CONTENTS. 



Opposed by Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Canning, and other Speakers- 

 Negatived ^^ 



C H A.P. V. 



The Proceedings and Debates in Parliament, either retrospective or pros- 

 pective — The prospective arranged into general Heads. — The House 

 of Commons in a Committee of Ways and Means.— The Budget.— The 

 Irish Budget.— Proceedings of the House of Commons on the Fourth 

 Report of the Committee of Public Expenditure : which related to the 

 Misconduct of the Commissioners appointed for the Disposal of Dutch 

 Captured Property.— Resolutions on the Subject of Finance moved by 

 Mr. Vansittart— Agreed to.— Abuses brought to Light by the Tenth 

 Report of the Commissioners of Naval Revision— Resolutions moved 

 thereon in the House of Commons, by Sir C. Pole — Negatived.— 

 Reports of the Commissioners of Military Inquiry— Enormous Abuses 

 and Frauds ^^ 



C H A P. VI. ' 



Measures for the Augmentation of the Regular Army. — Militia Comple- 

 tion Bill— The Effects of Lord Castlereagh's Plan, for this purpose, 

 compared with that of Mr. Windham's. — State of the Regular Army 

 at the present moment Deficiency of Numbers in the Second Batta- 

 lions — To supply this Deficiency, the Object of the Militia Completion 

 Bill— This Bill passed.— Marine Mutiny Bill — The Corps of Ma- 

 rines recommended to Public Notice and Favour by Sir Charles 

 Pole 107 



CHAP. VII. 



Inquiry by the House of Commons into the Conduct of the Commander- 

 in-Chief his Royal Highness the Duke of York. — The Inquiry into the 

 Conduct of the Dulce not confined to his official Acts. — The Lord Chan- 

 cellor and the Duke of Portland vindicated against false insinuations 

 by Mrs. Clarke. — Many corrupt Practices unveiled — Of the Reverend 

 Mr. Basely, Chaplain to the Bishop of London — Of the Reverend Dr. 

 O'Meara — and, in favour, though alleged to be without the Know- 

 ledge, of the Reverend Mr. G. H. Glasse, Reator of Hanwell — Cha- 

 racter and behaviour of Mrs. Clarke on her examination before the 

 House of Commons. — Deep hiterestofthe whole Nation in the Inquiry 

 into the Conduct of the Duke of York. — Refections 117 



CHAP. vni. 



Inquiries arising out of that into the Conduct of the Duke of York. — A 

 Bill to prevent the Sale and Brokerage of Offices. — Abuses of the Pa- 

 tronage of the East India Company.— Charges of the Abuse of Minis- 

 terial Influence and power against Lord Castlereash 14-9 



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