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FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Lord Berwick entertained s distinguished party at dinner yeeter.
day, at his histise in tiruiteenor.square.
Sir Thomas Farquhar, Bart. had a dinner party on M'ednesday,
at his house in Mt. Jarnees.street.—ln the evening her Ladyship
bad an elegant circle of fashionable,.

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Dowager Lady Neave had yesterday a dinner and evening party
at her house in Albemarle-street.

3lrs. Evans had a liahi:lna'Ale party yesterday evening, at her
ham in Hertford-street, 31av-fair.
Lord Melbourne had a dinner party yesterday, at his house,
'Whitehall

Earl 'Whitworth and the Duchess of Dorset and family have ar-
rived at thew home in Grosvenur.aquare, front their scat, Knole,
Kent.

Sir Gilbert Ileatheote, Bart. has arrived in town from his seat,
Norninnton Park, Lincolnshire.
Lind Eardley and family have arrived at their haute in Lower
Grosvenor-atreet, from their seat, Belvidere, Kent.
Lord Kensington and the lion. Mr. Edwards have arrived at
Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from their seat in Itialet.
Lord Gkuuniia has arrived at his house in Baker-street, from his
scat, St. Paul's Warden, Herta.

*
Captain Mous, 11.. N. arm yesterday at the Waterloo Hotel,
Jernsymatreet, from Portsmouth.
Mr. and M. Mire and family arrived yesterday at the London
lintel, Albemarle.street. front Bath.

Colonel t tallow arrived in town yesterday, front Brighton.
The Marquis of Winchester loss arrived at the 'loyal Hotel, St.
Jautes's.street, from his seat in Hants.

Al r. and Alr;. Frankland and Ist;i1; have arrived at their house
in Curion-itreet, Alay-fmr, front their seat in Yorkshire.
John Mitchell, Esq. has arrived at his house in Charles-street,
Berkeley -square, front Bath ; and Alrs. Alit:hell, how Brighton.
Lord Volkstone has left town for Hastings, Sussex.
Departures from Reads Hotel, Lower Dromtenor-street :—The
Earl and Countess of Wicklow and family, for Tunbridge Wells ;
lion. Thumpton Vannaek, for his seat in Suffolk; W. H. !kn-
itter, Esq. lot his seat, (heat Brick Hill, Bucks.
Lord Mihail has arrived in Hrosvenor-squroe, from Yorkshire.
Captain Strachey, R.N. left town yesterday fur Portsmouth.
Sir W. and lady Reinhold and family hare arrived at the Pul-
teney Hotel, Albemarle-sheet.

FOREIGN I NTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

We have just received the Paris Journals of Tuesday
last, from which the folk/wing are extracts:— _

%ANTE, JAX. 8.
The friends of Greece in England and Germany, including
many of the clergy of both countries, as well as a grad number of
distinguished persons of both sexes, have just sent the fheelts some
assistance of a nature such as they had not hitherto received since
the commencement of their glorious and persevering contest. 'mfr.
pendently of considerable sums of money, as well as ammunition
and clothing, we have seen pass through here, towards Missolonghi,
persons who are anxious t t give the aid of their talents and experi-
ence in founding a wise administration, and establishing a general
economy throughout the whole affairs of the Greeks, by means of
organizing and regulating the different branches of the public
service.

Two printing presses have been established at Missolonghi, for
the purpose of publishing the acts of the Government ; which
would be set to work on the first of January (old style), by print-
ing a daily Paper, or Journal, intituled the lir&nit. Chronicle.
Thus Europe will not be any more at the niercy of the :flirt*fulcra
Oriental, and the ..lusiriau Cihrerver, which have hitherto enve-
loped the affairs of the East in darkness ; but any one will be able
to know what is passing in these newly regenerated countries, which
are now for ever withdrawn from the dominion of the Sultan.
Odysseus, who invaded Carystos in the Isle of Eubeus, is now
besieging Ecythreus. The Stiatarcloi, Ifiamantas and liouras,
after having occupied the fort of Cara Baba, which formed the prin-
cipal point by which they penetrated into the Isle of Eubcus, have
blockaded Negropont.
The castle of Parise is so much crowded, the several Turkish
families have already obtained permission to retire to fiaustoni.
The Greek prisoners that were found there have been released by
the besieged.
Maurocurdato has, on his part, besieged Lepantc and the castle
of Cape Autirrhion, so that all that part of occidental Greece will
be subjected to the standard of the (mss before the opening of the
next campaign. They will afterwards be able to set (if time will
permit) against Epirus, for the plague which desolates Arta and
Janina is so terrible that our guerrillas which now cover the shores
of the Ambracical Gulf dare not penetrate on that site of the Mae-
rinoros.

