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Shelburne, William, Earl of, the subject of this life, afterwards first Marquess of Lansdowne, i. i; autographical fragments, i. vi; memorandum of the affairs of 1762, i. vi, 130; birth of, i. 1; education, i. 5, 8, 9; his mother, i. 6; with the Duke of Douglas at Holyrood House, i. 7; goes to London, i. 115 enters at Christ Church, i. 13; Mr. Hollwell his tutor there, i. 13; his course of study, i. 14; state of politics in 1756, i. 16; his estimate of Sir Robert Walpole, i. 27; his intimacy with William Pitt, i. 56; goes into the army under General Wolfe, i. 70; serves in the expedition to Rochfort, i. 73; on Prince Generals, i. 77; at the battle of Minden, i. 82; on the causes of political events, i. 79; on factions and parties, i. 81; made a colonel and aide-de-camp to the King, i. 82; his connection with the Earl of Bute, i. 83; letter to the Earl of Bute on his being made Secretary of State, i. 87; death of his father, i. 87; his removal to the House of Lords, i. 87; his application for the Comptrollership of the Household, i. 87; the King's refusal, i. 87; his letter to the Earl of Bute concerning the Comptrollership, i. 88; his proposal of retirement to the country, i. 88; Mr. Fox's letters to him on Mr Fox joining the Government, i. 89; proposes that Mr. Fox should give a general support to the Ministry, i. 90; his letters to the Earl of Bute concerning Mr. Fox, i. 90, 92, 95; his quarrel with Lord Melcombe, i. 97; his estimate of Lord Melcombe's character, i. 99; his speech against the German war, i. 100; his speech on the public credit, i. 104; his estimate of the character of the Earl of Bute, i. 110; his letter to Mr. Fox on Lord Bute's offer of place, i. 112; negotiates with Mr. Fox to undertake the lead in the House of Commons, i. 120; his letter to Mr. Fox on the same subject, i. 124; his estimate of the character of Henry Fox, i. 130; on the relations of the Duke of Cumberland and Mr. Fox, i. 136; Mr. Fox on his abilities, i. 143; his negotiations between Mr. Fox and the Earl of Bute, i. 150; his letter to Mr. Calcraft concerning Mr. Fox's paymastership, i. 160; Mr. Fox's disagreement with him, i. 161, 1645 Walpole's opinion on the disagreement between Mr. Fox and Lord Shelburne, i. 164, 166; the Earl of Bute's confidence in, i. 167; his letter to the Earl of Bute concerning Colonel Barré, i. 167; is offered the post of President of the Board of Trade, i. 169; the Earl of Bute proposes to make him Secretary of State, i. 169; Grenville's letter to Earl of Bute concerning, i. 169; is again offered the post of President of the Board of Trade, i. 173; accepts the post, i. 175; Calcraft 's letter to him thereon, i. 177; is sworn a Privy Councillor, i. 177; correspondence with Lord Egremont, i. 178, 186; writes to the Earl of Bute threatening to resign, i. 195; the Earl of Bute's reply, i. 195; Weymouth's letter to him on the same subject, i. 197; and Mr. Pitt, i. 198; his disagreements with Lord Egremont, i. 199; negotiates between the Earl of Bute and the Duke of Bedford and Pitt, i. 200; his letter to Gower concerning the change of the ministry, i. 200; failure of his negotiations with the Duke of Bedford and Pitt, i. 204; resigns the Presidency of the Board of Trade, i. 206; his letter to the Earl of Bute thereon, i. 208; his speech on the prosecution of Wilkes, i. 211; the King dismisses him from his post of aide-de-camp, i. 2 1 2; his letter to Colonel Barré thereon, i. 213; presents himself at Court, i. 214; the Princess of Wales on his conduct, i. 214; retires to Bowood and Wycombe, i. 216; his collection of books and MSS., i. 217; Colonel Barré becomes his aide-de-camp, 218; Sir William Blackstone and, i. 219; his distrust of Lord Clive, i. 221; on personal canvassing, i. 222; the marriage of, with Lady Sophia Carteret, i. 222; his letter to Colonel Barré on his speech on the Stamp Act, i. 224; Calcraft's letter to him on Mr. Pitt, i. 225; his speech on the Regency Bill, i.