Manchester-Trials for high treason - Prosecution of Mr.

ne for the publication of political parodies on the Litany

State of political parties at this period Death of the

ncess Charlotte - New coinage - Opening of Waterloo-

dge-Domestic events-Brief review, of foreign govern-

ents

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CHAPTER LIX.

Opening of parliament-Speech of the commissioners, &c.

-Lord Castlereagh's motion for secret committees preparatory

to a bill of indemnity - Strenuously opposed, but carried-

Reports of the same-Indemnity bill carried-Grant of one

million for the building of churches - Bank restriction ex-

tended to July 5, 1819- Negotiation with Spain to discon-

tinue the slave trade north of the line-Royal marriages, &c.

- Supplies - Alien act-Sir Samuel Romilly's attempt to

repeal part of the act against privately stealing in shops, &c.

---Motion for a committee by Mr. Brougham to inquire into

the education of the poor - Dissolution of parliament - State of

the manufacturers of Lancashire General election- Deaths

of Sir Samuel Romilly, lord Ellenborough, and queen Char-

lotte Ecclesiastical and judicial returns Increase of for-

geries-Price of consols-Bankruptcies-Wager of battle-

Determination to pull down Carlton-house, &c.-Congress of

Aix la Chapelle, evacuation of France by the allied forces, &c.-

Meeting of new parliament - Duke of York appointed guardian

to his majesty-Committee on the criminal code - Mea-

sures taken for the resumption of cash payments - Financial

statements Catholic claims Foreign enlistment act-Re-

versal of a bill of attainder against lord Edward Fitzgerald-

Slave trade-Emigration - Close of the session - General dis-

tress consequent on the alteration of currency Seditious as-

semblages - Meeting at Manchester: its dispersion by the

yeomanry cavalry attended with loss of life-Trial, sentence,

and imprisonment of Hunt and his accomplices - Popular

discontents Meeting of parliament - Evidence on the dis-

affected state of the manufacturing districts Restrictions on

public liberty-Parliamentary reform-Cession of Parga to

the Turks-Continental politics - South American provinces

-Public improvements

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Deaths of the duke of Kent and of George III.-Accession

of George IV. Declaration, &c.-His alarming illness-Mes-

sage respecting the dissolution of parliament, &c. - Mr.

Hume's embarrassing question respecting the queen The

chancellor's speech Thistlewood's conspiracy Trial and

execution of the conspirators Popular discontent Meetings

at Huddersfield, Glasgow, &c. - Élections Meeting of par-

liament, &c. Motion respecting the borough of Grampound

Bills for amending the criminal code Failure of Mr.

Brougham's education bill Motion for a committee on

the corn laws carried Motion for a committee respecting

free trade Civil list and financial statement- Affairs of the

queen Her arrival in England - Proceedings against her in

parliament, &c. Her loss of popularity - Death of the

duchess of York Return of captain Parry from the north

seas-Revolutions, &c. in foreign states

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CHAPTER LXI.

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Meeting of parliament-Contest between the queen's friends

and ministers Queen's annuity bill-End of the contest-

Extinction of the queen's popularity - Feeling in England

against the principles of the holy alliance-Committee voted

on the catholic claims, &c. Motions for parliamentary re-

form-Disfranchisement of Grampound-Report of the agri-

cultural committee, &c. Measures to alter the navigation

laws, and in favor of free trade Mr. Hume - Supplies,

&c. Prorogation of parliament - Death of Napoleon - Pre-

parations for the coronation, &c. - Claim preferred by the

queen, and rejected Her attempts to be present at the co-

ronation repulsed-Ceremony of the coronation, &c.-Death

of the queen

King's visit to Ireland - Queen's funeral

King's return State of Irish government and of the coun-

try - Recall of the lord lieutenant King's visit to Hanover

Foundation of the Royal Society of Literature State of

Europe, particularly of Greece - Opening of parliament in

1822-Lord Wellesley governor of Ireland; state of the coun-

try, enactments of the legislature, &c. Ravages of famine

and disease in Ireland, &c.-Conduct of various classes

Agricultural distress in England - Admission of the Gren-

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ville party into the cabinet- Mr. Peel made secretary of

state-Mr. Canning designated as governor-general of India

-His motion to restore Roman catholic peers to their seats in

parliament-Agricultural distress, and appointment of a com-

mittee-Bills founded on its report-Financial bills-State of

parties-Acts for the reduction of expenditure forced on mi-

nisters, &c.—Mr. Western's motion on the currency-Relaxa-

tion of Peel's bill-Statistical affairs-Reduction in the salt

tax and in that on malt, &c. Relaxation in the navigation

and trade laws-Lord J. Russell's plan for parliamentary re-

form-Greek cause introduced into the house of commons-

Favored by the people - Prorogation of parliament - The

king's visit to Scotland - Death of lord Londonderry, &c.—

Prevalence of bad principles-Trials of Carlile, &c. for blas-

phemous publications-Appointment of Mr. Canning as secre-

tary of state-Congress of Verona, &c.-Greek cause-Affairs

of Spain-Liberal views of Mr. Canning-Changes in the

cabinet-Caledonian canal-Grant to publish the early histo-

ries of Britain

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HISTORY OF ENGLAND.

CHAPTER LIII.

GEORGE III. (CONTINUED.)-1812.

Meeting of parliament, &c.-Report of the king's health-Augmentation of the civil list, &c.-State of the cabinet and public opinion-The regent's letter to the duke of York-Continuation of Mr. Perceval's ministry Accession of lord Castlereagh to it-House of Hertford-Lord Boringdon's motion for an address to the regent on the new ministry, &c.

Attack in both houses on secret influence behind the throne; advocacy of the catholic claims, &c.-Mr. Canning's motion in favor of them carried by a large majority-Law regarding the frame-makers, &c.-Tragical fate of Mr. Perceval-Provision made for his family-Various intrigues in the formation of a cabinet-Lord Liverpool appointed premier-Opinions regarding the whig leaders-Their long exclusion from office-Character of lord Liverpool-Accession of lords Harrowby and Sidmouth, and Mr. Vansittart to the cabinet―The budget - Various bills introduced into parliament-Population returns, &c.-Revocation of our orders in council; but too late to prevent war with America-Success of the British arms in Canada-Losses by sea-Attempts at réconciliation unsuccessful-Mission and death of Mr. Joel Barlow-Napoleon's Russian expedition-Affairs of SpainSentiments of the regency, Cortes, and public-New Spanish regency appointed-State of the Portuguese government, &c. -Position of the British troops-Lord Wellington's advance against Ciudad Rodrigo, and capture of the place-Lord Wellington's preparations against Badajos-Vexatious conduct of the Portuguese government-Various military movements, and investment of Badajos-Siege and capture, &c. -Subsequent operations-Battle of Salamanca-Pursuit of the French, and entrance of the British army into Madrid

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