have　been　gained　by　sparing　the　life　of　Dr。　Cameron　after　conviction；　and　limiting　his　punishment　to　perpetual　exile。
  These　repeated　and　successive　Jacobite　plots　rose　and　burst　like　bubbles　on　a　fountain；　and　one　of　them；　at　least；　the　Chevalier　judged　of　importance　enough　to　induce　him　to　risk　himself　within　the　dangerous　precincts　of　the　British　capital。　　This　appears　from　Dr。　King's　ANECDOTES　OF　HIS　OWN　TIMES。
  'September；　1750。I　received　a　note　from　my　Lady　Primrose；　who　desired　to　see　me　immediately。　　As　soon　as　I　waited　on　her；　she　led　me　into　her　dressing…room；　and　presented　me　to'　＇the　Chevalier；　doubtless＇。　　'If　I　was　surprised　to　find　him　there；　I　was　still　more　astonished　when　he　acquainted　me　with　the　motives　which　had　induced　him　to　hazard　a　journey　to　England　at　this　juncture。　　The　impatience　of　his　friends　who　were　in　exile　had　formed　a　scheme　which　was　impracticable；　but　although　it　had　been　as　feasible　as　they　had　represented　it　to　him；　yet　no　preparation　had　been　made；　nor　was　anything　ready　to　carry　it　into　execution。　He　was　soon　convinced　that　he　had　been　deceived；　and；　therefore；　after　a　stay　in　London　of　five　days　only；　he　returned　to　the　place　from　whence　he　came。'　　Dr。　King　was　in　1750　a　keen　Jacobite；　as　may　be　inferred　from　the　visit　made　by　him　to　the　prince　under　such　circumstances；　and　from　his　being　one　of　that　unfortunate　person's　chosen　correspondents。　　He；　as　well　as　other　men　of　sense　and　observation；　began　to　despair　of　making　their　fortune　in　the　party　which　they　had　chosen。　　It　was　indeed　sufficiently　dangerous；　for；　during　the　short　visit　just　described；　one　of　Dr。　King's　servants　remarked　the　stranger's　likeness　to　Prince　Charles；　whom　he　recognized　from　the　common　busts。
  The　occasion　taken　for　breaking　up　the　Stuart　interest　we　shall　tell　in　Dr。　King's　own　words：'When　he　（Charles　Edward）　was　in　Scotland；　he　had　a　mistress　whose　name　was　Walkinshaw；　and　whose　sister　was　at　that　time；　and　is　still；　housekeeper　at　Leicester　House。　　Some　years　after　he　was　released　from　his　prison；　and　conducted　out　of　France；　he　sent　for　this　girl；　who　soon　acquired　such　a　dominion　over　him；　that　she　was　acquainted　with　all　his　schemes；　and　trusted　with　his　most　secret　correspondence。　　As　soon　as　this　was　known　in　England；　all　those　persons　of　distinction　who　were　attached　to　him　were　greatly　alarmed：　　they　imagined　that　this　wench　had　been　placed　in　his　family　by　the　English　ministers；　and；　considering　her　sister's　situation；　they　seemed　to　have　some　ground　for　their　suspicion；　wherefore；　they　dispatched　a　gentleman　to　Paris；　where　the　prince　then　was；　who　had　instructions　to　insist　that　Mrs。　Walkinshaw　should　be　removed　to　a　convent　for　a　certain　term；　but　her　gallant　absolutely　refused　to　comply　with　this　demand；　and　although　Mr。　M'Namara；　the　gentleman　who　was　sent　to　him；　who　has　a　natural　eloquence　and　an　excellent　understanding；　urged　the　most　cogent　reasons；　and　used　all　the　arts　of　persuasion；　to　induce　him　to　part　with　his　mistress；　and　even　proceeded　so　far　as　to　assure　him；　according　to　his　instructions；　that　an　immediate　interruption　of　all　correspondence　with　his　most　powerful　friends　in　England；　and；　in　short；　that　the　ruin　of　his　interest；　which　was　now　daily　increasing；　would　be　the　infallible　consequence　of　his　refusal；　yet　he　continued　inflexible；　and　all　M'Namara's　entreaties　and　remonstrances　were　ineffectual。　　M'Namara　stayed　in　Paris　some　days　beyond　the　time　prescribed　him；　endeavouring　to　reason　the　prince　into　a　better　temper；　but　finding　him　obstinately　persevere　in　his　first　answer；　he　took　his　leave　with　concern　and　indignation；　saying；　as　he　passed　out；　〃What　has　your　family　done；　sir；　thus　to　draw　down　the　vengeance　of　Heaven　on　every　branch　of　it；　through　so　many　ages？〃　　It　is　worthy　of　remark；　that　in　all　the　conferences　which　M'Namara　had　with　the　prince　on　this　occasion；　the　latter　declared　that　it　was　not　a　violent　passion；　or　indeed　any　particular　regard；　which　attached　him　to　Mrs。　Walkinshaw　and　that　he　could　see　her　removed　from　him　without　any　concern；　but　he　would　not　receive　directions；　in　respect　to　his　private　conduct；　from　any　man　alive。　　When　M'Namara　returned　to　London；　and　reported　the　prince's　answer　to　the　gentlemen　who　had　employed　him；　they　were　astonished　and　confounded。　　However；　they　soon　resolved　on　the　measures　which　they　were　to　pursue　for　the　future；　and　determined　no　longer　to　serve　a　man　who　could　not　be　persuaded　to　serve　himself；　and　chose　rather　to　endanger　the　lives　of　his　best　and　most　faithful　friends；　than　part　with　an　harlot；　whom；　as　he　often　declared；　he　neither　loved　nor　esteemed。'
