Avarice, whimsical anecdote of, in George II., i. 176.
Ayscough, Dr., anecdotes of his tutorship of Prince George, i. 80.
Baker, Alderman, a contractor, affair of, ii. 304.
Barnard, Sir John, political and civic character, i. 45, 46; proposes a sinking fund, 218, 255; moves a repeal of the Bribery Oath, 369.
Barri, Madame du, anecdotes and intrigues, iii. 245.
Barrington, Lord, moves a diminished number of seamen, i. 12; proposes an increased vote of seamen, 211; his political character, and parallel with Ellis, ii. 141, 142; justifies the application of the 12th article of war to Byng’s case, in the House of Commons, 320.
Bath, Lord, his political apostasy vindicated by Lord Egmont, i. 36; parliamentary conduct on the committal of the Regency Bill, 116, 117, et seq.; joins the Bedford Opposition on the Scottish Colonization Bill, 272; originates the Marriage Bill in the House of Lords, and why, 337; publishes his celebrated letter to two great men, iii. 250.
Bavaria, treaty with, for securing the peace of Germany, i. 8; subsidy to, 48, 49.
Beckford, Alderman, opposes the Regency Bill, i. 153; extraordinary declaration, caused by his jealousy of the army, 307; attends at the first meeting of the Tories, at the Horn Tavern, as a political party, ii. 13; absurd boasting, 95; opposite opinions of the Commons, and of Pitt, upon his merits, iii. 177, 178.
BEDFORD, Duke of, disagreement with the Duke of Newcastle, i. 1; political and sporting connexion with Lord Sandwich, 3; political duplicity on the Naturalization Bill, 55; increase of popularity, 61; fails of support in the Nova Scotia affair, 69; interferes with the establishment of the young princes, on the death of the Prince of Wales, 79; conduct on the Regency question, on the demise of the Prince of Wales, 99; proposed opposition to the Bill prevented by the gout, 122; political neglect of, by his coadjutors in the Cabinet, 161; party intrigues of the Pelhams after the Prince’s demise, 183, 184, 185; his political character, 186; change of ministry and resignation of office, 194; spirited and judicious conduct towards the Duke of Newcastle, 193; conduct in opposition to Walpole, 241; his intended quiescent politics on the meeting of Parliament after the recess, 242; but is led into Opposition on the Saxon Treaty, _ibid._; speaks against it in the Lords, 244; political connexion formed with the Duke of Cumberland, 263; opposes the Bill for the colonization of the Scottish forfeited estates, 264; interferes in the charges against the Prince’s tutors, 309, et seq., 313; opposition to the Marriage Bill, 347; projects of re-union with the Court party, 414; receives proposals from the Lyttelton party on the part of Ministers, but rejects them, and sends for Pitt, 416; declining power of the Duke of Newcastle, and overtures from Fox, ii. 45; coalesces, approves of the German Treaties, but refuses office, 47; defends himself in the Lords, 49; objects to the proposed New road, out of jealousy to the Duke of Grafton, but afterwards sees his error, 186, 187; courageous conduct on the change of ministry, and Pitt’s accession to power, 266; but accepts the Lieutenancy of Ireland, 271; applies to the King in favour of Admiral Byng, but without success, 326; objects to the coalition of Pitt and Fox, iii. 34; attacked by the rioters on the Militia Bill, 41; difficulties in his Irish government, 66-73; new connexion formed with the Duke of Newcastle, 181; policy during the tumults in Dublin, in opposition to a suspected union, 243, et seq.; conduct towards Lord G. Sackville, 254.
