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A.

ABERDEEN, County meeting at, for the
purpose of addressing his Majesty, II.

375

Advocate, the Lord, of Scotland, reply to
Lord A. Hamilton, on the subject of
the Scottish Court of Exchequer, I. 73.
Addresses to the Queen, list of places
from which they have been presented,
II. 356 and 360
Agricultural distress, remarks on, I. 78.
Motion respecting in Parliament, 79.
Report, II. 431

Algoa Bay, particulars respecting, II. 352
Alien Bill, motion on in Parliament, I.

102

America, state of affairs in. Effects of
the Spanish revolution. Warfare in
Venezuela, J. 818. Morilla's concilia-
tory offers to the independent govern-
ment, 319. Recommencement of the
war, ib.
Armistice with Morillo, ib.
Morillo sets out for the mother coun-
try, 320. Beneficial consequences of
Morillo's departure, ib. State of Mexi-
co and Peru, ib. Chili, the state of,
ib. Lord Cochrane's daring attack and
capture of Valdivia, ib. His expedi-
tion against Lima, ib. Revolution of
Guayaquil, ib. Capture of the Esme-
ralda by Lord Cochrane, 321. Buenos
Ayres, ib. Its various revolutions, ib.
Influence of the intelligence of the Spa-
nish revolution, 322. Brazil, state of
affairs in, ib. United States, ib. State
of affairs, ib. Union of the Missouri
State, ib. Finances, 323. Irritation
respecting the Floridas, ib. Close of
the Session of Congress, ib.

American Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, a memorial to on African
colonization, II. 421

Army estimates, I. 62.

Arundel, election contest at, II. 323.
Attorney-General, his speech respecting
the licentiousness of the press, I. 186
Reply to the Queen's counsel, 196.
Opens the case against the Queen, 199.
Reply to the counsel for the Queen,

218

B.

Baden, meeting of the States, I. 311.
Debates in, ib. Harmonious close of
the Session, ib. Execution of Sand,
the murderer of Kotzebue, ib.
Bankes, Mr, supports Mr Wilberforce's
motion, I. 151

Banks, the failure of the, in Bublin, II.
341

Baring's, Mr A., inquiry about the con-
solidated fund, I. 69. Speech on the
state of the agriculturists, 82. Brings
the subject of commercial distress be-
fore the House of Commons, 93
Barham, Mr, states his impression as to
Mr Ponsonby's opinion on the Welsh
judicature, I. 112

Bath, the destruction of the Assembly-

Rooms at, II. 879. Particulars of, ib.
Bathurst, Mr B., supports Lord Castle-

reagh's motion for adjournment of the
House of Commons, I. 164
Baverley, election contest at, II. 322
Beaumont's, Mr, plan for dividing York-
shire into two counties, I. 101
Bedfordshire, election for, II. 323

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quences of, ib. Trial of the insur-
gents made prisoners at, II. 187. Eigh-
teen found guilty, 223. Sentence of
death pronounced upon, 224. Enforced
only against two, viz. Hardie and Baird,
ib. Further particulars, 327
Bradburn, Richard, and others, trial of,
for high treason, II. 130. Transport-
ed, 131. Gilchrist pardoned, ib.
Bridges, prices of shares in, II. 437
Bristol, election of a member of Parlia-
ment for, II. 323

Brougham, his motion respecting the Ad-
miralty droits, I. 45. Reply to Mr
Canning, 52. Speech on the agricul-
tural interests, 85. Plan for the na-
tional education of the poor, 105. Re-
ply to Lord Castlereagh, respecting the
Queen, 129. Reply to Mr Canning, on
ditto, 135. Speech on Mr Wilberforce's
motion, 145. Speech at the bar of the
House of Lords, in support of the
Queen's petition, 157. Speech at the
bar of the House of Lords, in support
of the Queen's petition against the Bill
of Pains and Penalties, 173. Speech
against the principle of the Bill of
Pains and Penalties, 192. Reply to the
Crown counsel, 198. Reply to the
Lord Chancellor, 203. Opens the case
for the defence of the Queen, 205
Buckingham, the Marquis of, his speech
on the report of the secret committee, I.
168

Burdett's, Sir Francis, discordant speech
at the opening of Parliament, I. 41.
Inveighs against Ministers, and ap-
plauds the Queen, 152. Trial for libel,
II. 154. Guilty, 164. Moves for a
new trial, ib. Judgment deferred, 167.
Burns, Robert, foundation-stone of a mo-
nument to his memory laid between
the bridges of Doon and Alloway Kirk,

II. 295

Budget, I. 651

Burnet's, Mr, animadversions on the
change for the Opthalmic establish-
ment, I. 63

C.

