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i>ou who holds it, and there is usually a discount allowed for any 
prompt payment. 
N. B. When the stock created by any loan is formed in only 
one sort of stock, there is properly speaking no omnium ; though, 
then by a misnomer, the script receipt is called by that name. 
The prices of the stocks, &c. are exhibited in the lists that are 
published, in this manner. 
The value of any perpetual annuity, thus i 
Three per cent, consols, 63 1-8,64 3-4, 1-2. which 
Signiiies, that the value of 100/. stock of these annuities sold pn 
the day this price is given, for 63/ 2s 6d in money at the beginning 
pf the market, that this stock rose to 64/ 15s and left off at 64/ 10s, 
The value of any terminable annuity, thus : 
Bank Long Annuities, 16 3-8, 16 1-6. 
Signifying, that any annual payment of these annuities was 
Vvforth 16 3^8 years purchase at the beginning, and left off at 16 
^ t years purchase at the end of the market. 
The value of either exchequer bills, or India bonds, thus s 
Exchequer bills, 2 a 4 premium, or India bonds, I pr. 2 discount. 
This signiiies that every 100/. in exchequer bills bore a premi« 
umof 2s at the beginning, which advanced to 4s in the end of that 
day; and that every 100/. in India bonds, sold at first at Is. premi- 
um, and afterwards sold at 2s discount. 
The value of omnium is expressed thus, 
Omnium 3| premium ; 
And signifies that every 100/ of omnium, sold at a premium 
3/ 10s. 
NATIONAL EXPENDITURE 
When queen Anne came to the throne, 1701, 
the whole annual expenditure, including 
the interest on the national debt, was 
When George I. came to the throne (1714) 
just after queen Anne had been at war 1 1 
years 
When George II. came to the throne, 1727 
When George III. came to the throne, 1760 
At the end of the American war, and begin- 
ning of Pitt’s administration, 1784 
At the latter end of the war against ‘‘ revolu- 
tionary France,” 1801 
For the year 1809 
\m 
I 5,610,987 peace ■ 
6,663,581 peace. 
5,441,248 peace. 
24,456,940 war, 
21,657,609 peox^ 
61,278,218 %vai\ 
82,027,288 war.% 
33,099,186 
