administration. Both points might 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