178 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1800. 



Jjeing of the industrious classes of the 

 community must always principally 

 depend. 



The voluntary exertions which 

 have on this occasion been made for 

 -the immediate repression of these 

 .outrages, and in support of the laws 

 and public peace, are therefore en- 

 titled to my highest praise. 



Gentlemen of the house of 

 commons. 

 Under the circumstances of the 

 present meeting, I am desirous of 

 asking of you such supplies only as 

 may be necessary for carrying on the 

 public service, till the parliament 

 of the united kingdom of Great Bri- 

 tain and Ireland may conveniently 

 be assembled. The estimates for 

 that purpose will belaid before you ; 

 and I have no doubt of your readi- 

 ness to make such provision as the 

 public interests may appear to re- 

 quire. 



My lords and gentlemen, 

 I have directed copies to be laid 

 before you, of those communications 

 which have recently passed between 

 me and the French government, re- 

 specting the commencement of ne- 

 gociations for peace. You will see 

 in them fresh and striking proofs of 

 my earnest desire to contribute to 

 the re-establishment of general tran- 

 quillity. That desire on my part 

 has hitherto been unhappily frustra- 

 ted, by the determination of the 

 enemy to enter only on a separate 

 negociation, in Avhich it was impos- 

 sible for me to engage, consistently, 

 either with public faith, or with a 

 .due regard to the permanent secu- 

 jrity of Europe. 



My anxiety for the speedy resto- 

 ration of peaco remains unaltered, 

 and there will be no obstacle nor de- 



lay on my part to the adoption of such 

 measures as may best tend to pro- 

 mote and accelerate that desirable 

 end, consistently v/ith the honour 

 of this country and the true interests 

 of my people: butif the disposition 

 of our enemies should continue to 

 render this great object of all my 

 wishes unattainable, without the 

 sacrifice of these essential consider- 

 ations, on the maintenance of which 

 all its advantages must depend, you 

 will, I am confident, persevere in 

 affording me the same loyal and 

 steady support, which I have ex- 

 perienced through the whole of this 

 important contest, and which has, 

 under the blessing of Providence, 

 enabled me, during a period of such 

 unexampled difficulty and calamity 

 to all the surrounding nations, to 

 maintain, unimpaired, the security 

 and honour of these kingdoms. 



HisMajesty'sSpeech to both Houses, 

 on concluding the last Session of 

 the British Parliament. 



My lords and gentlemen. 



I Cannot close this session of par- 

 liament without returning you 

 my par ticular ackno wledgemen tsfor 

 the distinguished industry and zeal 

 with which you have applied your- 

 selves to the interestingobject which, 

 at the commencement of the session, 

 I most especially recommended to 

 your attention. It has been my 

 earnest wish that nothing should be 

 omitted which could tend to relieve 

 the pressure occasioned by the pre- 

 sent dearth of provisions, and to in- 

 sure a sufficient supply till the pro- 

 duce of the next harvest can be 

 brought into use. 



The diligence with which youi' 

 inquiries have been conducted. has 



