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1814.

1778.

I. PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES IN BOTH

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

FIFTH SESSION OF THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT

OF GREAT BRITAIN. Continued from Vol. XIX.

Page

Dec. 7. Debate on the Marquis of Rockingham's Motion relative to the

Manifesto issued by the Commissioners for restoring Peace

with America..........

....... I

Protest against the Manifesto issued by the Commissioners for

restoring Peace with America ...

43

10. Debate in the Commons on the State of the British Army ......

11. Debate on Mr. Temple Luttrell's Motion for the Trial of Sir

46

Hugh Palliser.................

......

53

14. Debate in the Commons on the Army Estimates ..................

16. Debate in the Commons on Admiral Keppel's Court Martial

73

Bill

.....

91

18. Debate in the Lords on Admiral Keppel's Court Martial Bill 93

...

1779.

Jan. 19. Motion in the Commons respecting the Trade of Ireland......... 111

21. Debate in the Commons on the Bill for better recruiting the

Army..

112

Feb. 12. Debate in the Commons on the Contractors' Bill

124

The Thanks of the Commons given to Admiral Keppel

16. The Thanks of the Lords given to Admiral Keppel ...............

130

.........

133

1779.

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Feb. 15. Debate in the Commons on the State of the Trade and Com-

merce of Ireland

136

..

17. Debate in the Commons on Sir William Howe's Motion for Pa-

pers relating to the Conduct of the American War

18. Mr. Wilkes's Motion for expunging the Resolution respecting

..

139

.....

his Expulsion..............

144

19. Debate on Mr. Fox's Motion for the Dismissal of Sir Hugh Pal-

liser from the Navy

..

144

22. Debate on Colonel Barré's Motion respecting limited Service in

the Army

148

23. Debate on Mr. Fox's Motion for Papers respecting the State of

the French Fleet in Brest.....

152

24. Debate in the Commons on the Budget

155

Mar. 3.

Debate on Mr. Fox's Motion of Censure on the Conduct of the

Admiralty, in sending out Admiral Keppel with too small a

Force

174

8.

Debate on Mr. Fox's Motion respecting the State of the Navy

upon the breaking out of the War with France

204

10.

Debate in the Commons on a Motion for granting further Relief

to Protestant Dissenters

239

Motion in the Commons for a Committee on the State of the

Trade and Commerce of Ireland

11. Debate on the Right of Lord George Germain, he being Third

Secretary of State, to sit in the House of Commons

.........

250

12. Motions in the Commons respecting the State of Ireland......... 269

Debate on Mr. Dunning's Motion respecting the Power of the
Board of Admiralty to grant or refuse Courts Martial

17. Debates in the Commons on the Bill for the Relief of Protestant

19. The King's Message respecting the Financial Distresses of Ire-

land

.....

327

22. Debate in the Commons on a Motion for Printing the Army

Estimates

...

328

Debate on Mr. Fox's Motion of Censure on Administration, for

not sending out Reinforcements to Lord Howe at New

York

29. Debate in the Commons on the Army Extraordinaries............ 359

Apr. 16. Proceedings of the Commons on East India Affairs.................363

19. Debate on Mr. Fox's Motion for the Removal of the Earl of

Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty

372

Debate on the Duke of Richmond's Motion respecting the in-

tended Court Martial upon Sir Hugh Palliser

406

23. Debate on the Earl of Bristol's Motion for the Removal of the

Earl of Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty .................. 426

Protests against the Rejection of the Motion for the Removal of

the Earl of Sandwich

1779.

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Apr. 23.

Proceedings in the Lords on the Duke of Richmond's Motions

relating to an Enquiry into the Management of Greenwich

Hospital....

475

Debate in the Lords on the Adultery Bill

592

19. Debate in the Commons on the Adultery Bill....

16. Debate in the Commons on the Bill to vest the sole Right of

597

Printing Almanacks in the two Universities

..

602

28. Petition of Mr. Carnan against the Bill to vest the sole Right of

Printing Almanacks in the two Universities....

..

605

May 10.

Mr. Erskine's Speech at the Bar of the Commons in support of

Mr. Carnan's Petition against the Bill to vest the sole Right of

Printing Almanacks in the two Universities

5. Lord George Gordon's Motion respecting the Petition of the Ro-

man Catholies of Scotland

13. Debate on Mr. Fox's Motion for the Sentence of the Court Mar-

tial on Sir Hugh Palliser

11. Debate on the Marquis of Rockingham's Motion on the dis-

tressed State of Ireland......

635

19. Debate on the East India Company's Dividends Bill

26. Debate in the Commons on Lord Beauchamp's Motion respect-

Debate on the Earl of Shelburne's Motion respecting the dis-

tressed State of Ireland

663

Proceedings in the Commons relating to the Enquiry into the

Conduct of the American War....

Debate on the King's Message for a Vote of Credit

Debate on Sir William Meredith's Motion respecting Peace

with America

...

..

828

15. Debate on Mr. Thomas Townshend's Motion for an Address to

defer the Prorogation of Parliament

854

17. The King's Message respecting the Spanish Manifesto............ 876

Copy of the Spanish Manifesto

877

Debate in the Lords on the King's Message respecting the Spa-

nish Manifesto

Protest against the Rejection of an Amendment to the Address

on the Spanish Manifesto....

893

Debate in the Commons on the King's Message respecting the

Spanish Manifesto..............

..

$95

22. Mr. Hartley's Motion for Reconciliation with America

.........

901

Debate in the Commons on the Bill for doubling the Militia...... 915

28. Debate in the Commons on the Bill for speedily Manning the

Navy

...

962

Debate in the Lords on the Bills for doubling the Militia; and

for speedily Manning the Navy

Protest against the Rejection of a Motion to re-commit the Bill

for speedily Manning the Navy

Protest against passing the Bill for speedily Manning the Navy 1007

July 2. Debate in the Commons on the Lords' Amendments to the Bill