MiscellaneousSource: Journal of the Statistical Society of London, Vol. 1, No. 9 (Jan., 1839), pp. 555-558Published by: Wiley for the Royal Statistical SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2338085 .

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1839.] [ 555 ]

MISCELLANEOUS. Abstracted froin Parliamentary and Official Papers.

Trcade of Jamaica.-The average annual value of goods exported from the Ulnited Kingdom to Jamaica in the six vears from 1832 to 1837 was 1,461,7101.; the average annual value of such goods re-ex- ported fioni Jamaica during the same period was 433,4681.

Royal Forests in France.-In 1837 the total number was 1473, containing 1,019,139 hectares, equal to 2,517,273 acres. Their total approximate value was estimated at 29,079,7361. averaging 111. lls. per acre.

State Property in Prance.-The total value of property of all kinds belonging to the State, in France, including buildings appropriated to the public service, or religious worship, and forests, was, in 1837, 51,091,8241., of which 347,4201. was not applicable to tlle public service.

Townt Population of Fratnce.-The total population of Franice in 1836 was 33,540,910, of which nutmber 4,951,684, or 14A per cent., inihabited the chief towns in each arrondissement.

Intland NVavigation of Fratnce.-The number of canals completed in 1837 was 74, and their length, 2300 miles; the number of rivers is 133, annd the extent of their navigation at the same period was 1530 miles, making altogether 7430 miles of inland navigation.

Tower Hamlets' Court of Requests.-Number of causes entered for lebts not exceeding 40s.: mi the year 1829, 29,961; in 1830, 28,375; in 1831,27,388; average,28,574: in the year 1833, 15,744; in 1834, 13,688; in 1835, 11,744; average, 13,725: decrease 52 per cent. Number of causes entered for debts above 40s. and not exceeding 51. ini the year 1833, 2816; in 1834, 2533; in 1835, 2097.

Southwark Court of Requtests.-Number of causes entered for debts under 40s.: in 1835, 13,278; in 1836, 14,353; in 1837, 14,474. For debts above 40s.: in 1835, 3414; in 1836, 3350; in 1837, 3333.

Duchty of Cornwall.-Income in year enided June 1838: total 28,4561.; viz., rents, 55671.; tin duty on coinages, 19,6791.; dividends on stock, sales of land, &c. 4961.; coals taken on rates from - to -1 of the free-share, 26301.; Stannary Court fees, 831. Expenditure ini the same year : total, 12,6701.; viz., salaries, 53421.; annuities and salaries to Stannary officers, with tithe on tiln, 28921; audit expenses, 3521. ; surveys, 191.; incidental expenises, 6851.; coinage expenses, 9531.; donations and charities, 1251.; extraordinary payments, 490l.; law expelnses, 17341.; poundage, 751.

Ditchy of Lancaster.-Income in year ended 20th June, 1838: total, 23,0381.; viz., rents, 21,8431.; dividends on stock, 7911.; grants ill fee, 1191.; grants of rents, and enfranchisement of copyholds, 2191.; snmall branches of revenue, 641. Expenditure in the same vear: total, 14,1261., viz. salaries, 76511.; poundage, &c. 11451.; stipendls and charities, 9931.; annluities, &c., 15261.; fees to counsel, survevs, &C., repairs, &c., tradesmen's bills, 14071. ; travelling and audit charges, 242l.; Queen-'s plate, Lancaster races, 1051.; expenses at Needwood games, 1111.; Savoy church, 2271.; office expenises, 4391.; ilnvestment in funlds, 2761.

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556 Miscdlaneous. [January,

Royal Canal, Ireland.-This work was begun in 1l89; in 1812 the company by which it was undertaken became bankrupt, with a debt of 862,0001. Irisb. In February, 1823, 1,421,9541. had been expended upon the canal, giving an average expenditure of 10,7801. per mile.

Grand Canal, Ireland.-Total expenditure for construction of the canal, to February 1823, 1,645,6011., exclusive of 9.3,2581. expended on the Shannon navigation, and 122,1491. on the Grand Canal Docks at Dublin.

