ST Ato Far bn. 
the province of the jury, which is 
only to try facts. 
Sdly. Because, by confining the 
rule to an indictment or informa- 
tion fora libel, it is admitted that 
it does not apply to the trial of a 
general issue, in an action for the 
same libel, or any’sort of action, 
or any sort ofsindictment or infor- 
mation; but as the same principle 
and the same rule must apply to all 
general issues, or to nane, the rule, 
as declared by the bill, is absolutely 
erroneous. 
Tuurtow, C. Baruurst, 
Kenyoyx, ABINGDON, 
WALSINGHAM, 
Joun BAncor. 
His Majesty's Speech to both Houses 
of Parliament, June 15, 1792. 
My Lords and Gentlemen, 
CANNOT close the present 
session of parliament without 
returning vou my particular thanks 
for the attention and diligence with 
which you have applied yourselves 
to the dispatch of the public busi- 
ness, and especially to the import- 
ant objects which { recommended 
to your consideration. 
Gentlemen of the House of 
Commons, 
The readiness with which you 
have granted the necessary supplies, 
and the fresh proof which you have 
given of your constant affection for 
my person and family, in enabling 
me to provide for the establishment 
of my son, the Duke of York, call 
for my warmest acknowledgments. 
T have also observed, with the ut- 
inost satisfaction, the measures 
which you have adopted forthe dimi- 
nution of the public burdens; while 
you have, at the same time, made 
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additional provision for the reduc- 
tion of the present national debt,. 
and established a permanent system 
for preventing the dangerous ac- 
cumulation of debt in future. 
My Lords and Gentlemen, 
I have seen with great concer" 
the commencement of hostilities 1 
different parts of Europe. In the 
present situation of affairs, it will be 
my principal care to maintain that 
harmony and good understanding 
which subsist between me and the 
several belligerent powers, and to 
preserve to my people the uninter- 
rupted blessings of peace. And the 
assurances which I receive from all 
quarters, of a friendly disposition 
towards this country, afford me the 
pleasing hope of succecding in these 
endeavours. 
The recent expressions of your 
uniform and zealous attachment to 
the established governmentand con- 
stitution, leave me noroom to doubt, 
that you will, in your severai coun- 
ties, be active and vigilant to main- 
tainthose sentiments in the minds of 
my faithful people: and I have the 
happiness of receiving continued 
and additional proofs of their just 
sense of their numerous and increas- 
ing advantages which they now en- 
joy under the protection and dis- 
tinguished favour of Providence. 
Proclamation for calling out the 
Militia. 
By the King.—A PROCLAMATION. 
Gerorce Rex. 
‘ N/ HEREAS by an act passed 
in the twenty-sixth year of 
our reign, entitled, “* An act for 
amending and reducing into one 
act of parliament the laws relating 
to the militia in that part of Great 
L3 Britain 
