The following is an Account of the Total Quantities of British and Irish Linen exported from England, from the Commencement of the Bounty to January 1772, diftinguishing the Quantities and Bounties paid each Year.

Extract from the Accounts of the Linens ftamped in the following Years in Scotland, as attefted at the Linen Hall established by the Board of Trustees at Edinburgh, inftituted in the Year 1727.

An Account of the total Quantities of Foreign Linens imported into England in the following Years, converted into British Yards, and the Duties paid thereon, as taken from the Cuftom-House Entries in the Port of London.

An Account of the progreffive Increafe of the Revenue of the Poft-Office.

'N 1644, Mr. Edmund Prideaux, who was inland Poft Mafter, was

I fuppofed to collect about 5000l. per annum.

In 1654, the Parliament farmed the posts to Mr. Manly, at 10,000l.

In 1664, Daniel O'Neal, Efq; farmed them at 21,500l.

In 1674, they were let out at 43,000 1.

In 1685, the grofs were estimated at 65,000 1.

In 1688, the pofts amount was 76,3181.

In 1697, it was, according to Dr. Davenant, 90,505 1.

In 1710, they were 111,4611.

In 1715, the grofs amount of the inland office came to 145,227 l.

In 1744, the fame amounted to 198,2261.

But the total grofs amount of both inland and foreign offices, which can alone demonftrate the extent of our correfpondence, was that year 235,4921.

And in 1764, the grofs amount was 432,0481.

SUPPLIES granted by Parliament, for the Year 1773.

4354 marines.

2. And that a fum, not exceeding 41. per man per month, be allowed for maintaining the laid 20,000 men for 13 months, including ordnance for fea-fervice

DECEMBER IC.

1. That a number of land-forces, including 1522 invalids, amounting to 17070 effective men, commiffion and non-commiffion officers included, be employed for the year 1773.

2. For defraying the charge of 17070 effective men, for guards, garrifons, and other his Majefty's land-forces, in Great-Britain, Jerfey, and Guernsey, for the year 1773

3. For maintaining his Majefty's forces and garrifons in the plantations and Africa, including thofe in garrifon at Minorca and Gibraltar; and for provifions for the forces in North-America, Nova-Scotia, Newfoundland, Gibraltar, the Ceded-Iflands, and Africa, for the year 1773

4. For defraying the charge of the difference of pay between the British and Irish establishment of fix battalions, and three companies of foot, ferving in the Ifle of Man, at Gibraltar, Minorca, and the Ceded-Inlands, for the year 1773

5. For the pay of the general and general ftaff officers in Great-Britain, for the year 1773

6. Upon account, towards defraying the charge of out-penfioners of Chelfea- Hofpital, for the year 1773

1040000 0 Ο

616895 1 10

396935 5 10!

5503 9 5

11473 18 6

122982 39

7. For the charge of the office of ordnance, for land fervice, for the year 1773

8. For defraying the expence of fervices performed by the office of ordnance, for land-fervice, and not provided for by parliament in 1772

FEBRUARY 1, 1773.

1. For the ordinary of the navy, including halfpay to the sea and marine officers, for the year 1773

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2. Towards the buildings, rebuildings, and repairs of fhips of war in his Majefty's yards, and other extra works, over and above what are propofed to be done upon the heads of wear and tear and ordinary, for the year 1773

FEBRUARY 4.

1. Upon account, for maintaining and fupporting the civil eftablishment of his Majefty's colony of Nova-Scotia, for the year 1773

2. On account, for defraying the charges of the civil establishment of his Majefty's colony of Georgia, and other incidental expences attending the fame, from the 24th day of June 1772, to the 24th day of June 1773

3. Upon account, for defraying the expences of the civil establishment of his Majefty's colony of Eaft-Florida, and other incidental expences attending the fame, from the 24th day of June 1772, to the 24th day of June 1773.

4. Upon account, for defraying the expences of the civil establishment of his Majefty's colony of Weft-Florida, and other incidental expences attending the fame, from the 24th day of June 1772, to the 24th day of June 1773

5. Upon account, for defraying the expences attending general furveys of his Majefty's dominions in North-America, for the year 1773.

6. On account, for defraying the expence of fupporting and maintaining the civil establishment of the government of Senegambia, on that part of the coaft of Africa, fituate between the port of Salee, in South Barbary, and Cape Rouge, for the year 1773

FEBRUARY 18.

1. Upon account of the reduced officers of his Majefty's land-forces and marines, for the year 1773 [2] 2

17954 4 7

1390204 17 99

424019 0 9

421554

5146 10 5

3086 0

4950

7274 13

1885 4 •

633609

111127 5 10 2. For

2. For defraying the charge for allowances to the feveral officers and private gentlemen of the two troops of horse guards reduced, and to the fuperannuated gentlemen of the four troops of horse guards, for the year 1773

3. For the paying of penfions to the widows of fuch reduced officers of his Majefty's land forces and marines, as died upon the establishment of half-pay in Great-Britain, and were married to them before the twenty-fifth day of December, 1716, for the year 1773

4. Upon account of the expences of the new roads of communication, and building bridges in the Highlands of North-Britain, in the year 1773

FEBRUARY 25.

That provifion be made for the pay and cloathing of the militia, and for their fubfiftence during the time they shall be abfent from home on account of the annual exercise, for the year 1773.

MARCH 9.

To be advanced to the governor and company of the merchants of England, trading into the Levant Seas, to be applied in affifting the faid company in carrying on their trade

MARCH 30.

1. To replace to the finking-fund, the like fum paid out of the fame, to make good the deficiency, on the 5th day of July, 17-2, of the fund etablished for paying annuities, in refpect of five millions borrowed, by virtue of an act made in the 31ft year of the reign of his late Majelly, towards the fupply granted for the fervice of the year 1758

2. For paying off and difcharging the Exchequerbills made out by virtue of an act, paffed in the laft feffion of parliament, intituled, "An act for railing a certain fum of money, by loans, on Exchequer bills, for the fervice of the year 1772," and charged upon the first aids to be granted in this feilion of parliament

3. Towards enabling the commiffioners for building a bridge across the river Thames, from the city of Westminster to the oppofite fhore, in the county