234,292_l._, in 1795, 206,932_l._, and in 1796, 245,024_l._ It is not
clear from the report of the committee, whether the additional duty is
included in the account given above.
[43]
BEER, &c.
Years of Peace. £ | Years of War. £
1787 1,761,429 | 1793 2,043,902
1788 1,705,199 | 1794 2,082,053
1789 1,742,514 | 1795 1,931,101
1790 1,858,043 | 1796 2,294,377
--------- | --------- Increase to 1790
£7,067,185 | £8,351,433 £1,284,248.
Increase to 1791
1791 £1,880,478 4 Years to 1791 £7,186,234 £1,165,199.
WINE.
Years of Peace. £ | Years of War. £
1787 219,934 | 1793 222,887
1788 215,578 | 1794 283,644
1789 252,649 | 1795 317,072
1790 308,624 | 1796 187,818
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
£996,785 | £1,011,421 £14,636.
Decrease to 1791
1791 £336,549 4 Years to 1791 £1,113,400 £101,979.
QUANTITY IMPORTED.
Years of Peace. Tuns. | Years of War. Tuns.
1787 22,978 | 1793 22,788
1786 26,442 | 1794 27,868
1789 27,414 | 1795 32,033
1790 29,182 | 1796 19,079
The additional duty of 1795 produced that year 736,871_l._, and in 1796,
432,689_l._ A second additional duty, which produced 98,165_l._ was laid
in 1796.
SWEETS.
Years of Peace. £ | Years of War. £
1787 11,167 | 1793 11,016
1788 7,375 | 1794 10,612
1789 7,202 | 1795 13,321
1790 4,953 | 1796 15,050
------ | ------ Increase to 1790
£30,697 | £49,999 £19,302.
Increase to 1791
1791 £13,282 4 Years to 1791 £32,812 £17,187.
In 1795 an additional duty was laid on this article, which produced that
year 5,679_l._, and in 1796, 9,443_l._; and in 1796 a second, to
commence on the 20th of June: its produce in that year was 2,325_l._
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MUSLINS AND CALICOES.
Years of Peace. £ | Years of War. £
1787 129,297 | 1793 173,050
1788 138,660 | 1794 104,902
1789 126,267 | 1795 103,857
1790 128,865 | 1796 272,544
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
£522,589 | £654,353 £131,764.
This table begins with 1788. The net produce of the preceding year is
not in the report whence the table is taken.
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PRINTED GOODS.
Years of Peace. £ Years of War. £
1787 142,000 | 1793 191,566
1788 154,486 | 1794 190,554
1789 153,202 | 1795 197,416
1790 157,156 | 1796 230,530
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
£616,844 | £810,066 £193,222.
Increase to 1791
1791 £191,489 4 Years to 1791 £666,333 £143,733.
These duties for 1787 are blended with several others. The proportion of
printed goods to the other articles for four years was found to be one
fourth. That proportion is here taken.
[46]
SILK.
Years of Peace. £ Years of War. £
1787 166,912 | 1793 209,915
1788 123,998 | 1794 221,306
1789 157,730 | 1795 210,725
1790 212,522 | 1796 221,007
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
£661,162 | £862,953 £201,791.
Increase to 1791
1791 £279,128 4 Years to 1791 £773,378 £89,575.
[47]
FURS.
Years of Peace. £ Years of War. £
1787 3,464 | 1793 2,829
1788 2,958 | 1794 3,353
1789 1,151 | 1795 3,666
1790 3,328 | 1796 6,138
------ | ------ Increase to 1790
£10,901 | £15,986 £5,085.
Increase to 1791
1791 £5,731 4 Years to 1791 £13,168 £2,815.
The skins here selected from the Custom-House accounts are, _Black Bear,
Ordinary Fox, Marten, Mink, Musquash, Otter, Raccoon_, and _Wolf_.
[48] Report of the Lords' Committee of Secrecy, ordered to be printed
28th April, 1797, Appendix 44.
INCLOSURE BILLS.
Years of Peace | Years of War.
1789 33 | 1793 60
1790 25 | 1794 74
1791 40 | 1795 77
1792 40 | 1796 72
--- | ---
138 | 283
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NAVIGATION AND CANAL BILLS.
Years of Peace. | Years of War.
1789 3 | 1793 28
1790 8 | 1794 18
1791 10 | 1795 11
1792 9 | 1796 12
-- | --
80 | 69
Money raised £2,377,200 £ 7,115,100
[50]
POST-HORSE DUTY.
