Correspondence of the late John Courte- ed you to me. Indeed I understood Mr. nay, Esg., with Lord SHELBURNE, Hamilton merely to express his high opiColonel BARRE, the Duke of Rich- nion of you, and not as desiring me to MOND, Mr. LEES, Mr. BERESFORD, continue you in your ernploy; for when Mr. Hamilton, Chief Baron EYRE, I told him that it was but natural for me and Mr. Fox, between the years 1782 to have for secretary a gentleman I was and 1792. in habits of intimacy with, he said, that I. all he meant was, that if I had bad the Fron Mr. COURTENAY to the Duke of pleasure of knowing you, and bad ineant RICHMOND. you to continue, he could answer that MR. Courtenay presents his respects in every respect you would hare fulfilled to the Duke of Richmond, and is ex- every expectation I could form. tremely concerned to hear that his Grace I therefore consider Mr. Hamilton's has the smallest reason to think that Mr. speaking to me about you as merely conC. either wished or expected to be con- veying his good opinion, and noi as a tinued in his former situation in the solicitation either from bimself or from Ordnance. Nothing but the warmest you. Had it been otherwise, I should affection and long personal attachment to certainly have paid every attention that Lord Townshend could induce him to circumstances would admit to the wishes submit to that constant attendance which of a friend I esteem so highly as Mr.Hasuch acquiescing duty requires. If Mr. milton; and I beg leave to assure you, C. has been recommended to the Duke that, far from thinking unfavourably of of Richmond's attention, he trusts to you, I am persuaded, had you wished an his Grace's candour that he will alone application to be inade for you, you impule it to Mr. Hamilton's partiality would have taken such a step with conand friendship, and not to any suggestion sistency to your own character, and have or indirect application from Mr. C.; acted up to it. I have the the honour to perfectly sensible, that he has not the be, with much esteem, least claim to the Duke of Richmond's Your inost obedient humble servant, fivour, he has too little presumption on RICHMOND, &c. the one band, and too much pride on the Whitehall, Nlay 28, 1782. o her other, to solicit it. Mr. C. hopes h's Grace will excuse this address. If III. he was wholly indifferent to the Duke of From Mr. COURTENAY to Lord SHELRichmond's opinion, he would not have BURNE, and his Note to Col. Barre, troubled bis Grace on the subject; but wishiny, as he sincerely does, to stand Berners-sireet, July 25, 1782. acquitted of any supposed inean impro MY LORD, priety of conduct (which, from circum Lord Townshend was so obliging to instances unexplained, might justly perhaps form me this morning, that your Lordship make some impression on his Grace), he had expressed your permission that I begs leave to assure the Duke of Rich- might either call on Colonel Barré, or mond, in the most explicit and unequi- wait on your Lordship. I am thoroughly vocal terms, that he never once fattered sensibic of this honour, and beg leave to himself with the idea, or suggested a hint return my thanks for it. to any person whatever, to be recom I flatter myself your Lordship will not mended to his Grace's patronage. attribute my declining to avail myself of Berners-street, May 20, 1782. this indulgence to disrespect; I avoid taking advantage of your Lordship's conII. descension and recollection of me in this From the Duke of Rocumond to Mr. instance, merely from an apprehension, COURTENAY. that, both on account of a long attachSIR, ment, founded on affection and friendI should sooner have acknowledged ship, and a political opinion (in which I che note you did me the honour of writ- have invariably persevered) my having the ing to me on the 21st instant, but have honour of waiting on your Lordship would been prevented by being out of town, be attended with no other consequence and my time continually taken up. I am than in taking up your Lordship's time, very sorry that you should imagine I had which is now so much employed, and in formed any unfavourable opinion of you giving you unnecessary trouble. frow Mr. Hapilton's having recommend I have the honour to be, &c. 1816.) Correspondence of the late Mr. Courtenay, fc. 35 To Colonel BARRE. sponded with this account. Sir William Mr. C. presents his compliments, and then expressed a wish that matters could returns Colonel Barré many thanks for be so arranged that you might remain in his very flattering and obliging profes- your office. I said, ihat, as my sole obsions and attention to him ; at the same ject in the ordnance was the benefit of time he begs leave to say, that he can The service, I should, as much as Sir peither consistently nor honourably enter William, wish that a person, of whom he into any political engagement. from knowledge spoke so highly, should continue in so important an office; but IV. that I must coufine myself to my wishies : From Mr. COURTENAY to the Duke of for circumstanced as you was, I could not RICHMOND, with propriety make you any offer. Sir MY LORD, Williain Howe then asked me, whether, I took the liberty of waiting on your if you could so arrange things as to be Grace, to return my sincere thanks for able to retain your employment with sathe very obliging mavner in which your tisfaction to yourself and your friends, Grace was pleased, through Sir W. ll. to and was disposed to apply