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reform of parliament, embracing 
every religious perfuafion, as the 
_ fure and only means of rendering 
this kingdom profperous and hap- 
Ez 
Ar. Jounston, Chairman, 
Ep. Porrincer, Secretary. 
. By and on the behalf, and at the 
defire of four thoufand eight 
hundred and three freeholders 
of the county of Down, who 
fubfcribed their names to the 
above petition. 
Return to the Order of the Honourable 
Houfe of Commons, of the 24th of 
March, 1797, for an account of the 
Advances made, or ordered to be made, 
for the fervice of his Imperial Majefty, 
face the \3th of December, 1796 :— 
And alfo of the fecurities for the repay- 
’ ment of the fame ; together with an ac- 
count of the dates of the advances re- 
| ficdively. 
ADVANCES MADE. . 
29th December, 1796 - L.50,000 
28th January, 1797. - 110,000 
18th February - - - 90,000 
24th February - - - 30,000 
4th March - «= -.- 100,000 
Lith March. - - - - 120,000 
E..500,000 
No further advances have been 
ordered. 
The fecurity for the repayments 
of thefe fums is the receipt of the . 
agents of the Emperor, accompa- 
mied with an engagement of the 
Imperial Minifter at this court, that 
the fame fhall be repaid out of any 
Joan which may be made in Iing- 
land for the fervice of the Empe- 
ror, whenever circumftances per- ° 
mit fuch loan to be made. 
Cuar.es Lone. 
Whieall Treafury Chambers, 
March 8th, 1797. 
A PPEN Diy. To 
FINANCIAL STATE OF THE NAs 
TION. ss 
Report of the Secret Committee appointed 
to enquire into the Financial State of 
the Nation. 
L.—The public Funded Debt. 
Gece total amount of the public 
debts, as they ftood upon the 
5th of January, 1793, appears to 
have been, in funded capital, 
L. 238,231,248 5 25 
And the total of the annual intereft ~ 
and charge of the public funded 
debt at that period amounted to 
L. 9,325,866 4 3% 
The public debts which arofe be- 
tween the 5th day of January, 
1793, and the 5th of January, 
1797, appear to have been creat~ 
ed by the raifing of 59,000,001. 
fterling upon loans, and by the 
funding of navy, victualling, and 
tranfport bills, to the amount of 
7,624,896]. 6s. 1d. fterling; a- 
mounting in the whole to the 
fum of L. 66,624,896 6 I 
And it appears that, in confequence 
thereof, the total ameunt of the 
public debts created between the 
5th of January, 1793, and the 
5th of January, 1797, wasin fund- 
edcapital JZ. 88,840,122 14 0 
And the total of the annual intereft 
and charges upon the above in- 
creafe of debt, was P 
L. 3,181,623 13 8 
The total funded capital of the pub- 
lic debt was therefore, upon the . 
5th of Jannary, 1797, _ : 
L. 327,071,370 19 2% 
And the total annual intereft and 
charge of the public funded debt, 
was - JL. 12,507,489 0 115 
Your Committee think it necef- 
fary further to ftate, that in order 
to fhew correétly the complete a- 
mount of the annual i i 
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