APPENDIX No. 10.

Statistics of Tonnage belonging to Great Britain, United States, France, and Holland, from 1821 to 1874.

Year.British Empire.United States.France.Holland.Year.
Registered Vessels-Foreign Trade.Enrolled Vessels-Coasting Trade.
Steam.Total.Steam.Total.Steam.Total.Steam.Total.Steam.Total.
Steam and Sailing.Steam and Sailing.Steam and Sailing.Steam and Sailing.Steam and Sailing.
1821..2,560,203..619,896..612,712........1821
1822..2,519,044..628,150..634,619........1822
1823..2,506,760..639,921..634,035........1823
1824..2,559,587..669,973..657,642........1824
1825..2,553,682..700,787..657,899........1825
1826..2,635,644..737,978..730,172........1826
1827..2,460,500..747,170..806,986........1827
1828..2,518,191..812,619..862,171........1828
1829..2,517,000..650,143..588,357........1829
1830..2,531,819..576,475..591,447........1830
1831..2,581,904..620,452..620,017........1831
1832..2,618,068..686,990..723,689........1832
1833..2,634,577..750,027..825,196........1833
1834..2,716,100..857,438..869,382........1834
1835..2,783,761..805,822..906,612........1835
1836..2,792,646..897,775..952,527........1836
1837..2,791,018..810,447..1,051,011..696,978....1837
183882,7162,890,6012,791822,592190,6321,133,9999,693679,863....1838
183986,7313,068,4335,149834,245199,7891,221,9029,810673,308....1839
184095,8073,311,5384,155899,765198,1841,240,8609,535662,500....1840
1841104,8453,512,480746945,803174,3421,147,91310,183590,262....1841
1842118,9303,619,8504,701975,359224,9601,084,6699,757589,517....1842

1843121,4553,588,3875,3731,009,305231,4941,115,0289,536599,707....1843
1844125,6753,637,2316,9091,068,765265,2701,173,5389,293604,637....1844
1845131,2023,714,0616,4921,095,172319,5271,282,3449,390611,492....1845
1846134,7843,817,1126,2871,130,287341,6061,399,29010,921633,359....1846
1847156,5573,952,5245,6311,241,313399,2101,554,25212,567670,260....1847
1848168,0784,052,16016,0381,360,887411,8231,747,63213,152683,298....1848
1849177,3104,144,11520,8701,438,942441,5251,848,23513,391680,565....1849
1850187,6314,232,96244,9421,585,711481,0051,899,55513,925633,1533,672396,1241850
1851204,6544,332,08562,3901,726,307521,2171,992,33319,460704,0363,692421,5061851
1852227,3064,424,36279,7041,899,448563,5362,183,22622,171721,3843,950448,8641852
1853264,3364,764,42290,5202,103,674574,0982,242,62226,399762,4154,452479,2021853
1854326,4845,115,84695,0362,333,819581,5712,411,13535,098819,7625,064579,0161854
1855408,2905,250,553115,0452,535,136655,2402,615,73145,093872,1565,868551,8541855
1858417,7175,312,43689,7152,491,403583,3622,337,88663,926998,99610,428593,3841856
1857453,9665,531,88786,8732,463,968618,9112,438,37071,9791,052,53513,302621,1021857
1858488,4155,609,62378,0272,499,742651,3632,502,08666,5871,049,84413,768621,3061858
1859472,7645,660,40292,7472,507,402676,0042,586,96765,0061,025,94214,340611,3501859
1860500,1445,710,96897,2962,546,237770,6412,752,93868,025996,12413,746588,7721860
1861561,0235,895,369102,6082,642,628774,5962,839,39973,267983,99613,012572,4341861
1862597,9326,041,358113,9982,291,251596,4652,772,00578,981982,57112,636554,2441862
1863657,0266,624,403133,2152,026,114439,7553,076,19384,918985,23513,994539,8441863
1864769,3987,103,261106,5191,581,894853,8163,352,47197,884998,51915,862542,9521864
1865902,0527,322,60498,0081,602,583969,1313,454,093108,3281,008,08415,068538,6761865
1866952,3187,297,984198,2891,492,926885,0232,778,537127,7771,042,81116,184540,0841866
1867973,4157,232,671198,1151,568,032993,7652,695,368133,1581,048,67920,694540,1641867
1868977,2927,236,916221,9391,565,732977,4762,733,167135,2591,058,54822,194535,1921868
18691,033,2477,185,430213,2521,566,422890,3162,526,093142,9421,074,65622,568528,1961869
18701,202,1347,149,134192,5441,516,800882,5512,677,940154,4151,072,39626,394528,5781870
18711,411,8037,142,891180,9141,425,142906,7232,805,274160,4781,077,61136,644521,0981871
18721,640,6397,213,829177,6661,410,648933,8872,971,309177,4621,089,07546,370522,3681872
18731,825,7387,294,230173,4231,423,288963,0203,215,915185,1651,068,031....1873
18741,987,2357,533,492........194,5461,037,272....1874

APPENDIX No. 11.

Table showing at what Ports Exemptions existed, &c., in 1852, in favour of certain British Ships, &c.

