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unadulterated Gaulifh, w^iich is called Waloon, or Walloon. 

 This diftinftion is kept up to this day ; for the inhabitants 

 of feveral of the Low-Country provinces fay, that in France 

 they fpeak Romans ; whereas they fpeak the Walloon, 

 which comes much nearer the fimplicity of the ancient 

 Gauliih. 



WALOUGA, in Geography, a town of Africa, in the 

 country of Whidah ; lo miles N. of Sabi. 



WALPACK, a town of the (late of New Jerfey, in the 

 county of SufTex, containing 591 inhabitants; 25 miles 

 W.N.W. of Morriftown. 



WALPERSDORFF, atownofAuftria.ontheTrafen; 

 4 miles N. of St. Polten. 



WALPING See, a lake of Pruflia, in the province of 

 Ermeland ; 4 miles S.W. of AUenftein. 



WALPIT, a town of France, in the department of the 

 Lis ; 3 miles N.N.E. of Courtray. 



WALPO,or Wai.pon, a town of Sclavonia, wliich gives 

 name to a county, fituated on a river which runs into the 

 Drave, defended by an ancient caftle ; 20 miles N.W. of 

 Efzek. 



Walpo Taro, a rock in the Spanifli Main, near the 

 Mofquito fhore. N. lat. 14° 30'. W. long. 82° 40'. 



WALPOLE, Robert, in Biography, earl of Orford, 

 the third fon of Robert Walpole, efq., was born at Hough- 

 ton in Norfolk, the feat of his father, in Auguft 1676, re- 

 ceived his preparatory inftruftion at Eton, and completed 

 his courfe of education at King's college, Cambridge ; be- 

 ing diftinguifhed at fchool for his talents for public fpeaking, 

 and at the univerfity by the ardour of his attachment to 

 Whig principles. He was originally defigned for the 

 church ; but his views were changed by the death of his 

 eldeil furviving brother in 1698, and lie was initiated in the 

 habits and purfuits of a country gentleman. In 1 700 he 

 married a lady, whofe fortune enabled him to clear the in- 

 cumbrances of an eftate of 2000/. a year, which came into 

 his pofTefiion after his father's death, and in this year he be- 

 came an aftive member of parliament in connexion with the 

 Whig party, as a reprcfentative of the boroiigli of Cattle 

 Rifing. In queen Anne's firll parliament, 1702, he was 

 returned for Lynn, and continued to repreft-nt that borough 

 till he became a member of the houfe of peers. Having 

 availed himfelf of two or three opportunities which oc- 

 curred for gaining the efteem and confidence of his party, 

 lie was appointed by the Whig adminiftration in 1708 fe- 

 cretary of war, which office he held for a (hort time in con- 

 ncftion with that of treafurer of the navy. After the trial 

 of Sacheverel, which ilfued unfortunately, he publifhcd a 

 pamphlet, in which he fixed the ftigma of .lacobitifm on the 

 abettors of that turbulent prielt. Upon the difmiffhl of tiie 

 Whig miniftry, he refigned his office; but having provoked 

 the difpleafure of the ruling party by his fpirited defence 

 of lord Godolphin, he was charged with venality and cor- 

 ruption, while he held the place of fecretary at war, ex- 

 pelled the houfe, and committed to the Tower in January 

 1712. During his confinement, he was regarded as a mar- 

 tyr to the Whig caufc, and vifited by feveral perfons of 

 diftinftion ; and he employed himfelf in writing a pamphlet 

 in his own vindication. After his releafe in .luly, thougli 

 he could not take his feat, he ferved his party by his coun- 

 fel and by liis pen. The diffohition of parliament took 

 place in 1713 ; and Walpole was induced to expofe the mea- 

 fures of the Tory muiiltry by a pamplilet, intitled " A 

 (hort HiRory of the Parliament," to wliieh he affixed the 

 motto, " Vcnalis populus, Venalis Curia Patrum." IJeing 

 returned again for Lynn in February 17 14, he was aftive 

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diftinguilhed himfelf by a fpeech in favour of Steele, who 

