CHAPTER VII.

1771. Jan. 9th. Lord Sandwich appointed to the Admiralty 257

Haughty Tone assumed towards Spain 258

Jan. 14th. Death of the Duke of Bedford 259

Law Preferments 262

Declaration of Spain on the Falkland Islands 265

Jan. 25th. Panegyric on Choiseul by Chatham 267

Quarrel between Wilkes and Maclean 271

Feb. 11th. Motion in the Lords to remit Pressing 272

Close Struggle on the Nullum Tempus Bill 273

Feb. 13th. Discussion on the Spanish Declaration 275

Scheme of Wilkes 278

Conduct of the Queen of Denmark 280

March 4th. Bill to allow the East India Company to raise a Regiment in England 281

The Irish Parliament 283

March 12th. Resistance to the House of Commons 284

Lord Mayor attends the House 292

Revelation respecting Barré’s attack on Mr. Pitt 292

Protracted Conflict with the City 293

Spain demands the restitution of the Falkland Islands 296

Character of Dr. Johnson 297

Famine in Bengal 297