To Thomas Cotton, to discharge bills drawn by the governors of the Bahama iflands, St. John's, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick - To the fame, out of the civil lift, for the commiffioners, For roads and bridges in Scotland for 1787, by order To David Jenkinson, as a compenfation for the three To Charles Pole, agent for Mafahod de la Mar, for For buildings at Somerset House for the year 1787 For repairs of Catwater harbour To the commiflioners of public accounts To the fecretary, of commiffioners of Eaft Florida claims To the fecretary of commiffioners enquiring into To the fecretary of commiffioners of crown lands of commons To J. Hatfell, towards printing the Journals of this To G. White, clerk of committees, for trouble and Total of mifcellaneous fervices 3,248,017 8 22 DEFI DEFICIENCIE S. To pay off exchequer bills of laft feffions The like by 19 Geo. III. for 1779 to 5th July 1786 The like by 20 Geo. III. for 1780 to 10th October 1786 The like by 22 Geo. III. for 1782 to 5th July 1786 The like by 23 Geo. III. for 1783 to 10th October 1786 --- The like by 24 and 25 Geo. III. for 1784 and 1785 For deficiencies of grants for 1786 18,574 13 10 127,796 19 31 35,039 13 52 184,234 3 2 11,205 5111 292,448 14 71 532,662 18 4 233,410 6 240,324 19 10 Ways and Means for raising the above Supplies, granted to his Majefty for the Year 1787. Savings from the army in 1785 and 1786 By lottery of 50,000 tickets, at 151. 2s. 9d. each, Total ways and means 517,275 17 9 NEW TAXES in 1787. Additional duty on geneva imported. Ditto on licences to deal in fpirituous liquors. And STATE STATE PAPER S. His Majesty's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on the opening of the fourth Seffion of the fixteenth Parliament of Great Britain, on Tuesday the 23d of JaDuary, 1787. "I My Lords and Gentlemen, HAVE particular fatisfaction in acquainting you, that fince I laft met you in parliament, the tranquillity of Europe has remained uninterrupted, and that all foreign powers continue to express their friendly difpofition to this country. "I have concluded a treaty of navigation and commerce with the Moft Chriftian king, a copy of which fhall be laid before you. I muft recommend it to you to take fuch measures as you fhall judge proper for carrying it into effect; and I truft you will find that the provifions contained in it are calculated for the encouragement of industry and the extenfion of lawful commerce in both countries, and by promoting a beneficial intercourfe between our respective subjects, appear likely to give an additional permanence to the bleffings of peace. I fhall keep the fame falutary objects in view in the commercial arrangements which I am negociating with other powers. I have alfo given directions for laying before you a copy of a con vention agreed upon between me and the Catholic king, for carrying into effect the fixth article of thelaft treaty of peace. Gentlemen of the House of Com mons "I have ordered the estimates for the present year to be laid before you; and I have the fulleft reliance on your readinefs to make due provifion for the feveral branches of the public service. "The ftate of the revenue will, I am perfuaded, continue to engage your conftant attention, as being effentially connected with the national credit, and the profperity and fafety of my dominions." My Lords and Gentlemen, "A plan has been formed, by my direction, for transporting a 'number of convicts, in order to remove the inconvenience which arose from the crowded state of the gaols in different parts of the kingdom; and you will, I doubt not, take fuch farther measures as may be neceffary for this purpose. "I truft you will be able this feffion to carry into effect regulations for the eafe of the merchants, and for fimplifying the public ac counts in the various branches of the revenue; and rely upon the uniform continuance of your exertions in purfuit of fuch objects as may "Permit us to exprefs to your majefty the eagernefs with which we take the earliest opportunity offered to us of joining the unanimous voice of our fellow fubjects, in congratulating your majefty on the late providential interpofition of the Almighty in the prefervation of a life fo valuable to your people. We acknowledge, with reverence and gratitude, the divine goodness, in averting the calamity with which we were threatened. We join in the general admiration of thofe virtues which compofe your majefty's character; and humbly beg leave to affure your majefty, that we are happy in teftifying the fhare we take in the loyal and affectionate attachment to your facred perfon, which pervades the breafts of your majefty's fubjects in every part of your dominions. "It is with moft fincere concern that we condole with your majefty upon the lofs which you have fuf tained by the unfortunate death of that illuftrious and excellent princefs, your majefty's aunt,her royal highness the Princefs Amelia. The prefent appearances of the prefervation of the public tranquillity, as well as the affurances given to your majefty by foreign powers of their friendly difpofition to this country, give us the greatest fatiffaction. "We return your majefty our hearty thanks for your goodness in directing the treaty of navigation and commerce with the Moft Chrif his Catholic majefty, to be laid before us; and we beg leave to affure your majefty, that, in confidering measures of fo important and interefting a nature, we shall be happy to find in them a tendency to give an additional permanency to the bleffings of peace, the encouragement of industry, and the extenfion of lawful commerce between your majefty's fubjects and those of the Moft Chriftian king, and that we fhall with pleafure concur in any. regulations calculated to infure thofe falutary purposes. "We learn, with great fatisfaction, that your majefty has taken measures for the tranfportation of a number of convicts, and for removing the inconveniences which arise from the crowded state of the gaols; and we beg your majefty will be affured that we fhall be ready to concur in fuch farther provifions as may be found neceffary for this purpose. "We fhall with the fame readinefs co-operate in whatever regulations may appear to be proper. for the eafe of the merchants, and for the fimplifying the public accounts, in the various branches of the |