Total revenues Actual charges. Madras Bombay. Bengal 3,120,149 1,739,015 Expences of Bencoolen and Pinang 7,043,783 43,944 for the year 1789-90 amounted to 775,502 1. Mr. Dundas obferved, that he had been accustomed on former occafions to enter into fome confiderations how far the general state of affairs in India was likely to be permanent. The committee could certainly not expect from him any difcuffion of that kind at prefent, because such an attempt during a depending war would be very idle and ufelefs. Several gentlemen had attempted to make calculations with respect to the expences of the war: one gentleman stad ftated them at three millions, another at four, others at fix, and even at twelve millions. He was not abfurd enough to enter into a contest with thefe calculators: all wars were in their nature uncertain. his own part, he faw nothing gloomy in the profpect, and he did not doubt but the day was nearer at hand, when the refources of India would furnish affiflance to this country, than": when this country would be obliged to lend her aid and fupport to India. For Mr. Fox remarked, that a fyftem of evafion had characterised every fentence of the right honourable gentleman's fpeech that day, in no one part of which he had made a clear unequivocal declaration but in 5,416,274 the conclufion. As to the expences of the war, though no perfon would 1,627,509 prefume to form a precife calculation, yet the right honourable gentleman could not be ignorant of the common news of the world, which statNet revenues £1,583,565 ed, that in the eftimation of thofe Add the amount of import fales and of certificates, 263.940 of pagodas, or 250,000!, fterling at Madras, the expence was fix lacks a month, which would be at the rate finances of India, Mr. Fox requested of three millions a year. As to the the committee to recollect, that the India debt now amounts to fixteen millions flerling, to which we have to add 800,000l. in the estimate be Deduct intereft on debt 438,426 1,847,505 Surplus revenue L. 1,409,079 By another paper it appeared that the increafe of debt in India fore This bufy feffion of parliament, concluded on the 10th of June, as ufual, by a fpeech from the throne; in which his majefty exprefied nis fa-, tisfaction at the circumftance, that a mode had been adopted for defraying the expences of last year without, any permanent addition to the public burdens, and alfo at the proxi-, fion which had been made for the government of Canada. He inti mated his regret at not being able to acquaint them with the refult of the negociation, for peace between Ruf, fia and the Porte, thanked the commons for the fupplies, and pro-a rogued the parliament to the 16th of Auguft. Soon after the rifing of the parliament, the nation was difgraced by a feries of outrages and violences, as unprovoked and wanton as have ever darkened the annals of a civilized people, and which, for the fpace of four days, fpread terror and alarm through the large opulent town of Birmingham, and the adjacent country. An uafuccefsful effort was made this feffion by fir, Gilbert Elliot, to procure for the members of the church of Scotland an, exemption from the teft ad. The general a guments employed in favour of the application were much, the fame as we ftated in our preceding volume. on Mr. Fox's motion for a repeal of that act; and it was added, that by the treaty of union, the fubjects of both countries were to have a free communication of right throughout the whole united empire. To this it was replied, That it, was cer, tainly known to the Scotch, previous to the treaty of union, that the test act cxifted, as appears by their own debates on the fubject. This being the cafe, being fully aware of it, and voluntarily agreeing to it, any attempt to get rid of it at prefent was a kind of chicane, which would never be countenanced in private con duct. The motion was rejected by a majority of 87. Ад motion was alfo made on the 27th of May by Mr. Sheridan, "That the feveral petitions, &c. prefeated in the last feffion relative to the internal government of the royal, burghs of Scotland be referred to a committee." After, fome, debate however, at the defire of Mr. Dundas, it was agreed that the matter of the petitions and other papers on, that fubject fhould be taken into confideration early in the fucceeding feflion. We have already had too much occafion to notice the difference of fentiment which prevailed among the higher orders of fociety in this country concerning the French revolution, and the heat and ill temper which that difcuffion appeared unneceffarily to provoke.The fame caufe of difcord was found to pervade the inferior claffes, and confiderable pains were taken by cer tain journalists to excite the paffions and prejudices of the populace against the affertors of Gallic liberty. On the other hand, a confiderable body" of the whig party in Great Britain rejoiced in the emancipation of a neighbouring nation, and flattered themselves that they faw in the ef tablishment of the French conftitution, not only the annihilation of defpotifm in that country, but the, "XI. Refolved, That the expence of the armament in the year 1790, feparately provided for, and not included in the above account, "XII Refolved, That it appears that the addition to the navy debt, fince the 31st of December 1785, is eftimated by the felect committee at 457,950l and that by an account delivered to the houfe fince the report of the committee, this debt appears to have been farther increafed. years, viz. from 6th of January 1786 to 5th of January 1791 (both inclufive), has amounted annually to the fum of 15,618,775kan mo, Pil “ VI, Refolved, That the ave-has amounted to a fum exceeding brage expenditure during the fame 3,000,000l. period, including the fums paid to the American loyalifts, and on account of other temporary mifcellaneous fervices, and the fams iffued to the commiffioners for discharging the national debt, and adding the eftimated expence of the militia for the years 1789 and 1790; but exclufive of the expence of the arma"XIII Refolved, That the toment of 1790, and of any addition to the navy debt fince 1786, has tal amount of the exceeding of ex amounted annually to the fum ofpenditure in the five years before 16,855,1091. bitated, exclufive of this addition to the navy debt, and of the expence of the armament in 1799, amounts to the fum of 6,181,670). VII. Refolved, That the average excefs of expenditure, beyond, the average income, during the aboye period, has amounted annually to 1.4,236,3341... 66 "XIV, Refolved, That the extraordinary refources, by which this deficiency has been fupplied during the above period, have amounted to the fum of 6,191,1051. and have arifen from the following articles, viz. booler DVZ VIII. Refolved, That the total produce of the public income, upon an average of the last three years, viz. from 6th January 1788 to 5th January 1791 (both inclufive), has amounted annually to the fum ofit From refpited duties com £1 16,030,2861,www urban discj të paid in by the Eaft India, torq "IX. Refolved, That the average expenditure, during the fame period, including the fums paid to the American loyalists, and on account of other temporary mifcellaneous fervices, and the fums iffued to the commiffioners for difcharging the national debt, and adding the efti⚫mated expence of the militia for the years 1789 and 1790; but exclufive, of the expence of the armament in 1790, andof any addition to the navy debt fince 1786, has amounted annually to the fum of 16,978,0731. X. Refolved, That the average excefs of expenditure, beyond the average income during the above period, has amounted annually to X947,7871. 8 6 522,500 company From arrears of land- bas 1975 tax granted prior atopas paty 1786 tongyou can 31,467 no bows 4,875 From fums remaining bofosqzs in the exchequer on the Germ 5th of January 1786,172,119 Ditto malt From the impreft mommo sdi neys and moneys repaid- 820,165 From money repaid on as account of advance fored bot foreign fecret fervice 0.034,000 From fale of French » prizes -e a tu From army favings, and Chelfea penfioners 113,900 1,091,147 From profit on the ang b nual lottery 1,212,692 Raifed 1,002,140 187,000 £6,19,105 VA XV. Refolved, That from the XVI. Refolved, That the feMect committee appointed in 1786, to examine and ftate the accounts relating to the public income and expenditure, and to report what "might be expected to be the annual amount of the faid income and expenditure in future, tated the expected future expenditure upon a permanent peace establishment, including the annual million to be paid by the commiflioners, at the fum of 15.478,181. ་ "XVII. Refolved, That the felect committee appointed in the prefent year 1791, to examine into taking place towards the end of the Army Militiaolisen Mifcellaneous fervices the amount of the public income 975 a tudi bostatabl 50 XXII. Refolved, That the select committee of 1791 calculate the amount of the permanent peace eltablishment, under the fame five heads of navy, army, ordnance, militia, and mifcellaneous fervices, at 4,347,5691. viz. and expenditure during the last fivet ud over sur l£.3.913,274 years, and alfo to repor: to the house of bisq and sub what may be expected to be the anCual amount in future, ftated the expected expenditure upon a permanent peace etablishment, including the annual million to be paid to the commiffioners, at the fum of 15,969,1781. a fum exceeding the permanent peace establishment, as ftated by the committee of 1786, by 490,9971. OCH S "XVIII. Refolved, That in the report of the felect committee in 1786, the accounts are ftated to have been prepared on a calculation of a permanent peace establishment (1 Navy 292,000,000 Army wb. yutoby,748,842 Ordnance and Ans Militia 375,000 tommalt 0) 95,311 Miscellaneous fervices 428,416 protibusge. Jo astia 20.453473569 exceeding power threatened to be fatal to Poland and the northern ftates, and was formidable to all Europe. Lord Fitzwilliam's motion was negatived by a confiderable majority. our trade with Poland entirely de pendent on the will of the king of Pruffia.g) On the other hand it was con. tended by lord Mulgrave and others, The motion was negatived by 96 againft 29.VE It was not till the 9th of May That it was a well-known fact that the topic was renewed, when that Ruffia, ever fince the had 0 the state of the negociation ap- emerged from barbarism, about 200 peared to warrant oppofition in years ago, had been purfuing one bringing forward a motion ground- regular fcheme of ambition to exbed on the importance of the Ruffian tend her conquefts far and wide!" trade. In oppofition to their arguments on the occafion, however, it was ftated by lord Grenville, that A feeble attempt was made in the trade was infinitely more advan- the houfe of lords, towards the clofe tageous to Ruffia than to us; and if of the feffion, to prevent the proroBritish commerce had been carried gation of parliament till the Ruffian to any extent in Ruffia, it was not difpute fhould be terminated; but on account of any exclufive pri- it was negatived without a divifion. vileges we poffeffed, but for this In a former chapter we have briefly reafon because the Ruffian con- ftated in what manner and upon fumers found themfelves better fup- what terms the peace was concludplied from Great Britain than fromed between Ruffia and the Porte. any other market; and, on the As the war was certainly unpopular other hand, the Ruffian merchant in England, it is probable that our found a better market for his com- miniftry thought it prudent to abate modities in Great Britain than He- of their demands. As a concefwhere" fion to popular opinion, every friend to liberty will rejoice in the circumftance; but the politician, who looks deep into the defigns of courts, and the probable caufe of events, will hefitate before he abfolutely 'condemns administration for their interference on that occafion. Lord Rawdon obferved, that on a former day it had been stated, that Great Britain was under no fpecific, engagement to the king of Pruffia to enter on this war, but that expediency had dictated the measure. If, inftead of that ground which had been ftated by his majefty's minifters, they had stated, that a fecret treaty had been entered into with Pruffia, he fhould have commended them for their prefent conduct in ftanding to their engagements." The marquis of Lansdowne cor roborated much of what had fallen from ford Rawdon, and remarked, that it had been the policy of former times to try at all hazards to keep Dantzick out of the hands of Pruffia; and we were now endeavouring to put Pruffia in poffeffion of that place, and thereby render Difapproving, as we unrefervedly do, of the Pruffian alliance, we cannot help thinking that every tatefman who wishes well to the peace, profperity, and liberties of Europe will look with a jealous eye on the proceedings of Ruffia. The rage for univerfal dominion is a rage which will in general-only poffefs the mind of a barbarian but the evidence of hiflory affures us that it is as natural to man in a certain ftate of fociety, as it is contrary to his feelings in a ftate of high cultiva tion and luxurious enjoyment. Eu rope |