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Tous laa autras axampiairas origlnaux sont fllmte an commandant par la pramlAra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'impraaaion ou d'illustratlon at an tarmlnant par la darnlAra paga qui comporta una taiia amprainta. Tha last recorded frama on aach microfiche shall contain the symbol ^^ (meaning "CON- TINUED"), or the symbol V (meaning "END"), whichever applies. Un dee symbolee suh^ants apparaltra sur la darnlAre Image do cheque microfiche, selon le cas: la aymbola -^ signifle "A 8UIVRE", le symbols ▼ signifle "FIN". IMaps, plates, charts, etc., mey be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposurs are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre filmte A dee taux da reduction diff Arents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre reprodult en un soul ciichA, 11 est fiimA A partir da i'angia supArieur gauche, do geuche A droite, et do haut en bas, en prenant la nombre d'images nAcessaira. Les diagrammae suivants iliustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 /} Jjd . hiitry^^ Life of John, Lord Campbell. I «■•< >.» w »i>U..Ki4 mwtim m-'EB (S,Am\Fl&'^\L\L I T 1 1 F Kl.l : LI \ i:s OV CHANCHLLORS AND nil-: (JKHAT- SliAI. »K \\1>. v3 DAUOH-iHR. THE I i,r ) ' 't)RlRAIT. 01. Xi DERICK I ) ( iN CO 1881 LIVES or THE LORD CHANCELLORS AND KEEPERS OF THE GREAT SEAL 'il OF ENGLAND. CONTINUATION BY LORD CAMPBiCtL'S DAUGHTER, THE HON. MRS. HARDCASTLE. AMERICAN EDITION— WITH PORTRAIT. VOL. XL JERSEY CITY : FREDERICK D. LINN & CO. 1881. PREFACE. My Fatiiku'h wonU niono hnvn iMHiii ummI in tho (X)ni|MMi- tlon of tho tollowiii); ihi^ch. Thu inatoriiilM in my luuitlM con- »\hUh\ of nil Aiitol>io);m|iliy, Ix'gun in 1HI2, tho ynir uHcr he lofl tho l)ur, uml curried on nt intorvulH to thu year lHt7; u Journal, in which ho niiulu (M'ciwionul cntricH from 1817 ft Hcotlaud, at tho a)*v of oightiton, till tho roM|H>('tivo (hnithri of hio two oorroHpondcntM. From tluwj Houroofl I havo oi»U?avoroHt. My chief diflioulty has lM!«n to mako Hiioh HcloctionH and omisHionH i\n wore noc^>MHary to koo|> tho work within rcasonahlo limitM; and if, at iirwt, thcHo may Moom to havo In'on oxccoiloil, it hIiouUI Ih! ronioml)orod that my Father lived till ho wu8 nearly oighty-two, without having; had ono day of retirement or idlono«H ; that from tho timo ho camo to Ijondoii, in tlio year 1708, hi Prius Cases Page 197 CHAPTER VIIL Jaituaey, 1808— February, 1810. First Number of Nisi Prius Reports — Sir Vicary Qibbs — James Allan Park — Scarlett— Ournoy — Brougham — Third Circuit without a Brief— Speech as Couusol to oppopo a Bill at the Bar of the House of Lords — Ilia Father visits him in London — Courts-Martial at Chelmsford and at Chelsea — Portrait of Dr. Campbell by Wilkio — Fourth Circuit— Publication of Second Number of Reports — His Clerk Cooper — Progress in Getting Busi- ness — Holds Briofs for Marryat and others — Three Weeks at Brighton — Anecdotes of Michaelmas Term 222 CHAPTER IX. ' March, 1810— December, 1811. Changes to Oxford Circuit — Serjeant Williams — Dauncey — Jervis — Abbott — Puller— Olduall Russell— Clifford— Charles Phillips— Sir Fruucis Bnrdett — Sir Samuel Rorailly — His Frionds Tancred and Coltraau— Gloucoetor- shiro Sessions — Braggo Ealhurst — Ludlow and Tauntota — Trial of Cob- bett — Summer Circuit — Takes Chambers in Paper Buildings — Puys a Visit to his Father — Success at tho Gloucestershire Sessions — Excur- sion to Cambridge with Coltman — Brougham's Defence of tho Hunts — Carstairs' Cause — Increasing Business in King's Bench and on tho Circuit 248 CHAPTER X. February, 1812 — December, 1814. Account of the Spring Circuit — Assassination of Mr. Perceval — Riiid into Monmouthshire — Victory at the Quarter Sessions — Gocf ai xV.ise-.sor to the Returning Officer at tho Cirencester Election — Lord Apaley, Mr. Hicks-Beach, and Mr. Cripps — Joseph Pitt — Brougliam- fiovner — Lord Ellenborough's Conduct to the Bar — Stays in London througli t'le Long Vacation, and Learns to Dance — Disasters of Bonaparte — Rejoicings in CONTEN'J"H OF FI118T VOLUME. London — Tho Emperor Alexaiulor — Case of Murder at Stafford — Tintern Abbey — Meeting with his Fatl»or at Cupar — Tlie now Actresa, Miss O'Neil— Victory over Ellenborough— The Vorulam Club. . Page 283 CHAPTER XI. V January, 1815 — December, 1816. Epiphany Seasions — Wilkio's ' Distross for Rent' — Battle of Waterloo — Qif- ford'fl Succosu on tl»e Western Circuit — Letters from Paris — Increase of hia Business in Case-unswuring — Miss O'Neil and Mdilo. Mars — The Waverloy Novels— Case before tho Master of the RoIl«< — Abbott made a Judge — Case of Webster against the 'St. James's Chronicle' — Lady Frances Webster — Squabble with Sir Vicary Gibbs — Lays down his Reports and sets up Riding Horses — Retires to Bognor for his Health — Publishes the last Number of his Reports 320 CHAPTER XII. January, 1817— November, 1819. Dinner Party at tho Verulam — His Pupils — Death of Horner — Qifford made Solicitor-General — Arbitration Case in Glamorgausiiire — Thinks of get- ting into Parliament- — Return of his Brother from India — They go the Circuit Together — Visit to Cupar, and Tour in the Highlands with his Fatlier and Brother — Death of Sir Samuel Roir.illy — Business on the Spring Circuit, 1819 — Gives up Attending Quarter Sessions — Lanarkshire Election Committee — Portrait of Dr. Campbell by Raeburn — Applies for a Silk Gown — George Campbell buys Eden wood, near Cupar, Fife — They Travel Abroad Together — French Courts of Justice. . . . 350 CHAPTER XIII January, 1820— Deoembee, 1821. Gives a Dinner Party — Inscription for Edenwood — Dines with Mr. Scarlett — Question of Royal Divorce — P'iuds the Course of True Love does not ruii Smooth — Ride Round the Regent's Park — Eton Montem — His Suit is nol Successi'ul — Letters from the Circuit — The Queen's Trial — Goes in the Long Vacation to Paris — Becomes a Candidate for Brooks's — Bill Againsi the Queen Withdrawn — Dull Christmas Holidays — Studies Italian- Holds Briefs for Mr. Scarlett — Brougham, Denman and Queen Caroline — Engagement to Miss Scarlett — Letter from Dr, Campbell to Miss Soar- CONTENTS OF FIMT VOLUME. — Tintern TesB, Miss Page 283 lett — Coronation of King Qoorgo IV. — Dinnur at Mr. SuarlottV to nioet the Duke of OloucoRtor — ArrangomontH for the Wedding at Abinger — Wedding Tour— iJettles in Duke Street, Weatrninster. . . Page 374 Brloo— Qif- !ncroa80 of Mars— The lott made a sle'- Lady down his B Health— . 320 fford made nks of get- 'hey go the with his ess on the anarkshire ApnUes for iFife— They . 350 , Scarlett— DGR not rut [Suit is no' Ices in tht lill AgainBl Italian- In Caroline ImIss Scar- CHAPTER XIV. • Februabt, 1822 — Dkoemdeh, 1824. Elected a Member of Brooks's — Brooks's Club and the Beeswing Club — Takes his Wife to Scotland — Moots Canning at Abingor Ilall — Marriage of George Campbell — Edward Irving — Takes a IIouho in New Street, Spring Gardens — Tour in Italy — False Report of the Death of Mr. Scarlett — Gets the Load on the Oxford Circuit— Christening of young George Campbell — Judges of the Court of King's Bench — Illness and Death of Dr. Campbell 419 CHAPTER XV. June, 1825— November, 1827 ; The King's Refusal to let Brougham have a Silk Gown— Parliamentary Pros- pects — Canvasses Stafford for the next General Election — Dissolution of Parliament in May, 182(5 — Stafford Election — He is Defeated — Legal Adviser at Lichfield and Weymouth Elections — Tour in Switzerland — Dinner with Copley — Death of Mary Bruce — Hard Life on Circuit — Negotiations on the Formation of Mr. Canning's Ministry — Christening of Robert Scarlett's Son — Mr. Scarlett Appointed Attorney-General — Receives his Patent as King's Counsel — Death of Mr. Canning — Long Vacation at Hastings 439 CHAPTER XVI. December, 1827 — June, 1830. Resignation of Lord Goderich — The Duke of Wellington's Administration — Scarlett ceases to bo Attorney-General — Real Property Commission — Speaker Manners Sutton — Law of Prescription — Sits for his Portrait — Dinner at the Duke of Gloucester's — Dinner at Mr. Secretary Feel's — Catholic Emancipation — Death of Lady Scarlett — Report of the Real Prop- erty Commission — Offer of a Puisne Judgeship — Illness of King George IV. — Holland House — Duchess of Gloucester — Death of George IV. 464 LIFE or LORD CAMPBELL. CHAPTER I. Septembkb, 1779— March, 1798. Genealogy — Birth— Childliood — Cupar Qrainmar School — University of St. Andrews — Dr. .John Huntor — Henry Hill — ProfesHor Barron — Profegsor Cook — Dr. James Brown — Doath of his Mother — The General Agsembly — Dr. George Hill — Dr. Forre.st — St. Miiry'H College — Professor WiUon — Goes aa Tutor to Mr. Craigie of Glou'loick — Loaves St. Andrews. AUTOBIOGl!.ViM!\ . New Street, Spring Gardens, October 27, 1842.''' In a few fleeting yeai'S my existence will probably be known only to my immediate tlescentlants, l)ut they will be pleased and they may be improved by knowing the particulars of my career, however little lustre it may confer upon them. For their amuse- ment and instruction I sit down to write this simple narrative. According to immemorial usage, 1 must introduce my own life and adventures with some accoiuit of my ancestors. Our branch of the Campbells claims to be sprung from Donald, fourth .son of Archibald the second Earl of Argyll, that distin- guished chieftain who conunandcd the van of the Scottish army in the l)attle of Flodden and there fell with his royal master (Sept. 9, 1513). * My father began to write this Memoir the year after he had left the bar to become Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was at that time out of oflSce, having resigned with Lord Melbourne's Government in August, 1841. — Ed. VOL. I. 1 2 LIFK OF LOUD (AMI'llKLIi. Thin Doimid entcriKl into religion, and, through t\w. intcroM- siun of tli<> hviul of \\'m dun with ( 'tmlinal Wolmy, won appointed by l*o|H! IjtM) X. AI)l)ot of Cupar in tlin county of An^ufl. His vow of (H'lihacy Hcrniwl an insnpci'ablc ohjoi-tion to onr claim, but I have clearly aMccrtaincd that Ix'lorc \u'. lH><-ainc a monk he had Im'cii a soldier, and that having; In'cn married he left Ix'hind him U>^itimate issue. Jn the parish church of Bendochry, in tho county of Anpjs, thcu'c it* to be read the followinjj; epitaph: 'Suh hoc. Kirciijifiiif/i innniimeyitu rrtiherriiiiHn ac au/iicf dexteritatU vir, MayiiUr Nicoliiui Campbi-il (/•• Kethik comlitiir, ntjiog (jtiondam lercni^itiini Coinitii tie ArijyU ex venerahih I\ilre Domina Dnnaldu Campheil Ahhale tie Cupro qui obiit Anno Domini 16S7. JEtntia kuh: 70.'* From this NiehoUw Campbell of Kethik (iw we assert) was dcscjcnded George CumplxiU my great-great-grandfather, who was ruined in his eireumstunees by joining in a Ixtnd as surety for his chief the first Marquis of Argyll, beheaded at the Market Cross of Edinburgli in IGGl, on a false charge of having been impli- cated in the ileath of King Charles I. My ancestor's lands were judicially sold, and with tin; wreck of his fortune he retired into the county of Fife, where he became owner of the small estate of Baltullo in the parish of Ceres, and of a house in the ancient city of St. Andrews, in M'hich hi^ resided till his death. After settling in Fife he was called Clh'unberlain Campbell, but how he came by this designation I know not. The link connecting him with the Cam])bells of Kethik depends on family tradition, Tlie rest of the pctligree is clearly proved by written documents still extant. The Chamberlain's eldest son John took the degree of M. A. at St. Andrews in the year 1677 and gained the highest honors of that University, which then continued to enjoy a considerable portion of the literary S])U'ndor it had ac(iuired under the illus- trious Buchanan. But he was of an indolent disposition, and, without engaging in any jjrolcj^sioii, he married a lady of good !! *Tlior(^ is another monument in tlio panio church to Davitl Campbell, anotlu.T son of tlie abbot, dcsignatoJ ' dc Dcnhcad.' QKNEALOOY. family but with no fortmip, niid fontrivod to live on the Bcanty mcanH left him )>y his futhcr. Those, such Kill^^, who by liin tltTifi) arhitml dutcd at Mtirlin({, May H, 15'tr>, tliiM |>roiiiiiitii«'s '\\u\)^- niont: ' Wli«r<>iiH Wi> having? Iini-n ailviii>"l aiiil Unmvitin tin' miiil Kfiitlitiinn tlio UallibiirtonH, to ho loal.nnd triio lnxiiHt uh'Ii, \<>\m N<^tvniiti* imto tlx' hukI Abhnyo for tlio imiil« Ininlii, ntntit iiiun at urnx'H, rin lion ili-ii'loro •Iimtoo an, pKying tlui ii«o aiiil woiito: atiii tlint they hIiuII Ih' ul Inn prcMli'ci'NiKiiirx, ,iii a goii<| iiuk^iir to tlu'iii ' ** A junior hraixli ot' tlii; llallyltiirfon I'lmily \\li!r|i Im*! In'«>ii lon^ .•4«>ttl(> Moiitli ot'S-otiaiid *'ii<|im| in an Ikiitsh niarri*'*! to an aiiftstor ot' Sir Walter Smtt. 'I'lif illiistrion'* poet and iiovi'lJHt in tlu' lull Idazc of liis lit«'rary tiiiiit' wa^ very vain of his fonncctioii with the noMc t'ainily of llallylairlon, prnciirni hlniHi'lf to Im' served lieir to this line of his ancestors, (|nai'lei'ed the arms of llallylxirton on his >hield, and |)rinted a o^riiealo^i- ml nteinoir, wliieh distinctly shows my mother's pedigree and oiir common descent from this ancient stock. My consinsliip with tiie ' Wizard of the .North,' liad it Im-ch u little lesH n'liKtte, I should have considered my chief family dis- thiction, howevi'r clear the evidence mioht hav<' heen of my bein^ a direct lineal d(>s<>eiMJant of MacCnIlnm .Mnury uii«l ix'^^ltft. My iHitcniul Knuulfiither, huviii)( ^1)1(1 the I'nUiU' lit Hiiltiilln an pro|H!rty nt St. Andrews wliU'Ji liiul coiiu' to liiin t'ntir tiio HrMt of tin' t'nmily wlio M«'ttli>4l ill tlir nMiiitry ot' Fit<>, (l iicai'ly iiiHolvoiit whilo my I'litlMi' uiif* Htill a Mtmlcnt at the lliiiv«'i*>*ity of Ht. Ainlivwii. The yoiiii}; man, liowi'vcr, had ^aiiu>«l ronsidcnililr (iMtiiictioii KM a M'liolar, nnd hUmhI lii^li in (he (>Mtimatioii of l*rin<'i|ml Tiilli(l<>|ili and i'riiicipal Miirisoii, the liradn of the two col- h>^i>H ill th«> IJiiivci'Mity, Upon their rcrommi'iidation he was ap|M)iMt(>ll of Carwhiii, the heir presumptive to the earhlom of JiretuhillNUie. After piii^iii^ Home time with his pupil at Armad with tlit< Im«i MK'iiiy that my liithtr iin|uirt*il thu iHtliMlicil iiiiiiiiifi-M lor wliii-li III' wiiM ri'iiiurkiilil*'. Wliilit in I^Mitlou III' jNiiil y;n'itt atti'iitiDii to \\\v ii)rn'«-t prDniitiriatioii of till* Kii^lif>li laiiKua({i', ami ho tiir miki'iiiIiiI that iiti Kiii^liHliiiian who hail viMittil ('ii|Hir wln'ii he wum M>((ln| ihri-c a^ tiiiniHti'r atlcrwat'il)" Hiiil to hh', 'hi'* ilialrct nuiiiNii-nl to that of hi» INirinhioiiiTM wiuN liki' |iiiii'H of piNI mmioh^ ro|)|M'r/ 111 till' ytiir 1771 lir ii'l'i lii^ |>ii|>>l> tht'ii |iri'|taitil lor tlii« rtiivcrNity ; hut an iiitiniati' iiihI allirtioimtt' iiiti'rroiii'M> wan ki'pt ('«» iM'twi'i'ii thi'iii, aiiit HiilthiHtiHl when tliu Wi'MtiiiiiiHli'r Si'htKtl iHty hail Ihtoiih' Mai'(|iiiH of np'MlallHiiiu and llla^tl'r of Tayiiioiith ('af*tli>. Mv tiwiiir HiMtii at'tir liin ntiini to his native coiintiv tiMik onli'r>«, anil was iinhirti'il into the living of mfoiiil niiniHtrr in the iiilh'ffiatc rliai'Ki' of ( 'upar, in tin' roimty of Kifr. Tho Hti|M>nil dill not then I'xii'iil i.'H(> a yoar without niaiiMi' or )(lt'lM>. With this slcntli'i- iiiroiiK' he hooti married ; hut iiiv mother wtM itaiHidered an heiress, having a fortune of Xl^AH).* She huU reei'iviil the very In'st fenude education whieh Si-otiand eouhl then atl'ord, and, us I often heard, was eejelirated for the f^rucu with whieli she daneiil the itiniiot ilr In rout. Hut she wnii likewise distin^^uishiil for her piety, and I ean myself testify that to inetileate the prineiples and precepts of reli^^ion ii|M)n her children was her chief care in life and in death. My {Hirents iN'cupicd the house next to the Hell Inn, at tho corner (»f the street which crosses the Kden j'rom the Kdinhiirgh road. In this house was I horn on the loth day of S'ptember, 177!>, in the midst of a tremendous hurricane, niemoralile for having hlowii the pirate I'aiil ilones out of the Firth of Forth, after he had landed and attacked several iiohlemcirs houses and had caused the inhahitants on both shores to Hy to arms. I was the tliiril child of my parents, the eldest iK'ing a dnugh- •Noar seventy yearn nftorwanlit our family had an 'aeccusion of fortune' by thn death of a i.ousin of hers of the name of Ilallybuiton, who died intes- tate, and we received about X-1000 ac next of kin by virtue of tho llally- burton blood. CIIII.I»II(M>I). 7 tiT, nlWHiinU iiiiirrlitl t»» tin- Ui-v. Dr. (Jllhitplc, l*n»fwiiior of lloiiiniiily ill tlii» r«iv«'r»»ity «•!' Si. Aii*ln'WH; iui«l t\\v Mttnu], my (l«-»r iiihI <»iily l>n)lli«T, now Sir nr){i< <'iiiii|)Im>II oI' K. ti>iMl«>rti«t iifli>«'tioii iumI Uio witriii«>Mt iri('ii tultl to our ptiH 1111(1 tn our |Hivi HtiiHiid wiim ((fiintnl )ty the Court of Ht'wion in a iVw yturH Sir KolHTt Pn>Hton, tli<< inciiinlM'iit of the rtrxt luul nioH' liic-nitivji living, 'IviiiK, my lUtluT HU«'«tt'iv«'(l tli«> t'tiiolumcntMot' ('hii|>- laiii to till' lirfiiilallHUif Fl<>H, throiiKli tli<> (livor of lib Itirnit'f |Hi|>il, till! duty In tlioM> lax tini<>N In-uik donu hy a (l«'|mty. 'riioit}j;li kiH>|>iii)( clear of tlcht, lii> !ia«l a cimMtant HtniK- ^li' witli tlu' w'v re evilH of |M>niiry, ami it wiw only liy ^nut H4>lf-4|ciiial and k«mm1 manaKenivnt that he waitublu to iilucutv hb I'liildrni. I war* vtrynickly in my rliildlwNNi, and I had a narrow (>Mii|)e when attii«-l\*>d liy the mea^len, whieh lon^aMlieted me with wenk- nefw in my eyes. I wiw iiiii>eHed to Im<. I am anxious likewiiM> to eommemorate the kindnesH of a faithful of my pareiitM* miirriaf;e till all their ehil- dreii had iH'eii reared, who \va.» a He<>oiid mother to uh all, and the rei-oJU'ction of whose fidelity, devoteeasioiial uneoiitrollable dread of the Miijirnifihirdf, She was not only a Hrm In-liever in l/ko»tM, but when not «'iipiy;ed in the active dis<'harj;«; of her duties sh(> could hardly think or talk of anything else. Her niothor and several of her friends had seen ^li(»sts, and although I do not think she had over si-en one hei-self, she was often under the apprehensicm of one appearini; to her should she Ik> left in a dark room, or approach a churchyard at nijrht. Notwithstaml- ing the caution she received to abstain from j^host stories in the i I t LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. nursery, she coiistuutly cnhTtaiiiod uh with them, and she told them with such (Njuviction of their trutli and .such impressive olFcct, that 1 well remt'HilK'r Ixiiuj;' atraid to look round the room lest a spirit should lK'c<»nie visible to us. The consequence has been, that though theoretically a disbeliever in all supernatural appearances since the Ix-giniiing of the world, except where a niirachMvas to be worked for the special purposes of Providence, and though in company and in the daytime I laugh at the credu- lity of othci"s, sometimes, when left all alone about the midnight hour, I cannot help a feeling of irrinc{in or superstitious dread coming over me; and if when I am in this state of mind the wainscot cracks or a Jiiousc stirs behind the hangings or the clock strikes twelve, the hair of my head bristles up and I expect some inhabitant of the world unknown to stand before me. From the sjime instructress, probably, I was, when a boy, a firm believer in witches. There actually lived a reputed witch in our town, Tibbie Ritchie by name : For mony'a beast to iload sho shot, And porisluid mony a bonny boat, i And shook both moiklo corn and bear, And kept the country side in loar.* One of my infantine illnesses was imputed to a spell she had cast upon me, because my latlu'r had offended her. However, she afterwiu'ds made me amends by foretelling that I should become * a great man.' When Avandering in the fields all alone, being a boy of seven or eight years old, I found a swarm of bees upon the bough of a tree, and no one could discover from whose hive the bees had swarmed. Being induced to creep into a * sleep,' they were carried home to our garden, were pronounced my prop- erty, and were the foundation of my future wealth. Upon this occasion Tibbie Ritchie prognosticated that * I was to fly to a great distance like a bee, and to bring home much honey of my own making.' I have no recollection of any lessons in reading being given * Burns' Ihm o'Shanter. OIlAMMAIl HCIICKJIi OP CUPAH. 9 to mc, and I have boon told by my parenta that thoy had never any tronble in toucljinji: nio. From that early age I liad a great delight in books, and 1 devoted much of ray time to them. My reading luw often been very ill-directed, but if it has not made me the scholar and the phllosoplier I might have been, it has supplied me with never-failing occupation, and has lent a charm to my existence m every stage of my progress. "NVhon about seven I was sent with my brother to learn Latin at the grammar school of Cu[)ar, then kept by a cruel pedagogue of the name of Gray. Tliere was a tradition among the boys that the lady whom he knew as his wife had ]>roduced a child to him when a student of divinity, which, though born in wedlock, came into the world too soon after the nuptial benediction had been pronounced, and according to the strictness of Presbyterian discipline had for ever cut off the hope of his 'wagging his head in the pulpit.' In consequence there was a cantilena, which had probably been handed down through numy generations of boys, and was occasionally repeated in a feigned voice behind his back, or written in a disguised hand over his desk : Oh! iny fato sinister. Oh! my fate sinister! Jeany's eyns so bright ami bosom so wliite Have spoiled mo for minister ! ' From this disappointment, or some other cause, he applied the ferula or tawse with unmerciful severity, and although my brother was by no means slow or idle or mischcivous, it was discovered that the right-hand culf of his coat was actually worn away by the frequent aijplicativu) of the instrument of punishment.* jhJt nos eir/o iiia)uim fcvnhv, snbduxlmm, but I suppose on account of my tender years I esca[)ed more easily. The old .system of speaking Latin in school was here still kept up, and I well remember that when I wished to leave the school-house, I was obliged to go up to the master and say, 'Licetne mihi exiref * My brother, who (and who alone) has seen this Memoir, observes, in mitigation of Gray's cruelty, that he himself was 'mischievious,' trying to make himself a little hero by defying the tawse. Hartrigge, October, 1810. V 10 l-IFK (H' LOUD <'A.MI'HI:LL. Gray l)eing uot only cnu'l hut caroleaM, there were heavy com- plaintii against him, and lie wu.s at last removed from his oflioc by the provost and bailies of tlie borough, the patrons and trus- tees of the st'h(K)l. He was sueceedeil l)y a remarkal;lo man of tlie name of Bayno, paucnrum Utrntritin but ncenuini ingenii, an enthusiast in the eause of learning, and gifted with tlie faeulty of inspiring a love of learning in others. While apju'entiee to a shoemaker he had contrived to piek up some knowledge of the Latin language at a parish sehool, and this he improved by a short residence at a Scfoteh university. He was then himself appointed schoolmaster in a country parish, and here he acquired such fame by his assiduity and success in teaching that he was elected as successor of (jray to the dignitled situation of head master in the granunar school of the county town. I was his favorite pu[)il. He took infinite pains with me, and he bestowed extravagant praise on my parts and proficiency. He called me affectedly his 'licotle John,' and he talked of 'Leetle John' as a prodigy. I did learn from him liatin and English granunar very thoroughly, and he cherished in mo a love of labor and a desire for distinction. IJut from his imperfei^t education he was sorely deficient in qntintifi/, and from this deficiency I have since constantly suffered and shall continue to suffer to my dying day. In England Latin <[uantity is considered the test not only of acquaintance with the liatin language; but of liberal breeding ; and for general estimation a man had better be guilty of a bad action than mistake a short syllable for a long, or a long for a short. AVhereforc it has been always with fear and trembling that I have ventured on a Latin ipiotaticm at the bar or in Par- liament, and I have often suppressed ([notations which were veiy appropriate from a dread of a mistake in louf/s and nhortii, well knowing that the; chance of eclat wius nothing to the ridicule I should incur if I tripped. However, I flatter myself that I have never been found out in a false quantity, and have thus been more fortunate than Edmund Burke or Sir James Mackintosh. Burke's magnum vectlgal is known to all the world. I have been told that GRAMMAR 8ClKM)Ii OP CUPAR. 1^ MackintoHli speaking in a debating society on liis arrival in London said, 'Non omnia moriar, multaque parti mei Vifnhit Libitinani.' From Bayno's instruetions I have often felt a great superiority over P^ngllshnien in the granunatit^al knowledge of their own language. It is niarvellous to me how this is neglected even now at Eton and other public schools. The consequence is that you find men of liberal etlucation in England, who would faint away at such a mistiike as * magnum vccthjal j)arniinoii!a,' making the verb agree in number with the last j)receding substantive, with- out considering whetiier it is really the nominative to the verl)^ telling you tiiat ' the love of riches are very pernicious,' and that 'the sanctions of morality is often forgotten.' I am afraid a native of Scotland hardly ever becomes master of all the copi- ousness and all the niceties of English ; but being taught it as a foreign language, he generally learns it more grammatically than those who have not had early warning against patois and pro- vincialisms. Till this time I suppose I had not l)cen above a mile from Cupar, and the only society I had ever seen consisted of a neigli- boring minister and his wife who miglit pay us a visit, or the family of the squire of the parish by M'hom \\ e children wei-e occasionally asked to tea, and whom I approached with greater dread and admiration than I have since done the august personages at Buck- ingham Palace. One great advantage arises fiv)m early seclusion and obscurity, that there is uuich excitement and enjoyment from new scenes as they are disclosed. I remember my extreme delight when as a child I first visited the city of St. Andrews, and, being led down the 'Butts Wynd' to the 'scores,' the ocean in a storm avjis pointed out to me. On crossing the Tay the view of Duiulee ex})anded my mind to all T could conceive of nKignilicenc(>. But when I at last walked in the High Street of Edinburgh I found how childish my notions had been, convinced that I had now seen grandeur >vhich could not be excelled by London, Paris, or Rome itself. It was likewise in my favor that I became grad- 12 LIFE OP IX)RD CAMPBELL. ually acquainted with the different ranks and classes of mankind. The son of a prince, reared in a j)alace, looking down at once from a great elevation, sees all life on the same dead level and of the same leaden color, having nothing to excite curiosity, and deriving no enjoyment from the sense of vanquished difficulty. My earliest recollection of eloquence arose from a sermon delivered by my father in 1788, on a day of thanksgiving appointed by the Church of Scotland to celebrate the anniver- sary of our deliverance from slavery and prelacy by AVilliam III. 'Think not we mean this day to brand with infamy the name of Stuart.' Such was the beginning of his addreas, which, M'hilo it strikingly described the benefits which Scotland had derived from the Revolution, was throughout characterized by a spirit ol Christian charity. The public event of oldest date which I call to mind was the general illumination of the town of Cupar in the following year, upon the recovery of George III. from his mental malady. Its brilliancy delighted me, but I still recollect my terror from from the squibs and crackers which were let off rouml the bonfire at Cuj)ar Cross.* A lew weeks after I had completed my eleventh year (Novem- ber, 1790), I was sent to the University. This would formerly not have been t]iought strange in Scotland or in any part of Europe. Bishop Burnet began to study at the University of Aberdeen when he was only ten years old,t and at fourteen took his decree of A.M. Univei'sitles were seminaries where the course of scholastic education was begun and finished, and we ought not to be surprised to hear that corporal punishments were inflicted on the students. Volumes have been written as to the nature of the Qvtcraque in(/enio non siibcHit<1a riico,X but those who have :-o zealously vindicated the fame of the poet from the supposed stain of being whipped at Cambridge should recollect *See Cowper's poem 'On the Queen's Visit to London,' March 17, 1789. ' One Georgian star adorns the skies, She myriads found below.' — Southey's Cowpcr, vol. x. p. 16, 17. t Life of Burnet, prefixed to ^ts<., p. vi. J Milton, Ekgiarum Liber, i. 10. 1790.J UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS. 13 'ol. X. p. 16, 17. that he wivs sent thither at fifteen, and that youths older than lie then was are now liable to the same discipline at Harrow, Eton, and Westminster.* My brother and I went to college at the same time, each with a biH'wvry or exhibition, his of £20 a year, mine of £10; sums which must have gone a great way towards our expenses during t\\o session of six months. The faithful Mary Bruce at first acconii)anied us to St. Andrews, cooked our dinner, cleaned the small room in which we read, and made the bed in which we slept together. Our lodgings were in the house of a Miss Bell, sister of the Rev. Dr. Andrew Bell, who, altliough the son of a barber, was the founder of the ^ladraa system of education and so liberally endowed the Madras College in his native city. We attended only the Humanity and Greek classes. The former was taught by Dr. John Hunter, an excellent Latin scholar and the most acute grammariiin with whom 1 have cer conversed. He had a knowledge of prosody far beyond what is usual in Scotland, and he published editions of Horace and Virgil which have been mentioned with applause even at Oxford. But his expositions of the general principles of language were chiefly to be admired. His favorite text-books were Harris's 'Hermes,' and Hornc Tooke's 'Diversions of Purley,' and he commented upon the theories of these subtle dialecticians with such per- spicuity and force as to make them intelligible and interesting to all his pupils. The Greek Professor, Henry Hill, was a very different per- *The following is an extract from the records of the University of St. Andrews for the year 1791 : ' Nomina incorporatorum in Collegia Sancti Salvatoris et Sancli Leonardi cordm lievdo. Do. Dr. Oeorg. Hill Collegia Sanctce Mariae Theologies Proj'ea-iore atq. Universitalis Rectort. 'Noi ingenni adoUscentes nomina subscribentes, sa7ict6 pollicemur nos reli- gione reformatd perseveralnros preceptoribus obacquium debilum e.vhibilurot atque hiijus Academice Andreana: emolumentiun et commodiim quantum i?i nobis est procvraturos ad queincujique vita: slatuin pervenerimus. 'February 17, 1791.' Here follow the names, among which is written, in a round, boyish, almost childish hand, ' Joannes Campbell.' — Ed. 14 LIFE OP T.ORD CAMPBELL. [1791. son — zealous enough to comniuiiicute the little he knew, but iguomnt and Hhallow. In the Hixtocnth and seventoenth centu- ries the liatin liUigiui^c! hatl been eultivated with great Hiieeess in the Scoteii Universities. Ihiehanan's fiatinity, wlu^tiier in verse or prose, is exceeded in purity and vigor by that of no nionerally ditl'iised in Scotland. But for some reason Greek literature has never taken root in that c(»untry. When I was a boy it was not taught at the common grammar schools, and the Greek professors at the universities had to begin by teaching their i)upils the letters of the Greek alphabet. There were, to be sure, two Greek classes ; one for mere iK'gimiers, and a second for reading and lecturing on Thucydides and Sopluxiles. My fii-st winter I did not get l)eyond iEsop'a Fables. I made a little more progress under Hill in subsequent sessions, but if I had not diligently applied to the language some time after I left him, I never should have been able to read the Iliad and Odyssey so as really to enjoy them in the original. Tliese divine pro1.] UNrVKItSITY OF ST. ANDREWS. 16 full inccplum,* wliicli hoiiig denounced at* l>iii-barous was justified by the authority of liivy.* My studies were then Interrupted l)y a severe illness which la.steon the author of the contrast a pension of iilOO a year. This must have been about the time that Ilardinge, who was made a Welsh Judge, brcjught forward his fauKUis argument to show that the Americans really were represented in Parliament, 'as all the grants of land in America were to be hekl by the manor of Kast (Jrcenwich in tlie county of Kent, and therefore the knights of (he shire for Kent represented all the Americans.' It nuist be confessed that our dispute with the colonists was not verv skilfully conducted in argument or in the tield. But destiny had decreed tiiat they should be in(k>i)endent, and the day of linal separation had arrived. I have preserved the })rinted syno[)sis (»f Bi'rron's lectures, which were very much after the maimer of Blair's, and certaiidy constituted an excellent course of criticism and beUcs-lcttvcH. In logic he was not very profound. He was bitter against Aristotle, and attempted to ridicule the syllogistic mode of reasoning. 'What then is this Avonderful syllogism? Is there any charm 1703.] UNIVKUHITV OF HT. ANDIIKWH. IT ill th«! iiuiiH? DiK-M it (liHpcl the nuMtw of error and prcHcut tnith in lior nuked niajruty to the nieiitul eye?' He then went on with II diMparaninj; exphmution of major and wii»o/' propowi- tidiiH, and attempted to «how that thouj;h the Hyllof^istni inight Ik' a weapon powerful, if Hkilfnlly wieldetl, to iwwiil an opponent, il is utterly worthless in phiiosophieal induetion. The next year I attended the Moral IMiiiosophy cIiwh, taught by Professor Cook. He made use of Ilutcheson'n Moral Phil- osophy for a text-book, which he greatly «larkene OAMPUKI.I.. Li 79:1. Uy a v<l<' ibwHiHtiiiit, Dr. •laiiifH Hrowii, uftrrwiihlr* I't'ofrHrMtr of Nutiinil IMiiloHopliy ut (iIiif«^i>\v. Miitlinniitim, lio\vi.>Vi!l', were ill vi>ry low rrpiitc, uimI it wiim not thought at nil ilisf^riut'- Ail cntiri-ly to iic^jclrct tlii'in. I diil ^^^'t ovn>4l pretty well the lii-Nt ^ix InhiUm of Kiielid, tri^o- iiotiH'try, e«)iiieN(>«'tioMMaii(l ul){el)riuiM ilir nn (|iituliiiti<^ e<|uatioiiri; l>iit lieri> eiitltil my re^;iiliir pro^^reMH, iiiid whatever I ^ot In-voihI wtw rii/tfitii ft Mi»irniin. I wan, however, a ;>rea( favorite of Dr. Hrowii, and he often had me to drink tea with him aixi kept ma talkiii^j; with him t«) a late hour in the niy;ht. 'i'o him I am chieHy indehtnl for my ptlitinil primipleH. My father, though generally very m peaeeahly improve*! after the mini(> fashion. With all my mhnirtition of th(> ancient repuhlies 1 never at any time thought that a npuhlieaii t'orni of government was adupteil to our tcrritor), ^H>pnlation and liahits, hut J early imbilMii, and I steadily preserved, a predileetion for the popular part of our coustitution and an ardent /eal in the cause of eivil and religious liberty. In the spring of the year 17i>3 our family was plunged into the de<'pest utllietion by the death of my Im'IovchI mother, leaving seven children behind her, the youngest not more than six months old. She had suUered from u long and |)ainful illness, nntl some weeks before her death her physicians had desjtaired of her recovery. I remember my brother and myself being sent for from St. -Vndrews to s(;e lu>r, and my anguish at behold- ing hor altered looks, although 1 was not fully aware of her danger. In taking leave when we were about to n-turn to St. Andrews, she must have known, though w<' did n(»t, that she was to see us no more. We were made to kneel at her bedside. She kissed and blessed us: and the last words I ev<'r heard her pronounce now vibrate on my ear : 'Farewell! and oh ! be good.' In about a fortnight after, a servant came to fetch us to attend niKj.j DKATII OK II IH MOTIIKR. II hor t\ini^i'iii. I ntiiu>iiitH!r thu iN'^iiiiiiiiK of my tUthur'a lettor to us uiiuouiiriug tli«> «i-(>iikiti^, Init we Hii|>|N)rt«>(l ouriM'lvvM with muiv Mirt oi' (roiu|H>Miii'r till th«i Cuiifi'ul. TliiM thii riiHtoniM of t\w country «liil not |)<>riiiit him to iittciul. My hrothor tiiul I w(>tt> chief motirticrs. According to I'rcriliytt'riuii rtilo no funri'ul rtcrvi«v wixn ivm\, hut never was there a more Hoh>mn mvuv. The (totliii wiw let (h>wu into the deep ^mve. [ MHiincil nut to know thut 1 hiid loNt my parent till then, uiid not to be eoiiHeioiiH till th(!n thut HJie wiim to In) M'ptirutiHl from uo for over. i(ut when I heaiil the 'moulds' rttrike n|K>n the cofHn, und haw the ^riive tilled up uiid the ^nn-n s, und a senH(> of (h-solation overwhelmed mu Hueh OH I have lutver since experienced. I did not then shed a tear, but when I wu8 Icff home I hud some reli(>f by throwing myHolf into my father's urms, and ubundoning all etlort to (Hintroi my j^rief. She wus a woman of ran; virtues. She w«ih devotctl to her duties as u wife und a motlKjr. She nobly Htruji;(^led with the narrow circumstances in which she was placed, and by her jjiMtd inanaj^einent ami gmnl tastt; she contriveft on my infant mind deep reli- giotis impressions, which intercourse with the world may at times have iiiipairt d, but which leisure and rcllciititm are able to revive, ami which I hope may prepare inc to meet my summons from this world as U'c^tmcs a Christiun. 'May I die the death of the righteous, and may my last end 1h' like hers.* My father remained fondly attached to her memory and never married again. Soon aft(!r niy mother's death my father censed to reside in Cupar, and moved to Carslogie JIous(!, about a mile and a half from the town. This dwelling was forme r\MI>ll»-,l.l, [1703. foHiilit'O wliicli hiul In'Iiiiip'<| It the ( '|t>|)|iiiii)(i() for twenty )(« M>«Mt|M<«| nut of a wit II of iiiirru 1IM< tllit'klH'M), IIImI I|I'|-|> I tcNtk til llti Hfl'lllUII'OIUI ri>u<|iiiriii^; Httinly, vi^nrmiH uimI n'^fiilar a|)|ilii>atinii : ' IIniii«-kM'|)iii)( yoiilli liavo Mr lioiiu'ly witM.' TIiIh year my fatlirr, Ih-Iiik a mh'IhIht nf tlir ( m iirral Atf««'rnl>ly, <>aiTifr with him to KdiiilMir^h, anM'iit at M'Vii'al ^:ri>at ticlMiltrt in ilii^ mir ScnthMh ConvtM-utioii, Dr. |{i)lM'i-tM)n, the hi.'^tnrian, having i'«'tii*i>«| tVtim thr <'hit>f dirfftion of the ('hiii-i'h, ha<>rh«'H fi'iim him nmiini^ up tn any itii'u I ntnhl thru form of oratorical excel Icnci'. I !«> wa>« a v«Ty extraordinary man, and from hin silver voice, imprer^nive manner and Huhtle powii-h (»f delHtte, would have U'en liHtencil to with applauHo in the IIou.hu of CommonH in itH U'st dayri. ^ I luul very early U'^un to wtudy onitory. Tn my thlnl McwNion at St. Andrews I lH'<-ame a mendH'r of a deliatin^ eluh called 'The IMiiloHophical Spointed to Mup|)ort the atlirmative and two 'to impugn.' I re(>ollect keen dchates tin ' >\ iiether Hrutu.H wiw justified in killinj^ Cu'sarV ' Whellier ilenwK-racy is a jjikmI form of jrovt'rnmi'ntV' 'Whether man is a free ajjent?' * Whether (iueen Kli/aheth was a j;ood Hoveni};n"." ' Whether freli<*vi> ii|m)Ii iIm> \vIio|i< thoy tnu'ii Utth to think iiimI to f!i|)n>M tlnMi^lii. I liii\*' known M>vi>rol i>mini>nt ili'lMttin^ wM'ii'ty tiN'iikrm who liiih'«l in piihlii* llt'c, hut I li<>V(« ihi'y woiilii hiivi- iiMninh'tl U-itfr if they hiul n«lon^i'Ki< I t-f^fuliirly rt'itil tht* Kfliiilnnyli ^ 'ninniif iu'\v>\»\\Hui''m vi)>tory of th«> Ut of .lunr, 17tM, It. ..I ot' tht> horror rtni.onl liy the «'X«'«'ntion of lx)niii XVI. My fourth i4nion at rolh'y;!* wan att«>n«l with very Httlo ini|irov<>nit>nt. 'I'h*' fhift' liunincMM ou^ht to hav<> \nfi\ in thn natunil phihwophy chiMH, hut thi« wuh th«>n tau);ht liy a certain Dr. Korrt'i^t, who ha, and wiim a very ^^entl«>nlanly man, hut hail v«>r\ littlr srienre anii>Hr had Monu) aiunsiny; e.\|M>rinients tnr\hik)it. Ihit he prix-eeded in hin nairw) through dynainies' hydnwfntics, at'ouMties, iV'e., ending; with iiHtrononiy, and .Hhowin^ us an orrery whieh some fornu>r ehan- (■ellor had pres4>nted to the eollef^e. I had now linislKil the (-urriviiluui whieh I'Utitled nie to a de^rtH' *>f \. M. But aeadeuiinkl de^re<y the nu)st idle anil ill-i'ondueted who eould not ohtain eertilieates from the prot'essors of their havinj; attended the elasse.s to enahle them to enter as .students of divinity, or to prove that they had gone throu;i;h a philosophy eurrieiihnn at a luiivii'sity on any future oeeasiou when proof of this fact inijrht he nuiterial. I had my (^ertiticjites from all the profess«»rs in rather flattering terms. Some years afterwaiils I took my regidar degree of Iff V rr ■ .t ;.:!!: i LIFE OP LORD CAMPUKI,! [1794. Master of Arts when I luul boon tranHliTretl to En^laiul and it was creditable to add A. M. to my name. Considering; that I liad not yet reaehed my Mixteentlr" year, my stoek of knowledjjje was not inconsiderable, and Frenchmen or Germans wouUl have thonjiht 1 was more advanced in mental cultivation than an P^njjjlish l>oy in the fifth form at Eton. Yet I have ever regarded with envy the foundation laid at great schools in England of solid and exact learning. I have had to labor under a deficient store not only of classical but of scientific acquirements. I have since struggled hard to supply the defi- ciency ; but I entered the lists by no means on equal tern.s with an Oxford fii*st classman or a C'ambridge wrangler. ]' had, however, what was more valuable than mere academical profi- ciency, an unextinguished desire to excel. When my father fii-st brought me to be matriculated at iSt. Andrews, he pointed out, translated and explained to me the motto in the public hall of disputation, where degrees were formerly confeiTcd : This advice from his father to Diomed when departing for the Trojan war made a deep impression on the son of the minister of Cupar when first leaving the parental roof. I have always since done my bvM, and I have; never been accused, or long accused myself, of iilleness or a])athy. My brother being destined for the medical profession, now became a pupil of Dr. Govan, a distinguished physician in Cupar, who was an accomplished classical scholar, was well acquainted with modern languages, and had made the grand tour as travelling tutor to Sir William Alexander, afterwards Chief Baron of the Exchequer in T^iUgland. This accomplished son of iEsculapius, according to the custom of the times, kept an apothecary's shop in which the medicines he pi-escribed to his * He had not completed his fifteenth year. His fourth session had ended May, 1794.— Ed. \lliad vi. 208. The line occurs in a speech to Diomed by Qlaucus, in which Glaucus quotes the advice given to him by his own father Hippolochus. — Ed. 1796.] STUDENT OF DIVINITY. sion had ended j)iitiont8 wort! ('((UiixKUidcd iiiul any wtmugcr might buy an ounce of P^psom wills. Bcliiiul the shop was ii room for study to which I frequently rosort<'tl,an i.u I'l ill V 24 LIFE OF LOIM) CAMl'lJKLL [1795. Professor Wilson was t'uinoiis as a hoii vivant and a jester. Like Durtneuf, he luul a great passion ibr a pie, not of liani but of pigeons.* The 8t(3ry ran that on one occasion he hud sat opposite to a huge pigeon-pie at dinner, and that, his pUito l)eing about to Im) removed, among tlie dcbrif of bones siaittered over it, there was an entire pigeon disc^overed which he ha*l overlooked, and which he })roccedcd to devour. lie said that he preferred 'Baxter'sf works' to all the divines in the world. I begim the study of Hebrew under Dr. Trottt^i', who taught the language according to Wilson's granunar without the * points,* which he concurred in denoiincing as a moilern corruption of the text of the Old Testament. 1 advanced so far as to Ik; able to read and translate the Psalter with some facility, anil to marvel at the wondrous simplicity and baldness of the language, but I never made any real progress in it, antl never was at all initiated in the kindred dialects. Not having afterwards made any private efforts in oriental learning, 1 can now hardly distinguish all the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The divinity students in rotation read a chapter of the Bible and offered up a prayer of their own composition in the hall of St. Mary's College morning and evening. I well recollect my trepidation when my turn cam*; round ; but I did not break down. I was greatly petted by George (?ook, now a D.D. and leader of the moderate party in the Church of Scotland against Candlish and the Nonhttrusionisti. He was of greater standing and a good many years older than me, but he invited me to drink tea with him and walk with him, and he conversed with me freely on all the most noted (|Ucstions which have arisen in morals and theology. I had for fellow-student of my year Dr. Thomas Chalmers, afterwards deservedly famous as an orator and an author, but he w;ls then singularly unformed, and gave not the slijrhtest foretaste of his future eminence. *' Each mortal has his pleasure: none deny Scarsdale his bottle, Darty his ham-pie.' Pope's Imilations of Horace, book ii. sat. i. f In Scotland a baker who takes in pastry to be cooked in his oven is called a ' baxter.' [1795. 1795.] ST. Mary's coli.koe. 26 and a joator. •t of ham but n he had sat is pkite iK'ing ttorod over it, i ()verlo()keper after eight o'clock prayers. I remember an assistant butler who always attended very devoutly till he heard the King prayed for. He considered this a i)roof that the service was nearly over, and that it was time to put supper on the table. Off he then ran, and we found otir repast ready when we had said 'Amen.' I occasionally engaged in a game at golf, for which the links at St. Andrews arc famous. Although never an enthusiast in this or any other game, I think it is much superior to the Eng- lish cricket, which is too violent and gives no opportunity for conversation. Reading was my great occupation. My theological instruction was confined to the lectui'e in the hall. In my room I reiid a great deal of profane history written by Fielding and Smollett, as well as by Hume and Robertson. If my reading had been as judicious as it was ardent, I might have laid the foundation of a reputation for knowledge equal to that of Jlal- 1am or Macaulay. • "* [1796. ' vacation, ami •edit when road r one scntont'o f boarH insectvS y supplied for dolencc." The iig a sentiment ilson, 'that we he might have trition, but that ven to us from ic individual is failing source of lad little else to )ni in St. ^Mary's feasor presiding, ere suspected of e had soup and •s. I remember evoutly till he a proof that the put supper on )ur rcpatst ready which the links an enthusiast in n-ior to the Eng- opportunity for My theological 1. In my room by Fielding and If my reading it have laid the to that of llal- 1797.] PRIVATE TUTOR TO MR. ORAIOIE. 27 The subject of my next exercise was * the conversion and character of St. I'anl.' During the ensuing vacation I read a great deal upon the subject, and I wrote a discourse which, if it were preserve (AMI'IU'.M.. [1798. Paisley, und Hamilton Palace, and on another to Dumbarton Castle and Loch Lomond. Our visit being over, young Craigie and I returned home by Airtloch, where travellers cannot avoid seeing the most perfect Roman encampment remaining in the world. I regarded it with d'; !p interest, but my companion Avalked over it with stupid in- difference. I had this summer an exegeticid exercise, which was to prove by passages from Scripture that our Saviour, the second Person of the Trinity, acted as the Creator of the world. This was greatly beyond my depth, having hardly any Hebrew and not very much Greek. The distinction In'tween Jehovah ond Elo- him I was unable properly to explain, and I found that it woidd be impossible for me ever to acichool, considering whether the following October I should go to the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge. As thingiS turned out it was a great advantage to n>e to have IxKsn caught so young. I had then no distinct prosiK^jt except of a return to Scotland and the calling to which I was originally destincnl ; but I began to have a presentiment that some more brilliant career might open to me. During the journey I was entirely o <'AMI>ilKt.I,. [I7J)8. : iMith fiitHl to (li<> fur troll) their friciuiri ami home. We were very incrry, forget tiii^ all that wiin paiiil'iil in the pant, aiul lh>a.>«ui'<'s to roiiic. I wan iiiiich ntnick liy thi* HcciM'iy of the Tyiic ; and York Minister <>anii> up to all I hafore it wan hiirnt down hy Knox. The rest of the journey was rather unintereHtiiig to uh ehildntn of the iiioiiiitain and the tloginning wry irkw)nu>, iiixl it Immmiiik! iiion; iiikI iiioru uiilH>umhlo. Tho (K)m|MUiy IVcqui'iitinK th<' houw? t'«HHi«ti«rM>n I r(>rnenil)vr mooting, Sir John Wj-^hhThurn, who with his fathor had ln-on 'out in the '45/ and whoso fathor, having hold an olliot! uiah'r thhoa(U>d, and (|uartorod on Konnington Com- mon. Boing ankod whothor ho woro not of tho family of Lord Loughl)orongh, thon Chaiu'ollor, ho ropliud, 'The ChancoMor in of mine,' and I U'lieve that Sir .Fohn was tho true chief of the WcddorhurnH. He Htill bore the title of Imronet, though it hud lH>cn forfeited on tho attainder of his father; but at the death of this soi-diHant Sir .John there wits u fresh grant of the baro- nctey to his son Sir David. I went fre(iuontly to London, where I was kindly reoeivcd by friends of my father ; by Mr. Knox, an American merchant from Cupar; by Dr. John (iray, likewise from Cupar, who had been in the profession, now obsolete, of travelling tutor, who had repeatedly made the grand tour with young English noblemen, and who on tho recommomlation of I^ord Fortescuo, his laat l)upil, had been made Secretary to the Lottery, with liandsome apartments in Somerset House ; and also by Dr. William Thom- son, wlio had been at college with my father, and who, residing in London as an author by profession, had gained some notoriety by the 'History of the Man in tho Moon' and other political satires. At the house of this gentleman, in King Street, West- minster, I saw a good deal of litemry society, and my ambition was inflamed to become an author myself. At Thomson's sug- gestion I wrote an essay in support of a legislative union with Ireland, a measure then projected after the suppression of the Rebellion. Some parts of this performance were jjraiscd by him, but others so severely criticised that I committed the whole to the flames. Thomson became editor of the 'Annual Register/ and I afterwards wrote for him some articles in the historical ;(4 l.irK OK 1X>HU CAMIMIKI.I.. LI 798. iI<'(Niriin<>iit, uliicli wi*r«> iiriiitctl luitl wliirli I linvi> n[ii(*«> mul without a Itliisli. My t'atlM'r'K ^;i'«'at ImhimI ww (liilt lii> liiiil M•^l\ (iai't'irk, aiul I liiKcrly went to tli«< tlicutrr. It \n not xo y;i'<>at a iHHiMt to liuvo Mt'ii John Kciiilil<> aiwl Mi'H. SiiMoiH, lait thfv «'Xfi>r«|i'(| any notion I han<-f, an |)r«ri>iici> to any ih'partnl ai-tor t'oitld only Im' ^ivin l»y the * laiiilntnr hiiiii ininicdinlc aliolition of the mIuv*! tra third of April. It wiih «'X|M'ct<> p;rnit HprukfrH on Intth Hid<>r« would takt> part in the dithutc. I ol)tuin<><| a inrniiH'r'rt ordrr for the pillcry, annt(Hl rnyrtdf ut the d<»orof the stairs hiulin^ to it at ten o'cjcK'k in tJH! morning. Thrri' was a trcmmdouM riiHJi when the dtMtr wiw o|M>n(!ta front neat, wliilc many wore for(!iHl into tlu' 'nlavo ship,' a passa^o Ix-hind tl»' rhw-k whoro thore wtM only stand iny; rin and the hrat and i>rrssMr(> were inMUpiK)rtul)l(>. TluM waM thu most mcmorahic day of my life. The time puHfHHl uway qui(;kly in ('onvorsation r*-sp(><'tin)r the coming ilchatc, and with jestH upon thosi; who WiM't; voluntarily sulU'rin^i^ all th(> horrors of the ' middl<> passa<;(>.' At length distinguished mcndx'rs lx»p;au to come in and take their plaees ; and what were my sensji- tions on HC'oin^ Ix-tore me nx n of whom I had heard and read and thought «o much, Imt whom till very roci-ntly 1 luul ncvor hoped to behold ! Now yran the most splendid era in the history of the House of Commons, and this debate was one of the finest ever heard w ithiii its walls. If Peel, tlu^ best performer we now have, had then risen to state oflic^ially the result of the papers laid upon the table respecting the iiuj)ortation of negroes and the priee of colonial produce, he would have done it clearly and he would have been respectfidly though coldly listened to; but if hK. 36 would liiivc Im>« lor ovi*r. At rtvr WillHTforri' I'lwi' iukI till' «l«'t'|M'«t MilfiH-i! iirrvailifi, lli> wiiM Iw'tinl wiili II niixtiii-i' ot' iitliiiiriKioii and ri>v«'n>ii<*int«'n'«*tt'dii<'H»«, Iiih d<>voti>diM*H8 to the ruiiMt', IiIm fxultnl toiii: nl' iiionility, his di>r|» ri'li^ioiiH t<'«'linp4, ^iiv<< II Molriiiiiily uiul ^at'i'itliit'oM to liin mutincr wliicli, uiiitf«inHivt' lVtl.'4ollill^, his |iliiylul iiiiiip;iiin(ioii, hin rnny <>lo<'ii- tioii, iiiid his iiiiisictil voi(^>, tttrrird I'lithtisiii^tir roiivictioii ami niptiii-oii.s drli^ht into ihf l)rni.st,s of all prt'Hcnt who w« iinin- tliicnt'i'd Ity sordid motives lor romit«'tiiiii<*iii^ th«> trallh*; an, into the hearts ol' those' who, from a love of private ^ain or a dread «)f injury to the ptihiie from loss of eommere«>, had steelnl themselves ay;ainst the dietHUt* of reuMtn and humanity. Mr. Mryan Kdwards, the authi>r of the ' History of the W«'Hf Indies,' followed, and, as the advateof (he planters and Liver- |KM)I merchants trading to Afri<'a, (*ont«>ntled that the opiHMitioii to tilt; slave trade was founded on i^;noranee and fanatieism. He was answered hy Mr. (vanning; in on(> of his earliest and happitvtt ett'usions. After Ilenrv 'I'hornton and s<'veral inferior sp«'akers had shortly addressed the House, up rose l*itt himself, and delivere listening to his fervid elrty, to denotince the trallic which he was resolved to uphold. Xotwith- standiii)^ the stronji' Icjinin^of the Court and a certain section of the aristfM-racy in it*< favor, hi^ mij«;ht have carried the abolition *T\m relVr* to Peel's groat Budget Mpeooli ir 1^42, whon from tho deficient state of tho rpvunuo, as loft by tliu Whigs, i.o boldly proposed a tenipornvy reimposition of tho income tax — SuptenilKT, 1860. \ LIFE OP LORD CAMPBELL. [1798. at any hour had he been so inclined, and his hostility was after- wards proved to be colorable by his encouraging the employment of British capital in the importation of slaves into the captured colonies. As long as he lived and ruled the trade went on with increasing enerjry, and with multiplied miseries to its victims. Sir W. Young boldly insisted on the necessity of continued imi)ortntion to keep up the stock of slaves in our West India islands, and asserted that the negroes were happier there than in their own country. Charles Fox then sprang upon his legs, and in glowing colors exposed the horrors and the impolicy of the trade. But the finest part of his speech consisted in sarcastic insinuations that his great rival was insincere. He highly eulogized Pitt's speech and declared that on no subject discussed in Parliament since he was minister had he displayed more strikingly his powers of reasoning and eloquence. * Measures which posterity would con- demn and which were reckoned of very doubtful policy by the present generation he had been able to carry by overwhelming majorities, no one connected with his government venturing to hint disapprobation. How happened it then that all his reason- ing and all his eloquence and all his influence produced no effect in the cause of unhappy Africa?* After a lapse of more than forty years the conclusion of his speech is fresh in my recollec- tion. The Bishop of London had recently made a complaint that the ballet in the Haymarket was sometimes not over till past twelve o'clock on Saturday evenings ; and there had been petitions to Parliament which had received some countenance praying for a prohibition of all travelling on the Loi'd's day. 'There are among us men who would make a law that the cur- tain at the opera house shall fall every Saturday night before twelve, and who would shut themselves up in the house the whole of Sunday, professing it a sin to take a walk in the fields to admire the beauties of nature and to adore the bounty of Providence, and who at tiie same time palliate, vindicate and vote for this odious, cruel, demoralizing, unchristian traffic in human flesh. Your little exterior observances so far from being 1798.] DKBATE 0N THE SLAVE TRADE. 37 a substitute for true piety will be an aggravation of the wrongs you commit, as showing that you consummate your guilt by hypocrisy, the deepest, the blackest, the most odious vice by which the human character is debased.' Mr. Windham concluded the debate with a specimen of his ingenious, quaint, chivalrous, sophistical style of speaking, by which I was often afterwards amused without being convinced. He admitted that negro slaveiy was a bad thing, almost as bad as the state of the Fren(!h under the republic, and he wished that it never had existed : but the question waa whether imme- diate abolition was the cure? * We must not suppose that evils are always to be remetlied by the mere reversal of what had caused them. If a man were pitched from an attic window into the street, you could not set his broken limbs by tossing him up again.' He was really actuated by the dread of innovation which in the progress of the French Revolution was so strong as to induce Burke to defend secret imprisonment in * the King's Castle' the Bastille, and Gibbon to deprecate the abolition of the Inquisition in Portugal. The motion wixs lost by a majority of four, the amount of which was probably arranged by George Rose, the Secretary to the Treasury, with a view of saving the slave trade and keeping up the hopes of the abolitionists and the credit of the Minister. After hearing this debate I could no longer have been satisfied with being * Moderator of the General Assembly.' However, I exerted myself to the utmost for the improvement of my pupil, and I continued with him for nearly two years; at the end of which time, if he was rather deficient in longs and shorts, he Avas well acquainted with the principles of grammar, he had a goot up a regular corresjjondence with his father In Cupar and with his brother, then studying in Edinburgh. Most of his letters have been preserved, and from them we learn the particulars of his life during his early years. The following letter was written about a month after his arrival in Tjondon and a few days after the debate on the slave trade. — Ed.] Clapham Common, April 10, 1798. My dear Father : — How happy am I to hear at last that you are all well ! It is exactly four weeks to-day since I received your last letter. I have been several times in London, and have paid veiy agreeable visits to my friends there. I saunter about everywhere, and I believe I have seen everything accessible which is worth seeing in this vast metropolis. I have been in St. Paul's, Westminster Abbey, the Towei', &(: I find my way as easily in London as in Cupar, Fife. I have an excellent plan of the town which I consult always before 1 leave Clapham, and carry along with me. I went to the theatre on Monday to see Mrs. Siddons in Isabella, and was infinitely delighted with her. I doubt whether Garrick ever was so great notwithstanding all you say of him. I had afterwards rather a disagreeable part to play. Returning home soon after twelve, I rang in vain for admittance, and Avas obliged to walk back to London and take refuge in the Hummums, Covent Garden. Thei-e is no danger of being robbed near Lon- don as there was in your time. The roads are all lighted and guarded, and I have walked home repeatedly after dai'k without any molestation. It is impossible for me at present to attend a master for reading 1798.] LErrEU TO OKe the trouble of crossing the Atlantic. No. 18 Warwick Stroet.Qoklon Square, April 2, 1799. My DKAit BnoTHEii : — ... I am about to leave liondon in a fortnight. AVhither I shall then go I am perfectly uncertain; Mr. and Mrs. Webster and the family retiirn to the country, but it appears extremely improbabh^ that I shall accompany them. I may probably return to Scotland immediately. I might con- trive to make my bread in Ijondon i)retty well, I believe, but from many considerations I imagine it will be more prudent to 'arise and go to my father.' It will be a little mortifying, to be siu'c, to revisit Caledonia as poor, obscure and dependent as when I left it. All is for the best. I suppose you are noAv attending the mcidical classes at Edin- burgh. Since I wrote you I have attended two meetings of the 'T^yceum Medicum Londinense.' Visitors are allowed to speak. The finst night they were discussing the subject of 'fever,' and, after hearing all the different theories, I ro,se to j)ropose a new one which would have completely overthrown the Cullinian, the Brownonian, and the Sydeidiamian, but unluckily at that moment the clock struck eleven and the society disper.setl. Next night I had no desire to speak upon the question, but wishing to hear the 0])inion of this learned body upon the constant intermission of my pulse, f made the fellow who took me in state my cjuse to 1799.] FIVE DAYH RAMDIiE. 48 the WKjiety. Hotne wiid it |)nM'('<'«l(' Jhickinghiuu. The view of a nol>U' rivet' wiiiding throiij^hu pietureHii iiiul itA pamnia hvta. I thoufi^ht that I wiM never nior(> to encounter ditHeultieH in this life. Dut you nuiMt now nuppow lue netting out from the * White Hart' at lUieivingham alnnit neven o'cloeic on Tue^hiy morning, while a hurrieane bUnvH and a deUige desi-endw. Till I reatihetl Woburn 1 wa.s pelted by the pitileKS storm. Then it clearetl up, and I was rewardetl by seeing the Duke of licnlford's house, park nnd gardens, among the finest in England. On I pushed to Leighton, where they were holding a great cattle fair, and thence to Dunstal)lc, which I at last reachwl, nuich fatigued and exhausted. Here I thought all my troubles were over, but, alas ! they were oidy begimiing. The iinis were so crowded, or my dnigglcd appearance was so nuich against me, that none of them would a(>I)ct> of a troiiHlation. Meiinwhilt! I uin tiyiiig my liuiul at ii piM'tn u[k)u * The Art of Fliitt«ry.' I luul not Ucii iiiH|iin'(l hy tin; inuscii niiuf the time I wrote * ('urHloj;;ie, u Pastoml,' till one day hitely when the phren/y neizinl ine, and 1 wrote fifty lines beforf I nwe. 1 Hent it to ('iipar. Our father allowM it no merit, | tartly, I l)elieve, from the appn'hension that leaving the Chureh I may lH>eome a p(M;t. 1 am HatisMearitime; iiiecondly, a.s a inetluHl of improving my htylu in pro.se. 10 Uppor (Jrosvonor Stroot, London, Docombor 11, 1709* My DEAK FATHER: — . . . If the renuneiation of my Mcheme of abandoning tlie Church be the only price of your forgivcnej^, I fear I shall not soon ceiwc to mourn under your displeasure. I atu the more cnamorey selieme the more I consider it. My faiMiy is not heated to such a degree that I do not see ninny and formidable obstncles to its execution ; but I am firmly con- vinced that they are by no means insurmountable. Those who struggle with the greatest difficulties at first are finally the most successful. You know how poorly off Tom Erskine was while a student. Mr. Pitt was obliged to pawn his chambers in Lincoln's Inn before he WJis called to the bar. You did not know perhaps that Billy Avas a lawyer. Burke, and half the statesmen who have flourished in England, had ])re- viously studied at an inti of court. The greatest advantage of a knowledge of the law is that, besides enabling you to enter a most lucrative and honorable profession, it fits you for a thousand other situations, to fill which without it you would have been in('a])able. Some people could be extremely happy with a country kirk in Scotland. I am no longer of the number — not from any dislike to obscurity, but from a horror of inaction. When I am *The letter in which Mr, Campbell first communicated to his father his scheme of studying the law cannot be found. — Ed. 46 I, IKK ol' i.olll) (AMI'liKl.r. [17!M>. t>iii)iloy«<«| I itiii liii|i|>y. Wht'ii I am iillc I uiii ini-t'rnlilc. Now, I tu'vii' rxci't iiiyHt'lf without al>r«oluh- lu>tT^«r*ity, iiimI I fiiitl no pli'iiMiiri! ill t«'c«liii^ pi^ or r'liclliii^ |m>iih. Amu country niiniMtt'r, tlicrct'ort', I r^hoiild Im> the inoi^t iiiisci'iililr of liuiiiiiii lH>ii);rH, anil not iiii|>rol)al>ly hIiouM at hiMt Im'coiuc coiiiplctcly i|cntn^«> ohli^od to In> huHy every hour of the day, and nhall have no tini(> to indulp* in gloomy and diHtreHnin^ reflectionH, In Scotland I nhould \h' nearly cut oti' Iron) thu Htreanis of I lelieon ; in London I have only to kneel down and drink my till. I shall pass my life in the eentre of the republic of Icttern, and my unwearied asniduity may iH>rhapM obtain some of its honor^i. It is folly to think that happiness con.sistH in trampiillity and ease. Man was madi^ to l)c> uctive. A busy life is mor«> exposed to sutlcrinj;, but it certainly onjoyrt a j?reater surplus of felicity. The peacetui lake in often ehoked with wee;nation. The waters of the nu)untain stream which foams amidst rtK'ks and rns the country through which it flows. . . . [His father appears to have granted a reiuctant consent to his m^heme of remaining in London to study law, and in the Auto- biography we have the following ae«'ount of an engagement with the 'Morning Chronicle' which enabled him to carry out his purpose. — Ed.] ' .... My resolution was fixed by an offer n(tw nuide to mc. At St. Andrews I had been ac(|uainted with Robert Spankie, considered by far the (cleverest man of his year, afterwards Advocate-({eneral at Cah-utta, a (Queen's Sergeant and A[end)er of Parliament for Finsbury. H(! was then (alitor, and part [)roprie- tor of the * Morning ('hronicle' newspajjcr along with Mr. .James I'erry, who by his tidents, honor, consistency and gentlemanly manners had conferred great crwlit on tlu; newspaper press. I had renewed my acquaintance with Spaidiic on coming to Lon- don, and had now formed an intimate friendship with him. I was pleased with his political essays, which were admirable, and IHOO.] LRAVRM TIIK WKIIHTP.R8. 47 I witKMtill inoru plvtiMtl with IiIh wit and plfiimtntry, which uftcr- wiiiiIm MTiiri'il (o hiiu th«> rfputution oC lN>iii^ th<> uumt u^nu'uhlo ('iiiii|utiii<)ii ill tht' i>roi(>HHioii of tht^ law. lluviiif^ ^tiit<'«l my \ i<'\v.'« tiiitl (lillii'ultics to him, hi> iink to get nic an (>ii(;ag(>> iiK'iit to foiiti'ihiiti' to tht! 'Morning ('ht'oiiiclt>,' which would Iw ciitiivly comiHitibh^ with th(> ntudy of the hiw, and which would IKTinit mo mor»» fn>(!ly to dovot*' mywclf t«» it than if I were to d<'|M'iid on more prccai'ioiiM soui'irrt of iiicomo. I h'ft tho \Vc'lwtor« on very friendly tiriiiK, and I continiUHl to vir^it thi'iu and to Lki tmitcd hy them with kindiiosH. Mr. VVub- .stor within u year uftvrwardri died, and hin widow contruotcd a M'ooiid marriagi! with a gontlcman of the name of Douglus. They aftcrwarda coiiMulteing of eoiiHiderahle UHe to them. Thehon wa-i sent ton |iiihlie Mehoul, eiiterwl the army, marriitd a daughter of tlie Earl of Mount- iiorri(«, and l)ecumc Sir JameM Wubutor Weddorburn. 4» I.IKL OK l.(>l(l> ( AMI'UKM.. [laiK). CUAFrEH III. Javuart, lAOO— Auoutr, 180S. Taknii IiodninK" in Tuviitock Uow.Covont (lanlfln— D«pftrluro of hit Brother lor tlin Kant lii'li-'n— Trial of |{a>llli4liin by Son — Movi'« to UtanhopA Mtrent, Clare Market — Kntnra at TiitKolti'x Inn— Takim Cliarnliom in Iiinculn'ii Inn — Hnpurtt rartinrnontary Ddbuti'n — A|K'r (Jrosvoiior Strcot. Hcforo you roct'ive thiti I mIiuU Imvt' I'Hti'iH'd U|M)n the oHict' of npoit* r to a uc'WM)Hi|>or. • Uiw\\, \m\AMiitu\i, unmatt'ful l)oy,' you will way, ' Im this the return you iimke lue for all my kindliest? ' Jiid^e nie not unheard. I were a wretch indeinl if, after the lettt-r whieh you wrote to nie, I slioiiM take any ftep I believed you would diHiipprove. Hij^h as luy opinion was of your liberality, genenwity, afVeetion and tenilernesH, and j^reat as were my own filial reverenee and pi(!ty, upon p<'ru.sinj«<«>t, I niiull not vnU^r at ihw Tomplit for M>m« inonthN, hut I cnii hy no iiicniiM pn'vuil on niyM>lt' to ubiuuloD it, luid if I (in in my nvw itituation, I (t>iir I hIiiiII not lon^ In> nhUi to ri>f«iMt thu t4>ni|itation of trying niy luck in tht> lottery of fortuni'. I niiiHt enter u|Hin laiMineMM, no (loul>t, with ){reut (iJMiulvantnKe, U'ln^ ho nunpletely friendletw, hut I Himll have iin o|)|Mtrtunity of Mtudyinfj; in no rettfM'-'t inferior to thoHe who art) tillowetl two or thren«lM hy no nieauM ho nitieh u|>on family intereHt an at the Seoteh, anver (liHtinKuiHlies himM(>lf Ih Hure of employment. Thomt who have |M)werful eon« neetionH no (|oul)t have a much lM>tter op[M)rtunity of dinplnying their talentH, hut if they are dull or disnipated no intorest how- ever great can push them on. They muHt yield to thotne who, joining attention to talent, have nhone into noti<^> notwitltHtnud- ing the Hdiuingly impenetrahle fog in which fate had enveloped them. For otie who can enter into any other advantageous line of life with a prolNihility of miccertn, I think it would l)C folly ever to think of hecoming a lawyer — the chant'e is four to one that he fails ; hut though I fail, I nhall have the c(»nsolation to reflect that I have sacriilccd nothing hy th(> fruitless attempt. There certainly is a chance of my suc<'c«'(ling, and why should I not try it, when, though I am unsuccessful, 1 shall Ik; exactly in statu quo I should have been had I never made an attempt? 