129 THE HISTORICAL REGISTER, For MARCH, 1737. Containing an Impartial Relation of all Tranfactions, Foreign and Domeftick; as alfo, the moft curious Weekly Effays, &c. *********** ** ******************** GREAT BRITAIN. **** Continuation of the Proceedings and Debates in the fecond Seffion of the prefent W Parliament. E find it neceffary to than at prefent, of the Authenticity of fome Pieces to be inferted in it: In the mean Time, we fhall go on with what cannot but be agreeable to our Readers; and as the Sinking Fund is, in a Manner, the Palladium of Britain, we here prefent them with the Accounts of it as they were deliver'd into Parliament, on Saturday, January 31, 1735-6. The Excefs or Surplus of the feveral Duties, Revenues, and Incomes commonly called the Aggregate Fund, eftablished by feveral Acts of Parliament of the 3d, 5th, and 6th Years of his late Majefty's Reign, for answering the Pay ments therein expressed, viz. The Money arifen at the Exchequer within the Half Year ended at Lady Day, 1735, on the particular Branches herein enumerated, viz. DEBTOR. Houle Money, first granted 7th of Will. 3.' ads Tonnage and Poundage Arrears of the Duties on Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate, before the 24th of June, 1724; and the Duties on Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, Pictures and Muflins →→ Arrears of the Increased Duties on Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate, before the 24th of June, 1724, and the Duties on Nimegs, Chamon, Cloves, Mace, and Pictures DEBTOR. Brought over A Moiety of the Inland Duty of 2 s. per lb. on Coffee, fince 24th June, 1724. - Ditto- ~ of 4 s. per lb. on Tea, fince ditto ditto Further Rates on White Calicoes, China Wares and Drugs for Annuities Additional Duties on French Wines and Merchandizes 'Duties on Hops Duties on Brandy Surplus of 9 d. Excife, granted for 99 Years Ditto of the ths of 9 d. Excife Ditto, of the 3700 1 per Week Excise 13,307 17 4 Ditto, of the Revenues in Annuity Acts 4th, 5th, and 6th Anne Ditto, of the Fund for the Lottery, 1710 Publick Monies brought into the Exchequer after Michaelmas, 1715, appropriated by an Act of 1 Geo. I. pag. 301, To the Duty of 3 d. per Barrel Excife, and the additional Duty on Pepper and Al. arisen Michaelmas, 1734, and refting at Lady-Day, 1735, over and above fufficient to fatisfy the Annuities of 81,000l. per Annum, granted Anno 1710, computed to that Time 1,325 6. 26,399 7 1/ 336,539 7 61 The Excefs or Surplus of the feveral Duties, Revenues, and Incomes, cammonly called the Aggregate Fund, eftablished by feveral Als of Parliament of the 3d, 5th, and 6th Years of his late Majefty's Reign, for answering the Payments therein expreffed, viz. CREDITOR. By Payments charged on the Aggregate Fund, by A&ts of Parliament, viz. By the Bank of England, on their Anuity of 60,000 L (being the Remainder of 80,000l. per Ann, for cancelling two Millions of Exchequer Bills) for the half Year ended at Lady-day, 1735, purfuant to the Act, of 11 Geo. I. pag. 213. and 2 Geo. II. pag. 81. By the South-Sea Company to difcharge Annuities at 4 per Cent. on the Principal Sum of 393,645 8 s. to which the Sum of 481,700 %, fubfcribed into their Capital 1. 5. ๔. 30,000 0 CREDITOR. is reduced, by abating from the fame 48,054 12. for a proportionable Part of 4,500,000/. repaid to the faid Company for redeeming fo much of their Capital, and the Annuities attending the fame, being the Remainder of 500,000 contributed on the first Lottery, 1719, for the half Year ended at Lady-day, 1735. Towards the Expence of his Majefty's Civil Government for the half Year ended at Lady Day, 1735, by the Act of Geo. II. pag..8. 60,000 。。 By the South Sea Company, to discharge Annuities at 4 per Cent. on the principal Sum of 751,911 165. ≤ d. 1. to which the Sum of 843,702 1. 15. 8d. fubfcribed into their Capital, is reduced, by abating from the fame 91,790 / 55. 