Nicholls’s Recollections and Reflections. 
German. troops had, been(sent foroyer in 
consequence, of addresses: from the two 
Houses ; it was, therefore, but properly 
respectful that»his, Majesty, should; be 
thanked for, his,compliance with) the re- 
quest, of Parliament. . Et. was; certainly 
anunnecessary opposition, and probably 
proceeded: from -the!;noble. Earls) :self+ 
importance liaving, been offended, at tlie 
admission of this clause into the address 
without his previous approbation. 
»oBarl Lemple’s character seems to be 
fairly given by, Lord, Waldegraye.,. He 
tells ts; that George EI. had: a deeided 
aversion to him. That the noble Earl 
had) a, pert: familiarity | not. agreeable to 
majesty 5 and) that on some occasions, 
he had, used an insolenee-of expression 
which(-the King, could: never. forgive. 
On the removal of the Marquis of Rock- 
ingham:in 1766; George ILI. authorized 
Mr. Pitt to» form: an~ administration. 
Under, this authority, Mr. Pitt applied 
to his brother-in-law, Earl Temple; and 
from, the accounts. of that negociation 
which: have reached us, Mr. Pitt seems 
ia haye-allotted the place of First Lord 
ofthe Treasury to the noble Earl; but 
Barl;Temple seems to have demanded 
morte, power |in the seleetion of bis col- 
leagues, than Mr. Pitt was disposed to 
Hoy The two 
brothers-in-law senuriated; and T believe 
were never afterwards re-united. 
‘yoo LORD CHATHAM’S EULOGIUM. 
‘op d-hesitate to-say any thing respecting 
the, eloquence of the late Earl of Cha- 
tham... E.iave already mentioned the 
terms in «which it isodescribed by bis 
eontemporary, Mr. Glover. For myself, 
L never heard the Earl of Chatham but 
ence; that was en the subject of Falk- 
land Island; in 1771. The effects of his 
eloquence seemed to arise from sudden 
bursts, which surprised and: terrified his 
hearers, rather/ than from any continued 
chain of reasoning: it was a style fitted 
more. for offensive, than for defensive 
purposes; more suited to the House-of 
Commons, than to the House of Lords; 
it wasa style peculiar to himself, emi- 
nently (and, visibly artificial... Onethe 
Falkland, Island, question, the Earb of 
Chatham wished to engage the country 
in a war. We are indebted to George 
IL. for, haying protected) us ‘from a 
calamity. 
10/020 THE PRENCH WAR. 
L camot refrain. from remarking in 
this place, how unfortunate it was that 
those great families whom Mr, Edmund 
Barke deluded into, the desire of a cru- 
sade against French principles, had not 
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am) accurate ‘knowledge ‘of! the’ causes 
which sleduto the! French ‘Revolution. 
Had: they seem thatit was the division of 
Franée into tivocdistinct classes of no- 
bles and) bourgeois Which/had given oe- 
easion to the Revolution, theymust lave 
known that) there was no’ such division 
of the people of England ; and that eon- 
sequently we had no-real cause to/appre- 
hend a ‘similar revolution? their i¢no- 
rance was thesource of our misfortunes. 
Mr. Pitt was:equally ignorant ‘of the 
causes of the French Revolution. He 
embarked in the war as the measure 
which would ‘be'the least embarrassing 
to his ‘administration. © His colleagues 
in the cabinet had ‘one object: he him- 
self, as far as he can be said to have had 
any definite object, was actuated by an 
object incompatible with that of bis eol- 
leagues; he found himself entangled, 
and that he could not retreat from’ that 
war in which he had engaged ; he floun- 
dered on without wisdom, and without 
weighing the consequences of the mea- 
sures which he brought forward. “He 
imposed taxes without considering how 
destructive they were to the! happitiess 
of the people; he negotiated with ‘fo- 
reign states, without remarking how’un- 
equal they were to the measures which 
he wished them to effectuate. He re- 
linquished his former sentiments of fru- 
gality, because he found that wasteful 
expenditure was necessary to enable hint 
to carry on his government. 
GRAMPOUND: 
I hope and trust, that the principles 
advanced on the’ disfranehisement of 
Grampotnd, will inflaence the ‘opinion 
of Parliament when they take into con- 
sideration the state of other boroughs. 
If Grampound was incapable’ of éxer- 
cising its functions, beeause it Was dis- 
cased, a fortiori, must 4 borotsh which 
is actually dead “be incapable. ‘of such 
exercise ; and ‘is not ‘this the! case ina 
burgage tenement borough in°whieh? all 
the burgages belong to ‘a peer? The 
peer himself'is not “eapable | ‘of voting, 
because he is not of theorder of the 
commonalty ; and ‘the fiétitious colour- 
able conveyances which he has'executed 
the night before the election, have con- 
veyed’ no | property to the séveral gran- 
tees) ‘Lohave mentianed  bureage tenc- 
niént borotghsy bat’ certainly consider 
those boroughs which have given them- 
selves up to patrons, who? feed ‘them ei- 
ther swith their) own tioney, ‘or with 
places procured from ‘the’ minister, as 
equally fit to be disfranehised. 
Let us'view the situation of the bo- 
rough 
