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ADVERTISEMENT to Woodfall's First Edition, omitted in the second*xxii
THE HISTORY AND DISCOVERY OF JUNIUS
PRIVATE LETTERS addressed to Mr. H. S. Woodfall, by Junius... 1
Middlesex Petition to the King
........note,
7
...............................
City of London Petition to the King..
Lord Holland's Letter to the Lord Mayor...
Mr. Beckford's Answer to the foregoing..
Letter to a Liveryman, being a further Answer to
Lord Holland's Letter....
Lord Holland's Letter to Mr. H. S. Woodfall in vindication of himself
History of the dispute between the Right Hon. George Onslow (after-
wards Lord Onslow), and Mr. Horne (afterwards Mr. Tooke)
Remonstrance of the City of Westminster
against the charge in the City Petition, of being
faulter of unaccounted millions"
Observations on the Accounts of the Paymaster-General
Lord Holland's Memorial to the Lords of the Treasury to have longer
time to make up his Accounts as Paymaster-General
The King's Warrant to stay process against Lord Holland for six
months
"the public de-
10
11
13
14
.note, 29
Letter to Lord North, signed Brutus
Letter from Junius to Mr. David Garrick
.note, 36
.note, 38
41
Conclusion of a Letter from Mr. Wilkes to Mr. Horne...
Mr. Wilkes's Reply to Mr. Horne, and compliments to the genius of
Garrick
Letter from Garrick to H. S. Woodfall
Case of Meares and Shepley against Ansell
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF JUNIUS WITH MR. WILKES.....
Copy of the Resolutions of the supporters of the Bill of Rights, note, 71
Extracts from Mr. Wilkes's Letter to the Livery of London, in de-
fence of himself from an attack made on him by Mr. Towns-
hend
Extract from Messrs. Wilkes and Bull's Address to the Livery on
employing the military under the pretence of assisting the civil
power
MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS ASCRIBED TO JUNIUS:
LETTER I. Poplicola on the conduct of Lord Chatham
.....note, 97
Mr. Pitt's (Lord Chatham's) Letter in explanation of his and
Lord Temple's resignation
108
...note, 111
Poplicola to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, in defence
of his last Letter, and in answer to Sir W. Draper (by mis-
take called C. D. instead of W. D.)
Mr. Wilkes's attack upon Lord Chatham
Air W. Draper's defence of him..................
LETTER.
III.
IV.
V.
Anti-Sejanus jun., to the Printer of the Public Advertiser
on Lord Chatham's forming part of an administration under
the Earl of Bute.....
PAGE
118
A Faithful Monitor to the Printer of the Public Advertiser on
Lord Townshend and his brother the Hon. Charles Townshend 120
Correggio to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-Ironical
portraits of the Duke of Grafton, Mr. Conway, Lord Cam-
den, Lord Northington, Lord Shelburne, T. Townshend,
the Marquis of Granby, Lord Barrington, Lord Chatham,
Sir G. Elliott, and Governor Johnstone, fictitiously attri-
buted to the pencil of Lord Townshend
121
VI.
Moderator to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-The sub-
ject Lord Townshend..
125
VII.
Grand Council on the affairs of Ireland. - Ironical discussion
of instructions to be given Lord Townshend, just then ap-
pointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
128
Mr. Burke charged with being the author of the foregoing
satire
.......note, 134
VIII.
To the Printer of the Public Advertiser in support of the pre-
tended instructions to Lord Townshend
135
IX.
X.
To the Printer of the Public Advertiser on the subject of
American politics
Y. Z. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-Discussion, in
the form of a debate, of the King's speech on opening the
session of parliament, in Nov. 1767
Extract from the speech.
ΧΙ.
Downright to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.—Attack
on Lord Chatham as the cause of the increase of the Na-
tional Debt........
148
XII.
To the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-Commission for
holding the privy seal, during the illness of Lord Chatham,
attacked
149
XIII.
XIV.
Mnemon to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, on the grant
of a part of the Duke of Portland's estate to Sir J. Lowther... 153
Mnemon to the Printer of the Public Advertiser. The same
subject continued
C. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-The Ministry
attacked for suffering Mr. Wilkes to be at large with an
outlawry hanging over him
163
XVIII. Q. in the Corner to the Printer of the Public Advertiser in
support of the foregoing
167
ΧΙΧ.
C. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser on the subject of
nullum tempus
168
XX.
To the Duke of Grafton on his taking Miss Parsons to the
Opera
171
XXI.
Bifrons to the Printer of the Public Advertiser on the Duke
of Grafton's breach of promise to the Duke of Portland re-
specting his estate
LETTER
FAGE
XXII.
C. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser in the commission.
for opening Parliament
XXIII. Valerius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser in defence of
"the Duke of Portland's case'
177
XXIV. Fiat Justitia to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-Attack
on Lord Barrington's letter, thanking the Guards for their
conduct in St. George's Fields
...
178
182
.....note, 182
Lord Barrington's letter and account of the riot
XXV. Pomona to Master Harry in Black-boy Alley, on his duplicity... 184
XXVI. C. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-The new commis-
sion of the board of trade ridiculed
186
XXVII. Insomnis to Mr. Woodfall in defence of the board..
XXVIII. C. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-Reply to In-
somnis
187
189
XXIX. To the Printer of the Public Advertiser on the subject of
191
195
xxx. L. L. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-Sir Jeffery
Amherst's dismission from his government of Virginia con-
sidered
XXXI. To the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-American politics
further discussed, and Mr. Grenville's character defended... 197
A letter from that gentleman to Mr. Knox on the subject of
America
.....note, 200
XXXII. Lucius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-Sir Jeffery
Amherst's dismission
201
202
XXXIII. Atticus to the Printer of the Public Advertiser on the general
state of the country..
