Sham…King；　that　arrives！　Pitt；　however；　does　it。　Yes；　and　the　more　we　study　Pitt；　the　more　we　shall　find　he　does　it　in　a　peculiarly　high；　manful　and　honorable　as　well　as　dexterous　manner；　and　that　English　History　has　a　right　to　call　him　'the　acme　and　highest　man　of　Constitutional　Parliaments；　the　like　of　whom　was　not　in　any　Parliament　called　Constitutional；　nor　will　again　be。'〃
  Well；　probably　enough；　too　probably！　But　what　it　more　concerns　us　to　remember　here；　is　the　fact；　That　in　these　dismal　shufflings　which　have　been；　Pittin　spite　of　Royal　dislikes　and　Newcastle　peddlings　and　chicanerieshas　been　actually　in　Office；　in　the　due　topmost　place；　the　poor　English　Nation　ardently　demanding　him；　in　what　ways　it　could。　Been　in　Office；and　is　actually　out　again；　in　spite　of　the　Nation。　Was　without　real　power　in　the　Royal　Councils；　though　of　noble　promise；　and　planting　himself　down；　hero…like；　evidently　bent　on　work；　and　on　ending　that　unutterable　〃St。…Vitus's…dance〃　that　had　gone　so　high　all　round　him。　Without　real　power；　we　say；　and　has　had　no　permanency。　Came　in　llth…19th　November；　1756；　thrown　out　5th　April；　1757。　After　six　months'　trial；　the　St。　Vitus　finds　that　it　cannot　do　with　him；　and　will　prefer　going　on　again。　The　last　act　his　Royal　Highness　of　Cumberland　did　in　England　was　to　displace　Pitt：　〃Down　you；　I　am　the　man！〃　said　Royal　Highness；　and　went　to　the　Weser　Countries　on　those　terms。
  Would　the　reader　wish　to　see；　in　summary；　what　Pitt's　Offices　have　been；　since　he　entered　on　this　career　about　thirty　years　ago？　Here；　from　our　Historian；　is　the　List　of　them　in　order　of　time；　STAGES　OF　PITT'S　COURSE；　he　calls　it：
  1。　〃DECEMBER；　1734；　Comes　into　Parliament；　age　now　twenty…six；　Cornet　in　the　Blues　as　well；　being　poor；　and　in　absolute　need　of　some　career　that　will　suit。　APRIL；　1736；　makes　his　First　Speech：　Prince　Frederick　the　subject；who　was　much　used　as　battering…ram　by　the　Opposition；　whom　perhaps　Pitt　admired　for　his　madrigals；　for　his　Literary　patronizings；　and　favor　to　the　West…Wickham　set。　Speech；　full　of　airy　lightning；　was　much　admired。　Followed　by　many；　with　the　lightning　getting　denser　and　denser；　always　on　the　Opposition　side　＇once　on　the　JENKINS'S…EAR　QUESTION；　as　we　saw；　when　the　Gazetteer　Editor　spelt　him　Mr。　Pitts＇：　so　that　Majesty　was　very　angry；　sulky　Public　much　applausive；　and　Walpole　was　heard　to　say；　'We　must　muzzle；　in　some　way；　that　terrible　Cornet　of　Horse！'　but　could　not；　on　trial；　this　man's　'price；'　as　would　seem；　being　awfully　high！　AUGUST…OCTOBER；　1744；　Sarah　Duchess　of　Marlborough　bequeathed　him　10；000　pounds　as　Commissariat　equipment　in　this　his　Campaign　against　the　Mud…gods；　＇Thackeray；　i。　138。＇glory　to　the　old　Heroine　for　so　doing！　Which　lifted　Pitt　out　of　the　Cornetcy　or　Horse…guards　element；　I　fancy；　and　was　as　the　nailing　of　his　Parliamentary　colors　to　the　mast。
