Lord Rockingham affronts Pitt 355 July 30th. Mr. Pitt is raised to the Peerage 356 Unpopularity of the new Lord Chatham 358 Changes and Preferments 359 Foreign Policy 362 Disturbed State of the Country 366 Chatham’s Interview with Walpole 368 CHAPTER XVII. 1766. Nov. 11th. Debates on the Embargo laid on Corn 371 Party Tactics 374 Walpole exerts himself to prevent Conway from resigning 382 View of Lord Chatham’s Conduct 385 CHAPTER XVIII. 1766. Nov. 25th. Lord Chatham proposes to examine the East India Company’s Affairs 394 His unaccountable Conduct _ib._ Nov. 27th. More signs of Weakness in the Cabinet 395 Negotiation with the Duke of Bedford 398 Bill of Indemnity 403 Dec. 9th. Debates on the East India Question _ib._ Dec. 10th. Attack on Lord Chatham in the House of Lords by the Duke of Richmond 410 CHAPTER XIX. 1767. Jan. 16th. Desultory Discussions on American and East Indian Affairs 413 Debates on the Land-Tax 420 Defeat of the Ministers 423 March 2nd. Conduct of Lord Chatham 426 March 6th. Offer made by the East India Company 428 Motion for Papers 429 CHAPTER XX. 1767. March 19th. Provision for the King’s Brothers 437 March 24th. Debate 438 Death of the Marquis of Tavistock 440 Of the Dauphiness 443 Regulation of America 447 New Project of using force towards the Colonies 448 March 30th. Discussion in the House of Lords on the American Papers _ib._ The East India Question 449 Insanity of Lord Chatham 450 Interview of the Author with the Lord Chancellor 452 April 10th. Debate on an Act of the Assembly of Massachusets 454