Produced by MWS, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE THIRD. VOL. II. [Illustration: _Benj. West. pinx.^t_ _J. Cook, Sc._ QUEEN CHARLOTTE. London, Published by Richard Bentley, 1844.] MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE THIRD. BY HORACE WALPOLE, YOUNGEST SON OF SIR ROBERT WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD. NOW FIRST PUBLISHED FROM THE ORIGINAL MSS. EDITED, WITH NOTES, BY SIR DENIS LE MARCHANT, BART. VOL. II. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET, Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty. 1845. LONDON: Printed by S. & J. BENTLEY, WILSON, and FLEY, Bangor House, Shoe Lane. CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. A. D. PAGE CHAPTER I. 1764. Appearance of “An Address to the Public on a late Dismission” 4 Walpole’s Answer to that Pamphlet _ib._ Charles Townshend’s “Defence of the Minority in the House of Commons on the Question relative to General Warrants” 8 July 8th. Death of the Earl of Bath 13 July 10th. Trial of the Chevalier d’Eon 14 Aug. 23rd. Death of Mr. Legge 17 Of the Duke of Devonshire 20 Nov. 1st. Outlawry of Wilkes 35 Nov. 4th. Death of Churchill _ib._ CHAPTER II. 1765. Church Preferments 41 Jan. 10th. Meeting of Parliament 42 Lord Chatham’s Legacy from Sir William Pynsent 44 Jan. 23rd. Debate on Dismissal of Officers 46 Jan. 26th. Duel between Mr. Chaworth and Lord Byron 51 Jan. 29th. Renewal of the Question of General Warrants _ib._ CHAPTER III. 1765. Jan. 30th. Distinction between late Motions on General Warrants shown in the Votes 63 Dismissal of Officers 64 Feb. 6th. Proceedings against Almon deferred 67 Mr. Grenville’s Resolutions 68 Dr. Browne’s Pamphlet 79 CHAPTER IV. 1765. Isle of Man Act 81 King’s Illness 82 March 4th. Motion respecting _Ex-officio_ Informations 84