Name.Persons, &c., exempt.How exempt.Amount of Tax.When Exemption will expire.
£ s...
FavershamVessels belonging to residents are exempt from anchorage duty levied by authority of the Lord of the Manor.Favour of Lord of the Manor.19 0May cease at any time at will of lord.
ChichesterFreemen, from one-half quay dues, levied by prescriptive right of the Corporation...136 0Extinction of class of freemen.
SouthamptonVessels belonging to the port, from tonnage and other dues...4,350 0..
CowesVessels registered at Cowes, from harbour dues...58 0..
NewportFreemen of Newport, from dues..230 0Ditto.
ExeterFreemen of Exeter, from town duesUnder Charter716 0..
TeignmouthVessel belonging to the port, from anchorage dues...2 9..
TorquayDitto, pay annually 8d. per ton, while others pay 4d. each time...2,510 0Completion of new harbour.
PlymouthCinque Ports vessels, from anchorage duesCharters282 0..
BrixhamResident owners, from harbour dues..648 0..
TotnessFreemen of Totness, from quay dues..346 0Extinction of class of freemen.
FoweyVessels belonging to Fowey and the Cinque Ports, from anchorage dues...32 0..
FalmouthVessels belonging to Falmouth, Truro, and Cinque Ports, from anchorage and flag money...313 0..
St. Michael’s MountFish belonging to inhabitants, from dues on goods...157 0..
BidefordBarnstaple Corporation, from imports and tonnage duties...97 0..
BristolFreemen of Bristol, London, and Liverpool, from town dues on goods imported from foreign ports...4,389 0Ditto.
SwanseaFreemen of Swansea, from dues on certain goods.Ancient customs1,564 0Ditto.
CarmarthenFreemen of Carmarthen, from dues on certain goods.Under the Municipal Acts.76 0Ditto.
BeaumarisBurgesses of the old Corporation, from town dues...350 0Extinction of old Corporation, when the town dues will expire.
LiverpoolFreemen of Liverpool, London, Waterford, and Wexford, being inhabitant householders, from town and anchorage dues.Ancient charters or customs.144,100 0..
LancasterFreemen of Lancaster, from anchorage dues..8 0..
NewcastleFreemen of London, Dover, Rye, Faversham, Folkestone, Sandwich, York, and Newcastle, are exempt from export dues.By prescription13,456 0[316]Extinction of class of freemen.
ScarboroughFreemen of Scarborough, from water tollsBy prescription160 0Extinction of class of freemen.
Kingston-on-HullFreemen of Hull, from anchorage..2,494 0Ditto.
BridlingtonVessels belonging to persons resident in Bridlington, from mastage dues...2 12..
King’s LynnFreemen of Lynn, from beaconCharters and usage1,961 0Ditto.
WellsVessels belonging to Wells, from ballast dues...814 0..
Great YarmouthFreemen’s vessels carrying coalBy prescription, confirmed by 5 Anne.400 0[317]..
ColchesterVessels belonging to Colchester, from anchorage and groundage dues...8 11..
SCOTLAND.
LeithFish and oysters, from import dues..42,176 0..
FisherrowDitto......
North BerwickBurgesses from one-half shore duesAct of Council.....
LevenShips belonging to Leven, from one-half tonnage dues.Authority of proprietor.112 0..
BurntislandBurgesses and freemen, from one-half shore dues...1,574 0Ditto.
DundeeBurgesses pay one-half shore placksCharter278 0..
St. Andrew’sDitto, tonnage dues..320 0..
NewportBoats belonging to Newport, from shore duesWill of Lord of the Manor.10 0..
AberdeenVessels belonging to Aberdeen pay 9d. for ballast; other vessels 1s...1,427 0..
Portsoy }Vessels belonging to places in Earl Seafield’s interest pay one-half harbour dues..315 0..
Cullen }..226 0..
Whitehills }..56 0..
Blackpitts }......
GardenstownVessels belonging to Gardenstown and Troup pay one-half shore dues.Authority of Mr. Campbell.82 0..
InvernessLocal boats under five tons register..105 0..
GlasgowVessels of burgesses of Dumbarton, from harbour dues.21 and 22 Vict., c. 149, s. 108.585 0Extinction of class.
Port GlasgowBurgesses of Dumbarton, for dues and works existing prior to 1864...2,951 0..
IRELAND.
WicklowVessels belonging to Wicklow pay annually 4d. per ton; others pay 3d. per voyage...130 0..
CorkFreemen of Cork, from Mayor’s fees..317 0Ditto.
Kinsale }Local vessels{ Charter40 0..
Carlingford }{ Custom128 0..

APPENDIX No. 12.

Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping.

Although no records have been preserved—what a mass of knowledge must have been lost during the “dark ages”!—there can be no doubt that from the earliest period, at least during the plenitude of the Maritime Power of the Phœnicians, some means must have been adopted to show that a ship was seaworthy, and, as little doubt, that the relative qualities of ships, in this respect, were classified, and, if not recorded in any public documents, were, at least, well known to all persons interested in shipping. However much the world may have changed, human nature remains the same; and the merchants and Shipowners of ancient times must have desired, as they do now, to know if the vessel in which they embarked, or in which they shipped their goods, was fit to carry them safely: from this desire would, naturally, arise the competition of one Shipowner to have a better vessel than his neighbour, so that he might secure a preference. Nor can I suppose that this natural rivalry was confined, any more then than it is now, to the superiority in strength of hull, but was extended to equipment and speed. Indeed, that such was the case is established by the unquestioned records handed down to us of ancient vessels, including that in which St. Paul made his celebrated voyage of which I have given an account in the early portions of this work.

That the Italian Republics had some sort of classification for their vessels we may feel even more certain, although, unfortunately, throughout all time, no historians seem to have considered shipping worthy of their pen—how strange, considering the part it has played in the history of the world! for we find that they went so far as to stipulate by law that no vessel should be laden beyond a certain depth. It is, therefore, reasonable to conclude that they had means of ascertaining the relative qualities of vessels, and that records of these were kept and made public for the guidance of underwriters, whom we know then existed, and of all persons who required to entrust their lives or goods in them. It would, therefore, be absurd to deny the existence of institutions, till a very recent period, of some sort or another which had for their object the classification of ships, because no account of them has been written or preserved.