"It gives me the greatest fatisfaction, that the important events which I have communicated to you, have taken place without difturbing my subjects in the bleffings of peace; and I have great pleafure in acquainting you, that I continue to receive, from all foreign powers, the fulleft affurances of their pacific and friendly difpofitions towards this country. I must, at the fame time, regret, that the tranquillity of one part of Europe is unhappily interrupted by the war which has broken out between Ruffia and

the Porte.

"A convention has been agreed upon between me and the Moft Chriftian King, explanatory of the thirteenth article of the laft treaty of peace, and calculated to pre vent jealoufies and difputes between our refpective fubjects in the Eafi-Indies. I have ordered copies of the feveral treaties to which I have referred, and of the declaration and counter-declaration exchanged at Verfailles, to be laid before you.

"Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, "I have ordered the eflimates of the enfuing year to be laid before you, together with an account of the extraordinary expences which the fituation of affairs rendered neceffary.

"I have the fulleft reliance on your zeal and public spirit, that you will make due provifion for the feveral branches of the public fervice. I am always defirous of confining thofe expences within the narrowest limits, which a prudent regard for the public fafety will permit; but I muft, at the fame time, recommend to your particular attention to confider of the proper means for maintaining my diftant poffeffions in an adequate pofture of defence.

"My Lords and Gentlemen,

"The flourishing state of the commerce and revenues of this country, cannot fail to encourage you in the purfuit of fuch mea fures as may confirm and improve fo favourable a fituation.

"Thefe circumftances must also render you peculiarly anxious for the continua tion of public tranquility, which it is my conftant object to preferve.

"I am, at the fame time, perfuaded you will agree with me in thinking, that nothing can more effectually tend to fecure fo invaluable a bleffing, than the zeal and unanimity which were fhewn by all ranks of my fubjects on the late occafion, and which manifefted their readiness to exert themfelves, whenever the honour of my

*The Bishop of Landaff,

Crown, and the interefts of my Domini ons, may require it."

In the House of Lords, the motion for the address was made by the Earl of Harrington, and feconded by the Lord Vifcount Bulkeley. The addrefs was in the ufual ftile of eccho to the fpeech, and the chief arguments of the Right Honourable movers, confifted of a panegyric on the conduct of administration, in defeating the machinations of the French Court, reftoring the public tranquillity, and exalting the importance of their country in the eyes of Europe.

Oppofition feems to have been in a great measure difarmed on this occafion. A fpiritual Peer*, who on most occafions ranges on that fide of the house, rose and expreffed his warmeft approbation of the wife and fpirited conduct of Miniftry, which had prevented that alliance of Hol land with France, which he had always confidered as an event that would put an end to the history of Britain as a great and found himself called upon, at the prefent powerful nation. On this account, he conjuncture, to applaud Miniftry as warmly as he had often formerly con-demned them.

A few animadverfions, however, were made by a noble Lord, who role imme diately after t. He was not against the addrefs, nor did he with-hold his appro bation from the late meafures of Miniftry, The object of their measures he thought fo important, as to warrant the most vi gorous exertions of Government. But he could not avoid obferving upon the credulity of adminiftration, when, during the pendency of the late commercial trea ty with France, they fwallowed the ami-. cable profeffions of that court with fo implicit a belief. Those who, like himfelf, were a little diftruftful of Gallic friendship, had been accused of vifionary jealousies and fufpicions. It was now, however, mani. feff, that their fufpicions were well found ed, and that France was then laying one of her deepest plots against the interest of this country. He could not fee the great merit that adminiftration had to boast with refpect to the failure of this plot. He could afcribe it to nothing but to an interpofition of Providence, which had fo infatuated the party in oppofition to the Prince of Orange as to make them refufe the redrefs demanded by the King of Pruffia, for the infult offered to his Sifter: had they yielded but this point, nothing could have prevented the French from continuing their machinations in that

country. It was therefore perfectly fair for him to afcribe the happy iffue that had taken place, rather to the fingular and unforeseen occurrences, which had happened, than to the wisdom and forefight of Minifters.

It was replied, on the part of adminiftration, that they never propofed, on account of any commercial advantages expected from the treaty with France, to remit their vigilant attention to her motions, and that the affairs of Holland had occupied the attention of his Majefty's minifters for a confiderable time previous to the clofe of the last Seffion of Parliament.

*

In the House of Commons, the addrefs was moved by Mr Ryder, and feconded by Mr Brooke, with nearly the fame arguments which had been used in the Houfe of Peers. Here too Oppofition confined themselves chiefly to animadverfions on certain parts of the speech and addrefs, without openly refifting the motion for the latter. The principal fpeaker on that fide began with expreffing his hearty concurrence with the fum and fubftance of both, as breathing a fyftem of politics which he had early adopted, and to which he would always adhere, viz. that Great Britain ought to look to the affairs of the continent, and take meafures in every emergency to preferve the balance of power in Europe. He reminded the Houfe how frequently he had urged the perfidy of France in the exertion of her influence on foreign States. He was now happy to find his affertions on this fubject confirmed by fo high an authority as that of his Majesty ftating directly from the throne, that the King of France had notified his intention of affifting the party who had ufurped the Government in the United States, while at the fame time the counter-declaration afferted as roundly that the court of France never had any fuch intention.

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ferving a more particular difcuffion of its merits for the day when it fhould be laid before the Houfe, he returned to his original pofture, and expreffed, in glowing terms, his fatisfaction with the fyftem of measures lately adopted. He would not bring their merit into queftion, by confidering whether they hould have been earlier adopted or not: fatisfied that they had been actually embraced, he now looked forward to the most glorious con fequences as likely to arife from them; and he hoped that the Miniftry would never be backward in refifting every interference of foreign powers, whether forcible or fecret, which, by influencing the balance of power in Europe, might threaten danger to this country.

