the Pretender.-Difgraced on the Acceffion of George the Firft.→→ Flies.-Joins the Pretender.-Appointed his Secretary of State.— Removed. Caufes of his Difmiffion.-Makes Overtures to the British Cabinet.-Receives a Promife of being restored.-Writes his Letter to Sir William Wyndham, under that Suppofition.Cenfures Minifters.-Makes Overtures to them.-Cabals against them.-Renews his Offers of Attachment to them.-Conduct of Walpole in his Favour.-Bolingbroke receives his Pardon in Blood. -His Overtures to the Walpoles.-Act of Parliament in his Favour.-Motives for Walpole's Condu&t.-Bolingbroke joins Oppofition.-Remarks on his Conduct and Writings Page 342 CHAP. 26. Disturbances in Ireland, occafioned by Wood's Patent. -Public and fecret Hiftory of that Tranfaction.-Character of Lord Midleton. His Difagreement with the Duke of Grafton.—Indifcreet Proceedings of Government.-Embarraffments and Condu&t of Walpole, Duke of Grafton recalled, and Lord Carteret appointed Lord Lieutenant.-Refignation of Lord Midleton.-Surrender of the Patent.-Tranquillity reftored.-Tumults in Scotland, on levying the Malt Tax-Prudent Conduct of Walpole.— Character and Services of the Earl of Ilay 376 CHAP. 27. Diffolution of the Congrefs of Cambray.-Origin and Progrefs of the Union between the Emperor and Spain.-Treaty of Vienna.-Affairs of the North.-Alarms and Conduct of England. -Application to Parliament CHAP. 28. Conclufion and Object of the Treaty of Hanover.-Objections of Walpole.-Removed.-Obfervations on the fecret Articles in the Treaty of Vienna 428 CHAP. 29. The King's dangerous Paffage to England.-The Treaty of Hanover approved by Parliament, and vigorous Measures. adopted.-Public Indignation against the Emperor.-Walpole's pacific Views.-Preliminaries agreed to by the Emperor-and Spain. -The King departs for Hanover 413 442 CHAP. 30. Cabals of the Duchefs of Kendal and Bolingbroke to remove Walpole.-Bolingbroke's Interview with the King-Sanguine Hopes of Oppofition.-Death of the King.-Memoirs of his Wife, the unfortunate Sophia of Zell 458 CONTENTS OF VOLUME THE SECOND. PERIOD THE FOURTH: From the Acceffion of GEORGE the Second, to the 1727-1730. CHAP. 31. Acceffion and Character of George the Second.-Edu- roline.-Account of Mrs. Howard, afterwards Countess of Suffolk CHAP. 32. Rumours of a Change in Administration.-Intrigues of the Tories, Pulteney, and Bolingbroke.-Character of Sir Spen- cer Compton, who declines the Office of prime Minifter.-Conti- nuation of Townshend and Walpole, by the Intervention of Queen Caroline. The good Effects of her Influence over the King CHAP. 33. Walpole obtains an Increase of the Civil Lift, and a Jointure of f. 100,000 for Queen Caroline.-Meeting and Proceed- ings of the new Parliament.-State of the Difcuffion on the State of the Sinking Fund and National Debt.→ Report of the Houfe of Commons on that Subject.-The King re- fufes to make Charles Stanhope a Lord of the Admiralty.-Fo- reign Affairs.-Tranfactions with Spain and the Emperor.-Alli- ance with Brunfwick.-Act of the Pardo.-Congrefs of Soiffons.- CHAP. 34. Debates in Parliament on a fuppofed Promife of George the First to restore Gibraltar to Spain. Miftakes generally enter- tained on that Subject.-True State of Facts.-Conduct of the Regent. Of the King and Queen of Spain, and its Confequences 62 CHAP. 35. Rife, Difgrace, Imprisonment, Efcape, and Arrival of Nipperda in England.-Reception and Conferences with the Mi- nivers.—Diffatisfaction and Departure.