THE LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD: INCLUDING NUMEROUS LETTERS NOW FIRST PUBLISHED CONTENTS OF VOL. II. To Sir Horace Mann, March 4.-Proceedings in Parliament. Formidable To the same, March 23.-Debates on the Military Bills. Jar at Leicester - To the same, May 3.-Rejoicings for the peace. Jubilee masquerade. Fire- M - To the same, May 17.-The Duke of Richmond's fireworks in celebration of - - To George Montagu, Esq. May 18.-The Duke of Richmond's fireworks. To Sir Horace Mann, June 4.-Stories of Pope, Bolingbroke, and Atterbury - To the same, July 20.-Excursions. Layer Marney. Messing. Witham To Sir Horace Mann, July 24.-Death of the Duke of Montagu. Principles To Sir Horace Mann, Sept. 12.-Madame de Mirepoix. Madame Sévigné's To John Chute, Esq. Sept. 22 To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 27-Dodington first minister at Carlton House. To the same, Nov. 17.-Robbery of Walpole in Hyde Park. Riots at the To Sir Horace Mann, Jan. 10.-Montesquieu's Esprit des Loix. Hainault's Abrégé de l'Histoire de France. Westminster election. Death of Lord Pembroke. His character. Death of Lord Crawford. Story of General Wade. Sir John Barnard's scheme for the reduction of interest To the same Jan. 31.-Numerous robberies. Secession on the mutiny-bill. Hurricane in the East Indies. Bon-mot of the Chevalier Lorenzi To the same, Feb. 25.-Ministerial quarrels. Dispute of precedence. Bon- mot of a chair-maker. Westminster election. Extraordinary wager. Death of the Duke of Somerset. Madame Munchausen. Horrors of the slave- To the same, April 2.-Terror occasioned by the earthquake. Death of Lady Bolingbroke. Death of Lady Dalkeith. Mr. Mason's pedigree. Epigram on Lady Caroline Petersham, and the Lady Bingley. Madame du Boccage 60 To Sir Horace Mann, May 19.-Absurdities committed after the earthquake. Westminster election. Commotion in Dublin. Bower's History of the Popes 66 To George Montagu, Esq. June 23.-Character of Mr. Bentley. Account of To Sir Horace Mann, July 25.-The Houghton lantern. King Theodore of To the same, Aug. 2.-Tuscan villas. Improvement in the seats about London. To the same, Sept. 1.-Pedigrees. Young Craggs's epitaph. Story of old bet at White's To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 10.-Death of General Handasyde, and of To the same, Oct. 18.-Treaty of commerce with Spain. M'Lean's condem- To the same, Nov. 19.-Shattered state of the ministry. State of parties To the same, Dec. 19.-Interministerium. Droll cause in Westminster Hall. The Duke of Cumberland and Edward Bright. Sir Ralph Gore. Bon-mots To the same, Dec. 22.—Miss Chudleigh. Fontenelle. Reply of Lord Cornbury. To Sir Horace Mann,. Feb. 9.-Debates in Parliament. "Constitutional To the same, March 13.-Further proceedings against Mr. Murray. Lady Vane's memoirs of her own life. Fashionable theatricals. The English To the same, April 1.-Death of Mr. Whithed; his will. Death of the Earl of Orford. Harmony between the King and Princess of Wales. Prince 97 |