Schweidnitz, siege and capture by the King of Prussia, iii. 122. Scotland, proposed colonization of the forfeited estates in, i. 256, et seq.; anecdotes of the rebellion, 262, 263; policy of the Pelham ministry for the tranquillity of Scotland, 269; political anecdotes of the Scottish Whigs, 271, 272; influence and conduct of Archibald, Duke of Argyle, 273; predominant influence of that duke under the Newcastle administration, 390; motion respecting the sheriffs-depute, ii. 4, 14; piratical affair of Thurot’s squadron, iii. 262. Seamen seized on board of Embden ships; proceedings on, and a bill brought in, i. 261; their marriages prevented by the Marriage Bill, 345; bill for regulating their wages brought in by George Grenville, but lost, iii. 19, 20. Secker, Archbishop, disliked by George II., i. 65; as Bishop of Oxford, extraordinary instance of sophistry in regard to the Marriage Bill, 347; becomes Archbishop of Canterbury, on the death of Hutton, iii. 107. Secretaryship of State, a third office first suggested for the colonies by Lord Halifax, i. 199, 220. Secretaryship in Ireland, its lucrative influence, iii. 93. Secret-service money, arrangement respecting, under the Newcastle administration, i. 382; its baneful influence, 383. Selwyn, old John, anecdotes of, i. 94, 95. Sharpe, Governor of Virginia, chosen as a general by the Duke of Newcastle, i. 401. Shebbear, Dr., affair of, iii. 152, et seq. Sheridan, Mr., as manager, produces a theatrical riot by political allusions, i. 389. Sheriffs-depute of Scotland, motion respecting the tenure of their offices, ii. 4, 14, et seq. Sherlock, Bishop, political and ecclesiastical character of, i. 148. Silesian loan, its stoppage, and further transactions thereon, i. 296, et seq. Sinking fund, proposed by Sir John Barnard, i. 218, 255. Smith, Admiral, president of Byng’s court-martial, examination before the House of Lords, ii. 360; anecdote, 372. Smollett, Dr., punished for a libel on Admiral Knollys in the Critical Review, iii. 259; anecdotes of him, 260, 261. Smuggling of money in foreign ports, i. 256. Somersetshire, troops raised in, for home service, forced to Gibraltar, ii. 203. Sophistry, extraordinary instance of, from the Bishop of Oxford, i. 347. South Sea Company receive indemnification from Spain at the peace of 1751, i. 6; their concerns betrayed by the Duke of Newcastle, 7; propose to lower their interest, but demur to giving up their demand against Spain, 63.