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Cornwallis, Marquess, his policy as
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland regard-
ing Catholic relief, 335, 501; con-
certs the Union, 502.
Corporations, the passing of the Cor-
poration and Test Acts, 303, 304;
extortion practised on dissenters
under the Corporation Act, 315;
motions for repeal of Corporation
and Test Acts, 322-326, 328; their
repeal, 66, 367; the consent of the
bishops, 368; the bill amended in
the Lords, 370; admission of Catho-
lics to, 376, 482, 497; and Jews, 386.

(England), the ancient system
of Corporations, 462; loss of popu-
lar rights, 463; corporations from
the Revolution to George III., 464;
corporate abuses, ib.; monopoly of
electoral rights, 463, 466; corporate
reform, 466; the bill amended by
the Lords, 467; self-government
restored, 468; the corporation of
London excepted from the bill, ib.

-(Ireland), apparent recognition
of popular rights in, 318; exclu-
sion of Catholics, 472, 473; the
first municipal Reform Bill, 474;
opposition of the Lords, 475; the
municipal reform Act, ib.-

(Scot-

land), close system in, 470; munici-
pal abuses, ib.; reform, 471.
Corresponding societies, proceedings

of, 127, 137, 144, 173; trials of mem-
bers of, 145, 156; bill to repress,
173.

Courier, newspaper, trial of, for libel,
175.

Criminal Code, improvement of, 553,

556; counsel allowed in cases of
felony, 558; summary jurisdiction
of magistrates, 562; the transpor-
tation question, 559.

Crown colonies, the. See Colonies.
Crown debtors, position of, 264.
Cumberland, Duke of, grand master
of the Orange Society, 229; dis-
solves it, 231.

DAVIOT Case, the, 436.

Deaths, Act for registration of, 395.
Debt, imprisonment for, 268; debtors'
prisons, 269;
exertions of the

Thatched House Society, 270; in-
solvent debtors, 271; later measures
of relief, ib.

Delegates of political associations, the
practice of, adopted, 127, 173, 219,

229, 235; assembled at Edinburgh,
144; law against, 185; in Ireland,

205.

Democracy to promote associations in
1792, 134, 136; alarm excited by,
138; proclamation against, 141; in
Scotland, 144; in the colonies, 535;
discouraged by good government,
576. See also Party.
Derby, Earl of, his ministries, 85, 89,
95; persuades the Lords to agree to
Jewish relief, 390.

Derbyshire insurrection, the, 186.
Diplomatic relations with the Papal
Court Bill, 425, n.
Dissenters, origin of dissent, 295–297;
the penal code of Elizabeth, 293,
295; dissent from James I. to Chas.
II., 300-304; attempts at compre
hension, 304, 306; Corporation and
Test Acts, 303, 304; conduct of
dissenters at the Revolution, 305;
the Toleration Act, ib.; dissenters
in reigns of Anne and Geo. I. aud
II., 307; the Occasional Conformity
Act, 308; annual Acts of Indem-
nity, ib., n.; their numbers at acces-
sion of Geo. III., 309, n; impulse
given by Wesley and Whitefield,
310; relaxation of penal code com-
menced, 313; general character of
the penal code, 314; extortion prac
tised on dissenters by the City of
London under the Corporation Act,
315; debate on subscription to the
Articles by dissenters, 316; and ad-
mission to universities, ib., 400;
subscription by dissenting school-
masters abolished, 317; offices in
Ireland thrown open, 318; first ino-
tions for repeal of the Corporation
and Test Acts, 322-326; motions
for reliet of Unitarians, 329; and of
Quakers, 331; Lord Sidmouth's
Dissenting Ministers' Bill, 349; re-
lief from requirements of the Tole-
ration Act, 350; the army thrown
open, 356; bills for relief of dis-
senters in respect of births, mar-
riages, and burials, 362, 363, 392-
396; repeal of the Corporation and
Test Acts, 66, 367; dissenters ad-
mitted to the Commons on making
an affirmation, 382; admitted to
universities and endowed schools,
397-401; the London University,
400; the Dissenters' Chapels Bill,
ib.; final repeal of penal code, 402;

the church-rate question, ib.; prog-
ress of dissent, 411, 418; numbers
of different sects, &c, 419; in scot-
land, 444, n.; in Ireland, 454; rela-
tions of the Church and dissent,
420; and of dissent to political
liberty, 422.

Donoughmore, Lord, his motions for
Catholic relief, 346, 350, 352.
Douglas, Neil, trial of, for sedition,
191.

Downie, D., trial of, for high treason,

154.

Drakard, J., trial of, for libel, 179.
Dundas, Mr. leader of the Tories in
Scotland, 50.

Dundas, Mr. R., his influence in Scot-
land, 56.

Dungannon, convention of volunteers
at, 491.

Dyer, cudgelled by Lord Mohun, for
a libel, 107.

