on in the Chambers, ib. Rejected, 178. Law for the restoration of the army, ib. Carried into the Chamber of Peers, 181. Passed, 183. The budget, ib. De- bates on the, 184. Carried, 185. Con- cordat between the Pope and the King, debates on the, ib. Congress of Aix- la-Chapelle, 158. Army of Occupation, ib. New elections, and opening of the chambers, 187
Francis, Philip, biographical account of, I. 238. His career in India, ib. Con- nected with the Whigs in Parliament, ib. Took a lead in the debates respect- ing India, 240. Is knighted, ib. The letters of Junius imputed to, 241.
Game laws, proceedings in Parliament re- specting the, I. 110 Geographical discoveries, II. 286. Ame- rica, 287. Northern expeditions, 307, Asia, 316. New South Wales, 319 Germany, deliberations of the Diet of, I.
Gifford, John, life of, I. 258. His resi- dence in France, ib. His writings, ib. and 259
Gloucestershire, election for, II. 213 Gottingen, University of, thrown into confusion, II. 218
Grant, Mr J. P., his speech on M‘Kin- ley's case, I. 164 Grenfell's, Mr, question respecting the resumption of cash payments by the Bank, I. 81. Speech on the plan for the security of the country banks, 87 Grosvenor, Earl, his speech on petitions of sufferers from the Suspension Act, I. 31. Great reduction in the army moved by, 61
Habeas Corpus, intimation of the repeal of the Suspension Act, I. 7. Debate on the Repeal Bill, 14 Haitch, W., the murderer of Mary Mint- ing, commits suicide, II. 188 Hamilton's, Lord Archibald, respecting cash payments, I, 82. Motionon M'Kin- ley's case, 161. Respecting the burgh of Montrose, 167
Hastings, Warren, biographical account of, 1, 225. Opinions respecting the
Horsley, the affecting account of the steal- ing and the recovery of his son, II. 245-249
Hunt, Mr Orator, a candidate for West- minster election, II. 206. His speech at a meeting in Palace-yard, 225. Se- cretary of State's answer to his remon- strance, 226
Hurricane, II. 193. Disastrous effects of at the house of Lady Hays, ib. Hussey, Charles, trial of, for murder, II. 23. Guilty, 29. His confession in his cell, 221
Hutcheson, Mary, trial of, for pretended witchcraft, II. 66
Jackson, General, his invasion of the Floridas, I. 207. His capture of Fran- cis, a Frenchman, and of Arbuthnot and Ambristie, British subjects, 208, are tried and executed, 209
Income and expenditure, II. 262. India, affairs of, I. 212. Treaty with Holkar. Pindarees, a military banditti, ruined, ib. Holkar stript of part of his territory and fortresses, 213, Flight of Bajee Rao, 214. Settlement of his territories, 215. Nature of British in- fluence in India, 216. Escape of the Rajah of Nagpoor, ib. Financial state- ments, 217. Infirmary, Royal, of Edinburgh, alleged abuses in the domestic management of,
II. 196. Report of the Committee of Inquiry, 197. Improvements, II. 176. Proposed canal between Carlisle and the Solway Frith, ib. Bridge over the Dee at Chester, ib. Canal or rail-way from Stockton to the collieries in the interior of the county of Durham, ib. Bennet Col- lege, Cambridge, 177. Dollar institu- tion, 178. Improvements in Edin burgh, ib.
Johnston, Robert, unpleasant circumstan→ ces attending his execution, II. 258 Ireland, Chancellor's plan for the miti- gation of the assessed taxes of, I. 75. Elections for, II. 215
-Kemble, Mr John, dinner in honour of,
by his friends in Edinburgh, II. 191. Kent, Duke of, his marriage with the Princess Dowager of Einengen, II. 205. Celebrated at Kew, 217
Kent, election for, II. 214
King George III. his state, II. 228 Kirkaldy, pinnace of, lost, II. 242 Knowledge, zeal for the diffusion of, in the present day, I. 117
Kosciusko, General, body of demanded, IL 198
Laing, Mr Malcolm, biographical ac- count of, I. 249. Death, 251 Lamb, Mr, his speech on the bill of in- demnity, I. 39
Lancashire, elections for, II. 211. Lansdowne, the Marquis of, his speech at the opening of parliament, I. 13. On petitions of sufferers from the Suspen- sion Act, 32. On Lord Lauderdale's motion respecting the currency, I. 90 Lauderdale, Lord, his motion for a com- mittee to inquire into the state of the currency, I. 87
Leather, motion for repealing the tax on, 1. 76
Leicester and Rutland, election for, II.
