Chapter I: Front Matter

LONDON

IN

THE JACOBITE TIMES

VOL. II.

LONDON: PRINTED BY
SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE
AND PARLIAMENT STREET

LONDON

IN

THE JACOBITE TIMES

BY

Dᴿ DORAN, F.S.A.

AUTHOR OF ‘TABLE TRAITS’ ‘QUEENS OF THE HOUSE OF HANOVER’
‘THEIR MAJESTIES’ SERVANTS’ ETC.

IN TWO VOLUMES

VOL. II.

LONDON

RICHARD BENTLEY & SON, NEW BURLINGTON STREET

Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen

1877

_All rights reserved._

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

(1724-’25-’26-’27.)

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Loyal and Disloyal Printers――Sacheverel――His Death――A new
Toast――Bolingbroke――Bolingbroke’s Adversaries――In the
Lords’ House――Denunciations against him――An Epigram――
Fresh Intrigues――Political Writers――Wharton, Boasting――
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland――In Kensington
Gardens――Seaforth’s Pardon――Robert Macgregor Campbell――
Rob Roy’s Letter to Wade――Rob Roy in Newgate――Rob Roy
in London――A Note of Alarm――Patriotic Jacobites――
Voltaire――The New Reign――Coronation――Prince Frederick 1

CHAPTER II.

(1728 to 1732.)

Mist’s Journal――Lockhart of Carnwath――George II. and Lockhart――
The Jacobite Cause――Character of the House of Commons――The
King and Queen――Atterbury weary of Exile――The Prince of
Wales at Church――The Morals and Manners of the Time――
Atterbury, on Mist――Thomson’s ‘Sophonisba’――Cibber made
Poet Laureate――Jacobite Hearne――A Jacobite Threat――
Difficulties in Professional Life――Death of Defoe――‘Fall
of Mortimer’――Duels and Sermons――Young Lord Derwentwater――
A Standing Army――The Duke’s Grenadiers――General Roguery――
Death of Atterbury――Burial of Atterbury――At Scarborough――
Notorious Jacobites――The Earl of Derwentwater 27

CHAPTER III.

(1733 to 1740.)

Approaching Storm――Wyndham in Parliament――Political Sermon――
Stormy Debates――The Young Chevalier――Lord Duffus――The
Calves’ Head Club――The Calves’ Head Riot――The ‘30th of
January’――Objectionable Toasts――Foster, in the Old Jewry――
The Queen and the Artist――Chesterfield’s Wit――Scene in
Westminster Hall――Jacobites and Gin-Drinkers――The Stage
fettered――Fear of the Pretender――Walpole, on Jacobites――
Curious Discussion――Safety of the Royal Family――‘Agamemnon’――
The King, in Public――Political Drama――Henry Pelham and the
Jacobites――Jacobite Prospects――Death of Wyndham 55

CHAPTER IV.

(1741 to 1744.)

Incidents in Parliament――Party Characteristics――On Hounslow
Heath――Tories not Jacobites――Condition of Parties――In
Leicester Fields――Awaking of Jacobites――Chesterfield’s
Opinions――King and Elector――Highland Regiment in London――
Desertion of the Men――March of the Deserters――The
Highlanders at Oundle――Military Execution――Threatened
Invasion――Confusion――Preparations――Declaration of War――
Letter from Hurd――Public Feeling――Lady M. W. Montague――
Carte, the Nonjuror――Carte’s History of England――Various
Incidents――Lady Nithsdale 82

CHAPTER V.

(1745.)

‘Tancred and Sigismunda’――Political Drama――The young Chevalier――
Feeling in London――Hopes and Fears――Horace Walpole’s Ideas――
Divisions in Families――Court and City――Varying Opinions――
London Wit――The Parliament――The Radcliffes――The London
Jacobites――The Venetian Ambassador――Monarch and Ministers――
News in private Letters――The London Trainbands――Scenes at
Court――The King’s Speech to the Guards――Aspects of Society――
French News of London――Anxiety and Confidence――Johnson and
Lord Gower――Bolingbroke 108

CHAPTER VI.

(1746.)

War Criticism――Breaking an Officer――Rebel Prisoners――London
Mobs――Ambassadors’ Chapels――The Havoc of War――Flying
Reports――News of Culloden――A popular Holiday――Carlyle and
Smollett――‘Tears of Scotland’――Indignation Verses 133

CHAPTER VII.

(1746.)

The Players――Sadler’s Wells and the New Wells――Culloden on the
Stage――Mrs. Woffington――The Press, on Culloden――Savagery
and Satire――The Caricaturists――Pseudo-Portrait of Charles
Edward――The Duke of Ormond――Burial of Ormond――The Question
of Inhumanity――Instigators of Cruelty――The Prisoners in
London――The Duke in Aberdeen――Looting――The Duke and his
Plunder――A Human Head――‘Sweet William’――Flattery 146

CHAPTER VIII.

(1746.)

Colonel Towneley――King’s Evidence――Towneley’s Trial――Conviction――
Captain Fletcher――The Manchester Officers――‘Jemmy Dawson’――
The Jacobite Press――The Condemned Jacobites――Painful
Partings――Within Prison Walls――The Last Morning――Via
Dolorosa――At Kennington Common――Behaviour――Execution――Heads
and Bodies――Other Trials――A Mad Jacobite――Sir John
Wedderburn ‘Bishop’ Coppock 166

CHAPTER IX.

(1746.)

At the Whipping Posts――In Westminster Hall――Preparations for
the new Trials――The Lord High Steward――The Spectators’
Gallery――Kilmarnock and Cromartie――Balmerino――The
Prosecution――Balmerino and Murray――‘Guilty, upon my
Honour!’――Kilmarnock’s Apology――Cromartie’s Plea――
Balmerino’s Defence――Balmerino’s Conduct――George Selwyn――
Kilmarnock’s Principles――The Principles of Balmerino――
Leniency of the Government 188