with what they called curious anecdotes of great men! and as an excuse for doing so, said, they had done business for Mrs. Wardle. Of these unpleasant visits I complained to the Colonel, who was angry at my conduct, but desired that they might in fu

ture, be sent to his house, which mandate my servants accordingly obeyed.

So enthusiastic was the lady in the

cause, that she was employed night and day for her dear husband, and to her credit be it spoken, that impediments only appeared to increase her energies, and whet her appetite to

forward his prosperity. I have been

informed, that his house, at that time, appeared like the dwelling of a member, during an election, who is obliged to feed a succession of hungry constituents, that after many professions of independence and liberty, ge. nerally give their votes where they find the BEST TABLE!

Another scheme by which Colonel WARDLE, under the direction of his wife, endeavoured to acquire information, was, that of finding out, and getting acquainted with some of the minor clerks in the different public

offices, and those of a higher class, if circumstances afforded an opportunity; from these individuals the Colonel possessed himself of much garbled and uncertain matter, out of which, he at last set up a principle, of saving the nation eleven millions a year!

In case it should be said that I am speaking too generally in making such a charge, I will give one or two individual instances of his having meanly attempted to suborn a gentleman in the Treasury, to afford him the secrets of his office, for his own political

Colonel WARDLE became acquainted with a physician, at my house, by the name of Metcalfe, of whom I shall shortly have an occasion to speak. This worthy man has a respectable relative, by the name of Wentworth Rigg, who holds a situation in the Treasury, of about £300 a year; and, as it was the business of the Colonel to pry into the affairs of every person with whom he came in contact, I shall not surprise the reader by informing him, that he soon found out every particular, relative to the nephew of the worthy doctor; through whom, the Colonel tried to become

acquainted with Mr. Rigg. When the Colonel's acquaintance grew into a kind of confidential intimacy, by promises of friendship and esteem for Dr. Metcalfe, he had the villainy to ask him, to solicit Mr. Rigg, to COPY from the BOOKS of his office,

THE WHOLE OF THE MANAGEMENT

OF THE HALF-PAY FUND, in return for which act of civility, he assured the Doctor, that Mr. R. should have A

SITUATION OF DOUBLE THE VALUE, AS SOON AS HIS FRIEND, THE DUKE OF KENT, CAME INTO POWER!!!

I am sure I need not inform the