Duty paid on amount admitted to home consumption 4,2387. 8s. 9d. Of the ore imported 8,394 tons came from British Australia, and 25,231 tons from Cuba; of the whole quantity 31,696 tons were delivered at Swansea.

TIN.-The quantity of Foreign Tin imported in the same period was 1,685 tons 11 cwts. 1 qr., and 5 cwts. 1 qr. 16 lbs. of Tin Ore and Regulus; 1,088 tons 7 cwts. of the tin were retained for home consumption, upon which a duty was paid of 5,8271. 3s. 3d.: the ore and regulus are duty free. The quantity of British Tin exported was 1,588 tons 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 17 lbs.; of Foreign Tin, 189 tons 15 cwts. and 14 lbs. Russia and France are the largest customers, the former taking 491 tons, the latter 416 tons.

ZINC. The quantity of Zinc imported in the same period was 18,626 tons 6 cwts. 2 qrs. 12 lbs. of Zinc or Spelter, and 170 tons 16 cwts. 2 qrs. 9 lbs. of Oxide of Zinc. The quantity exported was-British, 1,151 tons 18 cwts. 6 lbs.; Foreign, 3,422 tons 11 cwts. 3 qrs. 7 lbs.

COALS.-The quantity exported from the United Kingdom to Foreign Countries in 1850, was of COALS, 3,211,619 tons; CINDERS, 137,348 tons; CULM, 2,913 tons; the total declared value of which was 1,284,2247.; the amount of duty received was 1,054%., the duty having been 4s. per ton, when exported in Foreign ships not entitled to the privileges conferred by treaties of reciprocity, and which ceased on Aug. 14, 1850. The quantity shipped at the various ports of the United Kingdom, to be sent coastwise to other ports, was-COAL, 9,112,122 tons; CINDERS, 35,541 tons; CULM, 220,115 tons: in 1849 it was-COALS, 8,291,288 tons; CINDERS, 38,440 tons; CULM, 222,978 tons. The quantity of COALS brought coastwise and by inland navigation and land carriage into the Port of London in 1850 was 3,638,883 tons.

PAPER.-In the half-year ending July 5, 1850, there were charged with duty (1d. per lb.) 70,161,723 lbs., of which 66,747,863 lbs. were retained for home consumption; in the half-year of 1851 there were 77,679,756 lbs. charged with duty, and 73,327,389 lbs. retained for home consumption.

SOAP. In the half-year ending July 5, 1850, there were 97,789,849 lbs. charged with duty, of which 91,334,911 lbs. were retained for home consumption. In the corresponding half-year of 1851 there were 100,042,798 lbs. charged with duty, and 93,549,646 lbs. retained for home consumption.

IV. Crime, Police, and Law.

NUMBER OF PERSONS COMMITTED for TRIAL or BAILED, in the UNITED KINGDOM, in the Year 1850.

§ One committed suicide.

* England and Wales.-Of the above total of commitments, 21,548 were males, and 5,265 females. + Ireland. Of the total commitments, 22,682 were males, and 8,644 females. It will be observed that nearly 50 per cent. were acquitted or discharged. The commutations and free pardons are for other sentences, as well as in cases for capital punishments.

Scotland. Of the total commitments, 3,301 were males, and 1,167 females. Under the head of Insane are also included, in this return, persons outlawed for non-appearance.

METROPOLITAN POLICE.-The total Amount of Receipts for the Service of the year ending Dec. 31, 1850, was 451,9887. Os. 9d.; the total Expenditure, 385,744l. 6s. 3d.; balance in hand, 66,243/. 14s. 6d. Of the amount received, 73,389/. 16s. 3d. is contributed by the Consolidated Fund for various services performed. The total rental of the district upon which the rate was computed was 10,486,3617. The total number of persons employed was 5,525.

The total number of POLICE CONSTABLES for ENGLAND and Wales, exclusive of the Metropolis, was, in 1850, for England 2,595; for Wales, 154: total, 2,749. This return corrects that of last year, giving the total number as 2,695, of whom 167 were for Wales. The total amount of Expenditure was 200,0041. Fifteen counties, and several divisions of counties (North Riding of York is one), have not yet adopted the system,

CONSTABULARY, IRELAND.-The total number of Men and Officers employed in this force on Jan. 1, 1851, was 12,456, a diminution of 302 from the previous year, with 352 horses. The total expense of the force was 562,1837. 14s., of which 525,0241. 13s. was charged to the Consolidated Fund, and the remainder, 37,1597. 1s. was defrayed by the counties, cities, and towns of Ireland.

VAGRANTS.-Number of Vagrants taken into Custody by the Metropolitan Police in the following years, with the number convicted. Taken into Custody. Convicted. Taken into Custody. Convicted.

