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of Irish cattle, 36. Could be little affected by the free importation of foreign corn, 37. Nor salt provisions, ib. The policy of the commercial restraints on the trade with France examined, 51. The trade with France might be more advantageous to each country than that with any other, 74. Why one of the richest countries in Europe, while Spain and Portugal are among the poorest, 121. Review of her American colonies, 153–6. The trade of her colonies, how regulated, 159–63. Distinction between enumerated and non-enumerated commodities, explained, 158. Restrains manufactures in America, 162. Indulgences granted to the colonies, 165. Constitutional freedom of her colony government, 166. The sugar colonies of, worse governed than those of france, 169. disadvantages resulting from retaining the exclusive trade of tobacco with maryland and virginia, 176. The navigation act has increased the colony trade, at the expense of many other branches of foreign trade, 178. The advantage of the colony trade estimated, 183. A gradual relaxation of the exclusive trade, recommended, 188. Events which have concurred to prevent the ill effects of the loss of the colony trade, 188–90. The natural good effects of the colony trade, more than counterbalance the bad effects of the monopoly, 192. To maintain a monopoly, the principal end of the dominion assumed over the colonies, 198. Has derived nothing but loss from this dominion, 199. Is perhaps the only state which has only increased its expenses by extending its empire, 204. The constitution of, would have been completed by admitting of American representation, 208. Review of the administration of the East India Company, 223. The interest of the consumer sacrificed to that of the producer in raising an empire in America, 247.

Britain, Great, the annual revenue of, compared with its annual rents and interest of capital stock, 412. The land-tax of, considered, 418. Tythes, 428. Window tax, 439. Stamp duties, 454–8. Poll taxes in the reign of William III., 463. The uniformity of taxation in, favour-able to internal trade, 498. The system of taxation in, compared with that in France, 503. Account of the unfunded debt of, 511. Funded debt, 512. Aggregate, and general funds, 514. Sinking fund, 516. Annuities for terms of years and for lives, ib. Perpetual annuities the best transferable stock, 519. The reduction of the public debts during peace, bears no proportion to their accumulation during war, 522. The trade with the tobacco colonies, how carried on, without the intervention of specie, 544. The trade with the sugar colonies explained, 545. Ireland and America ought in justice to contribute toward the discharge of her public debts, 547. How the territorial acquisitions of the East India company might be rendered a source of revenue, 549. If no such assistance can be obtained, her only resource pointed out, 550–51.

Bullion, the money of the great mercantile republic, 20. See Gold and Silver.

Burghs, free, the origin of, 497. To what circumstances they owed their corporate jurisdictions, 499. Why admitted to send representatives to parliament, 501. Are allowed to protect refugees from the country, 502.

Burn, Dr, his observations on the laws relating to the settlements of the poor, 241–4.

Butcher’s meat, nowhere a necessary of life, 471.

Calvinists, origin of that sect, 397. Their principles of church government, ib.

Cameron, Mr, of Lochiel, exercised within thirty years since, a criminal jurisdiction over his own tenants, 511.

Canada, the French colony there, long under the government of an exclusive company, 152. But improved speedily after the dissolution of the company, ib.

Canals, navigable, the advantages of, 251. How to be made and maintained, 311. That of Languedoc, the support of, how secured, 313. May be successfully managed by joint stock companies, 346.

Cantillon, Mr, remarks on his account of the earnings of the labouring poor, 170.

Cape, of Good Hope, causes of the prosperity of the Dutch settlement there, 219.

Capital, in trade, explained, and how employed, 373–4. Distinguished