PARIS, PER. 9.
The Spanish Government has just acknowledged a debt of thirty-
four millions to France. But it is not true that it has effected the
payment of that debt by any produce of the public revenues of
Spain. It is a simple acknowledgement without any promise
without even an indication of any future means of payment.
When all the details of our interference with the affairs of Spain
shall be made known, and the coneention for our troops remaining
in that country shall have been signed and communicated to the
public., it will be seen from what principle of generosity France
wed in that memorable enterprise.
Yesterday the King did business with Viscount Chatesuhriand.
Minister of Foreign Affairs. To-day, before 31ass, his Majesty
received in private audience, Lieutenant-Generals Count Villate,
and Viscount Rebid, 31. Hay, and 31. Rousseau, Presidents of
the Electoral l'olleFes as well as the Officers of the Garrison of
Paris. At eight o clock in the evening his Majesty received the
Ladies.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess de Berry will set out for Rainy
on Saturday next.
The Ministers met yesterday in Council, at the House of the
Keeper of the Seals. His Grace is quite recovered from his late
indisposition. We hope he will assist at the Council to be held on
Wednesday next.
Letter. front Orleans of the hl February, state, that several bat-
talions of the army front Spain had arrived there during the last
month, and that thcy were received by the inhabitants with the
greatest enthusiasm. The homage thus rendered appeared to nut-
ter the heroic companions in anus of those illustrious liners who
were led on by the immortal courage of Henry the Fourth.
The ball-room of the City Hotel was decorated with military
mblerns, and a rich trophy placed opposite the bust of bouts
\l'l{l., to which all the Officers were invited by the Authorities,
to an elegant and sumptuous repast. Love to the King, the fie-
ncral.in-Chief, and to all the August Family of the Bourbons,
was testified by the utmost enthusiastic toasts. The next day the
(Miters of the two Battalions of the fah Royal Guards, gave to
their comrades a 1.1.11111)I110111 banquet, to which they invited all time
public functionaries. Nothing could be more interesting anti
amiable than this family feast, where every thing was provided ;
and which was ended by the toasts so dear to all good Frenchmen.

[Fruni the Comelier Francois.]
HOME, JAX.'26.
We have heard from Spoletta that the Countess de Alongalli,
sister of the Pope, was at the point of death. His Holiness im-
mediately sent his physician, Dr. Candi°, to her relief. 'flie
alniost sudden death uf Cardinal lions/ski, the grievous state of
Cardinal Si;veroli, and the news from Spoletta, have produced a
very powerful effect on the spirits of the Holy lather, and affected
his health.

The office of Secretary of Briefs, filled by Cardinal Gongslv',
will be given, it is said, to Cardinal lialeffi, and the rich Abbey
ttf Grotta Terrata to Cardinal Sivendi, should he recover (min
his indisposition. tionsalvi has left the greatest part of his wealth,
and all the precious things given to him by Foreign Sovereigns, at
the conclusion of divers concordats, to the congregation of the
Propaganda : this legacy is valued at 100,111,0 Roman crowns.
lle has also left a considerable sum fur the rebuilding of the Church
of St. l'aul front the walls of Rome.

