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 CHA P. VIII. 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any new arrangement being made.-His answer-not fatisfactory.-Earl of Surrey's motion on the occafion-objections to it-withdrawn.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the great feal in commiffion to the judges.-Heads of his fpeech, which embraces further objects.-Motion objected to withdrawn.-Another propofed--debated-negatived.Animadverfions on the original motion-Meffage recommending a separate eftablishment for the Prince of Wales-50,000l.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. CHRO 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 [249 [258 [258 Account of the capture of the Solitaire, a French 64 gun fhip, by the Ruby, Captain Collins 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 - [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 [259 [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 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 [264 Copy of a letter from his Excellency Sir Guy Carleton, Bart. to the prefident of the American Congress, relative to his evacuating New York. [265 A circular letter of his Excellency George Washington, commander in chief of Ceremonial of the inveftiture of the Knights of St. Patrick, [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 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 [296 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. [301 1303 [304 [308 [309 His Majefty's most gracious speech to both houses of parliament, on the clofing the feffion, July 11, 1782 [310 His Majefty's moft gracious fpeech to both houses of parliament, on opening the Jeffon, December 5, 1782 The bumble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal, in parliament affem- 1314 [317 [318 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 [319 The definitive treaty of peace and friendship between his Britannic Majefty and the Maft Chriftian King [322 Separate articles, and declaration, p. [328.-Counter-declaration Separate articles, p. [336.-Counter-declaration 1338 The definitive treaty of peace and friendship between his Britannic Majesty Treaty of perpetual peace and friendship between the Hon. Eaft-India company and the Pefbwa Madhoo Row Pundit Purdhan, fettled between Mr. David Anderfon on the part of the company, and the whole of the chiefs of the 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. [354 The humble addrefs of the lord-mayor, fheriffs, commons, and citizens of the city of Dublin, prefented March 11, 1783, to the lord lieutenant; with his ex- The Speech of his excellency the lord lieutenant of Ireland to both houses of To the King's most excellent majesty: the humble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal of Ireland, in parliament assembled To the King's most excellent Majefty: the humble address of the knights, citi- zens, and burgeffes of Ireland, in parliament assembled The humble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal of Ireland, in parlia ment affembled, to his Excellency Robert Earl of Northington, lord lieute Tranflation of the manifefto published by order of the Empress of Ruffia, upon occafion of her troops entering the peninfula of the Crimea, c. Heads of the principal acts of parliament passed during the prefent feffion of CHARACTER S. 1 Account of the inhabitants of the Batta country, in the island of Sumatra ; Character of Luther, by Bishop Atterbury Character of Auguftus Hervey, late Earl of Bristol 17 - 22 23 Various extracts from Dr. Foart Simmons's Account of the Life and Writings 25 Character of Lord Robert Manners, late commander of his Majefty's fhip the NATURAL HISTORY. 35 41 A letter from William Herschel, Efq; F.R.S. to Sir Jofeph Banks, Bart. 42 44 F.R.S. - 48 -- 62 65 Some account of the "Defcription of Experiments made with the Aeroftatic 70 71 Account of the difcovery of an island just risen out of the ocean near Iceland, in USEFUL PROJECTS. On the culture and uses of the turnip-rooted cabbage Account of cloth made from the refufe of flax, and backings of tow 75 76 82 84 A fhort account of the machine lately erected, by command of his Majesty, at 88 On the comparative utility of oxen and horfes in husbandry; from the fecond |