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VOLUME FIFTH, PART FIRST.

CHAP. I.

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Domestic Affairs. Meeting of Parliament. Prince Regent's Speech on Opening the
Session. State of the King's Health. King's Household Establishment. Debates
in Parliament on some Points connected with the Civil List. Droits of Admiralty.
Leeward Island Duties. Provision to the Princesses,

CHAP. II,

Debate on the Constitution of the Ecclesiastical Courts. Sir William Scott's Bill on this Subject. Measures adopted with reference to the State of the Currency. Lord Holland's Motion respecting ex officio Informations. Debates on Military Punishments. Mr Brand's Motion for a Reform in Parliament,

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CHAP. III.

Returns under the Population Act laid before Parliament. Barrack Estimates. De. bates on some recent Appointments. Mr Creevy's Motion respecting the Tellership of the Exchequer. Sinecure Office Bill. The Budget. Finance Resolutions,

CHAP. IV.

State of the Nightly Watch and Police of the Metropolis. Account of the Riots in different Parts of the Country. Bill for increasing the Punishment of Persons breaking or destroying Frames. Bill for preventing the administering or taking unlawful Oaths. Report of a Secret Committee on the disturbed State of certain Counties. Bill for the Preservation of the Public Peace in the disturbed Counties,

CHAP. V.

State of Parties at the Beginning of the Year. The Prince Regent's Letter to the Duke of York. Lord Borringdon's Motion for an Address to the Prince to form a more extended Administration. The Ministers retain their Places. Assassination of Mr Perceval; his Character,

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CHAP. VI.

State of the Administration after the Death of Mr Perceval. Mr Stuart Wortley's Motion in the House of Commons for an Address to the Prince Regent on this Subject. The Prince entrusts the Marquis Wellesley with Powers to form a new Administration. Publication of the Statement of the Causes which had induced the Marquis to retire from Office. Failure of the Negociation, and Resignation by Marquis Wellesley of his Powers. Discussions in Parliament on this Subject. Lord Moira is entrusted with Powers to form an Administration, but fails. Debates and Explanations in Parliament. The Colleagues of the late Mr Perceval are confirmed in Power,

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CHAP. VII.

Affairs of Ireland. Conspiracy for extirpating Heretics and dissolving the Union. Charges made against the Irish Government. Reasons assigned for bringing forward the Catholic Question and the Discussion of the State of Ireland, at an early Period of the Session of Parliament. Result of the Parliamentary Proceedings on the State of Ireland. Mr Parnell's Motion on the Subject of Irish Tithes,

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The Catholic Question. Ärguments for and against the Claims of the Catholics. Re. flections on the Subject, and on the future Prospects of that Body,

CHAP. IX.

Affairs of America. Retrospective View of the Disputes betwixt the British and American Governments. Progress of the Differences,

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American Affairs continued. Declaration of the British Government relating to the disputed Points of Maritime Law. Secret Mission of Captain Henry to the United States. Renewed Discussion on the Orders in Council. The British Government rescind them with respect to America. America still dissatisfied. Declares War against England. Capture of the Guerriere and Macedonian Frigates. Destruction of the Armies of Generals Hull and Wadsworth,

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CHAP. XI.

Affairs of the Peninsula. Retrospect of the War in that part of the World. Projects of Lord Wellington. Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo-Of Badajos. Destruction of the Bridge of Almarez,

CHAP. XII.

Progress of the Campaign. The British advance upon Salamanca. They carry by Storm the Forts which the French had constructed in that Placé. Marmont retires, but on being reinforced, resumes the Offensive. Battle of Salamanca. The British enter Madrid and Valladolid. They besiege Burgos. Causes of the Failure of this Enterprise, and of the subsequent Retreat of the Allies,

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Affairs of Russia. Causes which led to the Rupture betwixt Russia and France. Preparations of the Parties. The French invade Russia. Progress of the Campaign till the Advance of the Invader upon Smolensko,

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CHAP. XIV.

Russian Affairs continued. Capture of Smolensko by the French. Battle of Borodino. The French occupy Moscow. Their unsuccessful Attempts to negociate. They evacuate Moscow,

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Russian Affairs continued. The French prepare to retreat-They are surrounded by Difficulties. Account of the numerous Engagements which occurred during the Retreat-Of the Sufferings of the French-Of the Dispersion of their Armies, and their Expulsion from the Russian Empire. Buonaparte returns to Paris, and the Russians occupy Wilna,

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