Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
Parliamentary Proceedings.-Second Report on Resumption of Cash-
Payments.-Motion for a Committee on the Royal Burghs of Scot-
land.-Army Estimates.-Marquis Camden's Tellership Bill.-
Foreign Enlistment Bill.-Motion on the State of the Nation.—
Motion for considering of Parliamentary Reform.-Revisal of
Fitzgerald Attainder.-Motion for an Address respecting the Slave
Trade.-Bill for Encouragement of Emigration to the Cape of Good
Hope.-Budget.-Speaker's Speech.-Prince Regent's Speech.-
Prorogation
CHAPTER VII.
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Reform Meetings at Manchester and Leeds.-Female Reformers.
Meeting at Glasgow.-Second Meeting at Leeds.-Circular Letter
of Lord Sidmouth.-Meeting for choosing a Representative at Bir-
mingham.-Resolutions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Magistrates.
-Proclamation against Sedition. Mr. Hunt at Manchester.-
Reform Meeting there.-Its Dispersal by the Military.-Thanks of
the Prince Regent.-Proceedings against Mr. Hunt and others.
Other Reform Meetings.-Riots at Paisley-Subscriptions for Man-
chester Sufferers.-Conduct of the Grand Jury-Address of the
Corporation of London.-Prince Regent's Answer-Other Addresses.
-Meeting at York.-Dismissal of Earl Fitzwilliam.-Loyal Ad-
dresses. Associations for raising Yeomanry. Inquest on John
[103
Lees
-
CHAPTER VIII.
Prince Regent's Speech.-Amendment to the Address in the House of
Lords. Amendment in the House of Commons.-Documents on the
State of the Country.-Traverse Bill in the House of Lords.-New
Legislative Measures proposed in the House of Lords.-The same in
the Commons. Motion for Inquiry into the State of the Nation.-
House of Lords.-The same in the Commons.-Navy Estimates.-
Training Bill, and Search for Arms Bill.-House of Lords-Pro-
test against Search for Arms Bill
[116
CHAPTER IX.
Seizure of Arms Bill in the House of Commons.-Training Bill
passed in the Commons.-Blasphemous and Seditious Libel Bill
in the House of Lords.-Protests.-Libel Bill in the House of
Commons. Seditious Meetings Bill in the House of Commons-
The same in the House of Lords. Protest. Lord John Russell's
Motion for Reform in Parliament.-House of Commons.-News-
--
paper
paper Stamp Bill in the House of Commons.-The same in the
House of Lords...........
CHAPTER X.
FRANCE.
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Proposal for changing the Election Law carried in the Chamber of
Peers.-Fifty-four new Peers created in consequence.- Election Law
in the Chamber of Deputies.-Report of Commissioners on it.-State-
ment in the Chamber of Deputies respecting the Persecution of Pro-
testants in the South.-Threatened Renewal of Disturbances at
Nismes.-Protestant Petition.-The Budget.-Law on the Liberty
of the Press. Society of Friends of the Liberty of the Press-Debate
on the Return of Exiles.-State of the French Church-Letter of the
Clergy to the Pope.-Reception of the Missionaries at Brest.-Or-
dinance for the Building of Churches.-Report on the State of the
Establishment.-King's Speech on re-opening the Chambers... [164
СНАРТER XI.
SPAIN.
Death of the deposed King of Spain.-Design baffled by this Event.-
Spread of Disaffection in Spain.-Organised Bands of Robbers.-Con-
spiracy in Valencia.-Severe Measures and Proclamation of General
Elio.-Fresh Change of Administration.-Cadiz Expedition.-
Causes of its long Delay.-Mutiny among the Troops of the Expe-
dition. How quelled by Count Abisbal.--Ruin of the Expedition.-
Disgrace of Abisbal.-Further Proceedings of General Elio.-Re-
sistance of the Magistrates.—Authority assumed by the Inquisition.-
Ravages of the Yellow Fever.-Decree of the King respecting his
Re-marriage-Reception of the new Queen in Spain......... [178
CHAPTER XII.
GERMANY.
Political State of Germany in general.-Hanover.-Meeting of the
Diet.-Important Reforms carried.-New Constitution formed for
the Diet. Wirtemberg-Popular Principles of the King.-Assembly
of the States.-Formation of a new Constitution.-Triumphal Reccp-
tion of the King by his Subjects.-Bavaria.-First Meeting of the
States General-Gracious Speech of the King.-Reduction of his
Army. Prussia.-Delay in the formation of a new Constitution.-
Free spirit of the German Universities.-Kotzebue appointed literary
and political Agent of the Emperor of Russia.-His Assassination.
