941; his dislike to Townshend, 942; at
the opening of Parliament, 955; friend-
ship for Carteret, 957; dies, 963 char-
acter, 964
George II., comes to England, 930; made
Guardian of the Realm, 940; his dislike
to Sunderland, 948; his character, 966;
trusts Walpole, 967; Wyndham's de-
scription of, 977; his parsimony, 978;
his quarrel with his son, 979, 980;
desires war, 981; his love for Hanover,
988; at Dettingen, 993; his negotiations
at Hanover, 994; dislikes Chesterfield
and Pitt, 997, 1018, 1022; his friendship
for Carteret, 988, 1009, 1010; his grief
at Pelham's death, 1018; goes to Han-
over, 1020; dies, 1033
George III., his education, 1035; his views
of royalty, 1036, 1060; his popularity,
1036; his interview with Pitt, 1042; his
illness, 1048; the Regency Bill, 1049;
dislike to his ministers, 1050, 1052; his
views on his ministry, 1053; determina-
tion to conquer the Americans, 1055;
appoints Lord North Premier, 1059;
triumph of his policy, 1060; his domestic
life, 1064, 1140; selfish policy, 1065;
prejudice against America, 1070, 1077,
1085; his frugality, 1082; prejudice
against Catholic emancipation, 1087;
his command over North, 1089; his
power over Parliament, 1091;
courage, 1093, 1094, 1183; his deter-
mination, 1104; friendship for Thurlow,
1105; his dislike of the Whigs, 1112;
opposition to Fox's India Bill, 1131,
1132; his illness, 1142, 1143; chooses a
wife for George IV., 1182; assaulted,
1183; interferes in the army, 1191;
loyalty of the fleet towards, 1196;
refuses Irish Catholic emancipation,
1209; return of his illness, 1230; inter-
view with Pitt, 1245; his prejudice
against Fox, 1246, 1266; rejects the
Catholic claims, 1273-1275; final illness,
1323; respected, 1357; dies, 1363
George IV., as Prince of Wales, his
depravity, 1140, 1141, 1357; proposed
as Regent, 1143; his marriage, 1182;
Regent, 1334; his speech, 1349;
assaulted, 1354; his ill health, 1358;
approves of the Manchester massacre,
1363; his conduct to his wife, 1365,
1367; opposes the Catholic claims, 1392,
1395, 1407, 1409; receives Donna Maria,
1411; dies, 1416
George of Denmark, unfit for a general,
878; attack on his naval administration,
912; dies, 913
Georges, Chouan leader, 1240; his con-
spiracy, 1251
Germaine, desires to retire, 1084; retires,
1104
Gibraltar, taken, 887; importance of, 970
Ginkel, at Ipswich, 808; in Ireland, 828,
829; receives a grant, 868
Glencoe, massacre of, 834-836
Gloucester (brother of George III.), his
marriage, 1064
Gneisenau, in Belgium, 1341; at Water-
loo, 1346
Goderich. [See Robinson.]
Godolphin, on Treasury Commission, 810;
Jacobite tendencies, 832; industry, 843;
accused of treason, 855; resigns, 856;
First Lord of the Treasury, 870; dis-
missed, 874; Lord Treasurer, 876; in-
trusted with Marlborough's plans, 882;
influence over Anne, 909; son-in-law to
Marlborough, 910; timidity, 911,912; sub-
mits to an affront, 914; dismissed, 915
Godoy, Spanish minister, 1173; rules
Spain, 1252; intrigues with Napoleon,
1286
Gordon, his character, 1087; provokes
riots, 1092, 1093; dies, 1094
Görtz, minister of Charles XII., 943
Goulbourn, Irish Secretary, 1389; Home
Secretary, 1456
Gower, in the Privy Council, 877; on the
Jacobite Committee, 954; collects fol-
lowers, 955; Privy Seal, 997
Gower, President of the Council, 1132
Grafton, visits Wilkes, 1043; Secretary of
State, 1050; First Lord of the Treasury,
1053; subservient to the King, 1055; his
conciliatory measures, 1057; resigns,
1058; returns, 1063; in Rockingham's
ministry, 1105
Graham, at Cadiz, 1308; at Vittoria, 1319
Graham, in the Cabinet, 1423; resigns,
1447; refuses to join Peel, 1456
Grammont, at Dettingen, 993
Granby, at Minden, 1032; attacks the
ministry, 1058; dies, 1061
Grant, resigns, 1402, 1403; President of
Board of Control, 1423
Granville. [See Carteret.]
