Total Amount of all Moneys paid into the Exchequer of Great Britain between the 5th of January 1818 and the 5th of January 1819, distinguishing the Proportion thereof specially appropriated from that which is applicable to the Public Service. Ditto, to annuities per act 58th Geo. III, cap. 29. pro anno 1818 Ditto to ditto, towards discharging exchequer bills, ditto, pro ditto per Payments by the chief cashier of the governor and company of the bank of England, being a surplus of L. 100,000 in their hands on account of unclaimed dividends, lottery prizes, &c. and which, pursuant to act 56th Geo. III. cap. 97, was applicable towards the supplies Anno 1816; but there having been at sundry times a deficiency of L. 100,000 above mentioned, the same has been, pursuant to the said act, repaid to the bank, and therefore could not be applied to the public service. Ditto by ditto on account of the commissioners for the issue of exchequer bills, per act 35th Geo. III. cap. 97, Repayment on account of the royal military asylum pro Anno 1817 Voluntary contributions pro Anno 1817 Arrears of property duties granted pro Annis 1817 and 1818 The sum of L. 2,209,578: 8: 114 being carried to the consolidated fund out of monies in the exchequer, does not constitute a part of the actual receipt upon that fund in the year ending the 5th of January 1819, An Account of the Public Funded Debt of the United Kingdom, payable in Great Britain, as it stood on the 5th of January 1819; distinguishing the total of Public Debt as originally funded; Debt redeemed and standing in the Names of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt; Debt transferred for Life Annuities; Debt cancelled by Redemption of Landtax; Debt cancelled and the Funds thereof charged with Loans for the Years 1813, 1814, and 1815; Debt unredeemed and due to the Public Creditor; Interest on Debt standing in the Names of the Commissioners ; Life Annuities payable by the Commissioners; and Interest on Debt unredeemed; Sums applicable to the Redemption of Debt; Total Charge of Debt. 1. Total of public debt as originally funded, B. S. d. 1,181,504,364 0 71 3. Debt transferred to the commissioners for life annuities payable at the bank, 4. Debt cancelled by redemption of land-tax, 5. Debt cancelled and the funds thereof charged with new loans, as per acts 53d and 54th Geo. III. cap. 95 and 3, 103,449,678 15 O 4,895,146 0 0 25,502,095 19 255,790,138 5 21 6. Debt unredeemed and due to the public creditor, 791,867,313 18 81 7. Interest on debt standing in the names of the commissioners, as per col. 2 and 3, 8. Life annuities payable on col. 3. and other annuities forming part of the debt unredeemed, 1,668,170 3 91 PROMISSORY-NOTES. An Account of the number of Promissory-Notes stamped in England in each year, from the 5th of Jan. 1815 to the 5th of Jan. 1819; distinguishing those granted for a sum not exceeding L.1, 1s.; those exceeding L.1, 1s., and not exceeding L.3, 2s. ; those exceeding L.2, 2s., and not exceeding L.5, 5s.; those exceeding L.5, 5s., and not exceeding L.10; those exceeding L.10, and not exceeding L. 20; those exceeding L.20, and not exceeding L.30; those exceeding L.30, and not exceeding L.50; and those exceeding L.50. An Account of the number of Licences granted for issuing Bank-notes, in the years 1815, 1816, 1817, and 1818. THE ARMY. The following is a Return of the Effective Strength of Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Privates, serving in the British Army, on the 25th of January 1819, with the number of Horses: N. B. Of the above numbers there are about 14,000 non-commissioned officers and privates supernumerary to the peace establishment of the army; viz. about 2000 belonging to regiments at home, now in the course of discharge, and waiting to pass the board at Chelsea hospital; and about 12,000 at present on foreign stations, who are under orders to be discharged: There are likewise included in this return about 1300 supernumerary horses of cavalry regiments in Great Britain, of which 813 have been sold, or ordered to be sold, since the date to which the return is made the remainder will be disposed of without delay. up; and The following is a Correct Return of the Effective Strength of the Royal Artillery, serving at home and abroad, on the 25th of January 1819, distinguishing the Foot from the Horse Artillery :— Marching battalions at home. Officers, 366-Non-commissioned officers and men, 3,583 Officers, 105-Non-commissioned officers and men, 2,186 Total, 471 5,769 Horse Brigade, at home. Officers, 47-Non-commissioned officers and men, 658 Invalid battalion, at home. Officers, 35-Non-commissioned officers and men, 147 Officers, 0-Non-commissioned officers and men, 18 Total, 82 823 Royal artillery drivers, at home. Officers, 23-Non-commissioned officers and men, 508 Officers, 0-Non-commissioned officers and men, 26 Total, 23 534 Grand Total, 576 7,129 31 An Account of the number of Prisoners tried, and the Offences they were convicted of, at the Old Bailey Sessions, in the Year 1818. Murder........... |