An Estimate of the Comparative Strength of Britain during the Present and Four Preceding Reigns; and of the losses of her trade from every war since the Revolution ... To which is added an Essay on Population by the Lord Chief Justice HaleJohn Stockdale, 1794 - 254 pages |
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Page 54
... houfes ftand as fo many diftinct dwellings , in the accounts of the faid Hearth Office . And whereas the empty houses , fmiths ' fhops , & c . are included in the faid account , all which may very well amount to 1 in 36 or 37 , ( or ...
... houfes ftand as fo many diftinct dwellings , in the accounts of the faid Hearth Office . And whereas the empty houses , fmiths ' fhops , & c . are included in the faid account , all which may very well amount to 1 in 36 or 37 , ( or ...
Page 57
... houfe * . Mr. Howlet , from a still greater number of enumerations , infifts † for five and two- t fifths . It will at last ... houfes at the Revolution . Were we to multiply this number by five , it would demonstrate a population of fix ...
... houfe * . Mr. Howlet , from a still greater number of enumerations , infifts † for five and two- t fifths . It will at last ... houfes at the Revolution . Were we to multiply this number by five , it would demonstrate a population of fix ...
Page 194
... houfes at different periods ; by fhewing , that the returns of houfes to the tax - office are not always precife ; by proving , from actual enumerations of feveral towns , at diftant periods , that they had certainly increased ; by ...
... houfes at different periods ; by fhewing , that the returns of houfes to the tax - office are not always precife ; by proving , from actual enumerations of feveral towns , at diftant periods , that they had certainly increased ; by ...
Page 197
... houfes were thus de- ducted from the 1,300,000 inhabited houses , Gregory King allowed at last too many solvent ones . truth may be inferred from the following facts , Pol . Obferv . Brit . Muf . Harl . MSS . N ° 1898 . This 03 There ...
... houfes were thus de- ducted from the 1,300,000 inhabited houses , Gregory King allowed at last too many solvent ones . truth may be inferred from the following facts , Pol . Obferv . Brit . Muf . Harl . MSS . N ° 1898 . This 03 There ...
Page 198
... houfes of King , and the charged houfes of 1708 , are of the fame kind , both being thofe houses , which actually paid , or were supposed to have paid , the tax . And , Mr. Henry Reid , a * I have ranfacked the tax - office for ...
... houfes of King , and the charged houfes of 1708 , are of the fame kind , both being thofe houses , which actually paid , or were supposed to have paid , the tax . And , Mr. Henry Reid , a * I have ranfacked the tax - office for ...
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affertion againſt almoſt amount annual augmented average balance of trade bankruptcies banks becauſe Britain Britiſh buſineſs caufe cauſe cent circulation claffes coin commerce confequence confiderable confume cuſtomers debts diftrefs Ditto domeftic Edward III ending with 1792 England epoch eſtabliſhed eſtimate exifted exported facts faid falutary fame fays fecurity feem fent feven fhall fhew fhips fhould filver fince finking-fund firſt fome foon foreign ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fupply fuppofed fupport greater number greateſt Gregory King hearth-tax Henry VII hoftilities houfes houſes increaſe induſtry intereft King labour laft land laſt laws lefs Liverpool manufactures meaſure million moft moſt muft muſt nation navigation neceffary obfervations Parliament peace perfons population prefent profperity progrefs purpoſe raiſed reaſon reign revenue royal navy Ruffia Scotland ſhall ſhipping Ships cleared outwards ſtate ſtatement ſtill taxes thefe theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion Tons Eng trade traffic uſeful vaft Value of cargoes vaſt
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Page xxxvii - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom : what is more is fume, Or emptiness, or fond impertinence, And renders us in things that most concern Unpractised, unprepared, and still to seek.
Page 69 - As to this country, * there have been three terrible years dearth of corn, and every place strewed with beggars; but dearths are common in better climates, and our evils here lie much deeper. Imagine a nation, the two thirds of whose revenues are spent out of it, and who are not permitted to trade with the other third...
Page 105 - Before her dance; behind her crawl the Old! See thronging Millions to the Pagod run, And offer Country, Parent, Wife, or Son! Hear her black Trumpet thro' the Land proclaim, That "Not to be corrupted is the Shame.
Page 125 - I'm sped, If foes, they write, if friends, they read me dead. Seized and tied down to judge, how wretched I! Who can't be silent, and who will not lie: To laugh, were want of goodness and of grace, And to be grave, exceeds all power of face. I sit with sad civility, I read With honest anguish, and an aching head; And drop at last, but in unwilling ears, This saving counsel, — 'Keep your piece nine years.
Page cxxiv - When ev'ry coxcomb perks them in my face? A. Good friend, forbear! you deal in dang'rous things. I'd never name queens, ministers, or kings; Keep close to ears, and those let asses prick; 'Tis nothing — P.
Page 40 - The activity and ardour which the civil commotions of the country had excited, began now to be turned to the arts of peace. The several manufactures and new productions of husbandry that were introduced from abroad, before the Revolution, not only formed a new epoch, but evince a vigorous application to the useful arts, in the intermediate period. The common highways were repaired and enlarged, and rivers were deepened for the purposes of water conveyance, while foreign trade was increased by opening...
Page xx - To do or not to do ; and reason why I do or not do this : the stars have none. They know not why they shine, more than this Taper, Nor how they work, nor what. I'll...
Page 14 - The latter, who composed a very numerous class, equally formed an object of foreign trade for ages after the arrival of the conqueror, who only prohibited the sale of them to infidels. But the slaves had happily departed from the land before the reign of Henry III.
Page xlix - The whole number of country banks in England was unknown; their capitals, and characters, were unknown. Their imprudence only was known, which had already ftiaken their own credit.
Page 124 - The commencement of this pernicious practice deserves to be noted ; a practice the more likely to become pernicious, the more a nation advances in opulence and credit. The ruinous effects of it are now become apparent, and threaten the very existence of the nation.