Benjamin Disraeli Letters: 1838-1841, Volume 3 9781442671263

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BENJAMIN DISRAELI LETTERS: 1838-1841

BENJAMIN DISRAELI

LETTERS: 1838-1841

Edited by M . G . WIEBE General Editor

J.B. GONAGHER Co-editor

JOHN MATTHEWS Co-editor

MARY S. MILLAR Research Associate

University of Toronto Press

Toronto, Buffalo, London

www.utppublishing.com ©University of Toronto Press 1987 Toronto Buffalo London Printed in Canada ISBN 0-8020-5736-5 Graphic Design: Peter Dorn, RCA, FGDC

Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881. Benjamin Disraeli letters Partial contents: v. i. 1815-1834 - v. 2. 18351837 - v. 3. 1838-1841. ISBN0-8020-5523-0 (v. i). — ISBN0-8020-5587-7 (v. 2). ISBN 0-8020-5736-5 (V. 3).

i. Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881. 2. Prime ministers - Great Britain - Correspondence. 3. Great Britain — Politics and government — 1837-1901. I. Gunn, J.A.W. (John Alexander Wilson), 1937. II. Wiebe, M.G. (Melvin George), 1939. III. Title. DA564-B3A4 1982

941.081'92'4

082-094169-7

The Disraeli Project has received generous funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and from the Principal's Development Fund and the Research Advisory Council of Queen's University. Publication of this volume is made possible by a grant from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

CONTENTS.

Illustrations I vi Preface I vn Acknowledgements I vm Introduction I ix Editorial Principles I xxx Headnote I xxx Text I xxx Annotations I xxxi Index I xxxi Disraeli Chronology 1838-1841 I xxxn Abbreviations in Volume Three I xxxix Chronological List of Letters 1838-1841 I XLV Letters I 3 Appendices I 367 i Pre-iSgS Letters Newly Found I 367 ii 'Coeur de Lion'Letters I 376 HI 'Laelius'Letters I 385 iv Atticus' Letter I 390 v Published Verse 1838-1841 I 393 vi The Courtship Letters of Mary Anne Lewis I 398 Recipients, Volumes i-ni I 415 Index to Volume Three I 418

ILLUSTRATIONS

Grosvenor Gate I LVII Sir Robert Peel (1838) by John Linnell I LVIII 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos I LIX Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry by Sir Thomas Lawrence I LX Wynyard Hall (about 1840) I LXI Henry Thomas Hope of Deepdene I LXII Benjamin Disraeli (1840) by A.E. Chalon I LXIII Mary Anne Disraeli (1840) by A.E. Chalon I LXIV Sir Francis Burdett (1793) by Sir Thomas Lawrence I LXV Van Amburgh and His Lions I LXVI Angela Burdett-Coutts (mid-i84os) by Masquerier I LXVII Queen Victoria and Prince Albert dancing I LXVIII Brighton - The Steyne (1825) ' LXIx Deepdene - The Hall (18403) I LXX Sample of MA'S handwriting (from app vi 15) I 235 1841 Shrewsbury Election Broadsheet of Judgments against D I 343

PREFACE

The Disraeli Project was pleased to receive new funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada in the summer of 1984. The Project has thus been able to resume its work, with a reduced full-time staff of two people to assist the three editors. Dr Mary Millar is called Research Associate but is really a colleague of the editors, in addition to her research duties taking part in all the scholarly deliberations and in the writing of the introduction. Ms Linda Freeman is the computer operator and executive secretary, but her many indispensable contributions range into the area of the research work as well. We have also had the able help in the summers of 1985 and 1986 of a student research assistant, Ms Susan Lythgoe, with the support of Challenge '85/'86-Summer Employment/Experience Development (SEED) grants. We acknowledge with gratitude the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and the University of Toronto Press. We acknowledge most particularly the unbroken support of Queen's University at Kingston, the Project's home, which has provided space and other facilities, the Project computer plus a powerful and supportive mainframe environment, much library support, a reduced teaching load for the general editor, and grants from the Advisory Research Council and the Principal's Development Fund. We acknowledge a special debt of gratitude to Delores and Donald Mopsik of Dallas, Texas, whose great generosity and co-operation have made it possible for the Project to obtain copies of many otherwise unobtainable Disraeli materials. We will not here repeat our acknowledgements of indebtedness to the people listed in Volume i, although our gratitude remains undiminished. The following list comprises the names of the people who have joined the ever-growing number to whom the Project stands deeply indebted. It may interest the reader that the Project itself prepared the final cameraready copy of this volume. The typesetting was done using Q'TEXT, the original development of which was sponsored and field-tested by the Project with the first two volumes. The format has been altered slightly to allow for more efficient use of space. M. G. Wiebe, General Editor Queen's University at Kingston December, 1986

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Please see 'Acknowledgements' in Volume i. The following are additions to it. WE RECORD OUR GRATITUDE TO:

Amanda Arrowsmith, Suffolk Record Office; N.H. Barnett, Lincolnshire Archives; BERRN Associates, Kingston; Janet Bowcott, English Folk Song and Dance Society; Patrick Cormack, House of Commons, London; E. Crichton, St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London; Diedrich Diederichsen, Literaturwissenschaftliches Seminar, Universitat Hamburg; Marion Filipiuk, Mill Project, University of Toronto; Bruce Freeman, Gananoque; Senator H. Carl Goldenberg, Westmount, Quebec; Christopher Gowing, Buckinghamshire Count. Museum; Diana Howard, Central Library, Richmond; Steve Lythgoe, Kingston; Mary McLees, St. Andrews, Scotland; Dr. Mlynek, Stadtarchiv, Hannover; Donald and Delores Mopsik, Dallas, Texas; Jean W. Mustain and David R. Chesnutt (CINDEX), University of South Carolina; Richard Olney, The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, London; T.D. Rogers, Bodleian Library; R.A.H. Smith, The British Library; Felicity Strong, Society of Archivists, Windsor; M.J. Swarbrick, Westminster City Libraries Archives; Christopher Wall, National Trust, Hughenden Manor; June Wells, Christ Church, Oxford; J. Winstanley, County Library, Aylesbury; Inge Wojtke, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin; Patricia Woodgate, Suffolk Record Office; Marion Zwiercan, Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Krakow. QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY David Barnard and the staff of Queen's University Computing Services; Lola Cuddy; Bruce S. Elliott; R.D. Fraser; Jean-Jacques Hamm; Alan Jeeves; Ross Kilpatrick; George M. Logan; Stewart Lott; A.J. Marshall; DJ.K.M. Mewhort; Kenneth G. Millar; Principal David C. Smith; D.O. Spettigue. ADDITIONS AND CHANGES TO THE EDITORIAL BOARD

J.A.W. Gunn; Norman H. MacKenzie (Vice-Chairman); John M. Robson (Chairman); Donald M. Schurman; D.W. Swainson.

INTRODUCTION

The period of Disraeli's life covered by this volume of his letters is a pivotal one in his career. It must in prospect have seemed to him at the end of 1837 that the next few years would see the first realizations of his political ambitions, and thus the overcoming of all that had held him back to this point, even eventually his crushing debt. Now that he was finally elected, parliament would presumably provide the forum for his great talents to be appreciated by the world. Yet the end of 1841, and the end of this volume, see Disraeli still in a precarious position, his political ambitions frustrated, his position in parliament itself very insecure, his debts greater and more pressing than ever, and the prospect of debtors' prison and total ruin imminent. On the other hand, this period sees the further development of Disraeli's political vision, first apparent in his earlier writings and speeches, as a continuing philosophical basis from which to approach the great issues of the day. This period also sees his development as a man of some consequence taking a prominent place in society, as the letters continue to chronicle in detail the upward progress of his flourishing social life and the ever-widening range of his social contacts. But undoubtedly the single most significant event for Disraeli in the period covered in this volume was his marriage, on 28 August 1839, to Mary Anne Lewis, widow of his Maidstone constituency colleague. Her entry into his life touched all aspects of his more immediate problems and ambitions, especially the concern that at this time was critical to all the others, his debt. Yet, by the time of the wedding, Disraeli's feelings for Mary Anne were of the kind that led him in later life always to acknowledge her as the source of all his strength. Although his election to parliament in 1837 had given Disraeli some respite from the threat of imprisonment for debt, he remained in desperate financial straits. 'The system'1 which he and Pyne had worked out to keep his creditors at bay - presumably by re-financing bills with different combinations of creditors at steadily accumulating compound interest and varying but probably mounting interest rates - could have only one end if no permanent solution were found. Disraeli was always in search of that solution, and successively placed his hopes on the friendship and influence of the equally impecunious Count D'Orsay and Lord Exmouth, and on the stability of the mysterious 'Mr. B.', who may well 1 See (VOL 11) 6o3&m.

have been the banker Thomas Baring.2 A more permanent solution seemed to suggest itself by the traditional method of marrying money, but as a Christian he would not have been eligible to be considered by any of the wealthier of Isaac's co-religionists, and as one of Jewish ancestry he did not offer enough of the traditional establishment qualifications to be considered by most of the more prominent heiresses of the day, whose names and incomes are so often retailed in his letters to his sister. All the serious love-affairs in which Disraeli had been engaged before 1838 and, indeed, virtually all his close friendships were with married women. However, actually marrying for love had seemed an invitation to disaster. He had written to his sister Sarah in 1833: As for "Love", all my friends who married for Love and beauty either beat their wives or live apart from them ... I never intend to marry for "love", which I am sure is a guarantee of infelicity. 3 And in his last letter of 1837 he had written to Lady Caroline Maxse: I am not married, but any old, ugly and ill-tempered woman may have me tomorrow. I care for no other qualifications. A wretched home makes us enjoy the world, and is the only certain source of general happiness. 4 This world-weary cynicism certainly did not reflect Disraeli's genuine hopes for his future domestic happiness, but it did reflect a protective wariness about marriage as a result of long and perceptive observation. But wariness could pay no bills, and as the year 1838 began he was already faced with paying Wyndham Lewis his share of the nearly £5,000 which it had cost to have the two of them elected at Maidstone five months earlier.5 There is little doubt that Mary Anne had played a large part in urging her husband to help Disraeli to enter parliament, and the flirtatious gallantry of their relationship in no way seemed to be resented by Lewis. Indeed, Disraeli appeared to have the gift of being able to make friends with all the husbands of the women with whom he associated. They make an interesting list: Dr. Bolton; Benjamin Austen; Sir Francis Sykes; Wyndham Lewis; Lord Londonderry; the Duke of Somerset; James Maxse; Lady Blessington's Count D'Orsay; and, later, Lord Bradford. Nevertheless, 'male gatherings,' no matter how important the men, were for Disraeli always 'dull enough.'6 Wyndham Lewis's unexpected death on 14 March 1838 created an unforeseen opportunity. For long Isaac had been wanting Disraeli to marry and settle down, and the double possibility of a settlement from his father and a substantial annual jointure on their marriage from Mary Anne's inheritance appeared to be at least an alleviation of his growing financial dilemma. Her life-interest in Wyndham's estate came to much less than had been rumoured and, from our approximate knowledge of Isaac's total assets, his settlement, no matter how 2 For D'Orsay see 1137^3 and u68&n4; for Exmouth see 744112, M>54&nni,2, 1137112, ng4nio, and ug6n2; for Baring see 7oni. 3 (VOL i) 276. 4 See (VOL n) 694. 5 See 7oan2. 6 See for example app i GgaR and 1143.

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generous, could not have combined with Mary Anne's income to pay off all of Disraeli's debt at one stroke. Nevertheless the marriage, in spite of the limits of Mary Anne's actual financial worth to her suitor, offered alleviation of Disraeli's most pressing financial and political problems at the time. Without the marriage, Disraeli, an eccentric MP with only loose party affiliations, faced with apprehension the prospect of an imminent Whig collapse and a subsequent election. Apart from his personal debts, the unpaid expenses from the 1837 election would prevent his standing again for Maidstone, and there was no money to win another election elsewhere. Loss of his seat and thus his parliamentary privileges would likely be followed by debtors' prison and disgrace or exile. It is difficult to see how Disraeli could have survived politically if he had not married Mary Anne when he did. She, in the first two years of their marriage, paid election expenses and personal debts for her husband of no less than £13,000 and 'was prepared to grapple with claims and encumbrances to an amount not inferior.'7 Thus when in July 1839 Disraeli wrote to Mrs Lewis 'I look forward to the day of our union as that epoch in my life which will seal my career,'8 he was hardly breathing the ardency of an impetuous lover, but was clear-sightedly assessing the value of such a marriage for a young and fiercely ambitious politician whose hold on parliamentary advancement had been, until that time, only tenuous. Clearly the marriage was the solution to the many problems that beset him in 1838. Without it, he was really at a dead end. With it, the way was open to every success that he had envisaged for himself. In society, he would be received as, no longer a brilliant bachelor and perhaps fortune-hunter, but a respectable married man now able to return invitations and to entertain ladies and gentlemen of rank and distinction. His first social enterprise after the honeymoon was, in January and February 1840, an ambitious (if not presumptuous) but apparently highly successful series of political dinners, held in the splendid surroundings of Mary Anne's mansion at Grosvenor Gate, at which her experience as a political hostess could be put to immediate use. 9 In an age when social and political prestige went hand in hand, such contacts were not merely desirable but essential. In addition to his financial wants, Disraeli also needed the nurturing of a devoted wife. At the major crisis in their relationship in early 1839 he told Mary Anne, 'My nature demands that my life should be perpetual love,'10 and by all indications he was correct in his self-assessment. His important relationships with women had always had an element of the mother-child nature about them - Henrietta Sykes had signed herself 'Your Mother.' This maternal care, which would allow him to concentrate his energies upon his own political success, Mary Anne was able to give him. Twelve years older, with no children of her own to distract her attention, she had from the first stood to him as patroness to protege. In every way she had shown the qualities he required: in her 7 See VOL iv 13 August 1842. 8 See 954. 9 See 1045115. 10 See 882. See also Blake 154.

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tender care of an often exasperating widowed mother; in her adoption of a promising child-actress, Eliza Gregory; and in the generosity with which she mortgaged her personal income to purchase military advancement for her brother. Despite the evidence of their physical relationship (Mary Anne later referred to herself as Disraeli's 'friend, sweetheart, companion and bedfellow'),11 she continued to be a mother-figure to him; the letters on both sides during the courtship are frequently signed 'Your child.' It is significant, and touching, that at a period in 1841 when Disraeli was licking his political wounds he should have acknowledged in a birthday poem her 'quick devotion' surrounding him 'with joy and safety' and shielding him with her 'fond watchfulness.'12 Mary Anne never completely replaced his sister Sarah as his closest confidant - Sa's mind would always be more subtle than Mary Anne's - but she was able to give him what he most urgently needed, the loyalty, care, and affection, as well as the means without which he could not have continued his career. There were certain areas of his life which Sarah shared and Mary Anne did not, as is shown by the arrangement whereby Sarah usually wrote to Disraeli at the Garlton Club, while occasionally sending letters to Grosvenor Gate to avert suspicion. The desire to keep from Mary Anne the extent of his debt does not entirely account for Disraeli's need to keep some part of his relationship with his sister to himself. Because the courtship letters of Disraeli and Mary Anne document as nothing else can the growth of a relationship that will be central to Disraeli's life and career, we are fortunate here to be able to reproduce for the first time her side as well as his of this crucial correspondence.13 It offers unique insights into the personalities of both. When he first met her in 1832, he summed her up dismissively as 'a pretty little woman, a flirt and a rattle.'14 By the end of 1841 - after two years of marriage, after the political dinners, the payment of election expenses, her vigorous canvassing which helped to turn the tide in his new constituency at Shrewsbury, and her supportiveness in his failure to gain office in Peel's new administration - he described her as 'a heroine,' adding ruefully, 'it is fortunate that one of us has some great qualities.'15 Through the letters, we can trace the stages of their courtship and assess the qualities each brought to the marriage, as the formal diction and conventional compliments paid to a colleague's wife warm to friendliness, respect and later to protestations of undying love. Mary Anne was never a merely passive partner to her brilliant husband. She was, as their correspondence shows, 'of a vivid and original character,'16 with a spirit which was never wholly daunted, even by the personal tragedies of these years: the deaths of, first her husband, and, a year later, her much-loved brother. The unpunctuated breathlessness of her letters (a kind of Victorian stream-of-consciousness) reveals a curiously endearing combination of scatter11 H A/i/A/472 (8 March 1842). 12 See 1193. 13 See appendix vi. 14 (VOL i) 169. 15 See 1197. 16 D to Gladstone, (1867), M&B iv 570. XII

brained naivete and great acuity, easily hurt by Disraeli's apparent neglect of her but rapturously welcoming his expressions of love. At forty-six her age was beginning to show (the Rothschild daughters were disturbed at the age difference between them),17 but her warmth and vivacity more than compensated. Nevertheless, she was, as Disraeli told her, 'a woman of the world, which you are thoroughly,' 18 shrewdly pressing him to cultivate important social acquaintances or to finish his tragedy Alarcos, probably for the attention it would bring. She seems also to have known quite well that part of her attraction for him lay in her financial assets and to have played upon it, with artless allusions to her own and her mother's property.19 She proved not capable (as Sarah might well have been if similarly situated) of providing him with a useful political journal during his absence from London, and soon abandoned the idea.20 Her attitude to his political involvement was maternal rather than intellectual ('Never mind dear about the Prussian question'),21 but her loyalty was indubitable, as, for example, in her letter to Peel on Disraeli's behalf in September 1841.22 Moreover, she was as ambitious in her way as Disraeli was in his; her early letters to her brother23 had stressed the 'success' of the entertainment she and Wyndham gave to London society, and 'success' is again the word Disraeli uses in his letters of 1840 to describe her pleasure in her enlarging social world. The course of the courtship seems also to have been dictated in part at least by her consciousness of social proprieties. Despite her genuine grief at the death of Wyndham Lewis in March 1838, she and Disraeli appear to have reached an understanding remarkably soon afterwards. By April, she was consulting him on the management of Wyndham's property24 and, by the end of May, her present to him of Wyndham's watch-chains marked a definite stage in the growing warmth of their correspondence.25 This may even have been a catalyst for Disraeli to assume a role as a man of chivalry in the Austin case: he declares his contempt of Austin's failure to defend his honour in the same letter in which he first mentions his love for Mary Anne. The occasion may also have been the first time she gave him financial assistance.26 They decided on marriage not long after. On 30 September 1838, during Mary Anne's long visit to Bradenham, Disraeli wrote to William Pyne, his legal and financial adviser, 'the business is to come off on the turn of the year'27 and anticipated alleviation of his debts through a settlement from Isaac. Thereafter he became increasingly anxious (perhaps as talk of dissolution filled parliament) to set a date for the marriage. Mary

17 Constance, Lady Battersea Reminiscences, quoted in Sykes 53-4 and Hardwick 103. 18 See 882. 19 See for example app vi 2, 8. 20 See app vi 15. 21 See app vi 50. 22 See ii86ns. 23 See for example H 0/1/0/58,60,111. 24 See 761 and 765. 25 See 773. 26 See 777&m. 27 See 815.

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Anne, however, insisted on a year's delay, 28 to be filled in part by Disraeli's writing of Alarcos in seclusion at Bradenham. At times, his impatience overflowed. It is significant that the greatest crisis in the courtship occurred on 7 February 1839, after there had again been rumours of dissolution. Disraeli apparently pressed again for a speedy marriage, but the emotional exchange of letters gives clear glimpses of Mary Anne's regard for convention and the 'bitter s[h]ame'29 she felt at the apparent impropriety of their current situation. Disraeli, on the other hand, was concerned with another aspect of propriety, the whispers in London that he was no better than her kept man.30 The solution was marriage, further briefly delayed by the death in July of Mary Anne's brother. Strangely, the ceremony was attended only by Mary Anne's cousin, William Scrope, and Lyndhurst, as Disraeli's best man. None of the immediate family on either side was present. Relations between Mary Anne and Disraeli's family were cordial (though she later showed some jealousy of his correspondence with Sarah), and the letters do not reveal ill health either at Bradenham or at Grosvenor Gate. Possibly the 'maimed rites' were due once again to Mary Anne's observance of the proprieties; less than two months after her brother's death, a short, simple ceremony regularizing everyone's position was the most suitable. Mary Anne was married in her travelling dress, and they left for Tunbridge Wells immediately after the ceremony.31 Lest, however, the emphasis upon the practical aspects of the marriage should give a false impression, we must point out the real and deep attachment each felt for the other. In the extraordinary letter prompted by the crisis of February 1839, Disraeli, almost brutally honest, outlined the progress of his courtship, laying before her the absence of romantic feelings in his first advances to her and his disappointment in the actual amount of her supposed wealth. But he then avowed the growth of genuine love for her and his recognition of what her feelings for him would provide, a partner 'who could sympathise with all my projects and feelings, console me in the moments of depression, share my hour of triumph, and work with me for our honor and our happiness.'32 Mary Anne replied, 'I am devoted to you.'33 It was a sound basis for a prosperous partnership. Disraeli, however, seems not at once to have informed his wife of the total extent of his debts, any more than he had felt able fully to inform Isaac of them before the marriage. In 1841 he was still at least £22,000 in debt, and probably closer to £30,000 - the equivalent in today's currency would be a sum at least thirty times as large. It was a staggering encumbrance for a young man at the beginning of a career which, unless he gained office, paid no salary at all. The other encumbrances to Disraeli's political ambitions were either not as great, or were the result of his own freely chosen independence of views and See 857. See app vi 36. See 882. For the marriage settlement see 985™; for Mrs Yate's bequest see 987^5; for the wedding ceremony see 99i&ni and 997&m. 32 See 882. 33 See app vi 36. 28 29 30 31

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style. It is, however, impossible not to be convinced that the odds were heavily against him. Not only was he born into a Jewish family which gave him a very Jewish name, but he further courted suspicion and distrust by the unconventionality of his dress, his manner and ideas, none of which were of the kind recognized as the hallmarks of a successful politician. There were bound to be some rumours about the scandals of his earlier days and his accumulation of debt, neither insuperable barriers at this early date in the Queen's reign, but not assets at the headquarters of a party led by Sir Robert Peel. Nor did Disraeli have the conventional advantages of education at one of the old public schools and either Oxford or Cambridge which trained sons of the wealthy upper middle class such as Peel and Gladstone to join the establishment. On the other hand, his personal disadvantages must not be exaggerated. His family was well off, and since 1829 they had lived in the old manor house of Bradenham in Buckinghamshire. He was a justice of the peace, and was friends with Lord Lyndhurst (three times a Tory Lord Chancellor) and with his neighbour Lord Chandos, soon to be a duke; also, he had already established his ability as a writer and as a political orator on various public platforms. After his inauspicious but not disastrous maiden speech on 7 December 1837, he followed the advice of the old Irish politician Richard Lalor Sheil, who told him to keep at it but for the first session to speak briefly and in a low key. This Disraeli did, making four speeches in 1838 occupying only eight columns in Hansard.** The first three speeches (on the Corn Laws, on Copyright and on Irish Municipal Corporations) were fairly matter of fact. In the fourth, however, at the end of the session, he showed promise of what was to come by attacking the government roundly for their lack of accomplishment: 'the only result of their nine months' sitting, the ordinary period of gestation,' he told the Commons, 'had produced nothing but this abortion - this strangled offspring of the noble Lord [Russell's much-amended and now abandoned Irish Municipal Corporations Bill].'35 In the 1839 session he was more outspoken, making thirteen speeches on a wider variety of topics, including the Irish Municipal Corporations Bill again, the Lenten closing of Westminster theatres, various police bills, household suffrage, education, the Chartist petition, and another end-of-the-session attack on the government's sorry record. In all, however, they fill only thirtyone columns of Hansard. The only two of any length are his speeches on education (20 June) and on the Chartist petition (12 July). The former 36 was a well argued speech in a bad cause, stressing his strong opposition to centralization and to imposed uniformity. He attacked the government's modest attempt to extend their support to elementary education, arguing that in the past this had not been the responsibility of the state but had been well looked after by private initiative. He made one strange digression that cannot have pleased his listeners on either side of the House. He rejected the argument that the new system 34 Hansard XLI cols 940-1; XLII cols 575-80; XLIII cols 514-15; XLIV cols 1121-2. For D'S maiden speech and Shell's advice see (VOL n) 686 and 688. 35 Hansard XLIV cols 1121-2. See 8og&ni. 36 Hansard XLVIII cols 578-89. See 9385011 and g3g&m.

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would lead to rationalist infidelity, for that, he said, would be un-English. Rather, he thought, it would lead to fanaticism (presumably non-conformist) which, he believed, would soon fade away. Where then, he asked, would the people turn when seeking again 'some standard of faith and the establishment of some church distinguished by the learning and piety of its clergy and consecrated by charity.' Reminding his hearers of the threat that the Roman Church had posed to the Church of England in the seventeenth century, he went on to warn them: But the Church of Rome, that church which appealed so strongly to the imagination and to the reason of mankind, whose priests were so distinguished by their learning and eloquence, was no longer kept down by those restraints by which she was fettered in former days, and there was much more chance that that church would again rise predominant and supreme under the scheme of education advocated by the Central Board, and adopted by the Government ... The Church of Rome had the advantage of being able to appeal to unrivalled antiquity, and appealing also strongly to the feelings and imagination of men, there was a much greater chance that an ignorant and distracted people would seek to escape from anarchy by uniting themselves to a church practising charity, and whose preachers were more able and eloquent than they had been in the troubled days which England had before witnessed.37 It was an extraordinary argument, and an example of Disraeli's proneness to exaggeration, but it was doubtless aimed at the widely held fears that the current Tractarian movement was driving the Church of England in the direction of Rome. On 12 July Disraeli made his best-known and most important speech of the session, on the Chartist National Petition,38 echoed some years later by Charles Egremont in Sybil. He showed courage in breaking with opinion on both sides of the House, saying that while disapproving of the Charter he sympathized with the Chartists. He argued that the House should not ignore a petition signed by a million of their fellow citizens, and rebuked Lord John Russell for his insensitivity to them. He blamed the government for the Chartist movement, saying that its cause was an apprehension by the people that their civil rights had been eroded by a new system of government (which he dubbed the 'monarchy of the middle class') introduced by the Reform Act. In the old system, government was entrusted to a small class on condition that they guard the rights of the multitude, but now power had been transferred to a new class which had no interest in or knowledge of the great duties to be carried out locally. Instead, they were more interested in cheap and centralized government, as reflected in the New Poor Law, which he maintained was incompatible with the maintenance of civil rights. One needs to recognize here a reference to the ideal of the aristocratic tradition in England as also found in the writings of Burke, Coleridge, Carlyle, and many others. Otherwise Disraeli's argument is rather hollow, since the Whig governments of the thirties were as aristocratic in composition as any of their 37 Hansard XLVIII cols 583-4. Yet it is interesting to note that after the speech he was congratulated by two 'old foes', the High Church Lord Lincoln and the Evangelical Lord Ashley. See 941. 38 Hansard XLIX cols 246-52. See 9648011, 965 and g66m. XVI

Tory predecessors, and the New Poor Law had been supported by the opposition under Peel's leadership, which Disraeli ruefully admitted was a great blunder. Nor would a student of the history of the game laws be ready to put too much credence in a rosy picture of the way the local gentry and aristocracy looked out for interests of their poorer neighbours when these interests did not coincide with their own. Indeed, in other speeches Disraeli expressed fears that the new police would be too inquisitorial, and noted that most of the rural crimes consisted of poaching and tree cutting.39 Nevertheless, his plea for understanding of the Chartists' grievances was timely and to his credit. It is clear that by this time Disraeli had passed the cautionary stage Sheil had advised and, providing he could catch the Speaker's elusive eye,40 spoke how and when he wished.41 In 1840 Disraeli made no major speeches, but spoke nine times, filling twentyeight columns of Hansard. At the very beginning of the session he needled the government by repeating a question to which he had received no answer at the end of the previous session, namely, on what principles the re-organized cabinet had been constructed and why there had been no traditional ministerial explanations when members of the cabinet had vacated their offices.42 He quoted the authority of Lord Grenville for the necessity of such explanations, ignoring the fact that a change of several ministers had been much more significant in Grenville's day than in the current two-party system. Although he again received no answer, he was at least establishing his reputation as a gadfly. In the debate on Stockdale vs. Hansard he broke with Peel to defend the courts rather than the Commons, perhaps straining his case by using some remote seventeenth-century precedents, but more effectively quoting the opinion of Lord Clarendon on the subject.43 The speech typifies Disraeli's love of historical allusions and exemplifies the historicism of his political perspective. On 28 January he made an effective contribution in a debate of non-confidence in the government, sarcastically asking how a government that had lost a prime minister and ten ministers in seven years could claim the confidence of the House. He again asserted his independence by saying that 'he wished more sympathy had been shown on both sides to the Chartists' and rebuked the government for failing to inquire into the cause of the discontent of 'large masses of the population'. He once more used historical parallels in warning the Chartists 'that in a country so aristocratic as England, even treason to be successful must be patrician', pointing out that Henry Bolingbroke succeeded where Wat Tyler failed, and that, 'although Jack Straw was hanged, a Lord John Straw might become a Secretary of State'.44 In a brief intervention in a debate on Lord Stanley's restrictive Irish Registration Bill, Disraeli (with characteristic exaggeration) charged that 'those who voted against the present bill voted for the dismemberment of the empire' and went on to claim that 'Englishmen were sent to the penal colonies for a 39 Hansard L cols 116, 356-7. 40 See 905. 41 See 973&ni. 42 Hansard L cols 595-6 and LI cols 42-3. See 994 and iO33&n2. 43 Hansard LI cols 395-401. See iO36&m. 44 Hansard LI cols 725-31. See 1039^.

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feeble imitation of conduct which made men here Ministers of State, and which made men on the other side of the channel [ie the Irish Sea] the rulers of those Ministers.'45 On 10 July he again joined in criticism of the alleged mistreatment of the Chartist prisoners Lovett and Collins who, he claimed, should have been treated as political prisoners and not as felons. 'There was no other place in Europe, nor even in Siberia, where such punishment had been inflicted,' he asserted, and he suggested that 'the same conduct which in England was called sedition passed unpunished at the other side of the channel under the gentler term of agitation'.46 On 17 July he supported a motion by the Radical MP Joh. Fielden objecting to the use of factory inspectors as spies who, according to a letter of instruction, were to seek information 'as to any proceedings in any district relative to assemblages of work-people, or Chartists, or circumstances calculated to disturb the public peace'. Disraeli denounced the 'monstrous and pharisaical hypocrisy' of the under-secretary who claimed that the inspectors were merely instructed to report 'on the condition of the people not only in prosperity but also in adversity'. 47 In the short session of 1841 terminated by the June dissolution Disraeli spoke only three times, filling altogether some seventeen columns of Hansard. On 8 February he made what was probably his best speech since entering parliament. Seconded by the Radical MP Thomas Wakley, a medical reformer and founder of th. medical journal The Lancet, Disraeli moved that second reading of a Poor Law Amendment Bill be postponed for six months. In his supporting speech he made a strong but not immoderate general attack on the New Poor Law, especially on what he saw as its three main features. These were 'the union of parishes', which he denounced as 'a total revolution of the ancient parochial jurisdiction of England', 'the formation of union workhouses', which he condemned as prisons where the poor were treated as criminals, and 'the establishment of a superior central and supervising authority' far away in London, when it might better have been organized on a county basis.48 During this session Disraeli voted against the Poor Laws four times. For example, on 25 March he was one of 53 Conservatives and 24 Liberals and Radicals voting for abolition of the commissioners' legislative powers.49 In a speech on 14 May opposing the proposed reduction in the sugar duties, Disraeli denied that there had been any general decline in exports or that the reduction of such duties would have any significant result, comparing the proponents of free trade to quack doctors advertising their medicines as cures for everything. At the close of the speech, with the fall of the Liberal government imminent, he took the opportunity of defending Peel against the charge of being 'factious'.50 45 Hansard LIV cols 1335-6. See io75&ni. 46 Hansard LV cols 637-9.7-9.. 47 Hansard LV cols 793-6. See io8o&m and 1081. 48 The amendment was defeated 201-54. Hansard LVI cols 375-82, 451-3. A recent historian has shown that the degree of centralization has been exaggerated and much local autonomy in fact remained. Anthony Brundage The Making of the New Poor Law (Rutgers University Press 1978) 182-4 an(^ passim. 49 Hansard LVII cols 499-51, 505-8, 509-10, 647-9; Stewart Conservative Party 166. 50 Hansard LVIII cols 454-61. See H56&m. On the 'factious' charge see also n6o&m. XVIII

Finally, on 27 May, in the last non-confidence debate, Disraeli made a slashing attack on the government: The career of Her Majesty's present servants had been a singular one; they began by remodelling the House of Commons, and insulting the House of Lords; they then assaulted the Church - next the colonial constitutions; afterwards they assailed the municipalities of the kingdom, attacked the rich and the poor, and now, in their last moments, at one fell swoop, made war upon the colonial, commercial, and agricultural interests. Again he made some historical parallels, with Sir Robert Walpole in 1741 and with Lord North in 1782, who both struggled to carry on without a majority in the Commons, but he observed (somewhat ingenuously) that there was a difference in the present instance in that for several sessions the government had carried on in spite of a large majority against them in the House of Lords. Perhaps the most striking aspect of this short speech was its opening tribute to Peel as one who had adapted the practical character of his measures to the condition of the times. When in power, he had never proposed a change which he did not carry, and when in opposition, he never forgot that he was at the head of the Conservative party. He had never employed his influence for factious purposes, and had never been stimulated in his exertions by a disordered desire of obtaining office; above all, he had never carried himself to the opposite benches by making propositions by which he was not ready to abide.51 Disraeli's speeches were mainly on domestic topics, except for a few on commercial policy: the Corn Laws (i April 1840), the sugar duties (14 May 1841) and a more general attack on Palmerston's foreign commercial policy.52 But the letters show that he had a lively interest in foreign affairs. Ever since his Mediterranean sojourn of 1830-1 he had been fascinated by the Middle East, and had written several articles about it. Some of his letters show that he had a continuing interest, especially in the Eastern crisis of 1840.53 In reading the thirty-one speeches (averaging only three columns each) that Disraeli made in his first parliament one is struck by his strong partisanship against the Whig government on one hand, yet his sturdy independence from his own party on the other. He had, after all, first stood for parliament as a Radical, but never as a Benthamite. The main core of the Radical tail of the loosely knit Whig Reform party in the 18303 contained the utilitarian Philosophical Radicals whose centralizing tendencies he abhorred. Most of the ideas associated with Disraeli's leadership of the Young England movement in the next parliament, and, with his two political novels of that period (Coningsby and Sybil), are to be found in these speeches, many of the ideas of course dating from his earlier writings. The dominant themes in these early speeches are Disraeli's intense opposition to the centralizing tendencies of Whig legislation 51 Hansard LVIH cols 856-9. 52 Hansard XLV cols 1038-40; LVIII cols 454-61; and LV cols 900-1. 53 See io82&n8 et seq..

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since the Reform Act of 1832,54 and the idealization of local government, where the natural leaders of local society know and are known by the people, and see to their needs. There are no explicit references to Bentham and the Philosophical Radicals, but it is their doctrines as reflected in the measures of the Whig government to which Disraeli fiercely reacts. For instance, in the short philippic delivered against the government at the end of the 1839 session, he accused them of having attacked 'the civil rights of England', the Church, 'the ancient police of the country', the old local administration of justice, and of having 'totally revolutionized the parochial jurisdiction of the country', destroyed old corporations, and 'confiscated the ancient patrimony of the people'. Some of his hearers may have been puzzled as to what he meant, but many of those who did not like the government probably enjoyed listening to the attack from this new firebrand. Towards the end of the speech he did, however, somewhat modify his remarks: He did not so much accuse the Ministers of the Crown of attacking the institutions of the country, as of attacking the habits, manners, prejudices and feelings of the people. Not a week passed in which some bill was not produced which outraged the prejudices of the nation.55 One of the most striking features of these early speeches is the frequently expressed sympathy for the Chartists and particularly for the victims of the New Poor Law, accompanied by his constant demand that the government be less concerned with prosecutions and more with seeking out and alleviating the causes of the current social unrest. Thus on 23 July 1839 he joined four Radicals, Buncombe, Fielden, Leader and Wakley, in opposing a Birmingham Police Bill to which Peel had just given his support, and two weeks later he seconded a Radical motion by W. Ewart limiting the duration of a Rural Constabulary Bill to one year, voting as the one Conservative in a predominantly Radical minority of twenty-one. On this occasion he charged that the bill would 'revolutionize the police', despite the great decrease of crime in the preceding forty years. 'This measure would not be available in the manufacturing districts, in the rural it was not wanted', he said;' ... it was not English.' 56 Disraeli's short speeches on the treatment of Lovett and Collins and on the use of factory inspectors as spies are further examples of the sympathy for the oppressed that separated him from the main body of his party. There were other Conservatives who held similar views on these issues, but none of them seem to have consorted in the Commons with Radicals such as Wakley and Duncombe: the former has been described as a 'Whig with radical feelings' 'whose outlook closely resembled that of Burdett and Cobbett'.57 Lord Ashley (later Lord Shaftesbury) was much more active in the field of factory and mine reform and other social legislation than Disraeli ever was, but in the area of politics and religion he was more conservative. Indeed, Disraeli showed no disposition to 54 D maintained that it had made the House of Commons 'the youngest representative assembly in the World'. Hansard L col 178. 55 Hansard L cols 176-9. See g7g&ni, gSo&ni and gSi&na. 56 Hansard XLIX cols 693-4; L cols 116-17. See 971, 973, 976, 978 and 983. 57 William Thomas The Philosophical Radicals (Oxford 1979) 413-14, 273, 96.ijhijsadfhuidshfiuh. XX

work with Ashley, his 'old foe' as he called him, whose reforms involved centralization - more inspectors - and whom he would have found socially and temperamentally uncongenial. It is also notable that at the very beginning of the 1839 session Disraeli broke with his party on another and quite different issue, to support Duncombe's motion protesting the closing of Westminster theatres on Wednesdays and Fridays in Lent. In explaining his vote he maintained that he had as great a respect for the established religion as the Bishop of London; indeed, he did not think 'that he should have agreed to that method of spoliation which the bishop of London, and some other bishops, had advised, with respect to the canons of the cathedrals'.58 Disraeli's basic Tory inclinations were also clearly to be seen during this period. Although he had sympathized with the cause of parliamentary reform in 1832, he now professed to regard the Reform Act as the source of all the evils that had occurred since then. On 21 March 1839 he opposed a motion for extending the franchise by declaring that the Commons, not the electorate, was an estate of the realm. He maintained that it was possible to have representation without election, as in the case of the clergy who were represented in the Lords by the bishops. He also repudiated the objection that there could not be taxation without representation by citing the case of indirect taxes, and repeated the old conservative objection to a uniform extension of the franchise to household suffrage by maintaining that that would lead inevitably to manhood suffrage and 'then they would have no suffrage whatever'.59 We have already noticed his conservative opposition to state involvement in education, but here he used a liberal argument, that state education was a threat to liberty. 'Wherever was found what was called a paternal government was found a state education', he said, pointing to the examples of China and Persia and, in Europe, of Austria and Prussia; 'wherever everything was left to the government the subject became a machine'. In the past, he argued, English statesmen 'had always held that the individual should be strong, and the Government weak, and that to diminish the duties of the citizen was to peril the rights of the subject'.60 Disraeli's conservatism is also to be seen in his attitude to Ireland, for he has none of the sympathy for the badly exploited Irish tenants that he shows for the Chartists. Indeed, contrary to his general principle, he advocated for Ireland the principle of centralization followed by Peel when he was Irish Secretary, because authority delegated from England was 'the only authority which could be trusted to execute ... power without passion'.61 Again, while denying that he harboured any religious bigotry, in opposing the Irish Municipal Corporations Bill he questioned the wisdom of giving Ireland the same municipal corpor-

58 Hansard XLV cols 1038-9. Blomfield, the Bishop of London, was one of the most active members of the ecclesiastical commission which had made a recommendation that the canons of the cathedrals be limited to four, becoming law the following year. Owen Chadwick The Victorian Church (Oxford 1960) 136-7. See also 8g6&n3 and goo&nn6,7. 59 Hansard XLVI cols 1094-6. See go7&nni,2. 60 Hansard XLVIII col 580. 61 Hansard XLIII cols 514-15.

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ations as England. 62 All in all, we may say that Disraeli at this time was a Radical Tory, and his transition from being a Radical candidate in 1832 and 1834 to being a Tory or Conservative one in 1837 was not as much a volte face as may appear on the surface. His Radical candidacy was that of an independent, disillusioned at that time with both the old parties. In What is He?, published in 1833 when he was seeking a Radical nomination in Marylebone, he was clearly more anti-Whig than anti-Tory, and proposed that Tories and Radicals should coalesce to form a 'National party'.63 What conclusions may be drawn regarding Disraeli's success by the end of his first parliament? His speaking record was certainly well above the average in terms of the frequency of his intervention in debate, and probably also in effectiveness, although the latter cannot be compared to that of Macaulay in his first (1830-2) parliament. If we compare Disraeli's record with those of three other Conservatives who, although younger, had been in the Commons five years longer and had held junior office in the short-lived 1834-5 ministry, we find that he spoke much more frequently than Sydney Herbert or Lord Lincoln (later 4th Duke of Newcastle), but that over all WE. Gladstone outdid him, despite the comparable number and length of their interventions in the last three sessions. Disraeli's speeches, after his short break-in period, were certainly distinctive, often with as much style and wit as substance, and with arguments that were apt to be exaggerated. But Disraeli had a way of speaking that told the intelligent listener not to take him too literally. His speeches were frequently enlivened by striking historical allusions, and he often made sweeping generalizations that implied a remarkably wide range of knowledge used with confidence. Some of his speeches show evidence of considerable research, but his historical precedents are sometimes strained. There is no doubt that he was an original parliamentary speaker who was likely to make his mark, but conventional party members probably looked upon him with some suspicion while enjoying the way in which he could make the ministers look foolish. Lord Blake says that Disraeli probably exaggerated the effect of his speeches in his letters to his sister during this period.64 This may be true, but the speeches were undoubtedly something quite out of the ordinary, and as such were given plenty of space in the press. It might well have been supposed that, as Mary Anne wrote to Peel, Disraeli had by now diverted his energies from literature to politics.65 His earlier literary output had been considerable. By the end of 1837 he had written seven novels, an eighth co-authored with his sister, three books on mining in Central and South America, three political treatises, an epic poem, a melodrama,66 and over twenty sketches in periodicals, in addition to poetry, published speeches and open letters. By contrast, the 1838-41 period contains no major new literary works by Disraeli, although as we have seen the material for the 1844-7 62 Ibid. See go4&m. 63 William Hutchison ed Whigs and Whiggism: Political Writings by Benjamin Disraeli (London 1913) 16-22. Note also his letter to Charles Attwood, 1065. 64 Blake 161. 65 See n86n2. 66 See (VOL n) 5556014.

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Young England trilogy is obviously to be drawn largely from this period. 67 Disraeli was, however, by no means inactive as a writer during this time. The major work of the period was The Tragedy of Count Alarcos, a tragedy in verse based on a Spanish ballad which Disraeli had first encountered during his visit to Spain in 1830. He submitted the completed MS to Macready on 21 February 1839, with the request that it be considered for production. Macready read it a month later and rejected it, returning the MS in the middle of April only afte Disraeli asked for it back. The play was published by Colburn on 10 June 1839 and, although the violence of the plot caused comment and the verse was considered competent, no great enthusiasm was evident in the reviews. Disraeli's avowed purpose in writing the play was to make 'an attempt to contribute to the revival of English tragedy', 68 and this intention at this time is not without its significance. The theme was not a national one, but the genre was one whicne wcihh. he associated with the great days of English nationalism 250 years before. Despite the discouragement which his ambitions as a poet had received after The Revolutionary Epick, or as a poet-dramatist after Alarcos, he persisted in the composition of occasional poetry. The courtship verse was, mercifully, kept private, but he contributed in 1838 verses to accompany portraits of Lyndhurst's daughters in Portraits of the Children of the Nobility, and of Lady Mahon and Lady Powerscourt in The Booh of Beauty (1839). He had two sonnets to Wellington published in The Times, one on the day after his marriage to Mary Anne on 28 August 1839, and one as part of a series of National Sonnets, to which the editor called a halt after the third one. When Disraeli contracted influenza while writing this series he was not deflected from his poetic mode, but merely added a poem in the same vein to his mother, nursing him on her birthday.69 He also wrote verses which were included in Scrope's The Art of Der Stalking in 1838. Two sketches on the Near East and one on Munich were published in several numbers of The Book of Beauty. The period also saw the first collection of Disraeli's works - a pirated U.S. two-volume edition containing six of the novels, entitled The Works of D'Israeli the Younger, published in 1839 by Carey and Hart in Philadelphia. Disraeli, of course, received no royalties from this, nor from the cheap pirated one-volume French editions of his individual novels which were brought back in large numbers by English travellers. His continued support for Talfourd's copyright convention was no doubt strongly reinforced by these losses from his only source of income. Although Peel rejected Disraeli's brash offer in the first session to write a Conservative Party Manifesto, 70 Disraeli did produce a significant amount of political writing at this time. Most of this writing was done anonymously, usually using a pseudonym. There are several pieces of doubtful authorship in this category, including the 'Pittacus' letters of 1841, and the anonymous article on Louis Philippe of 10 October 1840 which Disraeli may have written. 71 67 On the relationship between D'S literary writings and his politics see John Matthews 'Literatur and Politics: a Disraelian View' English Studies in Canada x 2 (June 1984) 172-87.

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Whether or not he wrote the latter article, he certainly did write others, as 'Laelius' and 'Atticus', which are referred to in his correspondence. The three 'Laelius' letters to The Times, of 4, n and 25 May 1839,72 are political propaganda of high literary merit. The letters addressed to Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell are skilful pieces of political satire; the former is notable for another eulogy of Peel as the man ready and well qualified to take over the helm of state: .... a man unrivalled for Parliamentary talents, of unimpeached integrity, of unsullied personal conduct ... Add to this a temperament essentially national, and a habit of life pleasing to the manners and prejudices of his countrymen, with many of the virtues of the English character and some of its peculiarities; confident rather than sanguine; guided by principles, yet not despising expedients; fearful to commit himself, yet never shrinking from responsibilities, proud, yet free from vanity, and reserved rather from disposition than from an ungenerous prudence; most courageous when in peril; most cautious in prosperity. All this and much more; nor were they all qualities that he would or could claim for himself. Disraeli's references to Peel in his letters to his sister sometimes strike a rather different note, however. The 'Laelius' letter to the Queen is a skilful, perhaps patronizing, admonition to a young monarch on the unfortunate mistake she has made in the Bedchamber crisis. The tone could not have been used much later in the reign, but the prestige of the monarchy was low when the young Victoria came to the throne - indeed, until after she was married and had shown her courage at the time of the first attempt on her life73 she was not very popular. On ii March 1841 The Times published Disraeli's letter to the Duke of Wellington signed Atticus'. 74 It was political fantasy rather than realpolitik, but something of a literary masterpiece. Following a flattering but effective eulogy to the great Duke (probably more sincere than the eulogies to Peel), it contains a devastating attack on the alleged subversion of the constitution over the previous ten years. Disraeli even holds out the possibility that the Whig government following a dissolution might aim to govern by Order-in-Council for several years while planning an extension of the franchise to manhood suffrage and, after a 'dextrous agitation of the popular spirit', summoning a new parliament to meet in Dublin in 1844! Disraeli seems to suggest that the Duke should lead a counter-revolution when he asks whether he 'will countenance an administration of whom it may be said that they are dependent on everything and everybody except Parliament?' Although divorced from reality, it is entertaining and was probably enjoyed by all, by the Tories as a rollicking attack on their political enemies, and by the Whigs as high comedy. No one could have taken it literally. The 'Old England' series of ten short articles by 'Coeur de Lion' of January

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1838 are lighter and more ephemeral than the Laelius and Atticus letters. 75 They take the form of conversations with John Bull about the poor state of England in the 18305 under Whig rule, and the apprehended crisis. The last three articles sum up the case against the Whigs, who still hold formal but have lost all moral power. The key to the solution, he concludes, is to restore moral influence to Downing Street by finding someone with that quality to replace the incumbent. But he seems uncertain who that will be: Durham, Stanley, Wellington or Peel? He ends with a cryptic appeal to the Tory whip to start putting on the pressure. An all-important question at this stage of Disraeli's political career was the nature of his relationship with Peel. Their first meeting, as far back as 1832, had not been auspicious.76 Nevertheless, after his entry into parliament Peel seemed to treat him cordially, inviting him to dine on occasion, expressing congratulations on some of his speeches, defending him once against attack in the House77 and inviting him once to attend a private meeting of some sixteen conservative notables on 22 January 1840, all the others being former office-holders,78 but there can have been little empathy between them. As we have seen, Disraeli often took an independent line in debate, and Peel would not have appreciated this. Nor would Peel have approved of his intimacy with some of the Radicals and his readiness to form an alliance with them to turn out the government. Thus in 1838 Disraeli and some other Conservatives were intending to support Molesworth's motion criticizing Glenelg's handling of the Canadian question, but Peel circumvented them by arranging an amendment condemning the government's colonial policy as a whole.79 Peel would also have disliked a letter Disraeli addressed to Charles Attwood on 7 June 1840 agreeing on the desirability of 'an union between the Conservative party and the Radical Masses';80 and would probably have been uncomfortable with Disraeli's frondeur style on occasion in needling the Whig government. Indeed, Disraeli's flamboyance, his romanticism and his whole way of looking at political issues was as foreign to Peel as was Disraeli's way of life. We may be sure that Bonham and Croker kept Peel informed of earlier scandals in Disraeli's life and of his heavy indebtedness even before it became public knowledge in the 1841 election campaign. It is true that Disraeli was the friend of two leading Conservative peers, the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, and Lord Lyndhurst, but they were probably the two members of Peel's 1841 cabinet whom he found least congenial, yet had to include for political reasons. Disraeli does not seem to have realized the width of the gap that separated him from his party leader when early in his first session he proposed to prepare a party manifesto for Peel.81 If Peel had wanted a party manifesto, this strange newcomer was probably one of the last he would have chosen to prepare it. That a 75 See appendix n. 76 See (VOL i) 192&n5 77 See 1079^5. 78 See 103601. 79 See 739.

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new MP with a background and views so different from his own should have put forward such a suggestion is not likely to have made a good impression on such a man as Peel, as can be seen from his coldly polite reply. Nevertheless, the fact that Disraeli obviously had unusual talents and might be an awkward follower if ignored may help to explain the extent of Peel's apparent friendliness during this period. No one had a higher opinion of his own abilities than Disraeli, and Peel's civility to him, combined with his inclusion in the one meeting of the inner circle of the party, may have led him to be confident that he would receive office in Peel's government. But probably more significant than his inclusion in the one meeting was his exclusion from any similar meetings in the next nineteen months, particularly from several which had been called before the formation of the next ministry.82 It may be that he had talked too much at the one meeting he attended. During the summer of 1841, after some discussion with his friends, Peel had decided not to oppose the re-election of the Whig Shaw-Lefevre as Speaker in the new parliament, despite the opposition of some Conservative back-benchers supported by Lyndhurst and Buckingham.83 Indeed, Lyndhurst was to write to Disraeli on 9 August saying 'we must triumph'. In addition to their instinctive opposition to a Whig, it seems that some of them, probably including Disraeli, feared that Shaw-Lefevre might be difficult in handling election petitions. On 2 August a letter appeared in The Times, signed Tittacus', which made a long and laboured attack on the idea of keeping a Whig Speaker. The final paragraph strongly warned Peel that if he persisted in keeping Shaw-Lefevre he would 'not be Minister to the end of the first session of Parliament', and further, that if he was not 'wholly supported, without even an individual absence,' there was 'but one dignified course for him to adopt - to toss up the Premiership, so crippled in its outset, with disdain, and retire into that private life which he is calculated to adorn.' Bonham and others alleged that Disraeli was the author of this letter, and on learning this he wrote strongly to Peel denying the allegation.84 It seems unlikely that Disraeli would have attacked Peel's judgment publicly in this way while he considered himself a candidate for office, but he may have been pushed into it by Lyndhurst or Buckingham. Unfortunately, as Blake admits, his denial is not proof that he did not write the letter, but there is no strong argument to be made from its style and substance that he did write it. This is not to say that he was not in agreement with the cabal which opposed Shaw-Lefevre's re-election. A more likely author of the letter is the eccentric Sir Richard Vyvyan, one of the known discontented Tories and a writer of philosophical treatises. In any case, as Blake observes,85 the suspicion that Disraeli was the author likely scuttled whatever chances of an appointment he still had. Disraeli's 1841 election campaign for Shrewsbury is well covered in the let82 Professor Gash mentions 'a casual gathering' at Peel's at the end of the 1840 session which discussed the matter of the speakership and 'inner-party conferences on 21-23 August' to plan strategy. Gash Peel 267-8. 83 Gash Peel 267. 84 See U78&nni&2; Blake 103. 85 Blake 164.

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ters. He was obviously a good campaigner, and received whole-hearted and effective support from Mary Anne. One is impressed by the courage and apparent sang-froid with which he met the public revelations about the extent of his debts, but his outright denial of them, while perhaps technically correct in that he succeeded in staving off his creditors with temporary settlements, was somewhat less than straightforward. He clearly enjoyed his triumph, but the ensuing election petition must have caused him much apprehension until it was finally withdrawn the following April.86 Its loss would have been disastrous, as has already been pointed out. Disraeli lived dangerously, but was a survivor. Disraeli's failure to receive an appointment when Peel formed his ministry at the beginning of September was obviously a great disappointment, but he had been over-confident and not sufficiently aware of political realities. He had made many political friendships and acquaintances, and was well connected in the country, but his friends in highest places would not have had much influence with Peel in the matter. Indeed, their recommendation might have gone against him, to judge from Peel's reply to Disraeli's unfortunate letter of 5 September in which Peel misconstrued Disraeli's unnamed reference to Lyndhurst and coldly told him that no member of cabinet had any authorization to make a commitment.87 Even Disraeli must have realized that there was never any chance of his getting a cabinet appointment, since Peel considered that he must retain all his previous cabinet colleagues still in parliament. This left only four vacancies, three of which had to be filled by the seceding Whig ministers, Stanley, Graham and Ripon (originally a Canningite). The one vacant post went to Disraeli's friend the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, whom Gash describes as 'without talent or even business-like habits',88 but who was the favourite champion of the agricultural interest, which had to be appeased. If Peel had had more trust in Disraeli he might have found him a place outside the cabinet, but probably not one in which he would have been happy. Again, the competition was fierce, and many of the best places went to men with previous experience in office: Gladstone, Herbert and Lincoln. Lord Canning was an Irish peer with only one year's experience in the Commons before going to the Lords in 1837, but he bore a famous name as the son of a former prime minister. Lord Ashley had as good a claim as Disraeli, and better connections, but he too was not a political conformist, and was offered only a Household appointment, which he did not take. Fremantle, Granville Somerset, Edward Eliot and Sir George Clerk were all older than Disraeli, and had been longer in parliament, three of them since the twenties. There were three appointments to junior office of people apparently less qualified than Disraeli: Alexander Pringle (b 1791), first elected in 1830, J.H.T.M. Sutton (b 1814), son of the former speaker and first elected in 1839, and G.W. Hope (b 1808), first elected in 1837. Unfortunately their senior ministers were Peel, Graham and Stanley respectively, each of whom may have vetoed Disraeli on personal grounds.89 86 See 1192115. 87 See n86&m and nSg&ec&ni. 88 Gash Peel 276. 89 See Gash Peel 275-81 on the matter of the appointments.

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In any case, Disraeli received no salaried post; his election itself was very insecure because of the petition against it. His apparent strategy of keeping his creditors at bay by marriage and a marriage settlement, using his parliamentary privileges as a shield until he could achieve a position from which he could perhaps make some inroads on his debts, was in ruins. Disraeli's debt was a burden of such magnitude that it would crush most people, crippling their powers of concentration and preventing them from being able to think of anything else. Yet these letters make it clear that Disraeli suffered from no such effect. They reinforce the pattern already evident in the first two volumes that he had the very rare gift of being able to throw himself totally into whatever compartment of his life he was concerned with at the moment. Whether as suitor, brother, carefree friend, amusing observer of the social round, politician or harried debtor - each calls forth an individual response that excludes the others, yet is whole-hearted and self-contained. This capacity does much to suggest one answer to the persistent questions which have been asked over the years about Disraeli's sincerity. The apparent rapid switching of roles (depending on the correspondent) which the letters seem to document can only suggest to many of us, who do not have a similar capacity to focus our powers, that these are all roles played by an actor, assumed for the part, and hence all somehow artificial and insincere. The most sympathetic of this kind of approach to Disraeli's personality is that taken by Crane Brinton in a sketch of Disraeli's political thought. He maintains that Disraeli was an artist, not a moralist, and was no more insincere than any great actor playing a role.90 The letters suggest, cumulatively, another and more comprehensive explanation: that each compartment is perfectly genuine. Disraeli changes his mind or the focus of his attention, as all of us do, but, within the focus set for each correspondent, his concentration is complete and his projection is of a real and not of an assumed self. Thus he is genuinely reacting as the man of honour in the Austin case, for example, to the extent of being prepared to go to prison rather than retract his statements, while a more cynical version of the same tactic could probably have been accomplished without that risk.91 It was very likely the only way in which he could have survived. Consider his failures already - the law, stocks and shares, The Representative, blackballed at clubs, jeered at both openly and behind his back for his Jewishness, four electoral defeats, rejection by Peel for office, and his crushing debt. Yet through his successes (his books, increasing respect from able men of substance, his election, his marriage) and above all through his growing confidence and unshakable belief in himself, he made it increasingly apparent that, against all the odds, this curious outsider was coming inside whether wanted or not. And the one facility which made this possible was his gift of total concentration which allowed him to achieve stunning success in one area of his life, while simultaneously facing total disaster in another. He was an imaginative romantic who never had any difficulty making out a good case to suit the needs of the moment, but it was 90 Crane Brinton English Political Thought in the Nineteenth Century (paperback ed New York 1922) 131-2. 91 See 842 and 843.

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usually based on deep beliefs which he held with a coherence and sincerity that cannot be denied when one sees the whole detailed picture of his life to this point. There are in the letters many instances that illustrate Disraeli's ability to maintain several of these focuses at once. On n March 1841, for example, the creditors were beginning to close in again, with a number of worrisome small debts and the looming threat of larger ones. There was a judgment against him in his own constituency of Maidstone. The water was becoming 'perilously hot'.92 Yet, on the same day, he could write to Sarah a long and chatty letter, full of domestic, literary and political gossip, thanking her for potatoes, and assuring everyone that he was very well. Also on the same day, as Atticus', another aspect of his public persona had written an open letter to Wellington for The Times. Even in late 1841, when he and Mary Anne had gone to France, probably as a precaution against the possibility of arrest for debt in the event that the election petition was upheld, at what must be one of the lowest points of his career, he wrote to Pyne from Caen, cautioning him not to let anyone know he has heard from him, full of plans for 'great affairs', 'great business', 'great results', and with mysterious references to a 'great project regarding a certain hereditary title' which, he seems to suggest, will provide him with all he needs to solve his troubles completely. As so often in the past, the 'great matter' is delicate, precarious, and depends on timing. But whether the great affair is the establishment of The Representative, or paying off his own debts at a stroke, or, later, buying the Suez Canal behind Europe's back over the weekend, he always describes it in cloak-and-dagger terms - as part of the great game he is playing at the time, always entered into with enormous zest, and with inextinguishable hope for the great coup just around the next corner. This volume leaves Disraeli at a point at which he seems to be in desperate straits. Bailiffs appear unexpectedly at Grosvenor Gate at odd moments, and survival depends on a temporary loan at 40 per cent, and other loans secured by a chattel sale of the total contents of Grosvenor Gate for which a detailed inventory was drawn up and one chair ceremoniously handed over as an emblem of the nominal passing of title.93 Disraeli is facing the possibility of having to seek a consular or similar appointment abroad and to establish a life in exile to escape debtors' prison. But he is also left secure in a sound and happy marriage, established as a respected speaker and as an independent voice in parliament, and with his Radical-Tory principles clearly announced. Perhaps he could see then, as we can now, that the stage was set for 'Young England'.

92 See 1137. 93 The details of the 40 per cent transaction are outlined in a memorandum by D to be published in Volume iv (6 March 1843). For the chattel sale, see note to letter of 16 March 1842.

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EDITORIAL PRINCIPLES

For the complete description of the editorial principles and conventions used in this edition see VOL i xxvii, reprinted in VOL n vii. The following is.. abbreviated list summarizing the main points. Headnote

ADDRESSEE: the name is given in the shortest form consistent with clear identification. DATE: square brackets indicate the parts of the date not actually in the text or on the cover. A question mark is placed after any parts of the date about which doubt remains (see dating note in EDITORIAL COMMENT). LOCATION OF ORIGINAL: given in short form: see List of Abbreviations and Short Titles. A PS indicates a printed source, the MS not having been found (see PUBLICATION HISTORY). REFERENCE NUMBER: the archival number used by the holder of the original MS, numbers in square brackets added by us if necessary. In the case of a PS, the number has meaning only to the Project. COVER: vertical solidi indicate line divisions in the address. Integral covers and separate envelopes are not distinguished. POSTMARKS: see VOL i xxxiii for illustrations of the most common ones PUBLICATION HISTORY: not exhaustive; first and perhaps subsequent important publication, especially in LBCS, M&B and Blake, are cited EDITORIAL COMMENT: Sic: list of words and phrases from the text that are incorrect, unusual or otherwise puzzling; includes incorrect, but not omitted, accents and punctuation. Dating: cites the logic by which a date has been attributed.

Text

No silent corrections have been made. D'S erasures have been noted only if legible and of some interest. Square brackets have been used to add material (expand abbreviations, provide missing punctuation, etc) to facilitate easy reading. Editorial comments in square brackets are italicized. Catchwords are not repeated or noted, and are given before the page break sign (/).

VERTICAL SOLIDI ( I ) are used to indicate line divisions in the date, address, addressee and signature sections to allow us to render them in continuous form. DIAGONAL SOLIDI (/) indicate page breaks. This is a change from the usage in VOL i and VOL n. AMPERSANDS in MS material have been standardized to 'and' or, when appropriate to 'etc'. ADDRESSEE AND ADDRESS, if present in the text, are always given at the beginning of the letter, regardless of where D put them in the MS. [?] follows any reading on which some doubt remains. Sources cited are given a short form (see List of Abbreviations and Short Ti- Annotations ties) if used more than twice. Standard reference works (eg DNB, EB xi, OED) are cited only if directly quoted. Each name is normally identified by a main note (in bold type in the index) the first time it occurs in the text of a letter, and thereafter only as required for clarification of a letter. Of the material in the appendices, only the pre-i838 letters in Appendix i have been annotated. All names in the text and annotation of the letters have been indexed, main notes being indicated by bold type. The subject matter of the letters, with the relevant notes, has also been indexed. All references are to letter numbers, not pages. Except for the pre-i838 letters in Appendix i, none of the appendices and introductory materials have been indexed.

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Index

DISRAELI CHRONOLOGY 1838-1841

i838 1-15 Jan 1-5 Jan early Jan

*5Jan 16 JAN i9Jan 29 Jan Jan-Feb 2Feb 5 Feb 6Feb 14 Feb 2iFeb 2 Mar 12 Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 19 Mar? 25 Mar 27 Mar 28 Mar 14? Apr 24 Apr 25 Apr 17 May 19 May 31? May i June 5June 6 June 7 June 14 June

at Bradenham, writing 'Old England' series as 'Coeur-deLion' MA at Bradenham applies to Isaac for a settlement returns to London Parliament meets with MA sees Kean as Hamlet travels to Wotton by rail helps Isaac against Corney at Bradenham returns to London struck off election petition committee attends concert at Parnther's attends Queen's levee offers to write a Conservative Manifesto; Peel declines it suffering from influenza death of Wyndham Lewis speech on the Corn Laws at committee on Necropolis Bill leaves for Maidstone for Fector's election Fector elected, D addresses the electors returns to London to Bradenham, with Exmouth returns to London speech on Talfourd's Copyright Bill attends Queen's birthday drawing room wears MA'S chains at Lord Chandos's banquet lobbies for Fector speech on the Irish Municipal Corporations Bill Fector's election declared void; writes to MP attacking Austin for Maidstone allegations first love letter to MA; first loan from MA? Austin brings action for libel against D found guilty of libel in Court of Queen's Bench

1838 continued 15 June 16 June 18 June 23 June 28 June

5 July? i9JulY 26 July 27 July 28 July 3° JulY 2 Aug 9AuS 16 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 13-14 Sept 30 Sept 6?Oct 7Oct 10 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct i6Oct 19 Oct 21 Oct 23 Oct i Nov 3 Nov 5 Nov 9 Nov 10 Nov 22 Nov 24 Nov 26 Nov 26 Nov 29 Nov 1 Dec 2 Dec 5 Dec 7-16? Dec 19? Dec 20? Dec 21 Dec 27-29 Dec

Factor re-elected at Chandos dinner for Duke of Cambridge with MA sees the British Qu. attends Conservative party meeting at Egerton's attends the coronation submits sonnet on the daughters of Lord Jersey the petition against Fector's re-election is rejected speech at Rochester speech at Maidstone victory dinner returns to London with MA and two other ladies to the Scropes, Rickmansworth returns to London, delivers Scrope's MSS speech on Irish Municipal Corporations Bill Parliament rises to Bradenham MA joins D at Bradenham Bucks Infirmary Bazaar, writes 'The Yeomen of Bucks' writes to Pyne that 'it is settled' MA leaves Bradenham (in anger?) first instance of 'the mystical mark' to London, ostensibly to see Pyne returns to Bradenham writing Alarcos at Aylesbury Quarter Sessions, then back to Bradenham reports good progress on Alarcos asks MA to report political news from Holland House reports good progress on Alarcos to Marlow about a county dinner for Chandos at meeting of Agricultural Association to London to Maidstone; attacked by ruffians after mayor's dinner returns to London with Fector speech at Queen's Bench; Austin's libel suit withdrawn to Bradenham by rail (the North Star) burns much of Alarcos MS writes first National Sonnet, pub 28 Nov influenza; writes 2nd National Sonnet, pub i Dec writes sonnet to his mother nursing him on her birthday burns more than he writes of Alarcos writes National Sonnet to Wellington, pub 7 Dec MA at Bradenham meets MA passing through Wycombe ends feud with Carrington at magistrates' chambers at Wycombe D'Orsay at Bradenham

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l8

39

1 Jan 2? Jan 13? Jan 17 Jan

i9Jan 21-22 Jan 26 Jan iFeb 5 Feb 7-8 Feb nFeb 14 Feb i6Feb 21 Feb 23 Feb 28 Feb 5-6 Mar 8 Mar 9 Mar 17? Mar 21 Mar 1-8 Apr 8-9 Apr 9-10 Apr 2 May 4 May 8 May 10 May 11 May 26 May

28 May

5June 10 June 20 June 24 June 28? June 2 July 6 July

7 >ly 8-9 July 10 July 12 July !3July xxxiv

briefly at Aylesbury Quarter Sessions MA at Bradenham to London with MA. death of the Duke of Buckingham and Ghandos returns to Bradenham; writing Alarcos visited by Scudamore from Maidstone about a law suit at Aylesbury, meeting of Bucks Agricultural Association on Corn Laws to London, Alarcos finished Parliament meets the great crisis in the courtship asks Macready to look at MS of Alarcos with the Bucks Deputation sees Melbourne on the Corn Laws meets Pierre Le Roux at Milnes's breakfast submits Alarcos to Macready dines at Peel's speech on Lenten Theatre Restrictions in Westminster influenza speech on Irish Municipal Corporations Bill; Tory schism at Speaker's levee meets Lady Holland at the Websters' speech opposing Hume on household suffrage at the George Morgans' in Hertfordshire with MA at Aylesbury Quarter Sessions at Bradenham, then to London at Queen's drawing room as 'Laelius', responds to Russell's 'Letter to the Electors of Stroud', pub 6 May Peel asked to form a government 'Bedchamber Crisis' as 'Laelius', writes open letter to the Queen, pub 13 May at the Londonderrys' state banquet for the Grand Duke of Russia 'Laelius' letter to Melbourne published in The Times presents petitions at the House Alarcos published speech opposing Education Bill proofs of 'The Valley of Thebes'; illness of MA'S brother formal announcement of the engagement death of John Viney Evans, MA'S brother attends Evans's funeral meets Daniel Webster at Lyndhurst's dinner prepares speech on the 'Prussian League' prepares Poor Law speech speech on National (Chartist) Petition attends Newspaper Press Association dinner

1839 continued i5JulY 23 July 24 July 25JulY late July to early August 8 Aug Au

9 g ii Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 20-22 Aug 23 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug

28 Aug 28 Aug-6 Sept 6-7 Sept 7-8? Sept 8 Sept 9? Sept 12-16 Sept 25? Sept-i? Oct i?-i5? Oct 15? Oct-2 Nov 2-27? Nov 28? Nov 17-20 Decc 23 Dec

1840 2 Jan 8 Jan

9Jan 10 Jan 12 Jan 14? Jan 16 Jan

speech on the London City Police Bill - Riders to Bills speech against Birmingham Police Bill; votes in minority of five two speeches against Rural Constabulary Bill at the Londonderrys' party for the Duchess of Cambridge 'considerable' illness speech against Rural Constabulary Bill speech in Progress of Public Business debate sees Palmerston on Parish affair; meets Esterhazy speech against Rural Constabulary Bill discusses with Burdett possibility of a debate on the state of the nation with MA at Bradenham, where they set the wedding date marriage settlement signed; 'final arrangements' with Pyne calls on Lady Blessington with MA presents petition against Palmerston for Urquhart; speech - motion for a new Writ for Cambridge the wedding; D and MA leave on their honeymoon at Tunbridge Wells at Ashford at Dover crosses to Calais, to Dunkirk from Dunkirk to Brussels via Ostende Brussels, Antwerp, Liege, Aix-la-Chapelle, Juliers, Cologne, Pforzheim, Baden-Baden Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Stuttgart, Munich at Munich, sees King Ludwig several times, attends Oktoberfest Munich, Regensburg, Walhalla, Nuremberg, Wiirzburg, Frankfurt (several days), Paris at Paris returns to London Isaac's medical treatments at Grosvenor Gate to Bradenham at Aylesbury Quarter Session two speeches at a Conservative Dinner at Buckingham at Stowe; last day of franking privileges at Buckingham Conservative Ball leaves Stowe for Bradenham returns to London Parliament meets; D attends party meeting at Peel's; speech - Principles of the Ministry

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1840 continued i9Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 25Jan 26 Jan 28 Jan 2Feb 6Feb 8Feb roFeb 29 Feb i Apr 18 Apr i? May 25 May 7 June? 13 June 19 June early July 10 July

j

3July

'SJuty 17 July 21 July 22 July 11-15 AuS 12 Aug 1-15 Sept 10 Oct

11-17 Oct i Nov 20 Dec-early Jan?

