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opened of foon having America alone to contend with t 
whether the opportunity ought to be embraced, of inflidt- 
iog chaftifement for her conduct, in declaring war againft 
a power which was fighting for the independence of the 
re(t of the world, and even for her own ? In our opinion, 
though juftice might fandtion fuch a courfe, prudence 
would difluade from it. Becaufe a very fmall force has 
been found adequate to the purpofe of defenfive warfare, 
it does not follow, that a much greater one would carry 
on offenfive operations with fuccefs. The territory of the 
United States, extenfive, thinly inhabited, and feparated 
from our’s by impradticable delerts, affords no fair fubjedt 
for conqueft. The afcendency fo eafily maintained at pre- 
fent is plainly owing to this circumftance, that the Ame¬ 
rican armies, though fuperior in number, poffefs neither 
difcipline nor experience in war. But thefe are defici¬ 
encies which a protradted contetl would infallibly remove; 
and that which, at prefent, cofts fcarcely an effort, might 
then become a hard and equal warfare. We incline there¬ 
fore clearly to think, that Great Britain ought in this in- 
ftance to fhow an example of moderation ; and that, while 
(he does not defift from former, (he fhould forbear to bring 
forward any additional, claims." 
We muft now retrace our fteps, to fpeak of a few of 
the domeftic events of this year. 
Our hard-working men of the city, the coal-heavers, 
the draymen, and other labourers, who want fuftenance 
in the midfl of their exertions, to compenfate the lofs of 
the vital dew forced out of their limbs and oozing oa 
their foreheads; even the henpecked hufband who fits 
hours and hours upon the hard and comfortlefs bench of 
a tap-room becaufe he has a fcold at home; all grumbled 
at the advance of porter to fixpence per pot, which took 
place in the November preceding, but fell to 5|d at Chrift- 
ir.as following.—The diftillers, ready enough to follow the 
example of the brewers, gave notice that after the difpofal 
of their prefent ftock they fhould raife the price of that 
popular and fo freely-drunk nedtar, the gin. Two caufes 
of diflatisfaftion which at firft made Mr. Bull prick up 
his ears, but with which, as with other impofitions, he 
had the good humour (and why not fay, the good fesfe 
to reconcile himfelf.—Some members of the houfe of com¬ 
mons, headed by Mr. Whitbread, fhould enter into a fe- 
rious enquiry upon the matter of thefe popular drinks; 
and confider whether it might not be prudent to eftablifh 
an affifa ctrevifia? Bread is affifed here; meat is tariffed 
in France; why fhould not liquors be fubjefted to the 
fame regulations ?—On the other hand, many are for do- 
ijig-away even the affife upon bread ; but upon this we 
do not prefume to give an opinion, as fo much might be 
urged on both fides. 
The coals imported into the port of London during 
-the year 18*2, amounted to 1,071,361! chaldrons. Here 
our aftonifhment is not only excited by the tremendous 
confumption of the metropolis; but alfo raifed to the 
higheft degree when we confider what an immenfe quan¬ 
tity of this ufeful mineral is treafured in the bofom of the 
earth, and how many of our fellow-creatures are obliged 
to deprive themfelves of the light and heat of the fun in 
order to furnifh us with this neceftary of life. 
The following is an account of the net revenue of the 
Port-office, from the 5th of April 1793, to the 5th of Ja- 
179+ 
£ 
4+5,622 
s 
7 
d . 
8 
Bro' 
1804 
up ,£6,483,888 
- - 9+9. 8 9 s 
6 
17 
IO 
6 
1795 
- 
- 
449,978 
2 
10 
1805 
- - 972,811 
+ 
5 
5796 
- 
- 
5 1 3> ! +7 
5 
2 
I 806 
- - 1,108,840 
18 
1 
1 797 
- 
- 
557.731 
% 
O 
1807 
- 1,161,848 
8 
+ 
1798 
- 
- 
636,956 
1 
8 
1808 
i.J+7.375 
13 
11 
1799 
- 
- 
689,620 
9 
8 
1809 
- 1,132,209 
5 
0 
1800 
- 
- 
745>3 1 3 
3 
6 
1810 
U15M7I 
7 
7 
1801 
- 
- 
800,361 
9 
8 
1811 
- 1,3+rim 
l6 
0 
1802 
- 
- 
916,276 
1 
+ 
1812 
- 1,328,266 
3 
+ 
1803 
- 
- 
728,871 
3 
+ 
1813 
- 1,414,224 
O 
7 
Car. pp <£6,483,888 
6 
10 
Total .£18,291,847 
I 
7 
The total charge of the public debt in the year ending 
January 5, 1813, was 34,288,564.1.—The funis paid into 
the exchequer in the fame year, on account of the per¬ 
manent taxes, was 37,597,0351. The fame for the war- 
taxes was 21,181,0821. Total, 58,778,117b—At the fame 
period the total amount of the public debt was 812,013,135b 
and of the unredeemed debt 575,211,3931. 
