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ao oN a { “essen ipaxelgen BNA __, The he Hight 4 Eisnseob! e ¢ “Se JAMES Mace TOs ° ed aloe Ulan Welle Coyrs. ty hen Gall ig! vores ras reene CONTENTS, CHAPTER 1. mAs ‘Accession of Goorge T.— State af Portion. — Atcentency of the Whigs — ‘German Predulecuona of éhe King. —Setderaent of the Court end Ofed Tat.— New Parllatoeut aummoned, — Corauation Socmon,— Stormy ‘Davarnum ya the Peace of Utvedht ~ Selture of the Paper of the Ne- gouatore.— Reyart of tha Secret Connnittee.—tapeschmart of Bola Broke, Oxford, rman, and Stratford. — Fight of Bolingbroke and Drmont to France, a Tile of Attinder Cound agarcut ther. —Oxford coated to the Tower. — Tomatty in Lonton,— Arrey of Memtbeas of the Commont.— Close of the Sessian —Deatha of Burnet, Wharton, foal Hatitax.— The Hard of Mut’s Rebellion.— Demonatrations im the North, ~ Surrender of Preston —Battle of Diasblave — Aypenrauve of ‘ua Pretender iu Seetiand, ~ Hut total Dleoork tute and Flight, Fle Jur Lok contrauted with the good Fertune ofthe King,— lepaachtent ‘and Kxecutan of the Rabel Loran ete Page CHAP. H. m6, ‘Ganers! Diecontent in the Country.—-Tntrogeetion of the Boptennial Act ta eeeaye the Hick of an Blestion,— Debate and Protert in the Lora. — Bnergetic Henstance tn the Commont.— The Mill carriod with wien fempled Rapldity.aBpecial Grounds of which it Yan attomptod 1D ba Justified. — Conntstutumal Objsstions ta tha principle of the Measure. — ‘And tho Pretexta under eioeh it wad forced upon the Legislature. Str aeonsstuney wok the Declaration uf the Bi) of Sightn— lee BAect ‘Gpoa the Privdeges of Pastamant.— Doubts of te Right of PxtTixment toynoipng its own Eximenoe, — lostancea in which Ante of Parliament ‘would be inravid Subsequent Revalutton of Opiniou amongst tke Sup Porter of the Sepeannial Act —Cloysafthe Station = BD ag 4 compra * cue a1. ‘Pesivonol Wales apoinied Mutoant doing mst Rovere Tecrned Diino ar Homes Goengr it tent Toon af Fnnisip with Franco’? 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Differences between the King and the Prince of Wales. — ‘The Prince bbauished froma the Palace. —Standing Arey reduced — Walpole in vain endeavours te obtain a farther Reduction. — Sbipgen corapsitted to the ‘Tower. — Standard of Gold Cot fixod.— Project tet ou foot to asaasal= ute the Eng. — Inerease of the Naval Foree,— Death of Charles X10 = Ineriguon of Cardinal Alberoo! for the Recovery of the Spanish Pro- ‘incea dismuemabered by tho Treaty of Uteech.— Ralatlyns of the Buro- sn Powers in theso Affaire, — The Spamardé reduce thu Tsland of Sardima,— Quadruple Aliunce.—Spzin again saerifeed to the Hano- vverian Pulley of the King. — The Spantards favade Sicily.— An Englivh leet Ie despatched (o the Meltercanean. — Admiral Byog obtahnee de- eanve Victory. —Spaia maker Reprisuls.— War declared agalnat Spain by England and Franco. Chaugos Inthe Admlalatratiom.—BD) bronght torward fur the Hellet of the Disserters.—Hoadley’s Sermon on the Chureh — Struggle ofthe Bishops to exclude the Dissenters. — Peerage ‘Bll moved and withdrawn. — Prorogatien of Parkwment = BF char. v. argeita1. ‘he Kang pays & second Visit to Fanoree.—Alberant assist the Peevonder 1g an attempt oa England, —Failore of the Euterprite. —Spatu submiia CONTENTS. vii to the Alljon— English Intrigucs to'datach Sweden from Russia — Prom ‘imonal Treaty to shointe Bremen end Verdun. = Opening of Parliement. The Pecrage Bill rouumed and Jast,— ‘The Dependency of the Iriah, Parliament on the appellate Jurisdiction of the Lords earablishod by Bail, — Proposals of he South-Sea Company.— Their Privileges creased. ‘— Walpole prodicts the Consequenocs, —'The King reburne to Gertany. ‘Walpole and Methuau Join the Administration. —Dleminaal of Lord Stat. — Treaty of Alliaee with Sweden. — A British Fleet appesra tn ‘the Baltie, — Progress of the South-Kex Scheme. — The Stark arteBcially sated to One Thousand per Ceatar Universal Maa for Bubbloc = Bacitemont of the Puble Mind. —The King ls minmoned Hun ‘Walpole hrmga in Bill to restore tbe Public Credit, — Seeret Coramuttee appmnted. — Detection of the iniguitous Frauds of th South-Sea Di reevore anid aor of hie Majesty's Mimaters, — Sunderland is disgraced, — Aube 1 expelled. — Cragg dies auddenly,— Death of Stanhope, — night, the Cashier of the Company, flot—Is arrested, and ultimately pardoned, — Heavy Penalties levied on the Directors |= Page M5 CHAP, VI. rst. Intolerance of the Church Party. — Blasphomy Bill thrown out by the Whige ~Quaker'r Afftimstion Bill.Efortt to restore the Public Credit. — Walpole introduces a new Commercial Code. — Subeultes granted to Sweden, —Heataration of Peave in the North, of Europe. — Defensive Alliance entered inta with France and Spalif-— Disafution of Parliament, — Deathe of Sunderland and Marlborough, — The Elec ong zerminute in Favour of the Court Party. —Conepirncy &0 restave the Proteoder discovered — Universal Alama, — Alterbury and olhet arrested, — Meeting of Patiianient, — Augmentation of the Malitary,— Sentenges upon the Consprrators. — Banishroent of Atvetbury. — Hohng- broke rerurns to England. — & Levy ie made on the Evtaton of the Ro- ‘man Catholics. — Walpole's Son is raibed to the Peerage, — Clove of the Session. — The King goes to Hanover, — Entangled Policia of Europe, = Bremen and Vern Ja Benger, —Short Sesion of Parliamont, — f triguea in the Minlatzy.— Wood's Copper Colnage praduces Discontenta in Teeland, — Cartaret appointed Lord Lieutenant. —Tiamlasal of Pule ‘taney. — Impeachment of Lord Mapclesfeld. — Aftira of Rassie, Spain, and France. — Treaty of Viens, = Treaty of Hunover.— Preparations for an Furaponn Wer, — Fall of Bipperda.—Broach with Rush Prudent Polity of the Government, —Negoclations for a general Peace. = Death of George 1. - ~ ae