THE

SPEECHES

OF THE

RIGHT HONOURABLE

RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN.

With a Sketch of his Life.

EDITED BY

A CONSTITUTIONAL FRIEND.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:

HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

1842.

JOHN LEIGHTON, PRINTER,

JOHNSON'S COURT, FLEET STREET.

LIBRARY

9.-Message from the King relative'to a Negotiation with France.... 24

10. Treason and Sedition Bills.......

11.-Report of the High Price of Corn

FEBRUARY 21, 1796.-Vote of Credit Bill

-Expedition to the West Indies...

26. Mr. William Smith's Motion respecting the Loan

APRIL 13.-Papers Relative to the West India Expedition......

18.- Letter of the Count de Sombreuil, with respect to the unfortunate

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99

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13. Real and Personal Succession Tax Bill

OCTOBER 18.-Invasion.-Augmentation of the Forces

NOVEMBER 1.-Bill for Augmenting the Militia

- 2.—Invasion.—Augmentation of the Forces

· —Gamekeepers

3.-Gamekeepers

...

DECEMBER 14.-Mr. Fox's Motion of Censure on Ministers for Advancing

Money to the Emperor without the Consent of Parliament.......... 100

16.-General Fitzpatrick's Motion relative to General La Fayette, &c. 110

17.-Message from his Majesty

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DECEBMER 22.-Bill for the Better Support and Maintenance of the Poor 117

FEBRUARY 27, 1797.-Stoppage of Cash Payments at the Bank.....

-Mr. Pitt's Poor Bill...

28.-Stoppage of Cash Payments at the Bank

MARCH 1.-Stoppage of Cash Payments at the Bank

3.-Stoppage of Cash Payments at the Bank

-Thanks to Admiral Sir John Jervis.....

9.-Stoppage of Cash Payments at the Bank

10.-Public Debts......

-Stoppage of Cash Payments at the Bank................

13. Mr. Harrison's Motion for the reduction of Useless Places

22.-Stoppage of Cash Payments at the Bank.....

24.-Stoppage of Cash Payments at the Bank

28.-General Defence of the Country

31.-Advances to the Emperor .....

APRIL 3.-Advances from the Bank to Government

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ib.

ib.

185

MAY 8.-Mutiny of the Channel Fleet, and Augmentation of the Pay of

-Mr. Grey's Motion for a Reform in Parliament

30.-New Bank..

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203

JUNE 1.-Loan

205

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2. Mutiny in the Navy

207

DECEMBER 14.-Increased Assessment of Taxes....

JANUARY 4, 1798.-Increased Assessment of Taxes

APRIL 4.-Bill for Preventing the Mischiefs arising from the Printing and

Publishing of Newspapers by Persons Unknown, and for Regulating

their Printing and Publication in other respects......

237

APRIL 26.-Traitorous Correspondence and Preparation for Invasion 240

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Bill for Suspending for a limited time the Operation of the

JANUARY 23, 1799.-Union of Ireland with Great Britain..

270

31.-Union of Great Britain with Ireland.......

284

FEBRUARY 7.-Union of Great Britain with Ireland.

MAY 21.-Cold-Bath Fields Prison-Colonel Despard..

325

FEBRUARY 10, 1800.-Helder Expedition.....

332

17.-Grant to the Emperor of Germany, &c., for the Loan to Foreign

Powers.....

19. Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act....

JUNE 10.-Bill for Punishing and Preventing Adultery.

23.-Monastic Institution Bill...........

27. Overtures from Buonaparte for Peace...

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