J 1786. MR. PITT's plan of a sinking fund is approved.-Further financial regula tions. India bill amended.-Mr. Burke commences the proceedings against Mr. Hastings by charging him with high crimes, &c.-Convention with Spain. -Commercial treaty with France. 1787. 1788. -Merits of the commercial treaty discussed.-New arrangement of the customs. -Decisions relative to Scotch peerage. Proceeding relative to Mr. Hastings's trial.-Foreign affairs. -Policy of Great Britain relative to the war between Russia and the Porte.-Affairs of Holland.-Flag officers.-Affair of.-Divers acts.-Slave trade.Foreign affairs.-The king's illness.-Parliamentary proceedings relative to it. 1789.-Death of Mr. Cornwall and election of Mr. Grenville-speaker.-Parliamentary proceedings on the king's illness. The king recovers.-Motions respecting dissenters. Election of Mr. Addington speaker. 1790. Prosperous state of the kingdom.-Sentiments of men respecting the French revolution.-Parties in parliament.-Motion for repeal of the test.-Affair with Spain respecting Nootka Sound.-Mr. Flood's unsuccessful motion for reform of the representation. 1791. -Conduct of government respecting the Turkish war.-Mediation for peace.- 1792. State of the public mind.-Tumult at Birmingham.-Act respecting trials for libel.-State of the revenue.-Seditious proceedings of several societies.Effects.-Merits of the approaching war. 1793. 1793.- 1794.- 1795.- -Negotiations with France-abortive.-Deceitful conduct of France.-War -Debates on the merits of the war.-Supplies for it voted.-Societies charged VIOLENCES Committed by the different factions.-Conduct of each.-Conduct of the king of Prussia.-Conduct of France.-Of England. -The civil war continues.-Circumstances in the stadtholder's favour. The princess visits the provinces. The Prussian troops are put in motion. The revolters submit and tranquillity is restored. -Measures to establish the stadtholder's authority. Marriage of the prince of Orange with the princess Sophia of Prussia. -War is declared against the States by France.-See history of France. -The Dutch provinces are reduced to subjection by the arms of France, aided by the malecontents.-Flight of the stadtholder.-Contributions.-Civil arrange- 1787. 1789. -Reasons for the line of conduct adopted by France in foreign affairs.- 1788. Effects produced by the assembly of notables.-Imprudent conduct of the 1790.- 1791. State of the public mind.-Causes of stability in an ill-constituted govern- Reflections on the measures of the revolutionists and the state of the king- 1792.State of the kingdom.-Conduct of the emigrant princes considered.-Change b 2 Madame 1793.- 1794.- 1795. Madame Elizabeth's behaviour.-Fayette's.-Marseillois.-Means used to incense -State of the public mind.-The democrats avail themselves of it.-Robers- -Pichegru's campaign in Holland and reduction of the Dutch provinces.-Sub- 1796. Policy of the government respecting pacific negotiations.-Hostilities with the -Successes |