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. Foreign Countries, Possessions From Great Pease, and Beans, and Meal 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; 357,0291bs. 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. Cwts. 286,474 154,658 qrs. lbs. From British Possessions.. 501 12 15 14 Of which there was re-exported ACCOUNT of FOREIGN IRON and UNWROUGHT STEEL imported and exported in the year ending January 5, 1849. Imported. Exported. tons. cwt. qr. lb. tons. cwt. qr. lb. Ditto (entered by value) 9 0 25 £28,891 Os. Od. 340 9 0 25 £11,560 0s. 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 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. ACCOUNT of the Imports into and Exports from the United Kingdom of LEAD and LEAD ORE, COPPER and COPPER ORE, TIN, ZINC, and ZINC ORE, in the year ending January 5, 1849. Part Wrought, in Bars, Rods, &c. 1,074 1 1 24 512 15 1 24 19 153 16 1 3 49 23 Plates and Coin. .... Manufactures Ore 60349 13 2 28230 Unwrought, in Bricks, Pigs, &c. 4,261 4 1 12 320 11 3 4 186 5 2 21 Coin... 21 12 2 20 The declared Value of BRITISH WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES exported from the United Kingdom in 1848 was 5,733,8287.; the quantity of WOOL, Foreign and Colonial, imported within the same period was 69,343,477lbs., of which 6,540,410lbs. were re-exported. Of BRITISH SHEEP and LAMBS' WOOL, 3,978,842lbs. were exported; and 8,429,152lbs. of WOOLLEN and WORSTED YARN. There were also imported 1,521,370lbs. of ALPACA and LLAMA WOOL, of which 35,174lbs. were re-exported. The quantity of COALS exported from the United Kingdom to Foreign Countries in the year 1848, was 2,699,468 tons; of CINDERS, 82,908 tons; and of CULM 2,924 tons. The amount of duty received was 4,3931. The quantity of COALS brought coastwise and by inland navigation and railway carriage into London in the year 1847, was 3,322,387 tons; in 1848 it was 3,479,189 tons. QUANTITIES of SOAP made in Great Britain, and the quantities imported and exported in the year ending January 5, 1849. On the Soap exported from England a drawback of 141,3817. was allowed; and upon 10,251,141lbs. of hard soap, and 8,137,910lbs. of Soft Soap, a drawback of 78,5087. was allowed. 725,928 IV. Crime and Law. COUNTY COURTS.-In these Courts throughout England and Wales, from January 1, to December 31, 1848, there were entered 427,611 plaints, of which 32,520 were for sums above 107.; 42,627 between 107. and 57.; 96,871 between 57. and 27.; 90,565 between 21. and 17. ; and 165,028 for sums not exceeding 17. Of the number entered 259,118 were tried. The total amount for which the plaints were entered was 1,346,8027. 16s. 7d.; the amount for which judgment was obtained was 752,5437. 10s. 74. exclusive of costs, and 86,2927. 15s. 1d. was paid into court without proceeding to judgment. In 884 cases a jury was required; in 446 of which the party requiring the jury obtained the verdict. The total amount of officers' fees in the year was 234,2747. |