hop was quite shut up; for the Duke of
Newcastle expressed great dissatisfaction at Squire's promotion, and
even desired Bishop Young to tell every body that he had no hand in it.
Young answered, that he need not give himself that trouble, for Dr.
Squire had told every body so already, which is generally said to be
very true: for he did not content himself with saying how much he was
obliged to Lord Bute, but seemed to be afraid lest it should be thought
he was obliged to any body else. What an excellent courtier! The next
vacancy was made by Hoadly, upon which Thomas was translated from
Salisbury to Winchester, Drummond from St. Asaph to Salisbury, Newcome
from Llandaff to St. Asaph, and that exemplary divine Dr. Ewer made
Bishop of Llandaff. These were hardly settled when Sherlock and Gilbert
dropt almost together. Drummond has left Salisbury for York, Thomas is
translated from Lincoln to Salisbury, Green made Bishop of Lincoln, and
succeeded in his deanery by Mr. York: Hayter is translated from Norwich
to London, Young from Bristol to Norwich, and Newton is made Bishop of
Bristol; and I must not forget to tell you, that, among several new
chaplains, Beadon is one. This leads me naturally to Lord Bute, who,
though the professed favourite of the King, has hitherto escaped the
popular clamour pretty well: the immense fortune that is come into his
family by the death of old Wortley Montague has added much to his
consequence, and made him be looked upon as more of an Englishman, at
least they can no longer call him a poor Scot.

His wife was created a peeress of Great Britain at the same time that
Mr. Spencer, Mr. Doddington, Sir Richard Grosvenor, Sir Nat. Curzen, Sir
Thomas Robinson, and Sir William Irby were created peers. He has married
his eldest daughter to Sir James Lowther and is himself, from being
Groom of the Stole, become Secretary of State--Lord Holderness being
removed with very little ceremony indeed, but with a pension, to make
room for him. He and Mr. Pitt together have made good courtiers of the
Tories; Lords Oxford, Litchfield, and Bruce, being supernumerary lords,
and Norbonne Berkeley, Northey, and I think George Pitt, supernumerary
Grooms of the Bedchamber. Sir Francis Dashwood is Treasurer of the
Chamber, in the room of Charles Townshend, who was made Secretary at War
upon Lord Barrington's succeeding Mr. Legge as Chancellor of the
Exchequer. Lord Talbot, who is in high favour, is Steward of the
Hou