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 CAULFIELD. 393 August, 1738. Owing to the delicacy of his constitution, and the solicitude of his father for the early formation of his principles, he was never sent to any public schiool, but was placed under three preceptors: the first of whom was a respectable clergyman, named Skelton : another wasa Reverend Mr. Barton, eminent for moral and scholastic character; and the last (a man of eminent worth and learning) was a Mr. Marphy, an editor of Lucian, whose cha- racter and abilities were so congenial to the views of Lord Caulfield, that he was employed to undertake the education of the young lord. Under his instructions, his pupil redoubled his own industry, and advanced rapidly in his studies; and such was his esteem and attachment to his preceptor, that he afterwards took him as companion on his travels, and treated him through life with generosity and kindness. In the year 1746, the young lord having finished his classical studies, set out on his first tour to the continent of Europe, then deemed indispensable to finish the educa- tion of gentlemen of rank. He first visited Holland, and was present during the revolutionary tumalt which ended in the establishment of the Prince of Orange as Stadt- holder. Then he proceeded to the British camp in Ger- many, where he was politely received by William, Duke of Cumberland, commander-in-chief, who, not only during his stay, but afterwards, during His Royal Highness's life, gave him signal marks of esteem. From the British camp he proceeded to Turin, where he entered the academy, and resided a year, making occasional excursions to other parts of Italy. At the academy he became intimate with his illustrious fellow-student, the young Victor Amadeus, Prince Royal of Sardinia, from whom, as well as from his illustrious family, he received the most gracious attentions, aud enjoyed the opportunity of intercourse with many of the most eminent literary and political characters of Europe, who were then at Turin; and, amongst others, the Marquis Germain, embassador to France, the Comte Perron, and David Hume, the British historian, at that time secre-