POLITICAL MAGAZINE, AND Parliamentary, Naval, Military and Literary JOUR N A L. For FEBRUARY, 1786. Illuftrated with a Map of the Kingdom of Pruflia from the best Authorities. 139 140 13 On the King's Speech and Germanic League 63 Affecting Narrative of the Lofs of the 14 Lord Surrey. Mr. Fox 15 Chancellor of the Exchequer 102 103 104 11 Lords Addrefs. The King's Answer 104 19 Commons Addrefs. The King's Anfwer 105 20 A Correct Copy of Mr. Francis's Speech on Eaft India Affairs Haifewell Eat-Indiaman 141 145 106 108 68 American States deferted 149 '150 150 16 Revenue Papers 27 Army Eftimates. Wafic Lands 28 Stop Tax. Mr. Fox. Mr. Thornton 112 29 Ld. Surrey Mr. Rofe. Mr. Sawbridge 113 30 Militia Mr. Marham 31 Mr. Pitt. Mr. Martham 32 Public Bufinefs. Lord Surrey 113 114 IIS 70 Comparative View of Bavaria and the Netherlands 71 A remarkable religious Sect 151 72 French Arret in favour of Foreigners 151 79 Population and Revenue of Ruffia 33 Eaf India Papers 116 34 Transportation of Convicts Mr. Baftard. Mr Pitt. Mr. Mainwaring 116 80 State of the Weather 38 Point of Order 3) Mr. Minchen. Mr. Steele 118 40 Mr. Minchin. Mr. Sheridan 81 Detection of the noted Price 154 154 155 155 82 Riotous Behaviour in the W. of Eng. 156 119 83 Advices from the East Indies 120 4; Mr. Martham. Mr. Pitt, Ld. North &c, 123 44 Mr. Rafe. Lord North. Mr. Grenville 124 45 Mr. Courtney. Mr. Dundas. Mr. Fox 125 46 Mr. Pye. Ld Surrey. Mr. Dundas, &c. r26 47 Army Eftimates 48 Mr. Gilbert. Mr. Steele 46 Mr. Sheridan. Mr. Steele 84 Amount of the Poor's Rate 156 157 57 158 158 159 126 89 Bithopricks in England and Ireland 159 160 160 127 Secretary at War. Mr. Courtenay, &c. 128 51 Mr. Vyner. Mr. Courtevay, &c. 126 Printed for J. MURRAY, No. 32, Fleet-Street, and fold by all Bookfellers in Town and Country. Average Prices of CORN, by the Winchester Bushel of Eight Gallens d. Counties on the Coaft. s. ds. d. s. ds. d.s d. O Effex, Suffolk, 6 Norfolk, York, Bedford, 4 3 1/2 5 Durham, Cambridge, 4 Northumberland, 4 93 42 3 Cumberland, 5 33 42 61 10 8 8 13 2 135 Westmorland, Rutland, Leicester, 4 102 102 4 113 53 Nottingham, 4 9/2 113 13 7 Lancashire, 2/2 214 2 Cheshire, 82 3 Derby, I2 33 7 Monmouth, Stafford, 3 92 14 10 Devon, Salop, 3 102 104 3 52 C 13 32 2 Hereford, 14 C2 65 4 Dorfet, Gloucester, 3 72 23 11 Suffex, 84 7 Kent. 5 44 South Wales. Bucks 12 1012 33 8 Part of Scotland. 43 . THE POLITICAL MAGAZINE; For FEBRUARY, 1786. Alterations in the House of Commons fince the General Election, Ipfwich Walter Sp. Stanhope Kingston William Weddell Malton Chriftopher Hawkins Mitchell Edward Cotsford Midhurst Hon. Capt. Charles Phipps Minehead Henry Viscount Nevill Monmouthshire Newton, Hants Mark Gregory Lieut. Col. H. Rooke James Gordon Andrew M'Dowall In Room of Sir J. G. Griffin now Lord Howard Hon. Anne Poulett, dead J. Phillips, refigned S. Blackwell, dead C. Potter, voted out on Petition Earl Surrey, elected for Carlisle 1 R. Adamfen Hon. Ed. Bouverie Per. Cuft, dead John Cator, void Election voted out Petition on ditto W. Wilberforce, elected for Yorkshire B. Lethreullier, elected for Andover Newport, Cornwall Sir J. Coghill, Bart. dead James Worfley, refigned Monmouthshire Vifc. Nevill now Earl of Abergavenny } Oakhampton {Thomas Wiggins English Peers created fince May, 1784. His Royal Highnefs Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. George Nugent Grenville, Marquis of Buckingham. William Petty, Marquis of Lanfdown. Alex. Gordon, (Duke of Gordon) Earl of Norwich. John Chetwynd Talbot, Earl Talbot. | Richard Grofvenor, Earl Grofvenor. Edward Huffey Montagu, Earl of Beauhcin, John Griffin Griffin, K. B. Lord Howard de Walden. Irish Peers created, Eliz. Pakenham, Counters of Longford | 2 John Dawfon, Earl of Port Arlington 3 Barry Maxwell, Earl of Farnham' 4 John Bourke, Earl of Mayo 5 Sim. Luttrell, E. of Carhampton 6 Tho. Dawfon, Vife, Cremorne 4 Arch. Achefon, Vilc. Gosford 1785 and 6. 9 St. Lege St. Leger, Vifc. Doneraile 11 Corn. O'Callaghan, Lord Lifmore 13 Cornw. Maude, Lord de Montalt English Peers dead fince May 1784. George Earl of Pomfret, fucceeded by his eldest fon George Lord Lempfer, born Jan. 8, 1768. John Earl of Waldegrave, fucceeded by his eldeft fon George Vilc. Chewton, born Nov. 23, 1751; married 1782, his cousin Lady Laura Waldegrave, and has iffue a fon and two daughters. George Earl of Abergavenny, fucceeded by his eldeft fon Henry Vifc. Nevill, born Feb. 22, 1755; married 3 Oct. 1781, only daughter of John Robinson, Esq; and has iffue. Geo. Vifc. Sackville, fucceeded by his eldeft fon Charles, born Aug, 27, 1767. John Lord Dormer, fucceeded by his eldeft fon Charles, born April 30, 1725; married Aug. 1749, Lady Mary Talbot, by whom (who died 1753,) he has living one fon Charles, born Jan. 10, 1752, Francis Lord Godolphin, without iffue and the title extinct. Matthew Lord Fortefcue, fucceeded by bis eldeft fon Hugh, born March 12, 1753; married 1782, Eli zabeth fifter of George Marquis of Buckingham, and has iffue. Thomas Lord Ducie, without iffue, fucceeded by his brother Francis, born March 23, 1739; and married 