  2。　〃FEBRUARY　14th；　1746；　Vice…Treasurer　for　Ireland：　on　occasion　of　that　Pelham…Granville　'As…you…were！'　（Carteret　Ministry；　which　lasted　One　Day）；　and　the　slight　shufflings　that　were　necessary。　Now　first　in　Office；after　such　Ten　Years　of　colliding　and　conflicting；　and　fine　steering　in　difficult　waters。　Vice…Treasurer　for　Ireland：　and　'soon　after；　on　Lord　Wilmington's　death；'　PAYMASTER　OF　THE　FORCES。　Continued　Paymaster　about　nine　years。　Rejects；　quietly　and　totally；　the　big　income　derivable　from　Interest　of　Government　Moneys　lying　delayed　in　the　Paymaster's　hand　（'Dishonest；　I　tell　you！'）and　will　none　of　it；　though　poor。　Not　yet　high；　still　low　over　the　horizon；　but　shining　brighter　and　brighter。　Greatly　contemptuous　of　Newcastle　and　the　Platitudes　and　Poltrooneries；　and　still　a　good　deal　in　the　Opposition　strain；　and　NOT　always　tempering　the　wind　to　the　shorn　lamb。　For　example；　Pitt　（still　Paymaster）　to　Newcastle　on　King　of　the　Romans　Question　（1752　or　so）：　'You　engage　for　Subsidies；　not　knowing　their　extent；　for　Treaties；　not　knowing　the　terms！''What　a　bashaw！'　moan　Newcastle　and　the　top　Officials。　'Best　way　is；　don't　mind　it；'　said　Mr。　Stone　＇one　of　their　terriers；a　hard…headed　fellow；　whose　brother　became　Primate　of　Ireland　by　and　by＇。
  3。　〃NOVEMBER　20th；　1755；　Thrown　out：on　Pelham's　death；　and　the　general　hurly…burly　in　Official　regions；　and　change　of　partners　with　no　little　difficulty；　which　had　then　ensued！　Sir　Thomas　Robinson；〃　our　old　friend；　〃made　Secretary；not　found　to　answer。　Pitt　sulkily　looking　on　America；　on　Minorca；　on　things　German；　on　things　in　general；　warily　set　on　returning；　as　is　thought；　but　How？　FOX　to　Pitt：　'Will　you　join　ME？'PITT：　'No；'with　such　politeness；　but　in　an　unmistakable　way！　Ten　months　of　consummate　steering　on　the　part　of　Pitt；　Chancellor　Hardwicke　coming　as　messenger；　he　among　others；　Pitt's　answer　to　him　dexterous；　modestly　royal。　Pitt's　bearing；　in　this　grand　juncture　and　crisis；　is　royal；　his　speakings　and　also　his　silences　notably　fine。　OCTOBER　20th；　1756：　to　Newcastle　face　to　face；　'I　will　accept　no　situation　under　your　Grace！'and；　about　that　day　month；　comes　IN；　on　his　own　footing。　That　is　to　say；
  〃NOVEMBER　19th；　1756；　to　England's　great　comfort；　Sees　himself　Secretary　of　State　（age　now　just　forty…eight）。　Has　pretty　much　all　England　at　his　back；　but　has；　in　face　of　him；　Fox；　Newcastle　and　Company；　offering　mere　impediment　and　discouragement；　Royal　Highness　of　Cumberland　looking　deadly　sour。　Till　finally；
  〃APRIL　5th；　1757；　King　bids　him　resign；　Royal　Highness　setting　off　for　Germany　the　second　day　after。　Pitt　had　been　IN　rather　more　than　Four　months。　England；　at　that　time　a　silent　Country　in　comparison；　knew　not　well　what　to　do；　took　to　offering　him　Freedoms　of　Corporations　in　very　great　quantity。　Town　after　Town；　from　all　the　four　winds；　sympathetically　firing　off；　upon　a　misguided　Sacred　Majesty；　its　little　Box；　in　this　oblique　way；　with　extraordinary　diligence。　Whereby；　after　six　months　bombardment　by　Boxes；　and　also　by　Events；　JUNE　29th；　1757〃　We　will　expect　June　29th。　＇Thackeray；　i。　231；　264；　Almon；　　Anecdotes　of　Pitt　　（London；　1810）；　i。　151；　182；　218。＇
  In　these　sad　circumstances；　Preparations　so　called　have　been　making　for　Hanover；　for　America；such　preparations　as　were　never　seen　before。　Take　only　one　instance；　let　one　be　enough：