1841 early Jan?-15 Jan 26 Jan 6? Feb 8 Feb ii Mar 13 Mar 19 Mar

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gives first political dinner speech defending Stockdale joins confidential meeting of 16 MPS at Peel's visits the sheriffs in prison gives a political dinner gives a political dinner speech - Confidence in the Ministry formally introduced to Wellington at Lyndhurst's raises a question in the privilege debate gives a political dinner the royal wedding, D goes Trince hunting' influenza speech - Corn Laws to Brighton with MA returns to London at the Queen's birthday drawing room memo to Peel, perhaps on Attwood's letter to D sends MS of 'Munich' to Lady Blessington speech on Stanley's Irish Registration Bill writ-server turned out of Grosvenor Gate speech in the Lovett-Collins debate (punishment for political offences) speech on Dr Bowring's expenses; supported by Peel Bowring's moderate letter, published 16 and 17 July speech on factory inspectors as political spies served with a writ from Sir Benjamin Smith speech on foreign commercial policy at Buckingham, stays with Henry Smith at Buckingham and Chandos's royal entertainment at Stowe at Woolbeding with the Maxses article on Turkish-Egyptian question, possibly by D, pub lished at Deepdene with Hope writ from Ford, domestic crisis at Deepdene with Hope at Bradenham Parliament meets elected to Crockford's speech on Poor Law Commission sheriffs officer at Grosvenor Gate; Atticus' letter published at Speaker's levee presents Bradenham petition against Poor Laws

1841 continued 20 Mar 5-19? Apr 21 Apr 4 May 6 May 14 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 31 May 6 June 7 June 8 June 13 June 14 June

18 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 28 June 29-30 June 29 June 30 June 3oJune-5July 5JulY 6 July 21 July i?-iy Aug

9 Au S

10 or ii Aug 17 Aug 19 Aug 24 Aug 28 Aug 31 Aug 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 7 Sept 8 Sept

dines at Peel's 'male gathering' at Bradenham negotiates terms for Amenities with Moxon further negotiations with Moxon gives dinner party to 'influential' group speech in Sugar Duties Bill debate invited to stand for Leicester speech in debate on Peel's non-confidence motion; writes to Wynne at Shrewsbury invited to stand for Shrewsbury asks Tomline not to withdraw from Shrewsbury memo to Peel on Russell's views on dissolution Russell announces dissolution Ford lends D £6,000; letter to the electors of Shrewsbury to Shrewsbury to canvass arrives at Shrewsbury; a judgment against D registered at Queen's Bench letter to electors of Shrewsbury dissolution of parliament list of judgments against D published at Shrewsbury letter to the electors of Shrewsbury refuting the broadsheet nomination day at Shrewsbury polling at Shrewsbury victory letter and speech of thanks to the electors chairing at Shrewsbury; speech at victory dinner at Sir Baldwin Leighton's, Loton Park at chairing of county members in Shrewsbury; to Birmingham Birmingham to London Morning Herald predicts D will be in Peel's government at Bradenham Lyndhurst to D on Speakership affair: 'we must triumph' at Turville Park with the Lyndhursts returns to London; denies writing Tittacus' letter (2 Aug) Parliament meets speech in the amendment to the Address (non-confidence) debate Whig Ministers resign Peel presents list of his cabinet to the Queen Peel presents list of lesser government posts to the Queen MA writes to Peel about office for D asks Peel to save him from 'intolerable humiliation' petition against D and Tomline presented to the Speaker; Peel's reply to D'S letter corrects Peel's misconstruction of his request XXXVII

1841 continued

15? Sept-6? Dec 14 Oct ii Nov 20 Dec

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in France RD appointed to a clerkship in Chancery by Lyndhurst 'prospects of great magnitude'; birthday poem to MA to Bradenham, where Mrs Yate is ill

ABBREVIATIONS IN VOLUME THREE

ABPC Amenities app AR Army List

Ashton BAL BEA BEL Bell Palmerston Berg BG BH BHF

BL Blake BLG

Boase BODL Bourne Boyle's BP Bradford Brewer BRF

American Bookprices Current Isaac D'Israeli Amenities of Literature (1841) Appendix The Annual Register (followed by year of edition) A List of the Officers of the Army and Royal Marines on Full, Retired and Half-Pay; after 1839: The New Annual Army List compiled by H.G. Hart (followed by year of edition) John Ashton The History of Gambling in England (1899 repr 1968) Balliol College, Oxford Belvoir Castle, Lincolnshire Benjamin Ephraim Lindo Herbert Bell Lord Palmerston (1936 repr 1966) The Berg Collection, New York Public Library The Bucks Gazette The Bucks Herald Chris Cook and Brendan Keith British Historical Facts

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The British Library, London Robert Blake Disraeli (1966) John Burke A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland (various editions) Frederick Boase Modern English Biography (1892 repr 1965) Bodleian Library, Oxford Kenneth Bourne Palmerston, The Early Years 1784-184.1 (1982) Boyle's Fashionable Court and Country Guide (followed by year of edition) Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (various editions) Sarah Bradford Disraeli (1982) Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1970) Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd ed Burke's Royal Families of the World (1977)

Brougham Speeches

Chambers CJ

Clerical Guide Connely Croker CUL Curiosities D DCB

Debrett's Devey

DNB

Dod

Durham CRO EB XI

ec Elletson ER Esher ESU FITZ

Foster Fulford Gash Peel Gillen Gladstone Diaries GLR GM

GMF GRAM

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Henry Peter Brougham, ist Baron Brougham and Vaux Speeches upon Questions relating to public rights, duties and interests; with historical introductions and a critical dissertation (1838) Chambers Biographical Dictionary (1974) The Court Journal The Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory (followed by year of edition) Willard Connely Count D'Orsay, The Dandy of Dandies (1952) The Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker (1885) Columbia University Library Isaac D'Israeli Curiosities of Literature (1791; and many other editions) Benjamin Disraeli (and thus also 'the DS' = D and MA) Dictionary of Canadian Biography Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage (various editions) Louisa Devey Life of Rosina, Lady Lytton, with numerous extracts from her MS. autobiography and other original documents (1887) Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee eds The Dictionary of National Biography (1917 repr 1973 Charles R. Dod Electoral Facts from 1832 to 1853 Impartially Stated (1853 rePr 1972.) Durham County Record Office Encyclopaedia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910-11) Editorial comment section of the headnote D.H. Elletson Maryannery (195 English Register (followed by year of edition) Viscount Esher ed The Girlhood of Queen Victoria: A Selection from Her Majesty's Diaries (1912) East Suffolk Record Office Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge J. Foster A lumni Oxonienses (1887, 1888) Roger Fulford The Prince Consort (1949) Norman Gash Sir Robert Peel: the Life of Sir Robert Peel after 1830 (1972) Mollie Gillen Royal Duke: Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex 1773-1843 (1976) M.R.D. Foot ed The Gladstone Diaries (1968-) Greater London Record Office The Gentleman's Magazine Guggenheim Museum Gramont-D'Orsay papers, le comte Armand-Ghislain de Maigret, Paris

Greville H Hansard. Hardwick HBG Hovell Chartist Movemen.t HUNT ILLU

The Illustrator Illustrated. Isaac James Albert Jerman Judd Kelly Kitson Clark Kohns Law List LBCS LEL

Lodge Londonderry

Longford Victoria R.I. Longford Wellington n LPOD LQV

MA

Macread.y

Lytton Strachey and Roger Fulford eds The Greville Memoirs, 1814-60 (1938) The Hughenden papers, Bodleian Library, Oxford Hansard's Parliamentary Debates Mollie Hardwick Mrs Dizzy (1972 Universitat Hamburg Mark Hovell The Chartist Movement ed T.F. Tout (1. Huntington Library, San Marino, California University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Isaac DTsraeli The Illustrator Illustrated (1838) Isaac D'Israeli Robert Rhodes James Albert Prince Consort (1983) B.R. Jerman The Young Disraeli (Princeton, New Jersey 1960) Gerrit Parmele Judd Members of Parliament, 1734-1832 (1955 repr Hamden, Connecticut 1972) E.R. Kelly ed The Post Office Directory of the Six Home Counties (1874) George Kitson Clark Peel and the Conservative Party: A Study in Party Politics 1832-1841 (1964) The Lee Kohns Memorial Collection, New York Public Library Clarke's New Law List compiled by S. Hill and later by T. Cockell (followed by year of edition) Ralph Disraeli ed Lord Beaconsfield's Correspondence with his Sister, 1832-1852 (1886) Letitia Elizabeth Landon Edmund Lodge The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (various editions)oms. Charles Vane, Marquess of Londonderry Memoirs and Correspondence of Viscount Castlereagh, Second Marquess of Londonderry (1848) Elizabeth Longford Victoria R.I. (1964) Elizabeth Longford Wellington: Pillar of State (1972 repr

'975) Post Office London Directory (followed by year of edition) Arthur C. Benson and Viscount Esher eds The Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 (1908) Mary Anne Lewis/Disraeli. In the index MAL has been used to identify references to her as Mrs Lewis William Toynbee ed The Diaries of William Charles Macready (1912)

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William Flavelle Monypenny and George Earle Buckle The Life of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1910-20) 6 vols Madden R.R. Madden The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington (1855) Martin Lyndhurst Sir Theodore Martin A Life of Lord Lyndhurst (1884)84)) Thomas Erskine May Treatise on the Law, Privileges, May Proceedings and Usage of Parliament (1844, Irish U.P. repr 1971) The Morning Chronicle MC Meynell Wilfred Meynell Benjamin Disraeli: An Unconventional Biography (1903) Mirror of Parliament Barrow's Mirror of Parliament (1828-) Isaac D'Israeli Miscellanies of Literature (1840) Miscellaniee Montague Collection, New York Public Library Montagu MOPSIK Private collection, Donald and Delores Mopsik, Dallas, Texas The Collection of Autograph Letters and Historical Morrison Documents formed by Alfred Morrison: The Blessington Papers (1895) MP The Morning Post Murray's Handbook John Murray A Handbook for Travellers in Southern Germany (i837) Chester William New Lord Durham: A Biography of John New Durh George Lambton, First Earl of Durham (1929) Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast NIPR New Monthly Magazine NMM. National Union Catalogue, pre-ig^6 imprints; a cumulative NUC author list.... New York Public Library, New York (Berg MSS, Kohns MSS, NYPL Montague MSS) Oxford English Dictionary OED James Ogden Isaac D'Israeli (1969) Ogden C.S. Parker ed Sir Robert Peel from his Private Papers Parker (1891-9) Nikolaus Pevsner Buckinghamshire (1960) Pevsner Buckinghamsh ire The Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, New York PFRZ Publication history section of the headnote ph Historical Society of Pennsylvania PHS Pigot's Directory ... (followed by year of edition) Pigot John Prest Lord John Russell (1972) Prest Russell Public Record Office PRO Printed Source used when the original MS has not been PS located Disraeli Papers, Queen's University Archives, Kingston, QUA Ontario M&B

XLII

R

Radziwill

RD Robson's Directory Robson's Guide Sa or Sarah Sabor Seton-Watson Shaw Sheahan History of Bucks SHC

SPI Stenton Stewart Conservative Party Stewart Writings

Sykes TEXU TIA

UCLA

Venn VH-B. VH-S

Vindication Walford County Families Walpole Russell Wellesley Index Whishaw

denotes a letter now available from a manuscript source replacing a fragmentary letter published in a previous volume (eg '123!^' replaces '123') The Princesse Radziwill Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino 3rd series (1910) Ralph Disraeli Robson's Commercial Directory of London and the Western Counties (1840) Robson's British Court and Parliamentary Guide (followed by year of edition) Sarah Disraeli Peter Sabor Horace Walpole: A Reference Guide (Boston, 1984) Robert Seton-Watson Britain in Europe ijSg-igi^: A Survey of Foreign Policy (1937) William A. Shaw The Knights of England (Baltimore 1971) James Joseph Sheahan History and Topography of Buckinghamshire (1862 repr 1971) The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Shakespeare Centre, Stratford-on-Avon Henry Spiro Collection Michael Stenton Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I, 1832-1885 (Hassocks, Sussex 1976) Robert Stewart The Foundation of the Conservative Party 1830-1867 (1978) R.W. Stewart Benjamin Disraeli: A list of writings by him, and writings about him, with notes (Metuchen, New Jersey 1972). Citations are to item numbers. James Sykes Mary Anne Disraeli (1928) University of Texas, Austin Times Archives University of California, Los Angeles John Venn and John Archibald Venn eds Alumni Cantabrigienses (1922-54) The Victoria History of the Counties of England: A History of Buckinghamshire (1969) The Victoria History of the Counties of England: A History of Shropshire (1979) in Benjamin Disraeli A Vindication of the English Constitution in a Letter to a Noble and Learned Lord (1835) Edward Walford County Families of the United Kingdom (i877) Spencer Walpole The Life of Lord John Russell (1889) Walter E. Houghton ed The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900 (Toronto 1966- ) Francis Whishaw Railways of Great Britain and Ireland (1842 repr 1969) XLIII

Whigs & Whiggism Woodham-Smith Woodward Age of Reform. WSRO X

XLIV

William Hutcheon ed Whigs and Whiggism: Political Writings by Benjamin Disraeli (1913 repr 1971) Cecil Woodham-Smith Queen Victoria: Her Life and Times 11819-1861 (1972) Sir Ernest Llewellyn Woodward The Age of Reform, i8i^-i8jo0(1962. West Sussex Record Office, Chichester denotes an entirely new letter or fragment to be placed in chronological sequence after the corresponding letter number in a previous volume (eg 'i23X' follows '123')

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF LETTERS 1838-1841

NO

695

TO

PLACE OF ORIGIN

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

[l JAN '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/i/A/34a

[3 JAN '38?]

WILLIAM PYNE

[4 JAN '38]

WYNDHAM LEWIS

H A/I/B/I72

H A/I/B/I46

DATE

[7? JAN '38]

WILLIAM PYNE

701

[9 JAN '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

702

[12 JAN '38]

WYNDHAM LEWIS

703

[l6? JAN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[17 JAN '38]

[MARY ANNE LEWIS]

[l8jAN?' 3 8]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[l8 JAN? '38]

WYNDHAM LEWIS

[l8 JAN '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[l8jAN' 3 8]

SARAH DISRAELI

7°9 710 711 712

2O JAN '38

SARAH DISRAELI

[2O JAN '38]

WYNDHAM LEWIS

[21 JAN? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON?] [LONDON]

[22 JAN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

7!3 714

[23 JAN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

BL ADD MS 375O2 ff6l"5

[23 JAN? '38]

WYNDHAM LEWIS

H A/I/A/4O8

[24 JAN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[25 JAN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

27 [JAN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[28 JAN '38]

WYNDHAM LEWIS

[29 JAN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[JAN '38?]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[6 FEE '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[7 FEE? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

723 724

[7 FEE? '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[8 FEE? '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

725 726 727 728

[9? FEE '38]

WYNDHAM LEWIS

[lO? FEE '38]

WYNDHAM LEWIS

[lO FEE '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[l2? FEE '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

729 73°

[13? FEE '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[15 FEE '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

696 697 698 699 700

704

705

706

707

708

7i5 716 717 718 7i9 720 721 722

AN

8

5J '3 [5J AN> 3 8 ]

MARY ANNE LEWIS WYNDHAM LEWIS

FITZ Disraeli £45 H A/I/ A/414

H A/I/A/ig H A/I/A/4O9 FITZ Disraeli £41 H A/I/A/2O H A/I/A/4I5

H A/I/A/6y H A/I/A/2I H A/I/A/4ig H A/I/A/I5 H A/I/B/I44 H A/I/B/I45 H A/I/A/4I3 H A/I/A/I3

PS IOO

H A/I/B/I47 H A/I/B/I48 H A/I/A/410

H A/I/B/I49 H A/I/A/lS H A/I/B/I76,384 H A/I/A/l6

H A/i/B/i97[a] H A/I/B/I74 H A/I/A/4II H A/I/ A/412

H A/I/B/I75 H A/I/B/II5 H A/I/B/Il6

PS ioo. a

NO

731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 74° 741 742

DATE

TO

PLACE OF ORIGIN

[l6? FEE '38]

ISAAC D'ISRAELI

[17 FEE '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[ig FEB '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[21 FEB '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

[23 FEB '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

[27 FEB '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[28 FEB '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL H A/I/C/7 BL ADD MS 375O2 ££66-7 BL ADD MS 375O2 ££68-73 BEA [Rl-y] H A/I/B/I5O

743 744 745 746

[13 MAR '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[14 MAR '38]

WILLIAM PYNE

[14. MAR '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[15 MAR '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

747 748

[l6 MAR '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[ig MAR? '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

749 75« 75i 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768

[22 MAR? "38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[23 MAR '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[25 MAR '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

27 MAR '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

MAIDSTONE

H A/I/A/23

[28 MAR '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/A/63

[28 MAR '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[29 MAR? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[31 MAR? '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

7% 770 771 772 773 774 775 776

777 778

XLVI

[2 MAR '38]

SIR ROBERT PEEL

6 MAR ['38]

SARAH DISRAELI

7 MAR ['38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[8 MAR '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[l2 MAR '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

H A/I/B/l82 PS IOI

BL ADD MS 40425 ££413-15 H A/I/B/I5I BL ADD MS 375O2 ££74-7 H A/I/B/383 BL ADD MS 375O2 ££90-3 H A/I/B/I43 FITZ Disraeli 642 H A/I/B/I52 H A/I/B/I53 BEA [RI-8] PS IO2

H A/I/A/62a H A/I/B/392 H A/I/ A/22

2 APR ['38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[3 APR? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[4 APR '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[6 APR '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[9? APR '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[l2? APR '38]

[MARY ANNE LEWIS]

l6 APR '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

19 APR '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM]

22 APR '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

BRADENHAM

H A/I/A/26

[26 APR '38]

SARAH DISRAELI MARY ANNE LEWIS

27 APR '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON] [LONDON] CARLTON [CLUB]

BL ADD MS 375O2 ££78-81

[26? APR '38]

H A/I/B/l67 H A/I/A/7I H A/I/B/I55 NYPL Kohns [14 and 15] H A/I/A/yob H A/I/B/l68 H A/I/B/2O6 H A/I/A/I27 H A/I/ A/70

H A/I/A/24 H A/I/A/25

H A/I/A/6g H A/I/A/27

[I MAY '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/A/66

5 MAY '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

LONDON

H A/I/ A/28

[9 MAY '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/A/68

[17 MAY? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[20 MAY '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[31 MAY '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[31? MAY '38]

[MARY ANNE LEWIS]

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

5JUN['38]

EDITOR MORNING POST

CARLTON CLUB

PS MP I

[6 JUN '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/A/74

[yjuN'38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON] [LONDON]

H A/I/A/I48 H A/I/A/75 H A/I/A/I4I H A/I/A/rjS

H A/I/A/73

DATE

TO

PLACE OF ORIGIN

779 780 781 782

[7 JUN? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[8juN' 3 8]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[lO JUN? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[ll JUN '38?]

[MARY ANNE LEWIS]

783 784

[18 JUN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[20? JUN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

785 786 787 788

[21 JUN '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[22? JUN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[23 JUN '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

NO

789 79° 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

25 JUN '3

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[25 JUN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[29 JUN '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[2 JUL '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

H A/I/A/76 [LONDON] H A/I/A/I37 [LONDON] H A/I/A/I39 [LONDON] CARLTON [CLUB] H A/I/A/iy H A/I/B/I58 [LONDON] H A/I/B/iyo [LONDON] H A/I/A/I47 [LONDON] H A/I/B/I57 [LONDON] H A/I/A/I46 [LONDON] [H OF COMMONS] H A/I/A/I43 BL ADD MS 375O2 ff82~5 [LONDON] PS 104 [LONDON] BEA [RI-g] [LONDON]

2 JUL '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/A/I45

[4 JUL '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

BEA [RI-IO]

[5 JUL? '38]

LADY BLESSINGTON

[7? JUL '38]

[W.K. FORD]

[lO JUL '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[17 JUL '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[19 JUL? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[19 JUL '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[22 JUL '38?]

SARAH DISRAELI

[24? JUL '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

26 JUL '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

ROCHESTER

H A/I/A/29

27 JUL '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

MAIDSTONE

H A/I/A/3O

[29 JUL '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

COUNT D'ORSAY

tjUL? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

H A/I/B/l6o

[30 JUL '38]

2 AUG '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/A/3I

[3 AUG? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/A/I42

[lO AUG '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[15? AUG '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

H A/I/B/l66

[17? AUG '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

2O AUG ['38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [BRADENHAM] BRADENHAM

H A/I/A/33

12 SEP '38

[MARY ANNE LEWIS] [MARY ANNE LEWIS]

[BRADENHAM]

H A/I/A/399

30 SEP ['38]

WILLIAM PYNE

BRADENHAM

FITZ Disraeli 843

[SEP? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS MARY ANNE LEWIS

[6 OCT? '38] [6? OCT '38] 7 OCT '38 9 OCT '38 9 OCT '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

WILLIAM PYNE

[BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM]

H A/I/A/34D etc

[6? OCX '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

BRADENHAM.

H A/I/A/36

[l2 OCT '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[SARAH DISRAELI]

14 OCT '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON] [LONDON] [BRADENHAM]

H A/I/B/l6l

[13? OCT '38]

16 OCT '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

AYLESBURY

H A/I/A/38

8

23 AUG ['38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS MARY ANNE LEWIS

PFRZ Misc Ms H D/I/ A/123

BL ADD MS 375O2 ff86-g H A/I/A/I25 H A/I/A/I4O

PS 105 H A/I/B/227[a] H A/I/B/I59

PS 304 H A/i/A/34g etc

NYPL Kohns [33]

H A/I/B/l65 H A/I/A/32

H A/I/A/34f H A/I/A/34d[ii] H A/I/A/34C H A/I/A/35 FITZ Disraeli 644

H A/I/B/406 H A/I/A/37

XLVII

NO

827 828

829 830 831 832

833 834 835 836 837 838 839

840 841 842

843 844 845 846

847

848

849

850 851 852

853 854

855 856

857

858 859

860 861

862

863

864

865

DATE

TO

PLACE OF ORIGIN

18 OCT '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

ig OCT '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

21 OCT '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

23 OCT '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

25 OCT '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

28 OCT '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

30 OCT '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

2 NOV '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

4 NOV '38 [6? NOV '38] [8 NOV '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[l2 NOV '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

[17 NOV '38?]

SARAH DISRAELI

GROSVENOR GT

H A/i/B/38g,i25

[ig? NOV '38]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

[2O? NOV '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

BL ADD MS 37425 ffl'5

H A/I/A/48

MARY ANNE LEWIS

SARAH DISRAELI

H A/I/A/39 H A/I/A/4O H A/I/A/4I H A/I/A/42 H A/I/A/43 H A/I/A/44 H A/I/A/45 H A/I/A/46 H A/I/A/47 H

A/I/E/ljQ

H A/I/B/l64 H A/I/B/I54

[21? NOV '38]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

23 NOV '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

LONDON

23 NOV ['38]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

[LONDON]

H A/I/B/299,379

24 NOV '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

LONDON

H A/I/A/49

H A/I/B/4OI

H A/I/B/l63

26 NOV '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[BRADENHAM]

H A/I/A/5O

[29 NOV? '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

BRADENHAM

H A/I/ A/72

[i DEC] '38 [i DEC] '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

23 DEC '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

26 DEC '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

29 DEC '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM]

29 [DEC '38]

[LADY BLESSINGTON]

BRADENHAM

PFRZ misc ms

[BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [LONDON] [LONDON] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM]

H A/I/A/6O

MARIA D'ISRAELI

2 DEC '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

4 DEC '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

5 DEC '

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[6 DEC '38]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[l6 DEC '38?]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[2O?] DEC '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

22 DEC '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

30 DEC '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

31 DEC '38

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[14? JAN '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[17 JAN '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

20 JAN '39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

866 867 868 869 870 871 872

21 JAN '39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

21 JAN ['39]

JOHN NASH

22 JAN '39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

AN

873 874

XLVIII

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

23 J

'39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

24 JAN '39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

25 JAN '39 27 JAN '39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

28 JAN '39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

29 JAN '39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/A/5I H A/I/E/5 H A/I/A/52 H A/I/A/53 H A/I/A/54 H A/I/A/I32 H A/I/A/I33 H A/I/A/55 H A/I/A/56 H A/I/A/57 H A/I/A/58 H A/I/A/59

H A/I/A/6l H A/I/B/ig2 H A/I/B/I93 H A/I/ A/79

H A/I/A/80 H H/302/[2l6]

H A/i/A/8i H A/I/A/82 H A/I/A/83 H A/I/A/84 H A/I/A/85 H A/I/A/86 H A/I/A/8y

NO

875

DATE

TO

[30 JAN '39?]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

PLACE OF ORIGIN

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL H A/I/A/II5

I FEE '39

SARAH DISRAELI

[4 FEE '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[6 FEE '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[7 FEE? '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[7? FEE '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[BRADENHAM] [BRADENHAM] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

883

7 FEB ['39] [7 FEB '39]]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

PARK ST

H A/I/A/8g

[MARY ANNE LEWIS]

H A/I/A/I05

885

[8? FEB '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[8 FEE '39?]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

886 887 888 889 890 891 892

[8 FEE '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/B/I95

[9 FEB '39]

[SARAH DISRAELI?]

[LONDON]

H A/I/B/245

II FEB ['39?]

W.C. MAC READY

CARLTON CLUB

MOPSIK [22]

[13? FEB '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[14 FEB '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[14 FEB '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[l6? FEB '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

893 894 895 896

2O FEB ['39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

21 FEB ['39]

W.C. MAC READY

CARLTON CLUB

SHC Y.C. 778(l)

[21 FEB '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

H A/I/B/I94

[22 FEB '39]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

897 898

[25? FEB '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[27 FEB '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

876 31 JAN '39

877

878

879

880 881 882 884

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/ A/88

NYPL Kohns [24]

BEA [RI-II] H A/i/s/88,395 H A/I/A/IO7 H A/I/A/IO6

H A/I/A/I04 H A/I/ A/112

H A/I/B/l8l H A/I/A/64 NYPL Kohns [34]

PS 106 HBG I

899 900 901 902

[28 FEB '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[l MAR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[4? MAR '39]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

[5 MAR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

903 904 905 906

[6 MAR? '39]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

[9 MAR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[l6 MAR '39?]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

[l8? MAR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

9«7 908

[22 MAR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON]

H A/I/B/I84

23 MAR ['39]

DAVID URQUHART

CARLTON CLUB

BAL [l]

99 910

[23 MAR '39?]

SARAH DISRAELI SARAH DISRAELI

[28 MAR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[30 MAR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[2? APR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

NYPL Kohns [2l]

[26 MAR '39]

9n 912 913 9H 9i5 916 917 918 9^9 920 921 922

PS 310 BEA [RI-I2] H A/I/A/II3 H A/I/B/l83,4IO BEA [RI-I3] H A/I/B/igS H A/I/B/374 H A/I/B/igG H A/I/B/I97,4II FITZ Disraeli A22 H A/I/B/I77

H A/I/B/386 H A/I/B/I99 H A/I/B/2OO H A/I/B/204

[4? APR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

BRICKENDONBURY H A/I/B/20I

9 APR '3

MARY ANNE LEWIS

AYLESBURY

H A/I/A/gO

[15 APR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

PS 109

[l6 APR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON]

NYPL Kohns [27]

[ig APR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

QUA 420

[23 APR '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON]

NYPL kohns [26]

[2 MAY '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/B/203

[2 MAY '39?]

SIR ROBERT PEEL SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

MOPSIK [5]

[4 MAY '39]

H A/I/B/I7I

XLIX

DATE

TO

923

[6? MAY '39]

924

[6 MAY '39]

PLACE OF ORIGIN

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON]

H A/I/A/I3I

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

BL ADD MS 37425 ff6-g

925

[7 MAY? '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/A/I2O

926

[7 MAY '39?]

[MARY ANNE LEWIS]

927

[8 MAY '39]

LADY LONDONDERRY

928

[8 MAY '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

H A/I/A/gi

929

[lO MAY '39?]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

GEORGE ST

H A/I/A/92

93° 931 932 933 934 935 936 937 938 939 94» 941 942 943 944 945 946 947 948 949 950 951 952 953 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 961 962

[ll MAY '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[17 MAY '39?]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/ A/121

[27 MAY '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

CARLTON [CLUB] [LONDON] [LONDON]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/ A/95

[5? JUN '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/A/Il8

[l2 JUN '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[13? JUN '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[18 JUN '39?]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[20 JUN '39?]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[20 JUN '39]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

[21 JUN '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

NO

6

93 964 965 966 967 968 969 97o

l

3J

UN

'39

H A/I/A/I29 DURHAM DA2 D/LO/C53O(l9)-25

H A/I/A/93 H A/I/A/IOg

[24 JUN '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [H OF COMMONS] [H OF COMMONS] [LONDON] [LONDON]

[24 JUN '39]

LADY BLESSINGTON

H OF COMMONS

PFRZ Misc Ms 912

[27 JUN? '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/ A/126

[27 JUN? '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[28 JUN? '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[28? JUN '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[l JUL '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [GROSVENOR GT?] [LONDON] [GROSVENOR GT] [LONDON]

[3 J UL '39]

H A/I/B/2O5 PS III

H A/I/A/I24 H A/I/A/II7 H A/I/B/I85 H A/I/A/94 PS 112

H A/I/A/IIO H A/I/ A/128

H A/I/B/2O7 H A/I/B/2O8

SARAH DISRAELI

GROSVENOR GT

H A/I/B/2Og

[3] J UL ['39]

[WILLIAM PYNE?]

[LONDON]

FITZ Disraeli 846

3 JUL ['39] 5 JUL '39

THOMAS HICKIN

GROSVENOR GT

MOPSIK [45]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/A/g6

[5 JUL '39]

SARAH DISRAELI MARY ANNE LEWIS

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] CARLTON [CLUB] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

H A/I/B/2IO

6 JUL '39 8 JUL ['39] 8 JUL '39 [8 JUL '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/A/97 H A/I/A/gS

H A/i/A/g8a PS 113

9 JUL '39 [9 J UL '39] 10 JUL '39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

GROSVENOR GT

H A/I/A/gg

LADY BLESSINGTON

GROSVENOR GT

PFRZ Misc Ms [15]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

LONDON

H A/I/A/IOO

[10? JUL '39]

LADY BLESSINGTON

[LONDON]

PFRZ Misc Ms [l6]

II JUL '39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

GROSVENOR GT

H A/I/A/IOI

12 JUL '39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

GROSVENOR GT

H A/I/A/I02

[12 JUL '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON]

H A/I/B/2II

'3 J UL '39

MARY ANNE LEWIS

GROSVENOR ST

H A/I/A/IO3

[!3 JUL '39]9][

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON]

BL ADD MS 37053 £33

[16 JUL '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

GROSVENOR GT

H A/I/B/224

[17? JUL '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/2I2

[18 JUL '39?] [!9 JUL '39?] [20 JUL '39]

LADY BLESSINGTON

[LONDON] PS 311 [LONDON] H A/I/B/225 [H OF COMMONS] H A/I/ A/122

SARAH DISRAELI MARY ANNE LEWIS

NO

971 972

DATE

TO

PLACE OF ORIGIN

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

[23 JUL '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

NYPL Kohns [25]

24JUL['39l

LORD LONDONDERRY

GROSVENOR HT

NIPR 03030/6188

[26 JUL '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

PS 114

973 974 975 976 977 978 979 980

[2 AUG '39?] [6 AUG? '39] 7 AUG ['39] [9 AUG '39] [9 AUG '39] 10 AUG '39

LADY BURDETT

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/38l

[RICHARD CULVERWELL]

[LONDON]

QUA 30

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

NYPL Kohns [28]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/B/228

SARAH DISRAELI

LONDON

TEXU [2l]

g8oA

12 AUG ['39]

LORD PALMERSTON

CARLTON CLUB

H B/II/74

981 982

[13 AUG '39]

SARAH DISRAELI SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

PS 116

[I5? AUG '39]

983 984 985 986

[l6 AUG '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/388 NYPL Kohns [29]

1 UL?

[3 J

'39]

SARAH DISRAELI

H A/I/B/2I3

PS l8l

[17? AUG '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

17 AUG '39

THOMAS LOFTUS

[LONDON] [LONDON]

QUA 228 FITZ Disraeli 847

H A/I/B/2I7

21 AUG ['39]

WILLIAM PYNE

BRADENHAM

987 988

[23 AUG '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

NYPL Kohns [22]

[23? AUG '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON]

H A/I/A/IO8

989 990 991 992 993 994 995 996 997 998 999

24 AUG ['39]

LADY BLESSINGTON

GROSVENOR HT

PFRZ Misc Ms

[24 AUG? '39]

SARA AUSTEN

CARLTON CLUB

BL ADD MS 45908 ££169-70

[24 AUG '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

QUA 416

[25? AUG '39]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

[LONDON] [LONDON]

[25 AUG '39]

GEORGE BASEVI

GROSVENOR HT

BL ADD MS 37232 flO

[26 AUG '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

27 AUG ['39?]

MARY ANNE LEWIS

H A/I/A/39I

1OOO

H A/I/A/Il6

[28? AUG '39]

WILLIAM PYNE

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

30 AUG '39

MARIA D'ISRAELI

T WELLS

MOPSIK [140]

4 SEP ['39]

SARAH DISRAELI

T WELLS

PS 119

7 SEP ['39]

SARAH DISRAELI

DOVER

H A/I/B/I88

[7? SEP '39]

[THOMAS FRANKLYN?]

[DOVER?]

H B/xxi/D/4ga

10O1

19 SEP ['39]

SARAH DISRAELI

BADEN-BADEN

PS I2O

1OO2

[2 OCT '39]

1003

SARAH DISRAELI

[MUNICH]

PS 121

14 OCT ['39]

SARAH DISRAELI

MUNICH

PS 122

1004

4 NOV ['39]

SARAH DISRAELI

PARIS

PS 123

[14? NOV '39]

R.B. SHERIDAN

[PARIS]

NIPR Mic 22 R54

22 NOV ['39]

SARAH DISRAELI

PARIS

PS 124

[29 NOV '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

GROSVENOR GT

H A/I/B/235

[30 NOV '39?]

1009

MRS I.C. SLOPER

[LONDON]

H D/I/A/IO2

2 DEC ['39]

SARAH DISRAELI

GROSVENOR GT

H A/I/B/lSg

1O1O

[3 DEC '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

1O11

[4? DEC '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

H A/I/B/223

1005

1006 1007 1008

H A/I/B/2I8

FITZ Disraeli 648

FITZ Disraeli A23

1O12

[6? DEC '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

TEXU [20]

1013

[9? DEC '39]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

H A/I/B/382,409

1014

[ll DEC? '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

1015

[ll DEC? '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

!Ol6

[14 DEC '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

lOly

15 DEC ['39]

SARAH DISRAELI

GROSVENOR GT

PS 125

H A/I/B/2I5 H A/I/B/2l6 H A/I/B/222

LI

NO

DATE

TO

1018

[iy? DEC '39]

1019,

l8 DEC ['39]

1O2O

PLACE OF ORIGIN

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON]

H A/I/B/22I

SARAH DISRAELI

GROSVENOR GT

H A/I/B/igO

ig DEC '39

SARAH DISRAELI

LONDON

H A/I/B/220

1O21

[19 DEC '39?]

MARIA D'ISRAELI

BL ADD MS 59887 ff3"4

1022

[2O DEC '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

1023

[21 DEC '39]

SARAH DISRAELI

1024

29 DEC '39

1025

I JAN '40

BRADENHAM

FITZ Disraeli 849

1026

6 JAN ['40?]

[UNKNOWN] [WILLIAM PYNE] [WILLIAM BECKFORD] MARIA D'ISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [BRADENHAM?]

1027

9J

1O28

9 JAN ['40]

AN

AN

'4°

H A/I/B/2I4

PS 175

BRADENHAM

MOPSIK [6]

STOWE

BL ADD MS 59887 ffg-IO

LADY ANNA GRENVILLE

STOWE

HUNT STE box 3(1)

DSS OF BUCK. & CHANDOS

STOWE

HUNT 12

1029

9J

1030

[ID] JAN '40

SARAH DISRAELI

STOWE

HUNT 6

1031

[15? JAN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON [CLUB]

FITZ Disraeli A24

1032

[l6 JAN '40]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

[H OF COMMONS?] H A/I/A/l62

!°33 1034,

[17? JAN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

ILLU 5

[l8? JAN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

103, 1036. 1037, 1038,

[20 JAN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

PS 127 PS 126

[23 JAN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

BL ADD MS 375O2 ffg4"5

[27? JAN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[28 JAN '40?]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

!°39 1040, 1041 1042 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048 1049 1050, 1051 1052, 1053, 1054,

[31 JAN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

BEA [RI-I4]

[31 JAN '40]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/ A/154

[3 FEE '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

NYPL Kohns [5]

5 FEB ['40]

SARAH DISRAELI

FITZ Disraeli A25

[7 FEB '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

[lO FEB '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/246

[l2 FEB '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

FITZ Disraeli A26

[14 FEB '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

[15 FEB '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/244

[l8 FEB '40]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

CARLTON [CLUB]

H A/I/A/I5O

[19 FEB '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

BEA [RI-I5]

[24 FEB '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

FITZ Disraeli A2I

[27 FEB '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON]

PS I3Oa

[FEB '40?]

CHARLES BARING WALL

GROSVENOR GT

GLR Q/WIL/I44/I

[2 MAR '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/B/243

[l2 MAR '40]

WILLIAM PYNE

CARLTON CLUB

FITZ Disraeli 850

[13? MAR '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON]

PS 130

l6 APR ['40]

[MRS i.e. SLOPER]

GROSVENOR GT

H D/I/A/I37

1057, 1058,

[17 APR] '40

THOMAS JONES

CARLTON CLUB

TEXU [30]

[23? APR '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

BRIGHTON

H A/I/B/229

!°59 1060 1061, 1062, 1063 1064 1065,

[25? APR '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

PS 131

[23 MAY '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[BRIGHTON] [LONDON]

[28 MAY '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/242

[29? MAY '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[30? MAY '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

H A/I/B/23O

[l JUN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

7 JUN '40

CHARLES ATTWOOD

GROSVENOR GT

H B/II/II3D

1055, 1056,

LII

'4°

H A/I/B/2I9

psi68 H A/I/B/202

SPI [13]

PS 128,174,343

H A/I/B/234

H A/I/B/24I

PS 132

NO

DATE

TO

PLACE OF ORIGIN

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

io66 1067 1068 1069, 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085, 1086, 1087 1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092,

[7 JUN '40?]

SIR ROBERT PEEL

GROSVENOR GT

BL ADD MS 40498 £348

[9 JUN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

FITZ Disraeli A3O

[ll JUN 40?]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

12 JUN ['40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

[l2 JUN '40]

LADY BLESSINGTON

GROSVENOR GT

PFRZ Misc. Ms.

[13? JUN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

PS 133

[15 JUN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

[15 JUN '40]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/A/I53

[15 JUN '40?]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

H A/I/A/I49

[2O JUN '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

[2 JUL '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

BL ADD MS 375O2 ££96-7

[13? JUL '40]

WILLIAM PYNE

CARLTON [CLUB]

FITZ Disraeli 651

13 JUL '40

[J.M. BUCKLAND]

GROSVENOR GT

MOPSIK [129]

[14 JUL '40]

SARAH DISRAELI SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

PS 134

[19? JUL '40] 24 JUL '40

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

[4 AUG '40]

SARAH DISRAELI SARAH DISRAELI

[lO AUG '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[15 AUG '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

20 AUG ['40]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON [CLUB] [LONDON?] [LONDON] [LONDON] CARLTON [CLUB]

FITZ Disraeli A27

[8? AUG '40]

21 AUG ['40]

LADY CAROLINE MAXSE

GROSVENOR GT

WSRO Maxse Ms 6l £2

21 AUG ['40]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

FITZ Disraeli A28

[26? AUG '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

28 AUG '40

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

CARLTON [CLUB] [LONDON]

H A/I/A/392

109 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098,

BE A ^RI~lOJ

H A/I/B/394

H A/I/B/236

PS 135 PS 166 PS 136 NYPL Kohns [20]

PS 137 H A/I/B/39I

FITZ Disraeli A2g

[29? AUG '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/I87

7 SEP '40 [18 SEP '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

WOOLBEDING

PS 138

SARAH DISRAELI SARAH DISRAELI

[2 OCT '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

FITZ Disraeli A3I

[28 SEP? '40]

[3 OCT '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/239

[4 OCT? '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[5 OCT '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

11O1

[9 OCT? '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

11O2

10 OCT ['40]

SARAH DISRAELI

11033

II OCT '40

SARAH DISRAELI

11044

[17 OCT '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

11055

[22 OCT '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

11066

[24 OCT '40]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

11O7,

[28? OCT '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

11088

[l NOV '40]

WILLIAM PYNE

llOg

[2? NOV '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

mo

[4 NOV? '40]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] CARLTON [CLUB] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

1099, 1100

H A/I/A/l63

[7 OCT '40?]

[EDITOR OF THE TIMES?]

8 OCT '40

SARAH DISRAELI

PS 139 H A/I/B/240 H A/I/B/227

PS 1403 PS 300 PS 140 H A/I/B/l62 H A/I/B/232

PS 173 BL ADD MS 62711 ££14-170 TEXU [24]

PS 178 PS 142 FITZ Disraeli 852

PS 143 H A/I/B/405

1111

9 NOV ['40]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

FITZ Disraeli A33

1112

II NOV '40

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

[LONDON]

H A/I/A/393

1113

[ll NOV? '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

NYPL Montague [4]

LIII

NO

DATE

11144

TO

PLACE OF ORIGIN

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

12 NOV '40

1115

SARAH DISRAELI

[13 NOV '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

UCLA 20

11166

[14 NOV '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

FITZ Disraeli A32

11177

[21 NOV '40]

WILLIAM PYNE

FITZ Disraeli 853

[21 NOV '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[26? NOV '40]

[LADY LYNDHURST]

[28? NOV '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

1121

[30 NOV '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

1122

[5 DEC '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

1123,

[ig DEC '40]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON?] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON?]

H A/I/B/233

1124,

27 DEC '40

SARAH DISRAELI

DEEPDENE

PS 147,169

1125,

[26 JAN '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

H A/I/B/27O

1126,

[28 JAN '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

1127,

[5? FEE '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

PS 301 PS 164

1128,

[l6 FEE '41]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/B/259

1129,

[19 FEE '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON]

H A/I/B/247

1130,

23 FEE '41

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

BL ADD MS 37425 ffl4-I5

1131,

[26 FEE '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

UCLA DIOO Box 42

1132,

3 MAR ['41]

SARAH DISRAELI

"33 H34 "35 11366

[6 MAR? '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

[8? MAR '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

[lO MAR '41?]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

II MAR ['41]

SARAH DISRAELI

"37 11388

II MAR '41

WILLIAM PYNE

[13 MAR '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [CARLTON CLUB] [LONDON] [LONDON?] [LONDON] CARLTON [CLUB] [LONDON] [LONDON]

"39 11400 11411 11422

l6 MAR ['41]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

TEXU [23]

"43 "44 "45 11466, "47 1148

1118, 1119, 1120,

"49 11500 11511 11522

PS 144

PS 145 ILLU 24

PS 1453 H A/I/B/238 H A/I/B/237

BL ADD MS 37425 ffl6-I7 H A/I/B/27I H A/I/B/260 H A/I/A/I57 BL ADD MS 37425 ffl8-2O FITZ Disraeli 854 H A/I/B/226

[l8 MAR '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

H OF COMMONS

H A/I/B/248

19 MAR '41

H.C. VERNON

GROSVENOR GT

H D/II/B/25a

[2O MAR '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

H A/I/B/249

[22? MAR '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

[25 MAR '41?]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/265

[29 MAR? '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/266

I APR ['41]

[MRS i.e. SLOPER]

GROSVENOR GT

H D/I/A/I4O

[3 APR? '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

21 APR '41

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON]

H A/I/B/377,26l

26 APR ['41?]

DAVID URQUHART

CARLTON CLUB

BAL 2

[29 APR '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

GROSVENOR GT

H A/I/B/25I

[3 MAY '41]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

[LONDON]

H A/I/B/264,26g

5 [ MAY '4

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/25O

[5?] MAY '41

WILLIAM PYNE

FITZ Disraeli 855

[7 MAY '41]

WILLIAM PYNE

PS 149

H A/I/B/262

"53 "54 "55 11566

[8? MAY '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

15 MAY ['41]

SARAH DISRAELI

"57 11588

[20 MAY '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON [CLUB] CARLTON [CLUB] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

27 MAY '41

RICE WYNNE

GROSVENOR GT

31 MAY ['41]

GEORGE TOMLINE

6 JUN '41 8 JUN '41

SIR ROBERT PEEL

[CARLTON CLUB?] ESU Suff. R.O. HAiig: 503/13 PS 309 GROSVENOR GT

ELECTORS/SHREWSBURY

LONDON

"59 11600 11611

LIV

FITZ Disraeli 856 H A/I/B/272 BL ADD MS 37425 ff22~3 NYPL Kohns [30] H B/I/B/8b

H B/I/B/33

DATE

TO

PLACE OF ORIGIN

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

Il62

[12 JUN '41]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

CARLTON [CLUB]

H A/I/A/I55

ll62A

12 JUN ['41]

[RICE WYNNE?]

GROSVENOR GT

SCL MS 134 p 72

1163

[13 JUN '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

H A/I/B/253

1164

[14 JUN '41]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

1165

18 JUN '41

ELECTORS/SHREWSBURY

[LONDON] [SHREWSBURY] [SHREWSBURY]

1166

21 JUN '41

SARAH DISRAELI

SHREWSBURY

H A/I/B/252

1167

24 JUN ['41]

[HENRY RICHARDS]

SHREWSBURY

FITZ Disraeli 657

1168

25 JUN '41

ELECTORS/ SHREWSBURY

SHREWSBURY

H B/I/B/30

Il6g

29 JUN '41

ELECTORS/SHREWSBURY

SHREWSBURY

H B/I/B/35

1170

30 JUN ['41]

MARIA D'ISRAELI

[SHREWSBURY]

BL ADD MS 59887 ££12-13

CARLTON CLUB

NYPL Kohns [31] H A/I/B/2&3

NO

UL

1

H A/I/A/I&4 H B/I/B/32

1171

7J

['4 !

SARAH DISRAELI

11722

[15 JUL '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

"73 "74 "75

[17 JUL '41]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

[24 JUL '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON?] [LONDON] [LONDON]

[27 JUL? '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/B/268

1176,

[29 JUL? '41]

[SARAH DISRAELI]

[LONDON]

H A/I/B/258

"77

29 JUL '41

ROBERT MACKENZIE

GROSVENOR GT

PHS Gratz 9-33

1178,

17 AUG ['41]

SIR ROBERT PEEL

"79

[ig AUG '41]

SARAH DISRAELI SARAH DISRAELI

PS 150 BL ADD MS 37425 fflO-I3

"83

[28 AUG '41?]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

1184, 1185,

[31 AUG? '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

CARLTON [CLUB] BL ADD MS 40486 [LONDON] H A/I/B/254 [LONDON] H A/I/B/255 [CARLTON CLUB?] H A/I/A/l6l [LONDON] PS 151 [LONDON] H A/I/A/I95 [LONDON] PS 152

[2? SEP '41]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

CARLTON CLUB

H A/I/A/l6o

n86

5 SEP '41 [6 SEP '41?] 6 SEP '41 8 SEP '41

SIR ROBERT PEEL

GROSVENOR GT

BL ADD MS 40487 ££286-7

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

[CARLTON CLUB]

H A/I/A/2O2

SARAH DISRAELI

GROSVENOR GT

H A/I/B/25&

SIR ROBERT PEEL

GROSVENOR GT

BL ADD MS 40487 ££290-1

[14 SEP '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

HANOVER SQ

H A/I/B/257

[14?] SEP ['41]

[R.M.?] MARTIN

CARLTON CLUB

PS 302

J.M. GASKELL

CAEN

GMF [l]

H A/I/A/394

1180,

[21 AUG '41]

1181,

[24 AUG '41]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

1182,

[25 AUG '41]

SARAH DISRAELI

1187, 11888 1189, 11900 1191

fflig-21

"92

17 OCT '41

"93 "94 "95 1196,

II NOV '41

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

CAEN

II NOV '41

WILLIAM PYNE

CAEN

FITZ Disraeli 858

[14 DEC '41]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

HANOVER SQ

H A/I/A/I5&

l6 DEC '41

[j. FINCH?]

[CARLTON CLUB]

QUA 198

"97 1198,

21 DEC ['41]

BRADENHAM

GRAM II

28 DEC '41

COUNT D'ORSAY [JOHN FRAIL?]

BRADENHAM

PS 303

"99

30 DEC '41

JOHN WALTER

BRADENHAM

TIA Walter Papers 238

12OO

['41?]

MARY ANNE DISRAELI

[LONDON]

H A/i/A/152 etc

The following is the available information (source indicated) about Disraeli letters that have not been located, and for which no significant portion of the text is available, but which seem to belong to the 1838-41 period. Some of them have been used in the notes of this volume, as indicated. For pre-i8$8 letters newly found see Appendix i. ii APR ['39]

Maggs catalogue No 360 (Autumn 1917), item 1503, to Mr Macready. 2pp, 8vo. April nth. See 893111.

LV

[26 MAR '39]

Goodspeed's catalogue (October ig59-January 1960), item 154. See

9°9n4-

17 DEC '39 21 JUL '40

IO DEC '40 24 JAN '41 29 JAN '41

[29 JUN] '41 13 JUL '41

LVI

ABPC (1964) 794 to William Leader Maberly. 4pp. Jahrbuch der Auktionspreise (1961) 380, to P. Berlyn. Also described in Autographes aus der Sammlung Karl Geigy-Hagenbach, Basel ... (Basel and Marburg 1961) item 596, as a letter in which D declines an invitation of the Whittington Club 'to take the chair at the approaching Anniversary Dinner'. To J.M. Buckland. See 1078™. Maggs catalogue No 623 (Spring 1936), item 3, to Sir J. Lubbock & Go. 4pp, 410. See ingni. Maggs catalogue No 275 (December 1911), item 795. ALS, 3pp, 8vo. M&B ii 121, to Sir Robert Peel, announcing victory at Shrewsbury. See 116^2. NYPL Montague [i], cover, to John Flatten, Lynn, Norfolk.

Grosvenor Gate

LVII

Sir Robert Peel (1838), by John Linnelll

LVIII

and Duke of Buckingham and Chandos

LIX

Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry by Sir Thomas Lawrence

LX

Wynyard Hall (about 1840)

LXI

Henry Thomas Hope of Deepdene

LXII

Benjamin Disraeli (1840) by A.E. Chalon

LXIII

Mary Anne Disraeli (1840) by A.E. Chalon

LXIV

Sir Francis Burdett (1793) by Sir Thomas Lawrence

LXV

Van Amburgh and His Lions

LXVI

Angela Burdett-Coutts (mid-i84os) by Masquerier

LXVII

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert dancing

LXVIII

Brighton - The Steyne (1825)

LXIX

Deepdene - The Hall (18403)

LXX

BENJAMIN DISRAELI LETTERS: 1838-1841

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TO: MARY ANNE LEWIS

[Bradenham, Monday 1 January 1838]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/34a PUBLICATION HISTORY: Hardwick 98, dated i January 1839 EDITORIAL COMMENT: MA was staying at Bradenham. This internal note was sent by D to mark the New Year. Dating: endorsed by MA: Jany ist. 1838'. By 1839 D was addressing MA in more familiar terms.

695

Mrs. Wyndham, It comes in with rain; I hope it will end with sunshine. [signed with a delta] TO: WILLIAM PYNE

[Bradenham] Wednesday [3 January 1838?]

696

ORIGINAL: FITZ Disraeli 845 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by comparison with 697. The Aylesbury Quarter Sessions were held 2-4 January 1838. Sic: harass.

CONFIDENTIAL Wednesday My dear P[yne], This morning has brought me an important letter, probably the most important I have ever received, and from the highest quarter. Altho' I trust I have sufficiently barricadoed this sheet of paper, I think / it as well to go into no detail at this moment; our post being villainously inclined. You will see it when we meet. I write this only to say that to comply with the request contained, I must pretty well shut myself up in my room until Parliament meets and work very / assiduously some time after.1 Now if you see your way clearly on the point of the £1500, I sho[ul]d of course not hesitate to do this; but if you have the least doubt, tell me at once, as I am bound to think only of that, and to give my mind solely to the fulfilment of that engagement. / Under these circumstances, I have not answered the communication I have received this morning and shall not until Friday, making Quarter Sessions (now holding) the excuse. You will excuse my troubling you thus, for I know your really friendly and faithful disposition. The affair is / indeed of vast importance, as it may ultimately ensure, as a matter of necessity, all that we can possibly hope; but nevertheless I would sooner at once decline the suggested task and its consequent reward, than undertake it and find from harass and other circumstances I was unable to command my / mind for its fulfilment. I hope good reports of Mrs. Pyne. Ever Yours, I D TO: WYNDHAM LEWIS

[Bradenham] Thursday [4 January 1838]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/4i4 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: MA left Bradenham for London on Friday 5 January 1838.

1 A series of ten articles under the heading OLD ENGLAND and signed 'Coeur de Lion' appeared in The Times between 3 and 15 January, bearing dates (presumably of composition) of 2 to 12 January. See app ii. The series has been reprinted in Whigs and Whiggism 408-30. D'S implication that he was then commissioned from 'the highest quarter' to undertake this or any other work has not been confirmed by outside evidence. See also 738n2.

3

697

My dear Coll[eague], Thursday Your letter arrived only this morning, tho' I suppose, from its tone, you imagined it wo[ul]d reach us sooner. Mrs. Wyndham returns tomorrow, to our universal regret. We had hoped we sho[ul]d have seen you for a day or two. You will find her / very well, and I hope she has been as happy and as amused, as our quiet life can make her. I cannot come up to town instanter. I have here business of great importance from the highest quarter, which must be attended to. A day, an hour is of / importance to me in this affair which concerns our party, and a day or so in the other business can be nothing. I write fully by Mrs. Wyndham, being now tired to death, having been obliged to sit on the bench all day,1 / but I send this by post that you sho[ul]d not make any appointment with our Maidstone friends with[ou]t first hearing from me. Yours ever I D

698

TO: MARY ANNE LEWIS

,[Bradenham] Friday 5 January 1838

ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/ig COVER: 1838 I Wycombe January five I Mrs. Wyndham Lewis I i Grosvenor Gate I Park Lane I B Disraeli POSTMARK: (i) In circle: c I 6jA6 I 1838 (2) HWYCOMBE I Penny Post (3) In small rectangle: No. i (4) TO PAY id ONLY (5) In circular form: HIGH WYCOMBE PUBLICATION HISTORY: M&B H 17, dated 5 January 1838

My dear Mrs. Wyndham, Friday I was very sorry not to see you this morning, but very imprudently I sat up late at night writing,1 which never does for me, slept little and only towards morn, / and woke wretchedly shattered. I hope you have had not a very disagreeable journey to town and found Wyndham well. We miss you here all very much; everything seems flat and every body / dull and dispirited, almost as dull and dispirited as you think me. Believe me, I Ever yours with I great regard, I Dis

699

TO: WYNDHAM LEWIS

[Bradenham] Friday [5 January 1838]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/4og COVER: Wyndham Lewis Esq MP EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is probably the letter mentioned in 697 entrusted to MA. Dating: endorsed in another hand: 'Jany 4. 1838 I B. Disraeli'.

My dear Coll[eague], Friday As you seem so anxious that I should come to town, I will try to do so in a day or two, and let you know by Sundays post more about it. I have / undertaken a task of great importance, and it requires more time than circumstances will permit me, if not more hours than I have; otherwise I would have been with you directly. I / will however work as hard as possible. Ever yours I Dis. 1 D was not reported as having been present at the Aylesbury Magistrates Chamber on 4 January, nor could he have returned to Bradenham so quickly if he had. Possibly he attended Petty Sessions locally which was not reported in either of the Bucks papers. 1 Probably the fourth of the 'Old England' articles, published in The Times on 6 January. See app n.

4

TO: WILLIAM PYNE

Bradenham] Sunday [7? January 1838],

ORIGINAL: FITZ Disraeli 641

EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: endorsement in another hand on the fourth page of the MS: 'Benjn. Disraeli Esqre I Jany. 1838'. The reference to Isaac would seem to indicate a time very shortly after Christmas. Sic: suceeded.

private Sunday My dear Pyne, As you were silent, an irrepressible determination came over me to settle these affairs that occasion us both so much trouble, and I have precipitated that application which you recommended. The result has been successful; more so than you can possibly imagine. As it has suceeded, we will not speak of the rashness of my appeal, but the circumstances were unusually favorable and justified it. Every farthing shall be paid to you, to do with it as you think proper. My miscellaneous incumbrances are under 1600. and all of them, with one slight exception, at legal interest. They do not therefore / require our attention, and can be left to the future. The only thing is about Mr. B.' That haunts me. He is so stern, so inflexible in matters of business, that his friendship is gone for ever if, after what occurred between us, I am not strictly punctual and correct. Nor can the arrangements I have made here at all meet his case, as, for obvious reasons, it did not become me to appear distressed, but only encumbered: nor could I of course press for any particular day. The application was made on the very eve of departure, and everything now must be left to him. I am anxious not to come to town, / being very much engaged, though I fear I have unadvisedly undertaken what I scarcely have fixity of attention to achieve; I am so extremely harassed about B. Independent of my affection for him, which is sincere, I shall never pardon myself for losing such an invaluable ally, and who I am sure wo[ul]d do anything for me, as long as he retained the opinion of me, which he now holds. Answer me, my dear friend, by return of post. Have no difficulty in telling me the truth. If you can do the thing, we are all right; if you cannot, experience tells me it is from no want of will. It will make no difference between us; the £5000 or / whatever it may be, certainly not less, shall be paid to you, all the same. You have the first and the greatest claim upon me; not merely in law and honor, but in regard. 1 'Mr. B' remains unidentified. Of all D'S acquaintances whose names begin with 'B' the one who stand in the relationship to D suggested in this letter, and who also had the money to make him a possible significant creditor, was Thomas Baring (see (VOL 11) 688n7), member of the famous banking family and, unlike the majority of his relations, a Tory. Correspondence with Baring from this period has not been located, but there are 45 letters from Baring to D in H for the years 1848 to 1873, an T.O / A most affectionate note from Lord Lyndhurst, but I don't send it, as you are mentioned in it. TO: SARAH DISRAELI [London, Friday] i February 1839lkjdljoihjfjlkjfloikjdlklkjdl. ORIGINAL: NYPL Kohns [24] PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 115-6, dated i February 1839, prints the third and fourth paragraphs. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Sic: Lietenancy.

Dearest, Feb 1/39 The Duke of Buckingham is expected in town tomorrow. Of his affairs I only learn from Fremantle that they are very favorable, and better even than he anticipated.l It is expected that / Lord Carrington will be appointed at the Council holden today. Lord Forester2 told me, under the rose, that he was going to rat to the Tories in 1836, about two years / ago, and it was the promise of the Lietenancy that stopped [him]. He added, "There never was such a funker; he is the greatest coward I ever knew, both morally and physically." I understand the / Duke and Lyndhurst are in high spirits; Sir Robert arrived this morning. They talk of amendments on the address - Brougham cannot be held in, last session he said they felt the weight of his "little finger, let / them now prepare for the double fist" - "Not two hours, no, not one hour, nay, not half an hour - shall pass after the meeting" - but he will be into them. On dit he intends to bring forward the state of Ireland. / All this gossip from Forester. On the night of the agth. Lord Grey standing in his room in his dressing gown, a large picture fell and crushed him. After remaining under / it a considerable time, he contrived to crawl out and pulled the bell. He was found in a state of half stupor. He has narrowly escaped a concussion of the brain; the skull is laid open to the depth of an inch and Lions, which I have baptised the Queen[,] is going to see The Lady of Lyons on fridayf.] I wish it had been / your Trajedy ... Lady B with ten thousand amities says as The Trajedy is finished you ought to scribble [a] few pages for her book[.] Don't mind what it is, it will beat the others.' H B/xxi/D/301. On the matter of Macready and the Queen see also SyS&nna^. On the 'few pages' for Lady Blessington's book see further 931 and g/ja&ni. In fact, Lady Blessington had first asked D for 'a Tale or Sketch for the Book of Beauty' in a letter of 7 January 1839. H B/xxi/B/595. 1 The new Duke inherited a rent-roll of £100,000 a year; however, his father had heavily encumbered the estate through many years of extravagance - largely in the acquisition of books and art, embellishments to Stowe, and lavish entertaining. A sale held in 1834 of part of the collection of prints had given warning of financial embarrassment, but in his final years the first Duke had curbed his expenditures and had left his son in a better financial position than he had expected. Unfortunately, the example of his father did not moderate the second Duke's financial behaviour. 2 John George Weld Forester (1801-1874), and Baron Forester, of Willey Park, Salop.

'33

877

i/2.3 News / arrived this morning. This I just heard from Saurin.4 God bless you all I and love I D The foot muff divested the cold ride of all its horrors.

878

TO: SARAH DISRAELI [London, Monday 4 February 183pkfijoidjfoijdsfjoijfoijsoa ORIGINAL: BEA [RI-II] PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 118-9, dated February 1839, prints extracts from th third paragraph, with alterations; M&B n 39, dated 13 October 1838, omits the last sentence of the second paragraph. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by D'Orsay's birthday and by reports of the Queen's activities. Cf app vi 18-21. Sic: St James' St.

Dearest, I called on D'Orsay yesterday and found him very flourishing. He asked me to dine with him to day to celebrate his birthday,1 but I was obliged, tho' with gt. regret, to decline. It is all lies abt. / Macready, who goes on with the Theatre.2 D'O. says that Melbourne is jealous that the Queen has not asked him to go behind the scenes to the Lions;3 'tis the only feed from wch / he has been absent - ; wishes to know, why the Queen did not go and see Macready and Helen Faucit* feed after the Lady of Lyons?5 The Gibsons,6 George Wombwell and Stapleton dined at Grosvr. Gate yesterday. / There has been a row at Crockfords and Ude dismissed. He told the Committee he was worth 4ooo£ a year. Their new man is quite a failure, 7 so I think the great artist may yet return from Elba. / He told Wombwell, that in spite of his 4000 a yr., he was miserable in retirement; that he sate all day with his hands 3 The press accounts of Grey's accident were less sensational: '... some slight temporary indisposition followed, but we sincerely rejoice to say that from the first no apprehension of danger has been entertained.' The Examiner (10 Feb 1839). 4 Possibly William Saurin (i757?-i839); appointed attorney-general for Ireland in 1807 but removed in 1822 by Lord Wellesley because of his intolerance; or his son Edward. See ii42&n3. The elder Saurin died on n February. 1 On the matter of dating D'Orsay's birthday see (VOL n) 477^. 2 There had been rumours that Macready would relinquish the management of Covent Garden at the end of the season. MC (21 Feb 1839). See also 876m. 3 Queen Victoria at this time was fascinated by Van Amburgh's wild animal act, a part of the programme at Drury Lane which she saw six times in as many weeks. Alan Hardy Queen Victoria Was Amused (1976) 29. At the close of the performance on 24 January 'her majesty was conducted to the stage to see the lions fed ... her Majesty was delighted with the feeding, and expressed her great gratification to Mr Van Amburgh with whom she conversed most freely ...' The Age (27 Jan 1839). 4 Helen Faucit (1817-1898) had made her London debut in 1836, and was at this time well known as a member of Macready's company, especially for her Shakespearean roles. 5 The Queen had been to see Bulwer's The Lady of Lyons at Covent Garden, with Macready and Faucit in prominent roles, on i February. MP (2 Feb 1839). 6 Thomas Milner Gibson in 1832 had married Susanne Arethusa Cullum (b 1814), only child of Sir Thomas Cullum, 8th Baronet. Mary Anne had been a visitor to their country house, Theberton in Suffolk, in November 1838. See app vi 18-21. 7 Charles Elme Francatelli (1805-1876) had succeeded Louis Eustache Ude as chef at Crockford's. D'S prediction of his failure was premature, for his reputation eventually surpassed Ude's. After Crockford's, Francatelli became maitre d'hotel and cook-in-ordinary to the Queen, and later managed other clubs and hotels. He became particularly famous for his books; these included The Modern Cook (1845), The Cook's Guide and Butler's Assistant (1861), Plain Cookery Book for The Working Classes (1861), and The Royal English and Foreign Confectionery Book (1862).1862232

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before him doing nothing. Wombwell suggested, the exercise / of his art for the gratific[ati]on of his own appetite. "Pah!" he sd. "I have not been into my kitchen once: I hate the sight of my kitchen. I dine on roast mutton dressed by a cookmaid." He shed tears, and said / that he had only been twice in St James' St. since his retiremt. wch was in Septr. and that he made it a rule never to walk on the same side as the Clubhouse. "Ah I love that Club, tho' / they are ingrats. Do not be offended Mr. W. if I do not take my hat off to you when we meet, but I have made a vow that I will never take my hat off to a member of the Committee." "I shall always take my hat off to you Mr U[de."] Love I D / The members crowd in. TO: SARAH DISRAELI [London] Wednesday [6 February 1839]foijoirejoijdoijfojhfhj ORIGINALS: [i] H A/i/B/88; [2] H A/i/B/395 EDITORIAL COMMENT: From internal evidence it is almost certain that A/i/B/395 is a postscript to A/i/B/88. Dating: see nna,3,7. Sic: bothe; Cis; Battiere; Phillippe.

[i] Dearest, Wedy There are no letters, parcels or books at the Athenaeum; nothing of any kind. Reade is such fudge, that I have great doubts whether he / have sent anything to anyplace; he only wants to entrap the Governor into a sympathising correspondence. He is a frenzied genius of the dullest order, and a most intolerable / bore.l There was fun in bothe houses last night. Brougham marvellously fine, but the report in the Times is insufferably bad and does not convey the slightest idea of / what he said. His denunciation of O'C[onne]ll was startling.21 was in the Lords. I think the cloud has blown over the land. The great debate is fixed for the igth.3 D. [2] All town are talking of Cis Foresters duel with a brother officer; a sort of Battiere business4 with a snob who at last turned; 3 shots exchanged and no result. But it is feared the Horse G[uar]ds / will take it up.5 1 For Isaac's dealings with Reade see (VOL i) 324n8. 2 On 5 February, in the evening following the Address, Brougham had come out 'with a very brilliant speech, and with a fierce and bitter philippic against O'Connell, for having insinuated that Ld. Norbury had been shot by his own Son.' The next night (6 Feb) O'Connell retaliated in the House of Commons. Greville iv 122. 3 The debate on Villiers's perennial motion against the Corn Laws, of which he had given notice on 5 February, had been set for 19 February. The Times (6 Feb 1839). 4 Londonderry had in 1823 accepted a challenge from Cornet Battier (d 1839), also of the loth Hussars, which had brought Londonderry a sharp reprimand from the Horse Guards while Battier was dismissed from the army. 5 On 4 February Cecil Forester and W.E. Hanmer, both captains of the Blues, had fought a duel at Wormwood Scrubs. Forester had been attended by J.W.B. MacDonald of the Life Guards, and Hanmer by Lt Conroy of the Coldstream Guards. While discussing the etiquette to be observed at the funeral of Sir John Elley, Forester allegedly had insulted Hanmer and the latter had issued a challenge through his second, Lt Conroy. Forester had refused the challenge because Hanmer was not seconded by an officer from the Blues, whereupon Hanmer had severely horsewhipped him, thus forcing a chal-

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Great meeting at Peels; no amendment required; corn laws not noticed in the speech.6 3 more glorious days expected immediately in France;7 Louis Phillippe will lose by the Dissolution, and if / he tries to do away with the Chamber, the army is against him. These are the credited on dits, but I have faith in L. P's prestige for sagacity: and why / can't he buyfV] them all? "The Argus"8 is the most contemptible failure and is already forgotten, tho' the Editor really circulated 75,000 and started with more adve[rtisemen]ts than any paper existing. / It is so bad, that it is supposed to be written by Westmacott himself. I called today in Q. A. St.9 but all out: left two cards. D

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TO: MARY ANNE LEWIS [London, Thursday 7 February? 1839]jodjoifjoijdnfjdddd ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/ioy COVER: Mrs. Wyndham Lewis I i Grosvenor Gate EDITORIAL COMMENT: There is no salutation. On the cover in MA'S hand is a notation that looks like 'Angry' but which could be an attempt to give a date. Dating: Conjectural: by comparison with 881, assuming that the visit promised here is the one referred to in that letter.

I have only this moment risen, and shall come on to you the moment directly I have dressed, as I promised, when we parted yesterday. My friends do not influence my conduct, 1 and I can not believe that / you have really any enemies.2 At all events neither friends nor enemies occasion the position in which we find ourselves. We have only to blame ourselves, and / I am willing to endure my share of this deep remorse. I write this utterly hopeless and seeing no future but one of impenetrable gloom [.] D. lenge from Forester. Following the duel, Hanmer was ostracized by his fellow officers and, through his lieutenant-colonel, appealed to Lord Hill, colonel of the regiment, for a court of inquiry to vindicate his conduct. Lord Hill, however, summoned all the officers before him to hear their complaints against Hanmer. When none were offered, he strongly censured their conduct towards Hanmer and commanded that it be changed. MP (5, 25 Feb 1839). 6 The Queen had opened parliament on the previous day, and the Speech from the Throne had not mentioned the Corn Laws. There had been talk of a possible dissolution and Peel had been under some pressure to move an amendment to the Queen's Speech in order to rally his followers, but after consultation with Wellington he decided against such a course, preferring to wait until the contentious issues of Canada and of the Corn Laws were raised in the course of the session. It was his habit on special occasions to hold explanatory meetings of the full party, which, according to Gash, 'helped to give the Conservatives a cohesion and purpose which no party in opposition had ever had before.' Gash Peel 214-15, 235. 7 The French Chamber had been dissolved on 2 February, and the opposition papers regarded the dissolution as similar to the one by Charles x which had resulted in the 'Three Glorious Days' of July 1830 leading to his abdication and the succession of Louis Philippe. The Times (6 Feb 1839). 8 The first number of the new weekly had appeared on 3 February. The Argus ran until 30 September 1843, when it was merged with The Age. For The Age see (VOL i) 44&ni49 D'S cousin BEL is listed at 31 Queen Anne St West in Robson's Guide (1840). 1 Cf8s6n3 and 876™. 2 Cf 76in2, 88a&na and 914117. There had been gossip for some time about the relationship between D and MA, as evidenced in a letter from MA to Rosina Bulwer of 15 July 1838. H 0/111/0/1287,1300. Cf MA'S concern for reputation in her Commonplace Book. H D/IX/E/I.

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TO: MARY ANNE LEWI

[London, Thursday 7? February 1839]

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ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/io6 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: this letter, with its aggrieved formality, is probably the second of four to MA on 7 February. Her replies to the first three have not been found. Cf app vi 36, 37. Sic: mortefication.

My dear Mrs. Wyndham, 5 o'ck. I have just received your note, which obliges me to express, with more haste than I had intended, some feelings which have, more than once, forced themselves upon me, and the influence of which is now irresistible. I did not quit your house today in any anger, but only in deep sorrow and mortification. Nor did I quit it until after much reflection. This has assured me of what I had more than once suspected, though I / had driven it from my mind - vizt., that, not so much from difference of temper, of which I think little, but from other circumstances which are beyond our mutual control, the continuance of that intimacy on which we have both, perhaps too rashly, staked much happiness, must be a source of discomfort to both of us, and to me of great mortefication. It would be affectation in me to pretend, that I can suppose that its termination should be a / matter of indifference to either of us. But this is full of pain, and I will not dwell on it. As for myself, I am, alas!, used to disappointment, and must submit to see the last of my illusions vanish like so many preceding ones. And for you, you have everything that can make life delightful, and can contribute to your enjoyment - and believe me you will find life delightful and full of enjoyment, altho' not illumined by the love of / one, who will soon be to you a dream. He quits you however with a deep sense of your many charms and virtues, much gratitude for the tenderness that has solaced many an hour of depression, and earnest wishes for your welfare and felicity. D TO: MARY ANNE LEWIS Park Street [London] Thursday 7 February [1839]18393 ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/8g COVER: Mrs. Wyndham Lewis I i Grosvenor Gate I Park Lane I D I [Endorsed in MA'S hand:] Important Feb 1839. PUBLICATION HISTORY: M&B n 51-3, long extracts dated 7 Februa.r 1839; Blake 769-71, dated 7 February 1839, with errors and omissions. EDITORIAL COMMENT: There is no salutation. This letter is accompanied by a note in pencil, probably by Lord Rowton: 'I leave this strange letter (with the newspaper in wh it was wrapped - just as I found it among Lady Beaconsfield's papers, after her death. R'. H A/i/A./8ja. The sheet of newspaper was from The Morning Chronicle (2 Feb 1839). Cf app vi 36. Sic: chose between ... or; De Novo\ acquainted; neither ... or; Ideot.

Park Street I Thursday night I Feby. 7 I would have endeavoured to have spoken to you of that which it was necessary you sho[ul]d know, and I wished to have spoken with the calmness which was natural to one humiliated and distressed. I succeeded so far as to be considered "a selfish bully" and to be desired to quit your house for ever. I have recourse therefore to this miserable method of communicating with you; none can be more imperfect, but I write, / as if it were the night before my execution.

