liberty to draw, or make models, under
the eye and instructions of two eminent artists and twice a year the
munificent founder bestowed premiums of silver medals on the four pupils
who excelled the rest in drawing from a certain figure, and making the
best model of it in basso-relievo. [479] _[See note 3 R, at the end of
this Vol.]_

On the twenty-third day of November both houses of parliament met at
Westminster, when his majesty being indisposed, the session was opened
by commission, and the lord-keeper harangued them to this effect. He
told them, his majesty had directed the lords of the commission to
assure his parliament that he always received the highest satisfaction
in being able to lay before them any event that might promote the honour
and interests of his kingdoms; that in consequence of their advice, and
enabled by the assistance which they unanimously gave, his majesty had
exerted his endeavours to carry on the war in the most vigorous manner,
in order to attain that desirable end, always to be wished, a safe and
honourable peace:* that it had pleased the Divine Providence to bless
his measures and arms with success in several parts, and to make the
enemies of the nation feel, that the strength of Great Britain is not to
be provoked with impunity: that the conquest of the strong fortress of
Louisbourg, with the islands of Cape-Breton and St. John; the demolition
of Frontenac, of the highest importance to his operations in America,
and the reduction of Senegal, could not fail to bring great distress on
the French commerce and colonies, and, in proportion, to procure great
advantages to those of Great Britain.

* In the month of August, the king, in quality of elector of
Hanover, having occasion for two hundred thousand pounds, a
loan by subscription for that sum was opened at the bank,
and filled immediately by seven or eight money-dealers of
London.

He observed, that France had also been made sensible, that whilst
her forces are sent forth to invade and ravage the dominions of her
neighbours, her own coasts are not inaccessible to his majesty's fleets
and armies--a truth which she had experienced in the demolition of the
works at Cherbourg, erected at a great expense, with a particular view
to annoy England, as well as in the loss of a great number of ships and
vessels; but no treatment, however injurious to his majesty, could tempt
him to make retaliation on the innocent subjec