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logue. He is therefore more agreeable to the ears of the prefent age than any other author equally remote, and among his other excellencies deferves to be ftudied as one of the original masters of our language.

Thefe obfervations are to be confidered not as unexceptionably conftant, but as containing general and predominant truth. Shakefpeare's familiar dialogue is affirm

ed to be fmooth and clear, yet not wholly without ruggedness or difficulty; as a country may be eminently fruitful, though it has fpots unfit for cultivation: his characters are praised as natural, though their fentiments are fometimes forced, and their actions improbable; as the earth upon the whole is fpherical, though its furface is varied with protuberances and cavities."

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Peaceable aspect of the great powers of Europe towards each other. Refufal of the French and Spanish courts to comply with the demands of Great Britain, no fufficient caufe to apprehend a rupture between them; may in the end prove ferviceable to the latter. Emperor of Germany dies, after fettling his Tufcan dominions on his fecond fon; and is fucceeded, as emperor of Germany, by his eldeft, elected in his life-time king of the Romans. Several treaties of marriage, and their probable effects. Swe den. Portugal. Poland. Corfica.

CHA P. Afpect of Ruffia and Turkey. Little to be fill lefs from Turkey. Character of the rope, in general, more pacific than ever. tion, and the ufeful arts.

CHA P.

II.

apprehended from Ruffia, and prefent emperor. Afpe&t of EuState of agriculture, navigaโ

III.

Ill confequence of Mir Coffim Aly Cawn's being driven out of Bengal. P.litic conduct of Sujah Doula on that occafion. Death of Major Adams. Mir Coffim cuts off a small party of English. The late Shah Zada joins Sujah Doula, and both draw a formidable army into the field. Major Monro fucceeds Major Adams. State of the English forces under him. He marches to the enemy. Battle of Buxard. Cheap victory over the Indians. Major Munro attacks a very strong fort. Twice repulfed with great lofs. Sujah Doula at the head of another army; pins dozun Major Munro to the neighbourhood of Baneres.

CHAP.

CHA P. IV.

Major Monro recalled; fucceeded by Major Sir Robert Fletcher. Sir Ro-
bert routs Sujah Doula's new army, and attacks the Fort, from before
which the English had been lately driven. The garrifon obliges the gover-
nor to furrender; his noble behaviour on the occafion. Sir Robert makes
bimfelf mafter of Eliabad. Bad afpect of Sujah Doula's affairs. French
affairs in the East Indies. Dutch affairs. Propofal for improving
the fuccefs of the English in Bengal to the advantage of the nation, con-

fidered.
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CHA P. V.

Downfal of the miniftry expected. They keep their ground notwithstanding ;

are fupported by antiminifterial doctrines. Naval officers fworn, and di-

rected to act, as revenue officers, on the American coafts. Greatly interrupt

the trade between the British colonies in that part of the world, and that

between thefe colonies and the Spanish and French.

CHA P. VI.

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Injury to the North American colonies confiderably increased by ill-timed laws

in England. North American colonies obliged thereby to manufacture for

themselves. Mifchiefs to be apprehended from that spirit to the mother-

country. Opinion of a great minifter concerning the expediency of the

British parliament's taxing the colonies.

CHA P. VII.

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King's Speech on opening the feffion glances at troubles likely to arife in the

American colonies. Original question concerning the legality of general

warrants revived in the house of commons. Amendments to it carried.

Previous question touching the propriety of determining it in its new form.

New arguments on the occafion by both parties. Previous question passes

in the negative.

CHA P. VIII.

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Opportunity given the colonies to offer a compenfation for the ftamp duty, and

to eftablish a precedent for their being confulted, before any tax was im-

pofed upon them by parliament; rejected. Vote of last feffion for the pro-

priety of laying a flamp-duty upon them taken up again. Debates concerning

the right of the British parliament to tax the British colonies without their

concurrence, amd the expediency of taxing them in the way now propofed.

Bill for laying the ftamp-duty on the colonies paffes both houses, and re-

ceives the royal affent by commiffion. At for encouraging the importation

of lumber from the British colonies into Great Britain. King's illness. [33

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CHA P. IX.

King's Speech to parliament propofing a regency bill. Bill thereupon brought

into the Houfe of lords; fent down to the house of commons in a form no

way answerable to his majesty's just expectations; amended in the house of

commons. The lords agree to the amendments. Royal affent given to it.

Journeymen filk-weavers affemble to petition the king and parliament for

a total probibition of foreign filks. Measures taken to quiet them.

CHA P. X.

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Impreffions to the difadvantage of the miniftry made on the mind of the K.

by the events recorded in the preceding chapters. Their impolitic conduct

on the occafion. Difficulty in replacing them. New miniftry recommended

by the D of C. Lord chief juftice Pratt created a peer. Objections to

the new miniftry. They are feverely glanced at in an address of the city

of London. Duke of Cumberland's death. His character.

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Proceedings against the ftamp act and ftamped papers by the populace of the

old North American colonies. Better fort of people gradually mix with

them. Provincial affemblies countenance thefe procedings, affert their

independence, and refolve on a general congrefs. Petitions conformable

thereto. Measures taken to elude the act, or force a repeal of it. Be-

haviour of the other North American colonies and the Weft India plan-

APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE.

Lord chief juftice Pratt's argument on delivering Mr. Wilkes from the Tower.

A fhort retrofpect of the proceefs against Mr. Almon, publisher of the letters

on libels

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[177

An account of fome late altercations between the governor and boufe of affembly
of Jamaica.

[179

Ship news for 1765.

[183

Heads of an act for the relief of infolent debtors.

[185

Abstract of the act for the more effectual prefervation of fish in fish ponds and

other waters, and conies in warrens; and for preventing the damage done

to fea-banks, within the county of Lincoln, by the breeding of conies therein.

[189

Abstra

Abstract of an act to alter certain rates of postage, and to amend, explain,
and enlarge, feveral provifions in an act made in the ninth year of the reign
of queen Anne, and in other acts relating to the revenue of the poft office.
[191
Privileges of ambassadors and their fervants, as to their debts, by the laws of
England.

[193

Abftract of the charter of incorporation of the fociety of artists of Great
Britain

[194

Some account of the nuptials of the prince of Afturias with the infanta Louifa
of Parma; and of the archduke Leopold of Auftria with the infanta Maria
Louifa of Spain.
[196

Ceremonial of the private interment of his late royal highness the duke of Cum-

berland, in the royal vault, in king Henry the VIIth's chapel. [200

of the private interment of his late royal highness Prince Frederick

William, in the royal vault, in king Henry the VIIth's chapel, Westminster

abbey

of the interment of the late Dauphin of France,

of the interment of the late Chevalier de St. George.