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Every hour of my life I hear of our approaching union from all lips except your own. At last a friend, anxious to distinguish me by some unusual mark of his favor, and thinking to confer on me a distinction of which I sho[ul]d be proud, offers me one of his seats for our happy month. l The affair was then approaching absurdity. There was a period, and / a much earlier one, when similar allusions to the future, and intimations of what must occur, were frequent from your lips; as if you thought some daily hint of the impending result was necessary to stimulate or to secure my affection. As a woman of the world, which you are thoroughly, you ought not, you cannot, be unacquainted with the difference that subsists between our relative positions. The continuance / of the present state of affairs, could only render you disreputable; me it wo[ul]d render infamous. There is only one constructiontruction which Society, and justly, puts upon a connection between a woman, who is supposed to be rich, and a man whom she avowedly loves, and does not marry. In England especially there is no stigma more damning; it is one which no subsequent conduct or position ever / permits to be forgotten. It has crushed men, who have committed with impunity even crimes; some things may indeed be more injurious; none more ignominious. This reputation impends over me. I will at least preserve that honor which is the breath of my existence. At present I am in the situation of an insolvent whose credit is not suspected; but ere a few weeks, I must inevitably chose between being ridiculous or / being contemptible; I must be recognized as being jilted by you, or I must at once sink into what your friend Lady Morgan has already styled me "Mrs. Wyndham Lewis's De Novo"[.]2 This leads me to the most delicate of subjects; but in justice to us both, I will write with the utmost candor. I avow when I first made my advances to you, I was influenced by no romantic feelings. My father / had long wished me to marry; my settling in life was the implied, tho' not stipulated, condition of a disposition of his property, which would have been convenient to me. 3 I myself, about to commence a practical career, wished for the solace of a home, and shrunk from all the torturing passions of intrigue. I was not blind to worldly advantages in such an alliance, but I had already proved, that my heart was / not to be purchased. I found you in sorrow, and that heart was touched. I found you, as I thought, amiable, tender, and yet acute and gifted with no ordinary mind; one whom I co[ul]d look upon with pride as the partner of my life, who could sympathise with all my projects and feelings, console me in the moments of depression, share my hour of triumph, and work with me for our honor and our happiness. 1 Lord Powerscourt? See 964^3. 2 Sydney Morgan, the Irish novelist, moved into Mary Anne's neighbourhood in 1839, and her home in William Street, Hyde Park, became famous for the conversazioni held there. William John Fitzpatrick Lady Morgan: Her Career, Literary and Personal (1860) 264. D'S sensitivity to Lady Morgan's remark is understandable. One of the scandals in London society at this time was the liaison between the Duchess of Cannizzaro and an adventurer named Di Novo. D'S observation about the social stigma at tached to such a man is borne out by The Satirist's scathing approach to Di Novo; for example, the glee with which it announced that 'the he-prostitute, Di Novo, has been pensioned off by Cannizzaro.' (10 Mar 1839). D himself had recorded an anecdote about the enormity of Di Novo's receivin. a large pension in 'Mary Anne's Book' of 14 September 1838. See 83om. 3 See 8i5&m. I38

Now for your fortune: I write / the sheer truth. That fortune proved to be much less than I, or the world, imagined. It was, in fact, as far as I was concerned, a fortune which co[ul]d not benefit me in the slightest degree; it was merely a jointure not greater than your station required; enough to maintain yr. establishment and gratify your private tastes. To eat and to sleep in that house, and nominally to call it mine; these could be only objects for a penniless adventurer. Was this an inducement for me to sacrifice / my sweet liberty, and that indefinite future, which is one of the charms of existence? No; when months ago I told you one day, that there was only one link between us, I felt that my heart was inextricably engaged to you, and but for that I would have terminated our acquainted. From that moment I devoted to you all the passion of my being. Alas! it has been poured upon the Sand! / As time progressed, I perceived in your character and in mine own, certain qualities, which convinced me, that if I wished to preserve that profound and unpolluted affection which subsisted between us, money must never be introduced. Had we married, not one shilling of your income sho[ul]d have ever been seen by me; neither indirectly or directly, wo[ul]d I have interfered in the management of your affairs. If society justly stigmatises with infamy the hired lover, I shrink with / equal disgust from being the paid husband. You have branded me as selfish - Alas! I fear you have apparent cause. I confess it with the most heartrending humiliation. Little did I think, when I wept, when in a manner so unexpected and so irresistible, you poured upon my bosom the treasured savings of your affection, that I received the wages of my degradation! Weak and wretched fool! This led to my accepting your assistance in my trial; but / that was stipulated to be a loan; and I only waited for the bill which my agent gave me when you were at Bradenham as the balance of our accounts, and which becomes due this very month, to repay it into yr. bankers.4 By heavens, as far as worldly interests are concerned, your alliance could not benefit me. All that society can offer is at my command; it is not the apparent possession of a jointure that ever elevates position. / I can live, as I live, witht. disgrace, until the inevitable progress of events gives me that independence which is all I require. I have entered into these ungracious details, because you reproached me with my interested views. No; I wo[ul]d not condescend to be the minion of a princess; and not all the gold of Ophir sho[ul]d ever lead me to the altar. Far different are the qualities which I / require in the sweet participator of my existence. My nature requirea demands that my life sho[ul]d be perpetual love. Upon your general conduct to me, I make no comment. It is now useless. I will not upbraid you. I will only blame myself. All warned me; public and private all were eager to save me from the perdition into which I have fallen. Coxcomb to suppose that you wo[ul]d conduct / yourself to me in a manner different to that in which you have behaved to fifty others! 5 4 Following MA'S acceptance of D'S proposal (see 815) the account for the lawyers' fees for D'S Ju.n appearance in the Austin trial had been rendered. It seems evident that MA paid the account, and accepted a bill from D payable in five months. Distress concerning money matters may well have been at the bottom of MA'S angry departure from Bradenham on 6 October 1838. See 817. 5 SeeHardwick83-

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And yet I thought I had touched your heart! Wretched Ideot! As a woman of the world, you must have foreseen this. And for the gratification of your vanity, for the amusement of ten months, for the diversion of your seclusion, could you find the heart to do this? Was there no ignoble prey at hand, that you / must degrade a bird of heaven? Why not have let your Captain Neil have been the minion of your gamesome hours, witht. humiliating and debasing me? Nature never intended me for a toy and dupe. But you have struck deep. You have done that which my enemies have yet failed to do; you have broken my spirit. From the highest to the humblest scene of my life, from the brilliant world of fame to my own domestic / hearth, you have poisoned all. I have no place of refuge: home is odious, the world, oppressive. Triumph - I seek not to conceal my state. It is not sorrow, it is not wretchedness; it is anguish, it is the endurance of that pang, which is the passing characteristic of agony. All that can prostrate a man, has fallen on my victim head. My heart outraged, my pride wounded, my honor nearly tainted. I know well that ere a few days can / pass, I shall be the scoff and jest of that world, to gain whose admiration has been the effort of my life. I have only one source of solace; the consciousness of self respect. Will that uphold me? A terrible problem, that must quickly be solved. Farewell. I will not affect to wish you happiness, for it is not in your nature to obtain it. For a few years you may flutter in some frivolous circle, and trifle with some spirits perhaps as false and selfish as your own. But the / time will come when you will sigh for any heart that co[ul]d be fond; and despair of one that can be faithful. Then will be the penal hour of retribution - then you will think of me with remorse, admiration and despair - then you will recall to your memory the passionate heart that you have forfeited, and the genius you have betrayed. D

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TO: [MARY ANNE LEWIS

London, Thursday 7 February 18333.

ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/i05 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Cf app vi 36. There is no salutation and no signature. Dating: this letter appears from its content to have been written later on the same evening as 882.

10 o'ck I send you this because I should, under any circumstances, grieve if I supposed you thought I could be unkind to you. You talk of my "crueF letter; and is not your conduct "crueF? It has cut me to the very hearts core. I wrote what I felt. And therefore I think it must have been true; and I wrote as much for your sake as for mine. I would come on to you now, if it were only / to show to you my respect, but it is now late, and I am wearied, harassed, and exhausted; unfit for any converse, but that of sympathy and consolation. I know that there is truth in my letter, however we may desire to veil it. There are barriers between us both, to that unlimited confidence and trust which Love requires. You have not done me justice, and perhaps I have not done / you justice. But it is in vain to struggle against Destiny. You will be loved by others and you will love others; and you may be happier with others than with 140

me, and yet mine may be a heart which may be unlike the mass, and not, on the whole, to be despised. I express to you once more my affection; if you wish to see me, if it be any satisfaction / to convey to me your feelings, I will call upon you tomorrow, and bow to what you say witht. a murmur. I am certain I never meant to write a cruel letter; but is it a true one? That is the question; and if you think, that I have expressed the truth, shun that Disraeli whom you perhaps still love. TO: MARY ANNE LEWI

.[London, Friday 8? February 1839

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The sweetness and tenderness of your heart, and the deep affection which I bear you, render me anxious that there should be no misunderstanding between us, as to our mutual meaning. I should prefer communicating my own by writing as less / liable to misconception, but being well aware of your extreme disrelish to this species of communication, I beg to say that I will call at 2 o'clock, when I hope it may not be inconvenient for you / to see me. Your note of last night' has cost me many tears, and I am indeed the most unfortunate of men if circumstances which I never could dream of interfering, should deprive me of a heart / which I believe to be unrivalled for the profundity and the pathos of its affections. D TO: MARY ANNE LEWI

[London, Friday 8 Feruary 1839?m]

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My darling and my life, I will come to you immediately I am dressed. I found her dear note of yesterdayfrdd. and kissed it very much. She is the joy of my life and I wish to be her solace. Dis TO: SARAH DISRAELI House of Commons [Friday 8 February 1839]ljlfkjouiyhdj, ORIGINAL: H A/i/shg^ PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 117-18, dated 10 February 1839, prints the firstprints the firs.yt. three sentences following extracts from 841. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: Lord Glenelg resigned on 8 February.

Dearest, H of Commons I 6 o'ck I hear that Lord Glenelg has just resigned in the house of Lords.1 They have 1 See app vi 36, 37.

1 Glenelg had just announced his resignation as secretary for war and the colonies, 'though it would have been more correct to have said that he had been turned out.' Greville iv 122-3. Glenelg had been an ineffective minister, and at the urging of Howick and Russell (who had both threatened to leave the cabinet if Glenelg stayed) Melbourne had been forced to ask for his resignation. Walpole Russell i 326-7.

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kept the secret very close. I see the Duke of B [uckingham] very often: nothing can be kinder than he is. He told me this morning he had had an interview with the D[uke] of Wellington] and Peel, and both anticipated / a speedy break up. There is little doing in the House, but that little is lively. The iQth. will commence the active campaign. Lady Londonderry will be in town tonight, but I suppose will not remain long. Her letter conveys on the / whole a favorable impression of her natural temper and talents. Had she been properly brought up,2 I think she wd. have been above par. Love I D

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ID: [SARAH DISRAELI?]

[London, Saturday 9 February 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/B/245 EDITORIAL COMMENT: This may be a postscript to a letter that has not been found. Dating: by Lady Londonderry's note. See n3_

a bit of gossip I asked Higford Burr1 about Jones Powell's2 property; and he being a literal person, actually / made enquiries of his steward, who sent up the enclosed. So it seems J.P. was as rich as a J.P. ought to be, / but the odd thing is that Hig is much more surprised than we are, as he thought it a yoo£ a yr. at the most. / Peel has asked me to dine with him on the i6th. I dine with Bulwer tomorrow - a note today tells me Fanny will be in town tonight.3 D

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TO: WILLIAM CHARLES MACREAD Carlton Club [Monday] n February [1839?] ORIGINAL: MOPSIK [22] EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by comparison with 894.

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL Carlton Club I Feby n Sir: I have a play which I wish to submit / to your consideration if you care to see it.1 2 Lady Londonderry's childhood had been marred by serious illnesses and a succession of repressive governesses. When she was thirteen her father died and, as an heiress to a considerable fortune, she had been made a ward of Chancery. W.A.L. Seaman and J.R. Sewell eds Russian Journal of Lady Londondeny 1836-37 (1973) i. 1 Daniel Higford Davall Burr (1811-1885), of Gayton, Hereford; Tory MP for Hereford City 1837-41. 2 Probably Richard Jones Powell (d 1834), barrister, of Hinton Court, Hereford; chairman of Quarter Sessions, recorder of Hereford, deputy steward of the city of Hereford. 3 Lady Londonderry had written on 7 February 1839 to say that she would be in London on 'Saty night'. H B/XX/V/I33-

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mLondon, Wednesay 13? February 183m9

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Dearest, I shall try to dine with Peel to day: The dinner at Bulwers very dull; given to Mrs. Gordon and her two dau[ghte]rs, one an authoress1 coming / out under Bui's auspices - her sister, a "riglar gal" a sort of thing I have not seen for years. Cruelly bored. D'Eyncourt a friend of the / Gordons, and his son.2 I forgot, coming from the house with Bui, settled Bentley was Fagin; Colburn the artful Dodger; S[aunders] and Otley, Claypole. 3/ Peel's dinner postponed until next Saty. week as he is comm[ande]d to dine with D[uke] of Cam[bridge].4 Walked from the house with Labouchere,5 sd. he never remembers such a tame session. Ev[er] I D TO: MARY ANNE LEWI

m[London, Thursday 14 February 183.

ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/64 COVER: 1/2 past one I Mrs. Wyndham Lewis I i Grosvenor Gate I Park Lane I D EDITORIAL COMMENT: There is no salutation. Dating: by comparison with 891.

1/2 past one I Union Hotel I Cockspur St. Buckinghamshire Deputation' I am carried here by the Duke of Buckingham; lest I cannot get away immediately, / I send this. Do not let me interfere with your arrangemts. but I shall come on at all events the moment this meeting is over. / D 1 Harriet Maria Gordon (d 1883), daughter of Edward Lesmoin Gordon; author of The Bride of Siena, a Poem (1835), Fitzherbert, or Lovers and Fortune Hunters (1838); Cousin Geoffrey, the Old Bachelor (1840) and many other titles. In 1842 she married the Rev William Yorick Smythies. 2 Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt at this time had four sons: George Hildeyard (1809-1871); Edwin Clayton (1813-1903); Louis Charles (1814-1896); and Eustace Alexander (1816-1842). 3 George Almar's play adapting Oliver Twist to the stage had opened at Davidge's Royal Surrey Theatre on 19 November 1838, and was still running throughout February 1839. This identification of three London publishers with three of Dickens's seedier characters confirms that relations between authors and publishers have not greatly changed. 4 Peel dined with the Duke of Cambridge on 16 February. MP (18 Feb 1839). 5 Henry Labouchere, after 1859 1st Baron Taunton, D'S successful opponent in the 1835 Taunton election, was at this time vice-president (president on 19 August) of the Board of Trade. 1 See 87m3.

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TO: SARAH DISRAEm

mkpkon, Thursday 14 February 1839]

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Dearest, I went up to day with the Duke of Buckingham] Freemantle, Praed, 1 Christopher,2 Blackstone,3 Rickford4 and a host of Horwoods, Brickhills etc.5 / as a deputa[ti]on to Lord Melbourne on the Corn Laws which was very amusing. / Melbourne frank and rollicking, evidently in his heart a thoro' Tory and agriculturist, rubbed his hands and laughed: when the evil consequences insisted on agreed to everything - ["]and my Lord["] said some Horwood from Ely "Will not the fund holder be endangered?" - "Oh of course"" sd the Prime Minister[.]6 / Raymond Barker7 there - came up on purpose; and will no doubt be / a very great man tomorrow at Wycombe Market. Everything is very flat. Sir Geo: Grey is the Judge Advocate. D

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TO: SARAH DISRAEn

hLondon, Saturday 16? February 1839]

ORIGINAL: PS 106 PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 119-20, dated February 1839, conflated with extracts from 891 and 905 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: approximate, by context. Sic: Milnes'; M. Le Riou.

I breakfasted at Milnes'1 to meet Alfred de Vigny,2 a very pleasing personage but I met a M. le Riou, 3 who also spoke English, and is the most astounding 1 Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Tory MP for Aylesbury. 2 Robert Adam Christopher (1804-1877), born Dundas, after 1855 Nisbet-Hamilton; Tory MP for Ipswich 1826-30, Edinburgh 1831, Lincolnshire North 1837-57. 3 William Seymour Blackstone (1809-1881), grandson of the great jurist; Tory MP for Wallingford 1832-52; deputy lieutenant for Berkshire. 4 William Rickford (1768-1854), Tory MP for Aylesbury 1818-41. 5 The press account, after listing the individual names given by D, adds a long list of names: 'Messrs. Horwood, Brickwell ... J.R. Barker ..." MP (15 Feb 1839). 6 After the Corn Laws case had been put to him by Praed, 'Lord Melbourne had said that "he was decidedly opposed to any changes unless their benefit should be satisfactorily proved, and that he had not seen any thing to cause him to change the opinion on the subject of the present Corn Laws which he had expressed in his place in Parliament in last July."' The Times (16 Feb 1839). 7 Thomas Raymond Barker (b 1778), vice-president of the Bucks agricultural association. 1 Richard Monckton Milnes. 2 Alfred Victor (1797-1871), comte de Vigny; poet, novelist and dramatist, one of the foremost French romantics. 3 Pierre Le Roux (1797-1871), French humanitarian, editor of Revue Encyclopedique ... (begun in 1819) and Encyclopedie Nouvelle ... (1836-43). He was an important influence on George Sand and, with her, founded Revue Independente in 1841.

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litterateur I ever encountered. He is at the Athenaeum, and anxious to know my father, and his original but just and profound views on English literature I reserve for another time. He says that Bishop Ken4 was the Fenelon5 of England, and that the 'Oxford Tracts' are a mere revival of his works; it is the nonjurors again.6 TO: SARAH DISRAEL

mdondon, Wednesday] 20 February [1839

ORIGINAL: HBG i PUBLICATION HISTORY: LEGS 120-1, extract dated February 1839, conflated with extracts from 897 EDITORIAL COMMENT: in another hand on the first page of the MS: '1839'. Dating: by context.

My dearest, Febry. 20 The debate last night took so many turns, that tho' brisk and eager, I cd. not bring to bear. Peel took notes when Villiers spoke and that speech indicated a debate on the genl. question. I rose after Villiers, sitting behind Peel, and but for that silly Sir Francis Burdett, who talked silly stuff I shd have had the house - and had a capital reply. After this, the question became narrower and narrower, and ended in a squabble betn. Howick / and the Radicals. Peel left, assured that the debate wd. not take place on the genl. question and a div[isi]on was nearly on at 1/2 pt. 9. They sent for Sir Robt. to vote, but he got up and being in the same pos[iti]on as myself, cd. not refrain from pouring a half broadside, which however killed Villiers. J On Tuesday week the general question comes on. 2 / I have a strong case with 4 Thomas Ken, or Kenn (1637-1711), was one of the seven bishops who petitioned against James H'S Declaration of Indulgence, but also one of the non-jurors who refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary and was consequently deprived of his see. 5 Francois de Salignac de la Mothe Fenelon (1651-1715), archbishop of Cambrai; the distinguished French cleric and author. 6 Presumably Le Roux's point about the non-juror antecedents of the Oxford Movement derived from the fact that both Fenelon and Ken stressed the primacy of spiritual over temporal authority. The Oxford movement was also specifically interested in the issues raised by the non-jurors regarding the doctrine of apostolic succession. It had also been instrumental in reviving reverence for Ken: J.H. Newman, for example, in No LXXV (1836) of Tracts for the Times had drawn out a form of service to commemorate the anniversary of Ken's burial. 1 A large delegation from newly formed anti-Corn Law associations across the country had met in Manchester on 22 January 1839 and had then come to London in early February to meet further, presen, petitions and lobby for their cause. C.P. Villiers, who had moved the first of his annual anti-Corn Law resolutions in 1838, was asked to propose that their evidence of hardship be heard at the Bar of the House, but his motion on 19 February was rejected by the Commons 361-172. Villiers's long speech had been full of evidence quoted from many sources. Burdett had then made the point that Villiers's case could be accepted without the House's time being wasted hearing further evidence at the bar. Howick had tried to make the same point by some drollery that did not go down well with Villiers and his friends. Peel had begun his speech by asserting the difficulty of arguing the question raised by the petitioners 'on the narrow ground upon which we are called upon to-night to discuss it', but then disputed Villiers's figures. Villiers replied and Peel explained further, and this led to the unexpected division defeating Villiers's motion. D on the same day had presented a petition from Maidstone against any alteration in the Corn Laws. Hansard XLV cols 609-95; The Times (20 Feb 1839). See further 8g6&ns. 2 The general question of the Corn Laws in fact came up again on Tuesday fortnight, 12 March, when the subject was debated for five nights, ending on 18 March in defeat for Villiers's motion of repeal. Hansard XLVI cols 333-440, 441-561, 628-709, 715-86, 805-64. Despite his strenuous attempts (see 905), D did not manage to catch the Speaker's eye during the debate.

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curious and original information. I told some of the points to Ld. Stanley who sate before me. He was exceedingly courteous and something more - even interested. Dined at Wombwell's / on Saty. tofgether] with the Gibsons, and the Duke of Leeds.3 More noise than wit. A charming little party at the Londonderrys - the Salisburys[,] Lyndhurst, George Bentinck, and Henry Liddell. Nothing cd. be more / delightful. Lyndhurst rich with fun and redolent of humor: but the debate in the Lords4 broke us up earlier than we liked. The Lys. return to Wynyard on Friday or Saty. Love to all I in haste I D

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TO: WILLIAM CHARLES MACREAD Carlton Club [Thursday] 21 February [1839] ORIGINAL: SHC Y.C. 778(1) EDITORIAL COMMENT: In another hand on the 4th page of the MS: 'D'Israeli I C.G.P. Dating: the endorsement is clear, but the year should obviously be 1839. See m.

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W. C. Macready Esq Carlton Club I Feby. 21 Dear Sir, I send you the MS. l I regret with, of course, the usual impatience of an author, that there is so slight a chance of your at once taking it into consideration. In the event of / your arrangements not permitting you to produce it this season, provided it be approved, I wo[ul]d prefer at once publishing it.2 Yours truly I B. Disraeli

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TO: SARAH DISRAEL

dfgondon, Thursday 21 February 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/B/i94 PUBLICATION HISTORY: LEGS 115, dated January 1839, prints the first paragraph. EDITORIAL COMMENT: In another hand at the top of the first page: '1839'. Dating: by the announcement of Grey's appointment and by comparison with 894.

My dear, Everything is very flat; they say that Lord Tavistock is to go to Ireland;1 and 3 Francis Godolphin D'Arcy Osborne (1798-1859), 7th Duke of Leeds. 4 The Lords had met at 5 p.m. on Monday 18 February and Lord Salisbury was one of many presenting petitions. Lord Brougham had made a brilliant speech on behalf of the petitioners (see m), but his motion that their evidence be heard was defeated by a show of hands. Hansard XLV cols 507, 509-76. 1 On 21 February 1839 Macready noted in his diary: 'A MS. tragedy and note from B. Disraeli.' On 20 March: 'Went to Covent Garden theatre, reading by the way Disraeli's play. Coming home, I finished the perusal of Disraeli's play, which will never come to any good. It is taken from an old Spanish ballad on the Count Alarcos, and the Infanta Solisa, etc.' Macready i 497, 503. Maggs Catalogue No 360 (Autumn 1917) item 1503 describes an 'A.L. (3rd person) to Mr. Macready. 2pp., 8vo. April nth. Commencing "Mr. Disraeli," and desiring that a manuscript marked "Private" should be sent on to him at the Carlton Club; also thanking Macready for his kindness.' 2 Alarcos was published on 10 June. See 941^. 1 This rumour had appeared in the press on 12 February, but was seen as less certain the next day. MC (12, 13 Feb 1839). On 13 March Viscount Ebrington replaced the Marquess of Normanby as lord lieutenant of Ireland. 146

that Sir George Grey is to be the Judge Advocate;2 Macaulay having refused anything.3 There has been nothing / about the duel4 in the papers; all parties having tried to hush it up. The details are not very interesting and too long to tell. The tragedy has gone to Macready, Aspasia5 / having decided very strongly indfn its favor. 'Tis, according to her "a real tragedy, not a dramatic poem"; and Kensington Gore is full of life. I saw them last night in Queen Anne / Street6 and returned with them to Wigmore; and half promised to dine with them to day at Trevors, but Grosvenor Gate prevented me. Love I D TO: [SARAH DISRAELI

gLondon] Friday [22 February 1839]

ORIGINAL: PS 310 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Lot 448 of Sotheby's 29-30 June 1982 sale contained the typescripts of eleven letters of which the original MSS have not yet been found. These typescripts bear a strong resem blance, in general appearance and specifics of the characters of type, to some of those used by Monypenny and now in H (H H/Life of Disraeli). They seem, however, not to have been used in M&B. The typescripts are now part of MOPSIK. The following is the text of typescript No 5, with errors that seem more likely to have been made by the transcriber than by D corrected ('caled' to 'called' and 'billet done' to 'billet doux'). Dating: by the division on Buncombe's motion. See n3. Sic: Who'ed have suppose; Cantaloupe.

My dearest.. Friday.. I write merely to say we are very well, as for the rest, everything is lethargic to a degree never before known. We manage to adjourn generally by dinner time,1 nor, as far as I can judge, will there be any necessity for a division the whole session. The anti-Corn Law Parliament have divided themselves this morning, and returned to their constituents covered with ridicule. Never was such an enormous bubble more quietly dissipated. Who'ed have suppose after all their meetings and menaces, that the mountain should not have produced even a mouse, and that they should cut and run without even a debate on the question?2 Tom Buncombe called me yesterday aside in the house and presenting me a note, informed me it was a challenge, but it turned out to be a billet doux on 2 According to the London Gazette report of 19 February carried in The Times report of 20 February, Grey had been appointed judge advocate-general on 15 February. 3 Macaulay, recently returned from India, had declined the 'lucrative and honorable office, - that of Judge Advocate.' Thomas Pinney ed The Letters of Thomas Babington Macaulay in (1976) 2. 4 See 87gn5. 5 The Athenian courtesan of the 5th century BC, mistress of Pericles and often regarded as his adviser in his political actions; here a nickname for Lady Blessington. 6 See 8798019. 1 The House did adjourn earlier than usual in this week; before midnight every day, and on Monday 18 February at 6:05, on Wednesday 20 February at 6. (MP 19-23 Feb 1839). 2 See 8g3&m. On the morning of 21 February, the delegates had met and decided to return for consultations to their constituencies. In March they reassembled in London where, on the aoth, after the defeat of Villiers's second Resolution, they founded the Anti-Corn Law League, with its headquarters in Manchester. Woodward Age of Reform 118; Norman McCord The Anti-Corn Law Leaguelkjfjddfsdfsds. 1838-184.6 (1958; 2nd impression 1975) 34-54; MP (4-7, 22, 23 Feb 1839).

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pink paper from the actresses to thank me for my vote, Cantaloupe, Broadwood Fitzroy and myself, being I believe, the only Tories on their side.3 The Burley Deputation have returned to their ingles,4 full of triumph. Love to all, I D.

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TO: SARAH DISRAEL

lkhjoklijojhjkjnay 25? February 1839]

ORIGINAL: BEA [111-12] PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 120-1, dated February 1839, prints altered extracts conflated with 893; M&B n 55-6, extracts, dated 25 February 1839. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by Peel's parliamentary dinner party on 23 February. MP (25 Feb 1839). Sic: eccelesiastical; James' the ists; fois gras.

My dearest, Tommy told me last night that he sho[ul]d bring the Actresses on the stage again on Thursday night. 1 1 wish you wo[ul]d look into the books and let me know something about the matter. Is it "eccelesiastical polity" - or is it a puritanic innov[ati]on? / If the latter, I co[ul]d justify my vote. How was it in James' the ists time and Eliza's? Is the arrangement alluded to in the Book of Sports?2 Payne Collier3 - what says he? / Or the other Collier?4 Find out what you can, that is to say, if you be well and have no headache and let me have it on Thursday morning. This will give you a couple of days research. I dined at Sir Robert's on / Saty. and came late; having mistaken the hour. I found some 25 gentlemen grubbing in solemn silence. I threw a shot over the table and set them going, and in time they became even noisy. Peel I think was quite pleased that / I broke the awful stillness, as he talked to me a good deal tho' we were far removed; he sitting in the middle of the table. I had Sir Robt Inglis5 on my right hand, whose mind I somewhat / opened. He requested perm[is3 On 18 February 1839 D had voted for Duncombe's motion that the Queen be requested to direct the Lord Chamberlain to sanction Lenten entertainment on Wednesdays and Fridays in Westminster. The motion was defeated 160-70. Three Tories not mentioned by D (Sir Charles Burrell, Frederick Hodgson and Sir G.H. Smyth) also voted for the motion. Hansard XLV cols 581-2. See also 897&m. 4 Presumably a mistranscription of'Bucks Deputation'; see 891 and app v, 'The Yeomen of Bucks'. 1 See 896&n3- Thomas Duncombe, on behalf of the proprietors and managers of Drury Lane, was challenging the validity of certain restrictions imposed by the Lord Chamberlain's office on Lenten theatrical performances in Westminster. The rule against Lenten performances had dated from 13 March 1579. Virginia C. Gildersleeve Government Regulation of the Elizabethan Drama (New York 1908) 211. On 25 February, Duncombe gave notice that on Thursday he would move a resolution removing all restrictions on theatrical performances in Westminster. MP (26 Feb 1839). 2 The Book of Sports, as set forth by King Charles i, originally issued by King James on 24 May 1617, and re-enacted 18 October 1633. It justifies amusements on Sundays, but makes no specific mention of Lenten restrictions. 3 John Payne Collier (1789-1883), author of The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the time of Shakespeare and Annals of the Stage to the Restoration (1831). 4 Jeremy Collier (1650-1726), cleric and author; best known for his Short Views of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage (1698). 5 Sir Robert Harry Inglis (1786-1855), 2nd Baronet; Tory MP for Dundalk 1824-6, Ripon 1828-9, defeated Peel on the Catholic question at Oxford in 1829 anc^ represented Oxford University untildsbiya, 1854; staunch opponent of Jewish relief, and of most other progressive measures.

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si] on to ask after my father, and inquired whe[the]r he was at Bradenham. The dinner was curiously sumptuous. There was really "every delicacy of the / season" - and the 3rd course of dried salmon, olives, caviare, woodcock pie, fois gras and every combin[ati]on of cured herring etc was really remarkable. The drawing rooms and picture gallery were / lit up, and the effect was truly fine. Eliot, Stormont, 6 Clive, 7 Inglis, Knatchbull, 8 Herries, H[enry] Liddell, Hogg, Praed, Planta 9 are some that I remember. Yesterday at Dick's, an amusing party. / Westmeath, Charleville, Sir W[illiam] Abdy,10Hogg, Lincoln11 Stanhope, Broadwood, Hforace] Twiss, Sir A[lexander] Grant, Bramston,12 Sir H[enry] Smyth13 - fried dinner of which I touched little. Afterwards I went to Lady Blessingtons with Lincoln and Broadwood / and met a large party. Brougham and Lyndhurst had dined there, and remained late. Ld. Carrington who was also there talked to me a great deal. "He will be at the head of the County not the head / of a party in the County - will make no tradesmen magistrates (this several times repeated) - but no clergymen but from necessitate reiH - Duke of W[ellingto]n does the same etc. etc,["] very / civil and conservative, asked me to call on him etc. Yesterday was a day of rumors: It began by giving the D[uke] of W[ellingto]n a fit15 and ended by burning down Clumber:16 but I believe they are both very safe. Love I D TO: MARY ANNE LEWI

[London, Wednesday 27 February 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/I/A/U^ COVER: Mrs. Wyndham Lewis I i Grosvenor Gate I Park Lanegdshakdfskfdjsne, EDITORIAL COMMENT: Cf app vi 38. Dating: by the second reading of the Copyright Bill on 27 February '839-

My darling Mary Anne, n o'ck I have just rung my bell, having had a rather bad night; and can hardly say how the enemy really is. The moment I get up, I will come to you. I see by the paper the copyright Bill is fixed for to-night, / but I question 6 William David Murray (1806-1898), Viscount Stormont, after 1840 4th Earl of Mansfield. 7 Edward Herbert (1785-1848), Viscount Clive, after 16 May 1839 and Earl of Powis; Tory MP for Ludlow (1806-39) and lord lieutenant of Montgomeryshire. 8 Sir Edward Knatchbull (1781-1849), gth Baronet; Tory MP for Kent 1819-31 and East Kent 1832-45. 9joseph Planta (1787-1847); Canning's private secretary 1807-9, secretary to Castlereagh 1813-14; Tory MP for Hastings 1827-31, 1837-44. 10 Sir William Abdy (1779-1868), 7th and last Baronet; MP for Malmesbury 1817-18. 11 Lord Lincoln was Tory MP for South Notts 1832-46, for Falkirk 1846-51, and held various cabinet posts 1846-64. He was a leading Peelite Conservative and later a Liberal. 12 Thomas William Bramston (1796-1871), Tory MP for Essex South 1835-1865. 13 Sir George Henry Smyth. 14 See 867. The possible appointments of Nash and King were apparently running into trouble. 15 The Morning Post of 25 February carried a report that there had been apprehension about the Duke's health when he failed to appear at a committee meeting on Saturday, but that in fact the Duke had only been 'slightly indisposed', and that by Sunday he had virtually recovered. According to Croker, however, the Duke had in fact suffered a 'paralytic' attack. Croker n 356. 16 The seat of the Duke of Newcastle in Nottinghamshire, one of the centres of Chartist unrest.

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whether there will be a house.' Lord Ebrington was the last name mentioned for Ireland, but very probably with as little foundation as preceding ones.2 The Ladys name was / Lady Flora Hastings;3 maid of Honor to the Duchess of Kent. I thought we were all happy yesterday, and I grieve to hear her heart is heavy. I will come soon to tell her how much I love her and / show by many kisses that I believe she loves as dearly her Dis

899

TO: SARAH DISRAEi.

[London, Thursday 28 February 1839]

ORIGINALS: [i] H A/i/B/i83; [2] H A/I/B/^IO PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 122-3, dated 28 February 1839,jkhfhdiidiid. prints the first sentence of [i] conflated with extracts from 900; Hardwick 98-9, extract dated 28fdskjfs, February 1839. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: [i] by the debate on Talfourd's Copyright Bill and by comparison with 897. [2] The programme D describes ran at the Adelphi from Monday 25 February to Saturday 2 Marc. and then from 4 to 19 March with the addition of performing monkeys. Thus the 'Tuesday' mentioned is probably 26 February. The MS physically resembles that of [i], and it is therefore probably a post script. Sic: Sykes.

[i] My darling, A thousand thanks: you are a library and a librarian both. I am very busy. In domestic affairs, the broils bet[wee]n mother, brother and dau[ghte]r rage so terribly / and continuously, that I hardly know what it will end in. I cannot venture to ask Ralph to dine in the present state / of affairs; as I suppose my constant presence, tho' not confessed, is at the bottom of it on their side; for they begin. I of course never / open my mouth, and am always scrupulously polite: but what avails the utmost frigidity of civilisation against a brother in hysterics, and a mother / who menaces with a prayer-book! To day we dine at Scropes; but the old sinner has only asked M[ary] A[nne] and myself and "not John".' The / mother is of course frenzied.sfsrrxx. I paired off on the Cop[y] R[ight] from 7 to 9, and found the house up when I returned. All was safe, as everybody was for it, / and if Tal[fourd] had not made such a long speech, the majority wd. have been immense: but they went away to dinners witht. pairing; which / was very difficult. Nothing cd. be worse than Tal's address; Homerton enthusiasm, Hackney rhetoric,2 with the worst delivery, 1 The order of parliamentary business for the week had been published on Monday (MP 25 Feb 1839), listing the second reading of the Copyright Bill for Wednesday. However, on Tuesday only 36 MPS had appeared and the sitting had been adjourned (MP 27 Feb 1839). In the event Talfourd's Copyright Bill was debated on 27 February and passed second reading 73-37. 2 This time the rumour was correct. See Sgtjni. 3 Lady Flora Elizabeth Hastings (1806-1839), daughter of ist Marquess of Hastings; lady of the bedchamber to the Duchess of Kent. See further 901. 1 MA'S brother. 2 Homerton, a section of the London district of Hackney, was the site of the Homerton Congregational College. Talfourd was a Congregationalism

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the most creaking voice, and imperfect enunciation, imaginable Love I D / [2] On Tuesday saw (in the Foreign P[rince]) Jim Crow3 for the first time; very grotesque. The Giant, 4 also, apparently a very handsome and perfectly proportioned animal; but I suppose made up, / as to body - certainly. Yates5in Fagin and O. Smith6 in Bill Sykes - perfect. The murder so horrible turned away my head and even many / in the Gall[eri]es hissed. The rest very bad, as also N Nick[leb]y: meagre; a few leading incidents - the detail wanting and missed. D TO: SARAH DISRAEi.

[London] Friday [i March 1839]

ORIGINAL: BEA [111-13] PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 122-3, dated 28 February 1838, conflates altered extracts from the first and second paragraphs with the first sentence of 899; M&B 11 56, extracts dated i March 1839. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by Buncombe's motion and D'S speech on 28 February 1839.

My dearest, Friday We dined yesterday at Scropes and met the Poulett Scropes, who are staying with him, the Murchisons, Sir Chas and Lady Morgan1 and Lord Sudeley:2 the house3 magnificent / and the contrast remarkable to the bare walls and Ionic meagreness of my last visit. Rooms crimson with green silk curtains; spectral colors; fine pictures, marqueterie / chairs and some splendid cabinets: good dinner and silver gilt plate. Paired off to 1/2 pt. 10 anticipating debate on Mexico, found Mexico put off4 and Tommy about to jump up; / never heard a more entertai3 The Foreign Prince (first performed 18 February), a 'comic extravanganza' by Leman Rede, featured Jim Crow, a black-face character for which the American actor Thomas D. Rice had become famous. Rice had sung the original Jim Crow song at the Bowery Theatre in New York on 12 November 1832, and at the Surrey Theatre, London, in July 1836. Boase in 133-4. Many songs and parts were written for the character during this period. 4 The Giant of Palestine, 'a grand serio-comic burletta spectacle' based on episodes from Tasso's Jerusalem, featured a giant played by one M. Bihin whom a reviewer of the first performance described as 'a splendid fellow', an example of 'the animal man', 'between seven and eight feet tall ... admirably proportioned, and even elegantly shaped.' The Times (i January 1839). 5 Frederick William Yates (1795-1842), comic actor, and manager of the Adelphi from 1825. 6 Richard John Smith (1786-1855), commonly known as 'O Smith' from his success as Obi in the pantomime Three-Fingered Jack, in which he had first appeared in 1829. Boase in 644. 1 Sir Thomas Charles Morgan (1783-1843), MD, KB 1811, in 1812 had married secondly the authoress Sydney Owenson. See (VOL i) 28mi2. They had moved from Dublin to London in 1837. Morgan contributed articles to JVMM and other periodicals. In Shaw he is listed as Charles Thomas Morgan. 2 Charles Hanbury Tracy (1777-1858), created ist Baron Sudeley in 1838. 3 The Scropes lived at 13 Belgrave Square. 4 Late in 1838, with a state of hostilities existing between France and Mexico, the admiral commanding a French fleet off Vera Cruz ordered the seizure of a pilot from a ship coming out of that harbour, not realizing that it was a British naval ship, the small packet Express, armed with only four guns. Lt HRH Prince de Joinville, commanding a more heavily armed French warship, forced the Express to stop and hand over its pilot. Later, after he had made use of the services of the pilot taken prisoner, the French admiral met the British commander-in-chief of the West Indies squadron and apologized for the mistake to the latter's satisfaction. When the news first reached England indignant questions were asked in both Houses of Parliament, but the government declined any full

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ning debate. Duncombe's drollery inimitable. Tho' I had not intended to speak, and had not even your note5 in my pocket, it animated me, and tho' / fullfigged (in costume) I rose with several men at the same time, but the house called for me, and spoke with great effect and amid loud cheering and laughter.6 Supposed to have settled the question which / to the disgust of Govt. was carried by a majority of 20. Never saw Johnny in a greater rage,7 he sent for Alfred Paget,8 who was going to vote for us and insisted that he / shd not. Was glad Dungannon9 an ultra Churchman took the same side. Chandos10 is delighted with the result and shd. (he says) cert[ainl]y have voted ag[ain]st the / Govt. I have just heard to the astonishment of the world that we have carried Carlow. u Love I D Good report in Times: still better in Chronicle.

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TO: [SARAH DISRAEL

[London, Monday 4? March 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/s/igS EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by the Wigan by-election on 9 March 1839. Sic: vulgerly.

My dearest, The affair you allude to has not made so great a sensation as you imagined, and after some rumors has ended in still nothingness. I think I heard the first echo / sound at Lady Bless[ington]'s the day I dined at Dicks - Sunday week last; but it made so slight an impression on me that I never even / repeated it - about the Tuesday or Wednesday follow[in]g it was rife even in second rate Clubs. The truth I believe is that the Queen in a passion with the Duchess of / Kent response until all the information was in. On 4 March, in the House of Commons, Lord Ingestre proposed to move 'at an early date' for the tabling of a letter written by Lt Croke, commander of the Express, about the incident, but the government spokesman put him off and the motion was never made. Finally on 12 April Lord Palmerston, the foreign secretary, tabled papers regarding the incident and an unsolicited apology received from the French government. Hansard XLV cols 587, 700-3, 761, 811-12, 844-6, 1162-4 an d XLVI cols 132-45, 1323 (19 Feb-i2 Apr 1839). 5 See 8g7&m. 6 According to the press report which he says he prefers, D had argued that 'the birth of Protestantism and of the drama in England was almost simultaneous. The moment Protestantism had sway in England there was a great relaxation in the observance of Lent ... The mere observance of two days in the week [fast days] had been a matter rather of continuation of a usage than a strictly religious custom.' MC (i Mar 1839). 7 Duncombe's motion passed 92-72. Russell, having conferred with the Bishop of London, had informed the House that he and the Bishop were agreed that the restrictions should remain 'out of respect to the established religion of the country.' The Examiner (3 Mar 1839). See introduction p xxi. 8 Lord Alfred Henry Paget (1816-1888), son of ist Marquess of Anglesey; Whig MP for Lichfield 1837-65; chief equerry 1846-74, clerk marshal of the royal household 1846-88, general 1881. 9 Arthur Hill-Trevor (1798-1862), 3rd Viscount Dungannon of the second creation; Tory MP for New Romney 1830, Durham 1831, 1835-41; supported national education connected with die church. He was elected to the Lords as a representative peer in 1855. 10 Although there was a new Marquess of Chandos, he was only 15 at this time, and did not enter the Commons until 1846. D is obviously not used to referring to his old friend by his new title, nor has the new Duke lost all interest in affairs in the Commons. 11 A by-election held in the Irish borough of Carlow on 27 February had been won by the Tory candidate, Francis Bruen, by three votes. On petition, on n July, he was held to have lost by one vote.

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and her household, with whom she is always quarrelling, bolted out that Lady Flora Hastings had been once in that domestic situation, vulgarly called "the family / way" - and that, of all people in the world Conroy was the cause. It turns out I believe to be really vile slander - but the hubbub was immense and great recrimination naturally / occurred bet[wee]n all the members of the respective households. * Lord Hastings had an audience of her Majesty on behalf of his sister,2 and the Queen got out / of the scrape, on dit, with difficulty. This is all I know; being at the best, or rather worst, somewhat stale scandal, the excitement has not been sustained. / I am sorry your note3 did not go, but I have been nursing of late; but am now going down to the house very well. We are all talking of the making of pikes here and the arming of the Chartists.4 Wigan is I fear very doubtful. 5 D TO: SARAH DISRAiii.

kLondon, Tuesday 5 March 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/B/374 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: see ni.

My dear Sa, I write merely to say that I have nothing to write about. All is blank; calm and serene. I dined at BEEs on Sunday; Ralph was there and well. 1 D'S account is substantially correct. In January the Queen and some of the ladies of her bedchambe had begun to suspect that Lady Flora was pregnant. She reluctantly agreed to a physical examination by two doctors, who asserted that there were no grounds for this supposition since it appeared she was a virgin. But it seems neither of the doctors was entirely convinced and suspicions lingered. The Queen was much upset and expressed her regrets to Lady Flora but turned against her again when Lady Flora and her family persisted in making an issue of the matter. After the poor young woman died that summer - the Queen had visited her on her sickbed a few days earlier - it was discovered that she had been suffering from a tumour. Longford 117-24, 149-51. 2 George Augustus Francis Rawdon Hastings (1808-1844), 2nd Marquess of Hastings, was Lady Flora's younger brother and head of a Tory family. According to Greville, writing on 2 March, Melbourne had unsuccessfully tried to persuade Hastings to help cover up the affair, but Hastings 'was not at all so inclined, and if he had been, it was too late, as all the world had begun to talk of it, and he demanded and obtained an audience of the Queen.' Greville iv 132-3. The Duke of Wellington attempted to persuade the family to drop the matter, but an uncle, Mr Hamilton Fitzgerald, injudiciously published Lady Flora's full account of it in the Tory Examiner and thenceforward it became a political issue soon tangled up with the Bedchamber Crisis. Longford 124-30; The Examiner (24 Mar 1839). 3 See 897. 4 There were reports during this period from various parts of the country of the discovery of clandestine pike-making in respectable iron foundries, and of the arming with pikes of the 'physical force men'. See, for example, the reports from Manchester and Halifax in The Morning Post of 9 and 15 March 1839. The Chartists' National Convention, which had opened in London on 4 February and was intended to run concurrently with this session of parliament, was preparing the great petition which was eventually presented to the House on 14 June, after being delayed by the Bedchamber Crisis. R.G. Gammage History of the Chartist Movement 1857-7854 (1854 repr 1976) 106, 138. 5 On 9 March William Ewart, a Whig, won the by-election at Wigan 261-259. MP (n Mar 1839).

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Yesterday the Berkeleys somewhat rebelled in the house, / about the kicking down stairs of their brother, but I doubt whethr. a Tory flag will wave on the keep of B. castle.* The Maxses are in town. I have not seen her; but M. gave me / an account of the Goodwood festivities2 which were brilliant. Mrs W[yndham] sends her love, but suffers at pres[en]t from a severe cold. EverYrs I D

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TO: [SARAH DISRAEL

[London, Wednesday 6 March? 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/B/ig6 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by internal evidence. See m.

Dearest, I did not go to the House, yesterday, having a few symptoms of influenza, which is very prevalent indeed here; and intend to keep quiet today, tho' much / better. I hear that Johnny has served notice on Bunn, that if the performances take place, as advertised, to night, his patent / sho[ul]d be forfeited. 1 What will Tommy say? When I mentioned this some days back as probable to him, he vowed that if the Govt did so, he wd. himself / propose a vote of non-confidence.2 All is dull and still. Love I D 1 Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley (1788-1867), and son of 5th Earl of Berkeley, after 1861 ist Baron FitzHardinge, Whig MP for Gloucester 1831-57 (excepting brief intervals), had been a lord of the admiralty 1833-4 and again since 1837. He had published a pamphlet criticizing the policy of reducing the number of men on ships in foreign stations. This was followed by his removal from the admiralty board, widely regarded as a disciplinary demotion. During the debate on pensions on 4 March he had been defended by two of his MP brothers, Francis Henry and Craven (1805-1855) also Whigs, arguing that Maurice had had no idea that in writing the pamphlet he was writing against the admiralty board itself, but that when told it was indeed so, he had seen himself as having no choice but to resign. His third MP brother, George Charles Grantley, made the same point during th. debate on the condition of the navy the next day. Hansard XLV cols 1202-8, 1210, 1274-6. Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, was the seat of the Earls of Berkeley. 2 The Duke of Richmond had held a coming-of-age celebration at Goodwood, his seat in Sussex, for his eldest son's 2ist birthday on 27 February. MP (25 Feb, i Mar 1839). 1 Alfred Bunn (1796-1860) was at this time the lessee of both Covent Garden and Drury Lane. The passing of Duncombe's motion had seemed to clear the way for performances in Westminster on Wednesdays and Fridays during Lent, and correspondence between Bunn and Duncombe published in The Morning Chronicle on 5 March appeared to confirm this. On 6 March, however, an announcement appeared in The Morning Chronicle: 'We are requested to state that the opening of [Drury Lane] theatre this evening, having been unexpectedly interdicted by "direction of her Majesty's ministers," the Lenten performances are postponed till Friday next ...' 2 The matter came to a head in the house on n March, when Duncombe moved a resolution censuring the government. Russell justified his actions by arguing that the single resolution, passed by a majority of only 20 in a very empty house, was outweighed by previous, similar, defeated motions. Hansard XLVI cols 229-43.

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TO: SARAH DISRAEL

[London, Saturday 9 March 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/B/igy, 411 PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 123-4, dated 9 March 1839, prints the second and third paragraphs followed by altered extracts from the first; M&B n 57, dated 9 March 1839, prints an extract from the LBCS text. EDITORIAL COMMENT: The LBCS version includes two sentences at the end of its first paragraph which are to be found on a MS listed as a separate letter in H (numbered A/I/B/^II), but which, it seem evident, is really the conclusion to this letter, and it has been so included here. Moreover, H has included as part of A./1/B/iyj two small sheets which obviously do not belong there, and to which we have assigned the status of a separate letter (723). Dating: by D'S speech in the House of Common on 8 March 1839. Sic: outlinee; unprecedently.

My dear, Saturday I spoke very successfully last night;1 the best coup I have yet made. And it was no easy task as I spoke ag[ains]t the Govt, the great / mass of the Conservative party, and even took a different view from the small minority itself - but it was perfectly successf[u]l. I was listened to in profound silence / and with the utmost attention. Peel especially complimented me, sore as he was at the Conservative schism, and said "Dfisraeli] - you took the only proper line of / oppos[iti]on to the bill" - but Sir H[enry] Hardinge, a sharp critic spoke to me earnestly after the debate, and said with many other things, that I had now entirely got the ear of the House - and had / overcome everything. It was as difficult an occasion as I co[ul]d have seized, as I spoke with[ou]t a party, but I rose greatly; several points. The dilemma as to O'C[onne]ll2 was perfect / and made a sens[ati]on. The report in the Times, gives a fair outlinee of the gen [era] 1 argumt. O'Cll would have replied but Peel caught the Speakers eye and after / him young O'Cll took the cue, and answered or attempted to answer me.3 He spoke at considerable length, but amid uproar - none of this appears in the papers. / Bulwers play4 is very successful but as a compos[iti]on I hear, poor stuff. It is in fact written by Macready, who has left out all the authors poetry which is not verse, and philos[oph]y which is not prose. / [The text of A/I/B/^II begins here:} The scenery and costume I hear unprecedently gorgeous and correct - the acting very good. The Duke of Bucks talks of nothing but "Buckinghamshire Lays."5 Love I D 1 On 8 March D had spoken briefly against the Irish Municipal Corporations Bill, thus challenging Peel. His main point had been that the Bill would weaken the centralized government which had been so successful in Ireland. Hansard XLVI cols 181-2. See introduction pp xxi-xxii. 2 The dilemma D had posed for O'Connell involved the claim that, since the country embraced both church and state, O'Connell must, 'if he sought for identity of institutions, accept the constitution in Church as well as in state.' Hansard XLVI col 181. 3 Morgan O'Connell had commented sarcastically on D'S 'disquisition on central government,' contend ing that D'S position was, in fact, the opposite to the one he had taken on the Irish Poor Law Bill. Hansard XLVI cols 193-, 4 Richelieu; or The Conspiracy had opened at Covent Garden on 7 March, with Macready in the title role. 5 Four 'Buckinghamshire Lays' by 'Frank Poppleton' (Ralph Disraeli), satirical poems aimed at political figures (notably Lord Carrington), appeared in The Bucks Herald on 2 and 30 March, 13 and 27 April 1839. They were generally supportive of the new Duke of Buckingham and Chandos.

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TO: SARAH DISRAEL

[London, Saturday 16 March 1839?]

ORIGINAL: FITZ Disraeli A22 PUBLICATION HISTORY: LEGS 119-20, dated February 1839, prints the last paragraph conflated with 892 and extracts from 891. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by the political events mentioned. Sic: Abercrombie; Fitz-Allan.

My dearest, I have really for the last week, not been out of the H of C. except to sleep from two p.m. to two a.m. I have been there, or anent, / going to and fro: and co[ul]d not bring my mind to anything else, howr. slight, but watching the chances, a wild and almost desperate process, of catching the / speakers eye! 4 days debate1 monopolised by only 15 speakers[.] Yesterday, by the kindness of Stanley and Graham, who have been thro'out most friendly to me, / I sat bet[wee] n them last night, and Graham, after we had exhausted every plan and process of attaining our object, did, what he assures me he never did before, speak to Abercrombie2 on my behalf: so with / such backing I am not with[ou]t hope for Monday. I went to the Speakers levee on Sat. last;3 of Ld. Fitz-Allan who was sent to Greece because he wo[ul]d marry / Miss Pitt,4 and has returned engaged to Miss Lyons, dau[ghte]r of our min[iste]r there, 5 it is said that he escaped / from the Pitt to fall into the Lyon's mouth. Love to all I D

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TO: SARAH DISRAEL

House of Commons [Monday 18? March 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/s/iyy EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by comparison with 911. Sic: Van der Weyer.

My dearest, H of C I can only run from my place a moment to say I shall be in town on Thursday: I don't think Mrs. W[yndham] has any idea of Brad[enham] at present; / but will stay in town Passion week1 and perhaps then go for two or 3 days to the George Morgans in Hertfordshire^] son of Sir Chas / of Tredegar.2 They have asked me; she will not go, unless I do - but my movements are uncertain. Last night at the Websters saw Lady Holland for / the first time - Macaulay, 1 The debate on the Corn Laws had monopolized the House on 12, 13, 14 and 15 March. It was resumed on Monday, 18 March, but D did not speak, although he voted against the motion of repeal. Hansard XLVI col 861. For the basis of D'S desperation see 893. 2 Abercromby was Speaker of the House at this time. 3 A Speaker's levee had been held on Saturday 9 March. MP (n Mar 1839). 4 See 839&nn6,75 On 19 June Fitz Alan married Augusta Mary Minna Catherine Lyons (1821-1886), daughter of Edmund Lyons (1790-1858), Crimean naval hero, admiral; after 1840 ist Baronet, and after 1856 ist Baron Lyons of Christchurch; minister plenipotentiary at Athens 1835-49. 1 In 1839 Good Friday fell on 29 March. 2 Sir Charles Gould Morgan (1760-1846), 2nd Baronet, of Tredegar, Monmouthshire; MP for Brecon 1787-96, Monmouthshire 1796-1831. Sir Charles's second son was George Gould Morgan (1794-1845), MD, MP for Brecon 1818-30, who in 1824 nad married Eliza Seville. See 912.fjdkhfdskdfiudfsiuh.

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Bulwer, Van der Weyer who claimed my acquaintance, made years ago at Lady Bless[ington's], and his pretty little wife. 3 Love I D / The violets most acceptable. m SARAH DISRAELI

[London, Friday 22 March 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/B/i84 PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 124-5, dated 22 March 1839, prints altered extracts from the first two paragraphs conflated with 916. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by context. Sic: rechauffee.

My dearest Sa, 1/4 pt 4 I spoke last night, but with[ou]t any preparation, as I was not even aware that Hume's motion was coming on.1 This prevented me writing to you. I / made some very telling hits, being a rechauffee of some of the chief points in the "Vindic[ati]on of the English Constitution]." The Radicals were flustered and / as Henry Ward who followed me succeeded in making no answer to me, were obliged to stir up O'C[onne]ll who was inclined to be malin; but cautious. Hume was in a great rage in his reply / because I said he did not know what Repres[entati]on or Tax[ati]on really meant. On the whole, it was very amusing, but the reports in the newspapers convey no idea of / what occurred. Even the Times mistakes the chief point and the finale is all nonsense.2 The house, tho' so early is very full, from an idea that the Ministry are / to announce their resignation at 5 o'ck: no less! I can't believe there is any foundation for this catastrophe, which however / is I believe impending. I hope to call at Mrs. Merediths3 tomorrow. Mrs. Wyndham is very well, but really I have not yet been able to settle / about Easter - I sho[ul]d not think howr. I shd. be able to come to Bradenham. Perhaps I shall write again to day. I certainly suppressed no note to Ralph. 3 On 12 February 1839 Sylvain Van de Weyer, Belgian minister to London 1831-67, had married, by special licence, Elizabeth Ann Sturgis Bates (d 1878), only daughter of Joshua Bates of Portland Place. Bates, an American by birth, was head of the London banking firm of Baring. On 17 February The Age reported the marriage and commented: 'Van de Weyer is a lucky dog; we remember him a small book seller in Brussells [sic]. No doubt the reasons for his marriage may be traced to the Stock Exchange' In fact, the prospect of the marriage had been a topic of conversation for months. On 7 September 1838 the Queen had recorded: 'We spoke of Van De Weyer's marriage to a Miss Bates, a great match in point of money, which Lord Palmerston said was a great thing.' Esher n 13. 1 On 21 March Joseph Hume had proposed a motion to extend the franchise to all householders who were ratepayers, regardless of assessment, as a stage towards his preferred goal of universal suffrage. He argued, from Lord Camden, that there should be no taxation without representation. D had oppose. the motion, contending, as he had in The Vindication, that the House of Commons was one of the estates of the realm, and that there could indeed be representation without election, as was true of the other two estates, the Lords and the Crown. Hume's motion was defeated 85-50. Hansard XLVI col 1095. See introduction p xxi. 2 The Times had indeed confused D'S main argument (see ni) in the body of its report, and althoug. its finale is identical to the text given in Hansard, there is ambiguity in the report which sometimes seems to ascribe to D opinions of earlier speakers which he is, in fact, only quoting to attack. The Times (22 Mar 1839). 3 Evelyn Meredith, widow since 1831 of William George Meredith Sr, lived at 6 Nottingham Place.

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I will remember Nichols.4 Love I D

9o8 TO: DAVID URQUHAR.

Carlton Club [London, Saturday] 23 March [1839]

ORIGINAL: BAL [i] EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by comparison with Urquhart's letter of 25 February 1839 (H B/XXI/U/I) to which this is the reply.

Private Carlton Club I Mar 23 1 David Urquhart Esqr Dear Sir, I have been anxiously looking forward to the possible pleasure of seeing you in London, and heard yesterday, with very considerable regret, of your indisposition, and possible detention in Lancashire. I ought indeed to apologise for not having immediately acknowledged your courteous reply to my application, but / circumstances, now too tedious to dwell on, induced me to believe that that reply might have been something more satisfactory than a formal acknowledgment of your courtesy, and with this prospect, I have from day to day postponed the gratifying office of expressing to you my thanks. If ever we meet, I will confer with you, in a spirit / of the utmost candor on the grave matter of your observations. I entirely concur with them. As regards the trammels of party, I believe there is not a man in the house, whose seat renders him more independent of them, than my own - as regards my own views, I have no other impulse than a fair love of fame, and / a deep interest in the glory of my country; but for my capacity, I can say nothing, except that I believe I co[ul]d do justice to a subject of which I was master. I should like to have broken ground on the (Indian) Persian question which Sir James Graham brings forward after the holidays;2 but I sho[ul]d not care to do it, unless I saw you first. May you be soon restored to health! God is great. Yours truly I B. Disraeli 4 Probably Isaac's friend John Gough Nichols, who with his father at this time co-edited and printed The Gentleman's Magazine. 1 Presumably with a speech in mind, D on 21 February had written to David Urquhart as an expert, if a controversial one, on Eastern affairs - and as something of a kindred spirit. In his reply of 25 February Urquhart had indicated that he did not anticipate being in London in less than three weeks, but had added that even if he were he would want 'to postpone any discussion of that special subject' (perhaps Persia's siege of Herat in north-western Afghanistan) until they had 'arrived at common conclusions respecting the general position of the country and the measures to be adopted.' It is clear from his letter that Urquhart did not think D knew enough about the subject to debate it with Palmerston. H B/XXI/U/I. 2 On 18 March Graham had asked the foreign secretary whether Mr McNeill, the British envoy at the Court of Persia, had retired to England 'and whether he had left any person to fill the situation which he had quitted' (Hansard XLVI cols 801-2), but neither he nor D pursued the matter further after the Easter recess. Persia was at that time under the influence of Russia. Lord Auckland (the Whig Viceroy of India at this time), rash, badly informed and fearful that Russia would take advantage of the situation in Afghanistan, unwisely determined on British intervention there with the reluctant approval of the Cabinet. See Woodward Age of Reform 416-18 and Sir Charles Webster The Foreign Policy of Palmerston 1830-4.1 (1969) n 738-47.

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TO: SARAH DISRAEL

.[London] Saturday [23 March 1839?]

ORIGINAL: NYPL Kohns [21] EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by the political events mentioned. Sic: embarassed.

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My dearest, Saturday I could not write again yesterday: but Johnny came down at five and made a declaration,1 for which see the papers. Affairs are in a very / embarassed state and I must say I am sorry for it. I think it very doubtful, whether the government will get a majority on the vote of confidence which I / suppose will come off the 8th. or gth: especially if the Tories move an amendmt of a general vote of non-confidence - instead of limiting it to Ireland. The real blow to the Whigs and the Liberal party / was the division on the Corn Laws.2 It shows that as the House of Commons is now constituted, no further organic change can be carried. I understand that Melbourne wished to resign / on the Lords vote, thinking it a good occasion to retire, but Normanby protested so strongly in council against what he called desertion, that it was resolved to adopt the subsequent / course.3 Knox4 met Lord Byron5 and Lord Foley6 about four, and they told him, they were all out; so, you see it was a squeak. Love I D TO: SARAH DISRAEL

[London] Tuesday [26 March 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/B/386 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Cf app vi 8. Dating: cf 911 and 914. Sic: scavoir vivre; funck.

My dearest, Tuesday Great political excitement and rumors of impending change. There is some screw loose, (but where I know not,) as many Whigs and Radicals confess it. They have / written to Lyndhurst desiring him to return, but I don't think he will hurry 1 On 22 March Russell had announced his intention to move, on the first week after the Easter recess, a vote of confidence in the Irish administration of Lord Normanby, for early that morning Lord Roden had carried by five votes a motion in the Lords to inquire into the state of Ireland since 1835. Hansard XLVI cols 1047-8, 1118-20. See also 916, 917, 918 and 919. 2 On 18 March Villiers's motion against the Corn Laws had been defeated in the Commons by 342-195. The large minority were supporters of the government who broke with the ministry on the issue. 3 According to Greville, who confirms D'S account of Cabinet differences, the Irish issue need not have been seen as a threat to the government who, according to him, would have been better off had they 'rested upon their old declaration, that as long as they were supported by the H. of Commons they should disregard the opposition of the H. of Lords.' Greville iv 136. 4 Thomas Knox (1816-1858), after 1840 Viscount Northland, succeeded as 3rd Earl of Ranfurly on 21 March 1858, and died two months later; Tory MP for Dungannon 1838-51. 5 George Anson Byron (1789-1868), 7th Baron Byron, cousin and heir of the poet; lord-in-waiting to the Queen 1837-60; rear admiral 1849; admiral 1862. 6 Thomas Henry Foley (1808-1869), 4th Baron Foley; captain of the corps of gentlemen-at-arms.

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himself, or be here before the loth. 1 I shall be at Quarter Sessions2 and / probably stay a day or two at Bradenham, but my plans are at this moment uncertain. I called on Mrs. Meredith on Sunday and sat some time with her. Ellen3 / was there unaltered and Philip Hardwick came in - very bald and very servile. Did I tell you that I saw the Lions4 and was gratified thereby? Tomorrow I dine with Madame / Montefiore, 5 very diff[eren]t to what I expected, a very pleasing appearance and manner, and extremely well bred; great repose yet readiness and scavoir vivre. Their / dinners are frequent and have renown. Bulwer told me he dined there on Sunday.6 By the bye he is in a great funck about "Cheveley"7 which is to appear on Thursday, and is staying in town merely to get the first copy. Love 1 D

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TO: SARAH DISRAEi

[London] Thursday [28 March 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/B/igg EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by comparison with 914.

My darling, Thursday We go on Monday to the George Morgans at some park with a long name nr. 1 Lyndhurst and his family were in Paris, not returning to London until 20 April. See 919. 2 The Easter Quarter Sessions opened at Aylesbury on 9 April. BH (13 Apr 1839). 3 Mrs Frederick W. Hope, Mrs Meredith's daughter. 4 Presumably the same ones that had been amusing the Queen. See 878&n3- There had been a benefit for Van Amburgh at Drury Lane on Saturday 23 March, the last performance before Passion week. The Times (23 Mar 1839). See also MA'S letter of 19 October 1838 in app vi 10. Goodspeed's Catalogue (Oct i959-Jan 1960) item No 154 lists an undated 'facetious letter' from D to an unnamed recipient asking if he may bring ladies 'to see the lions and their companions fed tomorrow or Wednesday.' 5 Henrietta Montefiore lived at 4 Great Stanhope Street, Mayfair. 6 Bulwer is mentioned in the report of a dinner she gave on Monday, 25 March. MP (27 Mar 1839). 7 See 7615014. Publication of Lady Bulwer's Cheveley, or, the Man of Honour, with its 'close personal application' to the life of its author, had been imminent for some time. MP (13 Feb 1839). A letter of i February gives the publication date as i March, but there seems to have been a delay; it is possible that Bulwer approached the publisher, Edward Bull, to prevent its appearance. Devey 147-8, 158. An example of the lengths to which Bulwer was prepared to go can be found in his refusal in 1840 to allow Bentley to reprint three novels unless he undertook to publish no book by Lady Bulwer. Madeline House and Graham Storey eds The Letters of Charles Dickens (1969) n 14^. Advance notices imply some interruption in the publishing schedule, stating that the book (variously named Chivalry and Chesterton) 'will positively be published March 21' and it was probably these which produced Bulwer's 'funck.' MP (9, 13 Mar 1839). On 15 March, Cheveley was announced as 'just ready' (the notice inserted directly under one for Bulwer's Richelieu). MP (15 Mar cf 19, 21 Mar 1839). It would appear that this edition was published at Calcutta by William Rushton & Co. A second edition was announced by Bull for H April, because of the 'very hurried, peculiar and disadvantageous circumstances under which the first edition was brought out.' MP (12 Apr 1839). The tone of Lady Bulwer's dedication 'TO NO ONE NOBODY, ESQ, OF NO HALL, NOWHERE', dated 27 March and published in the press, substantiates the personal nature of her novel, stating that 'all our [ie women's] efforts for justice or redress must be unavailing, till, as a sex, we feel for and defend ourselves'. MP (9 Apr 1839). See also 914.

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Hertford; 1 from thence I will write to you, and say when I shall be at Bradenham; / whence I shall come alone - at least I think so. Yesterday at Madame Montefiores - the Colonel Baillies, 2 Hedworth Lambtons,3 Sir John Conroy, old Lad[y] Charleville, Major Henniker4 / Ladyks, Stepney; Mrs Fitzroy[,] Ld W[illiam] Lennox[;] a good dinner and well appointed - party too large. The dau[ghte]rs,5 especially one very fair and young just out and something like the Queen, only prettier, very charming, perfectly bred, clever, / highly educated and apparently in voice, pronunc[iat]ion and appearance, thoroughly English. I like her very much. I will buy the book;6 posted Ralphs letter. O'Loghlin7 on Saty. to meet Lady Cork. Love I D TO: SARAH DISRAEL

[London] Saturday [30 March 1839.]

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My dearest, We go off on Monday morning and I will write to you from

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That's the dir[ecti]on if you want it, George Morgan Esqr. But write to me / tomorrow as I shall get my letters before I go. You never tell me how your own health is, or that of any of the family: if my / father walks etc. and my mother. I shall certainly have a day at least for Brad[enham]. Love I D TO: SARAH DISRAEL

[London, Tuesday 2? April 1839]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/B/204 PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 128-9, dated June 1839, prints an altered version conflated with altered extracts from 920 and 922; M&B n 60-1, dated June 1839. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by the death of Baron de Ros and the publication of excerpts from Parliamentary Papers on the succession to the throne of Oude in The Morning Past on 2 April 1839.

My dearest, I can only send you a very good thing in the shape of Theodore Hook's epitaph on Lord de Roos TO. / 1 Brickendonbury Park, Herts. See gi4&m. 2 Col Hugh Duncan Baillie of Redcastle had married secondly, in 1821, Mary Smith (d 1857) of Castleton Hall. 3 Hedworth Lambton (1797-1876), brother of ist Earl of Durham, in 1835 had married Anna Bushe (d 1843). He was Radical MP for Durham North 1832-47. 4 Major Henniker-Major (1810-1842), 2nd son of 3rd Baron Henniker; captain in the Life Guards. 'Major' was his first name and part of his second name, not his rank. 5 Mme Montefiore had two daughters: Charlotte (1818-1854), who in 1847 became the second wife of Horatio Joseph Montefiore; and Louisa (1821-1910), who in 1840 married Anthony de Rothschild, after 1847 ist Baronet. 6 Presumably Lady Bulwer's new novel. 7 Presumably Gen Terence O'Loghlin.

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Here lies Henry lyth: Baron de Roos in joyful expectation of the last Trump. 1 A hush until Monday. I am reading the Indian papers, which are the most amusing thing I have met with since the Arabian nights. 2 Love I D

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TO: SARAH DISRAELI Brickendonbury Park [Herts, Thursday 4? April 1839]616. ORIGINAL: H A/I/B/SOI EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by the Easter Quarter Sessions at Aylesbury. Sic: Lee.

My dearest Sa, Brickendonbury Park This Hertford1 which I thought was so near home, is such an out of the way place, that I find I am 38 miles from Aylesbury, and as for Wycombe, nobody has ever heard of such a place. I think it best therefore to return to / town with Mrs. Wyndham on Monday morning and on the same day by a late afternoon train reach the George at Aylesbury, where sleep, do what is necessary on Tuesday at Q[uarter] S[essions]2 and dine at Bradenham. My visit will be short but it will at least be a visit; for I must / be in town by a late train on Wednesday, as Lady Peel has got a grand rout, where I ought to be,3 and on Thursday I must be in the house.4 This is a very agreeable place; a fine old mansion, with an avenue of limes more than / 3 quarters of a mile long; our host a jolly English Squire, formerly a Guardsman5 and M.P. and our hostess very agreeable and accomplished; Lord and Lady Rodney staying here, the latter Morgans sister. 6 Lady Bulwers book seems to be making a stir. I have not seen / it, but they say Henry Bulwer under the sobriquet of Herbert Grimstone is terribly pep1 Baron de Ros (or de Roos), who had died on 29 March, had a reputation for cheating at cards. See (VOL n) 576&ng. Because the title had been in abeyance, and several times held by women in their own right, sources vary on the ordinal of title of the barony. 2 The Morning Post on 2 April had published a selection from the correspondence between the directors of the East India Company and claimants to the throne of Oude. 'Further Correspondence respecting the Succession to the Throne of Oude' (the third instalment) had been printed as a Parliamentary Paper on 8 March 1839. 1 Brickendonbury Park was less than a mile south of Hertford. 2 The Easter Quarter Sessions opened in Aylesbury on Tuesday, 9 April, with Sir John Dashwood King presiding over a very full bench. As there was a new commission following the death of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos and the appointment of Lord Carrington, all the justices of the peace were required to be sworn in afresh. D was reported as one of the 57 present. BG (13 Apr 1839). 3 Lady Peel was to have an assembly on 10 April, but D is not listed in the extensive press report of the 'Grand Party' given to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. MP (8, n Apr 1839). 4 Nothing much happened in the House on Thursday n April, except the introduction of some further business on the Imprisonment for Debt Bill. Given D'S later MS Runnymede letter on this bill, per haps this is what is interesting to him. See VOL iv. 5 George Gould Morgan was a captain in the Coldstream Guards, placed on half-pay on 25 February 1819. Army List (1839) 408. 6 George Rodney (1782-1842), 3rd Baron Rodney, in 1819 had married George Gould Morgan's sister Charlotte Georgiana (d 1878).

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pered, as well as E L B[ulwer] and his mamma; also Lady Stepastray (Stepney)fsdj but whether we are in I dont know. 7 On Tuesday I went to the Hertford ball, where / I met Morpeth, Grimstone,8 Leveson, Mahon and his wife, Billy Cowper and all that family and other Londoners.., And yesterday went to see Panshanger,9 the most recherche residence, taking everything into consideration, I / ever beheld - a modern Tudor house, of exquisite proportion, long with fine oriels SPLENDIDLY furnished and rare variety of park scenery with the river Lee, artificially widened, winding thro' woody but gentle elev[ati]ons. But the / weather is deplorable and cold as Canada. My love to all and you. D I think Curios[ities] subscription10 very good. TO: MARY ANNE LEWI

Aylesbury [Bucks, Tuesday] 9 April 1839

ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/go COVER: P 1839 I Aylesbury April nine I Mrs. Wyndham Lewis I i Grosvenor Gate I Park Lane I London I B Disraeli POSTMARK: (i) In crowned circle: FREE I IOAPIO I 1839 (2) In circular form: AYLESBURY I AP 9 I 1839 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Sic: Freemantle.

7 Lady Bulwer's Cheveley is an uneven but lively roman a, clef, based on the Bulwers' domesticlknmlkdflkjjsdkjfhoijoiajfoibulleroewsa aoiduoijneiti. situation. The callous Lord de Clifford (Bulwer, perhaps after his 1830 novel Paul Clifford) and and his malignant mother despise and mistreat his wife, the beautiful, cultured Julia (Lady Bulwer). De Clifford, 'a tyrannical autocrat, a Caligula in his clemency, and a Draco in his displeasure' (i 36-7), is eventually killed escaping retribution from the friends of a girl he has seduced; Julia is united with her faithful lover, Lord Cheveley (the Man of Honour). Details of the Bulwers' lives are very little disguised: de Clifford is heir to a dormant Irish peerage, but his material prospects depend entirely on his mother; his brother, Herbert Grimstone (Bulwer's brother Henry), is indeed 'terribly peppered,' appearing as an ambitious, disagreeable and incompetent diplomat and gambler. Other recognizable characters are the prime minister, 'Lord Melford,' the governor-general of the colonies 'Lord Denham,' and the Radical editor of The Investigator 'Mr. York Fonnoir.' Lady Stepney appears as 'the intellectual and ethereal Lady Stepastray.' 'Seeming to think that death was out of the question for her, she compromised the matter by dying her hair and rejuvenating her dress every year'; she had 'thoroughly wormed herself, by falsehood, flattery and accommodating conduct, into the good graces of every one, either in society or literature, whom she thought worth toadying1 (H 143). D and MA do not appear as characters, but there is a direct and strongly worded reference to MA'S reaction to the 'Fairy' letter of 5 April 1838. See 76i&n2. Julia's friends are found wanting in sympathy, including those 'exemplary ladies [who], though engaged to be married to another before their husbands were cold in their graves, were ... shocked at her want of feeling in writing to them in unmeasured terms of grief at the loss of a faithful dog, who had been her unchanging friend and companion for years; and wrote her word she must be mad to think of intruding her canine loss upon the orthodox affliction of black crape and muslin caps. This was too disgusting to be angry with, and she merely thought of the story of the Venetian lady, who, when her confessor came to condole with her for the loss of her husband, found her in high spirits playing piquet with an adventurer; he remonstrated upon the indelicacy of such a proceeding: "Ah padre mio," said the lady, "had you come a quarter of an hour sooner, you would have found me dissolved in tears! but I staked my grief on the game with this young man, and, as you perceive, I've lost it!"' (n 179). (References are to the New York edition of 1839.) 8 James Walter Grimstone (1809-1895), Viscount Grimstone, after 1845 2n J33^- The work was published on 31 July. See 1176^.fdjkhohodfs. 2 The DS were at Lady Lyndhurst's 'very brilliant ball' on Tuesday 4 May. MP (5 May 1841). 1 D is usually reliable in writing the day of the week; in confusing the date he may have had in mind the dinner he was to give on Thursday 6 May. See 11558012. 2 The dissolution, announced on 7 June, in fact did not occur until 23 June. Hansard LVIII cols 1260-99, 1597-8. See also 11568^4 and ii6o&m. D is presumably indicating to Pyne that the danger of his being arrested for debt following the dissolution is not immediate. See 11678011 and n68&ni.

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I marked Reginald Merivale's death. Would he had / lived a few weeks longer! Tis some consol[ati]on that the new Chancery bill will in all probab[ilit]y be passed by the Tories, which will give Ralph a good chance of his place.1 The pea fowl, which / was superbly good, led to a curious and gratifying circ[umstanc]e - a dinner made up in 8 and 40 hours and counting D[uke] of B[uckingham] and C[handos], Ld. Salisbury, Fra[nci]s Egerton and some others as great, perhaps at this moment more influential.2 in g[rea]t haste I D

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TO: SARAH DISRAELI

[London] Saturday 15 May [1841],

ORIGINAL: BL ADD MS 37425 ff22-3 PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 171-2, dated 15 May 1841, extracts conflated with 1143; M&B n m, extracts dated 15 May 1841 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: the year is evident from the context. See nni,3,5.

