CONTENTS. 



CHAP. IX 



Charges of Corrupt Practices in influencing the Returns of Members to 

 Parliament against Mr. Perceval and Lord Castlereagh, by 3Ir. Ma- 

 docks. — Motion of Mr. Madocks on this Subject. — An Amendment pro- 

 posed by Lord Milton. — Another by Mr. Davy Giddy. — The avowed 

 Object of Mr. BJadocks's Motiuu, a Reform in Parliament. — Both 

 Amendments negatived — As well as the original Motion by Mr. Ma- 

 docks — Plan and Motion of a Reform of Parliament by Mr. Curvien. 

 -—Long Debate on the Bill proposed by Mr. Curwen, with Modifications 

 so great as, in the Opinion of some Members, to reverse its original Ten- 

 dency and Object, entertained by the House — and passed. — A Plan fur 

 Parti apientary Reform proposed by Sir Francis Burdett. — His Motion 

 for taking this Plan into itsj^uture Consideration negatived.— Mr. Whit- 

 bread' sMotion for limiting the Number of Persons holding Seats in the 

 House of Commons, together with Places, Pensions, Sinecures, and 

 Places under the Crown — After a Debate, negatived. — Mr. tVar- 

 dle's Plan for Public Economy — and Motion for the Production of 

 Papers for the purpose of justifying his Statement on the Subject. — Af- 

 ter many Observations or Strictures on those Statements, this Mo- 

 tion agreed to. — Attention of the House of Commons directed to 

 the Improvement <f both the Criminal and Civil Law of the Coun- 

 try.— Motions respecting the former by Sir Samuel Romilly— Agreed 

 to. — Scotch Judicature Bill. — Relief afforded, and intended to 

 be extended farther to the Poor Clergy. — Speech from the Throne.— 

 Close of the Session of Parliament 157 



C H A P. X. 

 Affairs of the Peninsula of Spain and Portugal 173 



CHAP. XL 

 War on the Danube — in Italy—and the Tyrol 203 



CHAP. xn. 



Protracted Inaction of the opposite Armies. — Observations on the Conduct 

 of the Archduke Charles. — Insurrections in the North of Germany.— • 

 Vicissitudes of War in Poland and S(i.vony — and in Italy Concentra- 

 tion of the French Forces. — Preparations on the part of the Archduke 

 for Defence — and on that (fBitonapartefor an Attack. — Battle nf Wag- 

 ram.— Armistice. — Peace 211 



CHAP. xni. 



The conduct of the British Government in the present War characterized. 

 —British Expeditions from Sicily against the South of Italy and the 



Kingdom 



