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.

CONTENTS.

PART I.

HISTORICAL.

CHAP. I.

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

State of affairs 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

the demise of the Queen.-Lord Castlereagh moves for a Committee to examine and

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,

CHAP. III.

PAGE.

FINANCE.

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

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

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 moves a series of Finance Resolutions, which are negatived by a great majority,

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