Gold was at this time at 5I. 12s. per ounce; a guinea, 
in relation to bank-notes, being worth il. 8s. 9id. or a 
bank-note, in relation to gold, being 13s. nd. Silver 
was 7s. 6d. per oz. fo that 20 (hillings, in relation to 
bank-notes, was worth il. 9S. and a bank-note, in re¬ 
lation to filver, 13s. 9^d.—By a lift given in a pamphlet 
written by lord Lauderdale it appears, that there were at 
leaft 114 different kinds of local filver tokens in circula¬ 
tion in various parts of England and Wales, few of which 
were worth above 13s. to the pound, and many not 
worth 10s. 
The following table of the moneys raifed for the public 
fervicc in various periods, from James II. in 1688, to the 
year 1813, is taken from official documents. 
In the reign of James II. the revenue was .£2,000,00® 
■ —— 'William III. - - - 3,900,00® 
-Anne - 5,700,00® 
■ -George I. 6,700,00® 
--George II. - 8,500,000 
--—George III. in 1765 - « 9,300,000 
1770 « . 9,500,000 
1775 * - 10,000,00 o 
1780 ® • 12,200,000 
1785 = * 14,900,000 
1788 = «• 15,500,000 
179 1 * - 18,832,465 
1793 - - 22,050,898 
1794 - - 32,102,168 
1795 “ - 37A+U73 6 
1796 - - 60,969,839 
1799 - - 67,634,677 
a8oi - - 75,743,475 
x8o 5 - . 81,167,978 
i8o-S - « 82,225,11® 
1809 - - 93,192,742 
1810 - - 97,9+3,0 3+ 
1811 - » 99,110,000 
1812 - - 105,719,000 
1813 - - 113,303,519 
At the beginning of the year, a plan was laid at Stut- 
gard, to kill the king of Wirtemberg. The official ac¬ 
count does not enter into particulars, but the following 
is what is faid :—The king was hunting; and, being in 
a fmall building which ferved to conceal his niajefty for 
the purpofe of firing upon the game which might pals be¬ 
fore it. was fuddenly annoyed by the odour oif burnt tin¬ 
der. They examined and fearched, but could not difeo- 
ver whence the fmell proceeded. The king went out; 
and a more minute inveftigation took place under the 
building. At laft powder and inflammable materials were 
difeovered. Shortly after, the building blew up. 
Feb. 14, a curious cafe (Elliott v.Vorley and others) came 
on in the fheriff’s court. It was an inquiry to affefs damages 
for arrefting adead body. The following are the particulars, 
as ftated by Mr. Reynolds, counfel for the plaintiff. The 
deceafed, John Elliott, was indebted to one of the defend¬ 
ants, Baker, a bricklayer, refident in Hoxton, and to an¬ 
other of the defendants, Heafman, a carpenter, a fmall 
fum, for work done. On the 3d of Odfober, 1811, John 
Elliott died; and on the Monday following, Odl. 7, Vor- 
ley and Bormer, two officers, (likewife defendants in this 
cafe,) came, accompanied by Baker, Heafman, and a 
journeyman, to the houfe where Elliott lay dead. In the 
paffage they were met by the plaintiff, John Atkins El¬ 
liott, the foil of the deceafed. Bornier faid he wanted Mr. 
Elliott, and was told by his foil that his father was dead. 
Vorley faid, he had a warrant to arreft the deceafed at the 
fuit of Heafman and Baker; and enquired of the fou 
where the body lay. The fon pointed out the room; hut 
faid the door was locked, and that his mother } who had 
gone 
