1777.

the Bill for the better Support of His

Majesty's Household

May 14. The Budget

21.

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84

88

Deposition

East India Company's Affairs —

and Imprisonment of Lord Pigot.................

Nov. 18. Address on the King's Speech at the Opening

of the Session

Dec. 2. Mr. Fox's Motion for an Enquiry into the State

of the Nation ..........................................................................................................

1778.

Jan.

29.

Feb.

2.

Exclusion of Strangers from the Gallery of the

House of Commons.......

Mr. Fox's Motion in a Committee on the State

of the Nation, "That no more of the Old

Corps be sent out of the Kingdom”.

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

4. Mr. Fox's Motion on the State of the British

Forces in America..................................................................................................

17. Lord North's Propositions for Conciliation with

America

March 16.

Mr. George Grenville's Motion respecting a

Treaty between France and the revolted

Colonies in North America

Mr. Fox's Motion relative to the failure of the

Expedition from Canada..................

Mr. Powys's Motion for declaring the Ame-

ricans Independent.....

Mr. Hartley's Motion against the Prorogation

of Parliament, and for putting a Stop to the

American War...................

ΙΟΙ

102

112

114

118

120

122

126

April 10.

May 28.

Nov. 26. Mr. Thomas Townshend's Amendment to the

Address on the King's Speech at the Opening

of the Session

Mr. Fox's Motion of Censure on the Conduet

of the Admiralty, in sending out Admiral

Keppel with too small a Force

140

8. Mr. Fox's Motion on the State of the Navy upon

the breaking out of the War with France......

22. Mr. Fox's Motion of Censure on Administration

for not sending out Reinforcements to Lord

Howe at New York

Mr. Fox's Motion for the Removal of the Earl

of Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty

Enquiry into the Conduct of the American War

Nov.

Motion respecting Peace with America

Bill for doubling the Militia

25. Lord John Cavendish's Amendment to the

Address on the King's Speech at the Open-

ing of the Session ....

6. The Earl of Upper Ossory's Motion on the Dis-

contents in Ireland

Dec.

8.

Mr. Burke's Plan of Economical Reform.........

181

185

191

193

199

201

213

222

229

Petition from the County of York for an Eco-

nomical Reform in the Public Expenditure... 225

Sir George Savile's Motion for the Pension List

Mr. Burke's Bill for the better Regulation of

His Majesty's Civil Establishments, &c.

249

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13. Westminster Petition for an Economical Re-

24.

form

21. Renewal of the East India Company's Charter

April 5. Army Estimates - New Levies................................................................

Mr. Dunning's Motion against dissolving the

Parliament, or proroguing the Session, until

Measures shall have been taken to diminish

the Influence of the Crown, and correct

Public Abuses

June 20. Repeal of the Bill for the Relief of Roman

Nov.

1781.

Feb.

Catholics....................

Mr. Thomas Grenville's Amendment to the

Address on the King's Speech at the Opening

of the Session

251

253

258

278

13. Mr. Adam's Complaint against the Resolutions

of the Westminster Committee of Association 288

1.

295

Mr. Fox's Motion relative to the Appointment

of Sir Hugh Palliser to the Government of

Greenwich Hospital .......................................................

23. Motion respecting the Omission of the Word

“Ireland,” in the Mutiny Act............................................................

March 7. The Budget Terms of the Loan Motion

for omitting the Lottery Clause.....................

26. Sir George Savile's Motion for an Inquiry into

the Distribution of the Loan ............................................................... 321

1781.

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May 8. Sir George Savile's Motion for referring the

Petition from the delegated Counties, for a

Redress of Grievances, to a Committee of

the whole House........

14. Mr. Burke's Motion for an Enquiry into the

Seizure and Confiscation of Private Property

in the Island of St. Eustatius

30. Mr. Hartley's Motion for a Bill to restore Peace

with America

June

11.

12.

Public Accountants' Bill.......

332

353

359

370

Mr. Fox's Motion for a Committee to take into

Consideration the State of the American War 377

May 28. Mr. Fox's Bill for the Repeal of the Marriage

Motion for an Adjournment

Mr. Fox's Amendment to the Address on the

King's Speech at the Opening of the Session 421

Mr. Thomas Pitt's Motion for delaying the

Supplies

440

Conduct of the

Earl of Sandwich, First Lord of the Ad-

miralty..............

443

INDEX OF REFERENCE

TO THE

LEADING SUBJECTS,

AND TO THE

VARIOUS MATTERS INCIDENTALLY REFERRED TO
IN MR. FOX'S SPEECHES.

A

A

America, peace with, i. 185. 359.
ii. 29. 37. 97. 119. 126.

BATEMENT of an impeach-American war, i. 42. 44. 46. 48. 50.

ment by a dissolution of par-
liament, iv. 125.
Abolition of the slave trade, iii. 387.
iv. 11. 180. 376. v. 55. 193.384.
vi. 116.157.400.648. 658.
Adam, Mr., duel between him and
Mr. Fox, i. 204. ii. 252.
Addresses, nature and extent of par-
liamentary, to the King, iii. 298.
Additional force bill, vi. 569.
Administration, motion for an ef-
ficient one, ii. 365. 397.
Aids, voluntary, to government, ii.
106.347. v. 226.
Alien Bill, v. I.

America, impolicy and injustice of
taxing her, i. 28, 29. 42.53.89.

V. IIO.

petitions for reconcili-

ation with, i. 30. 34.

-, Lord North's propositions
for conciliation with, i. 36. 114.
Bill for restraining her fish-

ery, i. 38.

, expence of the British

army in, i. 51.

, enquiry into the causes
of the ill success of the British
arms in, i. 52.

-, independence of, i. 60.
65. 95. 102. 112. 114. 122. 126.
359. 377. 426. ii. 29. 37. 97. 107.
109. V. 110.

state of the British forces

in, i. 112.

52.55.59.63.71.88. 92.95. 102.
112. 114. 118. 120. 126. 135. 160.
171. 185. 206. 216. 282. 359. 377-
426. ii. 29. 37.97.

independence, i. 60. 65.

92. 95. 102. 112. 114. 122. 126.
359-377-426. ii. 29. 37. 97. 107.

109.

prohibitory bill, i. 48.
Arcot, debts of the Nabob of, iii. 45.
Aristocracy, iv. 228.
Armed neutrality, vi. 424.
Army, augmentation of the, v. 178.
355

limited service in the, vi. 651.
Assessed taxes, vi. 370.
Auckland, Lord, his memorial to
the States General, v.
Austria, v. 488. vi. 190.

B

41.84.