THE

SPEECHES

OF

THE LATE RIGHT HONOURABLE

SIR ROBERT PEEL, BART.

DELIVERED IN

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WITH A GENERAL EXPLANATORY INDEX.

AND A

BRIEF CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF THE VARIOUS SUBJECTS ON WHICH

THE SPEECHES WERE DELIVERED.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOLUME IV.

FROM 1842 TO 1850.

LONDON:

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND CO., FARRINGDON STREET.

1853.

M'CORQUODALE AND CO., PRINTERS, LONDON

WORKS, NEWTON.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV.

A BRIEF CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF THE VARIOUS SUBJECTS ON WHICH
SIR ROBERT PEEL'S SPEECHES WERE DELIVERED.

ANNO

1842 Spain; the French Ambassador-Corn Importation Bill-Income Tax-Copy-

right-The National Petition; the Charter-Customs' Acts; the Tariff-

Sugar Duties-Bribery at Elections-Captain Warner's Invention- War

in Affghanistan-Distress in the Country-Lord Auckland-Repeal of the

Corn-Laws-Election Proceedings-Public Bills; late and present Minis-

1843 The Address-Lord Ellenborough; Gates of Somnauth-Distress of the

Country-Affghan War; Vote of Thanks-The New Poor-Law-Supply

-Commander-in-Chief sitting in the Cabinet-Church of Scotland-Lord

Ellenborough's Proclamation-Peculiar Burthens on Land-Treaty of

Washington-Suppression of the Opium Trade-British Museum-Import

Duties; Commercial Treaties-The Budget-Abolition of the Corn-Laws

-Arms (Ireland) Bill-Sugar Duties-Postage Reform; Mr. R. Hill—

State of Ireland-State of the Nation-Opium Compensation-Slave-Trade

Suppression....

1844 The Address-Stopping the Supplies-Vote of Thanks to Sir. C. Napier and

the Army in Scinde-State of Ireland-Hours of Labour in Factories-

Bank Charter; the Currency-The Sugar Duties--Abolition of the Corn-

Laws-Slave Trade-Captain Warner's Invention........

1845 The Address-Financial Statement; the Budget-Opening Letters at the

Post-Office-Income and Property Tax-Agricultural Interest-Maynooth

College-Corn-Laws; Trade with Australia-Suppression of the Slave-

Trade-Academical Institutions (Ireland)-Repeal of the Corn-Laws-

Maritime Defences-New Zealand-National Defences

1846 The Address-Commercial Policy; Corn-Laws-Thanks to the Army in

India--Customs and Corn Importation Report-Victory of Aliwal-Pro-

tection of Life (Ireland) Bill-Pensions to Viscount Hardinge and Lord

Gough-Sir R. Peel's Explanation-Resignation of Ministers......

1847 Factories Bill-Railways, &c. (Ireland); Monetary Crisis-Colonisation-Com-

mercial Distress

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1...127

138...299

301...423

429...564

567...709

717...733

1848 Disabilities of the Jews-The Income Tax-Navigation Laws-Sugar Duties-

1849 Poor Laws (Ireland); Rate in Aid Bill-State of the Nation.....

788...804

1850 Agricultural Distress-Taxation of the Country-Supply; New Houses of

Parliament-Lord-lieutenancy Abolition (Ireland) Bill-Affairs of Greece.. 822...846