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THE
EDINBURGH
ANNUAL REGISTER,
FOR 1822.
VOL. FIFTEENTH. PARTS I. AND II.
THE PROPE
OF THE
NEW-YORK,
EDINBURGH:
PRINTED FOR ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO., EDINBURGH; LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN; AND HURST, ROBINSON, AND CO.,
LONDON.
1824.
m.v. J
CONTENTS.
PART I.
HISTORICAL.
CHAP. I.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
PAGE
General Aspect of Affairs.—Meeting of Parliament.—King s Speech.-Debates on the Ad-
dress,
3
CHAP. IL
STATE OF IRELAND.
Brief View of the Disturbances in Ireland for the last sixty years.--Present Disorders in the
Southern Counties-Renewal of the Insurrection Act, and Suspension of the Habeas
Corpus Act in Ireland, proposed.-Debates on these measures in both Houses of Parlia-
ment.-Bills passed.-New Administration and State of Parties Bills for indemnifying
those who had seized arms, and for regulating the importation of arms and gunpowder into
Ireland.-State of the Country under the operation of the new Acts.-Convictions and
executions in the West of Ireland under the Special Commission and at the Assizes.-
Partial cessation of the outrages. -Sir John Newport's motion on the State of Ireland.-
Famine in Munster and Connaught.-Causes of the sudden appearance of this dreadful
calamity, and of its being confined to the Western Counties.-Measures adopted by Go-
vernment for the relief of the sufferers-General subscriptions for this purpose throughout
every part of England and Scotland.-Application of these subscriptions, and appropria-
tion of the surplus.-Effects of the famine on the general tranquillity of the Country.-
Constabulary Bill-Provisions of this Act.-Debate on the measure, which is warmly op-
posed by Mr C. Grant.-Bill for enabling ecclesiastical persons and others to grant leases
of fithes.-Marquis of Lansdown's Motion on the state of Ireland, and his views on the sub.
ject of Tithes. Mr Hume's motion on the state of the Established Church in Ireland. - Sir
J. Newport's amendment.-Renewal of the Insurrection Act.-Alleged ground for the ne-
cessity of that measure.-State of the Country.-Policy of Lord Wellesley.-His unpopu-
larity with the Orange Faction.-Outrage at the Theatre.-Legal Proceedings.-Addres-
ses of Congratulation,
CHAP. III.
MEASURES FOR THE RELIEF OF THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Retrospect of the proceedings of last Session respecting the Petitions of the Agriculturists
praying Parliament for relief.-Diversity of opinions concerning the causes of the existing
distress.-Motives by which Ministers were probably influenced in giving the pledge con-