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THE THIRD VOLUME.
A. D. PAGE
Wilkes and the Duke of Grafton 5
March 16th. The Houses adjourn for the Holidays 6
Expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain 6
March 28th. The Houses reassemble 11
Parliamentary Discussions 11
May 1st. Conversation on Indian Affairs 15
May 6th. Court of Proprietors vote themselves a Dividend 21
Conduct of Mr. Townshend 23
Passing of the Resolutions 37
Affairs of Lord Chatham 41
May 18th. Violent Conduct of the Court of India Proprietors 44
May 21st. Motion for Quebec Papers 45
State of Catholicism in England 47
May 26th. Motion on the Massachusets Act 47
Weakness of the Administration 49
June 1st. Grant moved to Prince Ferdinand 50
June 2nd. Victory of the Court in the House of Lords 54
July 2nd. Close of the Session 59
July 5th. Interview of Conway with the King 61
July 15th. Treaty with Lord Rockingham 69
July 20th. Meeting at the Duke of Newcastle's 79
July 22nd. Interview of Lord Rockingham with the King 83
July 28th. Walpole sups with the Duke of Grafton 96
Sept. 4th. Death of Charles Townshend 99
Sept. 17th. Death of the Comte de Guerchy 102
Sept. 17th. Death of the Duke of York 103
Characters of the Royal Dukes 105
French Travellers in England and Ireland 107
Generosity of Conway 108
Conduct of Lord Townshend in Ireland 109
Nov. 24th. Meeting of Parliament 112
Debate on the Address 113
Nov. 29th. Negotiation with the Bedford Party 117
Tax on Irish Absentees 133
Character of Lord Weymouth 135
Attempted Treaty with Mr. Grenville 136
Dec. 18th. Success of the Negotiation with the Bedfords 140
Dec. 21st. The Houses adjourn 141
Jan. 14th. Dunning made Solicitor-General 146
Jan. 20th. Resignation of Conway 149
Affair of Lord Bottetort 151
Corruption of the Corporation of Oxford 153
Bill for Septennial Parliaments in Ireland 155
Feb. 1st. Death of Sir Robert Rich 156
Beckford's Bribery Bill 157
Feb. 17th. Bill to restrain the Recovery of Crown Lands 161
Dissolution of Parliament 163
Audacity of Wilkes 182
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