3 Taviitork Row, Covont Qardon, Fobruary 17, 1800. My dear Fatiikh : — I b<>gin to feel less forlorn than I did the first week after my brother left me, and I dure say that after I am a little habituated to the business I shall 1k> as happy in n>y present as I could be in any other situation. I have got a couple of ros about seven or eight o'eloek, I ll'el very niueh at a loss how to pans away the evening. I hate to drink with a parcel of dissipated rejjorters, and I hate to return to n»y cold, dreary apartment. My inclination to enter upon the study of law is by no means diminished by having attended a term at Westminster Hall. !N day lately (consulted my friend Mr. Gray upon the subject, and the cold, the phlegmati<', the timid John Gray said that he thought the i)lan very rational, and that I was uncommonly well cut out to succeed at the bar. I must however in fairness tell you that I had just before been flattering him highly about a jjamphlet he has recently published on the Irish Union. I am extremely obliged to Jess* for her incpiiries about tli<' state of my linen, &c. She supplied me with such an excellent stock before I left Scotland,' that I shall not need any more for a long time to come. I was extremely sorry that George's sudden departure prevented me from sending anything to her and the rest of the girls. . . . God bless you all. I is i -:ii 3 Tavistock Row, Covont (.ianJen, May 29, 1800. My dear Father : — I embrace the opjjortunity of Mr. Wil- son going down to Scotland to send you George's miniature.f It has been daily bedewed with my tears since it came into my possession, and I suri*ender it to you with reluctan(!e. You would receive a letter from him dated on the 23d, when the vessel was imder way. The wind has since been favorable, and he is now far from the shores of England. 1 must sui)j)ress my feelings on this occasion, lest I should add to the poignancy of yours. We should all consider that in proportion as it is bitter for us to * His eldest sister. f Mr. George Campbell had obtained an appointment in the Medical Service of the East India Company. After passing some weeks in London he had embarked on board the ' Lady Jane Dundas,' at Portsmouth for Calcutta. — Ed. 1800.] HIS BROTHER DEPARTS FOR INDIA. 51 part with him on account of his gooired to (ihagrin me. \^^len I set out I was in hopes I should pass my time very agrc(>ably, as there was a genteel and pleasant family whit Ii oc(!upicd the after-cabin ; but the ladies have been con- stantly sick, and it was impossible for any stranger to be admitted. The rest of the passengers were the lowest, the most vulgar, and the most illiterate of mankind. You ha'l roped my trunk so very hard that I could not unrope it, and, not being very anxious as the lock was broke, I have never yet inspected its contr(> sick to douth, and thu uir WU8 08 bud an tlmt in the Bhick Hole ut Culciittu ! We never were in the least danger, except perhapM in ply'iig into Yurnionth Roods. Then a perfect hurricane blew right ahead of U8, and wo were obliged to work through a chainiel not many yard.s brood. We touched almost every two minuter, and had the .Mhip disobeyed the helm for a moment we must all have jrone to the bottom. We anchored opposite this tt)wn (which is about eight miles from Yarmouth) early yesterday morning. I waitotl patiently a whole day in hopes that the wind would change, but it now blows fresh from the S. W. and the sky looks angry and threatening. Unable any longer to bear up under such a com- plication of misfortunes, I found moans to get on shore, though with considerable danger, and 1 am determined to go up to town .'n the Yarmouth coach. I should suffer incredibly remaining with the ship, and, though not much niore, I believe I have enough to pay my seat outsiarty, and make no doubt I shall remain 80. I remove to-night to my lodgings in Stanhope Street. I have got thoni tolerably well furnished at a sninll expense. My income after the meeting of Parliament will be so great that I shall soon be able to stive a little money. Upon the whole I am extnjmely well satisfied with my prosp(!cts. 1 shall live genteelly while ] am a student, and I think 1 shall be particularly unfortunate and stupid if I am not able to turn to some account the knowledge I shall have gained in five years' steady application amidst the most favorable opportunities. 1 am in considerable hopes that 1 may distinguish myself the ensuing winter by my law reports. This is a department in a news[)a[)er Avhich is very nuich attended to in London, and which is in general but poorly executed. 1 regret exceedingly that I am not atjcpiainted with some respect- able lawyer. I have no one to advise me where to enter, or to direct nie to the line of study I should pursue. rt Stanhopo Street, Claro Market, London, Saturday, October 2"), ISOO. Half-past 12 o'clock. My dear Father : — I have this moment received youra of the 17th. It finds mo in as good health and sj)irits as it left you. I feel great remorse at having mentioned my illness to you, but as I said I had quite recovered, I thought you would not be at all uneasy. . . . Receive my warmest congratulations u})on your reception at Tayniouth. You have certainly very great reason to reflect upon it with pleasure. My Lord's aflf'ection for you seems to have revived, and I am sure you could not be so long in the same house with him without ingratiating yourself with him very much. 1800.] I.MlxiINtis IN STANHOPE 8TREFT. 69 I return t<'ii tlioii^^aiul timnkrt to my HiHtcrM for their kind epiHtlcH. Tiny anSinJttl luu inthiito gratiHcutioi), and' I Hlmll answer thciii nil titi! inoinvnt you rco[)cn your corrt'HiMxuUtnrc witli Clmlnicrx. I find rnysclf vory condbrtuldy Imlgod in SlimhoiK! 8trt'«'t. I r (8c'()tic^, the tliird «tory), wliich ronHihts of tlu'(>(> rooms — 11 parlor, 11 IxkU'cmuu, and large drcsniuji; (;lotict. That I may rtitisfy your curioHity iw far iw lies in my power, I Muhjoin u list of the articles I have [uirehased in the way of furniture, togetlu-r with their prices : S I d 7 Maliogany cliiiiiH, vi)!.,Hix coiiiiiiou iiml uiiu ulbuw, .440 Tout beilHtciiil iiml I'miiitiiro 2 18 Fiiio unw ok'gnnt 8tra\v mattresB, IJ foot (ioop, . , , 1 10 Cotton ilo 130 Countorpano 1 10 Tlireo now bliinkot« 1 13 A fuatlior bolster 10 6 A looking glasa, . , 110 A jnpantiod tea board, 7 Two bedroom chairs 6 firaiJH candloHticks, 6 Crockery ware 16 Knives and forks, tea spoons, snuffers, coffee pot, Ac, . 10 6 A mahogany table, 2 18 Fire irons 7 6 Pantheon stove 160 . A coal scuttle 6 A fender CO A now carpet 330 Do. for bedstead 5 Bason-stand, bottlo, Ac, 8 £25 1 6 There are still a goo sm Um k 60 LirK or ix>Rn cAMi>iirj,i.. [1800. •iiMwvr it. I ycHtonlii)' n><|ii('Ht(> (liii H4> with the ^rriitcHt clnrrl'iilticHft. 1 dniw only two y;uiiii hiiiii Ih lii[tii«liit«'(i. Siuuli(> WIIhou [ nin fwv will not N4>ru|>l*> tu lt>n iu'<'OH> kept very hanl at work for Honio nionthri. I iMyin to draw four y;in'm longer for lM>y;innin^ HiM»n. I hy no nicunH (Almighty (UhI Ik; thanked) rt'jM'nt of what I have done. Th« plan appearHthe mort'eligihle the tnore I consider it, and ol>HtacU^ vaninh which s(H>mc(h> the execution of it. I pa.-^ Stnnliopo Stront, Clare Market, Dflcember 7, 1800, My 1)i;au lijjoTiiKit: — . . . T have been in tears since I began this letter, and even now T am so overwhelmed as scarcely to be able to proceed. It is eight months since we [»arted. From that monuiit 1 havc^ heard nothing of vow, and the best that 1 can hopi! is that half the globe now divides us. 1 tliought that time would soothe my feelings, but it dailv renders them more acute. The longer you are absent 1 deplore your absence the more, but I must try to conunand myself. Everything has gone well with me, and my situation and j)rospeet8 are at present all IHOO.] BMTKRS Lincoln's iNif. M I (!<)iil(l winh. My fathiT would tell you in thr- lottor ho wn>t« vnu ill Sr|tt(>inlH>r that I {huwihI th«< uulutnn in H«'t)tlun to Im> wliih^ you ari> at Niich a «>. I wriit down niul <'atii«> up l>y Hca. I had t)w happiiUHH to Hud th<> T) t'ircuinstanccs; our NinforK T fouud aiiiiahlo jiiid accotiipliMhcd. I iiiM'd not nicntioii the tender intcrcHt felt liv all thi" fiiiiiily altoiit their hclnvrd (icorjji', I'pon you the (•oI(»r of their life de|M'iid.M. After eonveiNini» loii^ with my father I at length took the liiial r(S(»luti(ar. A nearer view of the H«otti>«h elci^y mid of iSeottisli iiiaiiiierH hy iin means temled to recfuieile m« to the Cliiireh. iMy jiresent plan 1 am very seiisihie is only better than that of entering a fiimily aw tutcu" with a view of getting a kirk, hut than f/ii'f I am eonvineed it is hetter. I liasc aw many inortilieatioiiH to sustain, greater lahors to In^ar, and more olwt^i- clcs to surmount. I am eut oH' from all doiiustii; happiness, and from the society of almost all with whom 1 would wish to uaso- <'iate ; hut there is a possiliility of my Ihmii^; al»lelf and to do eredit to my family. If my father did not a|»provc my views, he at least did not oppose tliem, and has since (h»no everything in his power to second them. On the .'M of Novemher I entered at Lincoln's Inn. This is the most expensive society, but the most respectable, and there- fore I prefer it. Kiitraiice money, X2l IGw. lOd. I have not hci^un to keep my terms, as previous to doing tliat I must deposit XlOO in (he steward's hands. This sum my father has iiisisteil upon my receiving from him. From the unprecedented lii^^h |>rice of grain he says he will b(! able easily to spare it hi the spi'iitg, and I shall tlicrefore enter upon commons at Easter. Hcfore I can be called to the bar my name must have been five years upon tlie books of the society, and I must have kept tAvdvc terms. I intended to have taken a set of chambei's, and to have got up Mary Bruce to keep house for me, but there wnti not a set to be luid, and I am not very sorry that the plan has miscarried. ... ( 02 I.IFK 0>' l^)ltl> rAMfllKI.I.. [IM(K>. I write of riotliiti^ Idit tnyi>M'lf, Ixit I dure miiv tli<>ri> Im iio hiiI)- icct of wliii-li vnll iil'i' IllDt'c lUlxiollM to licur. I ri)|ilillll«> to work (or tin' 'Cliroiiirlr.' I liiivc ^^Ufn-nliil in my rrjiortiiiK mrri'r iiiiit'li iN'tiir tliiiii coiiM liiivc Imhmi ('X|Hi>ti>(| iVoiii my iiitiii-<|>it'ioiH o(itM4>t. i run now n>|N)rt tli«' «l<'lHiti>H in Piirlinnifnt tin wi>ll w any oi' my rMnti'm|>oruric'ri, im rt'iiiitiition. I am ailowrd I'onr );niii<-a>« a wr<>k. Ah I wiw oltlijTMi to JNtrrow a iiMinil r^alary, lint I ^liall mhmi In> in u Htntt> of afllnrni'i'. It will (imt mi; u ^inhI dral t)> liny law- iHHikM, lint tlii" an amply alilr to lirur. Altlion^'li yon hIioiiM liavf it in yonr powiM*, 1 moHt earnestly U'seeeli yon never to think ot' remitting mo a t'artliin^. I slionM only pnt yonr remittan tatij^nes I unro, and I never was in In'tter plight thtni at this moment. 1 had last sunniicr some symptoms which, from I>r. Klemin^^'s connncntH upon them, alarmed me extremely, lint they left me almost as soon as I lireathed my native air. I was tossed ahout three; weeks upon the (ierman Ocean, and ihoujfh it was tlisajirccalile at the tinn', I am sensible I was the licttcr for it \t once fnim taste and necessity, I contiinie to live a rcj^nlar, fruj;al, and temperate life. I am really very much in want of a com|)anion ; a friend I do not look for. 1 am afraid t«) make uj) to my fellow-studcnt.s lest 1 should he repulsed. It sometimes requires the tirm conviction * Fox and lii« party had absontfid thoinBolves from tho Houro of Commong bince 1797— Ed. iH(K).] •ITUATIOM AM) IMtOMPIXTII, \\U\fU I liiivc tliiit tiM otIiiT tint' of lifi* tiiii Yh» |»llrf, III Ih'iii- tic |)n>^i'iil williMiit Ik i'|H>, ||l)^^t'^•'r, xuiiiiiiiiM'M Itrii^liti'iiM llio |ii'i)i*|M-«-t, mill I liHik forwiinl to -iN'iiitiiig niany yrui'H in tliu riiiii|Niii)' of my I»rntli4>r. I'oliiicH art' t«Mt wiili- ii (Irld at pt^-wtit for itn! toi'iitrr upon. 'I'Im' witiialioii of till' niiiutry tU'Vii- was iiion- alartiiiiip;. An ai'liiitl raiiiiiii' I'.xiHtf*. 'I'lirrr ia iim |ii'i»s|H'rl nf a |H'a<-«> with Knitiif, ami \v«> arc likrly hihiii to Im> at war with UiiMia, l*ni.-*Hia, and all tin- powi't^ ol' tin' North of Kiin»jM', Ir I liail any opportiinity, I r4. lift iiu' know if it is |M»f for llicin to lifl ronv»'y«'«l to yon; and do, an yon valiu' my love, let m«' know wliiitrvrr von wish that in to Ih> fonnd in London, and I will Mild it tu yon imini'diati'ly. (SimI knoux that nothing would riiiidiKr HO mu(*h to mv own hM|i|)in(>i>iH as tin* idra of having iu iiiiv di'ifrt'v I'ondnri'il to vonrs. Adicn! I shiill very whiii write to you aj^ain. Gml blitw you, ( it'or^o ! fl 8Unlio|i«) .Stii'it, Cliiro Markut, Dtootnlior 31, IHOO. My DKAii HitoTiii'.it: — ... I have ^ot through tluM short ••ampai^jn. Parliament is to Ih- proroj^ncd to-'reat deal to do, as most of the debates have been adjourned. T haht, however, to tiike a considerable part of ^Ir, Pitt's bu(l;i,ct speech, and wo expect to-night a long debate on tJie expedition to Ferrol.* My business becomes daily more viiay to me. I have not yet seriously begun the study of the law, but certainly shall at the rising of the Court of King's Bench, which will take place in ten days or a fortnight. No. 2 OM BiuMin'.^.s, Lim-nln's Inn, MmivIi !), IKOl, My dear George : — ... Your not(^ of .July "2(5 luis at length come to hand. Our father's ItJtter is dated March o ; he had that moment received it. Your letter which you wrote about three weeks before has miscarried. My dear brother, I am now almost a.s incapable to write tc you as I was before. My whole frame trend)les. I \ ould ilclay writing till to-morrow and begin afresh, but I am again strictly charged not to lose a moment. Y^ou may be perfectly sati.sllcil when you think of poor .lack. Xo one «'an be better contented willi his situation and prospects. I shall still however be extremisly anxious tdl I hear of your safe arrival. Gracious God ! what w he fate of the Kent.f "Tliu unsuccoseful expedition to Fenol (Sjniin; liad laken \A.u:c in Augu.st, 1800, nndcr the command of Sir James Pulteney TIip anticipalnd debate ■ nmo ofT nn the motion of Mr. Stuit (Fobruary U>, 1801). Si,- ,r_ Pulteney defended himt-olf in a long speech, and aflor a debate in which Dimdan, Pitt, Grey, Home Tooko and General ftascoyno took jiart tlie motion wa^ d^f^ated by 149 to 75. — Ed. fOn Til -day, March 3, 1801, tint new.^ came of tli.i capture of tiie East India Company'ff sliip Kent by thi- Cmfiance, French privateer, off the Sand Heads in tlie Bay of Bengal. The captain and twelve others were killf-d and forty-two wounded in the defence of the ship, wiiich wa.'' lucj^t gallant, lasting nearly two hours against a very superior force. — En. 1801.] REPORTS DUDATEM IN PARLIAMENT. 11 August, ftd debate Pultoney idns, Pitt. ■< (l"l>atef the House of Conunons by the side of tlie <;elebratcd M. Tallien, who wiw taken on liis return froin Egypt. 1 hope you have received the ' Morning CJn'onicUf ' which I sent you on 'i^hursday. (Jrey's speech was by me, but it was a j)Oor one, and there was no scope for a display of my importing powers. By a miracle only I lately escaped causing Perry to be called to the bar of the House of Jjords. I shidl tell you how in my next. What think you of the minority ? There wert; besides near thirty members who voted against the address the first day of the session not present at the division. There has not been such ti minority since the year 1790, and 1 have little doubt, it, will iniTcase upon every divisioii. There i.< no d()ul)t that the eyes of the people are turned towards Fox. For public and for private reasons I frankly confess 1 should be glad to see him in })ower. Never was a nation so insulted as the Jiritish nation in being subjected to the sway of Mr. Addington, a man without birth, witliout connections, and without abilities. i he King might as well make a Prime Minister of one of liis beef-eatei. . The Duke oi' ^Fontrose, it is generally Ixilievcid, succeeds Mr. Diiiulas as Minister for 8cotIanartl to th(! Htiitc of your j)art of the country. The weavers are all suid to be wtarving aud ready for deeds of di'S|)eratioii. Certainly since this island was first inhabited it never exhibited such scenes (»f wretchedness. Every man who has the lea^t dcffree of syinj)athy (»r a spark of patriotism must at tlie present niunient be dejected. Muvisters arc, or j)retei . to be, exceedinji'ly alarmed at tlie insurrectional spirit which luis shown itself in dillerent parts of the country. Tlie Green Bag Committee made their report last night, and we are this evening to have a long debate upon the susi)ension of the Habeas Cor|)US Act. If it is interesting I shall to-morrow send you a ' Chronicle.' I must again emerge into active life. For several ths to come I shall have to fag very hard. The sessions at the Old Bailey begin to-morrow, and term will begin before they are over. 1 do not believe that a week will pass away without four or five licjiv} debates. Parties have not been so e(jually balanced for these many years, and the Opposition ai"0 invigorat(!d in their efforts by a near prospect of power. They have gained a great accession to their numbers within doors, but a still greater without. It is no longer a disreputable thing to be a Foxite, What should you say if in a short time you should see ours become the o/7tc/a^jo(«/'ua// Who would then call us the advocates of atheism and rebellion? Whatever my uncle may think, I can assure you that there is no other print in London so nmcli respected, or that I would rather be connected with. I am quite sensible of the impossibility under which I labor of concealing my avocations. If the whole of my situariou were fully known 1 should not at all regret this, as I liavc the proud consciousness of having done nothing of which 1 ought to be ashamed. I mean to dine in Lincoln's Inn Hall on Wednesday next. I shall auTy your bill for acceptance, and if the steward refuses to take it, I shall then be able to negotiate it with the greatest ease. I have again met with a cruel (lisa|)i)ointment in my lit(!rary puivuit'^. About a lortnight ago I read an advertise- 1801.] ADMINI8TUATION OF Mlt. ADDINGTON. m iii(!iit In a Frencli pjipor announcinfij a posthumouH work of Murinontcl, vi/., four additionul volumes of * Moral Tales.' I iiumodiately iniido Perry write to the Mayor of Dover to get them from Parin, William Spaukic and I were to translate them, and we were promised jGIOO for our trouble. I neeon the profits of any literary project. I believe I must be ('ontented with my salary. That infamous tax upon paper is most ruinous to us gentlemen of the (juill. I hav(! been very uneasy for some time back about my income tax. I returned as large a sum (£1-56) as I have to spend ; but I have been in momentary terror of being suirunoned before the commissioners. Rather than submit to an examination before them I would willingly give one-half of my income instead of a tenth j)art of it. It is now above a fortnight since I sent in my schedule, and my fears begin to abate It is [)robal)le that in the present session of Parliament some very heavy im])ost will be laid upon the peoples. ITnder the present Chancellor of the Exche(iuer th(> revenue will be much less })rtHluctive.* His first act was the sale of the lottery, and the contractors cheated him cut of £140,0(!t'. Tickets next day sold at a premiiun of two guineas. I really did not imagine that the spirit of the English nation was so coiiii)letcly sunk that they woidd have i)eaceably submitted to such a driveller. The general opinion now is that the chang(! in the Cabinet was actually ixjiu/f/le, and that the new Ministers were nominated by the old. There was a division about the Catholics, but that was ])rought about on ])nrpose to duj)e the King. The reports continue extremely contradict ory with regard to the state of his Majesty's health. It is allowed on all hands that his body is very weak ; but some tell you lu; has in a great measm'c lost his mental faeulti< s too, while others affirm that he ^Hoiry Addington was both Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Ex- chequer. — Ed. 70 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELIi. [1801. IB in complete poascsHiou of thciu. It iH very gfiicrully crcnlitcd that there is water on hi>4 (^hest, and thsit his constittitian htiH received a 8h(x:k which it cjiii never recover. Those who wish well to him and to hi.s dominions nuist wish that his disorder would take a dccir(> should this night be a general illumina- tion. It is reported confidently that Copenhagen is in ashes, f who can tell what turn things may yet take? Perhaps Henry Addington will enmlate Chathani and Marlborough ? Lincoln's Inn, Wednoaday night, half-past 11 o'clock, April 22, 1801. My deau Father : — I was this afternoon fortunate enough to get a frank for to-morrow, so that I shall have the pleasure of a few minutes' convei*sation with you before I go to bed. The box which you dispatcheiitate to tjdii recover thoir hcuhcm. The cqiiivm'al coiuluct of Alexander, the armiHtiee with the Daiiea, and the horrible reportH wliich prevailed to-day with rej^ard to our army in Egypt have diwolved the charnj, and the j^loom hanging ovia* our afiairs HeeiiiH as great an ever. It is eonfidently asnerted that Bonaparte insistH upon Kgypt iw a Hine qud iwu, and that, as we resolutely refuse to grant it, the negotiations in«ist breaU otf. Mr. Addiog- ton aiHpiired as nuich poptilaritv l>y the death of Paul and the defeat of the Danes, as if he had actually had any share in the two event.s. lie has no hold on the public mind, however, and a breath nuiy destroy him. The intimacy between liim and Pitt continues as great as ever, and no doubt of his puppdinm any longer n'lnains. Those who wish a favor nev(r think of applying to him. By to-morrow I shall probably l)e able to inform you of the fate of Sir R. Abcrcromby.* Lincoln's Inn, May 2, 1801. Mv DKAU FATiiKii : — You tell me you are growing oid, and in the same breath tell me you walked on foot from Kingliorn to Cupar ! f May such a position always be followed up with such |iroofs ! It was certainly too long a walk. I told you that 1 had got the box with the eggs about the middle of last month. 1 still contimie to feast upon them daily, and relish them juore and more. T am vexed to think you imagine I am making much progress in my legal pursuits. Had I exerted myself to the utmost, my improvement would have been small, and I have to reproach myself with negligence, indolence, and cowardice. I am continually at variance with myself, and if I n-covcr my self-esteem foi- a little by laying down good re.so- hition.s, it is only to detest myself more heartily when the next day is gone unim))rove(l like that which preceded it. In the Court of King's Bench there is a box set apart for the *Sii' Ralph Abercromby wa« mortally woumloil at the battle of Alexandria^ March 21. 1801, and died seven days altiTwardK — F.r>. tTwoiiiy miles and a half. — Ed. ■^f:'. M. 7t MFK OF LORD CAMPnRrj, [1801. studcntH. Ilcri; I iilwiiyH sit, aiui kIiuii upon nil tH-ciiMioiiM tho iffnohite {htim. WtTt; it not for my writing in the pillciy in th known ; but studentn and bari'iMtcrH tlork liitlier in M«'<»n'M, and an attempt at seerecy must only render det<'<'tion the more disjrraeet'id. I have dined i,i the hall six or seven times. We are allowe;h (Hosslyn), Khhtn, tte., were of this inn, it is now all the fashion. Any tiews that I eould jjive you must V)C very stale hefore this reaches you. F^jvpt is universally helievi-il to be ours. The jfhtry of the con(|uest and the valtu^ of the aecjuisi- tiou no lanpiuajre can (h'scribe. Hanover is (leded to the King of Prussia. What his Majesty will thirds of this when he recovei's, it is quite impossible to say. You know well enough, I sui»{)(tse, in yctur part of the world that he is as bad as ever. That day that he rule over Westminster Uridge he absolutely hail esca{)ed from his kee})ers. Ministers are anxious to rid themselves of that miisance, the Parlianu'ut, and it will [jrobably be prorogued soon after the birthday. The sooner the better for me. Mr. Addiiigton becomes n)ore popular, and if his Majesty's health is re-established, he may keep his place for a few months. Th(! Prince has pledged liiiiisclf to the party of Fox, Moira, Fitzwilliani, IJedlbrd, Norfolk, Devonshire, Xorthundjcriand &c., the Jacobins ! Lincoln's Inn, Monday, May 2r>, 1801. My pear Fatiikr : — 1 have this moment rectaved yours of the 10th, atid I sit down to write you a few lines lest, on any account, my silence should render you uneasy. My astonish- ment at your silence is now at an end, when I learn that you 1H.;:.J IMIOI'OSKD IS A I)KHATIN«» 01,110. 7;j hu(l not lictiril fVoiii inu huuv. tiu; 2>)(1 of liint month. On Snn- doy, JIk! .'{(I of May, Tlionuw ('iim|ilM>ll, author of the * IMcamireu of Hope,' &v., Haihtl for Kdinhiir^rh, and I cntrustcil liitn with a packi't for my Hintors at MisH Gordou'w, in whirh was ••ncloMcd tt lonj^ letter for you. ThiH Mr. <'am|>lM'll faithfully i»r(»!uised to deliver with his own hand int<» .JaneV. As the wind was fair, I had no doubt that she wouhl have received it on Wednes- day or Thursihiy, and that I{o|^er the carrier woidd have brought the letter ad(b'essed to you in the end of the wj'ck. I urn a pKMl deal vexed, lirst, because the j^irls nuist have thought me very unkind ; and in the next place, because I haisure as I could possibly desire. You will learn with pleasure that I am this nij^ht t(t be pro- posed as a member of a debating!; club called the I {ouse of Com- mons. I shall bo ballot<'d for this day se'nnijilit, and as f am not known to any of the members except one, I think F have a tolerai)le chance to escape blackballin^jT- If I am admitted I shall Ix! (!xtremely happy. It is a very respectable society, none but lawyers or studtsnts beinj;^ admitted. The only subject dis- cussed is i)olitics. I shall thus have a complete opportunity of iiiakin«:; trial of my powers, and, if I have any, of makinj^ niyscK' a little known. You will caution me no doubt against espousing th' cause of < )ppo,siti<)n ; but I have already deter- mined to be the firm suj>j)orte!' of arbitmry ]M)wer and passive obedience! Patriots in the present day cut a mighty fofilish figuro ! On Saturday, or more properly Sunday morning last, I was at a grand concert given l)y I'crrv upon the occasion of the christening of htr heir. Siu-li a nunilwr of ciipital performers vor.. I. 4 74 MKK (tK U)l(l> OAMl'IIKI.L. [1801. iirvci' \\i\i* Ixliirr follcctnl in Ltitiiloii in any privuti* lioiirttt. Till' [irinripiil iniiHintI |h'i'u, wvrv piHtnciit, In'HiiUf* (livi'i-H pi'ivato |M'i >nun (•••Ifhrnti-d for their lah'nts in thin iM'ii /KM'. Af'ti'r Iwiti^ fi'iwtcd with moIoh, (hit'ttoM, frion, (|iiarti'tlr.>i. Tom KrMkiiic nnd liin family, Mr, Thomas Hli<'riKAll Fatiiku: — . . . John (rray \n f«;oinj; to intrtnliM^t' mo to Dr. Gartshorne and Sir Joseph Hiuikrt, that I may he admitted to their roni'ci'MdtlotiM. I reeolleet the time when I wouhl have ;;iven a ^reat deal to mix in rtueh society, hut my eajjernesM to siv and hear j>reat men hiL«* ery mueh al)ated. However, I shall fft oiu-e or twiee. I have had the whole of my time at my own disposal for a fortnijjht. Thoujrh I have by no tneans done as niiieli as I eould wish, I have (Hl to live it over apiin. Before tlu; season is over, I sliiill certainly spend a fort- night at a waterinji; plaee. There is at present in>thinj;' talketl of Ijut inva^loti. The preparations on the French coast arc truly formidable, l>ut I have no idea that Bonaparte will make the alt«'m|)l. The <'ountry shows a becoming spirit, and I make no doubt that 'Gallic strangera will meet a British welcome.' I hav( serious th«Mights of joining a volunteer corjts. At a crisis such as this the State has a right to cull upon everi' citizen to take arms. Though I have no great stomach for fighting, I should certainly, if the French were to attempt an inva-sion, take the field with the greatest cheerfulness. I detest the trade of a soldier, hut I honor a display of courage when one's eoimtry is really in dan- ger. It is lamentable that we should have such u driveller at IHOI.J KXI'KNMK OK VVAII WITH KltANl'K^ n tho liciul ot' attiiii'H ; Imt \\t< Imvi* tlibt riii)iH)tiition — and it <*(>r- tuiiily \n 11 i-DiHoliitiiiii — that Mr. I'itt diruftM the \otma\ tut iiiiioh UM wlu>ii he hfitt th>> hohii in hiit hund. . . . No. 2 0l'l Biiil'lin)(r}'thin^ ^(M'h on rxtremely wi.'ll. One of thi< iiioHt hi'illiaiit |H'i'ila|>.s«'(l Htncc Mr. Addin^tnn ciinu' into |H/\vvr. I low nuirh (Jiaiife iH thcif in tho atlhirs of men ! Wo dictaicd a peace to Dciiiiiark and the northern powern; nf'tor n nioMt hrilliant cam- |)ai^n we eonMJdei' K^ypt um our own, and the French who threatened to invaih* ns are ived that any pro^;reKH haM U'cn nia(h> in the negotiation, were it not for our HnanH we need not much care liow hmg the war laMls, hut (he expeuMe to which we arc now put uiUHt l)o ruinous. Our ex|H'nditure for the present year Mr, Ae .£<){),r)0( ),()()(). The pcale ohstaeU>s, and T should not he at all surprised to see the whole continent of Kuro|M> again a prey to the Hanies of war. Xeither France, Aufstria, nor i'rus- Hiu H'duces its tr(K)ps hy a single file. LinoolnV Inn, Oclobor 8, IHOl. My DEAR Fatiiku: — I am perHuadett U^ §22 Iff |£° 12.0 ^ '/ o> 4^;^-^^ ^.^• ■> Photographic Sciences Corporation 33 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) •72-4503 76 LIFK Ol' LOUD LAMPHELL. [1801. letter was put into my hand, so that I now embrace the very earliest opportunity of returning an answer to it. How happy should I be to accept your invitation ! To spend but a few days in Cupar I would readily brave the fury of the elements and give up every plan of amusement however fondly cherished. But the fates forbid and I must submit to destiny. Even had I received your letter ten days ago, it would have been quite impossible for me to go to the North. The meeting of Parlia- ment was even then quite uncertain, and I could not have been spared without putting my colleagues to great inconvenience. Besides many other little things to be done about the paper, the winter theatres are both open, and we are obliged to give a di'omatic critique almost every night. Drury Lane is assigned to me, and I am sometimes obliged to go to Covent Garden. I have had a very pleasant excursion through Kent, Sussex and Surrey. Fortunately Ave had expeditious judges at the Old Bailey, and the sessions closed almost a week sooner than was expected. The weather was now fine, and I was determined to go a pleasuring. Ac(!ordiugly on Saturday the 26th I sallied forth from Lincoln's Inn about 3 o'clock P. M., taking the way to Billingsgate. In my coat pocket I carried a shirt, a nightcap and several ncckhandkerchicfs ; in my breeches ten bas-reliefs of George III. in gold ; in my hand I bore an umbrella. On arriving at the Quay I was informed that there was a hoy to sail for Margate at five o'clock. I then went to the * Queen's Head ' and ordered a lish dinner. Being a good deal at a loss what to do with myself while it was getting ready, I began to think that I might frequently be in similar difficulties during the course of ray journey. I therefore determined to buy me a copy of Virgil, and immediately went out in search of one. To the disgrace of the City, I wandered more than half an hour in vain, and it was not till I had reached the very extremity of Paternoster Row that I at last succeeded. After eating a good dinner, I embarked and, the tide turning, we hauled off. My fellow passengers were pretty numerous, but so exactly resem- bling those represented by the satirists of the age to be found on 1801.] SAILING IX A MARGATE HOY. 77 board this species uf conveyance, that it would be mere oommon- place to describe them, or their behavior. I had a little flirta- tion with a cheesemonger's daughter who was going to Margate along with her mammar, but she was rather too suddenly loving, and I went off in disgust. There was scarcely a breath of wind, so that it WMS low water before we had got far below Gravesend. Here we cast anchor, and remained for the night. You can form no idea of the elegant accommodation to be found on board these hoys. After singing and dancing and romping, we went to bed and lay snug till six next morning. A breeze had sprung up through the night, and we were now near the Nore. This was not the pleosantest day of the eight. In the first place, I was almost starved. I had foolishly supposed that these vessels were on the same footing with the Berwick smacks, and hod neglected to lay in any provender. Nothing was to be sold but porter. Upon this therefore and a few biscuits I was obliged to live, while othera were regaling themselves with their tea, their coffee, their rounds of beef, their cold fowls, and their knuckles of ham. How did I now regret that I had desei-ted my pretty and well provided cheesemongress ! Had the wind remained steady we should have reached Margate to dinner, but about noon it fell a dead calm and we were obliged to let go our anchor. I had recourse to philosophy, and pronounced with exultation, * The wise man in all situations may be happy j' but my unpleasant sensations about the sternum remained unsub- dued, and I was at last obliged to exclaim with impatience, ' Who can bear a fire-brand in his hand by thinking of the frosty Caucasus ? or set at naught fell hunger's cruel gnawings by looking forward to to-moiTow's meal ? ' There was an inn at a small distance on the Isle of Sheppey, but the skipper would allow no one to go on shore, and even refused 10s. ^d. for his boat which two or three of us had agreed to club. Between ten and eleven we ari'ived within half a mile of Margate, but there was not enough water in the harbor to allow us to enter. Some went on shore in boats. I preferred another night of fasting to entering at such an houi' and in such a manner a place of which 78 UFB OF T/)RD CAMPRELIi. [1801. I knew m littlv oh of a city in the moon. The night was so fine nnd the 8(«nc so beautiful (tlic moon had risen from the waves about an hour before) that I must do myself the justice to de('hu't> r forgot all the evils of nn I'mpty stomach, and for a couple oi' lioui*8 walked on the dc<'k altogether enraptured. I mHHl not say how my thoughts were chiefly employetl. Some philosopher has quaintly observtnl that he was never less alone tlian when alone. I am often ready to join him. In company I (Hinvej-so with the ignorant, the unfe<>liiig, or the profligate ; when by myself, T st»e Ixiforc me those whom I love, esteem, and honor. On Monday morning T was up with the lark. Having circium- ambulatcil the town I r('turner, and mounting a bathing machine was draggal into a crowd of ladies and gentle- men Avantoning with the waves. I had a most charming bath, and, to my no small astonishment, found myself to possess my faculty of swimming in as great i)erfcction as if I had bathed regularly every day for several years. The time was now arrived when the fatal sisters had decnicd that my belly should l)e iillcd. As soon as I was dreased I repaired to one of the hotels and ate a breakfast like which few have been eaten at Margate. I hatl thought of rcnuiining here some days, but finding nobody that I knciw, immediately after I had seen everything remarkable about the place, I mounted the clift' and set forward, keeping within a few feet of the precipice. I turned to the North Foreland, passed through Kingsgate and Broadstairs and arrived at Ramsgate. I stoppetl here about an hour to admire its admirable harbor, and then continuetl my t< ute. About five o'clock I reached Sandwich, and Deal about scven I had walked not much less than twenty- eight miles. Having besiwken supper, T went upon the beach, and was a good deal amused by seeing the Iwats from Lord Nelson's fleet coming on shore and putting off. Neither this nor any night while on my travels did I sleep tolerably, and the cause I assign for my restlessne&s will appear a strange one — the softness of the beds. At first from poverty, and now from inclination, I always sleep at home upon a mattress. However I rose refreshed 1801.] REVIEW BEFORE GENERAL IIUIJBE. 79 ere some on Tuesday tnorning and Hct off for Dover. The diHtancc by the highway in only eight miles, but there m a footpath along the oliifs and I [)rcferrcd that, though it is three miles round. I had a most interesting walk — interesting on many accounts, but chiefly from the distinct view which I had of the coast of France. I 8aw Calias almost as distinctly as I used to do Lcith from King- horn, and Boulogne with the English ships cruising l)ofore it was distinctly visible. My sensations were indeed very powerful. Before I ivached Dover I hwl the unexpected pleasure of witness- ing a grand review. Upon arriving at the top of the hill imme- diately north of the castle, I was surprised to find the valley below filled with armetl men in a hostile j)08ture. A fight soon after began. An attempt was made to carry one of the outworks of t\w foitification ; the assailants were routed and took to flight. I afterwai-ds learned that this was the garrison going through the various manocjuvrcs of attack and defence before Geneml Hulse. The review l)eing over, and having contemplated all the beauty of Dover assembled on the oca^sion, I s{)cnt an hour in the castle (the works of which, super- and sub-terraneous, arc to be sure most stupendous), and then went into the town. At the ' Ship ' — the most extravagant inn in England — I had luncheon and break- fast in one. I then ascended Shakespeare's cliff, which is to the west of the town. Had I not read Shakespeare's description of it, I should have thought it very terrible, but my expectations were too high. The effect would be increased were it perfectly peri)endicular. At present upon some parts you might follow * the dreadful trade of samphire gatherer ' without very imminent danger. I was now on the road to Folkestone, distant seven miles, and here I intended to paas the night. I had not gone fju", however, before I met with a soldier who was going within a mile or two of Hythe, seven mile.s farther. 1 found some entertainment in his company, and walked along with him to Sandgate, a village composed of houses let out to pea-bathers. Here I bathed and drank tea. By the time I had taken my fifth cup it was almost quite dark, and I was still several miles from Hythe. However for this renowned city I set off, and 80 lilFE OF IX)RD GAMPBETiT.. [1801, fortunntely before I hod walked many yards I overtook u tilt wagon which carried me for sixpence to the 'White Hart.' This is the only cast I got during my tour. Having spent the night here a» usual, that is to my, eating chops, drinking punch, and reading Virgil, I took my umbrella in my hand a little before nine, nnd again moved, keeping one side turned to the sea and the other to the land. I breakfasted at Roraney, which, by the bye, standing in the middle of the isthmus of the jH^ninsula of which Dungeness is the extrenuty, is to be retikonctl an inland town. From thence I continued my way through a dead level, formerly (nnd at no very distant period) overflowed by the sea, till I reached Rye, a distance of thirteen miles. In the course of this stage I vented many curses upon the makers of the road, which seemed to have l)een laid out by an old sailor when he had the M'ind right ahead. I was now a good deal at a loss. I had yet two hours of daylight and there was nothing to be seen at Rye; but Hiustings, the next stage, was at least twelve miles; it likcM'ise rained very heavily . Off I set, without entering a house, and reached Hastings as the clock struck seven, I need not say exceedingly tired, having walked, some told me thirty-four, others thirty-six miles, in very little more than ten hours. What I had chiefly to lament \»'as that my feet were sadly crippled. Not knowing the project I was about to form, I had left London in a pair of Hessian boots too small for me every way. At Deal I threw away my sto<'king8, but I found myself worse without them. The tendons and muscles of my legs also, not having room to play, were very much out of order. To Brighton however I had said that I would go, and as it was only on foot that I could make the journey (the road being so little frequented that there is not a stage-coach tJ e whole way), I determined to try my legs once more, and rather than give up the enterprise to creep thither on all fours. On Thursday I breakfasted at Bexhill, six miles on. Here I bought a pair of stockings and found considerable benefit from them. A tendon however under my left knee refused at times to do his ofiice, and it was with the utmost difl&- culty that I reached Eastbourne (thirteen miles) by six o'clock. 1801.] SEAFORD AND BHIOIITHELMHTONK. 81 Here I detcrinined to hire a horse, but not a honic could I find. The inn-kec|)cr8 Hceniod to have combined together to harass me. Their object wtus to make me take a post-chaise. One fellow at lost agreed to let me an animal for eightpcnoe a mile if I would hire a man to bring him bock, assuring me I should find a poet- chaise much cheaper. I exclaimed, ran out of the town, and, without thinking properly what I was about, set out for Scaford, a town at the distance of nine miles. At Scaford I actually arrived, but God forbid I should ever have such another walk : to walk I was unable, I was obliged to run. Excess of danger makes cowards brave, and excess of fatigue, I fancy, makes the weary vigorous. To crown all, I lost my way, and had I not accidentally met a cowherd, must have spent the night aub Jove. However, after I had lain half an hour upon tliree chairs, and drunk a few cups of coffee, I was greatly revived and able to enjoy the sensations of successful perseverance. I was now within thirteen miles of the place where my labors were to end ; and next day, about three o'clock, I entered Brighthelmstone in triumph. I am sorry that my paper is exhausted. I could, I think, have given you some not uninteresting particulars of the manners of this celebrated seat of fashionable dissipation. I spent two days in it very pleasantly, and much more profitably, I believe, than if I had been locked up in my chambers. On Saturday forenoon I intended to have written for Jess on account of my travels ; but while I was at breakfast in the hotel I read the 'Courier' of Friday,* and my travels vanished into insignifi- cance. Being acquainted with nobody, sight was the only avenue by which I could receive information, and by Sunday morning I had seen everything worth seeing. Therefore, after bathing and breakfasting, I mounted a coach, which at seven o'clock set me down at Charing Cross. My expense, though great, was not greater than I expected, and I really think that my money was not thrown away, but exchanged for value. I was very well before, but now I have got 'the rude bloom of health.' I have laid in great materials for reflection, for conversation, and for ^ Containing the news of peace. — Ed. I.IKK or T/)RD CAMPRKM.. [1801. comiMihitioii. Ill (>vc>i'y |Hiiiit of view I huv(t tvtiMon to Im; MitiH- fictl with my (•xiMirwrn. Tlu! iH'uee \n rct'koncd udvuiitngroUH to the coiiiitfy though moHt (li»«gnu>crul to Mr. Pitt. All art- huppy, t-XH-pt WiiKlhum and a few 8Uoh bloodhounds. Many of the tiivt iiicroantilu houscM in London will Ixt utterly utidoiie. There really would not have be«!n a gn-ater rtjvolution in the (Mty had the French got jKiHWHMion of it. Parliament meets immediat<'ly. The anni- versary of Fox's clc(!tion for WcwtminsUr is on Saturday. If he makes a good speech I shall scml you a 'Chroiiiele' on Mon- day. People now ))egin to tliink that he prophesied from inspi- ration. Reineml)er me afTi^'tionatcly to my dear sisters, Jeis, Jane, Eliza, T^indsay, and Magdalen. Ever yours, • , J. CAMPBEMi. I began to reaii over what I had written, but find I Imve not time. May you have patience I Lincoln'H Inn, Octoli«ir fl, 1801. My dear Brother : — ... Since my last the greatest event has happened which the world has witnessed for many years. On Thursday evening last at seven o'clock prclimintu'ies of jieace were signed between the King of Great J^ritain and the French llcpublic ; on the part of England by Ijord Ilawkesbury, and on tlic i)art of France by Monsieur Otto. We give up all our conquests except Ceylon in the East Indies, ano idle therefore for me to detail them. The news excited universal joy. Nothing was ever .so unexpected. All hope of a succsessful issue to the negotiation had vanished, and on Friday morning the papers, ministerial and anti-minist-erial, w(!re filletl with long speculations going lo prove that it would instantly break off. The peace is most disgmceful to Mr. Pitt. All allow that he is the author of 1801.] i'Eacj: with fuan( k. 88 it, and iimiiy think that hu will rt'siiinc hJH Miit iiniiKHliutely. The (liHcuiwiuiM in Purliument will Im> rxccctlingly interesting ; it mcetH ulmoHt ininiwliatcly. Windhiiin, the MimpiiH of Hucking- hum, and u tuw inoru huvt; annouiiciKl thtur dotcrniination to opiMNM) the |>rcliniinari(>H with the gn>at(>st HtrcnuouHncMt. In the HouHo of (.'omiiionH I do not think they will vote twenty. The terniH are bud, 'ti.s true, but everyone inuHt In; t-onvinccd that it wouUl Im; far l)etter to agree even to worM> terniM than to continue the war. You will have the Fix-neh for your neighbora at Pondi- eherry, &e., but I hojKJ no other effect will now be produced by their prcHencu than to make you more vigilant and more moder- ate. According to my view of thing?< the rapacity of the French in Euro[)e doen not greatly cx<>ecd that of the English in India. But you would no doubt tell me fhut you never interfere with foreign Ht4itt>8 except for their l)eiu'tit, and that you extend your empire only to extend the empire of happinetw. Hml Republi- can France hud an opportunity of interfering with the native princes liefore the merited fall of Tippoo, I Hhould have been very nmch afraid, but I trust your dominion now rents on a foundation not to be shaken by all their machinations. Linroln'i Inn, Jnnunry 30, 1802. My dkak Bhotheh : — After monthM of anxiety I . "^ last assuriMl of your welfare. Your letter of June 4 reached Jupar on the 2.3d, and I had a copy of it on Wednesday. Need I say how tiaiisported we all are ? Not only in health, but prosperous beyond our fondest hopes ! From some fatality we had heard nothing of you since your first letter from Calcutta. Ship arrived after ship, and flet^t after fleet, without bringing us a line. I was unhappy to a degree which for the sake of n>y manhood I would wish to forgot. Yet had 1 not some rea«on to fear an event which woiikl have filled the whole of my future life with .sorrow and bitterness? It is only the ho|)c of again embracing my dear brother that enables me to keep afloat in the eddy which whirls me round. ... I continue to pull at the oar pretty contentedly. It is I.II'K nV I.Oltl) C'AMl'Ut:LlM [1801. only however tho iiii|MNMiliility of my lM>in)( in u more eligible ■ituution timt pit'vcritM inu i'roiii iiiurinuriiiK. I fliiil my bu«inoi« in the |Ni|H>r not in uny ((»>(• unpUiMunt, un known I find the olwtiioleH thrown in tho way of my HuctcuM hy Minn a roportcr b(>(«)nio daily mori> formidable. I am alm4>luti!ly prttvcntctl from formin){ any aniuaintancu with my follow HtudontM, and I am conHtantly in terror when obliged to iNMimon^^ them. My HpiritM are thuH broken and my encr^ieH depremed. IkHiden, that 1 may have the lejwt chanett of Mueecw, I mUHt attend for a year or two at a HiMH'ial pleader'H oiIi(H>, and this would Iw alto^^ether incom- patible with my irpotieriat funetionn. However, I am not without hoiycti of Hoon Ixiing able to Hup|H)rt mywif in another way. Nothing; would i>lea(M> mc so well iih an en^^^ement to travel for a year or two with some young man of large fortune, but of this I have not the Hmallent ehanee. My chief ho{>e in Home lucra- tive literary undertaking. I have reached the 8ummit of new8papi>r reputation, and I dare my could get myself well recommended to a l)ookHeller. If I could dcs of rising at the bur. I am vexed that I have said ho much al)out myself, but I must say a few words more. I most earnestly implore you not to think of sending mc any money. I am just as rich us I could desire to be, and not a wish of my heart that money can purchase remains ungratified. By and by I will accept a remittance with pleasure, because then it may he of use to me. At present, as God is my witness, by remitting me any sum, large or small, you would distress me infinitely. Do not then, as you value ray tranquillity, till you hnve consulted me. I give you my word that I will apply to you as soon as my views could be promoted by pecuninry assistunco. I know your henrt nnd should rejoice to be indebted to you, instead of feeling the obligation a weight. Nothing of much consequence has lately happened in the political world. The definite treaty is not yet concluded. No 1801.] TRIAL or GOVEHNOK WALL. 85 u)i|)n>li< ii'^loiM, huwuvor, am eiiti>rtuiiu>«l u|h>ii the Jcct. Party politiiit now <>ngr(i(w th« chivi' Hlitm> of the public Attention, Uruut (■liuii({(>H lire tuliiiil of in ihu C*iibint>t. I^onl Wiwtmorft* Innd, it iit Miid, I^onl LuwiMlmtii, lionl llolmrt and the Duke of Portland pt out to nmke way for th«> Duke of liedford, Mr. Orcy, Mr. Tierncy, Ac ThiM rumor iM vory g(>ni>nilly credited. Fox certainly docH not (?onie in, and prolmbly not Sheridan. They conuider Orcy, &v., iw aiMwtatett. You ainnot imagine how the Hpirit of party Ium died away within the last three uiontliM. lVH>r Dilly Pitt han falhn most Nidly. lie in without an ally. However, IiIh iiifltuMKt! nuiHt remain prcKligious, and no udminiHtratioii iigainHt which he tk an active |)art could ritaud, at kiiMt uuIchh Fox, luM^ked by the i)eoplc, were at the head of it. There never wai4 anything ho alwurd an to think of un adminiMtration which includcH neither of them. We shall have nothing but chaiig<>s. It in universally Wlieved hero that your (ilovernor-Ctcnend''' has lM>cn reinilled, and that he m to be stucTocded by Lonl llobart. The d, but found n)cans to escape from the King's mes- senger and to get over to the Continent. There he remained near twenty yean*, mIumi, probably imagining that all the wit- nesses against him M'cre iu> oampbklu [1801. piooemoAl, Whoii hit Nt«'|>|N<«l ii|)on tin* miiIYWIiI thoy inhiiiiiaiily guvt! him thrvo chii'rM.* l.iiKoln'ii Inn, April I, |mo2. My DKAii Fatiikh: — I (niiiiot let II Mintrit' diiy |mimh without iiiMW(>rin)( yourn of t\w 27th iilt. I Hhiill Im* iinhn|i|iy I'vury hour that I think your prtwiit MMitiiuiiitM niuiiin of nit* and of my lituation. Whnt 1 wn>t(< you I do not at all now r(<«'o||iH>t, hut it certainly (wmld not JuHtify you in Mup|MM*inf{ that I wom nor- rowfully pining; away, an oltJH't for tho coniiNuwion of my friondN. I am tiM) apt to Miy all that I fiH>l without conMidcrin); thncftiHit it may pr(Mlu<'<>, hut thiM view of thinfpt I n«*v<>r myMtIf (Hitcrtiumxl. No nmn \h U'ttcr HatinHcd with hiH lot. In Homu thin^^ I may think it might \tc ameliorated, hut in my nurnt deH|)onding miKxlH I am ever n>ndy to thank heaven for the HtA- tion atwigned me. T haveMHirecHof pleiifmro far purer and more exquiHito than thone whi<*h are o|M>n to many of the moHt favoriMi of fortune. When I look biek on my |NiMt lite there are few hardMhi|M which 1 have experieneeii that I now regret, and though the diM^ipline I now sutler w painful, I U'lieve it in beneficial. I)o not then, my dear father, Hup|H)He that when I complain of any [mrtieuhir c-inniniHtanee I bring a gtMieral charge agaiuHt my destiny. I l)elieve I am iih happy an the genenility of mankind. If 1 do not owe much t(» the preNcnt, few have Hueh ho{M>H from the future. If I am MometinuH made uiduippy by thingf4 whieh woidd give other men little uneaHini'HM, I know pleuMureH to whi(*h they are inHensible. I am (ii>rf(!(!tly HatiHfied. Whatever thvM hIiouUI es<'ape nw. in a moment of irritation or despoudenix', do not, I lM;H('eeli you, Ixdieve that I utter the Hcri- ous sentiments of my mind. You have no reason whatever at any time to Ix; unhappy on my account. I have an un.H{>eakabIe pleasure in unlxwoming mywlf Ut you without rewrve, but it in niHvh too d(»rly purcha. otlirr in«n, 1 taittf (I iiiixtiin> into which twil onN^nt — hut thnt (/(hhI Im Krmtljr prt*(loin!iinnt. Ymi iimy huvc lu r(>Kn>t Ihnt your mm In not more worthy of you, hut you will huvi* no mmtn to think that hn hwi Intu hiinlly ih'ult with hy Cortum*. I iini unxiouN to M't niyM>lt' ri^ht with you on another |Ntint. You think, nnnt (Mt'uiNition. . . . Hiunuol Johnson wiw a n>|M)rt(>r, hut iit ii tinn' wIumi Im- wum oIiII^i^mI to \n\nn t\w u\ff\\t itn'trhitl out u|M)n th«> a<«ht>N ot' a )(liu«M-houM>. I vow aCtcr th«> pnm'ut wwion uwvv to «nt«'r tin- nallt-ry iw u M'|M>rt<»r more. No future Nuctifw could coni|H>nNitc for my prcwnt feeling ; ami to continue in thiH line would Im> to n^ndcr my chancv of •unxwM alto}{<>thcr dcH|H>mtc. Hut, my dear father, do not nup- \nnvi that my renolution wavers. Far from ehan)i(inK my viewH without concun'enc«>, my viewn are unehan){eiil>le, I rejoic*' morit and more every day that I en^^ai^nl in the enterpriNC, and difHeqltieN hy no nutinfl diHcouniKe me. I now witli |H>rfe<>t knowIcd)i;(> of the Huhject can dc<*lare that, if T could maintain mynelf cntlitahty for a few yearn, I should have a very fair elinnct! to riH<> at the Knj^liHh Uir. My pn>M>nt meauM fail mc, hut I Hhall find others. My hrother, iw you imagine, hiiM made me the n.oMt lilM>nil otferH. IIIh iiHHixtancc I would readily accept to defray any ciiMunt ex|)enH<', hut my m/ufar Hup|)ort I muHt earn hy my own exertiouH. T eoidd not !• the thouj^ht of him Ix'ing H<>orcher than I now do for my four guineas a week. I trunt that in thecoiiPHc of a few montliM I nhall Ik; able to tell you that my wlslu's are act'omplinhcd. Then shall I emerge from my hiding-hole. Then shall you hear of the speeches wh'wh I make, and niy rapidly wideninip shockingly ill-used by Pitt — in fact persecuted — but if ho had been possessed of common steadiness and prudence he would not have lost his popularity, and he might have turned Pitt out of office. The king has this season had no return of his malady, and I imagine is not a much worse life than his son. Some say he is in a state of almost perfect fatuity, but he comes fre(juently into public, and seems to possess all the intellect with which he was ever favored. . . . I have not yet said anything to Spankie about leaving the 'Chronicle.' I shall probably continue to write for it till the beginning of next soHsion. I am not without hojies of getting a new engagement with it which might not be known. I should be very happy to supply it with articlos and theatrical criticisms, in the comjwsition of both of M'hich I have gained considerable exjiertness. But this dejiends entirely o;i Spankie, with whom I have very little intimacy. It is nither hard that my difficul- ties arc of a nature which no .spirit nr»r industry, nor even talents, can overcome. I still hope that I'haoton's epitaph will not altogether suit me. Peace is to be formally i)ro<'laimwl to-morrow, and the town Is to be brilliantly illuminated in the evening. Monsieur Otto's illuminations are to cost £1600. The communication with France will henceforth be open as before the war. I have still hopes of seeing Paris in the autumn. Lincoln's Inn, May 21, 1802. My deak Gkorge : — ... Strange things you will sec have been going on at Paris within the last three weeks. Bonaj)arte has long evidently aimed at establishing a now dynasty, and after various infractions of the constitution, these questions have been submitted to the French people: 'Shall Napoleon Bonaparte be elected Consul for life?' 'Shall ho be empowered to name his successor?' Books are opened in all the communes. It is said he is to take upon himself the title of Bonapapte I. EiiPEROR OP THE Gauls. Some say there is a great ferment in France, and others that the people are as much pleased as ever they were VOL. I. 4* 90 LIFE OF LORD CAMPDELIi. [1802. with their republic. This much is certftin, that discontents will soon spring up, and that the rugged features of despotism being unveiled, there will be innumerable and unceasing attempts to overthrow it. A Brutus will probably arise, and Bonaparte will not find his safety increased by all hopes of the succession being cut off from his generals. His death is an event to be desired for the peatse of the world. The ruin of this country is evi- dently the grand object of his life, and besides, as often as there is a prospect of internal disturbances it is evidently his interest to stir up a foreign war. It is only nominally that we are at peace now. Not an English merchantman nor a neiitral with English produce is allowctl to enter the ports of France, and we are about to retaliate. The French are increasing their armies, oud we are not much reducing ours. Europe, however, is so dreadfully exhausted that it must remain for some time unfit for fresh exertions. Many are of opinion that on the breaking out of a new war, France will be driven within her ancient limits — a consummation most devoutly to be wished for. Italy, it is said, is ready to revolt. The state of our domestic politics is most deplorable. Nobody knows who is minister or who is to be minister. There are above twenty separate parties. The House of Commons and the nation become daily more ashamed of Addington, and he must go out. To have such a man at the head of affairs is most disgraceful and most mischievous. With an abler and more respectable admin- isti'ution we most unquestionably might have got better terms of peace, and we might now check the rapacious atrocity of the Chief Consul. Pitt daily advances more and more to the fore- ground, but the royal displeasure is still a great obstacle to his return to office. The King was offended with the plan for rais- ing a statue to him, and this is to be deferred till his death. The quarrel between him and Windham is serious and irreconcilable. Windham has revealed many of the secrets of the prison-liouse, and arraigned the conduct of the war in the severest terms. Dundas disapproves of the peace, but, true to himself, would not vote against it. He still longs for place, and has suj^acity i 1^ 1802.] CONTEST FOB THE CX)DNTY OF KENT. 91 enough to 8eo that Pitt must soon be oBtensibly, an well as reully, Minister, llv hiw not yet been called up to the House of Peers. His title is to Ik» Melville. It is repoi-ted that Pitt is soon to be married to a daughter of Lord Carington. I should l)e glad if this were true. It is a pity that great men lik(! him should have no (continuance. Lincoln's Inn, Friday, July 16, 1802. My dear Father: — ... In the bcgiimiug of the week I had a very pleasant trip to Maidstone. The county of Kent is keenly contested, and 1 went to send up by express the state of the first day's poll.* I set out about throe on Monday afternoon with another gentleman in a postchaise. Together with a large party of Blues, we dined and spent the night at Bexley with Mr. Ijee, a man of great proj)erty and a keen friend of Mr. Honywood. At six next morning about sixty of us breakfasted in the hall and then proceeded to Dartford, where we were joined by as many as made us more numerous than all the electors of the county of Fife. The cavalcade was almost a quarter of a mile long, and we had several flags with ' Hony wooH, rt Monu> t«'ii, packed up u\y |Nirtnmnte(ui, and read the'Terni I{e|M>rtr«' till near four. I |HD4r«ed tlu; night very pleasantly, uid)' I wa^ strongly reinindtHl oC the night U'tore (icorge left nie for I'ortM- inouth, whieh we H|K'nt Honiewhat in the siuuc way. In runi- niuging my writing-(h>Hk I made an agreeahle diMiivery. In an old |MM;ket-lNM)k given me l>y Mvt<. Dott many yearH ago I found ^12 ill Ikink of Kngland imfe^. Kven now I have no idea when or how the money gn. there. My god it in. I left my keyM with the {Mtrter to give to my laiindreHH, uiid proeeeiled to I'ieeadilly with my portmanteau on my nhouhler. The morning wiu* delightful. I rejoiced to tind that my com- paffnorm ue voyaye were almont all Freiieh. We w«*re immedi- ately 08 intimate ixn if we luul lM>eu aecpiainted for twenty yearH. Six went inHide and eight out. A few dropH of rain fell, hut only enough to make uh feel tlu! HneneHH of the weather more exquisitely. We <'hangod horneH at Diirtford and hreakfoMttHl at Rochester. A dinner wan prepare nine, and then we found it so crowded with pawfw'iigers that it was with the grejitest difliirulty we could gain atlmitwion into an inn. Nevertheless we su(!c<'tHletl in getting a tolerable supper. Having drunk a tumbler of }>unch I tumbled into IxhI and slept well till eight next morning. I had Ikm'ii through the castle and ltK)ked over Shakespeare's clitt' the autumn before. I therefore went diri'ctly to the bathing place, stripiMxl, and swam about in the sea a full hour. After breakfast we had to go to the Custom PTouse, where we luul a great deal of trouble and paid a great deal of money. I had nothing about me con- traband except about twenty-five guinejis.* I haru wfiv now ulMUit iWty of iirt, chictly Fri'iu'h, muny woiiicii. I iinmiHliutrly lM>(pin to JuhlMT with tlicni, and Hucttt'ctliHl to luliiiirutioii. Wit hiul not |)riM)it>!4 when thi; wind fell coniiih^ti'ly. Foi* M'voml honnt w» lorit ground, iM'in^ (uirritHl down the ( 'hanni'l l>y th«> lido. I hud niud(> up my mind to ronutinin^ on the .S4>a one ni^ht iit Ii'iwt. Huwuvvr ubout six (M-ltM'k ii gulc* HpituiK u|» and wi; Ix'tJitut tu uppriHioh thu Frt'Uiih c^NiMt. liUckily I hud pntvuilvd u|M>n two or thitKi Friiuchnu ti to join mo in huyinp; u log of cold rouat lunil) und u iMitth^ )>(' wint>. We nmdo u most vxlK>nt rt>i»u8t. It wm* neur ten oVI«Mk iM'fori' w day und nnother night ut Culuis. We iK)uid not be expi>dite«l hy the munieipulity liefore eleven, und the diligence never setH off Juter than five. However, to console ouraelve we ordered hh /niit muper fi la fiutnctmi' d hiw boiUvHlc. tie inn de Boiirr/m/m'. I hnd only two eom|>unions ut sup|)cr. We hod fish, two <'hi(!kens, Htewert of peaches, plums, apricots, &v. We moistentHl our eluy well with wineuud went to IkiI. This morning I rose by seven. I wished much to huve gone to Dunkirk, which is but eight leagues otf, but I could not get my passport till it wus t(H) lute I was obligcjl to content mysitlt' with seeing the Ibrtifieutions, cliurclus, and anti<}uitics of this place. I met with numy rcniiiins ut' flic Knglisli. A iii;iniiiti(vnl rectangle erected by Edward III. for a wool staple is still entire. At eleven w(r were obligwl to go before Mangot the prefiiet tt> show our paas- ports. I spent an hcmr or two in bathing and walking to the Bas'H! Ville. At one T went to the Hotel I'Angleterro, formerly kept by Deasin, so famous fnjm Sterne's Sentimental Journey. Here I saw Lord Cholmomlelev set off in four (touches and 100 LIFK or l/)IU> CAUVnKLh. [1803. ■ix, and otlicn arrivo in i>(|unl ntylc. Ik'twecn two ami thrco I plarvd myHcIf at Quillianj'N tabU d'fuitf, in c<<)m|«ny with — whom tlo you think? — Arthur O'Connor.* I coulil not hflp fi>t>liug the moHt lively int^ri'Mt in him — ani>xili> from Inn country, hnving it every hour lK>iort> hiM lycM! Iliii Hgure iit nioiit elo- ifMit, and IiIm (mv \h t\u> very |iii of phihmophlc melancholy. Thuii){h I iiMiimiMcrati' IiIm fate, you will not mu|>|m)m> that I approve of hiHconduet. I noL only detect hit* priiu'ipleM and hin plauH, hut I denpiM' the <*()wai'di<>e with which he lN'truy(><| jointx, fowln, pi^etmH, ]MirtridgeM, n culf 'h head dreHM>d in a ntyleof which you ctui have no conception, every kind of vegetable, a melon, which Mouimctr vutM with hirt meat like p<>tatH, and two or tliree puddin^^ and turtH. AtU'r an cle^^ant de^mTt we htui (^ofTet* and li()ueur. A bottle of wine and u lH>ttlu of water Ih put down for every (rover. My hill aniountcrformunce. In thcatri- ml representations the French arc infinitely our HU|)eriors. In this iH>tty provini'ial town, not more populous than (\ipur Fife, there is always a compiuiy of comedians, and wiverui of the actoi-s have j^rcat merit. They act thrice a week, but (ixcept on Sunday night they never have a full house. The adniiKsion to the boxes is only trcule noun or 10^/. The piece finished iM'foro nine. I had very great diHiciilty in getting back, »h there is not u lamp in all Calais. I fouml the Jil/c dr chiimbir hhowing my fellow-travellers to their apartments, and after debating with myself a long while how 1 should (ill an hcmrand a half, I took •Arthur O'Connor wm tried for high treason »nniiMitM niiti*Mt I uiii iiltitKi'thir ignorant whnther thin Journul will liavi' any inlcriMt tor y«»n. I (M. Am yet I hnvn Miifl«*n<(i no diinp|)ointin(*nt — my (•x|MH'tiitlon Iiiim Ini'ii ix|N>nwi \$ cnormoiiM, luul f niilly do not know that I am juMtitli*d in throwing nwuy Huch muiuh. i'hiM day I havi^ H|M>nt mm mu<>h mm in lorninr tinitw would hav«> maintaim-d iho wholo tamily a month. It in not what I oat and drink that ttwtM w> niurh, hut thori) ant ten thouHand |h>o|>I(' who have dcniandit u|Nm you. However I tnwt that I ni-iMvc two mw iihtw for ovi'ry unu whif'h I N|N>nd, and that \n not a loHJny; iHU'gain. I hnvo Jiutt now a lM>ttto oC <'lan>t ntanding hy m<< whi«!. I drink out oC a tund)l<>r. It giHW h«'n! nndrr tin- naini> of irin nrdiunirc or rdturier, and m>Ilri for '2i)>l. a lM>ttl)' whi<>h hrddH a full quart. All over thiit part of Francr. Still I would rather live on nnint Ix'ef and a |K)tuto with a pint of porter in Knglaneu, the French arc (piite wn happy om their nei}^hlM)rH on the oppo,Hite shore. The lower ortlcrn arc nnjch b(>tter UHcd, and are niuch more intelligent. The waiters often mix in tlu; conversation, and Immip their part in it well. Hut I will not pretend as yet t<» speak of a iM'o|)le of whom I havert(>cn HO little. We Met off to-morrow morninjj; at tive o'chxik, and ren«'h I'aris I iM'lieveon Friday mornlnji;. TluMlilij^eiH-*^ here in the moHt clumsy, ill-l>uilt machine it is i> for a perv(!rto «'oiiccivc. The windows arc not larger than pigeon-holes. I thank (io de la Fioi, hut you will address me at Per-, rigaux'. My love to my dear sistei-s. My att'eetion for you all rifles as I remove to a distance from you. Your afli'ctionatc Hon, J. 0. 102 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1802. You must excuse inc from rctuling what I have written. Captain King, the master of the pac^ket, has promisotl to put the letter into the post-office at Dover. ;> Il6tt'l do Paris, Kuu do la Loi, Paiin, Soptembor 8, 1802, (21 Fructidor, Yoar X ) My i>eau Father : — I have Imjch in the daily expectation of hearing from you for a week past, but no letter of yours has yet appeared. I am sure you would write to me if all was well, but in so long a route your letters may have raiscju'rieeen in a land of law and liberty for nearly ten days. . . . From Helvoet-Sluys we set sail about five in the afternoon of Saturday tlu; 18th of September. The water wan as smooth as a milldam, and we never shifted a sail till we came in sight of Orl'ord Ness, where we made the land next day about two o'clock. At about a quarter of a mile from Iliirwich we had a striking instance of the uncertainty of the elements. The pas- senge "s were preparing to go on shore, when from one of tlie clearest skies I ever saw, in a few minutes we were involved in so thick a fog that, as the 8ailoi*s say, it was impossible to see from stem to stern. The harbor is uncommonly difficult, and orders were given to let go the anchor. But the fog cleared away as suddenly and as unexpectedly as it had come on. After the Custom House officers had visited us on board, I was allowehy his remarks on reporting, and also on dramatic criticism. — Ed.] 1802.] nEMAUKR OX nEPoiiTtxn. 