retired to the old game of the board, and played push-pin for enfigncies in the new corps Grenville won three. Mem. -To punish their prefumption, will not let either of them have one. Thurlow very queer-He fwore the bill was abfurd. However will vote and fpeak with us Pitt quite fick of him-fays, he growls at every thing, propofes nothing, and fupports any thing.

N. B. Muft look about for a new Chancellor ;

Tuesday, Mar. II. Dined with the Directors. Pitt peevish and out of fpirits; ordered Motteux to fing a fongbegan "Ab fi vous pouviez comprendre." Pitt turned red, and thought the Chairman alluded to fome dark paffages in the India bill endeavoured to pacify him, and told the Secret Committee to give us a soft air; they fung in a low voice "The caufe I muft not, dare not tell."Manship groaned, and drank, Colonel Cathcart. By G-, if I thought he meant to betray me, I'd indict him for perjury?-Somebody ftruck up " If you truft before you try."-Pitt afked if the Directors wifhed to affront him, and began a long harangue about his regard and friendship for the Company;-nine Directors offered to fwear for it-told them they need not-bowed, and thank ed me.

Le Mefurier begged our attention to a little French Air, "Sous le nom de lomite en finese on abonde”—cursed mala-propos.

Pitt fwore he was infulted, and got up to go away. The Alderman, much terrified at what he had done, protefted folemnly he meant no offence, and called God to witnefs, it was a very harmless fong he learnt fome time ago in Guern fey-Could not appeafe Pitt-fo went away with him, after ordering Mulgrave not to let Sydney drink any more wine, for fear he should begin talking.

Wednesday March 12. Went to the levee-He looked furly-would hardly fpeak to me-don't like him-must have heard that I can govern India without confulting him.-Nothing ever efcapes. that damned fellow Sheridan!

Between four and five went to the House-worse than the levee-Pitt would not fpeak, pretended it was better to wait for Fox-put him in mind of the excufe he made at the end of the laft debate, and his promife to anfwer calumnies don't mind promises-a damned good quality that but ought to confider his friends-Geo. Hardinge fpoke in

confequence of my orders forgot I was fitting below him-attacked Lord North's adminiftration-got into a cursed scrape with Powis our lawyers fomehow don't anfwer-Adam and Anftruther worth them all can't they be bought?-Scotchmen!-damned ftrange if they can't-Mem. to tell Rofe to found them.

Adam fevere on me and the reft that have betrayed Lord North-a general confufion all round Pitt-no one to de fend us-Villiers grinned-Graham fimpered-Mulgrave growled by G-d I believe Pitt enjoyed it always pleafed when his friends get into a scrape-Mem. to give him a lecture upon that-Mul grave fpoke at last-wifh he'd held his tongue-Sheridan anfwered him-improves every day with we had himvery odd fo clever a fellow shouldn't be able to fee his own intereft-Jogged Pitt

told him Sheridan's fpeech must be anfwered-faid, I might do it then, for he couldn't-Pulteney relieved us a lit tle, pretending to be gull'd by the checks came to a divifion at laft-better than the former-had whipped in well from Scotland.

Mem. To give orders to Manners to make a noife, and let no body speak on third reading-a very useful fellow that Manners-does more good fometimes than ten speakers.

Friday, 14th-God's infinite mercy be prailed, Amen! This is the last day that infernal Declaratory Bill stays in the Houfe of Commons-as for the Lords but that's no bufinefs of mine;-only poor Sydney !-Well-God bless us all-Amen !

Got up and wrote the above, after a very reftlefs night-went to bed againbut could not fleep-troubled with the blue devils-thought I faw Powis-recovered myself a little, and fell into a flumber.-Dreamt I heard Sheridan fpeaking to me through the curtainswoke in a fright, and jumped out of bed.