 was profecuted by the houfe for two publications. To- 

 wards the clofe of this reign, he difplaycd great zeal for the 

 Proteilant fuccelTion in the houfe of Hanover. Upon the 

 death of tlie queen in Auguft 17 14, and the acceffion of 

 George I., a new Whig miniftry was formed : and Wal- 

 pole was recompenfed for his fufferings and loffes by the 

 two lucrative places of paymafter of the forces, and of 

 Chelfea Hofpital. He was ailively employed in connec- 

 tion with lord Townfhend, principal fecretary of (late, who 

 liad married his fiiler ; and became chairman of the fecret 

 committee appointed to inquire into charges againfl the late 

 minifters, and moved the impeachment of lord Bolingbroke. 

 Being a zealous fupporter of government in the rebellion of 

 1715, he was advanced to the important ports of firtt lord 

 of the treafury and chancellor of the exchequer. Although 

 illnefs prevented his fupporting the feptennial bill in parlia- 

 ment, he was decidedly attached to the meafure. During 

 fhe divifions that afterwards occurred in the cabinet, he 

 (leadily maintained his conneftion with lord Townfhend, and 

 on his difmiflion in 17 17, refigned his office ; and even joined 

 the Tories in oppofing meafures, for which, as a minilter, he 

 would have been an advocate. He contributed by a fpeech 

 delivered on the occafion to the rcjeftion of the peerage bill 

 in 1 7 19, and he oppofed in 1720 the South-fea fcheme for 

 the liquidation of the national debt. Lord Townfliend and 

 Walpole received overtures from the earl of Sunderland, 

 whofe minillry was embarrafiud, and a partial coalition was 

 effefted, in confequence of which the latter was rellored to 

 the poll of paymafter of the forces. He had previoiifly 

 effefted a reconciliation between tlie king and the prince of 

 Wales, between wliom a variance had long fubfilled. To 

 him the public attention was direfted during the difafters 

 that fucceeded the failure of the South-fea fcheme in 1721 ; 

 an event which ferved to difplace lord Sunderland from the 

 poft of firft lord of the treafury, in which Walpole was re- 

 eftabli(hed. At this time he adopted meafures for advanc- 

 ing tlie trade and manufadlures of the country, which have 

 been much applauded by Jean Tucker. In 1 722 a new 

 parliament aflemblcd, in which tlie Whigs compofed a ma- 

 jority ; and Walpole diftinguifhed himfelf in the profecu- 

 tion of bifhop Atterbury for liis plot in favour of the pre- 

 tender, which terminated in the baniftiment of this prelate. 

 In recompencc of his fervices, which were fuch as not to 

 allow his removal from the lioufe of commons, his fon was 

 made a baron. His brother, Horace Walpole, was ap- 

 pointed minifter to the court of France, and he was ho- 

 noured with being nominated knight of the garter. Sir 

 Robert Walpole was at tliis time prime minifler. In 1725 

 he promoted the bill for reftoring lord Bolingbroke to his 

 country and eftate, though his attainder was Hill fiibfiiluig ; 

 and this partial benefit gave fuch offence to his lordfhip, 

 that he became a powerful antagonift to Walpole's adminif- 

 tration. His pacific meafures higldy recommended him 

 both to the nation and the king ; but the death of his nia- 

 jefty in 1727 occafioned changes tluit are generally incident 

 to a new reign. Walpole was no favourite with George II., 

 but the influence of queen Caroline prevailed againft the in- 

 trigues of botli Pulleney and lord Bolingbroke, and when 

 he was confidered as a fillen miniller, re-eftabli(hed in the 

 offices of firft lord of the treafury and chancellor of the 

 exchequer, with a greater degree of power tlian he had ever 

 before pod'eded. Of courfe his deferted levees were crowded 

 with thofe wiio bafl< in tl\e fiin-fliine of court favour. W.il- 

 pole, however, was alTailed by a hull of able and aftive ad- 

 verfaries ; among whom win' Pulteney at the head of dif- 

 contcnted Whigs, Sir William Wyndham and the Tories, 

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