Category: Biographies
State of the Ministry at the commencement of the year 1751--The Duke of Newcastle disagrees with the Duke of Bedford--Lord Sandwich’s subserviency to the Duke of Cumberland--Mr. Pelham adopts his brother’s jealousies--Removal of Lord Harrington on the King’s return to England-...
The Author’s motives for continuing his Work in the year 1754--Flattery the vice of Historians--The Author’s apprehensions for the Constitution--His political principles--Embarr...
19. CHAPTER VII.Change of the Ministry--Character of Mr. Legge--The Duke of Bedford has an audience--He declines office--Further appointments--Lord Anson--The Duke of Devonshire and Lord Hartin...
17. CHAPTER V.Prince George created Prince of Wales--The Regency Bill--Murray’s case in the King’s Bench--Speech of Lord Bath--His character--Speeches in the House of Lords on the Regency Bil...
22. CHAPTER X.Debates in Parliament at the commencement of the year 1753--The King of Prussia stops the payment of the Silesian Loan--The fictitious Memorial of several Noblemen and Gentlemen...
23. CHAPTER XI.Seizure of Dr. Archibald Cameron, an emissary of the Pretender--The King of France and his Mistresses--The famous Marriage Bill--Charles Townshend and Henry Conway--Debates on t...
18. CHAPTER VI.Conversation of the King with Mr. Fox on his Regency Bill--Some account of Lord Hardwick--The Pelhams determine to remove the Duke of Bedford and Lord Hardwick--Character of the...
16. CHAPTER IV.Indulgence to Murray revoked--Changes in the Establishment of the young Prince of Wales--Bubb Doddington--Chief Justice Willes--Dr. Lee--Promotions and resignations--The Natural...
14. CHAPTER II.Mr. Alexander Murray summoned to the bar of the House of Commons, and committed to Newgate--Sir William Yonge--Debate on the Army--Evidence of the witnesses against Mr. Murray,...
21. CHAPTER IX.The Scotch Bill--Speeches of the Duke of Bedford and the Lord Chancellor, Lord Bath, the Duke of Argyle, and the Duke of Newcastle--Character of Archibald Duke of Argyle--The Ki...
15. CHAPTER III.General Anstruther’s Government of Minorca--Petition from a Minorchese--Speeches on the subject--State of parties--Affairs of Nova Scotia--Sir Henry Erskine’s charge against Gen...
13. CHAPTER I.State of the Ministry at the commencement of the year 1751--The Duke of Newcastle disagrees with the Duke of Bedford--Lord Sandwich’s subserviency to the Duke of Cumberland--Mr....
20. CHAPTER VIII.Reflections of the Author on commencing his Memoirs of the Year 1752--State of Parties--Treaty with Saxony--Duke of Bedford opposes it--Debates upon it in the Lords--Speeches of...
12. CHAPTER XII.7. CHAPTER VII.3. CHAPTER III.2. CHAPTER II.6. CHAPTER VI.11. CHAPTER XI.1. CHAPTER I.4. CHAPTER IV.9. CHAPTER IX.8. CHAPTER VIII.10. CHAPTER X.5. CHAPTER V.