The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Extract of a Letter from London, Dec. 14.

"We are all quiet here at present. The Parliament are going on with their usual business, with very little interruption from the opposition, which are by no means united. George Grenville having, on the first day of the session, and again a few days afterwards, ineffectually tried to inflame the house against North-America, by offering to their perusal a paper in the Boston Gazette, which he said contained many treasonable expressions; and having likewise found the Rockingham party never meant to join with him, but had been making a cat's paw of him all this while, intends, for the present, to lie by, and wait some future opportunity to embroil matters, till he himself gets into power again, the sole object you know, of all opposers: And this, I have reason to believe, he will find a difficult matter, as he is really as unpopular here, as he must be with you. In the mean time, however, a few changes in the present Ministry will certainly take place in a few days. Lord Gower comes in, in the room of Lord Shelburne: Mr. Rigby also, and some others of the Duke of Bedford's friends, are to be taken in, which will render the present set more strong and permanent, and enable them to go on with more courage."

"Wilkes has been once more endeavouring to establish himself here, and came over in cog, some weeks ago; to see if he could procure a reverse of his outlawry, and even tried (mistaken Folly!) to offer himself a Candidate for the city of London. against the next general Election. But having soon discovered his mistake, and justly dreading his private creditors, he set out once more for France last Sunday morning."

P. S. Dec. 19. "Nothing hath occurred, since writing the above worth notice. The changes mentioned have not taken place; for what reason is not certainly known. Some say, that Lord Chatham, who is either coming or come to town, objects to their turning out Lord Shelburne, and proposes, once more, to take upon him the guidance of the state."