Chapter 7

The Toleration Act.--Impropriety of making Catholic Emancipation (or any other Important Matter) an Open Question.--Joint Responsibility of all the Ministers.--Detention of Napoleon at St. Helena.--Question whether the Regent could Give Evidence in a Court of Law in a Civil Action.--Agitation for Reform.--Public Meetings.--The Manchester Meeting.--The Seditious Meetings Prevention Bill.--Lord Sidmouth's Six Acts.