The letters of Horace Walpole [ed. by J. Wright].

Matson. Glou-

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Aug. 15. - Account of his antiquarian

pursuits. Journey into Worcestershire.

cester Cathedral. Monument of Edward the Second. Bishop

Hooper's house. Prinknash. Berkeley Castle. Murder of

Edward the Second. Thornbury Castle. The vicar of Thorn-

bury.

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364

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Aug. 18.-On the General's intro-

duction to the King of Prussia. Account of his own journey

into Worcestershire

368

To the same, Sept. 7.-On the General's visit to the mines of
Cremnitz. Visit to Berkeley Castle. Lord Mahon presented
at court in coal-black hair

To the same, Sept. 27.-Rejoices at the General's flattering recep-
tion at foreign courts. Character of the Germans. Italian
women. Reasons for not taking a trip to Paris. French dirt.
New elections. Mode of passing his time

To the same, Sept. 28.-Cautions for his conduct at Paris. En-
treaty to take much notice of Madame du Deffand. Her cha-
racter. Wishes to have back his letters to her. Mademoiselle
de l'Espinasse. The Duchesse de Choiseul. Monsieur Buffon.
Comte de Broglie

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Oct. 11.-Elections. His nephew's mental
alienation

370

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 16.-New elections. Wilkes's
popularity. Charles Fox. Character of M. de Maurepas. Rea-
sons for not meeting him at Paris
To the same, Oct. 29.-On the General's being deprived of a seat
in the new Parliament. Objects to be seen at Paris. Church
of the Celestines. Richelieu's tomb at the Sorbonne. Hôtel
de Carnavalet. Versailles. The Luxembourg. Pictures at
the Palais Royal. Church of the Invalids. St. Roch. The
Carmelites. The Val de Grace. The Sainte Chapelle. Tomb
of Condé; and of Cardinal Fleury

"Wit-

To the Countess of Ailesbury, Nov. 7.-Domestic news. Marriages.
Wilkes's popularity. Mr. Burke's success at Bristol.
and-a-gamut." Comforts of old age

To the Earl of Strafford, Nov. 11.- Concert at Isleworth. Leoni.
The Opera. The Duchess of Kingston
To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Nov. 12. Thanks for his attentions
to Madame du Deffand. American disturbances. General Bur-
goyne's "Maid of the Oaks." The Duc de la Valière. Chevalier
de Boufflers. Madame de Caraman. Madame de Mirepoix.
Abbé Raynal. Mademoiselle de Raucoux. Le Kain. Molé.

Preville. M. Boutin's English garden

To the same, Nov. 27. - Deaths. Disturbed state of America.

The Duchess of Kingston. French despotism. Madame du

Deffand. Opera. The Bastardella. Death of Lord Holland 393

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Dec. 15.-Remonstrances from Ame-

rica. Lord Chatham

To the same, Dec. 26.-The Prince de Conti.

French Parliament. Petitions from America. Burke's speeches.

Duchesse de Lauzun. St. Lambert

397

Proceedings of the

398

To the same, Dec. 31.-Bibliothèque du Roi. Abbé Barthe-

lemi. Duc de Choiseul. 66

History of Furness Abbey"

401

1775.

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Jan. 9.- Nell Gwynn's letter. Strutt's

"Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants of England."

Humphrey's skull at St. Albans

Duke

Lord George

Marquis of Rocking-

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Jan. 15.- Party-men.

Germain. Mr. Burke. Lord Chatham.

ham. Operations of the Bostonians. General Gage. New

Parnassus at Batheaston. Bouts-rimés. Lines on a buttered

muffin, by the Duchess of Northumberland. Lord Palmerston's

poem on Beauty. Rulhière's Russian Anecdotes

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Jan. 22.-Debate in the House of Lords

on Lord Chatham's motion for withdrawing the troops from

Boston. Plan for cutting off all traffic with America. Illness

of the Duke of Gloucester. Committee of oblivion. Death of

Dowdeswell and Tom Hervey. [N.]

404

405

410

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, April 11.-Warm approbation of Mason's

Life of Gray. Verses by Lord Rochford, Anne Boleyn's brother 412

To the same, April 25.- Mason's Life of Gray. "Peep into the
Gardens at Twickenham." Whitaker's History of Manches-
ter. Bryant's Ancient Mythology

To the same, June 5.-Genealogical inquiries.

folk

415

Blomefield's Nor-

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, July 9.-Projected trip to Paris. Ame-
rican news. Story of Captain Mawhood, the tea-man's son
To the same, August 9.-Preparations for a journey to Paris. War
between the Lord Chamberlain and Foote for refusing to licence
his play. [N.]

To the Countess of Ailesbury, Aug. 17.-Journey to Paris
To the same, Aug. 20.-Arrival at Paris. Madame du Deffand.
Madame Clotilde's wedding. M. Turgot's economy
To Mrs. Abington, Sept.-Regret at not knowing she was at
Paris. Compliment to her great merits as an actress. [N.]
To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 8.-On Lady Ailesbury being
overturned in her carriage. Madame du Deffand. Lady Bar-

rymore. Madame de Marchais. Madame de Viri. French opi-
nion of our dispute with America.

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 6.-Illness of Madame du Deffand.
Economy and reformation the bon-ton at Paris. Horse-race on
the Plain de Sablon. French politics, and probable changes

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Dec. 10.- English version of Gray's Latin

To the Countess of Ailesbury, Dec. 11.-Trial of the Duchess of
Kingston. Le Texier's French readings

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Dec. 14.-Society of Antiquaries. Open-
ing of Edward the First's tomb. Prints from pictures at Hough-

To Thomas Astle, Esq. Dec. 19. On the attainder of George

Duke of Clarence, found in the Tower

437

439

1776.

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Jan. 26.-Subject of the painting at the

Rose Tavern in Fleet-street. Attainder of George Duke of

Clarence

To Edward Gibbon, Esq. February.-Thanks for the first volume

of the "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." [N.]

To the same, Feb. 14.-Panegyric on the first volume of the "De-
cline and Fall." [N.]

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, March 1.-On the old painting at the Rose
Tavern in Fleet-street. Antiquarian accuracy

To Dr. Gem, April 4.-French politics. Resistance of the Parlia-
ment to the reformations of Messieurs de Malesherbes and Tur-
got. Extraordinary speeches of the Avocat-Général. Our dis-
pute with America

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, April 16.-Death of the Rev. Mr. Granger.

Trial of the Duchess of Kingston