CONTENTS. 



GENERAL HISTORY. 



CHAPTER I. 



The Prince Regent's Speech. — Insults offered him. — His Message to loth 

 Houses of Parliament. — Taken into Consideration hy the Hojises of Lords 

 and Commons, and a Secret Committee appointed in each. — Report from 

 the Committee in each House ..-..--[i 



CHAP. II. 



Singular Circumstance respecting the Committee of the Lords. — Bill for the 

 Suspension of the Haheas Cot pus, moved hy Lord Sidmouth in the House of 

 Lords.— ^Debates. ~Protest. — Lord Castlereagh in the House of Commons 

 moves for Bills, fur the more effectually preventing Seditious Meetings and 

 Assemblies ; for the letter prevention and punishment of attempts to seduce 

 persons in his Majesty's forces ly Sea and Lund from their allegiance ; and 

 for making perpetual parts of an act, for the safety a7id preservation of his 

 Majesty's person and government, including those of the Prince Regent. — 

 Delates. — Different Clauses of the Seditious Meetings Act gone through. — 

 The same hill in the House of Lords. — Protest - - - - [20 



CHAP. III. 



War Salaries of the Secretaries of the Admiralty. — Motion respecting the 



Lords of the Admiralty . — Motion for a Committee on the Pullic Income and 



Expenditure, ly Lord Castlereagh. — First Report of the Committee. — Bills 



for abolishing the Offices of Justices in Eyre, and for a Compensation for 



Civil Services. — Pass loth Houses. — Irish Peace preservation Bill. [35 



CHAP. IV. 



Issue of Exchequer Bills for local and temporary Relief. — Mr. Tierney's 

 Motion renewed, for the Abolition of the Office nf Third Secretary of State 

 for the Colonies. — Roman Catholic Question. — House of Commons. — House 

 of Lords, -■-.-...- . [4.5 



CHAP. 



