Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-01-24
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A new work has iuR appeared on,
the St,tjQn or Political Lconouyl Of
Englans The author has, in paruc0-
lar, collected ioms "details on the hiilo.
ry of Ks commerce fince 1907" Til
that period" iays he il is impofible
tor Us to know Tie extent and progrefs
Of its commerce AT thai tire. the Ium
in circulation was 5I,.oool. aerling
a century afterwards this fun was rerk.
oned az 1900, cool. fabove twenty
times more than il had been hef0fe)
hom 1874 to 1918, its CON nerce had
encreaied s millions from I7Ss to
1898, II millcns its pro r-eis fnce.
has been fiji more rapid Before the.
reign ot George the /. they hid not H.
troduced fyttem OF finance that was
founded on true principles OF pu5li-
economy. II the reign ot Queen Ell.
zabeIh, the duties which were Ind OH.
commerce, were Is Per cent. The en-
nusi revenue und.r William III was
4 millions under Queen Anae,
Mi lions ; under George |, 7 milloas
an1 an half under George III, K
millions and three quarters under
George III. 56.76S,7oll. feililg.
During the prefent reign, they
have enclofed or cleared 9o4.cca
acres Of land, ana there remdn
.SI.I7S 6,7 acres If ware lanls. The
prefln, population Of the three king
'doms, according 70 late enumeration>
Us I5.59t4o, fluls. II has ncrealed
during the 18th century, millions
L had ercreafed only 4 millions and 4
half during tie ifs centuries preceding
the iaa"
Frsm a Lendon Petsr. SIT. az
UNcoMMos TsBIt. Lat week
copper Table, Weighing 70 toss, was
.cal az Berfhim ZION work.. for be
Ravenhsad Glsf, Company. The metal
was melted ID 5 furnaces, each cortafn- /.
ing 4 tons the bulldog wss fecured
from the intenie heat Of the eating, by
a wrought ion Umbrella. a carnage
of eight wheels has been conhruHed -
convey il to the place Of its dSiiinatich.
An Alexandra paper fays "A fev
days iince pafed through tbs diariss~
on their Journey 70 the WeGvard. =
fmali party Of Germans, who had pur-
chaied COCO acres Of land il he neigh
borhooi of Chilicothe, of G=rera Koi-
cioiko at 3 dollars the acre, fecopf
and larger party are we UNDERTAKE
daily expected at Norfolk thefe wor-
Thy people are laid 60 be from the ls;r
bank Of the Rhine, and vii prove 80
liable citizens for the new STATE Ohia,
u. S. Trraiary.-Mr Gallalin's Re.
port, dated the I6h alt exhibits the fcl-
Loving items Of receipts The laR wear,
ending Sept. 3o.)
From The Pof Ofi1e dis. so SEQ o
Sale Of Lands s16.c5z cS
Im2oi and Tonnage Iz,zso,ooo o.
Grand Total. I2,656,55z o5
The Secretary informs Us, thar out *
Aits Nss' 'A'f~'hE R@IAui re i1S Ell n
gulhe1 4,i5z.87o dollars OF the CAPT
tai 81 the pubic debt, h-Gdes f,767. 600
paid to the U. s. Bank, BY The file of
Bank Shares, on account eli the princi-
pal OF the debt due to shat inGligstion.
He further informs u.s. thatt the fpecie
in the Treafury on the III of Oluber
amounted 70 4,5so,675 dolls and thar
on the sia Of dec. II rould NOT fall
much ihost OF FIVE MILLIONS,
This is i fzrtesing account Of our
hfcal concerns, and il ihould be added,
that not cent OF Cur rich revenue flows
from any one neafurr or The preisne
admin i!lration. - SaEm CGzfnr.
"A State Bank, has been lately in
in South. Carolina. The
State fnbicribe' 100000 dollars, and
chooi.s three directors.
The Flour infpeaed in BE- barrels,
1907, amounted to 3
and 1887 halt bar