H. No, Sir, a relation. He has been of the House, but is not now. He was elected by the two Houses to be of the Council, but negatived. The speaker further acquainted me that, after the first letter, he received another, allowing him to shew the Letters to the Committee of Correspondence; and afterwards a third, which allowed him to shew them to such persons as he could confide in, but always enjoined to send them back without taking copies. I asked him how he could be guilty of such a breach of trust as to suffer them to be made publick? He excused it by saying that he was against their being brought before the House, but was overruled; and when they had been read there, the people abroad compelled their publication, or would not be satisfied without it. Much more passed with which I will not trouble your Majesty; but after the use had been made of the Letters, which is so well known, they were all returned. K., turning to Lord D—This is strange:—where is Doctor F., my lord? Lord D.—I believe, Sir, he is in Town. He was going to America, but I fancy he is not gone. K.—I heard he was going to Switzerland, or to some part of the Continent. Lord D.—I think, Sir, there has been such a report. K.—In such abuse, Mr. H., as you met with, I suppose there must have been personal malevolence as well as party rage? H.—It has been my good fortune, Sir, to escape any charge against me in my private character. The attacks have been upon my publick conduct, and for such things as my duty to your Majesty required me to do, and which you have been pleased to approve of. I don't know that any of my enemies have complained of a personal injury. K.—I see they threatened to pitch and feather you. H.—Tarr & feather, may it please your Majesty; but I don't remember that ever I was threatened with it. Lord D.—Oh! yes, when Malcolm was tarred and feathered [Almanac for 1770, May, MS. Note], the committee for tarring and feathering blamed the people for doing it, that being a punishment reserved for a higher person, and we suppose you was intended. H.—I remember something of that sort, which was only to make diversion, there being no such committee, or none known by that name. K.—What guard had you, Mr. H.?