(Charles, Esq.), descended from a good family in the kingdom of Ireland, was born in the city of Dublin, and received part of his education at Trinity college there, of which he afterwards became a fellow. At his first coming to England he entered himself of the Middle Temple, and was supposed to have had a very considerable hand in the writing of a periodical paper called "Fog's Journal;" as also since that time to have been almost the sole author of another well-known paper, intitled "Common Sense." All these papers give testimony of strong abilities, great depth of understanding, and clearness of reasoning. Dr King was a considerable writer in the latter, as were lords Chesterfield and Lyttleton. Our author had large offers made him to write in defence of Sir Richard Walpole, but these he rejected notwithstanding which, at the great change in the ministry in 1742, he was entirely neglected, as well as his fellow-labourer Amherit, who conducted "The Craftsman." Mr Molloy, however, having married a lady of fortune, was in circumstances which enabled him to treat the ingratitude of his patriotic friends with the contempt it deserved. He lived many years after this period, dying so lately as July 16, 1767. He also wrote three dramatic pieces, viz. The perplexed Couple; The Coquet; and, The Half-pay Officers; none of which met with much success.