I have only, in conclusion, to beg that the readers of this Preface will pardon an egotism which a great wrong has made necessary, and which is quite as disagreeable to myself as it can be to them.

Contents

[ VOLUME IV. ]

[ LORD MACAULAY'S SPEECHES. ]

[ PREFACE. ]

[ SPEECHES, ETC. ]

[ PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. (MARCH 2, 1831) A SPEECH DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON THE 2D OF MARCH, 1831. ]