Affairs of Lord Chatham 41 May 18th. Violent Conduct of the Court of India Proprietors 44 May 21st. Motion for Quebec Papers 45 State of Catholicism in England 47 May 26th. Motion on the Massachusets Act 47 Weakness of the Administration 49 June 1st. Grant moved to Prince Ferdinand 50 June 2nd. Victory of the Court in the House of Lords 54 CHAPTER III. 1767. Negotiations with the Bedford Party 58 July 2nd. Close of the Session 59 July 5th. Interview of Conway with the King 61 July 15th. Treaty with Lord Rockingham 69 July 20th. Meeting at the Duke of Newcastle’s 79 July 22nd. Interview of Lord Rockingham with the King 83 CHAPTER IV. 1767. Attempt to procure an Earldom for Lord Holland 94 July 28th. Walpole sups with the Duke of Grafton 96 Sept. 4th. Death of Charles Townshend 99 Sept. 17th. Death of the Comte de Guerchy 102 Sept. 17th. Death of the Duke of York 103 Characters of the Royal Dukes 105 French Travellers in England and Ireland 107 Generosity of Conway 108 Conduct of Lord Townshend in Ireland 109 Nov. 24th. Meeting of Parliament 112 Debate on the Address 113 Nov. 29th. Negotiation with the Bedford Party 117 CHAPTER V. 1767. Affair of Colonel Brereton with the Duke of Grafton 132 Tax on Irish Absentees 133 Character of Lord Weymouth 135 Attempted Treaty with Mr. Grenville 136 Dec. 18th. Success of the Negotiation with the Bedfords 140 Dec. 21st. The Houses adjourn 141 1768. Case of the Duke of Portland 143 Jan. 14th. Dunning made Solicitor-General 146 Jan. 20th. Resignation of Conway 149 Affair of Lord Bottetort 151 Corruption of the Corporation of Oxford 153 Bill for Septennial Parliaments in Ireland 155 Feb. 1st. Death of Sir Robert Rich 156