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Lord Shelburne's refignation, and chancellor of exchequer's declaration en what account be continued to hold bis office.-Ministerial interregnux— mifchiefs refulting therefrom-conjectures on the caufes.—Addrefs 10 bis Majefty for the fame reftrictions to be obferved, previous to the 5th of April, refpecting granting penfions, as are directed by an as of last feñan fubfequent to that time.-Debate thereon.—Account of penfions granted.— Animadverfions on them.-Mr. Coke's notice of bis intention to move an addrefs on the unfettled ftate of the ministry.-Its effects-unsuccessful.—- Makes his motion-received with approbation.—Minifters attempt to ex- culpate themfelves—answered.—Coalition abufed; and an addition, to iss dijadvantage, proposed to the addrefs.-This attack repelled, with great dexterity, by Mr. Fox.-Allufions having been made, in the debate, to fe- cret advisers of the crown, a gentleman alluded to avows, and juftifies bis conduct-Reply.-Address prefented.—Anfwer.- Mr. Pin refigns-quef- tioned refpecting any new arrangement being made. - His anfwer-not ja- tisfactory.-Earl of Surry's motion on the occafion-objections to it-with- drawn.-Ile propofes another, which is better approved; it is however postponed.-Report to the disadvantage of the coalition party—disclaimed by Lord North.-Frefb invectives against the coalition.-Heads of juftifi- cation infifted on by that party.-Negociation again opened to form an at miniftration-fucceeds.-Lift of the new miniflry.-Its first objects.-Dif- fculties obftructing à commercial intercourse with the States of America.— Steps taken to remove them.-Loan of twelve millions brought forward -objected to-juftified.-Mr. Pitt's motion for a reform of the par- liamentary reprefentation-debate thereon-divifion - loft by a majority of 144.-Earl Shelburne condemns the loan.-Refolution propofed for the con. duct of future loans.-The loan juftified, and former miniftry blamed.- Propofed refolutions discussed, and rejected. - Duke of Richmond's motion, refpeling danger to be apprehended from putting the great feal in commifun to the judges.-Heads of his fpeech, which embraces further objects.—Mo. tion objected to withdrawn.-Another propofed-debated-negatived.- Animadverfions on the original motion.Meffage recommending a separate eftablishment for the Prince of Wales-50,00cl. fettled on bim-and 60,cocl. voted as a temporary aid.--Heads of the bill for regulating cer tain offices in the exchequer.-Claufe offered to exempt Lord Thurlow from its operation-debated—agreed 10-rejected on the report by a majority of 3.-Claje of the fefion-Speech.-Eaf India affairs left unfettled. CHRO- Letters and papers relating to Captain Afgill's cafe; written by his mother, Lady Afgill; the Comte de Vergennes, prime minifter of France; the Ame- rican Congress, and General Washington Extracts of letters from Lieutenant General Sir Eyre Coote, K. B. dated Ma- dras the 31st Auguft and 25th September 1782, received at the office of bis Majesty's principal secretary of fate for the home department, on the 7tb Extras of letters from Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, K. B. commander in chief of his Majefly's fhips employed in the Eaft-Indies, to Mr. Stephens; Extract of a letter from Admiral Pigot to Mr. Stephens, dated the 3d of Extract of a letter from Rear Admiral Rowley, commander in chief of his ̧ Majefly's fhips at Famaica, dated the 9th of February, 1783, 10 Mr. Extract of a letter from Rear Admiral Digby, commander in chief of his Extract from the Kingston Gazette, received May 2, 1783 [259 Extract of a letter from Colonel Deveaux to Sir Guy Carleton, dated New Providence, June 6, 1783, giving an account of the recapture of the Ea- A memorial of the commanding officers of his Majefty's provincial regiments and corps in North America, prefented to Sir Guy Carleton in March 1783 [262 Copies of letters from General Carleton and Admiral Digby, in anfwer to those dispatched by Robert R. Livingston, Efq; fecretary for foreign afairs, rela- tive to the ceffation of boftilities- Copy of a letter from his Excellency Sir Guy Carleton, Eart. to the prefident of [245 ▲ circular letter of bis Excellency George Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America, dated June 18, 1783 [266 General Washington's farewell orders to the armies of the United States [274 The addrefs of his officers to his Excellency General Wafbington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America [:77 Ceremonial of the introduction of his Royal Highness George Auguftus Frederick Prince of Wales, into the House of Peers, at the meeting of parliament on Tuesday November 11, 1783 Ceremonial of the inveftiture of the Knights of St. Patrick Inftallation of the Knights [279 [280 [282 Extract of a letter from the prefident and felect committee at Bombay, to the fecret committee of the Court of Directors of the Eaft-India company, dated 27th June, 1783, received overland 21ft of November; containing