Years of Peace. £ | Years of War. £
1785 169,410 | 1793 191,488
1788 204,659 | 1794 202,884
1789 170,554 | 1795 196,691
1790 181,155 | 1796 204,061
-------- | -------- Increase to 1790
£725,778 | £795,124 £69,346.
Increase to 1791
1791 £198,634 4 Years to 1791 £755,002 £40,122.
[51] The above account is taken from a paper which was ordered by the
House of Commons to be printed 8th December, 1796. From the gross
produce of the year ending 5th April, 1796, there has been deducted in
that statement the sum of 36,666_l._, in consequence of the regulation
on franking, which took place on the 5th May, 1795, and was computed at
40,000_l._ per ann. To show an equal number of years, both of peace and
war, the accounts of two preceding years are given in the following
table, from a report made since Mr. Burke's death by a committee of the
House of Commons appointed to consider the claims of Mr. Palmer, the
late Comptroller-General; and for still greater satisfaction, the number
of letters, inwards and outwards, have been added, except for the year
1790-1791. The letter-book for that year is not to be found.
POST-OFFICE.
| Number of Letters.
Gross Revenue |--------------------------------
£ | Inwards. | Outwards.
April, 1790-1791 575,079 | -------- | ---------
1791-1792 585,432 | 6,391,149 | 5,081,344
1792-1793 627,592 | 6,584,867 | 5,041,137
1793-1794 691,268 | 7,094,777 | 6,537,234
1794-1795 705,319 | 7,071,029 | 7,473,626
1795-1796 750,637 | 7,641,077 | 8,597,167
From the last-mentioned report it appears that the accounts have not
been completely and authentically made up for the years ending 5th
April, 1796 and 1797; but on the Receiver-General's books there is an
increase of the latter year over the former, equal to something more
than 5 per cent.
[52] In a debate, 30th December, 1796, on the return of Lord
Malmesbury.--See Woodfall's Parliamentary Debates, Vol. XIII. p. 591.
[53]
GENERAL LICENSES.
Years of Peace. £ | Years of War. £
1787 44,030 | 1793 45,568
1788 40,882 | 1794 42,129
1789 39,917 | 1795 43,350
1790 41,970 | 1796 41,190
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
£166,799 | £170,237 £3,438.
Increase to 1791
1791 £44,240 4 Years to 1791 £167,009 £3,228.
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DEALERS IN TEA.
Years of Peace. £ | Years of War. £
1787 10,934 | 1793 13,939
1788 11,949 | 1794 14,315
1789 12,501 | 1795 13,956
1790 13,126 | 1796 14,830
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
£48,510 | £57,040 £8,530.
Increase to 1791
1791 £13,921 4 Years to 1791 £51,497 £5,543.
SELLERS OF PLATE.
Years of Peace. £ | Years of War. £
1787 6,593 | 1793 8,178
1788 7,953 | 1794 8,296
1789 7,348 | 1795 8,128
1790 7,988 | 1796 8,835
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
£29,832 | £33,437 £3,555.
Increase to 1791
1791 £8,327 4 Years to 1791 £31,616 £1,821.
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AUCTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS.
Years of Peace. £ | Years of War. £
1787 48,964 | 1793 70,004
1788 53,993 | 1794 82,659
1789 52,024 | 1795 86,890
1790 53,156 | 1796 109,594
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
£208,137 | £349,147 £141,010.
Increase to 1791
1791 £70,973 4 Years to 1791 £230,146 £119,001.
[56] Since Mr. Burke's death a Fourth Report of the Committee of Finance
has made its appearance. An account is there given from the Stamp-Office
of the gross produce of duties on Hawkers and Peddlers for four years of
peace and four of war. It is therefore added in the manner of the other
tables.
HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS.
Years of Peace. £ |Years of War. £
1789 6,132 | 1793 6,042
1790 6,708 | 1794 6,104
1791 6,482 | 1795 6,795
1792 6,008 | 1796 7,882
------- | -------
£25,330 | £26,823
Increase in 4 Years of War £1,493
[57] This account is extracted from different parts of Mr. Chalmers's
estimate. It is but just to mention, that in Mr. Chalmers's estimate the
sums are uniformly lower than those of the same year in Mr Irving's
account.
END OF VOL. V.