109 For three sesaions I contluuod to attend in the gallery of the House of Commons wlien any debate of importance waa expected. I acquired great facility and couHiderablo skill in reporting, and the Ix'st speakers wore a«Hignc words without entering into the thoughts of the speaker. They «uinot by any mcaii.s take down at full length •all that is uttered by n 8})caker of ordinary rapidity, and, if they did, they would convey a very iniporfoct notion of the spirit and effect of the speech. With the exception of Pitt the younger, there probably never was; a parllamentaiy debater in whose language there was not some inaccuriu-y, and who did not fall into occasional repetitions. Those; are hardly perceived in the rapid stream of extemporaneous eloquence, and are corrected and remedied by the voice, the eye, the action of him to whom we listen ; but blazoned on a printed pag(! which we are deliberately to peruse, they would offend and perplex us. If Pitt could have been taken down verbatim,, all his sentences, however long and involved, would have been found complete and grammatical, and the whole oration inotliound. To have a good report of a speech, the reporter must thoroughly understand the subject discussed, and be qualified to follow the reasoning, to feel the patiios, to relish the wit, and to be warmed by the eloquence of the speaker. He must apprehend the whole scope of the speech, as well as attend to the happy phraseology in which the ideas of the speaker are expressed. He should take down notes no 1,1 l"K (M' t.Oltl> CA.MI'HKr.T,. [1802. in abhrevluti'd lonjr-hiiiid an rapidly an In- «iin for uidn to hin memory. Ho must tliiMi rrtin; to \m nMtin, and, looking at tlicHo, recollect th(!H|)ee<'h as it wax deliverer*!, and j^ive it with all fidelity, point, ami M[>irit, jw the speaker would write it out if preparing it for the press. Fiowers of such men as Fox, Pitt, Sheridan, Grey, Windham, and Canning. I think I was most excited by I'itt's speech in defence of the Peace of Amiens, which it was my duty to report. I rememl)er being so much carri(Hl away by his lofty declamation that I could not hol'l n;y pen with sufficient steadiness to take a note. But in tliis i)art of the speech I su(!cee(led the In'st. His ({notation from Virgil, when apologising for his acquiesc(!nce in a treaty with Bonaparte and the desertion of the legitimate dynasty of France, was the finest piece of recitation I ever heard : Me lifaia mei« palerenlur ducere vitain Anspiciis, et sponte mcd componere curat : Urbem Trojanam pnmum diilceixpi'' mem-uiii Relliquias cuierem Priaini tecta alta manerent, Ef, recidiva manu poauissem Pergama viclis* At that time it was usual for one reporter to take the whole of a long speech extending to five or six eolunnisof a newspaper. Upon this he was necessarily employed a good many hours, and on the day after a long debate the publication of the newspaper was delayed till two or three o'clock in the afternoon. But * Virgil, ^/iei(f, iv. 340-344. m)'2.] ItKMAIlKH ON I{Kl*OUTING. Ill (UibiitcM were vi-ry niro, and to tlio ordiiiiiiy roiit!ii«: iMit^iiietM of I'lii'liiitnciit liiinlly any atU'titiuii was paid. Tieriuty wan the oiiHieflt to ro[N>i't wM, and Pitt the inoHt ditli- cult. I thought Sheridan the tno^t brilliant H|H>aker in thu IIoJifM', but the t'H'eet of hin H[H,'alction of his private eharact'-r and his habitH, now become moHt ilej^rading; Iuh pre[)aration for any great eiVort l)eing a laboriouH eolle(;tion of joUen and a JMittlc of brandy. I had nothing to do with reporting in the LordH. Very extra- ordinary rulets then prevailed on thiHHubje(;t in that noble house, ami they were rigidly enforced. There waa .10 gallery, and no one in bootH was allowwl to enter tin" space Iwlow the Inir. All rttrangers were obliged to continue ntanding, and the door-kcei)eni were strictly enjoined to allow no one to take notes. Tlie re|)ort8 of the procewlings in the liord.s whi<'h ap|)caretl in the 'Chroni- cle,' very wanty and meagre, were nuiiplied by William Wooil- lall, th(! contemporary of JuniuM, now a very old gentleman, dressetl in a suit of brown dittos with ajdmon-coloi-ed silk stock- ings, gold buckles, a tic-wig, and an amber-headed cane. lie was gifted with an extraordinary memory. Immediately niter prayers he took his ])ost at the bar, leaning over it, and there he remained till the House adjourned. He then went home and wrote his report, which he sent to the printing-office. The Lords were punished for their absurd regulations by a very vapid and l»ointless ac^count of their si)et!ehes. Wocnlfall, although a bad reporter, was very entertaining in conversation. He hiul known all the great political and literary characters who had flourished from the commencement of the reign of George III., and he was full of anecdotes respecting them. He gave a very anmsing account of the oratorical pro- gress of Sheridan, whom he represented at his outset so hope- lessly bad a spetiker that he advised him to think of Parliament no more and to stick to the drama. The future accuser of Iljist- ings, however, would persevere and, talking resolutely on turn- pike bills and petitions for vestry acts, he acquired the powers he displayed in his speech on the Begum eliarge, which is said to 112 LI»'K or LORD CAMPBELL. [1802. Im uiit'ivitllcd in iiKMlcrii onitor)-, uiid w\\\v\\ liml llu* Hitt^ular colli plinu'iit of (iiiiHiii^ an mljoiirnini'iit of the IIt)iii>'<>, id* the invnilMi-H itmU\ not trnnt lli(>nii«4>lvc>H to conitt to n i'atr dniMioii inini<'r that in the lM>xei4 there wax only one mvi niKH-eii- |)i(>d,an(e>sHion of it and kept it moral>le Hpc 'i I heard wiw oik; from liord Thiir- low, who had h'ou brought from hiw retreat by a Divorce liill promoted on the p«'titi«>n of the Mile by reiiHon of the husband's uilultery with her own sister. This wi i .)ppoi«Hl as being <'on- tniry to prc(!0lf t(» law r(>|N)rtiii^. I litul Ikhmi truiM- fvrriHl to tliL> ( !(iiirt of KIii^'h li<>iiili,tinil I r«!t!onlc(l tli(nl(>uutioM of lionl Kctiyon utxl IiIh l)ri>tlir<>n. . . . I iMinuiH! (Iriuniitic critii^ for tlir 'Clircitiiclu' and uttcmlcd the thcatrt>M (>v(Ty tii^^ht. 1 hud a fnr a4hioiial)l<> hidicMand diHtin^iiiHhed HcimtorH wore to Im> H(><-lM»X(>ri. If a new piucc or a new |>orfonii«'r wiw to conx! out, the town waM in a Htatu of tho greatest i>x('itoim>nt; crowdrt rushed to the tlieutroH, taking their Htand at the pit-d(M)r iH^forv inid-ihiy, anrtant department of a newspaper. 1 took };;re.nt pains with my articiles on plays and players. I not only read carefully all the piec-es usually acted, but I made myself miustor of the history of our stage from Shakesjjcare downwards, and became fairly accpiainted with French, German, and Italian dramatic literature. I never acknowletlgeUU (rAMI'MKl.t.. [I«0*i. I I 111 ir'' Kailit'i-iiir, iiimI Lilly < 'oimtiUMf >«lii* \«iim ii;* ^mii iim hIk-ii uimi|iliiiMMit<'«t hy l>r.ti' n iiioic ^liikliiK (liM|iluy of liiiiiiiiM ^fiiiun. \Vli< II m||) ifiintl hIii> wiin Miii'(>c(il«>«l liy MIm* O'Ncil, wImih4> >/.'Aii/ I wiiiK-Msi'tl, mill will), ill Id Iviilmi, loA tilt* ('lll'll|>tlirt'tl -tlMTtUtor rolivillri'il Ini' ill)' tiiiir tliiit Otwiiy'^ r«)lllillllic ri)|l(i'|itinllH of |i)V«< IIIhI IriMlirilroi* llfVlT Will' Mi >\) II illl|N'rHI)||||t<'«l. To till' UIM|N>lllilll>!<> loMM ot' llll' |llilllilt ^ll<> WllA MMiii witliilniwii liy her iimrriii^i* to » iiian of tni-tiiii«>.*' Siii'li tiiiitfiti^^is aru thi! ivwani of tairtit iiimI virtiir, hiii llicy •■niiiiot Im! wlttiitvuil without Millie .siJtiHli t'i>);i'«'l. Uy oiir of lliciii, iiliortly iN'I'ori' my roiiiiii^ to town, I wim ili'priviil of tlii> ))l(>UMii'i> of (>v(t>iii^ MiHM Kiirrni in LaJy 'INiizIr, Of what ail U);(;r(>^at(> of |»lraMiiri> would the nation liavi* Intii « th<> Tra^ii- .Muse, mIii' im-cii- |)ie|y than if mIii> hud biHtn |ir(!.-ti!iit(>d at Court an a v>m\iU'yr Hetty, ' the infant UoN'iiM.'t I iniiHt eoii- fc8H that I wtiH ont> of tho.se who eiitlin.sia.slieally admirelaiiiliiig him. Juhii Kemble in ' Hamlet' or ' (/'oriolaiius ' im doubt was u Ix'tter Htudy for the judgment, but 1 eonfess he eould never hi> |)owerfully toiieh in my breast the ehords of terror and of pity. *MiHH O'Neil in.irrinil in 1H1» Mr William HoolicrWrixon, of Baliygihlin, county Cork, who wan creatod a baronot in IH.'H. — Burko'H Pfuraiff. and Baroni-tai/i', h. v. Rechor. — Ed. fMoHtor B.-tty liv.xl till lM7i.— Ed. , X Hamlet, ii. 2. |M()'2.) MfiOm AM> Ai'lliK>«N»>t. IIA •liiliii I'liliiioi* tiii« *f>l«>liniUil i«liiUi, \viiM«li'rul iM'Cortt I (v<*r wH>n |{i>n- tM'l Mimi'fly ill |M'rfVrtiim on Mu' Kii^lixli »*hin;«', Jnr tlii-y li«v« hiul no >«iin't'w«»r>*, iimi to *\ oni> ill tliiN (li-piirtnii'iit of till' tininiii it wxv^ nrwmii-y to ^o to I'lirJM iiiiil wop4lii|i Mloiiy;i>«i t4) a <'liil» of wliicli varioi> n'tot-M iitul |ilay-writ(>rM wori' iih'iiiImw, anti I hh*-*! to -Mi- otlicrw of n;ii'«'ii-ro(ini n'piitu- tioii i;t till' Ciili'r Ct'llar in Maiili'ii Lint', llii'ii fr«i|ii<>nt(>«l hy iioiiKf of till' inoNt liiMtin^iiir^lmi iiu'ti al>oiit town. j'rofi'MMor I'orMon, till' n'lrl>nUi' incri'ilililc proofs of tlu' iwtwi'rx of hin HU'inory. I liav«> ht'anl liiin Ht-Ht recite an iNle of I'indar, and then a whole act of the • Mayor of (Jarrett,' without ever Ikmiik at a li)r(H for u wont. Ilirt n>citiitioiH from Milton were the niont iH'aiitifiil. [ rt'ineinlN'r hin k>^°''iK ^I"' Ix'^i'i'ii'iK "^' t''<' thin! iMMik of ' I'aradiM' Liwt' in u manner aetiiallv to ejeetrifv all pn went. When he came to the wonln- But tliou ReipiiMit'Bt nut thnxii <>yin tlmt loll in viim TotariUiy |iior''iii|^ my urxl llri •liuvii, his voii'e faltercil, Ihn' f^rs rolled down his elieekn, and he .seomed toueluHl l>y in.spira'/iiitii. Ye-t in atteinplin;; to timl \\\n way home he wan pj-rliapM jjicllied up in the kennel l»y the watehmaii, ami earrii'd to the romid liniise to lie tiiere till he ^rew soln-r (Mioujih to state where he lived. I'orsuii furnished the Tider ('ellar with the motto whieh may still he seen insi'rihed over th(! entranei' : Ifonnn rnf hii'ir ifunijiiv /tonn). The eix'k of the walk in those days wius Oeor^i? Nieholl, Kiii^j CJeorjije the Third's become when it ceases to be voluntary. You are quite mistaken if you think that travelling with James Riggf is to me a dazzling object. I do not absolutely say that I should refuse the offer upon proper terms, but in ac- * Colonel Despard was tried for high treason in plotting to establish a republic after mHSsacring the King, the Royal I'arnily, and many members of both Houses of Parliament. He and six others were executed. Howell'B fiita<« Trials, vol. xxviii. p. 345 Lives of Chief Jnsticett, iii. 177. — Ed. f Son of 'the great laird of our parish at Cupar.' 118 LIFK OF LORD CAMPBEIJ,. [1802. \i: ccpting it I should siicrifice interest to incliimtion, my general improvement to my prof'essionul views. It in on many act'ounta necessary that I should remain in London. A long tour on the Continent would interfere with my legid education and would break any slight ehain of eonn(>etions which 1 nuiy have formed. . . . The question is, whether I could get a new engagement with the 'Chronicle.' I have aciquired considemble reputation as a dramatic critic. From reading the 'Star/ the 'Sun/ &c., you will see what miserable Grub Sti-eet generally appeal's under the head 'Theatres.' There are a foHv I nhould enliMt UH u soUlior, you nuiy Hiiy I lmv« cntorrd * the GuartlMj ' or if I nhould accept the lH)unty iim an ithhslKMlied hindsmun, there would Im! no dJHgriice in Huyin^^ thut you hiive ' a eton in the navy.' Perhap8 you nmy have interest to get nic Home office in the gitlt of your Kirk Hctwion. Might I n«)t \yc conntitutitl precentor, or appointeil hcl()er and HucccKHor to Deacon Dunmn in the ancient office of gruve-digger ? If Bonaparte does not come over Ix-'fore then with his first 100,000 men, I exjKXJt to see you in August, when wc shall consider to which of these objects I ought now to direct my ambition. I shall do whatever you advise, provided you mention no such words us * tlie Church of Scotland.' I could laugh at my own distreHH<>s, but I conf(>88 that I uinnot look at the state of public affairs without the utmost dismay. I observe every circumstance and every symptom that have usually preceded the downfall of empires — ind)ecility and distraction in the counsels of those at the head of affaire, division and faction among the principal men ; above all, apathy and insensibility to danger among the people. I really wish it might please God to promote a certain j)ersonage from an earthly to a heavenly crown. I Iwar him the most perfect good will ; I respect his private virtues ; I would sacritict; my life to protect him from a traitor, but his race is run; a prolongation of his reign can tend neither to his own glory nor the hnppinesM of bis people. No doubt from good intentions, be seems to have contrived an antipathy against the men of all i)arties to whom we can look up with any degree of confidence. With Fox and Pitt for our Ministere, W(! should have a much better chance to dethrone lionaparte than ho would have to make the slightest iinprctssiim upon us. If the Addingtons are to govern us much longer, our subjugation seems inevitable. I told you long ago Avhat mij^lit be expected from such an administration, and these predict i(»ns are quite as well founded as those which have been fulfilled. I have many per- sonal reasons to wish for a change. Were Erskine or William Adam Chancellor, I should laugh at Garrow. . . . 1803.] DEGREE OP A. M. 126 P. 8. There have been vuriuu8 pueific riiinorH during the morn- ing, all I Iwlievc without the slightcHt fuundution. IIoHtiiitieu arc prolmhly ctoniinenced. I know not whether it will be worth my while to join the Innn of Court volunteerH. I hIiuII i^ertuinly enter Honje t'or|»H, and if it reully hud u proHjM't't of lu^tuul Horvice I hhotild Ik) the iMitter plcuMnl. I funey your Cupur volunteent will be re-eml)odieer introduction to Adam* and Parkf — particularly Adam, who is the worthiest man alive, and if he were made acquainted with my luHtory I am Hure would take me under his protection. A mere letter of introduction will not do — that I could obtuin from various quarters. You will laugh when I say that 1 mean to take out my degree of A. M. from St. Andrews. ... I there spent many valuable years in doing nothing, and, far from laying any severe blame upon myself, I rather wonder how the spark of literature was not for ever extinguished, being surrounded by such corrupted air. But I am forced to show this mark of reverence to a ' parent, the murderer of her offspring. Degrees you know in England are everything. The honors of our northern universi- ties are not highly esteemed, but still they are of some value, and it here appear,s an absurdity to say you have been seven years at college without taking a degree. I must now tliiuk of the special pleader who is to receive my hundred guineas for allow- ing me to copy his precedents. Though the knowledge I acquire from him may be a little high-priced, the money will be well spent. I hope to hold up my head a little higher ^vhen I have * William Adam, appointed in 1816 Lord Commissioner of the Jury Court in Scotland.— Ed. t James Allan Park, appointed in 1816 a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.— Ed. 1S6 lAVV. OV MMtD rAMI'IIKI.I.. [1803. tluiM clinii-cil aiyrwlf frtMii tlu! iip|HirLMfiit Ml wi>i|{liM iiK> down. I hIiuII tlii!ii likcwim' liiivt' ^;i'iiii|Mlii|M with youii;; nun ot' rrs|KTtiil)ilily. Hut for the mikv of mywilf hm \\v]\ lut otlit'i-.-i I oii^l't to wiy I lU'Vfi'i'xiicriciKifl iinytliin}^ liiit polito- nifw from tlic^ ,stiult«>tii(> in <>ontact in tho (*ourt» or in liint'oinV Itui Hull. They sfcni to have no MUHpicion of my uv«M-:itionr<. To Im; huiv, I do nhow mmv tuldrcM in Hinking thu t'i'iHUtci' and fonccalin^ niy appt'chonrtionH. I huvi; «>nly to wixh that, like Ganirk, I could Iohi> all ri'tMilliition of my own rhamt^tor, and ftn;! nothing hut tlif NcntiincntH of thu part I act. VVhatuvcr iMromcH of me, 1 trunt [ rthali hoth fcul the scntimcnto and act thr part of an hoiicul man. I Ltni'oln'd Inn, July 8, 1803. My dear Fatiikii: — ... I (runnot any with any certainty when I Hhall Icuvc London, or what plan8 I shall follow on my return. 1 have wnrludcd a iMirj^ain with Perry, and am to write critiques and }^rlnd paragnipliM for ow. hundred guineas a year. I dare Hay this appeaw very liheml payment to you, and I doubt not that it Im; hut I have couHidenHl whether 1 nhouhl not reject the ofli'r and trust entirely t(» chanct'. . . . Thow! who have friends in Fnuice l)egin to Ik; very iummlsv. Jn caw! of invasion, hostiliticM will Im> carried on with an asperity not known in Europe for ages. Should it ho impossible in any taise, on land or water, consistently with safety, to jjjive quarter as soon jw a part of an army or a sipuufron yields, Bonaparte will stiy 'you have violated tlie laws of war,' and, (iollcctinj? into one spot the Enj^lish in each department, will order them to be nuu«sa(!red by his artillery. I am now a member of the IJloomsbury and Inns of Omrt Associa- tion. I (If) not thiidc I shall buy my arms and uniform till after my return fiom Scotland. I nuist get a lesson from some of your drill-sergeants. I escape the ballot, from Lincoln's Inn being a place extra-paro(jhial. 180.1.] pnomwCT TO vwiT wYyri.AXi). 127 Mncoln'» Inn. July 30, 1803. My DKAit Fatiiku: — I Imvu thi; picuhiiru to iiiforin yoii that I t\m iliiy ri'iMtivcd u luttur fruiii (Juor^t', dati^l Cultuittii, Jaiiuury 20. lit! wiiM tluTu in iNTfiK't hcultli. IIv htul cuiiii! to town tu Htt) tlu' Krun(l/«V<; givon in honor o( the Pftux! The plwwure of our nui'tiu); will now Ik; iinulloyed. I ttct out mrly to-morrow morning. TIh! wind '\a fair unvt>rythin|j; |iromiM!H u proM|)c>r()UH voyage. I l>t>li(>vi! I nicntiomil in my lett(ir to Johm that I go by thu ' liOitl Kiiinuirii/ Kohh, niiuHter, of Dunilvn. Do not by uny nicutiH think of (toming to hiind nu; on Hhoro. Thu uncvrtAinty of niivigiition \a ho grcnt that you might Ih) obliged to wait Hcvvral duyri in u diHiigreaiblu placv, und, IxiMidcH, I Hhull fly to your (tnibmcc with |)c>culiur pleuHuru when I sec you tiurroundud by tlumo who uru duur to mc. 1 feel no gn>nt extiUntion u)M>n u rt'vii'W of till! luMt three yeurs ; but u[K)n tlic whole I um not a.>thiitn(>d to uppour Ix'fore you. I um cousuiouM of many folliei), irroru, and failurcH ; but I know not tlmt I uhould accept of nn oflur to run afresh this purt of my course. As wo ure so soon to converse fuce to face, the hurry iu which I am is the less to be regretted. Do not fear the French. By this day week you will be Huying to me : Venitli tandem, laaqiie ipectala parenli Vieil iter durum piktab, datur ora tueri, Nate, tua, et notnt uioun' ct reddtre vocen* Da jxmgere dextram, da gvnitor. Forgive me : my feelings would carry me too fur. But this sensibility excites no shame in my breast, and will not hurt me in the opinion of ray relations. If I have acquired no celebrity, if I have done nothing to rescue myself from obscurity and indigence, still my heart remains uncorruptcd. After pa*«ing through scones but ill-H>:t.t,. [IHo:i. ! [Ilu M|M>iit thu iiiuiith ol' Augiii4t with liijt lutlitr in .Sotluiul. Tliu c(>rru4|M)ii(l(>iiLt) iH rt>HUiii<>tl uii hiit i'i!turii to I(nmlior 10, |H03 My okah Fathku: — I Hit r(>HHinK thu miuiy mournful fuclinf^ that woi^^h u|Min my heart, I Hhall prcM'iHNl ut oufu to givu you Homu account of my jouiiiiy to town. I left Oarli.sli' on Sunday nmmiitjr ut nix o'cliH'k. On thu top of thu innwh wu had u gohind which thu unfortunate Mary of Huttermvru ruisiiltHl.* A riMolutiou wiw inunediatuly forniwl by un(»thur youn^; fullow and myHuIf to walk to the Hpot and to wait at I'enrith for thu Liv«'r|MM)l j-oach of thu next day. Upon our arrival at Punriiu it turned out that the distance wan nearly thirty miles. My (ravelling companion, partner in a flouriwhing houst! in the City, wouhl not he baulk(d in hin enterpriHC. Whether I would uc(u)inpany hinr or no, he Haid he was deter- mined to tnk«! a post-chaise. We urrlvetl at Keswictk, upon the Derwcnt I^ake, nlwiut four o'cilmik. We were told it wjim Htill sixteen miles to Huttermere, but that there was a path over the nioiuitains not above nine. Being furnis]icy fintl Icnriit thti iicwH thut llatncld hiul lN>i>n cxvciitLtl, nt whifh thry both ({natly ri>joic(><|. Whiio wo worn Hitting in th()|>)(> niriic in to hnvc their pint of nU). Wo f'outul thotn viry int«Himiit, but th«y ili><'hir«'yi)nveral timiM fueling alarnuNl in Moeing myHolf in Hueh wild and he(|ue.Htered HitiuitiiuiM with a man whom I hud known but fur a few hourH. I wan afraid, like Ilomtio in ' Hamlet,' that having allured mo to thu brink of a protupicc, tho figure would awumc Home dreadful Hhupo. A oompariHon of my HU|M>rior size and Htrength addo*elf in his iM)wer. Tho road from K(^Hwii'k t(t Kendal lies through tho middle of tho lakes, distance about thirty miles. I never was so ravishc first iiv.m in this line. lie has con- 1804.] LKTrEU FROM MACKINTOKH. 137 Htantly from ten to fifteen pupils. 'lie is in Tidd's offico' — it hoH a prodigious fine Houud. I got a letter from MuckintOHh through Spankie. Copy : ' Dbar Sir ; — Allow mo to lako thu liberty of introducing to you Mr. Cunip* bell, ft young countryman of mine, of roRpectablo charactnr ami connoctionn, who iii(l)!Hirou8 of bocomint; your pupil, You doal so fairly by all tlioxo who have thu advantagu of your inittructionR that particular rccomiiiondalion hooiiik unnocoHsary ; but if I may venture to rocomtntind anyone to you, [ am inducf'd by utrong roaHons to rficionuiujnd Mr. C. as Htrongly aH 1 can, nnd to say that 1 nhall consider every attention to liitn ao a personal favor to, doar sir, yours most respectfully, ' James MxcKiNTOdu. ' Dover Street, Decomber 17, 1803.' I cim say little for the elegance of the composition, hut the recommendation is as warm and friendly as I oonld de,>bury volunteer,s — in Tidd's office ! I can have nothing to fear ! When the three per cent, books are re-opened at the Bank, I propo.se to .sell out one hundred pounds. For this at the present nite I should receive fifty-tjix pounds, a f^um more than suHicient to pay my Christmas bills, and to keep me a-going till a re-inforce- ment arrives from India. If these rascally French were only beaten back, I do not at all despair of being yet able to earn some- thing considerable by my literary exertions. Just now tlu; only VOL. I. 6* ms MFi: OF LOUD CAMI'HKI.I,. [1804. trnilos that flouririh ■irc tiio ai'iuoror and tli(> (^iiniMiwder inaiiiirac- turor. I i*\\t\\\ fcol IK) rciuorse in popping down a few of the monimcn'H, They have done nic nmch niiwhier perwMiuIly qh well as nationally. I might now have bciui Hailing down the Aroo or attending a proce^ion to the Vatican. Still to ourBolve* in every placo condign'd, Our own fulicity wo muke ur find. So says the poet; but how does ho explain himself? With secret courM, which no loud utortni (innoy, QlidcH tlie smooth current of domettio joy, I had no one to greet me on the return of a new year, and when I «ime home from a solitary meal, I hotl no one to listen to my melancholy thoughts, while the whole nation was dinsolvcil in conviviality and mirth; But me, not doHtmod such delightn to share, I'm doomod I'or lil'u to solitude and caro. I shall no longer find time hang heavy on my hands. The hours at the oftiee are tiom nine to four, and from six to eight. Many consider it merely as a lounging [)lacc for un hour or two in the forenoon, and perhaps do not look in above twenty times during the twelvemonth. I need not say that I shall do my utmost to get a pennyworth. What with debating societies in the evening, the theatres, visits, &e., I flatter myself that 1804 will pass a\vay very agreeably, lieforc the end of 1805 I shall expect to be called to the bar and I shall then, I trust, begin to taste the fruits of the enterprise, industiy and perseverance which I shall have displayed. May you during this period and long after meet with everything that is prosperous. Unless you were to participate in it, the most brilliant success would be tasteless to me. I cannot imagine a scene of happiness in which my father does not appear. Is it possible that you nmy one day witness in person a successful exertion of my powers as a public! speaker, and enjoy the applause which f rweive? Thi? is the 1804.] KNTIMIM TII>1)S OFFrCK. i;;n inoHt ni|>tiii'oiiM iili'ii tintt cvvr Mprutig from my imvy in its most luMitctl iiimI iiito\icatL>•»■( the litllr scoundrel has done nothing but dan(!<> alKmt from i'arin to Boulogne, and Htate in i\w 'Monitonr' that he wa?* coming upon u« with 3()0,(K)(> men. The cloud may perhapH burst upon uh when we least ex- \m\i it. You nuiHt not mind what Col)lM}tt Hays of the volun- toers. I have no doubt that they will l)elmve well in the fieM. The disputes now prevailing among them arise from the dnad of danger having suicided. I entered with Tidd on Monday the 16th. I have been able to pay my way by selling out three per cents. My tailor's bill amounts to within a trifle of £40, regimentals included — X3 3». for a military great-coat. Last week the Bloomsbury got fonig- ing caps, and magazines to hold forty rounds of additional car- tridges. The details of special pleading I defer till my next. Lincoln's Inn, February 2. 1804. My dear Father : — You are probably declaring against me for a breach of my promise and undertaking. There are divers matters that I might plead in my defence, first, that I have been very indolent. To this you will (femur, as insufficient in law to ju.stify me. Secondly, 1 hav(! had no time. Here you might take ixHue upon th(! fact, and I am afrairof<>wionM which ho niiido hy iwkintr iiim to Hij^n my ccrtinniti'. To thiM h» very ruiulily conHt^ntod, dcHiring that tlu! ntewurd would bring it to him next day. lUi tuiid he nhoiild In> rxtrcnu'ly happy to havo it in hiM |M)wcr to bo of um> to me. Ilo irt a man of tho nioHt lilx'mi and iM'ncvolcnt NcntinifntM, and m nwrv. univcrwdly rc- HiHt'tcil than any public chara to keep me in (;ountenan ti|Hiii hi>r, A third (>xchiiiiif iiickiuunu ot' ' thi' DfH'tor' Htill HticlvH to Mr. Ad(liii};(()ii, iiotwithNtuiidin^ all \m nUvin\AH to Mhakc it off, he iimy !»<■ truly ntyli'd /r mi'itivin vial- {/r( lui, or tht! * Mn(>(', what T really thought, that it waH u poor (|iiil)M(; uikiu Moiit'^re'H play. At tin; miiw tiiiu! I tiiiiHt coiit'cKH that I urn terribly alanned when tht-ri; \h any talk alnuit nowspaporH or ri'portci-s, and on one or two occuHiouH my confuHJou might oiwily have Iwcn di.s«'i'rnod. * tiinuoln'H Inn, February 2U, 1801. My dkar Fatickii: — . . . I ^o on vigorously with my •poeial ph'adinif. Ticid ronHid(>rH nw as a man of Konio tantc. I am likely to reap to the full all theadvantajjfcs which I promise*! myself from a pleader's oiliee, and I think I shall receive as full n consideration for my hundred ^uinoas lus I es who preside in the Court of Kinj>;'s Bench all practiced .as special ]»lea(lcr8. It is now vacation time, and we have not much business in the oflice. I continue, how- ever, to fjo rcf^ularly at olevcji and stay till four. A considera- ble part of this time may he taken up in talking, but I seldom lejive Tidd's chambers without being acquainted with something of which I was ignorant when I entered them. There is a mclvtji among the pupils which meets once a week, exclusively for the discussion of questions of law. It is modelled upon the plan of the courts at Westminster: a chief justice, counsel for the plaintiff and defendant, &c. The great ornament of our bar is a Mr. Pepys,* a nephew of Sir Lucas. The question for last * AftmwarJs Lord CliaacoUor Cottouham. 112 I.IKK OK l.<>UI> fAMIMIKM.. [1804. ScUunlay inorniii;;: 'A. I«iu.«'h to \\, ; H. ii-wiunn to C, ; i\ uuiUiM II iH>\v (•ovi'tititit wiili A. tor till' |H(viii«'nt ot' tlo' rciit iiimI ii;«hi;;nii to I). ; |). Im>('oiii«'s l)iiiikrii|)t, his ii«.<4i)r||t>i'H I'litcr, ||m> rent iN't'oinoH ill iintMir. A. siicm ('. ii|niii tlio rovnuiiit, iiinl i omtm. Q. ('iiiiC iii;iiiit;iiii (III itcti'iii ii;{iiiii^t the iiMHij^tu'ii-s tor tlu' iiioiloy lit' liii'* lliilM In'i'Ii ('oni|H>llr«| to piiy ?' I rtiii it^Hiirc you thin uiim ti^itatnl with as iniicli kcriinrsM ih if it liiul In>« ii Kotii(> iiitciCHtitij^ point ill lilcnitiin' or |)oliti('H. An apt tpiotatioii iVoiii Lord (!ok(' IH lu^anl with more applaiixc than il' it raiiic iVoni •liivmiil or Ci«>i(l by »l('j;r('<'H. I atn ini»rti(i<-(I to fiii«l that I am older lli-iii iiiont of th*' men ill the oilicc. In all th(< tliil'cn'iit ntajj^cs ot' my pro;i;rt'SH hilln-rto I liuvi' Ih'cii youM;;t'r than any of my contcmiMtrarit',-'. I was almost thfyouii|j;«'st that was«'v»'rpiil toth(';?nunniar-rlioo|. I wiisainiost t ho youngest that wan hvit wnt ttM-olIcj^c. I was proltaldy llat yoiinjj;«'st that ever I'litfrt'd at the Divinity I fall. 1 wan oiit; of the youiij^cst that I'Vcr was finploycd as u tutor; and I was, I Ik-'IIi'Vo, the very yoiin;,^'st that was ever r«'tained as a parlia- mentary reporter. HowevcT, If it please (mmI that I am lalled tt> the har in the end ot' 1805, 1 shall prohahly he tlii' yoim^^est iithrnlurn' t\mt lias reached the dej^ree of harrisler. It is neldom that a man can have (piilted one profession and s«-rved a long appriiitiecship to another Ix'lore his twenty-sixth yeai'. It is a ^reut pity that I had not enrolled my name upon the hooks iinm(!diat(!ly upon leaving;; Wehsler. I should thus have saved tiiyselt' almost a twclvemoiilli. At the same time I cannot hiame myst^lf Cor the omission, as prudemv ri<|uired that I should first iuseertain whether I was capable oC maintaining myself during tin; period of my study. ... I wish I had any share of the gcinius of Rousseau. I fear I havKltATINU WHlirrV AT TIDDll, 143 Im u|>|»li<'cii'M iif tlir iiiMt«'tii|M>rt 'TritlilM front \\n\y writ.'* I may (mtIiuiih mul in your next tliiit tli«< Miiii)> frariii> of iniiily tin' ^rutiili'Utioii wliirh arim-M from r<'s|H>ct ami a|iplaiiNi>, and tliat I Nhull Ih> riK'oruiM'MHtNl in u niorv lulvuiiuti |H>rioil of lift* for tlio MulU'rinjjs of my youth. [Il<> allude.'* in tliiH IrtttT to the dclHitin}; H(M'i(>ty of TiddV pupilH. In till' Antoliiojrnipliy )i<> ^ivcf* tliu fulluwiug ucitount of thin and other dchatlnj; wK'lt'ticH. — Kd.]: In Tithl'H ortici' tlwrr waH n wu'H'ty which mot wwkly for tho di^'iiMNion of juridical ((UCHtiouH. Thin coUMiHtcd of his pupilit for the time hcin^, and any former pupilM who ch(KH4> to attend. Of this liwt cliuw then' were two who have Hinc<» riwn to j^reat ottieial cminonc*' — Denman, turn' Lord Ohief .hiHti<'<> of tho (yourt of (J,uecn*H liom'h ; and Coph'y, now Lord lli^^h Chan- iH'llor of Great Uritiiin.t 'I'l't-' former in hiHarj^umcfitutionM wan nioreolo<]ucnt and fervid than aeuti; or learncHl, hut he had alwayH a tino )];cntlomanly {Kjrt and iH'aring, which with hi)^h principle made him iH'loved and rcM[)ectcil. When (Vtpley took paiiiM ho argued inont admirably, giving a foretiiMteof thoM! powers which nIiouM have placed him in tlu; (irntrank of lawyers, oratorn, and Htatcsnien. His fault at thin tinii! (which he aft<>rwards tnlly TOrrectctl) was Iwinj; t(K» loud and nt on prest^nt enjoyment, he was reckless as to what mijjjht be said or thought of him. But by his agreeable manners, by his contempt of hypocrisy, and by the habit of *0(/i«//o, act iii. scene 3. tWritton in 1842. i^ 144 LIFE OP LOUD CAMPBELI-. [1804. representing liinifielf f^omewhat more self-indulgont than he really was, he contrivetl to disarm the censorious an«l to soothe all whom he approached. It is rcnuirkable that in this club of Tidd's pupils there were at one time four mombers who afterwards sat together as law lords in tlio House of Poors: Lord Lyndhurst, liord Denman, Lord Cottonham, and Lord Campbell. For debating on general topics I belonged to a society which met at the Crown and Rolls in Chancery Lane, and which had boasted such distinguished members as Canning, Scarlett, Mack- iutosh, liobus Smith, Perceval, and Hallam, but which was now falling into decay. It was soon replaced by another, called 'the Academical,' which met in Bell Yard, and the qualifications for which was a univereity degree. It was, I think, on the occasion of my being julmitted here, that I took out my diploma as A. M. at St. Andrews. The perpetual president was Dr. Maton, who became a fashionable physician, and taught botany to the prin- cesses at Court. He was the most formal of mankind ; he sate in the chair in a great cocked hat, with the solemnity and sense of self-importance known to no Speaker of the House of Com- mons or Lord Chancellor. The meeting was opened by what was called 'philosophical conversation,' in which the members discussed all that was new in litemture or science. Then fol- lowed an essay by one of the members in rotation, and last of all a debate on a question given out a week before, the opener sj)eaking by compulsion ind all the othei*s being volunteers. By many degrees the best speakei-s were the twin brothers, Charles and Robert Grant — the one afterwards Lord Glenelg and Secre- tary of State for the Colonies, the other Governor of Bombay. Thoy gained groat celebrity for eloquence in Parliament, but in my opinion thev never spoke so well there as they had done in Bell Yai'd. Thoy had had great practice at Cambridge, and thoy really seemed to me to approach the perfection of the oratorical art, insomuch that I listened to them 'with a mixed sensation of admiration and despair.' Their superiority kept me alniost constantly silent. They were in all respects most accom- 1804.] ATIIKXIAK nKn.\TIN'(} SOr-IETY. 145 plished and most excellent men. They afterwards betrayed a want of vigor of character which greatly impaired the effect of their extraordinary talents and acquirements. Robert did very well in the easy office of Judge advocate, but as an Indian governor he never could have been in the same category as Clive, Hastings, and Wcllcsloy. Charles advanced to be Colo- n'al Secretary, wrote beautiful despatches, and could occasionally come out with a good prepared spcec-h. An anecdote used to he related which, whether true or not, is characteristic of the brothers. Dining together tHe-d,-tHc, they were highly pleased with some fine old port wine, in whicih they were not disinclined to indulge. Having exhausted the liberal allowance at first ordered, they wished very much to have another bottle, but they could not agree which should submit to the trouble of getting up to ring tlic bell for the butler, and they preferred their ease till they both forgot their disappointment in a sound sleep. To finish the subject of debating societies, I may here mention that before I was called to the bar I became member of another caJled 'The Athenians,' much more miscellaneous in its compo- sition, in Avhich all the party questions of the day were discussed, and the topics of the House of Commons were repeated or anticipated. There was here a most marvellous display of natural eloquence from a half-educated man of the name of BroAvuley, who really came very near the manner and execution of Pitt. Adolphus, the historian of the reign of George the Third, was his great opponent. Adolphus was then keeping terms to be called to the bar, having started as an attorney, and his friends thought that he was to throw Ei-skine into the shade. But he was too old to be transplanted ; he was never sufficiently imbued with legal principles to succeed in appearing to under- stand them and, after various efforts of great pretension, he sank down into a second-rate Oid Bailey counsel. Spankie who, galled with being considered *a gentleman of the press,' was now studying for the bar, here entered the orator- ical arena. He spoke with great force and with considerable fluency, but the effect of his speaking was dreadfully marred by VOL. I. .7 ) ■ ft^ 'T^^t « r 1 :i Klin? tX^irSi wf'' lis-Jf'w Wt |); T^ ll J-^ m 146 MFK OV JXJIJI) CAMl'lJKLL. [UOl. a most discoi'dani voice and u revoltingly (coarse Scottish acceut, which to his (lying day was in no degree mitigated, allhougli he took Icissons in elo«'iilion I'roin the eeJcbmted Thelwall, and spared no pains or cost to train liiinself as an orator. The next 'Athenian' in p(»iut of consequence was Wilde,* then a City solicitor, afterwards my sue(!essor in the ollicc of Attorney- General. His mind might then be filled with ambitious visions, but lie did not for years afterwai'ds begin to keep terms at an inn of court. However, he spoke with good elleet when he was once started, and had overcome a tremendous stutter. The only other person wlio shone forth liere was Homce Twiss, the impersonation of a debating society rhetorician. I have often heard his case tiited against debating societies. When he got into the House of Commons, though inexhaustibly fluent, his manner certainly was very flippant, fa(^titious, and unbusinesslike ; but, without being in a debating society, I doubt whether he ever would have gained any eminence whatever. Mr. Phipps, the perpetual president of the * Athenians,' a City merchant, imitated the practices of the House of Commons down to impartially giving official dinners to all the members ; for he first had the leading Tories (that party being then in office), next the leading Whig^-., and then the rest of the assembly without party distinction. Coachmakei's' Hall and that class of debating shops, open to the public on payment of a shilling, at which Garrow came for- ward and was supposed to speak for his supper, were all gone before I came to London. In those days the speculator who conducted the adventui'e, to attract a crowded audience, procured the attendance of popular spoutcrs by a culinary bribe. Mr. President Phipps, like the other members, paid his subscription, and he provided his entertainments out of pure hospitality, or to add to his weight and consequence in the chair. ♦Afterwards Lord Chancellor Truro. 1804.] HABn» OF TIDDJS TLl'lLS. 147 liincoln'B Inn, Marcli 5, 1804. My dkau George: — ... I have been about six weeks in a sijcclul plwulor's office. . . . The pupils in general have a largo fortune in possession or expectancy, and are of coui-se idle and dissipated. Those who drop into the office for an hour or two in the uu)rning instead of a coffee-house are pleasant, agreeable fellows. Happily I do not find it at all necessary to a.ssociate with thcni in their amusements and pleasures. They generally pay sevontecn shillings or a guinea for their dinner in a coffee- house, and think nothing of losing six or seven guineas in the evening at cards. I cannot help feeli!ig some sentiments of regret wh(>n we separate ; they to feast at a tavern, to go to the opera, or to shine at a ball ; I to slink into a cook's shop, and to spend the night in drowsily poring over a lx)ok. At the same time I believe that I am as happy as any of them. Business, which to me is a pleasure, they find an insuffiimble bore, and the steady pursuit of an important object saves me from the languor of ennui with which they are frequently oppressed. Upon the whole there are few whose situation seems more enviable than my own at the present moment. T have nothing to torment me, I have nothing to do but to improve and amuse myself, and I am allowed in a stinguine hour to lu)pe for all the sweets of gratified ambition. It is exactly six years since I fii-st came to England. It was then as likely that I should now be a negro- driver in the West Indies as a student of law at Lincoln's Inn. In six yetu's more, according to the natural progress of things, I ought to have acijuircd some reputiition at the bar. I cannot underbike to promise a sufficient degree of sjiirit, but my failure sluill not arise from a want of perseverance and industry. Long before this reaches you, you will have heard of the King's madness, and probably of the result of it, which to us is stil) unknown. Never was there such a perplexing state of things. He will probably soon be so far in his senses that it will not be possible to set him aside ; while, by the best opinions, there is no chance of his ever again being in a fit state to trans- act business. His death would be a great deliverance to the 148 LIF£ OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1804. 1 1 nation, and would occasion much joy, notwithstanding the unpopularity of his successor. Happen what will, the Doctor must immediately give in. There has been (will posterity believe it?) a firm and cordial coalition eft'ectetl between Mr. Fox and the Grenvillcs I Lord Grenvillc has been at St. Ann's Hill, and Mr. Windham now extols the wisdom and virtue of that Charley whom a little twelvemonth agn he denounced as the pander of public discontent and popular fury. Pitt is at variance with all his old colleagues except Diindas, and even with Harry he has had little correspondence ft)r a long while back. Those who wish well to the country have this to console them, that things cannot possibly be worse than they are at present, though God help us if the French are able to effect a landing. Our means of defence would be miserably directed, and these means are by no means adequate. The army of reserve has turned out very ill, and the recruiting for the regulars docs not now supply deaths and desertions. As to the efficiency of the volunteei's I am quite incompetent to judge. It ai)pears to me that if they are led on with proper spirit they may overwhelm the enemy, but the slaughter previously must hi) horrible. Upon the volunteers, such as they are, the country nuist chiefly rely for its safety. The present conjuncture is so favorable to Bonaparte that if he docs not instantly make the attempt I shall believe that he never meant anything more than to frighten us. I am sadly tired of soldier- ing. I would march to the coast in case of necessity with great cheerfuh^ess, but it is very teasing to lose so much time and to be put to so much trouble for no purpose. The expense too is very considerable. There is constantly something wanted and something to pay for. The wants of your government, I fear, will soon be pressing enough. The Mahratta war is not at all relished in England. I hope in God there is no danger of your being taken from Contai to be sent into the field, where you would acquire neither profit nor glory. 18U4.] CMANUE IN THE CABINKT. 140 Lincoln n Inn, April 24, 1804. Dear Gkokob: — . . . Tmnqulllity will before this have been restored in Iiuliu. Greut uiieuMiu(>.s.s prevailed here upon the news of General Wellealoy's vletory of the 23d of September, but the splendid suecesses which followed socin quite d(!ei.sive. Whatever grounds the Governor may have had in entering into the war, he has certainly conducted it with great vigor and ability. Most people wen.' disposed to condemn him while things remained doubtful, but he will now be judged by the event. I wish we had a man of his enterprise to cope with Bouapai'te at home. However, thank GcmI, we are at last likely to get rid of the misenible drivellers who have disgraced themselves and the country for three years past. Before this reaiihes you, you will have heard, I trust, of a complete cliange in the Cabinet. All th(! different parties of Opposition have combined against the poor Doctor. I know not what kind of a Ministiy is to be formed out of such a heterogeneous mixture, but we must exchange for the better. For the weakness and distraction that at present palsy our energies we have some (sonsolation in the atrocities and follies of which Bonaj)arte is guilty at Paris. Lincoln's Inn, April 2»i, 1804. My deau Fathek : — ... 1 do not hear that the new Cabinet has been yet arranged. It .seems to me that IMtt and Fox must necessarily come in together. Pitt is pledged to the Grenvilles and the Grenvilles are pledged to Fox. Young Mansfield, the son of the new Chief Justitje of the Common Pleas, .says that when his father went to be knighted the King appeared quite rational and tiilked sensibly to him on a great variety of topics. I understand, however, that at times he is still as bad as ever, so that he is not allowed to associate with his family. Lincoln's Inn, May 16, 1804. My dear Father : — ... I .'suppose you would be a good deal disappointed at the turn which things took upon the Doctor's defeat, although I (with my * accustomed sagacity ') had pointed 150 LIFE OP LOnn CAMPIIELL. [180-1. out to you whut was Hkoly to l>ui)i)cn.* Tin* jkhm' King who is HO severely consurwl is HupiKWdd. to have Imhmi quite piiMHive u|)()n the oecasion. Tin- Queen and the Duke of York were at the bottom of the intrigue. Making (!verv allowance for I'itt's vast parliuinentary tak>nt.s, and likewise foi> the hahii of obedience which the House of ConunouH has not yet f(»rgotten, I do not Hve how he is to go on long. What can he do? Neither, 1 fear, make an honorable peace, or wu'ry on a gloiious war. The con- stant cry will be, 'How nuich better it would liave Ikjcu had Mr. Fox been admitte profcsHioii. Mo puln Iwhetl a Pmctico of the Court of King's JJt'nch, which hiM |mmm>(I tlirough Hovcrul (Mlitions an«l gain«'ral>l(> way with a ninglc niaifore and been pretty industrious since, I really know more of the matter than those; who have l)een there for a year or two. Perhaps this mode of talking may confirm you in a very o'd and often re(!ordex(*e])t hiw-l)<)okH. I ^y tlie end of the year. Yon »in't imagine thcdiriiippointnient felt by the |M!o|)le when the hoi>e vaninhed of a united and vigoroun A iiiclud(!rk. This is supposed to Ikj the circuiiislancc! which has ho enraged the Prinw and made him step forward as tlieavowcil head of Oppo- sition. The Oppusiticm will 1h' most formidable indeed, and in the eqnivoi'al state of the King's health I do not see that Pitt ciui stand long. lie certainly proposed to bring in Fox, but yieldeiiM, T/u' Lnnl* im yo\\ vi\\\ liiin, will Im- well itlciiMi'tl to Hcc his oitl iViciMlM ill power a^iuii. It in uri«l('i'Nto Doctor hail r<'H(ilv(><| to recall hini. How h<> iiiiist haw de.'en a ituuor alnuit pi'ace for two davH, I ixliev*' withont the HrnallcMt fonndation. iJonapartc, the new Knipcror, has raided u hi^h dcj^reo of intlig- nation at the Conrt of Russia l>y his manifold outrages, hut such \a the uidiappy state; of things at home that no advantage can Ih> taken of it. F^et I'itt act how he will, he [i^ M\n\ to Ik! opposed, and we can look forwanl to uoihiii"; hut u scries of Parliamentary tMpir.hltlcH and of national tlivisions. T seu'l you the seventh uumU'r of lh(> * Kdinhurgh Review.' . . . The * E. R.* seems to mo to fall off, hut it hat* still a high character and a wide cireidation. They have heon obliged to puhlisli a s('(;ond edition of some (tf the numbei-s. I have nn't JetlVey, Brougham ajid Horner, the comhictoi's, several times in London. They are very ch'vcr men ; the two latter arc coming to th(> English bar. Lincoln'ii Inn, Juae \f>, 1HU4. My deau ItuoTiiKR: — . . . Know that I leave Lincoln's Inn at Michaelmas. 1 know not whether I liave acted judieii- ously. I have no mortal to consult with ; and I um left ou points the most important for my liiture welfare to the sugges- tions of njy own anxious, hesitjiting, unsatiHtiable mind. An ac(|uaintan(;e toM me he was about to (put a set of clauubers very well situated ior business, and extremely ehe^ip. As I had been thiidor, tuitMiHi ot' two HittitiinH niid a \A\uv. in wliich n Niiiall l»c'tl may Im- [itii tip; aiui im to toiui/i- arc <|uit(> iw i^rKNl an If 1 |>aitl 100 nuiiMiiM a y«iir for tli(!m. Thv foriiHT ttnant hail flu'in at t'iU 'w. Tli'.-y arc rainwl now tc coiiMidcrHi iiH pnulcnt to inakc tlu! attempt ; ami I ^nt I daro say I shall easily lind a tenant before MichaelmaH, I am very ^Ind that for three years paMt I have been here instiiul of in l(«ljjinjrs. 1 have now done all my nine exen^isos, ami 1 need not enter the Hall again till the daiy I am f)alled. My address henceforth will Im! 5, Inner Temple Lane. All thoughts of invasion are now absorlx'd in domestic; politieH. . . . The King remains mueh the simie — rather (piietor, but not to l)e relied upon. When the liOi-d Chancellor was .si>nt for, ho took him out to walk on the terrace. I know for an nndonlit(>d faet that after they had proceeded a litth; way and a sentry had presented arms, his Majesty ran up, sh(»ok him by the hand, said, 'How d'ye do, gcsnend,' and bcg:ni to talk with hin upon the means of repelling the invasion. Tli(> IMiifc of Wales continues to thr(»w out threats, but he is so ncio' biuting Pitt in Parliament that he will not probably call tor any piddic investigation. He gives grand dinners twic(^ a week to all tin; mend»ers (tf both houses who are on his side. Lord Hrcailalbane was one of the party on Sunday laf>.t. I'itt has not yet b<'en able to prevail U|M)n any one to go as Lord-Lieutenant to Ireland. . . . 1 have gocKl accounts from Cupar . . I really think that in a situation where there was any stimulus to ambition our father would have made a very great figure. Considering where and too I. IKK ttV l.o|(|> « AMI'IIKI.I,. [1804 with wlinrii Ih> hib4 livitl, it in (|iiitc iiHtniiixliiii)^ to find liirn md much a tiiiui of IvtU'n. An to hir* iNilihiuHH, hin ({iiith'inaiity tnaiincrM, ami hin kiiowltil^iMit' th<'\vorl«l, thty cxai-t my wurnioHt aihnimtion. I not only Invi' my father, hut I am \uniu\ of him. Myopiiiiou in not tht; ii'Hiilt ofchilih^h piijudicc, hut iH fount htl on oliMvrvatiou an«l rontirinnl hy my «>x|H'fi(>ui'«> amonj^ mankintl. M I.ioculn'ii Inn, AukukI 1', \iH)i. My DKAit Fatiiku: — ... 1 am ^hul to hear that you havo \hh!U pniuhin^ ho vi^orouMly. Heating; tho cUHhioii in gtxnl uxorciHi!, and tht; hin^s nuist Im; athnirahly wrll vt'Utilat- cttil ill tliix wiiy, i'lit it l>y no ini*iiiiN MiilH my indiiiiition. Till I mil lit till' Ihii' my I'ticr^irM will ni'vcr liuvtv fair m*«»|m> ^ivcn tlioin. I am not tiiiii|H||i tn cxiM-i't any laiMinrMH for a iiuiiiInt of yi'ai-H, Imt l»y iinhitlnity iiimI iHTf^rvrniiuT m»'ii with iw |MM»r |»rof»|M'«'trt tin myi""'!'' \tt\\t> ri.-tcn l»y (l«'(i;ri<'« to lln' hi^hcNt hoiKH'M nt' tlio |ii'i)t<'H'4iiMi. I «-iiiili'KH tliirt tax liiH vt'xnl me a ^mmI drill. I had laUi'ii ('IiiiiiiImth tor (h«< cxprci^H |)iii'|h>h«'tion t<>rmin]{ itxclf ilnriii^ tlif tliitHi t'ollowin^ tcrriiN, I nliall thiH Im« |)iit to Hdiif rx[M'ii«*«' for no |)ni|MW(', and wry liki'ly whi'ii I am called lollic har I may not have a halt-guinea motion for hw months. I do not think of movin;^ out of town cvon for a hin^lu day during the |U'c.m(>iiI vacation. S'a-hathin;; would Im> very plcti- Miiit, an*hioiial>h' water! n;;-i>lace. IJiit to an <'.\cursion of thirt kind there are Home ohstaclen. In the lirht place tli<' cx|H.>nHC Ih coiiHideriUile, and at Michaclman I hliall have occaHion for all the money I c^ui muster. What weighs with me Htill mure, I Mhouhl lose some wei'ks of the dcar-lMUight year at Tidil'H. Con- sider that 1 pay alKxit 7m. a day for the run of liis odlee. At present very little Imsiiiess comes in, but almost all the pupils have r(!tire my health perfectly, and have yet Hullered very little from the heats. The theatres open in Septem- ber and will bring me an accession of business and amusement. The scene will then change from Lincoln's Iini to the Temple, juid I shall not have a moment for languor or ennui. I urn delighted to heur of the araouut of your uugmcntatioD. 158 IJKK OK \.tional)le men who will throw away their money and head the rabble? Wilkes was a most uni)rin- cipled miscireant, but he did a great deal of good. There ought to be a mixture of such men as Burdett in the Senate to balance the thorough -paced courtiers. It is absurd to think that as onr government consists of three branches, the attachments of every citizen arc to be equally divided between them, and each should show himsclt third part a democrat, third part an aristocrat, and third part a lover ox monarc}>v. I have no objection to Tories and High Churchmen, and I think at the same time there ought to be republicans and dissenters. The issue of the contest at * The candidalofl were Mainwaring and Sir Francis Burdett. The poll lasted fifteen daj's, and closed on August 8. Mainwaring 2828, Burdett 2823 — majority for Afainwaring 5. — Ed 1804.] LIGUTINQ BY O^VS. 159 Brontt'oril id still considered oxtnitiioly doubtful. Mini.stcrs I should su}<[»o,sc will not rtjoii'c nnich in tlioir expcriiuL'nt upon the poor Kin^jj. It was quite inipo.s-sihlc! for anyone who knew what he was about to nuil-e siu'b a blunder. Indeed, I under- stand that there was the most idiotii; vaeuity in his countenance, and that he read the speech like a schoolboy reading in a lan- guage he does not understand.* Lincoln's Inn, August 12, 1S04. My deau Buotheu : — ... I was one night lately at an exhibition that pleased me a good dciul. A large theatre was most brilliantly illuminated by innainraable air. There arc tubes fixed round the ceiling, the boxes, and the stage, sujjplied from a reservoir below, and at the end of each tu'oe there is a very vivid and steady light. The man pretends to extract the gas from smoke, together with large (quantities of other valuable products. He proposes to suj)ei-scde the use both of coal-fires and candles, and to supply every house in London with this gas in the same manner sis they are now supplied with water from the New River Company. I understand he is merely a copier of Le Bon, a Frcinch chemist, who abandoned the plan as impracticable and absurd. y Lincoln's Inn, August 31, 1804. My DEAU Fat J IK u; — . . . There is nothing in the world of which I should bo so ambitious as oratory ; but you consider- ably overrate its importuuee at the English bar. In addressing the bench you nuist strictly confine yourself to cases and Acts of Parliament, and the man who is most technical is heard most favorably. Few now ever arrive at the honor of addressing a jury in ciiscs of importance, and scarcely any till after the meri- *Tho Ses!-ion was closed on July 31 by a Kpftoch from tho King. 'His Majesty read the speech with great aninintion, but acciiientally turned over two leaves together, ami so emitted about onG-fourlh of his intended speech.' — Stanhope's Lije oj Pill, vol. iv. p. 211. — Ed. f Such, in 1804, was the beginning of gas to give light in houses and streets. % V ft; ' J/ '1- 160 LIFE OP LORD CAMPBELL. [1804. |!H H * H^flj 1 ;• IS IH 1 H • ii ^n^^ ; Si B|^H il .1 ' it ■; ^^■J^H ^■■H ''' 1 fllH ^K^M Ii diaii of life. For the first ten or fifteen years one can succeed only from a knowledge of practice — being able to tell the attor- neys when they nuwt file their declarations, and knowing Avhat is a good sham plea. I without water; by c(mtinu- ing in the office I should become acquainted with the attor- neys, who would afterwards requite any attention I showed them ; that before the end of two years somerhing might happen to him, or he might retire frt)m businass, as he was getting more 1804.] ENOAGKMENT FOK TWO YKAHH. 103 tired of it cvoiy day. lie cohcUkUhI by saying that iu; sliuuld not call upon u\v for a jioMitivo answer at tliat moment, but requortted that I v.ould turn tlie matter over in my .mind, and we nhould ,sub.s(?quently vauw to an agreciment. After he had ('onvers<'d with nie about an hour in a very friendly manner, I took my leave. As I walki'd home I judged that it would be most expedient ut omv to comply with liis terms. 1 was eon- vinced there was truth in some of the remarks Ik; had made, and it seemed fair that, if he k((pt me as long as it suited my convenience, he should insist upon keej)ing me a little longer to suit his own ; and if I stayed till July T might as well stay to Novcmbei'. Tlicrcforc, ivlirn Ive eanu; to the office between three and four, and asked if I had yet vu\w to any conclusion upon the subject, I told him that, if he consented that I should h(\ absent for a f(!W weeks next sununer, I was willing to engage with him till Michaermas term 1806. He expi'cssed great satis- faction, and hoped I should never have retuson to repent the stej) I had taken. About the year I had (jtfered to stay, he observed he should say nothing, but lie could not think of interfering with my plans without making nie some eompensiition, and as it was best upon such subjects to be explicit, he trusted I should think it worth mv v.hile to accept of £100. I iuade manv acknowledgments to him for his liberality, and tlie matter being finally settled, divers fine s})eeches were delivered on both sides. The whole was understood to be under the seal of the most inviolable s(!crecy. By Tidd I am sure it never will be brolu-n. Indeed, he is the only man in the woi'ld with whom I would have entered into such an agreement. He is a man at once of the grci!t(st gx)od temper and of the strict. st honor. Notwith- standing his legal knowledge and his eminence in the profession, he is (piite unassuming. He places himself not only on a level with you, but below you. He never speaks to his clerk even Avithout a smile. As he said himself, ' I am sure that our feel- ings will never clash.' JJi" 'oiV.s will be experienced, and unplea.s- ant eircumstiinces may very probably now and then fall out, but upon the whole it is still my • pini ^n that the arrangement is f\ IsV 1^^111 1 I (1 104 LIFE OF I.OUU CAMPIIELL. [1804. prudent and fortunate. It in Honicthin^ very like Hclling myself for two years, but I do not hcII myself to the Devil. Hod I been called to the bar in MicliiielmnH term 1806, I hIiouM have found it much pleasantcr the following year to attend the Court of King's Ben(!h and the Old Jiailey, to go to quarter sessions and assi/eH, than to sit mewed up the whole time in a i>leader'8 office, cngagcHl in em ploy men t.s that I might consider rcsent chambers about a week. I find myself extremely comfortable. I have two sitting-rooms and a bedroom on the first floor, i Rent, £28 a year. The garret I lived in in Lincoln's Inn is now to be let for £30. I had to pay 1 1- 1804.] MOVES PROM mncoln'h inn to tiik temple. 166 X\i 10/j. for HxturoH, Mtoves, fire-irons, «iiri)et8, window blinds, &c. My old furniture with mmc little additions will be suffi- cient. I intendtMl to Imve Hcnt you Honie money that I owe you just now, but after what you nay in your last, you might not take it well were I to do ho. My pittance from the 'Chronicle* of course has not Ix'cn sutfiiMont to anHwcr these extraordinary demands. I sold out jGflO three jK'r cents, for whint I am ciwlta Jfunh. Indeed all financial obstacles to my advancement are now removed. I intend to dine frequently here at home, and to lay in a jiiece of cheese, to stock my cellars with ale uud jmitc r, and, iw the citizens say, to study comfort a little inon* flian T have hitherto done. I have laid down some praiseworthy resolutions upon the score of taking exercise which, with the blessinj; of heaven, I am in hopes of virtuously keeping. I have no longer the same otjcasion to con- fine myself to the desk as Avhen a twelvemonth seemed the time of my stay in the office, and I had Tidd's go(xl opinion yet to gain. You may gu(>ss how T mean to employ the week or two I bargained for next summer. T shall be very happy to be intro- duced to your reading-room. As to my contributions to the paper, they consist almost solcily of the theatrical critiques, which can't be much relished in the country, and of small, I will not say wittif, paragraj>bs iiiterspei'sed with italics to inform the readier where the joke is to be found. I sometimes write an article aim- ing at humor, such as Polithn-theafriciui — but this very seldom indeed. 'rcmjilo, October 30, J 804. My deak Fatiiku: — . . . Tlu; King is supposed to be at prcent very well. Pitt feels hiiiisolf quite secure, but will lie a good deal annoyed about his Defence Bill. What the poor Doctor's mi;^ht have done (for which he was turned out) heaven knows, but certain it is that Billy's has scarcely profluci-d a single recruit. The volunteer force is melting away very fast. I was in Hyde Park yesterday in the midst of a heavy rain for four hours, not only staiiding but sometimes kneelii^down ia puddles \ i, U '!ny \ n i 11 l(iG LIFK OF LOUD CAMPIIKM.. [18'J4. a foot (IcH'p. I Hhiiii't Im> m cmight agtiiii in u hurry. A iiiUn cun Hubinit to tiuvh thiiigH only from the imiULHliato drnul of invaoiou. Tnmplo, Nov<'inl)i)r 20, 1804 My DKAR Fatiiku: — . . . It Ihiiow thehottt'Htof the tt^in, and we art; very huHy at Tidd'K. 'flic most aj^reeuble part of my time in H|K!nt in the (tflice. The ohjrcf hi-fore my eycH preveiitM the emphiymeiit from lM>iMg in any (h'^ree irksome, and I cannot eontemphite without Matinfactinn the wuisihU' addition which every day brings to my HtorcM of h'j^al Unowleondence will still at times intrude, but for a great part of the (hiy I am actively engaged, and little leisure is left for tlu; workings of a gloomy imagination. Among the pupils I am remarkabUi for my gaiety and pleasantry. I am not at all satisfit'd however with the bantering sarcastic strain in which I indulg(! with them, both as it is against your admonitions and my own judgment. I have n'pcatedly wscdved to reform, but have eonstiuitly sunk under the first temptati(tns that the Devil cjist in my way. You say, and you say truly, that F ought to rceonunend myself by all means to those around me. IJut (tiir office is a perfe<'t arcita for wrestling, cutting and slashing fn»ni morning till night. I must confess that I am loo apt to take u[) any gauntlet, and indeed to throw down my own and become the challenger. We hav(! lik(!wise one or two huth who supply merriment in the intervals of disputation. \ have sworn a thousand times to spare them, but ncivcr can abstain from joining in the attempt to hoax them and ma'cc tluMu ridiculous. If rims follows that I do not stand high for good natun; and blandncss of manners. I am not yet without hopes of amendment ; when I take my seat as Chief .Justice, perhaps I may be able to jussutue the grave impartiality and meekness })ecoming that high office. In the meantime it is not easy to remain neutral and indifferent in the midst of contending forces. In our office as on the con- 1804.] SqUAUIII.IM IN TIDDH OFFICI. ir,7 tinunt of Riiro|)o, little in to Iw uxfioctrd tVoin forlicariuKw, und it id mH!w*8jii"y to Ik; fciirwl more timii to In? IovchI. It \h pletiMUit to HOC' how tlu! Htoriii gatherM round Fruncc in every (lircrHiean. Tcmplw, Decembor 10, 1804. My dkau Fatiiku: — . . . You are unneeesrtarily alanmnl ahout my |Heet4d>le of tlu; uw.n on my nide and it is Meldom tliiit our squabbleM pnxM'ed to dceided ill-humor. Of late I have not had much t^iHte for disputation or raillery and, m()m(Mitary intervals exeepted, I have tin; gcMnl will as well as tln^ respect of all my brother pleaders. I continue on the nu)st friendly footing with old Tidd and have everything tn exp(«!t from my eonnection with him. I have no news for you of any kind. F saw the King to-night at Covent Garden Theatre;. Although he was dressed rather whims^ically, he looked and b<-haved much a.s he use CAMI'IIKI.I.. .';/ [1806. CHAPTER VI. ' MaBOII, IBOft-NoVKMHKR. 1»06. Stcond Ynar in Tiliii( iwi«'— l.nr'i MtilvillvR Trial— Vbit to the IhU of Wight witti Mr Tuncrinl— l'rci|M(?.i'i| at Liru'oln'» Inn by Sir Vicary UibbH— CkIU'I to tlm Uar. [ion.lori, Miiroh '23, INOR My dkau nitoTiiKit: — . . . You m'U^\ judii-ioiiMly lus well as generously in wntliiig uie (he letter of nvdit. I Hhowed it with no MMiiilI share of pride to my iriends :i' Tidd's, who iiiUHt no doubt now consider me u mini of Home eonsequenee with the commnnd of £!">()() I 'Pliiit your mermntile siHeuIations nuiy not be enun|M>d by your keeping money to answer toy drafts, [ may 08 well tell you when I am likely to draw. Your Iiust bill for £150 (though somewhat anticipated), together with Tidd's jCIOO and jCIOO frotn the '(!hrniii(>Ic,' will keep me perfectly well till I am called to tin; bar in Noveml)er, 1800. At that lime T must buy a ntimlx-r of books, and in ditlcrent ways shall be put to considerable c,\|iense, while my past sources of gain will Ix^ entirely stopped. Then T shiill aviiil myself of your botinty to the full extent that tny interests rc(juire. Small as your funds now are, in ease of ne(!i'ssity I will retidily share them with yoti. I know th(! plciLsure you have had, and woitld again have, iti assisting me. The 100 guineas you supplied me with for Tidd I atn sure have yitilded you more satisfsvction than you ever derivctl from any sum of the same amount. Tidd Iwhaves to me in the most delicate and handsome manner. With the pupils I stand on as desirable a footing as I could imagine. One or two very valuable men have lately (mtercd the ii 1 Ifior)."! rr.NnniK or i.onn MF.rA'ii.r.K. tnf> ofRc*'. Th«'y hiivi' Inul tlio In'ht (tliK'ution, imwh^c^s j;rr«f Ktnni* of lonrniiip;, aro ni' (;i'i)t<>«'l iKiiln'MM, without liii\ iii)^ tin* cxtmvii^ttnt (iiMHi|)iil«>4l turn wliifli |ii'rvi>rtt<< otlicrM. I lind tli«w have «'xc«'ll('iit HM-irty iu-* you wm the 'I't'itth llcport? tin- Tenth Report " It eleiirly a|t|M'arM that DiindiiH, in violation of a po^itivo Htatute, allowed Trotter to play with the piihlie money ton moHt inonHtroiiH amoniit and hhaml with him in the profitH. The result is likely to he very M'riou-*. There seenw no ehanco of a e< ml i Mental r<»nf«',0(K) men In arms. T«mplo April \r>, \hOlS My dkau Fatiiku:— . . . Was not the 8th of April a j^loriou-s day?t I must sjiy that no pnl)lie .veni h:iH .^u fwiileil ray heart with exultation since Lord Howe's victory on .June 1, 11!'l)4. Oraci(HW powers ! how you must havo Ixscu a.-^tonir^lied in Soot land ! The idol before whom y(m hap(wt on the conduct of Lord Molville a» TrnaBurer of tho Navy. — Ed. fOn Afiril 8 Mr Whitliroad moved a suries of rosiolutiona condemning the conduct of Lord Molvillo. At four in tho morning tho House divided— for the motion, 216; against it, 210. Tho Spoakor, Abbott, gave hib costing vote for the motion. — Ed. VOT, I. 8 ^<^y IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) ^/ v f:<^ 1.0 1.1 UllZl 115 : ui no IL25 III 1.4 Kiotographic Sciences Corporation 3>^ <^V ^1 33 WIST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716)872-4503 "%' ^ \ 170 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. L1805. man — a vestry clerk, «&c. It must luive been Honie tinie l)efore you brought yourselves to believe that you had reatl a true account of what had actually taken place. Even here, where Harry's character was better understood, and a somewhat juster sense prevailed of what was due to the public, people were at fifst incredulous and would not be persuaded that the House of Commons had so much virtue. Your Cupar reading-room no doubt cried out with one voice: *0 infamous Chronicle! O calumnious, traitorous, rebellious Chronicle ! ' I own that I feel something in ihfi nature of a triumph over a personal enemy. I had a great antipathy to Dundas on account of the rude inso- lence with which he domineered over my native country. But I protest that I chiefly rejoice in the event from the consequences it must produce. After e uch a dreadful example of national justice there will not be a great otficer of state suspected of peculation for a century to come. Above all the Constitution must be endeared to the people. More was done by tliis vote for the de^iniction of Jacobinism than all the suspensions of the Habeas Corpus Act, gagging bills, and State trials, that ever were thought of by a short-sighted and arbitrary government. Pitt expresses a hopti of having the Resolutions retracted. What a cruel dilemma ho was brought into — either to desert his old friend or to defend the most notorious abuses ! . . . My private affairs go on flourishingly. ... At present I know not whether there is any attorney who would bring me a brief; but it begins to be bruited abroad that there is a Scotsman with Tidd of the name of Campbell, a devil of a fellow for fagging, and likely to get on. Before my bondage is expired I shall be pretty generally known in the profession, whether for my advan- tage remains to be seen. I am not sure whether I can rely very much upon Tidd's exertions in my favor after I leave him. I have heard great complaints of late of his indifference al)out his old pupils and the selfishness of his disposition. Notwithstand- ing his extreme fondness for money, I have myself obsetval nothing of this sort. That he should take a deep intenat in every man who pays him £105 and lounges away a few morn- 1806.] SECOND YKAU !>' TIDO H UFFIOB. 171 ings in hii4 i.'homlMii'H, catiuut potwibly be exiMx^ted; but he seeiiiM to me always to be very attentive to those who deserve well at Ids hands. t I cannot by any means give you so good an account of my spouting as of my special pleading. For the soul of me I am unable to rouse myself to exertion in a mock debate. If warmed by any means, I could get on very well, but hio labor, hoc opua. However, I am more and more sensible of the importance of being able to deliver myself with facility, and 1 rthall strive to the utmost to acquire this accomplishment. I have had very little to do of late in the way of crUiciamg. This is with us the holy season of Lent, during which the theatres are shut several nights every week. Besides, after February there are few new pieces produced, few (KbutarUa step foi'ward, and theati*icals are not much regarded. I wish I could shake off the paper altogether, but I could not justify to my conscience the sacrifice of a hundred guineas, though they cost me a good deal of irritation and anxiety. Before I conclude, let me not forget to boast of now taking regular exercise. I get up every morning soon after seven, and take a long walk with Lawes before breakfast, from which I find the most salutary effects. Temple, May 5, 1805. My deab Father : — ... "With respect to exercise I trust your practice corresponds with your precepts. ' Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, show me the steep and thorny way, &c.'* I can assure you I continue to take my walk regularly with my friend Lawes, which yields me not only health but instruction, as we generally employ ourselves in discussing some knotty point in special pleading. Lawes opened shop for himself the moment he left Tidd, and has met with the most extraordinary success. He, literally, has more business at present than he is able to man- age. A bet has been laid that in the year from Michaelmas, 1806, to Michaelmas, 1806, he will make five hundred guineas ! It Ls astonishing what may be accomplished by industry in this branch *Hamlel, act i. 8c. 3. 178 LIFK OK UntD CAMPOKUi. [1806. of th« profemion, but I do not IicHitate a moment about dashing at tlio bur. I liclong to two debating rioiuctics; but the one of them, having long languished, w now on the })oint of diHSolution, and the other, though mrried on with Hpirit, is comi)06cd of such men that it would by no nieuuH add to one's re8i)cctubility to 1m) in the nundxT of itM onitorM. However, I Homctitnes launch out at our law elub ut Tidd'H office, and no longer ago than Saturduj I gained great Mat by proving that 'in an at^tion ut the Huit of an executor along with countH laying a promise to the testator, you cannot add a count upon an hmmul coinpuicuutU with the plaintiff conrnM'ning moneys due to him as executor.' I am not BUi*e tliMt r r\v mid not address the judges of tlic King's Bench with less enilHirnisHUient than the chairman of a s)K)uting society. I stMitik well in proportion as I am roused, and I am roused in pro)H)rtion to the importance of the occasion. I have still eigh- teen months to prejMire myself, in which time I shall surely a(Hiuire the coui-age tlmt will Im; necessary to make * a motion of course,' whii^h is alt probably that I shall be cntrusttnl with. T shall be glad to take some lessons from you in the autumn. Suppose that you and I should debate * whetJier Brutus was jus- tifiotl in killing Ca»8i«*,' or 'whether thoatritid representations are favond)le to morals.' We will place Joss in the chair. Easter term is begun, and we are very busy. I am in the office about ten hours a day. . . . \Vc have excellent sport occa- sionally in humbugging the attorneys. With some of them I am obliged to be veiy guarded, as they know a vast deal more than I do ; but othei's I cf»a throw into raptures of admimtion by quoting statutes tliat were never passed, and citing cases that never were decided. I continue on a perfectly good footing with all the pupils. Against Tidd I do not see that anything can be urged except that he is excessively fond of money, and that from having received a confinetl eUKh iHlingtoii niul Ethnontoii to Ware. Wu olMScrved IiIm mlveiitiii'CH nn'orded uim)Ii hcvuiiiI Hign-iMintH m we immcd lilong. AlM)iit a 4iuart(>r l)cf'oru tlin><> we oainu in night of King's Coll(>g<> ( 'lia|H'1, I w'lXH vory much Htriifk with thin nohle building, onu of the luoHt |N!rf(Htt HiMM^inuMiw of (rothiti architcHtturo extant. Tn a few luinutoH wo wewf in the Mtnn'ts of Cambridge — narrow, (TihiIvchI and dirty. Ah HO«)n an we alightinl we walked up to ChriHt'rt College, where theit; wiw a nunierouM jmrty of (jrrimlalc'H friends drawn up to rweive him. He intrtNluetHl me to the eirttle, and from that moment till my (h'lxirturc I met with every kind of attention and {MditeneHH. We «line«l with a Mr. Kaye, a young man scarcely of age, who luul Ih^oii at once a senior wrangler and firHt nuHlalliHt (the higIu>Ht nuithematieal and uhuwiml honors), and who in eonsetiuence had been immediately cleoted a fellow.