Foreign Department. Right Hon. William Pitt ; and Chancellor of the Exchequer. John Smith, esq. 1793. Feb. 13. Sir John Mitford, knt., afterwards Lord Redesdale. X. INDEX OF THE NAMES OF THE SEVERAL SPEAKERS IN BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, FROM MAY 27, 1795, to MARCH 2, 1797. Anstruther, John, 90, 97, 113, 322. 503, 618, 620, 650, 1985, 1971. 890, 920, 981, 1023, 1025, 1206, 1512. Auckland [William Eden), Lord, 1052, 1500, Addington, Right llon. Henry [The Speaker. In 1805 created Viscount Sidmouth], 118, Bankes, Henry, 99, 112, 687, 1561. 139, 609, 610, 1100, 1486. Barham, John Foster, 54, 617, 761, 864, 926. Bastard, John P. 97, 1094, 1037, 1545. Bathurst, Earl, 1177. 488, 512, 568, 586, 611, 616, 617, 618, 842, 849, 881, 922, 937, 982, 1027, 1031, 1032, 1035, 1083, 1093, 1194, 1216, 1225, 1228, 1232, 1245, 1265, 1273, 1297, 1312, 1362, 1382, 1390, 1466, 1519, 1523, 1526, 1548, 1550. Francis, Philip, 98, 696, 793, 840, 852, 869, 919, 944, 992, 1021, 1024, 1025, 1038. Fraser, Simon, 1515. Grafton (Augustus Henry Fitzroy], Duke of, 200, 1562. Grant, William, 121, 397. ville] 52, 126, 131, 144, 199, 200, 207, 244, 247, 257, 261, 265, 527, 552, 604, 606, 684, 857, 1050, 1184, 1494, 1562, 1569. Grey, Charles (Afterwards Earl Grey] 61, 94, 845, 902, 1029, 1033, 1062, 1264, 1280, 1370, 1555. Guilford [George Augustus North], Earl of, 53, 133, 1183, 1498, 1563. Halhed, Nathaniel Brassey, 284. Hardinge, George, 423, 614, 647. Hawkesbury, Lord [Charles Jenkinson. In 1796, created Earl of Liverpool], 550, 685. 387, 831, 847, 915, 1229, 1284, 1544, 1557. Hawkesbury, Lord [Robert Banks Jenkinson) 1286, 1371. Hay, Lord (Earl of Kinnoul in Scotland), 1503. 1004, 1889, 1545. Hobhouse, Benjamin, 1538. Jekyll, Joseph, 103, 368, 610, 671,830, 1034. Jenkinson, Robert Banks (afterwards Lord Hawkesbury; and Earl of Liverpool] 162, 509, 677,744, 846, 853, 911. See Hawkes- 1392, 1524, 1547. Jolliffe, William, 840. Kinnoul, Earl of, see Hay. Lambton, William Henry, 98, 114, 116, 300, 195, 534, 551, 604, 1041, 1564. Laurence, French, 1557. Lauderdale, (James Maitland) Earl of, 46, 606, 684,685, 854, 1062, 1138. 96, 100, 101, 112, 116, 120, 123 163, 187, Leeds (Francis Osborne] Duke of, 254, 257, 550, 606. Liverpool (Charles Jenkinson] Earl of, 1499. Scott, Sir John (Attorney General. In 1799, 1801, created Earl of Rosslyn], 138, 204, 511, 612, 627, 634, 922, 1029, 1034, 1037, 15 48, 1561. Lord Chancellor, see Loughborough. Scott, Sir William, 69, 1508. Secretary at War, see Windham. Lushington, William, 72, 291, 303, 1334. Sheffield, Lord, 671, 691, 1034. Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 72, 100, 105, 115, 117, 121, 123, 158, 295, 301, 334, 364, 380, 386, 433, 508, 572, 612, 619,627, 650, 662, 680, 690, 828, 853, 927, 998, 1038, 1213, Mansfield, [David Murray] Earl of, 199, 253. 1253, 1335, 1358, 1372, 1405, 1520, 1545, Martin, James, 296, 676, 691, 1970, 1599. 1549, 1553. Master of the Rolls, see Arden. Smith, William, 41, 98, 381, 443, 566, 651, 676, 748, 764, 864, 991, 1030, 1285, 1342, Milner, Sir William, 304, 378, 1524. Mitford, Sir John (Solicitor General], 120, Smith, General, 114, 123, 422, 613, 868, 929, 1006, 1017, 1031, 1036. Solicitor General, see Sir John Mitford. Speaker, The; see Right Hon. Henry Addington. Mornington, EarlofsAfterwards Marquis Wels Spencer, [George John Spencer] Earl, 203, Stanley, John Thomas, 283, 305, 617, 649. Mount-Edgecumbe, Earl of, 189. Steele, Thomas, 810, 916. reagh), 156. Sumner, George, 99, 115. Norfolk (Charles Howard] Duke of, 206, Tarleton, Banastre, 43, 169, 506, 740, 863, Penton, Henry, 1003. 901, 1021, 1160, 1225, 1841. Pitt, Right Hon. William (Chancellor of the Taylor, Michael Angelo, 618, 936. Exchequer], 27, 37, 42, 91, 115, 119, 182, Thornton, Samuel, 1333, 1389, 1547. 235, 272, 354, 377, 384, 519, 556, 571, Thurlow, Lord, 136, 255, 540, 552. 580, 610, 611, 612, 620, 642, 679, 705, 720, Turner, Sir Gregory Page, 680, 915, 997. 