The King, on the Prosecution of James Harris v. the Rev. Robert Woodward, Clerk, and others.-Conspiracy Trial of Roger O'Connor, Esq. The King v. Hamilton.—Child Stealing Preston v. Scarborough.—Stealing a Letter Archer-Setting Fire to Hay and Barley Stacks PUBLIC GENERAL ACTS. Passed in the Fifth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the United Treaty between his Majesty the King of France and Navarre and his Translation of the Bull against Bible Societies Tables, Public Income, Expenditure, &c. PARLIAMENTARY REPORTS. Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the of the Committee on the Employment of Climbing Boys First Report from the Select Committee on Finance Second Ditto Extents in Aiď 196 203 213 216 219 224 233 237 238 239 240 240 241 242 243 244 246 263 302 307 320 369 vage of his Majesty's late Ship Alceste, to the Yellow Sea, &c. Narrative of the Shipwreck of ditto An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands Narrative of a Voyage to New Zealand Travels in the Interior of America James's Journal of a Tour in Germany, &c. Chinese Drama NATURAL HISTORY. Narrative of a Journey from Chamouni to Mount Blanc Notes of a Mineralogical Excursion to the Giant's Causeway On the Greenland or Polar Ice Of Cinnamon as an Article of Commerce Persian Gulf-Discovery of Eight Islands 4 count of a Rhinoceros Hunt in India Fipants of a Lion Shooting Party History of the Coccus Laccæ, or Lac Insect Use of the Cocoa-Nut Tree MISCELLANIES. 419 432 449 459 465 479 489 502 508 511 529 561 564 565 567 571 575 Drath of a Parsee at Bombay 577 Account of a Passage across the Bay of Bengal 579 Account of the Funeral Ceremonies of a Burman Priest THE ANNUAL REGISTER, For the Year 1817. GENERAL HISTORY. CHAPTER I. The Prince Regent's Speech.-Insults offered him.-His Message to both Hases of Parliament.-Taken into Consideration by the Houses of Les and Commons, and a Secret Committee appointed in each.— Report from the Committee in each House. FRINGE REGENT'S SPEECH. January 26th, his Royal H. ness the Prince Regent nd the Parliament with the *: 2 Speech. My Lords and Gentlemen, Its with deep regret that I Sazan ohi zed to announce to that no alteration has occura the state of his Majesty's alented in disposition I continue to receive from g.powers the strongest as to a ces of their friendly dispo towards this country, and of teg ernest desire to maintain eral tranquillity. The hostiaties to which I was eed to resort, in vindication L. LIX of the honour of the country against the government of Algiers, have been attended with the most complete success. "The splendid achievement of his Majesty's fleet, in conjunction with a squadron of the king of the Netherlands, under the gallant and able conduct of Adm. Viscount Exmouth, led to the immediate and unconditional liberation of all Christian captives then within the territory of Algiers, and to the renunciation by its government of the practice of Christian slavery. "I am persuaded that you will be duly sensible of the importance of an arrangement so interesting to humanity, and reflecting, from the manner in which it has been [B] accomplished, accomplished, such signal honour on the British nation. "In India, the refusal of the government of Nepaul to ratify a treaty of peace which had been signed by its plenipotentiaries, occasioned a renewal of military operations. "The judicious arrangements of the governor-general, seconded by the bravery and perseverance of his Majesty's forces, and of those of the East-India company, brought the campaign to a speedy and successful issue; and peace has been finally established upon the just and honourable terms of the original treaty. "Gentlemen of the House of Commons; "I have directed the estimates for the current year to be laid before you. "They have been formed upon a full consideration of all the present circumstances of the country, with an anxious desire to make every reduction in our establishments which the safety of the empire and sound policy allow. "I recommend the state of the public income and expenditure to your early and serious attention. "I regret to be under the necessity of informing you, that there has been a deficiency in the produce of the revenue in the last year but I trust that it is to be ascribed to temporary causes; and I have the consolation to be lieve, that you will find it practicable to provide for the public service of the year, without making any addition to the burthens of the people, and without adopting any measure injurious to that system by which the public credit of the country has been hitherto sustained. "My Lords and Gentlemen, "I have the satisfaction of informing you that the arrangements which were made in the last session of parliament, with a view to a new silver coinage, have been completed with unprecedented expedition. "I have given directions for the immediate issue of the new coin, and I trust that this measure will be productive of considerable advantages to the trade and internal transactions of the country. "The distresses consequent upon the termination of a war of such unusual extent and duration have been felt, with greater or less severity, throughout all the nations of Europe; and have been considerably aggravated by the unfavourable state of the season. "Deeply as I lament the pressure of these evils upon the country, I am sensible that they are of a nature not to admit of an immediate remedy; but whilst I observe with peculiar satisfaction the fortitude with which so many privations have been borne, and the active benevolence which has been employed to mitigate them, I am persuaded that the great sources of our national prosperity are essentially unimpaired; and I entertain a confident expectation that the native energy of the country will at no distant period surmount all the difficulties in which we are involved. "In considering our internal situation, you will, I doubt not, feel a just indignation at the attempts which have been made to take advantage of the distresses of the country, for the purpose of exciting a spirit of sedition and violence. |