434 



A. D. 1765. 



invented a new engine for raifing water, and both ; being fubmitted 

 to the fociety for the encouragement of arts, were by them confidered 

 as fuperior to the chain pump. 



There belonged this year to all the ports 

 of England 7,076 veflels of the reputed burthen of 542,566 tuns, 



and of Scotland 1,308 - - _ _ _ 75>i36 



Total - 8,348 617,702 



The net amount of the cuftoms including the Weft-India four-and-a- 



half-per-cent duty, paid into the exchequer in the courfe of the year, 



was from the cufto'.-houfe in London - ^^2, 264, 231 17 5 



and from the cuftom-houfe in Edinburgh - 7,000 o o 



Total net revenue of the cuftoms of Great Britain £,2,211, 2-^\ 17 



There were coined at the mint in the courfe of the year 



11.520 pounds of gold, value - - ^^538, 272 o 



and 6 pounds of filver, - - 18 12 



o 

 o 



;(;538,290 12 o 



The official value of the imports and exports of Great Britain, from 

 Chrillmas 1764 to Chriftmas 1765, was as follows. 



Countries, &c. 



Africa 



Canaries 



Denmark, &c. 



East Country 



East-India 



Flanders 



France 



Germany 



Greenland 



Holland 



Ireland 



Mann 



Jtaly 



Madeira 



Poland 



Prussia 



Portugal 



Russia 



Spain 



Straits 



Sweden 



Turkey 



