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[PRICE SIX-PENCE.] »■ -^ 1 . '' , ^ '•^^ P.J COMPARATIVE STATE .■-■-■^ < OF THE PUBLIC REVENUES, &c. ) •^;:I V- • ■•.■ ~ :n /.■: • f-|p-^HE Year ended loth of October X 1783, was a Year of Famine : It cannot be drawn ?nd confidered as a fair, equal Year and Precedent. In that Ye;ir. the old Taxes cftablifhed before the War fell fliort of the Average Produce of the Nine preceding Years, One Million Five Hundred and Seventy-one Thoufand One Mundrcd and Seven I^ounds. . A 2 Ti^ ( 4 ) TuF.Year ended loth of Oc- tober 1 7 84, was a plentiful, pro- fpcrous Year, alnioft beyond Example : The fair Expecta- tion, therefore, of the Produce of that Year ought at leaft, in the firfl Place, to have exceeded the Year ended 10th Odober i7«3, in X»'57i>f07 Though, during the Year ended loih 06lober 1783, the new Taxts impofed fince the American War, from (probably) i)ieir having got into a more regular Mode of colleding, did not, in general, fall oif orvary much ; yet the Taxes for 1783, from the I.atenefs of their Com- mencement, produced only, for the Year ended Joih October »/ ( 5 ) 1783, Forty-three Thoufand Eight Hundred and Ninety-one Pounds ; whereas, if not (which is improbable) deficient beyond the Proportion of the other Taxes impofed during the War, they ought to have produced more in the Year ended loth of 0(!^ober 1784, than in the Year ended loth of Oaober 1783. £3^2,^4^ Total juft Expectation of the Advance of the Public Incomes for the Year ended loth Odo- ber 1784, compared with that ended 10th October 1783, £^^953^^53 The difference of the Year ended lothOdober 1784, in its Favour, ought to be, as above ftatcd, - - £h953fiS3 A3 If ( 6 ) But if (as is faid) the Difference amounts to only One Million Excefs in the Excife, and Four Hundred Thoufand Pounds in the Cudoms, ^1,400,000 The Confequence will be, that the Produce of thcTaxes in the Year ended lotliOt^ober 1784, falls (liort of the fair, jufl Ex- pedatioD of the Public in the Sum of ■ ■ - ' i ; To which is ^o be added, what- ever (if any Thing) is credited in the above Period of the Pro- duce of the Taxes for 1784. 553^(>53 Qj Is the Amount of the Duties due by the Eafl-India Company paid, and. in- cluded in the above 1,400^000!. ? — If in- cluded, ( 7 ) eluded, and not paid, the Account Is like- wife fallacious and unci i tain to that Extent. This fhort Detail will, it is hoped, be agreeable to the Pi dHc. It mufl be fo to the Minifter ; for no Minifter of Charac- ter will attempt to miflead the Public Opi- nion •, as every Endeavour of tliis Kind mufl proceed from a Confcioufnefs of Want of Ability, Induftry, Refolution, or Influence, one or all, to perform what he had given the Public Reafon to exped from his Adminiftration. It would be pal- liating Prefumption by Mifreprefentation. The Excufe would but aggravate the Crime. The Writer is no Enemy to the prefent Minifter : Far from it. He means to wait with candid Patience the Event of the ' A 4 high- *! I !• ( 8 ) liigh-vvound-up Public Expc£lation ; but, though no Enemy to the Miniflcr, he is the flcrn Friend of Truth and of the Peo- ple ; and, as far as his Influence can pre- vent it, he will not fufTer them to be im- pofcd on by exaggerated Re foufces, or by defective Eftabliftimcnts (like the prefent Naval one, than which the Dey of Algiers pofTeflcs a more formidable one), or by the mofl unftatefman-likc of all Propofiiions, viz. " That the commercial " Intercfls, Profperity, and Neutrality of " this Country cannot be endangered or " afFc^ed by any Troubles or Combina- *' tions on the Continent." Whatever the Tendency of them may be, fuch Doc- trines may give more Permanency, and make the Situation of Minifters more comfortable and cafy ; but they are dan- gerous (if not ruinous) to the State. Let ( 9 ) Let the Miniftcr bring the Pub- lic Account fairly forward: Let him (hew how he is to provide for the prefent Exigencies of the Public amply enough, fo as not to endan- ger the Safety of the State, with fome Surplus for future Emergen- cies, without which we ceafe to be a People : Let him make ufe of his great Majority to fome great and decided, not fpeculative, public Advantage : Let him do more, and fay lefs : Let him make thofe who went before him unpopular, not by Clamour and AfTertion, and by calling Names, but by doing better : Let him do this — and He and I are Friends. Royal Hotel, Pall-Mali, Feb. 5, 1785. STAIR. ( 10 ) n I If' i (I I 1/ February ?. P. S, Since I wrote the foregoing, the Account of the Nctt Produce of the Taxes for the Year ended the loth of Odober 1784, laid before the Houfe of Commons, has been publilhed ; fiom which I leorn with the trucfl concern, that the above Year falls (hort of the juft, fair Expcdation of the Public, in place of the Five Hundred and Fifty-tfvree Thou- fand Six Hundred and Fifty-three Pounds I have ftated, in One Million Sixty Thou- fand Five Hundred and Fourteen Pounds ; the Year ended the loth of Odober 1 784 having only exceeded that ended the 10th of OcTtobcr 1783, in the Sum of Eight Hundred and Ninety-three Thoufand One Hundred and Thirty-nine Pounds ; the Nett Amount of the Year ended the loih of Oclober 1783 being (Annual . / J »• Land ( n ) Land and Malt included) Eleven Millions Seven Hundred and Fifty two Thoufand Four Hundred and Eighty Pounds, and that of the Year ended the i oth of Odober 1784 amounting to Twelve Millions Six Hundred and Forty-five Thoufand Five Hundred and Nineteen Founds — eflimat- ins (vviiich cannot materially differ from the Truth) the Nett Amount of the Annual Land and Malt Taxes for the Year 1783 at Two Millions Two Hundred Thoufand Nine Hundred and Fifty-one Pounds Nett, — and for the Year 1784, at Tvv^o Millions Two Hundred and Fifty Thoufand Pounds THE END. l.{ If • I ■ > i This Day is publiflied by John Stock dalk, oppofitc Burlington-Houfe, Piccadilly. SHAKSPEARE. Printfd from the Text of SAMUEL JOHNSON ani GEORGE STEEVENS, Efq. In one large Volume oftavcw On a fine Royal Paper, and cmbcllilhed with a ftriking likcnefs of the Author, Price 15s. in boards. I 7s. 6d. bound in calf and lettered. 18s. elegantly bound in calt and gilt. 19s. neatly bound in Ruflla leather, gilt. 1 1. IS. beautifully bound in vellum, gilt. il. 5$. l)ound in Morocco, extra. And 3I. 3s. bound in tortoifcflieil. STOCKDALE's EDITION O F SHAKSPEARE, '!,; INCLUDING THE WHOLE OF HIS DRAMATIC W O K K S ; Compiled nom VARIOUS COM MEN- T A T O R S. 'if- ** Nature her pencil to his hand commits, And then in til Kcr forms to this gieat Mailer fiti." ADDRESS BOOKS printed for JOJ^N STOCKDALE. ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC. A new ectinon of SmAKSPEARE, and an edition of f* Angular a form as the prefent, in '*vhich ail his plays are comprehended in one volui^c, will, perhaps, appear furpril- ing to many readers; but, upon a little refle£lion, their fur- prife will, the Editor doubts not, be converted into approba- tion. Much as Shakspeare has been read of late years, and largely as the admiration and ftudy of him have bceii extend- ed, there is ftill a numerous clafs of men to whom he is Im- ferfeftly known. Many of the middling and lower ranks of the inhabitants of this country are either not acquainted with him at all, excepting by name, or have only I'ccn a few of his plays, which have accidentally fallen in their way. It is to fupply the wants of thefc perfons that the prefent Edition is principally undertaken; and it cannot fail of becoming to them a perpetual fource of entertainment and inftrmSiion. That they will derive the highcft entertainment from it, no one can deny; for it does not require any extraordinary degree of knowledge or education to enter into the gencial fpi- rit of Shakspeare. The pafhons he defcribes are the pal- fions which arc felt by every human being; and his wit an>l humour arc not local, or confined to the cuftoms of a pairi- cular age, but are fuch as will give plcafurc at all times, and to men of all tanks, from the higheft to the lowcft. But the inftruftion that may be drawn from Shakspeare is equal to the entertainment which his writings atlord. l!e is tUe greatcft maftcr «f human nature, and of human lite, that, perhaps, ever exidcd; fo that wc cannot pcrulc his works without having our undcrllandings confuleiably en- larged. Befides this, he abounds in occalional maxims and rtflc£lions, which arc calculated to m ike a deep imprcHuni upon the mind. There is icarcely any circumlhuicc in the common occurrences of the world, on which I'omcthing ma/ not be found peculiarly applicable in Shakspf.at^e ; and at the fame time, better exprclfed than in auy other author. To promote, therefore, knowledge of him, is to contribute to the general improvement. Nor is the utility of the prefent publication confined ta perfons of the rank already dcfcribcd; it will be found ler- riceablc to thofc whcle lituations in life have enabled them t* mm h .