PRICE of STOCKS. Bank Stock, 113a112. India Stock, 1214.3 per cent. Bank re duced, 56.3 per cent. ditto confol. 5514456. 4 per cent. confol. Ann. 1785, 74 3 per cent. Scrip. 1783, 58a44. 4 per cent. Scrip. 1783, Bonds, 41a42s. Dif. Jan. Navy and Vict. Bills, 19a20, 193 Dif. 5 per cent. Ind.a During the prefent Month the Political Convulfions having continued to increase, we have given the whole of the Debates up to the day of publication, which has forced us to omit or pofipone several articles of bfs moment. N King's Speech to the Bishops. New-Year's Day Ode. Thursday, January 1st, 1784. EW Year's day, the Arcbb fhops and Bithops had the honour, according to annual custom, of addreffing the King at his Levee on that occafion, when his Majefty was pleafed to make them the following gracious aufwer: "My Lords, "I return you my thanks for this dutiful and loyal addrefs, and you may always depend upon my warmest zeal for, and conflant protection of the Church. "I also return you my thanks for your con. gratulations on the commencement of the New Year; the commencement of this year may probably be the mofi critical and important of any yet in the annals of this country: it bas from my acceffion to the Throne of these realms been my confiant fudy equally to preferve the rights, liberties and happiness of my people, with the prerogatives and rights which the conflitution bath intruffed to me; it is my determined rejolution to perfevere in this conduct, in which I trust I may bave the protection of the Almighty, and the jupport of every boneft man in my dominions." This being New Year's day, was observed at the Court of St. James's as a grand Collar day. At noon the following Ode, written by William Whitehead, Efq. Poet Laureat, and fet by Mr. Stanley, Matter of the King's band, will be performed in the Great Council chamber, before their Majesties, and the rest of the Royal family, &c. Ode for the New Year, January 1, 1794. Tho' martial glory cease; O come! ye toil-worn wanderers, come! The tender housewife's bufy care, That liften to the tale of war! For what has war with blifs to do? And own experience taught it you; Their frugal industry alone And in her blifs fecure their own! Will all the boafted pow'rs fupply, the dominions, iflands, and territories there. unto refpectively belonging. (1) The King has been pleated to grant to the Right Hon. William Wyndham Grenville, the office of Receiver and Paymaster General of his Majefty's guards, garrifons, and land forces. (2) Alfo to grant to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, the office of Treasurer of his Majef ty's Navy. (3) And to William Smith, Efq; the office of Treafurer and Paymaster of his Majefty's Ordnance. (4) LONDON GAZETTE, Saturday, Jan. 3. St. James, Dec. 31. This day the Right Hon. Henry Heneage Earl of Aylesford, the Right Hon. Thomas Lord Walfingham, and the Right Hon. Will am Wyndham Grens ville, were, by his Majesty's command, sworn of his Majefty's moft honourable Privy Council, and took their refpective places at the Board accordingly. His Majefy having been gracioufly pleafed to deliver the cuftody of the Seals of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancafler, to the Right Hon. Thomas Earl of Clarendon, the oath of Chancellor of the faid Duchy, was, this day, administered to his Lordship. (5) St. James's, Jan. 2. Yesterday the Earl of Chetterfield had the honour to kifs the King's hand, on being appointed his Majef ty's Ambafiador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the King of Spain. (6) And this day Arthur Stanhope, Efq; had the honour to kiss the King's hand on being appointed his Majefty's Secretary of Embaffy to the King of Spain. (7) The King has been pleafed to appoint the Earl of Aylesford, to be Captain of the Yeomen of his Majefty's Guard. (8) Lord De Ferrars to be Captain of his Majefty's Band of Gentlemen Penfioners. (9) And the Earl of Galloway to be one of the Gentlemen of his Majefty's Bedchamber. LONDON GAZETTE, Turfday, January 6. Whitehall, January 6. The King has been' pleafed to grant to the Right Hon. the Earl of Tankerville, (10) and to the Right Hon. To conftitute and appoint the Right Hor. Sir George Yonge, Bart, to be his Majefty's Secretary at War (11). LONDON GAZETTE, Saturday, Jan. 10. At the Court at