My dearest Sa, Saturday I May 15. 1 I spoke with great effect last night in the house - the best speech on our side. It even drew "iron tears down Pluto's cheek,"2 alias applause and words of praise from Peel. / A full house, about 1/2 past nine o'clock and all the ministers there. I have sent you the "Morning Chronicle" and directed it myself. It is the best report tho' many fine hits / are lost.3 The times are terribly agitating and I can give you no clue to what may happen. The Ministers from a technical difficulty cannot dissolve Park, at a moments notice, so that we must, at / all events have the warning often days.4 1 Reginald Merivale (1811-1841) had died on i May. He had held a post in the Registrar's Office in Chancery. GM ns xv (June 1841) 666. The House had been considering a bill for reform of the administration of justice in Chancery which had gone through committee on 3 May. Russell eventually abandoned the bill after Sugden succeeded in introducing an amendment postponing implementation of the bill, which included two judicial appointments, until 10 October to prevent the outgoing government getting them. Hansard LVII col 1446, LVIII cols 721-3, 1383-99. A Tory administration would presumably see Lyndhurst again as Lord Chancellor, with the assurance of a job for Ralph. This did in fact occur, later in 1841. Blake 178. See 1190. 2 On Thursday 6 May D had given a dinner party for the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, the Marquess of Salisbury, Lord Francis Egerton, Henry Goulburn, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Lord Canterbury and Sir Alexander Grant. MP (8 May 1841). Goulburn, an old friend and colleague of Peel's and soon to beto be his chancellor of the exchequer, was presumably the person 'at this moment more influential.' 1 On 14 May D had made an impressive speech during the sixth day of the eight-day debate on the Sugar Duties Bill. He had argued against the chancellor of the exchequer's case for increased trade with Brazil by contending that Britain's trade was not in a state of decline and that it had not yet even reached its 'meridian eminence.' The speech had ended with a spirited defence of Peel against charges of factionalism. Hansard LVIII cols 454-61. D'S adroit use of specific figures, historicalkrfdsh precedents and relevant parallels gives the impression of total command of the subject. See also introduction p xviii. 2 Milton 'II Penseroso' 1107. 3 The Morning Chronicle's column-long account of D'S speech is virtually identical to the one in Hansard (see m). 4 Presumably the House would need this time to pass measures (supplies etc) to carry over until the new Parliament was called. See n6o&m.

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In the meantime, Ford, who I thought was lost like the President,5 and whose presence at this moment was absolutely necessary to me, arrived from Brussels last night and I shall see him to day. 6 I shall write on Monday, when we divide / - the majority against the govt. will be at least 30.7 In haste I D TO: SARAH DISRAELI

[London] Thursday [20 May 1841],

ORIGINAL: NYPL Kohns [30] PUBLICATION HISTORY: LEGS 172, extracts dated 20 May 1841; M&B n in, extracts dated 20 May 1841 EDITORIAL COMMENT: LBCS has read 'huffy' as 'happy'. Dating: by the debate on the Sugar Duties which ended on Tuesday 18 May 1841. Sic: latter.

My dear[es]t Sa, Thursday We know nothing of the Mail movem[en]ts and I write this early as I rather think the business of the house will prevent me catching the post later.1 The debate on Tuesday was powerful and exciting. I dined out / at the Guests2 where we met Lord and Lady Abingdon,3 Ld and L[ad]y Sondes,* the Col Lowthers5 and the Ousel eys,6 - but regained my post behind Sir Robert by 10 o'ck: a few minutes before he rose. He spoke for 3 hours and 1/4 equally / divided bet [wee] n commerce, finance, and the conduct of the govt - The latter division very huffy and powerful - more so than I remember. 7, I think it will end in Dissol[uti]on - but I am prepared for / it. I only saw Ford this mom [en] t as he merely passed thro' town before - but he is now stationfar] y - and our ship is clear for action. In g[rea]t haste I D 5 The President was a steamer that had left New York for London in late April but never arrived. Thedsgkkilererdsnkjlhgkdakljh, Morning Chronicle on 14 and 15 May carried reports on the loss. 6 It is unclear which particular financial emergency D is worried about here. See ii37&nm-3. There is also in H a Warrant of Attorney, dated 8 June 1841, for £6,000 which it would appear Ford was lending to D. H A/V/D/I. 7 It was 36, 317-281. Hansard LVIII cols 667-73.kgfihsdfuifdu, 1 The business in the House on this day was in fact very slight. However, there had been a general supposition that there would be some explanation from the Ministers as to the course they planned to take following their loss of the division on 18 May. As a result the house 'was crowded to excess, ... [and] the seats appropriated to Peers were full.' There was, however, no announcement. Hansard LVIII cols 673-83. MP (21 May 1841). 2 The Guests had themselves been guests on 18 May, at Lady Antrobus's ball. MP (20 May 1841). Evidently their dinner had preceded the ball. 3 Montagu Bertie (1784-1854), 5th Earl of Abingdon, on n March 1841 had married Lady Frederica Augusta Kerr (1816-1864), 7th daughter of Lord Mark Kerr and Charlotte, 8th Countess of Antrim. 4 George John Milles (1794-1874), 4th Baron Sondes, in 1823 had married Eleanor Knatchbull (d 1883), 5th daughter of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Baronet. 5 Henry Cecil Lowther, 2nd son of ist Earl of Lonsdale, colonel of the Cumberland Militia, major in 7th Hussars and lieutenant-colonel in the army, Conservative MP for Westmoreland 1812-67, deputylieutenant of Rutland 1852, in 1817 had married Lady Lucy Eleanor Sherard (1792-1848), eldest child of 5th Earl of Harborough. 6 Sir Gore Ouseley in 1806 had married Harriet Georgiana Whitelocke, daughter of John Whitelocke. 7 Peel in the third 'division' of his speech had very powerfully denounced the government for clinging to office after having lost the confidence of the House, and had contrasted their current behaviour to his own in 1835. Hansard LVIII cols 615-41.

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TO: RICE WYNNE

Grosvenor Gate [London, Thursday] 27 May 1841

ORIGINAL: H B/i/B/8b EDITORIAL COMMENT: There is also in H an extensively revised draft of this letter. H B/i/B/8a. Sic: expences.

R.. Wynne1 Esqrr kjfdiufdkjshiukfdsjhklhdskfhfdshhersiresiuhkni1 My dear Sir, Lord Forester has urged upon me the expediency of personally conferring with you; but this is scarcely in my power, for altho' after tomorrow there may be a very few days vacation in the House, I am anxious to take part in the impending debates,2 and a hurried visit to Shrewsbury would be such a distraction, that I must avoid it. I must therefore submit to the inconvenience / of this imperfect mode of communication, and I trust that our mutual frankness may in some degree compensate for our distance from each other. / In the first place, I have no objection to the name of Mr Tomline3 being foremost in the Requisition, understanding that this courtesy entails on me no practical injury, and / that, if the party can only return one Member, the choice will fall on me. I wo[ul]d however suggest that our joint return wo[ul]d / be best secured by the machinery of management being simple and single. I think therefore there ought to be an open and avowed coalition and not merely a virtual one, and I do not see how this point is to be obtained if there be separate agents. 2ndly[:] With regard to the expences of the contest; I am prepared to fulfil the engagements into which I entered with Mr. Holmes* some time ago, as, I then understood, the accredited agent representative of the party; but I am not prepared to go further. I say this because the expenditure mentioned / by Mr. Frail5 was not only greater in immediate amount than that contemplated by Mr Holmes, but was accompanied with an annual contribution in sum so considerable, vizt. £250, that if insisted on, I must at once renounce the prospective 1 Rice Wynne (d 1846), an apothecary, whose address on the 1841 Electors' List is given as 'The College' in Shrewsbury. 2 On Thursday 27 May Peel moved a vote of non-confidence in the government, of which he had given notice on 24 May. D spoke that night; see introduction p xix. The ensuing debate lasted five days, and came to a division on Friday 4 June, which the government lost by one vote, 312-311, leading Russell on 7 June to announce the dissolution of Parliament 'as soon as possible'. Hansard LVIII cols 706, 803-88, 892-963, 969-1044, 1049-1111, 1121-1247, 1260-1300. The House had a brief break from 29 May to i June inclusive. 3 George Tomline (1813-1889), Conservative MP for Sudbury 1840-1, Shrewsbury 1841-7, Liberal MP for Shrewsbury 1852-68, Grimsby 1868-74. Tomline owned property near Shrewsbury. VH-S 327.djkshgu,,, 4 William Holmes, the Tory whip in the unreformed parliament, had negotiated with D on the 'delicate subject' of guaranteeing success while keeping expenses minimal. VH-S 326-7. 5 John Frail (d 1879), a hairdresser and perfumer at Mardol, a locality in the municipal borough of Shrewsbury, and clerk of the Shrewsbury race-course, was considered 'the most prominent Conservative in Shrewsbury' from the late 18303 until his death in the post of mayor. VH-S 215. Sir Henry Lucy has recorded the impression Frail made on a rival agent in Shrewsbury, a Dr Clement, who apparently had to be bound over to keep the peace towards D in 1841: 'a local hairdresser named John Frail, famous in his time, ... by sheer genius in electioneering, untrammelled by nice scruples with respect to the law relating to bribery and corruption, succeeded in gaining the confidence of the Carlton Club, and the appointment as their election agent at Shrewsbury.' Sir Henry Lucy Sixty Years in the Wilderness (1912) 64.

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honor of the seat, and only express my regret that the circumstance was not even alluded to in the precise and specific conference with Mr. Holmes. With these observations, I place myself entirely in your hands, and in yours alone; confident, from all I have heard, alike in your honor and your judgment. 6 Yours, my dear Sir, I Very faithfully I B. DISRAELI TO: GEORGE TOMLINE m

[Carlton Club? London] Monday 31 May [1841]

ORIGINAL: ESU Suff. R.O. HA 119: 503/13 EDITORIAL COMMENT: A large diagonal line follows the postscript. Dating: by context.

private Monday I 31 May Dear Tomline, I write this, as the post is going off, to say that I hear, on arriving at the Carlton, that you have some intention of starting for Lincolnshire. I wish you, before you decide fully, to understand the position in which I shall be placed on your withdrawal after the requisition to / us both being introduced to the Constituency. That movement renders the advance of two Whigs inevitable, if any advance be made; and I am convinced that no man can fight with success a singlehanded election under these circumstances. The two seats for Shrews [bur] y, as / far as we are concerned, must be lost, and my own presence in the next Park, very doubtful, as I have, in consequence of your satisfactory advance, refused one of the best seats in England, now irrecoverable, within the last five days./ If you had not come forward for S[hrewsbur]y, I think, indeed I have scarcely a doubt, that I could have arranged one and one with Slaney1 - at present that is hopeless. 6 Lord Forester (whose seat, Willey Park, was in Shropshire) had been busying himself on D'S behal

since December 1839 about a constituency for the next election, with Leicester the leading contender. In fact, on 26 May 1841, the day before this letter, D had received an invitation from Charles Hay Frewen, an unsuccessful candidate for Leicester in 1837, to stand for Leicester because of D'S being 'so strong against the new poor law'. On 22 December [1840?] Forester had written to D about Leicester, adding that he had heard from Wynne, advising D to visit Wynne in Shrewsbury, and even giving detailed travel suggestions. The letter from Wynne to Forester, dated 20 December [1840?], alludes to Lord Olive's decision not to run for Parliament, and to an earlier suggestion that D might stand for Shrewsbury 'should the registration be such, as would allow him ... a fair prospect of success'. Wynne's enclosed calculations show an increase on the rolls of 189 voters over the 1837 election. On n May [1841], Forester had written a long letter to D: 'all the chief people of [Shrewsbury] are prepared to receive you with open arms.' He had also recommended Wynne to D as one 'totally unconnected with any lawyers of the place', and had passed on Wynne's advice to have 'as few agents as possible', preferably 'one responsible agent.' There may have been further correspondence, which we have not located, on the question of the Requisition. On 28 May 1841 Wynne answered D'S letter, telling him that his 'colleagues' had decided to 'addressa Requisition both to you, & to Mr. Tomlyne [sic] ... to prevent any opposition from our political opponents ... [and because] the outlay for the purpose cannot exceed Fifty pounds.' D must have been cheered by this, as the Leicester invitation of 26 May had suggested £2,500 per candidate, although promising that, if an arrangement could be made to bring in one Whig and one Tory, D 'wd. come in a, very little expense.' H 8/1/8/1-7. The Satirist on 20 June, in a long article on D'S candidacy at Shrewsbury, gave D'S unpaid expenses from 1837 as his reason for not running for Maidstone agai, See looo&ni.

1 Robert Aglionby Slaney (1791-1862), a barrister (1817), Liberal MP for Shrewsbury 1826-35, 1837-41, 1847-52, 1857-62; magistrate for Shropshire and an author on radical issues. He did not stand in 1841. A 'one-and-one1 arrangement would obviously have reduced the costs of the election for both D and Slaney.

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I hope therefore you will well consider all these disastrous consequences, / partly to the cause, and partly to your correspondent, before you decide - But at any rate, do me the favor of letting me know your decision witht. loss of time, as I shall not stand a single fight now at Shrews [bur] y, and / must see if I can obtain some other place. I hope you will be able to decypher this muddy stuff. Ever yrs f[aithfu]lly I D. / How2 is to be in town tomorrow morning.im\,

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TO: SIR ROBER peelllll ORIGINAL: PS 309

Grosvenor Gate [London] Sunday 6 June 1841

PUBLICATION HISTORY: Parker Peel n 465

Dear Sir Robert, Grosvenor Gate: Sunday, June 6, 1841. I only heard this late last night, and would not have sent it, were I not convinced of its authenticity. Ever your obliged servant, B. Disraeli. Memorandum.

The opinion of Lord J. Russell, expressed on Saturday, June 5, is that the feeling in favour of the Government measures will not increase, and that in the present state of affairs a delay of 'six weeks' may altogether terminate it. That the present position of the Government is a lesson to future Administrations never to neglect their money bills, as Parliament 'ought to be dissolved on Monday.' He entertains great apprehensions lest the Tories should contrive to interpose delays, without the appearance of faction. l

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TO: THE ELECTORS OF SHREWSBURY

London [Tuesday] 8 June 1841,

ORIGINAL: H 8/1/3/33 EDITORIAL COMMENT: A printed broadsheet.

TO THE I FREE AND INDEPENDENT I ELECTORS I OF SHREWSBURY. GENTLEMEN,,, London, June 8th, 1841.. We comply, with pride and satisfaction, with the Requisition, signed by seven hundred of your body, that we should offer ourselves as Candidates for the Re2 William Wybergh How, a solicitor, of Stone House, Shrewsbury. Apparently he performed many of the duties of an election agent: on 20 May Wynne had written to D that How would be in London on 'Monday evening* to meet D at the Carlton. H B/i/B/y. How is listed in the 1841 Electors List for Shrewsbury as registered but as not having appeared at the poll. Two letters from How to D on election business are in H. H 8/1/8/11,14. 1 There is in H a note from Peel, probably the reply to this letter, dated 'Whitehall June 8' (Peel lived in Whitehall Gardens): 'My dear Sir, I beg to offer you my somewhat tardy acknowledgements for your note of Sunday. There does not appear that extreme eagerness for this dispatch of business which the memorandum enclosed in your note, would have led one to expect. Very faithfully yrs, Robert Peel'. H B/xxi/p/iya. In fact Russell did announce the dissolution the next day, and Peel in his response to the announcement was very accommodating to the stated need for a vote of supply for six months. Hansard LVIII cols 1260-1300. Peel's assessment in the note is borne out by the fact that the announced dissolution did not happen until June 23.

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presentation of your Borough, on the approaching Dissolution of Parliament.1 We accept this wish on your part, as an evidence of your determination to support, with your utmost energies, the Constitution of England in Church and State, and we appeal with confidence to our votes and conduct in the present Parliament as proofs of our readiness, at all times, to maintain the integrity of our National Institutions, the interests alike of the rich and of the poor, and the rights and liberties of the people. A weak and unprincipled Administration, baffled in all their attempts to continue in office in defiance of Parliament and the Country, are now seeking to array the various classes of the Community, whose interests are in fact identical, in a factitious hostility founded on delusive misrepresentations. Believing ourselves that the interests of the Agriculturist, the Manufacturer and the Merchant, are the same, we shall resist the sacrifice of any of these great Classes to the fancied advantage of the other, nor would we, for a moment, entrust the settlement of great questions of public economy to a party, which, during its administration of affairs, has increased the national incumbrances to a considerable extent, and substituted for the large surplus revenue of their predecessors a corresponding deficiency, which confessedly baffles their financial ability.2GENTLEMEN, England demands the formation of a Government founded on English principles, and pursuing English policy; and if, by returning us as your Representatives to the House of Commons, you enable us to assist in the fulfilment of that national wish, it will be our endeavour, by our general public conduct, and by our devotion to your local interests, to form an enduring connection between the Electors of Shrewsbury, and Your very faithful and obliged Servants, B.DISRAELI, I GEORGETOMLINE. P. S. We propose to take the earliest opportunity of personally waiting upon you to solicit your suffrages. EDDOWES, PRINTER, SHREWSBURY.

TO: MARY ANNE DISRAELI,

Carlton [Club, London, Saturday 12 June 1841],

ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/155 COVER: 2 o'ck. I Mrs. Disraeli I Grosvenor Gate I Park Lane I D. [Endorsed infdkjfklfsfsndlklfsd, MA'S hand:] 'June nth. I 1841'. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by the travel plans. See m. Sic: excell; Salopions.

My darling, Carlton ! 2 o'c, Tomline had previously call'd on me, but had returned; and I found him frigid, jealous, and impracticable. He had received a similar dispatch, and had decided on going on Monday morn[in]g and arriving at Shrewsbury same evening. I 1 See n6oni above. D and Tomline had received the requisition on 2 June. H B/I/B/IO. In an article on 'The Prospects of the Elections' on 5 June, The Times had published a long list of 'Conservative Candidates Already Announced' which included Tomline and D for Shrewsbury. There is in H a memo randum of ii February 1887 stating that this requisition '(a long parchment roll)' was 'presented ... to the Beaconsfield Club Shrewsbury as an interesting memento'. H B/I/B/[O]. 2 Also on 5 June, The Times had published an analysis of'Whig and Tory Finance' contrasting the remission of the national debt during a decade of Tory rule with ten years of Whig 'mismanagement' in which there had been no reduction of debt and little remission of taxes.

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think he wd. not be sorry to be there before me. He travels with no carriage.e Now - cd. you get up the steam and leave town tomorrow by a latish train, / sleep at Birmingham, and reach Shrewsbury Monday evening about 7. This wd. excell Tomline. If you can, write me a single word, and I will write to the agent by post and say I shall be there. Tomline sd. he sho[ul]d write and say nothing of me, and regulate his movements by no one etc.' / I must now into the city and get the argent and lodge it at Drummonds. Thank God and you, 'tis all ready. Tomline says he understands the Salopions don't like speaking. We shall see. George Smythe quizzes all this; I have told him. There is a train tomorrow that goes at six in / the afternoon. This wd. be agreeable. Write and let me find a note on my return. My dear little wife I Adieu I D

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TO: [RICE WYNNE?]

Grosvenor Gate [London] Saturday 12 June [1841]

ORIGINAL: SCL MS 134 p 72 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: the year is evident from the context.

Dear Sir, Grosvenor Gate I Saty. June 12 I shall be, God willing, at the Lion Hotel, on Monday evening, at the hour appointed, / and ready immediately to address the Electors of Shrewsbury; the more the merrier. Yours f[aithfu]lly I B Disraeli

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TO: SARAH DISRAELI

[London] Sunday [13 June 1841],

ORIGINAL: H A/i/B/253 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by comparison with 1161 and 1162.

My dear[es]t Sa, Sunday I write you a line before my departure to say that from all I can learn, S[hrewsbur]y seems perfectly secure - and that otherwise everything / is more than right. Tell Ralph to write to me all the news at the Lion[.] If by any chance any private / communic[ati]on be requisite, direct marked private under cover to Rice Wynne Esq The Coll[eg]e S[hrewsbur]y. l, 1000 loves and blessings / to all[.] I Thy I D 1 MA endorsed this letter 'June nth. I 1841' but from the context it more likely was written on Saturday 12 June. On 8 June, How had written a 'dispatch' to D (and presumably to Tomline) urging him 'to come amongst us as soon as may be'. H B/I/B/II. According to Lord Forester's travelling instructions to D, the journey to Shrewsbury would take about 12 hours - 6 hours by train to Wolverhampton and then about the same time by road to Shrewsbury. H B/i/B/6. 1 Wynne had written to D on 9 June expressing his 'perfect satisfaction' at the published address, and urging D that 'the earlier you make your arrangements for the purpose of canvassing the Borough, the better.' The letter also mentions that Wynne had 'bespoken apartments of the best description, at the Lion Hotel.' H B/i/B/i2.

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TO: MARY ANNE DISRAELI

[Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Monday 14 June 1841]

ORIGINAL: H A/i/A/i64 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Fourth page of MS endorsed in MA'S hand: '1841'. Dating: cf 1162 and 1163.

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My darling, 1/2 pt 6 Tomline and myself are to attend a club at nine o'ck: precisely, and have therefore been obliged to dine earlier than we had intended. He called upon you to ask you to dine with him to / day, and still hopes notwithstanding the early hour, you may be induced to come. Dinner has been ordered at 1/2 past six, the present hour, at which I write this, but I shall / remain here until near seven for the chance of seeing you. It will be very kind indeed and plucky[?], if, notwithstanding my departure, you will come / on to the Talbot, *on your arrival here. Thine affectionate husband, I D. TO: THE ELECTORS OF SHREWSBURY

[Shrewsbury] Friday 18 June 1841,

ORIGINAL: H 8/1/8/32 EDITORIAL COMMENT: A printed broadsheet.

TO THE FREE AND INDEPENDENT I ELECTORS I OF THE BOROUGH I OF I SHREWSBURY. GENTLEMEN,, Friday, June i8th, 18 The unexampled Success which we have met with in the course of our Canvass fully justifies the expectations of those who did us the honor of inviting us to come to Shrewsbury, and to ourselves holds out the certainty of a speedy Triumph. The present is an important Contest, it is a Contest between the old Constitutional Principles of the English Monarchy and the new self-interested doctrines of a Government which seeks to retain office against the will and in defiance of the recorded opinions of your Representatives in Parliament. We know, Gentlemen, that it is the duty of a Member of the House of Commons to attend to the happiness not only of those whose Votes have been recorded in his favor, but of all who have Rights to protect, and who have Interests to secure; these are the Principles on which we ask for your Support, and to which we attribute the great, unexampled Success which has attended us throughout our Canvass. It remains for us to add, that we are determined to go to the Poll, to give every Elector the opportunity of recording his Vote in favor of or against the principles of Constitutional Monarchy, not only from the natural desire to represent in Parliament the ancient and influential Town of Shrewsbury, but from a conviction that perseverance in support of the Cause which we all have so much at heart, is due both to the strength of that Cause and to the kindness and confidence which we have universally met with in the course of our triumphant Canvass. 1 The Talbot Inn apparently was a centre of electioneering activity. D and Tomline are recorded as meeting their supporters there on Monday 28 June, Nomination Day. The Shropshire Conservative (3 July 1841) in H 8/1/8/35.

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We have the honor to be, I GENTLEMEN, I Your obliged and faithfulldkjglkslnlfgfllfdlsdlfdfisfdjsful., Servants, I B.DISRAELI, I GEORGE TOMLINE. R. DAVIES, PRINTER, 7, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY.

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TO: SARAH DISRAELI Lion Inn, Shrewsbury [Shropshire, Monday] 21 June 1841 ORIGINAL: H A/i/B/252 PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 172-3, dated 21 June 1841, prints the last two paragraphs. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Sic: overconfidence.

My dear Sa,, Lion Inn I Shrewsbury I June 21. 1841 The Revd. Mr. Turner [and] The D[iti\o Mr Capp are the two Wesleyan Ministers here - inclined to Conservatism, and probably won't vote - Capp decidedly in his private / feelings, Tory. It strikes me, thro' Harman's connections, you might open some communic[ati]on with these gentlemen in my favor. Does not Bel [B. E. Lindo] know Bunting or Bunting's friends? I have no time to write to / him, tho' I sho[ul]d be glad to have a line on city prospects from him.1 The canvassing here is most severe - from 8 o'ck: in the morn[in]g to sunset, scarcely with 1/2 hour's bait. I think all looks very well indeed - all I fear is overconfidence. The / gentry have all called on us 2 and very hospitable in their offers, but which at present I cannot venture to accept. 1000 loves to all. I Ev[er] I D

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TO: [HENRY RICHARDS]

Shrewsbury [Shropshire, Thursday] 24 June [1841]

ORIGINAL: FITZ Disraeli 657 PUBLICATION HISTORY: M&B n 115, undated extracts EDITORIAL COMMENT: Almost certainly to Pyne's partner, Henry Richards. Dating: endorsed in anotherkfjlnfdsnokjnanother hand on the fourth page of the MS: 'Benjn. Disraeli Esq I 24 June i8$i. A large check mark has been drawn across pages i and 4 of the MS.

PRIVATE Shrewsbury I June 24 My d[ear] Sir, Let me pray a line in answer to my letter of Monday last. Affairs are urgent. They have published here a list of judgments against me, announcing that / on the day of election dissolution, I shall be arrested for 26,ooo£. ] On looking 1 The two Wesleyan ministers were the Rev Jonathan Turner (1791-1847), of Claremont, Shrewsbury, and the Rev Thomas Capp (d 1862), of Belmont, Shrewsbury. Neither of them voted in the 1841 election. For D'S supporter 'Harman the Constable' see (VOL i) 2i2&n6. The Rev Jabez Bunting (1779-1858) had since 1835 been the president of the Wesleyan Theological Institute in London. He was the leader of the Wesleyan-Methodists through the first half of the century. W.R. Ward ed Early Victorian Methodism: The Correspondence of Jabez Bunting (1976) 285^ the Rev William Hill An Alphabetical Arrangement of all the Wesley an-Methodist Ministers (1858); Shrewsbury Poll Book (1841). Sarah was successful in obtaining Wesleyan support for D at Shrewsbury. See 1170. 2 MA kept the visiting cards of some of the local gentry. Callers included Mr and Mrs Edward Mucklestone (of Quarry Place, Shrewsbury), William Harley (of Bridge Place), Mr Kenyon (not in the Poll book), the Rev H.C. Cotton (not in the Poll book), Mr Day (of Swan Hill House, who did not vote), Mr IT. Smitheman Edwardes (of Quarry Place), William Morgan (solicitor, Pride Hill) and Thomas Onions (accountant, Cross Hill). H 6/1/8/76-84. 1 A copy of the broadsheet is in H. See illustration opposite. H 8/1/6/29. The sums given in fact total £21,073.1.11, £963.1.0 less than the total given. Sykes (70) and Hardwick (120-1) tell differing versions of an anecdote of D'S first encounter with this poster, but they agree that D, after

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•i« IM.;EUI:*T* AGAINST

B. DISRAELI, Esq. IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH. AT THE SUIT OF

Kensington Lewis Thomas Ward Charles Waller John Barton Sir Benjamin Smith R. K. Lane Mary Ann Marsh Same - * .

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158 0 0 8000 0 0 7000 0 0 20 0 0 505 1G 11 500 0 0 5OOO O O ,. , 23OO O O

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J. ~W. Edwards Charles Lewis James Whitcombe Henry Harris -

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Thousand and Thirty-six Pounds, Two Shillings, and Eleven Pence of Judgment

Debts against MR. B. DISRAELI WITHIN THREE YEARS, f which ara still unsatisfied, and which the said BENJAMIN well knew at the time of Contracting the same he had no means of satisfying. In this list afeincluded the names of unhappy Tailors, Hosiers, Upholsterers, Jew Money Lenders (for this Child of Israel was not satisfied, with merely spoiling the Egyptians), Spunging Housekeepers, and, in short, persons of every denomination who were foolish enough to Trust him*

HONEST ELECTORS OF SHREWSBURY!

Will you be representedbv such a man? Can you confide in his pledges ? Take \Varning fcv your brethren at Maidstone, whom Benjamin cannot face acain. He seeks a place in Parliament merely for the purpose or avoiding the necessity of a Prison, or the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors Act

Challenge him to deny either the truth or accuracy of the abov« list, Whith has been carefully extracted from the Judgement Rolfs of the several Court* of L«w. 1841 Shrewsbury Election Broadsheet of Judgments against D

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over the list, I see nothing but settled affairs - but there are some names / such as Kensington Lewis[,]2, Sir B. Smith[,Y Harris* (C Lewis 2Oo£)5 etcmdfsn , etc. which with the exception the latter were not personally settled by me. I take it for granted they / are all right, but commend them to your notice, so that satisfaction may be entered up. etc. Has Pyne returned[?] In great haste I yr I D

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TO: THE ELECTORS OF SHREWSBURY

Shrewsbury [Friday] 25 June 1841

ORIGINAL: H 8/1/8/30 PUBLICATION HISTORY: M&B n 115, undated extracts EDITORIAL COMMENT: A printed broadsheet.

TO THE

I FREE AND INDEPENDENT I ELECTORS I OF BOROUGH I OF I SHREWSBURY.

THE

GENTLEMEN, Shrewsbury, June 2$th, 1841 I have waited with impatience until the Dissolution of Parliament deprived me of my Personal Privilege,' formally to notice the anonymous Placard which would persuade you that that Personal Privilege alone shielded me from a crowd of clamorous Creditors. A Letter has appeared this day in the Shrewsbury Chronicle, to which some one has ventured to sign his name, adopting the statement of the Placard, and which statement, thus signed, I unequivocally declare to be UTTERLY FALSE.2 There is not a single Shilling in the List of Judgments, thus paraded, which has not been completely satisfied; and I appeal to my presence among you at this moment in Shrewsbury in proof of this unequivocal assertion. studying it through his eyeglass, remarked: 'How accurate they are! Now let us go on.' Whether or not MA was with D at this time, she must have seen the handbill at some point during her time at Shrewsbury, and it may well have been the first time that she was shown the magnitude of D'S debt. See further n68&ns. 2 Kensington Lewis (1789-1854), born Louis Kensington Solomon, a famous silversmith at 22 St James's Street since 1822. John Culme Nineteenth-Century Silver (1978). 3 Sir Benjamin Smith (d 1852), Kt (1838), was a senior member of the Gentlemen at Arms, St James's Palace. On 21 July 1840 a writ for £500 plus interest and costs had been issued by George Evan Thomas for Sir Benjamin and issued on D by H. Knight. MOPSIK 89. 4 Henry Harris, a solicitor at 8 Furnival's Inn. Law List (1838). 5 See ii37&m. 1 MPS enjoyed freedom from arrest for civil matters for an undefined period beyond the parliamentar, session, but which by custom extended for 40 days after prorogation and 40 days before the next appointed meeting. Although privileges nominally ended on the day of dissolution, they were apparently 'still enjoyed for a convenient and reasonable time for returning home.' May 92-100. 2 For the 'Placard' see n67ni. There is in H a page from The Shropshire Conservative of 3 July 1841 which includes an article on 'Mr. Wm. Yardley, The Slanderer, Again!' defending D against a second letter from Yardley, in The Shrewsbury Chronicle of 2 July. This letter apparently had repeated the allegation made in Yardley's first letter (the one which D is here refuting). The Conservative sawffdsjkl, both letters as having been more than adequately answered by D'S response: 'The friends of Mr. Disraeli are satisfied that he is not in debt - that he is a gentleman, and a man of honour'. H 8/1/8/36. William (later Sir William) Yardley was a barrister in Barker Street, Shrewsbury. Yardley had written to the Court of Queen's Bench for an itemized list of the judgments against D, which the placard presents accurately, with the exception of an unspecified amount to 'Sawyer' and the rendering of John Parton Ruggett [Raggett?] as John Barton'. See T.T. Hayes Jr Lord Beaconsfield: A Paper Read Before the Members of the Leigh Liberal Club (1878) 13-14.

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It is true, Gentlemen, that some of those Judgments bear a recent date.3 I would willingly not dwell on a subject which reflects no dishonor on me; but no false delicacy must prevent me from declaring, what is known to all my acquaintance, that those Judgments were entered up by me as collateral Security for a Noble Friend,4 who proved by his conduct that my confidence in him was not misplaced; for, long before the Dissolution of Parliament was anticipated, a projected settlement of his affairs having been concluded, he relieved me from every liability which I had cheerfully incurred on his behalf, and for which, I may venture to presume, his Creditors would not have taken my Security, if they had not been satisfied as to my Responsibility. Gentlemen, I am not one of those who think that the merit of a man mainly depends upon his Property. On the contrary, I value a man for his virtues and his talents, his public spirit and his private conduct; but as so petty and prying a spirit of curiosity has been practised, by certain parties in this Borough, into my circumstances, I am sure I shall not be accused of ostentation when I say that I should not have solicited your Suffrages, had I not been in possession of that ample Independence which renders the attainment of any Office in the State, except as the recognition of Public Service, to me a matter of complete indifference. Gentlemen, this is my clear and unequivocal answer to the dastardly attack which has been made upon me, - an attack, I should think, unprecedented for its malignity and its meanness, even in electioneering annals. But I feel assured that every man of generous feelings and correct principles, whatever may be his public opinions or his party views, will recoil from the use, as he must also from the fabricator, of such illegal weapons in political warfare, and that only those who originate and use them can suffer by their exercise. I have the honor to be, I GENTLEMEN, Your obliged and faithful Servant, I B. DISRAELI R. DAVIES, PRINTER, 7, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY.

TO THE ELECTORS OF SHREWSBURY Shrewsbury [Tuesday] 29 June 1841dckjbdskjfjnsdkjkjkjbfdkjfkfkfkbfd ORIGINAL: H 3/1/8/35 EDITORIAL COMMENT: A newspaper clipping from an unidentified source, probably The Shropshire Conservative.

TO THE ELECTORS I OF THE BOROUGH OF SHREWSBURY. GENTLEMEN, Shrewsbury, agth June, 1841. The Expectations held out to us in the Requisition which we had the honour to receive from you, have been more than fulfilled. The triumphant Majority which has secured the success of that Cause to which we are all sincerely devoted, has redeemed us from the charge of presumption in appealing to your suffrages. To that Majority we can proudly point as a proof that Attachment to Constitutional Principles which it has been the boast of Shropshire to profess, has not de3 For example, Maria Ann Mash (see iiGym under 'Mary Ann Marsh') had brought suit against D in the Court of Queen's Bench for £5,000 on 2 June 1841 (registered 14 June 1841). H A/v/c/y. 4 D'Orsay. See 11376^3.

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clined, and that the same love of our Ancient Institutions in Church and State still exists. As your Representatives, Gentlemen, we return our sincere thanks for your confidence, and assure you that no length of time can change those feelings of Gratitude which have been inspired by your kindness, and which it is alike our pleasure, our duty, and our pride to entertain. We are, Gentlemen, I Your faithful and obliged Servants,

GEORGE TOMLINE. I B. DISRAELI. 1,

UJO

TO: MARIA D'ISRAELI

[Shrewsbury, Shropshire] Wednesday 30 June [1841],

ORIGINAL: BL ADD MS 59887 ffia-13 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: the year is clear from the context.

My dear Mother Wednesday I June 30 In half an hour I am to be chaired, and I send you this line to congratulate you on / our great triumph. 1 Tell Sa the Wesleyan letters from Wycombe, Oxford etc. did very great service indeed. My dear Mary Anne has supplied you with intelligence / of all our doings, which was the more kind, as she has been as much engaged as myself. She has greatly contributed, if not effected the result and / one thing she alone did; namely to make me from a somewhat unpopular, to one of the most popular candidates in her Majesty's dominions. 2 In haste and I love to all I D 1 Although polling did not close until noon the following day, the 3:30 p.m. results on this day showed Tomline and D holding an insurmountable lead. Also on this day MA wrote to D'Orsay of the 'perfect triumph.' GRAM n 15. 1 Polling had begun in Shrewsbury at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday 29 June, with Tomline and D leading from the first poll published at 9:00 a.m. At noon on Wednesday 30 June the Mayor announced the results. The corrected figures were George Tomline 793, D 785, Sir Love Parry 605, and Christopher Temple 576. 766 voters supported both Tomline and D. The chairing, or triumphal procession through the town, began just after one o'clock, with a handbill announcing the order of procession and the route to be followed. There were many flags, the candidates' crests (D'S was dark blue), a triumphal arch, a band, and banners with slogans such as 'Disraeli and our Ancient Institutions', 'Mrs. Disraeli and the Ladies of Shrewsbury' and 'Disraeli for ever'. At the Lion Inn, MA and some other ladies ap peared at a window and threw 'choice flowers into the Car and amongst the [about 800] gentlemen who followed.' H 8/1/8/36, 49, 50, 53. 2 MA recorded many of the names and occupations of the people she visited. These notes show how thoroughly she canvassed, that she got promises wherever she went, and from all levels of society. On Tuesday, the first day of polling, D in his speech of thanks to the electors had also thanked the people of Shrewsbury 'for their kindness to her who was nearest and dearest to him. (Three cheers for Mrs. Disraeli were here most heartily given.) She had adopted the cause as her own, and had assured him that although she had met the electors in every part of the town, under different circumstances, and sometimes with hostile opinions, not one word of offence had met her ear - not one breath of discourtesy.' At the election dinner following the chairing on Wednesday D 'was received with deafening cheers, [and] it was full five minutes before the applause ceased sufficiently for him to speak.' The Shropshire Conservative (3 July 1841) in H 8/1/8/36. Sykes (66) quotes The Globe attributing MA'S enthusiasm to 'the energy of despair.'

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TO: SARAH DISRAELI

Carlton Club [London, Wednesday] 7 July [1841]

ORIGINAL: NYPL Kohns [31] PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 173-4, altered extracts dated 7 July 1841; M&B ii 114, extracts dated 7 July 1841 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by the Shrewsbury election.

My dear[es]t Sa, Cn Cb I July 7. Here I am again; hav[in]g been only five days out of Park:!1 We had a sharp contest - but never for a moment doubtful - tho' I of course magnify the struggle, as it enhances one's party / service. 2 They did against me, and said against me, and wrote against me all they c[oul]d find or invent - but I licked them, and the result is that we now know the worst, and I really think that their assaults / in the long run did me good and will do me good. After the chairing, which was gorgeous and fatiguing - after quaffing the triumph cup at forty diff[eren]t spots in / Salop, getting, I admit tipsy,3 but coming admirably to time to a dinner and a speech,4 we went and stayed until Monday at Loton Park, Sir Baldwin Leightons - one of the most charming old English / Halls conceivable and filled with a family in their way as perfect - a complete old English gentleman, that I first met at Stamboul, a most agreeable wife, / the finest amateur artist I know, and children lovelier than the dawn everything elegant and unaffected.5 We stayed an hour at S[hrewsbur]y on Monday to witness the chairing o f / the Cfount]y members[,]6 slept at Birmingham, were lionised the next morning by Geo: Whately, 7 and arrived last night, to receive the congratul[ati]ons of our 1 Presumably D was counting the days he was vulnerable to arrest for debt. See ii68m. 2 Perhaps this indicates the tone D had adopted in his victory report written on 'the day of election at 12 o'clock' to Sir Robert Peel, who on 2 July had sent his congratulations. The Shropshire Conservative (3 July 1841) in H 6/1/8/36; H B/xxi/p/i67. 3 The chairing handbill lists 26 stops. H 6/1/8/49. MA nas behalf.ehalf , H A/v/o/[7]. It was Bailey who was to be instrumental in having the Shrewsbury petition cancelled by pairing it with a petition in Gloucester. See VOL iv (7 April 1842). 11 In a letter dated 17 December 1841, How wrote to D acknowledging £1,000 paid by D to How's ac362

- but find corresponding in great affairs while shut up in a country town genant. If I co[ul]d have arranged the Paris congress all wd. have been admirable - but I must be content - the future is vast, and if I succeed you shall share my fortunes. Vale, I D / I shall write a line to Mr. Ford to say I shall be home in a month. Don't say you have heard from me to any one. TO: MARY ANNE DISRAELI

0 George Street, Hanover Square,re, London, Tuesday 14 December 1841]

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ORIGINAL: H A./i/A./i$6 COVER: Mrs. Disraeli I Grosvenor Gate I [endorsed by MA:] Deer i4th 1841dsklnlkfdslk4, EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by the endorsement on the cover. Correspondence between MA and her mother indicates that the DS had returned to Grosvenor Gate by 8 December, probably on 6 December. H D/I/B/8.

My darling Mary Anne, Mr. Gibbs is an infuriate usurer, and can do nothing. I defy him. I don't know what Mr. Ford has said, or done, to him - nor could I for a moment suppose, that Mr. Ford would have proceeded so briskly. l The / moment I return we will enclose his note to Mr. Ford. I am searching for some vouchers with Pyne, which are necessary, and shall return as soon as possible. Thine own I D TO: |J. FINCH?]

[Carlton Club, London, Thursday] 16 December 1841

ORIGINAL: QUA 198 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Endorsed on the first page of the MS: 'Answd I J. Finch[?] I 18/12/41 I £55'. Endorsed on top of the second page of the MS: 'B. Disraeli Esq I about Bill I 16/12/41'.

Dear Sir,' Deer i6th/4i I have just returned to town. If Mr. Skinner 2 will renew his bill on reasonable terms, making it due in count at Messrs Hoare, in addition to £2,000 placed in Wynne's hands. How added that expenses and costs for 'the recent registration' had in fact come to about £300 more. H A/v/E/25- This might possibly have been awkward evidence for the petition hearings. 1 See iig4&nn3,4. 1 The endorsement on the MS is not very legible: this letter could be addressed to the Vile Finch' mentioned in 1108. A John Finch, junior, is listed at 5 Gray's Inn Square in Law List (1845). 2 Possibly Samuel Skinner, the husband of D'S former friend. See (VOL i) 325nm&2. The only 'Mr Skinner' listed in Robson's Guide (1840) and in Robson's Directory is Fitzowen Skinner, a barrister at 25 Deppel Street, Russell Square, and at 10 Serle Street, Lincoln's Inn. In a later statement of Ford's account with D there is an item dated 23 March 1842: 'Of you out of £5000 to pay Skinner's debt £305'. D and Exmouth together owed Ford £10,000, from D'S half of which Ford apparently managed D'S other debts. H A/v/D/5,6,6a, [7]. For a previous reference to a 'Gentleman in Lincoln' Inn' see 7iom.

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February, it will positively be paid. It must be made / pay[a]ble at Mr. Fords, Covent Garden, who is clearing all my affairs. Yours truly I D. Enclose it with[ou]t loss of time to the Carlton[.]

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TO: COUNT D'ORSAY

Bradenham, Tuesday 21 December [1841]

ORIGINAL: GRAM n COVER: The Count D'Orsay I Gore House I Kensington Gore I Nr. London POSTMARK: (i) In circular form: HIGH WYCOMBE [enclosing:] DE2i I 1841 (2) In circle: c I 22DE22 I 1841 (3) In anvil: IOFNIO I DE22 I 1841 (4) postage stamp: SG i EDITORIAL COMMENT: Sic: bothe.thye..

Bradenham I Tuesday I 21 Deercr My dear D'Orsay,, We should have visited you at your Chateau yesterday, had not an express arrived from Bradenham informing us that Mrs. Yate had experienced another attack therefore / we left town instantly, and reached this in about 3 hours.1 Mrs. Yate has again rallied, but I do not think that M[ary] A[nne] will like to leave her again. I must be in town in a few days, when I will come / and philosophise with you immediately. Mary Anne sends to you vows of real friendship - and says nothing in the world would delight her more than to extricate us both from all our Scrapes.2 She / is, as you know, a heroine, and as I have ceased to be a hero, it is fortunate that one of us has some great qualities. We bothe send many kind wishes to Lady B[lessington] and Miss Power[.] 3 Ever thine I Dis.

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TO: [JOHN FRAIL?]

Bradenham, High Wycombe [Tuesday] 28 December 1841

ORIGINAL: PS 303 PUBLICATION HISTORY: Bernard Halliday Manuscripts Catalogue No 193 (1935) item 234 provides an extract from a letter described as 'A.L.S., 2pp., 4to. Bradenham, High Wycombe, Dec 28, 1841, to one of his constituents at Shrewsbury', and that it 'mentions Mr. Barber'.

The critical state of Mrs. Disraeli's mother has entirely engrossed our attention since our return to England ... shall have pleasure of visiting Shrewsbury in a fortnight [-] 1 1 For the start of Mrs Yate's visit to Bradenham see n88&n4. 2 See H37n3 and n68&n43 Presumably Marguerite A. Power (i8i5?-i86y). Lady Blessington's nieces Marguerite and Ellen Power lived with her from 1832 until her death. Michael Sadleir The Strange Life of Lady Blessington (1933, New York ed 1947) 172, 294. 1 This letter was possibly written to John Frail (see 1158^), who would in May 1843 (a§am) write todkzhguidsfkjgds dshgdm bdhd, D inviting him to visit Shrewsbury. H B/i/B/i8. There is no 'Mr. Barber' (see ph) in the Shrewsbury poll-book. The name is possibly a mistranscription of 'Baker'. A William Baker, silversmith, Corn Market, Shrewsbury, had written to D promising his support. H 8/1/8/54. D does not seem to have gone to Shrewsbury 'in a fortnight'. See VOL iv.

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TO: JOHN WALTER Bradenham, High Wycombe [Thursday] 30 December 18. ORIGINAL: TIA Waiter Papers 238

"99

CONFIDENTIAL Bradenham I High Wycombe I Dec. 30/41 My dear Sir, I wish very much to confer with you respecting the "Times" Journal. The critical illness of a very near relative holds me to Bradenham at this moment; but, I hope, to be soon in town - and I thought it best to send this line previously; to inform myself, whether you might chance to be there in the course of the impending month. Believe me, I with very great regard, I Yours faithfully I B. DISRAELIAEL. TO: MARY ANNE DISRAELI

[London] [1841?],

ORIGINALS: [i] H A/i/A/i58; [2] H A/I/A/I^Q; [3] H A/I/A/I^Z; [4] H A/i/A/igG; [5] Hx,cbkszdbkhsd5 sjhs, A/I/A/2H COVERS: [i] Mrs. Disraeli I i Grosvenor Gate I Park Lane I D. I [endorsed on the back by MA:} 1841; [2] Mrs. Disraeli I D I [endorsed on the bach by MA:] 1841; [3] 5 o'ck I Mrs. Disraeli I i Grosvenor Gate I Park Lane I B Disraeli; [4] Mrs. Disraeli I i Grosvenor Gate I D; [5] Mrs. Disraeli EDITORIAL COMMENT: These are notes in H that seem to belong to 1841 but for which more precise dates have not been established. Dating: by the endorsements (except 3).

[i] My dearest, Put off the dinner until eight. In g[rea]t haste I Yr own I D

Carlton I on my way to the House

[2] My dearest, 2 o'ck. If perfectly convenient, call for me 1/4. before 5 as I must go down to the House; there is business of importance. No letter here. Thine I D [3] My darling, We have mistaken the time - I must go down to the House immediately. Send the carr[iag]e to the house at 1/4 past 7. Yr I D.

past five

[4] My darling, [Endorsed in another hand:} 1841 or 2 Go EARLY - I'm told there will be a great crowd. I fear not the slightest chance for me to come. In ardence[?] I yr own I D [5] My dearest, We (Sheridan and myself) will dine with you, 1/4 to 8. D

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APPENDIX I

PRE-1838 LETTERS NEWLY FOUND. These are letters that rightfully belong in the previously published volumes, but which came to light too late for inclusion there. The 'X' following a letter number indicates a new letter to be inserted into the sequence following the letter identified by the number only. The 'R' following a letter number indicates a letter that now replaces the letter with that number which was previously published in part from a printed source. The letter thus superseded may, however, still contain extracts from other letters not yet found. NO

DATE

TO

PLACE OF ORIGIN

67R 19 MAR '28

T.J. PETTIGREW

BLOOMSBURY SQ

MOPSIK

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[F.H. STANDISH?]

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JUN/JUL'34

LADY BLESSINGTON

37oX 372X 388X 4o8X 4i8X 453X 5iiX 54oR GaaR 676X

29 JAN '35 4FEB ! 35 [7 APR '35?] 29JUN' 3 5 [16 AUG 35?] [19 DEC '35] [5 JUL '36] [19? DEC '36] 19 JUN '37 [21 NOV '37]

SARAH DISRAELI

SARAH DISRAELI

[LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

PS 305 PS 306

[C.E. MICHELE?]

RICHMOND

[WILLIAM BECKFORD?]

LONG'S HOTEL [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON] [LONDON]

SARAH DISRAELI LADY BLESSINGTON

LADY BLESSINGTON SARAH DISRAELI SARAH DISRAELI LADY BLESSINGTON

TO: THOMAS JOSEPH PETTIGREW

LOCATION OF ORIGINAL

MOPSIK MOPSIK MOPSIK MOPSIK

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6 Bloomsbury Square [London,, Wednesday] 19 March 1828

ORIGINAL: MOPSIK [86] PUBLICATION HISTORY: See (VOL i) 67. EDITORIAL COMMENT: The full letter shows, that Pettigrew was not acting as D'S physician.

6 Bloomsbury Square I March igth. 1828 T. J. Pettigrew Esqr I etc. etc. etc. Dear Sir, I have been very remiss in not answering your obliging card before. I am so decided an invalid, that, at present, I am obliged to forego altogether the

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delidae of society, and among other / deprivations, I must cease to play my uninteresting part in your interesting assemblies.! Yours dear Sir I Truly, I B Disraeli

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TO: [FRANK HALL STANDISH?]

Gibraltar [Monday 9 August? 1830],

ORIGINAL: PS 305 PUBLICATION HISTORY: Maggs catalogue No 716 (0940), item 723, described as 'A.L.S. "B. Disraeli" 4 pp 8vo N.D.' description and extracts ending with 'Etc.' EDITORIAL COMMENT: The complete catalogue entry is given. Dating: cf (VOL i) 95.fdlusolkdslkjhd

[The arrival of a packet? prevents him visiting his correspondent2 before his departure from Gibraltar. He continues] ... If you resolve upon your Italian travels, you will in all probability, find me in the winter at Rome, when I shall have real pleasure in introducing you to all the marvels of that wondrous city. It is indeed a remarkable place abounding in pictures, statues and countesses .... Adieu, my dear fellow. You are, I suppose, now a little au desespoir. Do not give way to those feelings. They have been the ruin of my digestion. There is only one specific which I ever found of avail, brandy, but diluted not howeverdsgsadk with water, but with maraschino.

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TO: LADY BLESSIdfkjfdk

ondon] late June or early July 1834,

ORIGINAL: PS 306 PUBLICATION HISTORY: Bristow Ringwood Catalogue No 265 (1980), item 39, described as 'A.L.S. "Disraeli", 3 1/2 pages ismo to Lady Blessington mentioning his father, Isaac D'Israeli', prints the extract provided, addressed at '313 Park Street, n.d. [ca. 1840].' EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by comparison with (VOL i) 326, 331, 332 and 345; on 23 June Isaac was still at Bradenham, to which he returned on 4 July. 3iA Park Street was D'S address from May 183\ to September 1835. Isaac may have met Lady Blessington at the dinner party mentioned in 334.

I would have the pleasure of presenting my father to you as he leavesweav, town tomorrow, and I have never been able to capture him before ......

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TO: SARAH DISRAELI

[London] Thursday 29 January 1835

ORIGINAL: MOPSIK [i] COVER: Miss Disraeli, I Bradenham, I High Wycombe POSTMARK: (i) In circle: L I jA2g I 1835 EDITORIAL COMMENT: There is no signature. Dating: by context (see nn2,5,6).

Dearest, Thursday I have been silent for I have had nothing to tell you of myself, and my father 1 Pettigrew was a man of many enthusiasms, and held assemblies on medical jurisprudence, galvanism and suspended animation, science and literature and antiquities. It is not clear to which of these D is referring. 1 D left Gibraltar by 'the Mediterranean packet' on 9 August 1830. See 95. 2 D had met a number of people on his earlier visit to Gibraltar in July (90, 91). Possibilities are Alexander Broadfoot, assistant inspector of health in Gibraltar, to whom D had been given an introduction and who had in turn introduced D to residents of Gibraltar (90); Col Batty, another travelling Englishman, who had invited D to travel with him to Granada (91); and Sir Charles Gordon - 'a very pleasant acquaintance', brother of Lord Aberdeen - who had also invited D to be his travelling companion, to Ceuta on the African coast (92). But the most likely, from D'S description of him i 93 and 97, is Frank Hall Standish.

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has written of his own exploits. My leg is nearly well, tho' I have had relapses. I hope in a short time to be with you. They1 return on Saturday. The Chan[cello]r told me the o[the]r day, that he heard nothing of old Bedwells intended resignation,2 / but he confirmed the original promise, adding it was "the best young mans appointment he had" - so he is now up to it. The Queen, I think I told you in my last, is enceinte - four months. 3 My father seemed amused by his party at the Chan [cell] ors,4 but / the necessity of asking the new Judge5 made it rather a legal party and Lynd. was afeared he was bored. He spoke to Papa at Halfords in the Evg. of the Lect[u]r[e]. 6 Lady B. has sent me her new novel which she wishes me to review, and which seems sad stuff 7 - Lady Sykes has been so very ill of late, that I have scarcely been any where, and have noth[in]g to tell you. Adieu my own. TO: SARAH DISRAELI

[London, Wednesday] 4 February 1835

ORIGINAL: MOPSIK [2] COVER: Miss Disraeli I Bradenham I High Wycombe POSTMARK: (i) In circle: w I FE4 I 1835 EDITORIAL COMMENT: The photocopy suggests that the MS is rather faded.

Deare[s]t, I am very busy, but ne[ver]theless hope to be with you in a few days. I dined yesterday at the Chancellors, and to day D'Orsay asked me to celebrate his birthday but I dine with B.E.L. - and Friday an unavoidable and solemn banquet at the Austens. Thus you see tho' I call no where one is somehow caught up, and hampered with engagem[en]ts / for which I am far from disposed. The annoyances, to which you kindly alluded,1 appear to have ceased. We know their source. 1 Isaac and Maria D'Israeli. 2 See (VOL n) 383&nni,2. Sarah had written to D on 18 January 1835: 'If old Bedwell would but retire there would be a place, not unreasonable to ask for, as the junr. clerk has only 300 a yr., and in every respect suited to his knowledge his habits and his taste.' H A/i/B/544. On 3 April 1835 she was to write: 'Percival Bedwell has not written which Ralph thinks he certainly would have done had the resignation been determined on. I fear that the old man is waiting for the Whigs to return to power to secure a retiring pension, he was friendly with Brougham and may think through his influence to arrange it.' H A/i/B/549. 3 See (VOL n) 373nn. 4 See(VOL n) 369. 5 Sir John Taylor Coleridge had been appointed puisne judge of King's Bench on 27 January 1835. 6 Sir Henry Halford (1766-1844), ist Baronet, in his capacity as President of the College of Physicians had given a 'grand dinner' in 16 Curzon Street on 26 January 'to the Cabinet Ministers and a distinguished party.' The company had gone after dinner to the College in Pall Mall East for a 'Conversazione'. MP (26 Jan 1835). 7 See (VOL H) 374&n2. Lady Blessington had written on 'Tuesday': 'You shall have the first copy of my book that I get, but I should not like a notice of it to appear in the Times before Monday or Tues[page torn.]' H B/xxi/B/5831 Perhaps in connection with D'S difficulties in becoming a member of the Athenaeum Club. See (Vl, n) 37i&nm-7 and 372&m. On 2 February Sarah had written: 'I am grieved to hear from Mamma that you have anything to annoy you, and I shall be anxious till I know that you are more at ease.' H A/I/B/545.

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I am pressed to death with business, but perhaps you will see me sooner than you expect. Thine, I B.D.

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TO: LADY BLESSINGTON

[London] Tuesday [7 April 1835?],

ORIGINAL: MOPSIK [4] COVER: The I Countess I of I Blessington. EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by comparison with (VOL n) 388, and by context. Sic: Nicholas.

Dearest Lady Bless[ington], Tuesday I dined yesterday at Ld Charleville's, and am so much worse in consequence that I am obliged again to take to my sopha. It makes me almost mad / in these times to be thus confined. private

I feel confident that a dissolution is at hand. I hope that you as well as all my friends will move heaven and earth for me. / Pray will you lend me the Athen[aeu]m to look at, if you can spare it. 1 I return the novel, which is very silly. 2 Yours affe[ctionatel]y I D Harris Nicholas3 is a bore, I rather think.

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TO: SARAH DISRAELI

[London, Monday] 29 June 1835

ORIGINAL: MOPSIK [3] COVER: Miss Disraeli I Bradenham I High Wycombe POSTMARK: (i) In circle: K I juag I 1835

Dearest, Lady S[ykes] will write to you by this post. 1 I wrote you on Saturday a very long letter indeed, explain [in] g why I did not write before and giving you a very full detail of the ball. I wrote at the Albion, and the letter with many others was posted by our porter. I have therefore written to Sir Fras: Freeling upon the subject.2 I have little at this / moment to say to you. I have ordered Mitchell to send you a morning Post, in which there is a notice of the ball, which may in some degree compensate for my missing letter. Many good judges thought my dress the 1 Lady Blessington answered in an undated note: 'I send you the Gazette and Athenaeum which be so good as to return when you have finished them.' H B/xxi/B/592. 2 Probably in response to D'S request in 388 for her to send him 'something amusing' during his ill ness, Lady Blessington had written on 'Sunday evening' enclosing a copy of Bulwer's Rienzi, or The Last of the Tribunes (1835): 'I like Rienzi greatly, and so will you.' H B/xxi/fiAjSa. 3 Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1799-1848), antiquary specializing in peerage claims before the Lords and at this time active in the reform of public record keeping; KH 1831, KCMG 1832, GCMG 1840. 1 Sarah had written to Lady Sykes on Sunday 28 June to urge her to come to Bradenham. H A/i/B/5542 Sir Francis Freeling (1764-1836) was a book collector and postal reformer who had worked his way up in the London GPO, ending as sole secretary. He had received a baronetcy for public services in 1828, and in 1836 was praised by Wellington in the House of Lords. Sarah had written on Sunday that she was Very, very disappointed' not to have had a letter from D. H A/i/B/554-

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handsomest in the room.3 In gt haste I Affec[tionatel]y Yrs I BD. TO: [C.E. MICHELE?]

Richmond [Surrey, Sunday 16 August 1835?],

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ORIGINAL: PS 307 PUBLICATION HISTORY: Maggs Bros Catalogue No 868 (1959), item 769, prints the extract given from a letter described as 'Autograph Letter Signed "B. D." 4pp., 8vo. Richmond. N.D.', concluding with 'Etc.' EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by comparison with (VOL n) 420, 42i&ec&n2, 422 and 424 respecting D'S illness and plans to return to London from Richmond. The 'political article' would then be the first of the 'Peers and People' series, published in The Morning Post on 22 August 1835.

Since I dined at your house, but certainly not in consequence, I have been nearly dying & have been lying here several days very ill indeed in consequence of my servant having given me by mistake a strong dose of laudanum instead of something very much the reverse. I write this to say that I shall if possible creep up to town tomorrow, & will send you, tho' late, a political article at least.' It may be important as there is much in the wind. TO: [WILLIAM BECKFORD?]

Long's Hotel, [London], Saturday [19 December 1835]

ORIGINAL: MOPSIK [50] EDITORIAL COMMENT: The photocopy suggests that the MS is rather faded. Dating: by the Northampton-dcgnkjldksdnrdsfdfhsshire by-election, and by D'S stay at Long's Hotel. See (VOL n) 448, 449, 450 and 454&ni. The Vindication was published on 16 December 1835. See 450.

Dear Sir1 Long's Hotel I Saturday Westmacott who called upon me yesterday, told me that you were in town and that / you had begged a copy of my book from him. I have been so ill here that I have not been able to attend to the distribution of copies myself, / but I CERTAINLY inserted your name in my private list given to Saunders and O; and I am therefore in hopes that you have by this time received it, / otherwise I shall be much vexed[.] I have not forgotten the copy of V. G. you did me the honor to request me to write my name in; but you know Colburn - he has kept me these 12 months in daily expecta[tio]n of a new ed[iti]on,2 a copy of / which I meant to send you. NorthamptonS. is very fine. Yours very truly I D 3 The Morning Post of 29 June 1835 carried an account of the ball, including mention of 'several Gentlemen, whom [sic], we understand, were all oriental travellers, and whose dresses were of great splendour ... The contrast between these genuine costumes and the artificial ones was very obvious.' Presumably D'S dress was among those recognized as authentic. 1 See ec. The editor of The Morning Post 1833-49 was Charles Eastlake Michele; he was appointed consul at St Petersburg 1849, 1856. Stephen Koss The Rise and Fall of the Political Press in Britain: The Nineteenth Century (1981) 78-80. 1 There is no strong basis for identification, but William Beckford is one with whom D had a longstanding arrangement of exchanging copies of their respective titles. 2 Perhaps the promised edition 'with plates' mentioned in (VOL i) 33&ni, which in fact never appeared.

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TO: LADY BLESSINGTON

[London] Tuesday [5 July 1836]

ORIGINAL: PFRZ 13 PUBLICATION HISTORY: Morrison 13 EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by D'S stay with Bulwer in late June 1836.

My dearest lady, Tuesday There are no more verses, if my memory do not deceive me; I thought there was a point; but perhaps there is not.1 I hope, how[eve]r they may do; for my lyre has lost a string or something; I am very prosy. Since I quitted Bulwers where I spent a most agreeable week,2 I suppose I was bitten, but I have taken it into my head to write, 3 and have scarcely been out of my garret, except at moments when I was sure / not to find my friends at Kensington at home, who how [eve] r, I can most sincerely aver, are never many minutes absent from my thoughts. I hope in a few hours we may meet, which is always to me the greatest pleasure. Dearest lady, your f[aithfu]l Disy

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TO: SARAH DISRAELI

[London] Monday [19? December 1836]

ORIGINAL: MOPSIK [80] PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 57-8, dated 15 October 1836, prints altered extracts conflated with extracts from letters we have not found; M&B i 335 and 344, both dated 15 Decembe 1836, prints altered extracts. Most of paragraphs one, four, five, seven, nine and part of two were published in (VOL n) 540, taken from LBCS. EDITORIAL COMMENT: This is now the earliest recorded instance of the signature 'Dizzy'. See (VOL n) 642&ec. There are recorded instances of Lyndhurst and Lyndhurst's daughter Sarah calling him 'Dizzy' and 'Lord Dizzy' perhaps as early as 1835. H B/xxi/L/444, 490. Dating: by context. Because of this letter, 543 should be redated Wednesday 21 December 1836: Sarah's letter of 20 December is in fact a reply to the letter here given. Sic: Merthyr Tyrdwil; Welch; Strathfieldsaye.

Darling Monday O'C[onne]ll makes no reply: all the Irish papers taunt him. I mean the second series since the speech that have arrived this morning. The Warder says he can find time to attack Feargus O'Connor and D.W. Harvey and to call Mr. Lascelles a blockhead, but why does he not answer Disraeli? Will not the dog / dissected alive give another howl? All the country papers of the morning (they arrive every Monday) are full of it. It is reprinted at length but alone in the Coventry paper, 1 with a short leader "earnestly recommending the attention of their readers to the able speech of Mr D." The Glamorgan Chronicle and Merthyr Tyrdwil Guardian, / the most considerable Welch paper reprints it at length "altho' it is not their practice to 1 A reference to D'S contribution to the Book of Beauty (1837), 'To a Maiden Sleeping after her First Ball', a short poem of 24 lines. 2 See (VOL n) 510^3, 511. 3 Henrietta Temple. See 5ii&ni. 1 There were two Coventry papers at this date, The Coventry Herald and Observer and The Coventry Standard.

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notice provincial meetings out of their sphere they feel it their duty to reprint this admirable and spirited address" which they do with the leader of the Times of the following day. 2 But this is nothing to the Newcastle paper3 which reprints it with introduced / remarks between the most striking passages and passes a general eulogium upon it as deserving of the thanks of every true Englishm[an]. Ld. Strangford who came up from Strathfieldsaye last night began "you have no idea of the sensation your speech has produced at S." I said "Ah! my Lord you always say agreeable things[.]" He took me aside and said "I give you my honor as a gentleman / that the Duke said at the full dinner table "It was the most manly thing done yet. When willekgsdkljhku he come into P[arliamen]t?" I replied "When your Grace pleases[.]" He sd. "The sooner the better[.]" Mahon was there and spoke of you most highly. I have not yet even seen yr. novel. There was only one person there who had read it, Lady Wilton. / She said she had cried so much, that she excited all our curiosity, so that I am sure not one present but will give you a trial". 4, Colburn says that whe[the]r the reviews be eulogistic or like the Examiner,5 it does not affect the sale of the book one single copy. All that such things can do now, is to introduce with effect a new writer / which if they be all eulogistic, they can do, but nothing further. He assures me that as notices they are good, being long advertisemts.; in no other way. Bulwer tells me that at Lady C. Bury's on Thursday; he only heard one report "Tears, tears, tears" so he supposes he is I am right and I am he is wrong. I / am going to see Colburn tomorrow when I will speak to him about the Capuchins.6 Altho' this written on Monday, it is written early in the morning, so you must not suppose I am giving you the news of this day. Ever yr affec. I Dizzy 2 See (VOL n) 54on6. The Times of 10 December 1836 had carried a seven-column report of the 'Bucks Conservative Festival' at Aylesbury, 'By Express'. D'S speech proposing '"the health of Lord Lyndhurst and the House of Lords'" fills more than a column. The Times opened its leaderader with 'We have not room to-night for more than a sentence of reference to a very important assembly at Aylesbury [at which] the speeches were characterized by talent, spirit, and just principles ...' On Monday, 12 December, The Times was even more effusive: '... The speeches delivered were full of sound sense, conclusive reasoning, energetic sentiment, and enlightened constitutional spirit. We refer to those of Lord Chandos, Sir W. Young, Mr B. Disraeli (whose address teemed with passages of striking historical force, and of luminous and fervid eloquence), and Mr Praed ...' 3 Presumably The Newcastle Journal, a Conservative paper at this time. BHF 212. 4 D'S punctuation does not distinguish quotations within quotations, making it less than perfectly clear that all of this paragraph is still Strangford speaking. 5 The Examiner of 18 December (No 1507, 804-7) nad reviewed Henrietta Temple. 6 This may be a further clue to the identity of Sarah's mysterious manuscript (see (VOL n) 574&m & 584ni), although no appropriate title involving 'Capuchins' has been found. The hypothesis offered in 584™ now seems unlikely: Colburn on 6 October 1840 ran an advertisement in The Morning Post that Madame de Sevigne by Mrs Gore was nearly ready for publication. Also, the preface to Mada, de Sevigne and her Contemporaries published by Colburn in 1841 mentions that the anonymous author has checked the sources directly in Paris. In 1004 D reports having seen Mrs Gore in Paris: the time is appropriate for such source checking. However, it remains the case that the title is not listed among Mrs Gore's works in the standard bibliographies.

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TO: SARAH DISRAELI

[London, Monday] 19 June 1837,

ORIGINAL: PS i5b PUBLICATION HISTORY: LBCS 66-7, altered extracts dated 19 June 1837 EDITORIAL COMMENT: The text has been taken from typescript No i (see 8g5ec), although the nonsensical rendering of 'Madlle MacAlein' has been dropped in favour of RD'S 'Madame Montalembert's' and 'Strathfieldinge' changed to D'S usual though incorrect spelling 'Strathfieldsaye'. Sic: agreable; Southampton's; pryor; Strathfieldsaye.

Dearestt, June. 19, 1837. I 12 o'clock. I received your letter this morning. The King is not yet dead, but perhaps before this letter is received the fatal event may have occurred. On Friday there was an agreable party at Madame Montalembert's, but whether la Comtesse had taken an extra glass of champagne or what might be the cause, she lionized me so dreadfully that I was actually forced to run for my life. She even produced Venetia and was going to read a passage out loud when I seized my hat and rushed down stairs, leaving the graceful society of Lady Egerton, much to my vexation. On Saturday a most delightful and somewhat curious dinner at Lady Charlotte's, Lord and Lady Harrington,1 the Hesterburys2 and the Southampton's, Sir Augustus D'Este and myself. Lady H. [vjery simple, elegant and somewhat reserved; but on the whole a very captivating demeanor, except perhaps a little too much humility. The Hesterburys went away at eleven but we remained till one and "Maria"3 sang Cock Robin and other songs; it was great fun. Harrington is clever and pleasant; his costume ultra cut. A coat of slashed black velvet, French hose with streaming ribbons, blue stockings, strange shoes and buckles, blue satin waistcoat and rich jewels and a large cocked hat covered with spangles. Yesterday at Sir John Tyrrels, a good dinner, but the company male, dull and parliamentary. Mr. Chandos, 4Wodehouse, 5Benham, 6Buller and some other halff dozen other members of parliament among them Donald Maclean. Lady Drummond the widow of Sir William at Naples7 has just left Macleans brother in law, Garth,8 whom you remember, 10,000 per ann. Mrs. Norton has her children again: i.e. in the day time, but they don't sleep under her roof.9 After Tyrells, I escaped to Lady Bless; where I had not been 1 The 4th Earl of Harrington in 1832 had married the well-known actress Maria Foote (i797?-i867), the daughter of Samuel Foote. 2 This must be a mistranscription of'the Heytesburys'. 3 Presumably Lady Harrington. See m. 4 Presumably a mistranscription of'Ld. [or] M[arques]s. [of] Chandos'. 5 Edmond Wodehouse (1784-1855), Tory MP for Norfolk 1817-30, East Norfolk 1835-55. 6 Presumably Bonham. 7 Sir William Drummond (i77o?-i828), scholar and diplomatist, had been MP for St Mawes 1795-6, for Lostwithiel 1796-1802, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the court of Naples 1801-3, 1806-9, ambassador to Turkey 1803-4, Knight of the Crescent 1804, privy councillor 1804, FRS 1799, DCL (Oxford) 1810. Harriet, Lady Drummond, had died on 10 May 1837 at Naples, aged 68. CM (July-Dec 1837) 103. 8 Captain Thomas Garth (d 1841), RN, of Haines Hill, Bucks. He and MacLean had married sisters. 9 See (VOL n) rjioni. Following George Norton's unsuccessful action against Melbourne for 'cri.. con.' with his wife, Caroline Norton, she had engaged in numerous disputes with her husband over money matters and custody of her three sons: Fletcher (1829-1859), Thomas Brinsley (1831-1877) and William (1833-1842).

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for three weeks, but knew from Lord Lyndhurst there was a dinner at D'Orsay's,10, I thought my visit would be covered. It was very successful; we,flde were alone for a minute but very friendly; then Strangford came in to pay an evening visit, which relieved me. And in half an hour the diners from the other house;11 Beaufort, Chesterfield, Lyndhurst, Lichfield, Bob Smith who was most affectionately affected, and when I was about to shake hands with Chesterfield, advanced with his extended hand and urged a pryor claim; the humbug! There were also Manny [Massey?] Stanley, and about half a dozen others, Canterbury of course. I escaped with Lyndhurst, and got home by twelve or half past, which is always my study. Lady Hesterbury is delighted with "Venetia" which she had read since we last met, but was disappointed with the end, as she thinks she ought not to have married George. Lady Bless, says she never heard a book so universally praised; there have been several reviews of it of late but I have not troubled you with them chiefly in radical papers but all very laudatory. Fraser gave the tone to the Sun, 12 the News,13 etc. etc. I have not seen Colburn since you left town. I keep this open for news. Half past five. Have just received a very interesting letter from Munster dated eleven, last night. The King dies like an old lion. He said yesterday to his physicians "Only let me live thro' this glorious day!" This suggested to Munster to bring the tricolor, the flag which had just arrived from the Duke of Wellington the tenure of Strathfieldsaye and show it to the King. William 4th. "Right, right ["] and afterwards "Unfurl it and let me feel it" Then he pressed the eagle and said "Glorious day!" This may be depended on. He still lives. D. TO: LADY BLESSINGTON

[London] Tuesday [21 November 1837]

ORIGINAL: PS 308 PUBLICATION HISTORY: Madden n 218, undated EDITORIAL COMMENT: Dating: by comparison with (VOL n) 6768^5. Sic: D'Israeli.

Tuesday morning. Alas! alas! you have made me feel my fetters even earlier than I expected. No dinners, I fear, on Tuesday for me in future, certainly not on this, as I must be at my post in a very few hours. Last night was very animating and interesting, and John Russell flung over the Radicals with remorseless vigor. l D'Israeli. 10 D'Orsay had given a dinner on Saturday 17 June. The published guest list includes all the names D mentions, plus several others, including Count Matuszevic. MP (20 June 1837).).. 11 See (VOL n) 494118. 12 See (VOL n) Gaani. In addition, there had been a favourable notice in The Morning Post of this day.rkrkusksfhdiufdshukjsgdfsdktheisdauy. 13 Although BHF lists no newspaper of this name, LPOD (1832) lists a News at 28 Brydges Street, Covent Garden. 1 See Prest Russell 123..

