AN ACCOUNT of the Total Number of Gallons of PROOF SPIRITS permitted out of Distillers' Stocks in England, and of BRITISH BRANDY and SFIRITS of WINE permitted out of Rectifiers' Stocks in England; also, the Quantity of RUM received into Rectifiers' Stocks in England, for the year ending Jan. 5, 1849. AN ACCOUNT of the Total Number of Gallons of PROOF SPIRITS distilled in England, Scotland, and Ireland, distinguishing the Quantities in each Country delivered Duty-paid direct from Distillers' Stocks from the Quan. tities put into the Bonded Warehouses, for the year ended the 5th day of January, 1849. RETURN of the Quantities of GLASS Imported into and Exported from the United Kingdom, in the year ending January 5, 1848 (omitting fractions). Window Glass, white, or stained of one colour, not exceeding one-ninth of an inch in thickness, and shades, and cylinders All Glass exceeding one-ninth of an inch in thickness, and all silvered or polished Glass. sup.sq.ft. Glass painted or otherwise ornamented do. Imported. Exported. cwt. 31,037 25,883 90,442 21,447 ...... 1,195 7 Wine Glasses, Tumblers, and all Flint Glass lb. 154,343 149,956 Ditto cut, and fancy ornamental Glass lb. 639,967 183,344 Plain White Flint Glass Bottles In 1848 the quantity of QUASSIA imported was 73cwts. 1qr. 18lbs. In 1847 the quantity of Aloes imported was 275,323lbs. ; in 1848 it was 376,391lbs. FOREIGN MANUFACTURED GOODs entered and retained for Home Consumption (omitting fractions), entered by value, in the years ending Jan. 5, 1847, 1848, and 1849. RETURN of the Quantities of GRAIN, MEAL, and FLOUR, reduced to quarters, entered for Home Consumption in the United Kingdom for the year ending Feb. 1, 1849, with the amount of duty received. Aggregate of all sorts charged with duty, 5,859,638qrs.; admitted free of duty, 226,891qrs. Total amount of duty, 801,9867. QUANTITIES OF GRAIN, FLOUR, and MEAL (reduced to quarters), Imported into IRELAND in the years ending Sept. 1, 1847 and 1848, and from Sept. 1, 1848 to April 28, 1849. Year ending Sept. 1, 1847. Foreign Countries, Possessions From Grea t Wheat and Wheat Flour.. Barley and Barley Meal. Oats and Oatmeal Pease, and Beans, and Meal 44,197 48,920 Indian Corn and Meal.. Buck Wheat and Meal The number of acres of Hops in England in 1848 was 49,232; the number of Pounds weight charged with duty was 44,343,985; 357,029lbs. of British Hops were exported, and 32,218lbs. were imported and retained for home consumption. The excise duty on British Hops is 18s. 8d. per cwt., and 5 per cent. extra; the Customs duty on Foreign Hops is 45s. per cwt. The quantity of MALT made between Oct. 10, 1847, and Oct. 10, 1848, was-England, 4,193,757qrs.; Scotland, 504,533qrs.; Ireland, 214,914qrs: Total, 4,913,004qrs. The total quantity used in the same period was 3,699,771qrs. In the same period, the total number of BREWERS licensed was-in England, 2,196; in Scotland, 163; in Ireland, 101: Total, 2,460. The number of LICENSED VICTUALLERS was-England, 58,986; Scotland, 15,297; Ireland, 14,182: Total, 88,465. Of Persons licensed to sell BEER (England only) to be drunk en the premises, 34,602; not to be drunk on the premises, 3,400. RETURN of Quantity of FOREIGN CHEESE Imported in the Year ending January 5, 1489. ACCOUNT of FOREIGN IRON and UNWROUGHT STEEL imported and exported in the year ending January 5, 1849. Imported. Exported. Ditto (entered by value) .... 340 9 0 25 £28,891 Os. Od. The quantities of foreign Iron retained for home consumption amounted in value to £17,331; upon which the duty was £1,743 16s. The BRITISH IRON (including unwrought Steel) exported in the year ending January 5, 1849, was Pig Iron.. Bar Iron tons. cwt. qrs. lbs. 175,650 6 0 0 Bolt and Rod Iron Cast Iron Iron Wire Wrought Iron Anchors, Grapnels, &c. Hoops.. Other sorts (except Ordnance). Old Iron for re-manufacture.. Unwrought Steel The quantity of BRITISH HARDWARE and CUTLERY exported was 18,105 tons 6 cwts. 1 qr. 23 lbs., of the declared value of 1,860,1507. 7s. The quantity of BRITISH MACHINERY and MILL-WORK exported was of the declared value of 817,6567. 3s. 2d. |