After breakfaft wrote to Hawk-y, and begged his acceptance of a Lieut. Colonelcy, 2 Majorities, a Collector/bip, 3 Shawls, and a piece of India Mullin for the young Ladies-fent back one of the Shawls, and faid he'd rather have another Collector's place-Damnation! but it must be fo, or Sydney will be left to himself.-N. B. Not to forget Thurlow's Arrack and Gunpowder Tea, with the India Crackers for his children.

Went down to the Houfe-waited very patiently for Pitt's promifed anfuer

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to Fox's calumnies till eight o'clock fresh inquiries about it every minute-began to be very uneafy-faw Oppofition Ineering-Sheridan afited Pitt if he was boarfe yet-looked exceedingly foolifh pitied him, and, by way of relieving his ukward fituation, fpoke myfelf-made fome of my boldeft affertions was after wards unfortunately detected. Mem. I fhould not have got into that fcrape, if I had not tried to help a friend in diftrefs.-N. B. Never to do it again there's nothing to be gained by it.

As foon as I recovered myself, asked Pitt whether he really meant to anfwer Fox, or not.-Owned at last, with tears in his eyes, he could not mufter courage enough to attempt it-fad work this! Nothing left for it but to cry question! divided only 54 majority--here's a job!

Came home in a very melancholy mood returned thanks in a fhort pray er for our narrow efcape-drank a glafs of brandy-confeffed my fins-determined to reform, and fent to Wilberforce for a good book a very worthy and religious young man that-like him much always votes with us.

Was beginning to grow very dejected, when Rofs called to inform me of an excellent scheme about Bank Stock-a fnug thing, and not more than twenty in the fecret-raifed my fpirits again-told the fervant I would not trouble Mr Wilber force ordered a bottle of best Burgundy-fet to it with Rofs hand to fiftcongratulated one another on having got Declaratory Bill out of our Houfe-and drank good luck to Sydney, and a speedy progrefs through the Lords.

Haflings.] The trial of Mr Haftings drags its flow length along"-and will continue to find employment for the Managers for this year at leaft. Some of the beft lawyers have been heard to fay, that it may be protracted by due courfe of law, four or five years-and, indeed, an evidence that coft fourteen years. in collecting, cannot be fuppofed to be examinable in as many months.

The arrival of the Ravenfworth is the moft fortunate event for the caufe of Public Juftice, that could have been defired. Before he failed, the Minerva Packet had arrived in Bengal, with copies of the Articles of Impeachment against Mr Haftings. Thefe were fully known throughout Indoflan: If, therefore, the millions of that country feel themfelves to have been oppreffed and aggrieved by Mr Haflings, the Managers

can be at no lofs for materials-The India House must at this moment be filled with complaints against a Tyrant and an Oppreffor. If, on the contrary, it fhall appear that the fyftem established by Mr Haftings, in the Government of Bengal, is, with very trifling alterations, the precife fyftem now purfued:-If it shall be found that Lord Cornwallis has made no alteration in the Regulations formed by Mr Haftings for the Government of Benares-If it fhall appear that the Nas bob Vizier and his family are fully fatis fied with the Arrangements which Mit Haftings made, and which Earl Corns wallis has continued-If, fo far from a Complaint from any one individual, it hall appear, that wherever Mr Haftings's name is mentioned by any native of Ins doftan, it is mentioned with the utmost respect and regard-If it shall be found, that no one man, from Earl Cornwallis to the Company's youngest servant in Bengal, (Mr Paterfon excepted) believes one word of the accufation brought against Davy Sing;-and if it fhail alfo appear, that whether true or falfe, Mr Haftings took every method in his power to difcover the truth, and punish the offender, if an offender fhould be found-If it fall appear, that though the man accufed has moft earneftly pe titioned the Government of Bengal to decide upon his conduct-no decifion is yet come to, but that he is fet at liberty-If it shall be found, that he is patronized by Mr Shore, who is at the head of the Committee of Revenue, and has been intimately acquainted with Dary Sing for fixteen years If these facts shall be proved, and if all men of all parties fhall agree, that Bengal, for the last fifteen years, has been the best go verned country in India,What shall be faid of Modern Orators?

