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mory would have been expofed in full 
council, and his negligence exaggerated, 
%n the place where he had moft at heart to 
acquire efteem. Such was the life of 
Charles before he had reached his four- 
teenth year. 
Hengeft de Genlis, the French embaf-. 
fador to the Low Countries, feeming ap- 
prehenfive left the excefs of labour and 
application fhould injure the conftitution 
and faculties of the young prince, Chie- 
vres replied, that he himielf had-~enter- 
tained the fame fear; but that, after re- 
fleGting on the fubjeét, he was perfuaded 
that his firft duty was early to enable his 
pupil to do without a tutor; and that he 
would want one all his life, were he not 
accuftomed from his youth to gain an ex- 
a& knowledge of his affairs, 
GAMING 
Is always cenfured as a new vice. It 
3s one of the earlieft we meet with in the 
hiftory of civilized nations,’ and | even 
among a barbaroue people it is to be 
found. Perhaps in more correct language 
we ought to jay, that it 1s the univertal 
patlion, the tio that molt eafily befets (and 
befots) all nations. In England, its in- 
tieence is neither greater nor Jefs than in 
former days. How abturd it 1s for men 
ef property to hazard their money among 
ftrangers and in ftrange places, wll per- 
haps appear from the following anecdote, 
not g-nerally known; for Nafh, when he 
came to be a king, continued to obtain a. 
princely charaéter for the moral govern- 
ment of Bath. It is fometimes neceflary 
to promote a thief to the rank of a thief- 
taker. 
Wriothefley, the third Duke of Bed- 
ford, had many qualities that recom- 
ynended him in fociety: but an uncon- 
querabie paflion tor play was very perni- 
cious to him, it being fo violent, that, 
though he had the itrongeft fulpicions of 
the probity and integrity of thofe who 
played with him, he ftill perfilied in the 
purfuit, even after loing very confidera- 
ble fums, which greatly hurt his fortune, 
and brought him into fuch neceffitous cir- 
cumftances as were fcarce credible for a 
man of his vafteltate. Me was at Bath 
one fafon, whena confpiracy was formed 
againit his Grace by feveral firft-rate gam- 
blers, among whom was Fleetword, the 
manager of Drury- lane Theatre, and N..fh, 
the mafter of the ceremonies. A party at 
hazard had already deprived the Duke ot 
upwards of feventy thoufand pounds, when 
his Grace got upina paflion, and put the 
dice in his pocket. The gameftcrs were 
terrified, as they knew they were loaded, 
From the Port-felio of a Man of Letters. 
j Nov. 1, 
and as he communicated : his fufpicions, 
intimating his refolution of infpeéting 
them. His Grace then retired intoanother 
room, and, flinging himfelf upon a fofa, 
fell afleep. The only ttep that appeared 
practicable to the winners, to avoid dif 
grace, and get their money, was to pick 
his pocket of the loaded dice, and iupply 
their place with a pair of fair ones. They 
accordingly caft lots who fliould execute 
this commiffion, and it fell on Fleetwood. 
He performed the operation without being 
difcovered, after which his Grace having 
clofely infpeéted the dice he had then in 
his pocket, and finding them juft, he re- 
newed the party, and loit near thirty thou- 
fand pounds more. The gamefters had 
only received five thoufand pounds of the 
money, yet they could not divide this {um 
without quarrelling ; and Nath thinking 
himfelfill-ufed, divulged the whole impo- 
fition to his Grace, by which he faved the 
remainder of the money. His Grace 
made Nafh a handfome prefent, and ever 
after gave him his protection, the Duke 
thinking the fecret was revealed through 
friendfhip and probity. 
PARLIAMENTARY REPORTS. 
It is well known that the publication 
of the proceedings of parliament is a li- 
berty ot a very late date. It is permitted, 
but not fan€iioned ; and in times when 
men are given to change, and litera /crip- 
ta manet, it is not wonderful that fome 
are of opinion that it ought to be totally 
fupprefled. In former times, however, it 
was prohibited under penalties that were 
at leaft gentle, as the following procefs 
wil fhow. ‘This relation is the more cu- 
risus, as it involves the mention of a name 
of fome note afterwards in the literary 
wond, Ejiward Cave, the architect of the 
Gentleman’s Magazine. It ts fo flightly 
hinted at in Dr. Johnion’s Life of Cave, 
that it is probable he had never feen the 
following particulars :— 
March r4th, 1728, a complaint was 
made to the Houfe of Commons of a print- 
ed pamphiet entitled, ** The Gloucefter 
Journal, with the moft material occur- 
rences foreign and domeftic, Tuelday, 
March 12, 1728. Gloucefter: Printed 
by R. Raikes, where advertifements are 
taken in; alfo by J. Wilfon, bookfeller, 
in Horle-ftreet, Briftul.” This R. 
Raikes, by the way, was father to the 
prefent worhy propr etor of the Gloucef- 
ter Journal. ** Inthis pamphlet,’’ it was 
ftated, ** the refolutions and proceedings 
of this houfe are printed in contempt of 
the order, and in breach of the privilege 
of this houle.’” The faid pamphlet was 
delivered 
