Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann

Aug. 11.-The Duke of York's Mediterranean tour. English Duchesses at
Sept. 1.-Death of Lord Egremont. Candidates to succeed him as Secre-
tary of State. Mr. Pitt sent for to Buckingham House at the instance of
Lord Bute. Mr. Pitt's negotiation with the King broken off. Lord Sand-
wich. Wilkes challenged at Paris by Forbes. The King of France, the
Duke of Richmond, and Lord Holland. Lord Holland and the Duchesse
d'Aiguillon. Mrs. Poyntz. Sir William Stanhope and his lady. Gar-
rick. Delicacy of Lady Waldegrave. Bon-mot of Lady Townshend

Sept. 13.-The old Ministers resume their functions. Resignation of Lord

Shelburne. Total removal of Lord Bute. Dialogue in the closet. Paper

war. Old statesmen

Paris

Rage of

Oct. 17.-Dearth of news. Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Forbes. Approaching

campaign. Press for soldiers. Lord Hertford's embassy.

going to Paris. Walpole's anticipated visit to Paris. Powell the new

actor. Honours paid to Garrick in Paris. Visit to England of Hel-

vetius and his daughters. The Duke of York in Italy. Mr. Garrick at

Florence. Death of the King of Poland

Nov. 17.-The Parliamentary campaign. No. 45 of the North Briton. Ir-

resistible argument of a majority. Sir William Stanhope. Duel between

Mr. Martin and Mr. Wilkes. Lord Sandwich and the Essay on Woman.

The Bishop of Gloucester

Dec. 12.-Mr. Wilkes. The Essay on Woman. Riots on the burning of

"The North Briton." Triumph over the Ministry by Wilkes. Attempt

to assassinate him. Lord Shelburne and Colonel Barré. Monsieur D'Eon.

The Comte de Guercy. The Prince of Brunswick

1764.

Jan. 8.-Adjournment of Parliament. Wilkes prefers France to martyrdom.

The Essay on Woman. Parson Kidgell. Sir Horace Mann's Russian

guests. Approaching marriage of the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick to

the Princess Augusta. Another wedding in embryo. Landing of the

Hereditary Prince

Jan. 18.-The Prince of Brunswick's popularity. His marriage. Wilkes

expected to appear in the House of Commons. His excuse for remaining

in Paris. Defence of Wilkes. He is expelled the House. The Prince

of Brunswick at Covent-Garden theatre

Feb. 20.-Seizure of Wilkes's papers.

of Commons. Formidable minority.

ferment. The Princess of Modena.

March 18.-Death of Lord Malpas. Lady Malpas. Death of Lord Hard-
wicke, Lord Townshend, and Lord Macclesfield. The Opposition.

Debate on the subject in the House

Attorney-General Norton. Political

The Duke of York.

Mr.

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abdicated favourite. Lord Clive. Lord Buckinghamshire in Russia.
Expected death of Madame Pompadour
April 9.-Reception by Sir Horace Mann of the Duke of York. The
Chevalier D'Eon's literary war with Nivernois, Praslin and Guerchy.
Walpole's opinion of Modern France. Marriage of Lord Ilchester's
daughter to O'Brien the actor. Lord Sandwich's contest at Cambridge.
The Gallery at Strawberry Hill

May 14.-Entertainments given to the Duke of York in Italy. Mr. Con-
way deprived of all his employments. D'Eon's book. His slander of
Madame de Guerchy.

June 8.—The vacant red riband. Mr. (afterwards Sir William) Hamilton.
The box of essences. Marriage of Lord Tavistock to Lady Elizabeth
Keppel. Anecdote of King Stanislaus and Madame de Boufflers
July 27.-The Duke of York. Lady Temple. D'Eon found guilty.
Guerchy's departure. Czartoriski, Poniatowski, and Mr. Conway
Aug. 13.-Dearth of news. Turk's Island. Abrupt return of the Duke of
York. Death of Sir John Barnard and Mr. Legge. Stanislaus II. Ca-
therine of Russia

Oct. 21.-London deserted.
the Duke of Cumberland.
gout

Death of the Duke of Devonshire. Illness of
The Cardinal-Duke of York. Panacea for the

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Nov. 15.-Death of Churchill the poet. His literary character. D'Eon and
De Vergy. (Nov. 25.)-Flight of D'Eon. Death of Sir Thomas Clarke,
Master of the Rolls. His successor. Manzuoli. The Duke of York.
Prince William created Duke of Gloucester. Reflection
Dec. 20.-Mr. Yorke. Death of Dr. Stone, Primate of Ireland. His cha-
racter. Separation of the Duke and Duchess of Grafton. The Duke of
York's ball. Comtesse de Boufflers. Ancedote. French mode of think-
ing. Madame de Beaumont. Richardson

1765.

