528,2937.; Mint receipts, 157,418; with 3,0711. the proceeds of unclaimed estates. The total estimated charges on the revenue for 1856-7 were 22,931,7211., of which 10,945 2247. were for military and war expenses, 468,1941. for the marine; the civil, political, judicial and police expenses were 6.254.7381., and there was a deficiency on the post-office of 92,9881 the total receipts being only 163,771.; the remainder is for interest on debt, and miscellaneous charges. On April 30, 1856, the total amount of Indian debt was 50,483,3691. The rupee has been taken at IS. 104d. English. The net receipts of the East India Company (after deducting repayments) for the year 1856-7 amounted to 29,613,5737., and the total payments out of the income (in India) to 6,343,4817. The net receipts into the several Government treasuries amounted to 23,270,0921. Of the receipts, 18,626,8697. accrued from land, &c., revenues, 1,919,030l. from customs, 2,517,7267. from salt, and 4,689,750l. from opium. The grand total estimated income of India for the year 1857-8 was 27,644,2147., and the estimated excess of expenditure over income (including the charges defrayed in England) 9,304,9051. The gross total expenditure of India, including all charges, was estimated at 36,949,119%. The direct claims and demands upon the revenue would amount to 6,101,970l. only, but to this must be added 3,949,8591. for the charges of the civil and political establishments, 2,512,0451. for judicial and police charges, 828,3931. for roads and buildings, 13,428,4267. for military charges, 703,150l. for the navy, &c., and 2,297,1381. for the interest on the debt, besides other items, INCOME TAX.-In the year ended April 5, 1857, the total amount of the Property and Income Tax raised in Great Britain was 15,625,9171.; of which 7,039,7847. was raised under schedule A, 858,5417. under schedule B, 1,795,7187. under schedule C, 4,895,4231. under schedule D, and 1,036,4517. under schedule E. In Ireland the total amount raised was 1,289,415., of which 796,8197. was under A, 16,489l. under B, 93,9327. under C, 276,421 under D, and 60,7547. under E. Under schedule D in England there were 20,348 persons assessed under 100l. a year; 120,650 between 100l. and 150l; 40,086 between 150l. and 200l.; 32,665 between 200l. and 300l.; 15,006 between 300l. and 400l.: 7,407 between 400l. and 500l.; 5,471 between 500l. and 600l.; 3,105 between 600l. and 700l.; 2,066 between 700l. and 800l.; 1,745 between 8ool. and 900l.; 816 between 900l. and 1,000l.; 5,423 between 1,000l. and 2,000l.; 1,568 between 2,000l. and 3,000l.; 773 between 3,000l. and 4,000l.; 450 between 4,000l. and 5,000l.; 811 between 5,000l. and 10,000l. ; 444 between 10,000l. and 50,000l.; and 46 at 50,000l. and upwards. The largest amount 639.3291. was raised from incomes above 1ool. and under 150l.; and the smallest, 50,7061. from incomes between 1,000l. and 2,000l. a year. The income on which the duty was charged amounted to 76,064,628. In Ireland there were 1,422 persons assessed at under 1ool. a year, 7,380 between rool. and 150l.; 2,254 between 150l. and 200l.; 2,204 between 200l. and 300l.; 985 between 300l, and 400l.; 536 between 400l. and 500l.; 370 between 500l and 600l.; 209 between 600l. and 7col.; 141 between 700l. and 800l.; 116 between 800l. and 900l.; 54 between 900l. and 1,000l.: 318 between 1,000l. and 2,000l.; 89 between 2,000l. and 3,000l.; 43 between 3,000l. and 4,cool.; 16 between 4,000l. and 5000l.; 30 between 5,000l. and 10,000l. ; 21 between 10,000l. and 50,000l.; and I above 50,000l. EXCISE DUTIES.-The gross amount of the Excise Duties in 1857 was 19,771,6981., of which 16,829,440l. were collected in Great Britain, and 2,942,2581. in Ireland, which includes 11,0697. for game licences, while 134,0797. is raised from them in Great Britain, where they are returned with the assessed taxes. The following are the items: The drawbacks, discounts, &c., amounted in the whole to 1,477,5321., and the cost of collecting is a distinct charge. ASSESSED TAXES.-Exclusive of the Property and Income Tax these amounted, in 1857, to 3,114,445., including the land tax, and the taxes on inhabited houses, servants, carriages, horses, dogs, &c., and the game duty. II.-Currency. STATEMENT of the AFFAIRS of the BANK of ENGLAND from the Weekly Returns of the undermentioned dates in 1857 and 1858. BANKING DEPARTMENT. Public Deposits £. £. £. £. 23,259,145 30,220,760 31,493, 105 31,204,450 33,101,355 11,015,100 11,015, 100 11,015,100 11,015,000 11,015,000 5,459,900 3,459,900 3,459,900 3,459,900 3,459,900 6,784,145 15,745,760 17,018,105 16,729,450 18,626,355 .23,259,145 30,220,760 31,493,105 31,204,450 33, 101,355 Seven Days' and other Bills 14,553,000 14,553,000 14,553,000 14,553,000 14,553,000 3,447,179 3,810,873 3,207,191 3,211,647 3.700,995 5,788,998 4,253,493 2,749,169 6,994.930 8,886,870 14,951,516 16,205,945 15,243,836 13,155,645 11,543,876 815,838 884,224 877,842 808,527 798, 148 39,556,531 39,671,535 36,631,038 38,723,749 39,482,889 5,807,447 9,702,317 9,526,563 10,692,417 10,980,684 31,350,717 18,522,886 15,211,033 16,685,445 15,234,491 1,918,840 10,617,445 11,113,840 10,666,680 12, 603,590 828,887 779,602 679,207 664,124 479,527 39,556,531 39,671,535 36,631,038 38,723,749 39,482,889 * Of which 2,000,000l. were issued under the authority of the Treasury. NOTE CIRCULATION of the UNITED KINGDOM for the Months ending at the following dates in 1857 and 1858. GOLD.-In the year 1857 there were exported from New South Wales 48,815 oz. 8 dwts. of gold, of the value of 185,138l. 158., and from Victoria 2,729,655 oz. 16 dwts. of the value of 10,306,260l. London and Liverpool were the two chief places to which it was sent, but 375,800 oz. were sent to Suez, and 140,292 oz. to China. The computed value of the gold and silver bullion and specie exported from the United Kingdom was 33,566,9681., of which 18,505,4687. was in silver. The largest amount was sent to Egypt, of course on its way to the East, the amount being 17,601,4281. of which 17,295,432. was in silver. France was the next largest, 11,188,3297., of which only 354,5117. was silver. Brazil is the only other country to which the exports exceeded a million. BULLION.-The Report of the Select Committee in 1858, to inquire into the Bank Acts, give the following statement as to the increase of the European stock of bullion. It shows an increase of 107,500,000l. of gold, and a decrease of 26,806,000l. of silver, after having received 29,870,000l. from the producing countries. But in 1857 there were exported altogether from Great Britain (including the exportation to the East) 15,051,500l. in gold, and 18,505,4687. in silver, the return below, it will be seen, includes the exports of silver from the Mediterranean. Imports from producing Countries. Silver. 4,076,000 Exports to the East from Great Britain and Mediterranean. Gold. Gold. 2,630,000 IMPORTS of the PRINCIPAL ARTICLES of FOREIGN and COLONIAL MERCHANDISE into the UNITED KINGDOM in the Year ended 31st December, 1857 |