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APPENDIX II

The 'Old England' letters by 'Coeur De Lion were published in The Times 3-16 January 1838. They have been reprinted in Whigs and Whiggism 408-50. The following texts have been taken from The Times, with the date of publication given in square brackets at the head of each letter. For MS, drafts of some of these letters see a E/n/4[i] OLD ENGLAND.. [Wednesday 3 January 1838] Are you asleep, John Bull? Could I but hear you more, I should not care. They might catch you napping, as they have done before this; but what then? A vigorous shake of your drowsy shoulders, and who so alive as you? More lively from a sweet wholesome slumber, more vigorous. But now it seems you have fallen into a trance, you do not even nod. There is no health in this repose. What, if you have thrown yourself on your couch only to forget sorrows, woes with which you cannot struggle, fate inevitable - as an insolvent of vast credit, who knows to-morrow must see his name in the Gazette? That would be a vile, cowardly rest, if rest such a feeble, nerveless swoon deserves to be counted. Have you no dreams? Come, come, John, you must wake. There are many messengers waiting in your hall; many letters to answer; much business to transact; and, lo! a new year to transact it in. Remember what the great Prussian said, old iron-hearted Frederick, when affairs were very desperate, though his salvation was nearer at hand than he deemed it: - "After seven years of struggle, all parties began to know their own position." You, too, have had your seven years' war, John. Let us see whether all parties in your case do not begin to know their position also. And, for the first, what may be yours? 'Tis seven years and more since old William iv., who also had a lion heart in his way, did not dine in the city; and the great question has not yet been answered, "How is the King's Government to be carried on?" Great question of a great man! True hero-question, prescient, far-seeing, not easily answered by common men. And now other questions arise, not less great, not more easily responded to, and not asked by heroes, but by common people. When a nation asks questions, it will be replied to. And first, how is the empire to be maintained? There is a question. The seven years war of agitation has brought us to that. In 1831 question how King's Government is to be carried on: in 1838 question how Queen's empire is to be maintained? Here is philosophy; the nation has become Socratic; one question answered by another question. Will the same solution serve for both? Here be Christmas riddles and new year charades, and if we cannot untwist them, we must pay forfeit. Reformed Parliament has not answered them; Reform Ministry has not answered them; town-councils have not answered them; New Poor Law has not answered them; justice to Ireland has not answered them; colonial conciliation has not answered them; new allies and old allies have not answered them; St. Stephen's is dumb, and Downing-street is dumb; and Castle of Dublin and Castle of Quebec, both are dumb; and new Mayors are dumb, though their brains be no longer offuscated [sic] by aldermen; and boards of guardians are dumb, notwithstanding their wellregulated dietaries: no answer from the Euxine; no answer from the Caspian; no answer from Barbary, or Spain, or Portugal, or Constantinople. Strange to say, no answer from St. Cloud, or the Tuileries. Yet answers must be found to both - to hero question and national question. You see, John, you must really wake. January 2. COEUR DE LION. [2] OLD ENGLAND., [Thursday 4 January 1838] Questions: - How King's Government to be carried on? - how Queen's empire to be maintained? John Bull has received no answers; but here is a sharp note of a conversation between two eminent personages, which came to hand in a manner wonderful but nameless, but is nevertheless as authentic as many state papers. A CONVERSATION BETWEEN OLD ENGLAND AND YOUNG FRANCE.

Young France. - How do you do, old foe? Old England. - The compliments of the season to you, new ally. Young France. - Your Reform Bill, does it please you as much as ever? Old England. - As much as the three glorious days do you. Young France. - We have a new dynasty, that is something. Old England. - If we have not yet come to that, our Prime Minister, after seven years of reflection, has just given in his adhesion to our old monarchy. That is something. Young France. - Extraordinary reaction! Old England. - Undoubtedly, a very great demonstration. Young France. - We have at least conquered Barbary. Old England. - And we have not yet lost Canada. Young France. - How is your old favourite, Lord Grey? Old England. - He is quite as well as Mr. Laffitte. Young France. - And my Lord Russell? Old England. - Is as tall as Mr. Thiers. Young France. - We live in droll times. That affair of the Vixen? Old England. - Was purely commercial; at least they tell us so. Young France. - And the Prussian league? Old England. - Not in the least political, we are well assured. Young France. - And the Russian tariff? Old England. - Entirely an affair of finance, according to our Ministers, who ought to know, for they are paid for it. Young France. - And Mr. Van Buren, is he quite well? Old England. - What is Mr. Van Buren to me? Young France. - Some half century back the same as M. Papineau. Do not lose your temper. Old England. - I assure you I am quite calm. Young France. - I see it. Did you give up your sovereignty of the seas with your rotten boroughs? Old England. - That is a question with which at least you have nothing to do. Young France. - Nous verrons. At Paris it is asked, is the sovereignty of the seas in schedule A or schedule B? Old England. - I have heard it is your habit there to ask idle questions. Young France. - My Lord Palmerston, it is a great man? Old England. - He has at least preserved peace. Young France. - By the aid of Marshal Evans. Old England. - That was a private business. Young France. - Precisely; a speculation, purely commercial, like Mr. Bell to the Circassians. Old England. - You seem very lively; you forget our intimate alliance. Young France. - Not at all; it allows me to take the liberty of a close friendship, and to ask you a question. Old England. - Well, what is it? Young France. - In case of a war with Mr. Van Buren, do you count upon Russia? Old England. - Perhaps not. Young France. - Austria will of course be neutral? Old England. - It may be so. Young France. - And attend to the carrying trade of the Levant. Very wise! Old England. - If it were not for these troubles in the Atlantic, we should soon settle that question. Young France. - Ay, ay, my dear hereditary foe and new ally, we shall take care that you have not in future to deal with one question at a time. Old England. - How! this language from you! Have you forgotten our intimate alliance? Young France. - Not on New Year's-day. 'Tis the season of mirth. But tell me, how did you get Canada?, Old England. - You should know. Young France. - From old France, I think? Old England. - Well? Young France. - And we have gone through two revolutions to erase the memory of the betises of old France. Old England. - That is your affair. Young France. - Not so quick. Do you believe that young France will assist you in maintaining an empire wrested by you from old France? That would be to make both our revolutions ridiculous. Old England. - For my part, I begin to think all revolutions are so.

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Young France. - Ha! ha! That is very well for you, who ever had everything your own way. The use of revolutions is to destroy monopolies, ancient comrade. Old England. - Monopolies! Young France. - Verily. You begin to suspect, like the Emperor Joseph, that revolution is not your metier. There is nothing like experience. Adieu! We part the most intimate friends in the world, but as for our alliance, this is the ist of January; this day three months I will send you un poisson d'Avril. COEUR DE LION.

[3] OLD ENGLAND. [Friday 5 January 1838] I think one eye is open, JOHN. Nay! it is even said one foot is in the stocking. Come, 'the other! What, shall life consist of putting on one's stockings and pulling them off again? Even that better than nothing. O! Arthur Wellesley, great man, great have been thy deeds! Rightly art thou a Duke, a true Dux, a leader. Great was thine Indian career, greater thine European. Great was Assaye, Talavera, Torres Vedras, Salamanca, Vittoria, above all Waterloo! Very great thine entrance into Madrid, into Paris; very great when thou didst hold Cabinet Councils without colleagues, and the seals of three secretaries dangled at thy side, to say nought of the keys of the Exchequer. But greater than all thine exploits, is this thy "Question." Truly a Sphinx question, which has perplexed a nation for seven years, and which they now seem to be further off from answering than ever. Yet answered it must be. The query puzzling, yet the response inevitable; or ruin. Is not that great? To puzzle a whole nation for seven years. To puzzle all Britain, and igth century, and march of intellect, and spread of knowledge. Rightly art thou Chancellor of Universities. What is Duns Scotus to thee, or Aquinas, or Erigena, Doctors seraphic, irrefragable, invincible? Have not thy fellow-men essayed to answer? Verily to their utmost, to their wit's end. Great question that has caused four dissolutions of Parliament, yet lo! no reply. The chattering of multitudinous hustings, infinite gabble of brawling debates, yet all dark - dark now as ever - darker. Great question - that has written more pamphlets, set up more newspapers, established more reviews, quarterly, monthly, bimensal, than all the causes, and parties, and "great interests" since Fourth Estate was recognized. Let my Lord Vaux, with his wrigglings and windings and infinite eel-motions, educate us as he will, in true reverence and adoration of Broughamocracy; thou alone hast set us athinking - and with nine words. Spartan! Lycurgus-Leonidas! And now the nation, worthily imitating thee, whom it cannot answer, has asked its question also "How is the Queen's empire to be maintained?" What if this question be only thine own in another guise? But nation will be answered; nation is omnipotent; will be omniscient; will go to everyone; will clutch them in the street, in House of Lords, House of Commons, quarter-sessions, towncouncils, mechanics' institutes, will come, among others, to thee, and wait for response beneath thy far-spreading branches, old oak of the forest! Nation will go to Brocket, to Woburn, to Drayton, to Knowsley, ay! even to Lambeth and Finsbury, but answer it will have. If not from palace, from cellar; if not from common man, from man inspired, from prophet; if no prophet, will make one, will believe in one. This is Tekel Upharsin work: gold chains and fine linen, and robes of purple, honour for whomsoever will expound, but answer there must be. Notable the difference between moral and material questions: King's Government, a spiritual essence; Queen's empire, form substantial: one asked by a far-seeing statesman, no reply; the other asked by a whole nation, by all, even by the mob, and must be answered. COEUR DE LION.

[4] OLD ENGLAND.. [Saturday 6 January 1838] Note ever, John, the difference between a true nation-cry and a sham nation-cry. Reform House of Commons wise or unwise, true nation-cry; Reform House of Lords, sham nation-cry. Respecting the voice of the nation there can be no mistake; it sounds everywhere, in town and in country, streets and fields, lordly mansion, ten-pound tenement, unglazed hovel. Great chorus wherein all join, prince and peasant, farmer and factor, literate and illiterate, merchant and artisan, mariner and land lubber. The same thought stamped on the brain of every one, from him who wears a coronet to him who drives a costermonger's cart; same thought on the brain, same word on the tongue. But a sham cry, however loud, no one knows whence it comes. Truly we are told it is heard everywhere, except in the circle wherein we live. Very sham, ultimately discovered to be but the roaring of some loudlunged band, hired for the nonce, such as "the public," "the people," and the like. Many names has the impostor, numerous as the firms of Coster and Co., or the Sieur Minter Hart, but all worth nothing, living on the rascality of mutual reference and the scoundrelism of mutual accommodation. By and by the swindlers are found out, and fail to gull even the silliest. Then come a new cry and a new name, like a new quack medicine. Dr. Eady is worn out, then try Dr. Morison. "Public Opinion" is discovered to be a hoax, then try "The People." If "People," with all their irresistible

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powers, turn out, after all, to be but a very drastic dose of gamboge, then heigh! for animal magnetism and "The Masses." Public opinion, discovered to be party opinion, is laid on the shelf; the people, detected to be a little coterie dressed up for the occasion, very generally avoided as suspicious, with a cry of "Swell mob," and "Take care of your pockets." Being analyzed, and found consisting of a disreputable minority, heard of no more, and the Masses introduced; name portentous! Now forsooth the Masses are to have it, and all their own way; for who can resist the Masses? Mighty Masses, mighty mysterious! Papineau orators in the House of Commons quote Masses, condescend to represent no other, laugh at all constituencies, because they are known, palpable, inscribed on the registry, mere flesh and blood, go for nothing; Papineau writers out of Parliament concoct articles in reviews, specially in Sunday journals, about the Masses; would have no tax on pen, ink, or paper, or be supplied by the Government gratis, that Masses may read and believe their lucubrations, which all others do most heartily resist. Glory to the Masses; choice, generous phrase! By no means inert or cloddish; specially complimentary. What, if said Papineau orators and writers, by some mischance of a lapsus linguae, or damnable error of the press, do but omit the initial letter of that name wherewith they have defined, and in a manner baptized, their countrymen? And may not the next stage come even to this? First - Public; Second - People; Third - Masses; Fourth - Asses? "O Richard! O man Roi!" O England! O my country! Shall I live even to see this? Shall I live to see thee even governed by the Asses? Rise Aristophanes, rise from thine Attic sepulchre, here is theme fit only for thee! Our long-eared Government, braying in all quarters, filling Downingstreet with their melodious song; not condescending, indeed, to stretch out their resounding necks in House of Lords or at Quarter Sessions, cashiered institutions, not fit indeed for donkeys; but in House of Commons triumphant, as indeed there they have had some practice, in town-councils very much, and in mechanic lectureshops potent. And by St. George, I believe, it will even end in this, unless the old Duke's question be not speedily answered. COEUR DE LION.

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[Monday 8 January 1838]

A CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR. TOMKINS, M.P., AND MR. JENKINS.

Tomkins. - Jenkins, or my eyes deceive me! Jenkins. - The same; you are surprised to find me again so unexpectedly in England. I have arrived within these ten days from New York. Tomkins. - A bearer of good news from Canada, I hope? Jenkins. - Quite the contrary; the truth is, our Papineau is too perfect an imitation of O'Connell. Tomkins. - I would he were a bolder copy. Jenkins. - Liberalism has gained no laurels there; it does not shine apparently as much in practice as in theory. And, to speak my mind, our affairs do not appear to flourish here much more vigorously. I can scarcely believe that this is the country I left four years ago so ripe. You have had a succession of frosts, I think. Tomkins. - Things have certainly changed somewhat; we must consider 'tis a bigoted land, encumbered with the prejudices of centuries; nevertheless, our progress has not been entirely arrested. Jenkins. - No; I have heard of your promotion, and beg to congratulate you upon it; an unquestioned M.P. I believe? Tomkins. - Not even petitioned against. Can I do anything for you in the franking way? Jenkins. - I may avail myself of your kindness. But tell me, my dear Tomkins, how can you explain this vexatious Conservative rally? Tomkins. - The causes are numerous; in the first place, want of education. Jenkins. - Indeed! Why, when I was here last, our success seemed mainly to depend upon the allacknowledged diffusion of intelligence and knowledge. Tomkins. - We were too sanguine; the enlightened classes who possess power wish to make a monopoly of their intelligence, and therefore are against us. Jenkins. - The enlightened classes against us! Tomkins. - It is useless to conceal the difficulties of our position, though, of course, as I took occasion to mention last night in the House, our ultimate triumph is certain. But we must remember that public opinion is a great force to struggle against. Jenkins. - Public opinion! What! is that against us too?

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Tomkins. - The public opinion of this country is founded on wrong principles, and therefore opposed to us; but still it is public opinion all the same. Jenkins. - How are we to change it? Tomkins. - We must change its elements. Jenkins. - Ah! our old friend "The People;" I see it, we must call them in; that will do the business. I will answer for the people; the people has not changed. Tomkins. - My dear Jenkins, it is unnecessary for you to remind me you have been absent for several years. "The People" is a phrase we now never use - a body of whom we never speak. Jenkins. - What, our old friend, the People! Has the people turned against us too? Tomkins. - It is not a philosophical term; it served its purpose for the time, but it led at length to awkward Conservative analyses of the constituent elements of a nation, and it began to be turned against us. We never mention it now. Jenkins. - I am afraid affairs are very flat indeed. Tomkins. - Oh! no. As I said in the House yesterday, "hon. gentlemen opposite may cheer, and the noble lord, the Secretary for the Home Department, may feel proud of his new allies, but the eternal principles of democracy, like - " Jenkins. - Miss the metaphor; I see we are at a discount. I confess I thought the People was an inexhaustible fund. Tomkins. - We overdrew it. We attacked and abused so many elections of the population, that at last our adversaries began to count up and to prove that even the majority was against us - an infamous Tory fallacy, of course, but still it began to tell. So it was thought prudent to drop the subject. Jenkins. - Have we come to prudence? Tomkins. - You are impatient. Even the triumph of democracy requires time. Is it nothing that even in the House of Commons, as at present constituted, with all the unphilosophical antagonisms of bigotry and property, we still have the good fortune of counting a few who are not the mere nominees of the aristocracy? Jenkins. - A very few indeed! Why, where is our Radical party? I was glad, however, to see your name in the minority on Wakley's motion. Tomkins. - Ah! my dear Jenkins, you know not what temptations assail a Radical M.P. The moment he is returned to Parliament there comes a most corrupt and insidious invitation to dine with a Minister. A Government should not be permitted to entertain a most profligate and unconstitutional method of spending the public money. The aristocratic attrition of these official banquets is fatal to all the racy roughness of Radicalism. Few have sufficient strength of mind to vote against a Minister with whom they are in the habit of taking wine. Then, Sir, it leads to very disgusting refinement in dress. You would be surprised at the number of fine waistcoats that gradually steal, as the session advances, among men pledged on the hustings against that aristocratic corruption of which these fine waistcoats are the symbol. 'Tis a trying life. You will find many of your old acquaintances, friends of the people five years ago, and all that, very much altered. Jenkins. - My eyes begin to open. Tomkins. - They will stare soon. Jenkins. - Our cause seems hopeless. Tomkins. - By no means. Jenkins. - We have no party. Tomkins. - Oh yes! Jenkins. - Why, Crown, Lords, and Commons were always against us; church, of course; all learned professions and unlearned too; every landholder in the kingdom; every man who has 5oo/. per annum, as we ourselves long ago confessed; the whole agricultural population are slaves; all the small towns rotten boroughs, and half the great ones to be purchased by the highest bidder; landholder, fundholder, merchant, manufacturer, every solvent tradesman, all are aristocrats. I hear even of Operative Conservative Associations; and as for sympathy with revolted colonies, 'tis out of the question. The fact is, this country is devoted to capital, and every capitalist is our enemy. We succeed! Why, even the Whigs can only retain power through the Irish, the Irish whom we thought our tools, and whose instruments we have become! Tomkins. - A little too fast, friend Jenkins. You forget we have on our side the Masses. Jenkins. - The Masses! Who are they? Tomkins. - A body so numerous, that it is really impossible to tell you who they may be. But the Masses, my dear fellow, will carry us through yet. Never mind who they are, or where they may be. It is a party; it is our party. The Whigs may intrigue, the Irish may blarney, the Tories may egg on Lord John, and laugh at our minorities, but after all the English Radical leaders are backed by the Masses. As long as we have a party, never mind. Revolutions are never effected by large parties; 380

ever by small ones. We have an excellent small party with an excellent large name. The Masses for ever! They brought me into Parliament, and they shall bring you. Come into the Reform Club, and I will give you your frank! Jan. 6. COEUR DE LION. [6] OLD ENGLAND.; [Tuesday 9 January 1838] John Bull is now fairly awake. He will bestir himself. He will know what has been going on in his household. There have been strangers and unauthorized visitors; he has heard of them. Who is this Masses who has been caught more than once sneaking down the area? A scurvy knave who, it is rumoured, has been round the neighbourhood to John's tradesmen, and obtained goods under false pretences. John rings his bell for his breakfast; substantial meal - the roast beef of old England; nor shall it be cooked a la Papineau. It shall be still dressed in the old way, shall appear still as stately sirloin; nor will John's keen appetite be satisfied, even by a slice from the rump, Whig fashion. And now he must learn the news. While napping, it would seem colonies have revolted, but they tell him are now appeased. Be it so; but why revolt? This must be explained. Will explanation come on the i8th of this month at Westminster? What if Canada even be quiet, the rationale of revolt must be now dissected. Is cause of revolt peculiar to Canada? May not some cause occasion revolt in other places? This must be seen to. Is reason of revolt, reason why Queen's empire cannot be maintained? Is it reason why King's Government cannot be carried on? All the same reason? Here is business. For the great Duke's great question mixes with all other questions, and lies at the bottom of every well where truth must be inquired after. So then it would seem, if the reason of Canadian revolt be discovered, per adventure at length may be discovered answer to the Duke's question. Yet it has taken seven years to arrive at this. In seven years the difficulties in carrying on King's Government, foreseen by a sage, have become embodied in a shape palpable and intelligible to all. This then is a Crisis. A Crisis! What is this same Crisis? Often have we heard of him these last seven years. Now, indeed, it would appear he has really come. Who is he? Who is Crisis? Is he any relation to Masses? Do we know as little about him? We must have his paternity, his pedigree. Advance heralds! We live in an age of change. True; but what have been all ages, but ages of change? But of rapid change. Ay, there it is! Why rapid? The progress of society is gradual, not to say slow. When it makes these sudden starts, forward o. sideways, as it may be, ending ever in as sudden stops and standstills, has the progress been gradual? Has not party intrigue, for special purpose, mixed itself up with national progress, accelerated the movement by temporary stimulants, say burning draughts, instead of good wholesome nutriment, and so national movement, pushed on before its time, finds no post-horses ready, and so a dead stop, a stand still, a Crisis! In 1830, remodelling of third estate, commonly called Reform of Parliament, was required. National progress required it, had long summoned it. Remodelling was advancing but slowly, gradually; yet its shadow was already recognized. A party, shut out from power, by an accident possess themselves of power. How to retain it? There is the difficulty. All estates of the realm arrayed against them; majority against them in House of Lords; majority against them in House of Commons. The natural changes of national progress will not avail them, are too slow for them; change, therefore, must become more rapid. Whereupon the cork is drawn, and the nation drinks the burning draught of agitation. All now is progress; the nation is gallopping [sic]. But at the end of the stage, no relays, no horses ready, nothing prepared. Is it a Crisis? No; for they will post on another stage with the same horses. Nevertheless, not quite at the same pace. Is there reactioen?n th So some say. Those who approve of slower travelling are better pleased, while the others curse the drivers, who have disappointed them, and who, they say, are to their fancy no better than slugs. But lo! another stage; again no post-horses, and the old ones, jaded to death, fairly jib and will move no more. A dead stop, a Crisis at last! Jan. 8. COEUR DE LION. [7] OLD ENGLANDl.

[Wednesday 10 January 1838]

A CONVERSATION BETWEEN JOHN BULL AND CRISIS.

John Bull. - So you have come at last!

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Crisis. - You have answered your own question. When all parties are confessedly inoperative, I make it a rule invariably to appear. COEUR DE LION.

[8] OLD ENGLAND. [Thursday n January 1838] CRISIS has spoken out; his conversation with John Bull yesterday was frank. This visitor, whom all talk of, many fear, has told John Bull the truth. He has at length come to our shores. He had given us seven years to answer the great Duke's great question - "How is the King's Government to be carried on?" We have not answered it, and now Crisis has arrived. Was it not time? Colonies revolting without practical grievances, and without power or capability of independence; plainly because they were not governed: colonies revolting, not because they were misgoverned, or could govern themselves, but because they were not governed at all. It is time for Crisis to appear. Is Canada the only portion of the realm that is not governed? - that rebels, in short, because it is not controlled? Are there any others? Why has the power of Government so mysteriously ceased in so many quarters? Why has the Government of the British empire in so many quarters degenerated into mere administration? As a nation, are we less brave, less rich, less powerful, than heretofore? We have fleets and armies; we have a great revenue. Why, in the words of the great Duke - why, then, cannot the government be carried on, when all the visible means of government are at hand? It must be answered; it cannot longer be delayed. The whole nation cries out "QUESTION, QUESTION!" Jan. 9. COEUR DE LION. [9] OLD ENGLAND. [Saturday 13 January 1838] In every part of the kingdom and the empire, authority has dwindled into a mere affair of administration. Government has lost its moral power; it has degenerated into a mere formula, obeyed in Britain from habit and the love of order peculiar to the nation, the necessary quality of a people devoted to industry; obeyed in all other places according to circumstances, and of these the principal is, whether there be a sufficient physical force to uphold it. As long as there be a sufficient force, agitation only; if not a sufficient force, then revolt. Let us endeavour to ascertain the cause of this unprecedented and perilous state of affairs. And first, we must distinguish between the formal and the moral power of a Government. The formal power of Government is its authority by law, and the modes by which the law has directed such authority to be exercised. The moral power of Government is the known and universally recognized support which it receives from the powerful institutions and classes of the State. But when a Government accepts formal power on the condition that it shall attack the sources of its moral power, the necessary consequence must be, that its authority will rest mainly, not to say merely, on its official position, and the physical force with which that position invests it. A powerful peerage, a powerful church, a powerful gentry, a powerful colonial system, involving the interests of the merchant, the manufacturer, and the ship-owner, a powerful military system, a learned bar, a literary press, - these were formerly some of the great interests on whose support the moral power of a British Government was founded. During the last seven years we have seen every one of these great interests in turn attacked. And by whom? By the Ministers of the Crown. They have denounced the peerage; they have attempted to degrade the church; they have held up the gentlemen of England to public reprobation as bigoted oppressors; they have maintained themselves in power by means of a party who have declared the dominion of the metropolis over her colonies to be baneful; they have disbanded the militia; they have menaced the bar; and they have vainly attempted to annihilate the intelligence of the press. They have themselves set an example to the mob to attack everything that is established. Can they be surprised that they themselves are at last attacked? Under the term "agitation" they have encouraged the questioning of all authority except their own. Is it wonderful that their own, ever the weakest, should be at length assailed? Threatened themselves, they exercise their formal power, and it fails, and must fail. What resource remains? None for the Whigs. They cannot call for the support of those institutions and classes whom they have taught the mob to hate and despise the institutions and classes that formed the empire, and by whom alone the empire can be maintained. The Whigs have destroyed the moral influence of Government. Jan. n. COEUR DE LION. [10] OLD ENGLAND. [Monday 15 January 1838] It may perhaps be deemed that we yesterday advanced a step in the solution of the great Duke's great question. When his Grace asked "How the King's Government was to be carried on?" he felt that that Government had been rudely and suddenly stripped of its sources of moral power. Invest the Royal Government once more with that moral influence, and we shall be able to put an

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end to what may be truly termed our present immoral state; for such is the epithet applicable to a condition of public society, of which the principal characteristic is a total absence of duty. Here then is a key to open the dead-lock - could we but find it. Here is a word to put the whole machine in motion - did we but know how to pronounce it. A magical word! But whisper it in the ear of Crisis, and he would vanish in an instant. Whoever can find this key, is fit to be Prime Minister of England; and without it, the wisdom of assuming power by any existing party in the State would be questionable. Where is the key? We know where it is not. It is not at present in Downing-street. Is it at Lambton Castle? It can scarcely be at Petersham. Is it at Strathfieldsaye? Is it at Drayton Manor? Oh! look sharp, look sharp, noble seigneurs, right honourable gentlemen; there are but a few days more, and you will all meet at Westminster. Proud will be his position who enters either Houses [sic] of Parliament with the key to the dead-lock. Is not Parliament stuffed full of questions? Why is this great question always forgotten? All the rest mere mockery! Yet there are leading questions and second-rate questions, and interesting questions and uninteresting questions, and important questions and unimportant questions, and questions which call hon. members up to town, and questions which invariably send hon. gentlemen out of town. What are Irish questions - forms of Protean blarney; what military flogging, public walks, and Mr. Spottiswode; what even Corn Law question, or even Poor Law question, compared with this all-absorbing query, which, if it be not answered, all questions will alike become dumb? Gentle Mr. Stanley, active Mr. Holmes, is it not worth a whip? JN.12.

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APPENDIX III

The letters by 'Laelius' were published in The Times 6-s8 May 1839. They have been reprinted in Whigs and Whiggism 365-76. The following texts have been taken from The Times, with the date of publication given in square brackets at the head of each letter.

[i] TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL. [Monday 6 May 1839] My Lord, - I have read your letter to your constituents. I like it. It lacks, perhaps, something of the racy and epigrammatic vigour which characterized the memorable epistle in defence of the corn laws. It is somewhat too prodigal, perhaps, of images which are not very novel, and which are occasionally rather confused; but it is thoughtful and determined, and worthy of one who from his lineage, ambition, and career will occupy no mean space in the future history of our country. Your Lordship in this document, which will not easily be forgotten, figures in a new, a strange, and an important character. You appear as the great Conservative Precursor, heralding the advent of a Tory Administration, and expounding the rationale of reaction. Little more than eight years have elapsed since the project of the Reform Act, but they are eight years replete with events. Wise men compute time not by the almanacks, but their impressions; and with reference to political instruction, the experience of eight such years is worth the results of half a century of undisturbed prescription. It is only by this mode of estimating the progress of time that I can philosophically account for the changes in your Lordship's opinions, and for the revolution of your political temper. The former champion of representation instead of nomination in the House of Commons has at length discovered that we may have election without representation; and the denouncer of the constitutional decision of the House of Lords as "the whisper of a faction," now delicately intimates to his astonished followers that "the moral influence" of that assembly is alike indisputable and irresistible, and that its members are in general superior to the reformed house in every statesmanlike quality. The necessity which compels the father of the Reform Act to enter, only six years after its pas sing, into a defence of that measure, leads me to reflect upon the nature of parties under the new Parliamentary scheme, which is threatened never to become old. It is, perhaps, a fanciful theory of the physicians, who hold that man is born with the seeds of the disease which terminates his life. Undoubtedly, however, these are the exact circumstances which must inevitably attend the birth of every "Movement" Administration. The causes of their dissolution accompany their nativity. They have attained power by agitation. Their success is at the same time a precedent and an encouragement for continued disturbance. The original innovators, having no inclination for further progress, take refuge in "finality." Three parties then appear in the state - their original opponents, who are conservative of institutions; themselves, who are administative [sic] of institutions; and their new adversaries, who are aggressive against institutions. The first party may count the nation in their ranks; the last may appeal successfully to the mob; but for the middle party only remain the population of the offices - those who enjoy, and those who expect. The result, as far as the Government is concerned, cannot be doubtful. After having protracted the catastrophe by every expedient consistent with their determination not to make any substantial concession, they take refuge in those conservative opinions of which your Lordship has just developed the philosophy; and, retiring from public life with the consolation they have enjoyed their fair share of official power, or, to use language sentimental, that "they have had their dream," they gratify their spleen as well as exemplify their patriotism by crushing the nascent efforts of the party that has outbid them in popular overtures, and surpassed them in popular favour. The fate of the Whig party has indeed been hurried. Truly the elements of the famous reform

Ministry seem never to have been settled. After two years of initiatory tumult, your first session of affairs was distinguished by the sullen, yet significant, retirement of Lord Durham. Twelve months more, and a Secretary of State, a First Lord of the Admiralty, and two of their colleagues, abruptly quit your councils; and before the public mind has recovered from the uneasiness which such events naturally occasion, a conspiracy explodes, and we are startled by the overthrow of Lord Grey and the resignation of Lord Althorp. In a few months the vamped-up Cabinet quits and returns to power. You throw over your Lord Chancellor, - you affect to justify this catastrophe. But was Lord Glenelg an intriguer and a traitor? The Whigs are said to be bitter opponents; for my part, I should shrink from their friendship. Eight members of the Reform Ministry betrayed by their own party in eight years! - on an average a victim for every session! Yet, with all these violent alteratives [sic], the original disease has worked its irresistible course, and after having immolated your constitutional colleagues, the picture is completed by your Lordship publishing, on the same day, a loyal proclamation against the Chartists and a Conservative manifesto against the Radicals. The history of reform should be written in epigrams. The march of events has indeed been rapid. It is only five years ago since the staple subject of Whig journalism was a jest against reaction. In another year the jest became a controversy; and now, only six years after the passing of the Reform Act, the wealth and the irresistible power, the numbers and the high character, of the Tory party, are sketched by an individual no less celebrated and no less free from any imputation of partiality than the nobleman who commenced his literary career by defending close boroughs, and his political one by destroying them. Your Lordship will retire from public life with dignity, for you have prepared the way for your great rival. He has deserved this service, for he has been a generous antagonist; and if you adorn your solitude by writing the memoirs of your Administration - a task which you would perform admirably - I have such confidence in that nobility of sentiment which is inseparable from genius, that I do not doubt you will do justice to his consummate qualities. Far, however, is it from my desire that you should relinquish the power which you are prepared to exercise so much to the satisfaction of every lover of our institutions. You really seem to me to be the fair ideal of a Conservative statesman. They tell me that you are somewhat in a scrape at present about Jamaica. Trust to your natural allies, the Tories, to extricate you from it. Although not your friend, I am so much your admirer that I will present you with a specific for this colonial embroilment. 'Tis simple - take it. Let Lord Normanby return to the first scene of his administrative talents. With his peculiar practice of policy, I should hardly think there would be the present want of accommodation in the Jamaica prisons. May 4. LAELIUS [2] A LETTER TO THE QUEEN. [Monday 13 May 1839] Madam, - That freedom, happily secured to us by the settlement of your Royal race on the throne of this island, permits me to address your Majesty on an occasion interesting to your personal happiness, important to the fortunes of your realm. The week that is now closing embraces the most critical events in the life of the Queen of England. At its commencement, your Majesty's Minister publicly and formally announced that he no longer possessed the confidence of your Parliament, and that he was unable to carry measures which he believed to be indispensable to the service of the state. Your Majesty accepted his tendered resignation, and intrusted to the leader of the party opposed to him the formation of another Ministry. It was well known that your Majesty honoured your retiring Minister as much by your personal regard as by your political confidence; but your Majesty, with a dignified intelligence worthy of your station, encouraged your new adviser by a gracious and voluntary expression of the unlimited confidence and the unrestricted authority which you extended to him. Thus auspiciously Sir Robert Peel proceeded to form a Government, and in 24 hours after receiving your Majesty's commands to that effect he waited on your Majesty with the announcement that he had achieved your object. Then it was he learned, for the first time, that your Majesty would permit no change in the female offices of the Royal Household, and though your Majesty's late Ministers had quitted your service, and were, in all probability, about to oppose the policy of your new councillors, that it was indispensable that their wives, sisters, or daughters, should still be the constant companions of the Sovereign. Under these circumstances Sir Robert Peel felt himself bound to resign the task which he had been invited to accomplish; and your kingdom is, consequently, still governed by a Ministry which its leader in the House of Lords describes as not possessing the confidence of the country, - a confidence which its leader in the House of Commons has just written a pamphlet to prove it never can obtain. Unquestionably, Madam, the most painful office of a British Minister is the necessity imposed on

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him of partially controlling the society of his Sovereign. But there are certain combinations of courtly intimacy which, it is obvious, cannot be tolerated without great public inconvenience and embarrassment. The nation may be in error, but it will with difficulty be convinced that a Minister possesses the confidence of his Sovereign, if the family of his predecessor be retained in the Royal household, and are seen and heard of as the constant companions of the Royal person. The public, unaware that a Royal mind is schooled from infancy in habits of severe self-control, will not be apt to comprehend how the secret of the Cabinet can be constantly concealed from the companion of the closet; and will be indignant, rather than astonished, if occasionally the tactics of Opposition be felicitously adapted to the concealed weaknesses of the Government. Under such circumstances, the Minister if popular is looked upon, not as the Minister of the Crown, but as the Minister of the Parliament; and the throne, that had been hitherto esteemed as a high political institution, assumes the unfortunate aspect of a mere courtly pageant. I can easily conceive how a young and ingenuous mind, full of innocence, and giving others credit for the same singleness of purpose as animates herself, can, without difficulty, reconcile the fulfilment of the duties of even a royal station with the indulgence of the affections of the heart. Your Majesty looks upon the female relatives of your Ministers as the mere companions of the pleasures of your life, and doubtless these ladies compliment your Majesty upon your just and discriminating appreciation of their pursuits and motives. I will even myself at present give them credit for sincerity, and while their husbands and their fathers are sitting at your council table, they perhaps are not aspiring enough to conceive that they are formed for severer duties than to glitter at the banquet and glide in the saloon. But even Mistresses of the Robes and Ladies of the Bedchamber, though angelic, are human. Let their relatives quit office and be nightly arrayed in attempts to destroy your Majesty's Government; let success to some of these relatives in their party conflicts be a matter of imperious necessity. Is the courtly child to repudiate the faction of her father? Is the wife in waiting expected to feel no sympathy with the Parliamentary assault that may bear its plunder to the exhausted coffers of a desperate husband? But your Majesty has confidence in the strength of your own character. You are convinced that the line of demarcation between public duty and private affection is broad and deep. On all that concerns the State, you are assured that your lips and your heart will be forever closed to the circle in which you pass your life. Be it so. I humbly presume to give your Majesty credit for all the exhalted virtues which become a throne. But where, then, are the joys of companionship? The Royal brow is clouded, but the Royal lip must never explain its care. The Queen is anxious, but the Lady in Waiting must not share her restlessness or soothe her disquietude. Madam, it cannot be. You are a queen; but you are a human being and a woman. The irrepressible sigh will burst forth some day, and you will meet a glance more interesting because there is a captivating struggle to suppress its sympathy. Wearied with public cares, crossed, as necessarily you must sometimes be, the peevish exclamation will have its way, and you yourself will be startled at its ready echo. The line once passed, progress is quick: fascinating sympathy, long suppressed indignation, promised succour; the tear, the tattle, the inuendo [sic], the direct falsehood; in a moment they will convince you you are a victim, and that they have heroes in wait to rescue their Sovereign. Then come the Palace conspiracy, and the backstairs intrigue. You will find yourself with the rapidity of enchantment the centre and the puppet of a Camarilla, and Victoria, in the eyes of that Europe which once bowed to her, and in the hearts of those Englishmen who once yielded to her their devotion, will be reduced to the level of Madrid and Lisbon. And shall this be the destiny of that "fair virgin throned in the west," who was to have been our second Elizabeth? The mistress of an empire more vast than that mighty monarchy that attempted to crush Elizabeth with its baffled armadas? Ah! Madam, pause. Let not this crisis of your reign be recorded by the historian with a tear or a blush. The system which you are advised to establish is one degrading to the Minister, one which must be painful to the Monarch, one which may prove fatal to the monarchy. Saturday night, May n. LAELIUS [3] TO LORD MELBOURNE. [Tuesday 28 May 1839] My Lord, - The world is perplexed about your purposes; perhaps you share their embarrassment and anxiety. For my own part, I cannot forget that in politics, as well as in everything else, "nomeaning puzzles more than wit," and while some are giving you credit for an impending Michiavelian [sic] stroke of state, I should not be surprised if, after all, you have only turned a fresh page in the chapter of accidents. Yet are there rumours of great changes. Your followers bruit about a "programme of liberal measures." Your temporary secession from power they insinuate produced the most salutary effects upon

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your intellect and your temper. A momentary relief from the toils of state permitted profound reflections on the spirit of the age. You returned to Downing-street as Napoleon from Elba, ready to concede a constitution adapted to the necessities of the times. The rapacious appetite of the Republican for innovation is to be satiated by paying only a penny for his letters; the more moderate Radical professors satisfied, by not paying a shilling for the registration of their votes. A penny and a shilling! Whig ways and means to prevent revolutions and arrest the fall of monarchies! But even this is not all. The Reform Act is still to be final, but it is not to be conclusive. Nice distinction! There are to be considerable alterations, but then they are to be made in its spirit. More of the precious metal indeed is not to be introduced into circulation, but then the currency is to be considerably increased by its debasement. Add to this, the strong, yet not astounding, conviction of your colleagues of the necessity of education, and the "programme" is complete. Imaginary resources of beggared gamesters! It will not do, my Lord. These scrapings and cheeseparings of your famished larder will never serve a banquet. The primary and restless cause of all the embarrassment of your party, past and present, can never be removed or eradicated. I have traced its fatal birth, its indefatigable activity, and its inevitable consequences, in the letter which I addressed to the most distinguished of your colleagues. A "progressive" party is a party that must dash over the precipice. But your Lordship is again in power. Your bankruptcy is superseded, though your credit is not restored. I admired the characteristic naivete from one whom his experience should have made so close and callous, not without charm, with which you assured the House of Lords, that had your Lordship been in the situation of Sir Robert Peel, when recently summoned by his Sovereign, you would have acted very differently. I believe you. Enjoying such an opportunity, the leader of a party such as your Lordship heads would have seen only within his grasp power to which neither the essential strength of that party, nor his own reputation, legitimately entitled him. The temptation would have been too strong for nerves less flexible than those of the former Irish Secretary of the Duke of Wellington; and however brief the lease of office, however degrading the terms by which it was secured, sinister the means by which it was maintained, and mischievous the results which it entailed on the Crown and the country, it could bear no damage to a party in whose expiring condition even defeat might figure as an achievement, as proving their vitality. In the most ignominious discomfiture they must reap some profit; as bands of fugitive marauders can still sack villages and plunder peasants. But, my Lord, there may be statesmen and parties differently circumstanced. Let me consider the character and position of a political leader whom, to use only the admissions of his adversaries, I may describe as a man unrivalled for Parliamentary talents, of unimpeached integrity, of unsullied personal conduct, of considerable knowledge, both scholastic and civil, and of an estate ample and unencumbered - one of long official practice, of greater political experience; of that happy age when the vigour of manhood is not impaired, and when men have attained as much experience as, without over-refining action, is compatible with practical wisdom; when an elevated and thoughtful ambition is, not eager, yet prepared, for power, free from both the restlessness of youth and the discontent of declining age - epochs that alike deem life too short for delay. Add to this a temperament essentially national, and a habit of life pleasing to the manners and prejudices of his countrymen, with many of the virtues of the English character and some of its peculiarities; confident, rather than sanguine; guided by principles, yet not despising expedients; fearful to commit himself, yet never shrinking from responsibility; proud, yet free from vanity, and reserved rather from disposition than from an ungenerous prudence; most courageous when in peril; most cautious in prosperity. It is difficult to estimate the characters of our contemporaries, but this I believe, though a slight, to be not an incorrect, sketch of that of Sir Robert Peel - a statesman who is at the head of the most powerful party that ever flourished in this country - that in opposition commands a large majority in one House of Parliament, equals the united factions in the other, and, by general consent, needs only a recurrence to the sense of the nation to overwhelm them. But moreover, and above all, a statesman who has watched and witnessed this mighty party congregate and expand under his advice and guidance, in an ill-favoured season of trial, turbulence, and trouble, with small beginnings, forlorn hopes, extreme difficulties, struggling at the same time against popular prejudice and courtly alienation. My Lord, such a man, and the leader of such men, must never obtain an entrance to the councils of his Sovereign - I will not say by artifice or intrigue - but in any other style or spirit than become an elevated character and a commanding position. His administration must never be one existing on sufferance by any branch of the Legislature. He forfeits too great a station to accept power grudged and hampered by any estate of the realm. The essential strength of his party, the permanent character of the constitutional principles and material interests that bind them together, his own 388

vigorous time of life, authorize on his part patience and justify delay. He of all men must never deign to be a seeker. Time is one of his partisans. For two years Lord Melbourne submitted to be the Minister of his late Sovereign's necessity, not of his choice. Sir Robert Peel never will. There is the difference between you. A quarrel about a Lady of the Bedchamber! Pah! Your Lordship remembers the contemptuous exclamation of Mr. Burke when, at the commencement of the great revolutionary struggle, the war was described by some superficial rhetorician as a war about the opening of the Scheldt. The scornful image which in that instance flashed from his indignant and irritated imagination would not be altogether out of keeping with that scene and sanctuary into which you have at length pursued the jaded destinies of your country. But I will not profane the mysteries of the Bona Dea. It is not want of ability, or lack of knowledge, or even deficiency of patriotism that disqualifies a Lord Melbourne or a Lord John Russell from being Ministers of their country. Their difficulties, and they are insuperable, are inherent in the Whig party. It is a party that now is only a name. It has no principle of action, no essential quality of cohesion, no bond of union except traditionary exploits and hereditary connexions, both fast fleeting and fading away before the course of time and the stern and urgent pressure of reality. It was once a great and high-spirited aristocratic confederacy; it has its place, and will keep it, in our history, for its annals are illustrious, but the chapter of its fate is about to close; and with your Lordship and your colleague it rests whether its end shall be a revolutionary catastrophe or a patriotic euthanasia. May 25. LAELIUS.

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The letter by 'Atticus' was published in The Times on Thursday n March 184.1. It has been reprinted in Whigs and Whiggism 378-85. The following text is taken from The Times. For a MS draft of this letter see H E/u/6. THE STATE OF THE CASE: IN A LETTER TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Your Grace has performed a greater number of great exploits than any living man; but you never achieved a deed more remarkable or more difficult than keeping the Whigs in office. Various reasons are circulated for the permission which you accord them to serve their Sovereign, and to receive their salaries. Some would insinuate that, satisfied - not to say satiated - by the celebrity of an unrivalled career, your Grace is indisposed to re-enter the arena of political responsibility, content with the possession of passive but unquestioned power. But these are speculators, who, in my opinion, are not very apt in their discrimination of your Grace's character, and take but a superficial view of the bent and temper of minds of your stamp and order. This idea of retiring on a certain quantity of fame, as some men retire on a certain quantity of money, has the twang of mediocrity. It is generally the refuge of those whose distinction has been more owing to chance than their own conceptions. They are perplexed, almost alarmed, by the results of their good fortune, and in retiring from enterprise they think they realize success. But original and creative spirits are true to the law of their organization. An octogenarian Doge of Venice scaled the walls of Constantinople; Marius had completed his 7Oth year when he defeated the elder Pompey and quelled the most powerful of aristocracies; white hairs shaded the bold brain of Julius H. when he planned the expulsion of the barbarians from Italy; and the great King of Prussia had approached his grand climacteric when he partitioned Poland. In surveying your Grace's career of half a century, I cannot perceive any very obtrusive indications of moderation in your purposes, though abundant evidence of forbearance in your conduct. Celebrated for caution, I should rather select as your characteristic a happy audacity. No one has performed bolder deeds in a more scrupulous manner; and plans, which, in their initial notion, have assumed even the features of rashness, have always succeeded from the wariness of your details. I speak chiefly of your civil life; but I am inclined to believe that your more illustrious, though not perhaps your more eminent, services will not contradict this inference. Your physical aspect is in complete harmony with your spiritual constitution. In the classic contour of your countenance, at the first glance, we recognize only deep thoughtfulness and serene repose; but the moment it lights up into active expression, command breathes in every feature; each glance, each tone, indicates the intuitive mind impervious to argument, and we trace without difficulty the aquiline supremacy of the Caesars. I dismiss, then, at once the idea that your Grace shrinks from action. The sublime vanity of a mind like yours will not suffer that any great transactions shall be conducted in your lifetime without your special interference. Is it then, as others suggest, from a subtle regard for the ultimate interest of your party, that you have more than once thrown your aegis over the trembling Treasury bench? Is it, in short, your Grace's opinion that the hour has not yet arrived? That the triumph of old English principles will be not only ensured, but confirmed, by the prolonged feebleness of that Administration, which is still the representative of the new doctrines, however mean and spiritless? If you looked only to the personal interests of your political friends, such considerations might be influential, for the duration of the Government, that some deem impending, might probably bear some relation to the incapacity of its predecessor. But I know well that your mind soars far above such limited calculations, and I believe that you are only reconciled to the continuance in office of the present Administration from an opinion that, checked by your power, they can do no harm, and in the enjoyment of place they will not care to project it.

Before we can form a correct judgment on this head, it is necessary that we should possess a precise idea of the present situation of the Government in the House of Commons. It is not only curious, it is unprecedented. Her Majesty's Ministers carry on the government of the country by two methods: first, practically, by a Conservative majority, and secondly, theoretically, by a revolutionary majority. As long as public credit is to be maintained, or the national honour vindicated, a tax to be raised, or an armament equipped - in a word, as long as anything is to be done, a successful appeal is made to the loyal support of the Conservative party; but the moment that party evinces any ambition to possess itself of the forms as well as the spirit of power, and because it fills the Treasury would sit upon the Treasury bench, and because it mans the fleet would counsel at the Admiralty Board - then the theoretical method is forthwith recurred to by the alarmed Administration. Some abstract declaration as to the nature of ecclesiastical property, or the exercise of the political franchise, is pompously announced; the capacity of an administrative body is made to depend upon the Parliamentary assertion of some unfeasible principle; and by the assistance of the revolutionary majority, it is demonstrated that the Conservative party are disqualified for the conduct of public business, because at the beginning of a session they vainly declare the impracticability of a measure the impossibility of which is not acknowledged by the Government until the close of that session. These ingenious manoeuvres are described in Ministerial rhetoric as the assertion of a great principle. This, then, is the Parliamentary position which great authorities are not anxious to disturb; as one, if not productive of benefit, at least inefficient for injury; and, on the whole, a political arrangement adapted to a country fast rallying from a recent revolutionary convulsion. Let us reconnoitre the position a little more closely. There may be some, perhaps, who may find no mean constitutional objections to the government of a country being habitually carried on by an Opposition, even if that Opposition be headed by such men as the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel. These objections may claim our future consideration. Here only we may observe, that it is difficult to foresee how the consequence of such a conjuncture can ultimately be other than a struggle for supremacy between the Crown and the Parliament. For the nation, it matters little in what form the inevitable despotism may develope itself - in that of a select committee, or in that of a privy council - in the decision of a Parliamentary vote, or the decree of a Royal proclamation. There may be others who may view with apprehension a state of affairs which accustoms the great body of the people to associate the idea of regular government with that of revolutionary doctrines. Your Grace and your party have for years inculcated on this nation that the doctrines of the persons in power menaced the institutions of the country and the existence of the empire. They have not changed those doctrines, and their indispensable supporters, the theoretical majority, have aggravated them. Yet the public observe that the affairs of state are conducted with sobriety and order; they have not time for refined speculation on the condition of parties; they cannot comprehend that the order and sobriety are in contradiction to the doctrines of the Ministry, and in spite of the support of their adherents; and thus they may cease to connect the idea of revolutionary government with that of revolutionary principles. Hitherto they have rallied round you with eager sympathy, and readily responded to your call for constitutional succour. It may be necessary to appeal to them again. Circumstances may change. The present Administration, for instance, may cross the floor of the house. What, if they then consistently spout the sedition which in office they have never recanted? What, if they are prepared to re-enter office to practise as well as to preach it? And in all probability they would not be able to re-enter office on any other terms. Will your cry of the constitution in danger avail you again? May not the people of England fairly rejoin, the cry of the constitution in danger means only the return of the Whigs to power; and why should they not return to that power, which, when they possessed it before, they exercised exactly as yourselves? Thus, Sir, you perceive that refined political tactics may mystify the practical simplicity of the popular mind. A nation perplexed, like a puzzled man, will act weakly, inefficiently, erroneously - in a word, blunder. But the blunder of a people may prove the catastrophe of an empire. I present you, Sir, yet with another great public consideration which results from your parliamentary policy. It is exactly ten years since the author of the Essay on the English Constitution introduced into the House of Commons his measure for the reconstruction of the third estate of the realm, commonly called the Parliamentary Reform Bill. That violent proposition was temperately rejected by the House of Commons; and the House of Commons was instantly dissolved - in the then state of affairs, I might say destroyed. The reintroduced proposition was opposed by the Lords Spiritual, another parliamentary estate of the realm, and the Bishops were burnt in effigy, their persons assailed and their palaces plundered. It was opposed by the Lords Temporal, and the present Minister of England denounced the constitutional expression of their judgment "as the whisper of a faction." For four years the Whigs hallooed on the popular blood against your Grace and your peers;

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and your house tottered. At length, baffled by the returning sense of the country, the arrogant hostility that would have destroyed the House of Lords, was succeeded by the sullen vengeance that would rule the country in defiance of it. The character and office of the House of Commons were systematically exaggerated and misrepresented. But by degrees even this re-organized and allsufficient House of Commons began to slip their moorings from the Whig sandbank. The Ministers even formally acknowledged and announced that they had forfeited its confidence. But they are still Ministers. These constitutional denouncers of "the whisper of a faction" now chuckle in their orgies over the consolatory conviction that "one is enough," but after the supplies, it seems that even a minority of ten will do no harm. And thus the great Reform struggle, that has now lasted as long as the siege of Troy, terminates by the Reform Ministry governing the country independent of the Reformed Parliament. To me there is nothing in this conduct of the Whigs at all inconsistent with their whole management since their accession to power. To me our domestic history for the last ten years is a visible and violent attempt by an oligarchy to govern this country in spite of its Parliament. The policy of the Whigs has been a continued assault upon some portion or other of our Parliamentary institutions. They destroyed the old House of Commons because it was intractable; they menaced the House of Lords because it was unmanageable; and, for the new House of Commons, they will bully it as long as it is submissive, and attempt to reconstruct it the moment it is mutinous. But is it the Duke of Wellington - is it that statesman so impressed with the importance of popular responsibility, that he declared that after the Reform Act no Prime Minister ought to sit in the Upper House - is it you, Sir, who will countenance an Administration of whom it may be said, that they are dependent upon everything and everybody except Parliament! With the means at the command of the Ministry, it is possible that the present state of affairs may be continued for three more sessions. But at the inevitable close of the existing Parliament are we certain of redress? What if this be the last House of Commons that is elected by the present constituency? What if a Royal proclamation issues a commission to inquire into the best means of obtaining a full and fair representation of the people, and in the mean time provides, that no portion of them shall be represented to the detriment of the others, by not summoning a Parliament on the old scheme? With a skilful adaptation of means, and a dexterous agitation of the popular spirit, the supplies, under such circumstances, might perhaps be obtained by an order in council. At least, we have the satisfaction of feeling that in all probability our Sovereign would not be destitute, and that a Parliament holden in Dublin in 1844, full of "affectionate loyalty," could scarcely refuse a civil list. We start at such portents. They are grave probabilities. The Whigs for two centuries have been great dealers in coups d'etat. They are the natural consequences of the Parliamentary policy, that permits the Whigs simultaneously to carry on the government by a Conservative majority, and to carry on the revolution by a Radical one. And this, my Lord Duke, is the state of the case. March 10. ATTICUS.

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APPENDIX V

PUBLISHED VERSE 1838-1841. [I]

THE PORTRAITS OF

THE HONOURABLE SARAH ELIZABETH, SUSAN PENELOPE, AND SOPHIA CLARENCE COPLEY, THE DAUGHTERS OF LORD LYNDHURST. BY B. D'ISRAELI, ESQ., M.P. THREE budding roses, that the burst of Spring Brings to our ravished sight; three graceful flowers, Light as the fair and ever flitting wing Of new fledged birds, that in our wakening bowers Glance with their sunlit forms! The bloom of morn Was on your radiant cheeks, ye children of the dawn! Alas! alas! that ever the rude breath Of some fell wind should visit your sweet life, And one fair stem from out this lovely wreath Should bow its fated beauty to the strife Of ruthless storms, that envied our delight, And with their gloomy swoop have dimmed your tender light! Our lost SUSANNAH! gentle, graceful child! That made our hearths so happy! her fond smile No more can cheer her stately Sire; the mild And soothing presence, that could well beguile The world of its harsh cares, no more shall greet The eye that pines in vain, and restless, seeks to meet The charm of its existence! yet thy grave Buries not all his hopes; full many a tear Of kindred wo[e] shall blend with his, and lave Thy gentle dust, and, by thy tender bier, Recall his memory to thy sister flowers, And charm his solaced mind with dreams of happier hours! [Portraits of the Children of the Nobility (1838)]

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THE YEOMEN OF BUCKS. A COUNTY SONG BY B. DISRAELI, ESQ., M.P.

To knight and to noble, the minstrel full long Has sounded his harp, and devoted his song; But here's to a race not less proud than the peer, And with hearts not less stout than the bold cavalier. The Yeomen of Bucks! The land that they love they will ever defend,

Ever firm to a foe, ever true to a friend; Amid their green pastures and homesteads so fair, "To live and let live" is the motto they bear. The Yeomen of Bucks! Ah! land of the Chilterns! Ah! land of the Vale! Will the sons of thy soil from their faith ever fail? No! if Chandos' green banner wave high in the wind, There are some gallant spirits will ne'er lag behind. The Yeomen of Bucks! And if the dark cloud that now over us lours, Bring revolt to the state, and bear gloom to our bow'rs, We know a brave band that right soon will be seen Astir in their saddles to guard their young Queen. The Yeomen of Bucks! Then a health to the county that each of us loves; Its halls and its hamlets, its fields and its groves; And to each blazing ingle where yet may be found The boldest of yeomen that e'er till'd the ground. The Yeomen of Bucks! [Bucks Herald 15 September 1838 (reprinted in The Times 19 September 1838)] [3]

A NATIONAL SONNET.

I will not yet believe the time's at hand This ancient realm, that valour and the wit Of our great ancestry's immortal band Have as a beacon on a mountain lit For emulative nations, shall expire, And guide no more with its benignant fire. Our glass of destiny is full of sand Shall count yet glorious hours; and it is writ Within the page of fate, the dark desire Of foreign foe, the ever envious Gaul Or subtle Russ, or those whose brother blood Should make them weep the prospect of our fall, Shall lose its fell fruition. We've withstood Ere this a world in arms, and balked their thrall.

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NATIONAL SONNETS. NO. 2.

Nor the first time that, throned in the West, A VIRGIN QUEEN hath swayed our famous race, Is this. Bright days when SPENSER was the guest Of lettered courts, and chivalry might trace A knight in SYDNEY [sic] still; to do the hest Of Albion ever prompt, or finely grace High festivals of arms and song! A nest Of eagles then our Court; but now their place Of pride is fouled by vultures; Losels wait Where gallant RAWLEIGH bowed; a godless breed Of fawning libertines; their only heed Their pampered sense; while in the halls of state Where faithful BURLEIGH sate with watchful eye, A wrinkled COMUS revels in his sty. NOV.

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NATIONAL SONNETS. TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

Rightly art thou called Arthur; charmed name! Blending with British hope, and to our ear Speaking of succour; name that well may cheer A troubled people with its deathless fame. Thou art the great deliverer; and when shame Touched prostrate Christendom, and craven fear Turned Kings to vassals, the degenerate tear Thou dash'dst from Europe's eye-lids; and didst tame The tamer of all nations, save that land, Guarded by thee and the eternal wave, Which needs thee now. But ah! no hostile band, No foreign host thy stainless crest must brave: She threats herself with her insensate hand, Yea, suicidal Albion must thou save! December 5. PETRARCH BULL. * * Will our very clever friend forgive us if we say that we think these sonnets had better cease? They have not the finished elegance of Petrarch, nor the deep thoughtfulness of John Bull. They are merely well-chosen phrases in well-toned rhythm. [ The Times (7 Dec 1838)] [6]

THE PORTRAITS OF

THE LADIES SARAH FREDERICA CAROLINE, CLEMENTINA AUGUSTA WELLINGTON, AND ADELA CORISANDA MARIA VILLIERS, THE DAUGHTERS OF THE EARL OF JERSEY. BY B. D'ISRAELI, ESQ., M.P. WHAT read those glances? serious and yet sweet, Seeming to penetrate the mystic veil That shrouds your graceful future - for 'tis meet Your lot should be as brilliant as your birth, Fair daughters of a mother that the earth Hath ever welcomed with its brightest flowers; Like the gay princess in the fairy tale, Whose very steps were roses. Beauteous girls! Linked in domestic love, like three rare pearls. Soft and yet precious, when the coming hours Shall, with a smile that struggles with a tear, Remove you from the hearth your forms endear, Your tender eye shall dwell upon this page, That tells the promise of your earlier age. [Portraits of the Children of the Nobility (1839)] [7]

TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

Not only that thy puissant arm could bind The tyrant of a world, and conquering Fate Enfranchise Europe, do I deem thee great; But that in all thy actions I do find Exact propriety: no gusts of mind Fitful and wild, but that continuous state Of ordered impulse mariners await In some benignant and enriching wind, The breath ordained of Nature. Thy calm mien Recalls old Rome, as much as thy high deed; Duty thine only idol, and serene When all are troubled; in the utmost need

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Prescient; thy country's servant ever seen, Yet sovereign of thyself whate'er may speed. B. DISRAELI.

[The Times (29 Aug 1839); Whigs and Whiggism 379)] [8]

ON THE PORTRAIT OF

THE VISCOUNTESS POWERSCOURT. BY B. DISRAELI, ESQ. M.P.

A VALLEY of green hills, with circling shade, Closing the world from contemplation's view, Save at one gentle entrance, where the glade Spreads into rich champaign, with many a hue Of azure mountains bounded, and arrayed In promised harvests, such as prophets drew, In radiant visions of that teeming land, Vowed to the labours of the sacred band When wandering in the desert. From the brow Robed with the spreading oak, a tall cascade Tall, and yet delicate, as if it played For beauty, not for power - forth gushes now With summer strength; and, with voluptuous ease, Reviving, not destroying, the fresh trees That stir their graceful branches to its flow, As they would hail some renovating breeze Making their glowing beauty still more glow! Fair scene! yet fairer at this noontide hour, When from the stately palace of her race, Fresh as the fragrance of some unculled flower That is not half so sweet as her bright face, Forth comes, in all the pride of beauty's power, The gentle POWERSCOURT with airy grace; Bearing some treasured tome, with pensive mien, To muse upon its music mid the scene. [Book of Beauty Vol 7 (1839) 93-4] [9]

THE PORTRAIT OF THE LADY MAHON. BY B. DISRAELI, ESQ. M.P.

FAIR lady! thee the pencil of Vandyke Might well have painted; thine the English air, Graceful yet earnest, that his portraits bear In that far troubled time, when sword and pike Gleamed round the ancient halls and castles fair That shrouded Albion's beauty: though, when need, They too, though soft withal, could boldly dare, Defend the leaguered breach, or charging steed Mount in their trampled parks. Far different scene The bowers present before thee; yet serene Though now our days, if coming time impart Our ancient troubles, well I ween thy life Would not reproach thy lot, and what thou art; A warrior's daughter, and a statesman's wife! [Book of Beauty Vol 7 (1839) 16] [lOJ

SPRING IN BENDOURAN. * I.

Thy groves and glens, BENDOURAN, ring With the chorus of the spring:

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The blackcock chuckles in thy woods The trout are glancing in thy floods The bees about thy braes so fair, Are humming in the sunny air; Each sight most glad, each sound most sweet, Amid thy sylvan pastures meet; With the bloom of balmy May, Thy grassy wilderness is gay! n. And lo! along the forest glade From out yon ancient pine wood's shade, Proud in their ruddy robes of state, The new-born boon of spring, With antlered head and eye elate, And feet that scarcely fling A shadow on the downy grass, That breathes its fragrance as they pass, Troop forth the regal deer: Each stately hart, each slender hind, Stares and snuffs the desert wind; While by their side confiding roves The spring-born offspring of their loves The delicate and playful fawn, Dappled like the rosy dawn, And sportive in its fear! in. The mountain is thy mother, Thou wild secluded race: Thou hast no sire, or brother, That watches with a face Of half such fondness o'er thy life Of blended solitude and strife, As yon high majestic form That feeds thee on its grassy breast, Or guards thee from the bursting storm By the rude shelter of its crest; Or - when thy startled senses feel The presence of the unseen foe, And dreams of anguish wildly steal O'er trembling stag, and quivering doe Conceals thee in her forest's gloom, And saves from an untimely doom, IV.

Now roaming free: - for on the wind No sound of danger flies; The fawn may frolic with the hind, Nor fear a fell surprise; Or - where some knoll its verdant head To clustering sunbeams shows, In graceful groups the herd may spread, And circling round, repose. Thus the deer their vigils keep Basking on Bendouran's steep! The inhabitants of the west still suppose that this mountain possesses the faculty of making known by strange sounds the approach of a storm, when, as they express it, "The spirit of the mountain shrieks." [William Scrope The Art of Deer-Stalking 410-12. A draft MS version is in H A/i/A/4o6.

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APPENDIX VI

THE COURTSHIP LETTERS OF MARY ANNE LEWIS Although we do not plan to include the whole of MA'S correspondence with D in future volumes, the letters written during their courtship provide an insight both into her personality and the nature of the relationship that she formed with D. To help convey the unique quality of her letters they are provided here in their entirety but with a minimum of apparatus. No silent corrections or alterations have been made: sic has not been used, and we trust that none of the eccentricities of spelling and style are ours. Since all the letters are from H A/I/A/, only the final H number is provided at the end of each MS item. The relevant letters by D are identified whenever possible. 1 [7 May 1838].

Cf 770 and 771.

Clifton Monday Your letter reach'd me when I most wanted answer. Thank you kindly. I cannot fix the day for starting, no time to breath so much to arrange for Mama such chests full of things to dispose of & papers to look over, kind kind love to the dear Bradenhams. Yrs. ever I MAL I am glad you pass so much of your time with Lady Lny. [558] 2 [10 May 1838]. Cover: Mr. Disraeli Esq. M.P. I 45 Jermyn St. I St. Jameses I London Postmark: (i) [In crowned circle:] FREE I IIMYII I 1838 (2) [In circular form:] BRISTOL I [enclosing:]fornj nariasfdoijoanfdiodiiodsiisooso MYIO I 1838 I B. Cf 771.fdfdkl

[Clifton, Avon] You hope I am AMUSED at Clifton. I have pass'd all my mornings until noon in Park St. overwelm'd with business papers Brokers etc In fact turning Mamas little property here into money - dear money oh! She is now gone to take her money out of the Bankers hands (nearly aoo£) to take to town with her to settle, her Gaslight shares, which she says pay her 10 pr. cent. When evening comes I am too / tired to move or speak. Am I amusing myself. - I long to hear all your adventures, for we must now exchange characters, & I must be the listener. Pray try & answer the inclosed questions about the Passport & let me know when we meet. It is for a friend of mine here Mr Hope a clerjyman [421] 3 [14? May 1838]. [Clifton, Avon] Monday Upon my honour dear kind friend Dizz you are the only person I have written to (except on business Mr. L. & D.) since I left town. Therefore forgive me if I have not appeard grateful enough for your interesting amusing little notes & letters. / My heart is too full & anxious at times to bear up against the misery which almost destroys me, the moment I have nothing to do - his perfect sweetness of temper & love, and I know not where to seek for comfort. / My brother, cannot love me as he did you know. I have never been accustomed even to an impatient word & I know not now, how to bear one. he thought me perfect, my brother MUST see a thousand faults & what is / worse perhaps three[?} of them. I am so dreadfully spoilt in temper & set so much too high a value on my irritable[?] self. I was so glad to find a note from you instead of any one else. & with your frank this mor[nin]g for I begin to hate / the sight of letters, No not from you dear Rose. Do not forward any more to me as we leave this at 2 or 3 tomorrow & shall get to town Saturday night & have I hope the happiness of seeing you all on Sunday. I will let dear Rose / know when we are at Gvr. Gate. The Governor is gone to town to remain until Monday or Tuesday next. Why I am glad you pass so much of your time with Lady L.? - because the more you go there, or to any / other married lady, the less likely you are to think of marrying yourself some odious

woman. I hate married men, I would as soon you were dead, rather selfish! yes I am, but most sincere (& kind) I Yrs I MAL There are Races at Clifton today & the Vernon Grahams have a dinner party, so I have retreated for the day & Ev[en]ing to dear Mama, my work is all done & I have felt happy in writing this, my first moment of rest - Love to you the dear Papa. I hope Jem is in town. [557] 4 [18? May 1838]. Cover: B. Disraeli Esq. M.P. I 45 Jermyn St I St. Jameses I London Postmark: (i) [in circular form:] HUNGERFORD (a) [in crowned circle:] [illegible] MYi8[?] I 3. Hungerford, [Berkshire] Friday night You will wonder to hear from me again but I am anxious my brother should know where to find us the moment [he] lands & we now expect to hear of his arrival every day. so do not fail sending the enclosed immediately. We shall get to town tomorrow. Now bless you good night I MA.L. [422] 5 [5 June 1838].

Cf777.

[Grosvenor Gate] I am in great distress your letter in the Mor'g Post The man must notice it, one word or line for I am miserable. I MAL, [562] 6 [August/September 1838].

Cover: for Dizzy

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[Bradenham?] past six I cannot say my very dear Dizzy how beautiful how perfect I think your lines, but your poor little whitebait has not the power to write you any / in return, therefore dearest she can only offer you her affection thanks & best love [565] 7 [8 October 1838]. Cover: B. Disraeli Esq. M.P. I Bradenham I High Wycombe I Bucks Postmark: (i) [In crowned circle:] FREE I 8oc8 I 1838 (2) [In Maltese Cross:] vs I 8oc8 I 1838. Cf 820 and 822. [Grosvenor Gate] I am sure mine own dear, that you would be happier could you but know all I have felt & thought about you ever since we parted. I only remember with the fondest affection all your goodness & all your / unbounded love & kindness. I have just received your dear letter & am grieved you are so miserable. I say let your little Dove only be the object of happy thoughts for she loves you most / dearly. My heart is so full dearest Dizzy, your letter I am most grateful for but make me happy and let me know you are in better spirits tomorrow. I am restless & cannot bear to be a moment alone. Remember / I am anxious about the tragedy so do not be idle let this be one of the many proofs of your love dearest - & pray pray take a walk with your sister every day or with any one else & it will raise your spirits DO, & take care what you eat. / What are you reading? I have learnt your song, it is pretty with two voices and will sound still better with mine in this part. The Yeomen of Bucks. Your Mary Anne blesses you and you a thousand times. Send me another song to learn of yours. True love can not forget. Think of me only as the comfort & joy of your life. Your devoted Mary Anne & I Monday / My affection love to all. I will write to them in a day or two when I am better in spirits. [423] 8 [17 October 1838].

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Grosvenor Gate Tuesday I night past 12 They are all gone to bed, but the wind whistles so mournfully I cannot rest - but must devote my thoughts to you dearest. I was sadly disappointed this morning to find nothing but a note from your sister, kind & pretty in her usual style) in the franks as you SAID you SHOULD WRITE FROM AYLESBURY. I never love you better for being vex'd. I am sorry you are griev'd about the Dahlias to say / nothing of the heliotrope but it must (perhaps) be a consolation that I am not at Bradenham to enjoy them. A nice warm fire surely was charming after a cold drive. This would be my way of doing things which was the better bargain? & thus I should have talked of her promis'd little visit next month & have given more time to the little note. Now I have had my say. I am fonder of you . And will give you a full & particular account of myself. Saturday / evening I took tea with the Dawsons & returned before i & I learnt your song The Deserted. Oh it is so pretty, so very VERY melancholy sounding. Mr. Byng & his nephew who's an agreeable person but not good looking, & Mr. Anderson called, more stupid than ever. Monday I took Mrs. Dawson to Emanuel's & to Brown's etc & we did not return home until near seven, Mr. Augustus Berkley dined with us, amused me much - says Lord Seagrave does not allow Mrs. Besant to walk out for months together, that all she asks for is fine clothes & good eating, that she never works, talks, sings

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& seldom reads. Eliza acted / Jaffier & Belvidera etc etc to AB's great astonishment. He has promis'd to act the former with her the next time he comes to town, which he left Tuesday morning he remain'd until twelve when Mama was so sleepy I beg'd him to go & [indecipherable] wishes to know me. Today I have had no moment to myself after innumerable tiresome notes & letters, new liveries and I started at 12 for the city, received my dividend & lodged 1000 in the 3 pr. cent Consols took a walk in the park with Eliza, met Captn. & Mrs. Neale in their cab & asked them he takes snuff, how I hate it - / [to different sized sheet] to take tea with me. I like herme iu l8ke he extremely & think her decidedly pretty & agreable. Mr. Stapleton called during my walk. Should he be here again tomorrow (of course he will) shall ask him to dine here to meet the Dawsons, their farewell visit, they start Thursday - And now mine own enough of others. I should like to fill this sheet with all the kind things I think of, & feel towards you. She says God bless him I long to sing the Deserted & to see your dear kind eyes fixed on me as they always are when I sing & at all times even when she is naughty. But pray forgive all her wayward humours and only remember them just the time they last, and always feel assured of her love. Good night, good night my dearest again Wednesday n o'clock I have just received your note & it makes me happy to know you are employing yourself so well. Do go to Wotton, when you can, it will be of service to you, when the play is finish'd. How angry / and vex'd I felt at this time yesterday so as I had nothing to find fault with but your cold drive etc. - I did my best on the occasion forgive her Dizzy dear. What a lovely day how much I wish we were going to take a walk together. No it is not a dream believe it all a delightful reality and that I am your own affectionate Mary Anne. [429] 9 [18 October 1838]. Cover: B. Disraeli Esq. M.P. I Bradenham I High Wycombe I Bucks Postmark: [In crowned circle:] FREE I i8oci8 I 1838 I E. Cf 828. [Grosvenor Gate] Thursday I hope dearest you could make out my letter yesterday. I have been thinking of him for hours. Now is it possible he can love me so truly. Am I worthy of so much goodness. But you know I say you are not JUST God bless him. On my life you are spoiling her. She cannot / now bear the slightest affront from him. Yes she instantly loses her presence of mind & then thou art astonished at thine own work and either kiss, or curse her (she likes one quite as well as the other) When next we meet be more careful / of thine own dear self BUT not if Dizzy likes to be loved with all the affection & gratitude she now feels towards him I am anxious about your health say I'm in your hertf/']. If the drive was so cold how will you now be induced to take another / when it will be so much colder Dizzy tell Mary Anne [43°] Let me know what book Lady Londonderry put her letter in. White is going away because he is rather pert always & because he refuses to clean the plate some of it. When the under-butler goes out early with the carriage - on my complaining that the plait was dirty he said I have had no time to rub plate clean & he said this rudely - good 2 servants for / 2 ladies - so I gave him warning as he sets so little value on his place / The Governor sent me some game so I have written To thank him. [424] 10 19 October [1838].

Cf 827 and 830.

G. Gate Friday igth I am almost ashamed to write to my dearest again to day, but my heart is full of tenderness and sorrow your kind dear but sad letter - The moment the tradegy is FINISHED I AM WITH YOU. so our meeting depends on yourself so fancy my anxiety for its progress and that the weather may not be too cold for the little carriage. When you enjoy writing, I think you are right not / to go down to dinner, but pray take a little walk, when not very inspired as it raises the spirits so much. It is now one and I am just going round the Serpentine with Eliza and shall take your beautiful song with me, but my true love be pleas'd to leave out No at the end of each line and you will be happier & so shall I bless him ® We went to the Lions etc. last night. I have now seen so many tame ones with men's heads in their mouths / I would rather see some raving mad ones. However it was an interesting sight and reminded me of his power. The theatre was crowded & dreadfully hot & I was bored, 'tis AB takes snuff not Capt. Neale. I thought you would like me to find out bad habits & to feel almost a dislike to all but yourself or should not have mentioned it. I find my little journal was not successful therefore away with them. As I was no longer at Bradenham I thought you would not regret so much the flowers dying. Read my letter again and you will see it in this sence, beg my pardon & I will give you a . I am not going to any place / until Monday when I take tea with Lady Morgan. I am so anxious about your tradegy and it cheers me to think my name inspired you. Let not dark doubt your breast invade or I shall sing your song with tears in my eyes. If Joy on you shall no more beam what is to become

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of me? What hope have /? Dearest say at least her letters joy thee or she cannot have courage to write again & again with confidence which is a great happiness to me. I Your affectionate Dove

........54 11 [20 October 1838].

Cf 828 and 829.

G. Gate Saturday Your letter made me so happy this morning as it assured me you were in finer health & better spirits, and that the Play is going on to your satisfaction. You mistake dearest - I was not annoy'd about your drive only badinage, and because I was so anxious for the PROMISED letter from Aylesbury. I did not intend writing today, but I know your kind heart will be pleased to hear that White is sorry for what he / said to me so I have consented to keep him in my service. Your flowers are so very sweet & will delight me so much to keep them alive. Thank you mine own for assuring me that my letters make you happy & give you confidence & joy in her love; bless him . And I am also so pleas'd that you eat at eleven and that the Cayenne continues to be of so much service. Mr. A.B. told me he had been suffering from his blood not circulating his pulse for weeks not more than 50 that his finger-nails drop'd off from the circulation not going to the end / of his fingers & one of them was tied up. On my mentioning this to Mrs. Dawson she told me that Mr. Poyntz (Lady Bristol's father) pulse was for months together only seven. I did not intend going out last night, but the Websters asked me to take a box with them at Covent Garden to see the new play The Foresters, not very pretty. We came home & supped late. I dine with them tomorrow a small party. I will write to you again on Monday & tell you all my adventures dear. Mr. Stapleton is writing a play, scene in Italy plot revenge between two great families. No love in it he says. He wishes to know Macready & get him to act it. He told me all was a great / secret so BE SILENT. Mr. Bulwer is in town I hear - Ld. & Lady Belfast & Ld. & Lady Chesterfield were in the two boxes opposite to us last night. Believe me I feel & know, that, like me, you would do everything possible, & almost impossible for my happiness, so my Eagle let your little Dove bring peace & joy to your dear kind affectionate heart. I [426] 12 [23 October 1838].

