LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,
Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.
1845.
LONDON:
Printed by S. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley,
Bangor House, Shoe Lane.
CONTENTS
OF
THE FOURTH VOLUME.
| [CHAPTER I.] | ||
| A. D. | PAGE | |
| 1769. | Victories of the Russians | [2] |
| Altercation with France | [2] | |
| Position of the Duc de Choiseul | [4] | |
| Madame du Barry | [6] | |
| Opposition to her Presentation at Court | [12] | |
| General Dislike of the new Favourite | [16] | |
| Cabal against Choiseul | [18] | |
| His imprudent Conduct | [22] | |
| Project for restoring the Finances | [24] | |
| Trial of the Duc d’Aiguillon | [25] | |
| Anecdote of the Prince of Beauvau | [26] | |
| Extraordinary Letter of Louis the Fifteenth | [29] | |
| [CHAPTER II.] | ||
| 1770. | Irish Parliament prorogued | [32] |
| Public Feeling | [33] | |
| Opening of the British Parliament | [34] | |
| Lord Chatham moves an Amendment to the Address | [34] | |
| Debates on the Election of Lutterell | [37] | |
| Daring Conduct of Burke and Saville | [38] | |
| Lord Camden loses the Seals | [44] | |
| Dismissal of the Earl of Huntingdon | [45] | |
| Resignation of Lord Granby | [47] | |
| Charles Yorke refuses the Seals | [48] | |
| Death of Sir John Cust | [48] | |
| Yorke accepts the Seals | [51] | |
| His Death | [52] | |
| Sir Fletcher Norton elected Speaker | [54] | |
| Disinterestedness of Conway | [55] | |
| Motion to inquire into the State of the Nation | [57] | |
| Jan. 22. Duke of Grafton determines to Resign | [59] | |
| Jan. 25th. Hostile Motion of Dowdeswell in the House of Commons | [62] | |
| Interview of Conway with the Duke of Grafton | [65] | |
| Jan. 27th. Resignation of the Duke | [68] | |
| His Character | [69] | |
| [CHAPTER III.] | ||
| 1770. | Jan. 29th. Lord North appointed First Lord of the Treasury | [75] |
| His Character | [78] | |
| The other Ministers | [83] | |
| Feb. 2nd. Debate in the Lords on the State of the Nation | [87] | |
| Feb. 12th. Motion of Lord Chatham | [90] | |
| Quarrel between the Speaker and Sir William Meredith | [91] | |
| Debate in the Lords | [93] | |
| Lord Chatham attacks the Influence of the Court | [94] | |
| March 5th. Repeal of the American Duties | [95] | |
| Bold Conduct of the City Authorities | [97] | |
| March 14th. Remonstrance presented to the King | [98] | |
| Debates on the Civil List | [100] | |
| Lord Chatham attacks the Duke of Grafton | [101] | |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | ||
| 1770. | Debate on the City Remonstrance | [103] |
| Loyal Address carried | [107] | |
| Bills introduced by Mr. Herbert and Mr. Grenville | [110] | |
| Conversation on Secret Influence | [112] | |
| City Dinner to the Opposition | [115] | |
| Curious Phrase employed by Lord Chatham | [116] | |
| April 17th. Termination of Wilkes’s Imprisonment | [117] | |
| Riots at Boston | [119] | |
| April 28th. Death of Marshal Ligonier | [121] | |
| Debate on the Irish Parliament | [122] | |
| State of Parties | [123] | |
| Burke’s Thoughts on the Present Discontents | [129] | |
| Influence of Lord Bute | [132] | |
| Pelham Administration | [136] | |
| Diminution of the Privileges of Members of Parliament | [147] | |
| May 8th. American Affairs | [149] | |
| Middlesex Election | [150] | |
| [CHAPTER V.] | ||
| 1770. | May 23rd. Bold Address of Beckford to the King | [153] |
| Address on the Birth of a Princess | [155] | |
| June 21st. Death and Character of Beckford | [156] | |
| Voyage of the Princess of Wales to Germany | [161] | |
| Eccentric Conduct of the Queen of Denmark | [163] | |
| Suit of Lord Grosvenor | [164] | |
| Trial of the Kennedys for Murder | [166] | |
| Conduct of Mr. Horne | [167] | |
| Licence of the Press | [168] | |
| Libel on the King of Spain | [169] | |
| Dispute on the Falkland Islands | [170] | |
| The Adelphi | [173] | |
| Promotion of Lutterell | [174] | |
| October 20th. Death and Character of Lord Granby | [175] | |
| Vacant Regiment bestowed on Conway | [175] | |
| Meeting of the Inhabitants of Westminster | [181] | |
| Imminence of a War | [183] | |
| Diplomacy of Lord Weymouth | [184] | |
| Lord Mansfield’s Timidity | [187] | |
| Death and Character of Mr. George Grenville | [188] | |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | ||
| 1770. | King’s Speech | [191] |
| Debate on the War | [192] | |
| Speeches of Barré and Lord Barrington | [193] | |
| Wilkes’s Opposition to Pressing | [195] | |
| Conduct of Sir Walter Blacket | [197] | |
| Nov. 22nd. Motion for Papers on the Falkland Islands | [198] | |
| News from Spain | [203] | |
| Intemperance of Charles Fox | [207] | |
