A GENERAL BILL OF CHRISTENINGS AND BURIALS. From December 9, 1794, to December 8, 1795. A Bortive and Still Evil 1321 579 1443 Between 70 and 80 979 Miscarriage 2 Mortification 6, Bruifed 262 Burnt born 738 Fever, malignant Fe-Palpitation of Heart 1 By a corn 38 ver, Scarlet Fever, Palfy 1637 Spotted Fever, and Pleurify I 2 15 I I 76 Choaked 3 Exceffive Drinking Abfcefs Aged Ague 10 Purples 1947 Quinfey Apoplexy 100 Fiftula 5 Rheumatifm Afthma and Phthi-Flux 12 Rifing of the Lights 2 Executed* 22 Rickets Bedridden ture 17 Gravel, Strangury,and Small Pox 6 Sores and Ulcers 2 Found Dead Fractured 1040 Frighted Headmould fhot, horfe-St. Anthony's Fire 99 23 Killed by Fails and 5 other Accidents 60 Killed by Fighting I Killed themfelves 26 1 fhoe-head, and Wa-Stoppage in the Sto-Murdered 56 Jaundice Cholic, Gripes, Twift-Jaw-locked ing of the Guts 8 Impofthume 5733 Inflammation 4758 Leprofy Confumption Convulfions I mach 56 Suddenly 4 Scalded 120 Shot 1 Surfeit 4 Swine Pox 466 Teeth 495 Thrush 61 Total 245 311 Livergrown 91 Bit by a mad dog Meales 328 Broken Limbs 31 Cough and Hooping-Lethargy Cough Croup Diabetes 3 CASUALTIES. * There have been executed in Middlesex and Surry, 28; of which number 6 have only been reported to be buried (as fuch) within the Bills of Mortality. STATE PAPERS. Meffage from the King to the Houfe of on that principle. Some tempo Commons, Feb. 4, 1795. GEORGE REX. IS majetty thinks it proper to has received from the emperor ftrong affurances of a difpofition to make the greatest exertions for the common caufe in the course of the next campaign. But it is reprefented on the part of his imperial majefty, that these efforts cannot be made without the affiftance of a loan, which his imperial majefty is defirous of raifing on the credit of the revenues of his hereditary dominions, under the guarantee of his majefty, with the concurrence of parliament, to the extent of four millions; and it is ftated, that fuch loan, in addition to his other refources, would enable his imperial majefty to employ against the common enemy the force of 200,000 effective men, His majefty is of opinion that, on thefe grounds, fuch an arrangement would be beneficial to the common caufe, but thinks that it would be ftill more advantageous, if, by the means. of a fimilar loan to a larger extent, the en peror fhould be enabled to employ a force ftill more confiderable; and his majesty has defired his minifter at Vienna to exprefs his readiness to recommend to his parliament an arrangement founded 'rary advance which his majefty was induced to make for the immediate fupply of the Auftrian army, under the preffure of unforeseen the laft campaign, will be included in any arrangement of this nature; as foon as the negociation is concluded, his majefty will not fail to communicate the refult to parliament; but as any measure of this fort is neceffarily connected with the confideration of the provifion to be made for the current fervice of the year, his majefty has thought it right not to delay making this communication; and he relies on the zeal and public spirit of his faithful commons, for taking fuch measures, as, on full confideration of all the circumftances, they may think moft conducive to the immediate interefts of this country, at the prefent conjun&ture, and to the great object of re-eftablishing, on fecure and honourable grounds, the peace and tranquillity of thefe kingdoms and of Europe. Message from his Majefty to the House of Commons, April 27, 1795. George Rex. HIS majefty relies on the liberality and affection of his faithful commons, and on the cordial in tereft tereft which they have manifefted on the happy event of the prince's marriage, that they will be ready to concur in fuch a provifion as fhall be deemed neceffary to fettle an establishment on the prince and princess of Wales, fuitable to their rank and dignity. On an occafion fo fatisfactory in all other refpects, his majefty feels the deepest regret in communicating to the house, that the benefit of any fettlement that may be made muft fail in its moft defirable effect, if means be not provided to extricate his royal highness from the incumbrances under which he labours, to a great amount. Anxious as his majesty must be to relieve the prince of Wales, his majesty entertains no idea of propofing the payment of his royal highness's debts in any other manner than by appropriating a part of his income, and the revenues of the dutchy of Cornwall, to the pay ment of fuch debts: and his majefty will be ready to co-operate in any plan which the wisdom of the house may devife, for eftablishing a ready and punctual order of payment, and for guarding againft the poffibility of the prince's being again involved in any fimilar embarrass ments. His Majefty's Speech from the Throne knowledgments. The encouragement which my allies muft derive from the knowledge of your fentiments, and the extraordinary exertions which you have enabled me to make in fupporting and augmenting my naval and military forces, afford the means most likely to conduce to the restoration of peace to these kingdoms, and to the re-establishment of general tranquillity on a fecure, an honourable, and a lafting foundation. Gentlemen of the Houfe of Com mons, I have to return you my hearty thanks for the liberal and ample fupplies which the refources of the country have enabled you to pro- vide, beyond all former example, for the various exigencies of the public fervice. I have alfo to acknowledge, with peculiar fenfibility, the recent proof which you have given me of your attachment to my perfon and ̧family, in the provifion which you have made for fettling the establishment of the prince and princefs of Wales,and for extricating the prince from the incumbrances in which he was involved., My Lords and Gentlemen, It is impoffible to contemplate the internal fituation of the enemy with whom we are contending without indulging an hope, that the prefent circumstances of France may in their effects haften the return of fuch a ftate of order and regular government as may be capable of maintaining the accustomed relations of amity and peace with other powers. The iffue, however, of these extraordinary tranfactions is out of the reach of human forefight. Till that defirable period arrives, when my fubjects can be restored to the fecure enjoyment of the bleffings of peace, I fhall not fail to make the most effectual use of the force which you have put into my hands. It is with the utmost fatisfaction that I have recently received the advices of an important and brilliant fuccefs obtained over the enemy by a detachment of my fleet, under the able conduct of lord Bridport; and I have every reafon to rely on the continuance of the diftinguifhed bravery and conduct of my fleets and armies, as well as of the zeal, fpirit, and perfeverance of my people, which have been uniformly manifefted through the whole courfe of this juft and necessary war. His Majefty's Speech from the Throne on opening the Seffion, October 1795. 