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newly created English funds «than ‘they 
could obtain in any other eduntry.o\:! 
The -war, onsacconnt ofthe Spanish 
succession,-had been resolved om before 
the close of: King! W illiam’s: life.» Phe 
design), was -perseveted> ‘in ‘by’ Queen 
Anne, throughaAbeinfluence of the Duke 
of Maxlborough.; This nobleman-must 
be viewed.as:having sacceeded! to that 
situation which had) been ‘occupied by 
King) William, | He: was,: by political 
connexions, 2 ‘Tory.; but:he saw that 
the Whigs would ;be more disposed to 
adyanee money for) the continaance of 
the war. than bis former: friends; he, 
therefore, clianged, his party; and, al- 
though Queen Anne bad a preference 
for the ‘ories, yet the sway. which the 
Duchess of Marlborough possessed over 
the mind. of the Queen, preserved for a 
lovg time the Duke’s influence from be- 
ing diminished. ‘The Queen was awa- 
kened at last to the consequences of the 
heavy burdens, imposed upon her sub- 
jects, and she resolyed to terminate the 
war. (Ln effecting this, she was embar- 
rassed by the Whigs; whose power was 
much increased, not. only by the great 
ability of their leaders, but from their 
Jong continuance in office, and uninter- 
rupted. distribution of patronage. The 
latter years of her life were years of af- 
fliction,, She cannot, be called a great 
Queen; but, viewed. as an individual, 
every part of her Jife merits our esteem 
and partiality. 
The three firstsovereigns of the Bruns- 
wick, line have fullowed, the footsteps of 
King, William, ;.Continental wars, an 
augmentation of, the national debt, and 
a,standing, army,.uniformly increasing, 
have, ..distinguished, their successive 
reigns;, tilly -at.Jength, we have been 
brought to consider a national debt and 
a. standing, army as forming part of our 
constitution,,. And we hear, without.as< 
tonishment, ,of forty-four millions \ster- 
ling, employed.to pay the interestof_our 
debt, and,eleven millions. sterling de- 
manded*for.the army in time of peace. 
by UDERS’ “eT. 
At the conmmon law commissions were 
granted to the,dudges durante bene pla- 
cito. . By the: Act of Settlement, 13th 
William IEE, it was enacted,Dhaticoms 
missions should begranted to tlie Judges 
quamdiu se bene, gesserintio George bh 
while, Prince, of | Wales, dad: beebodis+ 
pleased with sone of the Judges, for the 
opinion which they had givensuna dis 
pute between, him, and his: dather; re= 
specting the guardianship of George the 
Second’s childien: aud; asybythe death 
Nicholls's. Recollections and Reflections. 
of George Liall'commissions granted by 
him were mi tata fo mat 
that new commissions shouldbe grai 
to the Dudges by George IV. | Tlie Wet 
of sekantintbaA dea mar the King to 
grant commissions to the Judges qram- 
diwse bene wesserint, but it did not‘com- 
pel him to grant'those Commissions» to 
the men-who'had been Jadges ‘in his) fa- 
ther’s reign 5 and George II. refused to 
grant new commissions to those Judges 
who had offended him. “At the accession 
of George IIL. «those owho had the most 
influence about the young’ King; had-a 
wish to throw reproach! upon the inte- 
mory of George I1y; ‘the King) therefore, 
was prevailed on to recommend to: Pars 
liament to enact, Thatievery’succeeding 
King shouldgraut' new: ‘commissions’ 'to 
those who had held: the office of Judge in 
the preceding reign. The: courtiers: of 
George III. have trumpeted ‘this con- 
duct as a siogularymark ‘of George the 
Third’s disposition. to: diminish his pow+ 
er; but infact George III. increased his 
power by this measare > ‘having! 10° dis- 
like to those whom he found in ‘office, he 
had renewed their commissions. By the 
statute which he thus’ procured! tobe 
enacted, he rendered those Judges) whom 
he might himself afterwards: appoint, ‘it- 
removeable by his sticcessor;) and ‘thus, 
instead of diminishing his power; ‘he dn- 
creased it. 19H! 
I do not mean to vindicatethe con- 
duct of George EL: in: refusing to'grant 
new commissions 1o those ‘gentlenien 
who bad been Judges in his’ father’s 
reign. I will even admit thatthis eon: 
duct on this occasion was injudiciows 
but the manner in which thesubjectwas 
brought forward in Parliament; andthe 
elaborate. praises bestowed upon ‘thie 
young’ King ‘on this ‘occasion, flowed 
from the malevolence which ‘had’ been 
cultivated at the Court of «Leicester 
House against the deceased *monaréh; 
and which was ‘not terminated'eyen'by 
his death. 19 29204 
LORD ° TEMPLE. 
'Harl Temple possessed atone time a 
considerable degree of popularity ; he 
owed it to hisiconnexion with “his bros 
ther-inslaw; MriSeecretary Pitt) © Leo- 
nidas Gloverspeaks with much appro- 
batiom ot Barl'Femple’s conduct'in Dé- 
cember 1756, in going down to thé! House 
of Lords, whileJabouring dader a severe 
fit of:'sickness, to oppose avélause’ of 
thaniksto the King forbaving introduced 
thes German’ auxiliaries) OL ‘think’ the 
conduct of Karl ‘Pemple, on this ovea- 
‘sion, was peevish and ilftimed. © These 
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