  From　this　anecdote；　the　general　truth　of　which　is　indubitable；　the　principal　fault　of　Charles　Edward's　temper　is　sufficiently　obvious。　　It　was　a　high　sense　of　his　own　importance；　and　an　obstinate　adherence　to　what　he　had　once　determined　onqualities　which；　if　he　had　succeeded　in　his　bold　attempt；　gave　the　nation　little　room　to　hope　that　he　would　have　been　found　free　from　the　love　of　prerogative　and　desire　of　arbitrary　power；　which　characterized　his　unhappy　grandfather。　　He　gave　a　notable　instance　how　far　this　was　the　leading　feature　of　his　character；　when；　for　no　reasonable　cause　that　can　be　assigned；　he　placed　his　own　single　will　in　opposition　to　the　necessities　of　France；　which；　in　order　to　purchase　a　peace　become　necessary　to　the　kingdom；　was　reduced　to　gratify　Britain　by　prohibiting　the　residence　of　Charles　within　any　part　of　the　French　dominions。　　It　was　in　vain　that　France　endeavoured　to　lessen　the　disgrace　of　this　step　by　making　the　most　flattering　offers；　in　hopes　to　induce　the　prince　of　himself　to　anticipate　this　disagreeable　alternative；　which；　if　seriously　enforced；　as　it　was　likely　to　be；　he　had　no　means　whatever　of　resisting；　by　leaving　the　kingdom　as　of　his　own　free　will。　　Inspired；　however；　by　the　spirit　of　hereditary　obstinacy；　Charles　preferred　a　useless　resistance　to　a　dignified　submission；　and；　by　a　series　of　idle　bravadoes；　laid　the　French　court　under　the　necessity　of　arresting　their　late　ally；　and　sending　him　to　close　confinement　in　the　Bastille；　from　which　he　was　afterwards　sent　out　of　the　French　dominions；　much　in　the　manner　in　which　a　convict　is　transported　to　the　place　of　his　destination。
  In　addition　to　these　repeated　instances　of　a　rash　and　inflexible　temper；　Dr。　King　also　adds　faults　alleged　to　belong　to　the　prince's　character；　of　a　kind　less　consonant　with　his　noble　birth　and　high　pretensions。　　He　is　said　by　this　author　to　have　been　avaricious；　or　parsimonious　at　least；　to　such　a　degree　of　meanness；　as　to　fail；　even　when　he　had　ample　means；　in　relieving　the　sufferers　who　had　lost　their　fortune；　and　sacrificed　all　in　his　ill…fated　attempt。　　＇The　approach　is　thus　expressed　by　Dr。　King；　who　brings　the　charge：'But　the　most　odious　part　of　his　character　is　his　love　of　money；　a　vice　which　I　do　not　remember　to　have　been　imputed　by　our　historians　to　any　of　his　ancestors；　and　is　the　certain　index　of　a　base　and　little　mind。　　I　know　it　may　be　urged　in　his　vindication；　that　a　prince　in　exile　ought　to　be　an　economist。　　And　so　he　ought；　but；　nevertheless；　his　purse　should　be　always　open　as　long　as　there　is　anything　in　it；　to　relieve　the　necessities　of　his　friends　and　adherents。　　King　Charles　II；　during　his　banishment；　would　have　shared　the　last　pistole　in　his　pocket　with　his　little　family。　　But　I　have　known　this　gentleman；　with　two　thousand　louis…d'ors　in　his　strong…box；　pretend　he　was　in　great　distress；　and　borrow　money　from　a　lady　in　Paris　who　was　not　in　affluent　circumstances。　　His　most　faithful　servants；　who　had　closely　attended　him　in　all　his　difficulties；　were　ill　rewarded。'King's　MEMOIRS。＇　　We　must　receive；　however；　with　some　degree　of　jealousy　what　is　said　by　Dr。　King　on　this　subject；　recollecting　that　he　had　left　at　least；　if　he　did　not　desert；　the　standard　of　the　unfortunate　prince；　and　was　not　therefore　a　person　who　was　likely　to　form　the　fairest　estimate　of　his　virtues　and　faults。　　We　must　also　remember　that　if　the　exiled　prince　gave　little；　he　had　but　little　to　give；　especially　considering　how　late　he　nourished　the　scheme　of　another　expedition　to　Scotland；　for　which　he　was　long　endeavouring　to　hoard　money。
  The　case；　also；　of　Charles　Edward　must　be　allowed　to　have　been　a　difficult　one。　　He　had　to　satisfy　numerous　persons；　who；　having　lost　their　all　in　his　cause；　had；　with　that　all；　seen　the　extinction　of　hopes　which　they　accounted　nearly　as　good　as　certainties；　some　of　these　were　perhaps　clamorous　in　their　applications；　and　certainly　ill　pleased　with　their　want　of　success。　　Other　parts　of　the　Chevalier's　conduct　may　have　afforded　grounds　for　charging　him　with　coldness　to　the　sufferings　of　his　devoted　followers。　　One　of　these　was　a　sentiment　which　has　nothing　in　it　that　is　generous；　but　it　was　certainly　a　principle　in　which　the　young　prince　was　trained；　and　which　may　be　too　probably　denominated　peculiar　to　his　family；　educated　in　all　the　high　notions　of　passive　obedience　and　non…resistance。　　If　the　unhappy　prince　gave　implicit　faith　to　the　professions　of　statesmen　holding　such　notions；　which　is　implied　by　his　whole　conduct。
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