250.  To the same, April 29.-Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle.  Masquerade at the Hay market—­547

251.  To George Montagu, Esq.  May 18.-Lord Anson’s voyage with Lady Elizabeth Yorke.  His voyage.  Anecdotes.  Marshal Wade’s house—­549

252.  To the same, May 26.-Ranelagh.  Anecdotes.  Sir Thomas Bootle.  Story of Prince Edward—­550

253.  To the same, June 7.-The Duke of Newcastle’s journey to Holland.  Strawberry Hill,” the old name of his house—­551

254.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway, June 27.-His rural occupations.  Lord Coke.  Friendly advice from White’s.  F`ete at Vauxhall—­ (N.). 553

255.  To SirHorace Mann, July 14.@The Duke of Newcastle’s travels.  Anecdote—­554

256.  To the same.-Bad state of Lord Orford’s health.  Reflections.  Has finished his Aedes Walpolianae.  Improvements at Strawberry Hill—­555

257.  To George Montagu, Esq.  July 25.-Account of a visit to Nugent.  Family of the Aubrey de Versa, Earls of Oxford.  Henningham Castle Gosfield—­556

258.  To the same, Aug. 11.-Anecdotes of the House of Vere.  Kitty Clive.  Garrick and Lee.  Visit to Esher.  Claremont House.  Mrs. Pritchard—­558

259.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Aug. 29.-His progress in planting.  Anticipations of future discoveries—­561

260.  To George Montagu, Esq.  Sept. 3.-Bonmot of the duke of Cumberland.  “The new light.”  Whitfield and the Methodists.  Smell of thieves.  Story of Handsome Tracy.  Gray, the worst company in the world—­563

261.  To Sir Horace Mann, Sept. 12-Death of Bishop Gibson—­565

262.  To George Montagu, Esq.  Sept. 25.-Disinterested friendship. passage in Chillingworth.  The Duchess of Ireland’s Hennins, or piked horns—­566

263.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 4.-Meeting of Parliament.  Preparations for proclaiming the peace.  Lady Cadogan—­567

264.  To George Montagu, Esq.  Oct. 20—­568

265.  To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 24.-Adventure of Milord Richard Onslow.  Character of lord Walpole.  Unpopularity, of the peace.  Death of old Tom Walker—­569

266.  To the same, Dec. 2.-The King’s return.  Prospects of a stormy session.  League Of the tories with the Prince’s party.  Bon-mots of Mr. Chute.  The Opera.  Pertici.  Lord Marchmont and Hume Campbell.  Treason at Oxford—­570

267.  To the same, Dec. 11.-Imprisonment of the young Pretender at Vincennes.  Death of the proud Duke of Somerset; his will.  Bon-mot of John Stanhope. hogarth at Calais—­571

268.  To the same, Dec. 26.-Improvements at Strawberry Hill.  Diplomatic movements.  Old Somerset’s will.  Trial of the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford.Story of sir William Burdett—­574

Preface.

The letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, as hitherto published, have consisted of,-

1.  The letters contained in the quarto edition of his works, published in the year 1798.