The Speeches of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan

HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

JOHN LEIGHTON, PRINTER, JOHNSON'S COURT, FLEET STREET.

CONTENTS OF VOL. I.

NOVEMBER 20, 1780.-In the General Election of 1780, Mr. Sheridan was

returned for Stafford, upon which occasion a Petition was presented to

the House, complaining of an undue Election, and containing a charge

of Bribery and Corruption against the sitting Members for that Borough

27.-Thanks to Earl Cornwallis, and General Sir Henry Clinton....

February 26, 1781.—Second Reading of the Bill for the Better Regulation
of his Majesty's Civil List Revenue; and for Abolishing several Use-
less, Expensive, and Inconvenient Places; and for Applying the Mo-
nies arising therefrom to the Public Service..

MARCH 5.-Mr. Sheridan's Motions for the Better Regulation of the Police

of Westminster

12.-Mr. Byng's Motion on the Loan of this Year, 1781

MAY 15.-Farther Debate on the Bill for Preventing Abuses and Profana-

tions on the Sabbath Day

17.—On the Second Reading of the Bill for Preventing Desertion in

the Navy

JUNE 20.-On the Bill to Explain and Amend the Marriage Act

NOVEMBER 27.-Prosecution of the American War

DECEMBER 4.-Mr. Burke's Motion to Inquire into the Confiscation and

Disposal of the Effects, &c. of the Inhabitants of St. Eustatius, Cap-

tured by Admiral Sir George Rodney and General Vaughan

FEBRUARY 7, 1782.—Naval Affairs of 1781 .......

20.—Mr. Fox's Motion, "That it appears to this House that there

has been great Mismanagement in his Majesty's Naval Affairs in the

Year 1781.".

27.-General Conway's Motion for Putting an End to offensive War

in America

MARCH 8.-Motion, by Lord John Cavendish, of Censure on his Majesty's

Ministers...

12.-Report from the Committee of Ways and Means-Duties on the

Carriage of Goods and Insurance....

APRIL 8. Mr. Eden's Motion to Repeal so much of the Act of George I. as

Asserted a Right to the King and Parliament of Great Britain to make

Laws to Bind the Kingdom of Ireland ...

MAY 7.-Mr. Pitt's Motion, "That a Committee be Appointed to Inquire
into the State of the Representation in Parliament, and to Report to
the House their Observations thereon."

JUNE 26.-Report from the Committee of the E O Bill

DECEMBER 11.-On the Vote of Supply for the Navy..

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18. Mr. Fox's Motion for a Copy of the Provisional Treaty with

America

FEBRUARY 14, 1783.-Mr. Sheridan's Motion for such Parts of the Treaty

Pending between Great Britain and Holland, as related to Cessions to

be made by the former to the latter

17-.Consideration of the Preliminary Articles of Peace, between

Great Britain, and France, and Spain, and of the Provisional Treaty

with the United States of America......

MARCH 3.-Army Estimates

APRIL 16.-Loan

17.—Mr. Rolle's Motion for a Copy of the List of Subscribers to the

New Loan....

30.-Bill for Taking-up and Imprisoning such Persons as should be
found in the night with Pick-lock keys, or other Implements for break-
ing into Houses

MAY 2.-Debate relative to Messrs. Powell and Bembridge