 12,513,4191. 3s. 7 d. Total, Great Britain 34,697,555l. 2s. 24d.; Total, Ireland 3,178,7321. 95.-Grand total, 37,876,2877. 11s. 2d. The deficiency of the consolidated fund on the 10th of October 1819 amounted to 8,056,0097. 12s. 6d. ; which was made good by the making out of exchequer bills to that amount, as directed by the 57th Geo. III. c. 48. It appears from an account of all exchequer bills issued since the 1st of September last, that the total amount is 791,000/. They were all at par. The rate of interest 2d. per cent. per diem. NATIONAL DEBT. Accounts have been presented to the house of commons of the amount of the public debt, both funded and unfunded, of Great Britain and Ireland, and the interest on the same, on the 5th of January 1820. The following are the most important of these accounts: An Account of the total Capital of the funded Debt of Great Britain and Ireland, including the Austrian and Portuguese Loans, as it stood in the Year ended 5th January 1820; distinguishing the Amount redeemed and unredeemed, and the total Charge of the said Debt. Unredeemed DEBT. Redeemed, including the capital for the sinking fund loan 1819 £794,930,481 420,828,751 1,215,809,232 29,789,657 16,987,397 £46,777,054 An Account of the Total Amount of the unfunded Debt of Great Britain and Ireland, in Exchequer Bills, Navy Bills, Ordnance Debentures, and Irish Treasury Bills, as it stood in the Year ended 5th January 1820; distinguishing the Amount paid for Interest and Sinking Fund on those Securities in the said Year; and also an Estimate of the total Amount of Interest due on outstanding Securities on the 5th of January 1820. Total unfunded debt £41,966,442 An Account of the total Amount of the funded and unfunded Debt of Redeemed debt £836,946,923 420,828,751 32,604,755 16,987,397 Charge in respect of unredeemed debt, including an- Accounts have been printed by order of the house of commons, showing the amount of the total capital of the funded debt of Great Britain, including the Austrian and Portuguese loans, as it stood on the 1st of February, or 5th of January, in each year, from the year 1786 to the year 1819 inclusive. By these accounts, it appears that the total amount of the unredeemed debt in the year 1786 was 233,231,248/., of which the total charge was 10,302,4021. The public debt thence was gra An official account of the total weekly amount of bank notes and bank post bills in circulation, from the 23d November 1819, to the latest period to which the same can be stated, states the total for the week ending the 30th of November, at 23,248,3407., of which 6,745,850%. are under 57.; for the week ending the 7th December, 22,536,6907, of which 6,694,040%. are under 51. ; for the week ending 14th December 22,418,2201., of which 6,624,9001. are under 51. and for the week ending the 21st December 22,194,650l. of which 6,569,5607, are under 51, An Account of the total weekly Amount of Bank Notes and Bank Post Bills in circulation. should be made of the civil list revenues to pay the distinct classes of charge; and that provision should be made to regulate and control the expenditure. In pursuance of these views it is enacted, that certain allowances heretofore granted by his majesty out of the civil list to their royal highnesses the dukes of York and Clarence, the princesses Augusta, Elizabeth, Mary and Sophia, shall in future be charged on the consolidated fund, and shall be paid at the exchequer without any deduction.-Sec. 1.2. The several classes of the civil list expenditure are stated in a schedule, with an estimate of their probable future annual charge, as follow: 1st Class. Pensions and allowances to the royal family .. £283,000 2d Class. Allowances to the lord chancellor, judges, &c... Allowances to foreign ministers, including pensions to foreign ministers, and salaries to consuls 3d Class. 4th Class. Bills of his majesty's tradesmen 32,955 206,950 309,000 140,700 6th Class. Pensions limited by act 22 Geo. III. c. 82 7th Class. Salaries and allowances to certain officers and persons 90,000 41,300 13,822 26,000 8th Class. Salaries to the commissioners of the treasury, and chancellor of the exchequer Occasional payments, not comprised in any of the foregoing clauses And it is enacted, that for insuring the regular payment of the charges arising in each class respectively, appropriations shall be made out of the civil list revenues, by warrants from the treasury, at the commencement of every quarter; and the sums so appropriated are, in the first instance, to be applied to the payment of the unsatisfied charges in their particular class, preferably to any other charges on the civil list; and if any surplus arise in any quarter, on a particular class, it is to be carried forward to the same class throughout the year, and if any re £1,143,727 main at the end of the year, then to be applied in aid of the other classes. Sec. 3 and 4. In order to render the income of the civil list fixed and certain in amount, as far as may be practicable, the application of certain exchequer fees heretofore made to the civil list is abolished, and a fixed sum of 48,000%. given instead thereof.-Sec. 5. The provisions of statute 50 George III., c. 117. which go to charge the civil list with any contingent deficiencies in the fee fund for certain great officers of state are repealed, and the civil list ex onerated onerated from such charge.Sec.6. As it frequently happens that pensions and salaries are directed to be paid at the exchequer up to a day subsequent to the death of the person entitled to them, power is given to the treasury to apply the unappropriated surplus to the general account of the civil list.-Sec. 7. The five following sections of the act appoint an auditor of that part of the civil list accounts which belongs to the departments of the lord chamberlain, lord steward, and master of the horse, in order to promote the exercise of a due economy in those branches of the royal household, by establishing a more effectual superintendance of their expenditure. Such officer is not to sit in parliament; he is to be guided by a code of instructions, prepared by the lords of the treasury; he may summon persons, require books, accounts, and vouchers, and examine upon oath, dismiss any of his majesty's tradesmen who refuse to comply with any of his lawful requisitions; and after due examination of the accounts, he is to present statements of the same to the treasury, who may allow the same, or remit them to him for further examination.-Sec. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. If the total charge upon the civil list in any one year shall exceed the above estimate by 16,000/. the particulars of such excess are to be submitted to parliament within 30 days.-Sec. 13. An official return to an order of the house of commons, states the total amount of recruits raised in Great Britain and Ireland for the land forces, from the 25th of October 1818, to the 25th of October 1819, at 5,071, of which 256 are for limited service, and the remainder for unlimited service. EAST INDIA AND CHINA TRADE. The following is the substance of two detailed documents, which have just been laid before parlia ment, relative to our commerce with India:-The first is, "An account of all goods, the produce of the East Indies and China, imported into Great Britain during each of the last six years; specifying the quantity and value of the principal articles imported, and stating the imports by the East India company, distinct and separate from the free trade."-The second, "An account of all goods exported from Great Britain to the East Indies and China, during each of the last six years, specifyfying the quantity and declared value of the principal articles exported, and stating the exports by the East India company, distinct and separate from the free trade." Total value of East India and China produce imported into Great Britain in the year ending the 5th January 1815: By the East India company Free trade, including the privilege trade £7,227,663 00 4,061,892 0 0 Total £11,289,555 0 0. |