Cleland, Mr., secretary to the Admiralty, his shameful conduct on Byng’s affair, ii. 295. Clive, Lord, early military services in India, iii. 57, 90. Closter Seven, convention of, iii. 59. Cobham, Lord, speech and party interest on the Regency Bill, i. 134, 135; political character, 136. Cobham party described, i. 136. Coke, Lord, parliamentary conduct on the Westminster petition, i. 16, 20; clears the gallery, and quarrels with Speaker Onslow, 27, 28; his political character, 208; moves the re-committal of Murray for contempt to the House, _ibid._; hated by the Scotch, and why, 209, 259; opposes the bill for purchasing the forfeited estates, _ibid._ Colchester petition, proceedings on, alarm the Newcastle party in the House, i. 409. Colley Cibber, death and character, iii. 81, 82. Cologne, Elector of, joins France in opposition to British interests, i. 81. Colonies totally neglected by the Duke of Newcastle, when Secretary of State, i. 396. Comines, character of, as an historian, i. 375. COMMONS, House of, session of 1751, i. 8, et seq.; affair of the Westminster petition against Lord Trentham, 14, et seq.; contumacy of Mr. Murray, 29, 30; libels against the House, 31; inefficient opposition to the three shilling land-tax, 32; opposition to the Mutiny Bill, 39; attack on General Anstruther, 42; committee for the suppression of vice and reform of the police, 44; proposed subsidy to Bavaria, 48; debate on Murray’s close confinement, 49, 50; debates on the Naturalization Bill, 54; debate on Anstruther’s business, 56; the House adjourns to see Othello at Drury Lane, 61; proceedings on the Gin Bill, 66, 67; relaxation in proceedings against Murray, 84; Naturalization Bill thrown out, 92; proceedings on a breach of privilege, 95; further proceedings on Anstruther’s case, 106; Habeas Corpus granted by the King’s Bench for Murray, 114; he is remanded, and the committal of the House acknowledged to be valid, 115; question of privilege, as to members on the Prince’s establishment, negatived, 116; the Regency Bill returned from the Lords, and proceedings thereon, 122, et seq.; Regency Bill passes the House, 153; close of the session, release and petty triumph of Murray, 200, 201; a new session, 208; Murray remanded to Newgate by the House, _ibid._; debate on the same, 209; reward voted for the apprehension of Murray, who had absconded, 212; army estimates proposed by Mr. Fox, 213; land-tax proposed by Pelham, accompanied by an extraordinary system of national policy, 218; adjournment, and cessation of opposition, 228; Walpole’s rise and fall by that House, and why, 232, 233; House meets in 1752, 241; takes up the affair of the Saxon treaty, 242, et seq.;