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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 13, 1864
Page
5
Annex lists the sums paid into the Inland Revenue Office in Great Britain and Ireland for fire insurance duty in 1863, arranged by total amounts. The abstract details the payments and their order of magnitude, as published in the official Returns and Notices.
A parliamentary paper reports 1863 England and Wales passenger deaths total 12 with 871 injuries, Scotland and Ireland figures follow. Open miles total 8,568. passengers 173,605,485. season tickets 42,991. Total traffic receipts rise to 26,212,822 with capital paid up at 404,215,525 and net receipts near 16,048,931 yielding under 4 percent.
The report shows first six months imports of wheat totaling 2 318 562 qrs, barley 685 611 qrs, oats 643 537 qrs, peas 88 482 qrs, beans 112 282 qrs, Indian corn or maize 248 247 qrs, wheat meal and flour 2 774 751 cwt, and Indian corn meal 2 685 cwt. Year over year comparisons are given for 1863 and 1862.
The report records maize, wheat, cereals, wheat meal, and flour payments totaling £7,241,040 in the first five months of this year, down from £10,115,754 in 1863 and £12,836,096 in 1862, with notable declines across all categories. This comparison is deemed highly interesting and important.
A parliamentary paper reports for the year ending April 5, 1863, increases in Schedule D assessants in Britain from 285,459 to 293,468 and in tax paid from £3,222,033 to £3,376,405 with total incomes charged rising to £93,392,864. Ireland shows a fall in assessants to 17,438 and a small drop in tax paid to £167,834, while the number earning £50,000 and up increases to three.
The Mining Journal cites a Royal School of Mines report showing 1863 8 production valued at £29,151,976 with metals valued at £36,864,327. Gold quartz 885 tons, tin ore 15 157 tons, copper ore 212 947 tons, lead ore 91 283 tons, silver ore 88 tons, zinc ore 12 941 tons. pyrites sold 95 3876 tons. rarer minerals valued at £1,980,866. iron ore 9 101 552 tons, coal 86 292 215 tons. Direct employment reaches at least 500,000 people supporting about 3,000,000 population and boosting national wealth.
Postmaster general recommends sending Mou lmein and Rangoon correspondence via Penang for faster delivery, with higher postage. New Acts cover metric weights, railway company powers, dock amalgamation secured by Victoria London Dock, and amended Poor Law removal rules clarifying residence periods for parish unions.
On Wednesday a sale of property for the City terminus in Cannon street included Dowgate-hill Chambers and nearby houses. Demolition will nearly finish the space for the station foundations already begun by contractors. Unity and other large Cannon street buildings are levelled as work on the terminus and offices proceeds. Hollseway's Pills offer relief for bilious complaints with mild yet powerful action improving digestion and energy.
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