* My friend Orisdale had Ihhmi WMHind wrangler about three yearH ago,f and luul thus iu>(|uireil no mean fame in the Univeixity. To take such a degret> reqtiires nniding that in Suotland we have hanlly any notion of. If there are greater instanctvs of idleni>!^ in English seminaries, there arc likewise moi-e astonishing proofs of application. We rose from table in time to take a turn on i\w gnind i>romenude belonging to Clare Hall, wheiv we found crowds of gownsmen and ladies. We had a splendid sup|R'r from another man of Christ's. I exj)ecteil to liave luul rooms in the college ; but, from the numlKT of fellows who had conu' up to the eltH'tion, waw obligctl to sleep at an inn. Grimlalc had the riHinjs of a itunous joi'key who had gone to some nuvs. Notlnng that I sjiw anuised me more than the nuunuM* in which they w<'rc fittixl up. Not a b setMi in them. The walls wcj-c hung round Avith jM>rtnuts of EeH|>sc>, ITambletonian, and other fanuais mcers. From each side of the looking-glass dependwl a fox's brush. Behind the dtwr weiv seveml hunting caps and (ujwn my honor) ten dittereut whips, which the iKnlmaker assuixxl us were not half the number this gentlenuui i)ossessed. * Afterwards Bishop of Lincoln, t Second wrangler in 1802. 1806.] EXCURSION TU C'AMUKIUUK. 176 WedneMilay wtw the diiy of the uloctiou, nnd considerable unxicty proviiiliHl. The felloM'8 met at eleven, and it yfixa not till one that we knew that Mr. Grisdale had been unanimously elected. The };n*''i»teHt jmrt of the morning was occupied in going to tlie YitH>-(1i:ii)(i>llor, taking the oaths, <&c. A grand dinner was given in the hall. I wna taken to the fellows' table, and was nsked to nit next the master. Ah soon as the cloth was removed we all retired to what is calletl the combination room, where there was such a drinking bout as I have seldom wit- nessed. 'Alma Mater lay dissolved in port.' Each man must have hud alwve two bottles. Of course those who remained to the last were most excessively tipsy. There was afterwards a supper given by Grisdale, the particulars of which I am not at all able to describe. By some means or other I got safe home to my inn, but several of the fellows contiiuied reeling through the streets for a great part of the night. Next day was chiefly (Kxrupied in viewing- colleges, libraries, gardens, &c. There is not nearly so much to be seen here as at Oxford, although they show some things which may be considered great curiosities. I saw the bust of Ceres, lately brought from Athens, which, there is the best reason to suppose, is the statue of the goddess wor- shipped in the Eleusinian mysteries ; the original copy of Mil- ton's 'Comus' in his own handwriting, with the various altera- tions and improvements he had made upon it, together with a sketch of his intended tragedy upon the subject of Paradise Lost ; and a great number of pai)ers in the handwriting of Sir Isaac Newton ; not to mention Queen Elizabeth's slippers, and the present made by Queen Oberia to Captain Cook, Ac. I was more gratified with the op|x)rtunity I enjoyed of observing the manners of the place. From breakfasting in one place, dining in another, and supping at a third, I mixetl with all the classes of which the University is composed. The various reflections which I made I shall reserve till our mooting. I must just mention to you one thing that happened to us. For several hours we were in the county gaol. Do not suppose, however, it was for housebreaking or any such enormity. We 176 I.IKK OV IJOUU CAUI'HKIX. [1800. went to ilriiik wiiio with Dr. Fishor, a fellow of Chrint'M, »iii- fiiicd there for debt. He hod been Murety for a brother who failed in buHiness. Ho is senior doctor at Doctor*' Commons, often sitM there an u judge, and in intimately acquainted with Sir William Seott, Jjonl Eldon, Lord Ellenborough, and all the leading men of the doy. We had hero a proof of how much there w in a name. There was nothing to tell that we were not in a well-furnieihod private house. The latter part of our stay was somewhat clouded by the news of the death of Dr. Paley. Young Paley, I believe I have told you, is in Tidd's ofHcc. On Monday night I poi'ted with him in the highest of spirits, and it was shocking to tliink of the news to be brought to him by Tuesday's post. Besides I was uneasy to tliink of the inconvenience Tidd might be sufiering, being thus deprived of the man he chiefly relied upon in my absence. I was extremely well satisfied yesterday morning to find myself again u{)on the top of a coach moving towards Lon- don. We went a different road, by Hockerill and through Epping Forest. The prospect for some time was very fine, as we saw the richest part of Essex, the most beautiful part of Kent, and the river Thames winding between them. We arrived at the 'Blue Boar' in Holborn about five o'clock. My £1*81 visit was to the ofBce. I found that things had been going on pretty well, and that Tidd, expecting my return, had just set out on a little expedition to the country. I confess I felt, as usual upon entering my solitary dwelling after any absence, rather melancholy and forlorn. It is only custom that could reconcile a man to such an unnatural mode of life. However, I fear there is many a poor henpeckcn the Scots universities and all con- cerned with them. If M.D. may bo purchased by a mnii who never was within the walls of a college, it is natural enough to suppose that A. M. may be so likewise. As soon as I get into Parliament I shall do something to rectify these abuses. I intend to fag hard now for two months, and then I set sail for the Tay. . . . Much interest is excited by Lord Melville's promised defence.* It is thought tliat at any rate the question to impeach him will be carried in the House of Commons. But in that case I sup- pose no progress could be mode in the trial during the present session. Templa, June23, 1R0S. My dear Father: — ... As yet no ships from Ben(r>1t There is a fleet expected to sail almost immediately. It c > >^' a box from me containing a copy of the British Poets, a wnti g desk a suit of clothes, &o. . . . It was only yesterday that, returning home in the evening, I found on my table your letter by young Wilkie,t together with his card. I am afraid he may have called several times before, and always found my door locked. You should have addressed to me at Tidd's, where I am to be found all day long. I shall write to Wilkie to-morrow and invite him to breakfast with me. If he is such a young man as you describe, I should be infinitely delighted to be of any service to him. One of the chief grati- *0d June 11 Lord Melville appeared at the Bar of the Hoase of Commou and made a ipeech of lii> ('AMI'IIKI.L, [1806. floatioiw I |m>|MMu to niyMilf on my clrvatioii to th<> wooUick, In to patronixi! gnniuN nnr voyageN to the Tay. I hope to enter thiH renowned river alnrnt the end of the week, and I Hhall rcekon mynelf very unfortunate if 1 do not 8up with you on the night of Sunday the 18th. ... Do not, I pray, iuHixt upon <»rrying mo much al)out on viHitH. I Hhould bo beflt pleoMHl never to leave the houfw while I remain with you. I feel inclined likewiHO to entreat that you would not nhow nu< too much kimlncHH. In the HrHt place, I am really hurt hy the (»nsciou8ni>fl8 of not meriting what you lavish U|N)n me, and in the second place the eontnwt which w thuH od maken the indifference and contempt I exiwrience in the world the more cutting. But how should I l)e grieved if you were to act an if I had sunk in your i«tcem and hml lost your tenderness ! I dined one day lately at liambeth with Tidd. He walkwl homewards with me to WeatmlnsUir Bridge, and we hud some talk together alx)ut the shop. He expivssed in very flattering terms his sense of my exertions. He thi"ew out something of his being tired of business, &i\, but this is mere talk. I le is nnich *Sir D&vid Wilkie'a lather, tlie uuniHtor of Oultrt, had iimrrinij a Hixtur of Dr. Campbell, who, however, died early, aod was uot the mother of the painter The following paxsage ia extracted from Allan Cunniogbain'H Life of Sir David Wilkie, vol. i. page 6: '"1776. October 18 — Waa this day married to one of the moKt beautiful women in Fife, MiBs M;iiy Cuii]i!/i;ll,Histor to lieorgo Oampboll, onu of the miniBtci'ii of Cupar." TIuh young lady wuh the aunt of the proHciit Lord Cam|>)i('ll, and in Htill remumborod ai> onii of the lovelicat woniun of thu land These .sad words follow: — "1777 February 8. — This day my boloved wili; departed this life, having been taken ill of a fever attended by conBumption — an event the most afflicting I ever met with." Thus began, but did not end, the friendship between the families of Wilkie and Campbell.' — Eo. 1800.] IIOMPAY AT IIOMK. m too fond of money to rvtiro whilr ho ii« iiltl« to work. Wuru he (contrary to my oonflrmnl U'licf) to pni)MNH> l)y-nny Miy ar- rangonicnt )>y which, on curtain tcrrnr*, I luiglit lucctHMl him, prudence would tx)m|)el me to linfcn to tlie offer, hut im fur an inolinotion gooM I would much rather at once try my chiinn> at the har. I have no Innate love of drudgery. I won not lM)rn a fag. I do not devoU; myaelf to N|M>cial plending from u Iwlief that there in no more ogremhlo or worthy cxcrtMite for the liuniun faoulticH. r Hliould look forwuixl with much more plcoHure to earning a tiUte money and u fitth fume uh an fidvo»ite, than to being |>er|)etually nhut up in my chambers Nettling decluratiimM, though I should, like Tidd, make eight or ten guineas a day. . . I wish to heaven I knew how to procure some /iwhionablo music for the girls, but I am (piitc ignorant of thcHe mattent myself, arid I do not know any amateur I can apply to. I should probobly preoent them with some pieceH c()m|MMcd for the bassoon or the French horn. Of new Frt>nch publications I might be a better judge if I hod time to peruse them, but I am not at all acquainted with the nature of the late im|)ortation8, so that I shall not run the risk of loading mytHilf with a piece of insipidity or indecency. By this time next Sunday I shall be on the bosom of the deep. There now blows a gale that would soon carry mo past Flamboro' Head. I wish it may contmue. [Between this and the next letter the much-talked-of visit to Scotland has taken place, and he thus writes on his return to London. — Ed.] : Tidd'8 OfBco, Wo-lnonday, Soptombcr 11, 180B. My dear Father : — When I came here about an hour ago I did not intend to write to you for a day or two, but I found upon the table two letters from George, of which you wt>uld no doubt wish to be informed as soon as [H)BsibIc. . . . I was put down safe in Fetter Lane to-day at one o'clock. The journey was i-eally very pleasant, and I feel so little fatigued IRO i.irR or untu rAMriiKi.i.. [1806. tliiit I ithoiild not miiiy llin muii» miNlr of travel- liiiK NM MMin iw I liiiv<> ol«iM>«l tliiH li>ttor, for tlio I^mimI'm KimI or •loliii o'Onmt'ii lIoifH*. I rfiiiiiiiMti on llm top of t\w «'nii4>|i the whol<» wny, hut novt'rtli«>li>w<, then* Mn\n n mil round It, I iilrpt II louK whili* v<>ry itmilorliilily iiiwl willi iNTttt't i«f<«'urity. T hiuJ ib« )(«mmI It virw of lli«> i-oiMitry i\t* it' I liiul wiilnl nhum in n ImlliNin. Tint hNitl iiiiil tin* \vt'iiili«>r w«*n> in llit> iniwt tuvonil>l«> ntjtttt |NMMil>lt>, iiM w<< IiikI no (lii>tt tln> wliolit way, iiikI not it ol* ntin Miint'ly itflcr l«>iivln)i: 'rriiiinit. I think that «hirin(( thi> loNt tlvti ilityM niy mind hiu« ^iiinttl Hoini* nmv itiM ttnd Hom<> pKiiNint inllt^lgn'( thiit I niUMt iihnoitt InMitntly nhut my h'ttiT. I hitvr not even lN'«omi>. Whilo I have Immmi M'rilihlinff thiit notit I liavo hitd to ){ivi> him my opinion u|N>n Hc'vvntl knotty |M)intM of htw which ho wiid |M>rplox( vi>ry op|Mtrtuni>ly to nnNwcr. IMiin^in^ at oni-o into huHincMN, I ho|M> I Hlinll (n> ablo to drivi* away t\\o mi'htncholy thou^htM which UM(«un« would have allow(, and which with- out an auxiliary I nhould haw found it very diflUndt to (romUtt. Drury liiinc Theatre o|M'n« on Hatimltiy. I nhall huvo plenty of timo to Kt*t my iidmiMtton r(>newe|Ntrt> for ciiteriii|; oiiiv n)or«> u|M)n the (>riti»tl ciiriH'r ; hut I could not without );reat inct)nvenien<nt fn)m town two days lon^^er. Sinking that I have cmiiimhI all the dangerM of the journey, I ho|M> you will yourwlf U> glad that I yielded to my horror of the hoii, anil wiluH'rilKxl to the d«»«>trine of oM Cato. 1 hope to hear very sn I'l-oin yt>u how y«>u axv all going on — whether the irregularity f«>ra time intnHluciHl into the family bnfl again given platv to appHi-ation, and whether the cheerfulness and «»n'nity riMgn admidst you which it is my nhwt fervent wish tliat you may all constantly enjoy. . . . T«'mpl<>. Soptoinbrr 22, l«Oft. My PKAU BmvriiEii: — . . . Alas! I have bidden adieu to My native country ;»* it wert» lor ever. My father talks of yet IHOA.I tKAHiw Tc) «riuT»: nui Tiir •iinoxici.r.. till htivlntt iiM* r<>r iiioiitliM iiiKlcr liU nMit*. ThU cam iirvrr In*. To huvi* iiiiy I'liiUKi* of mio't'w* in my pnttivxion I niiwt nnver Ntir fW)m my iliumlicni. A ^ortlli^llt will In* the limit of my viiiit in thn North, at Ui»t tor Mtnii* yi^iini to (funn. If Fortune Nhoiild iJuno htr lUm^nitntni ami Ntuili* u|N>n \w\ I itlwll not nniil to titkd thin long Journey for mo Mliort ii Ntiiy ; but I rIihII bavo my fi. thing in your lt't(i«rN which givcM mc concrrn : you MH>m too Min- guinc an t«> my MUMi>fw in the law, and from tho lively intcn*Nt you take in my fortunes you may tliiM ^'tifTcr a oruol diMii)|)oint- mrnt. Thingn certainly have Innmi k*>'"K **» ytxih mn of Into •InioMt w well UK I could wiNh, but T have Mtill many ohatoelM to Kurmount. I urn coufM'iouM how meritoriouN my futhor** oou- (luct wiw when \ \tT\)\Mym[ toen((aK«> in thin pumiit. 'It certainly nuiMt have a|)|M'ared to him a very wild and dan^>rouit achome, lH>HidcH runninfi; n>unter to hii* own plaiiH and prejudiccM. Yet when he hhw me lN>nt u|N>n it, he y^wv \m conHunt and aaved me the |Niin and the crime of diM(>tN>ying hiH commandn. He not only did w), but he (^•nemuMly lutMiHtcd me in currying my atrh'^me into ex(HMition. ' Putting niyHcIf in bin plne(>,' mm you dtwirc me, I do not think I Mhould have Itohave I ho indulgently to a Hon of mine. In luiopting a new profeHHJon I took a great r(«|K)nHi- bility u|)on mynelf. I \\o\m I may one day Ih> able to unawcr to my friendM tor whot I tlid, but the event will be for Home time uncertain. Temple, Doocinbor 28, 180ft. MydkakBkothkk: — . . . If you blamed me for rantinuing my cngngtmient with the *Clironi«'le,* you must praise me now, for I have ndinquished it. I am no longer a 'uewH|)nper man.' I ooTild not conceal from you the growing dislike which I felt to the businew* of criticising. The n«ji««on that at hwt made me cut and rxia. was my Uterury fnmr having ivached the ears of one or two men in the office. For near two years I contrivcjl to keep it all snug, although in a state of |)cr)N>tual alarm. But I won Qot able to do 80 any longer. I therefore solicited leave to 182 UFB OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1806. resign, whiuh won grunted me in a very kind and flattering manner. My functions as a dramatic censor ceased at Christmas. You know I ought to have gone on till the end of July. I feel great satisfaction in this step. My mind is relieved from an oppressive sense of degradation, und I shall now proceed with more spirit and alacrity. The pecuniary loss is trifling, and will never be felt by me. I have many reasons for not following your advice to push myself into fashionable society. You are not to think that thb office is like a solitary study. A great part of the day we have just as lively conversation as if we were sitting over a bottle of wine. It is not only politics, but all occurrences in the literary and gay world arc discussed by us. We have amongst us men who move in the fii'st circles, and I have 'Life in London' at least at second hand. I believe I have already observed to you that there are two ways for a man to get on her —to force him- self into notice as much as possible at once, and to lay in obscurity the foundation of future eminence. They cannot be projxjrly blended together. The first Is the most brilliiuit and imposing ; the last suits betttu* with my disposition and the pcculiai' circum- stances In which I am placed. Though I now creep like a worm, let us hopo that I shall one day fly about like a butterfly. The young eagle does not i*ashly hsave the nest, but he at last soars al)ove the clouds, and bears the thunderbolt in his talons. [In the Autobiography he gives the following account of relin- quishing his engagement with the 'Morning Chronicle,' which had lasted five years. — Ed.] : About a year before I was called to the bar I entirely gave up my engagement with the 'Chronicle.' Since then I have sent articles to be inserted In the paper, but I have never received any remuneration for them. I was induced to renounce this source of income partly from the apprehension that I might not be so well considered if it were known that I wrote for hire In the newspapers, against which there was then a violent preju- 1806.] A CX)XJECTURAL CRITIOISH. 183 dice, and partly because I fuund my attcuduncc at the theatres in the evening Honiotimes clafih with my pureuito in King's Bench Walk. On one occasion, when •Romeo and Juliet' was acted at Covent Ganlen, I was obliged to stay and draw a long and difficult pica which must be on the file next morning to prevent judgment being signed. For the first and only time in ray life 1 wrote a conjectural criticism, without having wit- nessed the performance ; and I commente made a com- missioner of Bankrupts. This is considered a most desirable thing for a young barrister. The pecuniary emoluments depend very much upon jwrsoual exertion — the pay is accortling to the number of attendances you give. By diligence in the ofKce a man may moke from £150 to j£200 a year. To me you know this would be independence. On Monday last Mr. Tidd wrote a letter to Erskine, of which the following is a copy: 'Dear Sir. : — Permit nio to corigratuKato you, whicli I iriost sincerely do, upon your appointment to the high office of Lord Chancellor, which I under- stand hau taken place — an appointment which aa it is highly deserved so 1 am convinced will give the most universal satisfaction. May I take the liberty of recommending to your patronage two gentlemen wlio are desirous of being appointed Commissioners of Bankrupts? One of them, Mr. C. C. Pepys, you are already acquainted with, having introduced him to me as a pupil. The other, Mr. John Campbell, who lias boon more than two years my pupil, is the son of the Rev. Dr. George Campbell, of Cupar, Fife, whom you may recollect as having been your schoolfellow at St. Andrews. They are both young men of very considerable legal abilities, most unremitting appli- cation, and of unexceptionable principles, and as I am under particular obli- gations to each of them, it would afford me great satisfaction to be the means of thus contributing through you to their advancement. I. have the honor to be,' (he. Tidd dedicated his book to Eiskine, and thus has some claim upon him ; but by recommending two, little is to be expected for either. This Pepys is son of Sir William Pepys, Bart., a Master in Chancery. As soon as Erskinc's appointment was known, I consulted Spankie about the means of getting at him, who * Lord Erskine : 'All the Talents ' having come into office January, 1806. Pitt died January 23, 1806.— Ed. 1806] LETTKK TO LORD KFWKINE. 186 promised to do what he could in my favor. On Friday night I rooeivcHl the following note from him : 'Dkar C. : — I this (lay mentioned your affair to Dick Wilwon, who in to be Erskine'e secretary. lie thinks that the best way to catch Erxkino will bo for your father to write him, reminding him of the past, Ac, at St. AmlrewB, and he, Wilson, will back the business. This appears feaviblo. What think you? ' Yours truly, R. S,' Now for tt proof of your epistolary genius ! The task is certainly delicate and difficult, but you are fully equal to it. The great point will be to make the letter as touching as possible. For this purpose I imagine you will strive to recall to his recollection the scenes of your boyhood. Did you not tell me you had seen him in London, and that he took you to his father-in-law's ? You know his wife is dead. He was greatly affected by this event. When you come to mention me, I don't think it would serve any end to say much of my extraordlnari/ ment. Dwell however upon the satisfaction I have given to Mr. Tidd. It might have a good effect perhaps if you were just to hint at the difficulties with which I have had to struggle and the ardor with which I have persevered in my hazardous undertaking of following the law. This letter will be delivered to Erskine by Dick Wilson. This seems better than soliciting a personal interview in the first instance. Write so that I may deliver it myself if we should think this more advisable. You will perceive the necessity for despatch. One morning will be enough for you to write the letter, so that I may have it on the Tuesday the 18th. Either send it unsealed or let me see a copy of it. There is no man more apt to be swayed by impulses of sensi- bility and kindness than Erskiue. The proper address I imagine will be 'The Right Honorable Lord P^rskine, Lord High Ch.m- cellor of Groat Britjiin, London.' If I suc(!eed, it will be peculiarly agreeable to my feelings and flattering to my pride that I can ascribe my success to my father. I have neither time nor room to mention any other subject to you. VOL. L 8* 186 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1806. ! I Temple, MKrch 28, IflOB. My dear Father : — ... I have no intelligence to com- muniaite to you. With regard to Erskino I know nothing further than that he had your letter put into his hand. Consider- ing the multiplicity of business now oppressing him, you cannot be much surprised by not getting an immediate answer. Perry likewise spoke to him in my favor. He called ui)on him a day or two after his appointment and asked two things from him — a living in the church for an old friend and a Commissioner of Bankrupts for your humble servant. The first Erskine promised veiy remlily and he said he should be very happy to serve me, but ho did not know exactly when it might be in his power, as he had so many applications of the same kind from other quarters. Erskine has actually presented Perry's friend to a living, the first that fell vacant. On Sunday se'nnight I called at his lordship's house with Tidd. lie was * not at home.' We left our cards. Temple, May 12, 1806 My DEAR Father : — . . . What do you think of the success of another Fifian ? Wilkie is already at the very top of his pro- fession. * Village Politicians ' is not only out of sight the best piecie in this year's Exhibition, but the English school has scoi'cely ever produced anything to be compared to it. It is in tlie very best style of Teniei-s. The most skillful judges admin; it most rapturously, and it is now quite the fashion to patron- ize the astonishing artist. Wilkie has comniis- "ons from many of the first noblemen in the kingdom, and inigh: engage for more than he could accomplish in seven years. His i'oitune is made; his fame is fixed. It is pleasing to observe that the flattery he meets with only stimulates his exertions and increastw his anxiety. He has very judiciously cut portrait painting entirely. The branch of the art for which natuie seems to have destined him will secure him riches as well at immortality. He still conde- scends to acknoAvledge me, but he is a greater and moi-e en\ial)le character than T should be, crowned with the most brilliant sue- 1806.] LORD MELVILI^e's TRIAL. 187 cees in my legul puruuitH. If I have no chants of great renown, I h()i>e to «»rn u HubMistcnce. There are two or three attorneys who I think will muke trial of me, and I place conHidoraMc reliance iJl)on the zeal of Tidd and my other well-winhcrrt. Diffidence \b fcrtuiiily my gmnd olwtacle which may upset mv on the very throHhold, hut I nhall make it a jioint of duty to di.oplay the firmness which every occasion may require. My health I can assure you is excellent ; I have abjured the nrx-turnal studies in which I used sometimes to indulge, and I have u(»t the parch- ment comjilexion which is the true standard of beauty in a lawyer. I never knew what earthly magnificence was till yesterday, when I was present at Lord Melville's trial. Ye gods! the IMjeresses* box! A glory seemed to play round their counte- nances, and to shoot in vivid flashes to the extremities of the Hall. The general opinion now is that his lordship will be ac- quitted. Trotter took the whole blame upon himself. Never- theless the case made out by Romilly for the prosecution seemed to be exceedingly strong.* Ministers get on very badly with their military plans. Much to their credit nothing is known with regard to the communications with the French Govern- ment. It is said that Grenville is now very pacific as well as Fox. I suppose you have read Brougham's famous pamphlet, 'An Enquiry' &c. How dull the 'Chronicle' has become! Temple, Juno 4, 180t>'. My dear Father : — . . . No news stirring. The sentence of the Lords in Melville's case may yet be deferred for some time. Ellenborough and Eldon ax*e battling it most furiously. The former said on Thursday night that something laid down as law by the latter was * neither law nor common sense.' I was at Windsor last Sunday, and had an opportunity of being within half a foot of the old King. I fear he is again * The charge brought against Lord Melville was that be had allowed the public money to be employed in speculation in the funds by his confidential agent Mr. Trotter, for his own private advantage. Ho was acquitted by the House of Lords June 12, 1806.— Ed. IHH I.IFK OK I.OItl> t'AMI'ilKI.I. [180«. goill^; otl'ltH'tlu' l»I(NMIlillX (it* t\\V |M!ilM)' UppriMU'llCH. IIl> WIIM hul)itc iiKMt gmtoMiuo inuniicr that it iH iHisHiblu to con- iH'ivc. Wliitt* Irutlirr |iuiitnloat iiiidci* it ; a loii^ iiipici' Htifkin^ out U'ncath the ^riat-coat ; a fhix«!U uiiiHiwdoiiHl lM>l>-wi){ ; a Hhovcl hat liko a l>isho|t'H with a hi);h ^rcnadii'i* fnithor in it; and h<> gro|HHl his way with a huge ^oid-hcadtnl cano. JUit Iw mvum\ iu ({(mmI Hpii'itH, and was as t4ill\ativt> as i>vi- ounicH wry fo\u\ of Fox. Ttiinpit), July, IHOH. My Dkaii Fatiikii: — . . . Thci lon^? vtwation is iM'gun. I worktnl vi'ry hani in Trinity Toruj, hut kt'pt my hoalth |K)i'tU'tly, und was happier than now when there in eoni|Ninitively little to do. Tidd has nmde me some fine sptn^'hes. Me saiil that, tVoin the state t»f his health, the l>usine^ss would certainly have kiHH'keil him up l>ut tttr my assistantr, and that I had savtHl his lite as nui«-h as the man who omr piekinl him out of the H<>a. flu wisheil niueh that I would stav another vear, and oHiivd me an honorarium of X"J(M). I fear I shall not make a fourth part of this sum at tlH> luu*, but it is now full time for me to try the );rand experiment. J rather think I shall not stir tVom town durinjr the sunnner. There aiv several l»rain'hes of study in whieh I should enpiije pivvious to lit';!" ciilltMl to the bar, nnieh mtuv than sutlieient to Hll up the interval. 1 have lM>en talkinji^ of a tour to the Isle of Wight with one of our pupils, Tanerinl, brother of Sir Thomsis Tanennl, but not with mu«'h serious thought of carry- ing it into elUrt. . . . Did you partake in the gt>neral enthusiasm which is saitl to have pos.sesj;!tHl the Scottish nation upon the accpiittal of lioril Melville? The resolution still stamis upon the Journals of tho House of Commons declaring that he had Ihh'U guilty of a cor- rupt violation of the law, and that he is unlit ever to Ik? adnutt(Hl into his Majesty's councils. It was sjiid that his friends meant to have this ivscindetl, but they liavo prudently desistetl from the 1800.] TIIK ntlN<'l->«H OF WAI.f>4. 189 attempt. His lonlHliip'H (lolin(|U(>noy Iiiih iin(l(»iil>t(Hlly Ixicn very miK'h 4'XH){K('ntt(>(l. It H not up|M>ar to tnu thiit Ih; regularly |uirti<'i|>ut4>8t wuh tlio chict' motive (i»r liirt iiiiH4>oii(liict; l>iit liow any lionwt man could m'(|iiit liiiii of lli<> mim-oikI and third chargcH iH ntill to mo quite jncompi'chciiHihh'. In contnidictitm to Trotter'H anHcrtion, wo Imvc hin own rxprcsH ackiiowii^dgincnt that ho wtiM aware the haliinccs in tho payniaxtor'n hands won^ appliod with a view to private cniolntnonl; and it is as cloar as the sun at noonday that ho cniild not havo Imh'Ii ignoiiint of tho Hountos from which Ti'ottor sii|'|)li(>d him with money to 1k^ us(>d without inturoflt. It is undeixtood that ho means to rotiro from publio life. The Op[>usitioii Mil said to dis(!ountonaiUH> tho idea of hiH joining thum. IIoow(s his tot4il a(; i'AMI'HKI.r.. [1H06. nuiH^ be piti(x] in Imving Ihi'ii iiiiiton one to Huityou long iig<». PrrliapH the money npproprititeil tor thin |HiriM)H(> hiw gone to (IcIVay Home neeesHury expense. It' w», I shall s^'iul you down jE.'K) without delay. It in very unreasonahle in you to* ex|K>et the same measures from a man in oHlee he recommended in oppwition. Fox is doing an Lon\ Chatham and every other Minister since the Revo- lution did. Burdensome as the income tax in, I doid>t if the same sum could \yo raised with less vexation to the subject. . . . Tomplo, Hnptoniber, 1806. MydearBiiotiier: — . . . Tancrc CAMI'llKM.. [1806. tcvon ill the cvciiiiitf I urrivttl ut iSoutliiiiiiptoii, wlicn> 1 Mlvpt. N(>.\t iiioriiing I Haili>«l hy the parkct for ('(>wi lM>iuitiriil iw tlin ImiiiIiine«'tionH and live in the very Inst M«H'iety. Their man- nerH are (hiiH refin(>rteetly oa^y. I wan (piite lit home from the tiinu ot' entering thu houHC. The morning WUH H|u to tliin ]»lat in emluirking. Tanen>d and I traveHMl over ahno't the whol(> of the ishmd in n gig. I need not my that I wiw hi}ihly pleaseil with the vuriouM picturefH]uu views that t-ontin- ually i)n'Men(«'l ilmvun knowM whether it will \oim Im> d(>Nlnil)lc (or you to return to it. In the RourMe of a f\'w yonrM you niiiy not have n njuntry. Kvcry fiort of the Continent Houtli of the Haltio in nonapurte'H om fully iw the dopnrtnicnt of the Seine, and nil the enrr^iiw of hix vib«t empire will now l)e dini^tod with runcoroiiHHkill a^aiuHt Kn|{lnnd, with- out tt vi)i;orouH HtntcHnian or nn oxi>cri(nd<'iut! of the emH utterly unattainable. That we nhall l>e able for n \onf^ |)cri(Hl to HjMtnd Heventy millions u year \n altogether iiniM)fwible. The fundH, I think, will go in the firat inMtance. But Bonaparte in too wine to ex[)ect to conquer us through iinaiieial dinioulticH. lie looks to landing 100,000 men uik)U our nhores, and he nuiy now make the exi)erimcnt without any riHk to his reputation or hiH |>ower. There iu nothing ho deHiru- l)l(i for thin country an that he hIiouUI attempt an invoMion, if the resourccH of the country were pro|K!rIy directed. What the conHequcn(.>e8 may l)e when we meet Bonaparte and his marHlialH under our King and his houh, I have not courage to contemplate. We can only hope that Providence moy work our deliverance when we at least expect or deserve it. At such a moment one's ])rivate affairs appear quite insigniflcunt and uninteresting. If I had the brightest prospects of professional succcas, my mind would still Iwi weighed down by the public misfortunes. . . . November 3. — For eight or ten days I have been too busy to have much time for reflection; tanl micux — my spirits are better than they were, and perhaps than they ought to be, upon a just view of my situation. However, I feel alive as the moment approaches for ray being invested with the wig and gown. I VOL. I. Sf IM l.l»>'. OK M)lll> lAMI'IIKM. [1806. mil wiiiii'mIiiiI lik«* a )'ol|ll^; ^irl iiImmiI (ii nii«>r ii|Hiii ti iimrriiiKn fViiMi wliii li Aw niti'l n>nfMiii.'il>l)' i>«|M>|>rcli*>iiM!niM h\»> llmU mtiiit-iliiii^ imnt>- aIiIi* in till- I)iim||i> III' |)n>|Mimlioii, uimI n|ii> nJuiit-M ut uiiy mtf Ut nNii|M< t'l'Diii a Htiiti> nf tIfHiiiMil .«|iin'«tn>|ii|i. 'rii«< cull will Ih> iK'iir tlio cihI of tli«> nioiilh. William Ailaiii mIhmiIiI Iiuvi> \mt- INiMtl iiu> III llic Im>iii'Iiirintl|nimi> yoii i*\|h-i'I In lirar oI' tilt* iNiltli'itf l>iivi Kii'iirli. Tlii' kiii^^lom Ih all in a laiH||i> willi llii' y:«'nrml I'lii-liiiii. Tin* nlil Wlii^H un> iiii|Mi|iiilar Himi' lli«>y U'ttinu' iilaiiMiirii. CihiiiiIn' In Iiiwi-hI, in llii> Cily. Ticrni'V Im Hiin* III Im> llirown mil in Smitliwark, anil llii' nmli woiilil not hnir Slii'fiilan N|M>ak u woiil IimIuv in (Invnit (ianli'ii. ' Puiill anil till' iMiipli'!' i>* llu- i-ry. ' i*iiiill lor v.wvl no |ii-o|M*rty lax ! no itii|iiiHitiiiii ! no Wi'lli'slcy !' Alilioii^li ilii> tailorV win wa^ ){rt'atly at llu' lirail of tlii' |miII li^iliiy, I ilon't In'Movo lie will Im> n'tiiriii>(l. You will tlnd IiIh li'tli'r to lioiil Kolki'Httiiic vrry iHirioiiM. I nit'an to si>ni| yon olV a |Nirii>l himhi. lVm|il.', Novi-inbcr 10. IMOiJ. My ukau Katiiku: — TliiMlay lor tim nill is not yvX al)«^- Inti'ly HmhI, luit lliat yon may not Imvo the troiililn of si'niliii}; iViiini'ntly to the |io.Ht-mni«t! in vain, I .sit ilown to writo u I'uw lin«>.H foiKvrning tlio Htrps ulrcaily taken. On Saturday Tiild wroti! a U'ltor to Sir V'iniry (iililM, of wliicli tlii' following iH ii iH»|»y ; ' Sill —I l)«>^ li'ftTo t« infroiliicc to your riotii-o Mr. John rniiipli"n, n jiupil mill iriinil of luiiu', who winlim to Ih^ oullcil to ilic Imr nt IiincolnV Inn thin torni, uml i* nnziouH to liitvo the honor of hxint; propoMiul to the btnch by you II)' hHM lii'i'ti my pupil for thrco yMHtnnto, an«'*ty (lilihN {ifKiiKnii In* tnin|iit« tn Mr Til will ink* car* llikl Mr. ('itin|iUn ultitll U |irii|Hwiii| ut l.iiirolii'ii Inn tin TuosUty. 'liintoln't) Inn, .Suniii4<|HiintcHl nt tlMMliHtaim' of moiihi iliiyH, wlimi the motion iM pnt. irnirriii! it \n then onlmil that tin; now ImrriHtiT Iw piililiHhisI next «liiy. ThiH n>n'rnoriy \n |N>rtorni inv«>Ht«k or the iN'^innin^ oC tlie next. I hiivc no time to luhl more nt |)reH4>nt T''ni|)liv Novomlicr HI, 1806. My dkaii (Hkoiuih: — Itehold nie a iHirrlNter-at-liiwI I wan mlle«l yestenlay. On TiieHlny last I was |iro|NiHe(l at n wmnry and ^oin^^ thnaigh the form of a le^al ar^nment. There were v'l^Ut of nH<'alleee^4H in the parliament ehaml)er, after which tlipy withdrew and onr private frientln were intrmlnet'd, with wlinni we eontinmnl over tin; claret till midnight. Mine wore not the least rcsiHH'tjd)^! — fonr Cantalw — an ex-fellow of Pcm- lu'oke (Palcy), a fellow of Trinity (Coltman), a fellow of Christ'H (Cristlale), »nd a fellow <'lo<'t t»f Jesus (Tancred). The expenMJ of my call ultogelht^r will Ix; al)ont JCTiO, not nmch cxcowlinp; my deposit. From your remlttanw's T am able not only to clear 11)6 LIFK OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1806. all this, but to provide myself with a very respectable law library. I start with all the advantages money could procure me. I shall not spare your dust to make a dashing appearance. I have retained a hairdresser to cauliflower my head who has improved me twenty-five per cent. I look devil inh knowing with my gown, wig and band, as you shall see when Wilkie's portrait reaches Agra. I go down to Westminster Hall to-morrow morning to be sworn in before the judges of the King's Bench. The rank of barrister will have a favorable effect upon me. This is not childish vanity, but the result of reflection— confidence inspired by a knowledge of life and mankind. 1806.] MI8 VIKWH «)K MAItlllAUE. 197 CHAPTEU VII. Deoehber, 1806— Deoehbeb, 1807. Hif Firat Term — His Clerk— Engaged to Write a Book on the Law of Part- nership — Attends the Surrey Sessions — The Home Circuit — Fielding — Holland— Qarrow — Serjeant Shepherd — Serjeant Best — Lawes — Marryat — The Duke of Portland Succeeds Lord Qronville as Prime Minister — Interview with Lord Breadalbane — Answers Cases for Marryat — Second Circuit — Sessions at Guildford — In Low Spirits at the end of his First Year at the Bar — Agreement with Buttorworth to Report Nisi Prius Cases. Temple, December 3, 1806. My DEAr* Brother : — ... If you think matrimony at pre- sent likely to add to your comfort, I most sincerely wish you may speedily meet with a woman worthy to became your bride. I really think that if a man looks to domestic enjoyments he should not be late in marrying. To wait till you revisit this country might be too great a sacrifice. Nor do I see that the thoughts of children should at all discourage you. You will be able to give them education with which they will make their way better than with a portion of the fortune you might accumulate by remaining for some yeai's a bachelor. When I am in spirits and give way to my reveries I conceive myself in a situation to be useful to your children, and able to push them forward in life. I am sure I should love them as tenderly as if they were my own offspring. Upon the whole, knowing that you will do nothing imprudent, I should heyjr of your marriage with the greatest .satisfactirltl> lAMIMiKM.. [1807. mutually made Attortiey-Gcncrul from M>mo intrigue at Carlton HoiiMC, tlie Prince Regent thinking he would be useful in the diNputcH with the PrineeHM of Wulet). Dut he broke down at lust, hiH promotion proving his ruin. . . . HIh opponent on the Home Circuit wom Herjeant Shepherd, who, but for the deafneHH under which he labored, would have l)een a great judge uh well iw an able advocate. He had not had a eliuttiiciil education, but he waisi u sound lawyer, and wim well actiuainted with English litemture. He succeedetl Garrow jw Attorney-General, and was oflert^tl the offme of Chief Justiw of the King's Bench on the death of Lord KllenlM>rough, which ho conscientiously dwlincd, preferring the judicial sinei'ure of Chief Baron of the Court of Ex(!healk>fauh. We hrcakfaNtcil at Romford and arriv'tnl at Chchurtford alM>ut oiie. After wv had provided ourMC'lvcH with ld narnwull to the nunnery at New Kali, where lie ha-s Home; rehitiims, his family being Catholics. Here for the fii*Ht time 1 >»aw females 'the HpoiiHeaof Ood,* religious orders being completely JxiliHhed in France ond Flandere, On coming back to Chelmsford we were ushered into the circuit room. From this, however, wc were soon desired to withdraw, as they were to prcM-eetl to the ballot. In a few minutes we were desired to return, having been unanimously admitted. Dlimcr followed. I never sat down with a more jolly or more agreeable party. The society on the Home circuit, I believe. Is jileosantcr than on any other, there being here scarcely any jealousies or heartburnings, and men biiing together not too long for their good humor to be exhausted. Business began on Tuesday morning and lasted till Thursday evening. At Chelmsford, as at other places on the circuit, I had as much to do as / could reasonably expect. On Wednesday the bar dined with the judges, and on Thursday I returnetl to town. For a tJiird in our chaise Barnwell and myself had Vitruvius Lawes whom you may freciuently sec mentioned in the news- papers as having 'opcixd the pleadings.' Calling on Spankic on Friday, he kindly ofU re »l me his hoi-se for the rest of the circuit. I accepted him with some reluctance, as he is worth seventy or eighty guineas an.! is somewhat unmanageable. The next place to go to was Horsham in Sussex, for which Barnwell and I set off' on Sunday morning. We hsid a delightful ride to Dorking, where my horse fell lame. I then wished I had refused him. The lameness, however, was but slight, and he carried me to Horsham. Here I remained till Tuesday at noon, when, finding my horse no better, I wished to get him oif my hands as soon as possible, and therefore made for London iustcad of crossing over \r 204( I.U'K OK UtItI) C.'AM.Mir.l.l.. [1807. to Kin^Mton nM I nt flrNt iiitcnditl. Next innriiinK I wiut (iiki>ii to Kington hy Uiwi'M aiiil PiMiliy. Ilfrr I H|N>iit my titmt a((i'«><>iil»ly iiM iN't'ori' ; lirtiriri^ iiitfi-t'Htiti^ trials, «'iitin(( (>"(i>IU>nt i'M, ruinei tiie ' MetumorphoHes,' fabula vi., dertcribin^ the amour of Jupiter and CaliHto, you may read *lfm, (/uaia ({l/Hfiff «•*<(,' A:e. This triumph pleu»e8 mo more than u Hve-guintui brief. I retnrne «lMith of Fox, ullhoiigh th(> Kin|{ hiul mnotioniNl itH intr- ful to him and n|>|H>an'4| mo much in violiition of hiH coronation mith, that h<< whm (|(>trrniin<> haro|MH(> ^^U'-h an unti-ProtoHtant monMun*. Thr iH'xt nost brought tho i\v\vn of tht« Whig«« Mug nil turncil )>ut, and liord F.ldon lM>in<; a^ain Chanoollor. Thin wiw a heavy Mow and ^rt-at tIi.-nt to my proftwional |)n)gr<'f*«, hut r liavo always nH-olht'ttd tins prwcpt that in^tvad of yii^hiit)}; to misfortunes we should summon fri>sh courage to eun the rights of a imrticidar chjss of their fellow-K-itizj'ns, we Knglishmon should fe4>l only humiliation and symimthy. I nuist admit that in no «K>untry is public opinion apt to l)c more ahsurdly wrong than in enlightened England. Within u year after the revohition of 108S, if the English nation had been polled, a great majority would have been found lor sending back King William to Hol- land. In the reign of (^ueen Anne the Protestant mc<'ting- house« Were burnt by th(! Saeheverell mobs with the almost unanimous applause; of the nation, which the Court soon sanc- tioned by the pardon of the rioters. The fable of 'Captain Jenkins's eai-s' made all liritain violent for a war against Spain, then strictly observing all her treaties with \is. However unpop- ular the Ameri(!an War became! after tlu; siuTcnder of liurgoyne and Cornwallis, it was highly relislie rAMPIIKI.I.. [1807. fl<'nrKi» III. in elic Mpriii^ of IH07 whh (||i|iIiiii ^riMiiiil that tlicv pro|MM4H|, \\\\>>u wi- w«ti' fi){litiii^ iil^ikiiiMt iNu|M>|iM)ii lor our rxi^frrnv, thut an Kn^liNli Hoinan Ciifltolir nii|{lit mtvi* iim a niiijnr in (hr Kn^liOi army. It uwiAt \h< a«l, liMwcviT, tlint tin* lialliirinatinn in ttilH inH(an<><' Wiv* iiof Inn^-livnl. Tin' nain<' ini>iU4nrr waM al'tfrwanU IMi^Ht'tl liy Ir|HMil'M Uovornnicnt, and alnll)^t iw (\H'u>t]y OH a Vt-Mtry Act. T«in|ilo, .Stunlivy evcniiiK, April ft, lH07. My dkau Fa'I'iihii: — ... I wIhIi to nt>av(>n I could anuim* your attention tor a tow dayH till th<< Hhi|m (roni India arrive, hut I liavu nothing to nu>ntion to you (!Xf4'|>t my interview with Lord lireadalhaiif.'* On Monday laxt I received l)y the t\vt>- |H!ntiy |H)Nt u note from hin lonlxhip, Niyin^ that he nIiouM \m ^lad to f*H> nie next day in Park linnu at ntween twelve and oiio on Tuemlay 1 wuh UHhered into Iuh lonJHhip'rt library. In u few niinutiw he enteren my houI hi* fk'emetl nnieh more fri>;htene4l than I waM. It in to be Hiiru (|uitv awtonibhin^ that a man of U'm rank — ii VVeHtmiuMter boy — and wlio has Hinet! n)ixe«l ho mucit with the world, Hhould in IiIm manner be ho nhy and awkward IIu Htiid that i'rom lon^ utul Hineeru re;{at'd for my father he hIiouUI bo very happy to asHJHt mo, that he had very little in hin power, but that I mi^ht rely upon him for whatever he eould do toa;in^ oiler, bade him ^(hkI morning, and made olV. I believe my intereourne with him Ih'^ui and ended in the same virtit, but I am exceedingly happy that he went for me, iw you would have Ik-'cu mortified had he altoj^ether nej^lected me, and I truly «l '(}|«>ii/ iiml intriMliioiMl to iiiu wi hiH mm. Th« liul iit at a iM*h(Nit ut Vav^I Hh«>«iiniiMi< riiiiitt thtiiw u gnitt «lain|i ii|M)ii tho ho|ioN of ('Xtroiiicly lN>aiitit'iil. I U'liivc I uiii iiitli'littHl to Miy iViciid I<<'V(>ii fur lin«liti^ my iiolilc cniiHiii pr«>|MiMH'KK'«l in riiy favor. II<> miu)I hi* »h<>iil<| havi* m-cn nit> MtMini-r, litit he hiul Itiirmil iVoiii (iOhl licvcn, who huil fVii|ii*'ntly mcntiitiMil me to him, that i wim out of (own upon the to- ait. Whin LonI Ilri'aihillNUii' iH at thi' hi>ail of tho Trt'tumry I nhall ift-tainly Ih? Attorniy-Ciiniral ; ami, wriounly, if thi< lat« MiniMtorH ovit get in nij^uin, I (thall apply through him tu bv ap|H)iuttid vuuum)! tu the Orduaucu or thu Adniirulty. T«mi>l«, May 1, 1*07. My DRAit Fathkr : — ... When I wrote lu>tt I wiw pn>|Mir- iiig to make u HiMHM'h ut the Ixir of (he llou^e of (.'onimons ufion tJie Caliii) I'rintcrH* Hill. Two eveningM I went down in the ex|ieetation of having the honor to uddri'NN Mr. H|M>aker, but the fii'ht time the onler for the Hei-oiiil reading of the hill wiui mljonrneil, and the Heeond time the; Hill was thntwn out without coutiHel being heard upon it ut all. During the debute I Htoixd ut the bur in my rofit^'-'t along with Alexander and llurriwui, my up|N)ncntM, and had jroX over my trepidation ho fur that I was a giKKl deal disjippointc**' ut iM'ing turntil away unheard. There would have Ikjcu h(nn« '"^IfU in making a tolerable Hpeceh at tlio Ijur of the IIou.se of Cftu'iiotw, and a reporter was employed to take my Hpeeeh for the pur[w)N<> of publishing it in u pamphlet. However, it is perhaps as well otherwise. I might have failed, and on my side of the question I eould oidy have had ret;ourHc to sophistry and declamation. Fee, thirty guineaHl 1 have not yot reeeiveil it, but believe it is wife. Alexander, whom I hud not spoken with for some years, iK'haved to me with very great kindness, and prcssetl me most earnestly to visit him. VOL I. 0* 210 LIFK OF I/)IID CAMPBKM.. [1807. I;'' Tonii)lo, May 1». 1807. My ukak Brother: — . . . Since my retiiiner Ixjibre the House of Conmious luy luck has been small. For that job I got twenty-five guintus, no bad oompcuLsatlon tor my trouble. I was in hopes of cutting in for something during the general elec- tion, but the man on whom I principally relied was called out of town uj)on the dissolution and is only just retm-ned. There arc likely to be few petitions, and my chance of businesw Ixifore the committees would scarcely be augmentcil by any increase of their numbers. There is only one aitonwy whom I n\w at all look upon as a client. If I had a little business I think I could improve it by my exertions ; but having scarcely any, I am left to the discouraging reflection that I can do nothing to push myself for- ward, and that all my pa.st lalM)i*s are quite unavailing. Yet 1 know that several sensible men augur well concerning me, and some favorable accident may make me known when J Icjist expect it. I know not whether it is worth while to mention to you that 1 last term drew some pleadings and wrote an opinion or two for a man of considerable eminence at the bar of the name of Marr- yat. Very likely this kind of connection will proceed between us no further or, if it does, will lead to nothing. Marryat is of the Home circuit and Surrey sessions with myself, and might be of very great service to me. I conceive it quite doubtful whether he will ever send me anything more to do, but by way of fee for what I have l)efore done I am to have a third dinner from him at his house in Russell Square. My labors with * The Law of Partnership ' are almost brought to a (!onclusion. I have now only to write an introduction to the book and I am entitled to my £75 — this payable, however, thrw months after publication. I liav(! had to go through some horrid drudgery, but without the job my time would not have been either so pletisantly or so profitably (_.;''^uj)icd. Mr. Watson protests himself to be under infinite obligations to me, and if he could do anything to advance me he would. ... I look with (ionfidence to the circle of my relations being most agreeably increased by a sister-in-law from you. I love her 1807.] KXPEN8E OP LIVING IN J.OSDON. 211 by anticipation. jNIy iniugination can present to tnc no wcue which would yicM nio such delight as you living with a woman worthy of you in the midst of a fine family of children. If I could reach independence at thirty-five or forty I Hhould not dislike making an experiment this way myself. But you nmst undei-stand what is indciMUidence for a barrister, lie cannot sujiport a family decently in his station of life under £1500 a year. Now you may judge how likely it is I should have so much to spend within the next ten years I ... I am sometimes forcibly struck with the dilTorence which the accident of my coming to London haa made in my notions, in my habits, in my occupations and in all that constiiUtcs life. There is a consideration that sometimes gives me pain : I seem to have deserted my family; my loss may excite deep regret in iny father, and his days may not be so happy as if 1 had been always near him to wait upon his pleasure. I really do beg your sincere and candid sentiments ui)on this subject, which is of more consequence to my peace of mind than you will readily conceive. You will very likely ttill me to do what I can to repair the mischief by going down two or three months to Scotland eveiy year ; but if you were perfectly acquainted with my situation, you would perceive that this is wholly impossible without frustrating all my plans both for them and for myself. Notwithstanding thi; pressing solicitations I have received, it will not be in my power to visit S(!otland this summer at all, and I think I could convince you I am jiot to be blamed, if I had not already talked a vast deal too much for one time about myself and my paltry concerns. ... I borrowed £100 from John Gray to discharge the expenses of my call. He expects this to be repaid, although he fp.yg tliere Is no hurry about it, and it will be as well for us to get out of his (l(.'bt. The sessions, the circuit and quarter-day are all approaching, but with your help I am not at all afraid to face them. Tancred, my most intimate friend here, has been lament- ing to me to-day that he finds his means quite inadequate to the expense of circuits, sessions, tfec, as he has barely £400 a year ! Great as our intimacy is, he does not know that I have not four farthings a year except from you, although he is well acquainted 212 lilFK or J, OKI) CAMrUKLL. [1807. with the afTcction that sulwiwtH between us and the kindness I experience IVoni you. Heaven preserve you, my dear George. Temple, Juno 30,1807. My dear Father : — ... My life is rather l)arren of inci- dents — the horae in the mill. Immediately after breakfast I go down to the courts, and remain there till near dinner-time. In the evening I sit at home rcjidiiig and vainly watcliing for an attorney's knocik. Immodialcly upon the publication of 'The I^aw of Partnership ' 1 nveived my £lb, so that I am now in full feather and ready lor tlu; rinuiit. My professional eiu-nings continue nuich upon the same stwlc — now and then half a guinea for signing my name, or a guinea brief in an undefended cause. When I meet Tidd he gives nu> a most affectionate squeeze of the hand, and with that I must be contented. The midsummer sessions are held at Guildford on the 14th of next month, and the Home circuit begins on thy 20th. How happy sliould I be to fly to the North when that is over. Me si fata meis paterentiir ducne vitam Au8}ticii$ el tponte mcd comjionere curai. But if not fate, prudence and propriety oppose my so doing. It is a mistake to suppose that all the courts of justice are shut up, and that all business ceases during the long vacation. We shall have adjourned sessions at Guildford in September, and the Old Bailey will sit immediately after. From the way in which Easter fell this season (according to which you know the terms are regulated) there will not be the usual interval between the meetings of the different courts, and few men belonging to the Home circuit and Surrey sessions will be from town above a fortnight or three weeks at a time. Now you are aware that to have any chance of success I must be more steady than other men ; I must be in chambers when they are at the theatre : I must study when they are asleep ; I must, above all, remain in town when they are in the country. I shall hope to have a visit 18U7.] KlllST KAItNINOH AT TIIK BAH. 213 from you next upriiig in London ; iind tilings will so happen, I trust, that I may be your guodt th(! following autumn. Temple, June 30, 1807. My dear Brotiieu: — . . . You shall know the exact amount of my earnings since I was callt'l to the bar — forty-one and a half guineas ! I ought to add that of those called this year (perhaps forty) I Ix'lieve no one except young Adam (who through his father's interest was employed in two election com- mittees) has made more, and that few hav(> made nearly so much. My chagrin arisen from my extraordinary exertions to qualify myself yielding nie no sort of avliat is dishcjirtoning. I might at any time have a lucrative engagement to report law for a newspaper. But I will never accept such a thing while T ran enlist in the 60th Regi- ment. T have as yet had few opportunities of becoming acquainted with the great men in the law. Marryat I think I have men- tioned to you. I still continue occasionally to answer cases for him, but my hopes of being j)atronized by him are not in the slighest degree raised, fn the King's Bench I have not opened my mouth either for myself or others. In the Common Pleas I have been in one or two little 'causes myself, and I have held several briefs for other men. The most I ever had to do was to examine witnesses, but it is desirable to be broke in to do this, particularly as in the meantime one becomes acquainted with the leading counsel in the court. T know Serjeant Shepherd and 214 LIF£ OF LOUD CAMPUKLL. [1 807. Serjeant Best, the two chief men in the Connuou Pleiw, to Hpcak to fumiliurly. Being in the Hjinie eaurlace. At present, were I to enter into details, 1 could only mention the time of ray entering and leaving the assize town. I went all round in a post- chaise with two other barristers. No public vehicle being per- mitted, this is by far the cheapest mode of travelling. Upon an average the expense may be taken at five guineas a county. I was in four : Essex, Kent, Sussex, Surrey — twenty guineas. This is a mere trifle compared to the other circuits. The Western can- * See letter. January 6, 1809, (p. 2;i9). 1807.] SECOND CIRCUIT. 216 not Im> taken at Icsh than .£150 a yiuir. Hut for this reason ours ia more ov('rHtof'l<('!i l^l ship receivKl me with grcut |H>lit<3iR<8H, un hJH grounds and his paintingn, we all prcM-eedt'd to Guildford U gt-thcr. When the court rom I waa tucked l)y Mr. Sumner, mcndM>r for the county, to go lioinc and dinewitli him. TiOrd Middleton'is in thi; habit of giving a dinner on this (Ntusiou at the inn, and in the; end of last week had actually kilknl a buck for U8, but, on the notion of holding the HcssiouH on the Weilnewlay, lie had put the vijni.son into char- coal anESPONI)8 A8 TO HUCCF^W. 217 Temple, October 20. 1807. My DEAii Bkotiier : — ... I huvo not toufhcoo«tnbor fl, IHO7. My di:au Buotiier: — . . . Don't you recollect how I oncv affroutoil you upon your first arrival in London, by doubting whether you would pass for an En^^liHhniun? I have now Ijecn between nine and ten yearn in England, during which time 1 have mixed almost exelusively with Englinh, taking all poHniblc pains with niyself, and having all o[)portunitics of improvement, from the senate, the stage, and the bar ; yet to an ear of any delicacy my provincial accent is discoverable. I'erhaps it is not cosy to isay of what particular province the accent is, but it is nut purely English. The two subjects you mentioned as having caused you unxidy, I am afraid now oidv exciitc lamentation. The continental war and my dChut at the bar have neither of them been attended with very brilliant succea-i. However, I will not follow the example of Austria, Prussia, and Russia in sinking under bad fortune. I rally IVom defeat and call forth fresh energy its difliculties press upon me. Read the following agreement : ' lohn Campbell, of Innur Temjilo Liine, Fsquiro. barriater-at-law agrees to report "tlio caHoa argiiod and (luterminoil at Nisi I'rius," and to nell all the copyright thoroof to Joseph Butterworth, ol' Floot Street, bookRellor, for thu Hum of fifty poundH for each and every number which Joseph Butterworth shttU HoU, retail, at five HhillingH per copy, and for a greater or Iors Bum in proportion to the retail price. The money to be paid within three months after the ])ublication of each number respectively, Joseph Butterworth agrees to purchase and pay for the same accordingly. ' John CAMPBKMi. 'Joseph Butterworth. 'November 27, 1807.' I have had this plan in contemplation for some months, but had not brought matters to a settlement till about ten days ago. The most embarrassing circumstance was the field being in some measure preoccupied. A barrister yclept Espinasse has rej)ortcd the wuses hitherto, but, particularly of late, in a very negligent and slovenly style. I was in hopes he would have given up to me ; however, he says he shall go on. I shall certainly beat him, for not only do I thiidc that I can do the thing better, but 1807.] liKlHIIlTM MHI IMIU'H • AsW. 219 Biittcrwnrth, tbnnorly IiIh puhlirilit r, ffl'iiscH to liuvc anything niot-o to my to hitii, uiid has u eoinpluto cdtntniind of thu nmrkct, HO sif to Im! uI)Ic('t to iiiukf XlOO u year. EHpinawv h;ts puhlishiHl only oiH' nuiniM r a year, but I cxjicct to make out two. The chief adviuitat^c of tlic Hclicmc is gaining a little notoriety. I have a soIht hoi>e that it may introduce me to bu>MM, and lay a foundation for my proft'snional HUt^cess. I was ntartlrd a gect of my getting on at all without striking out of the common path. This may prove more valuable to me than a commission of bankrupts. [Thus he speaks in the Autobiography of his Nisi Priiu Reports. — Ed.] : I was now engaged in a task which in several ways proved very serviceable to me — reporting the Nisi Prius decisions of Lord Ellenborough. Although the judgment of the courts in banco had been regularly rej>orted from the time of Edward II., with the exception of a few rulings of C. J. Holt and 0. J. Lee to be found in Lord Raymond and Strange, Nisi Prius reporting was not attempted till the time of T^ord Kenyon, when Nisi Priurt cariPH were publi> I \Mi'iit>:i.i.. [1807. from llic HVr^tnn of li(!« MiM'kiultH (l<><'lui-«>(| witlioiit iMmcr to «>iirnrci<. tlii'iii ; iVoin the right of M-iinli mm ntvA'vUtl hy our rriiiMTH, not only to (liM'ov«>r (•ni'inii'H* |)ro|M'rty hut KnglJHh m>u- mcn in Anicri<-ini lM>ttorn,s; and iiIn)Vc nil iVoin th(> pnictict! iilnioHt univiTHiilly intrtNluccd of merchant HhifM carrying 'Niniu- lutert from which intercourM> wiw |H>rmitt(H| with the |M>rt to which they were tieMtiner mmiIh and nignaturcs lM>ing fal)ric4ite<| ho uh to ih'ceive all tliu world, hy men who openly kept a niaga/inc where they wero HoM — more new qucMtionn urow? lM>tween iinderwritci'H and nicr- chants, iK'tween Hhipctwueix and HJiipperH of g(KMln, U'tween for- eign conHignerH and lOnglish factors, in a ningle year than in a trntury of |H'a«'e or regular warfare. The |H>r|N>tual fluctuation in the |)rice of comnitHliticH caUM(> innumcrahle crtntroverMicH rcH|>ccting the fulfdment of contnu'tn. The suH|H'nHion of (u^h payments and the growing d a mass of haiik- ruptcv litif;;ation hcfore unknown. For these reasons the Guild- hall bn-tincss was ten times greater than when Lord Manstidd was Chief Justice, he never appointing m<»rc (Itan one special jury cause in a day, and finishing his paper within a week after term, whereas the sittings now continuiHl from th»' end of term for a week after the conunenecuncnt of the (circuits, and eight or ten s[»ccial jury causes w<'re appointed for a single day. Probaldy no other judge than Lord Kllenborougli could have supported such a burden as was now cast uixai him ; and there certainly never was such a judge for a Nisi Prius reporter. He was not only laborious and indefatigable, but lu' was acute, rapid, bold, decisive, ratiiK'inative, an<)IITH. 221 Cuml)orluml uinl which h« never ntteiiiptetl to « ornn't, aiul hu Hoiiii'tiiiicM In'ciiiiu! (|imiiit in trying to In> iorcihle ; but Kcucnilly ii|M>akiii(( hiH dit'tioii wiw nervous, liiiiiiiiouH, and chu^Hical. Ho biwl likrw'iHc a rich fund oi' humor and an un<'«)n)inon power of Mirca^ni, which often MuvohmI hi-i jnd};nu>ntM, ami (^ave life and uniniation to the priM-cciiin};^ of the court in which he preHithtl, Lord I'llienlMirou^h oU){ht to have lM><>n |Nirti«-tdarly grateful to nie for HUpprcHrrve HurprimHl to Hnd how uniforndy right ho in in hiH dctMHionH.' The wonder may n little alxite when I Htato my 'garbling procens.' Befon* each nund)cr wax Ht>nt to the presM I carefully reviHcd alt the cuhcs I hail (collected for it, and rejected MU^x tiH were inconriiMtent with former deciHious or recognized principles. When I arrived at the end of my fourth and lost volume, I had u whole ilrawer full of ' bad Ellenborough law.' The tlinuit to publish thiu I might have u.se»' I4)ltll l.'AMI'MKI.I.. [1A08. CHAITKU Vlll. JARtrAKr, IMM— FrnNiURT. IHIO Firit Niiniher of Niii Print ItoporU— .Sir Vwnry (iibbn— Jatiiai Alltn P>rk- Hrnrlott- (itiriiMy nniiiKliiviii -Thinl r'ir< ml willxxit a Ilriof— 8|i««i'li m Co\\n*t'.\ to oppiiKo n Htil at tlm liitr ni' tlm IIoiixk of l.or>lii — lliii I''ath*r viiiit* liiii) in Ldiwlon— I'uurtii Mnrtml nt ('hulnixloril atxl at Chultea— rortrmt id Dr. <'i»tn|ilMll hy '.Villiiit -Kourili t iniiit — riililuulion Df Boconij Niiiiilur of KiiporiH- IIn t'Irrk <'i'0|ii'r— PiM^rcim in (Icitinn Hum n»M — IIoMh Uriofn for Murrynf nnil otli^rp— Tliro" Wm'k» at Briijliton— Anoedotnii of Mit;hnf>lmo* Term. Ttiiu)i|«, Juniinry 1, I^OH. My DKAlt ItitoTiii It : — I'ti'liapN you hit how Ix'^^itiiiin^ tliiM year, iw you did tlu^ Uwt, hy writing; to your i'l i«iidH. ])ut I tor- get tlmt by tliiH tiuin your inaK>|)rehend no opposition. What Inw chiefly ji;ra(ifietl me hii.s l«H;n the! polit<'ness and civility I have cxperieiii'ed from th(Mvhole Kin^^'n JJeiich bar. I have had little communication, to be Niire, with the Kind's counstd, but all the other nu^n in busines.^ in the court, almost without an exception, have en(!oura<^ed mo to piwictnl, have assisted n»e witli informa- tion, and Imve lent mc their briefs. It now rcmuins to be seen ►Virgil,0«(»r(/. i. 250. IHOH.] yillH't M'MMKU OK MM IMlll « i(Kr«>irrN. 2'ia MliftliiT I mil ii|iiiil lo Mm' iiii«> of tliri-ct |>I1>IU iiikI itMiMiili-nttiori, mill I lay llif riMiiulatlitu Ini* riiorc. Myf|ii«>f ilaiiK^T i"* tl>'>l I 'iioy «' tlio Cliii't' •liMiici'.* Hi! in ii|tt iNi-iiMioiially In liliiiiilt'r, miy miiiiij Iii?4 liliitiil<>rM ctTitnlcil. IItt\v«'v«i*, \ muM Inixf to my own ilimTiv ttoti ill Hii|i|ii'i-<.'4iii^; nM>«>M coiitritry to (ii-ciilnl aiitliot'iti<'M, mul |io|m< troni liirt Hcll'-lovi' tliat lir nill coiiHitli'i* liini'^vlf rij^lit aiul \un |irf«l(>n>w'orM ill the wroiiy;, I (>x|M*ft a imiiiiIht out in alxitil u month or ^Ix wcckH. Tli<- rlilct' olijri'tion to tliiM will Ih> that it notiii-H iht' «li>ciKioiiH tiMt iri(ii.>*c>t'iiu!iiii(<'ly, hut it wiim of iin|)ort- uiict! to (Ni-iipy th<^ (i«>I(I i\x M|M>«>(lily n>* poHNihlt*, and I riiiiHt tako mich iiiatcrialH as I nui rmtl. I think I may have two yoiut nutulM'i'H I'vory y(iir. Th(! lahor Ih «rvcr« hut itn|»rovin;{. In Hhoi't, thoti^h I tniiKt r*(ill iVcl nuich anxiety (i|>on tht> ^uhjcct, I think at thin monit>nt that thu thin}^ m Wkoly to turn out wril. TainpU, .Tanunry 22, IHOn. My DRAii Bwyrifi-Mi: — . . . Our wlHoacre |:H)liticiunH talk much of tho march of n French army throii^^h IVrsia into II in- (lostan. This iii>|M proved in evidence, that insight into the hearts of the jury, and that invariable and thorough conviction that he was entitled to succeed, which afterwards gave him an unrivalled ascendency at the bar. Gurney, now a Baron of the Exchequer — whose father, the celebrated stenographer, had said of him in his early days, when he assisted in defending Hardy and othere, prosecuted at the commencement of the French Revolution, that 'his son John was getting on very well in the sedition line' — was now coming round to assist the Attorney-General in Government prosecu- tions, but had no private practice, except in assaults and con- spiracies. Brougham, that erratic star, had appeared above the horizon, with fear of change perplexing barristers. He was tried in cases of libel and seduction, and spouted most admirable speeches ; but he made no progress in gaining the confidence of the attor- neys, who thought he was more solicitous to display his own powers than to win the verdict ; and till after the overwhelming renown he acquired in defending Queen Caroline, he had very little Nisi Prius business in London. Temple, February 10, 1808. My dear Father : — I was considering to-day what offence I could have given to the family that you should have entirely abandoned me, when your box was brought in by a porter — your box which was as full of blessings as Pandora's was of evils. I am not yet hardened enough to be insensible to such kindness. 1808.] FIRST NUMBER OF REPORTS. 227 . . . Now I am .supplied with shirts to la^t me till I am a judge. I really had no occasion for any addition to my stock at present. My cotton ones remain good, and my last linen ones are not at all the woi"se for wear. The shortbread, I declare, is the most exquisite thing I ever tasted. I am astonished that the English have no cake of this kind. The bun, too, is w^rtainly far prefera- ble to a Twelfth-night cake, so sweet and so cloying. The mut- ton ham shall Ik; dressed according to your directions. You endangered the whole Ixjx by en(^losing the whisky, but it will taste the more delicious for being smuggled. I am sorry to hear of David Wilkie's illness, and shall call upon him very soon. I assure you my admiration of him by no means falls short of yours. Would that I were in as fair a way to acquire an illustrious reputation ! The only reason for my wishing you to come up in the end of March was that I should then have been at j)erfect liberty to wait upon you. In May I shall be a slave. However, I do think you had better allow the equinocttial gales to be over before you embark, and we must try to be together as much as possible. It is a pity you could not bring all the girls with you at once. . . . Tuinple, February 15, 1808. My dear Brother : — ... My firet number was publishetl on the 11th instant. I have not met with anything as yet pai"- ticularly gratifying in respect of it, neither have I any reason to be mortified. Acconling to custom, I sent round copies to the judges of the King's Bench and Conmion Pleas. Lord Ellen- borough, as Chief Justice, I at the .same time addressed in a let- ter of which the following is a copy : My Lobd: — I trtke the liberty to present to your lordship a copy of the first number of my Nisi Prius cases. I engage in this undertaking at the earnept request of many of my professional friends ; but it is only your lordship's approbation which will induce me to carry it on. I feel that at the present moment it is open to «ome one to render an essential service to the profession and to the community by publishing a proper selection of decisions at Nisi Prius. But it is better that these '^.ecisions, however valuable, should be lost 228 LIFE OP LORD CAMPBELL. [1808. than that they ihould be miHreproHonted, and npnn any intimation of my unfitness for the difficult though humble taxk of a reporter, I shall discoQ< tinue my labors and make way for some gentleman of moii' accuracy, dii> crimination and good fortune. It would be impertinent in me to trouble your lordship with apologies for the faults of thin nnmbor, or with thu rules which a littlo experience has enabled me to liiy down for ray conduct in future I must rest contented with throwing myself on your lordship's indulgence, and declaring that to merit your lordship's good opinion shall bo the constant study of, My lord, your lordship's most obedient humble servant, John Campbell. 5 Inner Temple Lane, February 10, 1808, Bight Hon. Lord Ellenborough. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday passed away without any an- swer, and I began to be eonvinccd that I had offended him, and that he would certainly prove hostile to the publication. How- ever, yesterday one of his lackeys brought me the following note, which is civil enough, and rather indicates a disposition to be pleased: Lord Ellenborough presents his compliments to Mr. Campbell, and returns him many thanks for his obliging communication of the first number of his Nisi Prius cases, and for the very polite letter by which it was accompanied. Bloomsbury Square, February 14, 1808. Although he says nothing of the Reports (which, indeed, he could not well praise without praising himself), I confess I was a good deal gratified. Having had the book for some days he had probably looked into it, and I trust he will now hear it cited without expres.sing any indignation, or asking *Who is Mr. Cami)bell?' I did not write to any of the other judges, and of course could not hear from them. I have received congratula- tions and compliments from many of my friends at the bar; but these would have been precisely the same whatever the merits or demerits of the Reports. Probably, indeed, the persons who offered them had never seen the book or got beyond the title- page. One man (from whom praise would not have been veiy valuable) said he had discovered several inaccuracies in the cases, which, however, he explained to be in once or twice leaving out 1808.] THIRD CIRCUIT, 229 the names of counsel who had held briefs in the oause. The inconvenience which I foresiiw of rei^rting erroneous decisions I have felt. One awo T was obliged to cancel after it had been printed oif, and there are others that had better been left out. But it was necessary for me to make the most of my materials, and I had no time for consideration. Temple, Friday, March 16, 1808. My dear Brother: — I returned last night from Maidstone, and expected I might have found a letter from you on luy table; but tli( re are as yet no arrivals from Bengal. I wanted sadly something to recruit my spirits, for I came to town quite flitri. No brief; no prospect, no possibility, of ever having a brief on the circuit. If I had all the learning and all the accomplish- ments which I could wish to have, what would it signif I am quite tired of the circuit, and hate the idea of ever joining it again. Apait from business there is little enjoyment to be derived from it. The men in themselves have amiable qualities and elegant acquirements, but there is no room for these to appear from the octnipation and manner of life which prevail. All is bustle, confusion, and card-playing. There are two, and only two, ways of acquiring distinction amongst us, business and whist. I have no business. I do not play at whist. Consequently, I am the most insijinifioant creature l)elonging to the circuit. No one disliites or abuses me, because it is not known that I am pres- ent. It is a literal fact that about six weeks ago Garrow asked me if I had yet fixed upon my circuit ! At Maidstone I have not even been able to pick up a point of law for my second num- ber. My disbursements, about seven guineas. Among other pieces of good fortune I was obliged to take half a chaise both going and coming. I travelled with Mr. Roberts, one of the most respectable men on the circuit. I could easily have gone in a post-chaise with two scamps, but I would rather have hired a chariot and six for myself. I don't know whether I ever attempted to convey to you any notion of our proceedings. We never go beyond a day's journey L'fi l'' •' \ 'I W .V.