time to such services as shall then have been voted by this house in this session of parliament. That every contributor, who shall pay in the whole of his or her contribution money, towards the sum of 5,000,000l. to be contributed for annuities as aforesaid, at any time before the 27th day of October next, or on account of his or her share in the said lottery on or before the 27th day of August next, shall be allowed an interest, by way of discount, after the rate of 31. per centum per annum, on the sum so completing his or her contribution respectively, to be computed from the day of completing the same to the 1st day of December next, in regard to the sum to be paid for the said annuities; and to the 7th day of October next, in respect of the sum to be paid on account of the said lottery; and that all such persons as shall make their full payments on the said lottery shall have their tickets delivered as soon as they can conveniently be made out 2. That towards raising the supply granted to his majesty, there be issued and applied the sum of one million nine hundred thirty-nine thousand six hundred thirty-six pounds, five shillings, and nine-pence three farthings, out of such monies as shall or may arise of the surplusses, excesses, or overplus monies, and other revenues composing the fund commonly called The Sinking Fund 5,500,000 00 1,939,636 3 92 3. That, towards raising the supply granted to his majesty, the sum of one million five hundred thousand pounds be raised, by loans or exchequer bills, to be charged upon the first aids to be granted in the next session of parliament: and such exchequer bills, if not discharged, with interest thereupon, on or before the 5th day of April, 1778, to be exchanged and received in payment in such manner as exchequer bills have usually been exchanged and received in payment 1,500,000 00 4. That towards making good the supply granted to his majesty, there be applied the sum of three thousand nine hundred nineteen pounds, thirteen shillings, and seven pence, remaining in the receipt of the exchequer, of the monies arisen by the duties on rice exported, the duties on apples imported, and on cambrics and sugars, granted by an act of the sixth year of his present majesty's reign, the monies paid by the receivers general of the. several counties which have not raised the militia, and also of such imprest monies as remain there for the disposition of parlia ment 3,919 13 7 5. That, 5. That the sum of one thousand three hundred and ninety-one pounds, and seven pence, out of such monies remaining in the receipt of the exchequer as have arisen by the duties and revenues which have been directed to be reserved for the disposition of parliament towards defraying the necessary expences of defending, protecting, and securing, the British colonies and plantations in America, be applied towards making good such part of the supply as hath been granted to his majesty for maintaining his majesty's forces and garrisons in the plantations, and for provisions for the forces in North America, Nova-Scotia, Newfoundland, and the Ceded Islands, for the year 1777 6. That such of the monies as shall be paid into the receipt of the exchequer after the 5th day of April, 1777, and on or before the 5th day of April, 1778, of the produce of the duties charged by two acts, made in the fifth and fourteenth years of his present majesty's reign, upon the importation and exportation of gum senega and gum arabic, be applied towards making good the supply granted to his majesty MAY 28. That such sum or sums of money, as shall be paid into the exchequer by the executors of the late Henry Lord Holland, formerly paymaster of his majesty's forces, be applied towards making good the supply granted to his Majesty Total of Ways and Means Excess of Ways and Means 1,391 0 7 1,391 200,000 0 0 12,952,534 12 84 12,895,543 0 2 56,991 12 61 Note, the vote of credit for one million, granted this session, for the future army extras, and expence of and loss by coinage, is charged on the next aids. It appears from the above resolutions, that the additional public debt funded this year amounts to five millions, the interest of which at 4 per cent. per annum Together with the additional annuity of 10s. per cent. per annum, for the term of ten years (by the 1st resolution of May 15, 1777) 200,000 25,000 225,000 This This sum (by acts passed, in pursuance of several resolutions of May 15, 1777) is to be raised in the following manner : By a tax of one guinea each on all male servants not employed in agriculture, husbandry, or trade By additional duties on glass By additional stamp duties By a duty on auctioneers, and on goods sold by auction Total of new taxes 100,000 45,000 55,000 37,500 237,500 From this is tobe deducted the annual produce of the plate duty, which is repealed 12,000 Left 225,000 STATE STATE PAPERS. His Majesty's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday the 31st Day of October, 1776. My Lords and Gentlemen, great advantage, however, will be derived from the object of the rebels being openly avowed, and clearly