tification that he intends to surrender to his outlawry. His case is des-

perate. Lord Hertford and the prince of Monaco

April 23.-Mr. Wilkes's appearance in the Court of King's Bench.

Legal disputes. Precautions to prevent riots. Mystification of the law.

Reluctance to apprehend Wilkes. Wilkes at hide-and-seek

May 12.-Street-riots. Wilkes and the mob. More litigation. Engage.

ments between the mob and the soldiery. A young man killed. Verdict

against the officer and his men. Independent mobs. Parliament peti-

tioned by many thousand sailors. Their contest with Wilkes's mob. The

Lord Mayor, Harley. Frantic tumults lead to arbitrary power. Expect-

ed death of the Princess Louisa. Lord Stormont

June 9.-Threat of rebellion should Lord Mansfield continue to persecute

Wilkes. Proceedings against Wilkes in Westminster Hall. Wonderful

depths of the law. Wilkes again in prison. Death of Mr. Cooke, the other

member for Middlesex. The new candidate. Cessation of riots, except

the little civil war between the sailors and coal-heavers. The Emperor of

Morocco. France giving herself airs in the Mediterranean. Paoli of Cor-

sica. Murmurs of a war. Reflections. Lord Chatham

June 22.-Severe sentence on Wilkes. His intended appeal to the House

of Lords. His failure in exciting the mob. Outrages of the coal-heavers,

quelled by the Guards. Corsica. The two Kings at Brentford. Eng-

land covetous of folly.

Aug. 4.-Restoration of quiet. Wonderful story of Green, His Heroic

conduct against the coal-heavers, and courage of the sailor who assisted

him. New England in a state of rebellion. Formidable state of our

Navy. Expected visit to England of the King of Denmark. Death of

Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury. The black puppies

Aug. 13.-The riband of the Bath conferred on Sir Horace Mann. Arrival

of the King of Denmark. Description of him. His appearance in an as-

sembly at Lady Hertford's. His prime minister, Bernsdorffe. Comte de

Holke. Lord Bute gone abroad. The King of Denmark at the Opera.

Slavish adulation of Bernsdorffe. The new archbishop. Disagreeable

affair at home resulting from the disquiets in America. Sir Jeffery Am-

herst and Lord Bottetourt. The black dogs

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August 24.-Princess Amelia's ball at Gunnersbury.

King of Denmark. Sir Jeffery Amherst

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Sept. 22.-Return from Warwickshire, Yorkshire, &c. The King of Den-

mark. His popularity among the lower classes, and conduct at the

Theatre. Election contest between the Duke of Portland and Sir J. Low-

ther. Death of Lady Hervey

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Oct. 24.-Resignation of Lord Chatham. His reasons for resigning. The

Duke of Choiseul and the Duke of Nivernois

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Nov. 3.-The Administration. Meeting of Parliament. "The Black Prince

and Princess"

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Nov. 18.-Proceedings in Parliament relative to Corsica. Death of the

Duke of Newcastle. Turkey and France. The Duke of Choiseul. Lord

Chatham

Nov. 25.-Introduction of the son of Lord Kaimes to Sir Horace Mann

Dec. 2.-The Middlesex election. Wilkes. Suppression of riots. Recon-

ciliation of Lord Chatham to Lord Temple and Mr. Grenville. Paoli.

Countess du Barri. The Russian Ambassador and his wife. Sir H.

Mann's brother. The Bootikins

Dec. 20.-Operations of Wilkes. Riot during the Middlesex election.
State of America and France. Expectation of a change of Administration

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in France. Ascendency of the Comtesse du Barri. The Duke of

Northumberland, Sir William Beauchamp and the Brentford riot

1769.

Death of

Jan. 14.-Prophecy-mongers. Defenders of the Faith. Proceedings of,

and against Wilkes. His popularity with the people. Lord Chatham.

England's departed glory. Badness of the Drury-Lane actors.

the Duke of Dorset. Lord Bute. Lady Orford. Proceedings against

Wilkes in the House of Lords. cause between the families of Douglas

and Hamilton

Jan. 31.—Wilkes and the House of Commons. Expected resignation of the
Duc de Choiseul. Anecdotes of him and Madame du Barri

Feb. 6.-Expulsion of Wilkes from the House of Commons. Characteristics

of Wilkes. Madame du Barri supported by the Duc de la Vauguion. An-

ecdote of the latter and the King's eldest daughter

Feb. 23.-Wilkes's credulity. Mrs. Macauley. The Duc de Rochefoucault.

