Chapter IV: 1758. Mr. Pitt 84

Five great men 85

Lord Granville _ib._

Sir Robert Walpole 86

Lord Mansfield _ib._

Duke of Cumberland _ib._

Mr. Pitt _ib._

Five great men compared 87

Parliament _ib._

Speech of Mr. Pitt 88

King of Prussia takes Breslau 90

General Clive’s Victory _ib._

Military Appointments 91

Affairs of Ireland _ib._

Picture of some of the Manners of the Age 97

King’s Munificence 100

Affair of the Habeas Corpus 101

Mr. Pratt brings in a Bill 103

Anecdotes on the Navy Bill 106

CHAPTER V.

1758. Death of Archbishop Hutton 107

Affair of Lord Tyrawley 108

New Treaty with Prussia 110

Sequel of the Habeas Corpus 112

Habeas Corpus Bill in Lords 116

Judges’ Opinions on Habeas Corpus Bill 118

Habeas Corpus Bill dropped 121

Leicester House _ib._

Operations of the King of Prussia 122

Expedition to St. Maloes 124

Passage of the Rhine by Prince Ferdinand, and his
Victory at Crevelt 127

Defeats of Prince Ysenberg and M. Chevert 128