Grattan, Irish leader, 1090, 1105, 1106;
his policy, 1199, 1200, 1201; interview
with Pitt, 1208; urges Catholic claims,
1209; secedes, 1213; opposes the Union,
1217; speech against the Union, 1218;
speech on Catholic emancipation, 1360
Grenville, George, leader of the Commons,
1041; First Lord of the Treasury, 1042;
proceeds against Wilkes, 1043; his mis-
takes, 1045, 1047; his trick with regard
to the Regency Bill, 1049; his alliance
with Temple, 1049; his speech in answer
to Pitt, 1051; reconciliation with Pitt,
1058; reforms election petitions, dies,
Grenville, James (brother of George), re-
signs, 1058
Grenville, Thomas (second son of George),
in Paris, 1108; joins Pitt, 1163
Grenville, William (third son of George),
supports Pitt, 1182; rebukes Chauvelin,
1163; his instructions to Malmesbury,
1189; letter to Napoleon, 1225; his
political economy, 1229; retires, 1230;
disapproves of the peace, 1235; ex-
cluded from office, 1240; his alliance
with Fox, 1243, 1246, 1247; ridicules the
volunteers, 1248; First Lord of the
Treasury, 1267; his Catholic policy,
1272; resigns, 1274; incapacity for war,
1280; attempts to form a ministry,
1325; declines office, 1369
Grey, his liberality, 1161; his motion for
reform, 1162; his petition, 1163; First
Lord of the Admiralty, 1267; quoted,
1268; introduces Slave Trade Bill, 1272;
supports Catholic claims, 1273; quarrels
with George IV., 1324; attempts to
form a ministry, 1325; opposes Govern-
ment, 1374; Premier, 1423; refuses re-
pressive measures, 1424; resigns, re-
turns, 1430; his Church policy, 1435;
his Coercion Bill, 1438; his speech,
1447; his difficulties, 1448; resigns,
Grouchy, at Bantry Bay, 1212; pursues
Blücher, 1341; expected at Waterloo,1344
Gustavus III., his character, 1064; attacks
Russia 1148
HABEAS CORPUS ACT suspended, 808, 854,
935, 1181, 1211, 1354, 1355, 1390, 1439
Hales, Sir Edward, impeached, 823
Halifax. [See Montague.]
Halifax, at the coronation of William,
806; Privy Seal, 809; parliamentary
attack on, 821, 823; withdraws, 824;
member of the Junto, 842
Halifax, Secretary of State, 1042; deceives
the King, 1049
Hamilton, Gustavus, at Enniskillen, 813
Hamilton, Richard, his treason, 813; at
Londonderry, 814, 815; taken prisoner,
Hamilton, Duke of, in Scotland, 818
Hanoverian courtiers, 940; dislike Town-
shend, 942; opposition to Stanhope,
946; receive bribes from the South Sea
Company, 952; bad influence of, 964
Harcourt, French diplomatist, 869
Harcourt, retires, 913; Lord Chancellor,
915; Jacobite tendencies, 922; his skilĺ
in wording the Union, 928
Harcourt, in Cuttack, 1255; successful,
1257
Hardinge, at Albuera, 1311; insulted by
O'Connell, 1421; Irish Secretary, 1456
Hardwicke, supports Walpole, 983; re-
mains in office, 987, 988; his Marriage
Act, 1015
Hardwicke, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland,
Hardy, Admiral, 1089
Hardy, his trial, 1180, 1181
Harley, tries to establish the Land Bank,
851; joins the ministry, 881; Secretary
of State, 909; intrigues against Marl-
borough, 911; dismissed, 913; Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, 915; his policy,
916; stabbed, Earl of Oxford, Lord
Treasurer, 918; his Jacobite tendencies,
922; indecision, 923; dismissed, 924;
impeachment against him dropped, 932;
his trial, 947; his financial scheme, 949;
joins James, 955
Harrington. [See Stanhope.]
