I never saw, nor could I ever hear, of an instance of the graves being weeded every Saturday; "of their "being every week planted with the choicest flowers of the sea"son," or that, if a nettle or weed were seen on the Sunday morning, the living party to whom the grave belonged, "would be hooted, after "divine service, by the whole con. "gregation." CONTENTS. CONTENTS. HISTORY OF EUROPE. CHAP. I. Preliminary Observations Meeting of Parliament-Speech from the Throne -Marquis of Sligo, moves the Address-Lord Limerick—Address unanimously carried.-Moved same Day in the Commons by Mr. Cropley Ashley-seconded by Mr. Burland.-Questions put by Mr. Fox to the Ministry-answered by Mr. Addington-Address carried.-Mr. Windham's Speech on the Report of the Address-Debate in the House of Commons, on the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus and Martial Law Acts—and in the Lords-Bills passed. 1 CHAP. II. Army Estimates-Debate thereon-Speeches of Mr. Windham-Yorke-Gren ville-Lord Castlereagh-Mr. Fox-Addington-Yorke-Corry-and Colonel Hutchinson-Resolutions on the Estimates put and carried.-Volunteer Exemption Bill brought in-supported by Mr. Yorke-Alderman Price-and Mr. Addington-opposed by Colonel Crawford-Mr. Windham-Sir W. Young and Lord Levison Gower-passes the House of Commons-and Lords, after a slight Opposition. CHAP. III. 15 Indisposition of his Majesty-Great Alarm and Uneasiness of the Public.Conduct of Government upon the Occasion-Favourable Communications upon the Subject-Royal Assent given by Commission to several Bills-His Majesty appears in Public-Tranquillity restored-Debates continued― Volunteer Consolidation Bill-read a first Time-Repeated Debates thereon -State of the King's Health required from Ministers in the House of Com mons- -Their Answer not satisfactory-Mr. Pitt attacks the Naval Admi- CHA P. IV. 27 Lord Chancellor's Declaration on the State of His Majesty's Health.—Mr. CHAP. V. 50 Meeting of Parliament after the Easter Reccss-Volunteer Consolidation Bill much debated in both Houses-Passed-Debates on the Irish Militia Offer, and Irish Militia Augmentation Bills-in the Commons-and Lords. Mr. Fox's Motion for an Enquiry into the State of the Defence of the Country-Lust-Debate on the Motion for the Suspension of the Army of Reserve Act.-Small Majority of Ministers upon a Division-The Earl of Carlisle's Motion for Papers respecting Admiral Rainier's Conduct-carried against Government-Increasing Weakness of Administration—Marquis of Stafford moves for a similar Enquiry in the House of Lords, with Mr. Fox's in the Commons-suspended at the Request of Ministers-Resignation of Mr. Addington-succeeded as Minister by Mr. Pitt-Volunteer Con- Parliamentary Proceedings continued.-Debates in the House of Commons on the Abolition of the Slave Trade-Bill brought in by a considerable Ma- jority. Additional Force Bill brought in by the Minister,-Debate thereon. -Petition against the Lord Advocate of Scotland-presented and ordered to lie on the Table.-Debate on the second Reading of the Slave Trade Bill-on the second Reading of the Additional Force Bill,—and on its Committal.-Slave Trade Bill committed.-Debates on the Amendments of the Additional Force Bill-engrossed, and read a third Time-passes СПАР. CHAP. VII. Parliamentary Proceedings continued and concluded-Debates in the House CHAP. VIII. 102 State of Parties at the Close of the Session of Parliament in the Year 1803 illustrated by an intercepted Letter, from Lord Grenville to the Marquis Wellesley.- Account of that Letter-generally conceived an authentic Document-and why.-Situation of the grea tPolitical Parties at the Com- mencement of the Year-Union in Public Conduct of the "Old" and "New" Oppositions-gradual Accession of Mr. Pitt and his Friends thereto—Mr. Addington's Administration draws to a Period—and termi- nates-Mr. Pitt accepts the Office of Prime Minister—and forms a Go- vernment, to the Exclusion of the Two Parties with which he had lately acted-Great Disappointment of the Public thereon-Defence made for him CHAP IX. Retrospective View of the Situation of the Country.-Reduced State of the Army and Navy-Causes thereof.-State of Europe at the Beginning of the Year.--Capture of Goree by the French-Recapture.-Loss of the Apollo and her Convoy on the Coast of Portugal.-New Naval Adminis- tration.-Conduct of Lord Melville, as First Lord of the Admiralty.— Unsuccessful Attempt of Sir Sydney Smith on the French Flotilla.-Cap- ture of Surinam by the British Force.-Farther unsuccessful Attempts on the French Flotilla.-Defeat of Admiral Linois in the Indian Seas by the East India Company's Homeward-bound Fleet.Catamaran Project— Total Defeat thereof.-Capture of the Spanish Treasure Ships.-Con- СНАР. Х. |