LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.

THE SPEECHES

OF

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

EDMUND BURKE

ON THE

IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS.

TO WHICH IS ADDED

A SELECTION O

BURKE'S EPISTOLARY CORRESPONDENCE.

FORMING TWO SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUMES TO THE COLLECTED EDITION OF HIS WORKS.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

BELL & DALDY, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

1870.

LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET

AND CHARING CROSS.

CONTENTS.

VOL. II.

SPEECHES ON THE IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS, ESQ.

SECOND DAY OF REPLY, Friday, 30th May, 1794.

THIRD DAY OF REPLY, Tuesday, 3rd June, 1794

FOURTH DAY OF REPLY, Thursday, 5th June, 1794

FIFTH DAY OF REPLY, Saturday, 7th June, 1794

SIXTH DAY OF REPLY, Wednesday, 11th June, 1794

SEVENTH DAY OF REFLY, Thursday, 12th June, 1794

EIGHTH DAY OF REPLY, Saturday, 14th June, 1794

NINTH DAY OF RELY, Monday, 16th June, 1794

LETTERS.

TO THE RIGT Hon. William Gerard Hamilton, thanking him

for his frindship in procuring him a pension of £300 per annum

from thrish Treasury

To the

To

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March, 1763 442

ame, respecting their disagreement (a principal event in

's life).

MARQUIS OF ROCKINGHAM, giving an account of the Buck-

namshire county meeting, preparatory to the election

444

Sept. 12, 1769 447

ARTHUR YOUNG, ESQ., on deep-ploughing, with reasons for and

against it

O CHARLES TOWNSHEND, Esq., denying the authorship of Junius

Oct. 17, 1771 451

To A PRUSSIAN GENTLEMAN, stating that he is not acquainted with

the affairs of the East India Company, and referring to the state of

Turkey and Russia

TO WILLIAM BURGH, ESQ., advocating religious toleration

1772 452

Feb. 9, 1775 455

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TO THE MARQUIS OF ROCKINGHAM, on the American War, and its

consequences

Aug. 23, 1775 457

TO JOHN BOURKE, ESQ., on the desertion of Wilkes by his former

friends

July 11, 1776 463

TO THE EARL OF HILLSBOROUGH, AND LORD VISCOUNT STORMONT,

two of his Majesty's Secretaries of State, against the E. I. Com-

pany's seizure of the revenues and king of Tanjore Oct. 3, 1780 465

TO DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, (with Franklin's reply), on the
American War, praising General Burgoyne

Aug. 1781 468

TO PHILIP FRANCIS, ESQ., replying to certain remarks made by

Francis on his style and composition

Feb. 20, 1790 470

TO CAPTAIN WOODFORD, on the state of France, previous to the
war with England

TO LORD GRENVILLE, on the French Revolution

475

Feb. 11, 1791

Aug. 18, 1792 477

TO MRS. CREWE, respecting the French clergy in England, and their

mode of living

Probably end of 1794 482

TO REV. DR. HUSSEY, respecting the Irish Roman Catholics

May 18, 1795 485

TO EDMUND MALONE, ESQ., respecting their doceased friend, Sir

Joshua Reynolds

May 22, 1795 490

TO DR. LAURENCE, giving an account of himself during his illness

July 28, 1796 491

Nov. 18, 1796 493

Nov. 25, 1796 497

To the same, on the projected invasion of Ireland
To the same, on the Pope, in connexion with Ireland
To the same, on the grievances of the Irish Roman Catholics

To the same, respecting Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hastings

Feb. 10, 1797 502

March 16, 1797 506

To the same, on Fox's speeches, and the Speakers of the House of

Commons

To the same, on the breaking out of the French war April 11, 1797 509

To the same, on the French revolution, and on Ireland

May 12, 1797 511

To the same, on Lord Fitzwilliam, in connexion with Ireland

June 1, 1797 51

TO THOMAS KEOGH, ESQ., on his own health, and the condition of

Ireland

Nov. 17, 1796 52

TO LORD CHANCELLOR LOUGHBOROUGH (a fragment), thanking him

for a presentation of a living to Mr. Etty, and on Pitt's Ad-

ministration

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