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
style, 465.

his Dissertation on Parties,' 465.
extracts showing his oratorical
powers, 467.

a declared Tory, 470.
his attachment to Harley, 471.
his designs in favour of the Stuarts,
472.

accused by Parliament of treason,
and flies, 472.

is attainted, 373.

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,

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,'

114.

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.

Eldon, Lord, 50.

chief minister of George IV., 51.
coalition, 51.

his sagacity, 53.

his conscientious scruples, 54.
his official decision, 54.
his legal doubts, 55.

his part in the Queen's councils, 56.
deserts her, 57.

comes into power, 57.

his professional character and ta-
lents, 59.

his extensive learning, 59.
his defects, 60.

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
case, 192.

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,
88.

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.

George III., his insanity, 24, 52.
his recovery, 52.

knew who wrote 'Junius,' 93.
George IV., his education, 5.
his character, 6.

his marriage with Mrs. Fitzherbert,
1, 9, 11.

illegality thereof, 11.
his embarrassments, and repudia-
tion of first marriage, 15.
his marriage with Princess Caroline
of Brunswick, 15.

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.
his temper, 58.

Godolphin and Marlborough descry
Walpole's merit, 444.
Gooden, Nathaniel, 397.
Grammar, Tooke's principles of, 104.
Grenville's capabilities for the bar,
404.

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,

26.

Letters of George III. to Lord North,
history of, 2.

to Lord Brougham, giving a bio-
graphical sketch of her father,
Lord North, 484.

Liverpool, Lord, his long public career,
18.

events during his administration,
120.

held in general esteem, 120.

his general abilities and acts, 121-
125.

his character as a speaker, 126.
as a politician, 127.

his honesty and general worth,
128.

Louis XV., anecdote of, 7.

Loyalty, excessive, of the English, 45.
examined, 47.

his Nisi Prius practice, 337.
his argumentative style, 359.
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,

396.

influence of Counsel over juries,

396.

Judge Clarke, 397.

Recollections of a Welsh Judge:-
Nathaniel Gooden, 597.
Johnny Williams, 399.
Politics as a profession, 400.
Canning's conduct on the Catholic
question, 401.

never could have made a great
advocate, 402.

Romilly's underrations of Perceval,
403.

Lord Grenville's capabilities for the
Bar, 404.

Mr. Tierney's capabilities for the
Bar, 406.

sketch of Sir Arthur Pigott, 407.
Pigott's estimate of Gibbs, 408.

affection for Henry Martin, 410.
Lord Eldon's runaway marriage,
413.

Pigott's prejudice against the
Scotch, 415.

opinion of Burke, 416.

of Sir P. Francis, 421.
York and Clarke Session, 427-434.
Reminiscences of the Irish Bar,
435-440.