CHAP. IV. State of affairs in Indoftan. The Marattas make an irruption in favour of Sujah Doula: are routed by General Carnac. Sujah Doula furrenders himself a prifoner to the General. Mir Jaffer dies; is fucceeded by his fen Najiem il Doula. Advantageous treaty concluded by the company with the e young Nabob. CHAP. V. [20 Lord Clive arrives in Bengal. Select committee eftablished. Covenants figned, to prevent the receiving of prefents. had been lately received, and difputes thereon. fend for gentlemen to Madras, to fill up the Calcutta. Inquiry about those that The Select committee vacancies in the council at Great uneafin fs thereat. Peace concluded with Sujah Doula. Treaty between the Company and the Mogul. CHA P. VI. [25 Diftreffed ftate of the nation and colonies: both involved in the greatest difficulties by the new laws refpecting the colonies. Critical fituation of the miniftry. State of parties. A powerful oppofition formed. Parliament meets. The king in his speech takes particular notice of the American affairs. Addrefes thereon. Both houses adjourn for the holidays. [31 CHAP. VII. Parliament meet after the holidays. The American affairs again particularly recommended from the throne; addrefes thereon. Petitions fent. from the trading and manufacturing towns. Great debates upon the right of taxation. The right of taxation confirmed and ajcertained. [35 CHAP. VIII. A bill brought in and poffed for fecuring the dependency of the colonies, &c. Bill brought in for the total repeal of the ftamp-act; great debates thereupon; the bill paffed by a great majority. Bill of indemnity paffed. Repeal of the cyder-act. Bill for opening free ports in the West Indies. Parliament breaks up; change in the miniftry, c. [44 The Extract of a letter from Mr. Secretary Conway to Governor Bernard, dated at St. James's, Oct. 24. 1765. Extract from Mr. Secretary Conway's circular letter, which has been printed, Secretary Conway's letter to Governor Bernard of New England ibid. The Speech of Governor Bernard to the great and general court of the pro- A circumftantial and authentic account of the memorable cafe of Richard Parfons. [ 91 STATE PAPERS. His Majesty's most gracious Speech to both houses of parliament, on Friday His Majesty's most gracious Speech to both houses of parliament, on Tuesday The addrefs of the boufe of Lords. of the boufe of Commons. [219 [220 [222 [224 A proclamation, for putting the laws in execution against foreftalling, re- Order of council laying an embargo upon fhips laden with corn. [226 [227 of council laying an additional embargo upon fhips laden with corn. [228 The addrefs of the city of London to the king on the birth of a Princess ibid. The address of the commons of Ireland, in relation to a bill for limiting the [229 [230 The addrefs of both boufes of parliament of Ireland to the Earl of Hertford. The Earl of Hertford's Speech to both houfes of parliament, at Dublin, Jan. 7. 1232 Copy of a declaration delivered, Nov. 4. 1766, to the king and republic of CHARACTERS. Memoirs of Madam Pompadour, written by herself. [234 I Characters of the American French, of the Caribbees, and the negroes in Characters of the Emperor Charles the 5th, and his Jon Philip the 2d of 30 33 Animadverfions on the principal follies of the English. The life of Samuel, Baron de Puffendorff. An account of the life and writings of George Buchanan. The life of the famous Sir Francis Walfingham. Some curious particulars of the life of Mr. Wycherley the poet. 37 45 53 63 the life of the late Mrs. Cibber, the celebrated actress. 72 ceafed. 80 Some account of Captain Glas, who was murdered by ruffians on board the Character of Cromwell, with a parallel between him and Montrofe. NATURAL HISTORY. An account of the cafe of a young lady, who drank fea-water for an inflam- mation and tumour in the upper lip; communicated to Dr. Huxham. 111 An account of a very curious phenomenon feen in the disk of the fun. Curious extracts from the Travels of Dr. Haffelquift. Remarkable manner of affifting the fecundation of the date- ANTIQUITIES. Extract from Voltaire's Philofopy of Hiftory. Of the customs and opinions of almost all the ancient nations. Of the first people who wrote history, and of the fables of the ancient Obfervations on the books, the materials, and mode of writing, in ufe Of the coffins anciently used, and the method of embalming amongst the Egyptians and Jews; with fome remarks on the fepulture of our Lord. 141 The antiquity and duty of faying grace before and after meat confidered. 145 of Of fealing wax. 157 Some account of a difquifition on medicines that diffolve the ftone; in which A letter from the Dean of Kildare on the fame. An excellent receipt for preventing the flies damaging the feeding leaves of turnips, cabbages, favoys, cole, weld, flax, and many other vegetables, ESSAY S. Reflections on the general principles of war; and on the compofition and characters of the different armies in Europe; by a general officer, who The effects of habitual mifery, exemplified in the life of a difabled foldier. 197 Copy of a letter from the Duchefs of Cleveland to King Charles II. Copy of a letter faid to be written by the late Earl of Orford to his late A traveller's opinion of the English in general. Humorous method of reading the news-papers. Remarks on some paffages in Mr. Webb's enquiry into the beauties of paint- |