THE

EDINBURGH

ANNUAL REGISTER,

FOR 1821.

VOL. FOURTEENTH.-PARTS I. AND II.

EDINBURGH:

Printed by James Ballantyne and Co.

FOR ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO., EDINBURGH;

LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN;
AND HURST, ROBINSON, AND CO.,

LONDON.

1823.

CONTENTS.

PART I.

HISTORICAL.

CHAP. I.

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT-THE QUEEN.

State of Parties.-Meeting of Parliament.-Debates on the Address.-Lord A. Hamil-

ton's Motion relative to the Queen.-Queen's Annuity Bill.-Breach of Privilege.-

The Marquis of Tavistock's Motion.—Mr Smith's Motion relative to the Liturgy.—

Annuity Bill passes in the House of Lords.-Queen accepts the Annuity,

CHAP. II.

FINANCES.

PAGE.

Introduction of the Subjeet.-Motions by Mr Maberly, Mr Creevy, and Mr Hume.-

Navy Estimates.-Army Estimates; numerous Divisions.-Ordnance Estimates.

-The Budget.-Address to the Crown on the subject of Economy and Retrench-

ment,

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CHAP. III.

FOREIGN POLICY.

Motions by Earl Grey and Sir James Mackintosh, relative to the Congress and the

Affairs of Naples.-Motion by Sir Robert Wilson-By the Marquis of Lansdown-

By Mr Hutchinson, on the State of Europe-By Mr Stuart Wortley, on the De-

clarations of the Congress-By Lord W. Bentinck, on the Affairs of Sicily,

CHAP. IV.

CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS.

The Catholic Question-Mr Plunkett's Bill-Carried in the Commons-Debates in

the Lords-Negatived.—Disfranchisement of Grampound.-Transference of its

Votes.-Motion for Parliamentary Refum by Mr Lambton.-By Lord John Rus-

sel.-Sir J. Mackintosh's Bill for Mitigation of Punishment in Cases of Forgery,