7 d. for a proportional Part of 4,500,000/ repaid to the faid Company, for redeeming fo much of their whole Capital, and the Annuities attending the fame, being the Remainder of 1,079,000 /. contributed for Annuities Anno 1715, for the half Year ended at Lady Day, 1735- 15,038 4 85 By the Officers of the Exchequer Bill Office, on their Salaries, for the half Year ended at Lady Day, 1735-By the Ufher of the Exchequer for Neceffaries By the South Sea Company, and the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, claiming under them for the half Year ended at Lady Day, 1735, on 527 /. 11 s. 9d. ! per Ann. being fuch Part of 10,5167. 1 s. 7 d. per Ann. Refidue of 12,000 l. per Ann. allowed them for Charges of Management on Subfcriptions by the Act of 6 Geo. I. as is chargeable on this Fund By the United Company of Merchants of England, trading to the Eaft-Indies, on their reduced Annuity of 128,000 payable to them from Michaelmas, 1730, being after the Rate of 41. per Cent. per Ann. on the faid Company's Capital of 3,200,000 for the half Year ended at Lady Day, 1735, pursuant to the Act of 3 Geo. II. pag. 452. By the Excess or Surplus which at or before Lady Day, 735, did arife by the Duties compofing the Aggregate Fund per contra (over and above all the Monies then due, or payable to discharge the feveral Annuities and other Allowances and Payments directed by Acts of Parliament to be fatisfied out of the fame) which Excess or Surplus is Carried to the Sinking Fund 325 263 15 10 64,000 0 R 2 The Excefs or Surplus of fuch Duties or Revenues (Part of the South Sea Fund) as were established by Act of Parliament of the 3d and 5th Years of his late Majefty's Reign, for anfwering Payments to the South Sea Company and others, which Excefs or Surplus is here ftated at Lady Day, 1735. The Money arifen at the Exchequer in the half Year ended at Lady Day, 1735. The Excefs or Surplus of fuch Duties or Revenues, (Part of the South Sea Fund) as were established by Act of Parliament of the 3d and 5th Years of his late Majefty's Reign, for anfwering Payments to the South Sea Company and others, which Excefs or Surplus is here ftated at Lady Day, 1735, viz. By the South Sea Company to discharge Annuities at 4. per Cent. on the principal Sum of 8,912,053 / 85, 8d. Half-penny, to which their original Capital of 10,000,000!. is reduced, by abating from the fame 1,387,946 l. 11 s. 3d. Half-penny, for a proportional Part of 4,500,000 /. repaid to the faid Company, for redeeming fo much of their whole Capital, And the Annuities attending the fame, and is from the half Year ended at Lady Day, 1735. By ditto Company on 7,1297 125. 11 d. per Ann. for Charges of Management, to which their Allowance of 8000 l. per Ann. was reduced, on Re-payment to the faid Company of 4,500,000l. as aforefaid, and is for the half Year ended at Lady Day, 1735. By the Excefs or Surplus, which at or before Lady Day, 1735, did arife by the Rates, Duties, Impofitions and Revenues per contra, over and above fufficient to fatisfy all Payments chargeable thereupon, which Excefs or Surplus is carried to the Sinking Fund 1. s. d. 178,241 5 4 3,564 165 181,805 17 10 20,879 8 6 202,685 6 4 The Produce at the Exchequer of the Duties and Revenues, which by an Aặ of 3 Geo. 1. pag. 303, were charged towards making good a general yearly Fund of 724,8491. 6s. 10d. with the Deficiency thereof, and the Overplus of the fame General Fund stated at Lady Day, 1735, which Overplus arifeth over and above all the Monies which then or before became due or payable according to fubfequent Acts, out of the faid Duties, Revenues, or General Fund. To Money arifen at the Exchequer within the half Year ended at Lady Day, 1735, in Part of 362,424 1. 13 s. 5 d. viz. To the Complement for compleating the general Fund of 724,849 1. 65. 10 per Ann. for the half Year ended at Lady Day, 1735, to be made good by Parliament 19,927 17 9 325,106 3 8 37,318 9 81 362,424 13 5 The |