EARL Marshal's Office Act, the, 364.
East India, the Company, allowed a
drawback on tea shipped to Amer-
ica, 521; first parliamentary recog
nition and regulation of, 541; Mr.
Fox's India Bill, 542; Mr. Pitt's,
544; the Bill of 1853, 545; India
transferred to the crown, ib.; subse-
quent administration, ib.

Eaton, D. 1., trial of, for sedition, 151.
Ecclesiastical Commission, the, 414.
Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, the, 426.
Edinburgh Review, the influence of, 57.
Education, proposals for a national
system in England, 568; in Ireland,
455, 569; address of the House of
Lords on the subject, 570; the sys-
tem continued, ib.
Edwards, the government spy, 278.
Eldon, Lord, retired from office on
promotion of Canning, 63; opposes
the repeal of the Corporation and
Test Acts, 66, 369; and Catholic
relief, 378; assisted poor suitors to
put in answers, 265; favors au-
thority, 553; resists amendment of
the penal code, 556.

Elective franchise, Ireland, the regula-
tion of, 366, 379, 508; admission of
Catholics to, 376, 508.

Elizabeth, Queen, her church policy,

293.

Ellenborough, Lord, his conduct on
the trials of Hone, 190, and n.;
a cabinet minister, 553; resists

amendment of the criminal code,
556.

Entinck, Mr., his papers seized under
a general warrant, 249; brings an
action, 250.

Erskine, Lord, a leading member of
the Whig party, 40; supports the
rights of juries in libel cases,. 118;
case of Dean of St. Asaph, ib.; of
Stockdale, 119; promotes the Libel
Act, 120, 122; defends Paine, 135;
and Hardy and Horne Tooke, 158.
Erskine, E., seceded from the Church
of Scotland, 432.

Erskine, Mr. H., the leader of the
Whigs in Scotland, 50.

Ewart, Mr., his efforts to reform the
criminal code, 558.

Excise Bill, its withdrawal in defer-
ence to popular clamor, 124.
Ex-officio informations, filed by gov-
ernment for libels, 111, 179, 212;
bills to restrain, 112, 116.
Expenditure, national, vast increase
in, since 1850, 574.
Extradition treaties, 290.

FACTORIES, labor of children, &c.,
regulated in, 567.

Financial policy, the present system
of, 573; originated by Sir H. Par-

nell, 574.

Fitzgerald, Mr. V., defeated in the
Clare election, 371.

Fitzwilliam, Earl, dismissed from his

lord Lieutenaney for heading a pub-
lic meeting, 195; his conduct as
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, 333,
499; his motion on the state of Ire-
land, 350.

Five Mile Act, the, 303.
Flogging, articles on military flog-
ging punished as libels, 178; in
army and navy abated. 563.
Flood, Mr., his efforts for indepen-
dence of Ireland, 492; for reform,
495.

Foreigners. See Aliens.

Fox, Mr. C. J., opposes the repress-
ive policy of 1792, 44, 141; and of
1794-6, 31, 167-172, 254; his ad-
vice to the Whigs to take office re-
jected, 32; refuses office under Lord
Shelburne, 33; in office with Lord
North, 34; his policy contrasted
with Mr. Pitt's, ib., n., 35; sympa-
thizes with the French Revolution,
42; attempted coalitions with Pitt,

44, 53 leserted by his party, 45;
secedes from Parliament. 51; in of-
fice with Lord Sidmouth, 54, 341;
effect of his death on parties, 55;
his remark on the rights of juries in
libel cases, 116; his libel bills, 120;
takes the chair at a reform meeting,
1779, 127; advocates the relief of
Catholics, 318, 339; and of Dissent-
ers and Unitarians, 325, 329; his
India bill, 542.

Fox Maule, Mr., presents petition of
the General Assembly, 440.
Free Church of Scotland, the, 442.
Freedom of Opinion. See Opinion,
Freedom of.

Free trade, the policy of, adopted, 80,
241, 572; effect of, on colonial poli-
cy, 530.

French Revolution, effect of, on par-
ties, 42; sympathy with, of English
democrats, 134, 136, 138; alarm ex-
cited by, 138, 198, 201.
Friends of the People, the Society of,
leading Whig members of, 43; dis-
countenances democracy, 138.
Frost, J., tried for sedition, 142.

