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Bingley Mr. his imrifonment for two years, 227. Blackstone Dr. folicitor to the Queen, 84-more foli citous to preferve his place than his reputation, ib.a letter addreffed to him from Junius, 101-charged with having delivered different doctrines in the house of commons from what he had written in his commentaries, 104-that when he spoke in the house he never once thought of the Commentaries until the contradiction was unexpectedly urged, 107-contradicts the miniftry fometimes as well as himself, 125. Bradshaw Mr. has a penfion fettled upon him, 192— affirms that every part of Mr. Hine's purchase. money was paid to Colonel Burgoyne, 279—an intimacy betwixt him and Lord Irnham, 339. Bromfield Mr. furgeon, his opinion in regard to the death of George Clarke, who received a blow at the Brentford election, 61.

Brooke Dr. faid to be quartered on the falary of a patent place purchafed by Mr. Hine, 167.

Bucarelli, the Spanish governor of Port Egmont, acted in obedience to his order, 235-if he had acted without it, he deferved death, 239.

Burgoyne Colonel, his expences at Preston, 166—the purchase-money of a patent place faid to be given him for his fervice at Preston, 168—no man more tender of his reputation, ib.

Bute Earl of, his interview with the Duke of Bedford, 128-not of a temper to relinquish power, though he retired from employment, 131-ftipula. tions made betwixt him and the Duke of Bedford violated, ib.-treats the Duke with contempt when again foliciting his friendship, 132-forced into the ` prince of Wales's household, contrary to the late King's inclination, 172.

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Calcraft Mr. when he determined to be a patriot, 320. Camden Lord, attributes to the crown a power, in case of neceffity, to fufpend the operation of an act of the legislature, 316-his doctrine in this refpect confidered and refuted, 323-a letter to his lordfhip from Junius, 364.

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Carleton-house, the tutelage and dominion of the heirapparent laid there many years ago, 172. Charles I. lived and died a hypocrite, 75. Charles II. a hypocrite, though of another fort, ib. Chatham, Lord, introduces the Duke of Grafton on the political stage, 76-obliged to withdraw his name from an administration formed on the credit of it, 77-the motive of giving the thanks of the city to him, 289-an encomium on him by Junius, 296. Clergy, their incapacity to fit in the houfe of commons, 119.

Coke, Sir Edward, his opinion with regard to the power

of the house of commons committing for contempt, 260 Colonies, thofe of America alienated from their natural affection to the mother-country, 32-receive fpirit and argument from the declaration of Mr. Pitt and Lord Camden, 33-the ftamp-act repealed, and a new mode of taxing the colonies invented, ib.-the colonists equally deteft the pageantry of a king and the hypocrify of a bishop, 180.

Commons, houfe of, the fituation they are reduced to by their vote on the Middlesex election, 118-faid to have transferred their gratitude from their parents to their benefactors, 178-have affumed an authority equal to an act of the Legislature, 184—have tranfferred the right of election from the collective to the reprefentative body, 185--they are only interpreters to convey the fenfe of the people to the Crown, 208did not dare to affert their own dignity when grofsly attacked, 214-would beft confult their dignity by appealing to the laws when they are offended, 254. Corfica would never have been invaded, if the British court had interpofed with dignity and firmness, 79. Cromwell, Oliver, with all his crimes, had the fpirit of an Englishman, 243-an expreffion of his in the time of Charles I. 285.

Cumberland, the late Duke of, in his time, parliamentary influence prevailed leaft in the army, 49.

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Dingley, Mr. becomes a candidate for the county of

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Dodd, Captain, applied to Captain Garth for the affit ance of his guard to refcue General Ganfel, 161. Draper, Sir William, his defence of the Marquis of Granby against the charges of Junius, 38-his letter to Junius, 48-refers him to the united voice of the army, and all Germany, for inftances of the military fkill and capacity of the Marquis of Granby, 49– his answer on his own account, 51-accused of making a traffick of the royal favour, 53-Another letter to Junius, 56-his anfwer to a question of Junius, ib.-To Junius, 135-complains of the affertion of Junius, that he had fold the companions of his fuccefs, ib.-that it is a malicious falfehood, and bids the writer ftand forth and avow the charge, ib. -appeals to the gentlemen to whom he had made application in this affair, 136.-To Junius, 140— that he has read his letter to the Duke of Bedford with horror and astonishment, wherein an affectionate father is upbraided with the loss of an only and most amiable fon, 141-that Junius goes wantonly out of his way to torment declining age, ib. he is called upon to prove the Duke's avarice before he makes his hafty and wicked conclufions, 142-but if an ambaffador loves money too much, is this a proof that he has taken any to betray his country? 143Sir William's account of the minifterial quarrels, 144-that the Duke, however, potent as he is, is amenable to juftice, and the parliament is the high and folemn tribunal.

