Luton and South Audley Street." The Duke of Richmond is "told" in July that on the 7th the earl was seen stealing from his own garden at Kew to that of the princess dowager; and lastly, his Grace is informed that, on the 12th, Bute was observed coming by a by-road from Ealing, "so that 'tis probable he had again been to meet his Majesty at Kew." Happily, from another source -the curious diary of a spy, employed in all probability by Lord Temple to watch the movements of Bute we find not only strong grounds for ridiculing the suspicions and fears of Lord Hardwicke and the Duke of Richmond, but apparently sufficient proof that neither on the 7th of July was Bute at Kew, nor, on the 12th, in the neighbourhood of Ealing. The diary is curious enough, as showing how frequent and how secret were the visits paid by the earl to the princess dowager, but in no other way tends to the presumption that the king had any connivance in or any connection with them:

"Tuesday, June 24, 1766. From Audley Street the favourite set out about one o'clock, in a postcoach and four, for Lord Litchfield's, at Hampton Court, and came home again at ten at night; went out directly after in a chair to Miss Vansit

of June in reference to Lord Northington's final disagreement with the cabinet: "Our friend Tom was very cross indeed, and would neither lead nor drive."

tart's, maid of honour to P. D. of W., in Sackville Street; stayed there but a very little while, and then went to Carlton House, and returned home about twelve o'clock."

The entries from the 5th of July - the day on which the lord chancellor would appear to have advised the king to send for Pitt-to the 14th, two days after the king had received Pitt at Richmond, are as follow: they of course include the two days on which Lord Bute's imaginary proceedings occasioned so much alarm to the Duke of Richmond:

"Saturday, [July] 5. The favourite returned to Audley Street from ditto [Luton] this day to dinner; at half-past six, went to Sackville Street, stayed there as usual till about ten, then to Carlton House, and afterward came home about twelve.

"Sunday 6. At half-past six to Sackville Street as usual; about ten to Carlton House, and home at twelve as before.

"Monday 7. At three-quarters past six to Sackville Street as usual; about ten to Carlton House, and home at twelve.

"Tuesday 8. At half-past six to Sackville Street; about ten to Carlton House, and home at twelve.

Wednesday 9. At half-past six to Sackville Street; about ten to Carlton House, and home at twelve.

"Thursday 10. This morning at seven, the favourite and his lady set out from Audley Street to Bedfordshire.

Saturday 12. Returned this day from Bedfordshire to dinner, and being Lord Mount Stuart's birthday, he went out at eight that evening to Sackville Street, stayed there till past ten, then went to Carlton House, and returned home about twelve.

"Sunday 13. At half-past six to Sackville Street; stayed there till past ten, then to Carlton House, and home at twelve.

"Monday 14. At half-past six to Sackville Street; stayed there till ten, then to Carlton House; stayed there till past twelve, and then returned home.

"N. B. The curtains of the chair from Audley to Sackville Street were constantly drawn, and the chair taken into the house."

That the infamous system of employing domestic spies was carried on at this period, not only by such workers in the dark as Temple, but by men who ought to have been far above such meanness, there seems too much reason to believe. That Lord Rockingham - a man whose character was in every other respect above reproach should have connived at a spy tracking the movements of his sovereign, is a fact which we reluctantly record. That such was the case, however, is proved by the following extract from a very curious docu