Pans, Fr:s. 9.
M. Mg**, an agent of the Minister of War, has just been ar-
rested. lit is charged with forging the signature of the Minister
to obtain brevets of members of the Legion of Honour and of the
Order of St. Louis. Twenty individuals, who have obtained crosses
by this means. are also in the hands of justice ; we are assured that
they formed a Committee, to fabricate all the cvrtificates required
by the Ministry. Among the signatures him's' is that of the Duke
of Bourbon. It is said that more than MO false certificates have
:ten prepared.
The death of Sir Thomas Maitland is likely to have some effect
on the fate of Greece. It is well known that the Greeks had nut a
more determined enemy than Sir Thomas; and his last Order ot
the Day, relative to the Prince 3laumconiato, speaks loudly of his
hatred towards die Christians of the West.

i From the l'onstitofioameLl
PARIS. FEB. 10.
Spain has just engaged to pay France the sum of thirty•four mil-
lions. Baeieles. she engaged by the convention of 11123, to pay
England 22 millions, making together a total of sfi millions. This
is, at least, as much as the two loans of the Cortes have produced
to her : but has she had the real and substantial enjoyment of these
millions ? Quite the contrary,- for those two contributions are
n 111,1.304 for damages sustained by the commerce of the two States
in the course of the war between Spain altli l'ulombia ; so thet the
sif millions of francs may thus be called a perfect loss to France.
England has watched over the interests of her commerce ; France
I has done the same, and with the sameveasun. Spain mortgages the
produce of the salt-nines of Arragon, and that of the customs
of 31iranda, tin the payment of this debt. The last point requires
explanation. The provinces of Biscay and (lull:warm were out of
the line of the Spanish customs; it was one of the many privileges
of these provinces. The fortes, however, eatended the customs
even to the frontiers of France, owing to the animosity of these
provinces to the l'onstitutional system. Ferdinand has not sought
to re-establish the interior customs; they were broken down by
the resionuino, for the revival of privileges made • part of it.
'llium (lea public interest of the monarchy has been sacrificed to the
private interest of these countries, and to the system of a restma.
Lion to privilege. This is always the end of such practices. The
diseliarge of the 31,000,000 francs will require a great number of
years, foe the salt mines and custonis arc far from being equal to
so large a sum : besides, in thus alienating the revenues, with what
will } evdinand pay the I $ ax (ns well the old as the new), and the
whole of the maritime and civil establishments of the country, and
if, in her turn, England dennuids the customs of Cadiz or Bar-
celona as a security few her debt ? Spain. then, is like a vessel that
we se,! gradually disappear, till it is swallowed up in the abyss.
In the present day the world has before its eves two great lessons
in what is passing in Spain and Turkey ; the • larity between
the two political carcases is complete. Turkey is as impotent
against );recce. as Spain is against .Imerica ; Spain has no more
money nor credit than Turkey. The linens of Constantinople re.
seinble the monks of Spain; and, for its instruction, the world
beheld' these two countries without power, without credit,

land without money. A hundred volumes against absolute power
would not say more than these two examples. At the same mo-
ment. England, with her liberty and civilization, beholds her pub-
lic funds raised to 14.5 francs for live byres renter; whilst the
funds of France, with an inferior portion of liberty, have risen to
100 francs for five litres. After this, then, cry Against liberty—in-
voke, admire absolute power. There it is, in its native purity, and
with all its blessed effects.

( From the Journal de Tonlonse of Feb. 1.1
'We hear trim Paris, that the question is entertained trore than
ever as to the reduction of the interest of the public tleht to foot.
instead of five per cent. It is said that the Government intends to
raise a loan front soft.e foreigners, at the rate of 3 per cent. the pm.
duce of which will enable the State to pay those fundhnlders who
may elect to receive their interest. It is calculated that the Go-
vernment will save by this measure fifty millions per 211111U111 on the
public debt ; and that the plan will have the advantage of aug-
menting the value of property by the abundance of specie which will
be thrown into circulation. It is also reported, that a great book
will be opened for granting indemnities to the emigrants.
The Doik having announced that the Chambers would open
their Sittings an the 7th of April, in commemoration cf the day on
which the French troops crossed the 'Edam*, the Coestiisnowirl
justly remarks. that the period for opening the new Chamber was
fixed by the l)rdoanance which dissolved the old, and that it is
the 24th of March, which leaves but comparatively a short time
for accomplishing the great and campliftted work of the elections.

Last night we received the following:-
Bv. PETZRIIIIIIIIIGII, TAY. 16.
Account of the Duties of Customs, and other imports paid on
goods exported and imported aeSt-Petersbargit, in the year HUI :
it able\
3,3711,103
18.028,021

(7ustoms on Exports
Cu►toms on Imports

Other Duties, such as trans t, raise the sum to

21.398,836
- 22.3114,586
. . .

