Annual Register

CONTENT S.

GENERAL HISTORY.

CHAPTER I.

Parliamentary proceedings.-Speech of the Prince Regent.-Debate on the

address in the House of Commons.--Motion for naval monument. Mr. Brougham's motion relative to the Christian treaty, and the treaty of Vienna, Jan. 1815.- Financial exposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and debates.-Mr. Grenfell's motion concerning transactions between the public and the Bank of England. - Lord Grenville's motion on the peace establishment of the army.--Debates on the same in the House of Commons.-Navy estimates and debates.

CHA P. II.

Mr. Brougham's motion for interposition with the Spanish court in favour of

the suffering patriots.-Discussion in the House of Lords on motion for an address on the treaties with foreign powers.--The same in the House of Commons.-Petitions against the continuance of the Property Tax, and debates.--Motion by the Chancellor of the Exchequer for its renewal, and its defeat.-- Relinquishment of the war malt-duties.-Mr. Western's motion for taking into consideration the distressed stute of the agriculture.Bill for the effectual detention of Buonaparte.—Message of the Prince Regent respecting the marriage of the Princess Charlotte with the Prince of Cobourg, and consequent provision.--Motion respecting the augmentation of the salaries of the Secretaries to the Admiralty.--Motion for abolishing the office of one of the Secretaries of State.

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CHA P. III.

Bank Loan Bill.--Bill for renewing the Bank Restrictions of Payment.Complaint on employing the Military on Court Days.

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CH A P. IV.

Motion concerning the State of Ireland.-Petitions from Irish and English Roman Catholics, and Proceedings respecting them.-New Alien Bill. [47

CHAP.

CHAP. V.

Bill for Regulation of the Civil List--Motion on Salaries and Emoluments

in Public Offices. - Consolidation of English and Irish Exchequers.-Bill

for a new Silver Coinage

C H A P. VI.

Revision of the Statute Book. -Motion on Ertenis in did.--Debates on the

Slave Registry Bill.-Prince Regent's Speech on proroguing Parlia-

ment.

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CHAP. VIII.

Domestic Events.-Calamitous state of Europe in general, and its Cuuse.-

Distresses of Great Britain.- Agricultural Distress, changing into that

proceeding from a bud Harvest.-- Discontents among the inferior Classes.

- Disturbances in the Eastern Counties, particularly Cambridgeshire.-

Sufferings among the Manufacturers.- Iron Manufactories. --Staffordshire.

-South Wules. - Spitalfields.- Meetings for Petitioning.–Daring Riot

in London. - Condition of Ireland.-Marriages in the Royal Family (91

CHA P. IX.

British Expedition to Algiers

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C H A P. X.

Affairs of France.-Position of the Army of Occupation. --State of Things

at Nismes.-Law of Amnesty:-Olsequies of Louis XVI. and his Qucen.

Insurrectionary Movements at Lyons.-Disturbances at Tarrascon.—Plan

of National Education.—Parties in the Legislature.- Declaration .of the

Majority in the Chamler of Deputies.- Establishment of the Duke of

Berri. ---Insurrection at Grenoble.- Malcontents at Paris.- Tumult at Nis-

mes.-Affair of the Albe Vinson.—Dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies

and Convocation of a new one. Suppression of Chateaubriand's Work.

Ministerial Influence in the Election.- Anniversary in Memory of Marie

Antionette.-Opening of the Chambers, and King's Speech.—Conclusion of

the Year.

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C H A P. XI.

Affairs of the Netherlands.- Finances.-Delates in the States on Printing

Speeches.-System of Weights and Measures.- Sacred Alliance.-Ecclesi-

astical Affairs.-Restriction on the Press.— Treaty with Algiers.--Discus-

sions respecting Commerce and Manufactures.-King's Speech at Brussels

on the Finances.-Treaty lietween the Netherlands und Hanover.- Fortifi-

cations on the Frontiers.--Delate on Exportation of Corn, and proposed

Law,

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CHAP

CHAP. XII.

Spain.--Weakness and Fluctuations of the Government.-Character of the

King.-Change of Ministry.—Matrimonial Connections between the Courts

of Spain and Portugal.-Conspiracy at Madrid.-Decree respecting Reli-

gious Orders.- Property of Jesuits restored.- Prisoners at Ceuta removed.

-Royal Nuptials - General Pardon, with great Exceptions.-Portugal :

its Commerce flourishing.–Brazil declared a Kingdom.- Naples.-Treaty

with the Piratical States.-Sicilian Papers excluded from Ncples.-Trans-

actions with the United States of America.-Decree respecting the Political

Relations between the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily:-Rome insulted by

Pirates and Banditti.—Torture forbidden in the Inquisition.-Security de-

clared to Purchasers of National Property.-Confiscation no longer per-

mitted to the Profit of the Inquisition.- Negociations of the Church of Rome

with France.-Venice.

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CHAP. XIII.

Germany.-Slow Progress in political Alteration.--Hanover, Annexation of

East Friseland, and Cession of Lauenberg.–Order of Guelph.- Assembly

of States.- Prussia.—Discussions relative to Representative Government.-

Restrictions on the Press.-Electorate of Hesse. ---Continuance of Differ-

ences between the King and States of Wurtemberg.—Death of the former,

and Acts of his Successor.--Austria, financial Plan —Death of ihe Em-

press, and Marriage of another.-Germanic Diet.-Constitution of Wei-

mar.-Switzerland.-Diet.-Law in Friburg.