XXXIV. Valerius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, attributing
the dismission of Sir J. Amherst to the influence of Lord Bute 206
XXXV. Lucius to the Earl of Hillsborough, on Sir Jeffery Amherst's
dismission 210
XXXVI. Cleophas to the Printer of the Public Advertiser in defence of
the Earl of Hillsborough
213
XXXVII. Lucius to the Earl of Hillsborough, in reply to Cleophas...... 216
Lord Hillsborough's letter to Sir Jeffery Amherst, and A. B.'s
......notes, 216, 217
XXXVIII. L. L. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser in support of Sir
Jeffery Amherst 220
answer
XXXIX. Lucius to the Earl of Hillsborough.-The same subject con-
tinued
221
XL.
Cleophas to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, in answer to
Lucius....
222
ZLI.
Lucius to the Earl of Hillsborough.-Attack upon his lordship
continued
Corrector, in reply to some answers given to Lucius's pre-
ceding letter
..note, 231
...note, 232
XLIII. Lucius to the Earl of Hillsborough on the subject of Sir
Jeffery Amherst...
238
XLV
Atticus to the Printer of the Public Advertiser on the state of
the nation
XLVI. Temporum Felicitas to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-
Ironical defence of Lord Hillsborough in the affair of Sir
Jeffery Amherst
236
241
XLVII. Brutus to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, in reply to an
attack on the letter of Atticus
242
XLVIIL Atticus to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, giving a de-
scription of the members who formed the administration,
together with the then state of the country
243
XLIX, Why? to the Printer of the Public Advertiser on the appoint-
ment of Lord Rochford to be Secretary for the Northern
department
250
Brutus to the Printer of the Public Advertiser in support of
the letters of Atticus
252
LI.
Atticus to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-The subject
of his last continued
254
LII.
Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-Observations
on the conduct of the Duke of Grafton and Lord Camden
towards Mr. Wilkes
LIII.
LIV.
LV.
257
259
To the Right. Hon. G. Grenville, on American affairs
Character of Mr. Grenville; an anecdote respecting Florida and
Louisiana, by Mr. Knox, formerly his private secretary...note, 261
Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, in consequence
of the monody on his supposed death by Poetikastos 262
The monody, and Silurus's description of Junius .........note, 263
Your real Friend, to the Marquis of Granby, to induce his vote
against administration, on the question of seating Colonel
Luttrell for Middlesex
265
LVI.
Simplex to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-An attack
on the Duke of Grafton and Sir William Blackstone for the
pardon of M'Quirk......
267
LVII.
Amicus Curiæ to the Printer of the Public Advertiser in de-
fence of the Letters of Junius
269
LIX.
LVIII. Junia to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-A pretended
female challenge to Junius, and in support of the decision
of the House of Commons on the Middlesex election
Junius to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, assuming Junia
to be his wife
272
275
LX.
LXI.
Junius disavows, though not directly, the last letter......note, 275
Augur to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, reprobating
the abusive language of the ministerial writers...
A. B. to the Duke of Grafton, printed by the desire of, though
not written by, Junius, on certain justices of the peace being
made for the county of Leicester at the request of Lord
Denbigh
277
LXII.
Messala to the Printer of the Public Advertiser in reply to
the foregoing
280
LXIII. X. X. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, with a letter
from Mr. Onslow to Mr. Wilkes
281
LXV.
TAGH
.......note, 282
Another letter of Mr. Onslow to Mr. Wilkes....
LXIV. X. X. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser in answer to
Modestus on the subject of General Gansel's rescue......... 284
Y. Y. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, being a reply
to the preceding letter
LXVI. X. X. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser in rejoinder
LXVII. Modestus to Junius, in support of the officers concerned in
General Gansel's rescue...
LXVIII. X. X. to the Printer of the Public Advertiser on the subject
of the foregoing
LXIX.
LXX.
....
284
287
289
292
Domitian to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-Sketches
of the characters of several members of Administration...... 292
Moderatus to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, on the dis-
pute which occurred with the sheriffs of London previous to
presenting the city address, &c.......
Further particulars of this dispute, with Lord Weymouth's
letters
296
...note, 296
LXXI. Q. in the Corner to the Printer of the Public Advertiser,
wherein Miss Bradshaw is charged with having sold the
place of surveyor of the pines in America
LXXII. A Labourer in the same Cause, to the Printer of the Public
Advertiser, in dissent to a recommendation that Mr. Wilkes
should stand forward as a candidate for the city of London
on the death of Alderman Beckford
Mr. Alderman Townshend's trial of the validity of the land-
tax Act, on the pretence that the intrusion of Mr. Luttrell
had vitiated the parliament
299
301
..note, 302
LXXIII. Mr. Grey Cooper to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, in
answer to Q. in the Corner
304
LXXIV. Q. in the Corner to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, in
reply
305
LXXV. Q. in the Corner to Thomas Bradshaw, Esq., on the subject of
his former letters.....
306
LXXVI. A Labourer in the same Cause to the Printer of the Public
Advertiser in support of his previous opinion.....
307
LXXVII. Testis to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, being remarks
on a declaration of Lord Barrington, reflecting upon all the
general officers of the army
LXXVIII. Testiculus to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-An
ironical defence of his lordship
LXXIX. Domitian to the Printer of the Public Advertiser.-A review
of the political conduct of the Duke of Grafton, and imita-
tion of his oratorical powers
LXXXII. Phalaris to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, on Lord
Mansfield laying a copy of his charge, in Woodfall's case,
on the table of the House of Lords
Nerva's defence of his lordship
..........
320
...note, 320
LXXXIII, Domitian to the Printer of the Public Advertiser, on the re-ap-
pointment of Lord Sandwich to be minister for foreign affairs 324