THE

EDINBURGH ANNUAL REGISTER,

For 1819.

THE

EDINBURGH

ANNUAL REGISTER,

For 1819.

VOL. TWELFTH.-PARTS I. AND II.

EDINBURGH:

PRINTED FOR ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND CO., EDINBURGH ;
LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN; AND

HURST, ROBINSON, AND CO., LONDON.

1823.

D2 E4 vola

CONTENTS.

PART I.

HISTORICAL.

CHAP. I.

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

PAGE.

State of fairs at the commencement of the year.—Meeting of Parliament.—Prince

Regent's Speech. - Debates on the address,

CHAP. II.

WINDSOR ESTABLISHMENT.

Custody of the King's person vested by bill in the Duke of York.—Message from the

Prince Regent.-Windsor Establishment. - Reductions proposed in consequence of

report on the expenses of the establishment.--Debate on the Report of the Commit-

tee.-Resolutions founded on the Report of the Select Committee.-Sir A. Hope's

motion for continuing the six equerries. The bill passed the House of Lords,

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CHAP. III.

FINANCE.

Lord Castlereagh

Resolutions. -Debate on the Report of the Committee.-Resolutions agreed to.-

moves for the appointment of a Committee of Finance.- Finance

Army Estimates.--Navy Estimates. -Ordnance Estimates. - The Committee of

Supply, and Annual Budget of Ways and Means. Debate on the Budget.-Excise

Duties Bill.- Army Extraordinaries.-Sinking Fund Loan Bill.—Sir Henry Par-

nell s6

CHAP. IV.

RESUMPTION OF CASH PAYMENTS.

Introductory remarks. -Bank Restriction Act of 1797.-Effects of that measure.

General principles. -Necessity of returning to a convertible currency.-Safe method

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