James's, 7th January, 1784. This day the right honourable Philip Earl of Chesterfield, was, by his Majelly's command, fworn of his Majelly's most honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. St. James, Jan. 9. The King has been pleafed to confer the honour of knighthor d on Lieutenant Colonel Henry Auguftus Mo tagu Colby. LONDON GAZETTE, Saturday, Jan. 17. Whitehall, Jan. 17. The King has ben pleafed to appoint Samuel Elwick, Efq. to be Secretary and Regifter to the Royal Hofpital at Chelsea (12). LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Jan. 20.. Whitehall, January 20. The King has been pleafed to grant to George Auguftus Selwyr, Efq; the office of Surveyor of his Majefty's cattles, honours, lands, and woods in England* (13). 16 In room of, (1) Viscount Keppel, Admiral Hugh Pigot, Vijecunt Duncannon, Hon. John Townshend, Sir John Lindsay, William Jolliffe, Efq. Wbushed Keene, Eig (2) Right Hon. Edmund Burke. (11) Right Honourable Colonel Fitzpatrick. Negociation for an Union of Parties. The following our Readers may depend on as an authentic account of the Proceedings of the Gentlemen, Members of the Houfe of Commons, who affembled at the St. Alban's Tavern on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, with a view to conciliate differences, and to forward an Union of the contending Parties in Parlia ment: ON Monday, the 26th of January, a meeting was held at the St. Alban's Tavern, for the purpose of recommending an union of parties, when an addrefs was agreed to and figned by FIFTY-THREE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE of COMMONS, and presented by a Committee to the Duke of Portland and the Right Honourable William Pitt. To which the following answers were returned: The Duke of Portland returned for answer, "That he should think himfelf happy in' " obeying the commands of fo refpe&able a "meeting. But the greatest difficulty to him, and he imagines ftill greater to Mr. "Pitt, Mr. Pitt's being in office." Mr. Pitt's anfwer was; "That he will be "very ready to pay attention to the com"mands of fo refpectable a meeting, and co. A 2 ope 66 "worthily fill the chair: and my anxious "defire to fee fuch an administration formed upon a folid and fecure bafis, as may reftore "harmony to this distracted empire, and may "be entitled to a confidence and fupport of every true friend of his country, make it "neceffary for me to trouble you with a re"petition of the reafons which I affigned to you and other gentlemen who delivered me the representation and requifition of your meeting of the 26th of January, for declin"ing an immediate interview with Mr. Pitt, "on the prefent arduous fituation of public "affairs. 66 Refolved, That the thanks of this meeting" be given to his Grace. the Duke of Portland, and the Right Honourable William Pitt, for the attention they have refpeétively declared themselves ready to pay to the requifitions prefented to them in our names. Refolved, fecondly, That in anxious expectation of a cordial co operation of great and ref pectable characters acting on the fame public principles, we beg leave to exprefs our most earneft with, that fome explanation may be had between the Duke of Portland and Mr. Pitt on any difficulty in that way of confidential intercourfe. Refolved, thirdly, That we do not prefume to point out the mode in which fuch mutual explanation may be obtained, ftudioully avoiding any interference on our part which may impede or counteract whatever feps are taken towards that communication which it is our object to effect. Refolved, fourthly, That the Chairman be defired to communicate the Refolutions to his Grace of Portland and Mr. Pitt. The Refolutions bring communicated to Mr. Pitt, he returned the following anfwer: "Mr. Pitt having received from fo ref"peable a meeting an intimation of their "withes, that fome explanation may be had "between the Duke of Portland and himself, "on any dithculties in the way of confiden"tial intercourfe, begs to affure Mr. Grof"venor (the Chairman) that there are no "difficulties on his part in the way "immediate intercourfe with the Duke of "Portland on the fubject of an union, con"fiftent with honour and principle, which "he agrees with the gentlemen of the meet"ing in thinking of the greatest importance of an in the prefent Hate of