COUNTY COURTS.-The amount paid into court from September 30, 1848, to Dec. 31, 1850, on account of judges' fees was £168,369. The amount of salaries for the same period was £135,000. In many of the Circuits the fees are considerably less than the salaries; in others, of course, far above. The lowest amount of fees is in Circuit 56 (Blandford, Bridport, &c.), £1,397; the highest is Circuit 45 (Westminster), £5,816. The salaries of all the judges are alike, £1,000 a-year. The amount of clerks' fees (in fifteen courts wherein the salaries have been fixed) from Sept. 30, 1849, to Dec. 31, 1850, was £27,676; the salaries of the clerks was £11,414, and the like sum for clerks in clerks' offices; the surplus of fees was £4,848. The gross amount of sums received from the establishment of the courts to Dec. 31, 1850, has been £195,131; the expenditure £200,379; excess of expenditure over receipts, £5,248.

COURTS OF RECONCILEMENT.--A Return laid before the House of Lords, of the Cases treated by the Commissioners of the Courts of Reconcilement in Denmark, and their results, in the following years:

V.-Poor Law.

AMOUNT of MONEY expended for IN-MAINTENANCE and OUT-DOOR RELIEF in 606 Unions and Single Parishes under the POOR LAW AMENDMENT ACT, in England and Wales, during the Half-Years ended at Michaelmas 1849 and Michaelmas 1850 respectively.

There are about 531 Parishes under Local Acts, Gilbert's Act, and the 43d of Elizabeth, the Population of which, in 1841, was about 1,561,000, not included in the above Returns. The Expenditure for In-Maintenance in 1849, for the Half-year, was £378,168; for Out-Door Relief, £1,468,690. In 1850, for the Half-year, for In-Maintenance £312,066; for Out-Door Relief £1,337,646. In the same Unions, on Jan. 1, 1850, there were 931,328 persons in the receipt of Relief; on Jan. 1, 1851, the number was only 862,749. Of these numbers, on Jan. 1, 1850, 181,159 were able-bodied adults, male and female; on Jan. 1, 1851, the number of able-bodied adults was 154,525.

Of 606 UNIONS and PARISHES the causes of RELIEF to the adult able-bodied PAUPERS have been stated in 595 for two years. The total number in the receipt of relief was on January 1, 1850, 172,802; on January 1, 1851, 147,500. We give the numbers at those dates together, placing 1850 first. There were 1,699-1,396 married men, 1,807-1,506 married women, 8,243-6,958 other males, and 12,759-11,877 other females, in the house. Out of the house there were in receipt of relief adult males-314-200 in cases of sudden and urgent necessity; 22,900–19,799 in cases of their own sickness, accident, or infirmity; 9,179-7,489 on account of sickness or death in their families; and 9,449-5,347 on account of want of work, &c. Of adult females there were relieved 33,447-26,339 wives of adult males; 54,002-50,628 widows; 7,686-6,385 single women without children; 4,551-3,703 mothers of illegitimate children; 2,290-1,910 wives relieved on account of husband being in gaol; 671-544 wives of soldiers, sailors, &c.; and 3,805-3,359 wives of non-resident males.

CHILDREN IN WORKHOUSES. The total number of Children in the Workhouses of 607 unions in England and Wales on March 25, 1850, was 50,189, being a decrease of 6,134 from the return of March 25, 1849. Of the total number, 27,351 were boys, of whom 3,773 were capable of entering on service, and 9,543 were under seven years of age; of the 22,838 girls, 2,973 were capable of entering on service, and 8,517 were under seven years of age. Of the whole, 12,694 were illegitimate, the mothers of 8,874 being also in the workhouse; 12,699 were children whose parents were both dead; 4,701 who had lost but one of their parents; and 8,354 had been deserted by one or both parents.

POOR RELIEF, SCOTLAND.-The expenditure for the relief of the Poor in Scotland in 1849 was £577,044; in 1850, it was £581,553. The number of persons relieved in 1849 was 202,120; in 1850, 154,524. The annual value of property rated for the support of the poor was, according to a return made in 1843, and which has not been since altered, £9,320,784; but what are called "means and subsistence" are also rated in Scotland, and the amount of these cannot be ascertained. There are 880 parishes in Scotland, of which 644 are assessed, and 236 support their poor by voluntary contributions.

POOR RELIEF, IRELAND.-In the year ending September 29, 1850, the total number of persons relieved in the house (163 Unions) was 805,702; relieved out of the house, 368,565; the total expenditure for the year was 1,430,1087. The expenditure for the year ending Sept. 29, 1849, was 2,177,650%, not 216,482/. as stated in 'Companion to Almanac' for 1851. The error arose from the insertion of figures belonging to a different paper.

On February 1, 1851, there was Workhouse accommodation in the various Unions for 295,663 persons; at that time there were 244,296 persons in the house, and 6,450 in the receipt of out-door relief. The accommodation for in-door relief was then being enlarged, and has been since effected.

On March 29, 1851, the total number of persons in the Workhouse was 251,202, of whom 150,662 were females; 13,763 males and 16,067 females were under seven years of age; and 10,518 males and 15,129