Weft. Hall, Apr. 15. Mr Adam, one of the managers, in the courfe of his speech in fupport of the charge refpecting the Begums, having afferted that a certain minute of proceedings must be a fabri cation and a forgery; that temper, which has marked, and fo meritoriously marked the deportment of Mr Haflings, left him for a moment, and, across his box, to a gentleman in it, he whispered, that the affertion was falfe.

At these words Mr Adam grew warm, "What (faid he) fhall I hear, my Lords, and bear that my affertion shall be contradicted?-Shall I, who ftand here as the delegated Manager of the Commons, be told that I am advancing

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what is untrue? In the fitutation in which I stand, and from that degraded man at your bar, loaded with crimes, and groaning under his enormities,I will not bear it. To your Lordships I appeal for protectionHere various perfons in the Court rofe up-and Mr Adam re covered himfelf, and went on more calm ly]. No, my Lords, my affertions I will prove to be true: I will trace the guilt of Mr Haftings-from the first at tempts at expedience-from the trial of a measure, and the fear of its failure, to the joy at its execution, and the triumph at its fuccefs:I will fhew him to you, falfifying his truft, defrauding the Eaft India Company! I will prove him guilty of forgery and murder!" Mr Haltings no longer fhewed any emotion.

Whatever opinion may be conceived of the character and conduct of Mr Haf tings, it is certainly but fair to fuppofe that he has the common emotions of a man, and that while his opponents have him chained like a bear to the flake, and are goading him with all the fharpnefs of of farcafm, he fhould wince under their fevere attacks; therefore every liberal mind, instead of condemning him for fuffering refentment to get the better of his ufual compofure during the fpeech of Mr Adam, will feel fomne con cern for him, and pity that agitation which could fo far fubvert the habitual ferenity of his temperament.

24. Weftm. Hall. So great was the

confufion and embarraffinent of Mr. Middleton, during his examination by Mell. Sheridan, Burke, and Adams, that, to fay the truth, he seemed to have brought hothing to a certainty. I will not be fure thefe are my hands, might have been his motto; and this air of total uncertainty threw a ridicule over his manner and character, which we hear from all quare ters he by no means merits.

To his enemies it certainly afforded matter of momentary triumph-to his friends it was really fubject of forrow, as it feemed to proceed from a fear that his turn of attack would come next, and then "that the lefs he said, the better."

The day was dull in the extreme, except when enlivened by the embarraff ment above mentioned, and when the Managers rofe into fpirits according ly; which was once fo impetuolis, that Mr Burke and Adam, in their hurry to Ipeak, raft their heads against each other, to the great entertainment of the Lords, who laughed heartily.

heard to fay of the business now carry ing on in Westminster Hall" They call it the Trial of Mr Haftings, but Í think it should be called my Trial."

Mr Burke had a very happy hit at the Lord Chancellor, in the ipeech with which he concluded the firft charges Cheyt Sing was either of the facred or der of the Bramins, or of the noble or der, which is equal in dignity, and which fupplied the Hindoo tribes with Rajahs; and he was, when at his prayers, infult ed by a mifcreant of the loweft order, whom he had difmiffed from a menial office in his household. This infult there had been an attempt to foften by faying that as the Rajah was not of the facred caft of Bramins, the interruption was of lefs confequence. Mr Burke, after ftating the matter very forcibly as applied to the Bramin, took the alternative, and faid, "Suppofe, my Lords, merely for the fake of elucidating the point, that the Lord Chancellor of England, who holds important fway in the Church of England, though he is not of the facred order of Bishops, fhould by any prophane eye be difcovered at prayers, and that the intruder, with an irreverent difregard of the fanctity, or an unholy difbelief of the fincerity of his devotions, fhould diftur him in his pious address to the Deity, would your Lordships think it firange if the faithful domeftics of the noble and reverend Lord fhould take fummary vengeance of the delinquent ?"

