LORD GRAHAM's DIARY,

DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

May 20. WENT down to the House-sworn in-odd faces-asked PEARSON who the new people were he seemed cross at my asking him, and did not know-I took occasion to inspect the waterclosets.

N.B, To tell ROSE, that I found three cocks out of repair-didn't know what to do-left my name at the DUKE OF QUEENSBERRY's-dined. at WHITE'Sthe pease tough-Lord APSLEY thought they ought to be boiled in steam-VILLIERS very warm in favour of hot water -PITT for the new mode-and much talk of taking the sense of the club— but happily I prevented matters going to extremity.

May 21. Bought a toothpick-case, and attended at the Treasury. Board-nothing at the House but swearing-rode to WILBERFORCE's at WIMBLEDON

PITT, THURLOW, and DUNDAS, watersucky-we all wondered why perch have such large mouths, and WILBERFORCE said they were like Mulgrave's -red champagne rather ropy-away at eight-THURLOW's horse started at a windmill-he off.

N.B. To bring in an Act to encourage water-mills-THURLOW home in a dilly-we after his horse-children crying, For for ever!-DUNDAS stretching to whip them-he off too. May 22. Sick all day-lay abed-VILLIERS bored me.

23. HYDE-PARK-PITT-HAMILTON, &C. Most of us agreed it was right to how to Lord DELAVAL-PITT won't to any one, except the new Peers-dined at PITT'S-PITT'S soup never salt enough -Why must PRETTYMAN dine with us? --PITT says to-day he will not support Sir CECIL WRAY-THURLOW wanted to give the old toast-PITT grave-probably this is the reason for letting PRETTYMAN stay.

24. House-Westminster Election-we settled to always make a noise when

BURKE gets up-we ballotted among ourselves for a sleeping Committee in the Gallery-STEELE always to call us when PITT speaks-Lord DELAVAL Our dear friend!-Private message from ST. JAMES'S to PITT-He at last agrees to support SIR CECIL.

May 25. BANKES won't vote with us against GRENVILLE'S Bill-English obstinacy→→ the Duke of RICHMOND teases usnonsense about consistency-what right has he to talk of it ?—but must not say SO-DUNDAS thinks worse of the Westminster business than -- but too hearty to indulge absurd scruples.

20. Court-King in high spirits, and attentive rather to the Duke of GRAFTON -QUEEN more so to Lord CAMDEN puzzles us all-So it is possible the Duke of RICHMOND will consent to leave the Cabinet ?-Dinner at DUNDAS's too many things awkwardly served-Joke about Rose's thick legs, like ROBINSON's, in flannel.

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EXTRACTS

FROM THE SECOND VOLUME OF LORD MULGRAVE'S ESSAYS ON ELOQUENCE, LATELY PUBLISHED.

"We now come to speak of Tropes. Trope comes from the Greek word Trepo, to turn. I believe that tropes can only exist in a vocal language, for I do not recollect to have met with any among the savages near the Pole, who converse only by signs; or if they used any, I did not understand them. Aristotle is of opinion that horses have not the use of tropes.Dean Swift seems to be of a contrary opinion; but be this as it may, tropes are of very great importance in Parliament, and I cannot enough recommend them to my young readers.

Tropes are of two kinds; 1st, such as tend to illustrate our meaning; and 2dly, such as tend to render it obscure. The first are of great use in the sermo pedestris; the second in the sublime. They give the os magna sonans; or, as the same poet says in another place, the ore rotundo; an expression, which shows, by the bye, that it is

as necessary to round your mouth, as to round your periods.-But of this more hereafter, when I come to treat of mouthing, or, as the Latins call it, elocutio.

"In the course of my reflections on tropes, I have frequently lamented the want of these embellishments in our modern logbooks. Strabo says they were frequently employed by the ancient sailors; nor can we wonder at this difference, since our young seamen are such bad scholars: not so in other countries; for I have seen children at the Island of Zanti, who knew more of Greek than any First Lieutenant. First Lieutenant. Now to return

to Tropes, and of their use in Parliament. I will give you some examples of the most perfect kind in each species, and then quit the subject; only observing, that the worst kind of tropes are puns; and that tropes, when used in controversy, ought to be very obscure; for many people do not know how to answer what they do not understand.

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Suppose I was desirous of pressing forward any measure, and that I apprehended that the opposite party wished to delay it, I should personify procrastination by one of the following manners: