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THE
SPEECHES
OF
THE LATE RIGHT HONOURABLE
SIR ROBERT PEEL, BART.
DELIVERED IN
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
WITH A GENERAL EXPLANATORY INDEX.
AND A
BRIEF CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF THE VARIOUS SUBJECTS ON WHICH
THE SPEECHES WERE DELIVERED.
IN FOUR VOLUMES.
VOLUME IV.
FROM 1842 TO 1850.
LONDON:
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND CO., FARRINGDON STREET.
1853.
M'CORQUODALE AND CO., PRINTERS, LONDON
WORKS, NEWTON.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV.
A BRIEF CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF THE VARIOUS SUBJECTS ON WHICH SIR ROBERT PEEL'S SPEECHES WERE DELIVERED.
ANNO
1842 Spain; the French Ambassador-Corn Importation Bill-Income Tax-Copy-
right-The National Petition; the Charter-Customs' Acts; the Tariff-
Sugar Duties-Bribery at Elections-Captain Warner's Invention- War
in Affghanistan-Distress in the Country-Lord Auckland-Repeal of the
Corn-Laws-Election Proceedings-Public Bills; late and present Minis-
1843 The Address-Lord Ellenborough; Gates of Somnauth-Distress of the
Country-Affghan War; Vote of Thanks-The New Poor-Law-Supply
-Commander-in-Chief sitting in the Cabinet-Church of Scotland-Lord
Ellenborough's Proclamation-Peculiar Burthens on Land-Treaty of
Washington-Suppression of the Opium Trade-British Museum-Import
Duties; Commercial Treaties-The Budget-Abolition of the Corn-Laws
-Arms (Ireland) Bill-Sugar Duties-Postage Reform; Mr. R. Hill—
State of Ireland-State of the Nation-Opium Compensation-Slave-Trade
Suppression....
1844 The Address-Stopping the Supplies-Vote of Thanks to Sir. C. Napier and
the Army in Scinde-State of Ireland-Hours of Labour in Factories-
Bank Charter; the Currency-The Sugar Duties--Abolition of the Corn-
Laws-Slave Trade-Captain Warner's Invention........
1845 The Address-Financial Statement; the Budget-Opening Letters at the
Post-Office-Income and Property Tax-Agricultural Interest-Maynooth
College-Corn-Laws; Trade with Australia-Suppression of the Slave-
Trade-Academical Institutions (Ireland)-Repeal of the Corn-Laws-
Maritime Defences-New Zealand-National Defences
1846 The Address-Commercial Policy; Corn-Laws-Thanks to the Army in
India--Customs and Corn Importation Report-Victory of Aliwal-Pro-
tection of Life (Ireland) Bill-Pensions to Viscount Hardinge and Lord
Gough-Sir R. Peel's Explanation-Resignation of Ministers......
1847 Factories Bill-Railways, &c. (Ireland); Monetary Crisis-Colonisation-Com-
mercial Distress
PAGES
1...127
138...299
301...423
429...564
567...709
717...733
1848 Disabilities of the Jews-The Income Tax-Navigation Laws-Sugar Duties-
1849 Poor Laws (Ireland); Rate in Aid Bill-State of the Nation.....
788...804
1850 Agricultural Distress-Taxation of the Country-Supply; New Houses of
Parliament-Lord-lieutenancy Abolition (Ireland) Bill-Affairs of Greece.. 822...846