Harris, at Seringapatam, 1224
Harris. [See Malmesbury.]
Harrison, his speech at
arrested, 1362; his trial, 1366
Harrowby, Foreign Secretary, 1246; his
views, 1250; resigns, 1252; refuses the
Premiership, 1395
Harvey, character, 969; supports Wal-
pole, 983
Hastings, Warren, Governor-General,
1123; accused in the Council, 1125;
war with the Mahrattas, 1126, 1127;
robs Cheyte Singh, 1128; reprimanded,
1129; his trial, 1139-1141
Hastings. [See Rawdon.]
Hawke, contradictory orders to, 1019; at
Rochefort, 1025; at Brest, 1028; at
Quiberon, 1029
Hawkesbury, Foreign Secretary, 1238;
Home Secretary, 1246; remonstrates
with Napoleon, 1251; refuses the Pre-
miership, 1266; Home Secretary, 1274
Hawley, supersedes Wade, 1005; at Fal-
kirk, 1006; his cruelty, 1008
Hébert, his party, 1185
Hedges, Secretary of State, 870; dis-
missed, 874; Secretary of State, 877
Heinsius, friendship with Marlborough,
882; rejects proposals for peace, 894;
refuses to make a separate peace,
902
Henry, brother of Frederick II., 1041
Herbert, his maladministration, 822; at
Beachy Head, 826
Herries, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
1394; resigns, 1395; Secretary at War,
1456
Hill, in Estremadura, 1313; moves north,
1315; threatened by Soult, 1318
Hillsborough, Colonial Secretary, 1056;
his folly, 1058; effect of his policy, 1061
Hobhouse, Irish Secretary, 1439; resigns,
1440; in the Cabinet, 1450
Hoche, defeats the Prussians, 1169; in La
Vendée, 1175; at Quiberon, 1176; in
Belgium, 1194; plans the Irish invasion,
1189, 1209; his expedition, 1191, 1211,
Hofer, his insurrection, 1301
Holderness, removed, 1037
Holkar, his power, 1126; defeated, 1127;
extent of his territory, 1254; war with
Wellesley, 1255; defeated, 1257; war
with Hastings, 1469
Holland. [See Fox.]
Hone, his trial, 1355, 1356
Hood, succeeds Rodney, 1099; candidate
for Westminster, 1134; at Toulon, 1169;
takes Bastia, 1172
Horner, his financial views, 1359
Houchard, in Holland, 1168
Howe, Admiral, destroys Cherbourg, 1027;
goes to America, 1076; at Gibraltar,
1110; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1132;
defeats the French, 1173; his popu-
larity, 1195
Howe, General, reinforces Gage, 1073;
succeeds Gage, 1075; retreats, 1076; his
delays, 1079; takes Philadelphia, 1080;
superseded, 1088; in Parliament, 1089
Howick. [See Grey.]
