EDINBURGH

ANNUAL REGISTER,

FOR 1822.

VOL. FIFTEENTH.- -PARTS I. AND II.

EDINBURGH:

PRINTED FOR ARCHIBALD COnstable and CO., EDINBURGH;
LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN;
AND HURST, ROBINSON, AND CO.,

LONDON.

1824.

LIBRARY

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
DAVIS

CONTENTS.

PART I.

HISTORICAL.

CHAP. I.

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

PAGE

General Aspect of Affairs.-Meeting of Parliament.-King s Speech.-Debates on the Ad-

dress,

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CHAP. II.

STATE OF IRELAND.

Brief View of the Disturbances in Ireland for the last sixty years.-Present Disorders in the

Southern Counties-Renewal of the Insurrection Act, and Suspension of the Habeas

Corpus Act in Ireland, proposed.-Debates on these measures in both Houses of Parlia

ment.-Bills passed.New Administration and State of Parties.-Bills for indemnifying

those who had seized arms, and for regulating the importation of arms and gunpowder into

Ireland.-State of the Country under the operation of the new Acts.-Convictions and

executions in the West of Ireland under the Special Commission and at the Assizes.-

Partial cessation of the outrages.-Sir John Newport's motion on the State of Ireland.

Famine in Munster and Connaught.-Causes of the sudden appearance of this dreadful

calamity, and of its being confined to the Western Counties.-Measures adopted by Go-

vernment for the relief of the sufferers.-General subscriptions for this purpose throughout

every part of England and Scotland.-Application of these subscriptions, and appropria-

tion of the surplus.-Effects of the famine on the general tranquillity of the Country.-

Constabulary Bill-Provisions of this Act.-Debate on the measure, which is warmly op

posed by Mr C. Grant.-Bill for enabling ecclesiastical persons and others to grant leases

of Tithes.-Marquis of Lansdown's Motion on the state of Ireland, and his views on the sub.

ject of Tithes.--Mr Hume's motion on the state of the Established Church in Ireland.-Sir

J. Newport's amendment.-Renewal of the Insurrection Act.-Alleged ground for the ne-

cessity of that measure.-State of the Country.-Policy of Lord Wellesley.-His unpopu-

larity with the Orange Faction.-Outrage at the Theatre.-Legal Proceedings.-Addres

ses of Congratulation,

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CHAP. III.

MEASURES FOR THE RELIEF OF THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.

Retrospect of the proceedings of last Session respecting the Petitions of the Agriculturists

praying Parliament for relief.-Diversity of opinions concerning the causes of the existing

distress.-Motives by which Ministers were probably influenced in giving the pledge con-