ence cannot avoid for glory or for shame,--a
responsibility to a tribunal at which not only ministers, but kings and
parliaments, but even nations themselves, must one day answer.

FOOTNOTES:

[37] The Archduke Charles of Austria.

[38] Dec 27, 1790.

[39] Observations on a Late State of the Nation.

[40] This and the following tables on the same construction are compiled
from the Reports of the Finance Committee in 1791 and 1797, with the
addition of the separate paper laid before the House of Commons, and
ordered to be printed, on the 7th of February, 1792.

BRICKS AND TILES.
Years of Peace. L | Years of War. L
1787 94,521 | 1793 122,975
1788 96,278 | 1794 106,811
1789 91,773 | 1795 83,804
1790 104,409 | 1796 94,668
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
L386,981 | L408,258 L21,277.
Increase to 1791
1791 L115,382 4 Years to 1791 L407,842 L416.

PLATE.
Years of Peace. L | Years of War. L
1787 22,707 | 1793 25,920
1788 23,295 | 1794 23,637
1789 22,453 | 1795 25,607
1790 18,433 | 1796 28,513
------- | ------- Increase to 1790
L86,888 | L103,677 L16,789.
Increase to 1791
1791 L31,528 4 Years to 1791 L95,704 L7,973.

GLASS PLATES.
Years of Peace. L | Years of War. L
1787 ---- | 1793 5,655
1788 5,496 | 1794 5,456
1789 4,686 | 1795 5,839
1790 6,008 | 1796 8,871
------- | -------
L16,190 | L25,821
Increase to 1791
1791 L7,880 4 Years to 1791 L24,070 L1,751.

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GROCERIES.
Years of Peace. L | Years of War. L
1787 167,389 | 1793 124,655
1788 133,191 | 1794 195,840
1789 142,871 | 1795 208,242
1790 156,311 | 1796 159,826
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