\ i '\'| 230 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1808. from London. The Aval day of the lu^izoH at any place wo tiuivcl down ; souio urriving iHiforu diiiiu-r, and the othora in tho evening. A few ride on horscbiick «>r drive gigH, bnt tlie fur greater number go in iMMt-ehuinen. We inii.Ht all live in lodgingH, it being forbidden to sleep ut the UiU)*, on acTxtunt of the. attor- neys Ixiing there; but at one inn in eaeh town we all num. The firHt night there i.s a general supjier, to which every Imrrister ut the assizcH must contribute. We dine together next day, but none pay except those that are present ; at least absentees who give notice previously that they shall not attend by the existing regulation are excused, although it was formerly otherwise. The leader of the circuit (Mr. Serjeant Shepherd) sits at the head of the table, and Mr. Junior at the" bottom of it. This is the youngest barrister present, who has to fill a very arduous and disagreeable office He ordera the dinner, settles the bill, and next day (or when he can) duns every individual for his reckoning. But his princi{)al duty is to take care of the wine. We have a stock ut each place, and the junior is bound to see a proper quantity brought from the cellar, and to guard it from the depredation of the waiters. We sit down to table about five, and rise ut seven. The men of business then retire to their briefs and their consultations, and cards are called for by the men of pkusure. A poor stupid wretch like myself is obliged to sit in the rot)ni doing nothing, or to walk into the fields, there to gaze ut the stars and ponder his melancholy fate. I find it impossible to go home to my lodgings to read. My thoughts are dissipated by the bustle of the day, and I grow more and more melancholy as I have leisure for reflection. The next day we dine with the judges (at least at three places on the circuit). This is a very formidable, uncomfortable, dis- agreeable meeting. The two judges sit at the head of the table, cheek by jowl. The barristers range themselves according to seniority. The reverend sages of the law unbend a good deal on these occasions, and come out with their old stories, so that the circle round them is generally pretty cheerful, but duluess pervatlcs all the rest of the table. The dinner is always good 1808.] OOG8 TO HORSHAM. 231 and the wine execrable. At last * Proeijciity to the Home Ctr- «ult' ("omoH to our relief. This toast is the HJgnnl for |>urture. In the course of the following day we generally get bjwk t<» town. None stay after that unless they are dctaineHt with u bolter chaiu-u of r(>fri>Htiing nI(h>|> tliiin if my thoughts liad bcvu (wnfineil to my own boeom. Forgivu und love mu. TomiiUt. HatunUy, April W, 1808. My DRAR Okorgr: — . . . I HniHhcd my circuit on Monday week ; earnings— one guineti a^ a kite. Thin I Injlieve I have explained to you is when a junior couuHel Ium not been retained for the plaintiiV, and a fee in given to the junior in court. The weather was »o cold as to render travelling very disagreeable. However, I drank some gooil wine and heard Home gtMxl Htorics at the circuit table. On my return to town I dieuking in the Mouse of IVers, and addrestsng a most numerous und splendid assemblage of their lordships. I shall send you the newspu|>ers in which my name is mentioned. Lest you should think the matter of more importance than it really is, I had better say that I was retained to oj)j)ose a bill to ]>rohibit the exportation of Jesuits' bark by a great London merchant, who petitioned against it, having a stock on hand to supply the consumption of Great Britain for ten years. I was hcui'd on Thui-sduy at four oVl(H'k. After ojK'uing my case I examincil a number of witnessc's. I then craved of their lord- ships that I might have till to-morrow to prepare for summing up. The Lord Chancellor after consulting with Lord Hawkes- bury said, 'The lords will now hear you sum up, sir!' I was Ix^inning when Lord Grenville interposed and urged the pro- priety of accey the Yoomaii Unhur oi' the Hhick Rod, ntid oltliged to HUiii up tlie l>i>Ht way T coiiM. UjMHi the whole I waH verj' tar iii(UH>et to do much U'tter, or that I have any real ground for mortification. I lalK)rcrd C'hancellor agaiuHt a measure which he wiu himtH>1f tdnxit to defend ; I wiw in the constant terror of iH-ing calknl to order for di>«'UMMing the hill on groundH t(X) general ; I had not the nlighteHt notion of l)cing required that day to «um uj). I don't U'lieve that I ponitively disgracetl myself. My emjiloyers expressed themselves satisfied, and my friends say that I did very well. There is one great step I made — that no human tribunal noelo, inon>iiMO(l. IIo really h(h>iiu>«I to nw to viiyty i>vi>rv hour of IiIh Htiiy \wn\ From Ium Joiiriml, which hi> myn U very niintit<>, yoti will m^ that lu; w»m l>y no iiuiiiih idle, nnd that he lutHHiiplir^lKMl all the ohjcctM of IiIm ox|M>4lition. Ho desired rnc to tell you that he d(>M|HitchiHl two imeketM for you from LoimIdh; the fintt giving an act^ount of hii4 voyage up nnd hiii arrival in town, the MMtuid relating IiIm adventuix>H for alKnit three woekrt of IiIh ulxxle hcn>, and that he will complete the whole m)on atkr hiH return to Cupur. He had great reaxon to Im> natiHtied with the riH-eption he met with from all hiH oM friends. It fortunately hapiM>neon.Hidei*H me likely to get on. I HuppoM> he liaN told you of my trip to Chelmsford to attend a court-martial, and niy return with XOO in my pmket. In a future letter I must take u dctaiUnl retntsjHH't of the last two monthu. At present I merely write you a line or two with a hoiK! of still catching the fleet. . . . We are all in high splritr^ al)out Spain, hut I suppo8C arc again on the eve of disappointment. Templo, July 1, 1808. My deak Fathku : — I intended to have written yesterday that my letter might reach you on Sunday evening, hut I hud not even five minutes that I could devote to this pur|K)se, and now I have scarcely more. I have had no cxtraortlinary press of business, hut I am obliged to attend in court as much as if I were making Bvc thousand pounds a year. I have been Ix'fore another wurt-martial, at Chelsea College, 08 counsel for Lieutenant-Colonel Maclean, of the P^ngiiieers, prosecuted for peculation by General Sir Thomas Trigge. Mr. Adolphus wa« tivnt retained as his counsel, and attended during the prosecution. He was then suddenly taken ill, Avhen they made a pressing application to me, and I attendetl <1o Ju(lKiii«iit of till' court wuM uguiiut mo, but I kiivw from tliu iN'^iiiiiinK that I hiul nut u leg to Mtand u|M)n. HII<'nl)orouKh and tlit> otluT ju(l)^>M wcru civil. I think I am now prvtty well broku in, and that I hIuiII soon get rid of the malady under which 1 have Hutrered ho nMich hitherto^ — vix., pulpitation of the heart ! T«mplo, AiigUHt I, IH08. Mv DKAK Fatiiku: — The HittiugH (thank God!) arc over, and I have again a little loiHuru to write to my iriendH. The florne circuit lM>gin8 to day at Hertford. I do not go there, uh there is no buHincsM to bo Hcen, although, wero my object in going the (AMI'lir.l.l,. [IHOH. ■uf(>, I woiilil w'ikI it «>ir iiniiic tiM>x|i«iiH> it to Ml Uttm II Joiinicy, iiikI hIiuII tli«>n>roii> kicp it, I think, till (}(>or^t• (iinuft honii'. Wilkic in to ^rf it rninutl for mv. |(i> uliMolutvly ii'luMii taking; imytliin^ for |Nuntin^ it. I am Mtrry for tliiM, hut I iin'MMtl it ti|Htn him an (iir km I ntiild with |iriH pricty. I wii^ ^lacl to juiu' from him thiit the Duki'of (iloiiii-M- ti>r hiul U'liavtil very liU'rully to him. The Htipiilatc*! Miitn \w will* to rtHH'iv«! for 'Tht'Canl IMay«'i*H* wiim tifty ^^iiinniM. His Uoyul Hi}{hn(>MM ffuvv him a hiintlnil and (ifty. I am rather in |M(in nbimt'Tlit' Hirk (iirl and the IMiyHii'ian.' Sjn' in a fat, hlowHy-lcMtkin^ w«>n<>h, and h<>, I fear, Iiiim not much rharnctcr of any Hort. Hut [ ho|M> that h«> will y«>t improve the pieei- e«>n- Hidorahly, or tiiat my opinion «>f it in ller f(»r £!)(). It eontaiiiH mutter for a very liiiiiiixoiiir tM'tavo. We mi^ht i^ill it 'The Strau^fcr in the Doual*, or n •)ouru<>y to explore the Soiirees of the .lumna and llie(iatip> iu in 1S07.' IiiMtend of thin, however, I have wnt it to Cupar, where it will Im; read with ^reat ea^ji-rnesH and delight. I really <|uitc envy you the opportunities you have to see what is won- derful, and to enlarge your mind hy eomparin^; together ilillercat climates, reli^iouH, Hta^cH of s In> LIckmiI. lie liwi lift II iiDMt (iivorulilf iiiiiirtftftioii uiiioii)(Mt my ft'uuiU hem, who «»t)('ti talk of liiiii to iiir with ni|>tiir«t. I iitn Miully vcxiHJ that you hiivi< N4>iit ho very lur^;!* a Hiini of iiiuiit'y. It' tiiy Incli coiitiiiui'M I hIiiiII Mimi>ly want any (Hirtof it lor my own umc. Sinci' tli<> iM'^innin^ of lh<< prcM-nt y«l in l<>< not lik«>ly to ni'iir, hut till- other half iit from giNitl ntciuly, i-i>)(ii)ai' huMini'^M, which I tuny fairly upon i\h likely to inci-iitMc. Then from my lir«t XiiiiiInt I drew X*!!), ami from the Hei-oml anil tliinl, whieh 1 rtliall publiHli in thoen.siiiii)^ Hea<«on, I may ex|)e<-t X'l '>0 or i;2(K). Then, reineml)er, remit me no more in future tli!iii what I am Id Heiiii huine or to lay out w your tiKeiit ueeonlin^ to H|N>(;iH» ilireetiourt given me. Von hav(! kept my head alN>ve water for a ^reat numlM>r of years, luit now I Mliall go on Hivlinmiixjly. I U'lieve you have felt the siiiri'reMt pleasure in a^.si^ting me, hut I iH-iieve you will fe«>l not Wi* in knowing that 1 prohahly Hhall not for the future want anv ii.iHiMtanee, It eertainlv miiht vivid you eoiiMiilerahle MitiHfaetion to think that you have enahled in« to follow that plan of life whieh I had m entliUhia.stieally pro- jected, and that hy your iiieanH I havt; now a fair ehaiUHt of attaining a reH|H-etal)le ntation in MiM'iety. I talk not of myohli- jfutioiiM to you on this si'ore, which I scariH'ly fi-el after I think of the unexampled kindiKW of heart you have ever shown mu, the lively interest you have taki.'ii in my fortunes, the indulgence you have extended to my weaknesses, and your anxious exertions to support my ('ouragc, and to give my mind a tone suitable to the arduous (UU'eer I had entered upon. ... At Maidstone I had niv first brief on tin; Home circuit — fee, four guineas. In future I think I shall go the (;ireuit on horseback, the most sidubrious and most independent miMle of travelling. The worst of it is that it is dilUeull to get your luggage along, and your wig and gown sometimes arriv<' in the assize town when the assizes are over. I must now sit down to work hard with my Reports. As yet I have not been able to L^ I/I ' If "M 238 LIFE OF LOUD ('AMIM«KLI<. [1808. get in my hand. One's ideas aro drwidfully disnipated by the noise and bustle of the circuit. . . . Wo arc in hourly exjiectation of hearing of the surren- der of Junot to Sir A. WellcHloy. I trust you will have heard of this and much good news Ix'sidcs l)efore the present epistle can be expcctc(|ually with- out the eoii(i|)uhii* parly now are the Reforinei'rt — Hur(h>tt, C'oblMftt, Ae. . . . Since the eir(!uit waw over my profeHsioiial life has Ikvii iiii- ('hequereil by anything remarkable — unless |H>rha|)s my havinj;- a Oiisv) containing seventeen <|uerieM uj)on the construction of ti will, with an cij^ht-guinea t'w, may i)e considered wortliy of that epithet. About a fortnight ago I published the third nuinl)er of my Reimrts, which concludes the tirst volinne. The sale and reputation of the work continue, but I am rather disappointwl at finding it of so very little use to me in my business. The poor Nisi Prius reporter tuudatnr d adjct! . . . You think me mther fantiistical aliout twovnt, but to nie it really is a most grave and serious consideration. I would sur- render a (.ionsiderable |)ortion of my I(>gal aciiuirements to have a pure English at!cent. Tljerc are far higher kinj5 at me very earnestly during dinner; but an to the good it will ever do me, I am ready to barter it for a hult-guiueu motion. At the Mime time, m from his not answering my note I wiw afraid he diHap])rovcd of the publieation, I a.n pleased to have thin uppreh(!nsion removed. Toinplo, AuguPt 16, 1809. My deak George : — ... 1 have executed your commission about Lindsay's shawl.* I thought it Ixitter to tell her the truth and to take her to the famous shop for India Hhawls, and let her choose one for herself. I did so aciiordingly. We <;ould not get ii handsome one under thirty-three guineas, and I lK>ught one for her ut that price. She was much pleased with it, but I really believe would have been better satJHfijHl with .something of much less value sent home to her directly by youi-self. However, she could not help exclaiming, *Who would have thought that I should live to have such a shawl aa this!' . . . On the circuit which is just over I had little luck, but was not entirely briefless.f The only advantage I derive from answering cases for Marryat is that he sometimes gives me briefs to hold for him at sittings which break me in a little to the impudence of Nisi Prius, and (what is of some const^quence with the attorneys) hold out the appearance of business. I am a grejit brief-holder. Being always present in the Court of King's Bench, if men are tailed away they put their briefs into my hand, conceiving that they may rely ujjon my attendance, and that I am not likely to rob them, of tlicir clients. From the bunch of papers I have sometimes got before me, a stranger might suppose I was making jGlOOO a year. But do not imagine that I am cjiUed upon for a display *Hia sister Lindsay was about to be married to David Johnston, Esq., of Overton. — Ed. t His sixth circuit. — Ed. -ii-fn V |'T-:|-ti i "i 244 I.IPE OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1809. of eloquciioe. The province of tlie jiuiior barrister seldom ex- ceeds technically stating the question and examining a witness. Murryat says he knows I had a brief of my own at the lost sittings from an attorney being pleased with the manner in which I had exainineil a wituons in his presence. Certainly there (;t at this Hcason. I have dmwn several declara- tions for the enduing term, and anHwcrud two or three cases. The only thing in which I have l)ccn engaged worth mentioning particularly was executing a commiHsiun of lunacy. Commis- gioners were appointed and a jury asHemhled to try whether one W. Plowman was a lunatic or not. i attended as counsel in support of the affirmative, \vhi(rh I eatul)li«he<.l very satisfactorily. My best witness was Master Plowman himself, who insisted that he was Duke of Monmouth. It l)eing sug;.;csted that the Duke of ISIonmouth was beheadwl, he said the jierson who suffered death was only a representative of the real Duke, whom we beheld before us. I got a verdict of non comp., and afterwards un excellent dinner with the (H)mmissioncrs and jury at the poor lunatic's cximjosc. Fee, three guineas. The town l)cgins to fill, and I mean to indulge in some gaiety lii'fore the term shuts me up. To-day I dine with Sugden, the -1 cat conveyancer,* to-morrow with tho Beeswing Club, on Sun- day with Tod, and on Monday I eat turtle in Russell Square with Marryat ! Temple, January 8, 1810. My Dkau Father: — ... Do not let your cheerfulness at this season Ix^ at all damped by an^ apprehensions that I am in a contrary fnmie of mind. I assure you I have found this the merriest Christmas I have passed since; I loft Scotland. 1 have had a great immbor of invitations to dinners, r I wum ufrtyd it might l)e nii attorney with a com'. My prcM^nt notion of |ic>r- fect htippineHH in shutting myiM>lf up in a library fuininhed with all the roinanccH and novels in all ilu lai ^uagoH, and liidding un eternal adieu to briefs and WeHtntinHter Mall. But a sailor will tire of veget4il)le diet after the htngent voyage, and in 'eight dayH of St. Hilary' I nhall have no objtH^tion I dare my to receive a few half-guineiu4 to op|M>H(; or justify bail. You are diKsatiHHe* answerable for the consequences of their driving, however cautiously, a bullock through the streets of the metropolis which evidently endangered the lives of his Majesty's subjects. Ellenborough said, * You have not so laid it in your declaration,' and inhumanly non- suited us. I. was luckier in a case in the Common Pleas. In this I had myself drawn the declaration and replication, and written an opinion upon the evidence necessary to support the action. You see what responsibility I had incurred. Two days before the trial I discovered that I had overlooked a paper which in strict- ness we were bound to produce, and which was then in a distant 1810. 8TKADY ATTENDANCE AT COURT. 247 ri'ceive a ^Htrt of Riij^luiul. Wu thought of wWubawiny the record or poHtiHiiiin^ the trial ; but u|H)n connulcration we found that the cxi)ciiHti of this wouM Ih.> nearly an great an of lofting the cause. Wo thcix'forij rt'Holvcd to take our c'huu(!i>. The oniitMion wan not ol)Herv(>(l, and we ol)talneHt wan on the other Hide; and after a very warm panegyric u|M)n the reporter, cited a exuje againHt uh out of 'Canipbell,H RcportM.' Sir tTaincM MauHfield Miid th(! ease wan ^(mmI law, hut not in point. Now rcinenilRT that thcM! childiMh details are not to lie imputed to me. I am sure they muHt apiM)ur (ihildish to every human l)cing. I am afraid you may l)e disappointed that I am never taken int^) any popular ciuis(«, and that my name never appeara in the newti- pupern. I am sorry that I rhai)S you should be sjitisfiiKl iw well as myself. From my steady attendance at court an cami'hki.i,. Ltsio. CHAPTKIt IX. Maroh, INIO— DroKMRrK, IHIl. ChaugcD to Oxfopl Circuit— S«ri«'unt Williamii — Daunooy — .lurvin— Abbott- Puller— Oldnall KuHHoll— Clitror.l— CharloH l'billi|ii«— Sir Krancm Uunlott —Hir Samuel IlDinilly — IIim KnouilH Tuin'rcii ami Coltiiiari— UloucuMtor- ihiro S«iiiion«— HrnnKD BiithurHi — linllnw ivixl Tinmton— Trial of ('olj bolt— Summnr Cinuit— Tiiknn ("lii*ml)nr« in riip"r HuiMirixfi— i'liyn a Vinit to hid Kalhur — Huhcokm at tlio (tloiicurttiirNlunt ytmHioim — Kiourtiion to Cambridgu with Coltirian— UrouKbaiiiN DoI'oiko of tli't HuiitM— Car- ttaim' CauHo— IncroaiiinK HuNirit'iiH in Kin^'n Berxh and on th« Circuit. Woicu«t«r, March 11, 1810. My DKAii Fatiiku: — Have yoii ovor hnii«. Now do not Ik; angry, do not he disturlM'd. I have taken a hold Hte|) — not a rawh one. The rewuit to Ix; sure, is donhtful ; hut if a('<|iiainted with all the fuetH on whieh my judgment wan fornieil, 1 think you yourself would have (iounHolitHl what I have done. You will ejinily perc»'iv(^ that it wa.s impos- sible to ask your advice, and now I must recjuest you to place u gcnerou.s conKdenct; in me, and to approve of die line of conduct I liave pursued, from the persuu.uiit WilliuiiM U m ill that it in douhtful wliothta' ho will ever Im> iiI)Il> to lt>uvu liOiidoii a^uiii ; 8t>rji>aiit Matilcy Iiiin Imtii a|i|M)iiiti'im>; Lord, now Owen, liiis Imtii Ivt't an f>*tat(> of X2U,()U() a year; Hall, wNo i-iH'civttl X7(),()(H) ditwii widi liiH wii«!, vxjM'ctM every hour to come into the iMWHexsion of* (ive tiiueM iw nmeh l>y the death of Imh I'ather-in-law ; had u verdiet against him in a en'm. con. eaune tor XH()y reeeivinji; half'-jruineaM, i.s ulNtiit to retire to hiM |>atvrnal extate of jCdOOO a year in Wor pliufM, atui iwt they iiiicrt'cr*' with tin* ln> tloii MittiiiK<4 I hIiuII iH'Vcr viitit llifiii, On WctliitiMliiy \\v f^tt in (}|oii«i>Hii>r, iVoiii th(>iin> til Moiiiiioiitli, llfrfliinl, ShrrwHlmry, HUiHonl. Oil my ii'tiirn to li«iiuloii you hIiiiII liavo a tuitiil'ul ilv.UiW of my tmvclM uimI tulvciitiin-H. At |ii'fN4>iit my idvoN arc ill u coiiiiiU'tc wliit'l, and I iiiiiMt t\y to thii Hop l*olu iuu, where 1 am to miH't my new m«'rMiiial«'H. . . . I'.S. Tutmltijf, Mni'vh /./. — In high HpiritM. Tht? iiumI*- of doing liii>4iiu>MHH lifiv iM In>Io\v what my iiioMt Hanguin«> iiniigiiiu- tioii had ('oiKvivitl. i'«>i'f<>«*tly wolt r hat*. Tht^ Oxford cirt'uitfvrM aru uccuiiiiiliMhvd guiitluiuvii, hut no hiwyunn. Ilnrnroxl, Mivnli 21. |S|() My I>F.au Fatiiku: — lVrha|>M you may f»'i'l hoiim' aiixi«ty to know how I pHM'tHHl on the Oxford oiiruit. You may coiitt'ivo that I miiHt now Ih' altic to form u prtitty a(*curat«' jiid^riia'tit upon tilt' hU'P I liuv< talvcii, and, to Ir> rrlicvcd from siim|n iir<4>, you may wi.sli to Ih< informt'd wlit^tlutr 1 am utterly uii(hHi<>. 1 huve niudu one niiif/fv ijuiiu'd hUhv. I li'fL Lonthin, and very |m)8- tiihly may not mali(> anotlicr Ix'fori.' I return I Hut I continue in giHHl s|)iritH, am ph'iLHcd witli my proH|HM;tr4, and hy no niniim ri'pt'iit till' line of <'oiMliict 1 havf pui-sucd. Thin ciiruit, com- pared with the Homo, and I hclii'vo w ith every other, is wonder- fully open. If I do not HUix'eed here I Hhotild have had no fhaiiee eirtewhere. I never felt more Melf-eomplaeeney than at this moment, and I t say so from falne pride or u desire to eoneeal mortified presumption, hut seriously, nineerely, and from !nA)ev eonvietion. Miieli will still (h'pend u|ion luck or aiteideiit, but I believe that I have a very fair chance of ultimate sutfcss in the new career on which I liave enteretl ; and I declare to you upon my honor that if I could now draw buck and return to the Home circuit without any loss of cretlit or infraction of etiquette, I should eagerly adhere to the Oxford. Having quieted your fears upon this subject, [ will state to you in a few words the course of my travels. On the ev('iiiii>j of Fridav the flth I left London bv tlu' mail for Won-ester, 1810.] TiiK oxn>iii> i.'iHcriT. 301 hitvili)< |M-«'VM»iiHly will oil III) I'll rk li) liitf tiiiivy i-«nu'Ii. At ilii<< |iliu'i> wi' i-i-iimiiii'(| till till* Wnliii-wliiy. The rifit oi' tint i'liit ruiiiiil to StalVnnl in (o Ih) |M>rtorim>(l in ii |MMl-i'iiiiiM>. Thin |I|in|i> of tmvt'llill^ llltK IlltW iNttlllll! thd IIM)f*t IIMIIIIUMI, uikI im not iiiiifli iimn' i'!i(|M'iiHivi< tliiiii Kiiitiu; on horM'tNti-k or in a n'nf, Mr. ('oo|M>r iinil I M't nir tVoni Worii-Htrr al'tfr hrnikliiMt, iukI \Hum- tuii lliroii){li 'ri'wki'Hliury whmi niirliiil (iloiin>.«trr. Ili'i-i> I mot an "III aii|iiiiiiitanri>, from wlioin I rHi>ivii| gmit kintlin'MM — Dr. ilaniii,Mon ol' I'rofi'MMor liiiroii ol' Si. Aiulrrw'n. Ili> i^ mi'|||i'«| nl (•Iniifi>i4li>r iiM a |>hyHi«'ian, irt iinivi'iiHiilly r<'H|M>('ti>(l,an iiitrtMhiftil ni«- to a Mr. I''fiiilall, at wli«w4> lioii.sr I ilincd with tlii> InulfrM of thi! rirciiit, anil li«! M^'tiM n to eoniplain of Ink! Iiiek in not having hail hriffK of more eon>4un<'u. I hail a proiniM> or proH|H;<'t of lami- iieH.-t at almoHt every pliu;*! on the eireiiit, lait the eaiiM»4 have iiecn Mettled or (lelayitl, and Homuof the proiuiMeH have Imimi forgotten. However, I know l>y t>x|ic'riuiKX) how little relianee in to l>e placed u|Hm the expe(;tiitioiiH of thatwirt which are lu^ld out to one, and I feel little disappointment. Tf I have husineHH my neeond or third circuit I hIiiiII Im> hm well pleatw'd that I had none the lirsl. On Monday mornin^i; we Mtarteil for Monniouth. A view of the si'enery on the hankn of the Wye is worth a thouMiuul liriefM. It literally exceeilrt every thinjf of which I could have previou.sly foniied any conception. At Monmouth I met with u piece of attentioii liy which I wax, if poi^iMe, still mori' gratified. At Worcester and (•loiicester I iliiUHl with the jud^;e.s alon^ with the rest of the War, as u matter of couive. .\t Monnututh they hwl n j)ni'iUr /ttiiii/ to diiuier, to which only seven were invitisd, viz., Jcrvis, Dauncey, Wijjlcy, Abbott (whom I have mentioned to yoii iM'fore), Moysey (son of the Welsh Jud^e), Primrose (son of Lord lloHelwrry), and CamplK>ll (son of the Rev. Dr. Campbell of (Jupar). Both Lawrence uud W^ood treated me with great diiitiuction. 4'] 'i\ 262 J.IPE OF lAJUD CAMPBELL. [1810. I arrivttl at this city yesterday to dinner. Here u great nura- Insr of causes are to be tried from Wales, and we sliall bo detained till Saturday night. We then move to Shrewsbury, where my only chance arises from an attorney at Ludlow, for whom I have continued to answer a great numlxn* of very difficult cases. If lie has a cause at the assizes, I dare siiy he will think of me. We get into Staffortl on Wetlnesday the 28th. A curious cause stands for trial there, in which I drew the declaration and in which I am promised a brief. The action is brought on a bet whether Bob Booty should win the King's plate at the last Lichfield races, and the plaintitt''8 expenses are defrayed by the Jockey Club. But I never allow myself to count upon a brief till it is actually delivered. I shall return from Stafford by the mail, and I hope to reach Inner Temple Lane by Sunday, April 1. Let me find a letter lying there for me from my dear father. I am now among stmngei's, from whom I experience great j)olitene8s, but from whom I ain expect little friendship. Let me l)e greeted on my return by the breathings of genuine affection. I fear I cjin sctu'(!ely hope from a letter from George, but the regular fleet must soon be in, and then I trust we shall be refreshed by full accounts of his health and prosperity. My love to all around the fireside. I still indulge in the hope of shaking you all by the hand in the course of the present year. My change of cir- cuit will not at all interfere with this excursion. God bless my dear father and sisters. Ever most affectionately youra, J. Campbell. Temple, November 16, 1810. My dear Father : — 1 a -^turnal to town on Saturday, and found upon my table your letter of March 26, which wjis next thing to being embraced by you and my sisters, and dissipated much of the gloom Ihat would otherwise have overhung my solitary chambers. . . . You demand the conclusion of my circuit adventures, but I 1810.] THE OXFORD CIRCUIT. 2r).'J have nothing of much importance to relate to you. The whole went off very ugrc do not expect to make so much tlirough the year as in January and February ; but there was no fee that I received during these months connected with the ciniuit ; and when term comes round I shall soon supply the drain occasioned by my late excursion. Unfortunately (with another view) Easter term is this year as late as it can ever by any pos.^il»i]ity be, as it does not begin till the 9tli of May. Trinity is thrown back in prop(»rtion, and the circuits will not be over till the beginning of September. I must thus give you a call, rather than pay you a visit. A fort- 1810.] f,KAI)i;RS OF THE OXPOUD CIIICUIT. 256 night will be tlu' utmost Hin't of tlie time T <'an s[m.'h<1 in Cupar. I shall travel down in three days and return in four, and thus iHjnipleto my un ■Mr''! In going circuit and sessions I had to travel through the most lu-autiful ])art of England — Shropshire, Herefordshire, Mon- mouthshire, and Gloucestershire — which combine richness of cultivation and picturesque scenery beyond any region I have ever visited. So it seems to have struck Gray, the poet, who had travelled over the finest part of Europe; and in one of his letters to Warton talks of ' the succession of nameless beauties to he seen on the banks of the Wye,' and sjiys of Monmouth, ' it lies in a vale that is tlie delight of my eyes and the very seat of pleasure.' Every sunuiier circuit we had a grand water party, sailing down the Wye from Ross to Monmouth. We lived togetlier very amicably, notwithstanding a few jealousies and rumors of huggery.* At Monmouth a grand court was always lield for the mock trial of oftbnces committed by the bar. 1 had the honor t(t rill the office of crier, and I opened the court with great solemnity, holding a fire-sliovel in my hand as an emblem of authority. Sometimes cases were seriously brought before the bar as to the right of barristers to join the circuit or attond particular sessions, or the indirect practices resorted to for getting into business. These brought (»n very painful discussions, but "ill "'I 4 ...(Hi ill I *I. e. hugging attorneys, i. e. being too civil to them.i. e. improperly trying to get business. hf Jti iiil *256 f.iFK OF [,nitn cAMPnKi.r,. [1810 woi<< iioccsHiirv for the dignity of our onlcr, iiiul coiisiMnictitlv for tlic siUisfiiclory ii;licst rank iipun tlic cirniit was NVilliains, n Kiiij^'s Scrjraiit, the idilnr of ' SiniiHlcrs.' Allhougli u vcrv 1(>ariu>(l tnan, he was a poor ai never cuiploycd cxeept in (Ir'nixjfihhr.' cai-cs deiu'nding on (lie law of real prop- <*rty. In one of these a (piestion arose respecting IJie operation of a rcronri/, and the serjeant laid down a position wliicli Mr. Justice Lawrence, a most learned ,ii(lj;e, donhted ; lait iiistciidol' rcasonintf or <'i(in}.j cases to support it, the learned serjeant only HJiid, ' I assure you, my lord it is so — upon my honor it, is so;' uml Lawrence yielded to the authority. The * cock of the walk' was Dainicey. lie had no law, Itnt infinite drollery and a considerable share of natural shrewd- ness. .Mr. .Iu.-.tice Lawreiici uself a f-reat lawyer, eaiiic tln' 4'ireuil continually for many years to;;ether ; and it was said tliiit Dainiccy induced him always to ridi^ in his favor by makinj>- him laujih. With Mr. Justice Le HIanc, who occasionally came, Daunccy did nut succeed so well. He com[>lained that (his jiidi^c, always suspcctinjj,' an attempt to take him in, out of I'cvennd nodded diirin;i' the ;ir<.ninient as if convinced, and then decided smack a told were, and probably slill are Uy tradition, a source of amusement to the Oxford circuit. As n s|)ecimeu, lie said 'lie kept uj) a fl'ick of above 1000 tiu'k- eys at his , 'ace in Kent, which ho fatteiiod on gras.>jhoppers ; ' and that 'one morning he there .saw twenty jays sitting on a tree, and was going to fire at them, when oik; of them sai wiis tliiui of no mark or likolibood,or sup- pojied to be capable of being more (ban a puisne judge, an appointment to wliicli h(^ had a kind of prescriptive (ilaim, from having been long 'Chief Devil to tlu; Attorney-General,' or 'Counsel to the Treasury,' and having drawn the indicttnents for high treason against Hardy, Tooke, and Thelwall. He was the very worst hand at addressing a jury I ever knew to attempt it. lie v,as iully aware of this defcjct, and only bazard(!(l the effort with tli(! gn^atest reluctance in the absence of his lcad;'r, or wlun, all th(! silk gowns being retaiiuHl on the same .side, they were forced to give him a leading brief on the other. I remem- ber one siuih occasion, on the trial of a great fjno warranto HtaiitM Im-IIcvc, ' iM'^innin^ liiH lK'li( r wlino they dill'cr from the (liiircli of Uomc' IIo \va« almoHt cniistantiy i;i a stato of iiiloxic-itioii. lie once had to dc- fciul ten j)cr.soiis who wen* to Ih' tried scparnrcly lor forj^iii}^ Hank of Kn«!;hnid notes — an oIUmi(!0 then always punished with d«'ath; and r heard liini move that nin(> of them should enter into a '(•onwtlidation rule,' whcrehy their I'ate should Ix; determined hy the verdiet on the prisoner who should he tried the first. L? lilane, the judge, said drily, *Mr. Cliirord, I am of opinion that the consolidation rulreeedcd him, and when ho wtw first to make a splash at Worcester, tlie whole county were eager to hear him. n<> was a ycvy admirable spciikei' — clear, earnest, seemingly sin(;er<>, conciliating, and per- suasive. Nothing could have prcvent(;urto'H inun'ia};u with the Aivh much to be envied or admired. In this country the army is tho very worst of all professions, and I never can regret thsit neither of us entered it. Whether we consider the lot of mankind in general, or the fate of those born in the same; rank of lite with oiu'selves, wo have no reason to be dissatistitnl with the situation in which we find ourselves. In tho latter point of view we have most reason to bo grateful. For some ycmrs of our life our father had not more than £80 a year; and if you take the whole of tho United Kingdom, you will find that the sons of a man of such un income are generally without edu»;ation, and little removed above the condition of day-laborer.-. W'e have had tho very best means of improvement; we are both in u creditable line of life; we have a fair prospect of reaching independenct! through industrN , and of placing our children, if we shoui CAMPBELL. [1810. HtreiiKth by the fooliHli condu(;t of Sir Fmiicix Biirdctt.* Not only Ih |)ul)li(! uttentitMi dmwii awuy iVoiii their |>iiMt bluiiderH, but a iuiiiilM!r of wouk, ptopl*', who arc of thf o|i|)(Hitioii jmrty, my 'ut Huv\\ u cr/m ihcy iiiu.st .stand by the (iovcniiiicnt.' I >vjw with the mob in St. JaincMH S<|uaro, IMccadilly ami Tower II ill — but t(M)k care to make oil' In-lore the ti/^htinj^ eommeia-cd. liurdett is blamed by all rational men. Ife has not advanced any one (»f his «»wn objects, lie is «'.\|)eeted to eome out willi Homething very vioK-nt in a »lay or tw(>. There are parties of l)ors(> and flying artillery still paradin<; the streets at ni^^ht, |)iit the town is perfectly trancpiii. If the House of Commons hud cxpeller, thesoldiei's \Mi\\r ull withdrawn, the nuttropolis would have Ixca laid in ashes. I am sorry to sec anythin*^ happen to do ;>o(mI to IVrooval, but 1 have very little regard for his opponents. (Jrcy and (jjrcnville have more enlarged and liberal views on all suh- jectri of policy, both foreign and in cniii- pany J am t»bliged to be silent, or to draw on a general assault. 1 hate neutrality, and though I have not a l»irty, 1 liav(' an opinion upon men and jneasures which I like tt» ex])ress. For- tunately there is no «Mliuni on one side of the question or the *Sir Francis Burdett having (Miircli 12, ISIO,) moved a ri'soliili"ti in tho House of Commons for the diwcliari^o of John Gale J ones iVoin ousLody, nllur- wardfl iiublishud a letter in Cobbcll'H I'dlUioii Jiej/ister denying the power of tho llouno of (.'omnions to imprison the people of England. On April I'tli lie was arrested under a warrant from the Speaker of tho House of ("onimons, and nommiltcd to the Tower for a lireach of privilege. He, iis well an Gale Jones, was released on the prorogation of I'arliament, Juno 2l8l. — Ed. w 1810.] 1118 rniKNIW TANrtini) AM> roi.TMAN. 261 other. I trust you rli(ri.4i in the cliniatcH of Hluvery u jUHt rogtinl for t\\v niust; of IViihIoiu iiimI tlu> riglitM of nmukind. . . . Ohi'! join ml'tH «'w/,' cry you; l»ut I «irn il<>tcrniincd to puniHh you for Hiiyiuj^ I write sfiort h'ttcnt, T«mpl«. April 17, I«10. My DKAu lilUKTiiKii : — I write you a lew lineM more l)y thcue Hhl|H, that you may hc(< I am not in(>a|)al)li' of amendment. . . . 1 have for nome time lo.st my fjreat profeHHlonal friend, and the man whom of all I have met in life, after yourHelf, I have liknl the Ixwt — TanerwI.* AlMnit a year ami a half ago he t(M)k it into his head that he knew nothing of law, and that he would Efo and live two years with his mother, Iwuly Tanereii»:i,i,. [1810. wiml |ili>ii>«iiri> n>ul() iImm liiivc iit1oi'ili-«l iiti'V My Ni«>lv WoiiM ImvtM'i miHtttl of iMHirinli riii-iiit>i-H v'wUvv (liiin iiiyMt'lf, hikI |mt- lia|w II liiini inon' iitMM|i>iit Imi not nion' tiilli\atc«|, I imw livi- on u liNitiny; of iHiln-l ><)Uiility willi mh'M n|' hi^h Mttli, of ihf Im. AntI HUirly not I in;; HO niiii'li (li'tcr/iiinix lli<' viiinc of lil'f iim iIm> mH'ifty wiili nliuiii one livtw. AnutlH-r iinrociihlr cluinu ft'i'iHti«'«»J' my |H'»>H4'n( uvtN'ii- tioHH in tlioir variity, I am ncvfi- )KfU|iit' at II tinir in lli»' wnnt' way. Now wc Iiav«' Irrni, now ,«, how varation, now H4>MionH, now ciiH'nit. Wr niiilr the pli'asin ,.s i>r tho town an it for i^nintHl you have p;ot in your liltraiy llir liot Kn^liHli fla-ssicH. If not, it will lie worth your wliili> to liavr tJM'ni m>nt out. They In-ar r«'aatl tlic liisliioiiiiltjc liiink «>f tli(> (lay if you an- ^ttiii^ into (ornpany. Hut in a uionlli il is forptttcn, and yoiH' rt'Mtlin^ picH for nolhinjr. If y|M>al it from lM>^;innin^ tocnd you could ptin noaitplaiisc, JJut a quotation from I'ojm' or Swift will vvvv lie well ri'ci'ivcti — and lM)tli for ploasurr, iniprovmu'ni, and N/inii\ if is U'dtr- to stiok «'liii'fly to siu-ii wrilrrM. Mut you art' rcudiii;,^ llomtr in llu' original. /V/v/c, piirr! anil I will lake a l('SM>n from you on your return. I can hardy read (i reek, and unless it lie very simple I cannot translate it. To Latin I have applied with ^reut /eal since I came to ICn^land, and though I shall never lie a niiLster of (piantity, I understand the meaning and r(!i>^h the spirit of tluvenai !' conversation in England. Most understand and all (piute him. If you wouUl make a hrilliant Hj^ure in the polite circles when you come over, 'iMctui'ii^ vcrsote manu, tri'Mife diurn^.' Or do you mean to tell us of the Authropoplia«;i, and men whose head^ do grow beiuinth their shoulders? Well I after this pretty little gossip I will bid you good-night and go to bed. I8IM. ui4)Vvrnrv.nHumv. Hnmiosn. 26.') Mv i»i:\ii Katiii:!!: — t • • I I III VII T»Mi|.U, M»y 7, iniO. Im'CII Io (Jlo'Mti'r.* r Htnrtrd liy tlic iiiuil on MoimIii)' rvt-nin^ at v'^hi, iinil itrrivnl (Im'P' ih'xI tliiy HiNin iiHrr Iwclvr. W«> ditl nnl ^o iiilo miirt lill Wi'iliii'Miliiy iiiortiiii^r. 'I'lu'i-f wiu lit(N> l)U;'*iii('>«ri, I iiw't with lu* niiicli Hit «H iiM II iiiiiii iiiiltiMiwii to «'v*'i*y iittoriM'V in lln' nmnty i-oiiM rrtiMiiiiiilily rx|Ni'l, li:iviii)( liiiil ii ^iiiiini l>i'i<>(' III ii |iiiriH|i U|>|H'iil II|Miii tliiH iM'ni^tinii I liiiil only to liiiikc il h|m'C«'|i H){iiiliHt jiiitljivji nir till' lii'Miiii^ mC the ii|»|H!il. Moreover, t\vi«'«' n^ nmii'iiH euro* I l:iiil ilnwii llir law inr till' iiiConiiiilioii of the Iniu'Ii. Oiir lialnniiii \-< Mr. Itra^^^i' MatliiirHt, lionl Siiliiioiilli'.M liiotlirr-iii- liiw, mill i)r;;iiii in llic IIohhc of (!otiiiiioiiH. lie kiiowH jiihl I'lioiij^li ol' law to pcrverl bin uii»lfrHliiii(liiijf. At thru- o'cIih-K on Wi'iliH -ulay tlir l>iiKiiii>sr< was iii'tirly over and I liiul nothiiifi: ore to lio;'"'. I |||i'r III nun I oiai'li. I wii'' i)l>li;;i'i| to tnivei onlhide or to reiiniin anoti ler (lay III ( ilo'-^'er iiDii I wax iiii|ialient to ^et up to the lulioiiriieil sittiti^H at (iiiiMliail. There I wiih in my wi^ an and directe' parson with a wife and children and £160 a year — a ISIO.] TO LEITII BY WATER. 267 dinuur at the luird'H the inoHt splendid event of my life, und a ride to the nuirket town on Presbytery day the utmost limit of my tmvclM? No di8ap{K)intmcnt, disgust or despondency how- ever deep hiw ever made me sigh for the Kirl<. You know I honor it, und reverenee its ministers, but I never c^ould have been useful, re8])erneys as they pjuw by will say : ' Ah ! he is getting on. He ninst know something al)ont it. We will tiy him.' And then attorneys' elerks must bring me inmiiiu'iablc motions to sign that they may enjoy the pro8|KH.'t from the western windows while I write my name. I might have immediate possession, but I shall not enter till Michaelmas. . . . I am going to meet my sisters from Hackney at the Royal Exchange to attend them to some shops. Adieu. [On the 2d of September he sailed for Leith with his sister Magdalen, spent a fortnight with his father at Cupar, and was back in London before Michaelmas day. — Ed.] Temple, Thursday, September 27, 1810. My dear Fatiieu: — . . . Here I am once more in the bustle of London and the solitude of ehaml)cr8. Surely we can be at no great distance from one another. It seems but a niomont since we pai-ted at the New Inn. I got to Petticur us the first boat was about to sail. However I was treated a tolerable while with a sight of .the Fife shore. I was three houra and a half on the passage, and at last got to land by a small wherry with two or three other paascngei-s. Whether the rest have yet reached the port I consider very doubtful. Got up from Ijeith to the ' Ttirf ' coffee-house by the stage. One place vacant in the London mail ; took it to York, and no further. Rememl)er that. Had merely time to get a little refreshment and to buy myself a travelling-cap. Off we set a few minutes beibre four. I was a little fatigued when we got to Berwick, but there I ate a gowl 8U])per, and having slept a considerable part of the way to New- castle, I was in high condition the following day. Travelled outside to Northallerton, fifty miles. I lay along the top of the coach and was quite as much at my ease as if I had been lolling on a sofa. Got inside after dinner and had a pleasant nap. 1810.] EDINBURGH TO LONDON BY THE MAIL. 269 Ui)on my arrival at York at about ten, I considered with inyHcIf whether you would have odvisctl mo to stop or go on, and I con- tilud(Hl you would have Miid, ' Go on by all nieuns ; you arc quite 08 fit to travel as you would Ik; to-niorrow night j you are not sure of then getting a ])lac« ; you niui^t spend your time very knuck. A letter fnmi GtHjrgi! — Feb. 10. . . . Pnpt>r Building*, Ootohor X, |9|0. My dkau Fathkr: — In coinpliaiu'c with your wiHhoo I sit down to give you n phort nccount of my vxcurHion to (ilou- c«8ter. . . . From n>y journey I never felt the nlightost fntiguo or incon- venience. I could emtily hiivo tmv«'llmparcs Ixi disappointed when I tell you that I made 23 guin- eas; but without a conHidend)le share of goocutions, dcfende compelled to give security to keep the peace. I had frequent opportunities of addressing the court, and though I by no means ac to Imvo nil t\w wtwIoiiM ttffonl. TluM y>rr He w not tniK'li, l)Ut a man in tho Itiul nt nca- Bions hiw ulwuyH n great (Unil at tin' iiswI/ch. Tho Oxtonl «>ii'fuit is now a much IwitttT MiMiuiIation tor uw than it apiM'arcd a wock ugo. To tell the truth, I was a gUI> ( .VMI'liKI.I., [1811. luul iiHHHliiit)- with wliifli M\u\y in {MirHiicd in tliiH |ilit(f. Many of the inoii uri; idle, no doultt, Itut tJicri' iH u cIuhm who (or a tiiiio at loaMt {\'h., till they havt; taken their de^riH*) i'ny^ in a manner alnitiMt eiitirely unknown at St. Andrewrt or even at Iviinhtn'j^li, There an* MO many ineentiveM to exertion at (-anihritljiie, hi pri/cn, rehoJarHhips, rellow>hiiM, &i'., that a threat N|)ir!t of ennilatioa i)e<-eHHiu'ily muHt 1m>, and e( eondtination r(H>in, where we Hat Hoaking port till eight or nine. CardH were then intnMluecHl, and tho entertainment eoneludctl with a magnificent 8tipiMT. We reaehe«l town on Satnnlay l>y four o'cI(K>k, and I went to dine at the HritiHh with the Ikeswing Club. Leathley, one of our mendiei-H, is just married. It w the general opinion of tlie eluh that I am to go next. On Sunday 1 had the honor to dine with the new nmrrie n(»t at all lowertnl. However I fear I Hhall be in no Hituation to marry till it i» too late. I shall be natiisfied if I am able to maintain decently my state of baehel«)ri^hip, and of this, if I continue to enjoy health, 1 have no reas(mab!<> cause of doubt. My fees for the year just ended amount to jC53() U. Of hoiuq I have been cheated by blackguard attorneys, and one of considcniblc size I found myself ol)liged to refuse, but I have certainly received above jC500. This for the fourth year of n»y professional life is not to complain of. I shall have plenty of leisure for the next fortnight. The sessions do not begin this year till the 15th. I have one retainer, which comes from persons and from a part of the country I never hoard of before. My vanity you see begins to rise. I liad at one time a good chance to be retainetl'for the Gloucester- shire election, and Sir William Guise has siud that if either of the gentlemen he has retained should be unable to attend he will resort to me. I wish him success from the most disinterested 1811.] INttANITY or TIIK KINO. 273 iiiutivcu. The ooiiHpimcy lictwuon Tioni Bci'kuU U't'oru thJH ilhu'SM broke out. LonI liute wax told ho by hii father, who t(»gether with the (^uihui found the greateitt dlirieulty to keep the mutter a lieeret from the nutiee(h won the bcHt lliat has been made in the King'8 Bench thene sjcven yeuru, und iVum the extraordinary luek of getting u verdict against the AUorney -General and the Chief Juntiee in u cum, of libel, he is a made man. If he eluxMCM to atick to tlic luw, he in now Hure of getting itri highiMt hononi. I'ublie allUird continue in the 8ame anomuloua utute. Tliv I'rince's resolution to make no change wuh pnxlueed by Sir Hurry llulford, who tuMured him that the certain couHequence of turning out Mr, I'erccval would be bringing on u frcMh paroxyHm and rendering the King incumbly mad. I hear and I believe that II. M. has remained during the last mouth very nearly ia titatu (juo. His bodily health is good, und he can talk for a few uiinutes us rutiouully us he used to do, but he goes off uguiu and talks the most iuconceivuble nonsense. I do not imagine that he will ever be in such u state that if he were u private muu he would be entrusted with the manugement of his own ufluirs. I don't much like the upprouching prospect of the circuit. Unfortunutely we are to be kept out u week longer thnn usuul. •This election cost each of the parties above £100,000. t Howell's Slate Trials, vol. zxzi. p. 367. John Hunt and Leigh Hunt, proHBcuted for libel by Sir Vicary Gibbs. The alleged libel was contained in an article in the Examiner newspaper on Military Flogging, See ZAve$ of the Chancellori, vol. viii. p. 274 — Ed. 274 l.irK or l,OlU> (AMI'IIKI.I, [1811. 'rh<> onlcr of Miir ntiiU! in liki'wU* nltcn<«l. I Join ut (jlniirtiiU'i- aikI W(> (liiiMJi at WonMHiUtr. I mIiuII Imvf |>l*>iity of Ujmuru to write t(» you from any oiiu of the ciri'iiit towiiM. Mxrrror'l .Ntitrcli 20, |N|| Mv I>KAU Fatiiku:— . . . I liavc not In>«'ii «>iitin'ly without lurk. TJM'n' wiin a iimii in cooHidrrtiltli' liUHincHM wlio wiim takt'ti ill at (iloufVHtcr and ^avo uw a hriff to lioM for him in a |irofM>- t'Ution for nnmlcr. The niH4> t>.xt'it«>(l ^^\'vH^ cnrioftity, anti tlic i-ourt wiw v«'ry ('n)W»h' I hav(> iMi'n ciilltil to the Inu', I iMTfonniil to my own KatiH- fiu^tion. Th(! priwinrr wum actinittctl an h(> on^ht to have lM><>n and OM I anxionnly wiHlinl that lirHhould Im*. IndnHl I wun very much fri^htoiuHl hy Haron (h'uhatn Munimin); up tu cttnyictHl I Hhonid havt'lNvii very unhappy, althouKh I cttrtainly <*ondu<>t<>r4 of hricfH for fiitiiiv urx. At thiH town of IfoA>for made no Icmm than four guincufl l>y proHtHnitin^ a man for stcalinfj; a «'ow. I ^ot one guinea for an opinion that he nii^ht lie tried here, althon};h the oow wiiM stolen in the county of Salop, the prisoner ha vinj; after- wards brought her into Herefordshire, and I han my mouth again during the present eir* cuit, I should by no means re|M'nt coming here. I should not have d(me so much upon the Home, and my prospect on the Oxford is intinitely In^tter. There are not here uiorc than two men who are better lawyers than myself, nor mori? than Jive, leaders inchuUtl, who are iHitWr ac<]uainted with business. Under tlicse cireumstancrefl, time and aivident I think must bring nie for- ward. And there is not much danger from new comers. The IHll.] TIIK Vl¥V. UAOI, illl.l.. 27fl i>x|H>iiw> in M) ^riiit llitU it «iiii uiily Im> Hii|i|Mirt)>«l Ity nioii of t'nrtiiii«>, who un< not very (orini«liil>l(\ I tttuiTivf u iiiaii diii't ^o thiM ('in'iiit iinlcKs hit \n nhh> to i*\»'Ui\ X>VM) it ynir. To do that for Hvvcn yoarN, without iiiiikiii); ii |M'iiny, I'Xiii-tU th«' iiu'iiiim ot' in«Mt ■lion who tin> to niiikr tlicir way in the worM liy th<'ir own in try. From my ^innI hick in (ri-itin)^ hii.xint'SH in I nith' t(( wait till I (li^h my.'M'ir on ihr cirt tiit. In u |Mfu- hinry [N»int of vii>w, it would \u< niiu-h lH>tt«i- tor m«' not to U>iiv(> lionilon tlifM* ten yciii^^ to conit'. Hut it i'* oidy on tin* cin'uit timt n yonn^ miin hiin tiny o|>|Nirtnnity of It'urnin^ tint art of H|H>iikin^ or (tin ho|M> to attain tli<' honoix of th<> profcMion. On Friday wo Htart for Shrf'w.xhnry, hnt w«' xhall «to|) that night at Ludlow, and pay our r(S|M'<>t^ to f^ucirn Hona|Nirto and hiH pretty daughter. TnnipK SiiniUy niKlit Mtjr 12, 1811. My dkah Fathkic — . . . Although not ri'tainrd for or ngainst the Fife Haol lUII, and thuH n(>glc<-tcd and atfront(>d l)y my native country, I will not altogcth<'r dcs|H>nd. Thiw Englinhcrs have wimowhat a tiittcrcnt opinion of me. The Hiime WiM'k your Hill was Hufterewistan('e of Provost Fcrgnsson or JamcM Stark or nny Scotchman whatwK'ver, fj'ffl-fit'*' f/niiiroM uml a half! I made twentv-thnM' at (}lou<'«'Mter, an the subject of implied war- rants, 'that a ship shall be projK'rly documented according to the law of nations and the treaties between the country to which she belongs and foreign states.' * Temple, July 11, 1811 My dear Father : — ... You will be glad to hear that Carstairs's cause has been decided in his favor. It came on to be ai'gued on Tuesday the 25th ultimo. I spoke above an honr and a half and acquitted myself respectably. The question being of great importance and nicety, the Court took time to consider till the 2d inst., when they gave judgment for the defendant. The sum insured amounted to £22,000, of which the underwriters had paid £10,000 bcfoi'c the action was brought, 80 that they save only £12,000. There was one man who had refused to settle who had £1500 upon the ship to his own share. There were great rejoicings at liloyd's when the decision was announced, and the underwriters pro})osed to give me an extra- ordinary fee of one per cent, upon the amount of their subscrip- tions. I put a stop to this the moment that I heard of it. I had before received the regular professional fee of five guineas for arguing the case, and I could not with propriety accept more *Be)l V. Carstairs, 14 East, 374, the first great insurance cause which he argued. 1811.] WINS carbtair's insurance cause. 977 after the event. This piece of gcKxl hick may get me some City briefs — a mutter of more conwHiuence than money. Both Car- stairs and Blunt, Avho wn.s the uttttrney, were highly pleased and have been puffing me since with considerable zeal. By the bye, I was mutjh amused with your affectionate hope that * if I persevered in reporting Nisi Prius cases, I might at last be known as a lawyer.' When my reputation may reach Provost Fergusson and James Stark I don't exactly know, but I flatter myself I have been for some time known aa a lawyer to the twelve judges of England, to the English bar, and to every respectable attorney in London. It is no bounce that I had more business last term in the Court of King's Bench than any man of my standing. Therefore do not be guided entirely by the judgment of James Stark. Do not despond if Provost Fer- gusson even should withhold his patronage, but rely upon it with some degree of confidence that I shall ai last be known as a lawyer. I dined on Sunday at Stratford Green, in company with Pro- fessor Leslie. I saw him repeat his freezing experiment at the Royal Institution, and have since had the honor to entertain him at breakfast. He is a mighty clever man, and his attainments are stupendous. He reflects gi'cat lustre upon the Fifian penin- sula. I subjoin the following fashionable epigram, which the young ladies may not have seen : To ready Scotland boys and girls are carried, By passion urged, impatient to be married ; But wiser grown, to the same land they run With equal haste to have the knot undone. Kind Scotland thus, where England's law too nice is, Sanctions our follies first, and then our vices. luse which he Shrewsbury, August 11, 1811. My dear Father : — . . . You might see from the news- papers that I was at the bar of the House of Lords upon a writ of error. Do you wish to know whether I distinguished myself? 278 LIFE OP IX)Rn CAMPBELI,. [1811. Counsel being called in by their lorduhips in the case of Carlen V. Smith, I was introduced by the uuher of the Black Rod, and made my three obeisances. Lord Chancellor. — * Mr. Campbell, do you ap|)ear for the defendant in error?' Jack. — *My lords, I do.' Lord Chancellor. — * Does the plaintiff in error appear ? ' Jack. — * I believe, my lords, that he docs not.' Lord Chancellor. — 'What is the amount of your costs?* Jack. — 'I am instructed to ask for j£120.' iord Chunceltor. — 'You may withdraw.' Judgment was immediately affirmed with £120 costs. For this I had my ten guineas. Since I came upon the circuit I have had a mixture of good and bad luck, but the former has considerably preponderated. At Gloucester, the gaol was 'a very bad. one' (only twelve prisoners). I was in one civil cause which excited considerable interest. The action was brought by a barber's daughter at Gloucester against a Devonshire squire for a breach of promise of marriage. Hereford, however, is the place that will be for ever memorable as the scene of my first spreading envy and alarm among my brother oircuiteers. Here I had no fewer than three briefs, and made no less a sum than twelve guineas. Two of the cases Avere trumpery actions of assault. The third was another breach of promise of marriage, and would have afforded much amusement ; but, unfortunately, before the trial came on, the gentleman agreed to give, and the lady to accept, £100 as a settlement of all their differences. I shall have had a little histc of business at every place upon the circuit. We have had most delightful weather. Coming by the mail to Worcester, I went part of the way outside, during which I heard a lively sally from the guard. He asked me how the King was. I answered that he continued very ill, and that he had talked nonsense for seventy hours without stopping for a moment. * Lord, sir,' cried the guard, ' what a famous counsellor he would have made ! He'd have beat you all.' I have walked no inconsiderable part of the way. For instance, Wednesday week I walked from Worcester to Great Malvern to breakfast ; I then rambled over the tops of the Malvern Hills, from which 1811.] CALCUTTA BAR PROJECT. 279 you may at once see Worcester, Gloucester and Hereford (I pro- test the view w little inferior to that from the Castle Hill at Cupar) ; I then walked to the Wells, and from thence to Upton. There I dined in the very same house where Tom Jones met with so many adventures, but nothing occurred to me worthy of being recoi*ded. ... Temple, September 3, 1811. My DEAR George : — ... I have only one motive that could influence me to try my fortune at the Calcutta bar — which is, the prospect of meeting you. But as I trust we shall pass many happy days together in England, my impatience to see you will not lead me to abandon Westminster Hall. By remaining tliere, I think in the ordinary estimate of human life I shall enjoy a greater share of respectability and happiness than I should do were I even sure to amass considerable wealth at the Calcutta bar. But my success there would be somewhat uncertain. I really believe there is no instance of any barrister with as much business as myself, and as good professional prospects at home, going out to practise at any settlement abroad. Somewhat more than a twelvemonth ago I was afraid my health would not permit me to continue my labors in London. I had an attack of the yellow jaundice and had some reason to apprehend that my con- stitution had suffereelieve it is for my interest to do so. I thought it right to satisfy you upon this point, and I know it will gratify you to find that my views correspond with your own. Temple, November 11, 1811. My dear Father: — I have the pleasure to receive both your lettei"s of the 14th and 31st ultimo. That entrusted to Wilkie he sent me by the twopenny post. I thus remain entirely ignorant of the place of his residence, which I regret veiy much. 280 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBKLL. [1811. I have a great regard for him, and should be extremely happy to keep up a friendly intercourse witli a young man so amiable and 80 eminent in his art. If Dr. Baillie had thought it requi- site this time twelvemonth that he should go into a warm climate, I had made arrangements to furninh him with the mcuuH of doing so with the most iMjrfoct delicacy to his feelings. I men- tion this confidentially, merely to obviate an impression you seem to have taken up, that I feel no interest in his fate. I do assure you upon my honor that I heard with the liveliest satisfaction that you were laying out the money I had repaid you in buying new furniture, which I was well aware you very much wanted. I was silent, that more might not Ix; said about a matter which had already overwhelmed me with unmerited acknowledgments. On the return of spring, I do hope you will set about getting yourself a proper horse. Above all things, let him Ije sure-footed. Don't mind giving £10 or £20 more than you would be inclinetl to do, to procure an animal to suit you. We are rather getting up in the world, and a small sum of money is no longer an object to us. . . . Since I came to town, commonplace, humdrum business flows in as fast as I could reasonably desire. Rest assurc tnuny briefs tit tlienc xittin^ as tlie liu^t, hut there \» no (Ictiertiou union}; them, and as yet I {Hiceive no ! ut Guildhull. The action wtus for running down a Hhip. I wsm by myBclf for the defendant. The nn^ritH were (juitc nguinnt me and I woa beaten, but I wa« thought to actjuit myself cnxlitably in examining the witnesses and addressing the jury. T iM'lievo I did myself go(xl. On Saturday night 1 go by the Worcester mail. The a[HK)int- ment of Counsel to the Bank on the circuit was at lost made in a way rather to tantali/e and provoke me. Shepherd, who litid the strongest interest, was held too incompetent, but another man quite unobje<'tionable, with strong City connections was started. At last it came to be IkjIwccu him and njyself. In the Court of Directors after u goinl deal of talk it was agreed that, as we both api)eareiit imuing from the imtcrnol muiLsioii iti |)tTuliui'ly Miothing tiiul tlclightfiil. I hnvc hml nioi'c luck upon the circuit niiKc 1 left Htutl'onl than I had any rfawon to ex|)eft. At Shrownhuiy there were only six cnurtOH in th(! Civil court, hut 1 had a hricf in one of th(!in hy niyrftilf from an attorney 1 never lieard of before. This gave me an ojiportunity to addrewn the jiuy for the defendant, which I di rAMI'UKIJ., [1812. |Mit(>(l tlu> horror ot'|^)iiig into court next luoriiin^j; without a hmi^Ic briff ill my hand. The iiiortitiiiitioii attciuliiig thin you iniuiot oiwily (t)iu|>n'h(i)(l. A ^\r\ at a hall who nitr* all ni);ht without a luirtiirr, while her rivalH arc taken out every tlatxr, |Mrhti|)H HutVerM HoiiiethinK like it iu kind thoufj;h not in n> \n oii<> thin)( to Im (■oiiHMlcml, that on my rt'turning to liOiidoii my im|)ortaii< my vanity for nothin^i^, I nuiHt tell you of the chane*' I had of the (^lory of In-in^^ brought on aH|H><'ial retainer to the Bristol piol delivery. A man wan indieteil thero iilHMit a fortnight ago for forgery. Ife had retaintnl the prineipal nun who atten the letter was put Into the |M)Ht office, the priHoher gave notice that he meant to pleud guilty, which ho did accordingly. Thin epistle reminds me nuieh of 'the memoirs of P. P. clerk (»f this parish, who writeth this history.' If by any fatality it sliouM fall into th<' hinds of my brother eircuitejci's they wouhl Im> amus(>d with this iiistiinct; of tlu; importance of a man to hirn- nelf and hiM father. Thv, (!ircumstancnlii't of ytiiV/y, \\\uvU tli«>y Imd t'uniii'«i in their own iiiIihIm U't'on* hiiiriii)( ii W)»nl oC fvidnicc. 'I'lif priit- oiK'r lm«l no inon> Im>«>ii guilty of iiiiinitr tliiin of witrliiTiift. I wiiH f4|iiN'ki>(l lM>yoiMi «>x|ir«'HMioii to liiur th«> iiiiin Hi'iitciu-iil to In> liiiii^^nl nixi luiiitoiiiJM'd >vitliiii forty-ci^lit lioiiix. S<»oii aft«>r ilM> trill! wiiM ovtT I ^ot up and H|N)k<' privatrly to MuriHlmiJ wlijlo \u> >ii(*Ii. Ur);i>4l liy iiii iiiitN>nitiv(* ><«>iih«> of diitv, I told liim my mind very frt><'ly and, ntiipitiilatiii}; tlic HiilMtaiut' of the ovidt'iKT Fthowtil him that the priMuicr'n otli'iKH' ■•mild not nnioiint to murder, lie lieani mi> very |Nitiontly and Haid li«> hIiouM I'did over hin iioteH to Haroii WimnI. Next morning; lii> (■omplaiiuHl that (roni what I had naid he hiul not nlept a wink, and that the prinoner wiw in u nion; enviahle ^«ittlation. Tli<> iiian Imh lM>eii respited and will, I Utlievo, riKieiv*! a inirdon. Temple, Mkjr lA |ni2 My nEAit Fatiiku: — . . . The town is Mtill in a ureateon- ^tcrnation on a<*('ouiit of the asiHtiMsination of Mr. I'fn-eval.* liefore I left Wi'MtiniiiMter, where 1 have lM>en all the nioniiii^, >ve heard that Iielliny:hani had Imtii eonvietnl and wan M'titencetl to Ih> executeil in I'alace Yard on Mon«lay morning. 1 iiiuh'r- Htand, however, that the trial in still ^oin^^ on. There can Ih; no question as to his ('onvi(!tioii. Had Peni^val fallfii down dead in H fit, I sluuild not have heen at all sorry for the tfvent, tiisipprov- ing entirely of his principles and views as a statesman, Init tho^M! ])rineip!es and views will rather Im! strengthened by the inanner of his death, and from the sentiments it exeit«»s among the ill-diH- pose|.l('in)IH»K.NK,IIAI.. 3«9 believe ttii nt(«>iii|>t will In* iiituli> to fft on without tlio ncmwiot. of any n«>w Mtrcii){tli lo tli<' Ciiliinft, Imt tlii^ m*«>iiim wholly iin|M)M- nihil*, UN IVi-ifviil liiiH t'urrit'il with him till th«> little tiilont hiii |Mrty nuilil lHNu«t of. An the Oppoftitioii havo lutcly lNi>n al>u»- Inj; tho IVin<'<> v<>ry H«Miri'ilMii<4|y I nhotiM not Ih> Hiir|>riNo«i if hu went to tiikc thrtn into Ihn «'«)till un«l tn at thcii) with, kind- noNH, till th<>y a'jain taik of him with Motn«> r«'N|M><'t.* Tomplo, June 21), |H|1 My Dkau (Jkokof.: — . . . Harrow hiw U<<»n a|)|M)into no a from tho jiroim.- tion. Wi' all' now holiliu); the Hiffinj,'^ af'tiT tiTin (that in, tryinj? onuHi>M hy jury) at WiNtminstiT, iluriiij; whiih I am invariahly in a ili'H|)onilin)j; intMHl, tor they Kctilom priMluri' nu> n hrirf. All my I'liontN ari' in tlw < 'ity. I havi' no nputation at tin* wi'nt onil of thi> town. Thu (!ity hiixini'SN iN hy tar thi' mont r(>N|N>i*tnhlo mill nioMt profitahlo, hut tlioi-o is no hiii'Ii thiny; iin rontnit in thin world. It striki"* m as nithor hani anil iliwiturajri"}? that nft«r my \t}nf^ ami luhorioiis attomlaiiro at WoNtmiiiNtiT, thi>r(> Hhoiild Iw two or thri'i' humlriHl cauws to ho trii'il tliiri; without my hav- ing a hricf in ono of thoni. Tuinplu, July 1, 1H12. Mv Dkak Fatiikii: — . . . There w no Huyinfir when the irreHolut<' Klilon may iIoimiIi; upon making any nuw Kin^'H (!oun- eel. Marryat Iiim now u hotter chancu of promotion than he ever had iKifore. It huH U^cn mippoHod that Lord KllL'nlM)rou)th hwl a Hpitti a^aiuHt him and would put n tipokc in Iuh whciil, hut on Hiiturday hu^t he gained over liiti lordrthip'H heart hy entertainin); him with a turtle drenwHl in the lii^hiiHtHtylc by a cook from the liondon Tavern. You probably know that our chief 1^ a tre- mendous ffourmand. Am to turtle, he beats every alderman in the city of London by three plat»8()iuKl hu hod (umUhI for a twi^lvciiiontli, tiiiii in coiiMi- (lucntt', he will sih'oimI inHh'iul ot' «n)|>(>Hin^ Miirryat's u|»|)li(>4iti()n for a Hilk guwn. T'lMiili' Aii^iM 2\, 1S12, My ]>KAlt ]{lC(>TiiKlt: — ... I lt'«;l ni(H'«« tlitiii iwiuilly dere- lict juHt at prt'si'iit. 'V\w Imstlo of IjiisiiicsH Iim.h coiiiiijctcly .sul)- tiidcnl, and nty actpmintunco arc almost all oii( of town. 1 liuvo been amusing mys((lf by taking sonx! lessons in riding iVoni ua untinont master, and still more by laying the foundation of a gooil English library. I have bought above jCKM) worth of the Hrst writers in our language. Do you renuMuber our father's library — thretMnld volumes of th(> Spectator, two of 'J'oin Jt)ne.s, Thomson's Seasons, and Miss iJetsy 'riioughllcss? 1 hardlv know huw I acquired my taste for reading. 1 suppose from the difficulty of indulging it. 1 longed for books as 1 longvd fur peaches. 1 can hardly express to you (he delight i have lately had in perusing once more Hume and (iibbon. The pleasure may Ihj heightened from the eircumstane«! of thiu'opies being my own i>roperty and the fruit of my own industry. . . . Two other barristers and myself mean henceforth to pmctice at the quarter sessions for the <;ounty of Monmouth, which have hitherto been atteiuled oidy by attorneys. We havo got tin' justices to make an order that we shall have exoliisivo audience. 1 am senior, and I shall be a greftt n)an — a sort of village (Jarrow. I do not think 1 have y<>t said anything to you of my success lust circuit. It wiw not nnieh to boast of, although alfording no room for despondency. I made a.s niiKih monoy a.s paid n»y expeuses — near iitJt). 1 anuised the ]>octor with au account of the little causes in which I was engaged ; l)ut, posi- tively, I do not thiidv that any part of my narrative! could anuiso any other rational being. 1 hope Mton U) have you to go a circuit with me. 1 long daily more and more for your return, ^^'llea I meet with luck 1 wish you to see my prosperity, and in adverse fortune I stand in need of your comfort and support. 1812.] RAID [KTO MONMOIITIIHIIIRK. 291 My DKAU Fatiikk: — . . . By this hour 1 HiippoMc^tlu! (chan- cellor hius put th«! seal to th<' priM'hiiiiatioii for dissolviiif; Parlia- ment. Tli(!r(; is Mtill a possiltiiity, anefore. I, as senior, headed our little band, carrying a blue bag filled tcith booh. We took post under the bench, e. Had the decision been the other way, I should have incurred infinite ridicule. What were the poor attorneys now to do, being gagged for evermore? They retired and compromised privately as many things as they could, but some could not be smothered. Several briefs were immediately lianded over to me. Thei*e were only three contested matters 1812.] ASSESSOR AT THE 0IRKNCE8TER KLECTION. 293 which canio Ix'forc tho ronrt. T wi»h wron}^ in {mint of law, but Huccceded in each of thoin. I felt some nunorse of conscience, but there was no perversion of subrttuntial justice. Before leav- ing the court I received a retainer for next sessions. I made nine guineas, Pricjc two, Conant one. The magistrates invited u^'to dinner, antioa I might not have beeonie a Parliament man. One of the mem- l)er8 whom he meant to return for Malmesburv <'omes in for an Irisli county, and he was very much at a loss how to fill up the seat. I heard a whimsical conversation between him and his ugent for this enlightentH.1 and inrough, in which there are (mly thirteen electors, who are called burgesses. After some talk as to who the members were to be, the agent said, 'You must take care. Sir, to nuike the burgesses rcmemlx'r the names before going to the town-hall on Tuesday.' Pttt. — * 1 will take care of that, I will write them down.' A(/cnf. — 'That won't \\o, Sir, for the burgesses cannot rcjid.* You have here, as far as £ remend)cr, the very words, and I swear tlu! substance of the dialojruc. The election for Malmesburv is this dav, and to-mor- row Pitt himself is returned for Cricklade. TIk! latter is bv no means a rotten borough, but his property there is so grciit that he conmiands one seat. At his request, I wrote for him an advertisement, returning thanks to his constituents, to be j)rinted after the election. T look upon it as a matter of some conse- (juenec to have made the acquaintance and gained the gcxnl opinion of such a man, to whom T was formerly an utter stranger. Tlwaigh of the strictest honor in private life, his political principles [ regard with abhorrence, and I would reject the olfer to become one of his mend)ers without a moment's hesitatif n.* Yet professionally he may have it in his power to *Mr. I'itt went on a good many years trading in Hcata m it was thought very prosperously, but long before the Reform Bill a smash came, and he died inBolvent. 298 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1812. DC of gri'ut Hcrvico to mo, uiul I Ixiliovc he will think of mo nguiii ill any of hin fiitiiri; (tioctioncurin^ contrHtM. I thought to have aniurtcd you with hoiiio of tho huniora of thirt C'irciu'CHtor olrction, aii*li. I have bought a dozen silver forks with the family crest, £',i2 In.; knives and forks, oint of wh'brity. But ho owvn eviTything ho hits ut tho liar to Win {tolitiral and parliamentary influcnco. Even now h(! haH no regular buriinesM in the Court of King's Bench. I know him intimately and eouHider him a very elever nnm. Hifl prorti>o('ts in the profenHior. '.'.r*' mi»r!