Chapter X: (1746.)

The Duke at Vauxhall――Opinion in the City――In the Tower――Lord
Cromartie――Lord Kilmarnock――On Tower Hill――The Executions――
Charles Radcliffe――The Trial――Mr. Justice Foster――Conduct
of Radcliffe――To Kennington Common――Cibber’s ‘Refusal’――
Execution of Radcliffe――Lovat’s Progress――Hogarth’s
Portrait of Lovat――Arrival at the Tower――Rebels and
Witnesses――Tilbury Fort――French Idea――A London Elector’s
Wit――Trial of Lovat――Scene in Westminster Hall――Father
and Son――The Frasers――Murray of Boughton――Murray’s
Evidence――Cross Examination――The Verdict――Gentleman
Harry――The Death Warrant――Execution――George Selwyn――Lovat’s
Body――The White Horse, Piccadilly――Jacobite Toasts――The
Earl of Traquair――Plotting and Pardoning――Æneas Macdonald――
The Countess of Derwentwater――Sergeant Smith――The
Jacobite’s Journal――Carte’s History of England――Hume’s
‘History’――Jacobite Johnson――Johnson’s Sympathies――Flora
Macdonald――Flora’s Sons 207

CHAPTER XI.

(1748 to 1750.)

Depreciation of the Stuarts――The Government and the Jacobites――
Enlargement of Prisoners――In the Park and on the Mall――The
Statue in Leicester Square――An Eccentric Jacobite――Gloomy
Reports――The Haymarket Theatre――Treasonable Pamphlets――
Murray and Lord Traquair――Political Meeting――Dr. King’s
Oration――The Earl of Bath――The Laureate’s Ode――The Jacobite
Muse――Prisons and Prisoners――‘Defender of the Faith’――News
for London 256

CHAPTER XII.

(1751 to 1761.)

Death of Great Personages――The New Heir to the Throne――Lord
Egmont on Jacobites――In both Houses――Jacobite Healths――The
Royal Family――Parliamentary Anecdotes――Attempt to make
‘Perverts’――Dr. Archibald Cameron――Before the Council――Trial
of Cameron――The Doctor’s Jacobitism――Charles Edward, a
Protestant――Cameron’s Creed――The Last Victim――In the
Savoy――A Scene at Richardson’s――Cameron’s Case――A Minor
Offender――Suspicion against the Duke――The Anti-Jacobite
Press――The City Gates 275

CHAPTER XIII.

(1751 to 1761.)

The old Chevalier and the Cardinal――Roman News in London
Papers――A Son of Rob Roy――Jacobite Paragraphs――Hume’s
‘History’――At Rome――Hopes and Interests――Illness of
the old Chevalier――Accession of George III.――King and
People――Charles Edward at Westminster 298

CHAPTER XIV.

(1744 to 1761.)

Charles Edward in Manchester――Miss Byrom’s Diary――The Visit
in 1748――The Visit in 1750――Dr. King and the Chevalier――
Memoranda――Further Memoranda――Charles Edward’s Statement――
The Visit in 1752-3――Credibility of the Stories――Conflicting
Statements――At the Coronation――At the Banquet――George and
Charles Edward――A Disqualification――The Protestantism of
Charles Edward――Foundation of the Story 310

CHAPTER XV.

(1761 to 1775.)

State of London――Good Feeling――A Jacobite Funeral――Dr. Johnson’s
Pension――Johnson’s View of it――His Definition of a Jacobite――
Death of the Duke of Cumberland――Death of the old Chevalier――
Funeral Rites――George III. and Dr. Johnson――Johnson, on
George III.――Johnson’s Pension opposed――A 30th of January
Sermon――Debate on the Sermon――Marriage of Charles Edward――
Walpole, on the Marriage――The Last Heads on Temple Bar――
Dalrymple’s ‘Memoirs’――Walpole’s Anti-Jacobitism――Anti-
Ultramontanism――‘The Happy Establishment’――Garrick’s
Macbeth 328

CHAPTER XVI.

(1776 to 1826.)

A Plebiscite for the Stuarts――The Last of the Nonjuring
Bishops――The Jacobite Muse――Jacobite Johnson――Boswell on
Allegiance――A Jacobite Actress――Burns’s ‘Dream’――Burns
on the Stuarts――The Count of Albany――Robert Strange――
Strange’s Adventures――Strange in London――New Hopes――Strange
at St. James’s――The Jacobite Knighted――Sir Robert and Lady
Strange――Death of Charles Edward――The Countess of Albany
at Court――In the House of Lords――The Countess, on English
Society――Hanoverian Jacobites――Jacobite Ballads――‘Henry
the Ninth’――Hume’s History of the Rebellion――A Jacobite
Drama――The Drama Revised――Satirical Ballad――Reversal of
Attainders――Debate in the Commons――A Transpontine Play――
The Body of James the Second――Ceremony at St. Germain――
Something New 351

CHAPTER XVII.

VICTORIA.

Old Jacobite Titles――More Restorations――The Cromartie Title――
Titles under Attainder――Fitz-Pretenders――Admiral Allen’s
Son and Grandsons――Working through Literature――The
Romance of the Story――‘Red Eagle’――‘Tales of the Last
Century’――The Lever of Poetry――Poetical Politics――The
Black Cockade――The Allens in Edinburgh――The Succession
to the Crown――A Derwentwater at Dilston――Descent of the
Claimant――Obstacles in Pedigrees――John Sobieski Stuart――
The elder Son of ‘Red Eagle’――Stuart Alliances――Fuller
Particulars――The Stuart-d’Albanies――Jacobite Lord Campbell――
Lord Campbell, on old Judgments――Time’s Changes――At Chelsea
and Balmoral 385

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