iii. 106.
Change in his attitude after his father's death, 107.
Brings forward the Benares charge against Hastings, 216.
Speaks on the course of proceedings, 228.

France, from Louis XIV. to the Revolution, ii. 118-122.
Condition in 1712 and 1832, 180.
At the restoration of Louis XVIII., 311.
Austerity in, under Louis XIV., produces the immorality of the
regency, iii. 59.
Turns to Prussia for help against England, 267.
Drawn into the combination against Frederic the Great, 295.
Makes peace, 328.
Assemblies in, in 1791, 505.
Constitution of 1791 fails, 503.
Cause of its failure, 509.
Convention of 1792, 510.
Justice of the abolition of the monarchy, 511.
Execution of the king, 516.
Reign of Terror in, 533.
End of the Terror, 559.
Under Constitution of 1795, 565.
Under the Consulate, 568.
Return of the Bourbons to, 581.
Effect of the Terror upon, 584.

Francis, Philip, made Councillor for India, iii. 144.
Probably wrote the Junius letters, 145.
Opposes Hastings, 148.
Accepts Nuncomar's testimony against him, 150.
Partially reconciled to Hastings, 168.
Objects to the arrangement with Impey, 173.
Challenges and is wounded by Hastings, 174.
Returns to England, 178.
Attacks Hastings in the House of Commons, 209.
Proposed as a manager of Hastings's impeachment, 221.

Franks, rapid decline of the, after the death of Charlemagne, ii. 680.

Frederic the Great, essay on, iii. 243-330.
Birth, 247.
Treatment by his father, 248.
Tastes, 250.
Acquaintance with Voltaire, 254.
Character as a king, 256.
Decides to seize Silesia, 259.
Invades it, 261.
Conduct at Molwitz, 263.
Makes peace with Austria, 267.
Joins France against England and Austria, 268.
His attention to the details of administration, 271.
Aggrandizement of the army, 273.
Parsimony, 274.
Liberality and justice, 275.
Commercial policy, 277.
His associates, 279.
His spite, 281.
Invites Voltaire to Berlin, 286.
Quarrels with him, 290.
European combination against, 294.
Personal dislike of, among sovereigns, 298.
His great danger, 299.
Alliance with England, 302.
Invades Saxony, 304.
And Bohemia, 305.
Driven back at Kolin, 307.
Extreme distress of, 308.
Further communication with Voltaire, 309.
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