lishment--for making every prac- which they sustain with such exticable reduction in the public ex- emplary patience and fortitude penditure, and restoring to the are chiefly to be attributed to unpeople their just share and weight avoidable causes, and I contemin the Legislature.

plate with the most cordial satisBy order of Court,

faction the efforts of that enlight(Signed)

ened benevolence which is so useHENRY WOODTHORPE. fully and laudably exerting itself

throughout the kingdom. To which Address and Petition I shall resort with the utmost his Royal Highness was gracious- confidence to the tried wisdom of ly pleased to return the following Parliament at the time which upon answer :

the fullest consideration I have It is with strong feelings of sur- thought most advisable under prise and regret that I receive the present circumstances of the this address and petition of the country; and I entertain a perLord Mayor, Aldermen, and fect conviction that a firm and Commons of the city of London, temperate administration of the in Common Council assembled. government, assisted and support

Deeply as I deplore the pre- ed by the good sense, public vailing distress and difficulties of spirit, and loyalty of the nation, the country, I derive consolation will effectually counteract those from the persuasion that the great proceedings which, from whatbody of his Majesty's subjects, ever motives they may originate, notwithstanding the various at- are calculated to render temporatempts which have been made to ry difficulties the means of proirritate and mislead them, are well ducing permanent and irreparable convinced that the severe trials calamity.

PUBLIC INCOME OF GREAT BRITAIN,

For the Year ending Fifth January, 1816.

An Account of the ORDINARY Revenues and ExTRAORDINARY RESOURCES constituting the Public Income of

GROSS RECEIPT :

Total Sum to be ac

74 6,8.,204

6 4$ 45,197,368 5 2

127,143,996 2

24 7,773,366 19 113119,370,629 2 2}

CONSOLIDATED FUND AND PERMANENT TAXES.--INCOME AND CHARGE, 1816.

INCOME.

CHARGE.

Actual Payment out of
the Cnsolidate Fund,
in the Year ended

5th Jan 116.

Future linual Chare
mp n the con olicated
Fund, as it stood on

5th Jan. 1816.

S.

21,966,420

2

OOO

ооо

ооо

1

CUSTOMS. Consolidated afier re

d. Total Charge for Debt created prior to £

d. £.

d.
serving the sum of £105,000

5th Jan. 1806.......

21,966,420 16 0 20,640,015 9 10
per annum, to be carried
Duries pro Anno 1809, per Act

Civil List.
49 Geo. 3. £ 3.752,940 16 41
Isle of Man Duties . 9,501 9

5

For the Support of His Majesty's
Quarantine Duty..18,149

Household, per Act 17

Geo. 898,000

898,000 Canal & Dock Duty 30,841 9

Ditto. . 44....

60,000 7

60,000 0 3,811,432 18

Ditto 52.. 70,000

70,000

COURTS OF JUSTICE.
EXCISE. Consolidated after reserving
the several Sums carried per

Judges of England and Wales, in Aug

mentation of their Salaries Ace 45 and 46 Gro. 3, cap.

1 13,050

0 0

13,050 44, and 31,

to
Duties pro

Deficiences of Judge 'Salaries in Eng-
Annis 1805 and 1806... 15,604,158

land

13,174 17 1 Uncertain.

Additional Salaries to the Welsh
STAMPS. Consolidated, after reserv-

Judges.

3,200
ing as directed per Act 48, 50.

Aaron Graham, Esq. Inspector of Pri-
and 55 Geo. 3,
3,987,134 18 5 sons for Felons

87 10

To cease.
John Henry Capper, Esq. Ditto..

87 10
INCIDENTS

6,347,422 18 4 John Baldwin, E.. Receiver of the
Seven Police Offices

21,036 9 10
Surplus duty on Sugar, Malt, and To
Patrick Colquhoun, Esq. Ditto, Thames

Uncertain.
bacco, annually granted.

1,248,648 19 6
Ditio...

6,347 III

3,200

Actual Payment out of INCOME.

the consolidated Fund,

in the Year ended 5th January 1816

to S. d. Pensions, Offices, and Personal Es

Alexander Croke, Esq. Ditto, Nova tates, 1811, 1812, 1819, 1814...

34,460 18 6
Scotia

2,000
Arrears of 48. Aid, Land Taxes, An-

John Sewell, Esq. Ditto, Malta

2,196 16 no 1799 to 1815 ...

1,045,536 64 Henry John Hinchliffe, Esq. Ditto, Ditto Income Duty, Anno 1799, 1800

Jamaica

2,000
and 1801......

139

o William Territt, Esq. Ditto, Bermudas 3,000
Voluntary Contributions 1798..

169 5 9
Money reserved on Account of Nomi-

Sheriffs of England and Wales.

4,000
nees appointed by the Lords of the
Treasury, in Tontine, Anno 1789.. 23,634 16 94

MINT.
Monies pa d by divers persons 1,888,842 7 98 Master of his Majesty's Mint in Eng-
Total Income of duties, applicable to

13,800
paying the Charge prior to 1 806, and

Ditto, Scotland.

1,200
the Incidental Charges as they stood

Thomas Morrison, Esq. Deficiency of
on the5th of January, 1816...... 34,543,999 4 95

Mint Fees

2,450 195
DUTIES pro Anno 1806.

SALARIES, ALLOWANCES, &c.
Duty on Wine, Anno 1803, 1804, and

on Tea, per Act 46 Geo 3. cap. 38. 381,462 o o The Speaker of the House of Commons
British Spirits, Anno 1806

531,700

to complete his Salary of 6,000l. per Reserved out of Consolidated Assessed

788 6 Taxes, in lieu of £. 10 per cent. on

Edward Roberts, Esq an annual Sum, Ditto per Act 48 Geo. 3. ... 548,108 5 formerly paid to the Auditor

650 0
Reserved out of Consolidated Stamps,

George Pepler, Esq. Inspector of Ton-
per Act 48 Geo. 3.

6,917 1 4
tine Certificates..

750 Interest, Management, and on Loan for

Chief Cashier of the Bank, for Fees at kreland.. 133,773 3 3 sundry Public Oflices..

1,088 5 For the Encouragement of the Growth Total 1,601,960 97 of Hemp and Flax in Scotland..

2,956 13 8