Annual Register of World Events

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of the Right Hon. W. Windham, to the city of Norwich [274

of John Wilkes, efq. to the county of Middlesex

of W. Baker, efq. to the borough of Hertford, after be bad loft

bis election

of T. W. Coke, efq. to the county of Norfolk

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Copy of the return made by the high bailiff of Westminster to the sheriff of

Middlefex, and by the sheriff to the clerk of the crown

[279

Protefts against granting a fcrutiny, delivered to the bigb bailiff at St. Anne's

veftry-room, June 11, 1784

[279

Proceedings at the trial of the Rev. W. D. Shipley, dean of St. Asaph, for a

libel, at the affizes at Shrewsbury, before the Hon. Mr. Juftice Buller, Au-

gust, 6, 1784

[280

Letters between the Right Hon. W. Pitt and Lord George Gordon

Sentence of the court martial appointed to try Col. Debbieg, for writing difre-

fpectful letters to the Duke of Richmond

[289

The judgment passed on Christopher Atkinson, efq. in the court of King's Bench,
[291
A general lift of the diseases and cafualties, chriftenings and burials, for the
year 1784
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An account of the quantities of all corn and grain exported from and imported
into England and Scotland, for one year, ended 5th January, 1785

Prices of flocks for the year 1784

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Ways and means for raising the supplies

Supplies granted by parliament for the year 1784

Taxes for the year 1784

STATE PAPERS,

His Majefty's fpeech on opening the feffions, November, 11, 1783.

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The bumble addrefs of the lords fpiritual and temporal to the King; with his

Majesty's anfwer
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of the house of commons; with his Majefly's answer [30g

4ddress of the boufe of lords to bis Majefly; with his Majesty's anfwer [309

of commons to the King, 20th February, 1784; with his

Majesty's answer
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Second addrefs of the house of commons to the King, March 4th, 1784; with

bis Majefty's answer
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Refolutions voted by the house of commons, to be laid before his Maj fly [312

His

His Majefty's fpeech from the throne, on proroguing the late parliament, pre-

vious to his diffolving it

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to both houses, on the meeting of the new parliament,

May 17, 1784

Addrefs of the lords, May 19, 1784; with his Majesty's answer

Lords proteft on the East India regulation bill, 91b Augufl, 1784

His Majefty's fpeech at the close of the first feffion of this parliament, 2016

Ratification of peace by the American Congress, and their recommendation of

the loyalifts, agreeable to the fifth article

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Letter of the king of Pruffia to the States General, in favour of the prince of

Orange

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APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE, 1785.

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Account of Mr. Blanchard's flight across the English channel, with Dr. Fef-

fries; and two letters from them after their arrival at Calais

Refolutions and address to the people of Ireland, by the Irish delegates

Particulars of the death of M. Pilatre de Rofiere and M. Romain

Extracts from Dr. Burney's Account of the Commemoration of Handel, in

Weft India meeting on the Irish resolutions, March 9, 1785

Regulations and restrictions proposed to Mr. Pitt by the West India body; with

Mr. Pitt's anfwers, March 13

[336

Addrefs to the trading towns in Ireland, from the council of the chamber of

commerce of the city of Dublin, June 9

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[337

A general lift of difcafes and casualties, chriftenings and burials, for the year
1785

[338

An account of the quantities of all corn and grain exported from and imported

into England and Scotland, for one year, ended 5th January 1786

[339

STATE PAPERS, 1785.

His Majefty's fpeech to both boufes of parliament, on their meeting, January
26, 1785
Humble addrefs of the lords to the above Speech; with bis Majefty's anfwer,

of the commons; with his Majefty's answer

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[350

Speech of the Duke of Rutland, lord lieutenant of Ireland, in the Irifb house of

lords, on opening the session, 20th January, 1785

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Letter

Letter from the empress of Ruffia to the king of Pruffia

[312

[353

Copy of official paper tranfmitted from bis Moft Chriftian Majefty to the em-

peror, relative to the navigation of the Scheldt

Preliminary articles of peace between the States General and the emperor of

Germany

Probibitory act of the legislature of Massachusetts in North America

The Irish refolutions, with amendments

The Manchester petition, figned by 120,000 persons, prefented to

Letter from the king of Pruffia to the States General, relative to the prince

of Orange

Heads of the principal acts of parliament paffed in the year 1784

The fame, in the year 1785

CHARACTERS.

Account and character of the natives of the Friendly Iflands; from Captain
Cook's laft voyage to the Pacific Ocean, vol. i.

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of the natives of Otaheite; from vol. ii. of the

Character of Captain Cook, from vol. iii. of the fame

General account and character of the natives of the Sandwich Islands; from

the fame vol.

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Character of Catherine the First, wife of Peter the Great, after his death.
emprefs of Ruffia; from Coxe's Travels into Poland, &c.

Character of Dr. Johnson ; from Boswell's Tour to the Hebrides

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Particulars of the perfon, habits, and manners of Ayder Ali Khan; from the
Hiftory of Ayder Ali Khan, by M. Le Maitre de la Tour

NATURAL HISTORY.

On a new method of preparing a teft liquor to fhew the prefence of Acids and

Alkalies in chemical mixtures; by Mr. James Watt, engineer

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An extraordinary cafe of a dropfy of the ovarium, with fome remarks; by

Mr. Philip Meadows Martineau

An account of the fenfitive quality of the tree averrboa carambola, in a

Letter from R. Bruce, M. D. to Sir Fof. Banks, bart.
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Account of the celebrated falt mines of Wielitfka, in Poland; from Coxe's
Travels into Poland, &c.

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Account of the Plica Polonica; from the fame work

Defcription of, and obfervations upon, the cock-chaffer, both in its grub and
beetle ftate; from Letters and Papers on Agriculture, &c.

Lift of the animals found in Kamtschatka, communicated by Mr. Pennants

from vol. iii. of Captain Cook's last voyage

Particular account of Peter the wild boy; extracted from the parish register

of North Church, in the county of Hertford

VOL. XXVII,

USEFUL PROJECTS.

An account of an artificial Spring of water; by Erasmus Darwin, M. D.

F. R. S.

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On dibbling wheat
On the culture, produce, and application of the Howard or clustered potatoe,
and the comparison of them with other forts; by Arthur Young, Efq;
A contrivance for increafing the effect of engines for extinguifbing fires
Account of a diffolvent of the human calculi; by B. Colburne, of Bath
On the natures of different kinds of foil, and the grain, pulse, or grasses proper

to each

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Superior advantages of the drill to the broadcast busbandry pointed out

Obfervations of the best method of refloring worn-out foils without manure 60

To preferve turnips from froft

ANTIQUITIES.

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Extracts from obfervations on the practice of archery in England; by the
Hon. Daines Barrington
Some account of the burial places of the ancient Tartars; by the Reverend
W. Tooke, F. R. S.

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Obfervations on the language of the gypfies; by Mr. Marfden, F.S. A.
Collections on the Zingara, or gypfey-language; by Jacob Bryant, Efq;
Extract from an account of the caves on the Elephanta Islands, near Bombay;
by Lieutenant Colonel Barry

MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS.

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Account of a curious mode of travelling in Kamtschatka, by means of Лledges
drawn by dogs; from Captain Cook's laft voyage, vol, iii.

Account of the manner of bear-hunting practifed by the Kamischadales ;

from the fame

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Circumftantial narrative of the attempt made by the confederates to assasinate

the king of Poland, on the night of the 3d of September 1771; from vol.i.

of Coxe's Travels into Poland, &c.

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Account of the different orders inflituted in Ruffia: of a favourite building