95 
The .fmall-pox, during the whole of 
the laft {pring, was the leading epide- 
mical complaint in London, and its vi- 
cinity. The difeafe continues ftill to 
rage with unabated violence ; and fince 
the hot weather commenced, has ap- 
pear red in its moft malignant ieee proyv- 
ing every where extremely fatal. 
The meafles feem to be, at prefent, 
declining; but are likely to be fucceeded 
by the fcarlet fever, which has been 
already diffufed to a confiderable extent. 
‘This difeafe, as is ufual in the fummer 
months, exhibits a mild train of fymp- 
toms, and foon terminates favorably 
without producing any material affection 
of the throat. For fome years pat, it 
has always been mof yirulent and dan- 
gerous in the months of Oé€tober and 
November; but generally ceafed on the 
rit appear ance'ol trot: 
‘The hooping-cough is yet very preva- 
Funds... Puilic Affairs .» + Great Britain. 
[July 
lent. It has been attended with a con- 
fiderable degree of fever, which conti- 
nued two weeks or upwards; and, in 
this tee has been occafionally fatal to 
weakly, delicate children. 
Amongf chronic complaints, éhie pre- 
dominant ones, as will appear from the 
lift, are diforders of the ftemach and 
bowels, accompanied with violent pain, 
bilious vomiting or diarrhea, hemor- 
rhagy, éc. “Thefe BES may be 
fomewhat aggravated by the fudden al- 
terations of heat and ccld which have 
taken place during the prefent month ; 
but, I am forry to add, they muf prin- 
cipally be referred to the intemperate 
ufe of foirituous liquors—a caufe of dif- 
eafe more pernicious to the labouring 
clafs of people in this city, than the 
combined influences of its air, climate, 
occupations, unfeafonable amufements, 
contagions and other effluvia. 

PUBLIC Ge uw Nae 
Stock- Exchange, July 26, 1796. 
rue fcarcity of el has at length 
ferioufly affected the Public Funds. 
During the prefent month, they have fal- 
Jen to’a lower price than they have been 
at fince the American war. In confe- 
quence, thofe bold fpeculations (which 
we have repeatedly noticed) have been 
attended with a lofs the moit enormous. 
Differences to a vaft emount have been 
paid, and defauitcrs have already appeared 
in fums as large as Si and forty thou- 
fand pounds.” 
Within the two or three laft days, con- 
fols have experienced a temporary rier 
but the probability is, thould the war 
continue, that they will be fill /ower than 
they have been. 
BANK STOCK was at 1553, on the 
2th of laft month—on the firft or the pre~ 
fent it fell to 134—on the 6th to 152% 
—rofe again on Moth to 543—fell a- 
gainonthe 1sth, to 1513—which was the 
price on the 22nd, 
3 PER CENT. ANN. on the 6th July, 
were at 90J—on the 15th, they fell to 
89i—an the zoth, they were at 88}—on 
the 21ft, at sand on the 23rd, refe 
to 895. 
4 PER CENT. CONSOLS, on the 28th of 
laft month, were 80!—on the 6th of July, 
they were at 793—on the rsth, they fell 
to 78£—and were on the 23rd, at 7 
3. PER CENT. cone were done on 
the 30th of lafi month, at 633 for the | 
opening—and on the 7th of July, they 
were at 61}—fell till the 15th, to 595— 
and have face rofe to 605. ; 
5 PER CENT. Exchequer bills are sé 
difcount. 
OMNIUM is at 55 difcount. 
N.B. So great has been the {carcity 
of fpecie in the ne ent month, that 
government was obliged to defer the 
payment of the lottery prizes due on the 
fifth inftant. 
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STATE of PUBLIC AFFAIRS, rn JULY, 1796. 
GreEAT BRITAIN. 
ae the fake of unity and method we 
fhall hereafter arrange ovr account of 
public” affairs. in two divifions, civil and 
mauitary, 
~ The civil tranfaétions of Greet Britain 
during the laft month furnifaed but little 
matter interefting in detail. The recefs of 
parliament, the fiience of minifters at this 
important crifis, and the gloomy /z penfe 
in which the people appeared to be in- 
volved, refpeéting the queftion of peace or 
war, refembled, in.a confiderable degree, 
one of thofe dewfive calms, when nature 
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