stoutest-hearted, clearest-eyed;--yoked to a young Gentleman much
the reverse. Thank Hanbury for this glimpse of them, most
intricately situated Pair; who may concern us a little in the
sequel.--And, in justice to poor Hanover, the sad subject-matter of
Excellency Hanbury's Problems and Futilities in Russia and
elsewhere, let us save this other Fraction by a very different
hand; and close that Hanbury scene:--

"Friedrich himself was so dangerous," says the Constitutional
Historian once: "Friedrich, in alliance with France, how easy for
him to catch Hanover by the throat at a week's notice, throw a
death-noose round the throat of poor Hanover, and hand the same to
France for tightening at discretion! Poor Hanover indeed; she reaps
little profit from her English honors: what has she had to do with
these Transatlantic Colonies of England? An unfortunate Country, if
the English would but think; liable to be strangled at any time,
for England's quarrels: the Achilles'-heel to invulnerable England;
a sad function for Hanover, if it be a proud one, and amazingly
lucrative to some Hanoverians. The Country is very dear to his
Britannic Majesty in one sense, very dear to Britain in another!
Nay Germany itself, through Hanover, is to be torn up by War for
Transatlantic interests,--out of which she does not even get good
Virginia tobacco, but grows bad of her own. No more concern than
the Ring of Saturn with these over-sea quarrels; and can, through
Hanover, be torn to pieces by War about them. Such honor to give a
King to the British Nation, in a strait for one; and such profit
coming of it:--we hope all sides are grateful for the
blessings received!"

THERE HAS BEEN A COUNTER-TREATY GOING ON AT VERSAILLES IN THE