On the part of Ministry, much fatisfaction was expreffed upon the general approbation bestowed on their conduct, and the prefent appearance of unanimity, in the Houfe. They were confident that this approbation would not be leffened by. any inquiry into the particular steps they had taken, and that the fubfidiary treaty with the Landgrave of Heffe, as well as the intended augmentation of forces in our fettlements abroad, would be found prudent and falutary measures. Great praife was given to the candour of the laft fpeaker but it was not admitted that he had an exclufive title to the honour of bringing forward that fyftem of politics, a conformity to which, in the late mea furs, had chiefly procured them his ap probation.

The addrefs was carried unanimoufly in both Houfes,

SCOTLAND.

Edinburgh, Nov. 5. The Lord Provoft received a letter from the Admiralty, thanking his Lordship and the Magiftrates for the zeal and attention they had fhewn on the late emergency, in rendering fuch effential service to their King and country, in the laudable exertions they had employed in procuring feamen to man the Roy al Navy. This letter likewise informed the Lord Provoft, that orders had been iffued for breaking up the several rendezvoufes and prefs-gangs, Government having no more occafion for feamen at prefent.

Glasgow, Nov. 11. The new projected plan of Sunday Schools goes on here with great spirit and fuccefs, and the most refpectable inhabitants feem emulous in the bufinefs. This day very fuitable exhortations

exhortations were given from the refpective churches on the subject.

Aberdeen, Nov. 13. For fome time paft it has been obferved, that notwithItanding his Majefty's late proclamation, the streets of this city continued to be infefted every Sunday, even in time of divine worship, by numerous fets of idle and diforderly boys. The Magiftrates therefore caufed their conftables patrole the ftreets on Sunday laft, both forenoon and afternoon, by whom a great number of thefe diforderly boys were confined in the guardhoufe till evening, when they were difmiffed, on their parents becoming bound for their better behaviour in time coming. The negligence of parents is the more inexcufeable, as even the poorest perfon has now an opportunity of habituating their children in a proper courfe, by caufing them attend the Sunday schools established in this place.

Leith, Nov. 14. On Monday laft, the Friends Goodwill, of Leith, Captain John Crawford, from Dantzick for this port, laden with oak plank and masts, was wrecked at Scougal, three miles to the fouthward of North Berwick. The mafter and all the crew, confifting of nine men, were drowned. The day following, on the 13th, the bodies of the mafter, and five of the feamen were thrown on fhore. The fhip is broke up, but moft of the cargo will be faved.

It is a tribute of gratitude the relations of the unfortunate fufferers owe to the gentlemen of that neighbourhood, particularly Sir Hugh Dalrymple and his family, to mention their care and attention in the melancholy bufinefs, and their fhewing the utmost attention to the relations, who yesterday attended the funeral of their deceafed friends, who were all depofited in one common grave at North Berwick.

The following perfons of diftinction were lately admitted members of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland, at the request of Profeffor Grimus J. Thorkelen, Secretary of the Royal Society of Antiquaries in Copenhagen, who has been employed all this laft fummer in exploring the remains of Danish monuments in Scotland, viz,

Peter Friderick, Baron of Suhm, Lord Chamberlain to his Danish Majefty, &c. Qrvenus Hoegh Guldberg, Knight of the Order of Dannebrog, Privy Counfellor to his Danish Majefty, Governor General of the diocese of Aarhus, &c.

Lauritz Thodal, Privy Counfellor to

his Danish Majefty, and late Governor General of Iceland, Prefident of the Royal Society of Sciences in Iceland, &c.

Erneft Albert Bertouch, Knight of the Order of St Stanislaus, Lord of the Admiralty, and Prefident of the Royal Society of Heraulds at Copenhagen, &e.

Chriftian Hwid, Profeffor Royal of Philofophy at Copenhagen, and Principal of the King's College, &c.

Sabbath, the 18th of November 1787, Glafgow, Nov. 19. It is hoped that will be long remembered by the inha bitants of Glafgow as the day on which the Sabbath Exercifes commenced. Yefterday, upwards of 400 boys, attended by the members of the committee for managing that chatity, walked in joyful proceflion from their feveral halls to the churches where they were to attend divine fervice. Multitudes accompanied them, applauding the benevolent defign, and every one was exceedingly pleafed to fee them in general fo clean, and fo decently dreffed; joy and thankfulness feemed to be written on every countenance; while in church, their behaviour was decent and exemplary. The Magiftrates did them the honour of being prefent in the church where the greateft number affembled; and the minifters of this city attended the exercifes in the evening, and fet an example for conducting this bufinefs in time to come.--The number of young men who are applying for admiffion leaves no room to doubt the committee will extend their plan, in full affurance of fupport from that com munity whofe liberality they have already experienced.

23. Mr Stevens, contractor for building the Steeple of St Andrew's Curch, New Town, finished that elegant piece of architecture, and fixed the Spire and Weather Cock upon the top of it. Though the whole is about 186 feet high, yet not the fmalleft accident has happened to any of the workmen, during the building, which muft, in a great measure, be attri buted to the uncommon pains taken in erecting the fcaffolding, which was very beautiful, and not put together, as moft fcaffolds erroneoufly are,by common nails, but by fcrews and bolts, which prevents one part being drawn from the other, however great the weight may be which it has to fuftain. Both the builder and the erector of the scaffold deferve every praise for the judicious and fubftantial manner in which they have executed their refpective parts of the work.

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