Hozier, at Porto Bello, 1984
Hughes, his battles with De Suffren, 1128
Humbert, at Quiberon, 1177; in Ireland,
1216
Hume, leader of the Radicals, 1434
Hunt, at Spa Fields, 1352; candidate for
Parliament, 1359; at the Manchester
massacre, 1362; his trial, 1366; his
speeches, 1421
Huskisson, Secretary of the Treasury,
1247; President of the Board of Trade,
1377; his Liberal views, 1378; changes
the Navigation Act, 1379; improves the
silk trade, 1380; the wool trade, 1381;
his views on slavery, 1382; his oppo-
nents, 1387; his Corn Bill, 1388; re-
mains in office, 1392; Colonial Secre-
tary, 1394; resigns, 1395; his speech at
Liverpool, 1396; dies, 1421
Hutchinson, Governor, 1067; his letters,
1068; recalled, 1071
Hutchinson, in Egypt, 1232
Hyder Ali, his origin, 1122; attacks
Madras, 1127; dies, 1128
IBRAHIM PASHA, in Greece, 1397; at
Navarino, 1399; in Syria, 1465
Impey, gives judgment for Hastings, 1125,
1126, 1129
India Company, their accounts examined,
845; union of the two Companies, 860-
862, 1113, 1114; their tea trade, 1069;
settlement of the Company, 1442
India, conquest of, 1019, 1026, 1032, 1040,
1054, 1113-1129; Fox's India Bill, 1129-
1131; Pitt's India Bill, 1135; Napo-
leon's designs on, 1219; war with Tippoo
Sahib, 1224; the Mahratta war, 1253-
1257; from 1805 till 1825, 1465-1472
Ireland, rebellion against William III.,
812-816, 822, 827-830; Irish forfeitures,
868; excitement caused by Drapier's
letters, 957; Grattan's agitation in, 1090,
1105, 1106; Flood's agitation in, 1136,
1137; the rebellion of 1798, 1199-1219;
Emmett's rebellion, 1241-1243; Welles-
ley's administration, 1389, 1390; the
Catholic Association, 1403-1406; O'Con-
nell's repeal agitation, 1409, 1421, 1434;
the Irish Church, 1435-1438, 1446, 1458;
the Coercion Bill, 1438, 1448
Isabella of Spain, 1464
JACOBITES, Contrast between Irish and
English, 814, 816; in Scotland, 819;
plot discovered, 825; Preston's plot,
831; in the ministry, 832; Assassination
Plot, 853-956; first attempt of James
Edward, 896; negotiations with Harley,
916, 917; with Bolingbroke, 922, 930;
dislike to the Union 927; rebellion of
1715, 932-938; intrigues with Sweden
and Alberoni, 943-945; Atterbury's plot,
954, 955; intrigues with Ripperda, 960;
in the ministry, 964; in the Parliament,
968; depression of, 969; intrigues with
Spain and France, 983; threatened in-
vasion, 995; rebellion of 1745, 999-1009
James II., assisted by Louis XIV., 811;
makes use of Ireland, 812; at St. Ger-
mains, 814; goes to Ireland, 814; at
Londonderry, 815; his letter to Scot-
land, 818; at the Boyne, 827; leaves
Ireland, 828; invited to England, 831;
still hopeful, 832; begs Louis to invade
England, 836; his declaration, 837; at
La Hogue, 838; leaves France, 858;
dies, 873
James Edward, acknowledged by Louis,
873; has the measles, 896; corresponds
with Bolingbroke, 922; his chance of
the crown, 930; his insurrection, 934;
at St. Malo, 935; in Scotland, 937;
character, 938; collects a second expe-
dition, 945; its failure, 946; attempts
discipline, 955; alienates his friends,
Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia,
1283
Jersey, in the Council, 877; dismissed,
909
Jervis, at St. Vincent, 1193; mismanage-
ment of, 1244; his naval inquiries, 1258
Johnson, Dr., quoted, 1133
Joseph, Electoral Prince, his right to
Spain, 863; dies, 869
Joseph Bonaparte, at Amiens, 1234; King
of Naples, 1269; King of Spain, 1287;
retires, 1288; in Madrid, 1303; at Tala-
vera, 1304; quarrels with Napoleon,
1312; retreats, 1317; quarrels with his
generals, 1318; superseded, 1320; at
Paris, 1329
Joseph 1., Emperor, 888; dislikes the pro-
posed peace, 894; dies, 918
Joseph II., attempt to make him King of
the Romans, 1020; treaty with Russia,
1148; dies, 1149
Jourdan, defeats the Austrians, 1169; on
the Rhine, 1174; on the Meuse, 1187;
at Stockach, 1222
Joyce, arrest of, 1180
Junius. [See Francis.]
