POLITICAL REGISTER.

VOL. XVII.

FROM JANUARY TO JUNE

1810.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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OFFICIAL PAPERS.

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FRANCE -Address of the Legislative Body to the Emperor; and his Answer 11

America-President's Message at the opening of the Session of Congress, Nov.
27th, 1809

- - - - - 13
Circular Letter of Mr. Jackson, dated Washington, Nov. 18, 1809 - . .

American Dispute-Correspondence between Mr. R. Smith, the American

Secretary of State, and Mr. F. J. Jackson, the English

Envoy - - - - - - 18, 32, 139, 219

Proceedings of the Common Hall of London, January 9, 1810 -

45

...... of the Berkshire Meeting, January 15, 1810 . . - - 84

King's Speech to both Houses of Parliament at the opening of the Session,

January 23rd • - - - - -

113

Thanks of the City of London to Mr. Wardle, January 30, 1810 -

217

Flushing-Report of Adjutant Dubourg, on the present State of the Dock, Port,

and Arsenal of Flushing, January 4, 1810 - -

223

Parliamentary Reform-Proceedings at the Westminster Meeting, Feb. 9, 1810 248

South AmericaConditions of Commerce - - -

256

The Earl of Chatham's Statement of his Proceedings at Walcheren

281

Holland-Decree, dated January 20, 1810 - - -

306

Proceedings at the English Catholic Meeting, February 1

305

Notes of the French Official Paper, the Moniteur, on the King of England's

Speech at the opening of the Parliament - - - - - 307, 571.

The Trial of Mr. Perry and Mr. Lambert for a Libel . . 330, 376, 464

Captain Warwick Lake's Court Martial - - -

- 396, 459

America-Message from the President, transmitting Extracts from the Corres-

• pondence of Mr. Pinkney -

. - - 478

Proceedings at the Nomination of Members for the County of Cambridge,

March 13 - - - - - - - - - - 499

Notes of the French Official Paper, the Moniteur, upon the Debates in the Par-

liament of Great Britain - - - - - - 573, 640, 661

Marriage of the Emperor Napoleon with the Archduchess Maria Louisa - 662, 369

Imprisonment of Sir Francis Burdett and Parliamentary Reform-Proceedings .

of the Livery of London, May 4 - . - - - - 784

Imprisonment of Sir Francis Burdett Procession of the Livery of London;

... preceded by Mr. Sheriff Wood, in state, to the Tower, May 9 - - 790

Major Cartwright's Petition to the House of Commons, May 10 - - 797, 800

Sir Francis Burdett's Letters to Mr. Sheriff Wood and the Freeholders of Mid-

dlesex, May 5 - - . - - - - - - - 819

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RESOLUTIONS, Petitions, REMONSTRANCES, &c. RELATIVE TO THE IMPRISON-

ment of Sir Francis BURDETT, THE LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT, AND

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

....... Common Hall of London, May 21 .

820

... Farringdon Ward Without, May 11

824

... Castle Baynard Ward, May 22 .

826

.. Portsoken Ward, May 15 -

828

...... Liverpool, May 9

529

- Carmarthen, April 23

831

- Berwick upon Tweed, May 7

• 848

- Berkshire, June 5

. 880
....... • Sheffield, June 6 ..

• 912
- • Nottingham, May 28 -

921, 939

• Liverpool -

926, 938

.. Southwark -

- 987
... Coventry . .

- - 994

.... Parish of St. Dunstan in the West -

999

First Report of the Select Committee on Proceedings relative to Sir Francis Bur.

dett - - • - - -

. 859, 909

King's Speech at the Prorogation, June 21 -

.. - 936

The Christians Petition to the House of Commons, June 8 .

- 941

Captain Foskett's Petition to the House of Commons-
Intercepted Correspondence--Letter from the Emperor Napoleon to the Queen

of Sicily, upon the occasion of his Marriage with the Archduchess

Maria Louisa" - - - . - - - - - - 952

Dutch Commercial Decree, May 21 . .

. . . . 950

Second Report from the Select Committee on Proceedings relative to Sir Francis

Burdett - - - - - - -

- 961

Letter of Sir Francis Burdett, in Answer to that sent to him by the Inhabitants

of Liverpool - - - - - - - - - - - 986

America-Mr. Pinckney's Correspondence with Marquis Wellesley . - - 989

Letter from Mr. Adair to the British Consul at Smyrna, Feb. 22 . - . 991

Letter from Gen. Vandamme, to the Minister at War, concerning Gen. Sarrazin 1039

MISCELLANEOUS.

