Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Volume 2 (of 4)
Author: Walpole Horace
Title: Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Volume 2 (of 4)
Release Date: 2018-05-12
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Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA.
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MEMOIRS
OF THE REIGN OF
KING GEORGE THE THIRD.
VOL. II.
Benj. West. pinx.t
J. Cook, Sc.
QUEEN CHARLOTTE.
London, Published by Richard Bentley, 1844.
MEMOIRS
OF THE REIGN OF
KING GEORGE THE THIRD.
By HORACE WALPOLE,
YOUNGEST SON OF SIR ROBERT WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD.
NOW FIRST PUBLISHED FROM THE ORIGINAL MSS.
EDITED, WITH NOTES,
By Sir DENIS LE MARCHANT, Bart.
VOL. II.
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.
v
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
| A. D. | PAGE | |
| CHAPTER I. | ||
| 1764. | Appearance of “An Address to the Public on a late Dismission” | 4 |
| Walpole’s Answer to that Pamphlet | ib. | |
| Charles Townshend’s “Defence of the Minority in the House of Commons on the Question relative to General Warrants” | 8 | |
| July 8th. Death of the Earl of Bath | 13 | |
| July 10th. Trial of the Chevalier d’Eon | 14 | |
| Aug. 23rd. Death of Mr. Legge | 17 | |
| Of the Duke of Devonshire | 20 | |
| Nov. 1st. Outlawry of Wilkes | 35 | |
| Nov. 4th. Death of Churchill | ib. | |
| CHAPTER II. | ||
| 1765. | Church Preferments | 41 |
| Jan. 10th. Meeting of Parliament | 42 | |
| Lord Chatham’s Legacy from Sir William Pynsent | 44vi | |
| Jan. 23rd. Debate on Dismissal of Officers | 46 | |
| Jan. 26th. Duel between Mr. Chaworth and Lord Byron | 51 | |
| Jan. 29th. Renewal of the Question of General Warrants | ib. | |
| CHAPTER III. | ||
| 1765. | Jan. 30th. Distinction between late Motions on General Warrants shown in the Votes | 63 |
| Dismissal of Officers | 64 | |
| Feb. 6th. Proceedings against Almon deferred | 67 | |
| Mr. Grenville’s Resolutions | 68 | |
| Dr. Browne’s Pamphlet | 79 | |
| CHAPTER IV. | ||
| 1765. | Isle of Man Act | 81 |
| King’s Illness | 82 | |
| March 4th. Motion respecting Ex-officio Informations | 84 | |
| March 29th. Budget opened by Grenville | 87 | |
| April 3rd. Newfoundland and Virginia Petitions | 89 | |
| CHAPTER V. | ||
| 1765. | State of Parties | 93 |
| King’s Illness | 95 | |
| April 24th. Regency-Bill | 106 | |
| CHAPTER VI. | ||
| 1765. | May 7th. Debates in the House of Commons on the Regency-Bill | 127 |
| CHAPTER VII.vii | ||
| 1765. | May 9th. Debates on the Regency-Bill | 138 |
| May 13th. The Princess-Dowager’s name reinserted in the Bill | 149 | |
| Bill for altering the Duties on Italian Silks | 154 | |
| May 15th. Riots of the Weavers on its introduction | 155 | |
| Projected Change in the Ministry | 160 | |
| CHAPTER VIII. | ||
| 1765. | May 18th. The King’s differences with his Ministers | 163 |
| May 20th. Negotiations with Mr. Pitt to form a new Administration | 165 | |
| Contemplated appointment of a Captain-General | 170 | |
| Reconciliation of Lord Temple and Mr. Grenville | 171 | |
| Ministers recalled | 172 | |
| Dismissal of Mr. Mackenzie | 175 | |
| May 25th. Parliament Prorogued | 179 | |
| CHAPTER IX. | ||
| 1765. | June 12th. Differences between the King and his Ministers | 182 |
| June 17th. Further Negotiations with Mr. Pitt | 186 | |
| Attempts to form a Whig Administration | 187 | |
| Summary of the Negotiations | 189 | |
| July 8th. New Ministry formed | 192 | |
| Mysterious Behaviour of Mr. Pitt | 202 | |
| Arrival of the Prince and Princess of Brunswick | 209 | |
| CHAPTER X. | ||
| 1765. | Walpole’s Separation from his Party | 210 |
| His Character of Mr. Conway | 213 | |
| Commencement of the Troubles with North America | 217 | |
| Oct. 31st. Death of the Duke of Cumberland | 223 | |
| Negotiations with the Courts of Versailles and Madrid | 227 | |
| CHAPTER XI.viii | ||
| 1765. | Dec. 17th. Meeting of Parliament | 235 |
| Debates on the Stamp Act and the State of North America | 236 | |
| Dec. 29th. Death of Prince Frederick, the King’s youngest brother | 238 | |
| Walpole’s Observations upon the state of France at this period | 239 | |
| Death of the Dauphin | 241 | |
| CHAPTER XII. | ||
| 1766. | Jan. 1st. Death of the Pretender | 255 |
| Intrigues against the Ministry | 257 | |
| Jan. 14th. Debate on the Stamp Act | 260 | |
| Jan. 27th. On the Petition from America | 270 | |
| First Speech of Mr. Edmund Burke | 273 | |
| CHAPTER XIII. | ||
| 1766. | Irksome Position of the Ministers | 276 |
| Feb. 3rd. Debate on Five Resolutions on American Affairs | 277 | |
| Feb. 5th. Continuation of the Debate | 283 | |
| Pitt’s eccentric Conduct | ib. | |
| Feb. 7th. Mr. Grenville moves an Address to the King, to enforce the Laws | 284 | |
| Opposed strenuously by Pitt | 285 | |
| Violent Scene in the House | 286 | |
| Double Dealing of George III. | 289 | |
| Feb. 17th. Warm Debate on the Production of Papers | 290 | |
| CHAPTER XIV.ix | ||
| 1766. | Lord Bute humiliates | |
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