for it, I would express your sentiments of my conduct recommand you to His Majesty to keep as surveyor-general of the ordvance. I it? I answered, that I would most reashall always be proud of your good opi- dily; and Sir William, who, I understood, nion, and think myself highly honoured had had some conversation with you on by the Duke of Richmond's approbation this subject before, said he would ialk to of my official conduct. To this I must you again upon it, and asked me if he ascribe your Grace's fattering offer of might communicate to you my disposition; permitting me to continue in my late to which I consented. The difference besituation. The motives which induced tween our statements is rnerely forinal, me to decline availing myself of your and arises from the delicacy I felt tokind intention I trust I need not explain, wards you; for it makes none in the but submit them with confidence in your desire I am ready to testify that I had, of Grace's candour. At the same time I doing justice to the merits which I onbeg leave to assure your Grace, that I derstand you have shewn in the execuconsider myself equally obliged by your tion of your office. Grace's offer. Fully impressed with this It is with great regard that I have the distinguished mark of your favour, I shall honour to be, Sir, erer retain a proper sense of it. Your most obedient and most I have the honour, &c. humble servant, RICHMOND, &c. VI. From Mr. B. to Mr. L. inclosed by him to Mr.C. SIR, Abbeville, 9ih Nov. 1787. I am honoured with your letter of to- MY DEAR LEES, day, and am much obliged to you for the I have been at such a distance from trouble you have taken in calling here. town, and heard so little of what has been I am persuaded that you will forgive doing, that I do assure you I was astome (as you have mentioned the negocia- nished at finding this day that the English tion that passed through Sir Wm. Howe), parliament were to meet the 15th of this if I observe that, from the manner in month. Seeing this, and tearing that I which you state it, I apprehend there has should not have an opportunity of speakbeen some little mistake. As, however, ing to you in time, I write this letter upon I might have been inclined in other cir- a subject which I know interests you cumstances to have made you an offer much, and in which I really feel my share of the employment you held last in the of anxiety. The subject I mean is, that ordnance, I should noi, in point of deli- of our friend Courtenay, whose situation cacy to you, have presumed to take such cannot but be very critical, and in my a step in the present moment, when you opinion, on his conduct at this very crisis bad resigned it on Lord Townshend's depends his future prospects. You know quitting the ordnance. The fact was, my sentiments, bous with regard to him that on Sir Wm. Howe's assurig me and Lord Townshend, and that they have that you had shewn remarkable diligence been the same for now nearly three and activity as surveyor-general, I told From the first time that I menhim that every thing I had heard corre- tioned Lord Townshend's claim to Mr. years. 36 (Aug. 1, Pitt, I had no doubt of his honourable as dishonourable or wrong; but I subfeelings on the occasion, and of what mit to you, whether he has not now an would be the issue ; and from the time opportunity of uninvolving himself, and that I deposited the original letter in his that without danger of character; his hands, and saw the effect the reading of first connection is with Lord'Townshend; it had on him, I was certain that he he has a right to say that he did not give would take the first opportunity of get- credit to the professions of Mr. Pitt; that ting the business dune. I often told he saw first two, and then a third Marquis Courtenay this; I said as much to himn created, and Lord T. left out; that he as I thought myself warranted to do: resented what he thought bad usage to Lord T. mentioned to me that he had bis friend; but that, now that there could spoken to him also. You know what not remain a doubt of the truth and sinmy hopes and expectations were about cerity of Mr. Piit, it was impossible for him for a time, and which I have little him any longer to stand in opposition to doubts would have been realized, had he him; that he freely acknowledged he taken another line; but that is now over, was in error as to his real character; but and the opportunity is lost : what can that now seeing it, he would no longer now be done is the question. I know oppose bim; and I confess I think such Courtenay never could bring himself to a conduct would be not only supportable, believe, that Mr. Pitt was in earnest in but be actually and literally right, and I what he said to me; on the contrary, he would have no scruple to avow it to my thought that Mr. Pitt made a fool of me, quondam friends; but if Courtenay was and ihat Lord T. was fooled at secondo too scrupulous to go so far as to join hand : fortunately Lord T. was of a dif- administration on such priociples, I ferent opinion, and the event has proved would without doubt, avowing the same we were right; and has shewn that Mr. principles, go out of parliament, and Pitt has acted with honour. Lord thereby release myself from all future Townshend is now in possession of what connection with Opposition, and put myhe wanted, and now Courtenay must take self within the line of office. I have a decisive and a final