The Parliamentary Debates from the Year 1803 to the Present Time

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Jan. 27.

The Prince Regent's Speech on Opening the Session

Repeal of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act ........

Motion for an Address on the Prince Regent's Speech at the

Opening of the Session.........

1

4

5

Clerk of the Parliament - Death of Mr. Rose

Habeas Corpus Suspension Repeal Bill

Offices in Reversion

Secret Papers on the Internal State of the Country presented...

3. Resumption of Cash Payments by the Bank of England

17

56

117

119

Motion for a Secret Committee on the Internal State of the

Country.....

123

5. Secret Committee on the State of the Country ballotted for ...

9. Petition from Manchester concerning certain alleged Seditious

Practices...

155

215

16. Petition from Philip Drummond complaining of Imprisonment

under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act

19. Exchequer Bills Bill

Petitions complaining of the Operation of the Habeas Corpus

Suspension Act

The Earl of Carnarvon's Motion for referring to the Secret
Committee on the Internal State of the Country, the several

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Petitions complaining of Imprisonment under the Habeas

Corpus Suspension Act ....

... 519

Feb. 23. Report of the Secret Committee of the House of Lords on

the Internal State of the Country .............

Mar. 2. Petitions respecting the Chimney Sweepers' Regulation Bill 690

3. Indemnity Bill ....

713

5. Indemnity Bill

788

13. Offices in Reversion

1060

Earl Grosvenor's Motion for the Reduction of the Army 1062

16. Window Tax in Ireland

1100

19. Gas Lights ....

... 1180

Apr. 2. Stock Debentures ........

... 1181

3. Water Companies-Supply of Water in the Metropolis .... 1183

6. Libel Law .......

1186

8. Water Companies-Supply of Water in the Metropolis

9. Leather Tax

1224

Marriage of the Princess Elizabeth............

1225

10. State of the Currency of the Country

1254

Fees of Courts of Justice ...........

1255

13. Prince Regent's Message respecting Royal Marriages.......... 1295

Fees of Courts of Justice

1296

.......... 1210

II. DEBATES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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Jan. 27. Repeal of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act ........

18

Prosecutions instituted against State Prisoners in Scotland...... 19

Address on the Prince Regent's Speech at the Opening of the

Session .........

19

28. Prosecutions instituted against State Prisoners in Scotland...... 65

Poor Laws.........

66

Address on the Prince Regent's Speech at the Opening of the

Session

.....

81

Messages of Condolence to the Queen, and to Prince Leopold 85

Mr. John Smith's Motion for a Select Committee to consider

of the Bankrupt Laws

88

Petitions relating to a Reform of Parliament .....

88

29. Habeas Corpus Suspension Repeal Bill

91

Petition of Francis Ward, and of certain Inhabitants of Notting-

ham, complaining of the Operation of the Habeas Corpus

Suspension Act .......

104

Irish Grand Juries Presentment Act Suspension Bill

111

Resumption of Cash Payments by the Bank of England ......... 113

Feb. 3. Lord Castlereagh's Motion for appointing a Select Committee

of Finance .................

128

Mr. Grenfell’s Motion for Papers relating to the Bank of Eng.

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Feb. 3. Secret Papers on the Internal State of the Country presented... 133

Destruction of Income Tax Returns

193

Mr. William Smith's Motion for an Account of the Sums re-

ceived at the Crown Office from Mr. Hone, for Copies of the

Informations filed against him by the Attorney General 134

Scotch Lunatic Asylum Bill ....

142

Petition respecting the State of the Civil Police of Ireland 143

Irish Grand Juries Presentment Act Suspension Bill

145

4. Mr. Hone-Informations Ex-Officio

.......................

146

Mode of printing the Votes of the House ...

146

Navy Estimates....
.........

148

Exchequer Bills ......

148

Mr. Sturges Bourne's Motion for a Select Committee on the

Poor Laws......

