_Sept. 25._--On Monday last (Sept. 20th) King George (as he is styled) with his son (who is in the 31st year of his age, and is called prince of Wales, he having been so created), entered London, and came to the palace of St. James's, attended with several thousands. It was observed that the Duke of Marlborough was more huzza'd, upon this occasion, than King George, and that the acclamation, _God save the Duke of Marlborough!_ was more frequently repeated than _God save the king!_ In the evening the illuminations and bonfires were not many. King George hath begun to change all the ministers, and to put in the _whiggs_, every post bringing us news of this alteration, to the grievous mortification of that party called _tories_. The duke of Marlborough is made captain general of all the forces in room of the duke of Ormond, not to mention the other great changes. But the tories must thank themselves for all this, they having acted whilst in power very unworthily, and instead of preferring worthy scholars and truly honest men, they put in the quite contrary, and indeed behaved themselves with very little courage or integrity. I am sorry to write this; but 'tis too notorious, and they therefore very deservedly suffer now. They have acted contrary to their principles, and must therefore expect to smart. But the whiggs, as they have professed bad principles, so they have acted accordingly, not in the least receding from what they have laid down as principles. 'Tis to be hoped the tories may now at last see their folly, and may resolve to act steadily and uniformly, and to provide for, and take care of, one another, and with true courage and resolution endeavour to retrieve credit and reputation by practising those doctrines which will make for the service of the king, and of the whole nation, and not suffer those enemies the whiggs utterly to ruin their country, as they have done almost already. THE '15. I. THE PRETENDER'S DECLARATION (1715). +Source.+--A. Boyer's _Political State of Great Britain_, 1720. Vol. x., pp. 626-630. _His Majesty's Most Gracious Declaration._ JAMES R.