a concife detail of the transactions and occurrences in those parts [285 Copy of a letter from Mr. Hutchinfon to the fecret committee of the court of Directors, &c. dated Anjenjo, 19th July, 1783, giving an account of the most recent occurrences in the Carnatic [194 A general bill of all the chriftenings and burials in the cities of London, Weftminster, &c. for the year 1783 (96 A complete and authentic lift of men of war, both of France, Spain, Holland, and England, which have been either taken or deftroyed during the late war [297 An account of the quantities of all corn and grain exported from, and imported into England and Scotland, with the bounties and drawbacks paid, and the duties received thereon, for one year ended the 5th of January, 1784 Prices of Stocks for the year 1783 Supplies granted by parliament for the year 1783 Ways and means for raising the supplies Taxes for the year 1783 [301 [303 [304 [308 [309 His Majefty's most gracious fpeech to both houses of parliament, on the closing the feffion, July 11, 1782 [330 His Majesty's most gracious fpeech to both boufes of parliament on opening the feffion, December 5, 1782 [311 The humble addrefs of the lords spiritual and temporal, in parliament assembled, to the King; with his Majefly's anfwer [314 The humble address of the commons of Great Britain to the King; with his Majefly's answer His Majefy's Speech on clofing the feffion, July 16, 1783 Preliminary articles of peace between his Britannic Majefly and the States Ge- X neral of the United Provinces The definitive treaty of peace and friendship between his Britannic Majefty and the Moft Chriftian King [322 Separate articles, and declaration, p. [328.-Counter-declaration 13:0 The The definitive treaty of peace and friendship between his Britannic Majefty and the Mt Catholic King Separate articles, p. [336.-Counter-declaration [331 338 The definitive treaty of peace and friendship between bis Britannic Majefty and the united fiates of America [339 Treaty of perpetual peace and friendship between the Hon. Eaft-India company and the Pefbwa Madboo Row Pundit Purdban, fettled between Mr. David Anderson on the part of the company, and the whole of the chiefs of the Mahratta nation [343 [346 Tranfcript of the treaty between France and the United States of America; together with the ratification of the fame by Congress The petition of the people called Quakers [350 [351 Warrant by the lord lieutenant general and general governor of Ireland for the jettlement of the Genevefe in that kingdom Letter to Mr. D'Ivernois, from Mr. Secretary Hamilton, on the fame fubje&t [354 The bumble addrefs of the lord-mayor, fherifs, commons, and citizens of the city of Dublin, prefented March 11, 1783, to the lord lieutenant; with his excellency's anfwer [354 The Speech of his excellency the lord lieutenant of Ireland to both houses of parliament, Oct. 14, 1783 [356 To the king's mafi excellent majefty: the bumble addrefs of the lords fpritual and temporal of Ireland, in parliament assembled [357 To the King's most excellent Majefty: the humble addrefs of the knights, citizens, and burgeffes of Ireland, in parliament assembled [359 The humble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal of Ireland, in Parliament affembled, to his Excellency Robert Earl of Northington, lord lieute tenant [300 [362 The bumble addrefs of the knights, citizens, and burgeffes of Ireland, in par liament affembled, to the fame Tranflation of the manifefto published by order of the Empress of Ruia, upon occafion of her troops entering the peninfula of the Crimea, &c. Heads of the principal acts of parliament paffed during the prefent feffion of parliament, 1783 CHARACTER S. [363 [366 Character of Elizabeth Queen of England; from Dr. Watson's biftory of Gharacter of the Marefchal Lefdiguieres; from the fame I 3 4 Defcription of the Rejangs in the island of Sumatra; from the biftory of that ifland, by W. Marsden, F. R. S. Character of King James the Second; from Mrs. M. Graham's biflory of England 5 8 Difference in character between the Malays, and other Sumatrans; from the jame author 13 Ассоциа NATURAL HISTORY. A letter from William Herschel, Efq; F. R. S. to Sir Jofeph Banks, Bart. P. R. S. relative to a new ftar, by bim called the Georgium Sidus On the diameter and magnitude of the Georgium Sidus; with a defcription 44 Extras from an account of the earthquakes which happened in Italy, from February to May, 1783 by Sir William Hamilton, Knight of the Bath, Tranflation of the Count Francefco Ippolito's letter to Sir William Hamilton, 58 60 Tranflation of a copy of the certificate dated at the Chateau-de-la-Muette, near Paris, the 21ft of November, 1783, relative to the aerial excurfion of the Account of the aerial excursion of Meff. Charles and Robert, on the 1ft of De- cember, 1783, as given by Monf. Charles ; tranflated from the Journal de Paris of the 1th and 14th of the fame month Account of the discovery of an island just rifen out of the ocean near Iceland, is USEFUL PROJECT S. |