may deserve cashiering in this summary manner, his peers and laws are just as good as any other prince's peers and laws.

Witness the Duke of Norfolk, for instance." "Ay, that cannot be helped by me; but it _is_ in my power to prevent Richard Bluewater's being made a knight or the Bath, by George II.; and the power shall be used." "It would seem not, as he is already created; and I dare to say, gazetted." "The oaths are not yet taken, and it is, at least, an Englishman's birth-right, to decline an honour; if, indeed, this can be esteemed an honour, at all." "Upon my word, Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Bluewater, you are disposed to be complimentary, to-night! The unworthy knight present, and all the rest of the order, are infinitely indebted to you!" "Your case and mine, Oakes, are essentially different," returned the other, with some emotion in his voice and manner.

"Your riband was fairly won, fighting the battles of England, and can be worn with credit to yourself and to your country; but these baubles are sent to me, at a moment when a rising was foreseen, and as a sop to keep me in good-humour, as well as to propitiate the whole Bluewater interest." "That is pure conjecture, and I dare say will prove to be altogether a mistake.

Here are the despatches to speak for themselves; and, as it is scarcely possible that the ministry should have known of this rash movement of the Pretender's son, more than a few days, my life on it, the dates will show that your riband was bestowed before the enterprise was even suspected." As Sir Gervaise commenced, with his constitutional ardour, to turn over the letters, as soon as his mind was directed to this particular object, Admiral Bluewater resumed his seat, awaiting the result, with not a little curiosity; though, at the same time, with a smile of incredulity.
The examination disappointed Sir Gervaise Oakes.

The dates proved that the ministers were better informed than he had supposed; for it appeared they had been apprised about the time he was himself of the intended movement.