Rialton, Lady, case of, cited on the "Bed-
chamber Question," 133.

Richard II., the revenues of his crown,
192.

Richmond, Duke of, his motion respecting

the regency, 145; for reduction of civil
list, 203; statement as to the nominee
members, 305; advocated parliamentary
reform, 334; his motion on the Middle-
sex election proceedings, 411.
Roache, Mr., opposed Mr. Wilkes for Mid-
dlesex, 404.

Rockingham, Marquess, dismissed from his
lord-lieutenancy for opposing the crown,
20; made premier, 29; his ministerial
conditions, ib.; influence of the crown in
parliament exerted in opposition to him,
31, 33; dismissed from office, 34; his
second administration, 51; carried the
contractors, the civil list, and the revenue
officers bills, 52, 205, 219, 295, 315, 329;
and the reversal of the Middlesex elec-
tion proceedings, 413; denounced parlia-
mentary corruption by loans, 326; his
motion condemning the resolution against
Wilkes, 407; moved to delay the third
reading of a land-tax bill, 481.
Rolls, Master of the, sole judge not dis-
qualified from parliament, 317.
Roman Catholic emancipation. See Catholic
Emancipation.

Romilly, Sir S., his opinion on the pledge
required from the Grenville ministry, 94;
his justification of the purchase of seats,

352; moved the first reform bill, 358;
his later reform measures, 383, 384,
388.

ST. ALBANS disfranchised, 368.
Salomons, Mr., the admission of, to parlis-
ment, 465.

Sandwich, Earl of, denounced Wilkes for
the "Essay on Woman,” 396; “Jemmy
Twitcher," 397, n.

Savile, Sir G., condemned the resolution
against Wilkes, 408; his bills to secure
the rights of electors, 412.

Sawbridge, Mr., his motions for reform,
338; for shortening duration of parlia-
ment, 375.

Say and Sele, Lord, his apology to Mr.
Grenville for refusing a bribe, 322.

Scot and lot, a franchise, 280.
Scotland, the hereditary crown revenues of
208; the pensions charged thereon, 218,
221; the consolidation of Scotch and
English civil lists, 221.—the peerage of
233; the representative peers of, ib.;
Scottish peers created peers of Great
Britain, 243; their rights, ib.; the pro-
bable absorption of the Scottish peerage
into that of the United Kingdom, 245,

Scottish judges disqualified, 317.

the defective representation of Scotland
prior to reform, 300; the Reform Act of,
365.

Scott, Sir John, the ministerial adviser
during the regency proceedings, 162.
Secret service money, issue of, restrained,
206; a statement of the amount of,
321.

Selkirk, Earl of, supports the King on the
Catholic question, 97.

Septennial Act, efforts to repeal, 375; argu-
ments against, 376; in favour, 377.
Shaftesbury, bribery at, 288.

Sheil, Mr., the character of his oratory,

498.

Shelburne, Earl of, dismissed from command
for opposition to the crown, 24; his mo-
tion on the public expenditure, 45; on
the intimidation of peers, 47; his ad-
ministration, 53; supported by the royal
influence, ib.

Sheridan, Mr., the character of his oratory,
492.

Shrewsbury, Duke of, his precedent cited
as to the temporary concentration of of-
fices in the Duke of Wellington, 125.
Sidmouth, Viscount, withdrew from Pitt's
administration, 86; took office under
Lord Grenville, 88; joined George III.
in opposing the Army Service Bill, 90;

resigned office, ib.; supported the King,
ib., 97. See also Addington, Mr.
Slave Trade, the abolition of, advocated by
petitions to parliament, 447.
Smith, Mr. W., his anecdote as to bribery

of members by Lord North, 323, n.
Speaker of the House of Commons, the,
election of, during George III.'s incapa-
city, 154; altercations of members with,
503; the increased authority of the chair,
ib.

Spencer, Earl, election expenses of, 287.
Stafford, Marquess of, his motion on the
pledge exacted from the Grenville minis-
try, 96.

Stamp Act, the American, the influence of
the crown exerted against its repeal, 31.
Steele, Sir R., opposed the Peerage Bill,
234.

