Approaching Storm――Wyndham in Parliament――Political Sermon―― Stormy Debates――The Young Chevalier――Lord Duffus――The Calves’ Head Club――The Calves’ Head Riot――The ‘30th of January’――Objectionable Toasts――Foster, in the Old Jewry―― The Queen and the Artist――Chesterfield’s Wit――Scene in Westminster Hall――Jacobites and Gin-Drinkers――The Stage fettered――Fear of the Pretender――Walpole, on Jacobites―― Curious Discussion――Safety of the Royal Family――‘Agamemnon’―― The King, in Public――Political Drama――Henry Pelham and the Jacobites――Jacobite Prospects――Death of Wyndham 55 CHAPTER IV. (1741 to 1744.) Incidents in Parliament――Party Characteristics――On Hounslow Heath――Tories not Jacobites――Condition of Parties――In Leicester Fields――Awaking of Jacobites――Chesterfield’s Opinions――King and Elector――Highland Regiment in London―― Desertion of the Men――March of the Deserters――The Highlanders at Oundle――Military Execution――Threatened Invasion――Confusion――Preparations――Declaration of War―― Letter from Hurd――Public Feeling――Lady M. W. Montague―― Carte, the Nonjuror――Carte’s History of England――Various Incidents――Lady Nithsdale 82 CHAPTER V. (1745.) ‘Tancred and Sigismunda’――Political Drama――The young Chevalier―― Feeling in London――Hopes and Fears――Horace Walpole’s Ideas―― Divisions in Families――Court and City――Varying Opinions―― London Wit――The Parliament――The Radcliffes――The London Jacobites――The Venetian Ambassador――Monarch and Ministers―― News in private Letters――The London Trainbands――Scenes at Court――The King’s Speech to the Guards――Aspects of Society―― French News of London――Anxiety and Confidence――Johnson and Lord Gower――Bolingbroke 108 CHAPTER VI. (1746.) War Criticism――Breaking an Officer――Rebel Prisoners――London Mobs――Ambassadors’ Chapels――The Havoc of War――Flying Reports――News of Culloden――A popular Holiday――Carlyle and Smollett――‘Tears of Scotland’――Indignation Verses 133 CHAPTER VII. (1746.) The Players――Sadler’s Wells and the New Wells――Culloden on the Stage――Mrs. Woffington――The Press, on Culloden――Savagery and Satire――The Caricaturists――Pseudo-Portrait of Charles Edward――The Duke of Ormond――Burial of Ormond――The Question of Inhumanity――Instigators of Cruelty――The Prisoners in London――The Duke in Aberdeen――Looting――The Duke and his Plunder――A Human Head――‘Sweet William’――Flattery 146 CHAPTER VIII.