1832. Oct. 25. Queen of Spain appointed Regent during the King's indisposition, and a complete change made in the ministry. November 4. The combined English and French fleet sailed from Spithead, under the command of Sir Pulteney Malcolm and l'Amiral Villeneuve. -6. A deputation, headed by Sir John Key, the Lord Mayor, waited upon Lords Grey, Althorp, and Russell, and presented their Lordships with gold cups, the produce of a penny subscription, to which 300,000 persons had contributed. A similar cup was presented to the Lord Chancellor, on the 3rd of December. An embargo was laid on all Dutch vessels within the British ports. 13. The Belgian Chambers opened by the King in person. His Majesty announced the recognition of Belgium, as an independent state, by the leading powers of Europe; and likewise his recent marriage with one of the daughters of the King of the French. He also alluded to the situation of their affairs with regard to Holland, of which, however, he declared his confidence of obtaining a satisfactory settlement. Dec. 24. The citadel of Antwerp having been battered and bombarded by the French, till it was no longer tenable, General Chassé surrendered it to the French commander. Baron Chassé and the garrison were held as prisoners of war till the surrender of Lillo and Liefkenshoek, two other Belgian fortresses on the Scheldt, in the possession of the Dutch. The King of Holland having refused to allow of the surrender of these forts, the garrison were marched into France, and the French army proceeded immediately to evacuate Belgium. ESTIMATED REVENUES OF THE SAXON OR Plantagenet LINE. Henry II., at the commencement of his ESTIMATED REVENUES OF THE LINE OF Lancaster, Henry IV., at the commencement of his reign 29 Sept. 1399 £100,000 Henry V..................Idem.............. 20 Mar. 1413 Henry VI................Idem........ 76,643 31 Aug. 1422 64,976 Richard III. .............Idem............... 22 June 1483 100,000 GENERAL STATEMENT of the real total value of IMPORTS into, and EXPORTS from, ENGLAND, between 1612 and December 1613.(From Misselden.) 'EXPORTS TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. 1613.......... The customs on those goods ... The import paid outwards on woollen goods, lead, tin, &c. ...... The merchants' gains, freight, &c. Grand total......... £ S. d. 2,090,640 11 8 86,794 16 2 10,000 0 0 300,000 0 0 2,487,435 7 10 2,141,151 10 0 Imported during that time in silk, gold and silver stuffs, Spanish wines, linen, &c. &c. ... Balance gained in this year In all the outports, the revenue of the Customs, Outwards...... ..... 25,471 19 7 Inwards.......... 13,030 9 95 Total for England............ 38,502 9 4 147,975 7 8 TABLE VII. ABSTRACT of the MONEY raised in ENGLAND during the COMMONWEALTH, from November 3, 1640, to November 5, 1659. £ Six subsidies at 50,000l. each........................... 300,000 Poll money and assessments, to disband the Scotch and English armies Voluntary contributions for the support of the "good cause" against malignants 300,000 Excise for sixteen years at 500,000l. per annum ................. 8,000,000 Tonnage and poundage for nineteen years, at 400,0002. Sequestrations of the lands of bishops, deans, and in ferior clergy for four years 3,528,632 Tenths of all the clergy and other exactions from the Sale of the crown lands and principality (120,000l. Sale of forests, lands, and houses, &c., belonging to The whole annual income of Scotland, arising from ten different sources, is.............. 143,652 11 11 INCOME OF IRELAND. The whole annual income of Ireland, arising from five different sources, is ..... INCOME OF ENGLAND. The whole annual income of England, arising from forty-five different sources, is 207,790 0 0 .........1,517,274 17 1 TABLE VIII. GENERAL VIEW of the MONEY received by CHARLES II. during the whole course of his reign. |