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Impeachment of Mr. Hastings.
Death of Mr. Sheridan's Father.—Verses by Mrs. Sheridan on the Death ofher Sister, Mrs. Tickell.
Illness of the King.—Regency.—Private Life of Mr. Sheridan.
French Revolution.—Mr. Burke.—His Breach with Mr. Sheridan.—Dissolutionof Parliament.—Mr. Burke and Mr. Fox.—Russian Armament.—Royal ScotchBoroughs.
Death of Mrs. Sheridan.
Drury-Lane Theatre.—Society of "The Friends of the People."—Madame deGenlis.—War with France.—Whig Seceders.—Speeches in Parliament—Deathof Tickell.
Speech in Answer to Lord Mornington.—Coalition of the Whig Seceders with
Mr. Pitt.—Mr. Canning.—Evidence on the Trial of Horne Tooke.—The
"Glorious First of June."—Marriage of Mr. Sheridan.—Pamphlet of Mr.
Reeves—Debts of the Prince of Wales.—Shakspeare Manuscripts.—Trial of
Stone.—Mutiny at the Nore.—Secession of Mr. Fox from Parliament.
Play of "The Stranger."—Speeches in Parliament.—Pizarro.—Ministry of
Mr. Addington.—French Institute.—Negotiations with Mr. Kemble.
State of Parties.—Offer of a Place to Mr. T. Sheridan.—Receivership ofthe Duchy of Cornwall bestowed upon Mr. Sheridan.—Return of Mr. Pitt toPower.—Catholic Question.—Administration of Lord Grenville and Mr.Fox.—Death of Mr. Fox.—Representation of Westminster.—Dismission ofthe Ministry.—Theatrical Negotiation.—Spanish Question.—Letter to thePrince.
Destruction of the Theatre of Drury-Lane by Fire.—Mr. Whitbread—Planfor a Third Theatre.—Illness of the King.—Regency.—Lord Grey and LordGrenville.—Conduct of Mr. Sheridan.—His Vindication of himself.
Affairs of the new Theatre.—Mr. Whitbread.—Negotiations with Lord Grey
and Lord Grenville.—Conduct of Mr. Sheridan relative to the
Household.—His Last Words in Parliament.—Failure at Stafford.
—Correspondence with Mr. Whitbread.—Lord Byron.—Distresses of
Sheridan.—Illness.—Death and Funeral.—General Remarks.
The motion of Mr. Burke on the 10th of May, 1787, "That Warren Hastings,Esq., be impeached," having been carried without a division, Mr. Sheridanwas appointed one of the Managers, "to make good the Articles" of theImpeachment, and, on the 3d of June in the following year, broughtforward the same Charge in Westminster Hall which he had already enforcedwith such wonderful talent in the House of Commons.
To be called upon for a second great effort of eloquence, on a sub