Jan. 13. Opening of Parliament. The Address. Mr. Conway and Mr.
Grenville. Lord Granby. Question of General Warrants. Approach-
ing marriage in the Royal Family. Intended wedding between Lord
Shelburne and Lady Sophia Carteret. Bustle in the Cabinet. The new
Primate of Ireland. Sir William Pynsent's legacy to Mr. Pitt
Feb. 11.-Debate on the question of General Warrants. The minority.
Colonel Barré. Lord Sandwich. Mr. Pitt. Approaching trial of Lord
Byron. Earl Berkeley
March 20.-Serious illness of the King. The Duke of Cumberland.
Schoualoff. Lord Buckingham. Walpole's proposed journey to Paris.
The wild-beasts in the Gevaudan. Wilkes at Rome
May 11.-Letter to Sir Horace Mann introducing Mr. Stanley, one of the
Lords of the Admiralty
May 14.—Trial of Lord Byron for killing Mr.
acquittal. Strange situation of public affairs.
vigny. Precariousness of the King's health.
Party contest on this subject. Mr. Stanley.
Mann's nephew
May 25.-Eve of a civil war. Tumult by the weavers. The riot quelled.
The King's intention to dismiss his Ministers. Mr. Pitt's refusal of ad-
ministration. The old Ministers retained. Terms demanded by them.
Seeds of division and animosity. The Palace Pitti. Reflection. Mr.
Wilkes. Churchill, Mr. Pitt, and Charles Townshend. Walpole's wish
to retreat from politics

June 26.-Distracted state of the country. Season of faction. The King's
coldness to his Ministers. Lord Temple's extraordinary declaration.

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Anticipated new administration. Walpole's distaste for politics, and la-
mentation for the loss of his tranquillity
July 12.-Walpole afflicted with the gout. Liberty of the post. Mr. Con-
way's promise touching the red riband for Sir Horace Mann. The four
tyrants. Treachery of Lord Temple. Mr. Pitt. Change in the Mi-
nistry. Walpole's love of privacy and quiet. New officers of state.
Suicide of the Duke of Bolton. Lord Sandwich and his wife.
July 30.-False report respecting Sir Horace Mann. The new Opposition.
Lord Hertford's arrival in town. Walpole's determination to retire from
politics

Aug. 12.-Reflections on the gout. The red riband. Lord Sandwich's
abusive libels. Ministerial changes. The Duke of New-castle and the
bishops. The Princess Craon. Lady Suffolk at 80 years of age. Abju
ration of papacy by the Pretender's eldest son. Madame de Rochford's
bon-mot. Instability of the Roman Church. The Duke of Parma. Lies
and blunders of the London newspapers

Aug. 27. Representation to General Conway on behalf of Sir Horace
Mann. Walpole going to Paris. His fear that he shall not be able to
reach Italy. The marine belt. Mysterious event in Grosvenor Square.
Curious saying of Graham, the apothecary
Sept. 26.-Walpole in Paris. His reluctance to prefer a new solicitation
for Sir Horace Mann. His indifference to every thing in Paris. Prince
Beauvau's daughter. The Italian Comedy. Accident to the French Se-
cretary of State. Anecdote. Illness of the Dauphin. Expected tapage

from the residence of the Prince and Princess of Brunswick at St. James's.
French curiosity as to English affairs. The new Court at Florence.
Dearth of events. Reflection. Sir James Macdonald
Oct. 16.-Irregular delivery of letters. Interest made on behalf of Sir Ho-
race Mann. Walpole laid up with the gout in Paris. His rooted aver-
sion to politics and the House of Commons

Nov. 2.-Detention of letters in consequence of a dispute between the
French and Italian postmasters. Recapitulation about the red riband,
&c. Walpole renounces the world, except as it may give him amuse-
ment. The gout. Anticipated return to England. Strawberry Hill.
Reflections on kings and ministers. The nous-volons ladies
Nov. 13.-Earl Cowper. Death of the Duke of Cumberland. Glimpse of
changes. Death of the Emperor of Austria. Illness of Prince Frederick.
Expected demise of the Dauphin. Solitude of Paris. The Duke of
Beaufort's ball. Colonel Barré and Wilkes. Walpole's contempt of
Courts. Death of Lady Orford's second husband. Assurance of the Gar-
ter to Lord Albemarle

Nov. 30.-New dignity conferred on Sir Horace Mann, through Mr. Con-
way. Reflections on court-honours, and on the advance of age, A
few words to Continental postmasters.

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Jan. 5.-Walpole's letter anticipated. Solicitation for the red riband. Tri-
umphant Ministry. Total abandonment of the late Ministers. Mr. Pitt.
Lord Temple, Lord Sandwich, and George Grenville. Death of Prince
Frederick. Bestowal of the vacant Garters. The red riband
Feb. 9.-Successful interposition to prevent the Pope from acknowledging
the eldest son of the late Chevalier as King of England. Rumoured
quarrel between the French Court and the Court of Vienna. Confusion
caused by Mr. Pitt's conduct. Lord Bute. Death of Lord Fane. Lady
Sandwich. Walpole's enjoyment of his holidays. The red riband. Treach-
ery and cowardice of the favourite. George Grenville