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THE
EDINBURGH
ANNUAL REGISTER,
FOR 1821.
VOL. FOURTEENTH.-PARTS I AND II.
FOR ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO., EDINBURGH ;
LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN; AND HURST, ROBINSON, AND CO.,
LONDON.
1823.
m.v.7.
CONTENTS.
PART I.
HISTORICAL.
CHAP. I.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT THE QUEEN.
PAGE.
State of Parties.-Meeting of Parliament.-Debates on the Address.-Lord A. Hamil-
ton's Motion relative to the Queen.-Queen's Annuity Bill.-Breach of Privilege.—
The Marquis of Tavistock's Motion.—Mr Smith's Motion relative to the Liturgy.
Annuity Bill passes in the House of Lords.-Queen accepts the Annuity,
CHAP. II.
FINANCES.
Introduction of the Subject.-Motions by Mr Maberly, Mr Creevy, and Mr Hume.—
Navy Estimates.-Army Estimates; numerous Divisions.-Ordnance Estimates.
―The Budget.—Address to the Crown on the subject of Economy and Retrench-
ment,
3
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CHAP. III.
FOREIGN POLICY.
Motions by Earl Grey and Sir James Mackintosh, relative to the Congress and the
Affairs of Naples.-Motion by Sir Robert Wilson-By the Marquis of Lansdown-
By Mr Hutchinson, on the State of Europe-By Mr Stuart Wortley, on the De-
clarations of the Congress-By Lord W. Bentinck, on the Affairs of Sicily,
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CHAP. IV.
CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS.
The Catholic Question-Mr Plunkett's Bill-Carried in the Commons-Debates in
the Lords-Negatived.-Disfranchisement of Grampound.-Transference of its
Votes.-Motion for Parliamentary Reform by Mr Lambton.-By Lord John Rus-
sel. Sir J. Mackintosh's Bill for Mitigation of Punishment in Cases of Forgery,
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