Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third, Volume 2 (of 4)

Provision for the King’s Brothers.--Debate.--Death of the Marquis of Tavistock.--Of the Dauphiness.--The Indian Papers.--Intrigues of Grenville.--Regulation of America.--Temper...

When the Houses met again after the recess, a very new scene opened to the public, though unfolded by degrees, and of which all the springs were not at first discovered. Acciden...

Appearance of “An Address to the Public on a late Dismission.”-- Walpole’s Answer to that Pamphlet.--Dr. Lloyd, Dean of Norwich.-- Charles Townshend’s “Defence of the Minority i...

Mr. Pitt proposes to Conway to remain in the Ministry.--Quarrel with Lord Temple.--Townshend Chancellor of the Exchequer.--Rockingham displaced to make way for Grafton.--Resigna...

Difficulties of the Ministry.--Further Negotiation with Mr. Pitt.-- Meeting of Ministers.--The Seals given to the Duke of Richmond.-- Grant to the Royal Dukes.--Portion of the P...

Walpole’s Separation from his Party.--His Character of Mr. Conway.-- Commencement of the Troubles with North America.--Death of the Duke of Cumberland.--His Character.--Negotiat...

Debates on the Regency-bill.--The Princess Dowager’s name reinserted in the Bill.--Bill for altering the Duties on Italian Silks.-- Riots of the Weavers on its introduction.--Pr...

Differences between the King and his Ministers.--Further Negotiations with Mr. Pitt.--Attempts to form a Whig Administration.--Summary of the Negotiations.--New Ministry formed....

Desultory Discussions on American and East Indian Affairs.--Debates on the Land Tax.--Defeat of the Ministers.--Conduct of Lord Chatham.-- Offer made by the East India Company.-...

Lord Chatham proposes to examine the East India Company’s Affairs.-- His unaccountable conduct.--More signs of weakness in the Cabinet.-- Negotiation with the Duke of Bedford.--...

Church Preferments.--Meeting of Parliament.--Conway’s Speech.--Lord Chatham’s Legacy from Sir William Pynsent.--Speeches on Dismissal of Officers.--Duel between Mr. Chaworth and...

Death of the Pretender.--Intrigues against the Ministry.--Debates on the Stamp Act, and the Petition from America.--First Speech of Mr. Edmund Burke.--Character of his Oratory.-...

The King’s differences with his Ministers.--Negotiations with Mr. Pitt to form a new Administration.--Contemplated appointment of a Captain-General.--Reconciliation of Lord Temp...

Lord Bute humiliates the Duke of Bedford and Mr. Grenville.--General Conway moves the Repeal of the Stamp Act.--Obtains leave to bring in a Bill.--Excited State of the Country.-...

On the 11th of November the Parliament met. Lord Suffolk opposed the Address of the Lords, and the debate turned on the illegality of the late Act of Council that had directed t...

Irksome Position of the Ministers.--Debate on Five Resolutions on American Affairs.--The Ministers triumph on the first Resolution.-- Continuation of the Debate.--Pitt’s eccentr...

The next day Sir William Meredith, uneasy that Dr. Hay’s ridiculous preface should, by being united to his question, pass for his, proposed his difficulty to the House, the Spea...

Meeting of Parliament.--Debates on the Stamp Act and the state of North America.--Death of Prince Frederick, the King’s youngest brother.--Walpole’s Observations upon the state...

The bill thus wonderfully modified was sent to the House of Commons, where it was read the first time without a word of animadversion or notice. In fact, the extraordinary step...

Among Grenville’s economic projects, one was to purchase from the Duke of Athol the sovereignty of the Isle of Man, which was the harbour and _entrepot_ of the smugglers between...