ner of the treasury, and had authorized
him to complete the arrangements for the ministry. The principal
accessions made to the cabinet by Lord Liverpool were Lord Sidmouth as
secretary of state for the home department; the Earl of Harrowby as
lord president of the council; and Mr. Vansittart as chancellor of the
exchequer.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

On the 17th of June Mr. Vansittart, the new chancellor of the exchequer,
brought forward his budget, which had been nearly arranged by his
predecessor. The charges were stated at L7,025,700 for Ireland; and
L55,350,648 for Great Britain. This was a terrible extent of charge, he
said; but great as it was, the resources of the country were still equal
to it. By an enumeration of ways and means, he produced a result
of L55,390,460, including a loan of L15,650,000; but there had been
previously a loan of L6,789,625; which, added to the new loan, and
to exchequer-bills funded this year, created an annual interest of
L1,905,924. To provide for this Mr. Vansittart proposed to discontinue
the bounty on printed goods exported, and to increase the duties on
tanned hides, glass, tobacco, sales by auction, postage of letters, and
assessed taxes. The aggregate product of these increased duties were
estimated at L1,903,000. The augmentation of the duty on leather was
strongly opposed; but the whole budget received the sanction of the
house.

POPULATION RETURNS, ETC.

During this session returns under the population act were laid before
parliament. From these returns it appeared that Great Britain in
1801 had a population of 10,472,048 souls, and in 1811 no less than
11,911,644. These results revived the question of population compared
with its means of subsistence. It appeared by accounts produced about
this time, that during eleven years, from 1775 to 1786, the average
quantity of grain imported was 564,143 quarters, from 1786 to 1798,
1,136,101 quarters, and from 1799 to 1810, 1,471,000 quarters. The
average prices were in the first period named thirty shillings
per quarter, in the second forty shillings, and in the third sixty
shillings. During the last year no less a sum than L4,271,000 went out
of the country to purchase subsistence for its inhabitants. It must be
remembered, however, that at this period vast tracts of land remained
uncultivated, and that the science of agriculture was but imperfectly
understood.

BILL FOR PRESERVATION OF THE PEACE.

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