_May_ 21. Bought a tooth-pick-case, and attended at the Treasury-Board--nothing at the House but swearing--rode to WILBERFORCE's at WIMBLEDON--PITT, THURLOW, and DUNDAS, _water-sucky_--we all wondered why perch have such large mouths, and WILBERFORCE said they were like MULGRAVE's--red champagne rather ropy--away at eight--THURLOW's horse started at a windmill--he off.
N.B. To bring in an Act to encourage water-mills--THURLOW home in a _dilly_--we after his horse--children crying, _Fox for ever!_--DUNDAS stretching to whip them--he off too.
_May_ 22. Sick all day--lay a bed--VILLIERS _bored_ me.
23. Hyde-park--PITT--HAMILTON, &c. Most of us agreed it was right to bow to Lord DELAVAL--PITT won't to any one, except the _new Peers_--dined at PITT's--PITT's soup never salt enough--Why must PRETTYMAN dine with us?--PITT says to-day he will _not_ support Sir CECIL WRAY--THURLOW wanted to give the _old toast_--PITT grave--probably this is the reason for letting PRETTYMAN stay.
24. House--Westminster Election--we settled to always make a noise when BURKE gets up--we ballotted among ourselves for a _sleeping Committee_ in the Gallery----STEELE always to call us when PITT speaks--Lord DELAVAL our _dear_ friend!--_Private_ message from ST. JAMES's to PITT--He at last agrees to support SIR CECIL.
_May_ 25. BANKES won't vote with us against GRENVILLE's Bill--English obstinacy--the Duke of RICHMOND teazes us--nonsense about consistency--what right has _he_ to talk of _it?_--but must not say so.--DUNDAS thinks worse of the Westminster business than--but too hearty to indulge absurd scruples.
26. Court--King in high spirits, and attentive rather to the Duke of GRAFTON--QUEEN more so to Lord CAMDEN--puzzles us all!--So it is possible the Duke of RICHMOND will consent to leave the _Cabinet_?--Dinner at DUNDAS's--too many things aukwardly served--Joke about ROSE's thick legs, like ROBINSON's, in flannel.
FROM THE SECOND VOLUME OF LORD MULGRAVE'S ESSAYS ON ELOQUENCE, LATELY PUBLISHED.
"We now come to speak of _Tropes_. Trope comes from the Greek word _Trepo_, to turn. I believe that tropes can only exist in a vocal language, for I do not recollect to have met with any among the savages near the Pole, who converse only by signs; or if they used any, I did not understand them. Aristotle is of opinion that horses have not the use of tropes.--Dean Swift seems to be of a contrary opinion; but be this as it may, tropes are of very great importance in Parliament, and I cannot enough recommend them to my young readers.