10 Oct. 1774, Mifs Provis. Thomas Lord Dacre, without issue, fucceeded by his nephew Trevor Charles Roper, Efq; born June 14, 1745; married March 3, 1773, Mary Sole, daughter and heirefs of Sir Thomas Fludyer, Knt. Scotch Peers dead. Charles Earl of Portmore James Earl of Newburgh George Lord Elibank Alexander Lord Blantyre Irish Peers dead. John Earl Tylney without iffue, and title extinct Cadwallader Lord Blayney Catherine Baronefs Arden Cecilia Baronefs Fortefter Lift of Ships of War launched fince the Peace, The Principles of the Commutation Act established by Facts: extracted from a late Pamphlet, by Francis Baring, Efq. MR.BARING, at the beginning of this pamphlet, affures the public, that he writes neither from party views, nor apon party principles. The only connec tion he ever had with the Treasury, arofe from his being employed in a very confiderable fimplification of the public expenditure, in the bufinefs of fupplying the whole of the army victualling contracts, during the time that the Marquis of Landidown prefided at that Board. The execution of that great and important work, together with his fituation in the city, naturally led to his being confidentially confulted refpecting other affairs of a commercial nature, which were either depending or in contemplation. The tea propofition, and many other plans, were then in agitation; and more or lefs progrefs was made in them, as time and other circumftances would permit. The propofition refpecting the duties upon tea was alfo communicated to feveral principal perfons belonging to the Excife and Cuftoms, and to others who were competent to judge of its merits, and was generally approved. Under thefe circumftances, the author's most fanguine wishes were early embarked in the fuccefs of this meafure; and it affords him the greateft fatisfaction to declare, that he feels himfelf infinitely gratified by the event. After giving a fate of the tea trade of the Eaft India Company, before the commutation act took place, Mr. Baring proceeds to detail the various advantages that may be expected to refuit from this mea fure. "Inftead of paying (fays he) for the furplus quantity of tea in bullion to foreigners, through the medium of the fmuggler, the Company will be enabled to increate their exports to China, in the woollens and lead of this country, to a very confiderable amount; and the fhipping of the kingdom, will alfo receive a moft valuable addition in the employment of forty-five large fhips more than are at prefeat employed: for, if the fales can b extended even no further than fixteen millions, the furplus of ten millions will require fifteen fhips annually to bring it home and as the fhips of two feafons must be abfent together, and a third fleet in a state of preparation, it will require forty-five fhips in all to carry on the additional trade; the navigation of which will afford employment for 3459 feamen. In following up this great concern, for the purpofe of fecuring the benefits of it permanently to this country, it will he expedient for the Company to change their fyftem upon two material points; without which, they can never be able to import tea into Europe upon terms equally cheap with the foreign companies. The one is, to fend filver to China, which can be purchased at prefent for about 4s. 4d. the dollar, inftead of being drawn upon from thence at the exchange of 5s. 6d. which has been paid for fome years paft: and which mode has been adopted for this feafon; the Company having taken the neceflary measures for remitting filver from hence to China, to the amount of 700,000l. by the fhips at prefent under difpatch. "The other is, to reduce the freight from China; as this trade never can fupport the prefent high freight, fo long as there fhall be any competition with foreign nations. "The remedy, with refpect to the laft point, is difficult: for although it may be urged, that the Company ought, and can, employ thofe fhips, the owners of which will accept of the lowest freight; yet there are circumftances, which deferve attention and confideration, before the Company venture to depart from their ancient ufage, under the faith of which very large capitals are employed There cannot, however, be a doubt, but that very material alterations in this branch of the Company's affairs must take place: for, whatever may be the difpofition of the Company to pay attention to the interefts of a numerous and refpectable body of men; who have rendered service to them in times of difficulty; yet the price which the Company now pay for the freight of their fhips is fo exorbitaut, and the public at large are fo much interested in the Company's welfare, as to preclude every idea of fubmitting to the prefent fyftem. "A propofal has lately been made, to build a fufficient number of fhips for the fervice of the Company; and for which the owners will contract for four voyages, at five pounds per ton lefs than the Company at prefent pay. And as the Company will employ at least 30,000 tons of fhipping in each year, the faving would amount to no less than 150,000l. per an num. |