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WILLIAM, EARL OF SHELBURNE
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Fox—Fox accepts the lead of the House of Commons—Conclusion of Peace—Fox thinks he shall resign the post of Paymaster-General—On further consideration he changes his mind—The King and Henry Fox |
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Character of Henry Fox—The Proscription of 1762—The Peace is approved by Parliament—Further measures of Bute's Government—Their unpopularity—Bute desires to retire—Henry Fox also proposes to retire, and claims the performance of the promises made to him—Dispute as to the nature of the promises on which Fox undertook to lead the House of Commons—Difference of opinion between Shelburne and Fox—Fox declines to surrender the Paymastership—Correspondence on the subject—The "Pious Fraud"—Retirement of Bute and Fox—George Grenville succeeds Bute—Suggestion that Shelburne should be Secretary of State—Grenville's character of Shelburne—Fox becomes Lord Holland, and retains the Paymastership—Shelburne becomes President of the Board of Trade—Relations of the Board of Trade with the Secretary of State's office |
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Condition of North America after the Peace—Summary of the Colonial Charters—Question of Imperial taxation—History of the question—Different schools of opinion—Internal and external taxation—Revenue and trade—The case of Campbell v. Hall—Problems raised by the acquisition of Canada—The unoccupied lands of the West—Indian trade—Boundaries—New settlements—Differences on these subjects between Egremont and Shelburne—Relations of the Board with the Secretary of State—Fresh differences—Arrest of Wilkes—Shelburne threatens to resign—Correspondence with Bute—Shelburne adjourns his resignation at the request of Bute—Increasing difficulties of the Government |
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Reasons of Shelburne's original hostility to Pitt—Weakness of the Grenville Government—Bute's desire to see it strengthened—He employs Shelburne as intermediary with the Duke of Bedford—Common ground between Bute and Pitt—Bute approaches Pitt—He again employs Shelburne as negotiator—Duke of Bedford insists on Bute's entire removal from Court—Bute refuses—Failure of both negotiations—Discussion of the terms exacted by Pitt—Position of Lord Temple—His relations with Pitt—Shelburne resigns |
