OF

CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS,

IN THE

SECOND PARLIAMENT

OF

THE UNITED KINGDOM:

BEGUN AND HOLDEN 31 AUG. 1802:
DISSOLVED 24 OCT. 1806.

BY ROBERT HENRY PECKWELL,

OF LINCOLN'S INN, ESQ. BARRISTER AT LAW.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY A. STRAHAN,

LAW-PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY,

FOR J. BUTTERWORTH, LAW-BOOKSELLER, FLEET-STREET,
AND J. COOKE, ORMOND-QUAY, DUBLIN.

1806.

LIBRARY OF THE

REEKND STANFORD, JR., UNIVERSITY

SEPARTMENT.

a. 56172

JUL 15 1901

PREFACE

ΤΟ

THE SECOND VOLUME,

THIS fecond volume is now fubmitted to the public, containing a Report of the Cafes of Controverted Elections referred to select committees of the House of Commons, during the fecond, third, and fourth Seffions of the late Parliament; all the cafes that were tried during the firft Seffion, having been reported in the former volume. Without at all adverting to the merits or to the demerits of this work, it may fafely be afferted, that in no former Parliament have points of higher importance arifen, or been difcuffed with more learning and ability, or determined with greater confideration, wisdom, and integrity. The author, therefore, confiders it as no small advantage to himself, that it has fallen to his lot to communicate the knowledge, and perpetuate the memory, of these trials: but fince, if these reports fhould not be found, in the event, to be of great utility, it can be imputed to nothing but to his imperfect use of fuch excellent materials; he feels