A further List of Statistical Papers, printed by the Houses of Parliament during the Session of 1837-38.-(Continuedfrom page 446.)

No. HOUSE O? LORDS. 352. Public Bills -Number brought up from the Commons in each month,

1837-38. 359. Tower Hamlets' Court of Requests-Number of Causes entered, 1829.35. 374. Transportation-Report of Select Committee of the House of Commons.

HOuSE O? COMMONs. 529. Turnpike Trusts-Income and Expenditure, England and Wales, 1836. 658. Postage-Second Report of Select Committee. 716. Holyhead Road-Fifteenth Report of Commissioners, 1838. 721. Woods and Forests-Fifteenth Report of Commissioners, 1838. 723. Public Loans, Ireland-Sums advanced and not repaid.

PRESENTTED BY COMMAND oP HE.R MAmESTY.

Report of Commissioners for enquiring into the State of Registers of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.

Pluralities, England and Wales, in the year 1831.

Number of Clergymen whose Second Living

Does Nui~~~ber of Urings. ~~~exceed, TotaL. Number of Livings. | Does not exceed, per Annum, per

Annum,

50 100 150 200 200

Two, one of which does not exceedi 5 19 19 11 44 98 ?5 0 per ann.fj

?100 ,, .. 102 109 58 178 447 ?150 ,, .. .. 48 89 215 352

both ,, ?200 ,,. . 42 274 316 ,, of which exceed ?200 ,, . . . . .643 643

Total number holding 2 livings . . 1,856 3 ,,1 352 4 ,57, 5 3 3

2,268

Commons' Paper, 1837-8, No. 320.

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1839.] Miscellaneous. 557

In the Accotunt of the Trade in Foreign Wheat, contained in the last number,* at page 507, the Annual Summaries are incorrect in con- sequence of the month ended the 5th of January having been treated as the first month in each year instead of the last month in 'the pre- ceding year. The necessary correction is made in the following statement:

WHEAT. WHEAT-FLOUR.

Years. Imported. Paid Duty. Imported. Paid Duty.

Foreign. Coloinial. Foreign. Colonial. Foreign Colonial. Foreign. Colouial.

Imp. Qrs. Imp. Qi s. Imp. Qrs. Imp. Qrs. Cwts. C wts. Cwts. Cwts. 1828 568,203 14,965 72)8,101 14,965 48,239 18,075 43,243 17,693 1829 1,596,088 8,772 1,338,459 7,197 460,093 5,256 333,853 4,997 1830 1,413,990 53,901 1,508,321 47,076 609,649 58,191 509,222 46,944 1831 1 ,659,424 197,855 1,102,450 109,560 1,544,369 97,377 927,061 82,983 1832 293,068 97,874 1653,870 160,035 131,877 92,104 55,927 102,132 1833 165,436 82,188 1,004 55,986 62,882 107,209 653 75,088 1834 84,401 47,169 168 4.5,706 87 572 61,982 89 65,637 1835 30,587 15,943 47 16,287 59,124 24,997 266 41,919 1836 162,989 1 971 18,583 224,939 24,981 564 36,228 1837 452,060 310 210,436 22,347 288,130 53,633 2,2981 36,553

Average Prices of Corn per Imperial Quarter in England and Wales, with the Rate of Duty on lPbreign Wheat, during each Week of the Month of November, 1838.

Weeks ended November Average - _____ _ - ___ ___ - _ _____ -of the

2nd. 9th. 16th-. 23rd. 30tl. Montli.

s. ct. s. d. s. . S. d. s. d. s. d. Wheat-Weekly Average . 69 5 72 11 73 10 73 4 73 1 72 6

,, Aggregate Average 65 10 67 6 69 0 70 3 71 6 68 10 ,, Duty on Foreign. 21 8 18 8 13 8 10 8 6 8

Barley . . . . . . 32 2 33 6 34 3 34 1 33 7 33 6 Oats . . . . 22 11 23 1 23 8 24 1 24 3 23 7 Rye . . . . . . . 37 3 38 11 39 3 41 0 42 5 39 9 Beans . . . . . . 39 3 40 2 41 0 40 2 40 11 40 5 Peas . . . 41 3 42 11 42 8 43 0 44 0 42 9

A Statement of the Number of Colonists who were settled in each District of Western Australia in June, 1837.