Junot, invades Portugal, 1287; occupies
Lisbon, 1288; establishes order, 1289;
at Vimiero, 1292; his army increased,
1295
KELLERMANN, at Valmy, 1159
Kempenfeldt, Admiral, 1103
Kendal, Duchess of, opposes Townshend,
940; bribed, 957, 962, 963
Kenmure, at Preston, 936; executed, 938
Keppel, receives Crown lands, 868
Keppel, quarrels with Pallisser, 1089; in
the ministry, 1105; in the Cabinet, 1112
Khevenhüller, at Munich, 990
Kidd, Captain, 871
Kilwarden, murdered, 1242
Kirke, relieves Londonderry, 816
Kleber, in La Vendée, 1169, 1170; in
Egypt, 1224; assassinated, 1231
Korsakoff, in Switzerland, 1224
LABORDE, at Rorica, 1291
Labourdonnais, in India, 1019; at the
Mauritius, 1115; opposes Dupleix, 1116
Lafayette, goes to America, 1083; head of
the National Guard, 1154
Lake, disarms Ulster, 1212; disarms
Munster, 1213; in India, 1255, 1257
Lally, in India, 1119; defeated, 1120
Lambert, at New Orleans, 1328
Lambton. [See Durham.]
Land Bank, its failure, 851
Langrishe, supports Catholic relief, 1205
Lannes, with Napoleon, 1224; at Tudela,
Lansdowne (son of Shelburne), Chancellor
of the Exchequer, 1267; in the Cabinet,
1392; Home Secretary, 1394; President
of the Council, 1423
La Peña, inefficiency of, 1309
Lauderdale, his views, 1162; negotiating
with Talleyrand, 1270
Lauriston, his reception, 1234
Lauzun, at the Boyne, 826, 827; leaves
Dublin, 828; at St. Germains, 836
Leake, Sir John, in Spain, 890
Lebas, in Alsace, 1169; in Flanders, 1171
Le Brun, French minister, 1165
Leeds. [See Danby.]
Legge, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1018;
refuses to support subsidies, 1020; dis-
missed, 1021; resigns, 1037
Leopold, marries Princess Charlotte, 1358;
supports Queen Caroline, 1368; refuses
the kingdom of Greece, 1401; King of
Belgium, 1462
Leopold I., his selfish policy, 857; objects
to peace, 858; his claim to Spain, 862,
863; joins the Grand Alliance, 873; his
critical position, 882; dies, 888
Leopold II., concludes Convention of
Reichenbach, 1149
Lincoln, surrenders Charleston, 1095
Lindsay, agent of James II., 818; arrested,
819
Littleton, Irish Secretary, 1439; his nego-
tiations with O'Connell, 1448; resigns,
1449
Liverpool, Minister at War, 1323; Premier,
1325; at Queen Caroline's trial, 1367;
a high Tory, 1887; Palmerston's opinion
of, 1388; his illness, 1388
Lochiel. [See Cameron.]
Locke, on the Currency Commission, 849
Lomenie de Brienne, 1147, 1152
Londonderry. [See Castlereagh.]
Londonderry, siege of, 813-816
Lorraine, ceded to France, 976
Loudon, Lord, incapacity of, 1025; dis-
missed, 1026
Loudon, Colonel, at Kunersdorf, 1032
Loughborough, opposes Catholic relief,
1229, 1230; resigns, 1230
Louis XIV., assists James II., 811; alli.
