Tennyson, Mr., motions to shorten duration of parliament, 349. Thompson, proceeded against for publishing debates, 394; interpo- sition of the city authorities, 396. Thurlow, Lord, negotiates for George III. with the Whigs, 53; his ad- vice to the King on proposed re- treat to Hanover, 64; coöperates in his opposition to the India Bill, 66, 67; is made Lord Chancellor, 70; supports the resolutions for a Regency, 153; affixes the great seal to commissions under au- thority of parliament, 155–157; announces the King's recovery, 158; resists the Cricklade Dis- franchisement Act, 273.
Tory party supplies the greater num- ber of the King's friends," 24; ascendency of, under George IV., 112; ascendency of, in the House of Lords, 248.
Townshend, Mr., his manoeuvre to secure a share in a loan, 305; his proposed land tax reduced by the commons, 442.
Treasury warrants, for issue of pub- lic money during George III.'s in- capacity, 178.
UNDERWOOD, Lady C., married the Duke of Sussex, 221. Universal suffrage, motions for, 314, 323, 330.
VICTORIA, Queen, her Majesty, her accession, 131; the ministry then in office, ib.; her household, ib.; the "Bedchamber Question," 132, 134; her memorandum concern- ing acts of government, 135; ju- dicious exercise of her authority, 138; the Regency Acts of her reign, 185; her civil list, 203; her pension list, 214.
WAKEFIELD, bribery at (1860), 346.
Waldegrave, Dowager Countess of, married to the Duke of Glouces- ter, 215.
Waldegrave, Earl of, his opinion on the education of George III., 22.
Wales, Prince of (George IV.), united with the opposition, 84; his character, 105, subject to
court influence, ib.; indifferent to politics and political friends, 106, 108; his separation from the Whigs, 108, 111; raises and dis- appoints their hopes, 107; propo- sals for their union with the To- ries, 108, 199; the "household " question between him and the Whigs, 110; debates as to his rights as Regent (1788), 149-152; disclaims his rights, 151; his re- ply to the Regency scheme, 154; accepts the resolutions, 155; name omitted from commission to open parliament, 157; the address from the Irish parliament, 162; accepts resolutions for Regency Bill (1810), 176; his civil list, 201; his debts, 205; his marriage with Mrs. Fitz- herbert, 220; the guardianship over Princess Charlotte, 222.
Wales, Prince of, Duchy of Corn- wall his inheritance, 204. Wales, Princess Dowager of, her influence over George III., 22; advocates the exercise of his per- sonal authority, 33; the insertion of her name into the Regency Bill, 145.
Walpole, Horace, cited in proof of parliamentary corruption, 269, n., 301, 305; the appointment offered to his nephew, 297. Walpole, Mr., secedes from Lord Derby's ministry on question of reform, 360.
Walpole, Sir R., opposes Peerage Bill, 225; displaced from office by vote on election petition, 291; bribery of members a system un- der, 300; the charges of bribery not proved, 301; his remark on misrepresentations by reporters,
393. Warburton, Bishop, his name af- fixed to notes in the Essay on Woman," 368.
Ward, Mr., advocates vote by ballot, 354.
Wellesley, Marquess, commissioned to form a ministry, 109. Wellington, Duke of, obtains con- sent of George IV. to Catholic emancipation, 119; anti-reform character of his ministry, 329; his anti-reform declaration, 331; fails to form an anti-reform min- istry, 123, 252; forms a ministry
with Peel, 125, 126; his assump- tion of different cabinet offices during Peel's absence, 127; his opinion on proposed creation of new peers, 253; his position as an orator, 457.
Wensleydale, Baron, the life peer- age case (1856), 239-242. West India duties, the, vested in the crown till accession of Will- iam IV, 202. Westminster election (1784), Fox's vexatious contest at, 280; scru- tiny, and writ withheld, 281; act passed in consequence, 282. Westmoreland county, expense of a contested election for, 283. Weymouth, Lord, overtures to, from Geo. III., 52; libelled by Wilkes, 370.
Wharncliffe, Lord, his motion against the dissolution (1831), 122, 432. Wheble proceeded against for pub- lishing debates, 394; discharged from custody by Wilkes, 396. Whig party, the, period of ascen- dency of, 20; regarded with jeal- ousy by George III., 23, 26, 45; proscription of, under Lord Bute, 32; position at time of regency, 106, 107; separation between them and Prince Regent, 106, 108, 111; decline office on the "House- hold Question," 110; unsuccessful against the ministry, 112; es- pouse the Queen's cause, 116; lose the confidence of William IV., 124; ascendency in House of Lords, 248.
Whitaker, Mr., opposes Wilkes for Middlesex, 375.
Whitbread, Mr., his remarks on the Perceval ministry, 98; moves to omit Lord Eldon's name from the council of regency, 171. Whittam, a messenger of the house, committed by the Lord Mayor for apprehending a printer, 397; his recognizance erased, 398; saved from prosecution, 399. Wilkes, Mr., advocates parliamen- tary reform, 313; denied his par- liamentary privilege, 365; pro- ceeded against for libel in the "North Briton," 366, 368; ab- sconds, and is expelled, 368; re- turned for Middlesex, 370; com- mitted, ib. accusations against
Lord Mansfield, b.; question he raised at the bar of the house, ib.; expelled for libel on Lord Weymouth, 371; reëlected, 374; again elected, but Luttrell seated by the house, 375; elected alder- man, ib.; complaint against dep- uty-clerk of the crown, 382; takes his seat, ib.; lord mayor, 383; the resolution against him expunged, 61, 383; instigates the publication of debates, 392; interposes to pro- tect the printers, 395; proceeded against by the commons, 397 ad- vocates pledges to candidates by members, 418.
William III., his personal share in the government, 19; his sign-man- ual affixed by a stamp, 181; rev- enues of his crown, 189; grants to his followers, ib.; his civil list, 191; tries to influence parliament by the multiplication of offices, 294: bribes to members during reign of, 300; popular addresses to, praying dissolution of parlia- ment, 432.
William IV. supports parliamentary reform, 120; dissolves parliament (1831), 121, 335; created sixteen peers in favor of reform, 250; further creation of peers proposed, 123, 251, 337; exerts his influence over the peers, 123, 252, 338; with- draws his confidence from the re- form ministry, 124; suddenly dis- misses the Melbourne ministry, 125; the Wellington and Peel ministry, 126; the Melbourne min- istry reinstated, 130, 131; regency question on his accession, 182; as to rights of a king's posthumous child, 184; his civil list, 202; proposed reduction of the house- hold, 203; surrenders the four and a half per cent. duties, 214.
Williams, Sir Hugh, passed over in a brevet for opposition to court policy, 51.
Windham, Mr., his position as an orator, 454.
Wines and Cider Duties Bill (1763),
first money bill divided upon by the Lords, 447. "Woman. Essay on," Wilkes prose- cuted for publishing, 368. Woods, Forests, and Land Reve-
nues Commission, 209; separated from Public Works, 210. Wortley, Mr. S., his motion for ad- dress to Regent to form an effi- cient ministry, 110. Wray, Sir C., opposed Fox at the Westminster election, 281. Writs for new members, doubt re- specting issue of, during King's illness, 149; writs of summnons for elections, addressed to return- ing officers, 356
YARMOUTH, freemen of, disfran chised, 343.
York, Duke of, opposes a regency bill, 155, 175; his name omitted from commission to open parlia ment, 157, 177; attached to Lady Mary Coke, 216.
Yorke, Mr., enforces the exclu sion of strangers from debates 404. Yorkshire petition, the, for parlia mentary reforın, 315, 412.
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