[ SIEGE OF MAESTRICHT. FORMS A CESSATION. ]

[ TRANSACTIONS IN THE EAST AND WEST INDIES. ]

[ CONCLUSION OF THE DEFINITIVE TREATY AT AIX-LA-CHAPELLE. ]

[ CHAPTER VII. ]

[ REFLECTIONS ON THE PEACE. ]

[ THE PRINCE OF WALES’ ADHERENTS JOIN THE OPPOSITION. ]

[ CHARACTER OF THE MINISTRY. ]

[ SESSION OPENED. ]

[ EXORBITANT DEMAND OF THE EMPRESS-QUEEN OPPOSED. ]

[ VIOLENT CONTEST CONCERNING THE SEAMEN’S BILL. ]