ministration got into a cursed scrape with Powis-won't do for CHANCELLOR Why not try BURGESS?SCOTT defended what he had said in the last debate-made it worsen than ever quoted from DEBRETT's debates! talked about an adder-thought he was al- 1 luding to PITT our lawyers somehow don't 5 answer ADAM and ANSTRUTHER worth them)} all can't they be bought ?Scotchmen! { damned strange if they can't-Mem. to tell.. ROSE to sound them.

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ADAM Severe on me and the rest that have.. betrayed Lord NORTH-a general confusion. all round PITT no one to defend us-VI LIERS grinned-GRAHAM simpered-Mu GRAVE growled by G-d I believe PITT en joyed it always pleased when his friends i get into a scrape. Mem. to give him a lec), ture upon that MULGRAVE Spoke at last -wish he'd held his tongue-SHERIDAN an swered him improves every day wish we had him very odd so clever a fellow! I shouldn't be able to see his own interest wouldn't venture on a reply myself, for fear of another lick from that clumsy boor Sir EDWARD ASTLEY said my long speech was dull and tiresome-what's the matter witho the fellow?-used to vote with us believe! LANSDOWN's got him.-Memato tell STEELE

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Jogged PITT-told him SHERIDAN's speech must be answered-said, I might do it then, for be couldn't-PULTENEY relieved us a little, pretending to be gull'd by the checks-too great nonsense to have any effect on the House.-BASTARD forgot his last abuse of PITT, and talked again about confidence; but was against the Bill-what's confidence without a vote?-came to a division at last -better than the former-had whipped in well from SCOTLAND-the House seems tired -hope we shan't have much more of this.

Mem. to give orders to MANNERS to make a noise, and let nobody speak on third reading a very useful fellow that MANNERSdoes more good sometimes than ten speakers. March 14th. God's infinite mercy be praised, AMEN! This is the last day that infernal DECLARATORY BILL stays in the House of Commons--as for the Lords-but that's no business of mine; only poor SYDNEY Well-God bless us all-AMEN!

Got up and wrote the above, after a very restless night-went to bed again--but could not sleep-troubled with the blue devilsthought I saw Powis-recovered myself a little, and fell into a slumber-Dreamt I

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heard SHERIDAN speaking to me through the curtains-woke in a fright, and jumped out

of bed.

Went down stairs-found some of the DIRECTORS. Waiting in the hall-damned, their bloods, and told them this was all their doing -informed me a General Court was called by the enemy-bid them make such a noise, that nobody might be heard-DEVAYNES Undertook it-ordered the SECRET COMMITTEE to stay, and sent the rest about their busi

After breakfast wrote to HAWKY, and begged his acceptance of a Lieut. Colonelcy, 2 Mejorities, a Collectorship, 3 Shawls and a piece of India Muslin for the young ladies sent back one of the Shawls, and said he'd rather have another Collector's place--Damna tion! but it must be so, or SYDNEY will be left to himself.N. B. Not to forget THURLOW'S Arrack and Gunpowder Tea,, with the India Crackers for his children....t sit

MULGRAVE called to know if I wanted him to speak to-day-told him not--had enough of him last time....

Went down to the House ANSTRUTHER played the devil with all our checks and guards -serves us right for introducing such nonsense-GEORGE NORTH asked when I meant

to open my budget-said, when the RAVENSWORTH arrives-pray God she be lost! Mem. When I do open my budget, to state all the accounts in Tales, Pagodas, and Moburs-has a fine effect on the country gentlemen, and prevents many impertinent observations.

Waited very patiently for PITT's promised answer to Fox's calumnies till eight o'clockfresh inquiries about it every minute-began to be very uneasy saw OPPOSITION sneering SHERIDAN asked PITT if he was hoarse yet-looked exceedingly foolish-pitied him, and, by way of relieving his aukward situation, spoke myself-made some of my boldest assertions said a good thing about " A Mare's Nest" coined a few clauses, which I assured the House were in Fox's Bill, and sat down with much applause-was afterwards unfortunately detected in every thing I had said, and universally scouted by all sides.-Mem. I should not have got into that scrape, if I had not tried to help a friend in distress.-N. B. Never to do it again-there's nothing to be gained by it.

As soon as I recovered myself, asked PITT whether he really meant to answer Fox, or not-Owned at last, with tears in his eyes, he could not muster courage enough to attempt it sad work this N. B. Observed GREN

VILLE made a note, that a man need not be an orator, to be Chanceler of the Exchequer he seemed pleased with the precedent.

Nothing left for it but to cry question! divided-only 54 majority-here's a job!

SHERIDAN read a cursed malicious paper, in which he proved PITT an impostor: and that what Fox had openly demanded, the Board of Controul had secretly stolen.-Brother Commissioners all turned pale-was ob liged to rub their noses with Thieves Vinegar, and then slunk out of the House as fast as I could.-N. B. Believe OLD PEARSON's a sneering son of a bitch-tried to whistle as I went through the lobby-asked me if I was unwell-damn his impudence.

Came home in a very melancholy moodreturned thanks in a short prayer for our narrow escape-drank a glass of brandy-confessed my sins-determined to reform, and sent to WILBERFORCE for a good book-a very worthy and religious young man that— like him much-always votes with us.

Was beginning to grow very dejected, when ROSE called to inform me of an excellent scheme about BANK STOCK-a snug thing, and not more than twenty in the secret-raised my spirits again-told the servant I would not trouble Mr. WILBERFORCE