The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

of our undertaking; and he, that would ftudy a painting from nature, must be contented to accompany the light with the shade.

The publications of the year 1788 have some of them been fingularly important and honourable to our country. The merit of our compatriots has kindled our zeal for their fame, and it is hoped, that, both in our Hiftory of Literature, and ftill more in the extracts we have given, the amusement and information of the reader will be proportionable,

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CONTENT S.

The Hiftory of Knowledge, Learning, and Tafte, in Great Britain, dur-

ing the Reigns of King Edward the Sixth and Queen Mary. From the

Year 1547, to the Year 1558.

BRITISH and FOREIGN HISTORY.

page i.

Affairs of France. New Eaft India Company. Meafures adopted for the

Difcouragement of Speculation in the Public Funds. Loan.

Grand Project of Mr. de Calonne. Temporary Expedients of Finance.

Meeting of the Netables. Different Propofls fubmitted to them. Untopu-

larity of Mr. de Calonné. O pofition made to him by the Count de Mira-

beau. By the Archbishop of Toulouse. He is difmiffed.

Proclamation for the Obfervance of Sunday. Revolution in Holland. Meeting

of Parliament. Treaty with Heffe Caffel. Increase of the Army. Ord-

nance. Motion of Cenfure upon the Promotion of Admirals.

Budget. Scottish Distillery. Compenfation for the Loyalifts voted. Commu-

tation Act discussed. Somerset House. Lord Stanhope's Election Act. Mr.

Grenville's Election Act. Wool Act. Stocking Frame Act. Poor Bill.

Interlude Bill. Borough of Queenborough. Government of Canada.

Scottish Peerage.

Eaft India Declaratory Act. Indian Budget. Petition for the Relief of the Eaft

India Company.

Committee of Managers to impeach Mr. Haftiugs. Expence of the trial. Im-

peachment of Sir Elijah Impry. Charge of Nundcomar reje&ed.

cutions for Libel.

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Refolution on the Slave Trade. At to regulate the Transportation of Slaves"

A Seech from the Throne. Prorogation of Parliament.

PRINCIPAL OCCURRENCES.

PUBLIC PAPER S.

108

(3)

The Speech of his Excellency George, Marquis of Buckingham, Lord

Lieutenant of Ireland, to both Houfes of Parliament, Jan. 17, 1788,

(63)

His Majefty's Speech to both Houfes of Parliament, July 11, 1788, (65)
Letter from his Britannic Majefty to the States General, on the Appointment
of an Ambajador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to their High Mighti
nesses,
(ibid.)

Treaty of Defenfive Alliance between his Britannic Majefty and their High

Mightirees the States General of the United Provinces, figned at the

Hague, the 25th of April, 1788,

(66)

Act of Guaranty of the Stadtholdership of the United Provinces, by their

High Mightinees the States General,

(69)

(79)

Address of the Parliament of Paris to the King, on the Arreft of Mersa

d'Efpremevil and Monfambert, tavo Counsellors of their Court, delivered

May 7, 1788,

(80)

Provifional Treaty of Defenfive Alliance; between; their Majefties the King

of Pruffia, and the King of Great Britain,

Treaty of Defenfive Alliance, between his Majefty, the King of Great Britain,

and his Majesty the King of Pruffia,
(72)

Remonftrance of the Parliament of. Paris against the Ufe of Lettres de

Cachet, and the Imprisonment of the Duke of Orleans and the two Ma-

giftrates of their Court, delivered March 16, 1788;..:
(74)

Refolution of the Parliament of Paris, May 3, 1788, on the Apprehenfion of

Violence intended to be employed against them,

(70)

Speech of his Moft Chriftian Majefty in the Assembly of the Notables, May 7,

1788, previous to the Declaration of his Intention to establish a Court

Pleniary,
(81)

Speech of his Mofi Chriftian Majefty to the Parliament of Paris, May 9,
1788,

(82)
Proteft of the Parliament of Paris against the foregoing Declaration, (ibid.)
The Grand Signior's Declaration of War against the Ruffians, Aug. 20,
1787,
(ibid.)

Manifefto of the Empress of Rufia, against the Porte, Sept. 18, 1787, (84)

The Emperor's Declaration of War againfi the Porte, Feb. 10, 1788, (88)

Note delivered the 18th of June, by the Ruffian Ambassador at Stockholm to

the Swedish Minifier,

(90)

Anfever of the Court of Stockholm to the Ruffian Refeript,

Copy of a circular Note delivered by the Court of Sweden to all the foreign

Minifters, dated Stockholm, June 23, 1788,

(91)

(92)

Declaration of the Empress of Rufia against the King of Sweden, June 30,

* 1788,
(93)
Manifefto of the King of Sweden against the Court of Ruffia, July 21, 1788,
(95)

The Declaration and Counter Declaration between Denmark and Sweden,

(99)

Form

Form of Ratification of the New Federal Conflitution of the United States

of America, by the Convention of Virginia, July, 1788,

(100)

Declaration of Rights by the Convention of North Carolina, previous to their
Ratification of the New Federal Conflitution, Sept. 1788, (ibid.)

The Humble Addrefs of the Agents for the American Loyalifts, prefented to

the King, July 2, 1788, by Sir William Pepperell, Bart. and other

Agents,

(102)

A Petition of the University of Cambridge, against the Slave Trade, (103)

A Petition of the People called Quakers, against the Slave Trade, (ibid.)
Report from the Committee appointed to infpect and confider the Returns made
by the Minifters and Church-awardens, relative to charitable Donations for
the Benefit of poor Perfons, in Pursuance of an Act passed in the 26th
Year of bis prefent Majefty's Reign, (10th June, 1788,)

Appendix-An Account of the Charitable Donations throughout England

and Wales,

An Account of the Produce of all the Taxes, from January, 5,

Jan. 5, 1787, and from Fax. 5, 1787, to Jan. 5, 1788,

The Fourteenth Report of the Commiffioners appointed to examine,

ftate the Public Accounts of the Kingdom,

Supplies granted by Parliament for the Year 1788,