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"mife. Thank the Marquis and his lady on

my part; I leave you in their hands, and I
"have a fufficient reliance on their friend.
"thip, to carry along with me the fatisfac-
"tory certainty, that they will be a father
" and mother to you. Tell them I request
"their permillion to be buried in their gar-
den, and that I have no choice as to the
"particular spot. Give my fouvenir to my
"little Governor, and my botany to Made-
"moifelle Girardin. Give the poor of the
"village fomething to pray for me, and let
"the honeft couple whole marriage 1 had
"fettled, have the prefent I intended to
"make them. I charge you befides, parti.
"cularly to have my body opened after my
"death, by proper perfons, and that an ex-
act account of the appearances and diffec-
"non be committed to writing."

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In the mean time the pains he felt increated; he complained of shooting pains in the breaft and head. His wife being no lunger able to conceal her affliction, he forgot his own fufferings to confole her.

"What, (faid he) have I lost all your af"fection already; and do you lament my "happiness, happiness never to have an end, " and which it will not be in the power of "men to alter or interrupt? See how clear "the Heavens look, (pointing to the sky, in a "kind of tranfport that feemed to collect all the energy of his foul) there is not a

❝fingle cloud. How pure and ferene is this "day! O how grand is nature! See that "fun, whofe fmiling afpect calls me : be"hold yourfelf that immenfe light. There "is God; yes, God himself who opens for "me his bofom, and invites me at laft to "tafte that eternal and unalterable peace "which I had fo eagerly defired."

At these words he fell forwards, dragging his wife down along with him. Attempting to raise him, the found him speechlefs and without motion. Her cries brought all within hearing to her aßiftance; the body was taken up and laid on the bed. At that moment I entered, and taking his hand, I found it ftill a little warm, and even imagined his pulfe beat; the fhortness of the time in which the fatal event had taken place, the whole ha ing paffed in less than a quarter of an hour, left me a ray of hope. I fent for the neighbouring furgeon, and difpatched a perfon to Paris for a Phyfician, a friend of Rouffeau's, charging him to come without a moment's delay. I called for fome alkali volatile fluor, and made him smell to, and fwallow it repeatedly, all to no effect.

The confummation fo delightful to

him, and fo fatal to us, was already completed, and if his example taught me how to die, it could not teach me to bear his lofs without regret.

A JOURNAL of the PROCEEDINGS of the THIRD SESSION of the SIXTEENTH PARLIAMENT of GREAT BRITAIN.

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THE following is the humble Address from the extension of trade, the improve

of the Right Hon. the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in parliament affembled.

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Die Martis, 24 Januarii, 1786. Maft Gracious Sovereign,

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We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the Lords Spiritual and Tem poral, in Parliament affembled, beg leave to return your Majesty our humble thanks for your noft gracious Speech from the throne.

"Impreffed with the fullest conviction of the bleffings which refult from a state of general peace, it affords us great fatisfaction to be informed that the difputes which appeared to threaten an interruption to the tranquillity of Europe, have been brought to an amicable conclufion; and that your Majesty continues to receive from foreign powers the ftrongest affurances of their friendly difpofiLon towards this country.

"Earneftly interested in whatever may contribute to the strength and splendour of the nation, and the wealth of your Majesty's Lbjects, we cannot but be deeply fenfible of the advantages which must be derived

ment of the revenue, and the increase of the public credit.

"The promotion of the common interest and profperity of all your Majesty's subjects, was the object of thofe refolutions which we humbly laid before your Majefty in the laft feffion of parliament, as the foundation of a permanent and equitable adjustment of the commercial intercourfe between Great-Britain and Ireland; but no effectual ftep having been taken in confequence of them by the parliament of Ireland, the progrefs of that meafure, however falutary, cannot properly become the fubject of our prefent confideration.

