ANNUAL REGISTER, the title of an an nual periodical begun with a volume giv ing "a view of the history, politicks and literature of the years 1758," by R. Dods ley, with Edmund Burke as editor. Burke had Imo oo a year for his services, but never acknowledged his relation to the Annual Register, and the extent of his contribu tions remains uncertain ; he is thought to have continued in charge till about r 788, and to have inspired his successors (Dr. Walker King, afterwards bishop of Rochester, and Dr. Richard Laurence, afterwards archbishop of Cashel) till his death. The Annual Register was published by Dodsley's firm till 1790, when the copyright of already issued volumes was bought by Rivington and the stock by Otridge and others. In the earlier volumes the historical section was basically little more than an abridgment of parliamentary debates, but since 1863 this has given place to a more continuous and comprehensive type of narrative.