A GENERAL BILL OF CHRISTENINGS AND BURIALS, From DECEMBER 10, 1799, to DECEMBER 9, 1800. Christened {Males 19114} 19146. Buried {Females 11463} Died under 2 years Between Increased in the burials this year, 4934. 23063. 2 and 5 97 · 1 107 - I 1973 104 20 and 30 1581 DISEASES. Bortive and ftill Ear-ach Droply 492 Eaten by lice Palfy 1742 Fevers of all kinds Quinfy 2 2712 Rafh ly Apoplexy and fudden Fiftula Aftthma and Phthi-French pox 252 Flux 6 Rheumatifm 105 Small pox and Sore throat 2 Burnt 122 Drowned 13 124 Buriten and rup-Grief veral other acci 58 Headmould hot, horf fhoehead, and wa- 27 Jaundice 2 St. Anthony's fire 2 Killed themselves 29 cKilled by a cow Stoppage in the ftom-Killed by fighting mach 8c Surfeit 67 Swine pox 593 Thruth SMurdered Tumor in the womb ofStarved 2 Vomiting and loofe Sprain Strangled 15 Suffocated Tooth-ach guts 11 Leproly nefs CASUALTIES. Total 314 There have been executed, in Middlefex and Surrey, 25; of which number 12 only have been reported to be buried (as fuch) within the bills of mortality. STATE STATE PAPERS. Mejage from his Majefly to both Houfes of Parliament, 21ft Jan. George R. HE fupplies granted in the commencement of the prefent fellion having been calculated to provide only for the firft months of the year, his majefty now recommends it to the houfe to make fuch farther provision as they may judge necellary under the prefent circumfances, for the feveral branches of the public fervice, and for the vigorous profecution of the war; and his majefty has given directions that the proper eftimates for this purpose fhould be laid before the house. His majefty has thought proper on this occafion to direct that there fhould be laid before this houfe copies of communications recently received from the enemy, and of the anfwers which have been returned thereto by his majefty's command. His majefty entertains the fulleft confidence that thofe anfwers will appear to this houfe to have been conformable to that line of conduct which was required from his majefty on this occafion, by his regard to all the most important interefts of his dominions and his majefty having no object more at heart than that of contributing, as foon as the fituation of affairs fhall render it practicable, to the eftablishment of the general tranquillity of Europe, on a fure and folid foundation, and of providing effectually for the fecurity and permanent profperity of his faithful people, places a firm reliance on the continued fupport of his parliament, and on the zeal and perfeverance of his fubjects, in fuch measures as may best tend to confirm the fignal advantages which have been obtained to the common caufe in the courfe of the last campaign, and to conduct the great conteft in which his majefty is engaged to a fafe and honourable conclufion. ments after long and careful deliberation on this most important fubject; and he earnestly recommends to this houfe to take all fuch farther fteps as may best tend to the speedy and complete execution of a work fo happily begun, and fo interefting to the fecurity and happiness of his majefty's fubjects, and to the general ftrength and profperity of the British empire. G. R. His Majefty's Speech from the Throne on cloying the Seffion, 29th July. My lords and gentlemen, IN putting an end to this laborious feffion of parliament, I must exprefs the just fense I entertain of the diligence and perfeverance with which you have applied yourselves to the various objects of public concern which came under your deliberation. It is with peculiar fatiffaction I congratulate you on the fuccefs of the fteps which you have taken for effecting an entire union between my kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. This great mealure, on which my wifhes have been long earnestly bent, I fhall ever confider as the happicft event of my reign, being perfuaded that nothing could fo effectually contribute to extend to my Irish fubjects the full participation of the bleffings derived from the British conftitution, and to establish on the moft folid foundation, the trength, profperity, and power of the whole empire. I have witneffed with great concern the fevere preffure on my people from the continued fcarcity of the feafon; but I truft that, under the blefiing of Providence, there is now every reason to expect that the approaching harvest will afford a fpeedy and effectual relief. Gentlemen of the house of commons, I return you my particular thanks for the zeal and liberality with which you have provided for the various exigencies of the public fervice. I regret deeply the neceffity of thefe repeated facrifices on the part of my fubjects; but they have been requifite for the preservation of our deareft interefts, and it is a great confolation to obferve, that, notwithstanding the continuance of unufual burdens, the revenue, com merce, and refourbes of the cover try have flourished beyond all former example, and are ftill in a state of progreffive augmentation. My lords and gentlemen, The courfe of the campaign upon the continent has, by a fudden reverfe, disappointed the fanguine hopes which the fituation of affairs at its commencement appeared fully to juftify, and has unhappily again expofed a confiderable part of Europe to thole calamities and dangers, from which it had been recently refcued by the brilliant fuccefs of my allies. Much as thefe events are to be regretted, it will always be matter of juft fatisfaction to me to reflect, that, in the courfe of this important conteft, my efforts, and those of my parliament, have been unremitting. ly employed for the maintenance of our own rights and interefts, and for animating and fupporting the exertions of other powers in