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city ; the reft being rather the revenue of the nation ; 
ieeing his prefent majedy, foon after his acceflion to the 
throne, fpontaneoudy refigmed his own hereditary re¬ 
venues into the hands of the public, and accepted in lieu 
of them the fpecific fumof Boo,oool. per annum ; fo that 
tiie hereditary revenues are now curried into, and made 
part of the annual income of the country ; and as 8oo,oodl.' 
was found barely fufficient to flip port the (late and dignity 
of the fovereign, an additional ioo,oool. has fince been 
added to it ; fo that the 'civil lift, or income of the king, 
is now gso,oool. per annum, which is always provided in 
the annual taxes and fupplies. The annual taxes are, 
i. The land tax, or the ancient fubfidy raided upon a new 
adelAnent. 2. The malt tax, being an annual excife upon 
rualt, mum, cyder, and perry. The perpetual taxes are, 
1. The cuftoms, or tonnage and poundage of all mer¬ 
chandize exported or imported. 2. The excife duty, 
or inland impofition, on a great variety of commodities. 
3. The fait duty. 4. The pod-office, or duty for the 
carriage of letters. 5 The damp duty on paper, parch¬ 
ment, &c. 6. The duty on houfes and windows. 7. The 
duty on licences for hackney coaches and chairs. 8. Tiie 
duty on oRices and pennons; with a variety of new .taxes 
fince impofed. The clear net produce of thefe feveral 
branches of the revenue, old and new taxes, after all 
charges of collecting and management paid, is called The 
annual re-venue of the nation , out of which is paid the intered 
of the different docks compofing the national debt, the 
civil lid, the navy, ordnance, and army expenditures, and 
every other fpecies of claim that can be made upon the 
the public. To illudrate this fubjeCt more extendvely, 
we have fubjoined the following cffrreCt datement of the 
annual income of the nation, calculated from the average 
of feven years receipts and difburfements, as delivered 
in by the feleCt committee of finance, to the houfe of 
commons. 
The Income, or net produce of the permanent taxes , 
(excludve of land and malt,) exiding previous to 5th 
January, 1793, was, 
, In the year ending 5th January, 1793 
on 3th January, 1794 
on 5th January, 1795 
on 5th January, 1796 
on 5th January, 1797 
on 3th January, 1798 
, on 5th January, 1799 
on 3th January, jSoo 
on 3th January, 1801 
on 3th January, 1802 
on 5th January, 1803 
-and on 3th January, 1804 
The total net produce of the permanent taxes, in the 
year ending 5th January, 3803, amounted to 28,246,681]. 
and, on the 3th January, 1804, the total net produce of 
the permanent taxes amounted to 30,754,724!. Add to 
either of thefe Aims 2,750,000!. for the annual taxes of 
land and malt, and the income or revenue of the nation 
for that year will be teen. 
Recapitulation refpeCling the Confolidated Fund, and 
the net produce of the Permanent Taxes of Great Britain, 
for the year 1804, from Mr. Pitt’s financial datements in 
July, 1804. 
Total Income of the Confolidated 
Fund, in the year ended 5th Jan. 
1804, was.. . 
Total of the aftual Payments out of 
the Confolidated Fund, for the year 
ended 5th Jan. 1804, was .... 
The future Annual Charge upon that 
Fund, as it Rood on the 5th Jan. 
£• s ‘ 
33,862,961 15 
£» • 
28,246,6s 1 
The Total Amount of the net Pro¬ 
duce of Permanent Taxes, in the 
year ended 5th Jan. 1803 .... 
Ditto, ditto, in the year ended 5th 
Jan. 1804. 30 , 754 > 7 °o 
Total of the Capital redeemed by 
the Commiflioners for liquidating 
the National Debt of Great B;i- 
/. d 
o o 
Feb. 1804 . . f . 
77,698,467 
0 
0 
For which redemption the total of 
Aims paid was. 
49 > 2 43 > 9 6 5 
10 
8 
Total of Debt unredeemed id Feb. 
3804. 
484,162,622 
7 
3 | 
Total of Sums annually applicable to 
the reduction of the Public Debt 
of Great Britain. 
6,851,192 
0 
0 
Total Amount of the Public Debt 
of Ireland redeemed to the id Feb. 
. 3804 . 
1,595,67! 
0 
0 
Total Sums paid for its Redemption 
983,63 1 
6 
9 
Total unredeemed id Feb. 1804 . . 
4.^000,000 
O 
0 
On the 20th of June 1804, it was . . 
52, 500,000 
O 
0 
Total Sums annually applicable to 
reduction of ditto. 
305,230 
I 
10 
Total Amount of the Imperial Debt 
l'edeemed, id Feb. 1804. 
459,828 
O 
0 
Total Sum paid for its Redemption 
2 65,939 
4 
2 
Total Debt unredeemed, id F'eb. 1804 
7,042,805 
O 
0 
Sum annually applicable for its Re¬ 
demption . 
50,487 
16 
9 
/14, 284,000 
33,941,000 
13,858,000 
13 , 557 ,°°° 
14,292,000 
i3,33 2 ,ooo 
14,275,°°° 
15 , 743,109 
14 , 194,539 
14 , 497,226 
15,425,000 
14,900,000 
The national Expenditure, during the undermen¬ 
tioned years, under the heads of Intered and Charges of 
the National Debt ; Intered of Exchequer Bills ; Civil 
Lid ; Charges on the Aggregate and Confolidated Funds; 
Navy; Army; Ordnance; Militia; Mifcellaneous Ser¬ 
vices; and Appropriated Duties, was as follows : 
For the year 1786.. . fi 5 > 7 2 °,543 
1787 . 15,620,783 
1788 . -. 35,800,796 
37S9.16,030,204 
1790. i 5 , 9' 2 ,597 
1804. 33,7 0 °, 6 79 
The amount voted for the Service of the prefent Year 1804. 
Navy (excludve of 325,0001. Ordnance Sea 
Service). £n, 715,000 
Army (England).. . f 13,236,000 
-(Ireland). 3,887,000 
-- 19,143,000 
Ordnance (England). 3,693,000 
- (Ireland). 369,000 
Vote of Credit, including 8oo,oool. 
for Ireland. 
Mifcellaneous (England) including 
40,000!. for Services not yet voted 617,000 
Ditto (Ireland) including'50,0001. to 
. be voted for Civil Contingencies 266,000 
4,062,000 
2,500,000 
883,000 
400,000 
■ 2(5 , 7°°,533 1 3 k 
Iridi Permanent Grants. 
Joint Charge of England and Ireland 38,703,000 
Add England feparate Charges. 
Toulonefe Ships. £ 265,000 
Deficiency of Malt Duty, 1802 . . 115,000 
American Awards. 432,000 
■Exchequer Bills, V. C. 1803 . . 1,500,000 
- 2,-292,000 
iSo.i, amounts to. 26,433,874 
Total Supplies 40,995,000 
Dedudt on Account of Ireland . . 4,71,,652 
On Account of England . 36,283,348 
Ways 