"We humbly entreat your Majefty to be perfuaded, that the vigour and refources of the country, which, with heart-felt fatisfac tion, we obferve are fo fully manifefted in its prefent fituation, cannot fail to excite a ftill more active attention to the important objects of national corcern, which your Majefty is pleased to recommend to our confideration; and particularly to fuch measures as

may

may be neceffary to give further fecurity to the revenue, and to promote and extend, as far as poffible, the general induftry of our country."

Jan. 30.

This day the Lord Chancellor, after reporting his Majefty's Answer to their Addrefs, adjourned the Houfe till Monday. His Lordship then went in proceffion, accompanied by their Graces the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Bishops of Salisbury, Ely, Bangor, Gloucester, Exeter, and Rochefter, with three other Bifhops, and one temporal Lord, to WeftminfterAbbey, and heard a fermon preached on the occafion of King Charles's martyrdom by the Right Rev. Dr. Hurd, Lord Bishop of Worcefter, from the 2d chapter of the first Epistle of Peter, ver. 16.—" As free, and not using " your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as fervants of God."

His Lordship began with a fhort view of the establishment of Chriftianity, proving by its precepts, that it tended to the establishment of civil and religious Freedom. He faid, "the Gospel wrote to the cultivation of Liberty;"--but as "no word was more fafcinating to the common ear," fo none had been more abufed in the exercife of its true meaning. To prove this, he took a view of former times, antecedent to the establishment of Chriftianity, and from thence to the Re. formation; fhortly but clearly pointing out how the word liberty had been used, as a cloak to cover the defigns of thofe who actually intended its deftruction. He stated the variety of ftruggles it underwent, both in this country and in others, and particu la ly how it had been attacked under the malk of religion; an attack that drove the fupporters of the Proteftant faith into foreign countries, by the true religious and civil liberties of England being overthrown by church dominion. This, his Grace faid, gave fcope to "Independency, under whofe broad wing above ICCO different fects were formed," until at last one was formed on the most factious principles, and under the moft infidious mafk, which infulted the Crown, and evaded the Conftitution. This unconititutional claim to independence was followed by a melancholy event. The power acquired by rebellion created a civil war; and the bloody scene of parting the Sovereign to death was "cloathed with public trial and public condemnation." The mafk of telgious Freedom was then dropped-it was of no further ufe to the wearers--they had accomplished their purpets, and wanted the ditgaufe no longer. His Laufhip here expatiated on the perverfion of the principles of the beil contbration that ever was formed-on the evil effects of exceeding the bounds pre

fcribed by law to the exercife of our civil as well as religious liberties. Many, he faid, were the proofs to be adduced in fuppert, that the most fatal consequences always attend every attempt at innovation on what are the true principles of Liberty. They either terminate in Democracy, or they end in abfolute Monarchy. Two periods of the hiftory of this Kingdom plainly demonftrated the fact; the arbitrary fyftem in one King, which foon drove him from his Throne; and the fanatic Democracy of the people, which in a former reign imbrued their hands in the blood of their Sovereign. His Lordship drew a very affecting picture of the contrast here, and in elegant language established his premifes, that departing from civil and religious liberty, as established by law, was the cer tain road to National deftruction.-Under religious Liberty, improperly applied, Deifm was openly acknowledged—Atheism was publickly avowed-Free-thinking had no latitude; and Free writing was carried to the extreme. The prefervation of civil and religious Liberty was a rock on which the falvation of this country depended-the abuse of it was the certain weapon to destroy us. Public policy, and private interest, required us to guard thefe bleflings; and by protect ing the Conftitution according to the establifhed law, fecure peace, profperity, and happiness to ourfelves. Every fpitit of innovation fhould be checked. We fhould combat all hazardous attempts at Reformation, as fo many infinuating schemes to rob us of our true and effential political welfare. -We fhould never permit the exercife of fuch plans; for Liberty has often been, and may again be used as a cloak to cover the worft defigns against our freedom. Feb. 6.

Lord Ducie took his feat for the firft time; his Lordship was introduced between Lord Scarfdale and Lord Rodney.

