The Recorder

Foreign Intelligence.

LONDON, Jan. 12.

The amount of imports into Great Britain in 1801, was £15,500,000l; in 1802, £16,400,000l.

Exports, 1801, £42,000,000l--1802, nearly £50,000,000l.

British ships arrived at London only, in 1801, 338 ships, of tonnage 418,631, men 23,096; in 1802, 475 ships, tonnage 574,371, men 36,251; foreign vessels in 1801, 3385, tonnage 357,677; in 1802, 1549, tonnage 214,113. (this shows the unfavorable effect of the peace as to foreign ships trading at London), sailed from London in 1801, 1331 vessels; in 1802, 1833. The revenue in Ireland has increased for the last year in which it has been computed, £920,000l.

The British Premier has stated, that if a deduction of one million, could be made from the establishment of the year 1803, which he conceived was practicable, there was little doubt that the revenue could be made to meet the expenses of the establishment.

[There must be some other way of telling the latter part of this story. It is but two years ago, since Mr. Tierney and the chancellor of the exchequer agreed in the house of commons, that the net amount of British revenue was less than twenty-three millions sterling; and that the unavoidable expense of a peace establishment could not, for many years to come, be less than thirty-six millions, or thereby. This left an annual deficit, and required an annual loan of thirteen millions. The French monarchy stopped payment, and ultimately expired, upon an annual deficit of about five millions.]