part. It requires bored you sufficiently on this subject, little sagacity to see that his interest which I do to induce you to write to must lead hini to alter his conduct, and Courtenay directly wbat you may think to support administration : if they were proper; for if he now involves himself not suficiently established before, surely by taking a part against Ministry, he the late turn which the affairs of Europe never can have such an opportunity of have taken must secure them : this is a getting out of his present, I think, dispoint not to be even argued. I know agreeable situation. well how Courtenay has involved himself Your's, very sincerely, with Opposition, and that he would not J. BERESFORD. do any thing which could be looked on (To be continued.) Oedipus Jocularis: OR, ILLUSTRATIONS OF REMARKABLE PROVERBS, OBSCURE SAYINGS, AND PECULIAR CUSTOMS. NUMBER III. Sunt bona, sunt quædam mediocria, sunt mala plura, MARTIAL. painter, employed by a no less ignorant HENRY the Eighth having taken the landlord to paint a new one, represented town of Boulogue in France, the gates of it by a Bull and a large gaping Mouth; which he broughtco Hardes, in Kent, where answering to the vulgar pronunciation of they are still remaining, the flatterers Bull and Mouth. of that reign highly magnified the action, which in consequence became a popular The same event in bistory gave occasubject for signs, and the port, or harbour, sion for the sign of the Bull and Gate, called Boulogne Mouth, was accordingly as descriptive of an inn in Holborn, ori. set up at a noted inn in London. The ginally meant for Boulogne Gare, and name of this inn long out-living the sign represented by an embattled gate or enand fame of the conguest, an ignorant trance into a fortified town, but by ig. BULL AND GATE. 1816.) Barber's Pole-Chequers - Bell Savage--Three Blue Balls. 37 TUMBLE DOWN DICK. norance converted into a gate, with a indicate that it is two to one the things bull looking over it. pledged there will never be redeemed, THE BARBER'S POLE. were in reality the arms of a set of merThe Barber's Pole has been the sub- chants, or bankers, from Lombardy, who ject of many conjectures, some conceive were the first that publicly lent money ing it to have originated in the word poll, upon pledges. They dwelt together in a ur bead, with several conceits as far- streel, from them pained Lombard-street, fetched and unmeaning; but the true in- and which is still famous for money contention of this parti-coloured staff was to cerns. The appeilation of Lombard was shew that the inaster of the shop prac. formerly considered as synonimous with tised surgery, and could open a vein as usurer all over Europe. well as mow a beard; such a staff being to this day, by every village practitioner, This sign was set up in London, and put into the hand of a patient undergo- some other places, at the Restoration of ing the operation of phlebotomy. The Charles the Second, and was intended as white band which encompasses the staff a burlesque of Richard Cromwell, who was meant to represent the fillet thus had too much simplicity and honesty to elegantly entwined about it. In foriner manage the reins of government, which days, the barbers and surgeons consti- the usurper his father had seized after tuted one corporation both in England the murder of his sovereign, and outwitand France. in the latter country the ting his colleagues by crait and tyranny. former were considered as the most bo- The following story of Richard Cromnourable of the two, and it was not well is related by Lord Clarendon, and without much opposition from the col- may serve in some degree as an illustralege of physicians that these branches tion of the ridicule with which he was were separated, and inade distinct pro- treated in his own country:.“ Shortly fessions, with precedence for the sur- after the king's return, and the manifest geons. joy that possessed the whole kingdom THE CHEQUERS. thereupon, this poor creature found it Nor were the chequers, at this time a necessary to transport himself into France, comnion sign for a public house, less ex- more for fear of bis debts, than of the pressive; being the representation of a king, who thought it not necessary to kind of draft board called tables, and enquire after a man so long forgotten. shewing that the game might be played After he had lived some years in Paris, in the house where the figure was dis- untaken notice of, and indeed unknown, played. From the colour of the che- living in a most obscure condition and quers, which was red, and their simi- disguise, not owning his own name, por larity to lattice work, it was corruptly having above one servant to attend him, called a red lettuce, which word is fre- he thought it necessary, upon the first quently used by ancient writers to signify rumour and apprehension that there was an ale-house. like to be a war between England and France, to quit that kingdon, and to The Spectator has explained the sigo move to some place that would be neuof the Bell. Savage ion plausibly enongh, ter to either party; and pitched upon in supposing it to have been originally the Geneva, making his way thither by figure of a beautiful female found in the Bourdeaux, and through the province of woods, and called in French La Belle Languedoc, he passed through Pezenas, Sauvage. But another reason has been a very pleasant town belonging to the assigned for