The Archbishop of Canterbury moved, that the thanks of this Houfe be given to the Lord Bishop of Worcester, for the fermon by him preached on the 30th of January laft, in the Abbey Church, Westminfter-Agreed to,

Feb. 8.

Lord Effingham prefented a Bill for the relief of Infolvent Debtors-the fame was accordingly read a first time

An order was made by their Lordships not to receive any reports from the Judge en private Bills, after the 17th day of April

next.

Feb. 10.

Rad a third time and paffed the American and Newfoundland Trade Bill, without op pofition.

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conftitutional eftablishment for the defence of this country was introduced, at the general request of the nation, who looked upon the employing of Hanoverian regiments for the internal defence of the country, as a reflection upon the character and courage of the nation; the event of which was acknowledged to have merited the public confidence. At the conclufion of the late war, the evident utility of the militia entitled them to the thanks of the legislature; an acknowledgement, which, though that respectable body was as equally entitled to at the conclufion of the laft war, as at the former period, yet by fome means it was not made. The motion he was going to fubmit to the Houfe, obviated every imputation on the prefent, whofe chearful concurrence in favour of the regulations he was going to offer, he flatter

Ordered that no petitions for private bills ed himfelf he might reckon upon.-He then be received after the 3d of March.

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Ordered that the renewed petitions for undue elections of last feffion be delivered in, and read in the order they were appointed to be heard: Honiton, 14th of February, Sir George Yonge and Sir George Collier fit ting members; a petition of Governor Johnitane for Ilchefter, 16th February; and the petition of the Electors at the fame time.

A petition of Sir Godfrey Webiter, Bart. and Alves, Efq. and of the Electors of Seaford, 21st of February.

A petition of Mr. Flood and Mr. Parfons for the tame place, and at the fame time.

A petition of Mr. Gordon, and of the Electors of Nairne, on the 23d of March. JAN. 30.

A Sermon was preached in St. Margaret's Church on occafion of the day, before the Speaker and feveral members, from the 7th Chapter of John, 12th verfe, by the Rev. D.. Heathcote.

JAN. 31.

The thanks of the Houfe were ordered to be given to the Rev. Dr. Heathcote, for his fermon preached before them yesterday in St. Margaret's Church.

Received and read petitions from Bath, Thirk, Exeter, Sheffield, and Liverpool, aganit the fhop-tax.

propofed many regulations for the internal management of the corps, touching ferjeants and drummers; two of the latter he would have allotted to each of the flank companies, and one to each battalion company --We decline at prefent following him through all the regimental ordinances he propofed, upon which he affured the Houle, he had the approbation of the most experienced and intelligent officers. One object, he faid, he had in the bill, which would relieve many people who had large families from being forced into the fervice, which was, to exempt fuch as had more than one child, and abridging the duration of the fervice to thofe who were liable to be called on. pofed alfo fome regulations as to fubftitutes, and concluded with moving,—“That leave be given to bring in a bill to explain, amend, and bring into one, all the laws in force relative to the militia of that part of Great Britain called England."

Mr. Pye feconded the motion.

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Mr. Pitt bestowed many encomiums on the Hon. Mover of the bill, for the attention and difpofition he fhewed to qualify and im prove the laws which concerned that confti. tutional and meritorious bulwark of the nation's internal defence, the militia; he alfo applauded the indefatigability and information with which the fubject was brought forward, but he would in this ftage of the bufinefs promife, that the reliance he had on, and re fpect for that neceffe eftablishment in this country, would induce him carefully to guard against any thing that might militate against the utility of that corps. As fome of the regulations intended by the bill now moved

Mr. Marfham, in confequence of a former notice, addreffed the House, relative to the laws which now exift for the regulation of the militia of England-He reverted to the year 1797, the period in which that * The Addrefs is omitted, as being merely an echo of the King's Speech, as well as almoft verbatim with that of the Lords, which we have inferted.

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for went to caufe a faving, he must applaud the motive in the first inftance; but any faving which would diminish the importance of the militia, he would pofitively forego, rather than impair their existence.