Subscription in aid of Wilkes. Mr. Hervey and Miss Chudleigh. Ex-

pected marriage of the latter to the Duke of Kingston. Madame du

Barri

March 23.-Wilkes's re-election at Brentford. Loyal address from Essex

and from Mr. Dingley. Fracas. Presentation of an address at St. James's

by 600 merchants. Attack on the cavalcade by a large mob. Serious riot

before the palace. Ministerial blunders

April 14.-Election contest between Wilkes and Colonel Luttrel. Triumph

of the former. Intended rejection of Wilkes by the House of Commons.

Dangerous situation of the country. Mistaken government of the people.

The Contessa Rena. Otranto. Madame du Barri.

May 11.-Election of Colonel Luttrel quietly received. Petitions. Proro-

gation of Parliament. Lord Chatham. Presentation of Madame du Bar-

ri. Russia and China. The Comte du Barri. Bon-mot of the Duc de

Chartres. Expectation of a quiet summer.

May 25.-Quiet state of the country. Presentation of the Middlesex pe-

tition. Expected marriage of the Duke of Grafton to Miss Wrottesley.

Paoli. The Duc de Choiseul. Lady Orford. Depopulation of London in

the summer months. Insipidity of common topics

June 14.-The Pope and his genealogy. Paoli. Decrease of Madame du

Barri's influence. Fracas between Monsieur du Chatelet and Count

Czernichew at the Court Ball. Character of Chatelet. Wilkes fallen into

oblivion. Corsica. Improvements at Strawberry Hill

July 19.-Re-appearance of Lord Chatham. Petitions from various coun-

ties. The East India Company Intended visit to Paris. Madame du

Barri. The Duc de Choiseul. Journeyings of the Court of Florence.

Lady Orford

Oct. 8.-Detention at Calais. Lady Orford. Paoli. Malacious stories cir-

culated against him in France. Hatred of the English in France. Ambi-

tion of the Duc de Choiseul. Anecdote of him and Madame du Barri.

Madame de Mirepoix. The king of Prussia. Arrival in London. The

country on the eve of a crisis. Paoli approved of in England. triumph

of the Russians over the Turks.

Nov. 6.-Walpole's interview with Paoli at court. His appearance described.

Pititions to Parliament. Dangers attending a dissolution of Parliament.

Unsettled state of the times. Madame du Barri gaining ground. Decline

of the Duc de Choiseul's power. The Czarina. The Countess of Orford.

Lord Pembroke replaced in the King's bedchamber. Illness of Lord Bute.

Allegorical Persian tale

Nov. 30.-Ill-success of the Opposition. Troubles with the Irish. Rumour
of a war with France. Excellence of our Navy. French barbarities in
Corsica. France baffled by the Swedes and Russians. Insolence of Ma-

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dame du Barri to the Duc de Choiseul. Lack of all news but politics.

Cavalier Mozzi. Ignorance of Monsieur d'Aubeterre, French ambassador

at Rome

Dec. 31.-State of the country at the close of the year. Lord Chatham.

Wilkes. Ireland. Quiet state of France. Distress for money in France.

Turbulent condition of society. Attack on the King by Junius. Lady

Grosvenor. Assault on the King of Portugal. Prorogation of the Irish

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Jan. 10.-Proceedings in the House of Parliament. Lord Granby. The

kingdom in a more quiet state. Resignation of the French Controller-

General. Expected resignation of the Duc de Choiseul. The Russian

fleet. Sir George Savile's attack on the House of Commons. The Irish

Parliament prorogued. The nation on the eve of a revolution.

Jan. 18.-Serious state of affairs. Changes in the Ministry. Resignation of

the Duke of Beaufort. Dismission of the Chancellor. Resignation of

Lord Granby. Expectation of more changes. Mr. Yorke made Chancel-

lor, and Sir Fletcher Norton Speaker. Reflections on the situation of the

country

Jan. 22.—Sudden death of Mr. Yorke. Cause of his death. Mr. Conway

created Master of the Ordnance. His high-spirited behaviour on that oc-

casion. Sir F. Norton made Speaker. Proceedings in the House of

Lords. More resignations. Reconciliation between Lord Chatham and

Lord Rockingham. The country distracted

Jan. 30.-Resignation of the Duke of Grafton. His motives for resigning.

He is succeeded by Lord North. The King in a pitiable situation. Pro-

posals from M. de Choiseul to Horace Walpole for the latter to be Ambas-

sador at France. Walpole's answer

Feb. 2.-Triumph of the Administration. Firmness and good-humour of

Lord North. The Duke of Grafton. Quietness of the people. Wilkes

almost forgotten. Our lost influence over Europe. The Russian fleet.

Gaming at Almack's carried to a great extent. Anecdote of Lord Stavor-

dale. Charles Fox made a Lord of the Admiralty

Feb. 27.--Politics usurped by a masquerade. Its engrossing effect on the

town. Walpole's former love for masquerades. Mob attending the car-

riages. Anecdotes. State of the Court. Wilkes's popularity waning.