|| f h rs Hi; BOOKS printed for JOHN STOCKDALE. to purchafc all the cxpcnfive editions of our great draraatift; The book now oft'crcd to the public may commodioufly be taken into a coach or poft chaife, for amufement in a jour- ney ; or if a company of gentlemen fliould happen, in conver- fation, to mention Shakspeare, or to difpute concerning any particular pafTage, a volume, containing the whole of his plays may, with great convenience be fetched by a fervant out of a library or clofct. In Ihort, any particular paffage may, at all times, and with cafe, be recurred to. It is a compendium, not an abridgement, of the nobleil of our poets, and a library in a finglc volume. The Editor hath endeavoured to give all the perfe£lion to this work which the nature of it can admit. The account of his life, which is taken from Rowe, and his laft will, in realitv, comprehend almoft cvtry thing that is known with regard to the pcrfonal hiftory of Shakspeare. The anxi- ous rcfearches of h's admirers have fcarcely been able to collcft any farther information concerning him. The text in the prefcnt edition, has been given as it '.vas fettled by the moft approved commentators. It docs not con- lift with the limits of rhe dclign, that the notes (hould be lari^c, or very numerous: they have not, ho\Vevcr, been wholly ncglcdcd. The notes which are fubjoincd are fuch as ware ncctli'ary for the purpofe of illuftrating and explaining ' bicicte words, unufuai phrafes, old cuftoms, and obfcurc c r tliAaut allufinns. In fltoit, it has been tiic Editor's aim '•' omit nothing which may ftrve to render SHAKSPtAUE intelligible to every capacity, and to every clafs of rLadcrs, Having this view, he cannct avoid cxpreflin* his hope, that an undcitaking, the utility of which is lb apparcut, will be encouraged by the public; and his confidence of a favour- able rectpiion is increafcd by the coiilcioulhefs that he is l.ot doing an injury lo any one. The (ucccls ol the prefcnt volume- will not imj^ede the laic of the larger editions of Shak'I'EARE, 'vhich will ftill be equally Ibuglit for by thofe to whom the purdiaie of thtm may be convenient. 'JC^" GontJcmcn in the Country finding a difficulty in pro- curinir t!ie above valuable Work, by dircMine a I. inc to Mr. STOCKDALE, oppofite Burlington Houfe, Piccadilly, ap- pointing the Payment thereof in London, Ihrill have it iminc- lliitely forwarded, carriage paid, to any Pan of Great Bri- tain, ■Si! a;.. M. NEW PAMPHLETS, printed for JOHN STOCKDALE, Piccadilly, for the Year 1785. A DIALOGUE between a JUSTICE of the PEACE and a FARMER. By Thomas Day, Efq; Price 3s. . A LETTER to the JURORS of GREAT BRITAIN. By George Rous, Efq; Price 2S. EVERY MAN HIS OWN LAW-MAKER ; or, The Englifhman's Complete Guide to a Par- liamentary Reform : Wherein the Road to National Confufion is made phiin and enfy to the meanefl ca- pacities. Price IS. ' ' For I At firfl; was mine own king — Caliban in the Tempefl, A ( ■ 'TwlllhtreconicdhrifieeeJent; • , i , And many an error, by the fame examfile, Will rujhlniotht Slate — It cannot be. Shakipcakk. In a Letter to his Lordfliip. By a Country Gen- tleman. To which is added, by way of Appendix, the celebiated Dialogue between a Geiujeman and a Farmer. Written by Sir William Jones ; with Remarks thereon, and on the Cafe of the Dean of 3t. Afnph. Price is. 6d. The DEFORMITY of the DOCTRINE of LIBELS, and Informations Ex Offidoy with a View of the Caie of the Dean of St. Afaph, and an En- quiry into the Rights of Jurymen, in a Letter to the Honourable Thomas Erfkine. By M. Dawes, Efq; Price is. A PLAN for finalh fettling the Government of Ireland upon CunAitutional Principles ; and the chief Caufe of the unprofperous State of that Country explained. Price is. 6d. POLITI- iw;!'! %