Star.
London, England, 1804-08-01 00:00:00

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY. AUGUST t.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Coutols, for money, Si 371--for Await 571t-o.
Rodocrd 3;fl-oinolum prem.
PRICE OP STOCKS YESTERDAY i
Bank Stock 160 India Stock 177
3 per Cwt. Red. Ann. 5701 India *oods, is. ae.illf.
3 per Ce.ot. Conf. 37t 37ft Imp. Apo 9 11-16
4 per Cent 76tfti Earbeq. Kills to diE pot.
5 per Coot. Nary 901. Ontuium 7,0 pron.
5,5 pct Cent. 1797 944 Foglith Tickets 171 178.
Long Ann. izi 3-16 Conic& for ace. {lift
Short Atm 3$

As we Rated yefterday, his Mai airy went in pert
fon to the Houfe of Peers, and prorogued the Par•
liament by a mofl gracious fpeech horn the Throne,
—ln reading the fpeech, which occupied feveral
leaves, two of them, happening to (lick together in
tatting the leaf, were omitted to be read. It fo
happened, that ►he charm began and ended two ecm-
plete paragraphs, fo that there was no incongruity
'to make the omilfion manifea at the moment. The
I Speech, as it was originally defigned to be fpoken, we,
afterwards read at the table of the Houfe of Com.:
moos by Mr. S , on their return to their own
chamber. We fubjoin the fpeech. The two para-
graphs omitted in the reading are thofe to which we-
have prefixed this mark*.
a My LORDS AND GINTLRIIIII,
• &Reel put an end to the prefent Sefton of Parliament, I aill
&aroma of (sprain my entire approbation of the seal and off*
chitty with wtrcb you have applied yourfelves, to the great dried*
Of public concern which have come under your confident:Ma.
• You ►ave wifely continued to dine. your attention to cheep.
1 conrogement and improvement of that retraabte and powerful
1 Volunteer Force, which the ardour and fpirk of my Subjcitts haws
enabled me to eltabliffs, to au extent hitherto unexampled: you
have at the fame time endeavoured to combine an additional saw
bliihment for our domeltic defence with tics means of augmenting
lour Regular Army, and of msionining it on fitch a kale as may
be proportioned to the eireunittances of the times, and to the rank
'which this Country ought ever to bold among the Powers of ss•
rope.`
OtWILININ Of rat HOOSt Of COMMONS,
"Yoe are entitled to my s. Armen acknowledgments, for the fee&
proofs which you have giver me of your coollant and affettionate
attachment to my perfon and family, and your regard to the honour
and di,•.nity of my crown, by the liberal provlions which you havo
made for the payment of the debt on my Civil Lot Revenues,
and for furnilhing roe with the additional meant of defraying the
inmate which has unavoidalily taken place In the rbffurcet
branches of my erpenditure.
• I mull alto return you my warmth thanks for the crenate
provition which you have made for the exigencies of the public
krike; end efpecially for the jolt and prudent attention which
you have aewn to true economy, and to the permanent eecdit and
welfare of the country, by the great exertions you have made for
preventing, as far as Fallible, the accumulation of debt, and fee
railing to large a proportion of the copences of the war within
the year.
• • MT LORDS AND 0 MIN.
o I Wit now only to recomineod to you to carry into your re.
fpettive Counties the fame seal for the public bunch which has
guided all your proceedings. It will be your particular duty t.s
inculcate on the minds of all dace of my fubjeas, that the pre.
fervatlon of all that Is molt dew to them requires das continuance
of their uaremitted orations foe the National Defense. The pre-
paration* which the enemy has long been forming , for the declar-
ed purpok of invading this Kingdom, are daily augmenting. and
the attempt appears to have been delayed only with the view of
procuring additional means (or carrying it into execution
" Rnying on the kill, valour, and difripline of my Naval and
Military Force, aided by the voluntary seal and native courage of
my People, I look with confideoce to the Mae el this great coo-
11.d. awl I doubt net that It will terminate, under the biching of
NOVIDI NCI, not *sty in repelling the danger of the moment.
bat to cftabliesing, In the eyes of Foreign Nations, the remit, of
this country, on a bails never to be &deo. In addition to this
brit and great ohlrdl, I entertain the animating hope. that the
benefit to be derived from our fined...fel elation' will Dot tar con-
fiord within ourfcives : !A that, by their example, sad their
ere kquences, they ni..y ka I to the re eftabLitunerit of faith a
(Them in Europe as may rcfcue it from the precariosie Rate to
which it is reduced, at I may finally talk an effeetual banter
azalea the unbounded f,. hones et av;randisemciit and or/thetas
*hits, thresteu every IrCepuident Nation that yet remains an the

His hlctsTv dcl:vered tior Speech ins tone of
esticoati.n acc:i.on v.l-.i4.1), while :t evinced the