GENERAL Assembly, the (Church of
Scotland), petitions for relief from
the Test Act, 328; passes the Veto
Act, 433; rejects Lord Aberdeen's
compromise, 436; addresses Her
Majesty, 439; admits the quoad sa-
cra ministers, 440; petitions Par-
liament, ib; the secession, 441; the
Veto Act rescinded, 442.
General warrants, issued in the case

of the "North Briton," 246; against
Mr. Entick, 249; actions brought in
consequence, 247; condemned in
Parliament, 252.
George III., his party tactics on ac-
cession, 25; influence of his friends,
27; overcomes the Coalition, 36;
influenced by Lord Thurlow, 40;
his repugnance to the Whigs, 41,
55; to Fox, 53; directs the suppres-
sion of the Gordon Riots, 132; his
speech and message respecting se-
ditions practices, 1792 and 1794,
141, 152; attacked by the mob, 164;
opposes Catholic relief, 335, 336;
and the Army and Navy Service
Bill, 344; his message to Parlia-
ment touching affairs in Ireland,
492; seeks to tax the American col-
onies, 515, 516.

George IV., his conduct on the pass-
ing of the Catholic Relief Bill, 375,
378.

German Legion, the, Cobbett's libel

on, 178.

Gerrald, J., tried for sedition, 150.
Gibson, Mr. Milner, heads movement
against taxes on knowledge, 215;
his proposal to establish county
financial boards, 477.

Gillray, his caricatures, 124.
Gladstone, Mr., separates from Lord
Palmerston's ministry, 87; his finan-
cial policy, 573.

Goderich, Lord, his administration, 65.
Goldsmith's Hall Association, the, 145,
150.

Good Hope, Cape of, a constitution
granted to, 537.

Gordon, Lord G., heads the Protes-
tant Association, 123, 321; presents
their petition, 130; committed to
Newgate, 133.

Gower, Lord F. L., his resolution for
the state endowment of Irish priests,

366.

Graham, Sir J., separates from Lord
Palmerston's ministry, 87; case of
opening letters by, 281; his answer
to the claim, &c., of the Church of
Scotland, 439.

Grant, Mr. R., his motions for Jewish
relief, 383, 385.

Grattan, Mr., advocates Catholic re-
lief, 340, 346, 350-354; the indepen-
dence of Ireland, 490, 492, 505; his
death, 357.

Grenville, Lord, the tactics of his par-
ty, 53, 61; in office, 53, 341; intro-
duces the Treasonable Practices
Bill, 164; advocates Catholic re-
lief, 338; his Army and Navy Ser-
vice Bill, 342; fall of his ministry,

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257; cases of, between the Revolu-
tion and 1794, 253; the Acts of In-
demnity, 253-259; in Ireland,
359.
Halifax, Earl of, issue of general war-
rants by, 246, 249; action brought
against him by Wilkes, 249.
Hardwicke, Lord, changes caused by
his Marriage Act, 362.
Hardy, J., tried for treason, 156.
Hawkesbury, Lord, his refusal of Na-
poleon's demands against the press
and foreigners, 176, 287.
Hewley, Lady, the case of her chari-
ties, 401.

Hobhouse, Sir J. his Vestry Act, 461.
Hoghton, Sir H., his Dissenters' Relief
Bills, 317.

Hone, W., trials of, for libel, 189.
Horsley, Bishop, his opinion on the
rights of the people, 165; amends
the Protesting Catholic Dissenters'
Bill, 327.

Howick, Lord. See Grey, Earl.
Hudson, Dr., tried for sedition, 143.
Hudson's Bay Company, the, expired,
571.

Hume, Mr., his motion against Orange
lodges in the army, 230; his scheme
for voluntary enlistment, 263; his
proposed reform of county adminis-
tration, 477; his exertions in revision
of official salaries, 548.

Hunt, Leigh, tried for libel, 179.
Hunt, Mr. headed the Manchester
meeting, 193; tried for sedition,

200.

Huskisson, Mr., his commercial policy,
62, 572.

IMPRESSMENT for the army, 260; for
the navy, 261.
Imprisonment, for debts to the Crown,
264: contempt of court, 265; on
mesne process, 267; for debt, 268.
See also Prisons.
Indemnity Acts, the, on expiration of
the Habeas Corpus Suspension Acts,
256, 257: Annual, the first

passed, 308, n.
Independents, the, their tenets, 296;
their toleration, 302; numbers, &c.,
419, 420, n.

India. See East India.
Informers. See Spies.
Insolvent debtors, laws for the relief
of, 271.

Ireland, the Reformation in, 299; dan-

gerous state of, 1823-25, 365; and
in 1828, 371; burial-grounds in,
open to all persuasions, 397; the
tithe question, 445, 451-454; na-
tional education, 455, 569; May-
nooth and Queen's Colleges, 456;
Government of Ireland prior to the
Union, 479; the Parliament, ib.; the
executive, 481; power monopolized
by churchmen, 482; supremacy
of English Government, 483; com-
mercial restrictions, 483, 484; par-
tially removed, 488, 490; residence
of lord-lieutenant enforced, 481,
485; conflicts between the Commons
and the Executive, ib.; state of Ire-
land, 1776, 487; the volunteers,
489; they agitate for independence
and parliamentary reform, 490-492,
494; the convention at Dungannon,
491; independence granted, 493;
admission of Catholics to the elec-
tive franchise, 330, 497; the United
Irishmen, 173, 498; feuds between
Protestants and Catholics, 499; the
rebellion of 1798, 500; Union with
England concerted, 502; opposi-
tion bought off, 503; the Union
effected, 506; its results, ib.; effect
of Catholic relief and reform in the
representation, 379, 508; present po-
sition of Ireland, ib.; and of its
Catholic inhabitants, 509; the num-
ber of Irishmen on the English
bench, ib., n.;
corporate re-
form, 472; new poor-law introduced
into, 565.

