X CONTENTS. 



CHAP. V. 



Bill for Regulation of the Civil List — Motion on Salaries and Emoluments 

 in Public Offices. — Consolidation of English and Irish Exchequers. — Bill 

 for a new Silver Coinage ----.... [56 



CHAP. VI. 



The Budget. -....[66 



CHAP. VII. 



Revision of the Statute Book. — Motion on Extents in Aid. — Delates on the 

 Slave Registry Bill. — Prince Regent's Speech on proroguing Parlia- 

 ment. ...-.-..-.. [84 



CHAP. VIII. 



Domestic Events. — Calamitous stale of Europe in general, and its Cause. — 

 Distresses of Great Britain. — Agricultural Distress, changing into that 

 proceeding from a bad Harvest. — Discontents among the inferior Classes. 

 — Disturbances in the Eastern Counties, particularly Cambridgeshire. — 

 Sufferings among the Manufacturers. — Iron Manufactories. — Staffordshire. 

 — South JVales. — Spitalfelds. — Meetings for Petitioning. — Daring Riot 

 in London. — Condition of Ireland. — Marriages in the Royal Family [91 



CHAP. IX. 

 British Expedition to Algiers ----- [97 



CHAP. X. 



Affairs of France. — Position of the Army of Occupation. — State of Things 

 at Nismes. — Law of Amnesty. — Obsequies of Louis XFI. and his Queen. — 

 Insurrectionary Movements at Lyons. — Disturbances at Tarrascon. — Plan 

 of National Education. — Parties in the Legislature. — Declaration of the 

 Majority in the Chamber of Deputies. — Establishment of the Duke of 

 Berri. — Insurrection at Grenoble. — ISIalcontents at Paris. — Tumult at Nis- 

 mes. — Affair of the Abbe Vinson. — Dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies 

 and Convocation of a new one.~- Suppression of Chateaubriand's Work. — 

 Ministerial hfluence in the Election. — Anniversary in Memory of Marie 

 Antionette. — Opening of the Chambers, and King's Speech. — Conclusion of 

 the Year. - -" [106 



CHAP. XI. 



Affairs of the Netherlands. — Fi7iatices. — Debates in the States o» Printing 

 Speeches. — System of Weights and Measures. — Sacred Alliance. — Ecclesi- 

 astical Affairs- — Restriction on the Press. — Treaty with Algiers. — Discus- 

 sions respecting Commerce and Manufactures. — King's Speech at Brussels 

 on the Finances. — Treaty between the Netherlands and Hanover. — Fortifi- 

 cations on the Frontiers. — Debate on Exportation of Corn, and proposed 

 Law. [119 



CHAP 



