"At the Queen's ball, after several country dances, " he asked his Brother Monarch, whether his Ma

jesty was tired? Not at all,' replied the King; and "called for The Hemp Dressers, which he conti"nued for two hours.-At Carlton House the same question was returned upon the Dane, who con"fessed himself abbattu, and cried quarter.-Our "Friend at the Ferry is not reduced to the expe"dient of a nunnery for his daughters. He has "found choice of habits à la Begum amongst his "Hindoo friends; and for his own castan, or serdar, a hat-full of emeralds, of rubies, and of topazes."He is so learned upon muslin, with or without stars, upon dresses for the camp or the durbar, &c. "that I would advise a person who is not curious in re vestiaria ultra Gangem, to keep out of his way.

** "We saw lately at the Exchequer the will "of a rich soap-maker, who leaves 1000l. to the "great and good Patriot William Pitt, late Se"cretary of State.

"The distribution of tickets for the Danish Mas"querade seems not to content the fine world. — "The City of London has 400, Liverpool and Man"chester 30 or 40 a-piece, and each University 50.

"I reckon that one may fall to my share, and "shall be happy to meet Roger Long†, Edmund "Law, and the Divinity Professor, in their cha"racter of Harlequins and Punchinellos.-The Vice"Chancellor may choose between the Doctor's "robes and his gown of King's Advocate. He will "be no unsuitable pendant to Sir Thomas Robinson, "who will be certainly a principal figure."

"Mount Ararat, Tuesday, 18 Oct. 1768. "On Thursday morning Lord Morton's servant "brought me an account of his death T.

* Mr. Cambridge. † Master of Pembroke Hall. Master of Peter House. § Dr. Thomas Rutherforth. Dr. James Marriott, afterwards knighted. ¶ The Earl of Morton died Oct. 12, 1768.

"He

"He was seized on Tuesday noon, returning to "Chiswick, with his old pain, &c. &c.

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"After such an event, your Lordship will not ex"pect information or entertainment at my hands. — "A most intimate friendship of more than forty 66 years an agreement in most points of curiosity "a mutual toleration, forbearance, and good hu"mour between us, where it happened that we did "not agree had formed a connexion which can"not be severed without pain.-In my train of life I "can scarce tell where it is that I shall not miss him. "We shall miss him all of us at the Royal Society. "There he cannot he replaced, nor will it be easy to find such another Trustee in this age of * " inattention.-It is a miserable topic of consolation " for us old men, that, if our contemporaries leave "not us, we must leave them. One by one mine "have almost all of them left me; and happy, thrice happy, am I to have had the opportunity of mak"ing younger connexions.-My first prayer, and my "last is, may Heaven preserve the House of Yorke!

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"I hear that our friend is to be succeeded as Lord "Register by Lord Frederick Campbell; and from "the same authority, not contemptible, that Lord "Chatham has resigned in anger.

**"But, indeed, my concern for that body " is much cooled by our late grievous loss. Into "what hands the administration may fall, I cannot guess; and whether so many fresh-water sailors may not be for putting their oars into that boat "as to sink her.

"Any manuscript account of mine, as a report of "the masquerade, would be very inferior to those "which are printed in the papers. Besides, many of

your correspondents were present, and figured "there. We, at second hand, have not ascertained "the number of tickets, or been able to determine

*Of the British Museum.

In Nov. 1768 Lord Bristol succeeded him as Lord Privy Seal.

"the

"the simple question, whether his Majesty was "there? But, in truth, I had no power of atten"tion to such vanities.

"My dear Lord, excuse the insignificance of this "wretched stuff. Accept my best thanks for all that "is flatteur in your note; and continue to me the "honour of your friendship, which must, I per❝ceive, be soon, very soon, my only comfort.

"Just now, in my ride, I saw in the Park* their Majesties in their chaise and pair of cream-colours; " and the Duke of Newcastle with his four greys, "and Andrew Stone.

"The carriages met; but, according to the most "authentic information of two fern-cutters no "conference."

"22 Oct. 1768. King-street. “*** A Letter came yesterday from Miss Vansittart, by order of her Royal Highness, who de"sires to see the Collection-Another application "there is, more extraordinary - Miss -Miss Chudleigh "solicits permission to be received into the reading"room. The only female student who as yet has "honoured us was Mrs. Macaulay; and your Lord"ship may recollect what an untoward event of "fended her delicacy. I trust the Maid of Honour "will command more deference, and respect.

"Lord Charles is deaf to all our prayers; and "will not preside over us.

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«****The Journal Encyclopédique has given " me amusement. D'Alembert, I see, has given a "Supplement to his Destruction des Jésuites. "should like to read it; but it is not yet arrived. "D'Arnaud's Tragedy, on the subject of Mo"nastic Vows, I guess, by the extracts, to be very touching, and of a singular kind, particularly on

Richmond Park.

At the British Museum. This alludes to the indelicacy of a gentleman there, in Mrs. Macaulay's presence; of which the particulars will not bear to § Lord Charles Cavendish.

be repeated.

"account

"account of the égards, against which he could not re"bel.-There is also a defence of Monkery, that one "should like to see, were it only to peep over it."

27 Oct. 1768. King-street. "J. Wilkes's eve.

"**This afternoon sixteen Counsellors met in "Crane-court.-Burrow moved that West should be "our President: but he had three votes, and Burrow "thirteen, upon the idea that his office of Treasurer "made him ineligible*. This, however, is under"stood as only till St. Andrew's day; and the office "therefore is

open.

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"A good-enough man told me, that, hearing it "said your Lordship seldom attended the Society, "he replied, you would not accept the office, if you "did not chuse to attend,'

"And what can I say-but that you have been so gracious a Chief to me in Temporals, that I should "be happy to move under you in Spirituals? for such "I can fairly call our concerns at the Royal Society."

"10 Sept. 1771. Dean-street. 66 * ** If my engraver had kept his time, I "should have sent you a copy of my Greek inscription, without the Dissertation, which you could not "want. Instead of it accept a copy of another‡, "observed by a good brother, of yours, and mine, in

* James Burrow, esq. was elected, pro tempore; and James West, esq. on the St. Andrew's day following.

+ His Observations on a Greek Inscription brought from Athens, printed in the Archæologia, vol. II. pp. 216–221.

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ΒΕΣΣΒΟΡΟΥΟΣ ΟΣΚΙΝΕΩ

ΦΙΛΩ ΗΔΥΤΑΤΩ

ΜΝΕΙΑΣ ΧΑΡΙΝ. Bessborough to Hoskins, his delightfullest friend, in honour to his memory.

N. B. Hoskins was a diligent and well-informed Counsel in the Court of Chancery, an epicure, and a wit; rich, and a general favourite of the viri principes, a good-natured, unassuming, and pleasant companion.

"his Antiquarian pilgrimage through the environs of Richmond, upon a very elegant cippus. If it had "not the date, Stukeley would have placed it next "in the antiquity of it after that of Cleander."

"29 Sept. 1771. Mount Ararat.

"The young Ladies, who would see the last of us, "have reported, I trust, the full hearts, and the "lingering looks, accompanied by the rooks from "the tops of the Park trees;-they, happy little "flutterers, to return before sun-set-we, alas, af"ter many long months- perhaps years-per"haps never again.

"Soles occidere & redire possunt ;

"Nobis cum semel, &c.

"The morning was bright, and pleasant-an additional mortification, to leave a fine place in fine "weather. But, luckily, it soon clouded over us, "and we had rain the second post. - As my chaise "led the way under water, we entered Ware in to"lerable order; but, as we passed through the deluge, the only motive that kept our friend in the "second chaise was the Sea without shore, and she 66 was forced to sail on to the Black Bull.

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"Towards the end of the journey we met with "a phænomenon, Moore's machine, the wheels nine "feet high, doors before and behind, instead of on the "sides, drawn by one horse, but converted into an Islington stage, and carrying six at six-pence a-head. "On our arrival, I found that la belle cousine had "secured a merry supper with people of quality.

“*** Dr. Morton * is returned within his time. "He imports the League and Covenant of 1638 "the original upon a giant skin of parchment, "signed by a handsome number. It is remarkable "that Montrose is the first of the names. It is printed in Rushworth, but with no signatures.

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* Then Keeper of the MSS. and Medals at the British Museum; and after the death of Dr. Maty, Principal Librarian.