J40 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1794-. 



It only remains for us to perse- 

 vere in our united excr ions ; their 

 discontinuance or relaxation could 

 liaidly procure even a short iim-r- 

 val of delusive repose, and could 

 •nevfer terminate in security or peace. 

 Impressed vvilh the necessity ofde- 

 fendin;^ all that it most dear to us, 

 and relying, as we may, with con- 

 fidence, on the valour and resources 

 of the nation, on the combined ef- 

 forts of so large a part of Europe, 

 and, above all, on the incontesta- 

 ble justice of our cause, let us render 

 our conduct a contrast to that of our 

 enemies, and, by cultivating and 

 practising the principles of huma- 

 nity, and the duties of religion, en- 

 deavour to merit the continuance of 

 the Divine favour and protection 

 which have been so eminently expe- 

 rienced by these kingdoms. 



Message from his majesty, to the 

 house of commons, January 2^!, 



George R. 



HIS majesty thinks it proper to 

 acquaint the house of com- 

 mons, that a corps of Hessian troops 

 taken into the pay of Great Britain, 

 to be employed on foreign service, 

 Jiaving been brought to the ap- 

 pointed place of rendezvous, ofl'the 

 Isle of Wight, his majesty has found 

 it necessary, with a view to the 

 preventing any sickness taking place 

 among the said troops from their 

 continuance on board of the tran- 

 sports, to order them to be disem- 

 barked, and to b-" stationed, for the 

 present, on the Isle of White, at 

 Pons;nouil», and at places adja- 

 cent . 



G. R. 



Protest of earl Stanhope, upon the 

 rejection ftheearL uj AlLemarle's 

 motion (on the 21 st of February, 

 1794J to cemure the introducing 

 of foreign troops into this country 

 without the previous consent qfpar- 

 Uanient. 



Dissentient. 



1. T>ECAUSE" It is contrary 

 X-/ to law for the crown to 

 keep an army in this kingdom, either 

 in tirne of peace or in time of war, 

 v'ithoutthe previous consent of par- 

 liament ,"anditisessental, that this 

 important constitutional principle 

 (which was unequivocally admitted 

 in the debate) should be for ever 

 maintained inviolate in this country. 

 And the friends of public liberty 

 ought ever to bear in memory the 

 admirable vote of the house of com- 

 mons, on the 5th day of May, lt)41, 

 uhen it was resolved, " That this 

 house doth declare, that whosoever 

 sliall give council or assistance, or 

 join in any manner, to bring any 

 foreign force into the kingdom, un- 

 less it be by command of liismiijesty, 

 with the consent of both houses in 

 parliament, shall be adjudged and 

 reputed a public enemy to the king 

 and kingdom." 



2. Because the annual mutiny-bill 

 is a proof that the crown cannot per- 

 petuate or assume a prerogative 

 winch parliament annually bestows, 

 nor exercise, at its own discretion, 

 that power which the legislature 

 specially limits. 



3. Because it is a most dangerous 

 doctrine, that the crown has a right 

 (by virtue of an "undefined prero- 

 gative,"; to do any act which is not 

 warranted, eitlitr by common, or 

 by statute law, under the frivolous 

 pretenceof its appearing toministers 



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