Annual Register

Sunderland, and in the neighbourhood of those places, have unlawfully assembled themselves together in a disorderly and tumultuous manner, for the purpose of compelling the shipowners and others concerned in the trade of the above mentioned ports, to comply with certain regulations prescribed by them with respect to the navigating ships and vessels proceeding to and from those ports; and have actually detained and prevented divers ships and vessels from sailing from the said ports, and have proceeded to other acts of violence: and whereas it has been further represented to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, that these misguided persons have formed themselves into committees, and have administered illegal oaths, with a view to the purposes before mentioned; and have also upon various occasions used force or intimidation to compel persons to join such unlawful assemblies, and to prevent their engaging with the said ship-owners; his Royal Highness being duly sensible of the mischievous consequences which must inevitably arise from such illegal and dangerous proceedings if not speedily suppressed, and deeming it indispensably necessary to have recourse to the most effectual measures, with a view of bringing to justice the persons concerned therein, has already caused an adequate military and naval force to be assembled and stationed in those parts where the disturbances have prevailed, for the purpose of asisting the civil power (if necessary) in supporting the same, and

is hereby pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to promise his most gracious pardon to any person or persons who have been concerned in the illegal proceedings before mentioned (except the President, or person acting as President, in any such Committee, or any person having actually administered any such unlawful oath, or having used any actual force or intimidation for any of the above mentioned purposes), who shall come forward and give information against any of the persons who have administered the said oaths, or assisted in the administering the same, or who have acted in a Committee of any such unlawful assembly as aforesaid, or who shall have used force or intimidation to compel persons to join those unlawful assemblies, or who shall have prevented any persons from engag ing themselves in the service of any of the ship-owners beforementioned: and, as a further encouragement, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent is hereby pleased to promise to any person or persons (except as aforesaid) who shall discover and apprehend, or cause to be discovered and apprehended, the authors, abettors, or perpetrators of any of the illegal proceedings beforementioned, so that they or any of them may be duly convicted thereof, the sum of One Hundred Pounds for each and every person so convicted; the said sum to be paid by the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's treasury.

SIDMOUTH.

Drawbacks, Discounts,
Charges of Management.
&c. paid out of the Gross
Revenue.

NET PRODUCE. applicable to Nati nal Objects, and to Pa ments into the Excheque

PUBLIC INCOME OF GREAT BRITAIN,

For the Year ending Fifth January, 1815.

An Account of the ORDINARY REVENUES, and EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCES constituting the PUBLIC INCOME of GREAT BRITAIN.