“MONTHLY. MAGAZINE. 
No. 160.) 4.5 ACS 
AUGUST 1, 1807. ja: Of V.er,.04, 
** As long as thofe who write are anibitious of making Scnvebtd, and of giving to their Opinions 4 Maximum of 
** Influence and Celebrity, the moft extenfively circulated Mifcellany will repay with the greatek Effeét the 
®* Curiofity of thofe who read either for Amufement or Inftrustion,” JOHNSON, 
ORIGINAL. COMMUNICATIONS. 
An account of the protress of tx- 90,400,4871, official value. The amount 
SURANCE in GREAT BRITAIN. 
BOUT eighty or an hundred years 
A ago the business of Marine Insu- 
rance in this country was inconsiderable. 
Before that time, Antwerp; and after the 
decline of Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotter- 
dam, Venice, and Hamburgh, were the 
principal places where Insurances were 
made. This circumstance was one cause 
ef the establishment in 1719 of the two 
Chartered Companies, the Royal BEx-- 
changeAssurance, and the London As- 
surance. ‘The isk im marine insurancé 
may be estimated by the value of the im- 
ports into, and exports from, Great Bri- 
tain, w hich on an av erage of five years, 
ending January°5, - 
18,861,6601. official value, and et 
Houses Shea ena one Sw Ree : 
POURS aoe gaits, Loe 
lowes: cote eg. 08 FR ae 
--Plates- +. *. Re Fe os 
Jewels and Teinloets Sp. Nig? Te me 
Clocks and Watches ogee RAE Pee ER 
Books 24 aves PR BGR 
Wine... eter aR 
~ House and Table Linen ; aga es 
Horses and Carrmges ¢ - so eo: 
Other Articles ay er gee ate ae Re 
Add for Steir one-terith Nene 
Agricultural Stock, i. ce, Wheat, Oats, Beans, &c.. . . .. 
1805; were, imports, 
the following heads, viz, 
Household Stuff, vin 
of the Mavitie Insurance duty in England 
and Scotland for the year ending Rati 
ary 5,1806 was 215, ABal. ‘hich, if di« 
vided ace one hundved parts, dts ive nine= 
ty seven would be fousd to be contri« 
buted by private underwriters, little more 
than two parts by the Royal Exchange 
Assurance, and considerably less than 
oné part by the London Assurance, 
In the year 1805, the gross produce of 
the marine imsurance . duty m Enyviand 
was 113,464]. and the ageregate amount 
of property insured from séa7isk, in Great 
Britain in’ that year may be estimated at 
about 100,000, 000}. 
The property insurable Rom fire in 
Great Britain may be eomprized under 
£.270,000,000 
135,000,000 
° ° ® . 6 é 
15,550,000: 
10,000,000 
5,000,000 
2,000,000 
5,00,00C0 
9,00,0000 
3,000,000 
2,000,000 
5,450,000 
50,000,000 
5,000,000 
eet 
55,000,000 
. $2,500,000 
British Manuificeares tor Home Consumption, viz. 
Pr ss a eae ne 
OEE yk a Pk, te ne 
Peeler a ee 
dy Lr lade No A A 
5 femp ~ e e By ih hg a. Xe 
Glass ee 3 tae et re tna . 
Pane 2. is." ee 
Poréelam and Potter 2 
inky Rh Pag 
Hardware 78 Seid eo 
Sece. es Pak we hy 
Spints 1%. Owe pase 2 ' 
Soap. ete eu yey 
Salt’. 5 Clo ated > 
Candles ear a 
, Montury Mac. No. 160. 
11,000,000 
6,000,000 
12,000,000 
2,000,000 
2,000,000 
2,000,000 
1,000,000 
2,000,000. 
3,000,000 
6,000,009 
10,000,000 
4,000,000 * 
1,500,000 
1,000,000 
Ono t Re ee Nee OCO.DU0 
Carry over £:65,500,000 492,500,000 
The 
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