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to all people, he was of a tender constitution, but through the vivacity of his spiritt could undergo labours, watchings and iourneyes, as well as any of stronger compositions; he was rheumatick, and had a long sicknesse and distemper occasion'd thereby two or three yeares after the warre ended, but elce for the latter halfe of his life was heal. thy tho' tender, in his youth, and childhood he was sickly, much troubled with weaknesse and tooth akes, but then his spiritts carried him through them; he was very patient under sicknesse or payne or any common accidints, but yet upon occasions, though never without iust ones, he would be very an. grie, and had even in that such a grace as made him to be fear'd, yet he was never outragious in passion; he had a very good facultie in perswading, and would speake very well pertinently and effectual ly without premeditation upon the greatest occasions that could be offer'd, for indeed his judgment was so nice, that he could never frame any speech beforehand to please

himselfe, but his invention was so ready and wisedome so habituall in all his speeches, that he never had reason to repent himselfe of speak. ing at any time without ranking the words beforehand, he was not talk. ative yett free of discourse, of a very spare diett, not inuch given to sleepe, an early riser when in health, be never was at any time idle, and hat. ed to see any one elce soe, in all his naturall and ordinary inclinations and composure, there was som thing extraordinary and tending to vertue, beyond what I can describe, or can be gather'd from a bare dead description; there was a life of spiritt and power in him that is not to be found in any copie drawne from him: to summe up therefore all that can be sayd of his outward frame and disposition wee must truly conclude, that it was a very hand. some and well furnisht lodging prepar'd for the reception of that prince, who in the administration of all excellent vertues reign'd there awhile, till he was called back to the pallace of the universall emperor.*

Is not here Plato's system pourtray'd in language worthy of that sublime and eloquent philosopher?

CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

HISTORY OF EUROPE.

CHAP. I.

State of Europe at the Commencement of 1806.-Consequence of the Battle
of Trafalgar.-Animosity of Bonaparte against England.-Probability of
Invasion.-Effects of the disastrous Coalition of 1805.-Ministry of En-
gland. Meeting of Parliament.-Speech from the Throne.-Address.-
Amendment read, but not moved. Last Illness and Death of Mr.
Pitt.-Remarks on some Parts of his Character.-Honours rendered
to his Memory.

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CHAP. II.

State of the Ministry on Mr. Pitt's Death-Lord Hawkesbury refuses to un-
dertake the Government, but accepts the Cinque-Ports-Lord Grenville has
an Audience of his Majesty-Reflections on the result of it.-Component
Parts of the New Administration-New Opposition-Old Opposition-
Lord Sidmouth's Party-The Catholic Question-Lord Grenville has a
second Audience of his Majesty-Difficulty started about the Army-
Third Audience-New Administration finally settled-New Cabinet.---Mr.
For declines being first Lord of the Treasury-Auditorship of the
Exchequer Bill-Debates on the Lord Chief Justice being appointed to a
Seat in the Cabinet-Disposition of the Court and Country towards the
New Ministry-Opposition of the Ex-ministers-Imperfect Union of the
Parties composing the New Ministry-Reflections on the Coalition be
tween Lord Grenville and Mr. Fox.

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CHAP. III.

Military System-Army of Reserve Bill-Additional Force Bill-Notice of
a Motion for the Repeal of the Additional Force Bill--Petitions against it

-Conversation

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-Conversation in the House of Commons arising out of a Question
to Mr. Windham by Mr. Long-Conversation in a Committee of the Hut
on the Army Estimates—Mr. Windham Refuses to fix a Day for bring
forward his Military Plans-Debate on the Ordnance Estimates-De
on the Motion for Leave to bring in a Bill for the Repeal of the Adun
Force Bill-Debate on the Production of Military Opinions on Exli
for a Term of Years-Additional Force Repeal Bill—Debate on the Fr
Reading-On the Second Reading On the Motion for going into a C
mittee-in the Committee on the Third Reading-in the House of La
on the Second Reading-Mutiny Bill-Debate in the House of Co
on the Clause introducing limited Service-On bringing up the Clause-
filling up the Blanks in the Clause-On the Third Reading of the B-
Debate in the House of Lords on the Production of Military Opini
On the Clause of the Mutiny Bill introducing limited Service-On the Tr
Reading of the Mutiny Bill-Debates in the House of Commons en
Chelsea Hospital Bill-The Training Bill-The Volunteer Officers' D
-and Militia Officers' Bill-Increase of Pay to Infantry Officers, ami
Officers and petty Officers of the Navy-Greenwich Hospital B
Foreign Troops Enlistment Bill.

