lampoons on the fall of the Great Commoner, 150; the King and Queen in the city, 151, indifferent reception, 152; resignation of the Duke of Newcastle, 154; appointment of Lord Bute as First Lord of the Treasury, _ibid._; his unpopularity at its zenith, 157, 158; Bute, desirous of peace, compelled to make war, 161; the cyder tax, 163; resignation of Lord Bute, _ibid._; deeply religious, 167, 168, 169; visits Robert Barclay, the Quaker, 169; friendly to Nonconformists but hates Roman Catholics, 170; a high ideal for those in clerical orders, 171; proclamation for the encouragement of piety and virtue, 173, 174, 175; strict observance of the Sabbath, 175; dullness of the Court, 176, 177; not possessed of popular qualities, 178, 179; very affable in the country, 179; meets David Garrick, 180, his tactless remarks, 180; his vein of humour, 181, 182, 183; a great sense of regal dignity, 185; takes himself with great seriousness, 186; a stickler for etiquette, 186, 187, 188; reputation for stupidity, 189, 190; the dispute over the lightning conductor, 191; some liking for art, 191, 192; a patron of literature, 193; founds a library, 193, 194; his patronage, 194, 195; not generous, 196; unpopularity of the Court due to parsimony, 198, 199, 200; seeks a more secluded residence, 202; purchases Buckingham House, 203; elaborate preparations, 204; known henceforth as the Queen's House, _ibid._; his residence at Richmond Lodge and improvements, 204, 205; prison-like seclusion of the Queen, 206, 207; Mdlle. Swellenberg 208-210; Frances Burney, 212, 213; private life of the King and Queen very dull, 216, 222, 223; takes an active interest in the domestic economy of the palaces, 218; abuse of tipping, 219; quaintness of the internal management of the palace, 219, 220; his daily life, 224, 225; stricter rearing of the royal children, 226-227; publications of "The North Briton," No. xlv, 236; violent attack on the ministers, 237; anger of the King, _ibid._; issues a warrant, and printer and publisher are arrested, 238; arrest of Wilkes, _ibid._; set at liberty, 239; but is dismissed from the Buckinghamshire militia, 240; meeting of Parliament in 1763 and the "Essay on Woman," 248; the House orders No. xlv to be burnt by the common hangman, 249; duel between Wilkes and Martin, 249; Parliament outlaws Wilkes for contumacy, 251; popularity of Wilkes, 252, 253; elected for Middlesex, 255; expelled from Parliament and re-elected, 256; deeply incensed at Wilkes's popularity, 257; his courage in politics, 257; attack on his life by Margaret Nicholson, 258; his bravery, 259; second attempt on his life, 259, 260; third attempt, 263, 264, 265; reconciliation with Wilkes, 268; places Grenville at the Treasury, 269; his regard for him, 270; discovers too late that Grenville is a hard task-master, 270, 271;