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G. Gate Tuesday [?} I am quite vex'd that it is not in my power to give you any possible news. They all talk about Ld. Graham but everything they said ended in conjecture. Nothing is known further than the papers tell you. I cannot think dearest of coming to you & distressing your mind / until the play is in a more fmish'd state. Delighted as I shall be to see you again it would only be distressing to my feelings. Cannot you understand all this from your own feelings when YOU CAME to town mine own dear believe me on my word / I have not one single person to interest me here - and few things that amuse me. The theatres I like & go to whenever any of my friends like to take a box with me. I spent a stupid day at the Websters, only the Stanhopes there Mrs. & Miss Ravensworth / & Mr. Stapleton. At Lady Morgan's yesterday I dined there, Sir W. & Lady de Bath, the Websters & Dr. — I was dreadfully bored & came away early with the de Baths not staying for the long party. Sir William told me that Lord [428] Charles grieves for Ly Charles & wishd to have hush'd it all up. She is at Thomass Hotel - he sues for a Divorce immediately. Report says that Miss Bury is going to be married to the Duke of St Albans Mrs Stanhope & the Websters say they do not believe it, as she has been staying for the last 2 months with her mother at Lord Harringtons. Mrs. Campbell (Lady CBs daughter in law) says it is true. They are many pin marks today if you will try & find them - one about Mr. C Foresterf?]. The prints are arrived & I will bring / one of them with me. I shall hear from my brother tomorrow or next day & know his plans. Mr. Stapleton is still in town - I do not like him so much as I used - and I suppose he does not me, naturally - but he calls here much the same - tell me EXACTLY about the play but still more about your own dear self bless him The Dawsons, Guests &c &c all / gone I feel so deserted - your song is so very very lovely & mournful Dark dreams &c that when I was singing it the other Eveng, it threw little Eliza into floods of tears - she said the words, voice & countenance was so sad. Thank your sister for her kind note & say I hope to profit by it ere long, but that it depends on your power. Mr Sams has just sent me all the Anuals to look at. Your poor little Dove feels sad dearest / but always most sincerely attachd to thee for I think you ® perfect only one fault & that is an amiable weakness only - again [574] 13 [25? October 1838]. Cover: B. Disraeli Esq. M.P. I Bradenham I High Wycombe 1 Bucks Postmark: [In crowned circle:} FREE I 260026 I 1838. [Grosvenor Gate] Thursday]?] No letter from you today dearest - bless him

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Heart has written to ask to see me on Monday next at one answer yes - Loftus tells me the Governor comes to town on Monday with Langly - to settle affairs. I have had a long letter from Ly. C. Guest which I will send to amuse the Circ. My kind love to them. This is the yth letter I have written today. The prints are come & I will bring one to Bradenham I hope soon. / Please to frank the enclosed for Thomas to Devonport. U-2?] 14 [26 October 1838] .

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[Grosvenor Gate] I feel deeply hurt & greatly surprised at the contents of your letter. I do not exactly remember, but I am quite sure there was not one word, or thought of mine to you even the one you complain of, but of the deepest love & affection. Simply because I do not instantly obey your wishes & come to Bradenham the day you name, you allow the darkest doubts & unkindest / thoughts of me to fill your heart & to lose all confidence in your poor little Dove. It was only postponing my visit for a short time a week or ten days I cannot like you say, I do not feel angry, for I do very You mentioned my coming, carelessly just at the end of a horrid note written in the DRAWING room AS MANY OF YOURS ARE. The ones dated 16-19-21-25. It unidealizes them and takes awa / the perfect happiness they would otherwise give me. Perhaps my short letter might not have been written in good spirits, for I was very ill at the time, having taken a violent chill in consequence of returning from the Websters with the windows open & some horrid wind there. I though this would distress you so did not mention it. I am well now & shall walk to Lady Morgan's at 2, to get finished a little gift for you. - At least this was my intention & which proves at once the cruel injustice of your / base suspicions, whatever they may be. It was a little sketch of her done by Miss Clark in the dress you first loved her in. Adieu for to use your own words there can be no love while there is no confidence. Forgive me for making you unhappy. I am very very anxious to know if you are bitter griev'd I know you would be to see bitter tears now on her cheek but happy to see the little rose in perfect beauty. your poor Child [4293] 15[27October1838].CfSyt.dfkfkfdkjlskfkfdskjdkfjsk G. Gate Saturday I feel pleas'd & oblig'd for the sweet flowers but should have been delighted to receive one kind with them, on my word, on my oath, I know not why or how I have caus'd you so much disquietude & anger. You express'd a wish to hear all the political news I could collect. Reports at Brookes, & at a large dinner party at Mr. Wombwells Saturday that Lord Mulgrave leaves / Ireland being tired of it. The Duke of Sussex takes his place. Lord Glenelg goes out because he does nothing but sleep & his brother in India is dead, which he feels deeply. Lord Mulgrave takes the Colonies. Lord Spencer has been offerd every thing & will take nothing, says he has so many fat calves & bulls bringing up that he cannot leave the country. Sir John Colborne, says that he shall die if he stays out the winter. Lord Durham will certainly return & says he will be / d-d & double d-d if ever he speaks to Lord Melbourne again, his house is GETTING READY for him. Letters came from Sir James Macdonald yesterday who is with the army bringing the accounts of Ld. Durham & Sir J. Colborne. all say that Parliament will be CALL'D TOGETHER EARLIER about the above [.] Mr. Davis the Queen's Instructor told Mr. Stapleton who is gone to Yorkshire is quite in despair because he says in the whole of British History, Hume & Smollett combined a British sovereign has never before absented themselves from the Chalice [?] [followed by wavy line] My blessing, my love, can be of no value / to you dear Dizy after the harsh unkind thoughts you have expressd & of course feel towards me. two covers & not one word today. I beg you to be explicit, say truly, answer this, also my letter of yesterday. In the meantime I will believe all thats kind & good of you whatever your feelings may be towards your poor Mary Anne [451] 16 [29 October 1838] .

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G. G. - Monday Mine own darling Dizzy. Let us then meet soon the end of this week Thursday or Friday. Why not pass a few days in town in your your way to Maidstone. I keep putting off taking boxes at the theatres until your arrival. We were so happy together at one of them the last time you were here - Dearest - I can only laugh about the toad - upon my honour I never suspected for one moment he could ever cause you the slightest disquietude. On my soul you have wrong'd / me for I never cease thinking of you & only you, so your own little dear & say she is a good child, for indeed Dizy she has not one sin to answer for as far as you are concerned. The Governor has just sent word he will call on me to day. I cannot leave town until the end of the week FOR MANY REASONS. Therefore perhaps when YOU RETURN from Maidstone, why not take her 402

with you for a few days. I should feel ashamed to return to Bradenham sooner. I am most impatient to see your dear face again & can / think of nothing else. I am griev'd you cannot sleep, perhaps a change of air & scene might be of service to your health or rather nerves. I keep on reading your kind, your perfect letter over & over again. I have learnt so many new songs for the next Circle & some for your own dear self ALONE. I often cannot sleep & it amuses me to strike a light & learn something for your amusement & pleasure. Last night I had not two hours rest, at four o'clock I at last got up the storm was so violent I thought all the windows would be blown in. The drawing / room ones looking to the park are much damaged. 9 pains broke - it was fortunate the china[.?] etc. was not blown down. The servants got up & we were in a great bustle to shut the outward shutters. I think you will be amus'd at the inclosed letter from Mary Williams. she blesses him - altho he has not noticed her intended gift which you are to have if you think it a good likeness of your own affectionate & faithful, Mary Anne. She dedicates her New Seal to him - how does he like it? The dressing gown is finished. / I have had so much to do with Loftus & I shall be glad of your advice. We cannot find where Mrs. Vernon Graham's own fortune comes from, what stock £68 a year. Nor Mrs. Thomasf?] £22-10-0 a year Mrs. John Williamson I think I have found in the names of Wyndham & Mr. T Revel Guest deceas'd. I have John's notes of hand for £500 as some little consolation for the above, one of them Henry Lewis for £170 which his son promises to pay. Mrs. H. Lewis will live at G Meadow so I have got well out of that as she does not give up her claim to it. / Mr. H«art has just left me, he came to dunn me again for the Election money. Of course I said it was quite out of the question after their having receiv'd so large a sum. He wanted to enter into particulars about their not having received so much as appears in Wm's accounts, something Mr. Loftus had said. But I would listen to nothing saying I went alone on the LARGE SUM they had receiv'd WHICH ALL THE WORLD WOULD SAY WAS ENOUGH. If he liked / to ask them. we parted in manner very good friends Now Bless you my dearest I find you are to be at Maidstone on the gth. The dear little rose is still alive & the new flower in high beauty [440] 17 [3 November 1838]. Cf 834 and 835. Mine own darling Dizzy. [Grosvenor Gate] I cannot tell you my anxiety to see you again nor my impatience to be clasped to your dear affectionate heart - on Monday on dit. Your poor little Dove is looking so pale. She cannot sleep or eat & wants her / dearest to sooth & comfort her. Some expressions in your last vex'd & mortified her - There's a time when all that grieves us is felt with deeper gloom. But you are coming & I can think of nothing else, & all is well / I am glad you went to Marlow etc. as it is of service to you in every way also to be Chairman at the intended dinner to Lord Chandos. As the Governor wishes my brother to pay him a visit on his way here, also some friends he had at Marlow & Clifton. I suppose he will not be here until / the middle of the month. I see by today's paper how Lady John Russell is dead. She was a most sensible loveable person. I am never, never, tired of your only song but ever joy in it so let me hear it for EVER Saturday I hoped the violets are cherish'd much as I pick'd them all myself for thee [431] 18 [25 November 1838].

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Theberton Hall nr. Saxmundon [Suffolk] I Sunday Your dear kind letters have made me so happy, how good of you to answer my last little note with so much tenderness. You were not in the least to blame only Dizzy dearest your little Dove loves you so much & she is not temper'd. Let not one tortured idia imbitter the happiness we now feel in each other's love, have I not equal cause for the same fears, believe me dearest I am yours faithfully now & for ever. I arrived here at seven last evening just in time to dress for / dinner. My kind agreeable host & hostess express great pleasure at seeing me. We are a gay party here. Lord Adol. Lady Cla[indecipherable], Mr. Wombwell, Capt. Brook of the guards, Mr. Manby & Mrs. Collett last evening. They played cards & Lord Adols. & myself talked nonsence to the great amusement of all. Tomorrow there is to be a ball here & tablaux on Thursday. A great ball in the neighbourhood which I shall not go to. This morning we have been sending up fire baloons & I am going out after luncheon / with Mrs. Gibson in the poney carriage. The house is very handsome, a large Hall & beautiful staircase & every comfort attended to, ON MY WORD Dizzy not a word or look of love to 403

me from any one. I am glad you saw Lord Chandos & that you go to him at Xmas. It will be of service to your nerves dearest. Mr. Gibson made much the same remark Ld. Chandos did about your speech to the lawyers. He admired EXTREMELY your quotation of Ld. Bruham's. I am glad such a person as Ld. Abinger appreciated you. Thank your sister for her very kind little note. / Do not say again that you doubt me now or ever, but know that I am with many your own affectionate I Mary Anne I shall certainly remain here over next Sunday. My horses brought me 60 miles well. I hope to be at dear Bradenham before Xmas. I'll write on Tuesday & tell you about the ball & how we go on here. Ld. As goes on Wednesday. Capt. B is nothing, Mr. M an old gentleman. once again [434] 19 [27? November 1838]. Cover: B. Disraeli Esqr M.P. I Bradenham I High Wycombe I Bucks Postmark: [In crowned circle:] FREE I NO28NO I 1838. Cf 847. Theberton Hall [Saxmundham, Suffolk], Tuesday I enjoy the quiet happiness of writing to you mine own dear after all the noise & bustle of the last twenty four hours. They kept it up until four this morning but I went to bed Dizzy at one. We had four tablaux two of them very good dancing & supper & realized the best of the time. I passed most of mine with Lord Adolphus & Mr. Wombwell & a little with Lady Manners, who / resides in this neighbourhood. I like Mr. Wombwell better every day. He has much good useful sense, and abundance of good humour & he praised you so much last night. Ld. A says good things & he has such a joyous laugh, when not dreadfully out of spirits, which he often is, or with a face ache. The Gibsons are all kindness & Captn. Brook is very agreable, but notwithstanding all this I tire easily at times & long to find myself again /with the joy & comfort of my life. I most anxiously hope my brother will remain a fortnight at New house (he went there last Monday) that I may be enabled to pay you a little visit before Xmas. If not certainly after. If Parliament meets the middle of Jany. perhaps I may not go into Yorkshire after all. Dear Dear Dizzy how I love to think of you, all your kindness & forbearance when she is in a passion with him. You know not how grateful this often makes me. I have not taken one walk / since my arrival here. All yesterday morning we were too busy arranging the tablaux & flowers, etc. etc. The Country is ugly & you know I am not fond of the sea & you are not here. There were 50 or sixty here last evening Mrs. Gibson is dreadfully tired to day. No wonder, she expects to be confined in four or five months, which was news to me as it is to you I suppose. She has had one child I believe, not sure or a dreadful illness or something. I slept soundly notwithstanding the noise & thought of you as usual the first thing this morning. Bless him 351. 3 6o > 365. 368. 376. 447. 463 468, 471, 479, 488, 489, 495, 513, 519, 520 523- 524. 531. 533. 535. 546, 549, 554, 556,5566.. 566, 569. 57i. 575. 583, 599 Austen, Sara 78, 108, 123, 184, 185, 201, 253, 2 97, 3°3. 32lA. 375. 6"» 6l3. 99 Barrow, George 96 Basevi, George 993 Beadon, Edwards 409, 415 Beckford, William 327, 330, 335, 453X, 612, 1026 Bentley, Richard 71, 300, 443, 445 Blackwood, Helen Selina 235, 237, 240, 24 245, 249, 255, 265, 272 Blessington, Lady 328, 333X, 334, 342, 344, 345 346, 347. 348, 35°. 366. 367. 388. 388X> 432.646541. 460, 476, 5iiX, 555, 590, 639, 676X, 794, 86 942, 958, 960, 968, 989,1070 Boyd, George 28A Buckingham and Chandos, Duchess of 1029 Buckland, J.M. 1078 Bucks, Electors of County of 221, 222 Bucks, Farmers of 532 Bulwer, Edward Lytton 107, 544 Bulwer, Rosina 661 Burdett, Lady 975 Chepping Wycombe, Electors of 215, 364 Colburn, Henry 76, 103, 333, 528 Collins, Mr 586 Croker, John Wilson 167 Croker, Thomas Crofton 30 Culverwell, Richard 417, 420, 422, 424, 427, 429. 43°. 431. 434. 435. 436> 438. 439. 44", 470, 474, 480, 482, 483, 490, 497, 500, 50 5°6. 55°. 553.6°9. 6lo> 977 Dashwood, George Henry 254, 256

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INDEX TO VOLUME THREE

References are to letter numbers.

Abd-el-Kader (emir of Mascara) lon&nz Abd-ul-Medjid (Sultan of Turkey) 109302: visited by the Londonderrys 1087119 Abdy, Sir William, yth Baronet Sgy&nio, 1050 Abercorn, and Marquess of 106905 Abercromby, James (later ist Baron Dunfermline) (VOL n) 373012, 904, go5&n2: reprimands O'Connell 737&ec; allows D to speak 747; manages division on Spanish policy 754ni; gives notice of petition against Fector 762™; gives levee 905^3; resigns as Speaker g24&ec&nm,2 Aberdeen, 4th Earl of (VOL i) 17301, 740: in Peel's government (1841) ii74n2 Abingdon, Countess of (5th Earl) 1157&D3 Abingdon, 5th Earl of H57&n3 Abinger, ist Baron (VOL n) 36701, 919, 1046, io6on5: praises D'S speech in Austin case 84 Abrantes, duchesse d', 786ng Ackerley, Joseph Chamberlayne. See Cham-m-berlayne, Joseph Chamberlayne Acland, Sir Thomas Dyke, roth Baronet: D describes his speech 1O3Q&O2 Acre, St Jean d': siege of in 1800 io46&n8; fall of ni3n3, ii2o&ec&m Acton, Sir Ferdinand, 7th Baronet 113402 Acton, John Emerich Edward (later ist Baron Acton) H34n2 Adelaide, Queen 97i&mo, 973n3, loogni: visits Stowe io83&n2, 1084™, 1085, 1087; alleged pregnancy (APP i) 370X^3 Adelphi Theatre: D attends 8gg&ec&nn3-5 Administration of Justice: Lyndhurst's speech on the need for reform 987^ Administration of Justice (Chancery) Bill ii55&m Afghanistan 84in5, go8nm&2 Africa: war against French in ion&ec&n2 Age, The8j()n8, go6n3: notices Rosina Bulwer'slewers article in Eraser's 76i&m Agincourt 94in2 Agricultural Association, Royal Bucks: D to attend meeting of 833&m Ainsworth, William Harrison: black-balled at Athenaeum Club iiO3&n2

Aix-La-Chapelle 1001 Albert, Prince gign^, I03gn5, 1049, io85ni2: controversy over his allowance iO3i&nn3,6; debate in parliament on his religion I033&n3; and the precedence clause iO4i&n2; wedding iO42&n3; and the ballad singers 1043; D sPendsends the day 'Prince hunting' iO44&m; and at Windsor after the wedding io45&nni,3,8,g; as new president of anti-slavery society io64&n3; and the attempt on the Queen's life (1840) io6gn4; Whig vs Tory accounts of his position io75&n4; Regency Bill makes him sole Regent 107618015; Alberts, the ('M. Albert') ioi3&n8 Albion Club (APP i) 4o8X Alcock, Thomas io6om Aldborough, Countess of (VOL i) 22807: described 748 'Alert' packet-ship: brings news of Canadian rebellion 72g&n5 Alexander, Grand Duke of Russia (later Czar Alexander n): visits London 77o&og, 924^4; state banquet for 93203 Alexander, Henry (surgeon occulist to Queen Victoria) ngoni: and Isaac's eyes ioi6&ec&oi, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020 Alexander i, Czar of Russia g8m2 Alexandra Federovna, Czarina: offered house for coronation 77O&07 Algeria ionec&n2 Allen, 6th Viscount (VOL i) 32209, 8oi&n3 Almar, George 88gn3 Ambassadors, foreign: for the coronation 783^, 789, 791; at Londonderry's banquet 7968*^5 Ames, Levi 992n4 Andrews, Rev W. 7omi Anglesey: Stanley member for 735&n2 Anglesey, ist Marquess of goonS Anne, Queen 837 Annesley, Arthur 1085^ Anson, George (VOL i) 33105, 856, 1082 Anson, Isabella (VOL i) 33105, 856, 108404 Anti-Corn-Law League 7i2n2, 893^, 8g6n2 Antrim, 8th Countess of 1157^

Antrobus, Lady 1157112 Antwerp 1001 Aplin, Benjamin g7i&ni3 Arabian Nights 913 Arbuthnot, Charles nySni Archdall, Mervyn ySgni Argus, The Syg&nS: reviews Alarcos g65n2 Argyll, Duchess of (yth Duke) io86&n7 Argyll, yth Duke of: invites the DS to Scotland for Christmas io86&n7 Argylls, the (7th Duke of) 1088 Armstrong, C.: British vice-consul at Caen, France 1194 Army: rumour of 20,000 men increase (1841) ii2g&n5 Arran, 2nd Earl of 1041^ Artaphernes the Platonist': article by Rosina Bulwer in Fraser's Magazine 76i&m Artful Dodger, the: Colburn as 88g&n3 Arthur, Sir George, ist Baronet: pardons Canadian rebels 863^ Art of Deerstalking, The (by William Scrope) 8o6n2, 8o7&n2, 87i&na: and D'S poem in 864&n4 Arundel and Surrey, Earl of (later I3th Duke of Norfolk) io67&ni3 Ascot 935ni Ashbrook, Viscountess (4th Viscount) io86&n4 Ashbrook, 4th Viscount io86n4 Ashford Church (St Mary's) 999^3 Ashley, Baron (later 7th Earl of Shaftesbury) (VOL n) 494113, 941 Ask No Questions (burletta): D attends perforAspasia 895^ds2 Aspasia 895^ Athenaeum, The 1180, (APP i) 388X&m: publishes Isaac's letter 7i7&m; reviews Isaac's Amenities ngo&n4 Athenaeum Club 879, 892, gigni5, (APP i) 372Xm: Coronation lunch at 79i&nn; Isaac known for his drinking at 1016; black-balls Ainsworth iiO3&n2 Atticus, Titus Pomponius: and D'S pseudonym

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Attree, W.: and Isaac's eyes iO2O&n3 Attwood, Charles: proposes a new party of conservatives and radicals io65&ni Attwood, Matthias (Sr) 1065™ Attwood, Thomas (VOL i) 193116, 964^ 98i&n2, io38n2, io65ni Auber, Daniel Francois Esprit ii44na: Le Lac des Fees ioo6&n6 Auckland, ist Earl of: Viceroy of India go8n2 Audley, 2ist Baron: 'premier baron' at Coronation 79o&n2, Augsburg looi Augusta-Sophia, Princess (VOL i) 290115: last days io93&n3 Auriol, Charles James 742&n3 Auriol, Edward 742&n3 Austen, Benjamin (VOL i) 49111, ggo&n2 Austen, Sara (VOL i) 4901: praises Alarcos 99o&n3

Austens, the Benjamin 786: D dines with (APP i) 372X Austin, Charles: brings libel action against D 776&nni,3,4, 778&ec&nm,2, 779&ec&m, 78o&m, 842&ec, 843m, 844&n2, 846&na, 847ec&m, 882&n4 Australia, South 84in2 Avington Park, Hants 843, 844, iO3O&n3 Aylesbury 747, 822n2, 837n5, 858m, 859, 9i4&n2, 1030: Royal Bucks Agricultural Association meets at 87i&n3 Aylesbury (constituency) g66n4 Aylesbury gaol 856 'Aylesbury people' 855 Ayrton, William iiO3&n3 'B, Mr', a creditor 7OO&m Baden-Baden 999, 1001, 1002, 1003: Lyndhursts to go to 810 Bagot, Sir Charles 97i&n3 Bailey, Thomas: and the Shrewsbury petition against D ng4&mo Baillie, Henry James (VOL n) 39901: to marry Philippa Smythe 742n7; marriage ni6&m Baillie, Hugh Duncan (VOL n) 457n3, gn&n2, 1142: entertains the DS 1151 Baillie, Mary gn&na, 1142 Baillie, Philippa Eliza iu6&ni Baillie-Cochrane. See Cochrane Baines, Edward 954^: query on Prussian League 94i&n3, 959&m Baines, Robert Henry g56&n4 Baker, William ngSni Balincourt, marquis de, 786&ng Bamberg 1003 Bangor, Wales: Sarah Disraeli at 1082 Bankes, George (VOL n) 516111, 756 Bank of England ioo3m8 Bank of Ireland: debate on g73&n2 Bannerman, Alexander 72gn2 Barber, Mr iig8&ec&m Barclay, George g42ni Barham, Baroness (3rd Baron) 75651115 Barham, 2nd Baron 1033^ Barham, 3rd Baron. See Gainsborough, ist Earl of Baring, Francis (later 3rd Baron Ashburton) (VOL n) 499114: the DS entertain 1045^ Baring, Francis Thornhill (later 3rd Baronet, later ist Baron Northbrook) 987^, io46&n2, io79&n3: D'S riposte to g73ni; D disputes his case in Sugar Duties debate 18411156™ Baring, Henry Bingham (VOL i) 2341112, 733, 74^3. 971 Baring, Thomas (VOL n) 68807: as 'Mr B' 7oom Baring Brothers: banking firm go6n3 Barker, Thomas Raymond 8gi&n7 Barnes, Dinah Mary 733&ni Barnes, Thomas (VOL i) 3604, 733&ni, 932, logi&m: publishes D'S sonnet on Wellington 997&n6 'the Thunderer' cheered at Cambridge ni4&n6 Baronets: creation of 793&ec&nn4,5

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Barry, Sir Charles 1104111 Barton, John (a creditor): on Shrewsbury handbill of D'S debts (1841) iiGym Basevi, Bathsheba 993&ni Basevi, Charlotte Elizabeth (VOL i) 58112, 994 Basevi, Emma gg3&m Basevi, Frances Agneta (VOL i) 174112, 1013 Basevi, George (Jr) (VOL i) 2in8, 1013, 1103™ Basevi, George (Sr) (VOL i) 2in8, 994, 997: D informs of marriage 993 Basevi, James (VOL i) 58112, 994, 997 Basevi, Louisa 1007112, 1013 Basevi, Nathaniel (VOL i) 1OON4, 1013: comments on D'S marriage ioo7n2 Basevis, the George 1010: the DS visit them in Brighton iO58&m Basevis, the George (Jr): the DS visit them at Highgate 1013 Basevis, the Nathaniel 997n4: the DS visit them at Highgate ioi3&m Bassett, Baroness (ist Baron) 1087^ Bassett, ist Baron 1087^ Bassett, and Baroness io87&n4, 1088 Bates, Joshua go6n3 Bath, Order of the: granted to De Lacy Evans 734&nia Bath, Marchioness of (ist Marquess) 978n2 Bath, ist Marquess of 978n2, 1134^ Bath, 2nd Marquess of (VOL i) 5iN, ii34m Bathinany, Mr io67&ni2 Bathyany, Count Gustavus io67ni2 Battersby, Ann 724^ Battersby, Arthur 724&n4 Battier, Cornet: duel with Londonderry 879114 Batty, Robert (VOL i) gini, (APP i) 95Xn2 Bayham Abbey gg8&n2 Beaconsfield 868 Beaconsfield Club, Shrewsbury n6mi Beadnell, John: and Carrington's will Ssg&ng 'Beale' (a creditor): on Shrewsbury handbill of D'S debts (1841) n67ni Beaumont, 7th Baron no4n5 Beaumont, 8th Baron (VOL n) 682115, 8n&m, 827&n2, 832, 878, 957&n2, 1067, 1082,1086, 1088: his note to MA g6i&ni4; gets peerage no4&n5 Beauchamp, Countess of (3rd Earl): calls on MA io6i&n6 Beauchamp, 3rd Earl of: calls on MA io6i&n6 Beaufort, Duchess of (7th Duke) g73&n4 Beaufort, 7th Duke of 73O&n6, 757n3, 9738014, ii94n2, (APP i) 6s2R Beaufort Spontin, Mariano de (later i2th Duke of Osuna): Spanish delegate to coronation 786&n3 Beaumaris, Wales: the Disraelis holiday at (1840) io83&m, 1086,1102, ni3n5 Beauvale, ist Baron (later 3rd Viscount Melbourne) iiog&n2 Beckett, Sir John, 2nd Baronet (VOL n) 557111, iiO5n3, 1114

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Beckford, William (VOL i) iQ^nr. D acknowledges receipt of his Visit to the Monasteries' and sends him Alarcos(?) iO26&ec&nm,2; and his book-exchange arrangement with D (APP i) 453Xm 'Bedchamber Crisis' 9Oi&n2, g2g&n2 Bedwell, Francis Benjamin (VOL n) 383ni: and Ralph's hopes for his post (APP i) 370X^5 Bedwell, Percival (APP i) 37oXn2 Beechwood House 997^, ioo7&n2, ioi3&n2 Beer Laws 859^ Beirut (or Beyrout): fall of (1840) io98&n2 Belfast, Earl of (later 3rd Marquess of Donegall) 1067: agent subpoenas Tennent 74O&ng Belfast (constituency): election petition 74O&mo Belgium: independence from the Netherlands 709n4 Bell (owner of the Vixen) 786ni3 Bellevue (hotel) 1001 Belvoir Castle: Londonderrys visit 734&n8 Benett, Emily Blanche ioo6&n3 Benett, John (Jr) ioo6&n3 Benett, John (Sr) gi7&nn3,7, ioo6&n3 Bentinck, George 783^: 'George the second' 784&n3 Bentinck, Lord George 893: 'George the first' 784&n2 Bentinck, Vice-Adm William 784^ Bentley, Richard (VOL i) 71111, gion7: publishes Corney's Ideas on Controversy 757&na; as Fagin 88g&n3; publishes Horace Walpole's letters I03on5; publishes Mrs Gore's Cecil 1136^ Bentley's Miscellany: Ainsworth edits iK»3n2 Berehaven, Viscount (later 2nd Earl of Bantry) 1142&I11 Berehaven, Viscountess H42&ni Beresford, Lady Anne De la Poer io6i&n4 Beresford, Sir John Poo, ist Baronet (VOL n) 36gng: arranges 'cross' 823&nn3~5; as 'the Louse' io73n2 Beresford, Viscount: D attends dinner given by 937n2 Berkeley, Augustus Fitzhardinge: suitor of MAL 827&ni Berkeley, Craven FitzHardinge goa&ni Berkeley, Francis Henry FitzHardinge (VOL n) 666n3, go2&m Berkeley, George Charles Grantley (VOL i) 331117, 9O2ni: D dines with 1067 Berkeley, Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge (later ist Baron FitzHardinge): removed from admiralty board 902 &ni Berkeley, 5th Earl of 827™, gozni Berkeley Castle (Gloucester) go2&m Bermuda 837^ Bernal, Ralph, Jr (later Bernal Osborne): baits D in his maiden speech ii82&n2 Bernard, Viscount (later 3rd Earl of Bandon) K>72&n8 Bernard, Viscountess io72&n8 Bernkasteler Doktor 1013^

Berry, Agnes (VOL i) 97119: Walpole visits io67&m Berry, Mary (VOL i) 97119: Walpole visits 10678011 Berwick, 3rd Baron 97i&n8 Bevan, William, and Brittan, Meshach (Mrs Yate's lawyers) g6m4 Biggleswade g5i&ec, 952 Bihin, M. 8ggn4 Bingen 1004 Birmingham 1171: Chartists' National Convention at 976m; riots in 983^; rail line to HOI Birmingham Police Bill: D speaks on g68&m; D opposes 971 &ni, g76&m Black Forest, the 1002 Blackstone, Sir William 8gi&n3 Blackstone, William Seymour 800, 8gi&n3, 1050, 1147 Blackwood, Price. See Dufferin and Clandeboye, 4th Baron Blakemore, Richard: converted on Copyright Bill 766&n4 Blessington, Countess of (VOL i) 178116, 783, 836&n8, goi, go6, no3n2, 1173, ng7&n3: D dines with 72g, 743, g7i&ec&ng; Isaac writes to about The Illustrator Illustrated "jsqn^; D and Exmouth visit 757; D attends party given by 761, 897, g47&n3, g68&m, (APP i) 622R; anxious to read Alarcos 876™; as 'Aspasia' 8g5&n5; leaves book for Isaac 93on2; sends D copy of Desultory Thoughts and Reflections 9428012; Idler in Italy g42n2; D sends 'lines' to g68&n2; and Pickersgill's The Three Brothers 9748012; D and MAL to call on 989, ggan7; publishes Dawson's poem on MA i07o&m; thanks Isaac for copy of Miscellanies io88&n8; use of term 'jardiniere' iog5n2; praises D'S 'Atticus' letter ii3gn5; entertains D and 'large diplomatic party' 11448014; D introduces his father to (APP i) 333X&ec; asks D to review her The Two Friends (APP i) 370X8017; D asks for her political support (1835) (APP i) 388X&nm,2. See also Book of Beauty Bligh, John Duncan io72&n5 Blisters (medical procedure): and Isaac's eyes IO2O, 1022&ni

Blomfield, Charles James (Bishop of London) 786&niz, goon7: supports Lyttelton at Cambridge no7&m 'Bloody hand' 7g3&n5 Bluebeard: D compares LEL to wife of 875 Blunt, Sir Charles Richard, 4th Baronet: death iO53&ec&n2 Blyth, Barbara 838n3, 95i&ec, 952: note to MAL 8o6&n3 Blyth, Charles Dethick 8o6n3, 95iec, 952&ni Bolton, Charles (of the Carlton) 10888019: and D'S postal arrangements logi&ns Bolton, Clarissa Marion (Clara) (VOL i) 78111: death of ionn3 'Bomba': King Ferdinand 11 748n6

Bonaparte, Louis (King of Holland) 97in7 Bonaparte, Lucien 978n2 Bonaparte, Napoleon 7gmi2, 1003^, ioo6n7, loSsni^, iK>4n6 Bonaparte, Prince Louis Napoleon (later Emperor Napoleon in) g7i&n7: attempts to overthrow Louis Philippe 10838013 Bond, Ephraim ('Effie') io67n8 Bond, Joseph ('Ludlow') io67&n8 Bonham, Francis Robert (VOL 11) 466ni, 823, 917, 961, 994, 997, 1140, 1142, 1151, n88m, (APP i) 622R: canvasses Tower Hamlets 8248013; the DS entertain 1045^; 'tne gospel of St.. Bonham' mo∋ predicts great Tory strength (1840) 1113; and 'Pittacus' letter 1178801™, 2 Booker, Thomas William (later BookerBlakemore) 79881114 Book of Beauty: 1839 8368tec8tn8, 8378014, 8388^9, 839, 842, 9igni4; 1840 876™, 93i8cec8cm, 9428tec8tm, 9588cm, 960; 1841 ioo3ni Book of Sports, The: King James i 8g7&n2 Borgias, the: Osuna descended from 786801^,6 Borthwick, Peter (VOL 11) 648nio, 868m: elected for Evesham 7608013; attends Maidstone dinner 8048011; Evesham petition against 8ion3 Boswell, James io64n2, io82n2 Boswell, Thomas Alexander loSa&na Botfield, Beriah: elected at Ludlow (1840) io6om Botta, Paul Emile (VOL i) 112113, 1067 Boulogne 10838^3 Bower, Mr: defendant in action in Maidstone 8ion2 Bowery Theatre (New York) 8ggn3 Bowring, John (VOL i) 122114: 'massacred' by D in debate on his travelling expenses iO7g8omi,4; his letter to D io8o&n2 Boyle Farm (Sugden's villa): the DS visit H3g8m4, 1180 Brackenbury, Catherine Mary ter Mrs Wallace)ace.

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Brackenbury, John Macpherson (later Sir John) (VOL i) 921111, io95n5 Bradenham 708, 717, 8oo&ec, 801, 804, 812, 813, 8158011, 8i6&ec&m, 817, 8i8ec, 82oec, 8228014, 826, 827, 828, 836, 837, 838, 844, 845, 847, 851, 854ec, 855, 858, 86oec, 863™, 867n3, 87om, 897, go7, 910, gn, gi2, 914, 915, g6m8, g63, 967, 9748012, g7g, g82, 9848012, g87n5, g8g, ggSnn, 1007,1023, 10 3°> II22 ' 1147, 1152, 1174, 11888014: and MA'S health 1133; D presents its petition against Poor Law Amendment Bill 11428^7; shower bath at 1145, 1147; Lyndhurst's visit at leads to RD'S job 11908013; Mrs Yate's illness at 1197, 1199 Bradford, Countess of. See Forester, Selina Louisa Bradford, ist Earl of 7i3n6 Bradshaw, James 724&n3: the DS entertain ic-45n5 Bramston, Thomas William 8g7&ni2 421

Brant, Richard W. (consul in Smyrna) 839^ Braybrooke, 2nd Baron iO3ona Braye, 3rd Baroness io86&n5 Breadalbane, and Marquess of 864^4 Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham: and the spelling of 'mallecho' in Hamlet 709^ Brickendonbury Park (Herts) gum, 912: description of 914 Brickwell, Mr Sgnvj Bridgewater, Countess of (yth Earl) io85&n4 Bridgewater, yth Earl of 1085^ Bridgewater, 8th Earl of 713^ Bridgewater House 787m Brighton 712, 721, 993, 1058 Brighton Gazette, The: reports Turton's appointment 838n6 Briscoe, John Ivatt ii72&n3 Bristol 95i&n3, g6in5, 1188 Britain: relations with Russia 786ni3; disputes with the U.S. H27&n2, ii36&m. See also Turkish-Egyptian crisis British and Foreign Quarterly, The: Isaac quoted in 839&ni5 British Guiana: Brougham attacks Government regulations for indentured labour 74on7 British Legion, in Spain 74i&m British Museum 723 British Queen: D and MAL visit 783&n6 'Brittainy' (hotel) 1001 Britton, John, antiquary: his Architectural Antiquities 742&nig Broadfoot, Alexander (VOL i) Sgnio, (APP i) 95Xn2 Broadwood, Fanny io64m Broadwood, Henry (VOL n) 6o6n7, 896, 897: the DS entertain 1045^; buys opera-house io64&m Brooks's Club: Woolbeding a 'rural Brooks's' iog2&n2 'Brother Jonathan' 956&m Brougham, Eleanor Louisa: death of ioio&ec&nn5,7 Brougham and Vaux, ist Baron (VOL i) 105111, 8og&n2, 837n2, 897, 928, 954, 956, 966, 971, ioio&ec&nn5,7, i042&m, (APP i) 37oXn2: his speech on Canada 7O9&nn2,3,5; attacks government regulations in British Guiana 740^; D meets 799; his Speeches ... (1838) 8378013; quotes Isaac 839&ni4; his Letter to the Queen on the State of the Monarchy 84i&ec&nn3,6; D quotes 843&m; on condition of Ireland 877; his speech against O'Connell 87g&n2; his speech on behalf of the Anti-Corn Law petitioners 893^; Londonderry's Letter to 972&m; false reports of his death 1004™, ioio&n2 Browne, Nicholas 999n3 Browne, Robert Dillon 8oo&m: invites D to dinner 734; D sends his frank to Sarah 734&na Browne, Sir Thomas ioo2&n6 Browne, William io72ng Brownlow, Lady Elizabeth io72&n5 Brownlow, John 1072^ 422

Bruce, Charles Dashwood 839^ Bruce, Charles Lennox Gumming io72&nio Bruce, Lady Ernest loGy&niG, io73n2 Bruce, Lord Ernest Brudenell (later 3rd Marquess of Ailesbury) (VOL n) 649116, 741, 742, 775ni, 78om, 800, io67ni6, 1140, 1147: dines with the DS io45&n5 Bruces, the Lord Ernest 1145: dine with the DS 1040, 1067, 1069; at Deepdene (Christmas 1840) 1123, 1124 Bruce, Patrick Crawfurd H5in4 Bruen, Francis: Tory candidate at Carlow goonn Bruen, Henry: wins by-election for Carlow co ii22ni; elected in 1841 H73&D5 Brunei, Isambard Kingdom 783^, 846m Brussels 1001, 1156: insurrection at 769 Buccleuch, Duchess of (5th Duke) 1134^ 'Buck House' 75on3 Buckingham, Bucks 1083, 1084: D to dine at 858 Buckingham and Chandos, ist Duke of (VOL i) 2281110, 866n2, 867&nm,5, 877ni, gi4n2, io85ni2: death 864&ec&m; funeral 865&m Buckingham and Chandos, Duchess of (2nd Duke) (VOL n) 61202, 7i9ni, 76on6, 783&nm,2, 1030, iO48&m: entertains the DS at Stowe I027&ec&n2; D sends 'last' frank to iO28&m; MA presented to 1089; the DS dine with 1145, 1147 Buckingham and Chandos, 2nd Duke of (VOL i) 35203), 724, 75om, 76on6, 8oo&n3, 832, 867&n2, 87013, 877&m, 886, 890, 891, goo&nio, 904^15, 9i5&n3, 936n3, io30&n2, ii39&n2, ii78m, (APP i) 54oRn2, (APP i) 622R&n4: D visits at Wotton 708; his meeting at Wotton 718, 7ig&m; opposes corn laws 7368013; advises D to speak from the floor 747; moves limitation on expenditure for Canada 759&m; banquet to Wellington 770, 773&ec&nm,2,4; invites D to Wotton 826; the 'Chandos Testimonial' 833ni, ioo7&n3; dinner to 834&m; D to spend Christmas 1838 with 843, 844; D cancels visit to Stowe 859&m; D attends party at 919; D dines with 928; D to dine with 935, 953; friendliness to D g4o&n2; D dines with at Greenwich g54&m, 956, io82&m; D hopes to visit at Stowe 1013&n6; invites D to Stowe io27n2; at one of D'S political dinners 1043; the Ds entertain, 1044, 10458 ii55&n2; entertains Queen Adelaide at Stowe io85&nm,2,i2,i3; presents MA to the Duchess 1089; breaks dinner engagement at the DS 1131; D 'well with' H32&n5; the DS dine with 1145, 1147; is given the only real vacancy in 1841 cabinet n88m Buckingham House 783ni, 919: banquet at 7508013; D admires 7738^4 Buckingham Palace 928: referred to as Buckingham House 75on3; D'S first impression of 1049 'Buckinghamshire Lays': by 'Frank Poppleton' (RD) go48oi5 Buckland, J.M. io78&ni Buckley, Edward Pery 864n2

Bucks Conservative Association 85gm: D declines invitation to its dinner yoi∋ Peel fails to attend dinner of 719; D attends grd anniversary ofloaynS Bucks Conservative Club H32n5 'Bucks Deputation' Sgi&ec&nni-G, 8968014 Bucks Herald, The 904^5 Bucks Infirmary Bazaar 83on4 Bude Light: lighting of the House of Commons by QQ4n2 Buggin, Lady Cecilia. See Inverness, Duchess of Buggin, Sir George 1041^ Bulkeley, Frances Amelia 1095^ Bulkeley, John Jesse 1095^ Bulkeley, Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams, loth Baronet 1095^ Bulkeley, Thomas iO95&ng Bull, Edward giony Buller, Charles (VOL i) 355111, 9418012: votes on expenditure for Canada 75gna; 'successful speech' on Morpeth's Bill ii3i&n4 Buller, Sir John Buller Yarde, 3rd Baronet (later rst Baron Churston) (APP i) 6aaR: his motion of non-confidence (1840) iO33&na, io35n2, i039&ec&nm,2 Bulwer, Sir Edward Lytton, ist Baronet (later ist Baron Lytton) (VOL i) 8301, 786, 7918014, 876m, 906, gionnSj, 95gn5, 1083, (APP i) 54oR: joint proprietor and editor of The Monthly Chronicle 757&m; Rosina threatens to publish diary, letters in London and Paris 76i&n4; created baronet 793n4, 7998013; D dines with 887, 889, 1138, 1139; 'funck' about Cheveley gio8oi7; portrait of in Cheveley gi4&n7; attends D'S 'political dinner' 1035; the DS entertain 1045^; and Rosina's 'French brochure' 10848^3; moves to Savile Row iio3&ec∋ defeated in 1841 election 11738014; works: The Lady of Lyons J^onj, 876m, 878&n5; Richelieu 9048014, giony; Paul Clifford 914^; The Sea Captain ioim3; D finds his Rienzi silly (APP i) 388X8012 Bulwer, Elizabeth Barbara: portrait of in Cheveley gi4&n7 Bulwer, Lady Lytton (Rosina) (VOL i) 142111, 967ni, ioo4n6: 'Artaphernes the Platonist' in Fraser's Magazine 76i&m; 'dog letter' 76i&n2, 7678012; threatens to publish diary, Bulwer's letters in London and Paris 7618^4; and gossip about MA and D 88on2; and Cheveley 9108017, 9118016, gi4&n7, 95gn5; staying with Alaric Watts 95g8cn5; publishes Budget of the Bubble Family io84&n3 Bulwer, William Henry Lytton (later ist Baron Dalling and Bulwer) (VOL i) 107113, 1006, ng2&n6: portrait of in Chevely 9148^7; appointed British secretary in Paris 10048016 Bunbury, Thomas: elected in 1841 H73&n5 Bunn, Alfred go3&m Bunting, Jabez u66&ni Bunyan, John 83g&ni5

Burdett, Clara Maria (VOL i) 337114, g788mi Burdett, Sir Francis, 5th Baronet (VOL i) ig8m, 748n8, 8g38oii, 10438014, iog3m, ii78m: D dines with g75&ec&m, 97880011,6, 1045, io468tec, 1150; D to dine with g76&ec&m; D breakfasts with g83&n3; the DS entertain io44&ec Burdett, Joanna Frances (VOL i) 337114, gj8&m Burdett, Jones 1095™ Burdett, Lady Sophia g75&ni, 97880™,2,6 Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina (later Baroness) g78, 1085, io878m6, 1088, iog38tm, 1095: described 748&n8; rumours of marriage 8398013 Burge, William: speaks on Jamaica Bill gig&n6 Burghersh, Baron (later nth Earl of Westmorland) (VOL i) 561124, 1129 Burghley House (seat of Marquess of Exeter) 734&n8 Burke, Sir Thomas 99gn3 'burking': in debate on the Address (Jan 1841) 11258013 Burr, Anne Margaretta ioo3&ni4 Burr, Daniel Higford Davall 887&ni, 100380114 Burrell, Sir Charles Merrick, 3rd Baronet 8g6n3 Burroughes, Henry Negus: not paired despite daughter's death H3O&n2 Burroughes, Mary: death of ii3O&n2 Burton, Sir Richard 756^ Bury, Lady Charlotte Susan Maria (VOL i) 232113, (APP i) 54oR: Diary Illustrative of the Times of George IV-jomy, quoted 741; the DS dine with 1086, 1087, 1088; D dines with (APP i) 622R

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Carlisle, 6th Earl of 790m, ioi2n3 Carlisle Patriot, The: D sends to Sarah 1014, 1015 Carlists, Spanish: and Gen De Lacy Evans 728^; Tories support 786ni5 Carlos, Don (VOL n) 493112, 786ni5 Carlow: by-election in (1839) goo&nn Carlow county: by-election (1840) ii22&ec&m; in 1841 election ii73&m Carlton Club 747, 755, 766, 791, 836, 847, 86 864, 8g4ni, 918, 928, 930, 934, 941, 957, 96 966, 976, 1006, 1009, 1014, 1016, 1053, IQ88, 1139, 1144: Henry Foulis elected to 7508011; D uses it as his mailing address 1039, 1041, 1047, 11175013, 1132, 1196; its Royal Wedding illuminations go out I045&n9; election of Stanley and Graham to H25&ec&n2 Caroline, Queen 83gni4 Caroline, uss: and the McLeod affair H27n2 Carrington, Augusta Clementina 8a3&n7 Carrington, Baroness (2nd Baron): marriage loSa&nK, io84&n4 Carrington, Cecile Katherine Mary 823&n7, 101305 Carrington, Charles Robert (later ist Earl Carrington, later ist Marquess of Lincolnshire) 82307 Carrington, Eva Elizabeth 823&n7 Carrington, Mary Isabella 823&n7, 1013^ Carrington, ist Baron (VOL i) 99014, 748ng, io84n4: death & will 8a3&nn6-n; and Deal Castle 824&m Carrington, 2nd Baron (VOL i) 134111, 748ng, 807, 823&n7, 83002, 897, go405, gi4n2, (APP i) SssR: sister resembles 748&0g; iovites D to Wycombe Abbey 855, 1050^3; D dines with 856&n2; D refuses invitation 85g; made lord lieutenant of Bucks 866&n2, 867, 877, gi5&n2; D'S hostility towards loio∋ cha0ges family name from Smith to Carri0gto0 IOI3&05; the DS i0vite to di0ner 104505; second marriage io82&ec&n5, io84&ec&002,4; petitioo from Wycombe against Poor Law Ame0dme0t Bill 113101 Cassilis, Mr: George Wombwell as 742ni Castle Combe 8om6, 811 Castle 100 (Maidsto0e): bribery at 77601 Castlereagh, Viscou0t (20d Marquess of Londonderry). See Londonderry, 2nd Marquess of Castlereagh, Viscount (later 4th Marquess of Londonderry) (VOL i) 2421110, 737, 1082: does not vote on motioo to limit expe0diture for Caoada 75g&n3; duel with de Melcy 783&ec&ng, 784&ec; and Giulia Grisi 83g Cave, Sir Thomas, 6th Baronet io86n5 Cawdor, Countess (ist Earl) ii34&nni,3 Cawdor, ist Earl ii34&ni Cayenne pepper: D takes 828&m Central Education Board 938m Ceres, HMS 76303 Cervantes: Strangford helps Isaac on 723&m, 724 Cetto, Baron de, H24&02 Cetto, Baroness de, 1124

Chalon, Alfred Edward (VOL i) 3391111, 842: and MAL'S and D'S portraits 833&n4; his portrait of MA in 1841 Book of Beauty iojom Chamberlayne, Joseph Chamberlayne 8o8&ni Chamber of Deputies (France): dissolution of Syg&ny Chambers, William Frederick (Dr) ion&n3: D consults loog&ni Chancery, Court of: Bulwer moves for injunction in 76i&n4 Chandos, Marchioness of. See Buckingham and Chandos, Duchess of Chandos, Marquess of. See Buckingham and Chandos, and Duke of Chandos, Marquess of (later 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos) goonio, 936&na, 956, H3gn2 Chandos Testimonial 833m, 836&m, iooy&n3 Chaplin, Charles iO27n4 Charing Cross station 784™ Charivari io94&na Charles, of the Carlton Club. See Bolton, Charles Charles i 7gm4 Charles n: The Illustrator Illustrated article on 732&n5; Ossulston compares D to him in dress 1049 Charles x of France Qjgnj Charleville, Countess of (ist Earl) (VOL i) 260113, 911, io88&n4 Charleville, ist Earl of (VOL i) 260113: D dines with and suffers relapse (APP i) 388X Charleville, and Earl of 897, 956, 97i&n4 Charnaud, J. (consul in Smyrna) 839^ 'Charrington, Sir' H3g&m Chartism and Chartists 897ni6, 9oi&n4, g6i&n2, 964™, 1065: riot at Llanidloes 924^7; activity in Wales 95in3; debate on 959&n2; D speaks on 962, 963, 964, 965, g6g&ec, 1039^; unre caused by 97gm, g82∋ fear of in London iO3i&n4 D concerned about effect on railway shares, io78m Chartist Convention gom4, g76m, g83n3 Chartist Petition 962, g64ni, g83n3 Chartist Tracts g4in3 Chart Park no4m Chastleton House 838&n3, 857&m Chatterton, Sir William Abraham, ist Baronet ii39&ni Cheltenham 858, lool Chepping Wycombe 85g Chester Hi3&n5 Chesterfield, Countess of (6th Earl) (VOL i) 331114, 8o7ni, 856 Chesterfield, 6th Earl of (VOL i) 331114, io67ni2, (APP i) 622R: D enjoys his box at Drury Lane 7og Chesterfields, the: rent their house for coronation 770 Chetwode, Sir John, 4th Baronet (VOL n) 512112, 956 Chichester, Lord Arthur (VOL i) 273115: the DS entertain 1045^

Chichester, Sir John, ist Baronet, g8i&n3 Child, John 7ign6 Chiltern Hundreds, the: stewardship of as method for MPS to resign office iO28&n2 Chilton, George (of Gloucester): Mrs Yate visits 804 China: opium prohibition law and opium war in ionn2 Chippenham 1002 Chipping Norton 854ec, 857m, 861 Chivalry: D as 'man of honour' 777&m Chorley Wood 8om6 Christina, Queen Maria, Regent of Spain (VOL n) 493112, Iio6n2: and Gen De Lacy Evans, 728n3 Christopher, Robert Adam (later NisbetHamilton) Sgi&na, g56, 1082 Churchill, Lord Robert Spencer. See Spencer, Lord Robert Cicero, Marcus Tullius: 'Laelius' taken from De Republica gagn3 on Julius Caesar iO46&ni2 Cinque Ports, Warden of 84ini: banquet to Wellington as gg7&n6 Civil rights g83n2: D on g7gm Clare, 2nd Earl of (VOL i) 1111115, 9*9 Clarence Club io6i&n5 Clarendon, Countess of (3rd Earl) (VOL i) 2811115: the DS entertain at dinner io40&m Clarendon, ist Earl of g32n5 Clarendon, 3rd Earl of (VOL n) 6461118, 747ni Clarendon, 4th Earl of g32n5, iiO5n2: supports Holland against Palmerston iog8n3; 'violent against Palmerston' ni3&n3 Clarendon Hotel io6g&m Claridge, Captain R.T.: introduces hydrotherapy to England 1145^ Clark, Miss: her portrait of MA 833 Clay, James (VOL i) 97111: meets MA 1058 Clay, William (later ist Baronet): gives D opportunity for speech 747&n5; appointed secretary of board of control ioo4ni Claypole, Noah: Saunders and Otley as 88g&n3 Clayton, John Lloyd 8^6&n^ Clayton, Louisa Sophia 836&n3 Clayton, R.R. (High Sheriff for Bucks): D dines with 834&n2 Clayton, Sir William, 4th Baronet 836^ Clement, Dr (Whig agent at Shrewsbury) 1158^ Clerk, Sir George, 6th Baronet (VOL n) 643114, g6i&nn Cleveland, ist Duke of 733n2, 864m: registers verdict in Cardigan 'black bottle' affair ii28m Cleveland, 4th Duke of 748ng Clifton, Bristol: MAL at 77o&m Clinton, i6th Baron 7g6n3 Clive, Viscount (later 3rd Earl of Powis) H58n6 Clonmell, ist Earl of io6in6 Clumber Park 8g7&m6 Clutterbuck, Henry io88m Glutton, Elizabeth 8o6n3

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Codrington, Lady Georgiana: D dines with 757&n3 Codrington, Mary ggz&n4 Codrington, William John gg2&n4 Codringtons, the Christopher gg2n4 Cohen, Levi Barnet 73onio Colborne, Sir John: his victory at St Brule 7i3n7 Colborne, ist Baron (VOL i) 33inio, gao&ni Colburn, Henry (VOL i) 60112, yoin3, (APP i) 453X, (APP i) 622R: as the Artful Dodger 88g&n3; advertisements for Alarcos g4i&ec&n4; D sees him about 'the Capuchins' (APP i) 54oR&n6 Coleridge, Henry Nelson (VOL i) 347112: The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge looany Coleridge, Sir John Taylor (VOL i) 37111: Lyndhurst entertains the new judge (APP i) 3yoX&n5 College of Physicians (APP i) 3yoXn6 Collier, Jeremy: Short Views of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage 897&n4 Collier, John Payne: The History of English Dramatic Poetry ... 8g7&n3 Collins, Anthony: D edits Illustrator Illustrated article on 728&n2, 729 Collins, John: D'S speech on his case io7gm Collins, John Raw io85nio Cologne 1001 Colquhoun, Archibald I072n6 Colville, nth Baron of 823^ Colville of Culross, gth Baron H42&n5 Commission of Lunacy: meets on John Taylor 863&n3 Commons, House of 788: quality of debates in 705&n2; D uses its library 712, 731; handling of disputed elections 72im; smoking room 747&nn8,g; lighting of 994n2. See also Parliament Congreve, William io67ni Conolly, Edward Michael u>5O&n6 Conolly, Thomas iO5on6 Conroy, Sir John, ist Baronet (VOL n) 507112, 838n5, 901, gn Conroy, Stephen Rowley 838&n5, 87gn5 Conservatives, the. See Tories Consols, 3 1/2 percent 871™ Constantinople 1087 Constitutionalists (Spain): Whigs support 786ni5 Contadina: Princess of Capua's headdress 748&n7 Conyngham, Lady Albert (VOL i) 329116, 856, io84n4

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Conyngham, Lord Albert Denison (later ist Baron Londesborough) (VOL i) 329116), 855, 856, io84n4: attends 'romping party' at Wycombe Abbey 1013 Conyngham, 2nd Marquess of (VOL i) 331113, 79om, 8g6n3: resigns as Lord Chamberlain g24&m Copley, John Singleton (Lyndhurst's father) imn4 Copley, Mary (Lyndhurst's sister) (VOL n) 410111, 74i&n5 Copley, Sarah Elizabeth (VOL i) 352ni), 72in2, ggSni, 1058, io6gn6, 1072^014: grows in breadth and height 741^4; notifies D'S family of his marriage gg7&na; dines with the DS mg&ec&n2; calls D 'Dizzy' (APP i) 54oRec Copley, Sophia Clarence (VOL i) 352ni, 72in2 Copley, Susan Penelope (VOL i) 352111, 72in2 Coppock, James (Whig election agent): action against in Maidstone 8io&n2 Copyright Bill 786&ni4, 8g8&ec&m, 8gg&ec, ii26&m: D speaks on 765&nm,2, 766&ec&nm,2 Cork and Orrery, Countess of (VOL i) 267113, 911: great aunt of Monckton Milnes 75O&n7; death of io64&ec&n2 Corney, Bolton 727112, 72gm, 742n8, g66m: his Curiosities of Literature by Isaac D'Israeli Illustrated 7O3&ni, 723ni, 73i&nm-3; D helps Isaac with his response to 7o8&n4, 724, 728&n2, 732&n5; and Isaac's letter in The Athenaeum 7i7&m; as 'a man of facts' 743n2; perhaps to review The Illustrator Illustrated "j^om; Ideas on Controversy 757&n2; 'diddled' 7gi Corn Laws 736^3, 747m, 87g&nn3,6, 8g3&nm,2, go5&m, gog&n2: D'S 1838 speech on 7o8&n5, 747&ec; Bucks deputation on 87i&n3, 8gi&ec&nm-6, 8g6&n4; Anti-Corn Law delegation i83g 8g3&m, 8g6&n2; See also Anti-Corn Law League Coronation 786&nm-3,7-g, 7go&n3: postponed 768&n4, 76g&n2; houses rented for 77o&nn5,6; preparations for 783&nn2,4,8, 789; D'S dress for 786, 7go; D describes the procession as a failure 7gi Corry, Montagu (later ist Baron Rowton) 882ec Cottenham, ist Baron (later ist Earl of Cottenham) (VOL n) 444111, 994n2, 1049, iO5on2, I076n5: his resignation rumoured iO42&m Cotton, H.C. n66n2 Coulson, Walter (editor of The Globe) 7gm3 Courtenay, Mrs Philip looi&ni, 1045 Courtenay, Philip looi&ni, 1045 Court Journal, The: reviews Alarcos g65n2 Courvoisier, Francois Benjamin io75&nn2,3 Coutts, Thomas 748118, 975ni, 978m Covent Garden Theatre 878^, 8g4ni, 903™, go4n4 Coventry, 8th Earl of: the DS entertain 1045^ Coventry Herald and Observer, The (APP i) 54oR&m Coventry Standard, The (APP i) 54oR&m Cowdray Park, Sussex io87&m Cowley, ist Baron ng2n6

Cowper, William Francis (later ist Baron MountTemple) (VOL n) 4081127, 729, 914 Cowper, 5th Earl 914^9 Cox, Samuel Compton 1145^ Cox and Greenwood (army agents): D visits 8o6&nm,4 Coxe, John Hippsley 1087^ Cranstoun, loth Baron (VOL i) 2781111, 1067, 1082 Craven, Charlotte Georgina Harriet 793&n6 Craven, George Augustus 793n6 Craven, ist Earl 793n6 Creevey, Thomas 728n6 Cremona 1067 Cresswell, Cresswell 786: represents D in libel suit 778&n2, 78o&m, 844 Crewe, Harriet (VOL i) 242116, 823&n8, 856&n2 Crewe, John Frederick 823n8, 856&n2 Crewe, ist Baron 856^ Crockford, William H2ini: retires io76&ni Crockford's Club iO76&m, 1175, n^5: dismissal of Ude for Francatelli 878&n7; D elected to H27&n3; 'like a French palace' H3i&n3 Croft, Anna Eliza 936&ni Croft, James William 936m Croke, Lieutenant (commander of Express) goon4 Croker, John Wilson (VOL i) 42114, 841, 8g7ni5, 978&n3 Croy, Princess Arnelie Roxane Albertine De

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Cruikshank, George ioi6n2, no3n2 Cullum, Sir Thomas, 8th Baronet 878n6 Culpeper, Nicholas: Complete Herbal 8a8ni Culverwell, Richard (VOL i) 326111: D to pay account of 977&ec&m Gumming, Sir Alexander Penrose, ist Baronet iO72nio Cumming-Bruce. See Bruce Cunningham, John io86n7 Cupping (the medical procedure): administered to Isaac 1016 'D., Mr' 980A Dalberg, due de H34n2 Dalmeny, Baron 748ng Darner, George Lionel Dawson (VOL n) 634112: does not vote on expenditure for Canada 75gn2 Danneker, Johann Heinrich von ioo2&n5 Danube river 1004^3 Darby, George 747&n4, 97om Dark, Mr 961 Darley, George (VOL n) 570113, 77im Darley, Mr 77i&m, 772 Darlington, Earl of (later 2nd Duke of Cleveland) 733&n2 Darmes, Marius Ennemond no4n4 Darnley, 4th Earl of 1072^ Dartmouth, 3rd Earl of I03on2 Dashwood, George Henry (VOL i) 254111, io67&ng Dashwood, Sir John, 4th Baronet. See King, Sir John Dashwood D'Aubigne, J.H. Merle: The History of the Great Reformation of the Sixteenth Century 863n7

Davies, R., printer at Shrewsbury 1165, 1168 Davis & Son (wine merchants): threaten D 82i&m Davys, George (Bishop of Peterborough) 1084^ Dawnay, William Henry (later 7th Viscount Downe) H73&n3 Dawson, George Robert (VOL i) 242115, ii78m: trustee for MA g85ni; his poem on MA in 1841 Book of Beauty io7o&m Dawson, Mary (VOL i) 2831110, 74681^3, 768, 773n3, 804, 807, 1180 Dawsons, the George 712, 796, 841, 971, I045&n5, 1060, 1145 Day, Mr n66n2 Day, Thomas 10008012: gives dinner at Maidstone 8o3&ni, 804 Deal Castle 824&nm,2 Decies, 2nd Baron io67ni6 Deedes, William ggg&na Deepdene, the no2&ni: the DS visit iog68oii; D describes Hope's remodelling of no4&m; the DS spend Christmas 1840 at 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124 Deering, Henry io8gn4 Deering, John Peter io8g&n4 De Franquemont, Eleanora 78381115 De Fregne, Baron g2om De la Force, Edmond, due 793n6 De La Warr, Countess (5th Earl) 7g6&n2 De La Warr, 2nd Earl 864n2 De La Warr, 5th Earl 73on7, 7g6&n2 De Elsie and Dudley, ist Baron (VOL n) 507114, 742, 784, 800, 919, 9g8&nn3,4, 1129, 1139: to dine with D and MAL 943&m; at one of D'S political dinners 1043; tne Ds entertain 10458015 at Deepdene (Christmas 1840) 1124 de Melcy, Gerard 83980111: duel with Castlereagh 783*9 Denham (Bucks) 826 Denison, J.E.: describes Stowe 1030^ Denman, ist Baron 83g&ni4: judge in D'S libel case 778m, 780™, 843m Dent, John 742&ni2 De Quincey, Thomas: his article on the 'Roman Dinner' iO2im Derby, the 775ni 'Derby Dilly, The' 947^ De Ros, 22nd Baron (VOL n) 576119, 7gon2, i093ni: Hook's epitaph on g^&ec&m Descombes, Albert Ferdinand 1013118 D'Este, Sir Augustus Frederick (VOL n) 522117, (APP i) 622R Des Voeux, Charles H42n6 Des Voeux, Sir Charles, 2nd Baronet ii42n6 Des Voeux, Frances Henrietta H42&n6 Devey, Louisa: Life of Rosina, Lady Lytton 76m4 Devonshire, 6th Duke of (VOL n) 375113, g22&n6 D'Eyncourt, Charles Tennyson (VOL n) 616114, 88g&n2 D'Eyncourt, Edwin Clayton 889112 D'Eyncourt, Eustace Alexander 889112 D'Eyncourt, George Hildeyard 889112 D'Eyncourt, Louis Charles 889112

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Dick, Quintin (VOL n) 47602: D dines with 897, 901, IO5O&R5, 1147; the DS entertain 1045^; the DS dine with io86&ec&m, 1087, 1088 Dickens, Charles: Pickwick Papers 741; Oliver Twist 88g&n3, 899&nn5,6; Nicholas Nickleby 899 Dickinson, William Henry: officiates at the DS' marriage ggi&ni Di Novo 88a&n2 'Dis': MAL'S pet name for D 773&n5 Disney, Henry Napier (alias of Arthur Battersby) 724n4 Disraeli, Benjamin: mysterious commission 'from the highest quarter' 6968011, 697, 698, 699, 7oo&m, 701, 738na; helps Isaac with The Illustrator Illustrated -joym, 7o8&n4, 717, 724, 728, 729&m, 73i&m, 736&n4, 739; plans to attend meeting at Wotton 717, 7i8&m; his first mention of travel by rail 718; accepts invitation from MAL 720; is struck off Roxburgh committee 721; Poor Laws (Irish) and his studies 727; describes Lady Lyndhurst 733; describes O'Connell's reprimand by Speaker 737; manifesto of views and principles of Conservative Party 738&n2; and a common front of Radicals and Tories 738^, io65&m, io66&m; favours supporting a Radical 739&n2; proficiency in French 74on2; backs Foulis at Carlton Club 750; encouraged to stand in Bucks 75om; business acumen 7658014; on Copyright Bill 7665012, 1126; describes Rosina Bulwer 767; attacked by Maginn 7688013; as host of banquet to Peel 770; Austin's libel case against 776&ec&nm,3,4, 777&ec&m, 778&ec&nm,2, 779&ec&m, 7808011, 842&ec, 843&m, 844&m, 8828014; Satirist couplet on 778m; on parliamentary pairing 7858011; his spelling 822ec; asks MAL to report on political affairs 829; Chalon's portrait of him (1840) 833n4; attacked at Maidstone 838m; as 'The Poet Laureate of Fashion' 839; criticized as orator in Dublin Review 868m; his independent stance 908, 97i&m; portrait of in Cheveley gi4n7; his implied criticism of Peel 9168013; asks to see Peel gai&ec&m; responds to Russell's 'Letter to the Electors of Stroud' 922n4; presents petitions 93482^1; mentions that he is writing 943, 944; votes for anti-PoorLaw clause 97oni; praises Londonderry's Letter to Lord Brougham and Vaux ... 972; crest 9748011; on civil rights 97gm; meets with Palmerston on Parish's recall g8oA, g8i&ec∋ presents petition against Palmerston 9948rec&n3; reads but does not take The Morning Post 1016; acknowledges his mother's wedding present 1021; helps a county member with his speech 1024; exchanges books with Beckford I026&ec8oim,2; promises a sonnet on Stowe I027n2; uses Carlton Club as his mailing address 10318015, 1047, 10888019, 1089, 1132, 11458^4, 1147; attends meeting of MPS at Peel's 1032, 10338^3; his hours 10328016; speaks in 428

defence of the sheriffs 1034111; gives political dinners i035&m, 1040™, iO43&ec&n4, I045&n5; visits imprisoned sheriffs K>36&ec&n3; Peel invites D to join in confidential consultation iO36∋ introduced to Wellington io4i&n4; sees Royal Couple on their wedding day iO44∋ invited to Wycombe Abbey (Lord Carrington) io5O&ec&n3; his 'picture' of Lady Cork referred to in her obituary io64n2; memorandum to Peel io66&m, ii6o&m; on 'a poet on a throne' ioyon3; throws violent writ-server out of Grosvenor Gate 1077; comments on inadequate coverage of his speeches 10798012; nearly drowned by Louis Napoleon io83&n3; on French law 1094; 'does your mother know you're out?' m6n3; elected to Crockford's H27&n3; quotes from Aeneid H29&n3; his aphorism quoted by Mrs Gore in Cecil i^G&na; presents Bradenham petition against Poor Law Amendment Bill H42&n7; Urquhart sends him 'Dissertation' on Persia H49∋ on letters as 'this imperfect mode of communication' 1158; press prediction that he will be in Peel's government (1841) H74&m; denies to Peel having written Tittacus' letter ii78&nm,4; 'We have beat the enemy to pieces' August 18411183&m; awaits call from Peel (1841) 1184, n85&m, n87&ec&m; appeals to Peel for recognition n86&ec&nm,2; 'the crash' of his hopes for a government post 1841 n88∋ responds to Peel's misconstrued answer to D'S appeal 11898011; instructs Sarah how to approach Lyndhurst on RD'S behalf 11908013; considering options after 1841 disappointment ng2&n2; mysterious'prospects ... of great magnitude' in France 1194; sees himself as no longer a hero 1197; anticipates dissolution in 1835 (APP i) 388X5 as 'Dizzy', (APP i) 54oR&ec. On Turkish-Egyptian crisis. See TurkishEgyptian crisis - as justice of the peace 696, 697&m, 822&n2, 825, 826, 856&m, 8588011, 859&n2, 9148^2, gi5&n2 - constituency affairs 11778011; 'Maidstone friends' 697; Maidstone election expenses 710, 714, 718, 725, 726, iooo8tec8oini,2; constituents' dinner at Maidstone 750; Maidstone 801, 803, 804, ii58n6; faces action at Maidstone for D'Orsay's debt 11378013; negotiates Shrewsbury requisition 11588016; Tomline considers withdrawal from Shrewsbury 1159; letters to the electors of Shrewsbury 1161, 1165, 1168, 1169; MA travels to Shrewsbury n62&m; at Shrewsbury 1163, 11648011; seeks Wesleyan support at Shrewsbury 11668011; broadsheet of debts posted in Shrewsbury 11678011; elected at Shrewsbury (1841) 11698011, 11708011, ii7i8mn2-4; 1841 election results ii7om; petition against D'S election at Shrewsbury (1841) 11928015, 11948^8; postpones visit to Shrewsbury ngS&ec&m - courtship 787, 788, 792, 803, 806: asks permission to call on MAL 749; sends flowers to MAL

y6i, 765; looks after MAL'S correspondence 764; as MAL'S adviser 765&n4, 767, 768, 87i&m; impression of MAL 768; MAL gives him Wyndham Lewis's watch chains 773&nm,5; 'the seal' 773&n5, 833&n3, 955; first love letter to MAL 777&m; gives coronation medal to MAL 791, 7g8&n2; wears MAL'S locket 802; leaves watch and chain at Grosvenor Gate 812; takes blame for MAL'S departure from Bradenham 8i8&ec; 'the mystical mark' 820&ec; his jealousy 827&nm-3, 832; portrait of MAL for D 833; major quarrel with MAL 88o&ec&nm,2, 881, 882&n4, 883, 884, 885 - marriage: date of 8i5&m, g67&ni, 9848012, 986, 9go&ec&n3; and Isaac's settlement 8i5&m; preparations for 942&n4, 987&n6, 9888011, ggi&ni, 994; formally announced 946; D looks forward to 954; servants' new liveries 974&m; marriage settlement 984&m, g85&m; D informs George Basevi (Sr) gg3; wedding ceremony 996&ec, gg7&n3; honeymoon gg8, ggg, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, ioo4&n6, ioo5&ec&m, 1006 - debts and creditors: 'Mr. B' 7oo∋ Thomas Baring 7oo&m; Wyndham Lewis 7oi&n2, 7028012, 706, 710, 714, 718, 725, 726; Pyne and Richards and 'the Gentleman in Lincoln's Inn' 710; Exmouth 744, i054nm,2; increased pressure after Wyndham Lewis's death 744ni; 'the system' to be ended 8i5&n2; Davis 821 ∋ Mary Anne Lewis 882&n4; Waller and Ward g4g&m, iO54&m; to pay Culverwell's account g77&ec&m; uses Isaac's settlement to manage debts 9868011; R.M. Hume i025&m, m7&n2; T.H. Johnston 1054111, ng4nio; William Lovell i054ni, ng48oiio; Thomas Jones 1057801™,2; writes letter for Isaac to send to Thomas Jones 10628012, 10638014; R. Manning (writ server) 10778™; 'vile Finch' 1108; G.S. Ford 11088011, ii37n3, ii56&n6, 1157, ngoni, ng48cnn3,4,io, ng5, ng68oi2; Sir J. Lubbock & Co H25ni; 'Indeed I have no bill' 1135; Charles Lewis 11378011, 116780^11,5; 'Mr Nathan' 11378012; 'prepared for' dissolution and loss of privileges 1157; gets 'argenf for election 1162; Henry Harris 116780011,4; Kensington Lewis n678omi,2; Sir Benjamin Smith n67&nm,3; John Barton n67ni; Beale 1167™; J.W. Edwards 1167™; R.K. Lane n67ni; Low n67ni; Maria Ann Mash ('Mary Anne Marsh') 1167™, n68n3; Charles Waller n67m; Thomas Ward n67ni; Weston n67ni; James Whit combe n67ni; John Parton Ruggett [Rag-gett?] n68n2 Sawyer n68n2 dissolution of parliament leaves D vulnerable 11688011, 11718011; prospect of the seizure of contents of Grosvenor Gate 11908011; Thomas Bailey ng4&mio; Morris Emanuel 11948016; James Gibbs 11948014, 1195; W.W. How 119480111; John Jacobsohn 1^48015; Francis Buchanan Hoare ng4mo; Rice Wynne ng4nn; John Finch 11968011; Mr Skinner 11968012; William Pyne 696, 700, 1054™: D to meet Pyne 8228011; D

to make arrangements with Pyne gg6; Pyne unable to attend to D'S affairs 1122; D asks Pyne for 'pocket money' 1153, 1154; D assures Pyne there is no danger from a sudden dissolution ii53&m - domestic affairs: attends to MAL'S business affairs 7g58cni advises MAL on 8288013; and quarrels in MAL'S family 8gg; arranges Evans's affairs g6i&oin4-g; and Mrs Yate's financial affairs ioo8&ec8oii, 10568011, 11468^2 - dress: as Charles n in court costume 1049; his 'Orientalisms' 10508014; the handsomest at the Royal Academy of Music Ball (APP i) 4o8X&n3 - franks, i02g: method of obtaining radical franks for Sarah 713; sends franks to Sarah 732> 734> 735' 789801!; franks letter to Isaac from Mitford 7568cm; gets Ellice's frank for Sarah 7608012; provides frank for MAL 782; writes 'last' frank to his mother and to the Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos iO27&ec, 1030; sends second last frank to Lady Anna Grenville I028ec, 1029 - health 745, 780, 806, 816, 830, 831, 844, 847, 9OI> 933. 935. 953. 96l> 974. 976> I0». (APP22 i) 388X: effect of his writing on 698; and medicated vapour baths 742, 7478013; influenza 742, 743, 848, 850, 851, 852, 853, go3,1053; throat 743, 7478^3; unwell after Wyndham Lewis's death 745; diet 822; takes cayenne, Guinness 8288011; 'little pin-marks' 82g; nervous symptoms 832, 859, 915; drinking 866&n3, 868, 871; liver complaint 954; abstinence 955, g5g; 'fit' in Paris ioo6m; consults Chambers ioog8cm; MA catches influenza from . 1023; a c°ld 1134; brandy with maraschino aidsandiunbuan. his digestion (APP i) gsX; leg nearly well (APP i) 370X5 suffers from strong dose of laudanum (APP i) 418X5 prevents his attending Pettigrew's assemblies (APP i) 67R8cm - relations with his father: calls surgeon for Isaac 764; anxious about Isaac's health 770; arranges medical attention for Isaac's eyes ioi68cec8cnm,2, 1017, 1018, ioig, 1020, 1022; praises Isaac's Miscellanies io5g; efforts to help sales of Isaac's Miscellanies 11138012; negotiates terms with Moxon for publication of Isaac's Amenities 11488011, 1150, 1151, 1152; introduces Isaac to Lady Blessington (APP i) 333X8cec. See also works: The Illustrator Illustrated - (social occasions) attends: performance of Othello 8238cec; Maidstone mayor's dinner 8378cec, 838&ec&mi; Royal Olympic Theatre 83781™; Adelphi Theatre 8gg8cec8cnn3-5; Speaker's levee go58cn3, 10508012, 1138; Drury Lane Theatre gio&n4; Hertford ball 914; Queen's levee g378cm; Newspaper Press Benevolent Association g648oi2, g65, 966, 96782^8012; French Opera 10058^2; Renaissance Theatre, Paris ioo58cm; Royal Academy of Music Ball (APP i) 408X8013 - (social occasions) entertained by or visits to: the W. Lewises 703; MAL 707, 711, 722; 429