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Ellis, Mr. Welbore, whether he makes or fuppreffes a motion, is fure of his difgrace, 205.

Expulfion from the Houfe of Commons, whether it creates incapacity of being re-elected, 108 & feq.Mr. Walpole's cafe confidered as a precedent, III. Eyre, John, bailed by Lord Mansfield, 336—this affair ftated and examined according to the ftatutes in fuch cafes, 361.

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Felony, whether or not bailable, 343-the ftatutes rela

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tive to bail in criminal matters ftated in due order, 346.

Foote, Mr. furgeon, his evidence on the trial of M'Quirk, 61.

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Game-laws oppreffive to the subject, 335.

Ganfel, General, his rescue from the bailiffs near the Tilt-yard in St. James's Park, 156-he folicited a corporal and other foldiers to affift him in making his escape, 161.

Garth, Captain, declined appearing himself, but food aloof while Captain Dodd took upon him to order out the King's guard to refcue General Ganfel, 161. Gisborne, Colonel, a regiment faid to be fold to him, 47-Colonel Dreper refigned it to him for his halfpay, 53-accepts of a penfion for the government of Kinfale, 221.

Grafton, Duke of, upon what footing he firft took, and foon after refigned, the office of fecretary of state, 30 -the only act of mercy to which he advised his Sovereign received with difapprobation, 60--his eftablishment of a new tribunal, 63—one fatal mark fixed on every measure wherein he is concerned, 64-a fingular inftance of youth without spirit, 65-obliged either to abandon a useful partizan, or to protect a felon from publick juftice, 66-accused of balancing his non-execution of the laws with a breach of the conftitution, 70-the feating Mr. Luttrell in the house of commons entails on pofterity the immediate effects of his adminiftration, ib.-in his fyftem of government he adreffes himself fimply to the touch, 74his character, confidered as a fubject of curious fpeculation, ib.-refemblance thereof to that of his royal progenitors, 75-at his fetting out, a patriot of no unpromiling expectations, 76-has many compenfations to make in the clofet for his former friendship with Mr. Wilkes, ib.-his union by marriage not im prudent in a political view, 77—his Grace's publick conduct as a minifter the counter part of his private history, 78-in the whole course of his life a strange endeavour to unite contradictions, 83-his infult on publick

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publick decorum at the Opera houfe, 85-his reafons for deferting his friends, ib. —his political infant state, childhood, puberty, and manhood, 86-if his Grace's abilities had been able to keep pace with the principles of his heart, he would have been a formidable minifter, 87-the people find a resource in the weaknefs of his understanding, ib.-charged with being the leader of a fervile administration collected from the deferters of all parties, 89-his coynefs in rejecting Mr. Vaughan's propofals is faid to refemble the ter magant chastity of a prude, 165—is called upon to tell the price of the patent purchased by Mr. Hine, 166 -will he dare (fays Junius) to profecute Vaughan, whilft he is fetting up the royal patronage to auction? 186-in his publick character has injured every fubject in the empire, 188-the event of all the facrifices he made to Lord Bute's patronage, ib.-at the most active period of life obliged to quit the bufy fcene, and conceal himfelf from the world, 189 -the neglect of the petitions and remonftrances a part of his original plan of government, 190—was contented with pronouncing Colonel Luttrell's panegyrick, 228-is reftored to his rank under the royal ftandard, 264-is acknowledged by Junius to have great intrinfick merit, but is cautioned not to value it too highly, 265-in vain would his Majefty have looked round for a more confummate character, ib.— he remembers with gratitude how the Duke accommodated his morals to the neceffity of his fervice, 266. -the abundance of merit in the Duke to secure the favour of his fovereign, 267-a ftriking peculiarity în his character, 269-his Grace's re-appointment in the cabinet announced to the publick by the ominous return of Lord Bute, 270-in whatever measure concerned, he makes the government of the beft of princes contemptible and ridiculous, ib.-his bafenefs affirmed to be the cause of greater mifchief to England than even the unfortunate ambition of Lord Bute, 296— to what enormous exceffes the influence of the crown has conducted his Grace without a spark of personal refolution, 304-in what a hopeful condition he delivered the navy to his fucceffor, 307-the navy be

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