i. 227;

extraordinary policy of her husband, _ibid._

Dennis, Captain, one of Byng’s court-martial, makes application to the throne for mercy, ii. 318.

Devonshire, Fourth Duke of, character and anecdotes of, i. 195; consulted on choice of a premier on the death of Pelham, 378; death, and conscientious qualification of his younger sons for the House of Commons, ii. 86.

Devonshire, Fifth Duke of, (Lord Hartington), receives the king’s commands to form a new ministry, ii. 263; accepts the treasury, 268.

Dice and Cards taxed, ii. 177.

Dickinson, Lord Mayor, his cold and unfeeling conduct on proposed petition in favour of Byng, ii. 368.

Digby, Captain (Admiral), gallantry of, in Hawke’s action, iii. 232.

Diggs, the actor, in Dublin, produces a riot by political allusions, i. 389.

Divisions of the Commons, falsified by Potter, ii. 11; extraordinary arrangement on the question of the German treaties, 61, et seq.

Doddington, his versatile politics, i. 87, 88; G. B., Lord Melcombe, biographical notice of, 437; gaming anecdote, 77; further anecdotes, 88, 89; impugns the justice of Byng’s sentence, in the House of Commons,