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Commons, by a majority of 16.-Amendment to the addrefs in the Houfe of Lords moved by Lord Carlifle, and negatived by a majority of 13. Lift of Speakers in the debate.-Refolution of cenfure on the peace moved in the House of Commons by Lord John Cavendish, and carried by a majority of 17. [148

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Lord Shelburne's refignation, and chancellor of exchequer's declaration or what account he continued to hold his office.-Minifterial interregnummischiefs refulting therefrom-conjectures on the causes.—Addrefs to his Majefty for the fame reftrictions to be observed, previous to the 5th of April, respecting granting penfions, as are directed by an act of last feffion, fubfequent to that time.-Debate thereon.-Account of penfions granted.Animadverfions on them.-Mr. Coke's notice of his intention to move an addrefs on the unfettled ftate of the miniftry-its effects-unsuccessful.--Makes his motion-received with approbation.- Minifters attempt to exculpate themselves-anfwered.-Coalition abused; and an addition, to its difadvantage, propofed to the addrefs.-This attack repelled, with great dexterity, by Mr. Fox.-Allufions having been made, in the debate, to fecret advifers of the crown, a gentleman alluded to avows, and juftifies his conduct.-Reply.-Address prefented.-Answer.-Mr. Pitt refigns-ques tioned refpecting any new arrangement being made.-His answer-not fatisfactory.-Earl of Surrey's motion on the occafion-objections to it-withdrawn. He propofes another, which is better approved; it is however poftponed.-Report to the disadvantage of the coalition party-disclaimed by Lord North-Fresh invectives against the coalition.Heads of juftifi cation infifted on by that party.Negotiation again opened to form an adminiftration-fucceeds.-Lift of the new miniftry.-Its first objects.-Difficulties obftructing a commercial intercourfe 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 parliamentary reprefentation-debate thereon-divifion-loft by a majority of 144-Earl Shelburne condemns the loan.-Refolutions propofed for the conduct of future loans.-The loan juftified, and former miniftry blamed.Propofed refolutions difcuffed, and rejected.-Duke of Richmond's motion, refpecting danger to be apprehended from putting the great feal in commiffion to the judges.-Heads of his fpeech, which embraces further objects.-Motion objected to withdrawn.-Another propofed--debated-negatived.Animadverfions on the original motion-Meffage recommending a separate eftablishment for the Prince of Wales-50,000l. fettled on bim-and 60,000l. voted as a temporary aid.-Heads of the bill for regulating certain offices in the exchequer.-Claufe offered to exempt Lord Thurlow from its operation-debated agreed to rejected on the report by a majority of 8-Clofe of the feffion.-Speech.-Eaft India affairs left unfettled.

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Letters and papers relating to Captain Afgill's cafe; written by his mother, Lady Afgill; the Comte de Vergennes, prime minister of France; the American Congress, and General Washington [241 Extracts of letters from Lieutenant General Sir Eyre Coote, K. B. dated Madras, the 31st August and 25th September 1782, received at the office of his Majesty's principal fecretary of State for the home department, on the 7th April, 1783 [244

REMARKABLE ACTIONS at SEA.

Extracts of letters from Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, K. B. commander in chief of his Majesty's fhips employed in the Eaft-Indies, to Mr. Stephens ; received the 6th of April, 1783

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Account of the capture of the Solitaire, a French 64 gun fhip, by the Ruby, Captain Collins

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Extract of a letter from Admiral Pigot to Mr. Stephens, dated the 3d of March,

1783 Extract of a letter from Rear Admiral Rowley, commander in chief of his Majefty's fhips at Jamaica, dated the 9th of February, 1783, to Mr. Stephens

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[259 Extract of a letter from Rear Admiral Digby, commander in chief of his Majefty's fhips and veffels in North America, to Mr. Stephens, dated Feb. 8, 1783

Extract from the King fton Gazette, received May 2, 1783

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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 Bahama iflands [260 A memorial of the commanding officers of his Majesty'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 answer to those difpatched by Robert R. Living fton, Efq; fecretary for foreign affairs, relative to the cellation of hoftilities

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Copy of a letter from his Excellency Sir Guy Carleton, Bart. to the prefident of the American Congress, relative to his evacuating New York.