745, 812, 850, 894, 943, 989, 997, 1006, 1522, 1525, 1542, 1543, 1548, 1552. Wallace, Thomas, 390. Pulteney, Sir William, 283, 506, 1034, 1036, Walsingham, [Thomas De Grey] Lord, 190. Radnor, (Jacob Pleydell Bouverie] Earl of, Westmorland, (Joho Fane) Earl of, 532. Whitbread, Samuel, 97, 116, 391, 700, 70S, Rashleigh, Philip, 1027, 1032. Rawdon, Lord (Francis Rawdon Hastings, Wigley, Edmund, 1018. Earl of Moira in Ireland. In 1817 created Wilberforce, William, 1, 36, 99, 292, 304, Marquis of Hastings], 133, 136, 539. 575, 646,690, 737,761,845, 863. 997, 1227, Richards, Richard, 1515. 1241, 1232, 1282, 1941, 1370, 15 i5, 1556. Ridley, Sir Matthew White, 114. Windham, Right Hon. William (Secretary at Robinson, Maurice, 44, 290, 302, 508, 577, War], 10, 297, 380, 385, 612, 616, 617,637, 927. 679, 841, 891, 981, 990, 1000, 1036, 1224, Rochester, Bishop of (Dr. Samuel Horsley), Wood, Mark, 72, 1335. Ryder, Dudley (Afterwards Earl of Harrowby], Young, Sir William, 71, 101, 677, 741, 866, 938. Parliamentary History. 35 GEORGE THE THIRD, A. D. 1795. OF THE OF FIFTH SESSION opinion of a people should be superseded by nothing but circumstances of a very extraordinary nature, such as did not SEVENTEENTH PARLIAMENT appear in the present case against it, and was entitled to a degree of respect that would have induced him, independent of GREAT BRITAIN. his own unalterable opinion, to have made his present motion. He thought it [Continued from Vol. XXXI.] a very important duty in every war, not only to take care that in the commenceDEBATE on Mr. Wilberforce's Motion ment it was just and necessary, but to respecting Peace with France.] May 27. look out also from time to time, for every 1795. Mr. Wilberforce rose to make his opening which might be given for the conpromised motion. He began by observ- clusion of it ; to see whether the original ing that the subject which he was about motives for it continued whether our to bring before the House, was one own country, whether that of the enemy, which he had deeply considered; that he whether the state of other powers, and had revolved it again and again, and the general circumstances of the times, that he had even been somewhat con- made it needful still to pursue the path firmed in his opinion upon it, by what we were treading. He had done so in appeared to him to be evidently the ge- his own mind in this case, and he would neral sentiment of the public; for there now state to the House that train of reahad certainly prevailed an opinion almost soning, which, in consequence of his doevery where of late, that ministers were ing so, he had naturally been led into in either actually negociating a peace, or his closet. The general subject of the were purposing to negociate. This ex. effect of the war on our finances, populapectation of peace had arisen, not from tion, and commerce, had been so lately any terms in the resolutions of administra- discussed, that he should dwell little on tion, or in their language in that House; those points: he would only observe, that for in these they had plainly intimated there seemed to have been a mistake in that they had no thought of making peace taking so much credit for the present with France at present ; but from the magnitude of our export of manufactures, general posture of affairs, which had na- when that very export was probably to turally led men to imagine that this was be ascribed in part to the war itself; in a time when pacific measures might be proof of which, he quoted an observation taken. Much joy had been infused into from Smith on the Wealth of Nations, the public mind in consequence; and it noticing the mistake which had arisen in certainly, therefore, became administra a former war on this point. He spoke tion to show why, at such a period as next of the navy; which, though certhis, they should not treat. He was not tainly at present much superior on the one of those who went the length of say whole, was not to be depended on as ing, Vox populi vox Dei; but he would being always superior in every part; the nevertheless maintain, that the general French, by leaving themselves quite weak, (VOL. XXXII.] [B] |