This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...Joseph Yorke had been Ambassador at the Hague since I752, and Lord Grantham, besides his brief tenure of the Foreign Oflice, had been Ambassador at Madrid for the eight years previous to 1782, and on the declaration of war refused any longer to acce t the salary to which he was still legally entitled." A r shorter term of service entitles a diplomatist of the present day to a pension of 17oo;' and the amount to be received by Lord Grantham and Sir Joseph Yorke was 2000. To the arguments that these grants of money were contrary to Burke's Bill, which precluded the King from giving any pension larger than 300 a year, the answer was obvious. Burke's Bill had not yet come into operation, and when it did, pensions for diplomatic service were expressly exempted from its operation, while it was acknowledged on all hands that an exception would have to be made in the Act in favour of the person who should fill the high oflice of Chancellor.' It is also worth observing that neither the Chancellor nor Sir Joseph Yorke were adherents of Shelburne. I The King considered Dr. Shipley's opinions to be tainted with Socinianism, and suspected Lord Shelburne's recommendation for preferment on the same ground. He also feared that Fox would make the same recommendation, and he determined at all ha2ards to beat both the outgoing and incoming Ministers over the appointment. How he succeeded in doing so and how Dr. Moore, Bishop of Bangor, got appointed is related in Wraxall, Memoirs, iii. 347. See also Ailesbury Papers. Hist. MSS. Com. Reforts, 15th Report, Appendix, pt. vii. p. 277. 9 Shelbume to the King, February 1783. Walpole, foumals, ii. 593. 3 See Pitt's speech. Parliamentary Histery, xxiii. 588-590. 4 22, ...