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MOR'R WICKEDNESS. 113in.l'b(è!i~'1100n of Spafu's death appeal's to have been the signal forat~tion.On the 4th of September a l'umour l'an that the king was ill; and thiswas succeeded hy one of an attempt having been made upon his life,thoughlVcitb total variâtionln the specification of circumstances.On the 12th of December ensuing, threemonths and nine- days after,the parties crimirrated wèrearrested:" Here is the indictment of the good Lord Hastinge,Whieh in a set h.and fairly is engti:>ssed~That it may he read o'er this dayin Paul's.And mark how weIl the sequel hangs together :Eleven houis 1 took to write it o'er~The precedent was full as long a doing,And yet within these live. hoursliastihgs livedUntainted, unexamined, free~ ..at liberty!Here's a good world the while !-Who is 50 grossThat cannot see this palpable device ?Yet who 50 bold but says he sees it not?"Perhaps the faculties of the natives were too callous for any of themto see the device, however palpable; but this was by no means the casewith others, who had opportunity ofobserving: for the Portuguese ambassadorin London took serious alàrm at the representations whichfound' thèir way inta the Englisbpapers. IfPombal tbought of obtainiogby bis intrigues aco!umrifor His story, and the Gazette would stiflethevoice oftruth in an èhlightened nation, where J~stice is worshippecl{orher own sake, he wretchedly deceived himself.During these three months the Aveiros and Tavoras presented themselvesat court, andhad intercourse with the worthy minister. The lattertook the earliest opportl1nity to seize, under the name of a regency, thewhole extent of that pow~r of which he had already secured the sub-VOL. II.Q