Irish parliament, experiments tried on it by Hely Hutchinson, and anecdote of Sir Richard Cox, iii. 245, 246.
Isle of Aix, expedition to, iii. 48, et seq.
Jacobites, supposed political attack on the Duke of Cumberland, i. 9; dislike to the Gowers, 13; their activity and caution on the Westminster election, 17; their ingenuity in saving their consciences under oaths and salaries, 33; death of the last active one, Sir John Cotton, 255; anecdotes of their conduct in the rebellion in Scotland, and subsequent patronage, 266.
Jacobitism silenced towards the year 1752, i. 239; receives its death blow by the Tories uniting for party politics distinct from the question of the Stuart succession, ii. 12, et seq.
Jamaica, charges of tyranny at, against admiral Knowles, but they fail, ii. 152.
Jansen, Alderman, defends the conduct of the sheriffs in releasing Murray from Newgate, i. 212.
Jenyns, Soames, comes into office, ii. 140.
Jesuits, their state and opinions in France and the attempted murder of Louis XV., ii. 279, et seq.; their influence in Portugal, and its consequences to their Order, iii. 142, et seq.
Jew Bill of Naturalization, warm opposition to, i. 357, et seq.
Jews exempted in the Marriage Bill, i. 340.
Johnson, Dr., Bishop of Gloucester, proposed as preceptor to the princes, i. 291, 314.
Johnson, Sir William, gains a victory in Canada, ii. 46.
Jones, Neville, his prosecution in Ireland, through party principles, i. 280, 364.
Justice, instance of political, in Pitt’s conduct on Byng’s affair, ii. 349.
Kaunitz, Count, politics and foppish effeminacy, ii. 234.
Keene, Sir Benjamin, diplomatic services at the court of Spain, previous to the war of 1756, i. 398; ii. 33.
Keith, the Mayfair parson, anecdotes of his marriages and burials, i. 339.
Keppel, Captain, afterwards admiral, one of Byng’s court-martial, his feelings on the approaching execution, ii. 339, 348; requests to be absolved from his oath, 334, 349, 364; gallantry in Hawke’s action, iii. 232.
Kildare, Earl of, presents a memorial to the King against the Duke of Dorset, i. 354; party politics during the Bedford administration, in Ireland, iii. 72, et seq., 95, et seq.
Knowles, Admiral, charged by Beckford with tyranny in Jamaica, but cleared triumphantly in the House, ii. 152.