29, My Lords and Gentlemen, IT is a great fatisfaction to me to reflect, that, notwithstanding many events unfavourable to the common cause, the profpect refulting from the general fituation of affairs has, in many important refpects, been materially improved in the course of the prefent year. In Italy, the threatened invafion of the French has been prevented; and they have been driven back from a confiderable part of the line of coat which they had occupied there is also reason to hope that the recent operations of the Auftrian army have checked the progrefs which they had made on the fide of Germany, and fruftrated the of fenfive projects which they were purfuing in that quarter. The fucceffes which have at tended their military operations in other parts of the campaign, and the advantages which they have derived from the conclufion of feparate treaties with fome of the powers who were engaged in the war, are far from compensating the evils which they experience from its continuance. The deftruction of their commerce, the diminution of their maritime power, and the unparalleled embarraffment and diftrefs of their internal fituation, have produced the impreffion which was naturally to be expected; and a general fense appears to prevail throughout France, that the only relief from the increafing preffure of thefe difficulties muft arife from the restoration of peace, and the establishment of fome fettled fyftem of govern ment. The distraction and anarchy which have fo long prevailed in that country have led to a crifis, of which it is as yet impoffible to forefee the iffue, but which muft, in all human probability, produce confequences highly important to the interests of Europe. Should this crifis terminate in any order of things compatible with the tranquillity of other countries, and affording a reafonable expectation of fecurity and might be concluded, the appear. permanence in any treaty which ance of a difpofition to negociate for a general peace on juft and fuitable terms, will not fail to be met, on my part, with an earnest defire to give it the fullest and speediest effect. But I am perfuaded you will agree with me, that nothing is fo likely to enfure and accelerate this defirable end, as to fhew that we are prepared for either alternative, and are determined to profe cute the war with the utmost ener gy and vigour, until we have the means of concluding, in nconjunction with our allies, fuch a peace as the juftice of our cause and the fituation of the enemy may entitle us to expect. With this view I am continuing to make the greatest exertions for maintaining and improving our naval fuperiority, and for carrying on active and vigorous operations in the West Indies, in order to fecure and extend the advantages which we have gained in that quarter, and which are fo nearly connected with our commercial refources and maritime ftrength. I rely with full confidence on the continuance of your firm and zealous fupport, on the uniform bravery of my fleets and armies, and on the fortitude, perfeverance, and public fpirit of all ranks of my people. The acts of hoftility committed by the United Provinces, under the influence and controul of France, have obliged me to treat them as in a state of war with this country. The fleet which I have employed in the North Seas has received the moft cordial and active affiftance from the naval force furnished by the emprefs of Ruffia, and has been enabled effectually to check the operations of the enemy in that quarter. I have concluded engagements of defenfive alliance with the two Imperial courts; and the ratifications of the treaty of commerce with the United States of America, which I announced to you last year, have now been exchanged. I have directed copies of thefe treaties to be laid before you. Gentlemen of the houfe of com mons, It is matter of deep concern to me, that the exigencies of the public fervice will require further additions to the heavy burdens which have been unavoidably impofed on my people. I trust that their preffure will, in fome degree, be alleviated by the flourishing ftate of our commerce and manufactures; and that our expences, though neceffarily great in their amount, will, under the actual circumftances of the war, admit of confiderable diminution in com parison with those of the prefent year. My lords and gentlemen, I have obferved, for fome time paft, with the greateft anxiety, the very high price of grain, and that anxiety is increased by the apprehenfion that the produce of the wheat harveft in the present year may not have been such as effectually to relieve my people from the difficulties with which they have had to contend. The spirit of order and fubmiflion to the laws which, with a very few exceptions, has manifefted itself under this fevere preffure, will, I am fure, be felt by you as an additional incentive to apply yourfelves with the utmoft diligence to the confideration of fuch measures as may tend to alleviate the present diftrefs, and to prevent, as far as poffible, the renewal of fimilar Noembarraffments in future. thing has been omitted on my part that appeared likely to contribute to this end; and you may be affured of my hearty concur rence in whatever regulations the wifdom of parliament may adopt, on |