ADVERTISEMENT.

THE Parliamentary Speeches forming the first portion of the present work have been reprinted by special license from the revised reports published in Hansard's "Parliamentary Debates." The miscellaneous speeches have been derived from a variety of sources; but in every instance great care has been taken to select the best report that could be met with.

London, 1853.

CONTENTS OF VOL. I.

(The Speeches contained in the present Volume have been extracted, by special licence,
from "Hansard's Parliamentary Debates," Third Series.)

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DISABILITIES OF THE JEWS.

On Mr. Grant's Motion for leave to bring in a Bill to Repeal the Civil Dis-

abilities affecting British-born Subjects professing the Jewish Religion.

April 5, 1830

SLAVERY IN THE WEST INDIES.

On the Presentation of a Petition from West India Planters, and others

interested in Property in the West Indies. December 13, 1830

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

On Lord John Russell's Motion for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the

Representation of the People of England and Wales. March 2, 1831

On the Second Reading of Lord John Russell's Parliamentary Reform Bill

(England). July 5, 1831

On the Third Reading of the Reform Bill (England). September 20, 1831

THE STATE OF THE NATION.

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38

On Lord Ebrington's Resolution expressing Confidence in Ministers with

regard to the Reform Question. October 10, 1831

53

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

On the Second Reading of the Reform Bill (England). December 16, 1831

64

THE ANATOMY BILL.

On Mr. Warburton's Motion for the further Consideration of the Report of

the Committee on the Anatomy Bill. February 27, 1832

79

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PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

The Bill for England, in Committee, 17th Day. On the Question that the

Tower Hamlets stand part of Schedule C. February 28, 1832

81

On the Third Reading of the Reform Bill (England). March 19, 1832

RESIGNATION OF MINISTERS.

On Lord Ebrington's moving an Address to the King expressive of the deep

Regret of the House at the Change which had taken place in the Councils

of his Majesty. May 10, 1832

SLAVERY IN THE COLONIES.

On Mr. Fowell Buxton's Motion for a Select Committee to consider what

Measures should be adopted for effecting the Extinction of Slavery

throughout the British Dominions. May 24, 1832

THE RUSSIAN-DUTCH LOAN.

On Lord Althorp's Motion for a Committee of the whole House, to take

into consideration the Convention with Russia regarding the Russian-

Dutch Loan. July 12, 1832

THE AFFAIRS OF IRELAND.

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103

113

116

On the Address in Answer to the King's Speech, and Mr. O'Connell's

Amendment for a Committee of the whole House to consider his Majesty's

Speech. February 6, 1833 .

124

DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.

On Lord Althorp's Motion for the First Reading of the Bill for the Suppres-

sion of Disturbances (Ireland). February 28, 1833

139

IRISH CHURCH REFORM.

In Committee On Lord Althorp's Plan for regulating the Temporalities

of the Church of Ireland. April 1, 1833

151

162

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THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.

On the Second Reading of the East India Company's Charter Bill.

July 10, 1833

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.

On the Motion that the House resolve itself into Committee on the Aboli-

tion of Slavery Bill. July 24, 1833

THE BALLOT.

On Mr. Grote's Motion for leave to bring in a Bill, providing that the

Votes at Parliamentary Elections shall be taken by way of Ballot.

June 18, 1839

LORD MELBOURNE'S MINISTRY.

On Sir J. Yarde Buller's Motion that her Majesty's Government, as at

present constituted, does not possess the Confidence of the House.

January 29, 1840.

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