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CONTENT S.

The History of EUROPE.

CHA P. I.

Peaceable afpect of the great powers of Europe towards each other. Refufal of the
French and Spanish courts to comply with the demands of Great Britain, no fuf-
ficient caufe to apprehend a rupture between them; may in the end prove fer-
viceable to the latter. Emperor of Germany dies, after fettling his Tufcan do-
minions on bis fecond fon; and is fucceeded, as emperor of Germany, by his eldeft,
elected in his life-time king of the Romans. Several treaties of marriage, and
their probable effects. Sweden. Portugal. Poland. Corfica.

Afpet of Ruffia and Turkey. Little to be apprehended from Ruffia, and fill

lefs from Turkey. Character of the prefent emperor. Afpect of Europe, in

general, more pacific than ever. State of agriculture, navigation, and the

useful arts.

CHA P. III.

Ill confequence of Mir Coffim Aly Cawn's being driven out of Bengal. Politic

conduct of Sujah Doula on that occafion, Death of Major Adams. Mir

Coffim cuts off a fmall party of English. The late Shah Zada joins Sujab

Doula, and both draw a formidable army into the field. Major Monro fuc-

ceeds Major Adams. State of the English forces under him. He marches to

the enemy.
Battle of Buxard. Cheap victory over the Indians. Major

Munro attacks a very strong fort. Twice repulfed with great lofs. Sujab

Doula at the head of another army; pins down Major Munro to the neighbour-

bood of Baneres.

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CHA P. IV.

Sir Ro-

Major Monro recalled; fucceeded by Major Sir Robert Fletcher.

bert routs Sujab Doula's new army, and attacks the Fort, from before

which the English had been lately driven. The garrifon obliges the gover-

nor to furrender; his noble behaviour on the occafion. Sir Robert makes

bimfelf master of Eliabad. Bad afpect of Sujah Doula's affairs. French

affairs in the East Indies. Dutch affairs. Propofal for improving

the fuccefs of the English in Bengal to the advantage of the nation, con-

fidered.

СНАР. V.

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Downfall of the miniftry expected. They keep their ground notwithstanding;

are fupported by antiminifterial doctrines. Naval officers fworn, and directed

to act, as revenue officers, on the American coafts. Greatly interrupt the trade

between the Britifb colonies in that part of the world, and that between these

colonies and the Spanish and French.

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Injury to the North American colonies confiderably increafed by ill-timed laws
in England. North American colonies obliged thereby to manufacture for them-

Jelves. Mifchiefs to be apprehended from that Spirit to the mother country.

Opinion of a great minifter concerning the expediency of the British parliament's

taxing the colonies.

CHA P. VII.

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King's Speech on opening the feffion glances at troubles likely to arife in the

American colonies. Original queftion conerning the legality of general

warrants revived in the house of commons. Amendments to it carried.

Previous queftion touching the propriety of determining it in its new form.

New arguments on the occafion by both parties. Previous question passes in
the negative.

CHA P. VIII.

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Opportunity given the colonies to offer a compenfation for the flamp duty, and to
eftablish a precedent for their being confulted, before any tax was impofed upon
them by parliament; rejected. Vote of laft feffion for the propriety of laying
a flamp-duty upon them taken up again Debates concerning the right of
the British parliament to tax the British colonies without their concurrence, and

the expediency of taxing them in the way now propofed. Bill for laying the

ftamp-duty on the colonies passes both houses, and receives the royal afsent by com-

miffion. Act for encouraging the importation of lumber from the Britifb

colonies into Great Britain. King's illness.

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CHAP. IX.

King's Speech to parliament proposing a regency bill. Bill thereupon brought into
the boufe of lords; fent down to the house of commons in a form no way an-

fwerable to his majesty's just expectations; amended in the boufe of commons.

The lords agree to the amendments. Royal assent given to it. Journeymen

filk weavers affemble to petition the king and parliament for a total probibition

of foreign filks. Measures taken to quiet them

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Impreffions to the disadvantage of the miniftry made on the mind of the K. by the

events recorded in the preceding chapters. Their impolitic conduct on the oc-

cafion. Dificulty in replacing them. New miniftry recommended by the D.

of G. Lord chief justice Pratt created a peer. Objections to the new minis-

iry. Duke of Cumberland's death. His character.
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СНАР. XI.

Proceedings against the flamp act and stamped papers by the populace of the old

North American colonies. Better fort of people gradually mix with them.

Provincial affemblies countenance thefe proceedings, affert their independence,

and refolve on a general congrefs. Petitions conformable thereto. Measures

taken to elude the act, or force a repeal of it. Behaviour of the other North

American colonies and the Weft India plantations.

CHRONICLE.

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APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE.

Lord chief juftice Pratt's argument on delivering Mr. Wilkes from the Tower.

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A short retrospect of the process against Mr. Almon, publisher of the letters on

libels.

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An account of fome late altercations between the governor and house of affembly

of Jamaica.

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Ship-news for 1765.

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Heads of an act for the relief of infolvent debtors.