the country. If, on "his Grace's part, there are any objections to "fach intercourfe, Mr. Pitt withes to have "them frated, and will immediately give a "direct answer with regard to them." The Duke of Portland returned the following anfwer (addressed to the Chairman): Devon Houf, Thursday, Jan 29, 1784. "SIR, "As you have fo very obligingly commu-" "nicated to me the affurances you have re"ceived from Mr. Pitt, that there are no difficulties on his part in the way of an "immediate intercourfe between him and me "on the fubject of an union of parties, and "that he is ready to give an immediate and "direct an.wer to any objections which I "may have to fuch intercourfe, my fincere "inclination to concur in the withes of the "very refpeciable meeting, of which you fo “I had the honour of flating to you, I did not think it poffible that fuch a meeting would tend to forward the defirable end we "all with, as long as Mr. Pitt remained in his minifterial capacity, notwithstanding "the Refolution of the House of Commons of the 16th inftant. Under thefe cireum"fances the embarraffment feems mutual "and difficult to be got over, but if any expe dieut can be devised for removing it, I thall be extremely ready to confer with Mr. Pitt, "and to contribute every faculty in my power "to promote the object of our joint withes. "I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed). "PORTLAND.” Thomas Grofvenor, Efq; Chairman. Thurfday the 29th. The gentlemen met, and there being ABOVE EIGHTY MEMBERS prefent, they came to the following refolution. Refolved. That the Chairman be requested to return our thanks to the Duke of Portland and Mr. Pitt, for the additional favour they have now given of their attention to our wishes. To exprefs our cordial fatisfaction to find they agree in opinion with this meeting, that an union is of the highest importance, and is the object of their joint withes. To intimate to them, that after these decla rations, we are the more trongly confirmed in our hope and expectation that by the inter-, vention of mutual friends, fome expedient may be advifed, which may tend to remove the difficulty, which is ftated to be the most material obstacle to a communication between them, on the fubject of a cordial and perma nent union. (Signed) T. GROSVENOR, Chairman. The Members then adjourned to Monday next, February 2d. It is but fairness to add, that the Duke of Portland bad feen Mr. Pit's answer, but Mr. Pitt has not yet feen the Duke's. Upon the Vote of Cenfure in the House being carried on the Minifters, the Queen feemed to be greatly agitated, and Lady Egremont attempting to footh her, the faid the King was fo hurt at the heat, violence, and intereftedness of parties, that he bad, literally fpeaking, not a moment's peace, nor did the believe he would experience any, while the prefent contention of parties continued. Members The following Lift of Members who voted for Courtenay, John, Delme, Peter, Lewisham, Viscount, Newenham, Nathan. Ord, John, Olborne, Sir George, Strachey, Henry. Sutton, Sir Richard. Cha. Rd. 1 Tellers. Total 229 It is through mistake that the name of Sir John Coghili is inferted in the lift of the members who voted for the India bill, as we are authorised to fay that the above gentleman was not in the Houfe at the time, being confined to his houfe through indifpofition, Mr. Hammet's name is also inferted by mittake, as that Gentleman both fpoke and voted against the India bill. So far from Mr. Pardoe's having voted for the East India bill on the firit reading, we are defired to contradict fuch report, that gentleman not being in the Houle at the time. It was through mistake that the name of Sir Henry Peyton was inferted in the lift of the Members who voted for the India br, as we are authorized to fay the above gen fecond divifion : leman was not in the houfe at that time, The following voted against the Bill on Arden, Pepper Bett, Charles Band, John Lowther, John Efq. Lenox, Lord George Leighton, Sir Charl. Toel-Again the Bill 120. Stuart, Hon. Keith the Staubope, W. Spencer On the Third Divifion. Hamilton, James Sinclair, John Mulgrave, Lord Aa Authentic LIST of Pringle, John the ABSENTEES the first Division on the Eaft India Bill. AheW.P.A.A'Court lers: Edwin, Charles T Egerton, Sir Tho. Elphinstone, G.Keith Luther |