The Lord Mayor attends the House.--Violent Discussion.--Alderman Oliver sent to the Tower.--Blow to the Influence of Wilkes.--Riot and Attack on Lord North.--Lord Mayor Committed to the Tower.--His Injudicious Conduct.--Desultory Discussions and Riots.--Lord Rockingham Visits the Lord Mayor in the Tower.--Princess Dowager and Lord Bute Burnt in Effigy.--Weakness of the Opposition in spite of the favourable Opportunity.--Observations on the Conduct of the Court.--Education of the Prince of Wales.--Character of Mr. Smelt.--Debate on the King’s Friends.--Alderman Oliver declines to stand as Sheriff with Wilkes.--Dissolution of the French Parliament.--Bill for an East Indian Regiment rejected.--Motion for an Inquiry into the Murder of Allen.--Bill for Triennial Parliaments.--Lord Chatham moves a Resolution tending to a Dissolution.--Lord Chatham and the Pynsent Estate.--Instances of the Partiality of both Houses.--Prorogation of Parliament.--Controversy between Horne and Wilkes.--Deaths of Lord Strange, the Earl of Halifax, and the Bishop of Durham.--The Duke of Grafton accepts the Privy Seal.--Visit of the Prince of Wales to Gravesend.--Wilkes and Bull elected Sheriffs.--“Adventures of Humphrey Clinker.”--The Chevalier D’Eon supposed to be a Woman.--State of Affairs in France.--Character of Chancellor Maupeou.--Disgrace of the Bishop of Orleans.--The Abbé du Terray.--Madame du Barry and her Governess.--Madame de Mirepoix.--Popularity of the Duc de Choiseul.--Unpopularity of the King.--Dissolution of the Parliaments of Bourdeaux and Toulouse.--Bold Conduct of Choiseul.--Disturbed State of France.--General Dislike of the Mistress. 1771.