CHAPTER XIII 



Morals of Society in the last century — Some March-Selw3rn correspondence 

 — Chires amies of Lord March — His chaplain and Wilkes's Essay on 

 Woinan — His lordship enters the lists against Wilkes — Poses d la 

 St. George — Wilkes outlawed — Verses on Kidgell, Lord March s 

 chaplain. 



A CIRCUMSTANCE precedes the firsfc published letter 

 of the March-Sehvyn correspondence which testifies 

 that singular doings were permitted in Society at 

 this time, even by those who considered themselves 

 beyond reproach. Horace Walpole writes as follows 

 in a letter addressed to General Conway from 

 Strawberry Hill, September 9th, 1762 : ' I have 

 had Lord March and the Rena here for one 

 night, which does not raise my reputation in the 

 neighbourhood, and may usher me again into the 

 North Briton.' It is unnecessary to dwell further 

 on this incident, which shows the prevailing latitude. 

 In the letter to Selwyn noticed,^ an allusion is 

 made by Lord March to his relatives, the Duke 

 and Duchess of Queensberry, who were evidently 



^ Appendix A. 



