GENERAL HISTORY. [loi 



From this was to be deducted 

 the proportion which Ireland 

 was to bear, viz ^',919,232 



Civil List and Consolidated Fund 187,862 



8,107,094 



Which would leave to be pro- 

 vided for by Great Britain 67,517,478 



WAYS AND MEANS. 



Annual Duties 3,000,000 



War Taxes 20,500,00Q 



Lottery 200,000 



Vote of Credit 3,000,000 



JNaval Stores {English proportion) 508,545 



First Loan 22,000,©00 



Second Loan concluded this day 18,500,000 



Making together the sum of 67,708,545 



It would here occur to many amounted to 22,957,000/. and for 

 gentlemen that he had not taken the last year 23,971,000/. which 

 credit for the consolidated fund; gave an increase of about a mil- 

 but the reason of this was, that lion. The beer was not quite 

 it fell so far short in the last year equal to the last year. In 1813, 

 from what might have been ex- it produced 2,699,000/. and in 

 pected from it; and therefore he 1814, but 2,585,000/. The pro- 

 thought it wiser to permit its duce of malt, for 1813, was 

 growing profits to accumulate for 4,440,000/., and for 1814, 

 some future time, than to make 4,875,000/. making an increase of 

 any further charge upon a fund about 430,000/. The produce of 

 which had disappointed their ex- British spirits for 1813, had been 

 pectations. The right hon. gen- 2,632,000/. and for 1814, 

 tleman then stated that in the 2,969,000/. an increase of 300,000/. 

 Customs duties there had been a On Foreign spirits an increase had 

 deficiency ; but from the unfor- also taken place ; in 1813, the 

 tunate fire which had happened at produce was 2,325,000/., in 1814, 

 the Custom-house, he was not 2,521,000/. being an increase of 

 able to state on what articles the nearly 200,000/. Foreign wines, 

 deficiencies had arisen. The in consequence of the destruction 

 aniount of the Customs duties re- of the vineyards in Portugal, had 

 ceived was 9,818,000/. which was not been productive for many 

 two millions short of the expec- years, but there had been a rise 

 tation that had been formed. In in the last year from 947,000/. to 

 the Excise the produce had been 1,013,000/. Upon teas there had 

 considerably greater, and all the been an increase from 3,547,000/. 

 other branches had been compa- to 3,652,000/. ; and on the Post- 

 ratively flourishing. The stamp office an increase from 1,205,000/. 

 duties to the 6lh of April, 1813, to 1,289,000/., an increase which. 



