CONTENTS

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THE FOURTH VOLUME.

CHAPTER XXXI.

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1749. State of parties after the Peace of Aix La Chapelle

Subsidies to Foreign Powers

Grant to the Town Council of Glasgow

City of Halifax founded -

Half-Pay Officers and soldiers

New Clause in the Mutiny Bill -

1750. Growing dissatisfaction of the people

Temporary revival of Jacobitism

Prince Charles Stuart secretly in London

Account of his expedition by himself

And by Dr. King

175). Death of the Prince of Wales

Prudent conduct of the Princess

Unpopularity of the Duke of Cumberland

Bill of Regency

Bill for the General Naturalization of Protestants

Reformation of the Calendar

Cabal against the Duke of Bedford

He resigns the Seals

Earl Granville, President of the Councii

Death of Lord Bolingbroke

1752. New treaties of Subsidy -

Mr. Alexander Murray

His committal to Newgate

Privileges of the House of Commons in that age

Leicester House

1753. Favour of the Earl of Bute

His character

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1753. Jews' Naturalization Bill

The Marriage Act

Arguments against it

Charles Townshend

Recrimination between Lord Hardwicke and Mr. Fox

A female Quaker on the King's Throne

The British Museum founded

Execution of Dr. Cameron

1754. Death of Mr. Pelham

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CHAPTER XXXII.

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The Duke of Newcastle at the Treasury

Rivalry for the Seals

Mr. Pitt (Earl of Chatham)

Mr. Fox (Lord Holland)

Mr. Murray (Earl of Mansfield)

Negotiation between Newcastle and Fox

Its failure

Sir Thomas Robinson becomes Secretary of State

Resentment of Pitt

His marriage

The Parliament dissolved

Combination between Pitt and Fox

Debates in the new Parliament

1755. Newcastle renews his overtures to Fox

And prevails with him

Differences with France on the East Indian affairs

And on the American boundary

Earl of Albemarle, Ambassador at Paris

The King's journey to Hanover

Capture of the Alcide and the Lys

Defeat and death of General Braddock

Discussions at the Board of Regency

Public discontents

Treaties of Subsidy

Conference between Newcastle and Pitt -

Return of the King from Hanover

The Seals given to Fox -

The Duchess of Brunswick

Cabals at Leicester House

Meeting of Parliament

Single-Speech Hamilton

Eloquence of Pitt

The Rhone and the Saone

Pitt and Legge dismissed from office

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1756. French design upon Minorca

Remissness of the British Ministers

The enemy appear off Ciudadella

Siege of St. Philip's Castle

Admiral Byng

Naval action on the 20th of May

Byng returns to Gibraltar

Continued siege of St. Philip's

Terms of capitulation

Public clamours in England

Byng brought home in arrest

Declaration of War against France

Danger of the King of Prussia

Project of alliance between Austria and France

Madame de Pompadour -

Treaty signed at Versailles

The Czarina Elizabeth

Augustus, King of Poland

Convention between England and Prussia

Commencement of the “ Seven Years' War”

Battle of Lowositz

Capitulation of Pirna

North-American affairs

Cabals at home

Fox resigns the Seals

Murray appointed Lord Chief Justice

Retirement of Newcastle and Hardwicke

Conference between Fox and Pitt

The Duke of Devonshire, First Lord of the Treasury

Pitt, Secretary of State

Meeting of Parliament

Dismissal of the Hanoverian troops from England

Earl Temple's speech on the Address

Corn Laws

1757. Highland regiments raised

Militia Bills

Vote of money for the defence of Hanover

Court Martial on Byng -

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1757. The sentence

Byng's courageous demeanour

Endeavours of Pitt to save his life

Parliamentary steps in his behalf

His execution

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CHAPTER XXXIV.

Dissatisfaction of the King with his Ministers

His complaints to Lord Waldegrave

The Duke of Newcastle -

Pitt and Lord Temple dismissed -

Inquiry on the loss of Minorca

Public Ferment -

“ It rains gold boxes”

Various attempts to form a Government

Chesterfield called upon as Mediator

Pitt and Newcastle combine

Thus also Fox and Waldegrave

Conference between Newcastle and Waldegrave -

New administration

Pitt and Newcastle again in office

Fox as Paymaster

Expedition against Rochefort

Sir John Mordaunt

The expedition unsuccessful

Offer to restore Gibraltar to Spain

Campaign in North America

And in Germany

Battle of Prague -

Fall of Marshal Schwerin

Defeat of the Prussians at Kolin -

Fortitude of King Frederick

Defeat of the Duke of Cumberland at Hastenbeck

Convention of Closter-Seven

The Duke returns to England

Resigns all his employments

Frederick marches against the Prince de Soubisc

Battle of Rosbach

French rhymes written by Frederick

German enthusiasm which he rouses

He gains another victory at Leuthen

Close of his campaign

1758. Subsidy to him voted in the House of Commons

Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick

The Habeas Corpus Bill

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