110

122

Dr. Milner on the Catholic Claims . .

. - 52

Anti Catholicus on Catholic Emancipation -

Catholic Claims-Letter from Lord Grenville to the Earl of Fingal, Jan.

A. B. on the Hon. George Villiers' Delinquency · ·

Spartacus on the Catholic Claims -

128

Seotus on the Catholic Claims -

be 129

An Economist on Banking . .

- - - 130
Speech of Mr. Deane at the Berkshire Meeting, upon the Subject of Assessed
Taxes - - -

- 134
Lord Cochrane's Speech in the House of Commons, Jan. 29, on the Vote of
Thanks to Lord Gambier . . . . -

- 185, 210
A Reporter of Parliamentary Debates for the Morning Post, on Mr. Windham's

Attack upon the Press .- - . - - - - - 207
X. X. X. on the Affairs of the East India Company . .

213
A. B. on the Delinquency of Mr. Hunt and Mr. Villiers a

244
Mr. Montagu Burgoyne's Letter to the Freeholders of Essex
A Friend to Truth, in Defence of Mr. Windham

- - 297
J. V. on Jacobin Guineas - - - - -

- 301
Sir Francis BURDETT TO HIS CONSTITUENTS; DENYING TUE PowER OF THE

House of COMMONS TO IMPRISON THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND
W. F. S. on the Liberty of the Subject - - - -

493
Mr. Worthington, on the Edinburgh Reviewers.

- 529
A. B. on Jasobin Guineas - no .... .

296

Swift's Character, Panegyric, and Description of the Legion Club

609
A Word in behalf of Mr. Gale Jones .

• 612
W. F. S. on the Liberty of the Subject

' 614
A Free Thinker, on the Edinburgh Reviewers

631 -
Legality of the Execution of the Speaker's Warrant in the Case of Sir Francis .

Burdett examined - - -
Mr. Erskine's (now Lord Erskine's) Opinion of the Proceedings of the Court of

King's Bench in Ireland, by Attachment
The Whios Grumbling . . . . . . . .
Lord Erskine's Letter to Mr. Sheridan on the Resolution of the Bench of Lin-
coln's Inn against the Press •

097

Mr. O'Connor's Narrative .

- 721, 757

Publicola, on the Privileges of the House of Commons

759

Indagator to Sir Samuel Romilly on the Penal Code

773

W. F. S. on the Liberty of the Subject - -

779

Philo-Justitia, on the Power of Parliament -

The Rev. W. Shepherd on the Privilege of Parliament

. 897

Mr. Capel Lofft on the Nature and Extent of Privilege of Parliament

- 9-15

Question concerning Parliamentary Commitments ..

. 1001

Evidence relative to the Assault on the Duke of Cumberland -

· 1005

Publicola, on the Privileges of the House of Commons - - - - . - 1033

ARTICLES BY THE ENITOR.

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104

161

193

Napoleon's Projects - - - - - - - - -

Jacobin Guineas -

Napoleon's Projects

American Dispute . . . -

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London Common Hall

Lord Castlereagh

Catholic Claims -

Peculation -

Parliament -

Parliamentary Proceedings-Opening of the Session-Lord Porchester's Motion

for Inquiry-Lord Cochrane's Motion about Lord Gambier's Court

Martial - - -

Shutting the Gallery -

Shutting the Gallery

Spanish Revolution, or Turtle Patriot War -

Corn against Sugar - - -

Walcheren Inquiry-Medical Department -

Mr. Yorke - - - -

Army Estimates - -

To the Independent Freeholders of the County of Cambridge

Lord Chatham

Reversion Bill

Cambridgeshire Election - - - -

Captain Warwick Lake -

Power of Imprisonment by the House of Commons

What is Despotism - -

Our Staff - -

Jubilee Parliament - -

Sir Francis Burdett's Commitment to the Tower

Sir Francis and Parliamentary Reform

Sir Francis's Commitment to the Tower - - - - -

Parliamentary Reform .

Middlesex Meeting - - .