@ An Account of the Progress of Insurance in G. Britain. [ Aug. 1, 
Brought over £.65,500,000 492,500,090 
_ The amount of the following articles must. be con- 
siderable, viz.—Manufactures of White Lead and Tur- 
pentine; Casks and Vats for Liquors, Dyes, Paints, | 
Drugs, Hats, Snuff, Horn, Straw Work, Paper, Books, 
Furnsture, Musical Instruments, Watches and Jewel- 
lery, Coaches and other Carriages, Printing Apparatus, 
Salt Provisions, Beef, Butter, Pork, Fish; altogether 
probably not less than 20°00) 2 Le 
Total annual amount of British Manufactures for 
Home Consumption, exclusive of various Articles in 
Tin, Iron, Copper, and other Metals, not noticed 
British Manufactures for Exportation, the real value 
OF which. mi 3499, wasn coiiemis ewd bead © elpagotens 
Foreign Merchandize.—The real value of Imports in 
the year 1779, was 48,000,000]. of which 8,000,000l. 
arose from East India Commodities, which, whilst they 
remain in the Company’s Warehouses, 150,000,000]. 
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Taking ene-fourth of this 156,000,000I. as Insurable 
Property throughout the year, it will give _ . Be lis 
The accumulated Stock of Works of Art, in Col- 
lections of Pictures, Medals, Statues, and Vases, can- 
not be estimated at less than. . 20) 200 es 
Shipping.—The value of Ships in Harbour, from un- 
disputed data, must exceed 20,000,0001. the Shipping 
belonging to the Plantations may be taken at 2,500,0001. 
and Vessels on the Stocks at 500,0001. ‘Total, 
23,000,000l. one fourth of which may be taken as‘In- 
surable Property . . . 
To these Articles various other Stocks of Insurable 
Property might be added; but no reasonable Estimate 
can be formed of their amount. The principal are 
Mayazines of Coals, Alum, and other Minerals; Boats 
and other River Craft; Arsenals and Public Buildings 
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Total Insurable Property in Great Britain . . . 
The Insurable Preperty in Ireland, in Houses, Fur- 
niture, Agricultural Stock, Manufactures on Hand, Fo-— 
reign Merchandize and Shipping, if taken at two-fit- 
teenths of the Insurable Property in Great Britain, 
would amount to more than 70,000,000]. but we will 
only state itatone-tenth . . . .. . 
Total Insurable Property in the United Kingdom . 
The progress of Insurance may be estimated from t 
Revenue derived from Policies of Insurance :-— 
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156,729 } 
10,500,006 
75,500,000 
40,000,000 
116,500,000 
40,500,000 
156,000,000 
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. 89,000,000 
. 10,000,000 
. 5,750,000 
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« 10,000,000 
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557,250,000 
. 54,725,008 
611,975,000 - 
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