1805.] 
At Bombay, Mehendi Ali Khan, who, 
from a mean origin, was raifed to a confider- 
able employment in the Eaft India Company’s 
fervice, and entrufted with the provifion of 
fupplies at Judda for the troops employed in 
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eminently fignalized himfelf under his friend 
Sir Sidney Smith in the arduous debarkation 
of our troops on the Egyptian fhore. 
At Madras, of the wounds which he re- 
ceived in ftorming the fort of Alhi Ghur, 
- In June 1803. fo foon as the prefent war began, a further additional tax was laid 
the expedition to Egypt, which he executed 
greatly to the fatisfaction of the Bombay Go- 
vernment. He was alfo employed as refident 
at Bafhire, and on an embafly to the Sove- 
reign of Perfia. 
At Kingfton, Jamaica, John Griffin Sa- 
ville, efq. captain in the royal navy. He 
Colonel Kenny, of the rith regiment 
of native infantry. He had been twenty- 
feven years in the fervice, and had fought 
many battles ia India under his uncle Sir Fyre 
‘Coote. In the laft affair, which proved mor- 
tal to him, he loft his right hand, and his 
left thigh was dreadfully fhattered. 
MONTHLY COMMERCIAL REPORT. 
yt is, perhaps, not generally known, that a pretty fteady trade is now carried on between ~ 
this country and Peru. Although not immediately recognized by the Spanith Govern~ 
ment, yet itis fo far tolerated as to be conduéted without hazard to the parties engaged in it. 
Thefe thips carry out various kinds of woollen-cloths, muflins, and other Manchefter and 
Paifleymanufagtures, hardware of all kinds, filk hofiery, and filk manufaétures in general. 
They bring back bark,’ farfaparilla, indigo, ingots of gold, bars of filver, wrought plates 
&c. Since the eftablifhment of a free trade in the Spanith colonies, which took place in 
1733, the Englifh and other traders have had better accefs to.this market, and have con- 
trived to diftribute their commodities along the whole extent of thefe coafts. The confe- 
quence has been, that the manufa@turers of Quito have had little demand for their coarfe 
cloths, thofe of Britith manufaéture being preferred, and to be had at a cheaper rate. 
The ufual Acapulca fhips and other Government traders have been difcontinued fince the 
fame date, andjthe trade to the Manillas and other parts is carried on in private bottoms by 
free companies of merchants. 
The prices of ftocks, though not advancing, have not lately known any remarkable va- 
riation. The 3 per Cent. Confols vary between 57 and 53. The Onanium has beenat a pre~ 
mium of 2, 3, and 4 percent. | 
The brewers of Liverpool have lately circulated the following paper relative to the advance 
in the price of ale and beer. } 
«* As the Liverpool brewers find themfelves along with others brewers in the kingdom, com= 
pelled to the difagreeable alternative either to advance’ the price orto reduce the quality of ale 
and beer, they prefume to ftate to the public the caufes which néceffitate them to fuch a ftep= 
they find this the more neceffary, becaufe the brewers have been challenged in certain Londo 
papers to fhew caufe for fucha proceeding ; and as the public generally and the poorer claffes of 
the community {pecially are deeply interefted in the quality and price of ale and beer, the brew- 
ers hope for the kind attention of a liberal public to an account of the caufes why they are © 
obliged to raife the prices or reduce the quality of beer and ale, which are as follows : , 
At the conclufion of the laft war, in 1802, it was found neceffary that a fum of 41,489,000l. 
ef accumulated debt in Exchequer bills, &c. fhould be funded; it was alfo 1efolved by parliament, 
that another fum of 56,445,001. the intereft of which had before been paid by the income tax of 
t-n per cent. on land, &c, fhould be provided for in another manner ; the income tax was ther 
repéaled, and in place of that tax other articles were fubftituted to pay thatintereft, among which 
were malt, beer, and hops, which in 1803, actually paid as follows : 
Malt in addition to old duties, paid more in the firft year. a5 $ 1.1,552,688 
Beer 3 : i . ditto aed a ° 399,994 
Allowance to brewers, taken off ° : ° . 5 439,195 
‘Tax additional on malt, ale and beer, Iaid on in 1802 ° A 1.2,391,147 
on malt for its fupport, which was eftimated to produce 
i 1.2,700,;C0o 
Additional tax on malt and beer in two years, 1802 and 18¢3 3 : 
Old produce of malt, beer, and hops, before thefe new taxes annually about 
£.552915847 
e 3,008,009 
Paid annually now by malt, ale, beer, and hops, which laft are uncertain 
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