Mr.Pitt [unknown to me which Pitt, subsequent Lord Camelford or another] was the last.

THE KING: 'Are you a relation of Lord Chatham's ?' 'Yes, Sire.'-- 'He is a man whom I highly esteem' [read "esteemed"].
"He then went to the Foreign Ministers; and talked more to Prince Dolgorucki, the Russian Ambassador, than to any other.

In the midst of his conversation with this Prince, he turned abruptly to Mr.Elliot, the English Minister, and asked: 'What is the Duchess of Kingston's family name ?' This transition was less Pindaric than it appears; he had just been speaking of the Court of Petersburg, and that Lady was then there." [Sherlock, ii.

27.] Whereupon Sherlock hops his ways again; leaving us considerably uncertain.

But, by a curious accident, here, at first-hand, is confirmation of the flighty creature;--a Letter from Excellency Elliot himself having come our way:-- TO WILLIAM EDEN, ESQUIRE (of the Foreign Office, London; Elliot's Brother-in-law; afterwards LORD AUCKLAND).
"BERLIN, 12th October, 1777.
"MY DEAR EDEN,--If you are waiting upon the pinnacle of all impatience to give me news from the Howes [out on their then famous "Seizure of Philadelphia," which came to what we know!], I am waiting with no less impatience to receive it, and think every other subject too little interesting to be mentioned.