> moif flattering than mine. With Wttletjomparative labor, he innure to rca<'h hx higheHt hon- oi'H. My Hne(»!H.s has lH>en caused, and nniHt b(> contliiued, by the painful exertiouH of industry. But when the diiferuni^> of our Hituation at starting is considered, this diflerencc in our career ought not to ex*ti ('AMi'llKl.t,. [181.1. OH fur iiM I itkii ill niVMMi rxiNti, I nIikII iicvir In> n I'lirliiitiii'nt nmn. Ft Ih not iin|MiM4il>|i', liowcv«r, to In> iNttli liuppy iiiul linnfM without Hiu'li iMliHtiiH'tioii. If I iitii not in Parliament nivMlf (what in more ^lorioiiM) I huv«' two nf my M-rvuiitM thrn*. Stnihan niy printer ami Ihittcrworth my pnMiMhcr an* Intth M.I'.'m. LonI Kltion ninnot y<oN4>. Thin in very hani uiH)n the junioi-M. The men who ou^ht to Im> proniotetj now hold thi^ laiHinertH whieh ou^ht to devolve U|Nin nM. Kxeept the removal of (iiltl)^,''' there han Immmi no w»rt of Htep or pronut- tion in onr court ninee I wan «iille«l t(» th(! iMir. However, Mome- tUiu^;^ inuHt Im> done (or uh in the eourne of Hix montliH. Iluif thu judges are Hn|K!ninnuatMl, and an a>^eni|»t will lie niudo to t'orva them to ret*i)^n. illiiuitmtiir, Tueaday, April I, !S13. My Dkaii Fatiiku: — . . . Owin^ to the ineiHeiemyof our judn<'rt the anrtizeM are not yet over. The husinesH on^ht all to have (init«he«l on Alonday, liut it may dra^; on to the end of the vfiH'k. 1 have not l>een ho lon^ from town at one time during' the lant twelve years, ativ«' what it wii^ wlifii I i-i'iNtrttil |nii liuiiit'niiirv i!flMtt4>rt for till' ' Moriiiii); ( 'lirniiirlr.' I coiitVriH I am u little liiirt at tlic nH<'imiHly «lrop Irnm ymi. Tlwy w«'tii ti> iii*liiiit<> that you an- wiTistly <11h- MitiMtiiil with thi> ti^iiri' I make in th<> wiirM. Th<>rt< \n tiothiiii; that I >h<)iili| value hij^hei' than your real reH|N>ct, and T inUNt therelni-e Huller fVnin the a|)|irehenHiou of not enjoyin;; it. It in not any hi>j;hflown eoMi|)liinentH iVotn you that eun yieM nu> any [)lea<4Ui'e, liitt it would yf'wt' nie the iiiirest MiitiHl'aetion to iHTeeivo I'rorn your ungtiurdiHl How of sentiment that you sincerely honor lay eharaeter, and that you juntly appreeiate the r eompetont jmlgCH of my meritn than the Lonur rton now oc<'upieH in MK*i(>ty, and the proH- pectrt he han before hitn. I may Im; mistaken U|)«)n the Huhject, and you can no «loul)t view it with more unpredjudi<'eld I have had to contend with men long lll> (AMI'IIKI.I, [181.1. iiioiT on (hi> llohitt; lloi'tMT not m» Mtiiny on iIh' WtwdTn; /uniiK Williiini Aiiiini not onr! So murli tor iIh' StittiiMli iimi- utftion. Anioii^ tin* Kn){li»li lli«>n> Ih n yonn^ man of t\\v t\u\w ofiiitVonl'' who liiM ^oi Mil niiMt iintonixiiini^ly on llic Wi^trrn cir- ruit. I If in an Ivvt'tiT iniin, iititl Iimh very |N»wi>rliil I*niiI |Hitriin!i}{o joint-*! lo very r«in> no, it iM very Winimit to wiy. I /itnk U'I'ory KII<>nlM)rou^'li iw much iiM (>v(>r. I alniont il«'N|iair of «>v<>r arqiiirin}; a Hunicifiit (If^rtH* of conlitlt'tKi' iM'foiT liim to put m«> in |M'o|M>r poFwifiMidn of my farulti«'M. Tin" other •■h'vrn, howj-vi-r, I now mind tut littk) iiM tlu! juHtict'H at <|Mart<>r M'r'HionH, and my im|Mid«'n(r \h )(radnally dwdoiMtl. lI|Min the Kin^;V d<-ath llroii^ham will g(>t II nilk j:;own iiM Att<»rn<'y-(i«'n«'nd to the nrw (iiifi-n, lint li»» will n(!V(!r (hi much without the iHir. \Vc «lo not yet know who iH t<> In! SSolicitor-Cicncral in the riNim of (iarrow. I atu alVaid there iri not likely to Im' any move in our court. Kldon Im Maid tu have dtvlarcd he wa^ m much |)U//lcd upon the Muhjcct that he had at laxt detcrmineytery mean to a mime portion of reH|H-ct for this c<|Ual couple. 'TIh DtrnnpiO thi* |iair •hotild diongroe. Although NO >ti|iiiil aru their livoN; The vory won't of huHbiiti'lH be, Aniiii'riiMiiiir« 3()a mllitl nwiiy to tin* IToiip>«« of T^ohU, U'ft UU liricf with met in « iiiiiM' wliifli wiiM to ilt'i'idi' II i|iii iit I l>r, iiiiii tlii> <>\tiiiiinn- lioii of It jjn'iit iniuiy wUih"^.-!!^ tin lM»tli Hi |il>t |M-ofc>M«!i)iiul iticitii'iit I linvo met with for II loii^ wliilc. Am tlii> iiimc IiikI notliin^ to WH|Mi|H T«>tii|ilc, rotuly for thn o|M*tiin); of iiiioilit'r cuiMitiii};!!. On till' \\\^\\i of tlic iHt r iniul<> u rnpiil journey to HriHtol liy tin- iimil, wliicli Ih tin' Mwift«'Ht in Kei;;linnl. We went \vl»ol«« MtiiKif itlM>ve ten niileH an lionr. Next wortli \i,o\\\\:, to. What was to Im< ^ot I had. I Htill reniaiM a Hort of MonnioutliMhire iionaparte, notwithstandin;; tiie coulr.iiortH formed to hiind>le me. My three rivals are not very foni\ .'iul.-le and there is no j;reat jjlory in overeotninj^ tliem. At the le time my iweeialenfy in not to Im' despi.mMl. My rwi'iptH far e*'**)] my expenwH, and the Hitiiation I hold here immediately leads t< il\\\ employment at tlu- iWrtizeH. My expedition to UhU wils di>cid*><||y the liiekieHt hit I have made sinee I was eiiJIed to the har. Now I shall Ik' station- ary till alKHit tlie mi(hlle of .lannaiy. Wc ilo not iM'jjjin any l)aHino«.s in court till the 1st of Xovemlior, hut I shall have sulVi- cient employment till then in hrin^rinj; up the arrears of my Reports, and elearinj; my tuhle of several heavy things witli which it has Inicn too long encuinlH(red. I remained in town the whole of thu interval letween the cir- M\H^\. III. 304 LIFK OF LOUD CAMI'nEM,. [181.'{. ciiit nnd soKsioiis. And liow do you think I employed my time? Ill learning]; to daiuv! You may renioinlxT 1 was initiated in this divine art by the illustrious Clarkson, and I believe I was a tolerable prolieient. For some time after 1 came to Kngland I liad )io opportunity to practice, and afterwards F found I Mas only lit to be a spectator at a ball. I had not only forgot niv native acquirements, but I jierceived that the style of eountry- iiKlopciidont, employed and re»pe with hor )uihInuu1 iil>rx|K'ct to Ht> (liriuial tiini^i. It is ruinoriHi that Jionl Cii8tU>rea)(h ruHigna, F tlo not iH'Iii'vi' thin, hut he in certainly out of favor. Tho Prince W(HiI(I not aciHunpany tho Knj|K'ror to his/tVf. I hardly wonder at the wish exprewwl in Hcveral of your Scottixli addresscH, which have Invn thought rather «/<»H(7<»'^, 'that it would please Heaven yet to ivstore the old King to the exercirto of liis authority.' Of his Ini|M>rial Majesty I can tell yt)U little more than you rend in the newspa|H'r(». 1 wiisamutjied by the account Hrougham gave me, who had it direct from Lord (Jrcy, of the conversation when Givnville and he were intriMluciHl, showing the intinmto knowknlge tno KmjH»n>r has of our attairs, and the great benefit of foreign travel! He said *he very nuich admired tho English Constitution, and particularly that part of it cidleing a sort of mirror in which Ministeiv might at all times sw themselves and discover their faults. But there was ono thing which rather pu/zknl him. As the object of lH)th parties was of (-ourse the siune — the public gooil — ho did not exactly understand why the Opposition might not privately give information and advie(> to Ministers, seiTctly telling them what measures they should avoid and what they should adopt. Ministers would derive the same advantage from these friendly conferences as from uolmtes in Parliament, and there would bo no altercation, ♦>x|H>sure or Mat.^ This was chiefly addressed to Grey, who did not know well what answer to return. His Majesty then turned suddenly round to Gi-enville and said: *Qu'en pcmcz-voiu, milord f Grenville obsorvwi that the plan ap|)eare)(i^>cH into UiiHNia. Tlivy wore not cuiNiblu of receiving it thuri! nil ut oii(H>, l)ut ho nhotihl ^ivo thoiu m iiuich of it im tlioy wero ahio to hour. IIo oortiiinly in an oxtronioly lM>novolont and utniablo man, Ah niif^ht Ir; oxiKt'ttHl, \h\ \m l>y no nioann a favor- ite witli our niaKiiiiiiiiooii'* lt<'^ont, wlio is heartily tireii wiTf not iiIrt'iMl;' tin**! wiili tliiM nulyirt, I tniKht have luiiiHcd yitii liy |N)iiitin;; out tli«> iniirvclloiiH r<'H4>iiil)liui<-i> lx't\V('«'ii tin- riHc of lliviin, iny cliciit at Stall'ortI, and that of 'Otiii'llo, tilt' MiMir ot' N'«'ni(H'.' Tlicy iMttli rciuHoni'd, H|H>k(>, uti*| Ht'ti'tl alinoMt exactly in tli(> Hanii' way. Thcix* wiw tliJH rcinark- ul)I«' dilli'i't'nre iM'twecn tli«-in, howt'ViM" — that the fonncr, instead of 'putting out the li^ht,' wantetl 'a tlainin^ niinixter,' ninl iM'fore reN'on^in^ his Hii|i|ioM'd wrongs, he ^rot up and lighted a candle. Nor did \\v resolve not 'to s<'ar that whiter skin of hers than snow, and smooth as nioininiental alai)aster,' for he at once filahhed her in the thi^h with a carving; knife. I wish you had lu'urd nie exatuinin^ the siir;;;e«in ahont arteries, the muscles, tVe. The iii^ht lii.'fore I went to a surgeon's, and he showed me a pre- j)areil sul>jec(, and ^ive me a lecture on anatoniy an hour lon^;. There is a madman at ()\forure an old wijr and p)wn, in which hti travels about the country and walks int urt, following' us rcfjularly I'roni t(»wn to t<» town. He is p"rfectly harndess, aiipl« rather encounij^e his fantasy. If his j^oin^ the circuit in thirt manner were to Itc considered conclnsive proof of insanity, it mi^ht Ik) very ularminjr to many of us. \Ve must live on hope. Khiun naiy still l)o comiK-lled to mak«' silk jrnwns, and Ahhott may he a judfje before Lent. In the meanwhile, notwithstanding; an (M> when ii|>|ili<'iitiniiH t'liniv i'nv iiic t^t attend tliruo (litl'cri'iit writM of iiii|iiiiT \vlii<'lk iiiUHt liav(> Itmii^lit iiic ten ^iii- u*'W. llowt'viT, I liiirilly regret tin; Iohm, ho iiiik'Ii wum I (^ratitlc*! >villi what 1 Hiiw. We .sto|i|H'(l ho Ioii^ that \v«> w«'I'l> lM>iii)(ht(il uimI miw«'«l our way. When we thought wi* wtTo vUm- hy Moii- nioiith, wr toiiiul \\v were approat-hiii^ the Fori'Ht of Dean in (ilou<>«-Hl«'i-Hhir(>, aii«l w«> ditl not i'(>a<-h honu; till one in the morn- ing. \V(> hail walked near thirty niilcH. Yet 1 wiim not nt all t'utiffncd. I wa.s greatly di>li}(ht('d in paHnin^ through ('helten- liiun from the cin nit to aneeitain that I am nu>v half u Htoiie hghter than I was throe yeurw ago. C'u|iar, Hoptunibor ID, 1H14. My DHAit (iKoiuiK : — Ikhold me ont« more under the ))at<>rnal roof. All well and happy I I left Jjondun, an 1 told you, on the evening of Saturday the lOth. I came down Htraight to Kdinhurgh, where I arrived on Tuesday morning at mx. o'elock, not at all fatigued by my journey. Aci^rding to the directiouH I receivcil from my father, 1 took a place in the Fife Union Coach, which has ix'en estal)lishe4t seven from yhakenpeare 8<|uarc for the new i'erry at Newhavcn, and arrives at Cupar almont invariably before tliree. They don't start from Kinghorn till eleven, however soon the passage may be made, making allowance for the passage being bad, so as to U; regular in the times at which they pass the ditlerent places in croRsing the country to Dundee wateraide. We crossed the Forth very expeditiously, but had to wait nt Kinghorn an hour and a half. I might easily, l)y leaving the mail at Ijeith and travelling in a post-clmisc, have reached Cupar by eleven o'clock A.M. As it was, 1 fancy no one ever iK'foie travelle in M^Ut of VaU'h itrul);!' t ri>. ct))(iii7.i>(l till* vi'm>rul)lu (i^urc of our father, You niity Im- huw it wiiM not loii)( Moni I Hpruti); from the ('«hu'Ii-In»x into Imh urnm. II<> l(M>kM, tliunk (}(nI, fr(>Mli iiikI lu'tirty. Ii«> ciintinucH to cnjov all hiM fiutilticH nu'iitnl and IxMlily in tlu' c>«>ni|il(>t(ry well, but \n> can walk (ivtt or hIx milvM with the uttniwt fa<>ility, lie myn \n> in now nixty- Hcvon — that in to wiy, in hix Hixty-t'i^hth yoar — hin birthday ImIm^^ in June. I n'ally U'licvt; there are few men of hid ugu who have u fairer ehancH; of longevity. . . , Ttm pi A, October :i, 1811 My DKAU Fatiikii: — . . . The pleiwure of our meeting and the hitterneHM of our parting we neetl not t'xpreHH to each other, our feclingH Ixiing, I In-lieve, eimjplcf'ly n'ciprooal. The fort- night I H|)ent with you I conr«ider aH that in which 1 enjoye nioHt huppiiK>>*H, and nhall liM)k l>ack u|H)n with the mo^t Hatinfaf tion of any |H'ri(Ml of my life. The ()ue«tion naturally (M-eur^, why do you not ta«te such happincHW inore fretjuently ? 1 ho|M? it will Im! in my |>owcr in time to come, but I can declare u|M)n my honor, and with the most certain conviction, that if 1 lia situation which 1 have now attained, and that the exercise of self-ileniid in remaining away has U|n>u the whole contributeil to the happi- ness of us all. I contidently ex))ect to see you much oftener and longer in time to come than I have done of late years. Having got a step or two more, I shall command business and regard the long vacation as my own projK'rty — not to sjjcak of the possibil- ity of my marrying and having a visit from you in the winter ! I continued very wretched till we reached Newcastle. There I bought * The Pleasures of Memory,' and placed myself on the top of the coach to muse over it without interruption. About half way to Durham we met the mail from London carrying a large flag, * Washington taken and destroyed ! ' I thought of the fillip this would give to your spirits on the arrival of the Union IMt4.J MIMN O'NKII., Tll»: AtrrHRNN. 317 nt Tiipr nti FrMiiy. I mot with pttiMint iin- |t|i>ti><| till' Joiifiii V without liny tiitigiic It' you wimIi in<< to itiiio with yoii liny tiny, you hiivc only to ilrop nic n lino. I «iui |iur- tnk«> of your hmpitiility ant! rotiirn with nutxi ciiw' in nix with you thrffiJayM tiiMJ two ni);htH, In-in^; out ot' liontion only Mix working; ihiyn. 'riiin liiMt trip liiu« hrou^ht ini> much ni>ari>r you in iilvn thiin for- iiiirlv. TtmpU, Nov«mb«r fi, 1814. My vv.xh liiuyriiKii: — . . . My poor friond T«kI (li«Hl yon^ ti'rtluy niornin^ at xix o'cltM-k. I novor mot with ho much kind- iM>HM from any human iN'in^ out of my own family. HuHutU'rtil tlit> moHt di'Mulful pain for yoarM. . . . My chief nmiiMomont liitoly \u\n Ik-oii tho tht>atro. A iw>w iictroHM, MImm O'Noil, hiif* latoly oomo out, tho moHt oxquiHitit orcaturo that over wan Ih'IioUI. I not only admiro hor onthu!«i- a.^'tically an an (irtiM/r, hut I roally think I am in lovo with \un\ My romanoo, howovor, will noon \h'. Holn-rod tlown hy tho IiiImm'm of H|M>oial ploadiii);. It will hardly Ih' |M>HHil)lo for nw to go to Mm' play apiin iH'forc ChriHtiuas. Court of Kind's Bmuli, Novpmlmr 21), 1814. My dkau Fatiikk: — I have Juwt j^ot a frank from my friend Scrjciint li('.->t, and I will send you an account «»f my vldonj ort'i' Klhnhoi'oHtjh ! On Friday I had hcon iirjfiiiii^!; a (juostioii •whether a consul i.s privilejicd from arrest/ and in coininentiii(; npuii liarheiit's case hefore liord Talhot, in which the privilc^je was di^allowed, I oltserved it was remarkahle that (as ap|)eared IVdiii a note to the report) ihe Secritary of State afterwanls in- terfered and satisfied I5:iri»eiit's creditors, so that he was di»- eliarjifed out of custody. Klleiil»oroiij;li came down to the court iiixt morninji in a fireat fury and, haviiiu taken his seat on the liciieh, the foUowinj^ dialo^iu; took place: Fjllrnhorowjh. — It was stated at tho har yesterday, that it np- \m iMU|||i 318 LIFE OF LOKD CAM£'BELL. [1814. peared from a note to Barbent's case, the Secretary of State inter- fered and he was discharged out of custody. Campbell. — Yes, my Lord, that (iircuinstanoc is mentioned in a note subjoinetl to the report of the caHc in Omen (cnipore Talbot. Elkiiborouffh. — I have looked at the report, and no such note is to be found. Campbell. — I cited the case from the octavo etlition, in which there certainly is the note I referral to. I have got my copy in an adjoining room, and I can now iinxlucc it to the Court. Ellenboroagh (funbunclutt). — Sir, that is the edition I have looked to. I have brought doAvn ujy co[)y, whicli is now before me. There ! I will hand it down to you, Sir, and I will thank you to find me out the note. (Book handed down, or rather thrown at my head, by his lordship.) Campbell (with great firmneas and dignity). — My Lord, in the Look which your lordship had the kindticm to hand down to nie I find subjoined to Barbent's case the following note: 'Xoter The Secretary of State afterwards interfered and satisfied the creditors, and this person was discharged out of custody.' Ellenhorough (in confusion). — Indeed ! Let me see the book. Yes, it is so. I had overlooked it. You were right, Sir; you were warranted in what you said! A great sensation was excited in the court, and I was congratu- lated by my friends. Temple, December 1, 1814. My dear Brother : — . . . Ellenhorough continues to use me very ill. I do not much mind him. Not but that his enmity is a serious evil. From the perpetual droad of his interruptions and rudeness, I certainly do not a(!(piit myself so (ireditably before him as I should before any other judge ; but I do n'ot believe that he materially impedes my progress. Aly receipts still go on increasing, but I am forced to enslave and devote myself in a manner which I very much dislike. 1 am cut otf from all society except what I meet in thecoui-ts of justice. Nor do I know how I could act otherwise. I cannot sjiy, I will go 1814.] THE VERULAM CLUB. 31» into company three days in the week and give up half my busi- ness. Were I to make the experiment, I should soon be left without any. This is a very great drawback upon the profession of the law in England. Marriage really seems out of the ques- tion with me. I have not conversed for months witli any woman I would marrj'. The club which I mentioned to you is now established, and is calletl * The Verulam.' I hope to see you a member of it upon your return. If you are living in London you will really find it a very great resource. There are four hundred of us — peers, bankers, merchants, but chiefly barristers. We have taken a most magnificent house in Lincoln's Inn Fields, for which we pay £375 a year. It is superbly furnished. We have a maitre d'hdtel and a variety of footmen to wait upon us. We go at all hours to read the newspapers and periodical publications. Every day there is a house dinner for fourteen, served up in the most splendid style. As many more as choose may dine separately in the coifee room. In the evening the rooms above stairs are lighted up for cards and conversation. The original subscription ten guineas, and five guineas a year afterwards. I assure you it is a very pleasant thing, and secures you an admission at all times to excellent male society. I do not say ours is the most fashionable circle in town, but I am sure there is none more intellectual. We have a good many members of Parliament, and a vast num- ber of young men recently from the universities, besides the dignitaries of the profession of the law. I dined there two days ago in company with the Attorney- and Solicitor-General. The expense is more than that of a coffee-house, but this to me is no longer of importance. The house dinner approaches a pound ; the other somewhat more than half. I am afraid I shall not be able to dine there very often, but I propose to go frequently for half-an-hour in the evening. It is rather a bore that you must be dressed, but were it not for the time required by the toilet, this would rather be an advantage. I trust I shall have interest to get you admitted, and I really know no place where we could meet so comfortably together. * i i f'l! ft? 320 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1816. CHA1»TER XI. Januart, 1815— Deoeubeb, 1816, Epiphany Sessions — Wilkie's 'Distress lor Rent' — Battle of Waterloo— Qif. ford's Success on the Western Circuit — Letters from Paris — Increase of his Bui, who never taste anything but water, tell me that they not only have better health than when they drank wine, beer, &c., but quite as much enjoyment of life. I got back to town by the mail yesterday morning. I met with nothing like disivster in the course of my excursion, except when travelling between Gloucester and Monmouth. In going do'wn I was obliged to walk the greater part of the way, from the road being frozen and the horses not rough-shod, and in coming back the coach was almost demolished, from the state of 1816.] PEAC'K WITH AMERICA. 821 the road ocoasjoned by the thaw, and I was forced to come on with the guard in a chaise and four. What I have chiefly to boast of this Epiphany, is keeping his Grace the Duke of Beau- fort, our Lord-Tji'eutenant, in a roar of laughter for an hour together. I assure you he thought it a very witty speech. I was afraid he would have gone into convulsions. Ho was in particular danger when I was describing a bed of junflee, held by a farmer and his wife about turning away a maid-servant who had returned from the fair after the family had retired to rest and, in pursuance of a resolution formed by her master and mistress before they rose, was discharged in the morning with- out any opportunity of being heard in her defence. The poor girl had only been out with her sweetheart, and I quoted in her favor the lines of my countryman Burns, in his ' Cotter's Satur- day Night,' that picture of rustic purity : 1 i; But hark ! a rap comes gently *.o the door. Jenny, wha kens the meaning of the same, Tells how a neebor lad came o'er the moor To do some errands and convoy her liame. I expected on my arrival in town to have heard that Chambre and Dampier had resigned, and Park and Abbott were appointed ill their places. I find Dampier better, and Chambre having given up all thoughts of retiring. It is hard that oui-s' is the only profession in which there is no promotion. The American treaty is sure to be ratified.* The funds are kept down by the Congress at Vienna, and the enormous arrears to be paid off if tranquillity were finally established. Temple, May 8. 1816. My dear Father : — ... I am very apt to be dissatisfied and to think that I am going to the Devil. Yet when I examine ray fee book I find the result always exceeds the corresponding * Peace with America had been concluded at Qhent December 24, 1814, the war having lasted nearly three years. — Ed. 322 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL [1815. period of tlio tuniier year. 1 have uot lately had any serious Het-to with my Loril,* but we do not get on eomfortably together. He has still particular pleasure in discharging my rule or iu making one absolute against me. However, he shall treat me with respect, if not with favor. I chiefly regret his brutality on the ground that it makes me so nervous, and checks the fair display of my faculties. Now, as when I was first called to the bar, when it ai)proaches me to move, my pulse goes at the rate of about 250 in a minute, and I hardly know whether I um on my head or my heels. But I am fierce enough when tlie combat is once begun. I never speak above two sentences without being interrupted. Then I stick up in pro])er style. Ui)on the whole, things have about as good a chance with me as in the hands of most others. Indeed, there is uotliing very peculiar in Ellenborough's manner to me. ' He is almost equally boisterous to all. In the midst of professional mortifications I am rather revived by the aspect of public aifaii's. We are all pei-suaded here that Bonaparte is going on very badly, and that he will make but a poor fight of it. The royalists hate him ; the Jacobins distrust him, and all the rest of the nation stand indifferent. There is no saying what he may accomplish ; but he certainly never had such difficulties to struggle with till the very close of the hist campaign. I have boon to the Exhibition. The great attraction there is Wilkie's ' Distress for Kent.' It is out of sight the best picture in the whole collection. Nay, from what I have myself observed and heard, I believe he is a greater artist than any one of the Dutch or Flemish .«chool. His execution is equal to that of Tenicrs or Ostade, and he has far more genius. They are mere <;oi)yists of gross nature; but he represents what never WJis actually seen, and yet may be conceived to exist. There is more mind in this single piece than in a whole gallery of Flemish boors smoking and skating. A very choice collection of that ♦Lord Ellenborough. 1815.] BATTLE OP WATERLOO. 323 Hchool is uow exhibiting in Pall Mull. The Rcgunt untl uU the grout collcctora have uotitributod to it, but it coiitaiiiM nothing as good as Wilkie.* Toin]ile, Juno 29, 1816. My dear BR(yriiKR: — . . . Wlmt will you say when you hear of the battle of Waterloo, and its consequences! I can settle to nothing. We believe that Wellington will be in Paris to-day. Otto is just arrived. The Jacobins behave veiy absurdly. They cannot expect to be recognized for a moment as the Gov- ernment of France. T intend to go to the Continent in the end of August or beginning of September. Before Bonaparte returned I had talked of going to Rome. Now I shall be satisfied with a tour of Dieppe, Paris, Waterloo and Ostend. But I should not be surprised were there still some bloody doings at Paris before the thing is settled. July 5, 1816. My dear Father : — ... A friend of mine returned two days ago from Waterloo, having run over to see the scene of the battle. He says thei'e are very few murks of devastation to be discovered. The corn is trampled down along the line, which extended about a mile and a hulf, but in the next field to that in which thousaaids were slaughtered, the clover was growing most luxuriantly. The dead had all been buried in deep pits, the fresh earth over which wa.s very di.stinguishable. But in all other respects the country had resumed its former appearance, and the operations of husbandry were going on as if nothing htul happened. I hojie to give you an account of the scene from my own observation before the long vacation is over Temple, August 14, 1815. My dear Father : — ... If it i)lcu.se God that my health continues, I conceive that I may cjilculate with certainty upon * Wilkie's ' Distraining for Rent' was bought by the Directors of the British Institution for 600 guineas. See Life of Sir David Wilkie, by Allan Cunning- ham. — Ed. r 1 if ■y.-Tt-.m i-i-irpiili i': ■ \:( I H 324 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. 1816.] being the leader of the Oxford circuit. Sin<^» I was callwl to the bar there is only one man who has Hiiccet'ded more rajddlv upon any other circuit. That iu Gifford, who goes the Wost- em, and will soon be at the top of it. He is a very clever man, and at present docs business in considerably better style than I do. My general acquirements are superior, and I flatter myscdf my mental resources not infi'ri(»r, but he addresses the court with a steadiness and neatness M'hich I vmi only hope to imitate. Mo owes his succcas, however, in u gocxl measure to powerful local connections. He had that mixture of luck likewise which !» always necessary to produce any brilliant result; for just as lui was getting forward, Dampicr was taken off, and he stepiKHJ into his shoes. Had he gone upon the circuit a mere stranger, and worked on without Jissistunce from any quarter, and with- out the removal of any man in business, I know not that he would have been much higher than myself. I have far more business in London ; but anyone would prefer his station and reputation in the profession to mine. Consider, however, that several hundreds have been called to the bar since we started, many of whom had more formidable advantages of various descriptions, and that I have been outstripped only by one Ought I rot to be satisfied both with myself and with my good fortune ? We finished at Gloucester on Saturday the 5th. I was nearly knocked up. One day we went into court at eight in the morn ing and adjournal to half-past two the next morning. I resolved to stay at Cheltenham a few days to recruit. I had a very agree- able companion, Maule, a senior Avrangler (that is to say, a luaa who has gained the highest mathematical honors of the Univer- sity of Cambridge).* I have passed my time very pleasantly since I returned to the Temple. I have often told you how I liked London in the long vacation. I now chiefly devote myself to novel reading, for which I thank heaven I have lost no whit of my former reh'sh. * Made a judge of the Common Pleas November, 1839 ; died, 1858.— Eo 1815.J VUJIT TO PAU18. 325 ThuiMi puppleti of utturiicyH do intrude ui)on me a little, and compel inu to answer ciwea ior thcni. TIiIh very morning I was forced to break off in the middle of a orititail interview between two loveiT*, to toll the owner of a ship, which hus been wrecked, wliether he can forward the cargo to the )H)rt of detitinatioii by unother vcsmcI and ho earn Iuh freight. A paltry fee of two guineas iu a p(H>r componmition for such an interruption. I have not yet deHnitely laid down any plan for my continental tour. Tancred and I once talked of going to Rome; but that is ({uite at un end. Your old friend Erskine entered Paris witli the Duke of Wellington. . . . My chief curiosity is to see the red coats and the turtuns in the Champ de Mars. H6tol de la Pnix, Run Richelieu, Parin, Soptoniber .3, 1815. My dear Father: — ... I have again awoke this morn- ing without finding my throat cut. In truth, Paris never was more tranquil, and I am as safe; as if I was sleeping under your own roof. I left T^ondon as I intended this day week. Embarked in the packet next iu(»rning between ten and eleven. Lmuk'd at Dieppe about six tlu; I'oUowing morning. During the passage I had made acipiaintance with a Spaniard who had recently come from Paris, and had left his carriage at Dieppe. }Io asked me to take a seat in it, \vhich I very readily agreed to. Don Antoni'.! speaks Fn-nch extremely well, and I I'ound him a most intelligent and agreeable companion. . . . He had been in Paris during the time of the Revolution, then in the service of King Joseph, then among the Liberals, and is now pei-secuted and obliged to leave his country by Ferdinand. He had likewise some law. Seeing frona my j)assport that I was ucoad amflais, he stated to me that a policy of insurance had l)eeii effected some years ago for his father, a merchant at Tortosa, aiul that though the ship was lost the underwriters would not pay. So I gave him my opinion upon it and told him what was to be done. He had no high opinion of English law, and was particularly shocked by the permission given to a husband as soon as he is tired of his wife to sell her in the market-place I . t '>ls ■4:'ll J III tr ..:, ;:.j:r;|li :ftB||i 32« MFI-: OF lX)ltl> CAMI'ltKLL. [ISl '). with a hultur ubuitt her iuH>k. It wan in vuiii for mt> to tuiy that thirt wofi no part of the luw, and only u inyHtiticution. lie replied that it wnft constimtly done, and the inHtancen mentioned in the journalH, ulonj^ with the births, marriages and judicial divorcoH. However, I wiw quite acrabli with his inceustuit kindnisH mid {H)litenetiH. I j(ot to Parin for a trifle, paying only half tho expentto of the post-horHCM, which altogether wan not so much w a shilling a nule, the rate of posting in Kngland In'ing exactly double. We «lid not get on, however, (juite so rapidly. ... It was very near midnight l)eforc we rcache4 ON Mil JOHN KI.I.KY. 327 toriii nicflulH unci oliiNpH, unil ]m HiiHsiaii AiLstriaii, PrtiHriian und PortUf^iicHc onlorM oC lnrte did not tight the huttic of VVatcricH) Hllc(>n and JoH^'phinc : I huw the bed in which nhe died. I wtw particularly interested by a chair in which Bonaparte used to sit and c«>^itate, and on M'hich he had made innumerable cutx with a penknife, a pnu^tice he was /riven to when engaged in deep tli<)iiu|>it oim> tun-.tilti); in tlio TiOiivrc, and innuitli. nUAy wctit up and xpoko to him. Wo won; vi>ry n>rdial, and Im« talked ti) inc in the nxMt titial mannur of liiM niollur, IiIh wifu, and all )m aff'uirrt. I cannot mention to you more than that I am certain the Htory in false and (^dumniouM. Hut the Duke certainly |>aid, and is dinpoHeil to {Hiy, her the mntionH. The object at prcM'nt in to dir^-over the authorn of tlu; lilxd aned with them. They all live together in a nplendid man- nion in the Place Vendftme. It in i[uite impoHHihle for me to enter into any dcHcription of what I hav(( w<'n or felt. The nuwt re«'ent impreHsion in that «)f VerwiilleH anil 8t. Cloud, which 1 visitnl yenterday. It wan the ffte of St. CliMul, anr by a Scotch soldier. He made a won»an selling fruit understand that he wishetl to buy a |)each. ' Qnutre xouf, taoimleur!' ' We hiunu mony |)eaehes in Scotland,' said he; 'but we can get ane cheaper thitu paying a cat and a soo for't.' 1815.J INTOI.KIiAHI.K IIKAT IN PAIIIH, 329 Uf>U)\ (in la fail, Ituo i|« Rieh>'liitu, fkrlii. !t<'f>t«inli> i I') |h1A. My dkau HiwniiKU:— You litth- tlum^jht thiit your l«'tU'r« written in tlir «. 1 n'rtuinly ncviT hiul more pleasure from your forri>K|Ninem to hav(> y acctaint of my aefore what heat was. At ni^ht I etui- not even Ih'ar my shirt as I lie on the top of my In'd, and ther« I la-oil like St. Lawrence «)n the gridiron. For miles round you |H'rceive no symptoms of verdure or vej^etation — a wide waste of wind. Whence conn- the milk and the vejretahh's with which we are so |)lentifidly supplied, I do not understand. M<»st of the lawyers arrive in pairs. I am here hy myself — a plan I stnai^rly re<'t two men Ik> very well infornuHl and very well tem|M'n'(iii){ tinrorM uidI kliigti. I have w'vrnil tiiinM U'cii in tin' iiiidHt of the KtiijH>ror of Huh- •In, the Kin|)<'rnrof AiiMtria, tlio Kiiixiit' i'ruHNiu, iind urchdukcM, diikcH, ami y^rcat (i;«'ni>i'als witlioiit iiiiiiiInt. TIiIh \h n pIcuNiirc chi«'fly uri.HiiiK frntn tin* i)l(n«Min' «'orn<'r wlirro I wjw lK)rt» ntui nart"*!, wliifli, iipon the \vIimI«>, I Im-Hi-vi' I liavo no ri'iiMon to relict. I hIiuII ni'vor forj^i-t tlu' womli'i* with wliii-h I at Hi>t oontcinplatiMl tlu' iiiiignitlcriic*' of DiiikIco. liiit to ri'tuni to PariM. '\, The vmt aMM«'inltlag«' of Htmiif^orw from all parts of tin' world. If r dln»> at V<;'ry'H I am Hiirroiindrd Uy men of every iiiition and trilH\ from tho Wall of China to (Jihraltnr. Tln'ir ditJircnt fd-atiirrM, dr«'H,H, lanmianf and maniH'i-M niuk<> ii vii'fnn;/!' of which no (hwriptioii could convey an id«'a. \. Tho gallery of tli<' liouvre. This, i\n yet, renminM alnioHt entire. The 1'rnH.Hian?* have carried away a i'vw pictiircH, hut nothing of iiiiieh value. Such a collection never exiMteng(>r, mixed with a conviction of security. The French U>ok very ferocious, and we arc told of meetings nightly in the Faubourg 8t. Marcel for planning a general massacre of tho Knglish. Yet we know they can attempt nothing, as there are 150,000 allied troops within four hours* march of Paris. One seems to be in the midst of transactions to be mentioned in historv. This is a new sensation, and tli(>iT- fore delightful. I cannot, however, elucidate my meaning upon 1HI.-..J I'AMOUM OAMINU llOt'MK IN I'ARIM. aai thiN Ih'iuI, uihI • uwtt, ihin'fi»r«>, nwrvr If an tli«' -uhjivt «f • f^itiiro diwoUDM'.' /,!• Ixtii l)!rn t'(l ro lit'iir tliiif I inn lN>(<«»itic i\ iiDtorlnux Kiiiii«>Mt«>r, M. It* MiiripiiM il<> liivry, tli<> cliiet' of »im> of tlio tiimt lux'ii'iit fainilIrM ill KraiM't', \n now at \\\v \\vw\ of tlit> iiioMt fainoiiM piiiiin^ houM* in I'ari?*. To attract 4'ohi|Hiny \w j^ivcw tin* ino**t <'x<|iiir«it«' ••ntor- tiiiiiinrntM. Yon arc IntrtMlnrHl to liini nnii lifter, von havc» an invitation to ilinnrr, wln-ni von inrot ni<>n of the tiiMt rcpntation, and ihiHliinj^ UOIty of tin* womt. Yon ar(> i>x|M><>t(>ptc4l. Thu cfjif^i (/VriV at tuhlc wuH brilliant — (piitc a hia/c of MtarM — anil the ladies, you may Huppo^e, extremely lH>antifnl. We H4N)n adjunrniHl to the ^iiniinti^-nMtinM. I had reH«)lveil to lone two na|M»leonH and no more, and I had therefore fiirninhed my- w'lf with eijfht tlvc-frane ple<'C8 — two of which I staked at a tinu'. 1 tirst triiil * nmgv d noir* — hut found my money inoreaHinjf. I then made nn attempt at 'par d impar,' Avith the name hucch'sh. At Itwt I thouf|;ht that 'hazard' would do my huHineHW — hut it was all in vain, I never could ^et ri less than thirty or forty servants iilwnys in attendance, and ready, like the j,a'nii of the lamp, to briiijjj yon whatever luxuries you eau de- mand. Heaven knows how after uU this I shall sit down to draw declarations ! ... I continue to thiidt that things will go on quietly. The manifestations at the theatres are most loyal. 'Henri IV.' is ;posed it to be a slip of the pen. If things remain (piiet, I suppose we shall by and by get back to the old state of things, and have guineas in circulation at 21 «. There appears to be no chance or possibility of any change in my mode of life in the season about to open. Were I married, and even happily, I should probably feci more erinui and more vexation than I do at present. But I confess I have a sense of great desolation when 1 look round and jjcrceive how isolated I am. The rapid progress of tlie time within which the founda- tiou for domestic ties must be laid likewise fills me with dismay. But I dismiss such reflections ; and when the morrow of All Souls arrives I shall have no time for them till the next long vacation. !i Temple, October 7, 1815 My dear Father: — I have at last the pleasure to forward George's letter of February 9. London is dreadfully desolate, and I ctui hardly drag on existence. I wish I could go and amuse myself at the Marquis's. I had another invitation to ir.> < AMl'HELL. [181i inntion Ijcliovc they arc writtoii by Walter S(!ott, although he stronouHly (lisolainiw tlu'in. A thinl by the same author is advor- tiseil. Waltor'8 * Waterloo ' is (loiinidercd a failure. The saying goes that * he has fallen in battle,' and the following epigram has been written up«.n him by Ei'skine: On Waterloo's ensanguined plain Lie thousands of the mighty slain ; But none by sabre, or by siiot, Fell half so flat as Walter Scott 1 'IVmple, Sunday evening, December 10, 1815. My DEAK Father : — . . . No news I I continue 'drawing declarations nnd oi>ening pleadings.' One evening last week, to be sure, T was before his Honor the Master of the llolls,* upon a case of great importance from our circuit I'cspecting a will. We were four on each side, Sir Samuel Komilly being of the num- ber. His Honor listened to me with groat attention, and treated me with grtjat civility. The contrast between his manner of doing busiucss and that of our four ruffians in the King's Bench is very striking. He never interrupts any man, and when the counsel have all -finished he gives judgment so as to satisfy even those against whom he decides. I am sure I may assert with perfect truth that in our court 1 have not, since I was called to the bar, spoken fom* consecutive sentences M'ithout being stopped by some of the judges with a qu^ stion, or an objection, or a * pooh pooh ! ' And they behave in the same manner to all the other men at the bar. Instead of saving, they waste time in this manner, and they render themselves universjdly odious. We have commenced an action in the name of Webster against the *St. James's Chronicle,' for saying there had been an intrigue between Lady Frances and the Duke of Wellington. The cause will not come on for trial till the middle of February. I had to-day a severe rebuke for skating on the Serpentine. About a minute and a half after I had crossed it with some ap- *Sir William Grant. 1816.] HIS BROTHER AT CALCUTTA. 887 prehension, a piece of ice fell in, and above a dozen jHirsons were immersed in the water. A rope was instantly thrown to them (indeed, was previously lying across the place), or they miu»t all have been drowned. They were got out alive, except one man, and hopes were entertained of his restoration. It would have been a very pretty termination to my career, had I been drowned slcating on a Simday! But y.d know this amusement is per- mitted on Sundays in London with the most 'decent' people, and you must allow that no one keeps the Sabbath more strictly than I do, when in Scotland. Temple, December 17, 1816. My dear George: — Although I am at present much occu- pied I must give utterance to my joy at your ^appointment to Calcutta. This I consider the happiest event that has occurred to the family in my time. Although wc have great reuson to bless God for continued prosperity, we have not met with many striking instances of good fortune. I, of course, enjoy this all the more as I had given up all hopes of it, and had severely felt tho disappointment. My reluctance to your continuing in India is now considerably diminished. We are not much farther from each other in point of intercourse than if you had been perma- nently settle ;j ^ ' t m f^ ■ i VI u U. iM'^ti 338 LIFE OP LOKD CAMPBELL. [1810. If I rcmnin obscure I Imvc no rouHoii to coinpkiii of my profitn. Ill tho last wock I made alxive 100 guiiioas! Hut for this I have Morkc*! in u way of wliich, I fancy, you have not much notion in the East. At Guildhall by nine o'clock — rcmai!! in court till near four — come honic — cat a mutton chop and a potato Kilt to my chainl)ors — no wine nor Hinall l)ccr — Ixjgin im- mediately to read my briefs — jjo out to consultations — alt up till one to answer caiscs or write out my Ilepin'ts. But I generally contrive to spend half an hour at the Vcrulam. My health never Ixitter. I used to suffer considerably from dyspepsia, and had an inclination to jaundice — but all symptoms of this are now gone. I breakfast every morning on ca/(5 au luit, which I think agrees better with nic than tea, and which I beg leave to recommend to you. Templo, February 5, 1816. My pear Father : — ... At last I have the pleasure to inform you that Ablwtt is virtually appointed.* The rumors have l)een various. Sometimes it was Abbott, sometimes Hol- royd, sometimes Best, sometimes Burrough, sometimes licns, sometimes Piggott. For throe days it was most confidently reportc it' I do not get forward. .Jervid and Dauncey are the only two silk gowns (m the circuit. If you could get one made a Daron of the Exchequer and the other sent out as a judge to India, I might then have a chance for the lead. In town, likewise, the ground is about to be very much cleared. It is expecteil that Mariyat, Scarlett and five or »ix others will have silk gowns almost innnediately. I forgot to mention that another judge, Dampler, died ou Saturday night. He is to be succi-cded by Holroyd, a special pleader from the Northern circuit.* Temple, February C, 1816. My dear George: — . . . Abbott is at length made a judge, and the Oxford is as open to me as heart of man could desire. . . . On the strength of it I have sportetl the seal which I have l)een so long building;, and the exact connterpai't of whioh I have built for you. These an; tl.e true heraldio Iwarings of (mr house ; Gyronny of eight, or and sable, within a bordure engrailed, or and azure, countercdianged. The Iwur's head proper you have been lony: iicfinainted with. The amis you will see in any book of h(>rald. I huvi' luvur l)efuro met witli such a piece of ])erH()nul good fortune. I could not Im> inoic favorably circumstanced upon tlio circuit. Were the oiMinin); greater, it would be dangcrouH by calling up uoni{M}titui>. . . . In the spring I Htill moan ti) start my two horscH and ^loom (with the boar'H hejul projicr on his buttons). By the bye, 1 do not think I have written to you since I was at the HCHHions, where I dumped ull night at a ball, to the admiration of thf county of Gloucester. I rather think I shall become u moHt egregious coxcomb ; indeed, with my Paris coat and new seal I have already become so. Pniy send me some good advice. 1 was much benefited by your n^oral lecture, and I would try t»i return you the compliment, if I did not know it was unneces- sary by your declared incompetency for * the pleasures of youth.' Forgive all this trifling. You shall hear from me fully in about ten days. God bless you. Temple, February 16, 1816. My dear George: — . . . T have not had a tussle with Lord Ellenborough these three months. My manner is less offensive to him, and he is disposed to treat mc with more con- sideration. The business I now have necessarily gives me some importance with the court. I have not been recently engaged in any cause of public interest except that tried on Friday, of which you will find an account in the newspapers, Webster and Lady Frances against the ' St. James's Chronicle.* Two thousand pounds damages I I was exceedingly anxious indeed. The whole responsibility rested on my shoulders. I hud little to do in public. I will just give you a specimen of the way in wliicli juniors at the bar are kept down. It was my business to open the pleadings, as we call it, and I ouj^lit naturally to have stated all the libels to the jury. When I was getting tip to do so, Best said : * Don't yon say more than that it is an action for a libel.* Well, then Vaughan ought to have examined the first witness as to the publication, which would have left the Duke 1816.] LADY FKANCLM WKIIHTER. 841 of Richmond to nu>, in (>xuiniiiing whom rcxiiecting thi^ Duke of Wellington and I^dy Fninw's hoiuc Mat wiw to be expected. Ah Bll(>d to comply. There {h an invariable and rtyHtematic ninrtpiracv ainoiij^ the le!.'(|ei*H to deprem a junior, and to cut him otV from all opportunity of gaining distinction. Wcbtal of them. She is the most fa^'inating crejiture that ever lived, and I believe in my eonscienct! moiit IHjrfeetly virtuous. I really am quite in love witl> her. She may well be the concjueror of the coiupieror of the W(»rld. Although she litui certainly met with more flattering attention during the last twelve months than any woman in Europe, her manners remain a perfe(!t model of simplicity as well as of I'legance. It is whimsical enough that she is going to reside in tlie parish of Cupar. There is a house called Cairnie Lodg«i, at present iidiabited by a brother-in-law of Webster's. There they arc going on a visit, and they leave I^ondon for that destination this morning. James, at his own request, carries down a letter of inti'oduetion to our father. I wish to Heaven she would n-muin in Fife till the autumn. Having been the idol of Brussels and Paris during the last twelve months, she is personally acquainted with almost all the distinguished characters in Europe. Then as to the battle of Waterloo she may be said to liave been present at it. 1 rather think she was not forgotten in the Duke's visit to lirusscls the next day. And at any rate she had intelli- gence from the field every hour. What she has seen she tells with as much nau*ct6 as a country girl. I was five hours in (conversation with her on Friday evening, and it seemed but a moment. Januvs insistetl on giving mc as an acknowledgment ten small bronze busts of the Greek and Latin poets which he hud brought witli him from I'aris, and winch now ornament my muutel-piece. . . . I liave no news for you of any kind. ^ly friend Brougham I € '■: m PI I ; . !': 1.: ■'j ■ ' 'it'' ■ ■ : . ir m P I I. ';'■ ■' ■' !' ' :iV2 i.ivr. or Loiih ( \Mi'iii:i,i,. [IK16. you will H«H> M timkiiiKU pt'iMliKioiiM miiIimIi in tli« lldiiHof Com- niotiN, but Ih> Im (loiii^ nothing at the Inu*. lie tuny iilniiMt l)e coiiMiilerfHl to Imvr loft tin* law, or the law to havi' M't him. I rually do not think I havi> lioani hiH voico in the C'uiirt of Kin^'M ])M> three tertiiH. Hut he nuty ho conHidereit the lender of Op|)oHition, which \n nither a more Nplendid Nittiatiori than that of a ' ri^in^ junior.' Tiirnplii, March 0, IHIO. My DKAU Fatiikk: — . . . I have taken t(M|uarrellinj,' with lw^ lately, iuHteiul of li a )(reat advant^ige in not iH'inj^ at all afraid of my anta^oniNt, and poHHf'HHing my faculties entire during the contcHt. Having known him familiarly at the Inir, I f((>l no mysterioiiH awe in belioMin^ him; and, notwithntjindin); hi.rc(>ption, and Hinji^ular turn for Hueer and .suciuni, he ha« not nuich copicaiHueHH of diction or energy of niannvr. lie (!uu not deal the kn;li, and if you watch your opportunity ytai may ^iv<; him a ptnl^er. 1 am Hcldoni in a cauHv of any consc(|uenee In't'ori^ him without |{(!tting into wmie Miuabble with him. Lant Saturday it came to a Hort of criwiH. He overruhnl a point I had nuule, very eon- temptuourtly and without allowing me a fair opportunity to lj«> heawl. I exprcHwed Home rcMcntment. He found fault with my irregularity. I nuiintainod that I wan right. When the eaiiM! wan over he privatiily took nje to tiwk. I told him he was wrong, and that u|)on reih'ction he would think so. Next morning I re(!eived a note from him (U'siring to see me. J ealKil upon him. He said h»! doubted of his decision, and wished the matter to Ihj moved next term. He was exceedingly civil. We talked it over at sonic length and became very good friends. I complimented him upon the excellent order he preserve^ in hi.s court, and he expressed deep regret at being sonuttinies obliged to stop me for the sake of regularity, as he always hears nio with such patisfaotion ! I hope to go on more smoothly with liiia in ^Sir Vit.ary Gibbs, Chief Justice oi' iho Common Pleas. IHIO.J lli;VH A iluKSK. 343 i'utilh'. T liiiv«> iiiil liiul tlif Mli^litt'r^t l)ii'ki-riii;^ with lilV Titird KilU'iilKtroii^li t!ii>s4' tlirrc iiKuitliH. Hut li«> \n uti nlu-nil tiiuii. Ilirt health hiiM Inhmi visililv dii'liiiiiig mid hin inaiiii(>r \h vt>ry much tiiollifKMl. Il(> Hr«M|H>mt«'ly iri};hti>nt'*l lest h(!hh(iuM U; brought by hulN>a« coi-iius Ix-tori; th<> Drvil, to In- puuiHJiHl for ull IiIm outmi;t»4. Tumpio, Junel, 1H16. My dkau ItitoTiiKic — ... I Inifon' uK'ntinutHl to you that I had hircil a ^;riM)in. Now I hav«> nuv honM<, tor which \ |mid sixty >»uincaM — 'it very tine aiiiuial, I ran asMun? you. Wht'U I lcti\ I think my ffniliiM never dir^playetl itMcIC more than in this pr«>- c»•<'dill^r. I take more eredit to myHcIf tor Hcttiu^ up my };r(M)in tind horsi'K than t'oi' writing my lKiok,or Itiff^^in); in Tidd's oiKce. Of HUeh et)ort>4 a e<»nimon man is capable — lait he i^ n«)t n com- iiiiiii man who thus adaptH himselt' to varying circuniHtanccH, und who seeks the same obje<'t by oppoNitc means ! liayiu); (h>wn my lleports antlsettinjj; up my horses, I annoiiticc that my fortune is made, and th<>re will Im> a v^reatcr disposition to etnploy me. 1 must, of coui-se, display tin; same assiduity and devote nny ^[y/vn qiinntity nf IdiHincHH ; hut it' I wtrc to iilt«>tii|>t tiiiH, tli<> coiUTrii would ut one*' Itrciik u|> iiiid ^o to ruin. I iiin ki'pt ut tli(> tNir from niuiu. \im till \\\ii}it. Ah far in* moii«>y Im uu oltjort I ou^lit to In> I'ully HitiNtlHl. Without huviii){ ntHt up my i'w InmiIc, I nhoidd n-ully think I am making very little Icmh than X.'ltKM) a yuur. . . , 4 Pormit (lanlonK, Dn^nor, HiiMos, Aii^iiiit no, |M|n. My dkar FATitKH: — I I lavc t'*.||< owed vour ai lvi«v I )V tnkitif; up my (|Uarti>rM hy th<> wa-Hidr. lien; I am with inv hr.ikH an here without any pul>li>«>m('nt.x, and in all rcHpcct^t vory nk<>. 1 huv(< not yet made hiH actiuaintance. Alas! that tlic ;;r<'at ArncCalliim More should dwincllc into a watcrin^^ plai'(> lonii){«'r! I anuiw mvMcir with ridiiij; out on horschack, ncttiny aiy Reports throtijjh the press, and readinj>; nov«'ln, Upon the whole I like thi- solitude in which I have placed myselC, lint sonietinicH it is a little too much for me. A letter from you will l)e a ^rreat treat. I do not yet know w lictlicr you perceived the eartli<|ii:iki', and what ctTeet it had upon you and the <;'ood people of Cupar. The weather hen- is now deliohtful, anti I helicve there i.s a pron- jiect of an ahundant harv<'st. My love to my dear niHtcrs. Kver UHWt afle«'t'ly yours, J. CaMI'IUOI,!-, Uof^nor, Sfiptiiiibor Ifi, 1811 My DEAR BuoTliKU : — ... I have fornu'd an aequaintaiue here witli the ji;reat Dr. IJaillie, who is present in this phue, when he is not in attendance on the K'm;>; at Windsor. Ilowiya that for ten ycais he worked at hi- i Mrcssion seventeen hours u day, from six in the morninjf till eleven at night, with the excep- tion of very short intervals lor breakfast and dinner. When Ihlli.J AT lUM.Nolt H)|{ lllh ilKAI.IM. 346 nut vir«itin){ luilii'tit," lit' \\ai« >vi'iliii){ Ifttrr^ — ii iiio^t hiihl'iiwiMun |Mirt of IiIm I'MiployiiK'nt. Ilt> Mrtiiin imw ii)iiii| up. AUIlnll'^ll tint IIIIK-li tlinifil III' III'lV, ll<' Up|H'tirM ten MilfH oMor. lit' now I'liit'tly t'linlhuM liiiiiM'll' In iHiiiMiiltntiitiiM, iiiul wlioii ill tlii> foiuitry lif will tmly m'v (hi'mmim |Nirti('iiliirly iiitrit- tliitttj ti> liiiii. Ili> Iflln iiic (wliitt I wiiH lint uwari'iii') ilmt lit> in 11 iiiiniHti'i'V rinii, tiki* inyHt'll'. Hi" littliiT wll^ iiiiii!Nti>r nf lliiiii- iltuii. Ill' wiiH lirniiixlit tn tliJH cniiiitry, «t iit In Oxt'nrtl, ttnti inti'iHliD't'tl into life l>y tlic lliiiit. lie liiiH nituli', iH yttii limy MiipiH.xt', nil iiiiiiifiiM' liirtiiiif, liaviii;; puio tliroii^h iiini-f Ini^iiifMr* (litiii iiiiy luiui t'vi'i'tliti lu'lnrc in tlutHuiiiu tiiiii'. Ml' I'livit'm iiM liiwyiTx inr tlit>Mp|i'iiilit| antl iln-Miiiy; nitiiu- tinllH wllii'll mil' pmlt'Mpinli ImliN nut tn IIH'II who Mirntil ill it. Ill' iiiiiMt ^o nil writing Win pi'i'si'i-iptiniis iiitti l.'ikiii); liin y;iiiiii'iiM to tilt' ciiil of till' t'Impli r. I livt« lit'i't! vt'ry tpiii'tly uiiil Vfi-y htiipiilly. Tim lt.'iiy;tli nf my Htay in iiiii't'iiKiii. I litivit no prnti'i^hit»iml fiiKti^i'tnont till till! loth ot' Oi'toht'i', when I oii);;lit to Ik> at Cnk in Monmoiith- hliiri'. Bo^hor, ri.|)t«)riibi; ptipil'i. I Imvi' (hi' t)tri'r of oni; to t'oino to iih; at ('liriMtin:i>*. As he will (Insist nil! in tlrawin;; ik-rlarationM, ami will put a hiinilri'il ^iii- iii'as ill my pin'ki't without i^iving nn' any tfouhlc, I wuppuac I Dii^lit not to ri'fnse him. Jiiil^i! Abbott is the only olil ai'ipiaiiitaiu'i' 1 liavi> fnunil at tins plari'. I si'o him ofti'ti anil somctimi'silini' with him. Ilavo yon fouml ont IJojijnor on tho map? I am piinj; t<» riili- to-ilay to Si'lsi'v Hill, a promontory you will obsorvr a little way south- oast from C'hii'hi'stt'r. This is pi'rhaps tho tiiiost I'liiiiatt' in i'-ng- lunil, having tho mililnoss of tho wostorn and tho drynoss of the wistorn ooitst. Wo havo a profusion of lino timber trios ;j;row- ing down to tho water's oilgo. Woro it not for tho la/inoss of tho people, the harvest might have been all over, but thIM) CAMIMIELL. [1816 as they ii.-juully do wlu'ii the reaping Ix'gins curly in August, and there is no danger of bad weather. You s<>ldoni see above two or three reapers at work together iu the .same field, and these the ordinary .servants of the farmer. The eorn will not be all homed for a fortnight or three week.s. To do them justiee, however, they begin to make fttcwks in the farm-yard, and some of them who have visited the North eountrec have even reached the refine- ment of datfrn. But I do not believe there are three threshing nmohines in Su.s,sex, and the pnx-ess of winnowing is generally performed by the stream of air between the two barn doors. We had ten days of diy and sultiy weather. At i)resent it is again rather unsettled. Tell Je.ss 1 have here reperused the whole of * Sir Charles Grandison ' and of * Clari.s.'^ji Harlowe.' I was rather tired of that vain conceited wretch iVIiss Byron, but I was in tears when I bid adieu to Claris-sa. My love to all around you. Bognor, September 27, 181«. My dear Brother : — ... This is the stupidest place on the face of the earth, and affords no topic whatever for corres- pondence. How differently was 1 circumstanced in the autumn of the last year. . . . You nmy think it very odd that I have spent the long vacation here instead of going to Scotland or visiting the Continent. That I may not appear to you to have acted absurdly, I deem it right to tell you the true reason, which possibly you might hear from some other quarter. You are to understand then that I am now in pcrfkit health, and I trust likely to continue so, but I have been unwell. I ought likewise to premise my statement of my case, which might otherwise a little alarm you, by saying that there is good reason for thinking my complaint (spitting of blood) proceeded entii*ely from indi- gestion and its effect upon the mucous membrane, so that I never was in reality seriously ill, although I had .some cause for appro- hen, ion till the nature of the disease was ascertained. . . . Dr. Wells about a fortnight ago was down here for two day.s. 1816.] AT BOONOn FOR 1118 flKAI-TH. 347 Dr. BailHc proimsed ii eonsnltatlojj, to vliicli F r(«ulily nrcoded. As I was going to liis house I met the two loaruMl iloctoi-s on the bench, and T was rather surprineil than aniuHod with Baillio's wcming levity. 'Here/ Haid he, *is WoIIh conte down. Lot uh 8te|) in, and we shall have a grand cuusnfUttinii.* Never having betm present at thin speeies of eonsultation before, I was nnao quaintcd with its formH. After we had talked some time, I was ordere{l to withdraw into an adjoining room. While they were eonsidering of their verdict, I (ionfess I felt Home JtuKtfdtion. IlowIoI(K|Uciico, ami he is hoiik*- whut upprrhensivt! of puhiionary cxortion. This happened to lue upon tht! lircuit several times. Hut I must have sutferetl more I'rom the reports of my illness so industriously spread ahroud. * Poor Cami)l)ell is in a bad way. He is j^onc down to Bo^^nor to die.' The new year o|)ens auspiciously. Not (»nly do 1 feel (piitt! stout, but I have luul more business than 1 ever had before at this season. Cases pour in from attorneys whose names I never heard of lK;fore. J. has sent out another ship to Calcutta, (he 'Richmond., She carries the mail. L had not heard of her till she hud sailed, or I would have sent you *01d Mortality' by the captain. What an exquisite produetion this is ! Temple, January 30, 1317. My DEAR Fatheu: — . . . I think I mentioned to you 1 hud a pupil coming. He has joined, and paid me his 100 guineas down upon the nail. For this he has tlu; privilege of looking at the cuscs, pleadings, and other business passiug through my chambers. . . [In the Autobiography he thus writes about his pu])ils in shambei-s. — Ed.] : My I'eputation as a lawyer brought me many offers of pupils to read in my chambers, and to assist me in my business. I took only two at a time, receiving from each 100 guineas a year. I cannot boast of any of them having risen, or being likely to rise, to much eminence, except my countryman and friend, David Dundas, now u Queen's counsel and M.P. for the county of Sutherland, who, if he preserves his health and the Whigs are ever again in power, will probably reach the highest honors of 1817.] DKATII Oil FIIANCIH HORNER. 363 the prafcssion ; "* and Vuughan WillianiH, oil odrairablo lawyer, who ought to l)c a puisne judgc.f Temple, March 8, 1817. My dear Father : — ... You have, of course, heard of the death of poor Horner.J He was a very amiable man in private life as well as poHScssod of first-rate abiliticM. His loss is universally lamented. Brougham iH going on very 8Uc(x^ssfully this season in the House of Commons, and is now in very good odor there. He usetl to be rather disliked, and particularly by the country gentlemen. He may almost be considered as having left th^ bar. He flies at higher game. I have not heard who is to defend the traitors. He very likely.|| I went into the House of liords to hear the Scotchmen in the Queensbury cases. Jeffrey I did not like at all. But I was greatly pleased with Cmnston, who comes up to every notion I can form of a legal reasoner. Moncrieff has some vigor, but is extremely inelegant. God bless you all. Write to me soon — * On the Oxford circuit.* Shrewsbury, March 23, 1817. My dear Father : — ... In the absence of good luck I iiuve only had one positive misfortune while I have l)eeu upon the circuit — the. loss of my wig and gown, which, us I had sent forward my clerk, a brother barrister undertook to bring from Stafford to Shrewsbury. On his arrival here they were not to be found, and I was in a state of the greatest consternation, thinking I should not be able to go into court at all. I went to the theatre to borrow th-' wig and gown in which they play Lawyer Scout, but Mr. Crispc, the manager, was at Hereford. * He was made Solicitor-General in July, 1816, and was Judge Advocatn from 184S) to 185:2. He died March 30, 1877.— Ed. t Ho was made a Judge of the Common Pleas, October, 1846. Died Novem- ber, 1875.— Ed. t Francis Horner died at Pisa, February 8, 1817 — aged thirty-seven. — Ed. II Dr. Watson and others were to be tried for high treason. — El>. VOL I. 15* il l \ i I i it I' I • 1 1 m Ni: 304 MFK OV LOUD CAMi'liKI.I,. [iHi: Cuo|K>r then |>1'U|h>8ch1 I Hhould l)4)ri*()\v a ^owii from hoiiu! vlcr- gyiuuii iti tlio t(>\vu,iui(l with any other jiul^t; thiui Park I would have (lone ho, ,lmt hi; would have thouj^ht thiH a |>rt>tanation of the holy vestment. At last the Clerk of th(> Indictnients, hrar- ing of my distretw, sent me hi>4 rolM>, whiih, thouj^h of a ditferent eut from ourM, enabled me to appear without mueh olMervation. After Hending back my servant to Stafford in weareh of the j^own and wig, they were found eoncealed in the carriage of the man who had undertaken to brin^ them. Can it Im; wondia'ed that private life afr«)rdn nothing more interet^ting, when the great subject of political discussion now is whether l^onapartc shall l)e allowed more or less than a bottle of wine a day ? Temple, May 9. 1817. My dear Brother: — . . . We talk of nothing here hut Clifford's In'ing Holicitor-Genend. 'Give him the go-by,' indeed ! In five years h<» will be Chan<'ell<)r or Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, with a peerage. He is a man of very niH<'lves nuirh. (jif- furd likewist! made an ex(^ell<>nt h|h>en so lucky in the House of Coni- inons. He haM a blender share of politit^al information, and will never make a great iwrliainentary orator, hut he will Ih> found useful afl often a» Ic^al HuhjeiitM are <]!-'ruHsed in the House. It WOH a very ill-advised prose<;ution. . . . Now we hwk forward to the circuit. What s Ixxly of law we have on the Oxford — l*ark and Garrow ! how often have I (iraniniod them at consulta- tion 1 but they were batl recijuentfl. Salop, August 3, lan. My dear Father: — . . . From hour to hour on Sunday I followed the service through it#< various stages till I thought you must have concluded ytnir thanksgiving s<'rni()n in the even- ing. I wish I couki iiHsist at )-our forty-seventh iSacrament. Of all the religious cereiiionics 1 have seen or read of, I find nothing so impressive and truly gnuid as the administration of the Sacrament of the Lord's SnpjHn" according t(» the forms of the (y'hurch of Scotland. Ge«)rge will soon Ik; with you, and I think you must make him aJi elder, although 1 am afraid he will he rather graceless on liis first arrival fruni the Fast J wasamusi^d with a Hrr/f cx]>rcssion of Dr. S. v.licn he first called on me on ii Sunday morning about one o'lock. *T have been calling,' Slid he, 'on a number of my old friends, but 1 cun see none of them : for the people in this country sct'in to have contracted a habit of going to church on Sunday.' It. :■ I' , t i ■' In the trial of Dr. W»tson, acfusod of high treason. — Ed. 856 Lll'l-: OF U>l(l) rAMI'HKI.I.. [Ih]?. Tamplfl, HvptAmbtr IS. tKi7. My i>EAR Fatiikr: — . . . Tliii(H uf^uiiiHf my ^uin^r into Parliament I fetir proixjndcriito. It in nmaxiii)^ tiow little parliamentttry distinction (I'm-h fur a man nowmluyH nt tlic hir. Brougham wont to the York a^-*i/cH tluM Humnicr. How luunv brivi'M hud he? Two! Whut wtno thoy? One in itn oihI«- fcndvd (uu8i!, th<* other in u writ uf in<)uiry before tlic utidcr- Hhcrifft UnlctM there slxuild be hoiih! piihlin convulMion, I doulit whether he iH ever likely to li<>ld tiny high ofliec in tlir State. He huM no ehttri'< ler for udviee ahoiit murriiige. You are not uwaiv tliat I urn rapidly LMX'oniing an old bachelor. If I am to marry, what ought 1 aim at? Wealth, Birth, or Beauty? Unfor- tunately my meauM of obrtei'vatioM and 8eopu of ueleetion are V( '°y limit^'d, I reproaeh myrielf with not having gone more into society ; but how can I make morning e^dls when I am at the Guildhall sittings, or attend evening partiiti when I am drawing demurrers? Without these attentions an invitation to dinner in hopek'KH, niid tln;n I ean only aeeejit it when it comes for a Sat- urday or Sunday. I see little hoi)e of having what Couii-sellor Phillips calls * a soother of my cares and a partner of my for- tunes.' Could you do anything for me in Fife? What would the Ladies Melville say to our alliance? I give you full powerH to negotiate and conclude a matrimonial treaty for me. You may say, when asked for my rent roll, that I have u rood of ground in Westminster that brings me in i!3000 a year. My tendcrcst love to my sisters. I hope Magdalen will attend to her new walk and her flower borders more diligently than ever, us George and I are to pass judgment on them at the same time. Ternplo, October 26, 1817 My dear Fatuku : — I have seldom received a letter from you which interested me more than your lost, as it gave me such 1817.] ARniTKATION CAHK IN WAI.m. .167 u livoly pit'tiirt! of your (M'«>ii|Hitionit, ImlntM ami fw^lingN, Th« rt'colN'rtlonH ('xciti'jl hy tlu. iiuiuch of tht- fiitlnnt of tin* Pr«*l)y- ii>ry now rcHtiii^ from thrir liilntrH, thoii^^li inoiirnful, nra not iMiphustnt. I p'liu'inliiT all tlioN«> you tuciition, except Hpiuikio iiikI Wiiiy;;it<>. I irtuin tlii> iiua^o of u v«'iit>ralilo li|{uit> with wliii<' locks and lon^ l>Ia<-k luMttrt oiH>nin^ at the HidcM, Init that I iltinU vv:is Nf Lyon, f I'car thi) rising ffcuoitttion of niiniHt<^rH ill iiilrrior (' (hi'ir |ii' fld-c-sorM l>oth in Irarninj^ and con- VI iaiity. Whilr It tint Ulou vAfv Hr-sioiiH I WHS invited to a rtplendid fntertatiinient j^Iven hy the Ituv. Dr. Ridley, one of the pre- k'ndarie.s, and l»rother-in-Ia\v of thu I^>rd Chaneelior. Thei*o wiw present Iiieut.-(/oloni'l Sir Churles (ireville, brother of the Fiiirl oT \Varwi<*k, reckoned on' of I^ord NVre I was uhlijrt'd to jro upoi. a lon^;; pen«lin^ arl>itrutioD ri'Mpeclinj; the 4al)le end of u hoiinc, At Neafh I I'uuikI th«! attor- neys on l)oth si structure and mat<'rial.s, wlu ii aiul by whom it waa built. The whole is eor- taiidy not worth £10, The expenses of one side already amount to jL'DOO, ajid those of the other ean l)e very little if at all less. Ihivinj; broken up my court, I had a walk to the most beautiful [ilacc I ever saw — Hritton Ferry the seat of the Lords Vernon. Thou;rh close to the seaside, it is sheltered by the finest tlml)er, and the myrtles W(!re growinj; in the open air above twelve feet high. Dined, reeonsidered the evidence, wrote out a sketch of my award, an J! ' II I ,,«-- \> i^ \> .^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) A. 1.0 ^Ui tii 1.1 III lU u £i 12.0 IL25 i 1.4 1^ <.% M '/a ^}. ^>* Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTFR.N.Y. 14S80 (716) 872-4503 eep into Waloi, and he joins u» again at Monmouth. The busincHs begins at Gloutnxster on the 13th, and will probably last rather more than a week. Thence not a moment shall bo lost in s{)ceding to Fife. We must necessarily return to London, where I shall l)e detained for a day or two. But my impatience to meet quite cc|uals youre, and eveiy object shall be sacrificed that might interfere with our wishes. The weather continues terribly hot. Croi)s gcHxl, Harvest far advanced. QloncoBter, August 14, 1818. My deak Fatiiek : — ... I suppose George has mentioned to you the scrape we have got into, by Garrow not arriving here in time to open the commission. Such a thing I believe has never happened since circuits were established in England, and what the result will be it is impo.«sible to tell. The under-sheriff was despatched to consult the Lord Chancellor, but upon thi* point I apprehend his lordshij) will feel considerable doubt. My own opinion is that the civil causes cannot be tried at all, but the gaol delivery may proceed. If so, our stay at Gloucester will be very little protracted, for both judges will set themselves to the trial of prisoners. It is only from the apprehension that our visit to you may be delayed that the circumstance gives me any personal annoyance. I have sixty-three guineas woiih of briefs lying on my table, and the trial of the causes is to me a matter of indifference. I was in such a bustle at Monmouth that I saw little of George till Wednesday evening at eight o'clock, when the busi- VOL I. 16 302 LIFE OF IX)RD OAMPRKI.I., [1818. ijcsH finirtlicHl. We then niountccl our honcn (having fwnt off our donivHtim in n chaiHo befon^) and hod a moHt delightful ride to Gloucostor. I never enjoyed anything more. The night wa« dear, the moon hIiouc bright, there wa» a fresh breeze, and we passed through the far famed scenery of the Wye. We reached Gloucester a little l)efoi*e (me, an(> found that the judge had got here only a few minutes l)efore us. This was no great matter of surprise, for we had jmisscmI him on the road where it was as level as a bowling green, going with his four horses at a foot's pace, and he did not pass us again till within al)out seven miles of Gloucester. Whether he was not aware of the necessity of being here liefore twelve o'clock, or whether he had gone to sleep, or what was the cause of his dilatoriness, I am whollv at a Iosh to explain. He might have left Monmouth an hour sooner, although the jury in a («use which he had tried were still locked up to cionsider of their verdict, as their venlict might have Ikjcu taken by Holroyd. Starting when' he did, he might with ordi- nary diligence have got in by half-past eleven. I am very sorry for it. He will be more blamed than he deserves, Ikmuj^ obnox- ious to the Chancellor and not generally ))opular. IJut I can testify thnt through the circuit no liian could possibly be more anxious than he has l)een to do his duty, and to make himself agreeable to all who approached him. The response cannot be received till to-morrow morning. To-day therefore we are com- pletely dfticeuvris. George and I propose taking a ride to Chel- tenham. ... I make a point most religiously to abstain from everything to influence his choic(; of life. The anioi' patrice is much stronger in him than in that renegade your second son, and I should not be greatly surprised were he to marry and sit down in the kingdom of Fife, although at times he seems capable of better things ! [The Chancellor determined that all the commissions for the county and for the city of Gloucester must be renewed, so Greorge Campbell went down to Scotland alone. — Ed.] 1818.] VISIT TO HCt/rLANJi. 