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English party leaders and English parties, from Walpole to Peel, Bind 1

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William Henry Davenport Adams

1878

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SIR ROBERT WALPOLE	1

home 10Marries Miss ShorterSucceeds his fatherEnters Parliament as Mem	12

Mr Lecky quoted 14Sir R Peel quoted 15His early position in the House	47

Conduct in opposition 48Opposes Peerage Bill 49Address to the Commons	67

Promotes growth of commerce 70His Excise Bill 72Speech to	80

Dismissal of his colleaguesConcentrates power in his own hands 81Awakens	91

98The Queens deathHer farewell of Walpole 104His fall 107His diffi	98

culties 110Fails to avert war with SpainRetains office 112Lord Stanhope	119

the lawLiterary labours 266Marries Miss NugentHer character 270	270

Secretary to Gerard HamiltonRelinquishes post 272Founds Literary Club	277

quoted 281Leader of his partyAppointed agent of N Y StateDefends	286

293Want of influence 295Occasional coarseness 296Conduct as Paymaster	293

Prepares AngloIndian Government Reform Bill 299Its rejection 302	302

Impeaches Warren Hastings 303Quoted 308His horror of the French Revo	316

with Fox 322Their final separation 324Popularity of his Reflections	340

351Early years 354Enters Parliament as Member for MidhurstHis first	351

CONTENTS	132

WILLIAM PITT	141

and afterwards Parliament 152His first speechpersonal appearance 153	153

His greatness as an orator 152Walpole dismisses him from the armyHe	171

Hester GrenvilleHis support sought by Newcastle 178Speech on the Address	180

shire MinistryCarries measure for raising Highland regiments 183Endeavours	194

He resigns 195Rewards conferred on him 197Addressed by the Corporation	224

Condition of the Ministry 230Chathams healthHe repurchases Hayes	239

Speeches on the question quoted 240 242 243 250His death 253Buried	255

speech 355Made a Lord of the AdmiraltyHis passion for gaming 356 Follows	371

Relations with Pitt 372Indulgence in gaming 373Secretary of State	379

Bill 391His struggle and return for Westminster 392The election scruti	396

marriage and retirement to ChertseyOpposes Pitt 405Conduct towards	413

Private life 430Birth and parentage 433Education 434Literary opinions	436

Whig partyLord Hollands opinion of him 440Early speeches 442Motion	448

Offered Premiership 450Accepts it 452His position 455His Indian	465

reform 469Provision for the Prince of WalesPitt as Parliamentary	488

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William Henry Davenport Adams
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Almindelige termer og sætninger

administration admiration afterwards American attack authority Bill Brougham Burke Burke's Bute Cabinet career Chancellor character Charles Fox Charles James Fox Coalition Colonies conduct constitution Court Crown debate declared defended Earl of Chatham Edmund Burke election eloquence enemies England English favour Fox's France French friends genius George Grenville George the 3rd Government Grenville hand Hanover Hastings History honour Horace Walpole House of Commons House of Lords impeachment India influence Junius justice King King's leader letters liberty Lord Brougham Lord Chatham Lord Holland Lord North Lord Shelburne Macaulay measures Memoirs ment Minister Ministry nation never Newcastle noble occasion Opposition orator Parliament parliamentary patriotic peace Pelham Pitt's political popular principles Queen remarkable replied resigned resolution Rockingham royal says Secretary Sir Robert speech spirit Stanhope statesman tion took Tory Townshend Treasury vote Walpole's Warren Hastings Whig party Wilkes William Pitt

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Titel	English party leaders and English parties, from Walpole to Peel, Bind 1 English party leaders and English parties, from Walpole to Peel, William Henry Davenport Adams
Forfatter	William Henry Davenport Adams
udgivet	1878
Oprindeligt fra	Oxford University
Digitaliseret	29. jun 2006

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