ic on the foibles of great men. 15t 
One day that the late duke of Montague attended the 
tevee, for the first time after a visit to his daughter’s fa- 
amily in Dalkeith house, his majesty, after thé usual com- 
pliments, d’c. inquired of the duke after the health of his 
grandchildren. His grace, thanking his majesty, told him 
they were all well, and making a meal of cat-meal potiage 
every day. His majesty asked if they got good oat-meal. 
The duke told him that they had it exceilent from a Mr 
‘James Mutter in Middle Mills, near Lafwade, upon which 
dhis majesty desired the duke to commifsion some for him; 
and I believe the royal family are supplied Wisc that ar- 
ticle from the same mills. 
When the lady of Sir John Clerk of Pennycuick was 
presented to the king after her marriage with Sir John, 
the king said to her that fhe was become mistrefs of a 
beautiful estate. Her ladyfhip begged to know how his 
majesty knew that ; whereupon his majesty began at the 
source of the river Esk, and told the situation and appear- 
ance of every villa during its course, to her ladyfhip’s no 
small surprise. He made very pertinent remarks, men- 
tioning how such and such estates could be improved. 
As the countefs of Elgin was at court one day, his ma- 
jesty came up to her and said, ‘ My lady, a’ve gotten a 
letter frae your son the day, and he’s brawly.’ 
I understand his majesty takes pleasure in imitating the 
Scotch dialect. Arcus. 
ON THE FOIBLES OF GREAT MEN. 
¢ Unthought of frailties cheat us in the wise.” 
I+ is even so; for who could suppose that the following 
_pictures came, not fromthe pencil of malignity, but of 
-truth ? Who could imagine that Locke was fond of ro- 
mances ? that Newton gave implicit credit to the dreams 
