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acquiefces. Delay in appointing a new miniftry occafions a threat of withbolding the fupplies. Complexion of the new administration. Honourably fupported. Negociates the peace; which is cenfured in parliament. The celebrated coalition formed. The minifter, in consequence, retires Power acquired by the boufe of commons, in confequence of the coalition. Different opinions entertained of that circumftance. The leaders of the coalition fucceed to the miniftry, but are dismissed, and a fifih ministry appointed:Addrefles for its removal. Advantageous ground, poffeffed by the court, favourable to refift the practice of difmiffing a minifter at the requifition of the commons. King's answer to thofe addresses, calling for specific charges against the minifiers, a measure well calculated to throw difficulties in the way of fuch parliamentary proceedings. Inftances in illuftration thereof.Firmness of the commons. Their diffolution. Advantages poffeffed by the miniftry upon that event, Caufes of the fupport the miniftry received from the people. More than 160 members loft their feats. Meeting of the new parliament. Former fpeaker re-chofen. Subftance of bis Majefly's speech. Addreffes. Mr. Burke's Speech on the measure of diffolving the late parliament. His proposed remonstrance to the throne. Commutation act—debate thereon. Bills for fettling the Eaft India dividend, for refpite of duties, and for the better government of the affairs of that company; analyfis of the latter, and sketch of the debates thereon. The budget-its contents. Bill for the refloration of estates forfeited in the rebellion of 1745. The Lord Chancellor's argument against it; it however passes. Conclufion of the feffion. Subfiance of the king's speech..

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The fecond feffion of the parliament opened. The king's speech recommends the ́e final adjustment of the commercial intercourfe with Ireland, the further fuppreffion of fmuggling, the confideration of the reports of the commissioners of accounts, and the making regulations in different offices. Earl of Surrey's exceptions to the Speech. The minifier's anfwer Lord North's animadverfions on the mention which had been made of a parliamentary reform.Mr. Burke objects to the speech, on account of its taking no notice of India affairs, and proposes an amendment in the addrefs. Minifter replies to Lord North. Hiftory of the celebrated Westminster election, which continued for upwards of fix weeks, and was concluded only on the day previous to the return of the writ. High bailiff grants a scruti'y, which is protested against by Mr. Fox. Brought before parliament, and often difcuffed. Arguments for and against the fcrutiny. Mr. Fox's animated appeal, farcaftically attacking the minifter. Mr. Pitt's reply, charging Mr. Fox with deteftable conduct in politics. Various questions and divifions on the fubject. The fcrutiny at last quafbed, and lord Hood and Mr. Fox in confequence returned. Provisions by Mr. Fox's India bill, for adjusting the Nabob of Arcot's debts; alfo by Mr. Pitt's. Court of directors purfue measures, in confequence of directions in the latter, which are fuperfeded by the board of controls. Earl of Carlife's motion A 28 mommos adi therem

thereon-warmly debated, but negatived without a divifion. The fame tranfaction agitated in the boufe of commons by Mr. Fox, and defended by Mr. Dundas. Mr. Smith, chairman of the company's, fentiments. Sir Thomas Rumbold's. Mr. Burke's full invefligation of the fubject The motion negatived, 164 to 69. Mr. Pitt's motion to amend the representation in parliament; particulars of his propofal. Not generally approved. Mr. Fox's objections. Arguments for and against the measure. Negatived.— General review of the national finances by the minifter. Objections by the oppofition. Contents of the budget. Bill for appointing commiffioners to enquire into abuses, and report obfervations for better conducting business in the public offices, brought in by the minifler. Objections thereto. Arguments in its favour. Passes in the commons by a large majority. In the lords receives very material amendments. Mention of the steps taken to fettle the commercial intercourfe with Ireland. Clofe of the feffion.

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Extra of a dispatch from Major General Stuart, commander in chief of bis Majefty's and the East India company's forces on the coaft of Coromandel, dated June 2, 178, received January 9, 1784 Letter to the felect committee at Madras, containing the particulars of the repulfe of the French, on 25th June, 1733

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The judgment paffed on Chriftopher Arkinfon, efq. in the court of King's Bench,

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APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE, 1785.

A general lift of difeafes and cafualties, chriftenings and burials, for the year
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STATE PAPERS,

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His Majefty's Speech to both boufes of parliament, on their meeting, January

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Humble addrefs of the lords to the above Speech; with his Majesty's answer,

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Letter from the empress of Ruffia to the king of Pruffia

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Copy of official paper transmitted from his Moft Chriftian Majefty to the emperor, relative to the navigation of the Scheldt

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Freliminary articles of peace between the States General and the emperor of Germany

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Prohibitory act of the legislature of Massachusetts in North America [356 The Irish refolutions, with amendments

The Manchester petition, figned by 120,000 perfons, prefented to lords, 17 June 1785

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Letter from the king of Pruffia to the States General, relative to the prince of Orange

Heads of the principal acts of parliament passed in the year 1784
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Account and character of the natives of the Friendly Islands ; from Captain Cook's laft voyage to the Pacific Ocean, vol. i.

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of the natives of Otaheite; from vol. ii. of the

Character of Captain Cook, from vol. iii. of the fame

General account and character of the natives of the Sandwich Islands; from the fame vol.

Character of Catherine the First, wife of Peter the Great, after bis death
emprefs of Ruffia; from Coxe's Travels into Poland, &c.
Character of Dr. Johnson; from Bofwell's Tour to the Hebrides
Particulars of the perfon, habits, and manners of Ayder Ali Khan; from the
Hiftory of Ayder Ali Khan, by M. Le Maitre de la Tour

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On a new method of preparing a teft liquor to fhew the prefence of Acids and Alkalies in chemical mixtures; by Mr. James Watt, engineer

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- An extraordinary cafe of a dropfy of the ovarium, with fome remarks; by Mr. Philip Meadows Martineau

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An account of the fenfitive quality of the tree averrhoa carambola, in a
Letter from R. Bruce, M. D. to Sir Jof. Banks, bart.
·Account of the celebrated falt mines of Wielitfka, in Poland; from Coxe's
Travels into Poland, &c.

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Account of the Plica Polonica; from the fame work

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Description of, and observations upon, the cock-chaffer, both in its grub and beetle fate; from Letters and Papers on Agriculture, &c,

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Lift of the animals found in Kamtschatka, communicated by Mr. Pennantį from vol. iii. of Captain Cook's laft voyage Particular account of Peter the wild boy; extracted from the parish register of North Church, in the county of Hertford

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