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THOMAS CURSON HANSARD, PATERNOSTER-ROW.

CONTENTS.

HISTORY OF EUROPE.

CHAPTER I.

GENERAL Remarks on the state of Parties at the commencement of the

present Year-Effects of the Reform Bill-Real Origin of that Measure

-Different Characters of the first and second Parliaments assembled

under the new system-Grounds of that difference-Short Ministry of

Sir Robert Peel, and its consequences in the relative position of Parties

-Dependence of the Whig Administration in its support of Mr. O'Con-

nell-Division between the Houses of Lords and Commons-Practic-

ability of a Coalition of Parties considered-General Prospects of the

Country-State of Foreign Politics-Probable duration of Peace-

Public Meetings throughout the Country-Meeting at Bath-Speeches

of Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Leader, Sir W. Molesworth-Whig Banquet at

Drury Lane; Speeches of Mr. Byng, Mr. Hume, and Mr. Grote-Lord

Morpeth's Speech at Leeds-Protestant and Conservative agitation-

Peel Festival at Gla

Glasgow.

CHAPTER II.

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Meeting of Parliament-Speech of the Lords Commissioners-Address

moved by Lord Fingall; seconded by Lord Suffield-Allusions to the

State of Ireland-Duke of Wellington's Remarks on Affairs of Spain-

Lord Melbourne's Reply-Debate on the Address in the Commons-

Mr. Roebuck's Attack upon the Policy of Ministers, which is defended

by Mr. Beaumont, Mr. James, and Mr. Curteis-Speech of Sir Robert

Peel-Question on the State of our Relations with the Peninsular King-

doms-Reply of Lord Palmerston

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State of Ireland-Observations on the social and political condition of

that Country-Difficulties in the way of its Administration-Conduct

of Parties with respect to it-Proceedings of the National Association

-Great Protestant Meeting at Dublin-Petition to Parliament-Motion

for leave to bring in a Bill for the Amendment of Municipal Corpora-

tions in Ireland-Lord John Russell's Speech on the State of Ireland-

Vindication of Lord Mulgrave's Government-Decrease of Crime-Im-

proved tranquillity of the Country Speech of Sergeant Jackson in

reply-Speech of Mr. O'Connell-Mr. Roebuck-Adjournment of the

Debate-Defence of the Irish Government by Lord Morpeth-Sir

James Graham's reply--Speeches of Sir John Hobhouse and Sir Robert

Peel

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