ance with Turkey, 812; takes Mons,
831; plans an invasion of England, 836;
his great efforts, 840, 841; acquainted
with the Assassination Plot, 850, 854;
desires peace, 856-858; accepts Spain
for Philip V., 870; captures the Dutch
troops, 871; acknowledges James
Edward, 873; secures friendship of
Savoy, 877; loses Savoy, 880; his eight
armies, 881; proposes peace, 894; re-
jects Marlborough's terms, 902, 903;
consents to treat, 915; assists Spain,
916; peace negotiations, 918, 919; dies,
934
Louis XV., engaged to the Infanta, 958;
marries Maria Leczinska, 960; influence
of Madame de Pompadour over, 1023
Louis XVI., character, 1153; brought to
Paris, 1154; flight to Varennes, 1158;
dethroned, 1159; guillotined, 1165
Louis XVIII., restored, 1334; his views,
1336
Louis of Baden, in Alsace, 879; in Bavaria,
881; his character, 882; at Ingolstadt,
884; hinders Marlborough's plan, 888:
at Hagenau, 888; dies, 895
Louis Philippe, Lieutenant of France,
1416;
his sympathy with England,
1461; alliance with Leopold, 1462
Louvois, French minister, 836
Lowther, Lord Treasurer, 824
Lovat, against Charles Edward, 1001; his
duplicity, 1008; executed, 1009
Lundy, at Londonderry, 813; deposed, 815
Luttrell, member for Middlesex, 1056; his
sister marries Cumberland, 1064
Luxemburg, in Flanders, 832; at Stein-
kirk, 839; at Landen, 841; dies, 847
Lyndhurst, Chancellor, 1392; advises Wel-
lington as Premier, 1395; his interview
with George IV., 1407; opposes the
Reform Bill, 1430; Chancellor, 1456
Lyttleton, member of the Opposition, 978
MACAULAY, on the Coercion Bill, 1438
MacCallum More. [See Argyle.]
Macclesfield, reforms the Calendar, 1014
Macdonald of Keppoch, besieges Inver-
ness, 819; at Culloden, 1007
Macdonald, Sir Alexander, 1000, 1008
Macdonald of Clanranald, 1000, 1008
Mack, at Naples, 1221; capitulates at
Ulm, 1264
Mackay, at Killiecrankie, 820; improves
the bayonet, 821; in Ireland, 829, 830
Mackintosh, Jacobite general, 935
Mackintosh, his "Vindicia Gallicæ,"1155;
defends Peltier, 1238;
opposes the
Government, 1374
Mahon, with Chatham, 1086
Maine, Duke of, in Flanders, 847; his en-
mity to England, 943; his Jacobite in-
trigue, 944; arrested, 946
Maintenon, Madame de, favours the
Jacobites, 873; influence over Louis
XIV., 934
Maitland, at Alicante, 1317; at Waterloo,
1345
Malmesbury, in Spain, 1062; arranges
George IV.'s marriage, 1182; negotiates
at Paris, 1189; at Lisle, 1197, 1198; re-
quests Addington to resign, 1239; writes
to the King, 1273
Manchester, Secretary of State, 874
Mansell, succeeds Seymour, 909; dis-
missed, 913
Mar, Secretary for Scotland, 922; head of
the insurrection, 934; his first successes,
935; at Sheriffmuir, 937; escapes to
France, 937; dies, 969
Marceau, in La Vendée, 1170
Maria Louisa, marries Napoleon, 1301;
deserts him, 1329; receives Parma, 1339
Maria Theresa, marries Francis of Lor-
raine, 976; rejects the overtures of
Frederick II., 989; supported by Hun-
gary, 990; subsidies sent to, 991; con-
cedes Silesia, 991; her secret treaties
with Russia, 1023; partitions Poland,
1066
Maria of Portugal, 1410; visits England,
1411; Miguel's rebellion against, 1412;
successful, 1463
Marischal, supports the Pretender, 983
Marlborough, made Earl, 811; military
adviser to Queen Mary, 826; in Ireland,
828; his treason, 832; deprived of his
offices, 833; his treachery to Talmash,
846; accused of treason, 855; his power