Anecdote of the Duke of Norfolk. State of Russia. The Czarina

March 15.-Renewal of factious troubles. Prevailing dislike of the King's

mother. Presentation of the City Remonstrance to the King by the Lord

Mayor and Sheriffs. Symptoms of general rebellion. Dangerous situa-

tion of the kingdom. Prudence and temper of Lord North. Proceedings

in Parliament relative to the Remonstrance

March 23.-Turbulent state of the Government. The Lord Mayor and the

House of Commons. Lord Chatham. Dinner and ball given by the Lord

Mayor to the Opposition. Coldness of the weather. Lord Beauchamp.

Walpole's life saved by his dog.

April 19.-Wilkes's release from prison. Illuminations. Wilkes's manifes-

toes against the House of Commons. Accident to Lord Sandys. Monsieur

de la Chalotais and the Duc d'Aiguillon. Anecdote of the former. Retire-

ment of the French King's daughter into a convent. The Czarina's mur-

der of her busband, and others.

May 6.-Quietness of Wilkes. The Middlesex election. The Bill of
Rights. Triumph of the Court. Troubled state of America. Decline
of the Old World. The Pantheon in Oxford Road. Extravagance of
young men of fashion. Anecdotes. West the painter. Prevalent ex-
travagance. Greece and the Czarina. Lord Beauchamp. Backwardness

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of the Spring. Approaching marriage of Lord Fitzwilliam to Lady Char-

lotte Ponsonby

May 24.-City Remonstrance presented to the King. Its reception. Pro-

spect of serenity. State of the Ministry

June 15.-Journey of the Princess Dowager to Germany. Moderation of

Lord North's behaviour. Death of Lord Cholmondeley. His character.

Horrible accident with fire-works at Paris. Dearth of events. Apathy of

the people. Good opportunity for Sir Horace Mann to come to England.

July 26.-Lack of news since the death of Beckford. Quietness of the

country. Lord Lincoln's approaching journey to Florence. Russian and

Turkish affairs

Aug. 31.-Walpole's interview with Lady Orford and Cavalier Mozzi.

Emptiness of London, and dearth of news. Droll satire on the King of

Spain. Similar satire on the French King prevented. Rumours of Rus-

sian victories. The Bootikins

Sept. 20.-Great Russian victory over the Turks. The Pretender at Flo-

rence. Walpole laid up with the gout

Oct. 4.-Expectation of a war with Spain concerning the Falkland Island.

The Stocks. Death of Lord Grantham and Sir R. Lyttelton. Walpole's

gout. More building at Strawberry Hill. The King of Spain. Sir H.

Mann's gout. Preparations for war. The Pretender. State of the Navy.

Great increase of Seamen. Arrival of the Princess Daschkaw in England

Nov. 12.-Deaths of distinguished persons. Alterations in the Ministry.

(Nov. 13.) Death of Mr. Grenville. The King's Speech. (Nov. 15.)—

Unsettled state of the Ministry. Attacks on it by Junius. Opening of

Parliament. (Nov. 16.)—The Princess Daschkaw. Description of her.

Anecdote of her

Nov. 26.-Arrival of the Spanish courier. State of the Stocks. Prepara-

tions for war. Proceedings in the Houses of Parliament. Walpole's gout,

and remarks on Le Fevre's medicine. Good effects of the Bootikins

Dec. 18-More resignations and alterations in the Ministry. Duel between

Lord George Germaine and Governor Johnstone. Lord Mansfield. Up-

roar in the House of Lords

Dec. 29.-Disgrace of the Duc de Choiseul and of the Duc de Praslin.

Other changes in the French Ministry. Pitiable situation of France.

Epigram on Maupeou, the French Chancellor. Turbulent state of the

English Government. Expectation of peace

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Jan. 15.-Death of the Duke of Bedford. More changes in the Ministry.

State of the Opposition. Wilkes and Parson Horne. Probability of peace.

State of affairs in France. Old and new Dramatis persona. Illness of

the Princess Amelia. Walpole's old letters to Sir H. Mann. The "An-

ecdotes of Painting"

Jan. 20.—Masaccio's Designs. Patch, the artist and picture-dealer. Sir

Joshua Reynolds. The Parliamentary vacancies. (Jan. 22.)- Peace

with Spain declared. Appointments in the Ministry

Feb. 22.-Arrival of the ratification of peace from Spain. The Duc de

Choiseul. The Opposition in England. Troubled and factious condition

of France. Opera quarrels. The Zamperina. Madame Cornelys. Gua-

dagni. New Knights of the Bath. Danish affairs. Power of the Queen

of Denmark. Walpole's decreasing interest in the affairs of the world

March 22.-Probability of quiet at an end. The House of Commons and
the City of London at issue. Conduct of the Lord Mayor and Wilkes.
Inutility of conjecture. Falkland's Island. Famine and pestilence at
Bengal. The Stocks. Illness of the Lord Mayor. The Comte de Mail-

lebois and Marshal d'Etrées. French affairs. Severity of the weather.

