The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ..., Volume 69Edmund Burke J. Dodsley, 1823 - Anglo-Dutch War, 1780-1784 As well as being a record of events, The Annual Register was originally conceived as a miscellany, including a Chronology, which gave an account of noteworthy events in Britain over the previous year, and a collection of "State Papers", a miscellany of primary source material which included official documents, speeches, letters and accounts as well as reviewing important books, and featuring historical sketches, poetry, observations on natural history, and other essays, reproduced from books and periodicals. The early volumes of The Annual Register continued to follow this format, with contributions articles on international organizations, economics, the environment, science, law, religion, the arts (art, drama, music) and sport, together with poetry, obituaries, patents, a chronicle of major events. Although Burke was elected to parliament in 1765 and was a committed and prominent Whig,The Annual Register strove to remain non-partisan in its political coverage. After the end of the war in 1763, the History section evolved to cover the past year's developments more generally in Britain, its colonies, and mainland Europe. From 1775 its length was significantly increased, becoming the main focus of the publication. Burke apparently resigned the editorship in 1789; from that year until the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 the History was primarily devoted to describing the French Revolution and the wars arising from it. |
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... carried against the Ministry in the Committee , and confirmed on the bringing up of the Report - Ministers withdraw the Bill - Attack of Mr. Canning on the Duke of Wellington - Proposal to give effect to the Corn Act of 1822- Temporary ...
... carried against the Ministry in the Committee , and confirmed on the bringing up of the Report - Ministers withdraw the Bill - Attack of Mr. Canning on the Duke of Wellington - Proposal to give effect to the Corn Act of 1822- Temporary ...
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... carried to so great an extent as to become a matter of opprobrium in the eyes of foreigners , was considerably reduced by him ; and it was to be hoped that the House would complete what the late commander- in - chief had begun . The ...
... carried to so great an extent as to become a matter of opprobrium in the eyes of foreigners , was considerably reduced by him ; and it was to be hoped that the House would complete what the late commander- in - chief had begun . The ...
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... carried by a majority of 167 to 65 ; and , a bill founded upon it having been brought in , another division of the House took place on the second reading , which was likewise carried by a large majority . On the mo- tion that the House ...
... carried by a majority of 167 to 65 ; and , a bill founded upon it having been brought in , another division of the House took place on the second reading , which was likewise carried by a large majority . On the mo- tion that the House ...
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... carried through . * England is not a country all very true ; but still it was only an acknowledgement of the notorious fact , that the law had not been enforced ; it was no answer to the question why it had not been enforced ? • These ...
... carried through . * England is not a country all very true ; but still it was only an acknowledgement of the notorious fact , that the law had not been enforced ; it was no answer to the question why it had not been enforced ? • These ...
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... carried , it will produce an ebullition in Ireland ; the Catholics will triumph in their victory , and the Protestants repine in the consciousness that they are subdued . There will be a great explosion , followed by a moment- ary calm ...
... carried , it will produce an ebullition in Ireland ; the Catholics will triumph in their victory , and the Protestants repine in the consciousness that they are subdued . There will be a great explosion , followed by a moment- ary calm ...
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Page 23 - If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Page 42 - Second : and their majesties, as soon as their affairs will permit them to summon a parliament in this kingdom, will endeavour to procure the said Roman Catholics such further security in that particular, as may preserve them from any disturbance upon the account of their said religion.
Page 81 - Jesus' sake, forbeare To dig the dust enclosed here: Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones.
Page 41 - I, AB, do sincerely promise and swear, that I will be faithful, and bear true allegiance to his majesty King George...
Page 399 - Russias, penetrated with the necessity of putting an end to the sanguinary contest which, by delivering up the Greek provinces and the isles of the Archipelago to all the disorders of anarchy, produces daily fresh impediments to the commerce of the European States, and gives occasion to piracies, which not only expose the subjects of the High Contracting Parties to considerable losses, but besides render necessary burdensome measures of protection and repression...
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Page 419 - ... been grasped at with sufficient eagerness by an instantaneous conformity to them. At a subsequent period it has been intimated that the new exclusion was in resentment, because a prior act of. parliament, of 1822, opening certain colonial ports, under heavy and burdensome restrictions to vessels of the United States, had not been reciprocated by an admission of British vessels from the colonies, and their cargoes, without any restriction or discrimination whatever. But, be the motive for the...
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Page 382 - ... it is vain to hope for, any permanent and extensive advantage from any system of emigration which does not primarily apply to Ireland; whose population, unless some other outlet be opened to them, must shortly fill up every vacuum created in England or in Scotland, and reduce the labouring classes to a uniform state of degradation and misery.
Page 113 - ... suffer with impunity any crime to be prevented by death, unless the same, if committed, would also be punished by death.