ferences the house refolved itself into the fame, and having gone thro' the bill, and made all the proper amendments, the report was next day received, the amendments agreed to, and the bill, with the amendments, ordered to be ingroffed. On the 22d it was read a third time, being now intitled, A bill for granting to his Majefty a certain fum of money out of the finking fund; and for applying certain monies therein mentioned for the fervice of 1766; and for further appropriating the fupplies granted in this feffion of parliament. It was then paffed, and fent to the Lords for their concurrence, which their Lord fhips granted without any amendment; and at the end of the feffion it received the royal affent. As to this act itself, I think it neceffary to obferve, that from the account of the produce of the finking fund referred to the committee upon the bill, there appeared to be then in the receipt of the exchequer the fum of 4395861. 10 s. 2 d., confequently, by virtue of the claufe of credit contained in the act, the treasury were impowered to raife but 1710413 l. 3 s. 9d. which they were impowered to raife by loans or exchequer bills, without any limitation of intereft: and as to the other fums applied by this act to the fervice of 1766, they confifted of thofe mentioned in the following refolutions of the two grand committees of fupply and ways and means, viz. The first refolution of the 29th of April of that of ways and means, Socool. The fecond refolution of ditto 181000l. The third refolution of ditto. The 5th refolution of February 15th of that of supply, 2321 1. 148. 10d.. The 4th refolution of April 29th of that of ways and means, 60000l. The fecond refolution of March 13th of that of fupply, 747771. 145. And the 4th refolution of March 27th of ditto, 1167 l. 10s. fo that the other fums applied by this act to the current fervice amount to 1992261, 18 s. 10 d. and half a farthing, making in the whole 23492261. 18 s. 1od., befide the produce of the duties on gum Senega, which could not then be known. be These were all the bills paft into laws that can properly be called money bills; but there were fome other bills paffed from whence fome addition may arife to the public revenue. We may now calculate what was granted by laft feffion for the payment of debts contracted during the last war, and what was granted for emergencies that may not annually occur; from whence we shall fee what may our neceffary annual expence hereafter in time of the most profound peace; for as we had not laft year fo much as one Spithead expedition nor one German prince fubfidized, we cannot expect to be in any future year at a lefs public expence. Among our debts paid off I shall reckon fervices incurred and not provided for, and likewife the deficiencies, and replacings to the finking fund; for though fome fuch may probably occur every year, yet they may more properly be called debts paid off, or emergencies, rather than a part of the neceffary annual expence. Therefore from the fum total of last year's grants, we must deduct the following refolutions, viz, The STATE PAPERS. His Majefty's most gracious speech to both boufes of parliament, on Tuefday the 14th day of January, 1766; with the humble addreffes of both houfes upon that occafion, and his Majefty's most gracious anjwer. My Lords, and Gentlemen, WH America, which would demand That no information which could ferve to direct your deliberations in fo interefting a concern might be wanting, I have ordered all the papers that give any light into the origin, the progrefs, or the tendency of the disturbances which have of late prevailed in fome of the northern colonies, to be immediately laid before you. No time has been loft, on the first advice of these disturbances, to iffue orders to the governors of my provinces, and to the commanders of my forces in America, for the exertion of all the powers of government in the fuppreffion of riots and tumults, and in the effectual fupport of lawful authority. Whatever remains to be done on this occafion I commit to your wifdom; not doubting but your zeal for the honour of my crown, your attention to the just rights and authority of the British legislature, and your affection and concern for the welfare and profperity of all my people, will guide you to fuch found and prudent refolutions, as may tend at once to preserve those conftitutional rights over the colonies, and to restore to them that harmony and tranquillity, which have lately been interrupted by riots and disorders of the most dangerous nature. If any alterations fhould be ́ wanting in the commercial œconomy of the plantations, which may tend to enlarge and fecure the mutual and beneficial intercourse of my kingdoms and colonies, they will deferve your moft ferious confideration. In effectuating purpoles fo worthy of your wisdom and public fpirit, you may depend upon my moft hearty concurrence and fupport. The prefent happy tranquillity, now fubfifting in Europe, will enable you to pursue with a more uninterrupted attenfuch objects of our interior policy tion. Gentlemen of the house of I have ordered the proper efti mates mates for the current fervice of the year to be laid before you. Such fupplies as you may grant fhall be duly