THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE In Twelve Volumes Volume The Second CONTENTS SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION, April 19, 1774 PREFACE SPEECH SPEECHES ON ARRIVAL AT BRISTOL AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE POLL, October 13 and November 3, 1774 EDITOR'S ADVERTISEMENT. SPEECH AT HIS ARRIVAL AT BRISTOL. SPEECH TO THE ELECTORS OF BRISTOL, ON HIS BEING DECLARED BY THE SHERIFFS DULY ELECTED ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES IN PARLIAMENT FOR THAT CITY, ON THURSDAY, THE 3D OF NOVEMBER, 1774. SPEECH ON MOVING RESOLUTIONS FOR CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA, March 22, 1775 LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL, ON THE AFFAIRS OF AMERICA, April 3, 1777 TWO LETTERS TO GENTLEMEN OF BRISTOL, ON THE BILLS DEPENDING IN PARLIAMENT RELATIVE TO THE TRADE OF IRELAND, April 23 and May 2, 1778 TO SAMUEL SPAN, ESQ., MASTER OF THE SOCIETY OF MERCHANTS ADVENTURERS OF BRISTOL. COPY OF A LETTER TO MESSRS. ———— AND CO., BRISTOL. SPEECH ON PRESENTING TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS A PLAN FOR THE BETTER SECURITY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF PARLIAMENT, AND THE ECONOMICAL REFORMATION OF THE CIVIL AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS, February 11, 1780 SPEECH AT BRISTOL PREVIOUS TO THE ELECTION, September 6, 1780 SPEECH AT BRISTOL ON DECLINING THE POLL, September 9, 1780 SPEECH ON MR. FOX'S EAST INDIA BILL, December 1, 1783 A REPRESENTATION TO HIS MAJESTY, MOVED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 14, 1784 PREFACE MOTION THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE IN TWELVE VOLUMES VOLUME THE THIRD CONTENTS OF VOL. III. SPEECH ON THE NABOB OF ARCOT'S DEBTS, February 28, 1785; with an Appendix SUBSTANCE OF SPEECH ON THE ARMY ESTIMATES, February 9, 1790 REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE IN TWELVE VOLUMES VOLUME THE FOURTH CONTENTS OF VOL IV. LETTER TO A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, IN ANSWER TO SOME OBJECTIONS TO HIS BOOK ON FRENCH AFFAIRS APPEAL FROM THE NEW TO THE OLD WHIGS LETTER TO A PEER OF IRELAND ON THE PENAL LAWS AGAINST IRISH CATHOLICS LETTER TO SIR HERCULES LANGRISHE, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLICS OF IRELAND HINTS FOR A MEMORIAL TO BE DELIVERED TO MONSIEUR DE M.M. THOUGHTS ON FRENCH AFFAIRS HEADS FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE PRESENT STATE OF AFFAIRS REMARKS ON THE POLICY OF THE ALLIES WITH RESPECT TO FRANCE: WITH AN APPENDIX