The formality of the High Court of Parliament was never so much deranged as by Mr Burke's whimfical allufion to the devotion of Lord Thurlow. The noble Lord himself relaxed from his gravity, and laughed heartily. Indeed, there was no perfon feemed to enjoy the joke more fully except the Bishop of Ďur bam.

8. Theatrical Intelligence. A new co medy call the Ton, or Follies of Fashion; the production of LADY WALLACE, was performed for the first time at Covent Garden Theatre, and received with a mixture of applaufe and disapprobation, by one of the most fashionable and crowd ed audiences that ever were assembled in a theatre.

Daffodi

Daffodil therefore places himself in one part of a cloaths-prefs at Mrs Com mode's, which has two folding doors, during the converfation of Lady Raymond and Clara; when Lord Raymond unexpectedly coming up ftairs, his La dy, to avoid him, goes into the other part of the cloaths-prefs. In this fitua tion they are both difcovered by Lord Raymond; but upon matters being explained, a reconciliation takes placethe hufband promifes reformation, and that reformation is begun by their making their entree that evening at the Mafquerade together.

The object of the author's fatire is to lafh the follies of fashionable life, and expofe them to ridicule; and though the has not fucceeded in the production of a perfect play, fhe merits the warmeft praise from every friend to morality, for the laudablenéfs of her aim, and the boldness of her attempt. The Ton is defective in regard to the conftruction and conduct of its plot; it alfo wants a greater variety and novelty of charac. ter. The dialogue proves Lady Wallace to have been a difcerning obferver of what has paffed in the fafhionable world, and to have judiciously fixed on thofe circumftances that demand the caftigation and feverity of comic expofition: It is, however, unequal; and al though it contains fome points peculiarly happy in regard to the turn both of thought and expreffion, it is flurred occafionally with indelicacy of allufion.

The author having expunged fome exceptionable paffages, the Ten was performed a fecond time on Thurfday the 10th, and for the third and laft tiné on Saturday the 12th. The theatre on that night was not half fall, and there was not a murmur of difcontent. It was fuffered to die quietly and in filence.

The paffage above alluded to was the calling upon "the cloquent Erfine to re: form the laws of fcandal." That Mr Erfkine knew nothing of this we must fuppofe, as fo much vanity and folly could not be attached to fo much talent

but when we are pompously informed of a long lift of names who attended the rehearsal on the Saturday morning preceding, we are furprised one good-natu red friend or other did not inform hint of fuch an uncommon circumftance.

A circumftance rather ludicrous happened the other evening at Covent-Gar den Theatre. Mrs Abington was in Brandon's room, at the ftage-door, when being informed Lady Wallace was about to enter, he was extremely anxious, from motives of delicacy, to avoid meeting there with a Lady to whom the thought her conduct, in declining to perform in her play, from whatever proper motives it had originated, had given pain. Being informed, in anfwer to her intreaties to fecrete herfelf for a while, that there really was no other place but what Mr Brandon was afhamed to mention, the coal-hole; the declared that the would ra ther hide there than hazard a meeting which would prove fo very unpleasant; and it is a fact, that while Lady Wallace remained in Mr Brandon's room, Mrs Abington was concealed in the coal-bole.

The D. I. O. of Lady Wallace, was a joke in circulation fome time ago at Bath. A filly cuftom took place among the affected people of fashion who frequented that place of ufing initials in their cards, inftead of intelligible words. The card left on taking leave of the place was P. P. C. which, turned into language, was "Pour prendre conge."—A plain Englishman, to ridicale this affectation, left a card at every houfe where he had vifited with the letters D. I. O. which engaged the curiofity, and exercised the penetration of the tabbics at the tea-table for a whole week, when the gentleman foon, in a letter to a friend, condefcended to tell them its meaning, viz. " Dam