applied with the utmoft fidelity, and thall be difpenfed with the ftri&test œconomy. My Lords, and Gentlemen, I earnestly recommend, to you to proceed in your deliberations with temper and unanimity. The time requires, and I doubt not but your own inclinations will lead you to thofe falutary difpofitions. I have nothing at heart but the affertion of legal authority, the prefervation of the liberties of all my fubjects, the equity and good order of my government, and the concord and profperity of all parts of my do minions. The Addrefs of the House of Lords. Moft gracious Sovereign, Ε ers of government in the fuppreffion of riots and tumults, and the fupport of order and legal authority. Concurring heartily with your Majesty's falutary intentions, we will exert our utmost endeavours to affert and fupport your Majefty's dignity and honour, and the legislative authority of this kingdom over its colonies; and will take into confideration the molt proper methods to provide for the restoration of the tranquillity of thofe colonies, which has been difturbed by fuch violent and dangerous commotions. We congratulate your Majely, that the late of tranquillity, fo happily fubfifting in Europe, leaves us at leifure to attend to the mu tual commercial concerns of your kingdoms and colonies. Permit us, Sir, to condole with you on the lofs your Majesty and your royal family has fuftained, by the premature death of his R. WE your Majefty's moft loyal Highness Prince Frederick Wil and dutiful fubjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in parliament affembled, beg leave to return our hearty and moft unfeigned thanks to your Majefty for your most gracious fpeech from the throne. We gratefully acknowledge your Majefty's goodness and condefcenfion, in ordering to be immediately laid before us all the materials of information, which may ferve, to direct our proceedings upon the very important objects which your Majesty has propofed to our confide ration. We cannot avoid expreffing our fatisfaction in your Majefty's parental care and vigilance, in lofing no time to iffue the neceffary orders, for exerting the feveral pow liam; whofe amiable qualities and early attainments afforded fo pleafing a profpect of happinets to your Majefty, and of advantage to your kingdoms. Our deliberations will, we truft, be conducted with that prudence and temper which your Majesty to graciously recommends. You will find, Sir, that our fentiments correfpond with your Majefty's gracious intentions towards all your fubjects; and that all things which may tend to re-establish tranquillity and order, and to cement the feveral parts of the Britifh dominions in a clofe connection and conftitutional dependence, fhall be the first objects of our attention; that fuch a firm authority may be established, and fuch a ge a general fatisfaction diffufed over every part of your extenfive empire, as ought to distinguish the government of fo wife, fo juft, and fo beneficent a prince. communication, your Majesty has been pleafed to order, of the neceffary informations relative to the disturbances in America. Your reliance on the wifdom and duty of your parliament in a matter of fo His Majefty's moft gracious Anfier. great importance, and the attention My Lords, I thank you for this dutiful and loyal addrefs. Your firm and temperate refolution to fupport the dignity of my crown, and the legillative authority of this kingdom over its colonies; your care, at the fame time, to re-establish order and tranquillity in thofe coJonies; and your regard to the profperity and happiness of all my people, fhew difpofitions which are altogether worthy of your wif dom, and which cannot fail of producing the moft falutary effects both at home and abroad. You will find me unalterably fixed in the fame intentions. Your affectionate condolence on the death of my brother, affords me fome confolation on that melancholy cccafion. fhewn by your Majefty in referring to our deliberation and advice the joint concern of your Majefty's royal authority, the rights of your parliament, and the happinets of your fubjects, are at once objects of our higheft admiration and gratitude. It is our duty, as it shall be our care, to imitate that temper and equanimity which appear in your Majelty's conduct, by mixing with our zeal for the honour of your Majefty's government, and with our just regard for the dignity and authority of parliament, the utmost attention to the important objects of the trade and navigation of thefe kingdoms, and the tendereft concern for the united interefts of all your Majetty's people. It is with inexpreffible grief we are again called upon to condole with your Majefty, on the death of another prince of your royal family, whofe amiable difpofition, and whofe early virtues in the firft dawn of life, while they fhew him worthy of the illuftrious race he fprung from, muft now double our regret for his untimely lofs. The general ftate of peace and tranquillity fo happily reigning in all parts of Europe, muft give the greatest fatisfaction to every one, who has any concern for the true intereft of this country, or who feels for the general happiness of mankind. Our affistance fhall not be wanting to aid your Majesty with our advice, |