863 Tumpln, AuguMt 21, 1^)8. My dear Father : — ... When you reoeivo this I tnwt that George \k by your side. The hour ho lung looked forward to huH arriv(>d. Muy you know no diHappointmcnt in the hoiies you have formed, and may you long be happy in the soHed. We certainly commence busi- iies»t ut Gloucester on Monday Slst. This I know as well from the (!lerk of assi/e as from Gurrow's marshal. By the end of the week I shall be off for Cupar, and you know when I travel 1 lose no time on the way. [llo spent the mouth of September in Scotland, visiting his tlither and making a tour in the Highlands, of which there is the following notice in the Autobiography. — Ed.] : My father, my brother, three of my sisters, my uncle the minister of Ancrum and his sons, under my auspices, travelled through the most beautiful parts of the Highlands of Scotland. We were very hospitably entertained by the Earl of Breadalbane at Taymouth. When we returned home it was market day at Cupar, and I cannot forget my father's exultation as he was driven with four horses through the crowded streets with his sons beside him in what he considered 'a grand ovation.' November, 1818. My dear Father: — . . . The new Chief Justice* goes on very quietly. I called on Lady Abbott and reminded her of my predictions. He is not to have a peei'age. Poor Ellen- borough is reduced nearly to a state of fatuity and is dying very fast. Gibbs retains his faculties completely, but he is conlined to a sofa and is gradually wasting away. Lord Liverpool pressed the chiefship of the King's Bench i '! * Abbott, afterwards Lord Tenterden. — Ed. UFE OP ijnUU <:AMI>llKl.i.. [1819. upon Shepherd, tho Attorncy-Gciicrol, and nioutiouod to him that tho nuiulwr of judges tit to be inoroiwed. Thio cannot tx) before the meeting of Parliunient. Ministcra say the Queen hoti died on tho very duy they witihed,* as her duuth cuIIh Purliunient together on the very day inteudtnl to aHHeuble it — tho 16th uf January. The Windiior edtublitili- ment is to be immediately reduced. The nation will save above £200,000 tt year by the Queen'H death. Ministers, apprehensive of the increased numbera of the OpiMwition, seem determined to deprive tliem of all topics. At present tliere is hardly any measure in the foreign or domestic policy of the oountiy which can be complained of. I supiMXM) Romilly's death caused a great shock even with you. I never felt anything so much.f Stafford, March 20, 1819. My dear Father : — ... I hope George is by this time onoo more safely lodged under the paternal roof. From his being in England and your letters being addressed to him, our oorrcspondeuce has met with some little interruption. Let us now resume it and keep it up steadily as in former times. I can soy with the gi-eutest sincerity that it has proved the highest and most unmixed satisfaction I have known through life. Here we are again at Staftbixl, tlie dullest and vilest town in all England. Cupar is a magnificent city compai'ed to it, and abounding with elegant amusements. However, we have more prisoners to try than are to be found in all the gaols in Scotland —considerably above one hundred. Do you remember our meeting the circuit at Inverary, where they had to try two boys for petty larceny ? Such a calendar would make us look very black. For my own share I now mind Crown business very little. I have not had a client hanged for many a day. I get into the civU line, which is more genteel and more profitable. * Queen Charlotte died November 17, 1818.— Ed. fSir Samael Bomilly died November 2, 1818.— Ed. 1810.] AN OVKRFI,()W OK BIWIMW. 365 George will toll you that T ^ct mi very |ir(w|K>rotiMly in town. I have 08 much htiHiiii>N8 iim I (run po^'r'ibly find timu to do. The befit fiymptom I have lately dirwovircd in being taken up by ray own countrymen. When I won quite oliacure and I'ricndlcM thoy kept entirely aloof fVom me. I believe I might uow have buHin(>8H at the bar of the Houhc of jjords if I were t4i lay myself out for it, but it w almost imcompatible with romroon law praotiec. tiftlop, llarob, 1819. Half-put Av«. My dear Brotheb : — ... I am juHt going to mount my horse for Church Stretton, a place where you and I lay a night liwt August. All our men are gone on and arc making holiday ut Ludlow. I have l)ccu obliged to stay beh*nd to answer cases, having been close at work since half-past ei);ht this morning. At this 8|)ell I have answerwl eleven (awes. I have !)"*'n /erj' hard worked here. We had an overflow of business. On Friday I was in court (Kx;upied from eight in the morning till half-imst one on Saturday morning. I had then to sit down to read a brief in a murder, attende«l with very conipliniteil circumstances, which I hail to state to the jury at eight tb'- une morning. I was hardly in bed. But I am not at all ktMK d up. I am not in good spirits alx)iit my oratorical improvement. I still continue very nervous and flurrietl. I am sometimes pretty j;(KkI when I get into a jmssion, but in the cool loiiglimt!n from HcotliinU.' W, — I'm from Hkoutluu' mymsl'. C. — liidctil, Irom what |Mirt? W. — From Fife, iiwr Cu|Nir. C. — You uro not a hoii of Mr. Wulkvr of Cumlogie? m— Troth um I. C — ii'ivvt mv your huud. W, — How do you wmie to ken anything ubnut me? C. — I am the Mon of Dr. (.^awmel of Cupur. W. — Lord Almighty ! Whn would ha* Uiought that? We hod a very cordial talk about our Fife friendH. lie farms 700 ocreti and says ho in thriving. My gr(M>m in autually at tlio door with my honea and I must start Temple, April 7, 1819. My dear Fatiiku: — . . . The mottt interesting event is thot Dauncey m horn de nonfat. He grew wonie and worwe, and on Monday loHt, at Olouuetttcr, he wum ho ill iw to l)c obliged to stop in the middle of a ^iiceeh to the jury. I led him out of court and conducted him to \m hxIgingH. It wus a sud H|H!ntending uliout. I should have rcj<»iccd excettfiively ut hin removal by promotion, but I caimot feel any satinfaction at his present con- dition. I never expect to hcc him on the circuit again. He is only fifty-eight, hu8 been ex(!ecdingly temperate, ami never had the smallest touch of illncHS Ixtfore, aimtti he wiw a child. He is said to have hurt himself by long footing in court. Taunton will suc(!ced him as leader, but will not have the lead in the same undisputed manner. If Daunay does not come back, I shall be sure to have a junior brief in eveiy c»use; and if Jervis, Taunton, and Puller should be retained on one side, I may be taken to lead on the other. I have given formal notice that I have quittetl the quarter sessions, after which I may not return any more. Situated as I 1810.] qiiiiH TiiK qi'AicrKii mumiuni. 367 ant, both in titwn »ntl on (bo oircuit, m!m»U>iw vuii nu lunger be liny object to me. You would MM) by the nuwH|Mi|H!rH that the LanarkHhire elec- tion (toinniittoe in |)o«tiMmed to the 20th.* In truth I (ear it rimy Im) (^onHiilvrtHl lut at an end. The 8(!ot<RD OAMNIKI.I.. [1819. tinii of tilt) ((nui* 1111(1 fln> lii> hiiM liml lN>forn him. You talk liku Ijiiily Huiiilolph of ' lh« |MM>r rciiniiiin/ but it will In* the fuult of tilt* nrtiHt if tho |N>rtmit \n not n cnpitnl pirturo.* Juna Id, Id 10 ThruD c|U«rUr« pMt Iwtlvi. My dkak BiuyriiKH :— 1 mii juNt rvturiioti from a ball at liOily OitlbrdV liUfly (}. Im ii very iNiiiitiful, uniitiblu iiikI wull-brcd woiiiuii. Mr. Attorney wiw not prt>M'nt, iNjinx onK»K''*l ■» lli*< ditH'har^i* of hii* poWiii* diitit-M in tin* IIouhi' of CmnnionH. . . . You would M>i< Ihuinccy'H dititli in th<< iivwhimiirt. JorviH Hiiyii h« Hhall now bu hani run. Hut for nuniu timu ho will Ut fucUe prinrffM. Thcru aix* Hcviuid appli«iitionN for riilk )(ownH. Then' Ih not th(! ri'mott-Ht iMMwibility of my iMtin^; includLtl, nor ii4 it deHirabli) that I hhould, but I am vttr}' often a^kid when I tini Ut put on my Hilk k<)^'Ii> >"**' {*^ <*<»' father oliNcrveH when he iM lni)(ely delighUnl with anything) ' I inuMt nay the ({ueMtion tiekht* mo very mu<'h.* My deproHHJon «>f Mpiriti* prcMWHle*! ehlefly, I bollftve, from a slight derangement of health, but [ have attundwl moix> to my digestion, and I am conrtiderably improved. I got up lM>tween Hix and seven and ride iM'fon; breakfiMt. Toinplo, July 7, 1810. Midnight. My dear Fatiiku : — ... Having told you that it i« neither powiblc nor dcHirablv that I should havi; a silk gown U[M)n thin tMiiwion, I pnx'cetl to amu.'H< you a little with what F have Ih'cii aI>out uiH>n thiti Hubject. Knowing that I had no chunee of l)eing appoint(Hl, I had not the moHt di.itant notion of applying. How- ever [ have been spirited up to put in my elaim, and I am glad that I have done so. I met with a great deal of goneral niillery uiK)n the 8ubje(!t, and my old friends and fellow pupils, Tancretl and Coltman, insisted with me in gocxl earnest that I should be fully justifictl in applying, and that, with a view to the future, I * This portrait by Raeburn is in the poHHoaeion of Sir Oeorge Campbell. An excellent copy hung in the dining-room at Stratheden House. — Ed. 1819.] APIM.K.'ATIOX Kull A .<«II.K (H>Wlf. 369 (Might to apply. T\w Ant i»t«>p wum writing to Abbott; m tb^jr dictated to ni« thu following letter, aJdrowwd Tht Bight lionorablt Lord Chi^ Jmtie* Ahbutt, ,tc , Ruutlt Squan, TampU, Jttlj 3, 1819. Mr LoBDi— . , . Th« kkmlniM I lt«v* aiiivrianctii from your Lordahip, both b«for« knlKmitDt I hava b««n accuRtumed to dut'ar, 'bat under thu priwent oiroumitanomi of tha Uiford Circuit I ought not to omit bringing my name to the notinu of tha Lord Chancellor an a camlidato for prufninionnl rank. Although my buiinoaa for the la«)t two or three rlrnuitu ha* bnnn luch a« pi'rhap* to juntify in>* in looking forward to future advannnment, yet I am onnicioni that thnre ara other gentlemen who have more immediate rlaimn, and [ do not entertain A very languine ho|)e of gaining my objoul at llio pruHunt moment; but I truak that if I ihould not now Kuccood, t)ie circumHlance of my {irofeMional eitua- tion being at proHent mado known to hi^ linrdNhi|> may have a favorabU tendency hervaftur, and I venture to indulge a hope that your LnrdNhip will not diiapprove of the monKura which I propone to adopt. I cannot eipuot more from your Lordiihip than that, if the Lord Chancelloir ibould refer to you for information roHpuuting mo, your Lordxhip iihould rep- ruont mo ai not unworthy of the diMtinotion to which I aNpiro when tha proper nccanion arino« I remain, your Iiord»hip'« mont obliged and faithful •ervant, J. C. This letter wiw sent on Satunluy. Going to the Court of King's Bench on Monday morning ruthcr later than usual, I found the Chief JuHtiiHi hud Ihhux inquiring for me. Ah he woh engagtnl in a cause likely to detain him lute in the evening, I wrote him a note wiping I nhould Im> down next morning l)efore the sitting of the court, if he .should wish to see me. At half-post nine on Tuesday morning I was standing among above a dozen burristcrs in the coffee-house M'here we assemble, when Abbott's gentlemun came in and said, * My Lord Chief Justice wishes to see Mr. Cumpbell in his private chamber.' His reception of me was very friendly. He said, *I wish you well, but ft'om having so many seniors on the oircuit 370 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1819. who have applied, I think you are not likely to Hucvced at pres- ent. Mai^kurncHS, Pcake, Taunton and Puller have all applied. I therefore hardly sec how you can be appointal now. But there is no reason why you should not make the application and it may be of service to you lureaftcr to have your pretensions known. What the Chancellor metuis to do I really know not. Although Chief Justice of the court, and formerly upon the Oxford circuit, he has not yet mentioned the subject to me. I suppose he has forgot it, but I take it for grantal that he will speak to me about it soon. With so many seniors, I think you must not exjHKit to be includeil now, but it nuiy be useful that your name should be mentioned.' Campbell. 'That is all I expect, and having your lordship's sanction I will certainly make the application.' So we shook hands and parted. In the evening the folic < -g letter was composed in a Cabinet Council : To the Lord Chancellor, Bedford Square ; My Lord : — Having learnt that several applications have been lately made to your Lordship for rank on the Oxford Circuit, I beg permission to present myself to your notice as being likowiRO a candidate for that high distinction. I venture to address your Lordship on this occasion with great diffidence, but not without the hope that upon inquiry your Lordflhip might find my professional situation upon the circuit, and in London, such as in some degree to afford an excuse for my pretensions. I will only add that 1 have not taken this ntep without the sanction of the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, and that I have reason to hope ho would represent me as not unworthy of the honor to which I aspire when the proper occasion arises. Your Lordship's most obedient and very humble servant, J.C. Audacter et apert^ met his Lordship's eye this morning at breakfast, and introduced to him this elegant composition. No answer is returned to the.se applications unless they are success- ful, and I have very little api)rehen.sion that he will punish my presumption by granting my request. But I think I have been 1819.] APPLICATION FOK A SlMv (iOUN. 371 well advised. There in a sort of iutermodiate rank betwecu silk and stuff*, of aspirant*, in which I am eiirolleil. Considering the disadvantages I have had to .struggle against, it is no small matter for me, at my standing, to have applied to the Lord Chancellor for a silk gown, with the entire approbation of the Lord Chief Justice. 1 may now rwikoii that instead of a veto I have a jiai for promotion when my turn comes, and with that I am contented. I wonder what Ellenborough would have said had I called upon him about a silk gown. Yet I don't know. I had subdued him into some respect for me. I stand as well as can be now with all the judges, and I have no reason to fear that my claims will not be fairly attended to. I have been par- ticularly gratified with the feelings expressed by my brother barristers When my promotio:i does come I really believe it will give general satisfaction. I have sat up scribbling to you when I was tired and sleepy. And upon my honor it appears to me quite doubtful whether I am dreaming or awake. This application about a silk gown is mighty like a confused dream I have had, and I should not at all be surprised to awake in the morning and find the whole a delusion of the night. Adieu. I !'f 'I- Temple, July 21,1819. My dear Father: — ... I i-ead with great interest and delight your account of receiving the news of my application to the Chancellor. But this is nothing to George buying Tarvot Mill, on which I most fervently congnitulate you. I really con- sider it a happy event for him and us all. As you conductetl the negotiation, I make no doubt the terms are moderate and reasonable. You have only now to make him build a house and marry a wife, and your fondest wishes for him are fulfilled The Oxford circuit is begun — and no silk. The Chancellor doubts ! I am perfectly satisfied that for some time things should remain as they are. [Extract from Autobiography] ; 872 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1819. During the autumn I joined my brother in Paris, and wc paased some weeks t(^ther very agreeably. I now paid a good deal of attention to the administration of justice in France, and was frequently present at criminal trials before the Cour Koyaln. After much deliberation, I made up my mind against the French practice of interrogating the accused, which at first sight scorns m plausible, and in defence of wh ich grave arguments may be add uccd . I was decided against it chiefly by considering the advantage it gives to quickness and experience, the danger of a jury being misled by the answers of a man of irregular life, though inno- cent of the particular charge, and the manner ir which the prac- tice brings the judge into collision with the accused, making him appear and sometimes feel like an advocate eager for victory. T have seen a practiced thief get himself off by a ready answer; I have known men convicted by the improbable lies which they told to account for their being in suspicious situations, without evidence to support the particular charge; and I have observed M. le President, much irritated by a sparring dialogue with the prisoner, betraying a partisan warmth which in England would be reckoned very indecorous in the counsel for the prose cution. I studied attentively the 'Code Napol6on,' now called the ' Code Civil,' and found it a most admirable outline of French law, invaluable as establishing the same system in all the pro vinces of the monarchy, and I think without any fault in its principles, except the restraint on the testamentary poMcr, and its rigid equal partibility of the fathei''s property ainong all tiio children. But it is wholly insufficient to solve the vast majority of questions coming before the tribunals. Joseph Hume and other such ignorant coxcombs think that the whole law of Eng- land might be comprised in an octavo volume, and that all other books connected with the law might be burned. Were he to attend in the Palais de Justice, he would find the atlvocates and judges, in the discharge of their duty, necessarily referring to the Civil Law, to the droit coutumiev before the Revolution, to the works of Dagueaseau and Pothier, and to a body of recent 1819.] LAW COURTS IN PARIS. 373 decided cases little less bulky than the Reports which load the Hhelves of an English lawyer. I was very courteously received by the advocates and judges when I stated that I was a member of the English bu*. I euvied them their black toque, a much more convenient and Imudsome headdress than our horsehair periwig ; but compariu;; uotos ujion the interesting subject of fees, I saw great reason to be contented. They were astonished at the salaries of our judges, and intimated an opinion that the office of Chief Justice must be scrambled for among all the adherents of the Ministers. When they laughed, not without reason, at our strictness in excluding all hearsay evidence, I retorted by pointing out the injustice of their practice in allowing all sorts of evidence of bad character, and of former alleged offences, to be adduced against the accused, to show the probability of his being guilty of the charge on which he is tried. Temple, October 4, 1819. My dear Father : — ... You will be glad to hear that George and I landed safely at Dover yesterday evening. . .. . We had a most delightful trip. George will amuse you with a more detailed account of our travels. . . . I suppose he will be with you in ten days or a fortnight. I am better pleaactl that he did not cross the Alps or wander by himself into Germany. I make no doubt of his finding him- self very happy at Edcnwood. From his feelings and attach- ments, I am convinced that this is the best course he could pur- sue. You must immediately get the estate enfranchised by Count Wemyss and, being ordained a ruling elder and being put into the commission of the peace, he will be a country gentle- man of no small note. 1 r, , I ^'!'l' 1 1 'iii n\ I rt'H; Nil. iiil 874 l.ll'K UF lX)ltl> CAMPBELL. [1820. CHAPTER XIII. Jamuart, 1820— Deobmbkb, 1821. Gives a Dinner Party — Inscription for Edenwood — Dines with Mr. Scarlett — Question of Royal Divorce — Finds tho Course of True Love does not run Smooth— Ride Round tho Regenfu Turk— Eton Montom— His Suit in not SuccoBsful- Letters from tho Circuit — The Queen's Trial — Qooh in the Long Vacation to Paris — Becomes a Candidate for Brooks's — Bill Against the Queen Withdrawn — Dull Christinus Holidays — Studies Italian — Holds Briefs for Mr. Scarlett — Brougham, Donman and Queen Caroline —Engagement to Miss Scarlett — Letter from Dr. Campbell to Miss Scar- lett — Coronation of King George IV. — Dinner at Mr. Scarlett's to meet the Duke of Gloucester — Arrangements for the Wedding at Abinger — Wedding Tour — Settles in Duke Street, Westminster. Temple, January 4, 1820. My dear Brother: — . . . I uin rather surprised that I have not heard from our father. He is the beau idial of a good correspondent, for he is not only veiy punctual, but he never writes a line which is not agreeable and interesting. I cannot express to you the pleasure I feel when a letter iiddresscd in his hand is delivered to me, and the delightful anticipation is always realized. I have been ex(!eedingly dull during the holiday.s. On Now Year's Day I dined at Copley's— -the only gay party at which I have assisted. I rallied him about his conduct with former free- dom, and he retains his former good humor. Copley told me in confidence that the only thing Ministci-s are afraid of is the divorce. Leach, to push out I^ord Eldon and get the seals, urges the measure upon the Regent with the greatest earnestness, and will sec no difficulties in the way. All the Ministers, and particularly the Chancellor, resist it as much as possible, thinking it may excite a flame in the country the 1820.] DINNER PARTY IN CHAMBERS. 376 vonMiquenceH of whitih uunnot be foreseen, and that it would materially cndungcr the Htubility of the AdniiniHtration. But then they ore afraid to vrotm tlie Regent about it too mueh, as he might send for the OpjMMition, who would probably agree to carry through the raetiHure as the price of being brought into office. If the Radicals remain quiet, I rather believe that the matter will come forward when Parliament meets. There have been agents i'6v some time employed in Italy to collect evidence, and it is all cut and dried. The shape will be a bill to dissolve the marriage. ... I am very sorry that, from several cross accidents, I have not yet lieen al)le to take Lindsay and Magdalen to the play. We had a very ]>leasant party on Christmas day — D. Wilkie present. He is amazingly improved in manner and faculty of talk ; indeed, he is one of the most intelligent and agreeable men I ever met. He says that the first picture he ever saw which impressed him with an idea of the power and dignity of the art was a portrait of one of the lairds of Carslogie, which he saw when he visited us in his boyhood. Sunday, January 16, 1820. My dear Father : — ... The plan for new modelling the administration of the common law at present is to have a fifth judge in the Court of King's Bench, one of the puisnes to act in rotation as a sort of Lord Ordinary, and after term to have two judges of King's Bench sitting to try causes by jury at the same time, in separate places. Then there is to be a third circuit for the trial of criminals in the month of December. I hope I shall be able to pick up bread and cheese in the scramble, but I should have been better pleased had there been no change. I shall hear more of it to-day, as I am to dine at Scarlett's, there to meet the Chief Justice. My grand dinner party yesterday went off with great iclat, and I rather expect to see an account of it in the ' Morning Post.' I am sure Jess would like to know what we had for dinner — III « *pi I i!l!S ;i '■ 876 LIFK OF I.011I) CAMl'lJELL. Firit Cnune. Cod'i Head and Shouldan. Potatoei. Boiled Rice. Mulligatawny tioap. Second Oourie. V«getabl«a. Boiled Turkeyi and Celery Sauce. Pig'i Feet and Ears. Tongue. Fricandeau. (I forgot.) Vegetables. Saddle of Mutton. [1820. Vegetable!. Sweet. Vegetables. Third Course. Four Roast Woodcocks. Sweet. Sweet. Sweet. Sweet. Sweet. * Wildfowl. Dessert. All manner of Fruits, &i. t Wmet. Burgundy — Champagne, white and rosy — Hermitage, red and white — Constantift—Sautorne— Madeira— Port. Dinner was put down on the table at half-past six. We con- tinued drinking till past one. We then had coifee, tea, and liqueurs, and broke up between two and three. ... I must go and make some calls, and tiy if I can pick up any topics of convei-sation for the dinner T am going to. * Ivanhoe ' is quite exhausted. .lanuary 10, 1820. My dear Brother: — ... I am impatient to hear that the foundation of Edenwood House has been laid. I am more and more in love with the name. Did you ever meet with the writings of J. Johnston, one of our Scottish poets, who flourished in the beginning of the seventeenth century ? In celebrating Cupar he has two lines very descriptive of your plaoe, and even of the name you have given it — 1820.] DIVES VriTH MR. 80ARLBTT. 577 Arva inter, vimoriiquc ombrai et pateua lata litntflutni vitrei* Inbitur EoKif aquie. I met with them a long while ago in Camden's ' Britannia.'* J. Johnston'H poems I never wiw exct^pt in the 'Delicire Poetarum Scotorum,' where tlien? are a g<)ak to ten times more than is necessary to [n'ovc the Princess's guilt. But there is some ai^prcluuision whether, in the prejudices which msiy arise against the Prince, their testimony may be cr(Klit(Kl. No great oj)po8i- tion is exiKHjted in the Lords. Lord Lauderdale will probably support the measure, and Loi-d liansdownc. Lord H«>lland, and the Whigs will not like to give j>ersonal offence to the Prince, The Duke of Kcat may make against it, lest he should be cut out of the succession to the Crown. But a terrible temiiest ia expected in the Commons, and Ministers look forward to the event with dismay. Leach urges the proceeding with intem- perate eagerness. Copley says he displays the most profound ignorance with respect to all the law and history connected with the subject. He and others speculate upon the divorce as the means of political aggitrndizement, in the same manner as wa» * Cam Jen's Britannia, vol. ii. p. 1235, 2d edition, t Abbott. t Copley. VOTi. I. le" t'; ' I ' ■■!!''■ .,.Hr:-!'li liill n78 Lira or LORD OAMPBEIX. [1820. done in the reign of Henry VIII. The great object \n U^ nhut out the Prinooss from tlie opportunity to recriminate, which w always permitted in private divorces in the Englinh Eoolesiaflti- cal Courts ; that iH to say, if n man huos for a divorce in Doctors' Commons, on the ground of adultery of his wife, proof by her that he has l)een guilty of adultery is an answer to the suit. They mean to contend that this is a mere matter of State, not to be regulated by common legal analogies. It is cxiM>cted that a message from the Regent will be brought down the first day uf the meeting of Parliament. The Bill will begin in the I^rdH. Copley brought me to the Temple in his carriage and told me all this. I sat at dinner next Mm Scarlett, and St-arlett huh invited me to sjiend some days with him at his country house at Easter. What say you to that ? Very small accidents may ut present determine my subsequent history. I am in such a humor for gossip that I am sorry my pai)er is. done. I had a ctmiplimcnt from the Chief Justice on the elegance of my entertainment, according to the account of his son. Adieu. Coffee llawfi, WoHtininotor Hall, February 2, 1820. My dear Brother : — ... I hud great pleasure in your letter, which I reoeive(j;inniu({ of April. It iH undofHtiMKl that the divon;** Ih drop)>ed, that u He|Mimte provision in to l)e made for Queen Caroline, and that nhe will agreout this matter, and it is apprehended that it will soon cost him his Henses or his life. There in no doubt that he is in a very bad state of health. He has not yet l)een able to sign the patents of Jervis and three other men at the bar, who had patents of pre- cedence from the late King. They are therefore all still with- I I I i i ) :'ti,i :,■ ,i I 1 ' U ■fm ■ I" ■■:■ It-? ■ in M * George III. had died January 29, 1820.— Ed. •'■■! H- ' m 3S0 UrK or LORD CAMPBKI.L. [1820. out the bar in itulT i^wns. A gi«py a Rrightoi), m)mo ynin »{go, prophcMiud that h« would bo pruuluiiiKil King but iii!v«>r would bo «rownod. Ho htm frequently ullmlud of luto to tho prophecy and, liko othcn of tho Ninio Mort, it may contribute to iU own fulHImont. Tompis, M»rvh 4, IH20 Deau (Jkokok: — ... I very much four that n\x month« will cla|Mo without 'any blow being Htruck.' Thingn ani again in a moHt languishing condition. ... I have liccn exceedingly unhappy during thu wci>k, and often wished that the projct^t hnd never been cntertaim>d. I novor started on tho circuit in Hueh a depretwod fltato of mind. I have had two otTora through CarHtnirH, and one from another quarter, to come into Parliament for ab. From what I privately hear I believe tho Htate of tho King'H health to l)o extremely precarious. Did you not cry over LonI ErHkine'a 8ix?coh at Edinhnrgh, and think what a contract there wiw between hif) feelingH and thoHo of your brother ? Remember ul ways however that he was aliHent from S(M)tland above fifly years. His son Tom has written to desire him to ciill on our father as he goes to 8t. Andrews. Write me a few lines on tho cirtJtiit soon after receiving this. I suppose my briefs will soon absorb my attention, but at this moment I am exceedingly wretched. But in your friendship I have a constant source of consolation. Temple, ThurHday night, May 4, 1H20. My dear Brother : — ... I have made hardly any visits since my return to town. I was at a pai-ty at Mrs. Scarlett's last Saturday night — very crowded and brilliant. Lord Erskiue showetl a star of the first magnitude. I wished to have heard him upon St. Andrews, but he would talk of nothing but Bur^ dett and the law of libel. 1820.] rALLI IN !/>¥■. Ml I told yuii that ' thi* •fTiiir ' hml nearly diod awny. . . Tan* itrtNl (the wurtliicHt of iiini) hail givrn mo tho same lulvicft with you, to hold lioi^k and lot tho thlii}; drop, unlcm them won diNtliint cnoouraKornont from tho other Hido. (^>ltinnn, he and I have all boon unfortunate in love, although happy in friendship. Tancred linn met with more rehutfs than either. Hut there might Iw an entertaining volume mode up of the ' rojoetcK '•"••k ulM»ut nix. Tim nnivii-Hitimi KiNNl-liiinioriil, l>iit not it|>|ii-hiiiK; luiytliiiip; |»iirtii>iilar. Tlit' \vi>tiili«((i>tli(>r very well. Aitcordiii); to itll n'tiMonin^ (IiIm ir> «'ii«-«Mim^riii(>nt, hut I timl muttiTH of uti mirtii now turn out w> ukini( to 8curli!tt, to-rtunitivti of dititiuotion. IIi* Htiid u iiiiiii niHti not compluin of th«> want of o|»|K)rtuiiiti('H who «Ioom not avail hiinHvlf of thorn; ht; hiiH. Whuthur th(>rt> wim any hid* leu in«>aii- ing in thin you know oh much an I thi. I ffi throU);li my iiUHiiu>HM n^ if I hml nothing elm! to think of, ttud I u|)|>cnr to atti'iid iih usual to the |ilcaMtiri>H an well om tht> buiiinL>(M of lift', for to-niorrow I give a dinner party — (.'ht'twynd, M. P. for Stattbnl ; Twifw, M. P. for Woottcm HawM-tt ; (.'oltimui, Tanorwl, Muuln, ()Ml)orn, Coniyn, H. HM IIM IIORSB. 34:) I ilincni wiw at tnhio ol«l Mm. Sitlilnii^, Miiw Htrplit'iiM thi* ct'lchmttxl niii^rr, uihI Mcvt'inil nthrr thfutriciil Mtant. Thifi w»m iit lloriKt* TwimtV. Mrx. HiddoiiM, Htill vi'iy ■uloiiui uiid tniKitiil ill her iiiiiniicr, told iih moiiio uiiiiimIiik iiiimv dotiit of her t\mi \mny^ hroii({ht out l)y Oarrii'k, and of hi* wt>rM of u(rtin)(. IKt fuot> Im yet very Kmiid, hut I confifw I f«)und ruthcr iiior«> plctmuro in hKikin^; ut MImi St«jih«i>M'H. T« ipl". Thunirhu|Myuu haw a littlo curios- ity to h(!ur Hoiiivthin^ of the Monti'iii. On Monday vvonini; I rude down to ColnhriMik. Iloiichitl thu ' Windmill ' ut SSult Hill lK>twei>n fight and ninv next inornin^^ ; wom tohl Mr. Stt uiid hiH family won* hrt>ukf:wtin(; in thu ^rdcn — rather un unpleaHunt moment, hut I wom iMM)n maitcd along with them under a great tri>e. At eleven wo prcKtHKhnl to Eton, and with great dillleulty got into the College yard. Ilert; wo were baked alK)ve un hour till the King arrived. When the boyu hud {NthHed in review liefore \m Majcitty and the Eton |)art of the ceremony wum over, I remounted my horse. And now I thought a |)eriod wum Hnally put to all my joyu and MufleringM. My horw>, terriHceome right down U[)on me. Every one thought I wiw killed. But I iiiHtantly got up, with very little seuHo of injury. I saw tho horttc falling upon mo aiul gave myself over, but he could not have done more than touch me, or I must have l)ecn crushed to death. I got into Mrs. Scarlett's carriage, refused to be bled, and was driven back to Salt Hill. On changing my dress I found I had only received a few bruises, and I presently joined tho ladies in the garden, as gay as a lark. Here we had a very interesting prome- nade for several hours. The boys in their fantastic dresses were scattered about in whimsical groups, and the garden, which 10 t ■\ I Lii 384 LIFE OF LORD OAMPBELL. [1820. bonutiful in ib^elt*, wn.« . had tea, and at half-past nine 1 took my lea\o and came to town in a post-ehaise, being forbidden to mount tin hoi-seback by a i)er.-:on whom I could not disol)ey. I could not boast either of a fainting or shrieking at the time of my accident, but the day went off very much to my satisfaction. The excursion I found on Wednesday had made some sensa- tion in Westminster Mall. Several young barristei-s who are Eaton men had observed me, and Tantiretl informs me of a mot in circulation — that if you talk of matrimony to Campbell ho imraetliately blushes Scarlett. But I really do not know what is to be the next step, or if matters are to drop here. What do you advise ? 1 think I shall call on Sunday. I feel no ill consequences from my fall, but that I may not treat it with too much contempt I abstain from wine. I must try to get well mounted again. Temple, Thursday night, June 1, 1820. My deau Brotheu : — . . . You are quite right in consid- ering that tliis is the family which of all others it would be pleasantest for me to be admitted to. In politics, religion and literature, Scarlett's seutimentis pretty nearly coincide with my own. He has mixed more in society, and has better talk than any man at the bar except ]5rougham. Mrs. Scarlett is a cousin of ours, being a Campbell. Her brother now occui)ies an estate called Kilmory, in Argylcshire, which has been long in the family. Her father had an estate in Jamaica, where he chiefly resided. She is not very brilliant, but is quiet, well bred and agreeable. To Mary no pencil can do justice ! How could you expect any other portrait from me ? 1820.] PROGREflS OF HIS SUIT. 386 Having entirely made up my mind, I think my best course is to bring the thing to a crisis as soon as I decently pan. Templf, Sunday evening, June 9. Dear George : — ... Mrs. Scarlett and her daughters had long expressed a curiosity to see the new throne, and I knew they were going down for this purpose at two o'clock on Saturday. I received them at the entrance to the House of Lords. They came in two carriages, accompanied by some of the Campbell family, their cousins. Robert and I conducted them into the House of Lords (where I placed myself on the woolsack, hinting that I should soon occupy it de jure) and into the House of Commons, where I interested the young ladies much by showing them the spot on the Opposition bench where their papa sits alongside of Ticrney . Mrs. Scarlett said they were going to the British Institution. I expressed a wish to accompany them. She said she would take me. I threw off my wig and gown, and was presently seated in an ojjcn carriage with the two Miss Scarletts and a pretty Miss Campbell. We made the tour of the rooms in Pall Mall, and I criticised the pictures with great learning and eloquence. I then handed the ladies into their carriages and mado my bow. I intended to have called in New Street this morning, but it has rained the whole day ; however I shall at all events see the object of my regards on Wednesday evening, Mrs. Scarlett being at home on the 14th, 21st and 28th. I wish most sincerelv that I could bring the matter to a crisis. But how the ice is to be broken I don't yet discover. I have not interchanged two sen- tences with Scarlett himself for a fortnight. Hom' far these minute details may interest you I really do not know. You will have later news of the King and Queen by the papers than any I can now give. Brougham, Denman and Williams have all given me some account of their interviews with her Majesty. They describe her as an exceedingly clever and agree- able woman. Williams says she is in the highest spirits, and most sincerely bent upon having her conduct investigated. It is still believed however that this will redound veiy little to her VOL. I. 17 , , •( I ! J:' "■I:, ill ■ H ■! li 386 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1820. credit, and her popularity is confined to the rabble. She shakos dreadfully the stability of the Administration, and I have a strong notion there will be some change ere long. July 7, 1820. My dear Brother : — ... As you have sympathized with me in such a lively manner throughout this unhappy aifair, I deem it my duty, however painful, to inform you minutely of its conclusion. Copy : 'Mt dear Campbell : — If I could permit myself to indulge a personal wish upon the subject of the enclosed papers, 1 would express my concern and regret at their contents* I think it right to send them to you without delay, us it is not right upon important subjects to trifle with a man's expecta- tions. It appears to me also that I could not by any words of my own give a more genuine expression of the feelings which dictate these letters, or convoy ,them in a manner more respectful to you. ' Ever yours truly, 'James Scarlett.' You may imagine, my dear brother, what a state of niiud I am in. What is to become of me I know not. I am at this moment wholly unfit to pcrfornj the duties of life. I most sin- cerely believe that it would be the bi'st thing for myself and my friends if I were at once released from thorn. I shall never be a credit or a comfoi-t to you nuu'e. But my love for you, as well as higher considerations, will induce me to struggle with my fate and to play out the })art that is assigneut the promotion which I had every reason to expect by rank being conferred on Taunton and Puller. This delay is one of the blessetl effects of the Queen's coming to England. Silk gowns cannot he made without Brougham being included, he having got the promise from Loid Liverpool and the Chancellor, and in tho present posture of affairs he cannot decently accept of any favor from the Crown. Stafford, Sunday, July 'Si, ISiiO. My dear Brother : — ... What weighs heavily upon nic is that my last chance for enjoying the charities of domestic life is fled. These I enjoyed eminently in early life ; I think I am qualified for them, and I have always longed for them. I have always looked with horror on the condition of a man in the decline of life, with uo one near him who cares for him, or whom I '. 1820.] IN LOW aiMin're. 389 he cores fur. Such will soou be my condition. But I am trespassing beyond all bounds on your sympathy. Let me rather Mtatc anything to give you pleasure. My appetite has returned and my health is jKTfeiJtly good. I already look much better. I i^uddcnly seemed ten yeai-s older, and the crow's-feet were planted under my eyes for the first time. There I fear they must remain, but they are not by any means so distinctly visible. When actually engaged in a cause I am nearly as keen as usual, but I find it very difficult to read my briefs, or to talk to the attorneys. Stafford, July 23, 1820, My dear Father : — I hope you are now enjoying otium eum diffnitate at some fashionable watering place on the coast of Fife. Nothing at all remarkable has occurred on the circuit. We have for judges Best and Richardson, with whom .1 am on the most friendly aiid familiar footing. Best is as good natured fellow as ever was in the world. Richardson is the most unex- ceptionable man I know ; his manners are most amiable and his conduct uniformly most obliging. He is not only a deep lawyer but a very elegant scholar. I do not recollect any appointment which gave such univei'sal satisfaction as when he was made a judge, and he has fully answered the expectations entertained of him. When the circuit is over, I proj)Ose returning to town to watch tiie event of the Queen's trial. I thought of going to Italy, but I should not wish (as Milton was) to be in that country at the breaking out of the civil war. I do most seriously apprehend some dreadful convulsion. If people knew wh.'it step next to take, there would be a unanimous opinion for .sotting King, Queen and the whole family a packing. They are a sad disgrace to the country. Shall we send for the King of Sardinia, the true descendant of Charles I., and recognize him as our legitimate Sovereign ? or shall we try a President or Consul ? I should not much dislike the experiment of a republic, but I confess I am rather a friend to a constitutional monarchy. Under the latter government a country will enjoy more freedom and happiness in V ' 'I ':• i i Jr -! fc )■ I , MO lAVK OF LOllU (.'AMPIJELL. [1820. an exlendet] period of time, although it cannot equal the short burst of splendor which may he exhibited by the former. Temple, August 20, 1820, My dear Father : — ... We finished at Gloucester between seven and eight on Tuesday evening. I itnniediutely mounted on horseback and wmIc to Cheltenham. I was in time for half play, and Farrcn in Sir Adam Tem|)C8t soon made me forget the bickerings of the bar. Xoxt nutrning 1 drank the waters and lounged in the libraries till five, when I seated myseli' in the London mail. I found for a travelling companion a peer of Parliament, going to attcii Toad, that under the cold stone Days and nights hast thirty-one Sweltered venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i' the charmed pot. ' ' J!i I made the jury laugh and they gave the plaintiff a verdict with one shilling damages. Mr. Justice Best. — Gentlemen, are you aware that by giving .1 ...:i| 1 ■ 'M 8M LIFE OF LOUD CAMrilELL. [1820. such Hiimll (liiniiiguH you will couiiivl the plaintiff to |my the coNts of hriiiging tluM action Cor the vindication of his character? Jury, — My Lord, wo finds for the plaintiff. Danmgeti, one shilling. I , Porii, September 17, 1820, Mv DEAR Fatiieii:— ... I muihwl Dover on Sunday morning (Hoptenilxir .3d) with my camarndc HumphrcyH.* The wind hlcw w) strong from the cn.st that it was im; oHsildt- to moke Calais, hut the captain undcrt(M)k to carry uh into Bou- logne, and he performed his promise hy four in the aftcrn(H)n. Boulogne is l)ecf)me a sort of English watering place. I saw «?veml ladies swimming extremely well. We went to a hall in the evening where there were alK)ut 2000 people dancing quad- rilles at the same time. I can't help thinking they Avere hotter employwl than if they had been getting drunk at i)ul)lic houses. We hire«8 litw Ixrn an atteiu|>t to Icurn to read and H]>c>ak Italian. I have iindersto(Kl the language pretty well a long while, hut I never Ix'tori; had any notion of itM Houndtt, l«'yo»id what I could aeijuire at tin; o|)i'i"a. I have now a manter who eomeM to me every morning, and 1 liave applied to the pur- Hiiit with Home zeal. I ean wuintcr for an l0>ur or two on the lM)ulevardH and amune mynelf with the printH of ('undine, IJer- ganu and (ieorgc IV. There are here at leant hall' a tlozen print* of the Baron. And there art- several very humorou,>« vaudevilles »tn the King and (^ueen to Ik; bought for two MOitt*. This prov^tt HeeniH to me very much to lower the character of England on the Continent. The indecency of making wuch intpiirien without any State ncccHrtity is constantly thrown in oiu* teeth. They say, truly, that it avn only be to please a ca|)ri«;e of the Sovereign, which iu a free country ought to l)e overrulctioi>. The revolution of 1()H8 wam l>rought iilmiit hv the Itirtli nt* n nod to Juiiu>m II. Tiiliim Im now urtluK, but Fn-nrh tnij^iily nivw mc littlo pUniMurc, and I jjo to tin' n'luii^'ntution ot'tlu)|»ic(rriof (\irnuillf and Hiu'inr hh a ta«k. Kr« mli t-oniwly I lov« to folly, txit un- fortunati'ly Mdllc Mars Iuim for tlio picMcnt ivtiml from tlii> To-morn»\v \v«t'k in tlxcd for tin- day of our depart ii re. I ox|K.vt to b<> in London hy ThurMday iliu 28tli. Jm rivfrlMvo. f^rt'ihir ufnilimmo. Temple, Oi;loti»r I, 18J(> My df.ak I-'atiikii:— . . . Wf In-gin work uKiiiii at OuiM- hall to-r >rrow niornin>(. I found plenty of Wriefs on my tal»le, but iK'fore 1 oiH'nnI them I nat down and flninhcd the 'AMki!.' Walter has redeeincij himself froni the disgrace of the ' Monustciy.' I presume you find this is 'Uterestinj^ as any of its predee«'ssors. HuHincHH is at first irksoin.-, hut I am glad of (K*eupati«»n of miy Hort to drive away the thick eomin}]; fancies uf a minci a little disviLscd. The Temple and London I may say present a vast solitude. There will he plenty of arrivals to-morrow. 1 have 8cen two of the Queen's «ounsel, who atfect to be in very liij^li spirits. We left the Countess Aldi and a ji;reat numl)er of other witnesses for the (Jueen at IJouIojfiie. I have brought over a French metrical report of the trial to show to Brougham. 4 WoHtiiiinKter, Momlay, 5 i>. sj., October 9. My dear Fatiikii : — ... Tlu; House of Lords has sat so late, that I have no time to give you any account of the proceed- ings of the day, but you will see all in the newspapers. The fine scene was when the Queen raised her veil — looked fiercely at the witness — exclaimed * Theodore ! * and rushed out of the House. Her clothes touchetl me as she passed. She looked more like a Fury than a woman. This exhibition nmst do licr a great deal of mischief, for it will Ih' said that, not withstand- ing her hanlihotxl, from a consciousness of her guilt she could 1820.] TRIAL OF Qirp.RM OAROUKIS. not fiuMi tli(* witiMiM. It' MiytHihi in to Im> lM>li(>v(>(l, he Iiiim ulmuly pmvml nuK'h inni** timii \n ii(><>«>ftMiry to Nii|i|M»rt thv Hill. Diit the Qii(>i>i)'m fniiiiMfj my tlirit they cati itrntnidict him, mu\ \t\n\v liini to uloiiit. Tiunpln, WndtiHKiUy ni^ht. Octotiitr II, IK20 My DKAii HitoTiiKitt— ... I now U\kv a wry lively intor- «'Nt ill the (^ihtii'h trial. I think it will lead to iiii|M>rtaMt rhaii^cM. The Hill cannot \wi^, and if it In> loHt MiniHterM cannot remain in otlicf'. The Whi^;H are the only men to HiUHTctHl them. At thin moment theiv Ih more than an equal <-hanc(< of Orey iMiin^ I'rime Mininter iM'iore Chrir^tmas. Thin woidd lead to an imme- diate dirwoliitioii of Parliament. I have inado up my mind to \fvt into the ilotirte of CommoiiH. Kven if thin^r* ^o on an at preM'nt, I think I will Imy a Heat and join the VVhigfl. MiniH- terM have U'liaved tto fooliHhly and Mordidly in thin atfair of the (^U4!<>n, thai I should opiMMv them with pasnion. Should tiny go out, Sairlett would l)c Attorney -General, Home nay Chanc(>llor. KrHkine cannot hold the HcalH again. Hcarlett \h the U'Ht man the |«rty furniHhi'H wince Itomilly's death, and he may very jmw- sibly be solecteil. I continue on the moHt friendly f(M)tin|:; with him, and I make no doubt that he would l)c dispoHeil to Hcrve me. But I still feci as if no Hort of succchm or promotion could |;ivu me any satisfaction. With a few intervals, life ap|)cars to me as desolate- OS ever. But I will not say more u|Km this subject at present. Teinplo, Tuesday night, October 24 18::0. My dkau Huotiikh: — . . . All hope of a chanj?e of Min- istry has vani,«*hei I 1 I i:;|l "*'. I 1 m f i' ; m ' 1 i '. ' . ■ ■ 1 ! It 'I'i' I"' ' m. > 1 1 3M i.trR or i4)Rn campdki.l, [IM'JU. mniit (IiM|MMM>«| to ii><>iu«(irtiii to till* to In> iiit'ii of ^nui tiiliiitM iin«| lilH'nil (•nlurK«*f«iiifti. TIm' UailiculM will ovrr- wliiliu tin- Crown if nii|>|M)rti>Htiny I think «-oMti«tiM iim> with thin |Hirty, whiitcvfr their «|iiiiliticM may In>. I hiiv«' iilwityH iMfti, itiul Imtm kimwii ti» Im>, u IMtn'iif, uiiti I f«>iil(l not join tli«> ToricH without Miil»ji>4>tiii|{ niyM'lf to r(>prmh cotiltl imlt'iuuifv nii-. AtV HiiritriM-il wIh'u I tfll vnu that I am a fan fur ltr«V. I yt'Htcrday tlintil in nmi- |Miny with Scarlett at th«< Verulam.aml ht> voluntarily ulltiid to put me up. I m'u\ I r«houl hlueklHilled — a common event, which hap|N*ne«| ihri<-e to |HM)r MuekintoHJi. My lM>ttt chiuici' Ih my not \h'\i\)i known. Scarlett cnuntH to carry me throu);h l>y hiH own popularity. You of c«)urMc know what wirt of an cMtaMiHliment ItriNtkHH in. To Ik! a memlM>r of thi.t cluli in 'liHtinj; in the W'U'm party with u vt'n^eanc<>. \h\ I camiot ^o on Hhiily-Hliallyin^ in |M)liticH any longer. While I ' wait a hit/ an you call it, life ih ^one. To Im> mire nothin^^ can Ih- more inau.HpiciouH than the pronpn'tH of the Whi^ at this moment. They have; only incensed the Kin^ more a^aiuMt them l>v thwarting him in the favorite measure of liin rei^n,anil the) hardly hope for otlice while he livei^. The Duke of York iri a Htill greater enemy to them, and the Duke of Clar- t>ncc> hatcH thetn, not only an a party, hut |M>rHonally. 1 met a man at the Salon des Ktrangern at Paris who told nu; hi.n r^ysteni of play was this — to wait till iioir had lost five tim«'M Hucctwively, and then to go on hacking this color till he won. Upon the suiiie principle a man may join the Whigs at the present moment, con- si(h>ring their })ast disasters. Scarlett did not at all know when there will Ikj u ballot, and my fate may not Ik) decidwl for months. In the way of siKMcty, IJrooks's nuist Im- a very delight- ful place. . . . I am going to set up a cabriolet, which is the most fiwhionable carriage in London for a single num. I mean to put my old bay into it, and he will make u very handsome figure. 1820.J TKIAL or qUKKN CAIU>MNR. 397 naiMhdll. Wi'lnM'Uy, 0\v of iiiiii'li iiniMtrtaim'. Dviiiiinii in ko(iik ou «xui)tMHitgly w«>ll, iind Iiiim an|iiirf«l iH>vi>r-iii(liiii( n\ory, . , . Ttmpln, Mumlity niK>>t, Nuvnmbar A, MJU My OKAit Katiiku:— ... I oii^^lit to iiiciitioii to you tlnit Gitt'oril liUH I'litin'ly n'rovrrt'd liiniwH" Uy IiIh iiui>*t«'rly reply. All who liHinl it u^rii' in iM'Mtowiii); (I|m)Ii it tin* lii^li«>Ht |NiHHilil» |iraiM> for ii*'iit« Lord ( 'liaiKH'llor. NotwitliHtaiMlint( Hroii^lianrH t>lii<'«>, li«> in not thought to liavf ronrtalioii of falling witiicHMi'H whom h«' ilid not call, Im' pivr llu' otli«>r Mid«> a trnnrndoiiH advanta);<*, anaml lu* it' hin mnv had *>ntir<>ly lirok<>n down, iliul thi>m not lH><>n other witnrKK«>H who nii^ht have Ix'en ealleil, I nhould have tlion^tht that the (|ueen had made a triiitnphatit defence, and that HJie wan entitltil to an honoralile iK-ipiittal. .Ah thin^;^ rest I Khonid Mtill way *Nnt. prnnn,' There ;tre variouH faetn that M'etn ineonNiHtent with her intwN-eiiee, Init theru arc likcwiMi wveiiil e^iuaily in<'onMistent with ^ruilt ; and tlu-re Immii^ no diix>(>t evidence a^iiinnt her thai can Ih> rcjicd npon, there in (piite a F«iitlici>-iit dejrree of douht to incline the scale in favor of the areiiM"'!. I had n I onj< cnnverxatioM n|M)n the ^^nhject the other day w'rtlj Mr. Justice' Hayley, who not oidy diwipproves of the proceecilifi'^s, and wvm that if she had lM>en trinl Itefore liirn lie would .Iwi'it «ji(» have directed the jury to »c(|uit, lait declares that he In jt'vcs in his conscience that she is not guilty. His M'ntinienf^ heiii;; known, the Chancellor has kept him away from the House (»f L^trds as nuich as pos'^il)li>. [ believe he has not Iwcn there ahove three (»r foiu* days, (larrow and Hest he finds riuich more useful assessors. However, I nmst not abuse Best, as we are very jrood friends, and his eldest son is eoininjj; to me as a pupi i I i Gooon inc, or rather, from a settled apathy, I meet with none. But I am breaking my reitolutioD. I ho|)e to be able to write you something more agreeable from the circuit. Temple, May 19, 1821. My dkau Brotiiku: — ... I was at a very brilliant rout InHt night in Spring Gardens. T never saw ho many pretty women in one houM.'. I nee, tlint [ ever thought of renewing my luldreHMeM, and you iiru tho only hutnun l)eing to whom I have mentionetl my good fortune. Tompla, Jiin« ft, l«2l. Dkar Oforok: — . . . TIuih fur thingH pr(K'e<>(l very proe*- |H!rouNly. I JMHt enelow! you u note from Mrx. H<'arlett to nhow you the fiMiting on which we are. Thirt wiih on Haturday. We met in Kenttington (iardeuH. i'eU>r, the youngi>Ht Uiy, uicddi- Itanied them. VVe had a very (htlightful walk, you ntay HUp|Hme, The l)irdH tumg with |M>culiar HwiH>tneHH, and the air wa« more than onlinarily frenh and Inihuy, in compliment to the (x^tiHion. On Sunday 1 dined in New Street — a |Mirty of |)oliticianM. I wtw the only guest not an M. P. TIiIh Ih the firHt time I wum ever formally introducxnl to MiU!kint4)Hh, although 1 hud iNjfore met him cuMually in Mociety. In ttiking leave in the evening he tutid he should Im; extremely glad to cultivate my tu'quaintuuee. liiH talk Ih by far the hcHt of any man now going. Sir John New- port was there, a very agreeable gentlemanlike old man. . . . Altogether it wiw a very huppy evening. Yesterday wjw the la«t day of term, and I was in court till a late hour. This evening I accompany the Scarletts to the operu. Tiiaple June9, 1821, Dear George : — ... I have already given you an account of our walk in Kensington Gardens on Saturday, and the dinner on Sunday. Since then I have l)een in New Street daily, and sometimes twice a day, and everything han procoedeuell. 400 hnvti fiiitHl lM>tt»r tliv t'ornii>r year if I hnd tipplicd directly to the yoiiiig lady. . . . lVrhu|M it may In> iw wt'ii for iim that it did y^n oft' hut yuar, UM it riiuy Und to a niotr luHtiiig ha|>|>iiu>HH from the difficultivH it huM hud to f>iirotiiiti>r. Xotliiii^ («>rtainly (tin Im> mori' auri|ti(nouii than my prt>M>nt |>roH|H>rtM. S'ltiii;; aside all ctithiiHiaMm and [>ar- tiality I know that nhc in a mont (>xi|iiiHit«> creature, and, indc|icn- dontly of her personal ehaniiH, she Uw a hignly eultivuted underHtandin)( and a most retlned taste. And now, my dear brother, I ho{M>, for onee, y«iu do regret that you have s|N>iled me hy allowing me to make you the de{)U8- itory of my sentiments. I shall Ik- glad smm tu Ih' your confidant on a (timilar iKHiision. I have got your Indian muslin in safe keeping. Have you any thoughts of making a present of any part of it to anyone? (iod hloM you. Ever yours most affectionately, J. C. vm "I LE'rrKIl FKOM TIIK HEV. DR. CIAMPBELL TO MISS SCARLETT. Cupar, June 14,1821. My dear Madam : — Permit me to oxpresK to you the happi- ness I fiH'l in being informwl by my son John that he hopes to have the goo<1 fortune to obtain yiii> cami>iiki.i,. [1821. never given iit<> on** nioint'iitV iinniMiiifw. IIi> who Iiun lM>«>t) m g will |>n)vi< ii^uully (>X(>iii|»lary ill all the rclatioiiri of (|otii(>Mti coiiMiiiH, and if you have an oM maiilni aunt, hIic and I could, I hav«> no douht, make out the exact d«>^n><> of our i'(>latioiiMhi|i. At all uveiitH I truHt wo kIuiII hcmui Im' (•oiiii('<'t«>av«'n to xhower down the choiceHt IdeHHiti^H on your union. Before iny eyen are clow'tl I ho|M? to fold your ehil- dn'ii to my heart. Kxeiine a fond old man. lielievu him to Im>, with all the Nentimentr^ iMTotiiin^ so .uispi- viourt an ui-euf^iiui, MoMt tenderly ami faithfully youiv, G. Camimikm,. Tt>mj>lo July 2(), 1821. My DKAu Fatiikh: — ... I wnd you the 'Timen,' which, vith the 'Chronicle' at the readinj;-r(M»m, will tell you all I know al< Hit the Coron-ition and a ^rcat «leal nxtre. Hut I write you a line or two according; to my promise. I was inside the Hall with Mix. and Miss Scarlett. The Duke of (ilouccstcr ottered three tickets for the Itoval l>ox in the Ahhev, and after- M'ards gave a choice of the same numher of tickets for the Great ChamlM>rIain's box in the I lull. The latter were preferred ami, jw Miss Louise declincinted to attend the two other ladies. I had thus tt» provide myself with a Court dress. If you had seen me in my haji; and sword, Howered satin waist- coat, S:v. ! I was provided in New Street with lace ruffles, hag, buckles and sword, so I had only to provide coat, waistcoat and inexpressibles. S<\irlctt himself and Itolwrt likewise hud ticket**, but for a difVerent part of the Hall. I was invited to sleep in New Street the night before. We went to bed at half-past eleven and rose at half-past one. We got into the carriage exactly at three and reached the Hall soon after four. For all the rest vidf * Times ' ami * Chronicle.' Unfortunately, just before the return 1821.] rf)RoNATIf)N OK KIMt OKOItftR IV. 411 of thi! |ii-(M'«>HMioii iViHii till' AI>lH>y, owiri^ tn tli<> iiiiolfmhlc luttt (iiiimnI hy tlif li;;Iilifiy; of the <-iiii(llfM, wliilt' a liri^lit miiii \m\t U|N)ri lltT, Mitrt St'Eiilctt lH>ntllli> ho iiiiwrll thiit I WII.h ulili^cM (n cari'y her iiixl Uw inotlu'r out, iiikI to tnkc llii-ni ti» the hoiiM«* oC a huly ill I'uIikt VuihI. I niyMcIf ri>tiii'n<>«l in the Mull. At'l<*i' a ^rcat «Ii'mI of aiixifty and li'oul>lt>, wiiit-h I hIioiiM not liki> attain to I'liroiiiitt'r, I p>t tliciii Mif'oly lioiiir iN'twrcti h«>v<>ii nnd v'mUt in tli<< I'vcniii^. Hut I am very ^lail that I wi>nt. Tln' «|M'«'t4irh' I'oinrH up to j'vitv iKttion I niii I'orin of earthly grandeur. TIk' Kiiij; ii-rtainiy playeil the part ex<'ee there wiim a n)tihi(ler- ahle MeiiHatioii i»y the attempt of the (^ueeii to hurnt into the Hall. When tli(> pites were suddenly eloHed, and there was u elaMhiii); amon^ tho hallR>rtrt of lM>efeaterM ((uardin^ it, a whiHiK>r ran that if was tht; (|ueen. Vm' a lon^ while I did not lM>liev() that thiH waHM). I eould not Udiove that, apiiiiMt all propriety, and apiinst the entreaties that I know were employnl to disHiuuK' her, tihe really would tako no improper a step. She luuft have done hernelf u motiMtroUH deal of mi^ciiief. Slu; wan ipiite juMtiHiHl in elaiming an of right to l)o crowned, and the teixleney of her protoHt waH all in her favor. But to insist upon attending the eeremony OS * first tnob' was degrading if not culpable. Any passion she had to gratify beyond curiosity was a bad one. \ sus{>c>ct that she not onlv thought to s|)itc her husband, but that she hoiK>d there woula Imj u rising in her support. Had the publii! mind been in the state in which it was three months ago, it is frightful to think what the <'ons«'<|Ucnces might have Iwen. The King has gained a great triumph and will now be stronger than «'ver. I must return to l)ricfs and declarations, although there is no great pressure in this way. Business has been entirely suspended those two days, and generally continues to dwindle. But 1 shall hope to l)e able to make my pot boil. I have taken a furnished house in Duke Street, Westminster, for a year. It is small, but pleasantly situated, the back win- 1 ;. ■ . 1, ^1- 1 ',, 1 it 412 LIFK OF i.<)KI> t'A.Ml'HKIJ,. [1821. dows looking into the Park. You know "NVcstniiuBter much better than I do, therefore you will understand the situation of this house in a moment. Duke Street, you remember, is at right angles to Great George Street, running paralk^l with the east side of St. James's Park. Everything proceeds auspiciously, and I hope to be made completely happy about the 8th or 10th of September. My love to all round you, not forgetting my dear little nephews and nieces. Temple, Sunday, July 21, 1821. My dear Brother : — ... I was presented to the Duke of Gloucester yesterday, but you will be disappointed if you suppose that anything much worth mentioning took place. A dinner in New Street for the occasion, as I told you, had been arranged — a small party — H. R. H., General Fitzroy, husband of the late Princess Amelia, and his present wife, Huskissou, Denison the member for Surrey and brother of the Marchioness of Conyngham, Brougham, Denman, Mr. and Mrs. Scarlett, the two Miss Scarletts, Robert and myself. The Duke came without any of his aides-de-camp or gentlemen. He was very good- humored and affable, but still preserved the prince of the blood. He soon gave the ladies leave to sit down, but we gentlemen were obliged to stand till dinner was announcetl. He then led out Mrs. Scarlett, she having taken off her left-hand glove. Scarlett took Mrs. Fitzroy, and Miss Scarlett took my arm. I should have stated that the Duke shook hands with me, and congratulated me on my approaching happiness. . . . The Duke's particular conversation with me was chiefly about the Oxford circuit. At dinner we had the common topics of the weather, the Turkish massacres and the Coronation. * Mr. Campbell, may I have the pleasure to drink wine with you ? * Sir, if you please.' * I drink sherry always — take what wine you please.' * I will take a glass of this hock if your Royal Highness pleases.' Bow — bow. Huskisson was the most entertaining person at table. He is a very clever fellow. I was surprised to observe 1821.] PRESKNTRD TO THE DUKE OF GI-OUCE8TEB. 413 the case with whicli Ijo talked of liis coiinciJtlons lu the ewrly part (A' the French Ilcvoliition, when he wjih u member of the Jacobin dub at Parifl. Brougluun is rather down in the mouth at present. His (character has been considerably damaged in the Queen's business. His explanations were very unsatisfactory, and he does not so well an he did, by any means, either in the House or in the country. After the lades had withdrawn, I observed an instance of the numner in which persons of high rank are apt to be misled. The Duke said, * 1 understand the law allows a woman eleven months to prmluce a legitimate child after her husband's death. That is so, is it not, Sciu'lett ? ' Scairlett, not thinking it worth while to contradic^t him, or to enter into any i'xplanation on the subject, said, * Yes, sir, I believe so.' 'Broug- Jiam?' 'Certainly, sir.' He then looked at me, and I l)0wed assent. Soon ai'ter we came upstairs, he took Scarlett into a i'oruer of the back drawing-room, and kept him in close confer- ence above an liour. By this time all the other guests were gone. He shook hands with us all and retired, and would not allow Scarlett even to conduct him to the stair-head. We found he had been consulting respecting his disputes with the King. Before the Queen's trial he wns on goml terms with his Majesty. Ho wished to stay away, but the Duke of York told him it was the King's wish that all the princes of the blood should attend, and that they were to vote according to their (H)nsciences. The Duke of Gloucester took a very moderate part, but finally gave a vote in the Queen's favor. The King took mortal ottence, and forbade him the Court. He told the Duchess that, as she was the King's favorite sister, he by no mesms wished to [)revent their intercourse, and that she could act as she thought right. She said she would never appear publicly at Court without her husband, but that she would jnuvately visit her brother as before. Tilings continued on tliis footing till the Coronation. The Duke thoujrht that on this occasion all former differences would be forgotten. He accordingly walked into the King's robing room with the rest of the Royal family, ex[)ecting a cordial reception. As soon as he approached, the King turned his back upon him. 414 LIFE OF LOKD CAMPBBLL. [1821. "When the Duke had to do homage in the Abbey, as he kiHyoil the King's luind the King turnetl UAvay his head ; when Ijo was to kiss Ins ehoeli, he drew baek and hardly allowed liini the 8ahite of his whisker; and he positively preventetl liiiu from toiK'liing thecn'own, whieh ought toliave eompletiil the ceremonial. On the King's health being given at the banquet, when the Duke rose and bowed to him, he again turned away his liead. The Duke next day stated to Scarlett the insults he had met with, and they agreed that he ought not to go to the levfe or the draw- ingroom. He accordingly staye first, without a rival. This is not a bad station to hold, consider- ing that I went without the smallest particle of i*onncction, und my second circuit made four guineas, and no more. In domestic life I enjoy happiness thot no splendor of fanio or of rank could have conferred upon me. I leave London on tlii> 9th of March. You arc right in supposing that I shall net off this spring with feelings of regret I never before knew. Stafford, March 17, 1822. My dear Father : — I thunk you for your congratulutionH on my election at Brooks's. The antiquity and eorly hintoiy of the club I do not know. The first mention of it I am awuro of is in Junius. There are three or four hundred members, ulino,st all peers and House of Commons men. There is a house in St. James's Street belonging to the club, which is oi)en night and day at all times of the year. Hero there is a room for the newH- papers, a coffee room, a card room, &c. Men drop iu, louiigo, ask the news, and walk away. The best time is about eleven or twelve at night, when men usHcmble from the two Houses, and all quarters of the town. But it is by no means 'All hail, fellow, well met I' You speak to such as you know, and a new nicnilKT not much known in the political world must get on gradually. This, you are aware, is the stronghold of the Whigs. The Tories muster at White's. Boodle's is for the country gentlemen, and is considered neutnd. I could not now have anything to do with the present Administration without being denounced as a raf ; but you have little cause of regret. My admission was a matter of the most serious importance to me. The subscription is twenty guineas the first year, and ten after. I am afraid I have tirnl you upon this subject. Nothing at all memorable upon the circuit. The first parting ibii-j.J IIIH llAlirrH AT UIUMIKHH. 421 with my dear Mary was iiultrd vi'ry hittt'i', and I «1() not now well i«upiM)rt our iM>[>aration. Diit I )u>ur from hor daily, and I miMt| as you HflvitM'^ look forward to the period of our reunion.* [Extract from the Autobiography] : In February, 1822, 1 wa« olecteting offt»rs made to me by Eldon or Castlereagh, and I was jrlad now to l)c regularly and publicly inscribed as a member of the party then laboring for the repeal of the Test Act, for Catholic Emancipation, and for the effectual suppression of the traffic in slaves all over the world. I found Brook's rather a place for amusement than for plan- ning political and social improvement. Though the very high gaming which had distinguished it in Charles Fox's early days had ceased, there was still a room set apart for nightly hazard, wiiich it was not thought becoming for any to enter except those who meant to adventure, and a room freely open to all, where * This daily interchange of letters, whenever my father and mother were parted, continued as long as they both lived. — Eb. !- \'' i| ! 1 ' ■ 1 ;! ,1 J li : i 1 ; 422 lAVK or l,OHI) CAMI'IIP.I.I,. [1822. wliiHt wiiH ('«)nHtiuitly plitycd, Muuftinutt with liif(li lN>ttiiig. My ■tiition WIIH in tlif milon i'or coiivcrHiition, wliich \n nlwuyH v(>ry a|{r(i>ul)li>, iinlcHH thu WIiikm lm|t|)oii to bo in (Mw, when it bct'tmit'H iliili, tliiTt! imufn u (liHitu'litmtion to ul)uw> (>|H>niy the nu>mlM>rH and thu niniMnr(>M of th» Government. At thix time tho men who here tuikely and moflt del i^j^ht fully were BrouKluini, Hitirlett, MackintoMh, liord ('ow|M>r, liord MellNmrne and liord Dudley. liord (}rey HometimeH came, hut he waM Btitf and reHerved, and though LonI I^anMlowne whm abundantly di^|H)MHl to Ih! a^reeahle, I cannot re<>olle('t that he much eidiv- ened the WKUety by wit or pleaHiuitry. Lord Ifolland rarely came to Brookb'n. However I haHt s(K>iety in Euro|)e, and the host himself ever apiieared t(» me the most amiable and the most agreeable |>erson in the cin^lc. The only other club to which I then belonj^ed was the ' Bees- wing,' which consisted of about ten men, who met once a month at the British Coffee House to dine and drink port wine. U{>ankie, Dr. Haslam, author of several treatises on Insanity, Andrew Grant, a merchant of great literary ac«|uireiiieuts, and George Gordon, known alM)ut town jus * the man of wit,' were members, and the conversation wtis as goUMi«U>r(!(l to have l)cen cut off prematurely, according to the notionn of their tinuM. Po|k>, who (•omplettHJ \m Hily-tlurd year, wan Haiti to have nuiched a good old age. This came of drinkiny champayne with the wits. May 31,1822. My I)Kar Fatiikr: — Copley having given me a frank, I have axkcd him forwune newnforyou. ' Tell the old gentleman,* MiyH he, ' that we are all going out, and that you are to ho the new 8olicitor-(jeneraI.' I fear you will think thi.s too good news to be true. The W(>rlil hiw never l)cen ho dull in my time. There in not even a rumor ntirring. We npeculated a week oh to the new judge, u.s we formerly did alK)Ut the fall of kings. We are at last tire CAMPItKLL, [1822. fortniKtit !<• St. Aiuln>wV, ii pimv I take im much int('rt<»it in hm Cu|Mr itM>ir? I HhimM Ih> (li'li^littHl iiguin to Uulio in thc> VVitnh I^ki>| ami lAay at golf ruund thu Link*. Dalquharran, HumUy, H«|>ti>tnl)«r «, l«2J, My KKAit Fatiiku: — Uvrv wo an' ko(>|>in)( our w(>|>t(>nilM>r that witncMMtl our union. . . . We h't't (iiax^^ow on ThurMluv morning. NotwithHtandin^ the n)a(;niHii>n<*(> of the HtnvtH an<, I have no (h'Hirc to rcviHit it. I wiim more struck with the number of HtciunlM>atH I Haw u|M)n the (piav. They hHiked like whcrrien otV the Teniph* Htairn, but their arrival and departure remintUHl mo more of the White tIorHi> Cellar in I'i(!cadilly. We went thrnu^^h a iri(i;htriil country till we came to Kilmarnock, which Im remarkably cltan and well built, and the envirouH of which are rather pretty. Ayr, our next Htnjje, i(» the uglicHt place I ever entered, l»ut 1 felt conrtiderable intcr- t'Ht in walking ncroKH * the Twa Uriggn.* Hy and by we <'aine to the houHo where Holn^rt BuniK was lM»ni, to the ruinn of Kirk Allowav where Tam o' Shanter «iw the Devil and the witchew, and to the monument they are erecting' to the poet'x memory. AlHtut fttur we reaehwl I)al(|uharran, which is six or s«'ven miles bey«md MaylK>le. We mot with tin' kinch'st reception from Mr. and Mrs. Kenncily. He is a very clever and accomplished man, and I think H<'otland is indebted to him for his exertions to improve the administration of our criminal law. Mi's. Kemie<|y beaitu a strong resendmince to her fatht^r, Sir Sanuiel Romilly, and apjK'ars to inherit a considerable portion of his talents.* The house and grounds are very fine, although the surrounding cf)untry is the most savage and desolate I ever saw. I would infinitely rather live in a highland glen. But the climate is worse. We have nothing but high winds and perpetual rairj, and it seems as if a fall of snow were really their only variety. •This lady, the only daughter of Sir Samuel Romilly, died October 9, 1879. 