Districts. 'No. Districts. No. Districts. No.

Perth . . . 590 York . 65 Varse . . . 21 FIemantle . 387 Plantagenet . 170 Total . 1847f Swan River . 524 Murray. . 17 Military,with families 185 Canning River. 41 Augusta . . 32 Total . 2032

The account for thie month ended 5th December is not yet published. f Of these, 788 are males above 14 years, of whiom 506 are married. The

Population in 1832 was 1510, including the Military.

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558 Miscellaneous. F[January,

Rates of Three Months' Exchange at Dantzic on London in each Mont/h and Year,froin May, 1826, to November, 18Ms8.

MONTHS. 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1S32

Sil. gr. Sil. gr. Sil. gr. Sil. gr. Sil. gr. Sil. gr. Sil. gr.

January . .. 2s 201 2001. 209( 1!98 2074 Februiary .. 209 205 2004 2094 1995 207- March . 2071 2034 201 210 200 2091 April .. 2061 20:3 2024 2084 1964 2084 May.... 2044 204-4, 2034- 2024 206f4 1984 208, June .... 2074 2034 20241 20 15 203 1995 2084' July. 2074 20' 2033 2203 ', 24 2004 2084 Atiguist .. 212 205' 2023 '2O)l 2014 202 210 September 20743 2051 2033 204,1 20904 2054 210 October.. 20743 20444 2003 205) 1974 2064 210 November 2084 20J' 200' 2091 199!)4l '206 20!' December 2004 201 ' 2003 2094- 1984 206k 2C84

Average 2074 205' 2022 2034' 2034 202 208r

LMIONTHS. 1833 1 834 1835 1836 183T 1838

Sil. -r. Sil. ,r. Sil. gr. Sil. gr. Sil. gr. Sil. gr.

January 209 2054 '206 2084 03 206 Febiuarv. 209 205. 2064- G8 2034 205 March .. 2094 205T 2051 '2065 2031 206 1 April ..0.8. 205 2054 2051 20 34 205 May .. . 2074 206 2054 2041 202 203 Jui;e .. . 2074 2044 205 2024 '2014 2 033 Jilly . 20(6 2054 2054 203 203 202:3 Autlgul!st . . Y2054j 20641 206i 202;, 2044 201 September 206 2054 208 2012 2044 202(, October. . 2064 205 2074t 2014 2054 20)7 Novenmber 2064 2054 208 1994 2054 20(1 December 2054 2054 1 2084 2014 204. *

Averag,e 2071 20545 2064 2037 203 k

* On the 4th of December the rate was 2004, and-on the 7th, 2001-

Quarterly Averages of the Wfeekly Liabilities and Assets of th1 Bank of England, in the Quarters ended 6th February, 6th March,* 16th Novenmber, and 11th December, 1838.

LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Quarters ,

endled Circulation. Deposits. Total. Securities. B1uli.onl. Total.

X. ?.. ?. ... Gtli Feb. ...18 206, 000 11, 266, no000 294 72, 00 22, .!569, 000 9,5a43,0O() #32,112S,0(0() 6tli Marel . 18,600,000 11,533,000 30,135,000 22,792,000 1tO,01.t5,O) 3;2,8X(,000

16LhI Nov. , 18,900,000 8,0949,000 27,849,000 21,171,000 9, 33,0)0 30,510,000 Iltli Dec. . . 18,469,000 9,033,000 2-7,502,000 20,707,000 9,362,000 30.069,000

* These two avcrages Ihave been here puhlislhed in or(ler to comliletc the series fur the )ear 1838, the remaindler having already appeared in the Jouirnal.

END OF VOL. I.

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