Abinger, Lord, difficulties of a Nisi |
Prius leader, 278.
his renown as a "verdict-getter,"
282.
remarkable instance narrated,
282.
called to the Bar, and joins the
Northern Circuit, 284.
Whig lawyers refused advancement,
284-289.
enters Parliament, 289.
his speech on the Duke of York's
salary, 289.
instances of his over-confidence,
290.
raised to the Bench, 292.
his sacrifices to his principles, 294.
Allen, John, educated at Edinburgh
as a physician, 272.
accompanies Lord Holland's family
to France and Spain, 272.
collects materials for a history of
these countries, 272.
his contributions to the Edinburgh
Review,' 272.
in early life an admirer of demo-
cratic principles, 272.
opposed to Reform in 1831-32, 273.
his value as a political adviser, 273.
his general character, 275.
never in Parliament, 276.
Aristocracy, behaviour of, to the
Queen, 39.
'Baltic risks,' 186.
Bank of England, suspension, 155.
Bolingbroke, Lord, 461.
scanty remains of the speakers of
Queen Anne's time, 461.
Dean Swift's description of Boling-
broke, 462.
his classical and literary attain-
ments, 463.
models from which he formed his
his Dissertation on Parties,' 465.
extracts showing his oratorical
powers, 467.
question of his innocence discussed,
473.
becomes in France Secretary of
State to the Pretender, 473.
the Jacobites accuse him of neglect-
ing the interests of the Pretender,
475.
is supplanted by Lord Mar in the
service of the Prince, 476.
returns to England and resumes
his rank and property, 476.
refused place and power, 477.
the pivot of his actions, personal
interest and self-seeking, 477.
his 'Idea of a Patriot King,' 477.
summary of his private life and
qualities, 478.
his infidelity, 481.
Burke, E., eulogy on Sir P. Francis,
Bushe, Lord Chief Justice, his judicial
talents, 195.
his conversational powers, 196.
his merit as a speaker, 197.
enters Parliament, 199.
character as a judge, 199.
his pamphlet entitled' Cease your
Funning,' 200.
extracts from his answer to Paine's
'Rights of Man,' 201.
his own judgment of that work
forty years after its publication,
206.
Cæsar compared with Wellington,
352, 363.
Canada, Lord St. Vincent's opinion
regarding its retention, 143.
Canning, Mr., his honourable con-
sistency, 25, 35.
Canning, Mr. his opinions on the 'Delicate Investigation,' 22.
Catholic Question, 401.
on currency, 162.
Caroline, Queen, her character, 16.
her benevolence and courage, 17.
the King's conduct to her, 20.
birth of Princess Charlotte, 21.
separation, 21.
delicate investigation,' 22.
her friends, 23.
goes abroad, 25.
Milan commission,' 26.
persecution, 30.
Bill of 'Penalties,' &c., 31.
public opinion, 32.
meanness of ministers, 34.
public trial, 36.
Bill dropped, 37.
intends going abroad, 39.
her love of children a cause of dif-
ficulties, 40.
removes Lord and Lady Hood, 40.
her death, 40.
public excitement, 41.
reflections on her character and
sufferings, 42.
Castlereagh, Lord, modified opinion
of, 3.
his meagre acquirements, 110.
leader of the Tory party, 111.
as a debater, 112.
his conduct on the Irish Union, 113.
as Foreign minister, 114.
his defence of the Holy Alliance,'
friend of the Catholic Question, 117.
Charlotte, Princess, birth of, 21.
Clarke, Judge, 397.
Clarke, Mrs., and Duke of York, 425.
'Commission of Naval Inquiry,' 145.
Curran, note on, 171.
Currency question, 155.
depreciation of bank-note, 156.
evils of, 157.
Bullion Committee, 162.
Horner and Canning on, 162.
Lord King's proofs, 164.
his tract commended, 165.
excess of country bank-notes, 167.
Ricardo on rent, 167.
Ricardo's plan followed, 169.
his theory of debt, 170.
Dalrymple v. Dalrymple, celebrated
case, 69.
its atrocity, 23.
Depreciation, see Currency, 156.
'Diversions of Purley,' 106.
'Drapier's Letters,' 457.
Dunning, John, enters the Middle
Temple, 325.
counsel for Wilkes, 325.
appointed Solicitor-General, 326.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan-
caster, 326.
his honourably made fortune, 326
his love of letters and science, 328.
his power as a debater, 328.
anecdote of, 329.
Lord Shelburne's duel with Colonel
Fullarton, 333.
his supposed indecision examined,
62.
its injurious effects, 63.
a good Scotch lawyer, 64.
his excellent private character, 65.
his benevolence, 65.
his wit, 66.
run-away marriage, 413.
Ellenborough, Lord, 174.
defends Mr. Hastings, 175.
leads the circuit, 175.
his talents, 176.
his repartee, 177.
his dialect, 178.
wrote his speeches, 179.
critique on, 180.
extracts from, 180.
his defect, 184.
contrasted with Eldon, 184.
with Tenterden, 185.
evils of rapid decisions, 187.
his forbearance, 189.
his politics, 191.
his conduct in Lord Cochrane's
Fitzherbert, Mrs., her character, 11.
her marriage to George IV., proofs
of, 1, 9, 11.
