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forces, and other fervices incurred between the thirty-first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and feventy-nine, and the first day of February, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty, and not provided for by parliament

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8. That, towards raifing the fupply granted to his majesty, there be applied the fum of ten thoufand five hundred and fix pounds, five fhillings, and two-pence farthing, remaining in the receipt of the Exchequer of the fum granted out of the fupplies for the year one thoufand feven hundred and fifty, towards making good the deficiency of the grants for the year one thoufand feven hundred and forty-nine, being part of the fum provided for paying the arrears of the marine regiments that were disbanded in the year one thoufand feven hundred and forty eight

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9. That, towards raifing the fupply granted to his majesty, there be applied the fum of five thoufand pounds remaining in the receipt of the exchequer, which, by an act of the fifth year of the reign of his prefent majefty, was granted for building a Lazaret

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10. That fuch of the monies as fhall be paid into the receipt of the Exchequer after the fifth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty, and on or before the fifth day of April, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-one, of the produce of the duties charged by two acts made in the fifth and fourteenth years of his prefent majesty's reign upon the importation and exportation of Gum Senega and Gum Arabic, be applied towards making good the fupply granted to his majefty

Total of ways and means

Excefs of ways and means

Note, A vote of credit of one million was alfa granted
this feffion, and is charged on the next aids.
The additional public debt funded and provided
for this year, amounts to twelve millions; the in-
tereft of which, at 4 per cent, per ann. is

The annuity for eighty years, of 11. 16s. 3d.

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185,752 18 11

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This fum (by acts paffed in purfuance of different refolutions) is propofed to be raised in the following

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20,617

34,557

35,310

70,958

72,000

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Do. on foreign wines of 41. per ton on Portugal wines, and of 81. per ton on French wines

A duty on coals exported of 4 s. per Newcastle chaldron

Additional duty of 51. per cent. on the above duties

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Additional duty of 1 s. 10 d. per bushel on falt
Do, on advertisements of 6 d. each

A ftamp duty on the receipt for any legacy, or for any fhare of a perfonal eftate divided under the ftatute of diftributions, or the custom of any province or place of 2 s. 6 d. if the value fhall not exceed 20l. and of 5 s. if above 201. and not amounting to 100l. and of 20 s. if 100l. or upwards

On dealers in coffee, tea, and chocolate, for a licence 5 s. annually

In all

Excefs of taxes

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STATE

STATE PAPERS.

His Majefty's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament. Thurfday the 25th of November, 1779.

I

My Lords and Gentlemen, MEET you in parliament at a time when we are called upon by every principle of duty, and every confideration of intereft, to exert our united efforts in the fupport and defence of our country, attacked by an unjust and unprovoked war, and contending with one of the most dangerous confederacies that ever was formed against the crown and people of Great Britain.

The defigns and attempts of our enemies to invade this kingdom, have, by the bleffing of Providence, been hitherto fruftrated and difappointed. They ftill menace us with great armaments and preparations; but we are, I truft, on our part, well prepared to meet every attack and repel every infult. I know the character of my brave people: the menaces of their enemies, and the approach of danger, have no other effect on their minds, but to animate their courage, and to call forth that national fpirit, which has fo often checked, and defeated, the projects of ambition and injuftice, and enabled the British VOL. XXIII.

fleets and armies to protect their own country, to vindicate their own rights, and at the fame time to uphold, and preferve, the liberties of Europe, from the restless and encroaching power of the House of Bourbon.

In the midst of my care and folicitude for the fafety and welfare of this country, I have not been inattentive to the ftate of my loyal and faithful kingdom of Ireland. I have, in confequence of your addreffes, prefented to me in the laft feffion, ordered fuch papers to be collected and laid before you, as may affift your deliberations, on this important business; and I recommend it to you to confider what further benefits and advantages may be extended to that kingdom, by fuch regulations, and fuch methods, as may, moft effectually, promote the common ftrength, wealth, and interests of all my dominions.

Gentlemen of the House of
Commons,

The proper eftimates fhall, in due time, be laid before you. I fee, with extreme concern, that the neceffary establishments of my naval and military forces, and the various fervices and operations of the enfuing year, muft inevitably be attended with great and heavy

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expences;

expences; but I rely on your wifdom and public fpirit for fuch fupplies, as the circumstances and exigencies of our affairs fhall be found to require.