Calcraft, Mr, his speech in opposition to
Lord J. Russell's motion, I. 33
Cambridge election, contest at, II. 323.
Loyal address to the King, 370
Campbell's, Mr F., motion relative to the
Welsh system of judicature, I. 110
Canals, prices of shares in, II. 438
Canning, Mr, his speech relative to the
droits of Admiralty, I. 49. On the ci-
vil list, 56. On the disfranchisement
of Grampound, 97. Respecting the
Queen, 133. Concurrence in Mr Wil-
berforce's motion, 153

Canterbury's, Archbishop of, speech in de-
fence of the divorce clause in the Bill
of Pain and Penalties against the Queen,
I. 231

election contest at, II. 323
Carlisle, contest for a member of Parlia-
ment for, II. 321
Carnarvon, Lord, presses the passing the
bill against the boroughs convicted of
bribery, I. 34. Opposes the Bill of
Pains and Penalties, 190
Cartwright, Wooler, and others, trial of, for
proceedings at Birmingham, II. 175
Castlereagh, Lord, his speech on the rea-
sons for dissolving Parliament, I. 24.
Reply to Lord J. Russell, 33. Deplores
and laments the decision of the House
of Commons relative to the agricultural
distress, 85. Speech on the Grampound
Disfranchisement Bill, 99. Moves the
Alien Bill, 102. Reply to Mr Brougham
on the education of the poor, 109. Speech
relative to the Welsh system of judica-
ture, 112. Motion on the King's mes-
sage respecting the Queen, 124. Agrees
to Mr Wilberforce's motion for delay,
135. Reply to Mr Brougham, 148.
Moves the adjournment of the House
of Commons, 162. Deplores the licen-
tiousness of the press on the subject of
the Queen, 184

Chancellor, the Lord, opposes suspending
the rights of Grampound without in-
quiry, I. 35. Defends the appointment
of a committee of inquiry relative to
the charges against the Queen, 123.
Refuses to present the Queen's petition
to the House of Peers, 157. Speech in
support of the secret committee, 161.
Reply to Lord Erskine, 179. Opposes

Lord Erskine's motion for granting to
the Queen a specification of the criminal
acts charged against her, and the places
where committed, 183. Queries re-
specting the Queen's defence, 202. Re-
ply to the Queen's counsel, 203. Mo-
tion respecting the course to be pursued
in her Majesty's defence, 204. Speech
on the second reading of the Bill of
Pains and Penalties, 221. Incertitude
respecting the divorce clause, 232
Chatham, dreadful fire at, 318
Cheap, declaration of the ward of, against
infidelity and disloyalty, 368
Chester, the Bishop of, opposes the divorce
clause in the Bill of Pains and Penal-
ties, 231

Civil list, I. 52

Clarence, the Duchess of, happily deliver-

ed of a Princess, 372
Cobbett, William, trial of, for libel on
Cleary, II. 245. Verdict for the plain-
tiff, 249. Trial of for libel on Wright,
ib. Damages, 254

Commercial restrictions, conversation on,
in the House of Lords, I. 41
Commerce of Great Britain, remarks on,

I. 86. Petition of the citizens of Lon-
don and Glasgow, respecting, ib.
Conferences for adjusting matters with
the Queen, and averting the proposed
parliamentary investigations, I. 136
Consolidated fund, I. 70
Coronation, proclamation by the King,
touching the, II. 337. Adjournment of
the solemnity of, 348
Coventry, electioneering at, II. 322
Creevey, Mr, his speech on the revenues
of Gibraltar, I. 65

Crossmichael, resolution of the Kirk Ses-
sion of, to prevent praying for the
Queen during the vacancy of, II. 352.
Ordered to be erased by the Presbytery,
ib. Apology of Sir Alexander Gordon,
and his son, ib.

Culrain, riot at, occasioned by Mr Munro
summoning out the tenants on, II. 316.
Curwen's, Mr, Speech in favour of in-
quiring into the public distress, I. 83.

D.

Dacre, Lord, presents the Queen's peti-
tions to the House of Lords, I. 157 and
168. Speech urging compliance with

her Majesty's petition, 169. Presents
a petition from the Queen, protesting
against the whole proceedings, and de-
siring to be heard by counsel, 178
Darnly, Earl of, condemns the proceed-
ings of ministers, I. 168. Speech against
the Bill of Pains and Penalties, 231
Davies, Colonel, motion for inquiry into
the military expenditure, I. 59
Davidson, trial of, for libel in the Repub-
lican, and Deist's Magazine, II. 238.
Guilty, 241. Imprisoned, 244
Deaths, list of, II. 510
Denman's, Mr, speech in the debate on
MrWilberforce's motion, I. 151. Speech
at the bar of the House of Lords in sup-
port of the Queen's petition against the
Bill of Pains and Penalties, 175 Sums
up the evidence for the defence of the
Queen, 216

Deminark, state of affairs in, I. 314.

