'Statistics. 
ftemp 2 : paper 1 ; pottery 2 : glass 2 : silk 3 ’ 
hardware 6 millions. 
Beer 200 Millions of gallons at U. or 10 million 
sterling. 
Spirits 10 millions of gallons at 8s. or 4 millions 
sterling. This is the produce of half a millions 
quarters (4 millions of bushels) of grain, as ap-^ 
pears by a report of the committee of the 
House of Commons, of 31 Dec. 1800. 
Boap, consumed in 2,260,802 families in Great Bri^ 
tain 1| million. 
Salt, 46,000 tons at 40 bushels each. Duty lOd. 
per bushel, I million. 
Candles, 2 millions. Miscellanies 10 millions. 
Foreign Merchandize. Imports in 1799, 32 mil- 
lions ; real value, 48 millions ; of which East In- 
dia goods amounted to 8 millions % 
Works of Taste^ Pictures, statues, &c. 10 millions 
Shififiingj worth 23 millions, of which J insurable 
while in port 
Sundries, Boats, coals, and other minerals, arse* 
nals, See. &c. 
40,006,060 
10,000,000 
5^750,000 
10,000,000 
Total 674,250, uOO 
Of all the above species of property, there is now actually in- 
sured (1806) two hundred and sixty millions. This appears from 
the taxes laid on the Insurance of property in 1797, 1802, and 1804, 
amounting to 2s. ^d. per pound. In 1785 the gross amount of pro- 
perty insured was 125 millions sterling. In Ireland about 10 mil- j 
lions is insured. 
State of the Business transacted at the different Fire Insurance 
Offices. 
Account of sums paid for duty by the principal Fire Ofhees for 
the Michaelmas quarter to Christmas, 1809. 
Sun - / 22,258 15 10 
Phoenix - 14,223 2 10 
Royal Exchange 12,774 8 1 
Imperial - 8,470 11 3 
Globe - - 6,101 8 0 
Hope • » 4,455 17 0 
British - - - 4,140 16 0 
County - - 4,120 13 2 
Albion - * 3,566 4 2 
Westminster 
Eagle 
Hand in Hand 
London 
Atlas 
Union 
Total 
/ 2,790 14 id 
2,682 13 9 
2,427 18 7 
2,009 2 2 
1,699 7 0 
1,133 10 6 
/ 92,855 3 2 