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CHA P. XIV.

Sweden and Norway.- Denmark.-Russia.- Ionian Islands. --Turkey. [145

CHAP. XV.

United States of America.–Opposition to the Commercial Bill with England.

-Treaties with the Indians.-Disputes with the Spanish Government.-

Decline of Manufactures:--- Measures for restoring Payment in legal Cur-

rency.--Hostility on the Gulph of Mexico.-President's Message.

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C H A P. XVI.

Spanish America.--Carthagena.-Caracca.--Isle of Margarita.-Buenos

Ayres.- Its Army defeated in Peru. - Its Fleet under Brown in the Pacific.

--Its Declaration of Independence.--Bolivar.---Army from Brasil takes

possession of Montevideo.-Mexico.- Venezuela.—British West India Is-

lands.-Jamaica.- Insurrection in Barbadoes.-Alarm in the other Colonies.

- Proceedings in St. Vincent, Demarara, Barbadoes' General Assemlily,

Dominica, Jamaica.

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C H A P. XVII.

East Indies.-Renewal of Hostilities with the Nepaulese. ---Actions, and

final Treaty:-Proceedings in Cutch.— Insurrection at Bareilly.-- Irrup-

tion from Mahratta.-China.

APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE.

ARTICLES FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.

Dispatch from India.--Taking of Hurry herpore

from Lord Exmouth.--Bombardment of Algiers

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230

REMARKABLE TRIALS AND LAW CASES.

Slack v. Slack.–Validity of a Will

244

Johnson v. Johnson.-Ditto

247

Sturges v. Paterson.-A Legacy

249

Ryan v. Ryan.-Concerning Letters of Administration

252

Earl of Fife v. The Trustees of the deceased Earl of Fife

253

Glencross and Little, v. Underhill.-Validity of a Will

255

Harrower.--Bigamy

257

Blackmore and Thorpe v. Brider.-Incest

262

Brisco v. Brisco.-Alimony

253

Princess of Aremberg -- (Paris) Maintenance

266

Gilberson v. Charlton.--Seduction

267

The King v. l'inckler and Mountford.-Nuisance

271

Thompson v. Harris.-Nuisance

273

The King v. Macknamara and others.-Obstructing a Road

276

Hume v. Oldacre.- Trespass

277

Hance v. Stone and others.-Trespass

279

Dyster v. Moline.-Question concerning a Broker

279

Gladstone v. Trustees of the Liverpool Docks

Heathcott v. Lacy.-Patent

288

Hill v. Grey, Esq.-Breach of Contract

291

Wyatt v. Gore.-Libel

294

Carter v. Thomas.-Defamation

297

Sutton v. Burksworth and others.-Salvage

298

Bennet, v. Prevost.-Tithe Cause

299

Rivers v. King and others.-Boundaries of Cranborne Chase

301

Rex v. Hall.--Extent

305

King v. Creswell.–Smuggling on board India Ships

305

King v. Goode.-For fraud in collecting taxes

308

Marginson v. Ilouard.–Game Laos

309

Newstead v. Peyton and Orton.-Field preaching

King v. Houghton.--Misdemeanour

310

King v. Fowle.- Assault

312

Mayhew v. Lock.- Assault and false Imprisonment

313

Vaughan, Mackay and Brown.- Conspiracy

314

310

King v. Fentons.-Duel

Holroyd.-Murder

Barnett.— Shooting Maria Kelly

Court Martial on Augustus Stanhope

Trial of Sir Robert Wilson, Bruce and Hutchinson

Passed in the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parlianent of the United

Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, 56 George III.

Table of Bankruptcies

Average Price of Corn

Statement of the quantity of Porter brewed in London

List of the Prince Regent's Ministers

Meteorological Register

355

381
382

Convention between Greut Britain and Portugal, signed at Vienna

21st Jan. 1815
Treaty between Great Britain and Portugal, signed 22 Jan.
Convention between Great Britain and France
Treaty between Great Britain, Russia and the Netherlands

and Surdinia

and the Netherlands

Convention between Great Britain and Austria

Treaty between Great Britain and Saxony

Treaties of Accession and Subsidy

Dispatch from the Duke of Wellington to Lord Bathurst

Convention lietween the Emperor of Russia, the Emperor of Austria

and the King of Prussia

Decree of the Prince Regent of Portugal respecting Brazil
Convention to regulate the Commerce of the United States of America

with Great Britain
Prince Regent's Speech at opening the Session of Parliament
Treaty of Marriage between the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold
Proclamation of Maria Louisa as Duchess of Parma
Ionian Isles.- Proclamation of Sir Thomas Maitland
Speech of the Prince Regent at the close of the Sessions
Treaty between the King of Spain and the King of the Netherlands
Proclamations from the Brazilian Government
Declaration of the King of the Two Sicilies
Dispatch from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on the Disturbances

there
Address of the Corporation of London to the Prince Regent, and

Answer

Tables, Public Income, Expenditure, sc.

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