THE

SPEECHES

OF THE

RIGHT HONOURABLE

WILLIAM HUSKISSON,

WITH A

BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR,

SUPPLIED TO THE EDITOR

FROM

AUTHENTIC SOURCES.

"When he first devoted himself to the Public Service, he considered how he should "render himself fit for it; and this he did by endeavouring to discover what it was that gave this country the rank it holds in the world. He found that its prosperity and dignity "arose principally, if not solely, from two sources; its Constitution and Commerce. Both "these he spared no study to understand, and no endeavour to support."

Mr Burke's Speech at Bristol, in 1774.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

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CONTENTS.

1826.

May 12.

Mr. Huskisson's Exposition of the State of the

Navigation of the United Kingdom.

Nov. 24. Corn Importation Acts-Order in Council for

opening the Ports.

30. Foreign Goods imported in 1824 and 1825-

Effect of the Customs' Consolidation Act-

Treaty with Portugal

Dec. 1. State of the Currency-Alteration of the Corn

1827.

Page

1

56

63

Laws.

66

5. State of the Joint-Stock Companies formed

during the years 1824, 1825, and 1826

6. Alteration of the Law prohibiting the Expor-

tation of Machinery

May 7.

Mr. Huskisson's Exposition of the State of the

British Commercial Shipping Interest

15. Mr. Whitmore's Motion for a Select Commit-

tee on the State of the Trade between Great

Britain and India.

28.

77

137

State of the Wool Trade-Petition for a Duty

on the Importation of Foreign Wools

146

June 14. Mr. Davenport's Motion for a Select Commit-

tee on the Distressed State of the Commer-

cial and Industrious Classes of the Community 152

18. Corn Duties Bill-the Duke of Wellington's

1828.

Feb. 14.

Amendment Mr. Huskisson's Explanation 156

Mr. Hobhouse's Motion for a Vote of Thanks

to Sir Edward Codrington, for his gallant

Conduct in the Action with the Turkish

Fleet, in the Bay of Navarin

175

192

15. Re-appointment of the Finance Committee.

18. Mr. Huskisson's Explanation of his Conduct,

in its connection with the Dissolution of the

late, and the Formation of the present Ad-

ministration

193

1828.

Feb. 26. Lord John Russell's Motion for the Repeal of

the Test and Corporation Acts

Mar. 4. Emigration-Passengers' Regulation Bill

Page

221

229

1.

Mr. Huskisson's Bill to provide for the due

Administration of Justice in New South

Wales and Van Dieman's Land

264

18.

The Same

265

17.

May 2.

Mr. Wilmot Horton's Bill to enable Parishes to

Mortgage their Poor Rates for the purpose

of assisting voluntary Emigration

Mr. Huskisson's Motion for a Select Committee

to inquire into the State of the Civil Govern-

ment of Canada

266

268

12.

Sir Francis Burdett's Motion for a Committee

on the State of the Laws affecting the Roman

Catholics

288

19.

June 2.

13. Provision for the Family of Mr. Canning

East Retford Disfranchisement Bill

East Retford Disfranchisement Bill-Mr. Hus-

kisson's Statement respecting his Removal

from Office

3.

Small Note Currency-Circulation of Scotch

Notes in England

349

16. East-India Trade-Equilization of the Duties

on Sugar

353

17. State of the British Shipping Interest

356

20.

New South Wales Bill-Establishment of Trial

by Jury, and of an Elective Assembly

1829.

Feb. 6.

Address on the King's Speech at the opening

of the Session-Measure of Relief to the

Catholics-Greece-Portugal.

Page

384

Mar. 3.

Roman Catholic Claims-Mode of getting up

Petitions against

393

6.

Roman Catholic Relief Bill

397

19.

Apr. 13.

Irish Qualification of Freeholder's Bill

Mr. Fyler's Motion for a Select Committee on

the State of the Silk Trade

405

410

May 5. East Retford Disfranchisement Bill-Repre-
sentation of Birmingham-Hundred of Bas-
setlaw

Mr. Villiers Stuart's Motion respecting the Pro-

priety of introducing a system of Poor Laws

into Ireland.

12. East-India Company's Charter-China Trade

-Petition from Liverpool

14. Mr. Whitmore's Motion for a Select Committee

on the State of the East-India and China

Trade

446

25. Mr. Charles Grant's Motion for the Reduction

of the Sugar Duties

453

June 1.

457

Sir James Mackintosh's Motion concerning the

Relations between England and Portugal

4. Distress of the Labouring Classes - Coloniza-

tion-Emigration.

1830.

Feb. 4.

Address on the King's Speech at the opening

of the Session-Distress of the Productive

Interests-State of the Currency-War be-
tween Russia and Turkey-Greece-Portu-
gal-Mexico

9. East-India Company's Charter-and Bank of

England Charter

East Retford Disfranchisement Bill-Reform

of Parliament

23. Lord John Russell's Motion for a Bill to enable

Manchester, Leeds, and Birmingham, to re-

turn Members to Parliament

Mar. 10. Lord Palmerston's Motion respecting the

Affairs of Portugal

16. Mr. Huskisson's Exposition of the State of

the Country

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