Wotton 7ig&m; Walpole 720; Lady Blessington 729, 743. 757. 76l> 897, 947&n3> 968&m. 97i&ec&n9, 989, 992&n7, 1144, (APP i) GaaR; Parnther 730; the Salisburys 7328014, 733, 741, 742&n6, 7488015, 750&n4, 770, 793&m; the Twisses 7328013, 733; Browne 734; Neeld 740, 741, 742, 800, 920; the Lyndhursts 740, 943&ec&n2, 1053; Wombwell 742&m, 893; O'Loghlin 750; 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 750, 770, 773&ec&nm,2,4, 783&nni,2, 826, 843, 844, 8s88cn2, 9i5&n3, 919, 928, 935, 936&ec, 953, 954&m, 956, io82∋ the Powerscourts 7568^2; Lady Stepney 757, 919; Trevor 757; the Codringtons 757&n3; the Londonderrys 768, 770, 796^5, 797&ec, 799&n2, 801, 893, 932&ec&n3, 973; Lady Londonderry 7718012; D'Orsay 785, 786, 801; the Maxses 789; Scrope 801, 804, 805, 899, 9008013; Rochester 804; Lyndhurst 810, (APP i) 372X5 Maidstone (Kent) 831; Clayton 834&n2; Lord Maidstone 836&n4; Welch 8388^2; Loftus 839; Sterling 839, 97i&n2; Carrington 855, 856; Bulwer 887, 889, 1138, 1139; Peel 887, 88g8cec, 8g7&ec, H38&n2, 1142, ii43&m; Milnes 8g2&m; Dick 897, 901, 1050^5, 1147; BEL 902, (APP i) 372X5 the Websters 906; Madame Montefiore gio&n5, 911, g20&n3; the George Morgans gn&ni, 912, 914; Lady Peel gi4&n3; Lady Charlotte Guest 933, 935&ec&n2; Beresford 937&n2; Hertford 943&m; Grant 959&n7, gGi&nio, 1129; the Dawsons 971; Burdett 975&ec, 976&ec, 978, 983, 1045, 1046, 1150; Mathews 1046; Hope 1064, 1138; Grantley Berkeley 1067; Mrs Meredith 1076, 1133; Gardner io82&n3; the Francis Egertons ii32&n4, H34&ec; Esterhazy H39&n3; the Guests 1157; the Austens (APP i) 372X5 Charleville (APP i) 388X5 Lady Charlotte Bury (APP i) 622R; Tyrrell (APP i) 622R. See also Disraelis, the Benjamin speeches: on Corn Laws in 1838 70818015, 7365013, 747&ec&m; claims that they are impromptu 7o8n5; on Copyright Bill 765&nm,2, 766&ec&m, 7688012; on Irish Municipal Corporations Bill 7888011, 8og8cm, 9O4&ec&nm-3; at Rochester 802, 803; at Maidstone 803, 804; in Austin case 8438^1, 8468012, 847&m; on Lenten Theatre Restrictions 897801^-4, 9oo&ec8cnn5,6; on extension of suffrage 90780^11,2; preparation on Eastern affairs 9088011; on National Education 937, 9388cec8cnm,2, g3g8cec8cm, g4o8cec8cm, 94i&m, 947&n2; preparation on Prussian League 9548tn4; on Chartism 95gn8, 962, 963, 9648cm, 965, 96g&ec; on Birmingham Police Bill 9688011, 97i8mi, 9768^1; on London City Police Bill g68&m; on Rural Constabulary Bill g68&m, g73&m, g75&n2, g768cec8cm, g788cec8cnn7-io, 983&ec8cn2; memorizes material for 97880110; summarizes session in Progress of Public Business debate 97g&ec&m, g8o&m, g8i8oi2; on new writ to replace retiring chancellor of the exchequer 9948014; to the Buckingham Conservative Association I027&n6; in debate on Buller's non-confidence motion (1840) 1033&n2, 10398015;

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defends Stockdale in the House privileges affair 10368^1, 10378014; raises question in the House privileges debate i043ni; in Irish Registration Bill debate (1840) 10758011; on Dr Bowring io7g8cec8cnm-3, io8o&n2; in Lovett-Collins debate io7g8cm; on factory inspectors io8o&m, 1081; on foreign commercial policy io8i8cn2; on Sugar Duties Bill H568cm; in non-confidence debate (May 1841) H58n2; victory speech at Shrewsbury (1841) 11718014; in the nonconfidence debate (August 1841) 11818011, n82&m; at the Bucks Conservative Festival (1836) (APP i) 54oR8cna works: 'Old England' (Coeur de Lion) 6g68cm, 697, 6g88cm, 6gg; contribution to The IIlustrator Illustrated 7328015, 7358013, 7368014; Coningsby 742m, 783^, 956ng: model for preparatory school in gg8n5; Lord John Manners the original of Lord Henry Sidney ii2gna; Tancred 750n6; Lord George Bentinck: A Political Biography 784^; Vivian Grey 7g3, g4in4, (APP i) 453X8cn2; 'The Portraits of the Ladies Sarah Frederica Caroline, Clementina Augusta Wellington, and Adela Corisanda Maria Villiers' 7g4; 'Spring in Bendouran' (in Scrope's Art of Deer-Stalking 8o68cn2, 8648014; thanksgiving address 8i6&m; The Tragedy of Count Alarcos 8228015, 8268cm, 827, 828, 829, 830, 832, 846, 850, 865, 866, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 876m; 9368cec8oi3, g4i8oi4, g568cnn4,6, g5g, ggo: critical reaction to 8688cnm,3, 9658^2; submitted to Macready 8888cm, 8g48cec8cnm,2, 8g5; advertisements for g4i&ec&n4; praised g478cm, 964, 965; its Shakespearean flavour g56mo; copy to Beckford iO26&ec8cnm,2; 'The Yeomen of Bucks' 83o8cn4, 8g6n4; 'The Deserted' (from Henrietta Temple) 830^; 'The Portrait of Lady Mahon' 836n8, 842, gig&nLj.; 'The Portrait of Viscountess Powerscourt' 836n8; 'To the Duke of Wellington' 8388018, gg78cn6; 'National Sonnets' 846&n3, 8488cm; 'To My Mother, nursing me on her birth-day 1838' 849; 'The Valley of Thebes' 876m, 931 &ni, 9428011, g68n2; Vindication 9O78cm, (APP i) 453X8cec; Runnymede letter on imprisonment for debt 914^; 'Laelius' letter to Lord John Russell g22n4; 'Laelius' letter to the Queen g2g8oi3, 93o8cec, H78n4; 'Laelius' letter to Melbourne 932&ec&m; Runnymede Letters g32&n2, ii3g; sends 'lines' to Lady Blessington g688cn2; marriage poem to MA 995, gg7; 'Munich' 1003™, io7o&n3; Henrietta Temple 1064^; reviewed by The Examiner (APP i) 54oR8oi5; possible authorship of article on 'The Turkish and Egyptian Question' iogg&ec8cni; 'Atticus' letter to Wellington H3g8cec&n5; poem on MA'S birthday (1841) ng38cec; Venetia (APP i) 622R; 'Peers and People' (APP i) 4i8X8cec; Endymion: description of Eglinton Tournament in gg2n6; Sybil: use of Chartism in 924^, g64ni; use of Whig resignation in g27ni; Vivian Grey: Sta-

pylton Toad 832∋ as inspiration for murder ledges her wedding gift 1020, 1021; receives by Madame Laffarge io94&n3; Mrs Gore's Cecil D'S 'last' frank io27&ec; D congratulates her an imitation of 1136 on his election 1841 irjo&ni D'Israeli, Isaac (VOL i) 4112, 734, 767^, 813, D'Israelis, the (D'S family) 800, 855, 912, 832, 879&m, 882, 892, 897, go7n4, 912, 920, 967, ii44&m: visit London 766&n5, 767, 769 92560, 926ec, 930&n2, 935, 946, g66m, 974m, 78o&n2, 925&ec&m; as MAL'S friends 768; as 976&n2, 981, 997n3, gg8n8, 999^014,1002, 1010, 'our Bradenham friends' 769&m, 770, 772 1013, 1026, 1038, I057n2, io58n5, io85ph, 1095, Disraeli, Mary Anne (as Mary Anne Lewis) (VOL H3gn5: and D'S debts 7oo&ec; his stockbroker i) 169115, 698, 6ggec, 789, 792, 793, 797, 806, and the Royal Exchange fire 702; controversy 8o8ni, 8i6&ec, 8356^ 836, 841, 842, 8708011, with Corney 727^, 73i&n3, 7328015; D franks 876™, 906, 907, gion4, 933ec, 934m, 941, letter from Mitford to 756&m; his 'polished 943n2' 944&ec, 955111, 959, 969, 973: visits eloquence' 76o&n8; visits London 807, g23&ec; Bradenham Sgsec, 6g7&ec, 8oo&ec, 801, 804, marriage settlement on D 8i5&m, g86&m; quoted 810, 811, 812, 8i3&ec, 830, 837, 838, 847, 851, in The British and Foreign Quarterly 839&ni5; 852, 853, 858, 85g, 861, 862, 967, 97g, g82, g848tec8m2; sees Kean as Hamlet with D 7o8&m; praise for D'S speech in Austin case 846; attends concert at Parnther's 730; attends delighted with Beckford's book 1026; D writes party at Twisses 733; death of Wyndham Lewis letter for him to send to Thomas Jones io62&ec&n2, io63&n3; Lady Blessington thanks 744ni, 745, 746&n2, 747&n2, 750, 751, 768; asks him for copy of Miscellanies io88n8; noticed in D to call at Grosvenor Gate 753; D encloses letter found at Carlton 755; much recovered Halliwell's book on Shakespeare 1150^4; Grosafter Wyndham Lewis's death 757; rebuked by venor Gate put at his disposal 1188; introduced to Lady Blessington (APP i) 333X&ec; attends Rosina Bulwer 76m2; D franks her correspondence 7648:^2; appoints D to manage af'legal' party at Lyndhurst's (APP i) 37oX&nm,4 - health 764, 7706012, 865, 963, ioo6&n2, 1007, fairs 7658^4; settles Wyndham Lewis's affairs 1009, ion&n3, 1012: gout 763, 863, 864, 942; 7658014, 7678011; her handwriting 765^, g4o&n2; and his eyes 770&n2, lo^&ng, ioi6&ec&nni,2, love for mother and brother 768; as companion 1017, 1018, 1019, io20&n2, 1022, 1046 for Sarah 770; reproaches D for passing too - works: The Illustrator Illustrated 703&ni, much time with Lady Londonderry 771; gifts to D 7o8&n2, 723&m, 724, 728n2, 729&m, 73i&m, 773&nm,5; as 'Whizzy' 773n5; D dines with 784; 732&n5, 735&n3, 7368014, 739&n3> 742&n8, 743&n:,, !, invites RD to her house to see fireworks 789 756™, 757&ec; his letter in The Athenaeum gives coronation medal to 791, 7988012; and 7i7&m; article in The Quarterly Review quoted Prince Poniatowski 7g3n7, g5im; D attends to 839&ni4; The Literary Character; or the History her business affairs 7g5m and Green Meadow of Men of Genius 839ni5; Miscellanies iO59&ni, agreement 7g88tn3; at the Scropes 801, 804; D j, io82&n6, io89&n5, 1113∋ Amenitiessdkjfhgk wears locket 802; D sends Scrope's poem to 8o6&n2; first marriage 806m; arranging , 1150, 1151,1152, ii79&n2, n8o&n2;hsdjdsu, D'S congratulations about 'the magnum opus' Wyndham Lewis's affairs 8108011; D writes poem (Amenities) H74&n4; Amenities published for 814, gg6, gg7; date of marriage 8158011; D'S jealousy 827&nm-3, 8328011; dismisses her H76&ec&n2; Amenities reviewed in The Athenaeum ngo&n4; Curiosities of Literature butler 82881^3; D asks to report on political 703&m, 723&ni, 727&n2, 742&n8, 743&ec&n3, affairs 82g; her 'little journal' 830, 832; gi4&nio, ioo6&n3, ii48m: reviewed in The composes tunes for D'S poems 830^; and D'S Times 73g&n4, 742&n8, 743&ec; sales of 7438013. seal 8338013; portrait by Chalon 8338014; at the See also D'Israelis, the Whitmore-Joneses 8388013, 8578011; on death of Disraeli, James (VOL i) 12115, 750m, 811, 832, LEL 868n2; D gives financial advice to 8718011; 842, 852, 861, 875, g87&m, gg8n5, ioo7&n3, at the Gibsons 878n6; major quarrel with D 1095, 1096, 1097, noi: visits Parliament to 88o&ec&nm,2, 881, 88280^8014, 883, 884, 885 hear D'S speech 747&mo; as a country squire suitors 8828015; quarrels with her family 899; 7638012; his hay fever 796; as security for loan health 902, 933, g7i; at the George Morgans 815; D orders his pipe 1038; D distressed at gn&ni, gi2, 914; and 'Fairy' letter 914^; his method of calling unannounced at the attends Lady Charlotte Guest's concert 935n2; to attend Queen's drawing room g37&m; concern Carlton Club 1089; D to approach the Duke of for brother's illness g4i&n5, g47&ec; her Buckingham and Chandos on his behalf U32&n5 D'Israeli, Maria (VOL i) mi, 840, 861, 875, brother's death g48, g4g, g6i8om3,7, g63; at 912, 925ec, g26ec, g3o&n2, g35, g87, gg4, Biggleswade gsi&ec, g52, g53, g54, gs6, g57, gg8m, 1002, 1007, ioog, 1010, 1013, 1018, g58&ec, 964, 965, 966; her jewellery 9518011, loig, 1046, 1063,1084, iog5, ngo&ni, (APP i) gg2&m; introduction to Lyndhurst 954; 'the 37oX&m, (APP i) 372Xm: her health 757, 760, seal' 955; to meet Lady Powerscourt 964; as 1050; opposes Sarah's visit to MAL 763; D'S sole legatee of mother's will g87&oi5; to call poem to 84g; visits London g23&ec; receives D'S on Lady Blessington g8g, gg2&n7; marriage: first letter after marriage gg7&nr; D acknow-

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hursts 1067, io6g, 1122; Dowager Duchess of formally announces 946; announces it to StaRichmond 106780114, io6g; the Ernest Bruces pleton 96ini4; date of 9678011, g84&n2, 986, 106780116, io6g; the Ingestres 106780115, io6g; ggo&ec&n3; servants' new liveries 974&m; marClaud Hamilton io6g; Follett io6g; Gardner riage settlement 984&m, g85&m; preparations 1069; Munster 1069; the James Weir Hoggs 1069; for gSy&nS, 994; wedding gg6&ec&m, 997^3 Walpole io6g, logs; Hardwick logi; Maxse logi; Disraeli, Mary Anne (post 28 Aug 1839), IOO7> Hope ing, 1122; the Tankervilles nig, 1122; 1009,1027, IO32CC, 1045, IO57n2> 1084, 10, Lady Lyndhurst mg8tec&n2; Sarah Copley 1089, I095ni, 1096, in6n3, n62ni, n6gm, ingStecStM; Lyndhurst mg8oi2, 11808011; Cecil ngo&n3, ng4n6, ng5&ec, ng8; honeymoon Forester 1122; Duke of Buckingham and Chandos ggo&ec, gg8&nm,io,n, ggg, 1001, 1002,1003, 11558012; Egerton 11558012; Salisbury 11558012; 1004, 1005, 1006: awareness of D'S financial Canterbury 1155^; Fremantle H55n2, 1180; situation gg6, 1167™; and Maidstone election expenses iooo&ec&n2; as Madame de Pompadour Goulburn H55n2; Grant H55n2; the Maxses 1175; the Pellews 1175; Walpole 11758011; Lady Walioo6&n5; financial affairs ioo8&ec&m, I077&n2, pole ii75&m; Exmouth 11758cm; Duke of Leeds iO78&m, 1141 ∋ her handwriting lon∋ is H75&n2; Bonham H78m; D'Orsay 1180; Lincoln philosophical about lack of Christian names 1180; Mrs Dawson 1180; Granville Somerset during Montefiore dinner 1013; inventory at n8o8mi; Sheridan 1200; entertained by or Grosvenor Gate 1013^; collects press clippings visits to: the Canterburys 1006; the Paris on D 1015; and a Roman Dinner io2i&m; Opera 1006, 1144; the Sheridans 1006; Bradelighted at RD'S verses iO23&m; D keeps his denham 1007, ioog, 1013, 1014, loig, 1020, mail from her 1031^; and Peel's congratulations 1033; and D'S political dinners i035m; 1020,1022, 1023, II2I > II22 > II25> n33>,, 11448011, 1145, 1147, 1174; Mrs Montefiore 1013; records D'S invitation to Peel's confidential the George (Jr) Basevis 1013; the Nathaniel meeting iO36m; D addresses as Tolsy' iO48&ec, Basevis 1013; Sir John Paul 1014; Duke and 1185; meets James Clay io58&nm,6; her dress Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos 10278012, at the Queen's drawing room 10618012; and D'S 1030, 1083, 10848011, io858oim,2,i2,i3, 1086, debts io62n2, 1063; attends Royal Academy of 1087, 1088, io8g8oi2, 1145, 1147; Brighton 1058, Music ball io6g&n7; and Dawson's poem in Book io5g; the George (Sr) Basevis 105882^1; the of Beauty 10708011; berates Louis Napoleon Powerscourts 1060, 1061; the James Weir Hoggs io83n3; noticed by The Morning Post at Stowe 10608012; Lady Lyndhurst io6g&n8, 10728015, 1086; Ford delivers writ to 1108; Fitzharris's 11528012; the Walter Longs 10728016, 1145; Neeld impression of her mini; keeps secret of her 1076; the Horace Twisses 1080; Lady Charlotte Spanish pudding 1122; anticipates Christmas at Bury 1086, 1087, 1088; Quintin Dick io86&ec8oii, Deepdene 1123; omits to pay a bill 11258011; 1087, 1088; the Maxses 1087, 10888017, iogi, problem with Esterhazy assembly invitation iog2; Hope iog68oii, 1102, no4&nni,2, 11218013, ii3g&n3; has long conversation with Peel 1140; 1122, 11238cm, 1140; the Tankervilles mi; the has not missed her Opera box 1144; contributes Thomonds 11388011, 1142; the Sugdens 1^8014, 'greatly' to D'S election 1841 n66&n2, 1180; Esterhazy 1140; the Pembertons 1145; Col ii7o&nm,2, 1171; D leaves Sarah's letter for Baillie 1151; Mrs Adrian Hope 1151; the Lyndher to answer 1175 asks Peel to give D a governhursts 11518016; Hope 11518016; Parnther H5i&n6; ment post n86n2; D acknowledges her support in Sir Baldwin and Lady Leighton 11718015; the his political disappointment 18411188; would Maxses 1175; the Wombwells 1175 be delighted to extricate D and D'Orsay from Disraeli, Ralph (VOL i) 12115, 721, 72g, 73g, all their 'scrapes' ng7&n2; health: visit to Bradenham for her benefit 1133; not improved 793. 832, 83g, 84gec, 8gg, go2, go7, gn, gig&ni6, 926, 982, 994,1009,1021,1061,1082, by visit to Bradenham 1136; uses shower bath 1133, 1163: invited to MAL'S 78g; persuades D for ii45&nm-3, 1147, 1150 to attend coronation 7go; publishes 'BuckinghamDisraelis, the Benjamin: Mrs Meredith's wedding present to 10078011; attend Buckingham Conserva- shire Lays' go48tn5; publishes work in The Morning Post 10118014; D posts his letters 10168014; tive Ball 10278015, 1030; their political dinners 10458^5; attend the Queen's 2ist birthday writes verses on MA 10238011; dines with the DS 1050; Lyndhurst provides post for 11558011, drawing room io6i&ec8mni,2; attend Royal Acango8oi3; as Sarah's secretary 1175 Grosvenor demy of Music annual ball 1072; gossip about Gate put at his disposal 11888013; his hopes for Lord Walpole iog5&m; servants quarrelling Bedwell's place (APP i) 37oXn2 iog78mi; listed as inquiring after the Queen's Disraeli, Sarah (VOL i) 10115, 753ni, 756m, 757, health inSni; travel to Shrewsbury (1841) 784n4, 7gmn4,5, 8i88tec, 832, 837^, 839, 11628011; canvassing at Shrewsbury 1166; trip 84gec, 936ec, 946, g87ni, gg7, ioo3n2, 10048011, to France 1188, 11908015, 1191, ng2&n3, ioo6n2, 10078012, 10118013, ioi3n6, 1018, iO24ni, ng48oig, ng5ec; entertain: Orkney 836; De io45n6, io58n5, io67ni2, io7iec, io85ec, Elsie g438mi; BEL 1007, loog; James Milnes H7ing, ng2n5, (APP i) 372Xm, (APP i) 4o8Xn2: Gaskell 1037801!; C.B. 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her contribution to The Illustrator Illustrated 703m, 739&n3; collection of franks 713, 732, 734, 735, 7608012, 789∋ as companion for MAL 770; health 781, 912; her research on London theatre 897801^-4, goo&n5, 9Oi&n3; Voyage' 935; pleasure at D'S marriage ggS&m; asks D to arrange for Isaac to see Dr Alexander ioi6ec; uses Carlton Club as D'S address io3i&n5, 1039, 1041, 1047, toSS&ng, H45&n4,1147; D asks her to burn his 'egotistical trash' 1036; and D'S rug 1041, iO42&n2; loses letters 1053; and D'S letter for Isaac to send to Thomas Jones 1063; Isaac acknowledges his indebtedness to io8an6; and D'S gossip about Lord Walpole i095∋ her 'cecilian conjectures' 1136, 1145; gets Wesleyan support for D at Shrewsbury n66&m, 1170; D'S congratulations about 'the magnum opus' (Amenities) H74&n4; D sympathetic about her 'labors' H75&n4 Grosvenor Gate put at her disposal 1188; offers sympathy to D in his disappointment 1841 n88&n5; D instructs on how to approach Lyndhurst on RD'S behalf ngo&n3; and her mysterious MS (APP i) 54oR&n6 Doctor, the Veritable: BEL'S wedding present to the DS 1013 'Dog Letter' 76i&ec&n2, 76781^2 Dormer, Baroness (nth Baron) ioo6&n3 Dormer, nth Baron ioo6n3 D'Orsay, Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel (VOL i) 159112, 743, 841, 855, 878&ec&m, 888m, 937, 942, 989, ioio&n2, io43&n4,11396^5, 11448013, n6gm, 1197, (APP i) 622R: reads The Illustrator Illustrated*]^; and Putbusmdsj, 783&nn4,5; D dines with 785, 786, 801; D'S 'dearest and truest friend' 805; at Bradenham 856&n3, 858, 859, 86o&ec; on completion of Alarcos 876m; visits Wycombe Abbey for 'romping party' ioi3&ec&n5; MA sends his portrait of D to Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos iO27n2; attends D'S 'political dinner' 1035; the DS entertain io44&ec, I045&n5, 1180; D faces action at Maidstone over his debt H37&n3; D endorses bill for n68&n4; D declines his birthday invitation (APP i) 372X Dorset, 3rd Duke of 7g6n2 Douglas, Marquess of (later nth Duke of Hamilton) (VOL i) 32|jN4, 1072, 10821085, D'Oultremont de Wegimont, Countess of: and the abdication of the King of the Netherlands iog8m Douro, Marchioness of gi8&n3 Douro, Marquess of (later 2nd Duke of Wellington) (VOL i) 34003, 730: marriage gi8&ec&nn3,4 Dover 841™, 997n6, 999 Dover, Baroness (ist Baron) ioi2&n3 Dover, ist Baron ioi2n3 Dowding, Frederick iO56&ni Dowding, Edwyn iO56&ni Downe, 6th Viscount: false report of his death H73&n3

Doxat, Lewis io82n6 Doyle, John ('HB') 733&n3, H2on2 Drake, Barbara Caroline io85&ng Drake, Thomas Tyrwhitt io85&ng Drayton Manor 7i9&n4, g82&m Drummond, Andrew Mortimer ii4o&ni Drummond, Lady Harriet (APP i) 622R&n7 Drummond, Sir William (APP i) GaaR&ny Drummond and Co, Bankers 706, 95i&m, 1137, ii4om, 1141 Drury Lane Theatre 878^, 8g7ni, go3m, gion4, ioo6n6 Duberley, Emily Hannah gigm6 Dublin co: in 1841 election H73&m Dublin Review: criticizes D as orator 868m Duels 823801^-5: D expects challenge from Austin 776n4, 777&m; Castlereagh vs de Melcy 783&ng, 784&ec Dufferin and Clandeboye, 4th Baron (VOL i) 234ni4: death H74&n4 Duffryn, Llynvi, and Forth Cawl Railway Co I078&m Duncannon, Viscount (later 4th Earl of Bessborough) 8&4n3 Dunciad of Today, The gsgn6 Duncombe, Arthur iO5O&n7 Duncombe, Louisa inm5 Duncombe, Philip Duncombe Pauncefort- 75om, QK6&nK

Duncombe, Thomas H. iinn5 Duncombe, Thomas Slingsby (VOL i) 1651111, 8g6&ec&n3, g76m, 981 &n2, 1092: and Lenten Theatre Restrictions 8g7&m, goo&ec&n7, go3&nm,2; to marry his cousin ini&n5 Dundas, James Whitley Deans 72gn2 Dundas, John Charles: absent from division because of hunting accident ii3O&n5 Dungannon, 3rd Viscount (of the second creation) goo&ng Dunkirk 1001 Dunn, Mrs (lodging-house proprietor) 766&n5 Dunn, Richard 83g&n5 Dunrobin Castle 836n6 Du Pre, Caledon George (VOL n) 648ni2, io8g&n3: to stand for Bucks 8678012 Du Pre, James 867&nz Du Pre, Louisa Cornwallis io8g&n3 Durham, ist Earl of (VOL i) 32402, 8376012, 838&nn5,6, 9im3, 917, gig&n2: Molesworth supports him as emissary to Canada 7i3n8; Peel demands that his powers be curtailed 717^; debate on his qualifications 75gni; accusations of extravagance against 7608014; action in Canada 7968011; resignation from Canada 84i&nn2-4; attitude to cabinet over Canada 864&n3; portrait of in Cheveley 914^; D reports 'Durham & Co.' to enter government after Royal Wedding 10418015; his 'death makes no sensation' 10828017 East, Sir East George Clayton, ist Baronet 936m East, Sir Edward Hyde g36&ni

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Eastell (mistranscription of 'Gaskell'?) io37&ni Eastern question: David Urquhart on go8&ec∋ settled by the fall of Acre naoni. See also Turkish-Egyptian crisis East India Company: correspondence of g^na East India produce: and J.W. Hogg's maiden speech iO24ni Eaton, Richard Jefferson (VOL n) 485113, 712, 742 Ebrington, Viscount. See Fortescue, 2nd Earl Ecclesiastical Commissioners 987^ Eddowes, John, printer at Shrewsbury 1161 Edelman, Maurice 946m Edinburgh Review, The 863&n7 Edmonds, Thomas gi5n2 Education Bill 934™, 935ni Edwardes, IT. Smitheman Ii66n2 Edwards, J.W. (a creditor): on Shrewsbury handbill of D'S debts (1841) n67ni Egeria: D compares MA to 1090 Egerton, Blanche (later Countess of Sandwich) 839&n2 Egerton, Lady Francis H32&n4, 11348015, (APP i) 622R

Egerton, Lord Francis (later ist Earl of Ellesmere) (VOL n) 582111, 733, 789, 839^, 863, H74&n4: D describes his speech on the Canada Bill 7i3&n3; Conservative meeting at 787&ec&m; invites D to dinner 11328014; D admires his Mediterranean sketches 11348^5; the DS entertain 115582^2 Egertons, the Francis: entertain D at dinner ii348cec Eglinton Tournament 992&ec8m6, 997, 1084^: Lady Londonderry's dress I072n3 Election Ballots 721 Eliot, Baron (later 3rd Earl of St Germans) (VOL i) 138112, 897, 1036, 1140: intends speech on Spanish policy 74im; motion on Spanish policy 752n2, 753111, 754ni; supports Talfourd's copyright bill H26&n2 Eliza. See Gregory, Eliza Elizabeth i 897 Ellenborough, ist Baron H42n6, 1151^ Ellenborough, 2nd Baron (later ist Earl of Ellenborough) 733&n6, 810 Elley, Sir John 879^ Ellice, Edward (Jr): D gets his frank for Sarah 76o&na Ellice, Edward ('the Bear') (VOL n) 548112, 76on2, 9478rn3: his conciliatory speech on Lower Canada Government Bill 71782^2; 'retrieves' Canada Bill 7298013 Ellis, George Henry: parliamentary agent for D in 1841 petition iK)4n8 Ellswood, Mr, surgeon: called to attend Wyndham Lewis 744ni Elm Grove, Highgate 10138013 Elsegood, Henry Charles 954n2 Elsegood, Mr 9548012 Ely, 3rd Marquess of 1145^

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Emanuel Brothers (jewellers) 7738013, 11948016 English Municipal Reform Act (1835) 8o4n2 Ennishowen & Carrickfergus, ist Baron. See Bel, fast, Earl of Enniskerry (co Wicklow) 964^ Epsom 7758011 Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover and Duke of Cumberland (VOL n) 473111, ni8&n2 Erskine, Baroness (2nd Baron) ioion7 Erskine, 2nd Baron ioo3ni2, ioion7 Escott, Bickham (VOL i) 283011, 1027 Essex, Countess of (VOL i) 32505: her death 7058011 Esterhazy, Prince Paul Anton 786&n2, 801, io87n9: praises D'S speeches 981; invites D only to his assembly 11398013; the DS attend his assembly 1140 Evans, Sir George De Lacy 724^, 728801113,4, 7298cec8oi2, 8588014: receives Order of the Bath 73480112; moves tabling of Spanish dispatches 741111 Evans, John 763113 Evans, John Viney 765, 768, 801, 8o4&n4, 8o6nm,4, 811, 858, 859, 861, 987^, lonni: 'in hysterics' 8998011; illness 941, 946&ec8mi, 9478tec; death 9488tec, 94g8tec, 95iec&nn2,3, 958&ec, 963; D informs 2gth Regiment of his death 950; funeral 952, 961 8m6; estate g6in4 Evans, Mrs William: as 'Mrs Ivins' 10438^3 Evans, William (sheriff) 1043801112,3: imprisoned in the House privileges affair iO34∋ D visits in prison i036&nm,3; and D'S speech iQ37n4 Every, Sir Edward, 8th Baronet io72nn Evesham 760^, 810 Ewart, William 9398011, 941: stands for Marylebone 734&ng; loses at Marylebone 7388:^3; wins Wigan by-election 9oin5 Examiner, TTfo 791115, 835, goin2: article on Athenaeum Club 79180111; praises D'S speech in Austin case 8468^2; reviews Henrietta Temple (APP i) 54oR8oi5 Exeter, 2nd Marquess of (VOL i) 97^5, 734n8 Exeter Hall 1064 Exmouth, ist Viscount 7gi&n8 Exmouth, 3rd Viscount (VOL n) 6461115, 757, 784, 793: and D'S financial affairs 744n2, io548oim,2, ii37n2, ii94nio, H96n2; visits Bradenham 760, 763, 764; at coronation 7918018; dines with the DS 11758011 Fagin: Bentley as 8898^3; Yates as 8998^5 Fairfax, Sir William 75&n4 Fairlie, Louisa (VOL i) 242117, 7948^ 8398cm Fairlies, the: stay with Lady Blessington 743&mi Falcieri, Giovanni Battista (Tita) (VOL i) 99nl5. 963 > 998&nII Faucit, Helen 878^114,5 Fector, John Minet 7538011, 800, 804, 999: stands for Maidstone 75o&n5, 75im, 752m, 7548cec, 798&ec&m; petition against his election 762&ec&m, 7748tec8tni, 775ni, 7768omi-3,

8io&nn2,3', his coronation suit 791; D a fellowguest with 838 Feilden, William (later 1st Baronet): D expects his support in non-confidence division 1O35&H2 Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de la Mothe 8g2&nn5,6 Ferdinand i, Emperor of Austria loSyng Ferdinand n, King of the Two Sicilies 748n6 Ferguson, Sir Ronald Craufurd: death i^oni Fergusson, Robert Cutlar 840&ec&ni: cheers D 747&n6 Feversham, ist Baron 1050^: death ii73&ec&n2 Fielden, John gi7&nn5,7, 976m, io35&ns Finch, Francis H24n5 Finch, John: possibly the 'vile Finch' iigG&ec&ni Finch, Mr 1108 Finsbury Tract Society 94in3 Fisher, G. (mayor of Cambridge) iii4&n5 Fitz Alan, Baron (later i4th Duke of Norfolk) Sgg&nG, go5&nn4,5 Fitzclarence, Lord Adolphus: as 'fidus Adolphus' 742&nn2,5 Fitzgerald, Col John ioo4ng Fitzgerald, Edward (VOL n) 605113, 79012 Fitzgerald, Hamilton: publishes account of Hastings affair goin2 Fitzgerald, John (later Purcell) 7gi&n2 Fitzgerald, Peter George (later igth Knight of Kerry and ist Baronet) (VOL n) 605113, 9598^4 Fitzgerald of Desmond, ist Baron (VOL i) 232115, 959, 961, 1129, 1134: invites D to dine 954; discusses Isaac's eyes with D 1016; praises D'S privileges speech 1036; the DS entertain 1045. Fitzharris, Viscount (later 3rd Earl of Malmesbury) io67&nn, ini&ni Fitzharris, Viscountess iiii&ni Fitzroy, Charles (VOL n) 387112, 73o&n8 Fitzroy, Eliza (VOL n) 387n2, 911 Fitzroy, Hannah Meyer 73O&nio Fitzroy, Henry (VOL n) 378n5, 800, 896, 956: D attends Committee for 748&n2 Fitzroy Park, Highgate 997^4, ioi3&n2 Fitzwilliam, 5th Earl io3on3 Flight, Barr and Barr (china merchants) 1007™ Flower, Charlotte Augusta (later Duchess of Marlborough) io86&n4 Foley, 4th Baron gog&n6 Follett, Sir William Webb (VOL n) 674111, 1060: and the Austin case 844∋ praises D'S speech in Austin case 847&m; and the House privileges affair i034&m; dines with the DS 1069; Cardigan's counsel in 'black bottle' affair ii28&m Fonblanque, Albany (VOL i) 159117, 1004^, io82n3: portrait of in Cheveley 914^ Fonblanque, Elizabeth ioo4&ng Fonblanque, John de Grenier ioo4&ng Foote, Samuel (APP i) 622Rm Forbes, Charles Fergusson (VOL i) 521110, 10918011 Forbes, William 750m

Ford, George Samuel ii56&n6, ngoni, H94&nn3,4, 1195: delivers writ to MA no8∋ lends D money at 40 per cent 1137^; 'clearing all [D'S] affairs' 11968012 Ford, William Knight 795&m Forde, Mrs io86n3 Foreign Prince, The 8gg8m3 Forester, Charles Robert Weld (VOL n) 4081126, io67nia Forester, George Cecil Weld (later 3rd Baron Forester) (VOL n) 6o8ni, 855, 856: D'S 'curious adventure with' 709; canvasses Tower Hamlets 824&n3; duel with Hanmer 87g&n5, 8g5&n4; at one of D'S political dinners 1043; the DS entertain 1045^, II22 Forester, Orlando Watkin Weld (later 4th Baron Forester) 8o7&ni Forester, Selina Louisa (later Countess of Bradford) 8o7ni Forester, 2nd Baron 877&n2, 961, 1084^, nSani: helps D find a constituency (1841) H58&n6 Foresters, the (family of the ist Baron): invited to Carrington wedding io84&n4 Fortescue, 2nd Earl ioi2&n3: lord lieutenant of Ireland 8g5ni, 8988012 Foulis, Henry (later gth Baronet): elected to Carlton Club 75o∋ at Bradenham 757, 760 764 Foulis, Sir William, 8th Baronet 75om, 764&ni Fowler, J. 1063™ Fox, Charles James iO46&n6, iog2&n2: D compares Tory 1841 majority to his 1783 India Bill majority H75H3; D quotes n82ni Fox, Dorothea (mother of Adolphus Fitzclarence) 742n2 Fox, Lane. See Lane-Fox Frail, John 11988011: Tory agent at Shrewsbury ii58&n5 Francatelli, Charles Elme: chef at Crockford's 878&n7 France: African war against ion&ec&n2; refuses to send ultimatum to Mehemet Ali io82n8; unrest in (1840) no5n4, no6&n2; joins Straits Convention (1841) H2g&n4. See also TurkishEgyptian crisis France, Bank of: shares respond to easing of crisis in Middle East iog3&n2 France, Thomas (under-sheriff): and the House privileges affair iO34&ni Francis i, King of the Two Sicilies 748n6 Frankfurt 1004 Frankland Russell, Lady (7th Baronet) io85&nn Frankland Russell, Sir Robert, 7th Baronet (VOL u) 53Qn8, io85&nn Franklyn, Thomas: and Maidstone election expenses looo&ni Franks (postal) 727, 782, g7i&ni3: D sends to Sarah 732, 734, 735, 7898011; MPS' privilege 87om; the privilege expires i027&ec&m, 1028, 1029

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Eraser's Magazine mo&ec&ni, (APP i) SaaR: article by Rosina Bulwer in y6i&m; Maginn attacks D in 768&n3 Frederick vi io3ini Frederick William in of Prussia yyony, 783^ Freeling, Sir Francis, ist Baronet 1095^: D writes to him about poor postal services (APP i) 4o8X&n2 Freeman, Joseph (surgeon): recommends release of William Evans 1043^ Freeman-Mitford, Frances Elizabeth gg2&n5, 1151 Freemasons' Hall and Tavern 760, 964^12, 966 Fremantle, Lady (Thomas Francis) 1085116: introduced to MA 1089 Fremantle, Lady (William Henry) gigng Fremantle, Sir Thomas Francis, ist Baronet (later ist Baron Cottesloe) (VOL n) 486116, 74i&n3, 877, 891, 1046, 1085, 1089, ii78m: drives D to Aylesbury 915; asks D to reply to Gisborne 1039; the DS entertain ii55n2, ii8o&m Fremantle, Sir William Henry gig&nng,^ French, Arthur: the DS entertain 1045^ French, William (Master of Jesus College, Cambridge) ni5n2 French Opera ioo5&n2 French revolution 1105 Frewen, Charles Hay: invites D to stand for Leicester ii58n6 Friedrich of Hesse-Cassel, Landgrave 973n3 Furnival Malahide, ist Baron g2om Fysh, William: petition against Fector 774ni Gainsborough, ist Earl of 756^, iog3&nn4,5 Galignani's Messenger 1001, ioo3&m8, 1004 Galway, ist Viscount 75on7 Galway, 4th Viscount 75on7 Gardner, Lady (2nd Baron) io84n4 Gardner, Lady Charlotte Eliza 823&n8 Gardner, 3rd Baron y86&mo: dines with the DS 1069; D dines with io82&n3; invited to Car-to carrr.. rington wedding io84&n4 Garrick, Nathan Egerton H37n2 Garth, Thomas (APP i) 62gR&n8 Gaskell, Benjamin io37ni Gaskell, James Milnes ng2&nn4,5: dines with D u>37&ec∋ the DS entertain 1045^ Gaskell, Mary nga&n4 Gennaro (son of Lucrecia Borgia) 786n6 Gentleman's Magazine, The 907^: Mitford editor of 756m George, the (inn at Aylesbury) 914 George in 973^, i03im, 1093^, IIJ8n2 George iv 791, gigmy. quoted 750 Germanic League: D prepares speech on 954^4 German Opera, The ii44n2 Gersdorff, Baron Ernst Christian August von ii24&n3, 1129 Giant of Palestine, The 899^4 Gibbs, James iig4&n4, 1195 Gibraltar ioion4: D at (APP i) g5X&nm,2 Gibson, Susanne Arethusa 859^, 878&n6, 893

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Gibson, Thomas Milner yia&na, 846&ec, SyS&nS, 893, 947na: his Electors' Removal Bill 934&ec&n3; contests Ipswich by-election 957^3 Gillatt, Mr 9978019 Gilliland, John 994na Gillon, William Downe ii72&n3 Gipps, Henry Plumtre 7248013 Gisborne, Thomas: 'lame bird' killed by D I039&nn4,5 Gladstone, John Neilson: wins Walsall byelection (1841) H24n5 Gladstone, William Ewart (VOL n) 36gn7, 938m, 947na, uojni, n83ni, n88n5: and Lower Canada Government Bill yiani, 7i5&n5 Glamorgan Chronicle, The (APP i) 54oR Glenelg, ist Baron (VOL i) 233113: his speech on Canadian affairs attacked by Brougham 7ogn2; motion of non-confidence against 73gm; dispatch to Durham 864^; resigns as colonial secretary 886&ec&m; his capacity for sleep 927&n3 Glengall, 2nd Earl of H47&n3 Globe, Theigi&ny, 1180: reviews Isaac's Amenities iijg&n2 Gloucester, Mary, Duchess of (VOL n) 56on2, 973n3 Goddard, Ambrose g22&n3 Godmanchester gig&ni6 Godolphin, ist Baron io67n2 Gooch, Daniel 846m Goodwood (Sussex) go2&n2 Gordon, Miss 889 Gordon, Sir Charles (VOL i) g2ii5, (APP i) 95Xn2 Gordon, Edward Lesmoin 88gm Gordon, Harriet Maria (later Mrs Smythies) 88g&m Gordon, Mrs 889 Gordon, Robert io7i&nni,3: resigns as secretary of the treasury ny&ec&na Gordon, Sir Robert (VOL i) 107115, 992 Gordon, 4th Duke of io67ni4 Gordon, 5th Duke of 836^ Gordon Castle 8366017 Gore, Catherine Grace (VOL i) 75111, 1004(8017, 1006: Dacre of the South mg∋ Cecil H36&nn2,3, ii4O&n2, ii45&n8; the anonymous author of Madame de Sevigne and her Contemporaries (APP i) 54oRn6 Gore, Charles Arthur (VOL i) 75111, ioo4&n7, 1006 Gore, William Ormsby ii7in6 Gore House 942, 989 Gore-Langton, Bridget I07in2 Gore-Langton, William io7i&nn2,3 Gosford, 2nd Earl of 75gm Goulburn, Henry (VOL n) 36304, 747, 773, 924^, 941, 1003 &m6, 1004: Tory candidate for Speakership 927&n2; the DS entertain H55n2; in Peel's government (1841) H74n2 Goulburn, Jane ioo3&ni6, 1004 'Governor, the'. See Lewis, William Price Graham, Henry Charles Vernon. See Vernon, Henry Charles (Sr)

Graham, Lady 77o&nio, 773, 932 Graham, Sir James, and Baronet (VOL n) 5i6n3, 770, 773, 796, 905, 9088012, 919, 941, I039&n7, 1113, n88ni: congratulates D 747; compliments D on Copyright speech 766; elected to Carlton 11258012; in Peel's government 1841 ii74na Granby, Marquess of (later 6th Duke of Rutland): the DS entertain iO32&nm,5, 1040, 1045^ Grand Opera (Paris): the DS visit 1006 Granger, James: 'the illustrated Grainger' at Stowe io3o&n4 Grant, Sir Alexander Cray, 6th [8th] Baronet (VOL n) 643114, 897, 971, 1138: D dines with 9598017, 96i&mo, nag∋ his letter to The Times ioo7&ec&n4; attends D'S 'political dinner' iO35&m; the DS entertain 1045^, H55n2; re-elected at Cambridge (1840) io6om; at Deepdene (Christmas 1840) 1123, 1124 Grant, Sir Colquhoun ioo3ni5 Grant, 'Sir R.': transcription error by LEGS I0 35 Grant, Anne (MA'S maid) iO23&n2 Granville, ist Earl ioo4n6 Great Western Railway 822&n3, 846&m, 851 Green, John g6i&n5 Green Meadow, Cardiff (Wyndham Lewis's house): MAL'S life interest in 7678011; agreement on 7988013 Greenwich 784, 9548011, 956, io82&m Greenwich Hospital: Sheil's appointment to commissionership of 7288016 Greenwood, Charles 7O9n6 Greenwood, Cox & Co. See Cox and Greenwood Gregory, Eliza 797, 857, 85g&n4, 8708011, 974ni Grenville, Lady Anna Eliza Mary 9368013, iO27ec: presented 76o&ec&n6, 773; expectations of becoming lady-in-waiting 7838013 Grenville, Sir Bevil io85ni3 Grenville, Lady Charlotte (Mrs George Neville) 1O3O&I12

Grenville, George Neville iO3O&n.2 Greville, Charles Cavendish Fulke (VOL i) 1651112, 783^, 8018015, H32n4: on Wellington's speech in support of the Whig Address 709^; on Peel as a tactician 717^; on Canada 837n2; on Brougham's pamphlet 84in6; on Hastings affair goma; on Irish situation 909^; on Whig government gi7n8; on Peel's opposition to government 922ni; on the Queen's interview with Peel (1839) 927ni; on Thomas Singleton 97m5; on 'Underwood Peerage' iO4in3 Greville, Fulke gigmo Grey, Charles (VOL i) 201115, 9igni6: Durham sends to Washington 7g6m Grey, Sir Charles Edward: stands for Tynemouth 734mo; called Mr Pickwick 74i&n6 Grey, Countess (2nd Earl) g22&n5 Grey, Sir George, 2nd Baronet 84on2, 842&m: as defender of Whig colonial policy in Canada 7i3&n2; as Judge Advocate 8gi, 8g5&ec&n2; D describes his speech io3g8oi3

Grey, Mr gigSoii6 Grey, ist Earl 766n2, gigm6 Grey, 2nd Earl (VOL i) 122117, 713^, 740: crushed by picture 8778013 Griffin, Mr 100380117 Grimston, Edward Harbottle (VOL n) 576113, 1060: the DS entertain 1045^ Grimstone, Viscount (later 2nd Earl of Verulam) gi4&n8 Grisi, Ernesta 920n3 Grisi, Giulia 83g&nn, g2O&n3: cause of duel between Castlereagh and de Melcy 783^ Gronow, Captain Rees Howell: Reminiscences 806 n4 Grosvenor, 2nd Earl. See Westminster, ist Marquess of Grote, George (VOL n) 558111, 922m, 1035 'Cruncher, The'. See Greville, Charles Cavendish Fulke Guest, Lady Charlotte Elizabeth (VOL i) 2731111, 798n3, g6m6, ggon2: publishes The Mabinogion 8338017; D to attend concert at 933, 9358*^8012 Guest, Sir Josiah John, ist Baronet (VOL i) 2731111, 87im, 9618016: trustee for MA g85ni Guests, the: D dines with 1157 Guinness 828 Guizot, Francois (VOL i) 146114, no6ni, 1113^: dines with the Misses Berry 10678013; recalled to Paris to form cabinet iog3n2; replaces Thiers noo8oini,2 Gurney, Goldsworthy gg4n2 Gurwood, John 823&nio Guthrie, George James 9518012, 961 Haddington, Countess of (gth Earl) gig&n8 Haddington, gth Earl of gig&n8: reports on Wellington's recovery 1047 Halford, Sir Henry 973, (APP i) 37oX&n6 Haliburton, Thomas (of Nova Scotia) 863^ Halifax gom4 Hall, Charles 863^ Hall, Samuel Carter (VOL i) 46111, 8398^13 Hallam, Arthur Henry 75on6 Hallam, Henry (VOL n) 464ni: Introduction to the Literature of Europe ... 10028017, 1004 Halliwell, James Orchard (later HalliwellPhillips): sends D his book on Shakespeare U5O&n4 Hallyburton, Lord Douglas Gordon H3on3 Hamilton, Lord Claud 1151: dines with the DS I045n5, io6g&n5 Hanmer, WE.: duel with Cecil Forester 879&n5, 895&n4 Hanover, King of. See Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover Hansard 978&n8 Hansard, Thomas Curson: and the House privileges affair io34ni, 1035, i043nm,2 Harborough, 5th Earl of H5?n5 Harcourt, George Simon (VOL n) 577ni, 102780013,4: praises D 747 Harcourt, Jessy 1027113

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Hardinge, Sir Henry (later ist Viscount Hardinge) (VOL n) 42606, 716, 733, 773, 8a3&nio, 824: congratulates D 747, 904 Hardwick, John (VOL i) 12202: dines with the DS logi&ni Hardwick, Philip (VOL i) 14603, 910 Hardwicke, Countess of (4th Earl) 77o&n3 Hardwicke, 4th Earl of (VOL i) 19203, 77o&n3 Hardy, John 823&O2 Hargreaves, John io6on5 Harley, William n66n2 Harman, Mr: D'S connection with Wesleyan support n66&m Harmer, James: and the London mayoralty election (1840) iog6n2 Harness, William: the DS meet him at Deepdene no4&n3 Harrington, Countess of (4th Earl) (APP i) 622R&noi,3 Harrington, 4th Earl of (VOL i) 9907, (APP i) 622R&m Harris, Henry (a creditor): on Shrewsbury handbill of D'S debts (1841) n67&onl,4 Harrow 1014 Harrowby, ist Earl of (VOL i) 15503, H42n3 Hart, Richard 76i&o3, 775, 8o3m, looo&ni: and Maidstone election expenses 7i4ni Harvest Home festival 8i6m Harvey, Ann 1085010 Harvey, Caroline (later Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos) io85nio Harvey, Daniel Whittle (VOL n) 54004, ioogn5, (APP i) 54oR: reports praise of D 747 Harvey, Jane Jemima io85nio Harvey, Robert 1085010 Harvey, Robert Bateson (later ist Baronet) io85mo Hastings, Lady Flora 8g8&o3, 9oi&nm,2, gi7&ng, gig&n5, g2on4, g24m, 935m: death of 95118014, 952&ec Hastings, ist Marquess of 89803 Hastings, 2nd Marquess of: and Hastings affair 9O1&02, gig&n5 Hatch, Mary iii4&o4 Hawarden, 3rd Viscount gig&nii, 1147, ii5i&n4 Hawarden, Viscountess (3rd Viscount) 1151&O4 Haynes, Samuel io85n4 Hayward, Abraham (VOL n) 60504, ii24&n4 HB. See Doyle, John Hearle, Mrs A. 867^ Heathcote, Clementina Elizabeth 108404 Heathcote, Sir Gilbert John (later ist Baron Aveland) 91750104,7, 108404, H30&n4 Heathcote, Sir Gilbert, 4th Baronet gi7&nD4,7, 113004 Heathcote, William (later 5th Baronet) 9i7&nn4,7, 113018014 Heaviside, Mary: elopes with Dr Lardner 1058^; Lady Lytton Bulwer's caricature of 108403 Heaviside, Richard u>58&n7 Hemp, William (bailiff): and the House privileges affair 103401

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Henniker, 3rd Baron 9iin4 Henniker-Major, Major gn&o4 Henriet, Israel HO4&O1 Herat, siege ofgo8oi Herbert, Sidney (later ist Baron Herbert of Lea) (VOL n) 40804, 757: his opinion of Alarcos 956; at one of D'S political dinners 1043, 104505; appointed to Peel's government (1841) n85&m Herries, John Charles (VOL i) 19202, 897: congratulates D 747, 941; D describes his speech as a masterpiece io46&ec&nm,2 Hertford: D attends ball at 9i4&m Hertford, 3rd Marquess of (VOL i) 32404, 954: D attends party at 943&m Hervey, Miss gig&ng Hervey, Felton Lionel gigog Hesketh, Henry io85n8 Hesse-Cassel, Friedrich of 973^ Hesse-Homburg, Elizabeth, Landgravine of: death of iO3i&ec&oi Heytesbury, Baroness (ist Baron) 1O72&D7, (APP i) 622R&O2 Heytesbury, ist Baron (VOL i) 17802, 10726107, (APP i) 622R&n2 Hickin, Thomas Bennett g6i&ng: D informs of Evans's death g5O&oi Higham Hill, Essex: T.M. Gibson a schoolfellow of D'S at 7i2n2 Highgate gg7O4, ioi3&ec&n2 High Wycombe. See Wycombe Hildyard, Robert Charles 75om, 7gi&oi Hill, Lord Arthur Marcus Cecil (later 3rd Baron Sandys) (VOL i) 20805: unseats Borthwick on petition 760^; returned for Evesham 8ion3 Hill, Rowland (later Sir Rowland) (postal reformer): and Uniform Penny Postage g64O4 Hill, Sir Rowland, 4th Baronet (later 2nd Viscount Hill) 11716016 Hill, ist Baron (later ist Viscount Hill) (VOL i) 11104, 87905, 1136: opposes enlistment of officers 734012 Hitchcock, Richard 1194^ Hoare, Francis Buchanan ng4nnio,n Hobhouse, Sir John Cam, 2nd Baronet (VOL i) 21503, 77501, g8i: opposes D on Corn Laws 747 Hodgson, Frederick 8g6n3 Hodgson, Robert gi8&o4 Hogg, James Weir (later ist Baronet) (VOL n) 68209, 800, 8g7, io6on2: his maiden speech perhaps written by D 1024&nl; praises D'S privi leges speech 1036 Hogg, Mary Claudina 105806 Hoggs, the James Weir: dine with the DS 1045^, 1069; with six children at Brighton iO58&n6; the DS dine with 1060 Holden, Robert 1056m Holdernesse House 796, 7gg&n2, 93203, 954, 956: offered to Grand Duke Alexander 77o&nn8,g Holland, Baroness (3rd Baron) (VOL n) 469012, 70103, 82901, 906, 108702

Holland, 3rd Baron (VOL n) 502112, 1113^, H75ni: 'ratted to Palmerston' 10988013; death no5&ec&nni,2 'Holland Clique' 8298011 Holme, Loftus and Young, solicitors 765^, IOfV7n2

Holmes, Elizabeth H45&n6 Holmes, Sir Leonard Thomas, Baronet ii45n6 Holmes, William (VOL 11) 558mo, ii78m: negotiations with D re Shrewsbury H58&n4 Holmes, William Henry Ashe A'Court (later 2nd Baron Heytesbury) ii45&n6 Holyhead 1097 Homerton: Congregational College Sgg&na Hook, Theodore: on coronation honours list 793&I13; his epitaph on de Ros 913; as Tea Hook 1080 Hookham, Thomas (VOL i) 345113, 974&nn2,3 Hope, Adrian John ut>4&n2, 1124 Hope, Ellen (VOL i) 119113, 9108013 Hope, Emily Matilda iiO4&n2, 1124: birth and death of her twin babies H3i&ec&n5; entertains the DS 1151 Hope, George William: does not vote on expenditure for Canada 759n2; appointed to Peel's government 18411185™ Hope, Henry, 1104™ Hope, Henry Thomas (VOL i) 255111, 742^4, io86n7, 1129: at one of D'S political dinners 1043, I045n5; dines with the DS 1119, 1122; D dines with 1064, 1138, 1140; the DS visit Deepdene logS&ni, iiO4&nm,2; the DS spend Christmas 1840 at Deepdene H2i&n3, 1122, 1123, II24i the Ds attend his grand ballfdkskjfdklballlll H5i&n6 Hope, Thomas (VOL i) 86113, no4ni Hope-Johnstone, Lady Anne 97imo Hope-Johnstone, Mary gTi&nio Hopetoun, ist Earl of 1145^ Hopetoun, 3rd Earl of 970110 Hope Vere, Lady Elizabeth U45&n5 Hope Vere, James Joseph H45&n5 Hope Vere, Jane (later Marchioness of Ely) ii45&n5 Hopkinson, Benjamin 1060n4 Horse Guards 7698013 Horwood, Mr 8gi&n5 Hotham, Sir William io85nio Hotham, 3rd Baron 719™, 919, ii42&n4 How, William Wybergh: Tory agent at Shrewsbury H59&n2; and D'S 1841 election expenses H94&nn Howard, Sir George io85n8 Howard & Gibbs: 'notorious usurers' iO76&n2 Howden, Baroness (2nd Baron) ioo6n4 Howden, 2nd Baron ioo6&n4: Mrs Gore's Cecil attributed to 11368013 Howe, Baroness g66n3 Howick, Viscount (later 3rd Earl Grey) (VOL n) 379111, 863n4, 864^, 886m, 893&m, 981, 1069, H5on2: rumoured resignation as secretary at

war 7i7&n2, 987^; announces his reason for resigning from Melbourne's government I039&nn6,7 Howley, William (archbishop of Canterbury): the DS meet io6i&n3; visits Stowe 1085, 1087 Hudson, Charles Walter 841^ Hudson, Julia: marriage 84i&n7 Hughenden Manor io88&n5 Hugo, Victor: Lucrece Borgia 786&n6 Hull Packet, The: D sends its leading article to Sarah 1014, 1015 Hume, Joseph (VOL i) 198111, 863&n4, 922&m, K>79&n4, ii26m: at coronation 791; his motion on extension of suffrage 9078011; defeated in 1841 ii72&n4 Hume, Robert Montagu (a creditor) (VOL n) 665111, io25&m: D fears what he may do 1117 Hungerford Stairs 784^1, 953 Hunter, Thomas Orby 742n5 Hussey, William (Mayor of Maidstone 1838): D attacked after his dinner 837&ec, 838m Huygens, Christiaan: and Isaac's style 72gm Hyde Park 791, 1023: military review in 7g6&ec Hydrotherapy 1145^ Hythe 999 Ibrahim Pasha (VOL i) 231114: and the TurkishEgyptian crisis 10978012 Idol's Birthday, The (burletta): D attends performance of 837&m Ilchester, 2nd Earl of 73on4 Imprisonment for Debt Bill 914^ India: jurisprudence in 8418015; 2nd Earl of Auckland as Viceroy of go8n2 India Bill (1784) 11758013 Indian-Persian Question 9088012 Ingestre, Viscount (later 3rd Earl Talbot, later i8th Earl of Shrewsbury) 9Oon4, io67&ni6 Ingestre, Viscountess io67&ni6, io73n2 Ingestres, the: dine with the DS 1069 Inglis, Sir Robert Harry, 2nd Baronet 8g7&n5, 981, 1001 Insanity Report. See 'Report from the Select Committee ... Gilliland' Inverness, Duchess of: the 'Underwood Peerage' io4i&n3 Ipswich: election petitions at 72i&nm,3 byelection in 934n3, 9578013 Ireland: O'Connell rumoured as chief justice of 7348cn7; outrages in 836&n2; Brougham on the condition of 841, 877; Tavistock rumoured as lord lieutenant of 8958011; Ebrington as lord lieutenant of 8g5ni, 8988012; debate on Whig administration of 90980^11,3, gi6m, 9188011, gig; Conservative gains in the 1841 election ii728oim,6 Irish Municipal Corporations Bill 787m, 788&m, 8048012, 805, 8078014, go4&nm-3, g688oii, 987^: D speaks on 8098011 Irish Poor Law Bill 8ogm, go4n3 Irish Registration Bill. See Registration Bill, Irish

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Irish Repeal Party: Sheil as O'Connell's principal lieutenant in 72806; Browne and Somers embarrassments to 734112 Irish Tithe Bill 80901 Israel. See Henriet, Israel Istanbul 1171 Jackson, Joseph Devonsher 117801 Jacobin revolution: predicted in France and Spain no6&n2 Jacobsohn, John iig4&n5 Jacobson, Eleanor Jane 84O&n3 Jacobson, William 84O&n3 Jamaica Bill gig&o6, 922nm,3, 923™, g24&n6, 935nl James, Sir Walter Charles, and Baronet (later ist Baron Northbourne): the DS entertain 104505 James i: The Book of Sports, as set forth by King Charles I issued by 8g7&n2 James n 8g2n4 Jerdan, William (VOL i) 6oni, 959&n6 Jermyn, Earl 775m Jerningham, Edward William ii2im Jersey 1088 Jersey, Countess of (5th Earl) 7ig&n6, 773, 953, 1085: rents house for coronation 77o&n6; at coronation 790; her three daughters 794&m Jersey, 5th Earl of 770, 773, 794ni, 992^: attends meeting at Wotton 7ig&nm,6; Peel's speech at wedding evokes his Violent tears' 1172 Jervis, Swynfen gi7&nn6,7 Jesus College, Cambridge: William French (Master of) supports Lyndhurst 111502 Jim Crow' 8gg&n3 Jocelyn, Viscount: 'complete inanity' of his book U36&n4 Johannisberg: Metternich's wine nog&ni John Bull 92on4 Johnson, Dr Samuel 1046, io64n2 Johnston, T.H. g4g&ni, gg6m, io54&ec&m Johnstone, George io86n3 Johnstone, Sir John Lowther, 6th Baronet io86n3 Johnstone-Hope, Sir William 97imo Joinville, Prince de 9oon4 Jones, Edward (VOL i) am, io63&m Jones, Loyd and Co, bankers ii46&m Jones, Thomas (a creditor) (VOL i) 87111: applies to Isaac for D'S debt i057&nm,2, io62&ec&n2, io63&n4 Jordan, Dorothea. See Fox, Dorothea Judge Advocate: Sir George Grey appointed 891, 8g5&n2 Juliers 1001 Justices' Qualification Act 867^ Kean, Charles io75na: D and MAL attend his performance as Hamlet 7o8&ni, 709; to dine with Browne and D 734^3 Kean, Edmund: his death 7o8&m Keepsake, TheQsQ&nz Keith, ist Viscount 992n3 Kelly, Fitzroy I03in8 440

Kelly, Frances Maria (VOL i) 234118: Miss Kelly's Theatre H34&n4 Ken (or Kenn), Thomas: 'The Fenelon of England' 892801114,6 Kenney, James: Jeremy Diddler in Raising the Wind ggy&ns Kensington Gore 895 Kent and Strathearn, Duchess of (VOL n) 491113, 898&n3, 901, 973n3, loogni Kentish Observer, The: prints Wyndham Lewis's obituary 744111 Kenyon, Mr n66na Kerr, Lord Mark 1157^ Kew in8&n2 Kielmansegge, Count Adolphus von 11446104 Kilburn 1108 King, Isaac: family of gg7&n8 King, Isaac (Jr) (VOL i) 205116, 897ni4: as justice of the peace for Bucks 8678^3 King, Sir John Dashwood, 4th Barooet (VOL n) 625113, 85601, 91402 King's evil: Angela Burdett-Coutts alleged to suffer from 839^5 Kingston, Canada 97in3 Kingston-on-Thames io93&m Kisseleff, Count Nicholas 786&n8 Klenze, Leo von ioo3&n6 Knatchbull, Sir Edward, 8th Baronet 115704 Knatchbull, Sir Edward, gth Baronet 8g7&n8, 999&ooi,2, 117401 Koight, H. 116703 Knight, Henry Gaily (VOL i) 232114: D'S rival for speech in House 747; 'no admirer of Eastering' 763 Knights of the Garter 864&ni Koox, Thomas (later Viscount Northland; later 3rd Earl of Ranfurly) gog&n4 Konigswart: Lyndhurst visits Metternich at nog&ni Labouchere, Henry (later ist Baron Taunton) (VOL n) 390114, 8898015, 91906, I046&n2, 10798013, 118201: as member of the 'Papioeau clique' 71503; appoioted to board of trade 98703 Laelius, Gaius 92903 Laffarge, Marie Cappelle: her trial for murder 1OQ4&I11

Lake, Wilkinson and Lake ggSm Lambton, Anna gn&n3 Lambton, Hedworth gn&ng: votes on expenditure for Canada 75gna Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (VOL i) 159119: mysterious death 868&na; D compares to wife of Bluebeard 875 Landor, Lord (a mistranscription) I046&n5 Landor, Walter Savage (VOL n) 570117: 'The Pentameron and Pentalogia' 839&ni5 Landseer, Edwin (VOL i) 339119, 839: dines with Lady Blessington 743 Lane, R.K. (a creditor) n67m Lane-Fox, George 864na Lane-Fox, Georgiana Henrietta 864&n2

Langton, Joseph 1071112 Lansdowne, Marchioness of (3rd Marquess) 730&n4 Lansdowne, 3rd Marquess of (VOL i) 338112, 73o&n4,1001, 1003, io5on2, loGym, 1098^: his resignation rumoured io42&m Lardner, Dionysius: elopes with Mrs Heaviside I058n7; Lady Lytton Bulwer's caricature of 1084113 Lascelles, William Saunders Sebright (VOL 11) 54°n5> (APP i) 54oR Law, Charles Ewan H5i&n5 Law, Elizabeth Sophia U5i&n5 Law, George Henry (Bishop of Bath and Wells): mistaken report of his death gao&na Lawrence, Elizabeth Sophia (VOL i) 1401112, 1087, 1088 Lawrence, Sir Thomas: his portraits of the Burdetts 978&n6 Layard, Henry 9gon2 Leader, John Temple (VOL n) 6o6ni, 713, 801, 976m, ioion2: D expects his support in a nonconfidence division iO35&n2 Leeds, 7th Duke of 89381113: dines with the DS II75&H2 Leeds Mercury, The 94m3

Lefevre, Charles Shaw-. See Shaw-Lefevre, Charles Legacy Duty Office: letter to MAL on payment 765 Lehzen, Baroness 1075^ Leicester: D invited to stand for ii58n6 Leigh, ist Baron 9208011, 936m Leighton, Lady ii7i&n5 Leighton, Sir Baldwin, 7th Baronet: records his impression of D in 184111716^5 Lemms Hotel (London) 822&n4, 875 Lennox, Lord Arthur (VOL i) 243118, 9i7&n2, iO39&mo Lennox, Lord John George 91781112: motion against slow promotion of officers in Royal Marines 737m Lennox, Lord William Pitt (VOL i) 169118, 911 Leopold i, King of the Belgians 786m, in8ni: reported insurrection against 7698^4 Le Roux, Pierre 8g2&nn3,6 Levant, the: British trade with 747 Leveson, Baron (later 2nd Earl Granville) (VOL n) 676111, 914, H34&n2 Leveson, Baroness H34&n2 Lewis, Charles (a creditor) 113781:111: on Shrewsbury handbill of D'S debts (1841) n67&nni,5 Lewis, Henry (Wyndham Lewis's brother) 7g8n3 Lewis, John (Wyndham Lewis's nephew) 764^ Lewis, Kensington (a creditor): on Shrewsbury handbill of D'S debts (1841) n67&nm,2 Lewis, Mary Anne. See Disraeli, Mary Anne Lewis, Thomas (Wyndham Lewis's brother) 764H2 Lewis, William Price (the Governor') 8io&m: and Wyndham Lewis's will 746&nni,2, 761, 767&nm,3, 768&m, 798^

Lewis, Wyndham (VOL i) 242113, 698, 764^, 8o6m, 833nn5,6, 95im, g6m6, g8$ni, ioo8m, io78m, H4ini: requires D in London 699, 701 &n2; his and D'S election expenses 7O2&n2 7iom, 7i4&m, 718, 725, 726, 776, iooo&m; death of 744&ec&m, 745&ec, 747&n2, 75oec; his will 746&n2, 761, 767&m; replaced by Fector 75on5; victory at Maidstone 1837 752ni; association with Hart 76in3; MAL settles affairs 765&n4; MAL gives D his watch chains 773&m; warden of St George's in 1833 ggim Lewises, the Wyndham 721, 733: D dines with 712 Liege 1001 Lichfield, ist Earl of (VOL n) 646115, (APP i) 622R

Liddell, Henry Thomas (later 2nd Baron Ravensworth; later ist Earl of Ravensworth) (VOL n) 410116, 893, 897: the DS entertain 1045^ Limburg: and Belgian independence 769^ Lincoln, Earl of (later 5th Duke of Newcastle) (VOL i) 324117, 8g7&nn, 941: the DS entertain 1180 Lincolnshire: Tomline considers standing for "59 Lincoln's Inn, 10108017: Pyne and Richards raise money for D at 7io&m Lindo, Benjamin Ephraim (VOL i) iin5, 784, 879ng, 8g5&n6, 963, 994, 1002,1072, ngoni: D dines with 902, (APP i) 372X5 dines with the DS 1007, 1009, io45&nn4,5; his wedding gift to the DS 1013; and D'S connection with Wesleyan sup port 1166 Lindo, Olivia. See Trevor, Olivia Lindsey, Dowager Countess ofggon2 Lion Inn, Shrewsbury n63&m Lisburne, ist Earl of io6on3 Listowel, Earl of H32n2 Literary Gazette, The: reviews Alarcos 965^

Littledale, Charles 836^ Llanidloes: Chartist riot at 9248017 Locock, Charles: physician attending MA H45&ni Loftus, Lord George William 7308019: duel with Marquess of Waterford 823&ec&nn3"5 Loftus, Thomas 7658013, 984&m, g85&m: advises on Wyndham Lewis's will 767&m; urges MAL to keep Green Meadow agreement 7g8n3 Loftus, Viscount (later 3rd Marquess of Ely) (VOL n) 6461116, 742, 8oo&n3, 8398014, 91980112, 1060 London: as Babylon 875; epidemic in 10888011; 'very dull' (1841) 11388^3 London City Police Bill: D speaks on g68&ni London and Birmingham Railway 7188011, 915™ Londonderry, Marchioness of (VOL n) 408119, 7348m8, 79682^5, 874, 887&ec8oi3, 922, 9538011, 954, 956: D sends her letter to Sarah 7278011; introduces D to Salisbury House 733; offers house to Grand Duke Alexander 7708018; MA jealous of 7718012; at coronation 790, 7918017; holds a ball 7g78tec, 7gg8oi2; sketch in The 441

Keepsake SaS&na; character of 8868012; D attends her state banquet 932&ec&n3; 'Russian Sketches' in Book of Beauty (1840) 95818011, 960; her tournament dress ioy2&n3; burning of Wynyard Hall H30&n6 Londonderry, and Marquess of (Lord Castlereagh): defence of by 3rd Marquess of Londonderry g72&m Londonderry, 3rd Marquess of (VOL 11) 389115, 7g6&n5, 874.™, 932^, 940&na: appointed Russian ambassador by Peel 759n3; makes charges re coronation 769^; his motion on Spanish policy 786ni5; duel with Battier 879^; his Letter to Lord Brougham and Vaux ... 972&m; burning of Wynyard Hall Ii3o&n6 Londonderrys, the 773: paying visits to Belvoir and Burleigh 734&n8; D dines with 768, 770, 801, 893; D attends ball at 9738013; visit Middle East ioio&n4; trip to Constantinople io87&n8 London Election Committee: appears at bar of House 737&n3 London Gazette, The 79318014, 895^, ii2i&m London Medical Society io88ni Long, Catherine Tylney. See Wellesley, Catherine Pole Tylney Long Long, Mary Anne 1072116 Long, Walter gzz&ng, io72n6 Longs, the Walter: entertain the DS I072&n6, "45 Longman, Orme and Co 942n2 Lonsdale, Countess of (ist Earl) (VOL i) 3311114: death of 740&n5 Lonsdale, ist Earl of (VOL i) 325118, 1157^ Lord Chamberlain. See Conyngham, 2nd Marquess of Lord Chamberlain's Office 8g7ni Lord Chancellor. See Cottenham, ist Baron Lords, House of 893^4: arrangements following 1834 fire 747ng; amendment to Irish Corporations Bill 8ogm. See also Parliament Loton Park, Shropshire H7i&n5 Louis Philippe of France (VOL n) 413111, 786n8, 7gmi2, 7g6n6, 879^7, io67n3, iog3n2, iog4ni, noo : attempted overthrow by Louis Napoleon io83n3; D possibly the author of article on logg∋ attempt on his life iiO4&n4; abdication predicted no6&m; and the TurkishEgyptian crisis ni6n2 Louis xv of France ioo6n5 Louse, the: the DS' friend 1073 8012 Lovell, William (a creditor) 1054m, ii94nio Lovett, William: D'S speech on his case io7gm Low, William Francis (a creditor) 1137^, n67m Lower Canada Government Bill. See Canada Lowther, Henry Cecil 74o&n5, H57&n5, 1178™ Lowther, John Henry (VOL i) 228115, 1178™ Lowther, Lady Lucy Eleanor H57&n5 Lowther, Viscount (later 2nd Earl of Lonsdale) (VOL n) 426114, 733, 740&n5, H3O&n3, ii78m:

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the DS entertain 1040, 1045^; buys opera-house io64&ni Loxdale, John (Mayor of Shrewsbury) nyoni Lucas, Edward Q56&n6 Lucy, Sir Henry 1158^ Luders, Sir Alexander: D researches for Isaac 73i&nnl&2 Ludlow: by-election (1840) io6o&ec&ni Ludwig i, King of Bavaria 1003801112,5,11-13, 1004: 'a poet on a throne' 1070^ Lunacy, Commissioners of: Annual Report of 994na Lurgan, Baroness (ist Baron) 1072^ Lurgan, ist Baron 92om, 1072^ Lushington, Stephen: appointed judge of high court of admiralty 823&nni,2 Luther, Martin 863 Luttrell, Henry (VOL i) 146119: and his 'conundrum' 783&n7 Luxembourg: and Belgian independence 769^ Lyndhurst, Baroness (ist Baron) (VOL 11) 6461124, 72in2, 932, 954, 10478014, iO58&n3, mi: monopolizes her husband 727ni; D plans to leave card for 728; described by D 733&n8; D attempts to get to know 740; unwell 810; entertains the DS at supper io6g&n8; dines with the DS ni9&ec&nni,2; the DS attend her ball ii52&ec&n2 Lyndhurst, ist Baron (VOL i) 338116, 719, 724, 77°. 773' 785> 810, 841, 876, 877, 893, 897, gig, 928, gag&ni, 931, 932, 941, 953, 956&nn2,7, 96482^2, 965, 966, 971, 1031, 1041, io47nm,4, 1082, 1085, 1122, 1139, H55ni, 1181, 1183, (APP i) 372X, (APP i) 622R: returns from Versailles 72i&n2; Lady Londonderry asks about 727ni; supports Brougham's attack in debate on Guiana 74on7; as a devoted husband 74i&nn4,5; holds meeting on Spain 753&m; speech on Spain 786&ni5; at coronation 791; in Paris gio∋ introduction to MAL g54; speech summarizing Parliamentary session 9878012, ggi&n2; as D'S best man 991, 994, 9978012; dines with the DS 1045^, mg&ec&nni,2, n8o&m; his illness I058&n3; elected High Steward of Cambridge iiO5&n3, no7&nn2-5, 1109, im&nn2&4, ni4&nn3&5, ni5&nm&2, 1116, m8&nn3&4; and rumours of Peel's government (1841) ii74&nm,2; and 'Pittacus' letter ii78&nni,2; and D'S appeal to Peel for recognition n86&m; 'stupefied at [D'S] catastrophe' (1841) 1188; and RD'S job ii9O&n3; and RD'S hopes for Bedwell's post (APP i) 37oX&n2; calls D 'Dizzy' (APP i) 54oRec Lyndhursts, the 733, 756, 801, gig, g56, I072&n5, 1083, 1085, ni7ni: D dines with en famille 740; to go to Baden-Baden 810; D to dine with g43&ec&n2; visit Brighton ioog&n3; dine with the DS 1067, io6g, 1122; go to Marienbad io87&n8; lease Turville Park m8&n3; the DS attend their ball H5i&n6 Lyne-Stephens, Stephens io82&n4

Lyon, Barnes and Ellis: and petition against D'S 1841 election ng4&n8 Lyons, Augusta 839^, g5&n5 Lyons, Sir Edmund (later ist Baron Lyons) 83Qn6, QOK&nK Lyttelton, 4th Baron: opposes Lyndhurst at Cambridge H05n3, uo7&nni,2,3,5, 1109, mi&nn2,3, m4&nn2,3, ni5&nm,2, 1116 Lytton, ist Earl of: suppresses publication of Lady Lytton Bulwer's letters 76in4 Maberly, William Leader ioi2&n2, 1129, 1139: D complains about postal service 1031 Macaulay, Thomas Babington (VOL i) 233113, 74yn8, 840&n2, 84in5, 863, 906, io67ni, 1085^, ii76ni: refuses judge advocacy 895^3; appointed secretary at war 987^, 1004™; D describes his speech as 'perfectly inappropriate' iO39&n8; army estimates (1841) 1129^ Macclesfield, 4th Earl of gignS MacDonald, J.W.B. 87gn5 MacDonald, 3rd Baron 841^ Macintyre, Duncan: D'S rendering of (in 'Spring in Bendouran') 864^ Mackenzie, Robert Shelton H77&ni Maclean, Donald io8i&nni,2, (APP i) 622R&n8 Maclean, Sir Fitzroy, 8th Baronet io8mi Maclean, Letitia Elizabeth. See Landon, Letitia Elizabeth McLeod, Alexander: his arrest and rumours of a U.S.-British war uay&na, Ii2g&n4 McNeill, Mr (British envoy to Persia) go8n2 Macready, William Charles (VOL i) 3112, go4&n4, g65&m: in Othello 823&ec; to resign Covent Garden 876m, 878&n2; D submits Alarcos to 888, 8g4&ec&m, 8g5 Maginn, William (VOL i) 32116: attacks D in Eraser's Magazine 768&n3 Mahon, Viscountess Stanhope of (VOL n) 543114, gi4: D'S sonnet to 919^14 Mahon, Viscount Stanhope of (later 5th Earl Stanhope) (VOL i) 91117, 756, 773, 823&ni2, 914, gig&ni5, ioo6m, ii2g, (APP i) 54oR Maidenhead 822n3, 8a3&ni3, 846, 851, 853, 854&ec, 1020 'Maid of Honour' g7i&nn Maidstone 866, 932n6, g66n4: D'S influence in 747&n2; by-election 75o&ec&n5, 75i&m, 752&m, 754ec; letter from Hart 7&i&n3; petitions against Fector 762&ec&m, 776&nm-3, 7gg&ec&m: election committee 1838 774&ec&m, 775&ec&m, 778m, 7g8&m; election practices 78om; D to dine at 801, 831; D attends meeting at 8o3&m; venison dinner at 804; Coppock 'sickened' 8io&nn2,3; election expenses at 833, xooo∋ D attends mayor's dinner at 838&ec&m; D presents Corn Law petition from 8g3ni; D faces action at over D'Orsay's debt 1137^3 Maidstone, Viscount (later llth Earl of Winchilsea) (VOL n) 674112, 72g&n4, io6g&n3: brings motion of censure on O'Connell 735&m, 736m; D dines with 836^4; the DS entertain 1040, 1045ns

Maidstone Journal 76o&m, 803, 807, g47 Maine boundary dispute. See North America Boundary Question Main river 1004 Malta g22n6 Maltravers, ist Baron. See Surrey, Earl of Mamelouks g24&n4 Manleys, the John Shaw 836^ Manners, Lord John (later 7th Duke of Rutland) no5n3,1129&O2 Manners-Sutton, Sir Charles. See Canterbury, ist Viscount Manners-Sutton, John Henry (later 3rd Viscount Canterbury) (VOL i) 30706, io6om Manning, R. (writ server): his violent deportment at Grosvenor Gate K>77&m Mansfield, 4th Earl of 8g7&n6 Mansion House, The g66 Marcellus, Claudius io6g&o3 March, Earl of (later 6th Duke of Richmond) go2na Marienbad 1087 Marlay, Catharine io88&n4 Marlay, Catherine Louisa (later Lady John Manners) io88n4 Marlay, George io88n4 Marlow: meeting re Bucks Conservative Association 834&m Marsh, Herbert (Bishop of Peterborough): death of 92O&O2

Martin, Robert Montgomery ugi&m Mary (housemaid at Grosvenor Gate) g6i&m Maryborough, ist Baron (later 3rd Earl of Mornington) 7O2m: appointed captain Deal Castle 824&02 Mary n 892^: The Illustrator Illustrated article on 732^ Marylebone: by-election in 734&ng, 738&ec&n3; Thomas Murphy Radical candidate in 7488^4 Mash, Maria Ann (a creditor): on Shrewsbury handbill of D'S debts (1841) n67ni; brings suit against D n68n3 Mathews, Charles (the elder) (VOL i) 11112: his Memoirs 959^3 Mathews, York Anne 95gn3 Mathews, Charles James (Jr) (VOL i) 284117: D dines with 1046 Matuszewic, Count Andre Joseph U44&n3, iig2&ni, (APP i) 622Rmo: his illness thwarts D'S scheme in France ng4&n2 Maule, Fox (later nth Earl of Dalhousie) io8om Mauritius 73gni, 94&ni Maximilian i, Elector of Bavaria 1003^ Max Joseph, Military Order of ioo3nio Maxse, Lady Caroline (VOL n) 580117, go2,1087 Maxse, Frederick Augustus (VOL n) 66905, io87&mo Maxse, Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley (VOL n) 66905, io87&mo Maxse, James (VOL n) 58007, 902, io63ni, 1087: dines with the DS logi

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Mitchell, John (VOL n) 375ni, (APP i) 4o8X Mitford, John: writes to Isaac for The Illustrator Illustrated 756™ Mivart's Hotel 78g&n2 Molesworth, Sir William, 8th Baronet (VOL 11) 560116, 9i7&n7, 922ni, io35&n2: supports choice of Durham as emissary to Canada 713&n8; as member of the Tapineau clique' 715^; his motion of non-confidence in Glenelg 738m, 739&m, 740&n4 Montagu, Caroline Robinson- lo&'j&nz Montalembert, comtesse de (VOL i) 325116, (APP I) 622R

Monteagle, ist Baron 715^, 987^, 994n4, iO5im: Tory candidate for Speakership 9246^3 Montefiore, Abraham 8o7n3 Montefiore, Charlotte (later Mrs Horatio Montefiore) QH&I15, ioi3&n7 Montefiore, Henrietta 8o7&n3: D dines with gio&n5, 911; D attends concert at 920^3; entertains the DS 1013 Montefiore, Horatio Joseph 9im5 Montefiore, Louisa. See Rothschild, Louisa de (later Lady de Rothschild). Monteith, George Cunningham io86n7 Montgomery, Alfred ioion2 Montgomery, Robert 1085^ Monthly Chronicle, The: Bulwer joint proprietor and editor of 757&m Monthly Review, The: reviews The Illustrator Illustrated 757&ec Montrose, 4th Duke of g6i&ni3 Moore, Thomas (VOL i) 3209: describes Duchess of Sutherland 79om Morgan, Lady (VOL i) 2811112, 882&n2, goo&ni, 1086: suffers affliction similar to Isaac's ioi6&n3; her comment on Lady Cork's death io64n2 Morgan, Sir Charles Gould, 2nd Baronet go6&n2 Morgan, Eliza go6&n2, 911, 914 Morgan, George Gould go6&n2, 911, 912, 9i4&nn5,6 Morgan, Sir Thomas Charles goo&ni, 1086 Morgan, William n66n2 Morley, ist Earl of 932n5 Morning Advertiser, The ioo7n4 Morning Chronicle, The 76on5, 882ec, 903ni, ioo7n4, io79&n2, ni5&n2, 1116, H56&n3: reports D'S speech on Lenten theatre restrictions 900; on state of Liberal party gig&j^ Morning Herald, The j-j6ec, 842, 1007^: reports D'S speech on National Education 947^012; praises D'S speech on Chartism 964&m, 965; its editor predicts D will be in Peel's government (1841) H74&ni Morning Post, The 760113, 765^, gi8n2, 94in4, 957&n2, no5n2: and D'S Austin letter 776&ec,

777ec> 77801; reports Castlereagh's duel 783&ec&ng; notices D at Londonderry banquet 79618015; reports D'S speech on Irish Municipal Corporations 8og&n3; reports D'S speech on National Education 94O∋ D reads 976, 1016; RD submits his poetry to ion&n4, ioi6&n4; notices MA at Stowe 1086; mistakes Bradenham for Radnor H42&n7; reviews Isaac's Amenities ii8o&na; D sends it to Sarah (APP i) 4o8X&n3 Mornington, ist Earl of 973n4 Morpeth, Viscount (later 7th Earl of Carlisle) (VOL n) 671113, 914, giS&na, 1134: presents O'Connell and sons to the Queen 734n6; his amendment to Stanley's Irish Registration Bill K>75ni; introduces his Irish Registration Bill ii27ni; and reading of his Irish Registration Bill usS&na, ii3in4; D predicts majority by which 2nd reading will pass H2g&n6; Russell postpones committee stage of his Irish Registration Bill ii32ni; recites passage of Runnymede 1139; his Irish Registration Bill abandoned H50&n2; defeated (1841) H72&n4 Morris, Joseph: warns D of danger of mob assault in 1841 election H7in5 Morton, i8th Earl of 992n2 Mosley, Lady (2nd Baronet) 107281011 Mosley, Sir Oswald, 2nd Baronet 107281011 Mount Ephraim Hotel (Tunbridge Wells) 997&mo Moxon, Edward (VOL i) 242111, 914010, 1070, io82n6, 111301, H76n2: publishes loth edition of Curiosities "J2"jn2", publishes The Illustrator Illustrated 732115, 735^, 757; pleased with Curiosities review in The Times 743; 'farmous' sale of Miscellanies 1089; D negotiates terms for publication of Isaac's Amenities 11488011, 1150, 1151, ii52&m Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Don Giovanni 110303 Mucklestone, Edward n66n2 Mucklestone, Mrs Edward n66n2 Mulgrave, Dowager Countess of 91904 Mulgrave, 2nd Earl of. See Normanby, ist Marquess of Mutter's Universal History 797 Mundit, Dinah Mary. See Barnes, Dinah Mary Munich 1001, 1002, 100350011,3-6,9,13, 1004, 1006: as 'creation of its king11070^ Municipal elections ni3&ec&n4 Munster, ist Earl of (VOL n) 619111, (APP i) 622R: dines with the DS 1069 Muntz, George Frederick 10496^3: D comments on his Jewish ancestry iO38&ec&n2 Muntz, Mr (grandfather of G.F. Muntz) K>38&n2 Murchison, Charlotte 756&nn3,6 Murchison, Roderick Impey 756&nn3,6 Murchisons, the 900 Murillo, Bartolome Esteban 730 Murphy, Patrick: and his Weather Almanack 724&n2 Murphy, Thomas: as 'Orator Murphy' 748&n4 Murray, George io85nn Murray, Sir George (VOL n) 627113, 7288015, 1046

Murray, John (VOL i) 3111, 76on8, 8o7n2 Murray's Handbook: D uses in description of Europe 1003^, ioo4&n4 Namper, Misses 1006 Nangle, George ioo6&n3 Nangle, Lucy Mary ioo6&n3 Nangle, Walter ioo6n3 Nangle, Walter Chidiok ioo6&n3 Napier, Berkeley 93001 Napier, loth Baron (later also ist Baron Ettrick) io88&na Napier, gth Baron io88n2 Napoleon, Louis (later Emperor Napoleon in). See Bonaparte, Prince Louis Napoleon Nash, John (VOL i) 12602, 825&m, 867&m, 8g7ni4 Nathan, J.L. (sheriffs officer) 1137&O2 National Political Union: Thomas Murphy active in 74&n4 Neale, John 823010 Neale, William Payne: suitor of MAL 8278013, 882 Neckar river 1004 Necropolis Bill Committee: D serves on 748&m Neeld, Joseph 922, 1072: D dines with 7408103, 741, 742, 800, 920; the DS dine with 1076 Neil, Captain. See Neale, William Payne Nemours, due de 7968106 Netherlands, the: and Belgian independence 769^ Newark 10078^5 New Assessment Act gi5n2 Newcastle: Attwood reports proceedings at to D 10655241 Newcastle, 4th Duke of (VOL n) 39006, 897016 Newcastle Journal, The (APP i) 54oR&n3 New House, Cardiff: estate of Lewis family 10655241 New Inn 985 Newman, John Henry 89206 Newmarket 83604 New Monthly Magazine, The HO2&O3 Newport, Sir John: government loses division on his pension 10518011, 105301 News (APP i) 622R&ni3 New South Wales: administration of 739ni Newspaper Press Benevolent Association: D dines with 9648012, 965, 966, g67&ec&n2 Newton, Sir Isaac: and Isaac's style 729™ Nicholas i, Czar of Russia 77009: pays Bell compensation for Vixen 786ni3 Nichols, John Bowyer 907^ Nichols, John Gough (VOL i) 28301, 9078014: copy of The Illustrator Illustrated sent to 75601 Nicolas, Sir Nicholas Harris: 'a bore' (APP i) 388X8103 Nieuman, Baron: Austrian ambassador 757n3 Nightingale, Sir Edward, loth Baronet 1151^ Nile river 756^ Noel, Charles George 1033^ Noel, William Middleton: resigns as MP 10338105 Noo-iotrusioo issue, Church of Scotlaod: aod the 1841 election H728m2 Norbury, 2nd Earl of 87902

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Norbury, 3rd Earl of 879112 Normanby, ist Marquess of (VOL i) 14607, 783&n8, 838115, 895111, 917, 9198012, 9478013, I075&n3, 109803: at coronation 790; opposes Melbourne's resignation 1839 90980101,3; appointed home secretary 987^ Norreys, Baron (later 6th Earl of Abindgon) 7gi&ng Norreys, Sir Charles Denham Orlando Jephson, ist Baronet io6g&n02,3 Norris, Blanche (VOL i) 19103, io88n5 Norris, John (VOL i) 19103: of Hughenden Manor io88n5 Norris, Mrs John 100302 North America Boundary Question 99403, ii36m Northamptonshire: by-election in Dec 1835 (APP 0 453X&ec 'North Star' engine: D travels by 846&m Northumberland, 3rd Duke of 97105: elected chancellor of Cambridge 1105^; cheered at Cambridge ni4n3 Norton, Caroline (VOL i) 15904, (APP i) SsaR&ng Norton, Fletcher (APP i) GzzR&ng Norton, George Chappie (VOL i) 15904, (APP i) 6aaRog Norton, Thomas Brinsley (APP i) GaaR&ng Nortoo, William (APP i) GazR&ng Nottingham: by-election (1841) ii5O&m Nugent, Baroness (and Baron) io85&o3 Nugent, Sir George, ist Baronet 108506 Nugeot, Lady Rosa Emily Mary Anoe (later Mrs Fulke Greville) gig&nio Nugent, 2nd Baron (VOL i) 188014, 8598013, 10858^3: withdraws for Marylebone 734&ng Nuremberg 1003, 10048^4 Oaks, the 775111 Oastler, Richard (VOL n) 60605, 96401: the DS eotertaio 104505 Observer, The 1084, io85ph O'Coooell, Daoiel (VOL i) igSni, 77701, 809, go7, 9248103, 94703, 980, 981, 103303, 104101, 1049, 107401, 108001: attacks Russell on Irish Poor Relief Bill 72703; conditioos of his support of the Whigs 728006,7; preseoted at Queeo's levee with soos 7348016; reprimaoded (1838) 735&oi, 736001,2, 737&ec&o2, 73801; hooted at corooatioo 791; Brougham's philippic agaiost 8798102; aod D'S speech oo Irish Muoicipal Corporatioos Bill 9048012; 'iosaoely savage' on Irish Registratioo Bill 10698103, 107604; 'utterly ioeffective' speech oo Morpeth's Bill 11318104; defeated, theo elected io 1841 election 11728106; range of his oppooeots (1836) (APP i) 54oR O'Coonell, Morgao (VOL 11) 39601: D'S 1835 stand towards 777m; replies to D'S speech on Irish Municipal Corporations Bill 9048013 O'Coonor, Feargus Edward (VOL n) 54003, (APP i)54oR Oldys, William: Corney attacks Isaac's haodliog of 70301 O'Loghlin, Terence 9118017: D dioes with 75O&O2

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Parnther, Robert (VOL 11) 6461122: holds a concert 730&ni, H5i&n6 the DS entertain io45&n Parry, Sir Love nyoni Parthenon, the ioo4&n3 Partridge, William Edwards 8308013, 832 Pasha. See Ibrahim Pasha; Mehemet Ali Paul, Lady g3O&m Paul, Sir John Dean, ist Baronet Q3O&ni: entertains the DS 1014 Paulet, Lady Henry: the DS attend her ball iO38&ni Paulet, Lord Henry iO38m Payne Collier, John. See Collier, John Payne Pearson, William gg8n5 Peat, H&T: Royal Saddlers 742&ni5 Peel, Elizabeth 838^ Peel, Julia. See Villiers, Viscountess (later Countess of Jersey) Peel, Lady Jane 7g6&n4 Peel, Lawrence 7968104 Peel, Sir Robert, ist Baronet 7g6n4 Peel, Lady (and Baronet) (VOL n) 386113, 770, 773, gSani: to hold assembly gi4&n3 Peel, Sir Robert, and Baronet (VOL i) 188113, 701111, 703, 705, 708, 7158015, 719, 746n3, 75on6, 766na, 770, 773, 841, 877, 886, 8938011, 9248012, 94om, 941, 954m, 956, 959^, 973, 9828011, io39na, io45n6, 1049, iO5aec, 11558018, nSoni, ngan5: takes 'most decided course' on Lower Canada Government Bill 716; speech on Lower Canada Government Bill 7178012; declines D'S offer of a manifesto 73880102,3; refuses to support Molesworth 73gna; cheers D 747; supports Chandos's motion against Durham 759&nm,3; Tory banquet to 7608017, 7708014; Tory meeting at 8798^6; D 'to try to dine with' 887, 88g8tec8oi4; D dines with 897&ec, 11388012, 1142, 1143 8cm; congratulates D on speech on Irish Municipal Corporations Bill 904; 'the game is in his hands' 9i6&nm,3, 9i9&nn3,6; his speech on Russell's motion of confidence 9i7&m; D asks for interview with gai8t:ec8oii; speech opposing Jamaica Bill gaiec, gaaSmi; D has interview with ga6; Queen sends for to form government (1839) g278oini,2, g28; resigns over Bedchamber Crisis gagSrecSoia; 'in high spirits' after Bedchamber Crisis 9358011; on Penny Postage 9648014, 965; calls meeting of Conservative MPS I03a8iec8oia; congratulates D on his marriage 1033; misled by Follett in the House privileges affair 10348012; invites D to confidential consultation at his house i036&m; speech to antislavery society 10648013; a memorandum from D io66&ec&m, 11608019; his relationship with Prince Albeit 1075114; rescues D in debate on Bowring 10798015; unknown to Mrs Hope 1104; supports Lyndhurst at Cambridge 11078013, ni4n3, 1115; 'his inscrutable mind' 1113; 'powerful and crushing reply" to O'Connell 11318014; MA has long conversation with

1140; praises D'S Sugar Duties speech 11568011; speech on Sugar Duties Bill 11578017; his motion of non-confidence in the government (1841) H58n2; congratulates D on his victory (1841) n7ina; gives tears-evoking speech at his daughter's wedding 11738107; rumours of his government appointments (1841) 11748101; D denies having written 'Pittacus' letter H788oini,4; D awaits call to his 1841 government n85m; D appeals to him for recognition Ii868tec8omi,2, 1187111; forms his government (1841) n88nm,5; misconstrues and rejects D' appeal 11898011 Pegus, Frederick Edward 9908012 Pegus, Peter William ggo&og Pellew, Lady: entertained by the DS 1175810 Pellew, Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds: entertained by the DS 11758011 Pemberton, Charlotte 11458107 Pemberton, Edward Leigh 11458107 Pemberton, Thomas (VOL n) 369010, 1145^ Pembroke, lath Earl of 9718106 Penny Postage 9648:^4, 965, 10128012 Penshurst Place 943&m, gg88m3 Perceval, George James (later 6th Earl of Egmont) (VOL n) 64609, 743 Percy, Hugh (Bishop of Carlisle) 970110 Pericles 895^, 10038011 Persia go8n3 Persian!, Fanny 9208103 Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph (VOL i) 67111, iiO3m: and his assemblies (APP i) 67R8tm Pforzheim 1001 Philip n, King of Spain: Osuna resembles 7868105 Phillpotts, Henry (Bishop of Exeter) (VOL i) 3607, 8238109 Pickersgill, Joshua: The Three Brothers 9748102 Pierre Pica (burletta). See Printers Devil, The

Pigott, George Grenville Wandesford (VOL n) 58006, 8678014 Pimentel, Maria Josefa, Duchess ?86n3 Pinckney, John Hearne 9988105 Pittacus of Mytilene 11788013 Pitt-Rivers, Harriet Elizabeth 8398017, 905 Planta, Joseph 8g7&og Police: D on their abuses of liberty 983^. See also Rural Constabulary Bill; Birmingham Police Bill Pollington, Viscount (later 4th Earl of Mexborough): dines with the Misses Berry 10678:04 Pollock, Sir Jonathan Frederick (later ist Baronet): and the Austin case 8448011; and the House privileges affair 1034112 Pomfret, 2nd Earl of 1055™ Pompadour, marquise de: MA resembles 10068015 Pompeii 10048104 Poniatowski, Prince Joseph (VOL n) 646nig, 7868017, 793&nn6,7, 95im Poniatowski, Stanislaus 78607 Ponsonby, Frederick naani

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Poor Law Amendment Bill gyoni: petitions against extension of 1131111; D presents Bradenham petition against i^any Poor Law Commission Continuance Bill: division on gyo&ec&m Poor Laws "jogm, 962, 964™: debate on 959^012 Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill: and D'S studies 727&n3 Pope, Alexander: his Villa (Twickenham) g66&n3 Pope, John Robinson: physician attending MA H45&02 Portland, 4th Duke of (VOL n) 41902, 784^ Portraits of the Children of the Nobility: D'S contribution to 794&ec&ni, 839&m Postal service 77im: D complains of changes in I03i&n8, 1036; changes to parliamentary privileges io33&m; postman's bell H34&n6, 1190. See also Penny Postage Potemkin, Prince ioo6n4 Potticary's School, Blackheath: T.M. Gibson a schoolfellow of D'S at 7i2n2 Potts, Mr (Fector's agent): gives evidence of bribery at Maidstone 776n2 Poulett Scrope, Emma Phipps (VOL i) 242114, 900 Poulett Scrope, George Julius (VOL i) 24204, 900 Poulter, John: charged with breach of privilege 76o&oK Powell, Richard Jones 887&n2 Powell, Thomas (Chartist leader) 92407 Power, Ellen 1197^ Power, Marguerite ng7&n3 Powerscourt, Viscountess (4th Viscount) 1072^ Powerscourt, 4th Viscount 1072^ Powerscourt, Viscountess (6th Viscount): D extols her beauty 748&nio, 7568tec8oi2; to meet MAL 964

Powerscourt, 6th Viscount 748mo, 800: D dines with 756&n2; offers one of his seats to D for honeymoon 882ni; invites D to visit 9648013, 965; attends D'S 'political dinner' 1035; the DS entertain 1045^ Powerscourts, the 1072: the DS dine with 1060, 1061 Powis, 2nd Earl of 8978017 Powlett, Lady (VOL i) 28107: introduces D to Lord Brougham 799 Poyntz, William Stephen (VOL n) 66702, io63ni Pozzo di Borgo, Count Carlo Andrea (VOL n) 469011, 733n7, 77on5, 786n8 Pozzo di Borgo, Count Charles 733&O7 Pozzo di Borgo, Countess 733&O7 Praed, James Bakewell (VOL n) 62502, 1027^, (APP i) 54oRn2 Praed, Sophia 10278104 Praed, Winthrop Mackworth (VOL H) 36906, 7918014, 8918011, 897: death of g66&ec8oi4 President (steamship) 78306, 11568015 Printers Devil, The (burletta): D attends performance 8378cm Privilege, parliamentary: debate re Poulter and Metcalfe 760^; 'Stockdale vs Hansard' 10348011,

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1035, I037&rm3>4> IO43&nl; D's speech in defence of Stockdale iO36&m; and the Shrewsbury election (1841) n68&m Progress of Public Business: D summarizes parliamentary session in debate on gyg&ec&m, 9808011, 9818012 Putbus, Prince William of: and D'Orsay 783&n4 Pyne, Mrs 696 Pyne, William (VOL n) 41411:1., 700, 706, jwm, 726, 738na, 822&m, 977, io62n2, n67&ec, 1195: attends Wellesley- Pole's audit 702; illness 725, 1054, 1063 &na; D tells of Wyndham Lewis's death 744; D'S settlement to end 'the system' 815; to settle Davis bill 821; to make 'final arrangements' 949&m, 9868011, 988; D makes arrangements for contact during his honeymoon 996; D prefers his own judgment to Pyne's 1025; mt by bankruptcy of Wright and C.o iiai&ni, 1122; D reproaches for allowing judgment to be signed 1137; and D'S mysterious 'great business' (1841) 1194 Pyne and Richards: and 'the Gentleman in Lincoln's Inn' 7io&ec&m Quarterly Review, The: Isaac's article in 839&ni4 Quarter Sessions (Bucks) GgG&ec&m, 697&m, 822&na, 826, 858&m, 859&n2, 9io&n2, gi4&ec&n2, 9i5&n2, io27n2 Quebec 863n4 Quebec Mercury, The 841^ Queen's Bench, Court of 778&ec&m, 77g&m, 78om, 846n2, 863&n4 Quin, Frederic Hervey Foster (VOL n) 49406, "39 Radicals, the 864^, 907: furious at Sheil's commissionership 728; and Molesworth's motion of non-confidence in Glenelg 739&nm,2; did not vote in Sandon's motion of non-confidence 74on6; Peel discourages support of gi6&n3; eight go against the Whig Government 922; reaction to Russell's letter 924; D accuses of having been bribed in non-confidence division 1035; and the Irish Registration Bill 1076^4; the Whig ministers placate to stay in power ii5i&m; 'flung over' by Russell (APP i) 676X Radnor: Bradenham mistaken for H42&n7 Radnor, ist Earl of 1072^ Radstock, Baroness (2nd Baron) 1142&O2 Radstock, 2nd Baron 1142&O2 Raffaello di Ciarla io88n6 Raggett, John gg6&o2 Raglan, 4th Baron 96in5 Raleigh, Sir Walter 7296011 Randall, Alexander (VOL n) 69005, 932&n6, iooo&n2: and Maidstone election expenses 7i4&m; D sleeps at his house 804 Randall, Mrs 804 Raphael io88n6 Rapp, Jean, comte de iu>4&n6 Ratisbon 1003, ioo4&nn2,3 Ravensworth, Baroness (ist Baron) (VOL n) 41004, 973

Ravensworth, ist Baron (VOL n) 410114, 770113, 973 Raymonds (hotel) gg4&m Reade, John Edmund (VOL i) 324118, 87g&m Reay, 7th Baron (VOL n) 580111, 733 Rede, Leman 8ggn3 Redesdale, ist Baron 992n5 Redesdale, and Baron (later ist Earl of Redesdale) (VOL n) 514116, 756, 992, 1151 Red Lion, Wycombe 997, 1020 Reform Bill of 1832 g22n4, 97gm Reform Club 791 Regency Bill 1840 I076&n5 Registration, parliamentary: the annual procedure nio&ni, 1113 &n4 Registration Bill, English io6gn3 Registration Bill, Irish 1069^, io73&m, i074ni, io75&ec&m, io76&n4: government (Whig) lose division on io7o&n2; Tories 'never have a single man absent' 1071 &n3; government 'to go out' on 1072; Stanley re-introduces in January 1841 ii25n4; Morpeth introduces his bill ii27ni; 2nd reading of Morpeth's bill H28&n2, H29&n6; division of 25 Feb 1841 1131; Morpeth's bill abandoned H50&n2 Renaissance Theatre (Paris): the DS visit ioo5&m, ioo6&n7 'Report ... [on] Constabulary Force' 10148011 'Report from the Select Committee ... Gilliland' (Insanity Report) gg4&n2 'Report from the Select Committee on Lighting the House' (Bude Report) 994&n2 Reynolds, John: and the Cardigan 'black bottle' affair ii28m Reynolds, Sir Joshua iogan2 Rhine river 1004 Rice, Thomas D.: Jim Crow' 8ggn3 Richards, Henry (of Pyne and Richards) 702, 710, 986, n67&ec Riches, C. Harry 859^ Richmond 773, 935, 955, 971: the Misses Berry live at io67&m Richmond and Lennox, Duchess of (4th Duke): dines with the DS io67&ni4, 1069 Richmond and Lennox, 4th Duke of 7g6n4, gi7n2, io6yni4 Richmond and Lennox, 5th Duke of goana: Wellington seeks coalition with 74O&n8 Rickford, William 8gi&n4 Rickmansworth (Herts) 801 Ripon, ist Earl n88m Rivers, Sir Henry, gth Baronet ioo8m Rivers, 3rd Baron 839^ Robarts, Abraham Wildey (VOL n) 630113: defeated at Maidstone 75on5, 75im, 752ni, 776nm,2 Robinson Madeira ioi3&n4 Rochester: D speaks at 802, 803, 804 Rochester, 2nd Earl of 7gi&ni4 Roden, 3rd Earl of (VOL n) 464114, 748mo, 756n5. 9°9nl. "36n4

Rodney, Lady gi4&n6 Rodney, 3rd Baron gi4&n6 Roebuck, John Arthur (VOL n) 4721111, 728&n5: as agent for Lower Canada 7i2&m; his speech at the bar of the House 7i3&m; defends Canadian rebels 863^ Rogers, Samuel (VOL i) 55117, ioo4&n8, 1064, 1134 Rogers, Sarah: sister of the poet ioo4&n8 Rokeby, 4th Baron ioo3m6, io67n2 Rolfe, Sir Robert Monsey (later ist Baron Granworth) (VOL n) 572113, 981, 983 Rolle, Baroness (ist Baron) 7g6&n3 Rolle, ist Baron 7g6&n3: falls at coronation 7gi&n6, 793 Rolls, John iO27n3 Romilly, Col F. g$6n38&n2 Schonborn, the Counts of 1004^ Schwanthaler, Ludwig Michael ioo3&n7 Scobell, Edward ioo3ni4 Scotland, Church of: non-intrusion issue in 1841 election ii72&nm,2 Scrope, William 811, 1072: D and MAL visit 8oi&n6, 804, 805; The Art of Deerstalking 8o6n2, 8078012, 864&n4, 87i&n2; D and MAL dine with 8gg, goo&n3; gives MAL away g87&n6, 997 Scudamore, Charles (VOL H) 65ini, 866, 868 Seaham, Viscount (later Earl Vane, later 5th Marquess of Londonderry) 874&ni Semper, Harriet 804, 807, 811, 955: D directs MAL'S letter to 765&n5, 768 Semper, Michael 765^ Seton (medical procedure): and Isaac's eyes loao&ni Sevigne (a bandeau) 73O&ni2

Seymour, Baron (later i2th Duke of Somerset) (VOL i) 2341115, 1055111 Seymour, Baroness (later Duchess of Somerset) (VOL i) 2341115: Queen of Eglinton Tournament gga&ec, 997; correspondence with Lady Shuckburgh published iO55&ec&m Seymour, Henry io6o&n4 Seymour, Jane io6o&n4 Shaftesbury, 6th Earl of (VOL n) 374115, 810 Shafto, Robert Duncombe loions Shakespeare 832, iO46mo, 115062^4: Charles Kean's first performance as Hamlet 707, 7o8&m, 7og&n4; A Midsummer Night's Dream 82O&m; D attends performance of Othello 823&ec; Henry rvg56&nio; Macbeth 956&mo; D compares MA to Portia 1090 use of 'tasslegentle' in Romeo and Juliet 1095^ Shaw, Frederick 7ig&nm&2 Shaw, Mrs (MA'S cousin) 8o6m Shaw-Lefevre, Charles (later ist Viscount Eversley) (VOL n) 67202, 934, 1039, I045n6, iO49&m, 1071, 119205: elected Speaker 924n3; D attends Speaker's levee io5O&n2, 1138; D meets at Brighton iO58&n4; re-elected Speaker ii79&m Shaw-Stewart, Sir Michael 839^ Sheffield, Chamber of Commerce of 994n3 Sheil, Richard Lalor (VOL i) 233113, 981, 1075™, 1081: appointed commissioner, Greenwich Hospital 728&ec&n6; 1835 motion against Londonderry's appointment 75gn2; speaks on government's Irish policy gig∋ speech on Morpeth's Bill 'one of his best',sdbkjf, Shelley, Percy Bysshe 218n3 Sheppard, Jack: Ainsworth's novel on iiO3&n2 Sheridan, Marcia Maria ioo3&ni5 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (VOL i) 23409, 100380115: dines with the DS 1200 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (the dramatist) (VOL i) 15904, ioo3&ni5 Sheridans, the: and the DS at Paris 1004, 1005, 1006 Sheridan sisters, the iO55m Ship Inn (Dover) 999 Shrewsbury ii77&m: D stands for ii58&nn4-6, u64&m; Tomline considers withdrawal from 1159; D'S letters to the electors of 1161, 1165, 1169; the DS travel to n62&m; D considers it secure 1163; broadsheet of D'S debts posted at n67&m; 1841 election n68&n2, n6g&m, i^i&nni-g; D and Tomline elected ii7o&nm,2; petition against D and Tomline H92&n5, ng4nio; the DS postpone visit to 1198 Shrewsbury, Mayor of. See Loxdale, John Shrewsbury Chronicle, The n68&n2 Shuckburgh, Lady (8th Baronet) iO55&ec&ni Shuckburgh, Sir Francis, 8th Baronet 1055™ Sibthorp, Charles Delaet Waldo H5in2: the DS entertain 1045^; his motion on Bowring 1079™ Sidmouth, ist Viscount: praises D'S House privileges speech iO37&n2 Sidney, Adelaide Augusta Wilhelmina 9988106 Sidney, Ernestine Wellington gg8&n6

Sidney, Philip (later and Baron de Elsie and Dudley) ggS&nn^ Sidney, Sophia Philippa gg88m6 Silvestre, Israel no4ni Simpkinson, Mr ioo3&ni7 Simpson, James (later Sir James) g6in5 Sinclair, Sir George, and Baronet 83681115 Singleton, Thomas (archdeacon of Northumberland) 97i&n5 Sir Robert Peel (steamship): burned on the St Lawrence 7g6m Sixteenth Dragoons (the Lancers) 827^ Skavronsky, Count ioo6n4 Skinner, Fitzowen iigGna Skinner, Mary (VOL i) 325112, ng6na Skinner, Samuel ng6na Slaney, Robert Aglionby: and a possible 'one and one' arrangement with D ii5g&ni Slave Trade, Society for the Extinction of: Prince Albert as new president of 1064^3 Sligo Election Committee 734n4 Slingsby, Sir Charles, loth Baronet imn5 Slingsby, Emma Margaret: marries Thomas Slingsby Duncombe? im&n5 Slingsby, Sir Thomas, 4th Baronet min5 Slingsby, Sir Thomas, gth Baronet min5 Sloper, Mrs I.C. ioo8&ec&m, 1056, i^G&na Smith. See also Carrington Smith, Ann 82381118 Smith, Sir Benjamin (a creditor): on Shrewsbury handbill of D'S debts (1841) n67&nm,3 Smith, Charles Culling g?3n4 Smith, Eleanor Sarah 82381118 Smith, Elizabeth Katherine 1084^ Smith, George Robert 83ona Smith, Georgiana 82381118 Smith, Henry: the DS stay with io84&n2 Smith, Horace noan3 Smith, James: his 'catchpenny' book iiO2&n3 Smith, Jane Amelia 8^3&n8 Smith, John Benjamin 1124^ Smith, Junius: builds British Queen 783n6 Smith, Louisa Mary 82381118 Smith, Richard John ('O. Smith') 89981116 Smith, Robert John. See Carrington, and Baronn Smith, Sydney (VOL i) 349117, g7in5, io87&na, 1088 Smith, Sir William Sydney 10468107 Smiths, the (relatives of Lord Carrington): not invited to Carrington wedding io84&n4 Smyrna 770, -jBg, 839 Smyth, Sir George Henry, Gth Baronet (VOL i) 30705, 8g6n3, 8g7&ni3 Smythe, George (later 7th Viscount Strangford) gggn3, im&ur}, 1162: opinion ofAlarcos 9568(119; supports Lyndhurst at Cambridge in6&m Smythe, Lionel ggg&ng Smythe, Philippa 7428107 Smythe family ggg&n3 Smythies, William Yorick 88gm Solicitor General. See Rolfe, Sir Robert Monsey,

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Solomon, Louis Kensington. See Lewis, Kensington Somers, John Patrick: D sends his frank to Sarah 734801112,4 Somerset, Lady Charlotte (later Baroness Nieuman) 757&ns Somerset, Constance Henrietta Sophia 823811111 Somerset, Emily Katherine Anne 823&nii Somerset, Lady Fitzroy (VOL n) 408116, 932 Somerset, Lady Granville 8z3&n8 Somerset, Lord Granville (VOL i) 357115, 733, 823&n8, 1151: the DS entertain ii8o&m Somerset, Granville Robert Henry 823&nn Somerset, Leveson Eliot Henry 823&nu Somerset, Raglan George Henry 823&nii Somerset, Duchess of (nth Duke) 83Q&n3 Somerset, nth Duke of (VOL i) 284112, 839^ Somerville, Mary 756&n4 Somerville, William 756n4 Sondes, Baroness (4th Baron) H57&n4 Sondes, 4th Baron H57&n4 Sons and Systems (burletta): D attends performance of 837&m Soulie, Melchior-Frederic: Le Proscritiooym, ioo6&n7 Soult, Nicolas Jean de Dieu 796, 1093^: at coronation 7gi&ni2 Southampton, Baroness (and Baron): dying 748&n3 Southampton, 2nd Baron 748^ Southampton, Baroness (3rd Baron) (VOL n) 666n6, (APP i) 622R Southampton, 3rd Baron (VOL H) 666n6, (APP i) 622R: purchases ground for Necropolis 748&nm,2 Southey, Robert (VOL i) 268111, 766&n2 Southwark: by-election in ioog&n5 Spain: British Legion in 74i&m; debate on Spanish policy 752n2, 753&m, 754&m; civil war 786&nn4,i5; Lyndhurst's speech on 786&ni5; unrest in (1840) iiO5n4, no6&n2 Spanish pudding: the DS serve 1122 Speaker: election of 9248013, 9278012. See also Abercromby, James; Shaw-Lefevre, Charles Spectator, The gzom: praises D'S speech in Austin case 846&n2 Speke, John Hanning 756^ Spence, Joseph 83gni4 Spencer, Lord Robert (VOL n) 666ni, iog2n2 Spenser, Edmund 839&ni5 Spicer, Col io58n7 Spring Rice, Thomas. See Monteagle, ist Baron 'Squires': congratulate D 747 Stammers, Joseph 843ni Standard, The: fails to notice D'S Copyright speech 768; reports D'S speech on Progress of Public Business 981 Standish, Frank Hall (VOL i) 92012, (APP i) 95X&n2 Stanfield, Clarkson 1030^ Stanhope, Arthur Philip 823ni2 Stanhope, Lady Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina (later Baroness Dalmeny, later Duchess of Cleveland)

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748&ng: describes Prince Albert's demeanour at his wedding io45n8 Stanhope, Edward 823ni2 Stanhope, Countess (4th Earl) 748&ng, 82318018 Stanhope, 4th Earl (VOL n) 689112, 748ng, 823n8, 897 Stanhope of Mahon. See Mahon Stanley, Baron (later I4th Earl of Derby) (VOL i) 117112, 703, 770, 893, 905, 919, 941, 956, 10398019, 1113, 1140, n83m, n88m: 'with the Influenza', 719; arranges amendment for Molesworth's non-confidence motion 73g&n2; his motion against National Education g38&nm,2; D calls him a Whig 9478013; his Irish Registration Bill io6gn3, io7on2, io73ni, 1074™, io75&m, I076&n4, H25n4, ii28n2; cheered at Cambridge ni4n3; elected to Carlton H25&n2; assured of position in Peel's government (1841) ii74&n2 Stanley, Edward (VOL n) 688n6, I050&n8 Stanley, Edward John ('Ben') (later ist Baron Eddisbury, later 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley) ni4&n2, 1139 Stanley, William Owen: D sends his frank to Sarah 735&n2 Stanley, William Thomas Stanley Massey (VOL i) 329117, (APP i) 622R Stanley of Alderley, ist Baron 735n2, g2O&ni Stapleton, Augustus Granville 827n2 Stapleton, Miles Thomas. See Beaumont, 8th Baron Stapleton, Thomas 957&n2 Stephen, James 863^ Stepney, Lady (VOL i) 16907, 911: D dines with 757; recounts 'dog letter' 761; portrait of in Cheveley gi4&n7; D attends her assembly gig Sterling, Edward (VOL n) 55808, g6i&ni2: D to dine with 'The Thunderer' 83g&ni2; D dines with 97i&n2 Steuart, Robert H72&n3 Stewart, Patrick Maxwell 83g&n3 Steyne, the (Brighton) 1058(8012 Stirling, William (later Sir William StirlingMaxwell, gth Baronet): at one of D'S political dinners 1043^, IO45n5 Stockdale, John Joseph: 'Stockdale vs Hansard' io34&ni, 1035, io37n4, io43ni Stormont, Viscount. See Mansfield, 4th Earl of Stovin, Mary Anne 724114. Stowe, Bucks 859, 865, 1007113, 10278012, 1028, 1029, 1131: 1834 sale of art collection at 877111; D describes iO3O&nm,3,4; the fete at (1840) io85&nm,2,i2,i3, io86&ec, io87&ec, 1088, 10898012 Strangford, Viscountess (6th Viscount) 9998^3 Strangford, Gth Viscount (VOL i) 15901, 717, 729, 742, 810, 838, 841, 932, 959, 9738015, ggg&n3, 1010, 10318016, 1088, 11168011, (APP i) 622R: helps Isaac with Illustrator Illustrated 7038011, 7238011, 724; opinion of Alarcos g56; praises D'S speech on Chartism g668mi; attend one of D'S 'political dinners' 1035, 1045^;

Tailers: followers of O'Connell 7328012, 734 Tail's Edinburgh Magazine: D uses its 'Report ... [on] a Constabulary Force' 9788^9, 983^ 622R Talbot Inn, Shrewsbury 11648^1 Talfourd, Thomas Noon (VOL n) 6goo2: his CopyStratton (a servant?) 840, 844 right Bill 76581001,2, 7668tec8omi,2, 78681014, Strawberry Hill io67&nm,5 89801, 11268101; speech oo Copyright Bill 8998102 Stroganoff, Count Gregory Alexandrovitch 77o&n5; Taogier 101081:04 786, 79i&ni5, 801 Tankerville, Countess of (5th Earl) (VOL i) Stroganoff, Princess Natalia Victorovna 7gi&ni5 33805, mi, 1122 Stroganoffs, the 808 Taokerville, 5th Earl of (VOL n) 56805: the DS Stuart, Lady Dudley Coutts 97802 dine with mi; the DS entertain 1122 Stuart, Lord Dudley Coutts g78&o2 Tanner, David ioo8&oi Stuart de Rothesay, ist Baron (VOL n) 374113, Tao Kwaog (emperor of China) 10118012 730, 740, 961, 1067 Taplin, Richard: his Omnibus 8378105, 838 Stuart of Decies, ist Baron gaoni Taplow 84601 Sturt, Henry Charles Soo&na Tassell, Robert (mayor of Maidstone) 8oi&oi: Stuttgart 1001, ioo2&nm,3-5 gives a bucks for Maidstooe veoison dinner 804 Sudbury: petition against Tomline's election at Tasso, Torquato: Jerusalem 8ggo4 ii32&na Tatton Egerton, Lady Charlotte Elizabeth (later Sudeley, ist Baron goo&na Baroness Egerton) 10858105 Sue, Eugene (Marie Joseph) (VOL i) 345115, ioo6n7 Tattoo Egertoo, William (later ist Baron EgerSugar Duties Bill: D'S speech on 1156™ ton) 10858105 Sugden, Sir Edward Burtenshaw (later ist Baron Tavistock, Marquess of (later 7th Duke of BedSt Leonards) (VOL n) 464116, 713, ii55ni, ford) (VOL i) 22802: rumoured appointed lord ii78m: congratulates D 747, 941; tries to lieutenant of Ireland 8958011 resolve House privileges impasse io43&n2 Taylor, John 8638103 Sugdens, the: the DS visit at Boyle Farm Teigomouth, Baroness (2nd Baron) 10728:09 iog2ni, H39&n4, 1180 Teigomouth, 2nd Baron 10728019: Tory candidate Sultan of Turkey. See Abd-ul-Medjid for Marylebone 734&on, 7388013 Sumner, Charles 86304 Telford, Thomas io83m Sun, The (APP i) 622R Temple, Christopher iryoni Surrey, Earl of (later i3th Duke of Norfolk) Temple family gg8n5 839&nio Temple Grove (school) gg8&n5 Surrey Theatre 8ggn3 Ten Hours Bill gi7n5 Sussex, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of (VOL Tennent, James Emerson (later ist Baronet) i) 1221111, 920&n3, 973n3: illness of 10318012; (VOL n) 646011: appeals defeat at Belfast and the Underwood Peerage io4i&n3; opposes 74o&mo; the DS entertaio 104505 Regency Bill io76&n5 Teooysoo, Alfred (later ist Baron Tennyson) Suter (or Sutar), Eleanor (later Baroness 75on6 Rivers) io67ni2 Tenth Hussars 7968015, 879^ Sutherland, Duchess Countess of 836&n6, Tetsworth 8628:01 839&nn3,8 Thackeray, William Makepeace 75006 Sutherland, ist Duke of 836n6 Thames: navigation on as issue io mayoralty Sutherland, i8th Earl of 836n6 election 10968012 Sutherland, Duchess of (2nd Duke) 7go&oi Theatre Royal, Covent Garden 823ec Sutherland, 2nd Duke of 79om Therese, Queen of Bavaria 100381011 Swift, Jonathan 791 Thesiger, Sir Frederic (later ist Baron ChelmsSwinton, Samuel iO58n6 ford), 8638105, 100705 Sydenham, ist Baron (VOL n) 69003, 981: atThiers, Louis Adolphe (VOL n) 54803, 106703, tends D'S speech 747; D sends his frank to noo8oim,2, ni6n2: his ministry broken up Sarah 789; governor-general of Canada 987^ 110680101,2; Pasha 'iofamously treated by' Sykes, Bill: O Smith as 8998016 ii2O&n3 Sykes, Sir Francis William, 3rd Baronet (VOL i) Thomas, George 925™ 20502: couplet on D purportedly by 778m Thomas, George Evan 1167^ Sykes, Henrietta, Lady (VOL i) 26704, 83304, Thomas, Henry 775ni n86m: health (APP i) 370X5 Sarah invites her Thomond, Marchioness of (2nd Marquess) gg8&og to Bradenham (APP i) 4o8X&m Thomond, 2nd Marquess of ggS&og Sylvestre, Israel, H04m Syria: Sultan of Turkey attempts to regain it Thomonds, the irjS&ni, ii42&nm,3,4 io8an8. See also Turkish-Egyptian crisis Thompson, Thomas Perronet (VOL n) 64102: defeated at Marylebone 734011, 7388103 Taff-Vale Railway Company 87im Tafna, treaty of ionn2 reports Wellington's praises of D'S speech (APP i) 54oR&n4 Strathfield Saye 716, 918, (APP i) 54oR, (APP i)

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Thomson, Charles Edward Poulett. See Sydenham, ist Baron Thorwaldsen, Bertel ioo3&nn4&8 Three-Fingered Jack 8ggn6 'Three Glorious Days' (1830) Sygny Three Tuns, The (inn) 837^ Thunderer, The: term used by D for Sterling 839&nia; term used by D for Barnes ni4&n6 Thynne, Lady Caroline H34&D3 Tichborne, Sir Henry Joseph, 8th Baronet ioo6n3 Tichborne, Sir Henry, jih Baronet ioo6&n3 Times, The 727113, 737n4, 738n3, 752na, 75gn2, 76on3, 776ec, 863n5, 895^, gagn3, 93oec, 94in4, 95gn4, gSyna, ioognn4,5, loionz, iQ33n5, iO3gn8, io4im, iO4gnni,2, io7gn2, iog4ni, no7n3, niin2, 1114, insni, ii2gn4, H3gn5, 1142, n6mni,2, H72ni, ii74nm,2, n85ni: reviews The Illustrator Illustrated and Curiosities 73g&n4, 742&n8, 743&ec; reports D'S 1838 corn laws speech 747; prints honours list 7g3ec&n4; reports D'S speech in Austin case 843&m, 844, 846; publishes 'National Sonnets' 848&m; reports Brougham's philippic against O'Connell 87g&n2; reports D'S speech on theatre restrictions 900; reports D'S speech on Irish Municipal Corporations Bill 904; misreports D'S speech on extension of suffrage go7&na; delays publication of D'S 'Laelius' letter to Melbourne g32&m; reports D'S speech on National Education g4o&m; reports D'S speech on Chartism g64, g65; reports D'S speech in Progress of Public Business debate g8o&m, g8i; prints D'S sonnet on Wellington gg7&n6; publishes Grant's letter ioo7&ec&n4; D reads it regularly ioi6n4; and D'S speech in defence of Stockdale K>36&n2; reports D'S 1840 factory inspectors speech io8o&m; article on 'The Turkish and Egyptian Question' roggni; D recommends it to Sarah not, iiO5nm,4; and 'Pittacus' letter ii78&m; D asks to see Walter about ngg; reports D'S speech at the Bucks Conservative Festival (1835) (APP i) 54oR&na Tipperary 836 Tisdall, James io88n4 Tita. See Falcieri, Giovanni Batt, Tolpuddle Martyrs 863&n6 Tomline, George 1132^, ii6i&m, 1165, ii72&ng: as D'S colleague at Shrewsbury H58&n3, n64&m; considers withdrawing from Shrewsbury 1159; D finds him 'jealous' 1162; elected at Shrewsbury (1841) n6g&nr, ii7om; petition against his election 1192^, ng4n8 Tomlins, Frederick Guest: praises Alarcos 947&ni Torch, The: reviews Ward's book 76o&n8 Tories: disgusted at Wellington's support of Whig Address 709^5; defeat Whigs on motion of censure on O'Connell 7365011, 737; defeat Whigs on promotion for officers in Royal Marines 737&m; reluctant to support a Radical (1838) 73gn2; 15 absent from Sandon's motion of non-

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confidence (1838) 74on6; attack Whigs on British Legion in Spain 74i&m; almost upset government 75g&nm,2; banquet to Peel (1838) 76o&n7, 77O&n4; on Maidstone committee 775&m; support Spanish Carlists 786ni5; party meeting at Egerton's 787&ec&m; amendments to the Address (1839) 877; and Irish Municipal Corporations Bill 904; may move general nonconfidence vote 909; to take office (1839) g27&ni, g28; give up office 9298012; defeat Whigs on Poor Law Commission Continuance Bill 97o&ec∋ incur the Queen's rage over Prince Albert's allowance iO3i&n6; move non-confidence in government (1840) iO35&n2, io3g&m; victorious in municipal elections (1840) ni3&n4; defeat Whigs on Irish Registration Bill H50&n2; force Whigs into dissolution (1841) H58&n2; win 1841 general election ii7i&n8, 11728011, H73&m; rumours as to new government ii74&m; D predicts majority of 80-90 11758013 defeat Whigs in non-confidence vote (August 1841) n83&m; form government (1841) n85&m, n88&m; appointments and new writs ngo&n2 Torrington, 7th Viscount 9248^5 Tours, 1088 Tower Hamlets: by-election in 823&nm,2, 824&ec&m Townshend, ist Marquess 84in7 Tracts for the Times 8928016 Treaty of London (15 July 1840) io82n8, iog7&ec&n2, H2on2: carried out to the letter by cabinet iog8&n2; France's response to II02&n2

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'great panic' noo∋ D predicts war noi; prediction of peace noaSoia, H04&n4; and general convulsion in Europe no5&n4; causes fierce dissensions in cabinet ni3&n3; Queen considers ' Turco Egypto' as name for the new princess mSni; fall of Acre ii2o8oim,4; the French are 'intractable' 11298014 Turner, Francis 8a3&ng Turner, Jonathan n66&ni Turners, the Dawson 84on3 Turpin, Dick no3na Turton, Thomas Edward Michell SgS&nG, 84in2, 86^3 Turville Park ni8&n3, 1121 Tweeddale, 7th Marquess of H45n5 Tweeddale, 8th Marquess of gi8n3 Twenty-ninth Foot 950 Twickenham g66n3 Twiss, Annie 7O9n6: the DS entertain iO4O&m Twiss, Horace (VOL n) 64gn4, 7ogn6, 897 Twisses, the Horace 933, 1086, 1088: D attends the theatre with 7098016; D dines with 7328013, 733; the DS entertain 1045^; entertain the DS 1080 Tylney Long, Catherine. See Wellesley, Catherine Pole Tylney Long Tylney Long, Sir John, 7th Baronet 1087^ Tyringham, Bucks iO27&n4 Tyrrell, Sir John Tyssen, 2nd Baronet (VOL 11) 617112: D dines with (APP i) 622R Tyson, Edward: his Orang-outang 742&nn Ude, Louis Eustache (VOL n) 501116, 8788017 Underwood, Lady Cecilia. See Inverness, Duchess of United States: Durham expresses desire for peace with 796m; Britain on brink of'Yankee War' in the McLeod affair H278m2; rumours of war over boundary dispute with Britain ii36&m Urquhart, David (VOL n) 4691113, H2in2: and Vixen affair 786ni3; and eastern affairs goS&ec&m; connection with H.H. Parish 9818011 asks D to present a petition 994^; sends D his 'Dissertation' on Persia 114981™ Utilitarians, the: oppose Talfourd's copyright bill ii26&m Van Amburgh, Isidore: the Queen visits his wild animal act 878^; D sees his lions gion4 Van Buren, John 8oi&n4 Van Buren, Martin (U.S. president) 8om4 Van de Weyer, Elizabeth Ann Sturgis go6&n3 Van de Weyer, Sylvain (VOL i) 228114, 9068013 Van Diemen's Land 863^ Vane, Frederick William (later 4th Marquess of Londonderry) 748mo Vane-Tempest, Sir Henry, 2nd Baronet 886na Vaughan, Miss 859^ Venice 1067 Vere, Sir Charles 775ni Verney, Sir Harry, 2nd Baronet (VOL n) 377112, 978&ec8oi8,10898012 Vernon, Catherine ii4im

Vernon, Henry Charles ii4i&ni Vernon, Henry Charles (Sr, formerly Vernon Graham) U4i&ni Vernon, Mrs Henry Charles (Sr) 1141™ Versailles 1004^ Verschoyle, Catherine io88n3 Verschoyle, James 1088113 Verschoyle, Mrs James io88&n3 Victoria, Queen 734, 77gni, 783^, 786m, 839^, 84016, 8g6n3, 9o6n3, gogn5, gion4, gn, gi6n3, gigni3, 924^, gg2n4, gg4n3, loogni, 108^12, ii45ni: holds drawing room 76o8tec8oi6, 772, 786, io6i&ec&nm,2; coronation 7698^2, 7gonm-3, 7gi&nn5,6; Queen's Ball 8omn2,4; visits Van Amburgh's wild animal act 876™, 878&ec8om3, 5,7; opens parliament 87gn6, 10318017; and the Hastings affair 9018011, 9178019, g2o8tec&nm,4, 935&m; and 'Bedchamber Crisis' 9278011, 928, g2g8oi2, H78n4; D'S 'Laelius' letter to g3o&ec; D to attend her levee 9378011; announces engagement ioo6m; reported to have desired Lord Carrington's daughters to change their family name 1013^; wedding 103180^12,3,6, iO4i&ec&n2, iO42&nm,3, 1043, IO44∋ at Windsor after the wedding 104580^11,3,8,9; parliament congratulates on her marriage 104980^11,2; parliament congratulates on escape from assassination attempt io6g&ec8oi4; and Prince Albert's role in public affairs 10758014; and the Regency Bill io76n5; birth of Princess Victoria ni3n3, in8∋ and Peel's government (1841) H74n2, 11885 Victoria, Princess: birth in8&ni Vienna 1087 Vigny, Count Alfred de 8928012 Vigors, Nicholas Aylward H22ni Villiers, Lady Adela Corisanda Maria: D'S poem on 794&ni Villiers, Augustus John 99281^3 Villiers, Charles Pelham (VOL i) I46n5, 9818012: his opposition to the Corn Laws 736^, 747m, 87gn3, 8g3&nm,2, 8g6n2, gogna; the DS entertain 1045^ Villiers, Lady Clementina Augusta Wellington: D'S poem on 794&ni Villiers, Edward Ernest 1084^ Villiers, Elizabeth Charlotte 1084^ Villiers, Francis John Robert 75gn2 Villiers, George g3an5 Villiers, Georgiana Augusta Henrietta 9928^3 Villiers, Lady Sarah Frederica Caroline 1085: D'S poem on 794&ni Villiers, Theresa 932&n5 Villiers, Viscount (later 6th Earl of Jersey) 7igm, 75gna, ii72&n7 Villiers, Viscountess (later Countess of Jersey) gSani: marriage H72&n7 Vincent, Sir Francis, 7th Baronet io88n5 Vincent, Frederick io88&n5 Vincent, Henry io88n5 Vincent, Henry Dormer io88n5

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Watts, Alaric g5g&nn5,6 Watts, Alaric Alfred g5gn5 Weaver Churches Bill 10768014 Webster, Daniel: D meets 9548013, g56 Webster, Sir Godfrey 70in3, ii75m Webster, Grace (VOL i) i6gni4, 829 Webster, Henry Vassal (VOL i) 169014, 82gm, 830: his letter to The Literary Gazette 7Oi&n3 Websters, the: D attends party at 906 Welch, John Goodwin 838&n2 Wellesley, Catherine Pole Tylney Long 7O2ni, 10878^5, 1088 Wellesley, Gerald Valerian gi8n4 Wellesley, William Pole Tylney Long 7O2&nl, io87n5 Wellesley, ist Marquess (VOL n) 4O4ni, 841, 877n4, 10108012 Wellington, ist Duke of (VOL i) 122117, 733, 796, 8o6m, 841 &ni, 877, 87gn6, 886, goin2, gi8n4, 9208013, io76n5, io87n5, mgns, 1140, n83m, (APP i) 622R, (APP i) 4o8Xn2: supports the Whigs' Address (Jan 1838) 7098015; Peel influenced by party's disgust at w's 'betise' 716; his most prized honours 7308012; refuses to support Molesworth 739^; resolves 'there shall not be a Conservative government' (1838) 74o8m7; Chandos gives banquet for 770; at coronation 790; appoints brother to captaincy of Deal Castle 8248012; D'S first sonnet to 8388018; Queen sends for to form a government (1839) g27&m, 928; D'S 1839 sonnet to ggj&n6; moves 'Protestant' amendment on the Address io338tec8oi3; and Prince Albert's precedence iO4i&n2; Lady Lytton Bulwer's caricature of io84n3; supports Lyndhurst at Cambridge no7&n4; cheered at Cambridge 1114^; D'S Atticus' letter to H3gn5; assured of position in Peel's government (1841) 11748^2; 'when will [D] come into Pt?' (APP i) 54oR; health: 'continues ... unwell' 7738012; ist stroke 8g7&ni5; 2nd stroke 10068011, 1010; attack of 13 Feb 1840 K>468z:ec8oin4,ii, i047&ec&nm,2 Wells Island 7g6m Wenlock, ist Baron gao&ni Wenman, ist Baroness io87&n3, 1088 Wenman, 6th Viscount 1087^ Wescomb, Charles: editor of The Globe "jgin-j Wesleyans: D seeks their support at Shrewsbury 11668011, 1170 Wesleyan Theological Institute n66m Western Railroad. See Great Western Railway Westmacott, Charles Molloy (VOL i) 441114, 879, (APP i) 453X Westmeath, ist Marquess of (VOL n) 673114, 897, gigSoiio Westminster: vacancy for constituency of 7288014; Lenten prohibition of theatre in 8968013, 8978011, go2ni Westminster, ist Marquess of (VOL i) 561122: his picture collection 74280110 Westminster Abbey 786, 790, 791

Westminster Hall 798 Westmorland, loth Earl of 7ign6 'Weston' (a creditor): on Shrewsbury handbill of D'S debts (1841) n67ni Wetherell, Sir Charles (VOL n) 58on2, 9198017, ni7ni, 1118: the DS entertain 1045^ Whalley, Sir Samuel St Swithin Burden (VOL i) 261111: unseated by petition 7346^5 Wharncliffe, Baroness (ist Baron) 733&n5 Wharncliffe, ist Baron (VOL 11) 558117, 733&n5, 863 Whately, George H7i&n7 Whately, John H7in7 Wheelton, John (sheriff) 10438012: and the House privileges affair io34∋ D visits in prison I036&n3; and D'S speech 1037^ Whigs: Wellington likes their laudation 709^5; their 'fight' with 'the Papineau clique' 7i5&n3; defeated on motion of censure on O'Connell 736&m, 737; defeated by Tories on promotion for officers in Royal Marines 737&m; setbacks over Canada Bill and O'Connell's reprimand 738&m; attacked by Tories on British Legion in Spain 74i&m; praise D 747; nominate Robarts for Maidstone 75on5, 75ini; almost defeated by Tories (1838) 75g8omi,2; Whig newspapers praise D'S Copyright speech 768 Queen's attendants chosen from Whig families 783^; support Spanish Constitutionalists 786ni5; Holland House clique Ssg∋ opposed to Lenten theatre in Westminster 900^017, go3&m; ministers to resign (1839) 907, 910, 9i6&n3, gi7&n8, 919; vote of confidence in gog&nm,3; effect of Hastings affair on 917; creation of peers gso&m; fate is sealed by Russell's letter g22; erosion of support for ga4&n3; resign (i83g) g27&m, g28&ec; intrigue in 'Bedchamber Crisis' g2g8oi2; Peel takes advantage of their weak position g35&m; defeated on Poor Law Commission Continuance Bill g7o&ec&m; leadership attacked by D g7g&m, g8o&m; cabinet reconstruction g87&n3, ioio&n6, 1012; threaten dissolution (1840) icog, 1033; and the House privileges affair 1034; lose other divisions i046&m, 11568017, 11578011; 'shirk' Speaker's levee 10508012; defeated on 'Newport job' 10518011; rumours of dissolution 10538011, II27> 1132; defeated on Irish Registration Bill io6g&n3, 10708012,1072, 10758011, 11508012; quarrelling among themselves 1121; anticipate close division on Morpeth's bill 11288012, H3o8omi,2; blamed for dullness of 1841 social season 11388013; 'have overshot the mark' in cleaving to place (1841) Ii5i&nni,3; 'evidently desperate' 1152; impossibility of a sudden dissolution 11538012, 11568014, 1160; 'dead beat' (May 1841) 1155; dissolve parliament 1841 11588012, 11608011, 1161; defeated in 1841 general election 11718018; fate of'Whig chieftains' in 1841 election 1172; and the non-confidence debate (August 1841) 11818011, n82&nm,2; resign 11838011

Whitcombe, James (a creditor): on Shrewsbury handbill of D'S debts (1841) 1167™ White, Anthony: and Isaac's eyes io2O&n2 White, John, 851: MAL dismisses 8ij8&n3 Whitehall, 956 Whitehall Gardens: D attends Tory meeting at 716; as Peel's address even when not in power gai&ni Whitelocke, John H57n6 White's Club 784^3, gg6n2, loiona Whitlaw, C. 742ni4, 743 Whitlaw, J.J.: and medicated baths 742 Whitmore, Thomas io72n8 Whitmore-Jones, Dorothy 838113, 859^, 955&m Whitmore-Jones, Elinor Marian 838^ Whitmore-Jones, John Henry 838113 Whitmore-Joneses, the I072n8: MAL visits 838, 857&m Whittaker and Co (publishers) 947ni 'Whizzy': MAL'S nickname 773^ Wicklow co: in 1841 election ii73&m Wife abuse: Rosina Bulwer's article on 76i&m Wigan: 1839 by-election in goi&ec&n5 Wilde, Thomas (later ist Baron Truro) (VOL n) 390116, ioo7&n5 Wilhelm i, King of Wiirttemberg ioo2&n2 Wilkinson, Mr: D calls on 7846014 Wilkinson, Thomas (a servant) 784^4 Willey Park, Shropshire H58n6 William, a footman at Grosvenor Gate g6i&n8 William in 8g2n4, gign^ William 11 of the Netherlands iog8ni William i of the Netherlands (VOL i) 180113, 769^: abdication iog8&m William iv 742n2, 769n2, 836, loogm, io83n2, (APP i) 622R Williams, Katherine 833&n6 Williams, Mary Anne 833&n5 Williams, Richard Rice 833^ Williams, Thomas 833n6 Williams, Thomas Peers io8g&ni Willis, Nathaniel Parker (VOL i) 3241110, ioi4n2 Willis, Percival & Co (bankers) ioi4&n2 Willoughby de Eresby, Baroness (22nd Baron) io84n4 Willoughby de Eresby, 22nd Baron io82n5, 1084^ Wilson, Jemima g66&n2 Wilson, John (editor of The Globe) 7gi&n3 Wilson, Sir Robert Thomas 978&n4, 1046 Wilson, Samuel: invites D to dine gGG&na Wilton, Countess of (and Earl) (VOL n) 4081120: praises Henrietta Temple (APP i) 54oR Wilton, 2nd Earl of (VOL i) 3221111, 932, 1082: at coronation 790; weeps at Peel's speech at Lord Villiers's wedding 1172 Wilton Park 867&n2 Wiltshire, Earl of (later i4th Marquess of Winchester) io86&n2 Winchester, I2th Marquess of iO38m Windsor 836, 1031 Windsor dress iO4g&n2

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Wynn, Lady Williams- 823&n8 Wynn, Sir Watkin Williams, 5th Baronet ngan4 Wynne, Rice n5gn2, n63&m: negotiates Shrewsbury requisition with D 1158801111,6; and D'S 1841 election expenses ng4nn Wynyard Hall 734&n8, 893: destroyed by fire ii3o&n6 Yardley, William (later Sir William) n68n2 Yate, Eleanor 763&n3, 77om, 772, 787, 8oi&n6, 8o4nn3,4, 8o6m, 807, 811, 858, 861, 957, 96m4, g85ni, 1007, lonni, 1016, I058n6, logsni, iiO4n2, 119360, ngsec: MAL'S love for 768; her pension 859&n5; health 863&m, 864, 865, 866, 868, 869, 870, 874, 1197, 1198, 1199; quarrels with her family 899; ignorant of son's illness 946, 947, 958; and news of son's death 948, 963; at Biggleswade 95iec, 952; her will g87&n5; financial affairs ioo8&m, i056&m, H46n2, ii94mo; to accompany the DS to Brad enham 1013, 1014; disapproves of the DS get ting tipsy H7in3; D asks Sarah to invite her to Bradenham n88&n4; MA corrects her perception of RD'S job ngon3 Yate, Thomas 763^ Yates, Frederick William 8gg&n5 Young, George Frederick: stands for Tynemouth 734&nio Young, Mr (a solicitor) 1057 Young, Thomas Bristowe iO57n2 1OO2&H2 Young, Sir William Lawrence, 4th Baronet (VOL Wurzburg 1003, ioo4&n5 i) 1401110, 832, (APP i) 540Rna: 'lounging at Wycombe 822n3, 825, 837^, 914, gi5n2, 99on2, Wycombe' 7i5&m; does not praise D 747 1023: Sir William Young lounges at 715; 1838 Young England gs6ng, in6m by-election in 83O&n2; MAL meets D at 855&ec&m; D chairs bench at 856&m; D receives Young England (Oxford's secret society) io6gn4 Zawadowska, Countess g32&n4: 'the beauty of the petition from ii3i&ni. See also Chepping season' 7Qi&n5; reads Vivian Grey "jgq Wycombe her portrait in Book of Beauty (1840) g68n2 Wycombe Abbey 855, 856, 858, 1010: 'romping Zawadowski, Easily 7gm5 party at' ioi3&ec&n5; D invited to 10508^3 Zawadowski, Elias 7gm5 'Wycombe people' 801 Zawadowski, Jacob 7gm5 Wykeham, Sophia 1087^ Zawadowski, Peter 7gm5 Wykeham, William Richard 1087^ Wynn, Charles Watkin Williams 1192^: speaks on Zawadowsky, Count 7gm5 Copyright Bill 766&na; puts down Chartist riot Zetland, 2nd Earl of io67&nio Zichy, Count Joseph 8oi&nz 924&n7 Wynn, Sir Henry Watkin Williams- 823n8 Zichy-Vasonykeo, Count Eugene 786&ni

Winslow, Bucks io3O&ni Winslow, Edward (VOL n) 413112, ni4&ni Wodehouse, Edmond (APP i) 622R&n5 Wombwell, George 742111 Wombwell, George (later 3rd Baronet) 878, 1082: D dines with 742&ni, 893; his alleged affair with Mrs Milner Gibson 859^; the DS entertain 1045ns, 1175 Wombwell, Georgiana 742&m, 1175 Wood, Benjamin ioogn^ Wood, Sir Charles, 3rd Baronet H5on2 Wood, Thomas (Sr): dines with the DS io6gn6 Woolbeding, Sussex io87&m, 1088,1091: as former 'temple of Whiggery' iO92&n2 Wordsworth, William: his letter supporting Copyright Bill 76sn2 Workhouse system: Russell accused of applying it to Ireland 727^ Wormwood Scrubs 783^, 879^ Wotton, 865m: D attends meeting at 708, 7i7&ec, 7i8&m, 7i9&m, 725&ec; D to visit 858 Wright, Richard Seaton noSni, 1137^ Wright, Thwaites H74&ni Wright and Co, bankers H2i&m Wurttemberg 1002 Wiirttemberg, Charles Eugene, Duke of 783^ Wurttemberg, Ludwig, Duke of ioo2n2 Wurttemberg, Pauline Therese Luise, Queen of

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