Stockdale, Mr., his actions against Hansard

for libel, 459; committed for contempt,

461.

Strangers, the exclusion of, from debates in
parliament, 415, 417; the attendance of
ladies, 416; their exclusion, 436, n.;
their presence permitted, 439.
Sudbury, the seat for, advertised for sale,
286; disfranchised, 368.
Sunderland, Lady, case of, cited on the
"Bedchamber Question," 133.
Supplies to the crown delayed, 68, 359, n.,
481; refused, 479; granted, 478.
Surrey, Earl of, his motion on the dismissal
of the "coalition " ministry, 65.
Sussex, Duke of, voted against a Regency
Bill, 178; his marriages, 229.

TAXATION and expenditure, the control of
the Commons over, 196, 477, 482; tempo-
rary and permanent taxation, 484.
Temple, Earl, proscribed by the King for
intimacy with Wilkes, 24; his agent in
the exertion of the crown influence against
the India Bill, 58; employed to dismiss
the "coalition," 61; accepted and re-
signed office, ib.

Tennyson, Mr., his motions to shorten the
duration of parliament, 376.
Thompson, proceeded against, for publish-
ing debates, 425; brought before Alder-
man Oliver, 428.

Thurlow, Lord, his negotiations for George
III. with the Whigs, 43; his advice to the
King on his proposed retreat to Hanover,
55; co-operated in his opposition to the
India Bill, 58; is made Lord Chancellor,
61; supported the resolutions for a
Regency, 154; affixed the great seal to
commissions under the authority of par-

liament, 159; announced the King's re-
covery, 160; resisted the Cricklade
Disfranchisement Act, 289.

Tory party, the, supplied the greater
number of the "King's friends," 11; the
ascendency of, under George IV., 109;
the period of their ascendency in the
House of Lords, 260.

Townshend, Mr., his manœuvre to secure a
share in a loan, 324; his proposed land
tax reduced by the Commons, 479.
Treasury warrants, the form of, for issue of
public money during George III.'s in-
capacity, 181.

UNDERWOOD, Lady C., married the Duke of
Sussex, 229.

Universal suffrage, motions for, 334, 345,
353.

VICTORIA, Queen, her Majesty, her acces-
sion, 130; the ministry then in office,
ib.; her household, ib.; the "bedcham-
ber question," ib., 134; her memoran-
dum concerning acts of government, 135;
judicious exercise of her authority, 137;
the Regency Acts of her reign, 189; her
civil list, 209; her pension list, 221.

WAKEFIELD, bribery at (1860), 372.
Waldegrave, Dowager Countess of, married
to the Duke of Gloucester, 222.
Waldegrave, Earl of, his opinion on the
education of George III., 9.

Wales, Prince of (George IV.), his charac-
ter, 101; subject to court influence, ib. ;
indifferent to politics, 102; his separation
from the Whigs, 105, 108; raised and
disappointed their hopes, 103; proposals
for their union with the Tories, 104, 106;
the "household question" between him and
the Whigs, 107; debates as to his rights
as Regent (1788); 150-153; disclaimed
his right, 151; his reply to the Regency
scheme, 155; accepted the resolutions,
156; his name omitted from the commis-
sion to open parliament, 158; the address
from the Irish parliament, 164; accepted
resolutions for Regency Bill (1810), 180;
his civil list, 207; his debts, 212; his
marriage with Mrs. Fitzherbert, 228; the
guardianship over Princess Charlotte,
230.

Wales, Princess Dowager of, her influence
over George III., 9; advocated the exer-
cise of his personal authority, 21; the
insertion of her name into the Regency
Bill, 147.

Wales, the Princes of, the Duchy of Corn-
wall their inheritance, 210.
Walpole, Horace, cited in proof of parlia-
mentary corruption, 284, n., 320, 324;
the appointment offered to his nephew,

315.

