CHAPTER XII.

(1751 to 1761.)

Death of Great Personages――The New Heir to the Throne――Lord Egmont on Jacobites――In both Houses――Jacobite Healths――The Royal Family――Parliamentary Anecdotes――Attempt to make ‘Perverts’――Dr. Archibald Cameron――Before the Council――Trial of Cameron――The Doctor’s Jacobitism――Charles Edward, a Protestant――Cameron’s Creed――The Last Victim――In the Savoy――A Scene at Richardson’s――Cameron’s Case――A Minor Offender――Suspicion against the Duke――The Anti-Jacobite Press――The City Gates 275