THAT Mr. L-e is authorised to found and treat with Mr. D-g in respect to the views of the Shelburne party.

THAT it be recommended to Mr. L-e to hold his political converfations always before dinner.

THAT as Lord Thurlow has had the feals given to him, the Duke of Rd is authorised to fend Dr. Br-ckl-sby to Dr. Addington, that he may found the Doctor how far he fuppofes the maxims and opinions of the late Lord Chatham are adhered to by Lord Camden, in order that fome judgment may be formed of the line he means to take upon the subject of America.

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Upon a motion made by the Duke of Rd, Mr. B-ke is authorised to affure Betty of a penfion of 50l. a year upon the Irish establishment, on a change of adminiftration; and that, in the mean time, every encouragement be given to her in the way of her business, with an allow ance of 1os. 6d. per week for the use of her back room.

Adjourned

There would have been no occafion to have fent Dr. Br-ckl-fby to Dr. Add-ngt-n to talk upon the fubject of America, if fome men, in the warmth of their eulogiums upon a refiftance to the fovereignty of Great Britain, had conceived for a moment, that they might be facrificing at the fhrine of American apoftacy. But the fpirit of enthusiasm, which never breathes but to contaminate, was wafted across the Atlantic, and triumphs in the ruin it has pccafioned.

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Mr. L-E reports that he has opened to

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the fincere defire of the -m party to acquire the affiftance of the Sne's, and to act together; but that Lord Sne cannot think of entering into any engagement with those who compofe it, until he is informed of the principles and plans of their intended operations.

Refolved,

THAT Mr. B-ke and Mr. F-x be requested to draw up what they conceive fufficient information upon these heads, in order that it be tranfmitted to Lord Sne without lofs of time.

THE DUKE OF R-D reports, that Dr. Br-ckl-fby had attended Dr. Add-ngt-n; but that his mind was so agitated,

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and his time fo entirely employed in explanations and disavowals with Sir James Wr-ght, upon the fubject of meffages between Lord Bute and the late Lord Chatham, he could not undertake any meffage to, or to have any communication with Lord Camden (illness excepted), until he had perfectly cleared up his own character to the world; and Dr. Br-ckl-fby much doubts, from the tenor of their converfation, whether Dr. Add-ngt-n will be ever prevailed upon to interfere in politics for the future.

Adjourned.

Notwithstanding political is a key to general knowledge, the prejudice, refentment, envy, and jealoufy, which generally refult from the one, counteract the operations of that system of love and benevolence which we are taught to follow by the other. Hence arifes all the animofity which has kept perfeverance fo long alive in the breafts of men, who would otherwife have fhone with peculiar luftre in the high road eloquence of turnpike-meetings, or in the fober path of country magistracy.

PRESENT, Nov. 15, 1778.

The D-e of Rd,

Lord R

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Select Meeting. Mr F-x.

General C―y,

Mr John L-e,

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Mr. Ts T

Mr. BKE produces a plan of operations, in order (if approved) to be communicated to Lord S-ne.

Plan read.

Heads of it.

To fupport the idea of the neceffity of granting Independence to America. To defend Keppel by arraigning the conduct of the Admiralty.

To impute the failure on the 27th July to the want of Subordination in the Fleet, and that Success cannot be expected where there is want of Confidence.

Το prove the general Ruin by the Continuation of the War.

To draw the Line between a Natural Enemy and Subjects in Rebellion, though they are united together.

To