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SECOND VOLUME.

BURKE returns to his parliamentary efforts, 1. Compari

son of Lord North to Sancho Panza, the Governor's phy-

sician, 3His conduct on the capture of Burgoyne, 4.-

Censured, 5. Speech on the employment of the Indians,

6 and 7.
Mr. Fox proposes an inquiry into the history and

state of the war, 9. Lord North proposes a conciliatory

plan, 10. Lord North's great defect, want of firmness, 12.

His proposed plan passes the House, 13. Considerations

on the state of the navy, 14. Diversity of opinion in mem-

bers of Opposition, 16 to 18. Application to Parliament in

favour of Ireland, 18. Burke supports the interest of Ire-

land, in opposition to the desire of his constituents of Bris

tol, 20. Supports a bill favourable to the Roman Catholics,

21. French war justifies the prediction of Burke, 24. War.

1.ke operations discussed in the House, 25. Keppel's trial,

27. Proceedings of Burke and Fox therein, 29. Burke's

connection with Lord Verney, 31. Observations on the

Scotch anti-popish mob, 32.-Pleasantry, 33. Fox and

Burke's attack on Lord Sandwich, 34. Burke's violence

censured, 36. Proceedings respecting Burgoyne and the

Howes, 37. Burke acted in that inquiry more as a partizan

than a patriot, 39. His prediction verified by the Spanish

war, 40. War still popular, and why, 42. Burke's speech

on Irish affairs, 44.-Part of it very violent and inflamma-

tory, 45. Humorous strictures, 46. Lord North's propo-

sitions for the settlement of Ireland, 47. Burke's Letter

to the People of Ireland,' 48. Animadversions on the pro-
fusion of Ministry, 49. The war begins to be unpopular,
50. Burke's plan of economical reform, with analysis and

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influence of the Crown, 65.

in consequence of his general

Riots of 1780, 67 to 71. Effects on the opinion of the

public, 71. Burke's hatred of popular licentiousness, 72.

Opposes an illiberal bill against Catholic teachers, 73.-

Draws up a petition against it, 74. Encouraged and praised

by Lord Thurlow for opposing the bill, ibid.The bill

thrown out, ibid. The employment of military during the

riots necessary, 75. Declines standing for Bristol at the

new election, 76. Vindicates his conduct to the electors,

ibid. to 80. Thoughts on imprisonment for debt, 81. View

of the popish penal laws, 83 to 87. Character of Sir George

Saville and Mr. Dunning, mover and seconder of the bill for

the relief of the Catholics, 87 to 92. Naval successes, 93.

Tend to vindicate Lord Sandwich from the charge of Burke,

ibid. Armed neutrality and Dutch war, 94. Burke's de-

fence of the Dutch censured, 95.

Mr. Burke revives his plan of economy in the new Par

liament, 96. First appearance of Mr. Pitt on that occasion,

ibid. Short history, education, and character of that per-

sonage, 97 to 103. Peculiar excellence of his oratory, 104.

Compared with Messrs. Fox and Burke, 105. Effects of his

eloquence on that of Mr. Fox, 106.

First appearance of Mr. Sheridan, 106-Account and

character of, to 110. Discussion concerning India affairs,

110. Burke's speech thereon, ibid. Inquiry concerning

Admiral Rodney, 111. Mr. Fox's motion for a committee

on the American war, ibid. Review of the events of the

campaign, 1781, 113.

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Opposes reform in Parliament, 191. His son writes against

Major Cartwright on that subject, 192. Opposes the Irish

propositions, 193 to 195. Rise and progress of the inquiry

about Mr. Hastings, 195 to 216. His acquittal, however

just, no impeachment of the motives and conduct of his pro-

secutors, 221. Burke's eloquent panegyric on Sheridan's

speech on the Begums, 223. Mr. Burke charged with envy

towards Sheridan by Mr. McCormick, 225. Query, In

what should Mr. Burke envy Mr. Sheridan? 226. What are

the proofs of that envy? 227. Commercial treaty with

France, 228. Burke's views of the dispositions of France,

230. His conduct respecting the Test Act justified, 231,

Dr. Priestley's boast that the established church is about to

be blown up, 232. Mr. Pitt joins in deeming the promotion

of the plans of Dissenters inexpedient, when they profess

such intentions, 234. Lord North gains a bet from Mr,

Burke about an example in prosody, 235-

The Regency, 237. Account and character of Burke's

proceedings, to 240. Humorous writings of Opposition,

241. Character of the poetry of Laura Maria, &c, sati-

rized by Mr. William Gifford, 243. Burke's jaunt with

Mr. Windham to Scotland, 244. Beauties of the High-

lands of Perthshire, ibid.Dunkeld, Blair, Faskaly, ibid.-

Fair maids of the inn, 245. Anecdote of Mr. Dundas, 246,

Confluence of the Tay and Tummel, 247. Peninsula of

Logierait, ibid.-Ballechin, ibid.-Taymouth, 248.-Con-

versation in Argyleshire with a clergyman about the poems

of Ossian, to 250. Mr. McCormick charges Burke with

making Hastings's trial a job for his friends, 250. Charge

refuted, 252.—The same author insinuates that Burke was a

marriage-broker, 253.-Neither evidence nor probability in

support of the charge, ibid. Burke often in einbarrassed

circumstances, 254--but not from vicious habits, 255. Be

nevolence and liberality of private character, 256. Mistake

about laudanum, in attempting a medicinal application, 257.

Death of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 257. Burke's character of

of him, 362. Mr. Hamilton endeavours to renew his inter-

ourse with Burke, but without success, to 266.

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