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giants, In consequence of the union, 

 were 650,000/. making the total for 

 the two countries 1,450,000/. The 

 total amount of the supplies he 

 had enumerated were 39,559,521/. 

 There was, however, another article 

 of supply, for which, though he 

 Would not call for a %'ote at present, 

 •was of the greatest importance to 

 the interests not only of this coun- 

 try, but of all Europe. The house 

 saust be aware, that his majesty's 

 gOTcrnment was engaged in a conti- 

 nental intercourse and correspon- 

 dence, upon objects which all must 

 admit to be of the highest moment. 

 He had the satisfaction to observe 

 a general conviction, that the ulti- 

 mate security ol this country was 

 materially and intimately connected 

 ' with the security of the continent. It 

 must be the wish of all, that our cor- 

 rcspondcnce and intercourse should 

 iead to the restoration of peace, 

 upon grounds calculated to secuie 

 and establish the ultimate security, 

 which was the object of all our 

 wishes and our efl'orfs. But. from 

 all that we saw and knew, it would 

 be rash and presumptuous in us to 

 expect that great object to be at- 

 tained, without further sacrifices on 

 our part. He would not then enter 

 into the details, Avhich would more 

 properly belong to a future dis- 

 cussion, but thought it of extreme 

 importancf, to muke such an aji- 

 ilition to the general supply of the 

 year, as would enable -liis m<ijesty 

 to aflord, with cflect, such pe- 

 cuniary succours, as may l)e 

 tJi^Qught nece^sa^y5 iu case they 



should be callet! for. These he 

 stated at five millions. This, added 

 to the total amount of the supply 

 already stated, would make the joint 

 charge on the two countries, under 

 the head of supply, 44,559,521/. 

 From this gross sum, however, were 

 to be deducted 2-17ths, which Ire- 

 land was bound to pay, and 2-l7ths 

 also for the civil list, and other 

 charges of the consolidated fund, 

 not relating to the public debt. The 

 2-l7ths of the gross amount of the 

 supply were 5, '242, '2^6/. and tlie 

 2-l7ths for the civil list, and charges 

 on the consolidated fund, were 

 1 GO, 806/. making a total of 

 5,403,102/. This being deducted 

 fr»i» the 44,559,521/. left a total 

 of supply for Great Britain alone of 

 39,156,419/. In that amount were 

 some separate charges, which did 

 not belong to Irelaml. He should 

 propose to vote the sum of one 

 million, on account, towards the dis- 

 charge of a debt, due to the East 

 India company. There was also the 

 sum of 320,000/. for t)ie dclicicncy 

 ot the malt, in 1803, and a further 

 sum of 4 14,000/. to complete th« 

 payment of claims from America. 

 Also a diminution in the growing 

 surplus of the consolidated fund of 

 last year, of 2,800,000/. making the 

 aniount of these separate charges 

 4,534,000/, which, added to the 

 former sum of 09,150,419/. made 

 a grand total of supply, for England 

 ajune, of 43,690,419/. He then, 

 for the greater convenience of the 

 house, enumerated the dillcrcnt 



heads as follows. 

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