Symptoms of revolution, ib. Arrest of
Dampe, ib. Imprisoned for life, ib.
Dissolution of Parliament, the King an-
nounces the intended, I. 23

Disturbances in various places, I. 19. At
Dewsbury, II.316. Glasgow, ib. Ross-
shire, ib. Paisley, 326. Greenock, 327.
Yorkshire, 330

Docks, prices of shares in, II. 437
Donoughmore, the Earl of, supports Mi-

nisters in their measures against the
Queen, I. 123. Speech in favour of
the Bill of Pains and l'enalties, 232
Drury-Lane, fire in, II. 360
Durham, election of a member of Parlia
ment for the county of, II. 321

E.

Edinburgh, partial illumination at, on oc-
casion of the abandonment of the Bill
of Pains and Penalties against the
Queen, II. 363. General meeting of
the inhabitants to address his Majesty,
373. County meeting for addressing
the King, 376. Increasing splendour of
the College Museum of, II. 464
Elections, II. 321

Ellenborough's, Lord, speech respecting
the Queen, I. 169. Speech on the se-
cond reading of the bill against the
Queen, 229

Erskine, Lord, coincides with the Queen's

petition, I. 161. Motion for allowing

the Queen a list of witnesses, 177.
Speech on the Queen's petition for a
specification of the criminal acts char-
ged against her, 181. Urges the pro-
priety of permitting the Queen's coun-
sel to proceed with her defence in the
manner they desire, 203. Expresses
his delight at the issue of the proceed-
ings against her Majesty, 236
Exchequer, the Chancellor of the, oppo-
ses Mr Hume's motion for a return of
the civil expenditure, I. 43. Reply to
Mr Hume on the revenues of Gibral-
tar, 44. Moves the question of the ci-
vil list, 52. Opens the Budget, 65.
Plans for the year's expenditure, ib.
Mode of providing the charges of the
loan, 69. Reply to Lord Milton, 96.

F.

Finances, I. 59. Navy estimates, ib.
Army estimates, 62. Ordnance esti-
mates, 64. Budget, 65. Sinking fund,
67. Consolidated fund, 70. Scots Ba-
ron of Exchequer, ib.

Finlay, Mr Kirkman, presents a petition

from Glasgow to the House of Com-
mons on the subject of commerce, I. 95
Fires, a dreadful one at Oxford, II. 289.
Strand, London, 292. Chatham, 318.
Hereford College, 386. Drury-Lane,
360. Assembly rooms, Bath, 379
Fletcher or Franklin, particulars respect-
ing, II. 357 and 364

France, meeting of the Legislative Cham-
bers, I. 238. State of affairs and par-
ties, ib. Debates respecting the elec-
tion of Gregoire, 239. Motion of the
minister of finance, 241. Petitions
against altering the law of elections.
242. Report of the committee, ib. Tu-
mult in the Chamber of Deputies, ib.
Debates in the Chamber of Peers, 243.
Assassination of the Duke of Berri, ib.
Law for restraining individual liberty,
246. Law on the press, 249. Debates
on the law of elections, 254. Violent

disturbances, 259. Modification of the
law of elections passed, 262. More
disturbances, ib. Finances, 263. Ri-
sing of the Chambers, 264. Military
conspiracy, ib. Birth of a son to the
Duchess of Berri, 265.

G.

Galway, perpetration of a most malig
nant outrage at Clonfert, in the county
of, on an officer's party of the 49th
regiment, by a body of armed pea-
santry, II. 348

Gas lights, prices of shares in, II. 438.
George III. public emotion at the death
of, I. 3. General view of his age, ib.
Its changes unequalled in greatness,
I. 4. Famous for giving a represen-
tative legislature to Britain, constitu-
ting the admiration and wonder of the
world, ib.-For the decline of aristo-
cratic influence, ib.-For the promi-
nence of virtue and crime in Europe,
I. 5-For important changes in the
new world, ib.-For the subjection of
the most splendid empires of Asia to a
company of merchants, 6-For the
internal enjoyment of tranquillity in
Britain, ib. For improvement in
science, and the production of manu-
factures, 7-For extent of foreign
trade, ib.-For the advancement of
agriculture, 8-For literary and intel-
lectual exertions, ib.-For the general
diffusion of knowledge, ib.-For Bri-
tish elevation in the system of Europe,
9. Public character of, 10. Private
ditto, 12. Description of his person
and manners, 15. Notice of his state,
II. 288. Particulars of his death, 295.
Previous notices of the state of his
health, 302. Funeral, 305

