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world has erer experienced for the 

 practical happiness of mankind ; 

 firmly persuaded that this empire 

 will Ions outlast the storms which 

 have overwhelmed the continent of 

 Europe; and earnestly hoping that 

 other nations, now fallen, may wit- 

 ness the destruction of a tyranny 

 founded on fraud and violence, and 

 cemented with innocent blood, and 

 again recover their ancient power 

 and independence, as the best gua- 

 rantees for the future welfare and 

 tranquillity of the civilized world. 



Speech of hii Majexfy on the Proro- 

 gaiion of Parliament^ July 31, 1801. 



My Lords and Gentlemen, 

 Before I put an end to the present 

 session of Parliament, I am desirous 

 of expressing my entire approba- 

 tion of the zeal and assiduity with 

 which you have applied yourselves 

 to the great objects of public con- 

 cern which have come under your 

 consideration. You have wisely 

 continued to direct your attention 

 to the encouragement "and improve- 

 ment of that respectable and power- 

 ful force, which the ardour and spi- 

 rit of my subjects have enabled me 

 to establish to an extent hitherto 

 unexampled. You have at the same 

 time endeavoured to combine an ad- 

 ditional establishment for our do- 

 mestic defence with the means of 

 augmenting our regular army, and 

 of maintainiug it on such a scale as 

 may be proportioned to the circum- 

 stances of the times, and to the rauk 

 which this country ought ever to 

 hold among the powers of Europe. 

 Gentlemen of the house of 

 commons. 

 You are entiled to my warmest 

 acknowledgments for the fresh proof 



which you have given me of your 

 constant and aflcctionate attach- 

 ment to my person and family, and 

 your regard to the honour and dig- 

 nity of my crown, by the liberal 

 provision which you have made for 

 the payment of the debt on my ci- 

 vil list revenues, and for furnishing 

 me with the additional means of de- 

 fraying the increase which has una- 

 voidably taken place in different 

 branches of my expenditure. 



I must also return you my warm- 

 est thanks for the extensive provi- 

 sion which you have made for thes 

 exigencies of the public service ; 

 and especially for the just and pru- 

 dent attention which you hava 

 shewn to true economy, and to the 

 permanent credit and welfare of the 

 country, by the great exertions you 

 have made for preventing, as far as 

 possible, the accumulation of debt, 

 and for raising so large a propor- 

 tion of the expences of the war withr 

 in the year. 



My lords and gentlemen, 



I have now only to recommend 

 to you, to carry into your respec- 

 tive counties the same zeal for the 

 public interest which has guided all 

 your proceedings. It will be your 

 particular duty to inculcate, en the 

 minds of all classes of my subjects, 

 that the preservation oi all that is 

 most dear to them requires the con- 

 tinuance of their unremitted exer- 

 tions for the national defence. 



The preparations which the ene- 

 my has long been forming for the 

 declared purpose of invading thi^ 

 kingdom are daily augmented, and 

 the attempt appears to have been 

 delayed only with the view of pro- 

 curing additional means for carrying 

 it into execution. 



Relying on the skill, valour, and 

 discipline of my uayal and military 



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