150

5. State of the Public Finances
.......

158

Mr. M. A. Taylor's Motion respecting the Northern Circuits ... 159

Lord Castlereagh's Motion for a Secret Committee on the In-

ternal State of the Country

162

6. Petitions from John Knight and Samuel Haynes complaining

of the Operation of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 191

Secret Committee on the Internal State of the Country bal.
lotted for........

200

Exchequer Bills

205

9. Chimney Sweepers Regulation Bill.......

216

Petition from Manchester concerning certain alleged Seditious

Practices.........

217

Motion respecting the Treaty with Spain for preventing the

Slave Trade ...

232

10. London New Prison

260

Petition for restricting the Time of Labour in the Cotton Fac-

tories

264

Lord Archibald Hamilton's Motion respecting Prosecutions in-

stituted against State Prisoners in Scotland

268

11. Coroners Reward Bill ......

930

Gambling Suppression Bill

Treaty with Spain for preventing the Slave Trade ...... 932

Mr. Fazakerley's Motion for an Inquiry into the Conduct of

certain Spies and Informers.

888

12. Coventry Ribbon Weavers Petition

995

Bank Tokens

996

Surgery Practice Regulation Bill

396

Exchequer Bills Bill .............

397

13. Petitions from Joseph Mitchell, Thomas Evans, William

Ogden,
John Stewart, and William Benbow, complaining of the

Operation of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act......... 999

Election Laws Amendment Bill ....

416

Petition from certain Inhabitants of St. George's, Hanover
Square, respecting a Reform in Parliament ....

418

High Constable of Westminster

418

Exchequer Bills Bill

419
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Feb. 13.

Lord Archibald Hamilton's Motion respecting the Royal

Burghs of Scotland

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423

16. Petition of the Owners of Cotton Mills for a Special Commis-

sion to inquire into the State thereof ..............

............... 440

Petition of John Bagguley complaining of the Operation of the

Habeas Corpus Suspension Act .....

441

17. Mr. M. A. Taylor's Motion respecting the Assizes in the

Northern Counties........

444

Petitions of James Leach, and of Benjamin Scholes, complain-

ing of the Operation of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act .. 453

Lord Folkestone's Motion for a Committee to examine into the

truth of the Allegations of the several Petitions complaining

of Imprisonment under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act .. 460

18. Mr. Alderman Wood's Motion for a Committee on the State of

the Prisons in the City of London and the Borough of South-

wark

501

Chimney Sweepers Regulation Bill.................

Mr. M. A. Taylor's Motion respecting the Assizes in the

Northern Counties

510

Election Laws Amendment Bill

510

19. Tithe Laws Amendment Bill

545

Conduct of Judge Day .....

557

Cotton Factories Bill

559

Petitions complaining of the Operation of the Habeas Corpus

Suspension Act

566

Gambling Suspension Bill

567

23. Bath Gas Lights Bill.........

576

Cotton Factories Bill..

581

24. Motion respecting the Revenues of the City of London ........ 593

Prosecutions for Forgery

603

25. Privately Stealing in Shops Bill

610

Blood Money-Pardon of Brock, Pelham, and Power..... 615

27. Petition from Cork complaining of the Increase of Poverty 671

Report of the Secret Committee on the Internal State of the

Country

679

Mar. 2. Conviction of Offenders Reward Bill

690

Election Laws Amendment Bill

693

Irish Courts of Justice

700

Army Estimates........

Police Report-Petition of the Magistrates of Surrey

740

Petitions of J. Buckley Mellor and Samuel Pilling, complain-

ing of Imprisonment for the Sale of Political Books.......

741

Reform of Parliament-Petitions from Bristol ........

752

Petition of Robert Thom, complaining of the Operation of the

Habeas Corpus Suspension Act .........

753

Copy Right Bill......

756

Army Estimates..............

756

4. Committee of Supply-Miscellaneous Services ....

769