a petty factory in the East Indies, belonging to a private company,
whose existence had been deemed prejudicial to the commonwealth. What
then were the fruits which Britain reaped from this long and desperate
war? A dreadful expense of blood and treasure, [310] _[See note 2 P,
at the end of this Vol.]_ disgrace upon disgrace, an additional load of
grievous impositions, and the national debt accumulated to the enormous
sum of eighty millions sterling.

CHAPTER VII.

_Reflections on the Peace..... The Prince of Wales'
Adherents join the Opposition..... Character of the
Ministry..... Session opened..... Debate on the Address.....
Supplies granted..... Exorbitant Demand of the Empress-queen
opposed..... Violent Contest concerning the Seamen's
Bill..... Objections to the Mutiny Bill..... Bill for
limiting the Term of a Soldier's Service..... Measures taken
with respect to the African Trade..... Scheme for improving
the British Fishery..... Attempt to open the Commerce to
Hudson's Bay..... Plan for manning the Navy..... Fruitless
Motions made by the Opposition..... Severities exercised
upon some Students at Oxford..... Duke of Newcastle chosen
Chancellor cf the University of Cambridge..... Tumults in
different Parts of the Kingdom..... Scheme for a Settlement
in Nova Scotia..... Town of Halifax founded..... French
Attempts to settle on the Island of Tobago..... Rejoicings
for the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle..... Pretender's eldest Son
arrested at Paris..... Appearance of a Rupture between
Russia and Sweden..... Interposition of the King of
Prussia..... Measures taken by the French Ministry.....
Conduct of different European Powers..... Insolence of the
Barbary Corsairs..... Disturbances in England..... Session
opened--Subjects of Debate..... Scheme for reducing the
Interest of the National Debt..... Act passed for that
Purpose..... New Mutiny Bill..... Bill for encouraging the
Importation of Iron from America..... Erection of the
British Herring Fishery..... New African Company.....
Westminster Election..... Earthquakes in London.....
Pestilential Fever at the Session in the Old Bailey.....
Disputes between Russia and Sweden..... Plan for electing
the Arch-duke Joseph King of the Romans..... Opposition of
the King of Prussia..... Disputes with the French about