103. TO VOLTAIRE, _July_ 27, 1768.--Voltaire's Criticisms on Shakespeare--Parnell's "Hermit" 104. TO THE EARL OF STRAFFORD, _Aug._ 16, 1768.--Arrival of the King of Denmark--His Popularity with the Mob 105. TO MANN, _Jan._ 31, 1769.--Wilkes's Election--The Comtesse de Barri--The Duc de Choiseul's Indiscretion 106. TO MONTAGU, _May_ 11, 1769.--A Garden Party at Strawberry--A Ridotto at Vauxhall 107. TO MANN, _June_ 14, 1769.--Paoli--Ambassadorial Etiquette 108. TO CHUTE, _Aug._ 30, 1765.--His Return to Paris--Madame Deffand--A Translation of "Hamlet"--Madame Dumenil--Voltaire's "Mérope" and "Les Guèbres" 109. TO MONTAGU, _Sept._ 17, 1769.--The French Court--The Young Princes--St. Cyr--Madame de Mailly 110. TO MANN, _Feb._ 27, 1770.--A Masquerade--State of Russia 111. TO THE SAME, _May_ 6, 1770.--Wilkes--Burke's Pamphlet--Prediction of American Republics--Extravagance in England 112. TO MONTAGU, _May_ 6, 1770.--Masquerades in Fashion--A Lady's Club 113. TO MANN, _June_ 15, 1770,--The Princess of Wales is gone to Germany--Terrible Accident in Paris 114. TO THE SAME, _Dec._ 29, 1770.--Fall of the Duc de Choiseul's Ministry 115. TO THE SAME, _Feb._ 22, 1771.--Peace with Spain--Banishment of the French Parliament--Mrs. Cornelys's Establishment--The Queen of Denmark 116. TO THE SAME, _April_ 26, 1771.--Quarrel of the House of Commons with the City--Dissensions in the French Court and Royal Family--Extravagance in England 117. TO CONWAY, _July_ 30, 1771.--Great Distress at the French Court 118. TO CHUTE, _August_ 5, 1771.--English Gardening in France--Anglomanie--He is weary of Paris--Death of Gray 119. TO COLE, _Jan._ 28, 1772.--Scantiness of the Relics of Gray--Garrick's Prologues, &c.--Wilkes's Squint 120. TO MANN, _April_ 9, 1772.--Marriage of the Pretender--The Princess Louise, and her Protection of the Clergy--Fox's Eloquence 121. TO COLE, _Jan._ 8, 1773.--An Answer to his "Historic Doubts"--His Edition of Grammont 122. TO MANN, _July_10, 1774.--Popularity of Louis XVI.--Death of Lord Holland--Bruce's "Travels" 123. TO THE SAME, _Oct._ 6, 1774.--Discontent in America--Mr. Grenville's Act for the Trial of Election Petitions--Highway Robberies 124. TO THE SAME, _Oct._ 22, 1774.--The Pope's Death--Wilkes is returned for Middlesex--A Quaker at Versailles 125. TO THE COUNTESS OF AILESBURY, _Nov._ 7, 1774.--Burke's Election at Bristol--Resemblance of one House of Commons to Another--Comfort of Old Age 126. TO MANN, _Nov._ 24, 1774.--Death of Lord Clive--Restoration of the French Parliament--Prediction of Great Men to arise in America--The King's Speech 127. TO CONWAY AND LADY AYLESBURY, _Jan._ 15, 1775.--Riots at Boston--A Literary Coterie at Bath-Easton 128. TO GEM, _April_ 4, 1776.--Opposition of the French Parliaments to Turgot's Measures 129. TO CONWAY, _June_ 20, 1776.--His Decorations at "Strawberry"--His Estimate of himself, and his Admiration of Conway 130. TO MANN, _Dec._ 1, 1776.--Anglomanie in Paris--Horse-Racing