sehold, and with his usual spirit has executed a scheme of economy,
which, though much laughed at at first, is now much commended. They made
room for him upon Lord Bute's being made Secretary, at which time Lord
Huntingdon was made Groom of the Stole, and succeeded as Master of the
Horse by the Duke Rutland, who was before Steward of the Household. Thus
have I concluded this series of removals, which was first begun, after
the old King's death, by Lord Bute's being Groom of the Stole in the
room of Lord Rochford, who has a pension, and Lord Huntingdon's being
made Master of the Horse instead of Lord Gower, who was made Master of
the Wardrobe in the room of Sir Thomas Robinson, who has his peerage for
a recompense; and written you a long letter, which may perhaps be no
better for you upon the whole than an old newspaper. However, I was
determined your curiosity should be no sufferer by my long silence if I
could help it.

I must not conclude without saying something of our new Queen. She seems
to me to behave with equal propriety and civility, though the common
people are quite exasperated at her not being handsome, and the people
at Court laugh at her courtesies. All our friends are well, and have had
nothing happen to them that I know of which requires particular mention.
Gisborne either has or will write to you very soon. Convince me, dear
Robinson, by writing soon that you forgive my long silence, and believe
me to be, with the sincerest regard for you and yours, your most
affectionate friend,

G. CRUCH.[1]

Mrs. Wilson's, Lancaster Court,
Oct'r. 12th.

(Addressed)

To
The Ho'd Mr. Will'm Robinson
_Recomende a Messieurs Tierney & Merry_[2]
_a Naples_.

(Memorandum indorsed)
_Ring just rec'd that of 22't Sept.
16th Oct'r. 1761_.

[Footnote 1: The name is not easy to be made out; but as far as it
is determinable by comparison of hand-writing, it is "Cruch." The
letter passed through the post-office.]

[Footnote 2: The part printed in _italics_ was added by some other
person than the writer of the letter.]

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CHARACTERS OF ACTORS IN CIBBER'S APOLOGY.

Reverting to a Query in your Second Number, p. 29, your correspondent
DRAMATICUS may rest assured that Colley Cibber's characters of actors
and actresses (his contemporaries and immediate predecessors) _first_
appeared in his _Apology_, 4to. 1740, and were transferred _verbatim_,
as far as I