CONTENTS. 
CHAP. XII. 
Motion in the House of Commons, by Mr. Wilberforce, for a final Aboli- 
tion of the Slave-Trade.—Negatived.—Acquittal of Mr. Hastings.— 
Reflections on the History and Issue of his Trial, and on his own Cha- 
racter and Deportment.—Motion by Mr. Windham, tending to miaintain 
Discipline, and increase the Strength of the Militia Regiments.—Car- 
ried.— Bull passed for new-modelling the London Militia.—Motion for 
introducing into the Militia the Use of Artillery.—Carried.—Extra- 
Allowance to the Army for Bread and Meat, made to the Army by Go- 
vernment, without the Participation of Parliament.—A Subject of Alarm 
to Opposition, and many others.—Motion: for a Censure on this Step, by 
General Macleod.—Negatived —A Loan of public Moncy to the Mer- 
chants of Grenada and St. Vincent’s.—Statement of East-India Affairs. 
—Regulations in Favour of the Officers in the Military Service of the 
East-India Company.—Marriage of the Prince of Wales, to the Princess 
Caroline of Brunswick.—Setilement of his Revenue.—And other pecu- 
niary Affairs. . . : . . » 203 
CHAP. XIIL. 
Affairs of Ireland.—Population.—Eeclesiastical Divisions of the People.— 
Discontents at Tythes.—Resistance made to their Collection.—Petition 
of the principal Roman Catholics, for the Redress of sundry Grievances, 
to the King.—An Answer returned, containing a Number of Concessions. 
_ Secret Connections between many of the Irish and the French Revolu- 
tionists, a Subject of Alarm in England.—The Earl Fitzwilliam appoint- 
ed to the Government of Ireland.—Meeting of the Irish Parliament.— 
Ample Supplies granted.—The Catholic Party prepare to press and en- 
force their Demands.—Lord Fitzwilliam endeavours to concitiate their 
Favour.—Motion by Mr. Grattan, for Leave to bring ina Bill for the 
Relief of the Roman Catholics.—Carried.—Joy and Ewultation of the Ca- 
tholics.— Damped, by Intelligence that the British Ministry are averse 
to the Measure.—Lord Fitzwilliam dismissed.—Succceeded by Lord 
Camden.—An Address voted to Lord Fitzwilliam, by Parliament, highly 
approving his Conduct.—Various Addresses to his Lordship from different 
Parties of the disaffected Extreme versatility of the Irish Parliament. 
—The Motions carried but @ few Days before, almost unanimously ne- 
gatived now by great Majorities.—The unstcadiness and tergiversation 
of the Irish Parliament-men.—Sow the Seeds of Mistrust and Jealously 
wn their Constitutents.—Altercations in the British House of Peers, res- 
pecting the Instructions given so Lord Fitzwilliam, previously to his as - 
suming the Government of Ireland.—Motion by the Duke of Norfolk, 
for a Parliamentary Inquiry into the Conduct of Ministry in this Matter 
and the Grounds for their Dismissal of the Earl Fitzwilliam from the 
Office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.—Rejected.—Debates in the House 
of Commons on a similar Motion.—And which met with a similar Fate.— 
Speech trom the Throne.—And Prorogation of Parliament. . . 222 
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