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CHAP. IV.

Finance-Budget.-Loan.-War Taxes.-Taxes to provide for the Intere
the Loan.-Irregularity of bringing forward the Ways and Means bes
the Army Estimates.-Property Tax.-Exemption of His Majesty's fur
Property from the Operation of this Tax.-Pig Iron Tax.-Private Br
ery Tax.-Increase of Assessed Taxes.-Assessed Taxes Allowance Bill.-
Irish Budget. Regulation Bills.—Of the Office of Treasurer of the Or
nance. Of the Excise.-Customs.-Stamp Office.-Post Office.-Office
Surveyor General of Woods and Forests.-Custom-House Officer's Bill.-
Inaudited Public Accounts.-West India Accounts Bill.-Auditors of Pa.
Accounts Bill.-Abuses in the Barrack Department.-Grants to the Fem
of Lord Nelson.-To Lord Collingwood.-Sir Richard Strachan, a
Sir John Duckworth.-Royal Family Annuities Bill.-Corn Interever
Bill-American Intercourse Bill.-Tortola Free Port Bill.-Wo
Manufacture Committee.

CHAP. V.

Slave Trade.-Sir Arthur Pigott's Bill.-Bill for preventing the Increase
the British Slave Trade.-Resolutions against the Slave Trade in ba
Houses of Parliament.-Act to amend the Laws relating to Bankrupts.-
Insolvent Bill.-Bill to prevent ex parte Publications in Criminal Pr
ceedings.-Witness Declaratory Bill-Reform of the Court of Session
Scotland.-Bill to explain and render more effectual the Treeting Act-

Stipendie

CHAP. VI.

CHAP. VIII.

The German Empire the natural Barrier of Europe against France.-Case-

quences of the Elevation of the House of Brandenburg. Prussia the o

tural Ally of France.-Policy pursued by Prussia since the French Revo-

lution. Consequences of that Policy.-Conduct of her Cabinet in 1805.—

Her Determination to remain neutral in the impending War.-Violation of

Anspach.-Convention of Potzdam.-Marks of the Displeasure of Prussia

at the Conduct of France.-Mission of Haugwitz to the French Head-

Quarters.-Treaty of Vienna between France and Prussia.-Occupation of

Hanover by the Prussians.-France refuses to confirm the Modifications

inserted by Prussia in the Treaty of Vienna.-Mission of Haugwitz to Paris.

-Treaty of Paris-Surrender of Anspach, Bayreuth, and Cleves,—ds-

nexation of Hanover to Prussia.-Exclusion of the English Flag from

Ports of the German Ocean, under the controul of Prussia-Remon

strances of the English Ministry.—Embargo on Prussian Vessels.— Block-

ade of the Prussian Ports.-Ilis Majesty's Message on the War with

Prussia. Hanoverian Declaration.-Letters of Marque issued against

Prussian Vessels.—War between Prussia and Sweden.—Causes that led to

a Rupture between France and Prussia.-The Investiture of Murat in the

Duchies of Berg and Cleves.-The Offer to restore Hanover to the King of

England. The Continuance of the French Army in Germany.-The latig

nation universally felt aud expressed at the Conduct of Prussia.-Confede

ration of the Rhine.-Dissolution of the German Empire, and Abdication

of the Emperor.--Resistance of the French to the Formation of a

Confederacy in the North of Germany.-Recall of Lucchesi,

and Mission of Knobelsdorf to Paris.-Prussian Ultimatum.-Delay of

Prussia in announcing to Russia and England her Intention of going to

War with France.—Mission of Lord Morpeth to Prussia.-His Reception

by the Prussian Ministers.-Blockade of the Prussian Ports and Rivers

discontinued.

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