Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann: His Britannic Majesty's Resident at the Court of Florence, from 1760 to 1785, Volume 2

R. Bentley, 1843 - Authors, English - 2 pages

CONTENTS	1

The Administration Meeting of Parliament	7

Examination of the Duchess of Kingston Faithless	11

Operations of Wilkes Riot during the Middlesex elec	13

Lords Cause between the families of Douglas and Hamilton	17

Debts of Mr Damer and his two brothers Suicide	22

Wilkess credulity Mrs Macauley The Duc	24

Wilkess reelection at Brentford Loyal address from	30

Disappearance of the Pretender from Florence Reflec	172

Continued and dangerous illness of the Duke of Glou	173

Death of Grosvenor Bedford Esq and rumoured death	179

1772	188

Ignorance as to the intentions of Louis XVI DAiguil	198

Benvenutos Cassolette Completion of Strawberry	217

Sir H Manns presents Donatellos basrelief of	223

1773	229

Quiet state of the country Presentation of the Mid	38

Reappearance of Lord Chatham Petitions from	44

Walpoles interview with Paoli at court His appear	53

State of the country at the close of the year Lord	60

Serious state of affairs Changes in the Ministry	68

Sudden death of Mr Yorke Cause of his death	89

Dinner and ball	90

66	99

Emptiness of London The inquiry into Indian affairs	102

Lack of news since the death of Beckford Quietness	103

Expectation of a war with Spain concerning the Falkland	109

Arrival of the Spanish courier State of the Stocks	117

1771	124

Peace with Spain declared Appointments in	128

Probability of quiet at an end The House of Com	135

Examination of the Lord Mayor Serious riot Com	145

vations on the house Madame du Deffands opinions of	155

Lord Cholmondeley The Jesuits in France Resusci	161

Mr Patch Sir H Manns gout The Queen of Sar	236

Progress of Lord Orfords illness Misfortunes of	242

The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland at Calais Anec	248

Acknowledgment of the receipt of a letter Recovery	282

Barrenness of the season Troubled aspect of America	288

Death of the Pope Wilkes and the Middlesex elec	294

New World Nov 29 Decision against the Duchess	299

Serious illness of the Duke of Gloucester Dispatch	305

Sir H Manns accession to the familyseat Walpoles	310

Politicians and pleasurists The American contest	312

Sir H Manns nephew Tumults in France Quarrels	319

King of France Insurrections in France Anecdote of Lord	323

Walpoles belief in the good intentions of Sir H Mann	330

Miserable situation of England Addresses from	335

Illness and recovery of the Duke of Gloucester State	342

Degenerate state of England Monsieur de Marchais	394

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Title	Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann: His Britannic Majesty's Resident at the Court of Florence, from 1760 to 1785, Volume 2 Volume 2 of An Epitaph on a Woman who Sold Earthenware Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann: His Britannic Majesty's Resident at the Court of Florence, from 1760 to 1785, Horace Walpole Volume 2 of The Magpie and Her Brood, Horace Walpole Volume 2 of The Master of Otranto, Horace Walpole Volume 2 of To Mrs. Crewe, Charles James Fox
Author	Horace Walpole
Publisher	R. Bentley, 1843
Original from	the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized	Jul 18, 2008
Length	2 pages

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