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ASS Marriages and Deaths 
into an hiftorical detail relative to the 
monies voted at different times for the 
fupport of his Royal Highnefs. He con- 
eluded by ftating that his propofition went 
to place the Prince of Wales’ in the fame 
fituation as before the aét which paffed in 
1795- It was not his intention to make 
any alteration in the fyftem of paying off 
the debts, and the fame checks would re- 
main to prevent their accumulation. He 
difclaimed the petition of right as a mo- 
tive for this meafure, and concluded by 
moving that a fum not exceeding 60,000l. 
per ann. be granted to his Royal High- 
ne{s, from the sth of January 1803, tothe 
5th of January 1806. ; 
This fubje&t occupied the attention of 
Parliament till the 8th of March, when a 
new and more formidable one was ftarted. 
It was introduced by a meffage from his 
Majefty, ftating” <* That, as very confider- 
able military preparations were car- 
rying on in the ports of France and Hol- 
land, he had judged it expedient to adopt 
additional meafures of precaution for the 
fecurity of his dominions ; that though the 
preparations were avowedly directed to 
colonial fervice, (the Meflage proceeded to 
ftate), yet as difcuffions of great impor- 
tance were {till fubfifting between his 
Majefty and the French government, the 
refult of which was at prefent uncertain, 
he was induced to make this communica- 
tion, &c.”’ 
The Meffage was taken into confidera- 
tion the next day, and an Addrefs of 
‘Thanks voted by both Houfes. On the 
Friday following an additional vote was 
pafled for 10,000 feamen. The Militia 
were ordered immediately to be embodied ; 
and on the day the communication was 
made to Parliament, prefs-warrants were 
iffued, which were backed by the Lerd 
Mayor—A very hot prefs took place on 
the river—The fame meafure was extend- 
ed to the out ports, and we have reafon to 
think that by this time the vote of the 
in and near London. (April 1, 
Houfe of Commons is nearly accomplifhed. 
—During all this time the miniiters have 
obferved moft cautious and prudent filence 
with refpect to the reafons on which they 
have acted. But we cannot help ‘ulpect- 
ing that their information, from whatever 
quarter they may have received it, is but 
too decifive with refpeét to the views of 
the Chief Conful. Many reports are in 
circulation, which, if true, afford ftrong 
confirmation of this fufpicion. The mal- 
contents of Ireland are known to be in 
motion, and at this time unufually active. 
—Nay, it is announced that a correfpon- 
dence between them and France has been 
actually dete&ted. A veffel from France 
alfo was ftranded in the month of Decem- 
ber, near Shoreham, in Suflex, and was de- 
ferted by her crew, upon which fhe was 
taken poffeffion of by the officers of the 
cuftoms. Her cargo was found to confit 
of 2000 ftand of arms, ten bra{s fwivels, 
three pieces of ordnance, powder, and 
other military ftores. -Her papers indi- 
cated her to have been bound from Dun- 
kirk for New Orleans. A few days fince, - 
however, it is faid, fome flags and other 
things .which had floated afhore, excited 
a fufpicion that her real deltination was 
Ireland ; and this feemed to be confirmed 
by the ftate of her provifions, which were 
not fufficient for fo long a voyage as to 
New Orleans. 
Such are all the facts that we are able 
to ftate at prefent. If, however any bof- 
tile, and we may call them treacherous, 
views, have actuated the Chief Conful on 
this occafion, ke is completely anticipated 
by the good information and promptitude 
of our miniftry, and is evidently, by the 
converfation which we have inferted under 
the head of France, taken unprepared. 
We have therefore good hopes that the 
differences fubfifting between the two na- 
tions will be compromiled. Inthe mean 
time ftocks have undergone a very great 
depreffion. 
INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES anv 
DEATHS 1n aNpD NEaR LONDON, 
With Bugraphical Memoirs of diftinguifbed Charaéters recently deceafed. 
Return of the annual number of mar- 
riages (purtuant to Ad of Parliament) 
throughout England and Wales, from the 
year 1754, when the marriage-a& took place, 
to the prefent time. Average of five years, 
ending with 
Per Annum, Per Annum. Per Annum. 
1760—54000 | 1775—5900> | 1790—68000 
176;—580°0 | 1780—62000 | 1795—31000 
4772—S8008 | 1783—65000 | 180073000 
Thefe numbers are, however, fomewhat 
lefs than the truth, as from about 260 places 
returns have not been procured; which, 
with the marriages of the Quakers and Jews, 
not entered in the parifh regifters, make a 
deficiency of about 1,000 per annum. 
The annual amount of the Burials authoe 
rizes a fatisfactory inference of diminithing 
mortality fince the year 1780; the number 
of marriages and baptifms indicate that the _ 
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