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Dissolution of the National Constituent Assembly..... 395

Church and King Riots at Birmingham...

396

Session of Parliament, January 1792-Flourishing State

of the Nation ....

400

Mr. Whitbread's Motion of Censure respecting Russia.. 405

Mr. Wilberforce's second Motion of Abolition.

Insidious Conduct of the House of Lords....

414

417

Mr. Fox's Motion for a Repeal of the Penal Laws.....

Mr. Pitt's total Dereliction of the Principles of Whiggism 421

Mr. Whitbread's Motion of Enquiry into the Birmingham

419

Riots....

ib.

Mr. Fox's Bill for ascertaining the Rights of Juries re-

Royal Proclamation for the Suppression of Sedition.... 429

Prosecutions for Sedition-Trials of Holt and Winter-

Discontents increase-Menaces of the Court of Vienna.. 449

Death of the Emperor Leopold II.

455

455-7

Accession of the Emperor Francis II.-His arrogant De-

mands.

Overtures of France rejected by the English Court.... 457

War between Austria and France-Military Operations

in the Low Countries...

457-60

Astonishing Infatuation of the French Monarch, and

462-8

his consequent Deposition. ....

Progress of the combined Armies-Massacres of September 470

Impolitic and passionate Conduct of the English Court. 491

French Ambassador ordered to depart the Kingdom.. 530

Character of Louis XVI.....

533

War declared by France against England and Holland 536

HISTORY

OF

GREAT BRITAIN.

GEORGE III.

turn.

BOOK XXII.

State of Parties. Proceedings relative to the Westminster ReMotion of Mr. Sawbridge for an Enquiry into the State of the Representation. Mr. Pitt's second India Bill. Zeal of Mr. Burke for the Reform of Abuses in India. Bill for the Prevention of Smuggling. Commutation Act. King's Debts a fourth Time discharged. Restoration of the forfeited Estates in Scotland. Short Interval of Happiness and Repose. State of Ireland. National Convention held at Dublin. Mr. Flood's Motion for a Reform of Parliament. Mr. Flood's second Motion of Reform. Triumph of the Court. State of the Irish Commerce. Second National Convention. Propositions moved by Mr. Orde. Mr. Flood's third Motion of Reform. Farther Proceedings on the Westminster Return. Mr. Pitt's ultimate Plan of Parliamentary Reform. Beneficial Regulations of Office. Shop Tax. Unjust Imposition on Hawkers and Pedlars. Irish Propositions introduced into the

Commercial

BOOK

XXII.

1784.

State of
Parties.

of the Shop Tax.
and Pedlars.

English House of Commons. Irish Propositions altered and
new-modelled. Their final Rejection by the Irish Parliament.
Fortification Project of the Duke of Richmond. Mr. Pitt's
Plan for redeeming the National Debt. King's Debts a fifth
Time discharged. Motion by Sir Watkin Lewes for a Repeal
Humane Attempt for the Relief of Hawkers
Wine Excise Bill. East-India Regulations,
Mr. Hastings formally accused by Mr. Burke. Mr. Has
tings's premature and arrogant Defence. Decision in Favour
of Mr. Hastings respecting the Rohilla War. Decision against
Mr. Hastings on the Benares Charge. Frantic Attempt to
assassinate the King. Convention with Spain relative to the
Mosquito Settlements. Session of Parliament-Debates on the
Commercial Treaty with France. Consolidation of the Customs.
Post-Horses Tax farmed. Mr. Fox's Motion for the Repeal of
the Shop Tax. Mr. Beaufoy's Motion for the Repeal of the
Test. Application for Payment of the Prince of Wales's
Debts. Charge against Mr. Hastings respecting the Begums
of Oude. Ferruckabad Charge. Charge respecting Contracts.
Charge relative to Fyzoola Khan.
Charge relative to the Revenues.
the Bar of the House of Lords.

Charge respecting Presents. Mr. Hastings impeached at

THE established appellations of WHIG and TORY, as descriptive of the two grand political parties which under these or equivalent terms of distinction will doubtless subsist so long as the present constitution of government shall remain, though greatly changed from their original signification, it would nevertheless be fastidious to reject. The gradations of sentiment and principle which mark their progress it is however of