PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON AND CO.,

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YTRANSFERRED TO

1813.

OF

WISCONSIN

Printed by C. Woon,

Poppin's Court, Fleet Strect.

Mr. Horne's Confinement and Treatment in Jail

-Letter to Mr. Dunning -Is rejected by

the Society of the Inner Temple-Writes and

publishes a political Pamphlet in Conjunction

with Dr. Price-Retires to the Country and be-

comes a Farmer-Returns to London-Joins

Mr. Pitt in an Attempt to reform the House of

Commons-A Plan for this Purpose-His

Conduct during the Westminster Election in

1784.

CHAP. II.

(1786 TO 1787.)

Mr. Horne Tooke publishes the first Edition of the

Diversions of Purley

CHAP. III.

(1787 TO 1794.)

Letter to the Prince of Wales.-Two pair of Por-

traits. Mr. Tooke retires to Wimbledon -

Becomes a Candidate for Westminster-Peti-

tions Parliament - Trial with Mr. Fox-Is

arrested, and committed to the Tower.

53

68

CHAP. IV.

(1794 TO 1801.)

Trial and Acquittal for Treason-Contest with

the Commissioners of Income Tax-Becomes

once more a Candidate for Westminster .

CHAP. V.

(1801 TO 1803.)

126

Mr. Tooke obtains a Seat in the House of Com-

mons-His Speeches there-Is excluded by Act

of Parliament.-Account of his early Friends. 236

CHAP. VI.

(1803 TO 1804.)

A Description of the Entertainments of Wimbledon

-An Account of some of the Company

CHAP. VII.

(1804 TO 1809.)

291

Conversations at Wimbledon.-The Author pub-

lishes a new Volume of his Work on Language.

-An Anecdote

335

CHAP. VIII.

(1810 TO 1812.)

An Account of Mr. Tooke's Maladies-Conversa-

tions at Wimbledon-Miscellaneous Remarks

379

. 441

LIFE

OF

JOHN HORNE TOOKE:

CHAPTER 1.

FROM 1777 TO 1786.

Mr. Horne's Confinement and Treatment in Jail -Letter to Mr. Dunning Is rejected by -the Society of the Inner Temple - Writes and publishes a political Pamphlet in Conjunction with Dr. Price Retires to the Country and becomes a Farmer - Returns to London

Joins Mr. Pitt in an Attempt to reform the House of Commons-A Plan for this Purpose His Conduct during the West

minster Election in 1784.

MEANWHILE, in consequence of the sentence pronounced against him, Mr. Horne had been committed to the King's Bench prison, in St. George's Fields, which, as I have often heard him observe, is far more unhealthy than Newgate, being actually built in the midst of a