Secretaryship of State, a third office first suggested for the colonies by Lord Halifax, i. [199], [220].

Secretaryship in Ireland, its lucrative influence, iii. [93].

Secret-service money, arrangement respecting, under the Newcastle administration, i. [382];
its baneful influence, [383].

Selwyn, old John, anecdotes of, i. [94], [95].

Sharpe, Governor of Virginia, chosen as a general by the Duke of Newcastle, i. [401].

Shebbear, Dr., affair of, iii. [152], et seq.

Sheridan, Mr., as manager, produces a theatrical riot by political allusions, i. [389].

Sheriffs-depute of Scotland, motion respecting the tenure of their offices, ii. [4], [14], et seq.

Sherlock, Bishop, political and ecclesiastical character of, i. [148].

Silesian loan, its stoppage, and further transactions thereon, i. [296], et seq.