CONTENTS. 



temVing the. Commllce of tlue Loxccr House, appointed to report upon the 

 lOih yiaul Kcpori. — Dabatc vpon the Catholic Pttition in the House of 

 Commons. — Mr. Fox moves that it he referred to^a Commit tec of ike 

 wJiule llou-ic. — Speeches of Doctor Duigtnun — Mr. Graltnn — The At. 

 torneii General — Mr. Alexander. — Debate adjourned — Resumed next Day. 

 — Debate. — Motion negatived upon a Division, . . 89 



CHAP. X. 



Parliajnevtarif Proceedings continued. — Convcr.'afioJi in the House of 

 Conunun.s, upon Continental Affairs. — Appointment of Military Com. 

 misiioncrs. — Moiiou of Serjeant Ue.t upon the Wlh Report of the Naval 

 Comtnissiunvrs — Agreed to. — Earlof Darntcifs Motion in the House of 

 Jjords, on the State of the Navi/. — Speech of yiscount Meixille thereon.— 

 Motion lost upon a Division. — Second Reading oflhs Prize Agency Bill 

 — And Amendiuents therein, in, the House of Commons. — Motion of Mr. 

 IVhitbread.for the Impeachment of I^rd Mehil'e. — His lordship heard 

 in his D'fence, previously thereto, zcifhin the Bar of t/te House of Com- 

 mons.— Purport if /lis Speech. — Mr. Bond moves an ylmendnient, thai 

 Lord Melville should be imtnedia/cli; prosecuted. — Debate. — Speech of Mr. 

 Whitbread.— Master of the Rolls — FAirl Temple— Mr. I. H. Broicnc— 

 Mr. Alexander. — Debate adjourned.— lic.'^vnicd the follejzciiig Day. — 

 Division. — Motion for the LnpciKhment lo'f. — Amendment for a criminal 

 Vrosecution carried.— Mr. IVhitbread's Motion upon the \\th Naval Re- 

 port. — Dabatc thereon.— Motiem. lost: — Mr. Lauclles brings in a Bill of 

 Indemnify, for the Chnncel/or of the Evdmpter, in this Transaction. — Car- 

 ried.— MAion of the Earl of Suffolk in the House (f Lords,on the Affairs e^f 

 Ireland. — Negatived icilhuut a Division. '. . 98 



CHAP. XI. 



Parliamentary Proceedings continued. — King's Message. — Claims of the 

 Duke of Aihol. — Debate in the House of Lords upon the King's Mes. 

 sage. — Address carried upon a Division. —Conversation upon the Subject 

 of Lord Melville in the House ff Commons. — Mr. Grey moves to take the 

 State of the Nation into Consideration. — Debate tiiereon. — Division. — 

 Motion lost. — Committee of Supply. — Three Millions and a Half voted in 

 Aid of his Majesty. — .•///,•/ Three Thousand Pounds annually to the Duke 

 of Athol. — Mr. Pauli's Motion on Indian Affairs. — Agreed to. — Mr. Ley. 

 cester moves that Lord Melville should be proceeded against by Lnpeuch- 

 ment. — Interesting Debute. — Previous Question moved and lost. — Im- 

 peachment carried— and proceeded upon. — Fortn thereof. — Managers 

 named to conduct the same. — Petition of Mr. Todd .[ones presented to Par. 

 liiunent by Mr. Fox. — Colonel Cruzcford's Motion on the State of the 

 Miiitanj Defence of (he Country. — Order i>fihe Day moved thervon — and 



carried. 