understood; we shall have unanimity at home, founded in the general conviction of the justice NOTHING could have afforded and necessity of our measures. me so much satisfaction as to have been able to inform you, at the opening of this session, that the troubles which have so long distracted my colonies in North America were at an end; and that my unhappy people, recovered from their delusion, had delivered themselves from the oppression of their leaders, and returned to their duty but so daring and desperate is the spirit of those leaders, whose object has always been dominion and power, that they have now openly renounced all allegiance to the crown, and all political connection with this country: they have rejected, with circumstances of indignity and insult, the means of conciliation held out to them under the authority of our commission; and have presumed to set up their rebellious confederacies for independent states. If their treason be suffered to take root, much mischief must grow from it, to the safety of my loyal colonies, to the commerce of my kingdoms, and indeed to the present system of all Europe. One I am happy to inform you, that by the blessing of Divine Provi, dence on the good conduct and valour of my officers and forces by sea and land, and on the zeal and bravery of the auxiliary troops in my service, Canada is recovered; and, although from unavoidable delays, the operations at New York could not begin before the month of August, the success in that province has been so important as to give the strongest hopes of the most decisive good consequences: but, notwithstanding this fair prospect, we must at all events, prepare for another campaign. I continue to receive assurances of amity from the several courts of Europe; and am using my utmost endeavours to conciliate unhappy differences between two neighbouring powers; and I still hope, that all misunderstandings may be removed, and Europe continue to enjoy the inestimable blessings of peace: I think nevertheless that, in the present situation of affairs, it is expedient that we should be in [S] 2 a ré a respectable state of defence at lords spiritual and temporal, in home. Parliament assembled, beg leave to return your majesty our humble Gentlemen of the House of thanks for your most gracious Commons, I will order the estimates for the ensuing year to be laid before you. It is matter of real concern to me, that the important considerations which I have stated to you must necessarily be followed by great expence: I doubt not however, but that my faithful commons will readily and cheerfully grant me such supplies as the maintenance of the honour of my crown, the vindication of the just rights of parliament, and the public welfare, shall be found to require. My Lords and Gentlemen, In this arduous contest I can have no other object but to promote the true interests of all my subjects. No people ever enjoyed more happiness, or lived under a milder government, than those now revolted provinces: the improvements in every art, of which they boast, declare it their numbers, their wealth, their strength by sea and fand, which they think sufficient to enable them to make head against the whole power of the mothercountry, are irrefragable proofs of it. My desire is to restore to them the blessings of law and li berty, equally enjoyed by every British subject, which they have fafally and desperately exchanged for all the calamities of war, and the arbitrary tyranny of their chiefs. The humble Address of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled. Most gracious Sovereign, speech from the throne. It is with the truest satisfaction we congratulate your majesty on the success of your arms in the province of New York, the recovery of Canada, and the fair prospect of decisive good consequences, which, under the blessing of Divine Providence, is now opened by the firmness of your majesty's councils, the valour and good conduct of your majesty's officers and forces by sea and land, and by the zeal and bravery of the auxiliary troops in your majesty's service. We beg leave to assure your majesty, that nothing would have given us equal happiness to the having been informed by your majesty, at the opening of this session, that the troubles, which have so long distracted North America, had been at an end; that your majesty's unhappy people in those provinces had recovered from their delusion, and, awakened by a due sense of their misfortunes and misdoings, had delivered themselves from the oppression of their leaders, and were returned to their duty. While we lament that your majesty's humane and merciful intentions have been frustrated by the neglect shewn to the means of conciliation, notified under the autho rity of your majesty's royal commission, we feel the strongest indignation at the insolent manner in which they were rejected; and we want words to express our abhorrence of the desperate spirit of those overbearing men, who, with an insatiable thirst of power and dominion, which has uniformly W Fifall and loyal subjects, the actuated all their proceedings, have now |