PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, HURST, REES AND ORME, PATERNOSTER-ROW; . LLADENĦALL-STREET. CONTENTS Page DEC. 22, 1790, Motion relative to the impeachment of Mr. Hastings ...----- ------- 1 April 19, 1791, Mr. Wilberforce's motion for abolishing - the slave-trade--,-,------------- 14 Feb. 17, 1792, Consideration of the state of the public .. . revenue and expenditure -.. April 2, African slave-trade -- - 30, Mr. Grey's notice of a motion for a reform in parliament -------------------- S7 Feb. - - 1,-1798, His Majesty's message respecting an aug.. j meutation of the naval and military 12, Ditto, announcing war with France. ---- 113 May 7, Motion by Mr. Grey respecting a reform June 17, Mr. Fox's motion for peace with France - 157 Jan. 21, 1794, His Majesty's speech on opening the session' ---------------------- 166 April 7, Volunteer corps bill --------------- 179 May 16, som Report of the secret committee respecting con seditious societies -------------- 192 17, - Bill for suspending the habeas-corpus act- 202 July 10, 1794; Mr. Sheridan's motion for an account of monies issued to the king of Prussia ~ -- 225 Dec. 30, His Majesty's speech on opening the session ------ ----- -----•-•• 236 Jan. 21, 1795, Debate on voting the army estimates - - - 250 26, 'Mr. Grey's motion respecting peace with France -- ------ ---....... 260 Mar. 24, - Mr. Fox's motion for a committee on the state of the nation -------------- 279 Motion by Mr. Wilberforce to facilitate peace ------------------ - 295 -29, - His Majesty's speech on opening the Nov. 10, Bill for preventing seditious meetings --- 324 23, -- Bill for the better security of his Majesty's Dec. 9, His Majesty's message relative to a pro- 10, Bill for the better security of his Majesty's • person •.•*•* --- -- ------ 355 Feb. 12, 1796, Mr. Whitbread's bill for regulating labour- . ers' wages ------------ ------ 365 15,- Mr. Grey's motion to negociate for peace ------- 875 Mr. W. Smith's motion respecting the late , ' loan to the Emperor -- ------ 382 Motion by Mr. Fox for an address to his Majesty ------•-•.-••--•-•- 397 Oct. 6, His Majesty's speech on opening the session 419 - 18, — Motion for augmenting the national force MR. PITT'S PARLIAMENTARY SPEECHES. December 22, 1790. THE order of the day having been read, for the house to resolve itself into a committee of the whole house to consider the state of the impeachment of Warren Hastings, Esq., Sir Peter Burrell took the chair of the committee:when Mr. Burke moved,“ That it appears that an impeachment by this house, in the name of the commons of Great Britain in parliament assembled, and of all the commons of Great Britain, against Warren Hastings, Esq. late governor-general of Bengal, for sundry high crimes and misdemeanours, is now depending." Mr. Erskine opposed the motion, and, in order that a committee might be appointed to search for precedents, he moved, “ that Sir Peter Burrell leave the chair;" upon which a debate ensued of very considerable length*. Mr. Pitt, iu rising, requested the attention of the committee . in that early stage of the discussion, while he submitted to their consideration his solemn and deliberate opinion upon the question at issue, the decision of which involved in it considerations of the first magnitude; the rights and privileges of parliament were concerned, which must remain ever inviolably sacred, or * The parliament had this year been dissolved: and the question to be de. cided by this debate (which lasted by adjournments for three days) was, whether an impeachment brought by the commons of Great Britain in parliament assembled, in their own name, and in the name of their constituents, did not remain in statu quo, notwithstanding the intervention of a dissolution? VOL. II. |