Mr. Marsham affured the House, he was fo fully apprized of the utility and importance of the militia, that rather than infringe an iota on their utility, he would decline interfering at all.

But as his views had a contrary direction, he said, he did not mean but that they fhould affemble once a year.

All fides of the House acquiefced in this declaration; when the question being put, that leave be given to bring in a bill, it was carried unanimously.

Mr. Martham and Mr. Pye were ordered to prepare and bring in the fame -Adjourned.

FEB. I.

Received and read a petition from Manchefter, and also a petition from Southamp. ton, against the shop-tax.

FFB. 2.

FEB. 6.

A petition from Birmingham was pre fented against the Shop-Tax. Another from. Cirencester. Another from Leeds. Another from Middlefex, by Mr. Alderman Wilkes. Another from Southwark, by Mr. Thornton. Another from Westminster, by Lord Hood; upon which Mr.Fox faid,that however his conftituents might differ on political points, yet they had but one opinion as to the tax in question; that the petition was figned by 4300 refpectable inhabitants; and that the magnitude of the object called for immediate redrefs.

Mr. Sawbridge next prefented a petition from the fhopkeepers of the City of London, which was alfo figned by feveral thousand inhabitants; on which he observed, that as his conftituents prayed to be heard by counfel, he should make a motion for that purpose in due time.

In a Committee of Supply moved, That the fum of one million be granted to his Ma

Received and read a petition from Bristol jetty, towards paying off and discharging the against the fhop-tax.

The Secretary at War rofe in his place, and propofed bringing forward the army eftimates on an early day next week.

The Speaker faid it was not customary to bring on that bufinefs fo early in the feffions. Sir George Yonge, however, feeming to prefs the fubject,

Lord Surrey took it up, and obferved, that he faw no reason for pottponing a bufinefs of fuch general importance until late in the feffion, when fo few gentlemen were in town that it was often impoflible to make a house. He therefore trufted the Right Hon. Gentleman's intimation would be fulfilled as foon as he could make it convenient for himself.

Mr. Rolle, juft as the Houfe was adjournig, begged to know from the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any thing was this feflion to be done with the wafte lands, as he intended, if nothing of that kind was propofed by Government, to move omething on the fubject.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer fignified, that, in the courfe of the tetlion, it was very probable fomething relating to the watte lands might be brought ou.

Mr. Rolle did not feem fatisfied with this aufwer, but withed the Houfe might beat a certainty with refpect to the time and nature of the bufinets, therwife he thould think it his duty to ful ✰ to the confideration of the Houfe fuch a plan for the difpofition of thofe lands, as might tend to the general benefit of the community.

FEB. 3.

Exchequer Bills made out in purfuance of an act made in the laft Seffion of Parliament, intituled, "An Act for raifing a certain fum of money by Loans or Exchequer Bills, for the service of the year 1785."

That the fum of one million five hundred thousand pounds be granted to his Majetty, towards paying off and difcharging the Exchequer Bills, made out in pursuance of an act, intituled, " An Act for raising a further fum of money by Loans or Exchequer Bilis, for the fervice of the year 1785."

That the fum of one million be granted to his Majefty, towards paying off and discharging the Exchequer Bills made out in purfuance of an act of the laft Seffion of Parliament, intituled, “An Act for raising a fom of money by Exchequer Bills, for the fervice of the year 1785.”

his own.

The Hon. Mr. Marfham could not help re-calling the attention of the House to what had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman oppofite to him (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) laft Tuesday, relative to a subject which had interested the attention of many refpectable and able characters, as well as He meant the laws now in being refpecting the militia. He had on that occafion expreffed his fentiments very fulls. He had moved for leave to bring in a bill for amending and reducing into one act, all the acts relating to the militia in that part of Great Britain called England. H's motion had fo far met with the concurrence of the Houfe, that leave had been granted to bring in the bill. The fentiments, however, which

Received and read a petition from Prefton, had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman against the shop-tax. on that occafion, and the referve of opinion whuch

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