ONE:The war of faction still went on furiously. In the Lords there was a violent debate on an address, recommended by Wharton, Cowper, Halifax, and others, on the old subject of removing the Pretender from Lorraine; and they went so far as to recommend that a reward should be offered to any person who should bring the Pretender, dead or alive, to her Majesty. This was so atrocious, considering the relation of the Pretender to the queen, that it was negatived, and another clause, substituting a reward for bringing him to justice should he attempt to land in Great Britain or Ireland. Though in the Commons, as well as in the Lords, it was decided that the Protestant succession was in no danger, an address insisting on the removal of the Pretender from Lorraine was carried. Anne received these addresses in anything but a gratified humour. She observed, in reply, that "it really would be a strengthening to the succession of the House of Hanover, if an end were put to these groundless fears and jealousies which had been so industriously promoted. I do not," she said, "at this time see any necessity for such a proclamation. Whenever I judge it necessary, I shall give my orders to have it issued."On the 14th of March Lord North moved to bring in a Bill to take away from Boston the customs, the courts of justice, and government offices, and give them to Salem. This Bill was carried through both Houses with little opposition. Bollan, the agent of the Council of Massachusetts, desired to be heard against the Bill, but was refused. It received the royal assent on the 31st of March, and the trade of Boston was supposed to be annihilated.
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THREE: Victory of Pitt��The King's delight��Pitt's Finance��The India Bill��Pitt's Budget��The Westminster Election��The Scrutiny��Fox is returned��The Volunteers in Ireland��Flood's Reform Bill��Riots in Ireland��Pitt's Commercial Policy for Ireland��Opposition of the English Merchants��Abandonment of the Measure��Pitt's Reform Bill��His Administrative Reforms��Bill for fortifying Portsmouth and Plymouth��Pitt's Sinking Fund��Favourable Reception of the Bill��Pitt's Excise Bill��Commercial Treaty with France��Impeachment of Warren Hastings��Retrospect of Indian Affairs: Deposition of Meer Jaffier��Resistance of Meer Cossim��Massacre of Patna��Battle of Buxar and Capture of Allahabad��Clive's Return to India��Settlement of Bengal and Oude��Domestic Reforms��Rise of Hyder Ali��His Treaty with the English��He is defeated by the Mahrattas��Deposition of the Rajah of Tanjore��Failure of Lord Pigot to reinstate him��Lord North's Regulating Bill��Death of Clive��Warren Hastings becomes Governor-General��His dealings with the Famine��Treatment of Reza Khan and the Nabob of Bengal��Resumption of Allahabad and Corah��Massacre of the Rohillas��Arrival of the New Members of Council��Struggle for Supremacy��Robbery of Cheyte Sing��Nuncomar's Charges��His Trial and Execution��Hastings' Constitutional Resignation��His Final Victory��Wars against the Mahrattas��Hyder Ali's Advance��Defeat of Baillie��Energy of Hastings��Victories of Sir Eyre Coote��Capture of Dutch Settlements��Naval Engagements between the British and French��Death of Hyder Ali��Tippoo continues the War��He invokes Peace��Hastings' extortions from Cheyte Sing��Hastings' visit to Benares��Rising of the People��Rescue of Hastings and Deposition of Cheyte Sing��Extortion from the Begums of Oude��Parliamentary Inquiries��Hastings' Reception in England��Burke's Motion of Impeachment��Pitt's Change of Front��The Prince of Wales and the Whigs��Inquiry into his Debts��Alderman Newnham's Motion��Denial of the Marriage with Mrs. Fitzherbert��Sheridan's Begum Speech��Impeachment of Hastings��Growth of the Opposition to the Slave Trade��The Question brought before Parliament��Evidence Produced��Sir W. Dolben's Bill��Trial of Warren Hastings��Speeches of Burke, Fox, and Sheridan��Illness of the King��Debates on the Regency Bill��The King's Recovery��Address of the Irish Parliament to the Prince of Wales.