HORACE WALPOLE

GEORGE MONTAGU, Esq.

NEW EDITION,

IN THREE VOLUMES,

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES,

NOW FIRST ADDED.

VOL. II.

1760-1769.

LONDON:

HENRY COLBURN, PUBLISHER,
13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.

:

Printed by J. L. Cox and SONS, 75, Great Queen Street, Lincoln's-Inn Fields.

CONTENTS

OF

VOL. II.

Το G. MONTAGU, Esq. Arlington-street, Jan. 7, 1760. Visit to

Princess Emily........

Page

1

The Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Jan. 12, 1760. Apologising

for an unintentional offence.

2

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G. Montagu, Esq. Jan. 14, 1760. Severity of the winter-

Military preparations..

3

G. Montagu, Esq. Jan. 28, 1760. Severity of the winter-
Death of Lady Besborough-Visit to the Magdalen........

G. Montagu, Esq. March 27, 1760. Lord George Sackville's

trial....

6

9

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G. Montagu, Esq. April 19, 1760.

Sentence on Lord George

Sackville-Trial of Lord Ferrers......

G. Montagu, Esq. May 6, 1760. Execution of Lord Ferrers 13

The Earl of Strafford, Strawberry-hill, June 7, 1760. Ball at

Miss Chudleigh's

14

The Hon. H. S. Conway, June 28, 1760...............

The Earl of Strafford, Aug. 7, 1760. Attack of the gout an

apology for delaying his journey.....

..

ib.

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Aug. 7, 1760. His illness..........

G. Montagu, Esq. Aug. 12, 1760. His illness.......

22

24

The Countess of Ailesbury, Whichnovre, Aug. 23, 1760. On

the singular custom of that manor

25

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G. Montagu, Esq. Arlington-street, Sept. 1, 1760. On his

journey in the North.........

26

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Page

To the Earl of Strafford, Strawberry-hill, Sept. 4, 1760. Ас-

count of his journey in returning from Lord Strafford's... 32

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 19, 1760

The Hon. H. S. Conway.......

33

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34

G. Montagu, Esq. Oct. 2, 1760. On the marriage of his

niece to Lord Huntingtower.........

35

G. Montagu, Esq. Oct. 14, 1760. Visit of the duke of

York

36

G. Montagu, Esq. Arlington-street, Oct. 25, 1760. Death of

George II.

40

The Earl of Strafford, Oct. 26, 1760. Death of the king...... 41

G. Montagu, Esq. Oct. 28, 1760. The new court............

42

G. Montagu, Esq. Oct. 31, 1760.

G. Montagu, Esq. Nov. 4, 1760.

ΙΙ........

The king-The ministry... 44

Bequests of King George

45

G. Montagu, Esq. Nov. 13, 1760. Personal conduct of the

king-Funeral of George II..........

47

G. Montagu, Esq. 1760. Appointment of the king's house-

hold.

50

G. Montagu, Esq. Strawberry-hill, Nov. 24, 1760. The

king's first visit to the theatre......

51

G. Montagu, Esq. Arlington-street, Dec. 11, 1760. Dissatis-

faction in the ministry

53

G. Montagu, Esq. Jan. 22, 1761. Play at Holland-house... 54

G. Montagu, Esq. Feb. 7, 1761. Ball at Carlton-house

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Feb. 1761. Speech of Mr. Conway

in the House of Commons....

57

G. Montagu, Esq. March 7, 1761. On Mr. Montagu's being

appointed usher of the black rod in Ireland. 58

G. Montagu, Esq. Houghton, March 25, 1761. Feelings and

reflections there

63

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Arlington-street, April 10, 1761.

on the prospect of peace

66

G. Montagu, Esq. April 16, 1761. Enclosing an anacreontic

on Sir Harry Bellendine..

68

G. Montagu, Esq. April 28, 1761.

Fire near Sackville-street 70

G. Montagu, Esq. May 5, 1761. Gray and Mason's visit to

Strawberry-Conversation with Hogarth

71

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To G. Montagu, Esq. Strawberry-hill, May 14, 1761. Party at

Bedford house-Anecdotes

Page

73

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The Countess of Ailesbury, June 13, 1761. Thanks for a

snuff-box-The opera..

75

G. Montagu, Esq. Strawberry-hill, June 18, 1761. Mr.

Bentley's new opera ..

78

G. Montagu, Esq. July 5, 1761.......

The Earl of Strafford, July 5, 1761. Anecdote of Whitfield 80

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Arlington-street, July 14, 1761.

Apologies for not having written - Approaching marriage

of the king

79

81

G. Montagu, Esq. Strawberry-hill, July 16, 1761. Report
of the queen's household

The Countess of Ailesbury, July 20, 1761. Thanks for
some china-Congratulations on Mr. Conway's escape
at the battle of Kirckdenchirch

• The Earl of Strafford, July 22, 1761. Battle of Kirckden-
chirch

G. Montagu, Esq. July 22, 1761. On the royal marriage,
victories, &c.

The Hon. H. S. Conway, July 23, 1761. Congratulations

on the success of the army.......

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G. Montagu, Esq. Arlington-street, July 28, 1761. First
appearance of Mr. Bentley's play..........
The Hon. H. S. Conway, Strawberry-hill, Aug. 5, 1761.
General Wolfe's monument-Sale and resale of the
ground in Westminster Abbey

G. Montagu, Esq. Aug. 20, 1761. Offer of a seat to see the

93

96

coronation, &c.

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The Earl of Strafford, Arlington-street. Expected arrival

of the queen

97

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 9, 1761. Arrival of the

queen-Her manners, &c.

G. Montagu, Esq. Sept. 24, 1761. The coronation

The Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 25, 1761. Breaking off the

treaty of peace-The coronation

104

The Countess of Ailesbury, Strawberry-hill, Sept. 27, 1761.

The coronation, &c.

107

G. Montagu, Esq. Arlington-street, Oct. 8, 1761. Mr. Pitt's

resignation

110

G. Montagu, Esq. Strawberry-hill, Oct. 10, 1761. Mr.
Pitt's peerage and pension..........