Leslie, Professor, his experiments and
new instruments, II. 275-279 Lewis, Matthew Gregory, biographical account of, I. 257 Lincolnshire, election for, II. 212
Lists of new publications, II. 330-360. Of newly elected members of parlia- ment, 361-371 Of births, marriages, and deaths, 374 Literary intelligence, II. 162. France, ibid. Germany, 163. Italy, 167. Rus- sia, 170. Sweden, 171. Portugal, 172. Liverpool, Earl of, his speech on Lord Lauderdale's motion for inquiry into the state of the currency, I. 89 London, city of, election, II. 209
Mackintosh, Sir James, his motion for an account of the prosecutions for forgery for 14 years before, and 14 after the restriction of cash-payments, I. 98. Speech on the slave trade, 133 Macneil, Dr Hector, biographical account of, I. 254 Magistrates of Edinburgh, proceedings against the, II. 86-93. Against the election of, 93-96. Their address to the Prince Regent, 253
Manchester, information from, respect- ing the insubordination of the spinners, II. 219, and 222
Mansion-House, sailor and monkey, case of the, decided at the, II. 112 Manning, Mr, his speech on the motion respecting forgeries, I. 100 Marlborough, the duke of, proceedings against, for cutting down woods, and otherwise injuring the estate of Blen- heim, II. 79-85
Marriages, list of, II. 380 Mascali, near Etna, earthquake at, II.
Maxwell, Captain Murray, a candidate for Westminster, II. 205 Messina, earthquake at, II. 194 Mexico, state of, I. 207 Michael, Grand Duke, his arrival in Ed- inburgh, II. 220
Millin, Chevalier André Louis, life of, II. 260. Included in Robespierre's pro- scription, 261. Death, ib. Minting, Mary, murder of, by William Haitch, II. 187
Ministry, difficulties of the, I. 4 Monck, Sir Charles, his speech on the
plan of building new churches, I. 127 Montrose, motion in Parliament respect-
ing the new sett given to, I. 167 Mortality, bill of, for London, II. 372
Moscow, city of, rebuilt, II. 181 Murder of a wife by her husband, and his subsequent suicide, II. 188 Murray, Dr, his analysis of the Dum- blane mineral water, II. 267. Of sea water, 273
Mutiny bill, report on, given in, I. 60
Napoleon, young, the manner of his edu- cation, II. 217
Netherlands, Session of the States of, I.
Newport's, Sir John, speech in support of Mr Shaw's motion, I. 74
New Zealand, natives of, arrive in this country, II. 199
Norfolk, election for, II. 213 Northamptonshire, election for, II. 213 Northern Circuit, Assizes of the, motion respecting, I. 112
Northumberland and Durham, elections of, II. 211
Nottinghamshire, election for, II. 212 Norway, proceedings in, I. 196
Observatory on the Calton Hill, ceremo- nies at laying the foundation stone of, II. 199
O'Callaghan, Phelan, and Neubolt, trial of, for murder, II. 48. Guilty of Man- slaughter, 53
Odeon, Theatre-Royal of the, at Paris, burnt, II. 195
Ogle, Mr, his bill for the suppression of gambling, I. 112
Opposition, conduct of the, I. 4 Oran, plague raging at, II. 205 Oxfordshire, election for, II. 213 Oxley, Mr, his expedition into the inte-
rior of New South Wales, II. 319 Oxygenation of acids and water, I. 263
Palmer, Cope, &c. trial of, for imitations of tea, &c. II. 30. Guilty, 32 Palmerston, Lord, brings the army esti- mates before the Commons, I. 57. Re- plies to Lord Althorpe, 61. Parish Vestries, bills for the regulation of, I. 143
Parliament, opened by commission, I. 5.