Walpole, Mr., seceded from Lord Derby's

ministry on question of reform, 387.
Walpole, Sir R., opposed the Peerage Bill,
234; displaced from office by vote on an
election petition, 308; bribery of mem-
bers a system under, 319; the charges of
bribery not proved, ib.; his remark on
misrepresentations by reporters, 424.
Warburton, Bishop, his name affixed to
notes on the "Essay on Woman," 396.
Ward, Mr., advocated vote by ballot, 380.
Wellesley, Marquess, commissioned to form
a ministry, 106.

Wellington, Duke of, obtained the consent
of George IV. to Catholic emancipation,
116; anti-reform character of his minis-
try, 352; his anti-reform declaration,
355; failed to form an anti-reform mi-
nistry, 121, 265; formed a ministry with
Peel, 123; his assumption of different
cabinet offices during Peel's absence, 125;
his opinion on the proposed creation of
new peers, 266; his position as an orator,

497.

Wensleydale, Baron, the life peerage case
(1856), 250.

Westminster election (1784), Fox's vexa-

tious contest at, 297; the scrutiny, and
his return withheld, ib.; act passed in
consequence, 299.

West India duties, the, vested in the crown

till the accession of William IV., 208.
Westmoreland county, expense of a con-
tested election for, 300.

Weymouth, Lord, overtures to, from George
III., 42; libelled by Wilkes, 399.
Wharncliffe, Lord, his motion against the
dissolution (1831), 120, 468.

Wheble, proceeded against for publishing
debates, 425; discharged from custody
by Wilkes, 427.

Whig party, the, period of ascendency of,
7; regarded with jealousy by George III.,
10; proscription of, under Lord Bute, 20;
separation between them and Prince
Regent, 102, 104; decline office on the
"household question," 107; unsuccess-
ful against the ministry, 109; espouse the
Queen's cause, 113; lose the confidence
of William IV., 122; the period of their
ascendency in the House of Lords, 260.
Whitaker, Mr., opposed Wilkes for Middle-
sex, 404.

Whitbread, Mr., his remarks on the Perce-
val ministry, 94; moved to omit Lord
Eldon's name from the council of regency,
174.

Whittam, a messenger of the house, com-
mitted by the Lord Mayor for appre-
hending a printer, 428; his recognisance
erased, 430; saved from prosecution, 431.
Wilkes, Mr., advocated parliamentary re-
form, 334; is denied his parliamentary
privilege, 393; proceeded against for
libel in the "North Briton," 394; ab-
sconded and is expelled, 396; proceeded
against in the Lords, ib.; returned for
Middlesex, 398; committed, 399; his
accusations against Lord Mansfield, ib.;
the question he raised at the bar of the
house, ib.; expelled for libel on Lord
Weymouth, 400; re-elected, 403; again
elected, but Luttrell seated by the house,
404; elected alderman, 405; efforts to
reverse the proceedings against him, 405;
his complaint against the deputy-clerk of
the crown, 412; again returned for
Middlesex, and takes his seat, 413; lord
mayor, ib.; the resolution against him
expunged, 52, 414; instigated the publi-
cation of debates, 423; interposed to
protect the printers, 427; is proceeded
against by the Commons, 429; advocated
pledges to constituents by members, 452.
Williams, Sir Hugh, passed over in a brevet,
for opposition to the court policy, 40.
William III., his personal share in the go-
vernment, 5; his sign manual affixed by
a stamp, 184; the revenues of his crown,
194; grants to his followers, ib.; his
civil list, 197; tried to influence parlia-
ment by the multiplication of offices, 313;
the bribery of members during his reign,
319; popular addresses to, praying a
dissolution of parliament, 469.
William IV., supported parliamentary re-
form, 117, 265, 360; dissolved parliament
(1831), 119, 360; created sixteen peers
in favour of reform, 262; exerted his
influence over the peers, 121, 362; with-
drew his confidence from the reform
ministry, 122; suddenly dismissed the
Melbourne ministry, 123; the Wellington
and Peel ministry, 125; the Melbourne
ministry reinstated, 129; regency ques-
tions on his accession, 185; his civil list,
208; opposed the reduction of his house-
hold, 209; surrendered the four and a
half per cent duties, 221.
Windham, Mr., his position as an orator,
493.

Wines and Cider Duties Bill (1763), the