cales dont la cour de Londres se servoit dans ses réponses au roi d'Espagne, sa majesté n'avoit encore obtenue d'autre satisfaction que celle de voir réitérer les insultes dont on s'étoit plaint en son nom, et qui avoient été portées au nombre de cent."'

"Cette fixation précise du nombre des griefs a paru avec raison une particularité singulière. Les mauvais plaisans trouvoient ce calcul politique tout nouveau; ils le comparoient à celui d'une bulle célèbre qui a cependant passé la centaine d'une unité. Ils complimentoient la cour d'Espagne d'avoir trouvé moyen d'exprimer ses causes de rupture en nombre rond, et sans fraction. Les écrivains Anglois, surtout, triomphoient de cette justesse Castillane : et nous autres étrangers, ne pouvant soupçonner de méprise dans une version aussi authentique en apparence, nous étions réduits à rester dans le silence, en faisant des vœux pour que marine de la monarchie Espagnole fût moins compassée que l'arithmétique de ses bureaux.

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"La surprise a été grande, quand une note du Courier de l'Europe, confirmée par la Ga

zette de France, nous a appris que les Anglois eux-mêmes étoient les auteurs de cette balourdise dont ils se prévaloient. L'original Espagnol de la déclaration porte, que sa majesté, loin d'obtenir aucune satisfaction, n'a vu que réitérer les insultes dont on s'étoit plaint en son nom, et dont on pourroit citer cent exemples.' Il n'y a plus, comme on voit, ni absurdité, ni spécification numérique.

"Si celle qui existe dans l'exemplaire Anglois est une mievrerie des ministres, pour mettre la nation en joie, et affoiblir l'impression du parti pris par le cabinet de Madrid, c'est une petite ressource: si c'est une contre-sens de leurs traducteurs, et qu'elle ait été commise de bonne-foi, elle ne donne pas une grande idée du savoir, ou du moins de l'attention des écrivains employés dans les bureaux de SaintJames à cette besogne."

In the arrangement of Mr. Wilkes's correspondence, the following letters were omitted by accident.

Letter from George Onslow, Esq. now Earl Onslow, to John Wilkes, Esq. Dated at Ember-court (near Hampton-court), September 21, 1765.

MY DEAR OLD FRIEND,

HAVING AVING been most shamefully silent to you during the remainder of an opposition which did honour to every man concerned in it, and to the credit of which you so much contributed, I now begin my correspondence with you, at my first entering into office, with and under an administration whose principles I hope and believe will authorise your giving equal support to, in their very different situation. If they did not, as I know they do, revere and hold sacred those sentiments they avowed during the last two years; and hold in abhorrence those vile and detestable ones of persecution and injustice, which the public were so injured in,

in your person, I should be ashamed of what I am now proud of: bearing the small share I do among them. Public marks of this, as well as private ones, I hope will soon take place.

Honest Humphrey has dined with me here to-day; and we have just drunk your health, as we have often done. Honest as he is, I never felt him more so, than your last letter to him, which he has just now shewed me, has made him appear to me, in having done jus tice to my very sincere and constant regards to and admiration of you. Every word of this letter of yours (dated the 26th of August at Geneva) I subscribe to; and think, and persuade myself, the completion of our patriot, not selfishness (for such they are not), will soon appear among other proofs of integrity, steadiness and virtue, in the present ministry: and of their being as inimical as ever to those whom they have been opposing, for having acted contrary to all these principles.

Your friend, Mrs. Onslow, has been enjoying, with us, in infinite mirth, your last spe.

cimen of notes on different parts of great Churchill's works, viz. Hogarth, Talbot, and the sc-1 bishop [W-ton, b-p of G-r.]. They are specimens, indeed, of your amazing abilities; and when he has more of them he has promised me a copy.

Believe me, my dear John, your mentioning me as you do gratifies my pride; as it will always do to shew myself your friend and humble servant. I was always so as a public and as a private man. Our good friend Humphrey and I, are, at this moment, in your service; and from us both you shall soon hear; particularly as to the contents of your letter of the 26th. I beg you to believe that I most truly and affectionately am

Your faithful humble servant,

GEORGE ONSLOW.

P. S. Postpone your judgment till you hear again from me, on what I lament as much as you can do, and think of as you do: Mr. Pitt and Lord Temple's being not in employment.