1822.] LKTTKIl ritOM YOHK. 42^ :tober9, 1879. T(Hniorrow inoriiiii^ we |tt'tM*«'(><>ii«>in^ m iu\u'\\ of Lih-Ii li«iriiotitl and L«M>h KatriiK! lut wu atii, York. M to In> a |)li>a>«itiK rcfloo- tioii to ni(> an loii^j; itM I live that our vinit lias alVonltil you mo iiiiicli Hatisfactioii. I t'oiully hope that lict'oi-f a very loii^ |H>rio(l has ciap.srtl, w«* shall iM'a^^aiii uimIci' your rtHtl', and that wcslmll Htill find you stout, hrurty aiul joyous. Our Jounit'y coutitiucH |>ros|M>r(Mis. OiiThiii'silayiii^ht wcrciiclMil Durham. Next iiiorn- iii){ w<' liKtUnI at tli(> Ciitht'ilml, and the Ilisho|rs niatiM', callt!!! the Castle. \V«' then drove to his eouiitrv I'esideiiee at Auek- * laud, one of the most s|>lendid plaees I ever saw. lie is a I'riiieu Palatine iiideer(Nli^ioussve an hour after break- fast, but I then stole away to convei'se a little with my deai' father. Stafford, March 17, 1823. My dear Fatheu : — Magdalen would give you an account of the christening or her god-daughter. Mary writes to me that the baby continues to thrive very much. She often says to me: 'How I should like to take her to Cupar and show her to her grandpapa.' I am going to conduct a cause at Salop which creates conaid- eraljle interest — a prosecution against the Hon. T. Kenyon for refusing to bail a man, and putting him in irons. I feel a good deal of anxiety about it. I still very much want practice as a leader. I have entirely given up riding, and now travel in a chariot with my clerk. The mail is held inconsistent with my health and dignity, and I was obliged to post down all the way to Worcester. You do not tell me how you feel about the Spaniards. You observe we Whigs are for war. My private opinion is, that it is more prudent to lie by for the present, and trust to the chap- ter of accidents. The King's health has certainly materially suffered. Lord Liverpool has said there are to be more levies or drawing-room;j. The Duke of Clarence runs about announc- ing his speedy accession to the throne. A friend of mine the other day saw a letter he had written to a parson, for whom he had asked the appointment of King's chaplain : ' My bear Sir : — I made the application in your favor, but, as usual, I am refused. However, you will not have to wait long. ' Yours truly, ' William.' ■I|:f^! liliii' [ i ill 428 LIFE OP LORD CAMPBELL. [1823. His Royal Highness called upon the parson next day and said in direct terms : * The King cannot last long and poor Frederick is in a very bad way.' Nothing offers any hope to the Whigs except the remote possibility of Aloxandrina Victoria soon coming to the throne, with the Duke of Sussex for Regent. Tierney says truly that the game is up. The party may almost be considered as dissolved. Each man follows his own separate object of ambition or vanity. liord Grenville is dying. Lord Liverpool and the Chancellor are each talketl of as his successor at Oxford. The Fii-st I^ord of the Treasury makes bishops, and he will carry it. Temple, June 23, 1823. My dear Father: — Upon receiving this I suppose you will still be in a tumult of joy upon the arrival of George and Margaret.* I have often looked with concern to the weathercock, and thought, of thcin with some alarm when I observed the whirlwinds of dust raised at Charing Cross and in St. James's Park ; but I still hope they will to-night take happy possession of Edenwood. You will find George looking better than he has ever done since he came from India. It has been extremely delightful to me to observe him so nmch pleased with his situation and his prospetits. Indeed he has every reason to be so. He seems to have made a most fortunate choice. Margaret was very much admired by all who saw her, not only for being very pretty, but also for her extremely sweet and engaging man- ner. Scarlett, who affects to be a great judge of the fair sex, was particularly struck with her, and talked of her in terms of the highest admiration. I say with you, that I am sure she is more likely to render George happy than any woman that we ever supposed there was a chance of his marrying. George will tell you about our new house in New Street.f I reckon myself very lucky in getting it. The law goes on with * Qeorge Campbell had recently married Margaret, daughter of A. Christie, Esq., of Ferry Bank. — Ed. f No. 9 New Street, Spring Gardens. 1823.] OOEfl TO HEAH MR. IRVINO. 429 inc prosperouHly. No Hiuldei) H|>rinj?, but I still impciXHjptibly advance. To-day I made a 8|)ee<'h in the House of Lords, which wan rweivwl with j^rcat <'ivility both by the Chancellor and Lord Rcdesdalc. T lead a life of terrible toil, but I ought to he most thankful for the blessings I enjoy. Ha" the fame of Mr. Irving reachecl you? All London is ringing with him. I went to hear him yesterday for the first time, and he certainly is a most extraordinarj' man. This may be discovered the moment he enters the pulpit. He is the very picture of an apostle. I think he; is gieatly superior to Chalmers. He ha"* not only a noble face and figure, but his voice is the very finest 1 ever heard. Its tones instantly make the heart vibrate. His eloquence is more overwhelming than anything I ever before heard, or could have inuigincd. liv. several times made the tears roll down my fime, although * unused to the melting mood.' He has for his auditoi-s, peers, j)rivy (touncillors, and ladies of fashion. Yesterday T^ord Liverpool, liord Diithurst, Lady Stafford, Lady Jersey, errt that Scarlett has been ill. I had a letter from Brougham yesterday to tell me that he is much better. Plumer's death will cause a move in the law.* Gifford Master of the Rolls, Copley Chief Justice, and Tindal Solicitor-General. No hope for the poor Whigs. But it is something to have the near prospect of a silk gown, and something more to he indepen- dent of it. [Within a mile of Monmouth I was shown a newspaper stating that Mr. Scarlett had died suddenly tit York. I immediately turned back and posted up to London.] London, April 10, 1824. My Dear Father: — Mary uiid I feel very grateful to you for the interest you testified for us upon the late alarming occasion. > I arrived in town on Thursday evening. Scarlett drank tea with us, in perfect uealth. He had arrived sjifely from York a few hours before. The complaint which hud annoyed him a little on the cii'cuit has complcitely left him. By way of recom- pense, they are now making him Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, which is exactly n- true as the story of his death. I hear with great ])1(!asnro of your delight in your little grandson. t I wish I could pop down to the christening. This is a very happy event for George. He will be a very fond papa. I lost about seventy guinciiis by my absence from Monmouth, but the causes were not of an interesting description, and I believe no one made any impression to do me a permanent injury. At Gloucester my luck returned to me. I lead against Taunton with great success. Considering how very critical this circuit was for me, we have all reason to rejoice. I could not remain where I had been, and it was necessary that I should either start *Sir Thomas Plumer, Master cf the Rolls, died March 24, 1824.— Ed. f The present Sir George Campbell, K. C. S. I., M. P., late Lieutenant Gov- ernor of Bengal. — E», Mil ^ I ' -iiii!! 432 LIFK OP LORD CAMPBELL, [1824. forwanl into the lend, orl)e trnni|)lc make Scarlett Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Scarlett sjiys he would not have accepted the office. It would have been a good thing for him, although he would have suffered a loss of income. He continues perfectly well. This is the first day of Easter Term. Mr. Justice Littledale takes his place on the bench. This is a very good appointment. [In the * Life of Lord Tenterden ' my father gives a lively description of the Court of King's Bench at this period. I ven- * Unitarians' Marriages Relief Bill : majority of 39 against going into Com- mittee. — Ed. 1824.] COURT OF KINGS BENCH. 433 turc to insert the passage here, though it has already appeared in print. — Ed.] : * The fur happiest part of my life as an advocate I passed under the auspices of Chief Justice Abbott. From being a puisne, it was Home time lieforc he acquired the jn'edige which, fur the due administrntion tf justice, the Chief ought to enjoy, and while Best rcmainwl a member of the court he frequently obstructed the march of business. But when this very amiable and elo(j[uent, though not very logical, judge had prevailed ujjon the Prince Regent to make him Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the King's Bench l)ecame the beau icUal of a court of justice. Best was succcetlcd by Littledale, one of the most acute, learned and simple-minded of men. For the senior puisne we had Bayley. lie did not tidk very wisely on litera- ture, or on the affairs of life, but the whole of the common law of this realm he carrietl in his head, and in seven little red books. These accompanied him day and night ; in these every reported case was regularly posted, and in these, by a sort of magic, he c;ould at all times instantaneously turn up the authori- ties required. The remaining puisne was Holroyd, who was absolutely born with a genius for law, and was not only acquainted with all that imd ever been said or written on the subject, but reasoned most scientifically and bcautitiilly upon every point of law which he touched, and, notwithstanding his husky voice and sodden features, as often as he spoke he delighted all who were capable of appreciating his rare excellence. Every point made by counsel was underetood in a moment ; the appli- cation of every authority was discovered at a glance ; the counsel saw when he might sit down, his cose being safe, and when he might sit down, all chance of success for his client being at an end. I have practiced at the bar when no case was secure, no case was desperate, and when, good points being overruled, for the sake of justice it was necessary that bad points should be taken ; but during that golden age law and reason prevailed ; the result was confidently anticipated by the knowing before the VOL I. 19 pi .1 li i 484 UFB OF LORD OAMPBIXL. [1824. argument l)ogan, and the juclginent wbh approved by all M'ho lioard it pt*(>Mounc(d {wrty. Dcfore BUch a tribunal, the advocate Inn'onu's iloarer to hiniHolf by pre- serving his own OHteem, and feclrt hiiuMelf to Xm a minister of justice, instead of a declainier, a tri<*kHtcr, or a bully. I do not believe that so much imi)ortant buHincHH wm over done so rapidly and 80 well before any other court that ever Hat in any age or country.'* Court of King'* Bench, May 24. 1824, My dear Father: — Your last letter gave me particular pleasure, as it seemed to show that you were in l)etter spirits, and had rather a l)etter opinion of your own health. I dined yesterday at Scarlett's to meet U.K. II. the Duke of Gloucester. There was a great deal of talk ren[H.'cting the county of Fife, for General Fergusson said that two brootls of yoiuig pheasants had lieen seen in the lieldn at Kaith. Coke, of Norfolk, said that it was impossible, as he did not exiwct to see any at Holkham for three weeks to come. Fcrgiimon. — * But, consider how your bare, bleak country is exposetl to the Norway blast. Do you compare that to our Murm, sheltorctl, sunny glades in Fife?* The Duke of Gloucester exjjrcsaed a strong _ desire to see some of these wonderful pherwants, antl Forgusson undertook to produce one of them. Campbell. — * I am afraid they must now be too strong to be caught, and that they have all flown away?' Tomplo, July 13, 1824. My dear Brother : — ... Brougham says he believes that lie and I and others will have silk gowns before the circuit, or at least before next term. The Chancellor said, a few days ago, that he only wanted an hour's conversation with the King to complete his arrangements for law promotions. I do not myself believe that anything will be done for a long while to come, nor do I know that I shall be included when the batch comes out. I know nothing certainly to rely upon, except the Chancellor's *lAvtt of the Chief Jtulices, vol, iii. p. 291. 1824.] ANTK-II'ATIONM AS TO MILK U0WN8. 436 dec'lamtioii thut lu; would not niuku uny upon Ifui Oxford circuit without iucluding uic. It it* thuu^ht at the l>ur that I have a good claim, aud that 1 nhall Ik* very ill u>wmI if I am pawed over. What eif'cct rank will hnvc upon my pnu'ticc in Tendon is very doubtful. There will U' a treuieiidouH (TuhIi, anil I may very poHHibly Ix! |>u.shc|H)nentM, in addition to Copley, Hiiirlett, Marryat and (Jurney. Ilowi'ver niy inward e<»nHdenee (or whotcver other name you may cIiimw to ^ive this feeling) docH not altogether fornakc me. I think I am every way a match for Pollock, and an to Brougham and Denmaii, I nhall improve in eloquence more than they will in law, and by aud by I do not think there will be any very gr(>at inequality between U8. But I talk very wildly, for I may go on for yeai*H to come, and till my teeth decay, Hcttling declarution» and o{)ening the pleadingH. Notwithatanding the risk I Mhould run, I should wish the thing to be done H|)eedly. I cannot attend now to small nuitters with ray usual zeal and assiduity. The Bail Court I have given up entirely. I should like to tuke the plunge, that I may sink or swim. Court of King'H Bench, November 16, 1824. My dear Father: — ... I need not say how anxious I am about you in your present situation. I hope in God that all will go well, and that I shall yet see you free from suftering, and in the full enjoyment of life. My heart is too full to allow me to say more at present. We are all quite well. Mary is entirely recovered. She is wholly devoted to her maternal duties. The boy continues to thrive. We do not know exactly what name to call him by, till I hear from George again.* Whatever it may be, he will be equally taught to love and venerate you. Little Loo prays every night for her grandpapa. She becomes exceedingly entertaining, and I should like to play with her for hours together. * He was called William Frederick, after his godfather the Duke of Qlouces- ter.— Ed. ■ is;; 436 UFB or LOAD OAMPMLL. [1824. No news in the law. They aay that iomcthing will be (1od(< •bout silk gownti wluiti the King comvH to town on Saturday, but I believe the Orevk kalends is the only time that can \ni mentioned with any prolmbility. Business is rather flut. Hteadinees of prices is the ruin of Guildhall. Altliough my old City clients do not desert inc, I should be obliged to go uim>ii the i>ari8h if I do{)endcd U|ion them ; but my n>(>utation extendN, uud I Hnd the summing up of my fee book not very uuHiiHsfuctory. My success on the circuit brings me in a gtKNl deal in the shape of rdainera, the easiest way of making money at the Imr. Ernkinc was once askgd why he did nut retire ujx)!! his retainers. Robert Scarlett and his bride arc returned from Italy to Paris, and arc cx{)ected in London next week. The Scarlett family come to town curly in December. I will write to you soon again. In the mcantinic, adieu. Ever yours most affectionately, J. Campbell. [This is the lost letter which he wrote to his father, who died on the 24th of November. In the Autobiography he gives the following account of the illness and death of Dr. Campbell. — Ed.]: My domestic happiness was made complete by the birth of a daughter in 1823, and u son in 1824. My father wuh preservikl to bestow a biesHlng oil his grandchildren, but was soon after taken from us in Iuh seventy-eighth year, after he had been above fifty years clergyman of the same parish. He waa of a remark- ably strong constitution, and might have expected a conHiderable prolongation of life, but for a year or two he had sutlcred from that dreadful diseant!, the stone. I last saw him u few months before his death, wluui he was suffering much bodily pain, but he was cheerful and kinilhearted as ever, regarding with com- posure his own fate, and enjoying the happine:js and good fortune of others. When I kissed him on taking leave, I had a melan- choly foreboding that we should meet no more in this world, and 1824.] DBATU OF UU rATIlDH. 437 it waa long bofon> 1 wum in u Hutnriunt Htuto of oompoiure to begin my journey. Thi> unti(!i|>ution wim too oorrcot. Soon after tluH hitt nitilitjul iittcnduntM rvconunumlod a Murgical operation. It wiM |H>rforni(xl, hut hu Mtnk under it. I received t\u< i'utul intelligence in u letter Arom my brother, whirh (iuimhI nit> a greiit HJiiKk, but my bitter grief I endured when 1 luirtt^l with him in Hcotlund. The day of tlie funeral wait truly u very dinmul one for me. It hud U'en fixed, mtcording to the eiiMton: of tht; country, on hucIi an early day that I could not (H>me down from l^ondon in time to attend it. The hour arriving when the cottiu waM to Im; lowered into the t!old grave where my mother lay, and the 'moulds' were to be thrown U]Mm it, I Hutfered more than if I had lieen preHcnt at the mu! Holemnity. In that carii> I rthould have K<'cn nearly the whole of bin pariHh- ionerM gathereng, and, on the birth- day of hiH children or any such anniversary, he showed himself within my r(>collection the Ix'st dancer in the {mrish. He had been the intimate friend of Robertson and Blair. I caused a plain marble cenotaph to be placed in the church to his memory, with the following inscription : ' TO THE MEMOBT OF THE REVEREND GEORGE CAMPBELL, D. D., WBO, HAVING BEGH 61 TEARS MINIBTEB OF OUPAB, FIFE, DIED ON THE 24tH DAV OF VOVEUBBB, 1824, IN THE 78th year OF BIS AOE. THIS TABLET 18 EREOTED BT HIS OBILDREir, IN TE6TIM0NT OF HIS VIRTUES AND THEIR VENBBATIOB. 438 Lirs or ix)iti> ('AMiMiKr.i.. [1824. N«w HtrMt, D*e«mb«r 4. IA24 My dkak HiUKriiKit:— I think I ti<«l rauru uwrwhulinwl hy the Ivttor I rciith. Why did I not umiitt ut the hutt miuI ccrvtiiony ? Why wuM I not pn-Ht'nt, it* {MWHiblu, to t>n when thi>y left tht) {Mitcrniil riK)!', and whiit nuiMt thoy In; when tht^y ri'turn to it ? Thu puriMMiit lor which they t>xiHt(>d niUHt indittl mmm ut on •nd. [ Hhail 1)0 t>X(H>cdin){ly tmxioiiH till I h«>ai' from you again, and know that you have r«'«'ovt'r<'«l your «'oin|M)Hur«'. And you will Huruly tell nio all whi<'h, if you hud Imk'u aimcnt from thu Hocne, y«>u would have wiHh(> coninuinicatnl to you. I have not otut' left th(> house Hiu(i> I roturn<>d from Hackney. Mary haM lH,'haveoor father. How dcNolute your condition would have Im-cu if you had not htul these ubjcota t<» attach you to existence ! I myself feel more depresstHl than at any time hIucc the death of our mother. I do not suft'er froni sharp j^rief, but I am dis- Holved in melam^holy, and almost al! the objects of life seem to have loHt all value in my eyes. Hay all that ia kind on my part to my dear Histers, and may you and they ever think kindly of me. Mary senda her tenderest love. Dear dear Oeorj^e, Inilieve me ever to be, Your most affectionate Brother, J. CVMPBELL. iH'^rj.J IIKol'dllAM ilKrCSED A MILK GOWN. CIIAPTKR XV. Jum, lH:iA-NuvKMii». Ifl37. Tb« King'* R«fu»nl to l«t Brougham h»vo % Stilc Gown— IVliktuaDUry Pro*- paot*— C»nvA«iiim Htnironi tor tlin noxl OxrinrAl Rlflction — DiMolution of P»rlininimt, iii May. |M1>(1— SuiTnr.l Klection — Ito i« Dnfuattnl — I.tigil Ailvi««r nt Iiuihllnl'l an{)ointiill(>r MiiyH thu following iliulogtio |)(M^c«l iM'twuen him Mu\ tlu! King la«t Hunduy wt.'»?k : A'. — * Well, my Lonl Chun- oellor, yon ho(> 1 was right in not ootiHcnting to Mr. Broughum having u »ilk gown. Yon mm how Ik; hiiH Ixiuu attacking you.' C. — 'Sir, your Majwity nuiy have tiiUHo to complain of Mr. Brouglmni,iin(l I niiiy ImvoctiUHc to complain of him ; but from hirt Htution at titc l>ar, and the injury done to othcrn hy hiH not hav- ing rank, I am bound to my that I think he ouglit to have it, and I again imphu'c your Majesty to give your connent.' A'.— 'I'll be damned if I do while I continue King of England.' Whether this Im true or fabricated by the Chancellor, the inference m the Hiitne. It was this anectdote that led to Brough- am's attack upon the King, and inductHl him to say that 'ho was 'well stricken in years, aiul that he hiul no consoientions scruples of any sort upon tlie Catholic question.' Brougham says that in this pause the House was convulsed with laughter. July 5, 1825. , . . That you may see that I may become a Parliament man, I enclose you an invitation from the enlightened and immacu- ,! I 440 LIFE OF LOUD CAMPBELL. [1825 late freemen of Stafford. Nothing will come of it. The partv can return the members, I believe — each spending ^£5000 or £6000. Shrewsbury, Sunday, July 31, 1825. My dear Brother : — ... My parliamentary prospects are bad. Stafford is quite hopeless. I could easily come in, and for less money than any other man, but I find the expense would be enormous. This is one of the boroughs in which, l)y imme- morial usage, voling-momy is established, /. f., a certain fixe*trmined that these were not lawful freemen. 'ih 444 LIFE OP LORD CAMPBELL. [1826. not have been calculated upon, I should In all probability have been returned. In the first place my principal uj^cnt was taken dangerously ill about ten days bcf(trc the clcctitju boj^an, and his brother, on whom 1 then almost entirely depcndwl, expected to hear of his death every hour. Thus we had no arraufijements of any sort. The chance of success was considerably diminished, and the expense considerably increased. lint what chiefly injured me wiuj a determination of the mayor, who is retiu-ning otlicer, to admit a class of noi. icsident freemen who had not been allowed to poll at the two last elections. This was conununicated long before to my opponents, who collected them from all parts of England, but I only knew it two days before, and I could only procure the attendance of su(!h as were in my favor and were living in Wolverhampton, Bilston, Birmingham and the adjoining country. - "'1, although Ironmonger took the lead from the starting and ilccidedly kej)t it, Benson and I ran neck and netik the whole of the first day. The electors poll alpha- betically, as their names are called from the ourgesses' roll. At the close of the Friday's poll we had got through the N's, and I wa.s only six behind. Mad the adjournment taken place at the time first appointed, 1 should have been two or three ahead. Now began the struggle of corruption. You know that every vote given against me was to be paid for after the election, but Benson would not now trust to this. He sent his agents about the town, openly ofi'ering money to be instantly paid to those who would turn from me. I am sorry to say that my people, not only without my privity, but contrary to my express orders, made similar attempt.*^, and did ])urchase ten or twelve of his votes. While I must admit that I considered the Acts against treating obsolete according to the doctrine of the Scotch law, projjosals of bribery I strenuously resisted. Benson stuck at nothing, and in the night he gained many more than he lost. From his being ahead at the close of the poll, there was likewise a strong notion that he would win, and a strong inclination to desert to him. Till noon on the second day I was not more than ten behind, but from that time my chance was all over. I believe 1826.] INCIDENTS OP THE ELKCT[(>.\. 445 he was origiimlly Htrong in the T's and the W'h, and several joined liiin tiiat they n»if?ht side with the eonciueror. One fellow 8aipointnient was the fli-st vote that was given. At the head of the roll .stands James Allan, a very old man, who professed himself so hearty in my cause, that on Tuesday lie assured me that, when his name was called, he should jump upon the table and say — I'm the shepherd of the flo'-k, And all shall follow me; I a plumper to Campbell will give, And he our member shall be. When I spied him in court on Friday morniiig he would not meet my eye, and when called to poll he .said, with a downcast countenance, 'Benson and Ironmonger,' repeating some doggrel in their praise. As soon as the numbers •were finally ascertained, I addres.sed the electors, annouiuicd my defeat, thanked my friends for the support I had received, and withdrew. I escaped the humiliation which Ben.son proposed to mc, that I should stay to hear him panegyrize mc. He is a ruined gamester, and how he has mustered ready mon(!y for the clcc^tiuu no one can tell. He will probably never pay his bills or the burgesses. Fronmongei- pays faithfully, and has nothing else to recommend him. He was twice a candidate here before, and both times those who voted for him received the usual doucenv. He was a great coach pro- jn'ietor, and has now the ai)i)earance and manners of a coachman accustoiaed to drive the night heavy to Birmingham. Hesiitall day at the right hand of the mayor, drinking porter and brandv and water. I never met with an uncivil expression during the wliole election. At this moment I think I would not again go through such a week of toil and anxiety, if I were sure to be elected. The Avant of system .iid i^reparation, and the entire uncertainty as to my real situation, gave me more to endure than will probably iiii ii r 440 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. [182C. full to the lot of any unfoi'tmmtc caiuliilate in the United Kingdom. J nuiat my that I Iku'o my revc'r.se with nmj^nunimity. 1 not oidy pnwrvod a Hmiling face to vhwv my tVit-ntls at tho poll, but 1 sulHliicd my mind to n«y fircunuxtancts, anri>t)iat tlio cloction (1c|)C!k1h upon int'^ und wtay I nuiHt. From fati}j;ue, heat atul aiixioty, I have been unwell, and heaven knows what would have become of me if Mary had not accompanied me. . . . Thifi is not the firHt time that I have descended from the character of candidate to that of counsel. I was two or three days at Lichfield, and brought home 200 guineas with me. These fees would have api)eared respectable to mc in former times, but they will go so short a way in defraying the expenses of my own election, that they hardly operate at all as a stimulus, and I find the work exceedingly irksome. [In the Autobiography there is the following notice of this election at Weymouth. — Ed.] : . . . The elec^tion lasted fourteen days. I j>resume under the new system the contest is there over in a few hours. The election Avas held in a small room, to reach which wc had ta mount a ladder and enter by the window, on account of the crowd on the staircase. The chief right of voting was the title to any portion of certain ancient rents within the borough, and several voted as entitled to an undivided twentieth part of sixpence. The conveyances to these qualifications Avere to be strictly investigated, long arguments were addressed to the returning oificer, and the decision of a single vote, like the trial of an ejectment at the assizes, sometimes lasted a whole day. When we harp upon the defects of the Reform Bill, Ave are too- apt to forget the abuses Avhich it has corrected. 1:1:1, Temple, August 18, 1826. Dear George: — I cannot help being sensibly touched by the interest you show in all that concerns me. I succeeded in everything on the circuit. . . . Maule said ta me : * You have such luck at present that if you were to drop a ring into the Severn, you would be helped to a slice of salmon at dinner to-morroAV Avith the ring contained in it.' I l!li III'! 1 J LIPK OV LUItl) CAMl'UKI.L. [1820. Tronnioiigor'M ornhnrruMHnioiit, and i^ not likely to do iiic any giKHl, further than making my name Imj a little longer t;dked of w conneetcd with the Imrough of Stuiford. There \» u pofwibiiity of my obtaining ovitlenec of Ironmonger'8 brilxjry to MUeh an extent an would Heat me ; hut thiH mu^)t be very diffieult, a.<4 I murit rthow a Huffiei(>nt number brilnul to reduce his i)oll Ix'low 400. In the event of another election, I hhould have no cIuuhh* to Ik> returned without a HerioiiH conte.it, in whi(fh I am resolved I will not again involve mvHelf. To-morrow ut eleven wo embark at the Tower for Calais. We are going to make a little tour of the Rhine into SwiwHerland, returning by Parin. Louise Scarlett accompanies us. The Chief Justice sits on October 10, and we |)ropose to Ikj absent exactly seven weeks. This journey will cost me very little more than if I had tiiken a house at the seaside, which I nuist other- wise have done ; and I am glad to give Mary a little amusement after the horroi-s of the election. Temple, October 7, 182i'iilly wionjj, and the rtiUMjiis tlu'y ii'iw for it ubnoluU'ly f<)<>li«h. I iliiw.l ti H'w «Ia).'< ago with thi' mw M.wtcr of the RoIIh.*' lie is *|iiit«> nil) )tuti);ctl, and MiM.>ukH on jtublic topics in Im wonted niannor. IIo Kiid : * I hear Shudwi>l| (who in now fitting clorto by ni< , iK'ing my «'oll«'agU4') \n\n had hoiih' iww lij(hl- on tho Catho- lic qui stion, and thiiikH there niij^hl Im' great (hinder in ^nuiting further coneeHttionH to the Catholies, and that h(! is to !><> the next Holieitor-Cieneral.' Of Warren h«; «aid : ' I'oor W'ai nn, he did not know liow to carry it tttV. Ife defendcil liiniHell misteud of atU^eking hi?* aecuwrs.' I wiw incflineil to my, 'Jllv crucem scd- eris,' You have a crown and he has a (rroHs.f Term enth-d yentcrday. Hetweeii .Vovendxjr 6 and 28, 1 made above 5oO guineiw. Court ot King'tt Bench, UniMlmll, February -', IS27, Deah (jFoiujk: — . . . Xothiii:; is at this luoment thouglil of but the division on the Catholit; <|uestion. On thin everything de|H>nd.s. Jf it it* hwt there will l)e an ultra-Tory Adnn'nistration iurined, and we shall soon have a civil war. If it Ix^ earrie«l by anything of a majority, Canning will Im; firmly seated, and national, party and private pntspects will !)<■ eneourajring. lioth purtieH talk contidently.J I am by no means sanguine ; I fear that the King, notwithstanding his professions, has a disinclina- tion to Canning, and is intriguing tigainst him. The RutlandH, Jjonsdales, Ueauforta, &v., have such an antipathy to C-anning that they wiy they would rather sec Lord (»rey Prime Mirtister. liord Jjiverpool is completely hora rfr romhaf, notwithstanding the foolish paragraph about his recovery. I met Sir Henry ITalford lately at dinner at the new Baron's, and he told uw, that he could only be made to Bay Yen or No, and that his recovery was impos- sible. *8ir J. Copley succeeded Lord Oifford, who died September 4, 1826. — Ed. f'Jlle crucempretium tcelerU lulit, hie diadema' — Juvenul, Sat. xiii. 105. J The divipion on a resolution in favor of Catholic cl.viras took place March 7, 1827— ayes 272, noes 276.— Ed. 1827.] DRATII or MAItV UnUCK. 461 On Stttiiitlny wtt wcru ut u ^miul iliiiiicr ut No, 4* — t\w Duke of OluU(«'j«t«'i', IMiinliot, Sn\ Tin* Diiki' Im to in* KtNllatlicr to IIoIhtI'h m>ii, who ho m\K will In> tin- tliini lint(i>r. Ho toKi Miifv that thin wmh thi> lint rirniit h<>r tiilhcr woiilil lA'cr ){(» 0(4 cotinM'!. Itiit he liiis iiilkt'd ill thin Htyl«> any tiiiit* thcM> t<nt rr^anj i<< to hr ihiIiI to hi^ [^iliftionN. If lionl haiiH«|owii(> worr to foiiH' in, S«'arh'tt iiiiKht follow in hiM train; hut thr Catholic <|(i«>?«tioti is an iiiHii|M>ral>1«> olwtiu'lo, uud tho Lonl ( 'hanccllor and tlw Piikc of Wellington arc at |in«- cnt greatly t(M) Ntroiig to toleratf miicIi an arraiifrenuMit. S-arlett lately met the Duke of Clarenee at Lord IlollandV. He wutt wry civil to him, and al)U.-«t>d the ( 'hanccllor. IIu it* hucIi a wild huruin varum Hort of fellow that no mortal can tell what he would ilo. IIu Hiiid hu knew nothing «>f the prcMint MiiiiHtcrn, and that hu never wtw in Canning's company more than one4> in his life. Sliiowolmry, March HO, 1827, eleven at night. Dkar Okoiujk: — . . . Poor Mary Rruce's death bringH hack Httd r THBY HAVB ALL UNITRD IN PAYIHO TO HER MRMORY THIM TRIBUTB OF AFrK^ 23 WIST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14SM (716) •72-4503 ■^ .* p 462 LIFE OF LORD OAMPBELL. [1827. I ought to have got so far to-night on my way to Hereford, but we have a long day's work before us, and I shall be obliged to travel all to-morrow night. You can hardly form a notion of the life of labor, anxiety and privation whidi I lead upon the circuit. I am up every morning by six. I never get out of court till seven, eight or nine in the evening, and, having swal- lowed any indifferent fare that my clerk provides for me at my lodgings, I have consultations and read briefs till I fall asleep. This arises very much from the incompetence of the judge. It is from the incompetency of judges that the chief annoyances I have in life arise. I could myself have disposed of the causes here in half the time the judge employed. He has tried two causes in four days. Poor fellow, he is completely knocked up. Nothing is settled or known about the new Administration."' The notion gains ground that Canning will be Premier. This must be under many and great restrictions. However, if he is skilful and lucky, he may gain a complete ascendency. Gloucester, April 17, 1827. Deab George : — ... I presume you take a lively interest in these ministerial changes. This certainly is the crisis of my fortunes. If Scarlett has the Great Seal, everything is open to me, but whether the circumstance of his not being a Chancery man will be considered an insuperable objection, I know not. I have heard nothing from him, and I do not even know if he be arrived from the circuit. I may calculate upon a silk gown before the next circuit. Ju(]ge still keeps us at Gloucester. The men of this circuit are exceedingly irregular in their mode of doing busi- ness, and he is quite incapable of controlling them. I am afraid I look for contradictory and inconsistent qualifications in judges, but indeed the present set are exceedingly bad. The degraded state of the bench we owe, among other blessings, to John Lord Elden, whom I do seriously and dispassionately • On the death of Lord Liverpool.— Ed. 1827.] MB. OANKHro'S ADMUnSTRATION. 463 regard as one of the greatest curses ever inflicted upon this coun- try. How I shall rejoice when he is actually out ! Till he lias (le facto given up the seals, I shall always be afraid of some ruse of the Devil to keep him in office. New Street, Sunrky night, April 22, 1827. Dear Geokoe: — Nothing is deterniined at this moment, either as to the Whigs as a party, or as to Scarlett individually. On Friday the negotiation between Canning and Lord Laus- downe was broken off — ^very foolishly, 1 think, on the part of his lordship. Canning offered him four seats in the Cabinet, an-ELEOT£D FOR PETERBOROUGH. 467 terday, when I happened to be in the House of Lords. He came tb the bar and, beckoning to me, said ' he had not sent any answer to my letter, as he wished to answer it in j)crson, and tliat I should probably hear from him in two or three days, but that this was a confidential i^mmunication.' He was exceedingly gracious, and meant this us an announcement that I was to have my patent forthwith. I undei>nr tliero in to Ixt a leyde hoou, when I ■hall havo tho honor of kiming the n>ynl hund. The Eorl of Warwick or tho Kinj?-imiker (Hroughunru now appellation) Htill supimrtd MiniHterH, but how lon^ he will con- tinue to do HO, no one can toll. IIu greatly overratcH hiH influ- ence. When I showed Freddy my imtcnt yoHterday, with the Great Seal dangling from it, he thought it was a new toy and asked if I hod bought it for him. Stafford, ThuriHay, Augu«t, 1827. Dear George : — ... You will be very nujoh afflicted by the death of Mr. Canning.* It w a sad blow, every way. The reign of intolerance is restored. An entire change of Ministry is expected. Copley told Scarlett on Monday that he thought the King would turn out tho Whigs ; that he, Copley, would probably remain, as Lord Eldon might be contented with the office of President of the Council. The only chance is that the King may think he Mill have less trouble from making Lord Lansdowne Premier than if he were to send for Mr. Peel. Scarlett has been herc.f T had the honor to be opposed to him. The cause was really an undefended one, and I made as good a fight 08 I ex|)ected. I have been extremely lucky on the circuit, getting all the verdicts that were to be gotten. Louise Scarlett came here with her father. They intended to have toured about for some days, but Scarlett was forced to set off for London the moment he had finished his speech. He is very much afTected by Canning's death. There was an intimate and steady friendship between them. Scarlett expects to be turned out. This he will bear with an equal mind, but his case is rather a hard one. For the honor of being Attorney-General a few months, he has given up the Northern circuit, which was * He died August 6, 1827. f At the Stafford assises.— Ed. IH'JT.j VACATION AT IIADTIMUH. 401 worth XWOO H y«ir to him. Still th«?iv m no rmmn to irgroC that he took tlu; ofHcc. Ho hod genu the oirouit long enough. 22 Wellington tiquaro, Hutingi, Htptembar 18, 1H27. Dkar GKuiUiK: — Hero wo uro tixein){ th(>ni to pick up |M;hblcfl and HhelJH on tho l)each. I enjoy exceet wry lutuh whcthir CiiMlnifh <»n huld tliu livliii long. . . . My frirnd ('n|»U>y, I tun norty to my, |M'rf\»rmN mtluT iiidifTor- •iitly. II«i iH HituI to \h* vi>ry idle luid n>tii<»rMl«-^H. I Imvc linird nothing lutcly oi'ixNir lionl KIdon. ili> iiiiiMt mtlicr Ih> tintl hy tliM tinw of iHirtrid^u Hliatth> l»y iVtcr Bcnrlett'H U'ttcm, which rcprcM'uti'd the Turkh itx ipiitc olMtinatc The KciH Ktft'ndi, houiv uionthH a^o, told Stnitf(»rd Canuiii); that tlio tinicH for HCiidlii^ aruUiHHadoi'M to the iSeveu TowerM wore goiiu by. However, wo are rather uneasy alwiut |MM»r Peter. I am sorry to nay lijuiy Hi-arlett \h Heriounly ill. . . . She \n u moHt kiuil-hearteil, auiiablu creature, and her lorn would Im) u heavy blow to the whole family. I continue to enjoy my rank nuurh more than I (>x|N> WoliK AM> l'«M»|l I.I iK. 4(iii){ht to hiivo, \Atv\\ (iiHli>ri«>h Km no Authority nml iit no chuvk u|>on thu King. NoY»mh«r 23, l«27 Nothing for nio but himl work. No luck. Yuttt'nlny I iu« tended in pmying judgmunt to hnw fired uflfagainHt 'John Bull.* I WM with H«iirlL>tt, und hud for tho Hi'mI tiniu in my lifu written n RiMHH^h, Mtncltiding with u (|uotAtion from 8huk(>M|H>ttru. A« Hoarlott proceeded, it wiu likely to come in an nicely oit coidd bo, and I had (V»n>cd a few cxtcm|M)ru Bentonciw to iutroduco it — when Mr. Attorney chose to oxtingniith mo by concluding in a manner that rendered it im|K)Mible to say a word except that ' I oould add nothing to what had l)een urged by my learned letulcr.' Wo are all (luite well at No. 0. Mary and I are Htudying nlgobru together, and arc making great progrcm in equations. Loo hoM begun to learn French regularly under a Madame Graille, just imported from Paris. I :^ i' !l 464 LIFE OF LORD CAMPBELL. [1828. CHAPTER XVI. Beobmber, 1827— June, 1830. Besignation of Lord Goderich — The Duke of Wellington's Administration — Scarlett ceases to be Attoruey-Qoneral — Real Property Commission — Speaker Manners Sutton — Law of Prescription — Sits for his Portrait — Dinner at the Duke of Gloucester's — Dinner at Mr, Secretary Peel's — Catholic Emancipation — Death of Lady Scarlett — Report of the Real Prop- erty Commission — Ofifor of a Puisne Judgeship — Illness of King George IV. — Holland House — Duchess of Gloucester — Death of George IV. Brooks's, Saturday, December 27, 1827, half-past five, Dear George : — We are all in a bustle ^pre. They say Lord Goderich has certainly re-signed. * I believe there is no doubt of the fact. Nobody knows anything of the consequences. Lord Goderich felt himself quite incompetent. There has not been any quarrel between him and the King, or between him and his colleagues. Some pretend that Lord Lansdowne must now be Premier, and he certainly must, or resign, for he could not remain in with any dignity or usefulness under another chief. Othei's pretend that the Duke of AVellington will be sent for, and that the Old Tories will be restored. My private opinion is that the King will not consent to Peel and Lord Eldon coming back, and that he would rather submit to a Whig being at the head. Every frank in the room is exhausted by similar despatches. Perhaps you may think this worth 1«. 2Jd. Court of King's Bench, January 21, 1828. Dear George : — As yet I know nothing, but I am afraid you may think I ought not to be longer silent. The present state of affairs is very distressing, and the result, whatever it may be, must be deplored. This much is certain — that the Whigs ai-e all *He did not finally resign till January 7, 1828.— Ed. 1828.] KOAHLKTTH PROSPKt TS. 4G5 out, and that Canning's friends remain in.* This is exactly the combination of uircumstances which I dreaded and deprecated. A pure Protestant and ultra-Tory administration I should have been very well pleased to see. This would have led to a combi- nation among all the Liberals, who would ere long have been again in office, with power to carry their measures into effect. Nothing as yet is decided with respect to Scarlett. I rather conjecture that he will have the option of remaining in if he likes, although this be mere conjecture, and I think Wetherell will be very ill used if he is not restored. If the option is given, I know not how it will be exercised. He cannot stay without a rupture with Lord Fitzwilliam and the whole of the Whig party. He will go sine ape redeimdi, and with the certainty of seeing young and obscure men put over his head. Huskisson is a great friend of his, and will try to negotiate his stay. Stanley has resigned the situation of Huskisson's under-secrotary, and there will not be a Whig to give any countenance to the defection. All that could be said is that Scarlett was not put in by Lansdowne and the Whigs, but by Canning, and that he is therefore justi- fied in acting with Canning's friends. He says, I believe sincerely, that he would be well pleased to hear that he was dismissed. I saw Wetherell on Saturday evening. He seemed very much depressed, and had not received any communication. His friend Lord Eldon certainly does not come into office any more. Hus- kisson refused to sit in the Cabinet with him. Huskisson has obtained a pledge that Canning's policy, foreign and domestic, will be persevered in. At Brooks's Huskisson is scurrilously abused for separating from the Whigs. I had a call from Copley on Saturday evening, but there is no consequence belonging to it. When the servant announced to me that Lord Lyndhurst was in the hall, and wished to see me privately, I thought he had come to me about Scarlett, but it was merely to see whether I could * On the resignation of Lord Qoderich the Duke of Wellington formed a new Administration. Lord Dudley, Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Grant and Lord Palmerston were among the friends of Canning who 'remained in,' but they resigned the following May. — Ed. 466 LIFE OF LORD CAJIPBFJ.L. [1828. aasiHt him in negotiating the resignation of an old judge. I took him into the library, and had some talk with him in the tone of former confidence. He said he thnight the new Government would be very satisfactory to the public, and would be very strong in both Houses. He intimated an opinion that Brougham had done a great deal of mischief. Indeed my private opinion is that Copley's dread of Brougham led mainly to breaking up the Gov- ernment. If Lord Holland had come in with Brougham in his train, Copley would haw been in the hands of the Whigs, and would have held the Great Seal by an insecure tenure. At the very instant wheji I write to you, Scarlett has receivetl a note from the Chancellor wishing to see him immediately, and he is gone. He says he shall ask a day or two to deliberate. From what Huskisson said I believed the offer would be made. Court of King's Bench, January 26, 1828. . . . Scarlett is out, or as good as out, and I am glad of it. He could not have remained in with credit. It is mortifying, but does not amount to a calamity. We may, and I hope shall, still be respectable and happy. I have been clear for the resignation, and have regretted that it has been so long delayed. Copley requested on Wednesday when we were at his levC'e, that at all events Scarlett would hold the office for a few days. As soon as he leaves the court to-day, he is going to the Chancellor to bring the matter to a conclusion. Brougham advised him to stay — Denman to go — Lord Lansdowne said that with a view to a judicial office he might stay — Lord Holland rather thought that he might not. But wliat is strongest is that Lord Milton is furious against the present Government, and declares that no one with any particle of Whig principles can support it, and therefore that, if his continuance in office would be an adhesion to the Government, he should immediately retire. Court of King's Bench, February 14, 1828. ... I am more and more pleased that Scarlett is out. I do not see how Huskisson and Dudley can continue in. Poor 1828.] BEAL PROPERTY COMMIS8ION. 467 Husky is in a very bad way. There was mudi mutual courtesy between Scarlett and the Duke when they met and parted. The Duke said the King was particularly sorry to lose his services, and the King has scut him a private message to the same effect. Were there now a vacancy in the office of Chief Justice of the King's Bench, I believe it would be offered to him, but things may take a new aspect every moment. Court of King's Bench. May 6, 1828. Dear George : — ... Mary and I dined with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester on Wednesday, with a very splendid party. The distinction which has most flattered me of late was having a case sent for my opinion by the Court of Session in Scotland. I have often answered cases for the parties to be used in the Court of Session, but this was the first referred to me by the Court ex mero viotu. This feeling shows how true a S nominated, and the others were such ns it would be crcditabh' to co-operate with. I make no doubt that my nume wns fir^t mentioned by Copley. It ia pleasant that he Hhould think of me on such an o<*otLsion, and that no veto should l)e put upon hJH recommendation. In the course of the discussions I should gain ft great deal of information, which would bo of great value to me for the rest of my professional life. I say nothing of remuneration, for I told Lord Tenterden with great sincerity, and desired him to say to Pet^l, that I would rather that my services were gratuitous. I think a great deal may Imj safely done to improve the law, and much credit may be acquired by those engaged in the undertaking. Court of King's Bench, May 14, 1828. Dear George : — . . . Lady Scarlett is again rather better, and hopes of her recovery revive. I am now to tell you a pro- found secret. Louise Scarlett is going to be married — to a very excellent fellow, Currey, formerly an officer, now Ixjlonging to the establishment of the Duke of Gloucester. He is not very rich, but is one of the most agreeable, honorable, and gentlemanly men I have ever been acquainted with. The Duchess was informed of the circumstance yesterday, and immediately with her own hand wrote her a very long, kind and beautiful letter, praising Currey and her, and expressing her satisfaction at the prospect of having her for a neighbor in the country. I have heard not a word more about the Commission, except an accidental hint this morning. Tindal took me into the library of the House of Lords to consult me about the construction of an Act of Parliament. There to our surprise we found the Lord Chancellor. Chancellor. — 'How is the Commission going on ? ' Campbell. — * I have heard nothing of it these three weeks. I suppose it has gone to sleep.' Chancellor. — * No, no ! Don't you think Camipbell a very fit man to put at the head of it ? ' Tindal. — * Oh ! very fit. The appointment would give universal 1828.] DBBATB ON CATHOLIC QUESTION. 469 satiBfuction.' ThiM all in a Hemi-quiKzing tone. There uro great difficulties in Hclccting the conveyoncerH who arc to be appointed. I still rcliHh the notion of becoming a Solon. I think Lord Tcnderden has liecn more civil to me ever since he delivered Peel's message. You will be glad of the n-Hult of the dclmtc on tlie Catholic question, although it will {>r(Miu(!e no immediate good effects. On Saturday I was oim of four lienchers of liincoln's Inn who dineil there M'ith the Speaker, u brother iMiucher.* I asked him if he had prepared a siH'ctch to usher in his vote, should the House be equally divided. He said that he had, and he was so good-humore CAMPIlKIJi. [1828. my gratification nt this distinguishcil .nark of confidence, and my readinc88 to contribute n:y l)c«t exertions to further the objects of the Commission. My puisne judges are very much to my mind, ond I moke no doubt we shall go on very agreeably. I give my first Cabinet dinner on Saturday. Yesterday I had a conference with the Chancellor respecting the terms of the Commission. We are to inquire * into the law of England respecting Real Property and the various interests therein, and the methotls and forms of alienating, conveying, and transferring the same, and of assuring the titles thereto,* and to suggest such alterations and improvements as we shall think fit. It is impossible to deny that this is a considerable distinction. I am the only Conmion lawyer selected, and I am put at the head of a Commission which excites a good deal of interest in Parliament and with the public. I must bid adieu for some time to all thoughts of Parliament. There has been nothing said or hinted to me on the subject, but there has been a sort of understanding that no M. P. should be appointed, and the Commission must fully occupy every moment of leisure I can snatch from my business at the bar. What I should like is to come into the House to carry through such Bills for the improvement of the law as we may recommend. But this is an idle dfeam. Life is rapidly wearing away. . Monday, June 9, 1828. . . . We have at last got our commission under the Great Seal, and we are to open it to-day at four o'clock Avith all due solemnity. * Successful ambition ' brings many pangs and morti- fications along with it. I am to be tied by the leg during the whole of the long vacation. The Commissioners have resolved to remain in London August, September and October, and to meet daily. Thus, even if Lady Scarlett's health would have allowed us to make out our visit to you, it has now become im- possible. This is a great disappointment to us all. 1H2«.] REAL PROPERTY COMMISSION. 471 [Thus he 8|)eak8 in the Autobiography of this appointment. —Ed.] : ... I particularly rejoiced at the opportunity I should have of being trained in the luw of Real Proiwrty, in which, hitherto, I had been rather deficient ; for I had never studied with a con- veyancer, and the great bulk of the cases which I had had to argue were of a commercial nature, and respected personal rights and obligations only. I had associated with me the four men the most skilled in the i)rofession as Real Property lawyers — Brodie, Hodgson, Tinney, and Duckworth ; and three othere ■were adtlevhen dealing with Latin ♦juantities, and I could speak with boldness and freedom before lawyers, whom we examined, of the efficacy of a fine, and the operation of a recovery, and the peculiar magic by which they respectively barred estates tail. I now got that insight into the law of Real Property which afterwards enabled me to deliver my argument in the Scarlxirout-li c;ise. Although we all joined in our public discussions, one particular subject was sjiecially allotted to each commissioner, on which he was to write in our Report to his Majesty, and to draw proposi- tions as to the foundation of legislative enactment. I had the important subject of * Prescription and Statutes of Limitation.' The statute 3 and 4 Wm. IV. c 27 is the result of my labor. I read every case to be found connected with the subject in our Reports, from the Year Books downwards, and I inquired how it had been treated in the Roman Civil Law, by the modern continental nations, and by the different States forming the American Union. Our own law of prescription I found the most barbarous and anomalous that ever existed in the world — a man with a bad title being, under certain circumstances, able to defraud the true owner by an adverse possession of five years, and under 472 UFB or LORD OAllPfiKLL. [1828. other oiroumstancoB, there Iwing no aoeurity in a bma fide poff- Hession of oeuturicH, ibrtifteil by a lung tmin of desoentM, pur- chases and marriagOHHcttlcmcnts. I proiiosed the general rulo that a possession as owner for twenty years shall be conolusivo evidence of ownership, which wan established by the enactment that every claimant must piirsue his legal remedy within twenty years from the time when his title ur right of entry accrued. We presented our first Ue|M)rt to his Majesty on the 10th of March 1829. I wrote the ' Introduction/ w well as the head * Prescription,' the rest being written with great ability by Tiii- uey, Hodgson and BrtMlie. 8ir Robert Peel, soon after, told me that he had carefully {)eruHed the RciH)rt ; that it was m) framed that he thought he perfectly undcratooil it, and that he was desirous the suggestions it contained rihould be curried into effect. It was likewise very much approved of by the profes- sion ; and on points of Real Proi)erty law it is now cited in Westminster Hall with text-books of authority. The Commis- sion continued three years, and we publiHhed several other reports, of which I had only the general suiierintendcncc, but which were equally well received, and it has been univci'Hally admitted that we faithfully discharged our public duty. The Common Ldiw Commissioners, consisting of Parke, Bosiuiquet, Patteson, Aldersou (afterwards made judges), and Sergeant Stephen, gained equal credit. July 3, 1828. Deab George : — . . . What with the Commission and my private practice I have been working very hard. I have not been on horseback for a fortnight. The Commissioners meet thrice a week between four and six. On those days I have no dinner, except some sandwiches and a glass of wine sent for me to the Temple. I am not at all in good spirits about the Com- mission. We go on very indifferently. We do not quarrel so as to obstruct our progress ; on the contrary, we are very cordial, and very much agree in our views. But I am sadly afraid we shall be found wanting in industry and energy. We are all 1828.] •m FOR BU PORTRAIT. 473 much occupied with private bunincw, aiul I fear not prepared to make thn HacrlHces und cxortioiiH nucvtwury for the diitchargo of our public duty. Unlow we get on much better wlien tlie long vacation comeH, I shall dct)|)air. I am rather proH|)erouH in King*H Bench. I have juMt obtained a venlict that will make nonie iioino in the medical world. The action was by the College of I'liyxicianK againHt a Dr. HarriHon, an Edinburgh graduate, for priu'tirin^ an a phyuician without being admitted as v licentiate. There waM nothing in any of the grounds of defence supplied me by my client ; but I floored the Collie, notwithstanding a furious summing up by Lord Tenter- den in their favor. Temple, September 11, 1828. Dear George : — Do not think that I forget you. I have been devoting two hours a day to you — in sitting for my |)or- trait."' I did not know the task would be so disagreeable, or I fear I should not have come under the promise. But I must now go on. What costume do you prefer ? I pro|)osed my gala dress as King's counsel. Mary forbade the wig, or at least would only have it by my side on a pole. Still I thought you might like to see the tokens of my ' successful ambition,' and the full- bottom appears on the head. But there is plenty of time to have it altered according to your fantasy. So say the word. I am here established in chambers en gargon, as I was eight years ago. Mary and the babes arc at Abinger, and I go there only on Saturdays, returning on Monday moriiiiijj:. Tliis arrange- ment is owing to poor Lady Scarlett's situation. She continues as she was— obliged to undergo repeated operations — pretty well in the intervals, but these becoming shorter and shorter. The Commission goes on tolerably well, but we are still wanting in energy and devotedness. My time passes away as pleasantly as I could expect. I am asked out a good deal ; and, * Mr. Edmonston'a portrait of him— now in the possetiBion of hia nephew, Sir Qeorge Campbell. — Ed. VOL r. 20* 474 1.1 ri: or imw camimikll. [1828. in reality, I Hectii ti) want Iviitiiro aliiioHt oji mui'h im when the oourUi ore nitting. Court of King'i Bench, D«o«mb«r (1, 1821. Dear Oeorok : — ... I don't hear any nown hcyond what you rcinl hi the newripapor. I iVuml yi-wtt-nhiy with the Duki* of Oloucefttcr, and had the honor tu Hit next him, and to Im) in cloHC oonventation with him for five hourn. lie iH a great (M>liti- cian and talks of nothing hardly except |H)litic'»4, Init he knowM little more than you or I. What intcreitted mo moNt wiut Ium May- ing that he had called in the morning on the Duchetw of Kent and the PrinccMH Victoria, and had a goy never had had the opjwrt unity, anil that the Duchess never allows any human being to see her daughter out of her own sight. He flat- tered me very nujch by saying: 'Camel, I suppose you would not utxxipt the situation of a puisne judge.' He afterwards pub- licly put to me the rpu'stion for which he is so famous, ' Camel, what is your age?* Loi-d Seftou's answer is celebrattHl, 'Sir, I am exactly six months older than when your R(»yal Highness last put the same question to me.' I said : ' >Sir, I am more than forty and less than fifty.' You would have thought th6 Royal privilege had been sufficiently exercised, but he asked: 'Are you nearer the one or the other ? ' I got off by saying that I was afraid I had made more than half the journey between the two points. He is rather hostile to the Duke of Wellington, and, along with other members of the Royal family, seems to feel con- siderable jealousy of the Premier. He says the Duke of Clar- ence was dismissed In a very arbitrary manner, and that the Duke of Wellington did not communicate to his colleagues what he had done till above a week after. The Duke of Gloucester is a much more sensible nmu than he has the credit for being. 1828.] DiifBi WITH Mn. pr.r.1., 476 The OnmmiiMlni) rather IniiKuinhiit nt pnwnt, hut w« nhnll b^ morvi vi){orouN when tli<< holiiluvM nrrivo. [ hnv» M>iit n net of ipKfttioiiH ti» th(* niHh<)|w4, which will inuko tlu'iii cry ' the ('hiin'h lit ill flaiigt>r.' I wixh to n>M'ii(> tho luw uf Knf^\nm\ from the ri'priHirh nriMiii)^ troin th«>n> lN>iii^; no liniitntioii oCtiiiii) lut to tlio <>lniiiiM which nmy Iw M>t up for tith«>M. I hnvu not wh>ii nnythin^ of tho Chan(M>IIor nincc th« flrMt cted him to bo dull and formal, but I must own he was lively and unaffected, and very civil without l)eing condcst^nding. He talked a good deal tbout tho new mode of providing subjects ut fklinburgh, which he says is owing to the severe sentences of your judges on the resurrtjction men, whereby the price has been so much raised. He s()oke with great glee of the bad fortune and bad management of the Ruasians in their Turkish campaign. »Setting anide tho Catholic question, he is quite a Liberal, and is for going in legal reform quite as far as would l>e prudent. I think there is likely to Ikj a great blow up soon after tho meeting of Parliament. If the Duke were to bring forward Emancipation, the Whigs would all support his Government ; but I do not believe that he has any plan formed, and they are • |i 476 urr, or i/>iin rAMPiiu,. [1820. •Arftlfl of bring Jockc^ynl hy him, if thvy irruniii i(iiu>t iiiidar pre- t«n Hiihjift iu oblivion.' Court of KiiiK •• Banolt, M»roh 3, l«». Dkah Gkoiiok;— . . . Down to thiM hour W(>thi*n>ll wm- tinucM Attorn<>y-(}«>n(>ral. IIt> hiut told tho Dulcf of Wollingtim that hi* will not niwiiit iu prt'iNirliig, luid thut hi' will not Mup|)ort thu Hill;* but h« myn to hi^ privuti> frii'UilM that hi* will not rtwign, ami that ho will throw tbi> omum of (liMiniMHin)]; him u|Km the Govcrnnu'ut if they think Ht. Th» I>uk« Iiiin iiTtninly •viid to liortl |{i>ri>Mfor(l anil othi>n«, that no out' itin i Mill^ and what hif* niotivii>n uu foiunuinication tm yet, that I have hoanl of, n>M|M><*tin)( a Hucii'Mior. lUiuioning tVum prolNibility, ont> would havo thought that thi* op|)ortunity would havo Ihi'u iMitfcrly wixiil to jj;i't rid of an ini'tticieut, and to a(>|)oint an ofKriont officer. Thi'r(> wan a very Htrouf;; report laHt ni^ht that t(H>k ni« in for u tinu>, that thu Kiu^; really hiul rmM, and that there wax to Im) no Hill. I unticipatiHl Huch a oouvulNion an then; han not lHi>n in thin country for 150 yearH. The only ditlieulty will be to kwp the Kinjj Ht^'udy. He is very much diH[KiHC of the opinion of the liu^t H|H.>akcr. Hut ho muHt be aware that, if he were now to chan)i;e Iuh mind, he uuint net off for Hanover directly. There will Ik? an overwhelminjf majority in the CommonH ; and in the liordH, if the King does remain Hteady, it is uaid the majority will not Ix; Ictw than Hixty. There are no 8ymptt>mM of tumult in the metropolis. Lord Eldon will not be able to raise a No Popery mob, which he would l)C very glad to head. Stafford, March 17, 1829. Dear George : — You would see in the newspai)cr the death of poor Lady Scarlett. It was sudden at lost. I wtus ordered * Catholic Emancipation. |M2!».J LAW MiX'tmtm. •177 not to tttllK' ti > town, lint I ratht'i* wWi I hiMl Koii<% for T have In>«>ii vi'ry wn'ti'h«'«l tiiiiikin^ ol* tin* misiicm of w«Mt throiiK^i which Mnry lUM Ufii |Hiiwiii)( ill Miy uImmtiiih' H\w in now ut Ahiii)i;i>r with her (uthtT. For ihu liMt tWJ'l vomonth Mh«' has lM>«n t'ntiri'iy ih'votfil to htr |Mior mother Tlii«r« never wm a mom pioiiM child. I hiivc nliiMMt cciik«hI to take any tnti^rciit in ptiblio afRiini. Thu Oatholic Hill I ciuiKiWcr i|iiiti) Hcciirc. Thcrif in no lon^or any ho|Kt i»f turning thu King, ami, thurulorv, all Noriuu* o|>p(H nitioii in at lui ond. TamplA, Augnit 31, 1829. My DKAit HiurniKit:— I hiul almoHt ior)(otten 'Ht. QWcn'n in thu FioKlM,' hut I am very much };ratiti(>(l to find that you taku Hiich a lively intcrcHt in what conctTiiH mo. It rvally wan u coiwiiU'rahh} victoiy. When I iind of applauHe, tiH well hm when the verdict waM glvcD. 1 have Imh.'!! rather lucky lately. [ led u ^reut caiiN* in the Kxche<|uer UfpiiiMt I)(>nman, ami riii(arlctt in the ticM, I amnot ex|M>ct to do more. F am, in OctolM'i*, to conduct a ^nuit cause, havin^i^ for my clients all tin; JikI^^ch and h4>rjeantH-at-law. The (pieHtion in whether Herjeant'n Inn, where they have their cham- Ik'I'h, Ik* rateable to the |MH»r an part of the jmummIi of St. Dun- MtanV. It \h certainty Hnttcriiif^ to me to Im\ N(;lccted (m this occasion. Our (Commission is all c«)nfusion. The conveyanc^rH insist on l)ein)^ paid. I had a confereiKH; U|M>n the subject with the Chan- ciisate me for the labor and trouble I have had, 478 LIFE OF LOUD CAM1>U£LL. [1830. and I would mthcr have the crt'dit of nctinj!; lilwmlly for the public good thuu be supposed to have a job done for inc, and bo liable to Cobbett's reproach of living ujion the taxes. Peel was very civil and spoke highly of our Rej)ort. I believe he had read it all. I am sure the Chancellor has never read one lino of it. lie does not care a straw Mhat happens so that he keeps his place, or rather so that the present day passes over him with- out interruption to his i)leasures ; for he by no means demeans himself as a prudent man would do with a view to the stability of his own power. He is as careless of his judicial as of his political reputation. The prosecutions have silenced the scan- dalous libels against him, for which there was not the slightest foundation. Court of King's Bonrh, November 10, 1829. My DEAR Brother : — . . -. The Chancellor, at his levC-e the fii-st day of term, asked me if I would like to Imj a judge. He said it was desimble that it should not be supposed that an offer to be made a judge was refused, and he wished to know whether he should consider me a candidate. I told him that I Iwggcd to be excused for the present. He well knew my sentiments before, having convened on the subject with Scarlett. He Ixiggod me to consider the communication confidential, as he was desirous it should not be supposed that a judgeship was refused. This was in reality a distinct offer, and I might no doubt be a judge if I liked. I am perfectly satisfied with my determination, and I shall not blame myself whatever may be the consequence. House of Lordf, February 19, 1830. Dear George : — . . . Here we are again in the Tillycoul- try case, of which I am very sick. I have been in six successive appeals from Scotland. We disposed of two on Wednesday and three yesterday, but the Tillycoultry is a sticker. The Court of King's Bench is now at Guildhall, and I must refuse any more. Ministers are going on much better and are now likely to hold 1830.] TIRED OP THE CIllCUlT. 479 their ground. Broughiiin says that A[r. Attorney's* defence of himself last night was very well done and very well received. Brougham is supposed to have made ruther an absurd move from Winchelsea to Knaresborough. New Street, Wednesday night, March 3, 1830. . . . i dined with Peel about a week ago. On Sunday I am to meet him, the Chancellor, Rosslyn, Sir George Murray, &c., at Scarlett's. A stormy session is ex])ected. Stafiford, March 14, 1830. My dear Brother : — I am dreadfully sick of the circuit. The whole of this day, till I am now going to beorhin(l would Ixi tlie first iK'i*Mon to be thought of, but he will be universally nyected, exRr> ( AMPHKI,!,. [1830. ^rolbourno, &v. Lady Hnlliuid [»rt)lt.vssed to take a great liking to me, and invitetl nie to her Sunday morning levies. I have never heen a * tuft-huntor,' which I do not regret. I might easily, if I had likwl, have l)e<'onie a hanger-on at Devonshire House, at Lansdowne House, and at Holland House ; I have thought it better to grub obscurely at chambers in the Temple. Even for ultimate success in the miIoh I suspect tliis is the better course. Tierney used to say, * I^et a lawyer mind his profession, and if he rises at the bar, the lailies will run after him.' Court of King's Bench, June 7, 1830, Monday. My dear Brother : — ... The King is as ill as can be. I may tell you, but not to be mentioned to anybody whatever, that when the Duchess of Gloucester again saw him he was very much altered, his eye sunk and glassy. He said to her, * Mary, my mind is quite composed. I i)elieve in the great truths of our faith. I have never intentionally injured anyone. I am prepared for what may happen.' Afterwards he was more cheerful, and talked as if he might recover, and wliat he should do when he came to town. But his family entertain no hope. The people in general lament his situation. There is no one to gain anything by his death, and there are great misgivings as to the steadiness of his successor. I think it very likely that the Law Reform Bills will not pass this session of Parliament. Our Commission is doing nothing. I ought not to expect any luck in public matters, my domes- tic prosperity, which is so much more important, being so great. Hally is the nicest child of his age I ever saw. He is now full of chat and fun, and when he comes down in the morning looks round for me, and is quite delighted to play with me. I must conclude, as I am going before a Committee of the House of Commons about the navigation of the river Clyde. This is odious sort of business, but very profitable compared with the labor required. 1830.] DKATII OF KINO OBOROK IV. 483 Court of KingH Bench, Monday, Juno 14, 1830. Deau Geokok: — Thcv say now that tho King may go on |)os.sil)ly Home wifkn or moiitlis. The piiiioturitig of the legs has drawn off the water without prochicing any immediate ill consenucnce. The Duchess of (ilnucester was again at Windsor on Saturday and found the King in v<'ry good apirita. 'lie feeb himself better,' is the cautions language of the bulletins. He said he exi)ected to W set up again in al)out three weeks, ai d to be at Aseot races. This hope is (piite delusive, but it would seem that he may l)e kej)t alive some time. The Duke of York was tap|)ed in October and lived till January, and then- is a considerable resemblance lietwecn their cases. Speculations go on, and factious are forming for a Regency. Mary and I went to Holland House yesterday. The circle was very brilliant. Her Majenty was seated on her throne, a pony chaise on the lawn, and there she received her subjects who came to be presented or to i>ay their respects. It was a much more formidable ceremony than going to kiss the King's hand. There was a great munber of ladies present, of the fii'st rank and most scrupulous demeanor. However, I shall not go again for a twelvemonth, although we had a very gracions reception and the whole went oft' very agreeably. Court of King's Bench, Monday, Juno 21, 1830. My dear Brother : — ... Scarlett sat half-an-hour with the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. She told him that she was going down to Windsor to-day, and that she never expects to see the King after this visit. His strength sinks I'apidly, so that if he does not go oft' suddenly, which may happen any hour, his sufferings cannot be much longer protracted. Nothing is certainly known of the new reign, but it is under- stood that it ■will begin without any change. Peel declares him- self so disgusted with the House of Commons, that it is doubtful whether he will sit there again. I was yesterday shut up above eleven hours with the Com missioners preparing the second Report, which will now be pre- 484 MFK OP LORD CAMPBFJ-L. [1830. sontctl in a day or two. I fear there is no eliant-c of my In-inR able to get to any diHtance front London dnrin)^ the vacation. Parliament is sure to Ixj dissolved in, or la'fore, .Septcnilx-r, and I must try to wind up the ConunisHion. Tf-rnjile, Siitunlay, June ill, ISHO. Dear George: — I supiwse some way or other the death of George IV. will have reached you iK'fore this.* Mary was a long while with the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, and heard from her that the event was almost hourly expected. The Duch- ess seemed very nm(!h affected. She took leave of the Kinjif at her last visit but one, which she descriluid as the most melancholy day of her life. At her last visit he was rather better, but was quite aware of his situation. The Duchess said, ti'uly^ that it was rather to Ikj regretted for himself, for his family, and for the king- dom, that his sufferings have been so long protracted. I have just parted with Currey, who learned from the Duke of Gloucester the following particulars, not of much interest, but perhaps worth mentioning. The King's dropsical symptoms had in a great measure disappeared when the pulmonary complaint came on. This retluced him very much, but he retained his faculties entire to the last. Soon after three this morning he expressed a desire to be moved. He then said he felt a very odd sensation and asked if it was death. He was carried into a chair, and Sir Henry Halford was called from an adjoining room. He could only say ' Sir Henry.' In about ten minutes he expired. Sir Henry went first to Bushey. The new King desired him to let the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester know what had happened, that he expected to see the Duke at the Council, and that the Duchess should come down to Bushey, where the Duke wtis to join her at five. Sir Henry proceeded to Glouces*^.-i- i