My Lords and Gentlemen, I have great fatisfaction in renewing the affurances of my entire approbation of the good conduct and difcipline of the militia, and of their steady perfeverance in their duty; and I return my cordial thanks to all ranks of my loyal fubjects who have flood forth in this arduous conjuncture, and by their zeal, their influence, and their perfonal fervice, have given confidence as well as ftrength to the national defence. Trufting in the Divine Providence, and in the juftice of my caufe, I am firmly refolved to profecute the war with vigour, and to make every exertion in order to compel our enemies to listen to equitable terms of peace and accommoda

tion.

The humble Address of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in Parliament affembled.

Moft Gracious Sovereign,

E, your Majefty's moft du

WE tiful and loyal fubjects, the

Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in parliament affembled, beg leave to return your majesty our humble thanks for your most gracious fpeech from the throne.

The juft fenfe we have of the bleffings under your majesty's government, and the indignation we feel at the unprovoked and unwarrantable aggreffion of our enemies, who feek to deprive us of thofe bleffings, and threaten your majesty's kingdoms with invafion,

will continue to animate our refo lutions, and redouble our efforts in the national defence. We truft, that thofe efforts, feconded by the zeal of a faithful and loyal people, will, under the Providence of God, be fully fufficient to repel every attack, to fruftrate the hopes, and defeat the defigns, of any confederacy that may be formed against your majelly's crown and dominions.

In fuch a crifis, the approach of danger can ferve only to call forth that national fpirit, which always rifes with the occafion that demands it, but never difplayed it• felf in a more important conjuncture, though it has fo often protected the liberties of these kingdoms, and of Europe in general, and has enabled the British fleets and armies to withstand, and defeat, the defigns of that restless and afpiring ambition, which has fo frequently difturbed the peace and invaded the rights of mankind.

We are deeply fenfible of your majefty's paternal goodness, which does not confine itself to one part of your dominions, but is anxious for the profperity of the whole, and, in the midft of your care and folicitude for the fafety and welfare of this country, has led your attention to the ftate of your loyal and faithful kingdom of Ireland, Guided by the fame fentiments which prompted the humble addrefs we prefented to your majefty the laft feffion, we will continue our attention to thofe important objects your majefty's wifdom recommends, and after deliberately weighing the whole, will confider, what further benefits may be extended to that kingdom, by fuch regulations, and fuch methods, as

may moft effectually promote the, common ftrength, wealth, and interefts of all your majefty's dominions.

Your majefty's approbation of the good conduct and difcipline of

commended to you, will, I doubt not, increase the general profperity of all my fubjects, which is my conftant and invariable aim.

Commons to the King.

Moft gracious Sovereign,

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WE

the militia, and of their steady The humble Addrefs of the House of perfeverance in their duty, and the fatisfaction your majefty expreffes in the conduct of your loyal fubjects of all ranks, who have flood forth in this arduous conjuncture, muft redouble that zeal, extend that influence, and increase those perfonal exertions, which have given confidence as well as ftrength to the national defence.

We fee, with great fatisfaction, that your majefty, trufting in the Divine Providence, and in the juftice of your caufe, is firmly refolved to profecute the war with vigour, and to make every exertion, in order to compel our enemies to listen to equitable terms of peace and accommodation. Such fpirited and vigorous measures must be conducive to fo defirable

an end; and we humbly beg leave to affure your majefty, that they will meet with our moft hearty concurrence and firmeft fupport.

His Majefty's most gracious Anfwer.

My Lords,

I THANK you for this dutiful and loyal addrefs. The fpirit and refolution with which you ftand forth in the national defence, and the support you promife to the vigorous meafures I am determined to purfue, muft tend to reftore, upon fair and equitable terms, that general tranquility, which I have ever endeavoured to maintain; and your attention to thofe important objects I have re

your majefty's moft dutiful and loyal fubjects, the Commons of Great Britain in

parliament affembled, beg leave to return your majefty the thanks of this Houfe, for your moft gracious fpeech from the throne.

We are truly fenfible that, in the prefent arduous fituation of affairs, we are called upon by every principle and every fentiment of duty to your majefty, and to those we reprefent, to exert and to unite our utmost efforts in the

fupport and defence of our coun-
try against a most unjust war, and
one of the most dangerous confe-
deracies that was
ever formed

against the crown and people of

Great Britain.

We fee and revere the goodness of Divine Providence, in fruftrating and disappointing the defigns of our enemies to invade this kingdom: and whenever they attempt to carry their menaces into execution, we truft that their attacks will be repelled, and their ehterprize defeated, by the bleffing of the fame Providence on the valour and intrepidity of your majesty's fleets and armies; and that your majefty's gracious and endearing declaration of your confidence in the character and courage of your people will be juftified, by the molt convincing proofs, that they are ftill animated by the fame ar[X] =

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