Prince Regent's speech, ib. Intimation of the repeal of the Habeas Corpus Sus- pension Act, 7. An address to the Prince Regent moved in both houses, ib. Death of the Princess Charlotte deplored, ib. Address carried nem.com. 13. Bill introduced for repealing the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, 14. Debate on the, ib. Passed, 17. Se- cret papers on the state of the country, presented, ib. Referred to secret com- mittees chosen by ballot, ib. Con- sideration of petitions from persons complaining of the operation of the Suspension Act, 23. Reports of the secret committees, 34. Bill of indem- nity brought in by the Duke of Mon- trose, 35. Debate on the, ib. Passed, 48. Motions relative to the employ- ment of spies and informers, ib. De- bate on, 49. State of the finances, 53. Estimates of the navy, 55. Of the ar- my, 57; of the ordinance, 62. Budget, ib. New stock proposed, 65. Com- mittee of finance, ib. Debate on the motion of Mr Shaw to repeal certain taxes, 70. Debate on the plan for mi- tigating the Irish assessed taxes, 15. Debate on the motion for the repeal of the leather tax, 76. Debate on the bank restriction, 81. Lord A. Hamil- ton's motion, 82. Mr Tierney's mo- tion, ib. Chancellor of the Exchequer's motion for a committee of the whole house on the restriction act, 83. Mr Tierney moves for a committee of in- quiry on the bank restriction, 91; de- bate on, 92. Report of the committee on the restriction given in, 93. Bank restriction bill passed, 94; debate on the commitment of, in the House of Lords, 94. Bill brought in, to give persons convicted of stealing the benefit of clergy, 97; debate on, ib. Motion respecting forgeries, 98; debate on, 100. Sir Robert Peel's bill respecting cotton factories, 104; debate on, 106. Bill for regulating chimney sweepers and their apprentices, 107. Conviction of offend ers bill, 108. Debate on the game laws, 110. Bill for the suppression of gam bling, 112. Motion respecting the As- sizes of the northern circuit, ib. Re- port of the committee on the same sub- ject brought up, 113. Lord Erskine's proposition to prevent arrest in cases of
libel before the, Anding of an indict- ment, 114. Proceedings respecting pub- lic instruction, 117-125; respecting the erection of new churches, ib.-130. Slave trade, 131-137. Renewal of the alien bill moved for, 137. Discussion respecting the Bank of Scotland, 139. Sir F. Burdett's motion for reform in, 140. Inquiry into the poor laws, 142. Bills for the regulation of parish ves- tries, 143. Petitions respecting the price of malt-liquor, 144. Restriction of auctions, ib. Royal marriages an- nounced, 147. Keen debate on the Prince Regent's message, 148–157. Proceedings respecting the burghs of Scotland, 158. Motion respecting M'Kinley's case, 161; debate on, ib. Motion respecting the new sett given to Montrose, 167. Lanark election brought under the review of, 169. Parliament, members to serve in the new, II. 361
Parliamentary reform, a meeting held in the Palace yard with the view of, II.
Parliamentary papers, II. 262. Income and expenditure, ib. Payments into the Exchequer, 264. Disposal of civil list revenue, 266. Disposal of parlia- mentary grants, 269. Reports of the secret committee of the Lords, 278. Report of the education committee, 282. Report of committee on the poor- laws, 286. Report of, on the state of contagious fever, 288. Report of the committee on the copy-right acts, 292. Report of the committee relative to Dr Burney's library, 303.
Patents, for new inventions, II. 357— 360.
Peel, Sir Robert, his bill respecting cot- ton factories, I. 104.
Peel's, Mr Robert, speech on Mr Shaw's motion, I. 73. Remark respecting Irish schools, 118.
Peers, list of the sixteen Scots, II. 369. Persia, Morier's journey through, II. 314. Philips Mr, his motion relative to Man- chester, I. 50.
Figott, Sir A. his defence of the Bank Di- rectors, I. 102. Placard, seditious, II. 225
Platoff, the Cossack chief, biographical account of, I. 246
Plunkett's, Mr, speech on the motion for
the repeal of certain taxes, I. 72° Poor laws, inquiry into the, I. 142 Poachers, a desperate gang of, II. 254 Poetry, II. 325. Lines by Mr Roscoe, ib. by Lord Byron, 326. Dirge by Dr Leyden, 327. Song by Burns, 331. Sonnet to Walter Scott, Esq. 332. Ode for the 25th of October, 333; to the memory of R. L. Edgworth, 334. Ty- rolese War Song, 335
Poland, striking spectacle of, I. 194 Porter brewed, during the year, II. 216 Potts, Wood, &c. trial of, for assault, II. 39 Prosecutions and Miscellaneous cases, II. 67-114
Prussia, state of, I. 192
Public instruction, proceedings in Parlia- ment respecting, I. 117 Publications, new list of, II. 330-356
Queen, death of the, I. 157. Biographi- cal account of the, 221. Delicacy of providing a suitable partner for the King of Great Britain, ib. Restrictions imposed on the King in choosing a wife, 222. Charlotte, sister to the Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz, ib. Her education, ib. The King resolves to marry her, ib. Mission sent to Strelitz in August 1761, ib. Her arrival in London, 223. Reception from the King, ib. Her prudent and popular conduct, ib. Habits of the royal pair, 224. Decorum observed at court, ib. The King severely afflicted in 1788, ib. Queen lost a share of her popularity in her latter years, ib. Her studious ha- bits, 225. Translations from the Ger- man, by, ib. Last illness, ib. and II. 205. Particulars of the death of the, 242. Funeral of, 249. Will of, proved, 254. Queen of Spain, death of, II. 258. Quin, Mr Wyndham, his speech at the opening of Parliament, I. 7.
