282.  To Sir Horace Mann, Sept. 8.-Battle of Zorndorf.  Marriage of his niece Laura to Dr. Frederick Keppel.-446

283.  To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Sept. 14,-Soliciting information for a new edition of his “Noble Authors".-448

284.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 19.-On the failure of the late expeditions to the coast of France [N.].-449

285.  To Sir Horace Mann, Sept. 22.  Failure of the expedition against Cherbourg.-451

286.  To George Montagu, Esq.  Oct. 3.-Disappointment and loss at St. Cas.-453

287.  To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Oct. 5.-Progress of the new edition of “Noble Authors.”  Discovery of the Conway papers.-454

288.  To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Oct. 17.-Rumoured assassination of the King of Portugal.  Epigram on the Chevalier Taylor.-456

289.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 17.-On the general’s not being employed by Mr. Pitt [N.].-457

290.  To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Oct. 21.-Thanks for further information.  Lord Clarendon and Polybius.  Dr. Jortin’s “Erasmus.”  Reasons for not writing the life of his father.-459

291.  To George Montagu, Esq.  Oct. 24.-Reasons for leaving off authorship.-462

292.  To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 24.-On sending a drawing Of his monument to the memory of Sir Horace s brother.  Reported assassination of the King of Portugal.  The Duc d’Aiguillon’s amiable behaviour to our prisoners.-463

293.  To George Montagu, Esq.  Nov. 26.-465

294.  To Sir Horace Mann, Nov. 27.-Illness of the king.  Harmony in parliament.  Death of the Duke of Marlborough.-465

295.  To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Dec. 9.-On sending the second edition of “Noble Authors.”  Lucan and Virgil.  Helvetius de l’Esprit.-467

296.  To Sir Horace Mann, Dec. 25.-Prospects of a Dutch war.  Enormous supplies.  Unanimity of Parliament.  Fall of Cardinal de Bernis.-468

297.  To George Montagu, Esq.  Dec. 26.-Intended marriage of Colonel York.-470

1759.

298.  To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Jan. 12.-Lord Lonsdale’s treatise on Economics.  Lucan.  Vertua’s ms. collections.-471

299.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Jan. 19.-State of the House of Commons.-473

300.  To the same, Jan. 28.-Match between Colonel Campbell and the Duchess of Hamilton.  Prussian and Hessian treaties.-473

301.  To John Chute, Esq.  Feb. 1.-The Opera.  Prussian cantata.  Gothic antiquities (N.].-477

302.  To the same, Feb. 2.-Spence’s Comparison of Magliabechi and Bill.  Story of Carr’s Cousin.-475

303.  To Sir Horace Mann, Feb. 9.-Quebec expedition.-478

304.  To Mr. Gray, Feb. 15.-Literary queries.  Critical Review.- 478

305.  To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Feb. 20.-479

306.  To Sir David Dalrymple, Feb. 25.-Robertson’s History of Scotland.  Ramsay the painter.-479

307.  To Sir Horace Mann, march 4.-Projects a History of the House of Medici.-480