ii. 223, 227;

his conduct on the bill for absolving Byng’s court-martial; severe conduct towards Byng, with observations, 351, 352.

Murray, General, defeated at Quebec, iii. 284.

Mutiny Bill, modern opposition to, i. 35, et seq.; curious question of the King of Denmark in regard to its preamble, 253.

Names of princes, taken from English history, curious anecdote of, i. 201.

Naples, affairs of, on the death of the King of Spain, iii. 205.

National debt, observations on, in 1758, iii. 151.

Naturalization Bill brought forward, i. 44, 54; thrown out, 92.

Navy, diminished number of seamen voted, i. 17; Lord Anson proposes a severe naval code, but fails, 38; an increased vote of seamen proposed by Lord Barrington, 211; approaching war with France, ii. 1; a fleet ordered to watch the French motions in America, 22; vote for seamen, 67; debates on a Prize Bill, 78; state of naval force at the opening of the war, 195; consequences of Byng’s trial, 295; affair of the Navy Bill, iii. 105.

Newcastle, Duke of, disagreement with the Duke of Bedford, i. 1; betrays the interests of the South Sea Company in the treaty with Spain, 7; political adoption of intrepidity, 9; political and family differences, 47; conduct on regency question after demise of the Prince of Wales, 99; speech on the committal of the Regency Bill, 120; political anecdote in forming the bill, 128; explains the Commons’ amendments to the Lords, and carries the bill, 156; his power secured, 161; his character and anecdotes, 162, 163; political ingratitude to Sir Robert Walpole, 164; further anecdotes, 183; fear of the sea, and whimsical expedition to Hanover, 184; dismisses Lord Sandwich from office, 190; produces the resignation of the Duke of Bedford, 193; jealousy of Mr. Fox, on an illness of the Duke of Cumberland, 213; his inferiority as a politician, 239; political influence at opening of 1752, and why, 239, 240; inefficient reply to the opposition of the Duke of Bedford on the Saxon treaty, 247; debate on the Scottish Colonization Bill, and inefficient answer to the Duke of Bedford, 274; whimsical mode of guarding against the dangers of the sea, on a visit to Hanover, 278; his alarm at the pretended memorial respecting the education of the Prince of Wales, 302; his long and very extraordinary speech in the House on that affair, 327; parliamentary sparring with the Duke of Bedford, 329; moves the repeal of the Jew Naturalization Bill, 359; Walpolian sarcasms, 373; becomes first minister on the death of his brother, 381; reserves the management of the secret-service money in his own hands, 382; perfidy and breach of promise to Fox, 384; his political inefficiency, 388; striking inattention to colonial affairs while secretary of state, 396; geographical and political ignorance, 396; professes to remove abuses, yet encourages them, 399; secret instigator of the law-suit respecting Richmond Park, 401; alarmed by the conduct of Pitt, 415; receives the support of the Tories, who now first unite as a political party, distinct from jacobitism, ii. 12, et seq.; interference in the appointment of the temporary regency, on the king’s visit to Hanover, 22; conduct on Irish politics, 25, et seq.; first decline of his power on the subsidiary German treaties, 35, 43, 45; tampers with Pitt for their support, but fails, 40, 41; applies to Fox, and succeeds, 41; offers to resign in a fright, 43; objects to Fox’s friends, 141; heavy charges of pensions brought on the nation by his caprices, 143; conduct on the calling in of foreign troops, 184; his plan of separating the prince from his mother, &c., 221; political fears of quarrelling with Leicester-house, 249; affair of Fox’s resignation, 252; resolves to resign, 262; resigns, 272; extraordinary story in regard to Byng’s affair, 285; another most extraordinary anecdote respecting the duchess in that affair, 371; political difference with Fox, iii. 3; approaches of Pitt towards conciliation, 4; further negotiations, 11, 15; political character and irresolution, 21; comes again into power with Pitt, 31; differences and anecdotes, 95; influence of office under Pitt, 174; grows jealous of him, 181; conduct towards Lord G. Sackville, 254.

Newcastle, Duchess of, most extraordinary anecdote respecting Byng’s execution, ii. 371.

Newdigate, Sir Roger, his speech for the repeal of the Plantation Act, i. 365.

Newmarket, its sports set in the balance against the affairs of the nation, ii. 380.

New Road first proposed, but objected to, ii. 186; carried, and afterwards extended by its opponents, 187.

Niagara taken by Sir William Johnson, iii. 211.

Norris, Admiral, strange incompetency when examined before the Lords, in Byng’s case, ii. 362.

North, Lord, his character, and removal from governorship of Prince George, i. 86.

Northumberland, Earl of, moves address in the House of Lords, in 1751, i. 8; gives a pointed refusal of resignation to the Duke of Newcastle, iii. 27.

Norwich, Bishop of, engaged in the education of the Prince of Wales,