Ferdinand, Prince, drives the French out of Hanover, iii. 104; victory of Crevelt, 127; campaign of 1759, 188; battle of Minden, 190; pecuniary rewards from England, 238; detaches a force in aid of Frederick, 248. Ferrers, Earl of, his unhappy history and fate, iii. 257; his trial, and execution for murder, 277, 278. Feudal tenures, their restoration proposed by Lord Egmont as a popular act, i. 209. Fielding, H., dramatic attack on the king, i. 14; writes on the police, 44. Finch, Mr. Edward, character, anecdotes, and absurd reply to Lord Pulteney, respecting the Czarina of Russia, ii. 120. Fitzwilliam, Colonel, witty repartee of Colonel Townshend, i. 40; indecent and absurd conduct in the House of Commons, in Byng’s case, ii. 347. Fleet weddings, their history, i. 338, 339. Footmen and chairmen of London, Colonel Hale offers to lead them against the best troops of France, iii. 234. Forbes, Colonel, military anecdote of, ii. 373. Forfeited estates in Scotland, proposed colonization by foreigners, i. 62; bill for the purchase from the crown, for national purposes, 256, et seq. Forgery, extraordinary instance of, relative to royal mercy, i. 175. Fowke, General, tried and suspended, but broke by the king, for his conduct at Gibraltar in Byng’s affair, ii. 229, vide _Byng_. Fox, Mr., (Lord Holland,) conduct in the parliament of 1751, i. 8; on the Westminster petition, display of wit and abilities, 15, 20; decided conduct in Murray’s case, 27, 35; ingratitude of Lord Egmont, 37; his political consistency on the Naturalization Bill, 55; parliamentary exertions in Anstruther’s case, 58; increase of popularity in union with the Duke of Bedford, 61; his opinion of Pitt, expressed in parliament, 62; biographical anecdotes and character, 93, 94; supports the Regency Bill, 132, 139; contest with Solicitor-General Murray on that Bill, 149, 150; conversation with the king on the Regency Bill, 157, 158; political interference to save the Duke of Bedford from the plots of the Pelhams, 185; is solicited by Lord Granville to join the new ministry, after the Duke of Bedford’s resignation, but refuses, 197; conversations with the king and duke on the regency, 212; proposes the army estimates, 213; political feeling of Pelham, 254; strenuous opposition to the Marriage Bill, 342; his quarrel with the Lord Chancellor and the Yorke party, on the Marriage Bill, 343; his conversation with Pelham on that subject, 344; conversation with the king respecting the same, 352; looked to as a candidate for the premiership, 379; becomes secretary of war, and manager of the House of Commons, 381; new regulation of the secret service money, 382; hurt by Newcastle’s breach of faith, declines office, 384, 385;