Robbery of Walpole's house in Arlington Street. Dr. Dee's black stone.

The Prince and Princess Giustiniani. Their lodging at a butcher's shop.

Patch the artist. (March 26.)-Proceedings of the House of Commons

against the Lord Mayor. Alderman Oliver sent to the Tower. Conduct

of Sir George Savile, Colonel Barré, and Alderman Townshend in the

House of Commons. Superiority of Sir R. Walpole's times to the present.

March 30.-Examination of the Lord Mayor. Serious riot. Committal of

the Lord Mayor to the Tower. Charles Fox. Inquiry into the riots.

Adjournment of the House. Reflections .

April 26.-The prisoners in the Tower. Wilkes. The quarrel with Spain

blown over.
State of French affairs. The Princes of the Blood banished

from Court. Enormous luxury and extravagance in England. The Pan-

theon in Oxford Road. Anecdote. Lord Holderness. The Duchess of

Queensberry. Prior's verses on her. Death of Sir Edw. Walpole's son

May 8.-Fans. Sir H. Mann's offer of his house to the Duke of Gloucester.

Marriage of the latter to Lady Waldegrave. Il-health of the Duke. Pro-

rogation of Parliament. Release of the Lord Mayor and Alderman Oliver.

Triumph of Wilkes over the Government. The Duke de Choiseul's popu-

larity in France. Anecdote of the Prince of Conti. Maupeou, the

French Chancellor. The Duke of Gloucester's refusal of Sir H. Mann's

offer. Dangerous illness of Lord Halifax. Backwardness of the Spring.

Riot, and attack on the houses of Sir Fletcher Norton and Lord North

June 8.-Length of Walpole's correspondence with Sir H. Mann. Death

of Lord Halifax. Le Fevre's gout-medicine. Good effects of the bootikins

on Mr. Chute. Russian and Turkish affairs. Dinner to the French,

Spanish, and Austrian Ministers at Strawberry Hill. Improvements at

Strawberry. Proposed visit to Paris. Lord Bute. The Queen delivered

of a son. The Dauphiness and the Comtesse de Provence. (June 9.—)

The dinner party at Strawberry. Monsieur de Guisne's observations on

the house. Madame du Deffand's opinions of it. Paris hotels. Death of

Lord Halifax. Changes in the Ministry. Death of the Bishop of Durham

June 19.-Mr. Davenport. Ministerial appointments in England and France.

Wilkes and Parson Horne. Quietness of the country. The Round

Tower at Strawberry. Flourishing state of the surrounding grounds. M.

de Choiseul. Reflections. Lord Buckingham and his wife

July 6.-Lord Cholmondeley. The Jesuits in France. Resuscitation of

Wilkes's fame. His extraordinary fortunes, and power over the Court.

Sept. 9.-Lack of news in England. Miserable condition of France. Cha-

racter of Maupeou. Madame du Barri. The Duc d'Aiguillon. The

Bishop of Orleans and Madame Victoire. The Duc de Choiseul. Changes

in the Administration. Rapid view of the state of French affairs. The

Duc d'Aiguillon. Mademoiselle Guimare, the dancer. Magnificent house

built for her by the Bishop of Orleans. Anecdote of English extravagance.

Marriage of Lord Villiers to Lady Gertrude Conway. Constantinople

Sept. 26.-Disappearance of the Pretender from Florence. Reflections

thereon. Decrease of Jacobitism in England and Scotland. The Bor-

deaux Parliament. Richelieu's Pavillon. Death of Gray the poet.

Lack of English news. Russian naval victory. Monsieur de Boisgelin.

Oct. 22.-The Pretender. French affairs. Arrival of Mr. (afterwards Sir

Wm.) Hamilton from Naples. Junius. Strawberry Hill nearly com-

pleted. Climate of England

Nov. 7.-Death of Grosvenor Bedford, Esq., and rumoured death of the
Duke of Gloucester. Marriage of the Duke of Cumberland to Mrs. Haugh-
ton. Illness of the Duke's mother. Description of Mrs. Haughton. Re-
flections on the singularity of the marriage. Death of the Duke of
York at Monaco. Sir H. Mann's proxy. Alderman Townshend's refusal

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