of Bible societies throughout the world, 156. Last report of the Missionary Society of Edinburgh, 158. General Assembly of the Church of Scotland,
Ridley, Sir M. W. moves the suppres- sion of two Lords of the Admiralty, I.
Robertson, Joseph, trial of, for celebrating irregular marriages, II. 35. Guilty, Banishment, 39.
Robinson, Mr. Speech of on Mr Philip's motion, I. 51. Romilly, Sir Samuel, Speech of on the state of public affairs at the opening of Parliament, I. 9. On referring papers to a secret committee, 20. On Lord Folkestone's motion, 28. Motion for leave to bring in a bill for giving per- sons convicted of stealing from shops, the benefit of clergy, 97. Speech on the conviction of offenders bill, 109. Motion respecting the slaves in the islands of Dominica, &c., 135. Op- position to the renewal of the Alien bill, 138. Speech on M'Kinley's case, 166. Biographical account of, 233. A candidate for Westminster, II. 206. An account of his death, 235. Coro- ner's inquest on the body, 237. ceedings of the Court of Chancery re- lative to, 242.
Rose, Mr George, biographical account of, I. 236. Political career, 237. Wri- tings, 238.
Rosslyn, Lord, his speech on the educa- tion bill, I. 122.
Royal Society of London, proceedings of the, II. 115. Of Edinburgh, 122.
Salt, attempts to repeal the duty on, I.
Savings Banks, II. 181.
Saxony, States of, assembled, I. 193, Scarlette, Mr proceedings against, for defamation of the Bar, II. 96-98. Science, improvements in during the year, I. 263. Oxygenation of acids and water, ib. Dunblane Mineral wa- ter, analysis of the, 267. Analysis of sea water, 273. Experiments on tem- perature, 274. Observations for de- termining the figure of the earth, 279 -285.
Scilly islands, destitute condition of the inhabitants of, II. 202.
Scotland, elections for, II. 215. Royal Boroughs, annual income of, 232. Selsey, Lord, his cheering representation of the state of the nation, I. 7. Sidmouth, Lord, Bill for repealing the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act in the Lords by, I. 14. Speech in justifica- tion of the act, 15. Motion for refer- ring papers to a secret committee, 23. Speech on petitions of sufferers from the Suspension Act.
Shaw's, Mr Robert, motion for the re- peal of certain taxes, 70. Negatived,
Shipping, loss of, II, 182. Slave Trade, proceedings in Parliament respecting the, I. 131-137. Treaty relative to, II.
Smith, J. and Philips, W. trial of, for coin- ing, II. 17. Guilty, 20. Smuggling, measures for the suppression of, II. 227
Solicitor-General, his speech at the open- ing of Parliament, I. 10. On the en- ployment of spies, 49
Somersetshire, election for, II. 214 South America, affairs of, I. 198. Gene- ral Bolivar opens the campaign, 199. Morillo overthrown at Caraccas, ib. Bolivar defeated, 200. Battle of Ortiez, ib. Battles in April and May, 201. Cessation of hostilities, 202. Naval force of the Independent government, ib. State of the independent cause at Buenos Ayres, 202. At Chili, ib. The patriots beaten at Talca, 204. Royalist army routed in the plains of Maipo, 205. Brazil, 206.
Spain, tranquil state of, I. 188. Exiles
allowed to return, ib. Embarrassed state of its finances, ib. Stagnation of commerce, 189. Deficient state of its navy, ib. New model of its army, ib. Spinners of Manchester, insubordination of the, II. 219. Their address to the public, II. 222. Coroner's Inquest on Brooks, 224.
Staffordshire, election for, II. 212 Stanhope, Earl, his ultra-royal speech, I.
Stewart, Lord, proceedings in Chancery, relative to his marriage with Lady F. V. Tempest, II. 67–79 Stewart against Allan and Mackay for a
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