Number of Vessels that belonged to the Ports of the British Empire, on the 31st December, 1825, 1826, and 1827, respectively. U. Kingdom On the 31st December, 1825. [On the 31st December, 1826.jOn the 31st December, 1827. 20,087 2,298,836 146,703 19,035 2,150,605 130,494 20,469 2,382,069 149,894 Brit. Plantations Total 508 28,505 3,773 3,579 214,875 15,059 24,174 2,542,216 165,535 499 29,392 3,665 3,657 224,183 14,077 24,625 2,635,644 167,636 489 30,533 3,701 3,675 279,362| 17,220 23,199 2,460,500 151,415 Number of Vessels entered inwards, and cleared outwards, at the several Ports of the United Kingdom, during the three years ending 5th January, 1828. Years ending Tonnage and number of men employed in the Coasting Trade of the United Kingdom, for the years ending 5th January; including the Cross Channel Trade 'between Great Britain and Ireland. Number of Vessels Built and Registered in the British Empire, in the years ending 5th January, 1826, 1827, and 1828. Note.-From 1814 to 1827, 272 Steam Vessels were built and registered. FOREIGN TRADE OF GREAT BRITAIN. An Account of the Value, as calculated at the official rates, of all Imports into, and of all Exports from Great Britain, during each of the three years ending the 5th January, 1828; stated exclusive of the trade with Ireland. TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. An account of the value of all Imports into, and of all Exports from, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, during each of the three years ending 5th January, 1828, calculated at the official rates of valuation, and stated exclusive of the trade between Great Britain and Ireland reciprocally. Value of the Pro Value of Exports, calculated at the official rates of duce and Man valuation. official rates of factures of the United Kingdom, exported therefrom, according to the real and declared value thereof t s. d. 3. d. s. d. s. d. 1826 1827 1828 8. d. 44,208,807 6 5 47,150,689 12 11 9,169,494 8 3 56,320,184 1 238,870,945 11 11 37,6-6,113 11 7 40,965,735 19 9 10,076,286 11 5 51,042,022 11 231,536,723 5 2 44,87,774 19 2 52,219,250 8 0 9,830,728 2 1162,050,608 10 11 37,182,857 3 2 TRADE OF IRELAND. An Account of the Value of all Imports into, and of all Exports from Ireland, during each of the three years ending the 5th January, 1828, (stated exclusive of the trade with Great Britain.) PUBLIC DEBT OF FRANCE. State of the Sinking Fund on the 31st of December, 1828, taken from the Report of the Director General. Francs. Total receipts. PAYMENTS. 878,573,323.02 The Sinking Fund had purchased to 30th September, 1828, as follows, viz. 1. Before the 22d June, 1825, Stocks not transferable, of which the Sinking Fund receives the dividends: 37,070,107 francs of per cent. rentes,* which have cost 433,097 francs 3 per cent. rentes, which have cost 2. After 21st June, 1825, Rentes annulled conformably to 2d article of the 10,988,622 francs of 3 per ct. rentes, which have cost 48,495,353 francs, 3, 4, and 5 per ct. rentes There have been purchased, during the 4th quar- 768,627 francs 3 per ct. rentes, which have cost 2,000 francs 4 per ct. rentes' 49,265,980 francs, 3, 4 and 5 per cent. Cash on hand on 31st December, 1828, EXPENSES. General Budget of the Expenses of the State for 1829. 594,914,079.55 10,819,374.01 253,664,120.73 77,418.54 859,474,992.83 19,050,129.75 44,400 878,569,522.58 722,661.29 Finance (including expenses of Chambers of Peers and Deputies, civil, military and ecclesiastical 100,100,625 pensions, allowance to the Legion of Honour, &c. Expenses of administering the public revenue Repayments, &c. Var,} Expenses for the Ministries of Commerce and Manufactures, War, and Public Instruction, not included in the above estimate General Budget of Receipts. REVENUE. 128,058,685 41,885,394 974,184,361 6,001,797 Francs, 980,186,158 190,000,000 47,500,000 Estimated amount of receipts, stamps, registries and public domain Sales of timber The French funds are estimated by the amount of the interest allowed, (rentes,) not of the nominal capital. From customs Salt duty Francs. 98,550,000 152,920,000 The above receipts are specially set apart for the interest and liquidation of the consolidated debt. Those which follow are applicable to the general expenses of the state. Indirect contributions 210,900,000 Posts Lotteries Direct taxes, including the additional taxes for the use of the departments and communes 31,050,000 12,900,000 323,988,621 Miscellaneous sources 16,898,200 986,156,821 Receipts from the Ministries of Commerce and Manufactures, War and Public Instruction, not included in the above estimate 6,459,154 992,615,975 NAVIGATION. There entered the French ports during the year 1828, 78,472 French vessels, and 4,728 foreign vessels, making together 83,000, having 3,249,916 tons, viz: There sailed from the ports of France in the same year, 76,877 French and 5,063 foreign vessels, making 81,940 vessels, the aggregate of whose tonnage was 3,074,154, viz. The above table is formed from the entries at the Custom House, and of course does not give an exact view of the existing amount of French shipping, many vessels making several voyages in the course of the year. The above statement includes all the imports and exports, whether they have been destined to be consumed in the country, or exported; whether they were the productions of the soil or manufactures of France, or merely forwarded from the French entrepots. The following table only gives the quantities really entered for consumption, and the articles the produce and manufacture of the country, which have been exported. |