JAMAICA, colonial institutions in, 512,
525; contumacy of assembly re-
pressed, 531.

James II. expelled by union of church

and dissenters, 305; his proposal to
tax col ny of Massachusetts, 514.
Jews, the Naturalization Act of. 1754,
repealed, 125; tolerated by Crom-
well, 302; excepted from Lord
Hardwicke's Marriage Act, 862;
the first motions for their relief, 383;
Mr. Grant's motions, ib., 385: Jews
admitted to corporations, 386; re-
turns of Baron Rothschild and Mr.
Salomons, 387, 388; attempt to ad-
mit Jews under declaration, 383;
the Relief Acts, 390; number of,
returned, 391.

Judges, their conduct in libel cases,
188, 189; number of Irishmen on

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King's Friends, the," a section of
the Tory party, 27; estranged from
Pitt, 53; coalesce with the Whigs,
ib.; estranged from them, 53.
Knight's (a negro) case, 273.

LANSDOWNE, Marquess, his motions
respecting the marriages of Catho-
lies and Dissenters, 363; for relief of
English Catholics, ib.

Law, the improvement in the spirit
and administration of, 550; legal
sinecures abolished, 551.
Legislatorial attorneys, election of, at
public meetings, 190, 191; practice
of, imitated by the Chartists, 235.
Letters, opened at the Post-office by
government, 279; the former prac-
tice, 280, and n.; case of in 1844,
281.

Libel, the Act, 120-122; Lord Sid-
mouth's circular to the lord-lieuten-
ants respecting seditious libels, 186;
conduct of judges in libel cases, 188,
189. See also Sedition, &c.
Liberal Party, the. See Party.
Liberty of opinion. See Opinion, Lib-

erty of.

Liberty of the subject. See Subject,
Liberty of.

Licensing Act, the, 105; not renewed,

106.

Liverpool, Earl of, his administration,

58, 62; disunion of the Tories on his
death, 63; his ministry and the
Catholic question, 353.
Local government, the basis of consti-
tutional freedom, 460; vestries, open
and select, 461; Vestry Acts, ib.,
462; municipal corporations before
and after reform, 462-476; local
boards, 477; courts of quarter ses-
sions, ib.

Logan, the Rev., his defence of War-
ren Hastings, 119.

London, corporation of, extortion

practised by, on dissenters, 315, ad
dress of the Common Council on the
Manchester massacre, 195; schemes
for its reform, 469.

London Corresponding Society, the,
137, 138; reported on by a secret
committee, 153; trial of members of,
for high treason, 156; inflames public
discontent, 162; calls a meeting at
Copenhagen House, 163; address on
an attack on Geo. III., 170; in-
creased activity of, 172; suppressed
by Act, 173.

London University, founded, 400.
Lord-lieutenant of Ireland, the resi-
dence of, enforced, 485.
Lords, House of, the Catholic peers
take their seats, 380.

Lords, House of (Ireland), composi-
tion of, 479.

Loughborough, Lord, joins the Tories,
45: prompts the repressive policy of
the government, 140.
Luddites, the, outrages of, 182.
Lunatics, a state provision for, 566.
Lyndhurst, Lord, brought in the Dis-
senters' Chapels Bill, 401.

MACKINTOSH, Sir J., his defence of

Peltier, 177; his efforts to reform
the criminal code, 557.
M'Laren and Baird, trial of, for sedi-
tion, 190.
Magistrates, military interference in
absence of, 182; the summary juris-
diction of, 562.
Manchester, public meeting at, 192,
the massacre, 193; debates thereon
in Parliament, 194-196.
Mansfield, Lord, his decisions touch-
ing the rights of juries in libel cases,
114, 118; produced the judgment in
Woodfall's case to the House of
Lords, 116; his house burnt by the
Protestant rioters, 132; his opinion
on military interference in absence
of a magistrate, ib.; his decision in
the negro case, 273; and recogniz
ing toleration, 315; his tolerant ac-
quittal of a priest, 319; a cabinet
minister, 553.

Manufacturing districts, state of the,
191, 410.

Margarot M., trial of, for sedition, 150.
Marriages, laws affecting the, of Dis-

senters and Catholics, 362–364, 392-
395; effect of Lord Hardwicke's
Act, 362.

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