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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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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
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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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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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JUNE 1.-Loan
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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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