CONTENTS. ix 



Peace signed with the Allied Potvers, and Conditions. — Constitution 

 presented by tlie King to the Legislative Body. — State of Parties in 

 Prance. — Discussions on the Liberty of the Press. — Expose of the 

 State of the Natioii. — Legion of Honour continued. — French Budget. 

 •—King's Debts. — Emigrant Property, and Debutes thereon — 

 Clerical Education. — Civil List ----- [49 



CHAP. VI. 



Spain. — P olitical parties . — Ferdinand at Valencia,joined by the grandees 

 and prelates. — Issues a declaration of his refusal to accede to the neto 

 Constitution, and pronounces the Decrees of the Cortes null, and their 

 supporters guilty of high treason. — Cortes siJiks ivithout a struggle. 

 — Arrests. — Ferdinand enters Madrid. — Convents restored.— Circu- 

 lar, respecting the adherents of Joseph ; and to the Authorities in the 

 Indies. — Address from the University of Salamanca. — Discontents 

 in various parts. — Re-establishment of the Inquisition. — Ordinance 

 abolishing torture. — Reform in the proceedings of the Court of In- 

 quisition. — Severe measures at Cadiz. — Rota of the Nuncio restored. — 

 Measures to repress Insurgents and Banditti. — Arrests multiplied. — 

 Insurrection of Espoz de Mina. — Restoration of feudal privileges. — 

 Popular manners of the King. — Honourable treatment of Mina in 

 France. — Council of Mesta re-established. — Despotism and weakness 

 of the Government. — Expedition for South America prepared. — Sen- 

 tence on State prisoners. — Rewards for loyalty - - - [67 



CHAP. VH. 



Returnofthe Pope to Rome. — His Measures for restoring the Ecclesias- 

 tical Authority and Property oftheChurch. — Re-establishes the Order 

 of Jesuits. — Festivals renewed. — Suppression of Freemasons and other 

 secret Societies. — Re-establishment of the regular Orders. — Ki72g of 

 Sardinia restored to his territorial Possessions. — Genoa annexed to his 

 Dominions. — Austrian Occupation of the rest of the North of Italy. — 

 Milan. Venice. Italian Regiments removed to Germatty. — Naples. 

 — Measures pursued by King Joachim. — His Occupation of Part of 

 the Papal Territory, — Alliance tvith Austria. — Sicily. — Resumption 

 of Authority by the King. — Proceedings of its Parliament - [80 



CHAP. VUl. 



Switzerland . — Federal Compact published. — Opposition of the Canton of 

 Bern. — Dissentions in the Cantons. — Interference of the Allied 

 Porters. — Diet assembled. — Compact amended and signed. —Its prin- 

 cipal Articles — Geneva restored to Independence. — Its Constitution 

 and Union uith the Swiss Confederacy. — Seven United Provinces. — 

 Meeting of the States General. — Speech of the Sovereign, — State of 

 Finances. — Dutch Colonies restored. — CalbolicNetherlunds. — Their 

 projected Union with Ilollund. — Prince of Orange constituted their 

 Provisional Governor. — His Address to the Belgians. — Occupation 

 of Belgium by Troops. — Decree concerning French Settlers, — De- 

 cree respecting the Press. — Garrisons in the different Towns. — 

 Session of the Dutch States General . _ _ - [91 