over Anne, 876; Commander-in-chief,
878; his first successes, 879; thwarted
by the Dutch, 881; his march to Vienna,
882; at Blenheim, 884-887; his plans,
888; at Ramillies, 891, 892; rejects pro-
posals for peace, 894; diverts Charles
XII., 895; in England, 896; at Oude-
narde, 897-900; his conduct to Webb,
901; at Malplaquet, 903-905; dislike to
party conflicts, 906; removes extreme
Tories, 909; keeps the war to Flanders,
911; loses Anne's favour, 913, 917; his
great plans, 918; difficulty of his posi
tion, 919; parliamentary attack on, 920;
deprived of his offices, 920; excluded
from the Council of Regency, 930; Com-
mander-in-chief, 931
Marlborough, Duchess of, her influence
over Anne, 833, 909; her temper, 911,
913; dismissed, 917
Marlborough (son of Sunderland), re-
inforces Ferdinand, 1027
Marmont, in Paris, 1224; succeeds Mas-
sena, 1312; at the Tagus, 1313, 1314;
invades Portugal, 1315; at Salamanca,
1316; wounded, 1317; at Paris, 1329;
in the July revolution, 1415, 1416
Marsin, succeeds Villars, in Bavaria, 881;
at Blenheim, 884; in Alsace, 888; in
Italy, 893
Mary, Queen, 806; head of the Govern-
ment, 826; her quarrel with Anne,
834; her spirited behaviour, 837; dies,
844
Massena, in Switzerland, 1222, 1224; suc-
cessful, 1266; in Spain, 1306, 1307; at
Busaco, 1308; succeeded by Marmont,
1312
Maupeou, French minister, 1062
Maurepas, organizes the French navy, 981
Maximilian, renounces his claims on the
Empire, 996
Maximilian II., of Bavaria, joins France,
879; in the Tyrol, 881; at Dillingen,
884; at Blenheim, 885, 886; declines to
treat, 887; at Ramillies, 892; on the
Rhine, 896
Meer Cossim, 1120, 1121
Meer Jaffier, 1119, 1120
Melbourne, Home Secretary, 1423; re-
ceives a deputation, 1429; Premier, 1449;
intended attack on, 1454; dismissed,
1455
Melfort, his folly, 818; his correspondence
with Dundee, 819; his declaration, 837
Melville, his character, 817; High Com-
missioner, 830
Melville. [See Dundas.]
Menou, in Egypt, 1231, 1232
Methodists, rise of the, 1016, 1017
Methuen, his treaty, 880, 907, 1139
Metternich, at the Congress of Vienna,
1334; his Turkish policy, 1396, 1397
Miguel, regent, 1410; usurps the throne,
1411; defeated, 1463; banished, 1464
Minto, Governor-General of India, 1466,
1467
Mirabeau, his power, 1157
Moira. [See Rawdon.]
Monarchy, change in the character of, 806-
808; the power of the Crown, 968, 969;
George III.'s views of, 1036, 1060; con-
trast between English and French, 1160,
1161
Monson, member of the India Council,
1124; dies, 1125
Montague, his financial powers, 839; Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, 843; establishes
the Bank of England, 844; on the Cur-
rency Commission, 849; First Lord of
the Treasury, 856; settles the India
trade, 860, 861; unpopularity of, 864;
made Lord Halifax, impeached, 871;
excluded from the Privy Council, 877;
First Commissioner of the Treasury, 931
Montcalm, at Quebec, 1029, 1030; dies,
1031
Montesquieu, his writings, 1152
Montrose, Secretary for Scotland, 934:
deprived of his army commission, 975
Montrose, in the Cabinet, 1246
Moore, in Denmark, 1285; sent to Spain,
1290, 1291; marches to Salamanca, 1294;
reasons for his retreat, 1295; his march
to Corunna, 1296; dies, 1297
Mordaunt. [See Peterborough.]
Mordaunt, at Rochefort, 1025
Moreau, on the Rhine, 1187; in Italy,
1222; Napoleon's enmity to, 1251
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