that appellation still more Prince of Conti, who hath a fair palace probable: pamely, that the inn was once there, and being then Governor of Lanihe property of Lady Arabella Savage, guedoc, made his residence in it. and familiarly called Bell Savage's inn, “ In this place Richard made some represented, as at present, by a bell and stay, and walking abroad to entertain a savage, or wild man, which was the himseli with the view of the situation, hieroglyphicai rebus for ber name, such and of many things worth the seeing, he rebusses being much in use in the fif- met with a person who well knew him, teenth and sixteenth centuries. Bolt in and was well known by him, the other Tap is an instance for the name of having always been of his father's and of Bolton. his party; so that they were glad enough THE THREE BLUE BALLS. to find themselves together. The other The three blue balls affixed to the told him “ that all strangers that came doors and windows of pawn-brokers, by to that town used to wait upon the Prince the vulgar bumourously enough said to of Conti, the governor of the province ; TIIE BELL SAVAGE. 38 Anecdotes of Joseph Goupy—Mrs. Grace. [Aug. 1, who expected it, and always treated great courage, and was worthy to comstrangers, and particularly the English, inand. But that Richard, that coxcomt, with much civility; that he need not be coquin, poltroon, was surely the basest known, but that he himself would first go fellow alive; what is become of that fool? to the Prince and inform bin that another How was it possible he could be such a English gentleman was passing through sot?” He answered, “ that he was bethat town towards Italy, who would be trayed by those whom he most trusted, glad to have the honour to kiss his hand.” and had been most obliged by his father.” The prince received him with great civi- So being weary of his visit he quickly lity and grace, according to his natural took his leave, and next morning left the custom, and after a few words began to town, out of fear that the prince night discourse of the affairs of England, and know that he was the very fool and coxasked many questions concerning the comb be bad mentioned so kindly. And king, and whether all men were quiet, within two days alter the prince did and submitted obediently to him : wbich come to know whom it was that he had the other answered briefly according to treated so well, and whom before by his the truth. “Well,” said the prince, “Oli. behaviour he believed to be a man not ver, though he was a traitor and a villain, very glad of the king's restoration." was a brave fellow, had great parts, EXTRACTS In fact, anecdotes are small characteristic narratives, which, though long neglected or secreted, are always valuable; as being frequently more illustrative of the real dispositions of men than their actions of great publicicy, and therefore particularly requisite in biography:-Supplement to NORTHCOTE's Life of REYNOLDS. MRS. GRACE JOSEPH GOUPY, sent to Mr. Ramus as desired, when the whose pupil was his present Majesty, debt was instantly discharged, and the George III., etched after Salvator Rosa, grateful Goupy waited upon his royal and resided as a fan-painter in King- benefactor, who settled on him an anstreet, Covent-garden. 'It is character- nuity, to shield him in the evening of his istic of the King never to forget any days from any similar embarrassment, person whom he has once known, and Goupy lodged in the same house with the accuracy of the following fact may Handel, whom he caricatured as a gourbe relied on. After an intervention of mand: the plates are still extant, with a fifteen years, the King, as he was one bad copy, as published by Holland. day driving through Kensington, saw his old master Goupy seized by two ill- was the daughter of a poor shoemaker. looking ruffians, and immediately recog- She was first noticed for a painting by nizing his tutor, be stopped the carriage her of a horse, which her father took to and called him to the window, when the a public-bouse with him, and showed it following dial gue took place :-“What as “ one of his child's scratches." She is the reason you have not called upon afterwards exhibited for a number of me lately?"-" I could not presume so years with the Society of Artists. The far as ti tri uble your Majesty with my subjects of her pencil were cliefly por visits.”_" Phoo, phoo, man! call to- traits in oil. She sometimes attempted morrow: but, Goupy, what are those history, as in the year 1767, when the men yonder?”—“ Why, to tell your subject of her picture was Antigonus, Majesty the truth, they are bailiffs, who Seleucus, and Stratonice. She lived sehave arrested me, and only stand aloof veral years in Thrognorton-street, but Tlow out of respect to your Majesty." -- afterwards removed to Devonshire-square, “What is the sum, Goupy?"_" Eighty Bishopsgate-street; she resided in the pounds, Sire.”—“ Well, well, I can't in- latter part of her life at Homerton, near terlere with the course of the law: but Hackney, where her pictures were exhid'ye bear! send to Ramus as soon as you bited in a gallery built for them. She can, and he sball settle the business." ceased to exbibit in 1769. After this friendly colloquy, the Sove- Mrs. Grace married a man of small reign proceeded to court, and poor fortune;, and when she took his friends Goupy to the spunging-house, whence he into her painting-room, to show them how |