THE

HISTORY OF ENGLAND

FROM

THE ACCESSION OF JAMES THE SECOND.

BY

THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY.

COPYRIGHT EDITION.

VOL. VIII.

LEIPZIG

BERNHARD TAUCHNITZ

1855.'

Foley elected Speaker

Suspicious dealings of Seymour

Parliamentary proceedings: emancipation of the press

Death of Halifax

Parliamentary inquiries into the corruption of the public offices
Vote of censure on the Speaker of the House of Commons

Inquiry into the accounts of the East India Company

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6

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14

15

ib.

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Reconciliation between William and the Princess Anne

ib.