Vsiue of goods imported and exported at St. Petersburgh in the
year 1823: .

Exported. Imported.
. 37,586,835 61.2/k1,191
• 63,911,140 43.151041
2,024 268,1138
570,525 1;93.7tti
562,000

By Russian merchants -
By Foreigners - .
By Passengers . -
By l'aptains
Transit goods - - -

104.11710,324 I 10:n960,719
Total Imports and Exports 210.040,043 rubles.
Excess of Importation 1,1199,394 ditto.
11A1.1111,1IGH, JAN.3I.
It deserves to be mentioned as a very singular phenomenon of the
present winter, that the owner of a garden, a league front this city,
btu found in it hundreds of May-bugs alive, of which he has
brought a number to town with him, and ahewn to many persons.
Root►., JAN. 22.
According to the accounts of the Missionaries in the Eastern
kingdom of Tonquin, l'hristianity makes great progress there.
The 11Iandarins of the Ist and 24.1 class favour the labours of the
Missionaries, and protect than in the exercise of their religion, the
disturbers of which are rigorously punished. The learned men in
particular are easily instructed. ant: break their idols to pieces after
a few conferences with the Missionaries. In June 1821, a whole
district sent deputies to ask to be instructed in the Christian faith.
SWITZERLAND, JAY. 30.
The negotiations with the Piedniontese Government, for the
purpose of opening a free intercourse between that State and
Switzerland, over Mount St. Bernard, have not yet led to any satis-
factory mutt. To attain the object, a new commercial treaty must
be concluded between Switzerland and Piedmont. It is said that
anew Sardinian Plenipotentiary will go to Rome in the course of
the next Spring, to commence a fresh negotiation upon the subject.
BAMBERG FEB I.

Count Joseph of Stubenbcrg. Archbishop of BaMberg, and
Prince Bishop of Eichstett, died at Eichstett on the 29th ult. at
the age of 114. His funeral will take place on the tl. His death
is an irreparable loss to the poor, to whom he was a father.—Fratrle-
jbrt Papers, Feb. 5.
VIENNA, JAN. 29,—Metalliques, ; Bank Stock, 9431.
Amstriax Observer, Jaw. 30.

The Lord Chamberlain has appointed George Colman'
Eaq. Licenser and Reader of Plays, in the room of the late
Mr. Larpent. This appointment is a mark of honour due
to the talents and genius of Mi. Colman.
The theatre of Cremona was totally destroyed by fire on
the 16th ult.

Mr. Vandenhoff has been playing Sir Edward Mortimer,
Sir Giles Overreach, and several other leading characters,
at the Edinburgh Theatre ; and the northern critics speak
of his performances in the highest terms of admiration.
FUNERAL OT THE COV:irt.Sll Or HAREINGION.—,
Yesterday morning, at nine o'clOck, the remains of this
distinguished and esteemed lady were removed from the
Stable-yard, St. James's, for interment in Westminster
Abbey. The procession was splendid in the extreme, and
attracted the attention of crowds of persons. It proceeded,
in the following order through l'all-mall and Whitehall to
the Abbey :
Mutes on horseback.

Gentlemen with scarfs ankwands.
Vootners of thirelnambers,ttitrinon crimson cushion the Ducal
Coronet of the deceased.

THE HEARSE,
Drawn by six black horses, the traces ornamented with the family
armorial bearings.
Mourning Coach and Six,
Containing Lord Petersham, as Chief Mourner.
Mourning coaches and a long line of carriages, among
which were those of the Royal Family and the most distin-
guished of the Nobility, closed she procession. At the
principal entrance to the Abbey, the Dean and Ehlers
received the coffin, and proceeded to the tomb in the great
aisle, where the solemn funeral rites being read, the coffin
was lowered into the grave, and the ceremony terminated.
FUNERAL. OF SIR Hue O BATEMAN.—thI Saturday brat
the remains of Sir llugh Bateman, Bart. whose death took
place at Bath on the !tsth ult. were brought to this town
for interment. The procession arrived about noon, in the
following order :
The Beadles of All Saints Church.
The Town ('tier, in his robes.
The Undertaker, on font.
Twenry-six of Sir Hugh's Tenantry on horseback, in complete
new suits of mourning.
Four Mutes on horseback, with staves.
Board of Feathers, carried by an attendant, with two supporters.
'the Hearse drown by six horses fully caparisoned, and
attended by eight of the Tenants as Bearers.
Two Mourning Coaches and four, containing the Mourners, viz.
Captain Bateman and Mr. John Bateman (Nephews of the
deceased,) Sir Alex. flood and Mr. Scott (his Sons-
in-Law,) the Rev. Thos. Gisborne and Mr..lohn
liisborne (hers.in-Law of the deceased,)
and the Rev. John Gisbome.
A Third Mourning Coach and four, in which were the Agent and
professional Friends of the deceased.
The private Carriage of %Valiant Evans, Esq. M.P. closed the

