THE

Parliamentary History

OF

ENGLAND,

FROM

THE EARLIEST PERIOD

TO

THE YEAR

1803.

FROM WHICH LAST-MENTIONED EPOCH IT IS CONTINUED
DOWNWARDS IN THE WORK ENTITLED,

"THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES.”

VOL. XXX.

COMPRISING THE PERIOD

FROM THE THIRTEENTH OF DECEMBER

1792,

TO THE TENTH OF MARCH

1794.

LONDON:

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1817.

I. PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES IN BOTH

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

THIRD SESSION OF THE SEVENTEENTH PARLIAMENT

OF GREAT BRITAIN.-[Continued from Vol. XXIX.]

1792.

Dec. 13. Debate in the Commons on the Address of Thanks at the Open-

ing of the Session

Page

1

14. Debate on the Same

60

15. Debate on Mr. Fox's Motion for sending a Minister to Paris to

treat with the Provisional Government of France

80

The Debate interrupted by the Misconduct of a Member......... 113

The Debate resumed.. ......

114

20.

17. Debate on Mr. Grey's Complaint of a Libel intituled "One

Pennyworth of Truth, from Thomas Bull to his Brother John" 128

Debate in the Commons on the Situation of the Royal Family

of France

21. Instructions to Earl Gower signifying that he should quit Paris

21. Debate on the Marquis of Lansdown's Motion for sending a Mi-

nister to Paris-And on the Condition of the French Emi-

grants........

137

143

146

1792.

Dec. 28. Debate in the Commons on the Alien Bill.....

28.

The King's Message relative to the Correspondence between M.

Chauvelin and Lord Grenville-And for an Augmentation of

the Forces

238

Correspondence between M. Chauvelin and Lord Grenville...... 239

Feb. 1. Debate in the Commons on the King's Message for an Augmen-
tation of the Forces

Debate in the Lords on the King's Message for an Augmenta-

tion of the Forces

Protest against the Rejection of an Amendment to the Ad-

dress on the King's Message for an Augmentation of the

Forces ..........................

336

Earl Stanhope's Protest against a War with France.....

11. Motion for a Committee to consider of Means for expediting the

Trial of Mr. Hastings

................. 338

Copies of Lord Auckland's Declaration and Memorial to the

States General

.....

1 340

The King's Message respecting the Declaration of War with

France.......

344

345

12. Debate in the Commons on the King's Message respecting the

Declaration of War with France

Debate in the Lords on the King's Message respecting the De-

claration of War with France .......

18. Debate on Mr. Fox's Resolutions against the War with France... 423

21. Debate on Mr. Grey's Motion for an Address to restore Peace

with France..........

454

Debate in the Commons on a Motion for bringing up the Not-

tingham Petition for Reform

460

.........

22. Mode for obtaining a due Attendance of Members

..............

Debate on Mr. M. A. Taylor's Motion respecting Barracks......

25. Debate in the Commons on the East India Budget ....

26. Debate in the Commons on the Abolition of the Slave Trade...

28. Impeachment of Mr. Hastings-Conduct of the Managers ap-

proved

467

473

496

513

520

Report from the Committee to consider of Means for expediting

Mr. Hastings's Trial ...........

521

Debate on Mr. Sheridan's Motion relative to the Existence of

Seditious Practices ....

...... 523

Mar. 6. The King's Message respecting employing a Body of Hanoverian

Troops

557

11.

Debate on the Budget

557

14. Debate in the Lords on the Patent of Creation of the Baroness

of Bath ......

573

15. Debate in the Commons on the Traitorous Correspondence Bill 581

Apr. 11.

Debate in the Lords on the Abolition of the Slave Trade........

23. Debate in the Commons on the Renewal of the East India Com-

pany's Charter ........

652

660

25. Debate on Mr. Sheridan's Motion respecting Lord Auckland's

Memorial to the States General........

........ 701

15. Debate in the Lords on the Traitorous Correspondence Bill...... 725

22. Debate on the Same ........

... 731

29. Debate in the Commons on the Report of the Select Committee

on the State of Commercial Credit

30. Debate on the Same ........

23. Scotch Roman Catholic Relief Bill...............

739

759

766

10. Debate in the Commons on the Stockbridge Electors Incapaci-

tating Bill.....

768

11. Debate on the Same

772

May 3. Debate on the Same.........

774

2.

Debate in the Commons on the Sheffield Petition for a Reform

in Parliament .......

6. Debate in the Commons on a Motion for bringing up a Printed

Petition for Reform from Norwich .....

............ 786

Petition from the Society of the Friends of the People for a

Parliamentary Reform .........

Debate on Mr. Grey's Motion for a Reform in Parliament.....

7. Debate on the Same .........

1. Appeals from the Court of Justiciary.................

787

787

835

925

9. Debate on Mr. Whitbread's Motion respecting the Embarkation

and Landing of Persons from France

13. Debate in the Commons on the East India Company's Charter

Bill.....

14. Debate in the Commons on the Abolition of the Slave Trade...

15. Debate in the Commons on the Institution of a Board of Agri-

culture ............................................

948

949

17. Debate on the Same.................. ........

951

27. Debate in the Commons on the Stockbridge Election Bribery

Bill.....

953

31. Sir Charles Banbury's Resolutions respecting Convicts for

Transportation

956

Mr. Wharton's Motion respecting the Provisions made by Par-

liament at the Revolution in 1688, &c.

961

30. Debate in the Commons on the State of the Impeachment against

Mr. Hastings ..................................................

12. Debate on Mr. Whitbread's Complaint of a Libel on the Mana-

gers of the Impeachment against Mr, Hastings ....

983