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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

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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,

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