AND CORRESPONDENCE OF FRANCIS HORNER, M. P. EDITED BY HIS BROTHER, LEONARD HORNER, ESQ. F. R. S. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. C BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY. Bu 2108.59.8 HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853, by LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. CAMBRIDGE: CONTENTS LETTER 150. FROM J. A. MURRAY, ESQ. Has heard reports of Mr. Horner being about to accept a political office, and dissuades him from it proceedings on the Currency question 153. FROM LORD GRENVILLE. Satisfaction that Mr. rency NOTES BY MR. HORNER. On the vote of the House of Com- mons on the Walcheren expedition; and on the pointed Mr. Stewart's successor in the Chair of Moral Philosophy; unsatisfactory state of public affairs; conduct of the Opposition in Par- LETTER 154. TO LORD HOLLAND. Question of privilege Report of the Bullion Committee opinions of Lord Erskine and Sir S. Romilly on the question of privilege; Sir F. Burdett's re- turn from the Tower; his character; Mr. George 158. To F. JEFFREY, ESQ. Bullion Report; protests against the introduction of party politics into the 158.* To J. A. MURRAY, ESQ. Plan for their passing the vacation together; observations on the ques- 162. To J. A. MURRAY, Esq. Currency question; illness of the King 1811. LETTER 164. To F. JEFFREY, Esq. Suggests some subjects for the Edinburgh Review; his opinion on the 165. FROM LORD GRENVILLE. Asks Mr. Horner to be one of the Secretaries of the Treasury, in the 166. To J. A. MURRAY, ESQ. Tells him of the offer 54 55 166.** To J. A. MURRAY, Esq. Mr. Murray has refused a judicial office. Such offices given by then government of Scotland to political partisans 58 167. TO THE HON. MRS. W. SPENCER. His progress HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. Horner's proceedings in bringing the LETTER 168. TO HIS FATHER. Account of the debate on the Bullion Report 169. FROM THE REV. T. R. MALTHUS. Mr. Horner's 76 172. TO THE HON. MRS. W. SPENCER. Tunbridge 172.* To J. A. MURRAY, ESQ. Aspect of domestic politics; Character of the Prince Regent; Duke of Cumberland and Lord Yarmouth leading him 173. TO LORD GRENVILLE. The Currency question 78 174. TO HIS BROTHER. Advice on his geological pur- suits; invites him to come to Torquay 175. TO HIS BROTHER. Describes the geological attractions of the neighbourhood of Torquay ; 90 |