-General Alarm.-Proceedings of the Diet at Frankfort respecting
the
the Universities.-Declaration of the Saxon Princes.-Foreign
Students quit Jena.-Attempt against M. Ibel.-Arrests and Exami-
nations. Secret Societies suspected.-Protestations against the
Measures of the Prussian Police.-No Plot detected in Prussia.—
Coercive Measures of the Diet.-Central Commission at Mentz.-
Severities against popular Writers in Prussia.-Sandt transferred to
Mentz-Persecutions of the Jews in many parts of Germany.-
Strong Measures of the Conference of Carlsbad in their
favour
.... [182
СНАРТER XIII.
NETHERLANDS Law respecting Trade with Sweden.-Speech of the
Minister to the States General on closing the Session at Brussels.-
Royal Speech on opening the Session at the Hague.-Sweden.-
Negotiations respecting the Payments due to Denmark.-Final ar-
rangement of this Affair.-Parga and the Ionian Isles.-Cession of
Parga to Ali Pasha by the British.-Tax opposed by the Legislative
Assembly of the Seven Islands.-Insurrection in Santa Maura. [192
CHAPTER XIV.
ASIA.
HINDOSTAN. Return of the Governor-General to Calcutta. His An-
swer to an Address from the Inhabitants.-Appa Sahib.-Deposition
of the Peishwa.-Settlement of the Pindarries.--Military Transac-
tions.-General Results of the War.-CEYLON-Suppression of the
Insurrection. Punishment of the Leaders.-Protest of Sir S. Raffles
against the Proceedings of the Dutch in the Malayan Archipelago.-
Treaties formed with the Princes of Sumatra....
CHAPTER XV.
NORTH AMERICA
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Refusal of the United States to admit Consuls from the Republics of
South America.-Negotiations with Spain respecting the Cession of
Florida. Decision of Congress on the Seminole War.-Negro
Conspiracy in Georgia.-Discussions on Slavery in Missouri.-
Number of Slaves in the United States.-Commercial embarrass-
ments.-Address of the President on returning to Washington.—
European Emigrants.-Official Letter respecting them ......... [233
CHAPTER
CHAPTER XVI.
SOUTH AMERICA.
VENEZUELA-Expedition of Morillo against Angostura defeated— Revo-
lution of New Granada.-Victory of Bojaca.-Flight of the Viceroy.
-Occupation of New Granada by the Army of Venezuela-Buenos
Ayres-Operations in Chili
241
..... 120
Convention between his Britannic Majesty and the United States
of America ....
Proclamation in the name of his Majesty George III., of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Major-
General Ralph Darling, commanding in the Island of Mau- ritius, &c.
Proclamation by his Royal Highness the Prince Regent
Thanks of the Prince Regent to the Manchester Magistrates and
Yeomanry
122
124.
126
.... 137
Papers relating to the Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle ............. ibid
Ordinance of the Senate of Lubeck
Ordinance of the King of Spain addressed to the Prime Minister
and General Secretary of State
....
...
ibid
139
Treaty between the States of Buenos Ayres and Chili........
Report on the Seminole War.- United States. Senate in Congress 141
Proclamation by Lord Cochrane, Vice-Admiral of Chili, Admiral
and Commander-in-Chief of the Ships and Vessels of the States 154
Substance of the Convention concluded between Norway and Den-
mark
Propositions of the Minister of his Imperial and Royal Apostolic
Majesty, President of the Germanic Diet, to the Diet sitting at
Frankfort.......
Edict of Censorship for the Kingdom of Hanover....
Prussian Edict of Censorship....
Decree of Regulation for Provisionai Execution relative to Ar-
ticle 2 of the Act of Confederation...
155
156
157
158
159
Decree relative to the Measures for preventing the Abuses of the
Press ....................................................
160
Decree
Provisional Decree relative to the Measures to be taken concerning the Universities
162
Decree relative to the formation of a Central Commission, for the
purpose of Ulterior Inquiry respecting Revolutionary Plots,
discovered in some of the States of the Confederation
Circular of the Cabinet of Berlin, to its Ambassadors, Ministers
and Diplomatic Agents at Foreign Courts........
Decree. The Supreme Director of the State of Chili ..... ...... 169
Treaty of Amity, Settlement and Limits, between the United States
of America and his Catholic Majesty.......
Message of the President of the United States.....
Annual Treasury Report of the United States .....
Of the Revenue
..... 170
175
185
REMARKABLE TRIALS AND LAW CASES.
Dring v. Campbell
.....
Oakes v. Wiggins
Berthon and Costar v. Loughnan and another
The King v. the Parish of St. Mary, Canterbury.....
The King v. John Hudson and John Jones.....
Vale v. O'Brien and Simpson
Stak v. Scammel....
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188
191
195
196
200
.... 202
204
209
210
... 213
214
219
221
222
224
227
229
232
The King v. Joseph Taylor and John Earnshaw..
Murder. The King v. Frances Clark, alias Puttavin... The King v. Souter and Holles..........
Conspiracy to raise the Wages of Weavers at Blackburn