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Show 282 ACTS RELATING Part II. SeikXI. To THE Commas. 283 The fliort period of the fucceeding adv miniflration defervcs a particular atten- The fituation in which the noble lord tion, and happily no adminiftration ever flood at this moment was, no doubt, " a pollelTed a better hiflorian, or a more able " trying one -,"-but it was furcly a more apologil‘t, had an apologift been want- favourable one than that in which his predeceflbr had flood. A great part of the ill ing to a minifier " who fought no apo- logy :42" . This gentleman, " whofe htuation, he " tells us, enabled him to fee as well as*," humour, ar‘ifing from domellic caufes, had fubfided. The minds of the people at home were in a great mealhre quieted. The marquis, and his friends, flood clear and whole difccrnment we cannot but of the odinm of unpopular meafures. The believe, enabled him to perceive much better than " others, what was going on, city of London only excepted, the relt of the nation was prepofiaellied in their favor. " did fee in the noble lord who then preThe man, whole fufl‘erings had excited " fidcd at the treafury, fuch found princi- " ples, {uch an enlargement of mind, lizch " clear and fagacious fenfe, and fuch un~ the firongefl popular difcontent, and whole talents were nicely calculated to put him ht the head of a faction, was ready to fuc " fhaken fortitude," as might well give room to hope, that if the empire could he faved, it mutt be by his hand. for pardon; as he did afterwards fue for pardon to a great man who was then an To the gods, and to the citizens of London, it the 25th of Augult 1765. feemed otherwife "l. " that whenever a buppy (flue/i/I'wmnt of public " mcafurcs {hall prefent afizmm‘nb/c occafion, they The In which they fay, " will be ready to exert their utmoa abilities in '* hlr. Burke's Speech, p. 64. " lilpgort of fuel] wile councils, as apparent/y tend 9‘ ll). p. 57. , "to render his majclly's reign happy and glo« See their addrefs P rcfentcd to the kineon C" " rious." the aflbciate, |