defending the liberties of Europe. Notwithstanding the viciffitudes of war, your conftancy and firm nels mer occafions of attention to economy and frugality in the confumption of corn, is most likely to contribute to a reduction in the prefent high price, and to infure, at the fame time, the means of meeting the demands for the neceffary confumption of the year. The prefent circumftances will alfo, I am perfuaded, render the ftate of the laws respecting the commerce in the various articles of provifion the object of your ferious deliberation. If on the refult of that deliberation it fhall appear to you that the Speech of his Majesty, on opening the evil neceffarily arifing from unfa Seffion, 11th November. My lords and gentlemen, Y vourable leasons has been increased by any undue combinations or fraudulent practices for the fake of add My tender concern for the wel- ing unfairly to the price, you will fare of my fubjects, and a fenfe of the difficulties with which the poorer claffes particularly have to ftruggle, from the prefent high price of provifions, have induced me to call you together at an earlier period than I had otherwife intended. No object can be nearer my heart than that, by your care and wildom, all fuch measures may be adopted as may, upon full confideration, appear beft calculated to alleviate this fevere preffure, and to prevent the danger of its recurrence, by promoting, as far as poffible, the permanent extenfion and improvement of our agriculture. For the object of immediate relief, your attention will naturally be directed, in the firft inftance, to the beft mode of affording the earliest and the most ample encouragement for the importation of all defcription of grain from abroad. Such a fupply, aided by the examples which you have fet on forVOL. XLII. feel an earnest defire of effectually preventing fuch abufes; but you will, I am fure, be careful to diftinguif any practices of this nature from that regular and long-established courfe of trade which experience has fhown to be indifpeniable, in the prefent ftate of fociety, for the fupply of the markets, and for the fubfiftence of my people. You will have feen with concern the temporary difturbances which have taken place in fome parts of the kingdom. Thofe malicious and difaffected perfons who cruelly take advantage of the prefent difficulties to excite any of my lubjects to ats in violation of the laws and of the public peace, are in the prefent circumftances doubly criminal, as fuch proceedings must neceflarily and immediately tend to increale, in the highest degree, the evil complained of, while they, at the fame time, endanger the permanent tranquillity of the country, on which the wellN being being of the induftrious claffes of the community must always principally depend. The voluntary exertions which, have on this occafion been made for the immediate repreflion of thefe outrages, and in fupport of the laws and public peace, are therefore entitled to my highest praife. commons, lay on my part to the adoption of fucht meafures as may beft tend to promote and accelerate that defirable end, confiftently with the honour of this country and the true interefts of my people: but if the difpofition of our enemies fhould continue to render this great object of all my withes unattainable, without the facrifice of thefe effential confider Gentlemen of the houfe of ations, on the maintenance of which all its advantages muft depend, you will, I am confident, perfevere in affording me the fame loyal and fteady fupport, which I have ex• perienced through the whole of this important conteft, and which has, under the bleffing of Providence, enabled me, during a period of fuch unexampled difficulty and calamity to all the furrounding nations, to maintain, unimpaired, the fecurity and honour of thefe kingdoms. Under the circumftances of the prefent meeting, I am defirous of afking of you fuch fupplies only as may be neceflary for arrying on the public fervice, till the parliament of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland may conveniently be affembled. The effimates for that purpose will be laid before you; and I have no doubt of your readinefs to make fuch provifion as the public interefts may appear to require. My lords and gentlemen, I have directed copies to be laid before you, of thofe communications which have recently paffed between me and the French government, repecting the commencement of nogociations for peace. You will fee in them fresh and ftriking proofs of my carneft defire to contribute to The re-establishment of general tranquillity. That defire on my part has hitherto been unhappily fruftrated, by the determination of the enemy to enter only on a feparate negociation, in which it was impofble for me to engage, confifiently, either with public faith, or with a due regard to the permanent fecuity of Europe. My anxiety for the fpeedy refiozation of peace remains unaltered, and there will be no obftacle nor de Ilis Majefy's Speech to both Houfes, on concluding the laft Seffion of the British Parliament. My lords and gentlemen, Cannot clofe this fellion of pat liament without returning you my particular acknowledgements for the diftinguifhed indutiry and zeal with which you have applied veur felves to the interefting object which, at the commencement of the feffion, I moft etpecially recommended to your attention. It has been my earneft with that nothing fhould be omitted which could tend to relieve the preflure occafioned by the prefent dearth of provifions, and to infure a fuflicient fupply till the produce of the next harveft can be brought into afe. The diligence with which your inquiries have been conducted has afforded |