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A circular letter of his 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 address of his officers to his Excellency General Washington, commander in
chief of the armies of the United States of America
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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,
Installation of the knights

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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 tranfactions and occurrences in those parts [286 Copy of a letter from Mr. Hutchinson to the fecret committee of the Court of Directors, &c. dated Anjenjo, 19th July, 1783, giving an account of the moft recent occurrences in the Carnatic [294 A general bill of all the christenings and burials in the cities of London, Weftminster, 3c. for the year 1783

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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 raifing the fupplies

Taxes for the year 1783

STATE PAPE r s.

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His Majefty's most gracious speech to both houses of parliament, on the clofing the feffion, July 11, 1782

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His Majefty's moft gracious fpeech to both houses of parliament, on opening the

Jeffon, December 5, 1782

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The bumble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal, in parliament affem-
bled, to the King; with his Majefty's anfwer
The humble address of the commons of Great Britain to the King; with his
Majefty's anfwer

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Preliminary articles of peace between his Britannic Majefty and the States Ge

His Majefty's fpeech on clofing the feffion, July 16, 1783

neral of the United Provinces

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The definitive treaty of peace and friendship between his Britannic Majefty and the Maft Chriftian King

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Separate articles, and declaration, p. [328.-Counter-declaration

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Warrant by the lord lieutenant general and general governor of Ireland, for

the fettlement of the Genevefe in that kingdom

Letter to Mr. D'Ivernois, from Mr. Secretary Hamilton, on the fame fubject.

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The Speech of his excellency the lord lieutenant of Ireland to both houses of

parliament, October 14, 1783

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Account of the inhabitants of the Batta country, in the island of Sumatra ;
from the fame

Character of Luther, by Bishop Atterbury

Character of Auguftus Hervey, late Earl of Bristol

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Various extracts from Dr. Foart Simmons's Account of the Life and Writings
of the late Dr. William Hunter

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Character of Lord Robert Manners, late commander of his Majefty's fhip the
Refolution, of 74 guns

NATURAL HISTORY.

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A letter from William Herschel, Efq; F.R.S. to Sir Jofeph Banks, Bart.
P. R. S. relative to a new ftar, by him called the Georgium Sidus.
On the diameter and magnitude of the Georgium Sidus; with a description
of the dark and lucid difk and periphery micrometers.
Obfervations on the light, diameter, and magnitude, of the Georgium Sidus

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Extracts from an account of the earthquakes which happened in Italy, from
February to May, 1783, by Sir William Hamilton, Knight of the Bath,

F.R.S.

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Tranflation of the Count Francefco Ippolito's letter to Sir William Hamilton,
giving an account of the earthquake which happened in Calabria, March 28,
1783
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Account of the black canker caterpillar, which deftroys the turnips in Norfolk

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Some account of the "Defcription of Experiments made with the Aeroftatic
Machine, &c. by M. Faujas de St. Fond."
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
Marquis D'Arlandes, and M. Pilatre de Rozier
Account of the aerial excurfion 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 13th and 14th of the fame month

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Account of the difcovery of an island just risen out of the ocean near Iceland, in
the North Seas

USEFUL PROJECTS.

On the culture and uses of the turnip-rooted cabbage
Difcovery of a fubftitute for verdegris, in dying black

Account of cloth made from the refufe of flax, and backings of tow

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A fhort account of the machine lately erected, by command of his Majesty, at
Windfor, for raifing water out of a very deep well, to supply the safile 87
Obfervations on grown or Sprouted corn; the caufe of its sprouting; and the
proper means of remedying the inconveniencies thereof

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On the comparative utility of oxen and horfes in husbandry; from the fecond

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