7. Pawnbrokers' licences annually.-In London, rol. each. In the country, 51. each.-Calculated to bring in Total The following Taxes were brought into the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, after the opening of the Budget; and agreed to, without giving any particular Eftimate of their expected annual produce. 1. Annual licence for every coach maker 2. Annual certificate for every unqualified, as well as qualified perfon, for keeping a gun, or dog, &c. for killing game 3. For every new four-wheel carriage (to be paid by the maker) 4. For every new two-wheel carriage (to be paid by the maker) 5. For every four-wheel carriage* now kept (to be paid annually by the owner) 6. For every two-wheel carriage* now. kept (to be paid annually by the owner) 7. On all bachelors keeping one female fervant Two female fervants, each Three ditto, or more, each [These taxes are in addition to the other 8. On all bachelors for each male fervant they To thefe a lottery will be added, to raise 150,000l. and it has been contracted for by Godfchall Johnson, efq. who is to have half, and 18 bankers are to have the other half. Loan for the year 1785 Intereft of which, at 5 per cent. Amount of eftimated taxes, I O O 2 2 O O 10 7 ་ 3.10 O 6 0000 3000 O Thefe duties are in lieu of the former wheel-tax. STATE Among the objects which now require confideration, I mutt particularly recommend to your earnest attention the adjustment of fuch points in the commercial intercourse between Great Britain and Ireland, as are not yet finally arranged.The fyftem which will unite both kingdoms the moft clofely on principles of reciprocal advantage, will, I am perfuaded, beft enfure the general profperity of my do "Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, "I have ordered the estimates of the enfuing year to be laid before you. I confide in your liberality and zeal to grant the neceffary fupplies, with a juft regard as well to the economy requifite in every depart ment, as to the maintenance of the national credit, and the real exigencies of the public service. "My Lords and Gentlemen, "The fuccefs which has attended the measures taken in the laft feflion towards the fuppreflion of fmuggling, and for the improvement of the revenue, will encourage you to apply yourfelves, with continual affiduity, to thofe important objects. ...You will, I truft, alfo take into early confideration the matters fuggefted in the reports of the commillioners of public accounts, and fuch für I have the fatisfaction to aç-ther regulations as may appear to quaint you, that notwithflanding be neceffary in the different offices any appearance of differences on of the kingdom. the continent, I continue uniformly to receive, from all foreign powers, the ftrongest atturances of their good difpofition towards this Country. minions. 66 I have the fulleft reliance on the continuance of your faithful and diligent exertions in every part of your public duty. You may at all times depend on my hearty concur rence rence in every measure which can tend to alleviate our national burthens, to secure the true principles of the conftitution, and to promote the general welfare of my people.". The bumble Address to the above Speech, of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in parliament affembled. Die Martis, 25 Januarii, 1785. "Moft gracious fovereign, "We, your Majefty's moft duti ful and loyal fubjects, the lords fpiritual, and temporal, in parliament affembled, beg leave to return your Majefty's our bumble thanks for your Majefty's moft gra. cious fpeech from the throne. "Permit us to exprefs to your Majesty our most grateful fenfe of your Majefty's regard for our private convenience, in not commanding from us an earlier attendance in Parliament. "Your Majefty may rely on our faithful and diligent exertions in every part of our duty; and, truly fenfible of the importance of the object, we beg leave to affure your Majefty, that it is our determination to give our immediate attention to the adjustment of fuch points in the commercial intercourfe between Great Britain and Ireland, as are not yet finally arranged; trufting that fuch a fyftem may be formed as niay beft infure the profperity of both kingdoms, by closely uniting them upon principles of reciprocal advantage. fition of foreign powers towards this' country, notwithstanding the differences which appear to prevail upon the continent. We defire to return to your Majelty our warmeft thanks for your gracious communication of the af furances which your Majefty continues to receive of the good difpo "The information your Majefty is pleafed to give us of the fuccefs which has attended the measures taken in the laft feffion for the fuppreffion of fmuggling, and for the improvement of the revenue, affords us the greatest fatisfaction: and your Majefty may be affured, that we will apply ourselves, with unremitted attention to points of fuch great concern to the profperity of this country; and that we will take into our early confideration the matters fuggefted in the feveral reports of the commiflioners of public accounts, as well as fuch farther regulations as may appear to be neceffary in the public offices of the kingdom. "We beg your Majefty will be affured, that we fhall refume the confideration of public business with the fame principles of duty to your Majefty, and regard to the interefts of our constituents, which we have endeavoured to manifeft in all our proceedings. That we will not fail to give our most earnest attentions to the adjustment of fuch points as are not, yet finally arranged in the com. mercial intercourfe between Great Britain and Ireland; fully agreeing with your Majefty, in thinking that the fyftem which will unite both kingdoms the moft clofely on principles of reciprocal advantage, will belt enfure the general profperity of your Majefty's dominions." We beg leave to affure your Majesty, that it affords us the trueft pleafure, to be informed that your Majefty continues to receive fuch fatisfactory affurances of the good difpofition of foreign powers towards this country. We befeech your Majefty to believe, that we fhall at all times be ready to grant fuch fupplies as are neceffary for the maintenance of the national credit, and the real exigencies of the public fer vice. "That we are deeply fenfible of your Majefty's paternal goodness and care for your people, in recommending to us, at the fame time, a juft regard to the economy requifite in every department; a duty which your Majefty's faithful commons feel always incumbent upon them, and, at this time, peculiarly indifpenfable. "We affure your Majefty, that we fee the importance of every exertion which can tend to the fuppreflion of fmuggling, and the improvement of the revenue; and that we fhall continue to apply ourselves, with unwearied affiduity, to those important objects. "That we fhall alfo proceed, with as much expedition as poffible, to the confideration of the reports of the commiffioners of accounts, as well as of fuch farther regulations in the different offices of this kingdom, as may appear likely to conduce to the public advantage. of We intreat you Majefty, to be affured, that our utmost endeavours fhall not be wanting to juftify your Majefty's gracious reliance on our diligent attention to every part our public duty; and that we receive with the warmest gratitude and fatisfaction, the affurances of your Majefty's concurrence in every meafure which can tend to alleviate the national burthens, to fecure the true principles of the conftitution, and to promote the general welfare of the people." ferve that, by the falutary interpofition of the laws, the general tranquillity is re-established. "Gentlemen of the houfe of commons, I I have ordered the public accounts to be laid before you. have the fulleft reliance on your ap proved loyalty to the king, and attachment to your country, that a due confideration of the exigencies" of the ftate will lead you to make whatever provifious fhall appear to be neceffary for the public expences, and for the honourable fupport of his Majefty's government.' "My lords and gentlemen, "I am to recommend in the king's name to your earneft invettigation thofe objects of trade and commerce between Great Britain' and Ireland which have not yet received their complete adjufiment. In framing a plan with a view to a final fettlement, you will be fenfible that the interefts of Great Bri tain and Ireland ought to be for ever united and infeparable. And his Majefty relies on your liberality and wifdom for adopting fuch an equitable fyftem for the joint benefit of both countries, and the fupport of the common intereft, as will fe cure mutual fatisfaction and per-. manency. "The encouragement and extenfion of agriculture and manufactures, and especially of your linen manufacture, will, I am perfuaded, engage your conftant concern. Let me likewife direct your attention in a particular manner to the fisheries", on your coafts, from which you may reafonably hope for an improving fource of induftry and wealth to this kingdom, and of ftrength to the empire. "The |