George IV. the accession of, I. 16. In-
timates the dissolution of Parliament,
23. Speech at the dissolution of, 36.
Opens the new Parliament by a speech
from the throne, 38. Message to
the legislature respecting the Queen,
119. Further particulars respecting
his accession to the throne, II. 297.
Subscribes the oath relating to the se-
curity of the church of Scotland, 299.
Proclaimed in London, 300. Procla-
mation by, touching his coronation,
337. Proclamation adjourning the so-
lemnity of, 348

Germany, organization of the Diet, I.
308. Its powers, ib. Commercial
congress, 309. Act of Union, 310.
Gillespie, the Rev. William, placed under

arrest for praying for the Queen, II.

351.

Glasgow, rebellion stalks with open front
at, I. 20. Destined theatre on which
hostilities were to commence, 21. Ar-
tizans withdraw from the Union Socie-
ties in, II. 288. Apprehension of a
large party of radicals, 316. Distur-
bances, ib. Proclamation by the ma-
gistrates, 324. Reward offered for
discovering the authors or printers of
the revolutionary address placarded on
all the public places of, ib. 60,000
persons struck work, ib. Appearances
of quiet returning to, 333. Alarming
affray between the 13th regiment of
foot and the police and inhabitants,
343.

Gooch, Mr, seconds Mr H. Sumner's
motion on agricultural distress, I. 80
Grangemoor, the insurgents at, throw
down their arms and fly, I. 20.
Granville, Lord, seconds the address to
the King on the opening of the new
Parliament, I. 39.

Greenock, disturbances at, II. 327
Grey's, Earl, motion for open investiga-

tion in the matter of the Queen, I.
158. Speech on the report of the se-
cret committee, 167. Reply to Lord
Harrowby, 168. Speech on the Queen's
second petition, 169. Puts some ques-
tions to Lord Liverpool, 171. Propo-
sal for giving the Queen a copy of the
charges, and a list of the witnesses,
against her, 176. Speech on the Bill
of Pains and Penalties, 190. On the
course to be pursued in defence of the
Queen, 208. In defence of the Queen,
223. Repels, with indignation, an
imputation of the Earl of Lauderdale,
233. Vehement invective against the
conduct of ministers towards her Ma-
jesty, 236

Grosvenor, Earl, Speech on the opening
of Parliament, I. 40
Guards, the third, temporary feeling of
insubordination in the first battalion
of, II. 342

H.

Hamilton, Lord A., his motion relative to
the Scots Court of Exchequer, I. 70.
Speech relative to Mr Wilberforce's mo-
tion, 150

Hardie and Baird found guilty of high
treason, II. 223. Condemned, 224.
Execution of, 354

Harrowby, Earl of, speech in favour of
the report of the secret committee re-
specting the Queen, I. 168. Disap-
proves of the divorce clause in the Bill
of Pains and Penalties, 232
Heckmondwike, barbarous outrage at,
II. 315.

311.

Hereford College, fire at, II. 336
Hesse Darmstadt, state of affairs in, I.
Grand Duke's scheme of the
new constitution, ib. Resistance by
the people, ib. Grand Duke yields to
all the points in question, 312. Har-
monious proceedings of the Chambers,
ib. Session closes under the most fa-
vourable auspices, 313. Finances, ib.
Hobhouse's, Mr, speech, eagerly decla-
ring his support of reform as reform,
I. 101.

Holland's, Lord, speech on the opening
of Parliament, I. 40. On the motion
for the secret committee relating to the
Queen, 122. Strongly censures the
conduct of ministers, 168. Speech
shewing precedents for granting a full
statement of the charges and list of
witnesses to the accused party and also
to the house, 176. Supports the mo-
tion for granting a list of witnesses to
the Queen, 180. Speech on the mo-
tion for granting a specification of the
criminal acts charged against, and the
places where committed, by the Queen,
182

Hume, Mr, introduces the subject of the
Queen into the House of Commons, I.
28. Motion for a return of the ex-
penditure, 43. Motion respecting the
revenues of Gibraltar, 44. Speech on
the army estimates, 62

Hunt and nine others, trial of, for their
concern in the proceedings at Man-
chester, II. 131. Guilty, 150. Moves
for a new trial, 151. Is denied, 153.
Imprisoned, 154.

Huskisson, Mr, speech on the civil list,

I. 56

I.

Illuminations for the Queen at London,
II. 361. Partial one at Edinburgh,
363.

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