Follett, Sir William, takes his bache-
lor's degree at Cambridge, 297.
his early political principles, 298.
refuses a silk gown from Lord
Chancellor Brougham, 298.
called to the Bar, 299.
his extraordinary qualifications for
the profession, 299.
his rapid success, 300.
his character as a leader, 302.
appointed Solicitor-General, 303,
305.
elected M.P. for Exeter, 303.
his career in the House of Com-
mons, 304.
succeeds as Attorney-General, 305.
visits Italy for his impaired health,
306.
return to London and death, 307.
summary of his character, 309.
Fox, sketch of, 390-392.
Francis, Sir Philip, a clerk in War
Office, sent to India, 80.
opponent and enemy of Warren
Hastings, 80.
his obtuseness and indelicacy in
Hastings's trial, 81.
his classic tastes and erudition, 82.
his anger at un-English phrase-
ology, 83.
a character, 84.
purity of his style, 84.
connection with Lord Holland, 85.
has a place at Foreign Office, 85.
in War Office from 1763 to 1772,
goes to India in 1773, 88.
ambitious of being Governor-Gen-
eral, 86.
intrigues for that end, 86.
his integrity and boldness in coun-
cil, 87.
his parsimony and integrity, 87.
dissertation on his supposed author-
ship of Junius, 88.
Burke's eulogy, 94.
his partizanship for Wilkes, 95.
his virulence against Lord Mans-
field, 95.
Garrow, anecdotes of, 385-388.
George III. Letters to Lord North,
history of, 2.
her character, 16.
his conduct after their marriage,
20.
birth of Princess Charlotte, 21.
separation, 21.
'delicate investigation,' 22.
becomes Regent and again aban-
dons the Whigs, 24.
employs Sir J. Leach, 26.
to organize 'Milan commission,' 29.
development of the plot, 30.
Bill of Pains and Penalties,' 31.
public opinion, 32.
opinion of ministers, 33.
threat of dismissal, 34.
their love of office, 35.
Canning's integrity, 35.
public feeling, 36.
Queen's trial, 36.
acquittal, 37.
death, 40.
visits Ireland, 41.
excessive loyalty of the English, 45.
examined, 47.
Holland, Lord, hospitalities of Hol-
land House, 263.
his power as a speaker, 263.
his character as a minister of the
crown, 265.
his literary pursuits, 267.
private and domestic life, 269.
Holy Alliance defended by Castle-
reagh, 114.
conduct towards Naples, 115.
conduct towards Spain, 116.
disliked by Canning, 117.
Horner's speech on, 162.
Horner, Mr., on currency, 156.
in parliament, 160.
his speech on the Holy Alliance,
162.
his education and tastes, 161.
bullion committee, 162.
his death, 163.
Illegality of Prince Regent's marriage
to Mrs. Fitzherbert, 11.
impartiality of author's testimony
to, 3.
India questions, Sir P. Francis an
authority on, 85.
Irish Bar, reminiscences of, 435-440.
Macnally, 488.
Plunket, 488.
Grattan, 490.
Johnes, Rev. S., promises to marry
Geo. IV. to Mrs. Fitzherbert, 1.
Junius, Sir P. Francis's supposed
authorship examined, 88.
George III. knew who was the real
author, 93-95, 96.
King, Lord, on currency, 155.
his studies, his tract on currency
recommended, 165.
Laurence, Dr., 74.
practices in Consistory Court, 74.
his industry and wit, 78.
his learning, 74, 76, 77.
his resources for debate, 78.
his integrity, 78.
his personal appearance, 79.
Leach, Sir John, employed against
the Princess, 26.
contrasted with Eldon, his conceit,
Letters of George III. to Lord North,
history of, 2.
Phillips, C., his sketch of Curran
quoted, 172.
Pigott, Sir Arthur, sketch of, 407.
prejudice against the Scotch, 415.
Pitt, on currency, 156.
his first appearance in the House
of Commons, 388.
characteristics of, 388, 390.
Plunket, Lord, favourable circum-
stances of his early life, 335.
his practice chiefly in Chancery,
337.
his Nisi Prius practice, 337.
his argumentative style, 339.
instances of his wit, 340.
examples of his figurative style, 341.
his affection for Grattan, 344.
his political consistency, 345.
his judicial character, 346.
Priests, ineligible for Parliament, 101.
Recollections of a Welsh Judge
mysteries and mummeries of the
Grand Court unveiled, 369.
the Grand Night,' 369.
'Seely Holroyd,' 370.
'Crier' George Wood's, proposal
to retire, 370.
sketch of his character, 371.
instance of his concise style, 372.
Richardson, the 'Defunct,' 373.
rules and regulations of the Grand
Court, 374.
instances of its conferring titles, 375.
'Ned Law's' odd jokes, 376-378.
his singular felicitous expression,
379.
sketch of Law's distinguished
family, 380.
professional relaxations, 381-383.
character and anecdotes of Top-
ping, 383.
anecdotes of Garrow, 385-388.
Pitt's first appearance in the House
of Commons, 388.
characteristics of Pitt, 389-390.
sketch of Fox, 390-392.
parliamentary speaking, 393.
the Welsh circuit, 395.
puzzling dialect of the district,
395.
instance of Welsh simplicity,
influence of Counsel over juries,
396.
Judge Clarke, 397.
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