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.

G.

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.

189

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

H.

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

I.

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

K.

-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

L.

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.

212

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

M.

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.

194

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

N.

Napoleon, young, the manner of his edu-
cation, II. 217

Netherlands, Session of the States of, I.

194

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

0.

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

P.

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.

225.

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

Q.

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,

159.

Ridley, Sir M. W. moves the suppres-
sion of two Lords of the Admiralty, I.

56.

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.

Pro-

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.

S.

Salt, attempts to repeal the duty on, I.

78.

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,

75.

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.

12.

Stewart, Lord, proceedings in Chancery,
relative to his marriage with Lady
F. V. Tempest, II. 67–79
Stewart against Allan and Mackay for a