-Enters into the Service of CHAP. 36. Sanguine Hopes of Opposition_that Walpole would be the Refignation of Lord Townshend.-Characters of the Duke of fhend 113 1730 1734. CHAP. 38. Walpole inclines to a Reconciliation with the Emperor. -Negotiations which preceded and terminated in the Treaty of Vienna -Treaty of Seville carried into Execution.-Tranfactions in Parliament.-Genera ISatisfaction.-Character of Earl Walde- grave, the new Embassador at Paris CHAP. 39. Biographical Memoirs of William Pulteney.-Origin and Progrefs of his Misunderstanding with Walpole CHAP. 40. Walpole proposes to take Half a Million from the Sink- from its first Establishment to this Motion.-Oppofition to the Bill.—Substance of the Reasons on both Sides.-It passes the House. -Subfequent Encroachments.-Beneficial Confequences which would have been derived from appropriating the Produce to the Li- quidation of the Debt.-Il Confequences of alienating it.-Motives which induced the Minister to take that Method of raifing Sup- CHAP. 41. Origin and Progrefs of the Excife.-Object of Wal- Oppofition.-Influence of Walpole.-Removals and Promotions.-- CHAP. 42. Character of Lord Hardwicke.-Parliamentary Proceed- ings.-Efforts of the Minority in Parliament. The Excife. The Removal of the Duke of Bolton and Lord Cobham.-The Place Bill.-Motion for the Repeal of Septennial Parliaments.-Sir Wil- From the Diffolution of Parliament, to the Death of Queen 1734-1737. CHAP. 44 Successful Operations of the Allies.-Embassy of Horace Walpole to the Hague. Indignation of the Emperor, and his At- tempts to remove Walpole.-Origin, Progrefs, and Termination of the Secret Convention. Renewal of Hoftilities.-Fluctuating State of the British Cabinet.-Embarraffments and Firmness of CHAP. 45. Event of the general Elections.-Meeting of the new Parliament. Proceedings.-Prorogation.-Difference between Spain and Portugal-adjusted by the armed Mediation of England.- Progrefs of Hoftilities between the Allies and the Emperor.-De- tail of the various Negotiations which led to the Conclufion of the Preliminaries.-King's Speech.-Unanimity of Parliament, in re- CHAP. 46. Parliamentary Proceedings.-Gin Act.Motion to re- peal the Teft Act, negatived. Bill for the Relief of the Quakers paffes the Commons, but is thrown out by the Lords.--Account of Edmund Gibfon, Biflop of London. Prorogation.-Horace Walpole declines the Office of Secretary of State.-Accompanies the King to Hanover, as Vice Secretary.-Foreign Negotiations.-Pru- dence of Sir Robert Walpole.-Private Correfpondence with his Brother. Objects to guaranty the Provifional Succeffion to Berg and Juliers. Oppofes the Northern League, and the Mediation be- tween Ruffia and the Porte.-Promotes the definitive Treaty.-The Delays of the Emperor.-Ineffectual Attempt to bribe Chauvelin.- Secret Correfpondence with Cardinal Fleury, and Disinission of CHAP. 47. Meeting of Parliament.-Speech from the Throne.- Proceedings:-On the Bill refpecting the Tumults at Edinburgh- On Sir John Barnard's Scheme for the Reduction of Intereft-Li- centioufnets of the Stage.-Origin and Progrefs of the Playhouse CHAP. 48. Origin and Progrefs of the Mifunderstanding between CHAг. 49. Illness-Fortitude-and Death of Queen Caroline.- CONTENTS OF VOLUME THE THIRD. PERIOD THE SEVENTH: From the Death of Queen CAROLINE, to the Refigna- CHAP. 1737-1742. 31 55 50. Hiftorical Deduction of the commercial Treaties between 86 150 178 208 CHAP. 57. Proceedings of Parliament on the Auftrian Subfidy. Schifin |