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Abstract of the act for the more effectual prefervation of fish in fifb-ponds
and other waters, and conies in warrens; and for preventing the damage
done to fea-banks, within the county of Lincoln, by the breeding of conies
therein.
[189

Abstract of an act to alter certain rates of poflage, and to amend, explain, and

enlarge feveral provifions in an act made in the ninth year of the reign of

queen Anne, and in other acts relating to the revenue of the post office. [191

Privileges of ambassadors and their fervants, as to their debis, by the larus of
England.
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Abstract of the charter of incorporation of the fociety of artifts of Great

Britain.

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Some account of the nuptials of the prince of Afturias with the infanta Louifa

of Parma; and of the archduke Leopold of Auftria with the infanta Maria

Louifa of Spain.

Ceremonial of the private interment of bis late royal highness the duke of Cum-

berland, in the royal vault, in king Henry the VIth's chapel.

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of the private interment of his late royal highness Prince Frederick

William, in the royal vault, in king Henry the V11th's chapel, Weftminster

abbey.

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of the interment of the late Dauphin of France.

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-of the interment of the late Chevalier de St. George.

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An account of what has happened on the Indians being compelled to deliver up

their English prisoners by general Bouquet.

An authentic narrative of the duel between lord Byron and William Chaworth,

efq; in which Mr. Chaworth was unfortunately killed.

A lift of the perfons, with their offences and punishments, who came out of the

inquifition in Lisbon, in perfon, or were brought out in effigy, at the Auto de

Fé there, on the 27th of October 1765.

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Some account of Barny Carrol and William King, executed at Tyburn, for way-

laying, and flitting the nofe of, Cranley Thomas Kirby, cfq; on the 7th of

June 1765

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An account of the trial of Patrick Ogilvie and Catherine Nairne, for incest be-

tween them, and the murder of Thomas Ogilvie, brother of the faid Patrick,

bujhand of the faid Nairne.

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A narrative of the horrid murder committed by George Gidley and Richard St.

Quintin, both West of England men, Peter M Kinlie, an Irishman, and Andres

Zekerman, a Dutchman, late mariners on board the brig the Earl of Sand-

rwich, belonging to London, whereof John Cockeran was mailer, on the faid

mafter, the rest of his crew, and the paffengers; and of the apprebending the

murderers, and recovering the treasure of which they had plundered the faid

hip.

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Supplies granted by parliament for the year 1765.

Ways and means for raifing the above fupply.

STATE

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PAPER S.

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His majesty's most gracious speech to both bouses of parliament, on Thursday the
1th of January 1765; with the addriffes of both honfes upon the occafion, erud

bis majelly's moft gracious answer.

The addrejs of the boufe of lords.
The addrefs of the bauje of commons.

His majefly's most gracious fpeech to both boufes of parliament, on the 24th of April

1765, to recommend a regency bill.

The joint addrefs of the house of lords and boufe of commons.

Abstract of an act to provide for the adminiftration of government in cafe the

crown bould defcend to any of the children of bis majefly, being under the age

of eighteen; and for the care and guardianship of their perfons.

His majesty's most gracious Speech to both houses of parliament, on Saturday the

25th of May 1765.

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Abstract of the act for annexing the island and lordship of Man to the crown,

upon the furrender of the duke and duchess of Athol

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The bumble address, to his majefty, of the right honourable the lord mayor, alder-
men, and commons of the city of London, in common council assembled, pre-
fented on the 28th of August 1765, on the happy occafion of the birth of a third
prince to their majeflies

His majesty's most gracious Speech to both boufes of parliament, on Tuesday the
17th of December 1765.

The humble address of the house of commons in return to the foregoing speech.

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Tibid.

The queen's answer to a congratulatory message, fent by the house of commons to

her majefty, on her bappy delivery of another prince during the vacation of

parliament.
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His excellency Francis Seymour, earl of Hertford, lord lieutenant general and
governor of Ireland, his speech to both boujes of parliament, at Dublin, on
Tuesday the 2nd of October 1765.

The humble address of the boufe of lords to bis majesty.

The bumble addrefs of the boufe of commons to his majesty.

The bumble addrefs of the boufe of lords to his excellency.

The humble address of the house of commons to bis excellency.

[ibid..

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The most humble address, to the king, of his majesty's now fubje&ts, the French

inhabitants of the island of Grenada.
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Extract from his most Chriftian majefty's letter to M. d'Abbadie, director ge-
neral and commandant for his majesty in Louisiana, ordering him to deliver
up to his Catholic Majefly all the French poffeffions not already ceded to Great
Britain.
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Norification of the act, by which the dowager empress queen has nominated the

prefent emperor to the co-regency of ber hereditary dominions.
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CHARACTERS.

Memoirs of bis late Royal Highness William Auguftus Duke of Cumberland

Character of Queen Anne.

Letter from Henry IV. of France to Madame de Gramont.

Character of the late duke of Ormond.

Harley earl of Oxford.

of the late vifcount Bolingbroke,

Memoirs of the life of William Puliney, earl of Bath.

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