| Lord Chatham attacks the Administration | [208] | |
| Dec. 10. Lord Mansfield delivers a Copy of his Determination in Woodfall’s Trial | [215] | |
| Remarkable Scene | [217] | |
| Dec. 11th. Debate on Lord Mansfield’s Paper | [220] | |
| Dec. 13th. Debate on the Ejection of the Commons | [228] | |
| Scotch Nationality | [234] | |
| Dec. 16th. Resignation of Lord Weymouth | [235] | |
| Downfall of the Duc de Choiseul | [246] | |
| The Duc d’Aiguillon and the Parliament of Bretagne | [247] | |
| Persecution of La Chalotais | [248] | |
| The Duc retires to Chanteloup | [253] | |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | ||
| 1771. | Jan. 9th. Lord Sandwich appointed to the Admiralty | [257] |
| Haughty Tone assumed towards Spain | [258] | |
| Jan. 14th. Death of the Duke of Bedford | [259] | |
| Law Preferments | [262] | |
| Declaration of Spain on the Falkland Islands | [265] | |
| Jan. 25th. Panegyric on Choiseul by Chatham | [267] | |
| Quarrel between Wilkes and Maclean | [271] | |
| Feb. 11th. Motion in the Lords to remit Pressing | [272] | |
| Close Struggle on the Nullum Tempus Bill | [273] | |
| Feb. 13th. Discussion on the Spanish Declaration | [275] | |
| Scheme of Wilkes | [278] | |
| Conduct of the Queen of Denmark | [280] | |
| March 4th. Bill to allow the East India Company to raise a Regiment in England | [281] | |
| The Irish Parliament | [283] | |
| March 12th. Resistance to the House of Commons | [284] | |
| Lord Mayor attends the House | [292] | |
| Revelation respecting Barré’s attack on Mr. Pitt | [292] | |
| Protracted Conflict with the City | [293] | |
| Spain demands the restitution of the Falkland Islands | [296] | |
| Character of Dr. Johnson | [297] | |
| Famine in Bengal | [297] | |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | ||
| 1771. | March 15th. The Lord Mayor attends the House | [299] |
| Alderman Oliver sent to the Tower | [301] | |
| March 27th. Riot and Attack on Lord North | [302] | |
| Lord Mayor committed to the Tower | [304] | |
| March 30th. Lord Rockingham visits the Lord Mayor | [306] | |
| Weakness of the Opposition | [308] | |
| Conduct of the Court | [310] | |
| Education of the Prince of Wales | [311] | |
| Character of Mr. Smelt | [312] | |
| Debate on the King’s Friends | [314] | |
| Alderman Oliver declines to stand as Sheriff with Wilkes | [316] | |
| Dissolution of the French Parliaments | [317] | |
| April 23rd. Bill for an East Indian Regiment rejected | [319] | |
| April 28th. Bill for Triennial Parliaments | [320] | |
| May 1st. Motion of Lord Chatham tending to a Dissolution | [321] | |
| Lord Chatham and the Pynsent Estate | [322] | |
| Instances of the Partiality of both Houses | [323] | |
| May 9th. Close of the Session | [324] | |
| Controversy between Horne and Wilkes | [325] | |
| Duke of Grafton accepts the Privy Seal | [327] | |
| Visit of the Prince of Wales to Gravesend | [327] | |
| Wilkes and Bull elected Sheriffs for Middlesex | [328] | |
| “Adventures of Humphrey Clinker” | [328] | |
| Chevalier d’Eon supposed to be a Woman | [329] | |
| State of Affairs in France | [330] | |
| Character of Maupeou | [331] | |
| Disgrace of the Bishop d’Orleans | [333] | |
| The Abbé du Terray | [334] | |
| Madame du Barry | [335] | |
| Popularity of the Duc de Choiseul | [338] | |
| Dissolution of the Parliaments of Bourdeaux and Toulouse | [339] | |
| Bold Conduct of Choiseul | [342] | |
| Disturbed State of France | [342] | |
| General Dislike of the Mistress | [343] | |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | ||
| 1771. | Movements of the Pretender | [347] |
| Conduct of Lord Townshend in Ireland | [348] | |
| Lord Rockingham and his Party give over their Opposition | [353] | |
| Illness of the Princess Dowager | [355] | |
| Duke of Cumberland’s Private Marriage with Mrs. Horton | [356] | |
| [APPENDIX.] | ||
| I. | Character and Influence of Lord Bute | [367] |
| II. | Dr. Thomas, Bishop of Winchester | [370] |
| III. | George the Third and Mr. Mackenzie | [371] |
| IV. | Libel on the King of Spain | [372] |
| V. | Extracts from the Life of the Duke of Grafton | [376] |
MEMOIRS
OF THE REIGN OF
KING GEORGE THE THIRD.
CHAPTER I.
Victories of the Russians.—Altercation with France.—Position of the Duc de Choiseul.—Origin of his Power.—His Character.—Madame du Barry.—Her Influence opposed to that of the Duc.—Opposition to her Presentation at Court, which is at last effected.—General Dislike of the New Favourite.—Cabal against the Duc de Choiseul.—His Imprudent Conduct.—Projects for Restoring the Finances.—Trial of the Duc D’Aiguillon.—Anecdote of the Prince of Beauvau.—Extraordinary Letter of Louis the Fifteenth.