procession.
The mournful spectacle proceeded s'owly through the
streets, amidst a large concourse of spectators. On arriv-
ing at All Saints Church, the body was removed from the
hearse, when the exterior coffin in which it was inclosed
appeared richly ornamented. It was borne into the Church,
and in the course of the service, which was very impres-
sively read by the Rev. C. S. Hope, was deposited in the
family vault. During the whole of the funeral, the utmost
solemnity and decorum prevailed.—Derhy Mercury.
Friday afternoon the remains of Lady Martha Harley,
of Ilarley-street, sister to Lord Oxford, passed through
Il'orcester, on the way to Brampton-Brian, Herefordshire,
where they will be interred.
T. SPRING RICE AND W. O'GRADY, ESQRS.—Every
exertion is used by the police to arrest these gentlemen, but,
to a late hour last night, without success. We regret ex-
ceedingly that the principals in this affair have not been ar-
rested with the seconds, to prevent further consequences ;
there is no Irish Member whose life is more valuable than
that of Mr. Spring Rice : no Member, since the short
period of his being returned to Parliament, has rendered
more essential services. We understand that this affair
was caused by some offensive expressions applied to the
Earl of Limerick by Mr. O'Grady, in the hearing of Mr.
Rice.—Doddin Morning. I'o2l of Tuesday.

GLOUCESTER AND BERKELEY LANAI..—As a measure
of vital importance to this city, and intimately connected
with its increasing prosperity, we have observed with very
great satisfaction the energy and activity which now
mark the progress of this undertaking. Mr. M'lntosh,
the contractor, has been for tome months proceeding
with it in the most efficient manner. and with means
fully adequate to ensure the full completion of this most
important work in September 11415. Were an additional
proof wanting of the favourable point of view in which it is
regarded by te subscribers and the public at large, the
Meeting of the Company held on Saturday last afforhed a
gratifying instance. Since the contract entered into by Mr.
Wlntosh, certain additional works were suggested by Mr.
Telford as necessary to the efficiency of the plan, whereby
an increased expense of 13 or 11,0001 would he incurred,
and the Nleetingalluded to was called for the purpose of taking
this subject into consideration, when, such Aas the confi-
dence felt in the success of the work, that the requisitel
sum was immediately subscribed ; and we have the best
authority for saving, that, had 540,000/. been called for, it
would have been raised without the least difficulty. We
know that one gentleman alone was empowered to subscribe
V 3,000/., had so much been wanted.—Gluacrater Journal.

ILLUSTRIOUS CHARACTERS OF 7411 E LAST'

CENTURY.

DEATH AND CHARACTER OF FREDERICK PRINCE

(IF ll'A LES.