  〃By　the　London　Gazette；　well　on　in　February；　1756；　we　learn　that　Lord　Loudon；　a　military　gentleman　of　small　faculty；　but　of　good　connections；　has　been　nominated　to　command　the　Forces　in　America；　and　then；　more　obscurely；　some　days　after；　that　another　has　been　nominated：one　of　them　ought　certainly　to　make　haste　out；　if　he　could；　the　French；　by　account；　have　25；000　men　in　those　countries；　with　real　officers　to　lead　them！　Haste　out；　however；　is　not　what　this　Lord　Loudon　or　his　rival　can　make。　In　March；　we　learn　that　Lord　Loudon　has　been　again　nominated；　in　an　improved　manner；　this　time；and　still　does　not　look　like　going。　'Again　nominated；　why　again？'　Alas；　reader；　there　have　been　hysterical　fidgetings　in　a　high　quarter；　internal　shiftings　and　shufflings；　contradictions；　new　proposals；　one　knows　not　what。　＇　Gentleman's　Magazine　　for　1756；　pp。　92；　150；　359；　450。＇　One　asks　only：　How　is　the　business　ever　to　be　done；　if　you　cannot　even　settle　what　imbecile　is　to　go　and　try　it？
  〃Seldom　had　Country　more　need　of　a　Commander　than　America　now。　America　itself　is　of　willing　mind；　and　surely　has　resources；　in　such　a　Cause；　but　is　full　of　anarchies　as　well：　the　different　States　and　sections　of　it；　with　their　discrepant　Legislatures；　their　half…drilled　Militias；　pulling　each　a　different　way；　there　is；　as　in　the　poor　Mother　Country；　little　result　except　of　the　St。…Vitus　kind。　In　some　Legislatures　are　anarchic　Quakers；　who　think　it　unpermissible　to　fight　with　those　hectoring　French；　and　their　tail　of　scalping　Indians；　and　that　the　'method　of　love'　ought　to　be　tried　with　them。　What　is　to　become　of　those　poor　people；　if　not　even　a　Lord　Loudon　can　get　out？〃
  The　result　was；　Lord　Loudon　had　not　in　his　own　poor　person　come　to　hand　in　America　till　August；　1756；　Season　now　done；　and　could　only　write　home；　〃All　is　St。　Vitus　out　here！　Must　have　reinforcement　of　10；000　men！〃　〃Yes；〃　answers　Pitt；　who　is　now　in　Office：　〃you　shall　have　them；　and　we　will　take　Cape　Breton；　please　Heaven！〃but　was　thrown　out；　and　by　the　wrigglings　that　ensued；　nothing　of　the　10；000　reached　Lord　Loudon　till　Season　1757　too　was　done。　Nor　did　they　then　stead　his　Lordship　much；　then　or　afterwards；　who　never　took　Cape　Breton；　nor　was　like　doing　it；but　wriggled　to　and　fro　a　good　deal；　and　revolved　on　his　axis；　according　to　pattern　given。　And　set　（what　chiefly　induces　us　to　name　him　here）　his　not　reverent　enough　Subordinate；　Lord　Charles　Hay；　our　old　Fontenoy　friend；　into　angry　impatient　quizzing　of　him；and　by　and　by　into　Court…Martial　for　such　quizzing。　＇Peerage　Books；　？　Tweeddale。＇　Court…Martial；　which　was　much　puzzled　by　the　case；　and　could　decide　nothing；　but　only　adjourn　and　adjourn；as　we　will　now　do；　not　mentioning　Lord　Loudon　farther；　or　the　numerous　other　instances　at　all。　＇〃1st　May；　1760；　Major…General　Lord　Charles　Hay　died〃　（　Gentleman's　Magazine　　of　Year）；　and　his　particular　Court…Martial　could　adjourn　for　the　last　time。〃I　wrote　something　for　Lord　Charles；〃　said　the　great　Johnson　once；　many　years　afterwards；　〃and　I　thought　he　had　not