Austria gets ready for War--Napoleon's Preparations--Invasion of Bavaria by Austria--The Archduke Charles driven from Bavaria--Occupation of Vienna--Battle of Aspern--The Spirit of Revolt in Germany: Schill and Brunswick--Battle of Wagram--Peace of Vienna--Victories of the Tyrolese--Death of Hofer--The Betrayal of Poland and Italy--Deposition of the Pope--Ministerial Dissensions--Death of Portland, and Reconstruction of the Ministry--Inquiry into the Walcheren Expedition--Imprisonment of Gale Jones--Burdett committed to the Tower--The Piccadilly Riots--Arrest of Burdett--Debates in the House of Commons--Agitation for Parliamentary Reform--Liberation of Burdett--Remaining Events of the Session--Condition of Spain--Soult's victorious Progress--He fails at Cadiz--The Guerilla War--Massena sent against Wellington--Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo--Capitulation of Almeida--Battle of Busaco--The Lines of Torres Vedras--Massena baffled--Condition of the rival Armies--Victories in the East and West Indies--The War in Sicily. 586 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE St. James's Palace, in the Time of Anne 1 Dean Swift 5 The English Plenipotentiaries insulted in the Streets of Utrecht 9 Sir Richard Steele 13 Welfen Castle, Hanover 17 Anne making the Duke of Shrewsbury Lord Treasurer 21 Great Seal of George I. 25 The Earl of Mar raising the Pretender's Standard 29 Retreat of the Highlanders from Perth 33 James Edward Stuart, the "Old Pretender" 37 Sea Fight off Cape Passaro 41 The South Sea Bubble 45 George I. 49 Bartholomew Fair, London, in 1721 53 Five-Shilling Piece of the South Sea Company 56 Five-Guinea Piece of George II. 56 Walpole's Quarrel with Townshend 61 Sir Robert Walpole 65 The Porteous Mob 69 Great Seal of George II. 73 Maria Theresa and the Hungarian Parliament 77 George II. 85 Interior of the House of Commons in 1742 89 The Landing of Prince Charlie 93