The Prince of liVales had been ill of a pleurisy, but was
so well recovered as to attend the Xing to the House of
Lords on the 12th, where he was very hot. lie went to
Carlton House to unrobe, put on only a light frock, and
went to Kew, where he walked sour:• time, and returning
to Carlton House, lay down upon a conch for three hours
in a ground room next to the pollen, caught a fresh cold,
and relapsed that night. lie had had a blow upon his
stomach in the summer by a fall. from which he had often
felt great pain,. Drs. Wilmot, Taylor, and Leigh attend-
ed him, and Hawkins the surgeon. On Monday, filth, a
thrush appeared ; however, he was thought better. On
Wednesday night, between nine and ten o clock, Wilmot
and Hawkins were with him ; he hail a fit of coughing.
Wilmot said, Sir, you have brought up all the phlegm ;
I hope this will be over in a quarter of as hour, and that
your Royal Ilighaess will have a good night." Hawkins
went out of the room and said, " Here is something I don't
like." The cough continued ; the Prince laid his hand
upon his stomach, and said, ".le tens la mod." Pavona-
rius, his favourite German valet-dle-chambre, who was
holding him up, felt him shiver, and cried, "Good God,
the l'rince is going !" The Princess, who was at the foot
of the bed, snatched up a candle, hut beeore she got to him
he was dead. An imposithume bad broken, which, on his
body being opened, the physicians were of opinion had not
been occasioned by the fall, but from a blow of a tennis
ball three years before.
Thus died Frederick, Prince of Wales, having resem-,
bled his pattern the Black Prince in nothing but in dying
before his father. Indeed it was not his fault if he had
' not distinguished himself by any warlike achievements.
He had solicited the oarnmand of the army in Scotland
during the last rebellion ; though that ambition was as-
cribed rather to his jealousy of his brother than to his cou-
rage. A hard judgment ! for what he could he did !
When the royal army lay before Carlisle, the Prince, at a
great supper that he gave to his court and his favourites, as
was his custom when the Princess lay in, bad ordered
for the dessert the representation of the citadel of Carlisle
in paste, which he in person, and the maids of honour,
bombarded with sugar-plumbs! Ile had disagreed with'
the King and Queen, early after his coming to England ;
not entirely by his own fault. The King had refused to
pay what debts he hail left at Hanover ; and it ran a little
in the blood of the family to hate the eldest son : the
Prince himself had so far not degenerated, though a better-
natured man, and a much better father, as to be fondest
of his second son, Prince Edward. The Queen had ex-
inks' more authority joined to a narrow prying into his
conduct, than he liked ; and Princess Emily, who had
been admitted into his greatest confidence, bad not for-,
feited her duty to the Queen, by concealing any of his
secrets that might do him prejudice. Lord Bolingbroke,
who had sowed a division in the Pretender', Court, by the
scheme for the father's resigning his claim to the eldest
boy, repeated the same plan of discord here, on the first
notice of the Prince's disgusts; and the whole Opposition
was instructed to °Mr their services to the heir apparent
against the crown and the minister. The Prince was
jsen-
sible to flattery, and had a sort of parts that made him re-
lish the characters of Lord Chesterfield, l)oddington,
and Lyttelton, the latter of whom being introduced by
Doddington, had wrought the disgrace of his protector.
Whoever was unwelcome at St. James's was sure of coun-
tenance at the l'rince's apartments there. He was in vain
reprimanded for this want of respect. At last, having
hurried the Princess from Hampton Court, when she was
in actual labour, to the imminent danger of her's and the,
child's life,* without acquainting either King or Queen,
the formal breach ensued ; he having added to this insult,
a total silence to his mother on her arriving immediately to
visit the Princess, and while he led her to her coach ; but
as soon as he came in sight of the populace, lie knelt down
in the dirt and kissed her hand with the most respectful
show of duty. Ile immediately went all lengths of oppo-
sition and popularity till the fall of Sir Robert Walpole,
when he was reconciled to, though never after spoken to
by, the King. On Lord Granville's disgrace, he again
grew out of humour ; but after having been betrayed and
deserted by all he had obliged, he did not erect a- new
standard of opposition till the Pelhains had bought off
every man of any genius that might have promoted his
views. Indeed, his attachment to his followers was not
stronger than theirs to him. Being angry with Lord Do-
neraile for not speaking oftener in the House of Commons,
he said, " Does he think 1 will support him, unless he
does as I would have him ? Does not he consider that
whoever are my Ministers, I must be King ?" His chief
passion was women, but, like the rest of his race, beapty
was not a necessary ingredient. Miss me, whom he had
debauched without loving, and who hail been debauched
without loving him so well as either Lord Harrington or
Lord I lervey, who both pretended to her first favours, had
no other charms than of being a maid of honour, who was
willing to cease to be so upon the first opportunity. (If
his favourites, Lady Archibald Hamilton t had been nei-
ther young nor handsome within his memory. Lady Mid-
dlesex was very short, very plain, and very yellow : a
vain girl, full of !:reek, and Latin, and music, and paint-
ing, but neither mischievous nor political. Lady Archi-
bald was very agreeable and artful, but had lost his heart,
by giving him William l'itt for a rival. Ilda though these
mistresses were pretty much declared, he was a good hus-
band, and the quiet, inoffensive. good sense of the Prin-
cess (who had never said a foolish thing, or done a diso-
bliging one since her arrival, though in very difficult situ-
ations, young, uninstructed, and besieged by the Queen,
Prince's Emily, and Lady Archiliald's creatures, and very
jarring interests), was likely to have always pet served a
chief awes tint over him. Gaining was another of his
passions, but his style of play did him less honour than
the amusement. He carried this dexterity into practice in
more essential commerce, and was vain of it !. _

