LONGMAN, ORME, AND CO.; JEFFERY AND SON; J. M. RICHARDSON; J. BOOTH;
BOOKER AND DOLMAN; J. RODWELL; SHERWOOD, GILBERT, AND PIPER;
HAMILTON, ADAMS, AND CO.; G. LAWFORD; J. DOWDING; WHITTAKER
AND CO.; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.; T. LAYCOCK; AND H. RENSHAW.

CONTENTS.

HISTORY OF EUROPE.

CHAPTER I.

THE King's Speech at the meeting of Parliament-Amendment to the

Address acquiesced in by the Lords-The same Amendment rejected by

the Commons-Discussions regarding Orange Lodges-Address to the

Crown against Secret Societies-The Orange Lodges dissolved-Bill to

Reform the Irish Municipal Corporations.

CHAPTER II.

Irish Corporations continued-Motion to instruct the Committee not to

re-construct the Corporations-Lord F. Egerton-Mr. Lefroy-Lord

Morpeth-Mr. O'Connell-Lord Stanley--Motion rejected and Bill

passed-Bill read a second time in the House of Lords-The Com-

mittee instructed to amend the Bill by leaving out the clauses creating

new Corporations-Debates in the Lords-The Amended Bill passes-

The Commons reject the Amendments-The Lords adhere to their

Amendments, and the Bill is lost.
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CHAPTER III.

Irish Tithe Bill-Statement of the Irish Secretary-General Resolution

agreed to-Bill brought in containing an Appropriation Clause-Lord

Stanley moves for leave to bring in a Bill without such Clause-

Debate-Lord John Russell--Sir James Graham-Mr. Sheil-Mr.

Harvey-Mr. O'Connell-Sir R. Peel--Chancellor of the Exchequer-

Lord Stanley's motion rejected-Discussions in Committee-The Lords

reject the Appropriation Clause-Debate in the Commons on the

Amended Bill-The Commons reject the Amendments of the Lords and

drop the bill.

CHAPTER IV.

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Commutation of Tithes in England-Provisions of the Bill for Commu-

ting Tithes-Views of Lord John Russell and Sir R. Peel-Discussion

as to Voluntary and Compulsory Commutation-Debates in Committee

-The Bill passes the Lords with Amendments in which the Commons

concur-Bills for Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and

for the celebration of Marriage-The Bills pass the Commons, and

pass the Lords with Amendments to which the Commons agree-

Reports of the Commission on the Church of England-Bills brought

in founded on the Report-Ministerial Bill to alter the Revenues and

territory of the different Sees opposed by the Radicals-Debates be-

tween Ministers and the Radicals in regard to the Bill-Ministers carry

the Bill, and abandon the other Bills, connected with the same subject

-Discussions on the Bill in the House of Lords-The Lords pass the

Bill-Bill to abolish the Secular Jurisdiction of Bishops-Bill to

regulate Ecclesiastical Leases.
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