general good. Indeed whatever be the folly or fury of tyrants for a season, we entertain no fears of the result. The age is rapidly advancing in every kind of improvement, and the efforts of despotism to bind more closely the bonds of servitude upon the minds of men, will only be the means of more speedily snapping and breaking them.

With regard to our own country, the influence of the royal visits, another of which is recorded in this volume, has been and will, we doubt not, prove to be permanently beneficial.-When kings can purchase renown and diffuse satisfaction by so simple a means, and at so cheap a rate, as simply travelling through their dominions, it is surprising that this mode is not oftener adopted.

The nation is looking with pleasing antici pations to the influence of that change in the administration which has substituted for a distinguished statesman and leader one, who with greater accomplishments.and a more powerful hand is now at the political helm.

April 10th, 1823.

YARALI

CONTENTS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN HISTORY.

CHAP. I.

The King's Speech at the Meeting of Parliament.-Temporary Mea-

sures for Ireland.-Mr. Brougham's Motion for the Relief of the

Country.-Sir R. Wilson moves for the Correspondence relative to

his Dismissal.-Motion for Papers relative to the Revenue.-

Motion for the Relief of the Country.-Committee of Ways and

Means.--The Five per Cent. Stock.-Motion for the Estimates of

1822...

CHAP. II.

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Petition from the Common Council, relative to Alderman Waithman.—

Salt Tax.-Report of the Annual Malt Tax.-Queen's Funeral.—

Petitions on Agricultural Distress.-Post Office.-Superannuation

Act.-Postmasters' General.--Board of Control.-Army and Navy

Estimates. Capt. Romeo.-Colonial Trade Acts...

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CHAP. III.

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Presentation of various Petitions.-Motion on the State of Ireland.—

Trade in Beer.-Extents in Aid.-Mr. Hunt's Sentence.-Motion

for Reform.-Agricultural Report.-Motion in favour of the Ca-

tholic Peers.-Naval and Military Pensions.-Joint Postmasters.—

Scotch Peers.-Agriculture.--Ireland.-Bank Charter, &c.-Li-

censing System.-Ionian Islands....

CHAP. IV.

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Mr. Lennard's Motion on the Civil List.-Navigation Bill.-Licensing

System.-Naval and Military Pensions.-Sir J. Macintosh's Motion

on the Criminal Law.-Mr. Peel's Motion on the Alien Act.-Eccle-

siastical Examinations.-The Currency.-Motion on the State of

Ireland...

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СНАР. V.

Marriage Act.-Tythes in Ireland.-Petitions on the East and West

India Trade.-Second Reading of the Catholic Peers' Bill.-Motion

on the Influence of the Crown.-The Public Press, Scotland.-The

Lord Chancellor's Powers.-Ministerial Pensions.--Budget-Greek

Hostages.-Motion on the Slave Trade.--Superannuation Bill.—

Prorogation of Parliament.

CHAP. VI.

308.

State of the Country.-Foreign Relations.--Agriculture, Commerce,

and Manufactures, during the year 1822....

359

CHAP. VII.

View of the Finances of Great Britain...

364

CHAP. VIII.

State of France and Spain.-Portugal.-Italy.-Russia.-Persia.-

Abstract of the Revenue for the Customs, Excise, and Land-Tax, &c. in
the Years and Quarters ending 5th January 1821, and 5th January,
1822....
(216)

Abstract of the net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain (exclusive

of the Arrears of War Duty on Malt and Property), in the Years

and Quarters ending 5th April, 1821 and 1822
(217)

Abstract of the net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, (exclusive

of Arrears of War Duty on Malt and Property), in the Years and

Quarters ending 5th July, 1821 and 1822...
(218)

Abstract of the net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, (exclusive

of Arrears of War Duty on Malt and Property) in the Years and

Quarters ending 10th of October, 1821 and 1822.

(219)