II, 8;
opposes Nonconformist claims, 10-12, 24;
his opposition to Reform, 12, 23, 24, 26-28;
his finance, 30-32, 265, 304-309, 328-333, 369-371, 427, 450, 451;
sends Lord Macartney to China, 32;
insists on dismissal of Thurlow, 34;
rumour of his impending fall, 35;
negotiates for union with the Old Whigs, 35-39, 270;
made Warden of the Cinque Ports, 39, 89;
interview with Canning, 39-41;
his reception of Talleyrand, 43;
discussion of his policy, 46-48;
assertion of neutrality, 48, 50, 52, 61, 98;
cautious Polish policy, 55;
ignorant of events in France, 58;
life at Holwood and Walmer, 68;
foresees no danger, 69;
his concern at the November decrees, 72-74, 76;
his assurances to Holland, 74, 114;
considers war unavoidable, 76, 77;
interviews with Maret, 79-80, 84;
support of his policy not unanimous, 89, 90;
his firm attitude, 91;
Godoy's story of, 92, 93;
Lebrun's charges against, 95, 113, 117;
stiff reply to Chauvelin, 98, 99;
declaration of policy, 100;
his anger with Miles, 106;
difficulties of neutrality, 112-113;
faults of his policy, 114-116;
harsh treatment of Radical Clubs, 114-115;
his view of the war, 118-120, 219, 220;
his war policy (1793), 123, 129, 131, 132, 137, 139, 144, 145, 147;
his care for the navy, 124, 266;
ignorant of military affairs, 128;
his optimism, 131, 144, 151, 152;
demands removal of Coburg, 142;
Mediterranean policy, 143, 258;
his intentions at Toulon, 152, 154-156;
effect of Toulon on his policy, 162, 163;
his Traitorous Correspondence Bill, 164, 165;
altered attitude to Reform, 164, 171, 180;
policy of repression, 171, 183, 184, 190-194, 333;
speech on the Scottish prosecutions, 179, 180;
suspends the Habeas Corpus Act, 191;
mistaken as to affairs in France, 196, 197;
deprecates peace, 198;
war policy in 1794, 202, 204-217;
dilatoriness in ratifying Prussian Alliance, 208, 210, 269;
remonstrance to Prussian Ambassador, 212, 270;
insists on recall of the Duke of York, 215;
policy in the West Indies, 220 _et seq._;
negotiations with Spain, 233;
makes treaty with Russia and Austria, 235;
speech on abolition of slavery, 238;
inclines towards peace, 242, 243, 257, 276, 287;
tries to avert war with Spain, 243, 244;
policy at the Cape, 254, 255;
attitude towards Corsica, 256-258;
relations with the _emigres_, 259, 287;
the Quiberon expedition, 259-262;