One day at Kensington, that he had just borrowed five
thousand pounds of Doddington, seeing him pass under
his window, he said to Hedges,* his Secretary. " That
man is reckoned one of the most sensible men in England,
yet with all his parts, I have just nicked him out of five
thousand pounds." He was really childish, affectedly a
protector of arts and sciences, fond of displaying what he
knew : a mimic, the Lord knows what a mimic !—of the
celebrated Duke a Orleans' in imitation of whom he wrote
two or three silly French songs. His best quality was
generosity—his worst insincerity, and indifference to
truth, which appeared so early, that Earl Stanhope wrote
to Lord Sunderland from Hanover, what I shall conclude
his character with—" He has his father's head, and his
mother's heart."

The Princess staid four hours in the room after he was
dead, before she could be quite convinced of it. At six in
the morning they put her to bed ; but she rose again at
eight, snd sent for Dr. Lee, and burnt, or said she burnt,
all the Prince's papers. As soon as he was dead, Lord
North was sent to notify it to the King, who was playing
at cards. He immediately went down to Lord Yarmouth.
looking extremely pale and shocked, and only said, " //
cat mod!" He sent a very kind message to the Princess,
and another the next morning in writing by the Lord in
Waiting, Lord, Lincoln. She received him alone, sitting
with her eyes fixed ; thanked the King much, and said

• It was (Lady Augusta) the chlest, "afterwards Ihrchesit of
Brunswick." As it was necessary to have the Privy Counsellors
present at the birth of an heir-apparent to the crown, which was
prevented by this rash step, the Prince sort messengers. as he was
upon the road, to Chiswick and Lambeth, to fetch Lord Wil-
mington and the Archbishop of Canterbury: hut they arrived tea
late. The Princess was put into a bed that had not been prepared,
for which the Prince and Lady Archibald ilamilton were form to
air the sheets. The Queen followed their* early in the morning,
and asked Lily Archibald how she dared to bring away the Prin-
cess in that manner ; who turned to the Prince, and said, " You
see, Sir, 1 told you it would be laid upon me."
1' Jane, daughter to Lord Abercorn, and wife of Lord Archi-
bald Hamilton, was mistress of the robs to the Princess of Wales,
and tar some years governed absolutely at the Prince's Court.
she had contrived to have the Princess told before her arrival in
England, that Lady •••• was his mistress, to divert any suspicions
front herself; and had planted an many of her own relations about
her, that one day, at Carlton-hostse. Sir William Stanhope called
everybody there whom he dill not know. Mr. or Mrs. Hamilton.
Lady Archibald quitted that Court soon after Mr. Pitt accepted a
place in the Administration
Grace, daughter to the Lord l'iscount Shannon, and wife of
Charks Saekville. Earl of !lliddleses. Master of the Horse to the
Prince. Site succeeded Lady Archibald liamiltua, as mistress,
of the mhea.

§ Charles Hedges had been Minioter at Turin: and was Secretary
to the Prince. Ile wee a inan much :n (elation, and a pretty
Latin poet.

she would write as soon as she was able; in the mean
time, recommended her miserable self and children to him.
The King and she both took their parts at once; she, of
flinging herself entirely into his hands, and studying
nothing but Ilk pleasure, but with winding what interest
•he got with him to the advantage of her own and the
Prince's friends: the King, of acting the tender grand.
father; which he, who had never acted the tender father,
grew so plcas<sl with representing, that he soon became it
in earnest. When he was called the morning after the
Prince's death, they found him dressed, walking about
his moot, and extremely silent.