[85] Horace Walpole, in a letter to George Montagu (May 16, 1759), writes, ‘Unluckily, he died of brandy.’
[86] ‘In 1749 it was let on lease, at a rent of 182l. 16s. 9d., to Henry Fox, first Lord Holland, who bought it in 1767’ (Princess Liechtenstein’s Holland House).
[87] Lady Georgina Caroline Fox, created Baroness Holland in 1762, was Charles, second Duke of Richmond’s eldest daughter. She died in 1774, twenty-three days after her husband’s death.
[88] Sister of Sir Lionel Copley and of Lord Abercorn’s first wife, who died in 1791. Her second brother, Joseph, who succeeded to the baronetcy on Sir Lionel’s death in 1806, ran away with and married Lord Abercorn’s second wife.
[89] Lady Ann’s brother, who succeeded his father in 1809 as third Earl of Arran (1761–1837).
[90] Lord Archibald Hamilton’s sister, and eldest daughter of Archibald, ninth Duke of Hamilton. The marriage took place on June 24. She died in 1827. Her youngest sister, Susan, married, in 1803, George, fifth Earl of Dunmore.
[91] Lord Auckland was Chief Secretary in Ireland under Lord Carlisle, but was included in Lord Shelburne’s Government of 1783, and went out of office with Pitt, to whom he attached himself.
[92] The treaty of El Arish was concluded in January. By it the French troops were to be allowed to return to France, without any stipulation as to their non-employment in the future. This was directly contrary to the instructions of the British Government, which only reached Sir Sidney Smith after the conclusion of the peace. The Ministers, however, on hearing that his word was pledged, assented to the Articles, but meanwhile the French victory at Heliopolis over the Turks made them disinclined to accept terms, and the fighting was renewed.
[93] Charles, Lord Whitworth (1752–1825), Minister Extraordinary at St. Petersburg from 1788 till 1800. He was raised to the peerage at Paul’s own special request, but before the news of the honour arrived the Czar had quarrelled with him and dismissed him from his dominions.
[94] Paul’s views on the European question underwent a radical change soon after Napoleon’s accession to the Consulate. He conceived a great admiration for the conqueror of Italy, and this feeling was fostered by the latter’s action in restoring him 7000 Russian soldiers, clothed in new uniforms, whom the English had refused to include in a cartel of exchange. Instead of the ally he suddenly became the active opponent of England and Austria, seized all British ships in his ports, and ordered Lord Whitworth to retire to Riga.