A. D. 1743. 239 



lodgers often crowding into one houfe) an a6l of parliament was pafTed 

 [16 Geo. 11, c. 28 J to make that hamlet a feparate and dillincl parifh from 

 that of St. Dunflan's, Stepney ; and for erecting a parifli-church there- 

 in, fince known by the name of St. Matthew Bethnal-green. 



There were buried during the year 1743, at Dublin 2,193 perfons, 

 Chriftencd - - - - - - -1,517 



The number of burials multiplied by 30 gives 65,790 



if by 231 is more 6. 579 



By this rule, the perfons in Dublin were - 72,369 



"We are obliged to wirti we could depend on thofe mortality bills. 



1744 The EnglifhEafl-Indiacompany,inconfideiationof an enlarge- 

 ment for 14 years longer of their prefent exclufive trade and privileges, 

 agreed to advance one million of money for the public exigency, for the 

 year r 744, at 3 per cent intereft. Which was according! ly confirmed by an 

 ad: of parliament [17 Geo. II., c. 17] for granting to his majefty the fur- 

 plus or remainder of the duties on fpirituous liquors, granted, &c. to 

 commence from michaelmas 1744 ; the company being for this end 

 enabled to borrow money on their commou-feal by creating a million 

 of new bonds, at 3 per cent interelt. So that the entire debt thence- 

 forth due by the public to this company was L4, 200,000, hereby de- 

 clared to be redeemable upon one year's notice after lady-day 1745, 

 by payments of not lefs than L5co,coo at any one time. Yet, not- 

 withftanding luch redemption, this company fliall continue to enjoy 

 their exclufive commerce to Eafl-India for the term granted by former 

 laws ; and. in confideration of this loan to the public, they Hiall have 

 an addition of fourteen years to their jn-efent exclufive term, which will 

 therefor extend to three years notice to be given hy parliament after 

 lady-day 17HC; and at the expiration of the faid three years, and re- 

 payment of the above 1-4,20 \ooo, and all arrears of interefi:, then their 

 title to an exclufive trade fliall ceafe and determine. Yet, after the faid. 

 determination, the company fliall continue to have a common right 

 with other fu'-'jects in and to the trade to India. 



Thus the prefent condition of the Eail-lndia company is as fol- 

 lows, 



Due to them in their cor]M)rate capacity L3,200 000 at 4 per cent, 

 being Li 2*^ occ' p<^r annum ; and Li, 000,000 at 3 per cent, being 

 L30,ooo per annum. 



in our war with Spain ve happened, about two years and an half 

 before this time, to leize on the illand of Rattan near the bay of Hon- 

 duras, belon'ing to that k'n,"dom ; and now the RritiOi parliament 

 maJc an cft'iinue and provifion for ihi expcnic of a garrilon, toriillca- 

 tions, (lores, &c. for it \ it bein^ thought extremely well fituated for a. 



