school' a great boy called Salisbury, twice his size and he would not give in, but was brought home with black eyes and a bloody nose, and Mother Bromley taking care of him. I went to sea shortly after, and though I cannot bear testimony to his future career, I can to the invariable kindness he has always shown me, and the happy hours I have spent in his society.

"Lord Lonsdale and Lord Headfort were also in the same house, and would, I am sure, confirm what

I say.

"Believe me, yours very truly,

"AUGUSTUS CLIFFORD."

CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.

BOOK I.

Character-Career-Landmarks in it-Parentage, birth, boyhood

-Italy and Harrow-Letter from and to young Hare-Future

life shadowed out in boyhood-Goes to Scotland and Cambridge

-Stands for Cambridge University — Defeated, and comes

into Parliament for Horsham; but is unseated-Becomes

Junior Lord of the Admiralty-Stands again for Cambridge-

Again defeated; but is returned for Newtown-Journal from

1806 to the Duke of Portland's Administration

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BOOK II.

Now in Parliament; and speaks with credit in defence of the

Government in regard to the Copenhagen Expedition-Visits

his Irish estates-Is offered the Chancellorship of the Ex-

chequer, after the Canning and Castlereagh quarrel; refuses,

and becomes Secretary at War-Becomes, on the dissolution,

Member for Cambridge University-Makes a successful speech

on bringing forward the estimates-Cites passages from the

despatches of Lord Wellington, then driving Massena out of

Portugal-Describes a shooting party in Essex-Correspond-

ence with the Commander-in-Chief as to the position of

Secretary at War

78

BOOK III.

Perceval's death - Palmerston remains in Lord Liverpool's

Government-Speaks in favour of Catholic Emancipation—

Turn in the War-Speech on army estimates-Policy as to

colonies-State of England-Alarm-Escape from assassina-

tion-Correspondence at Horse Guards-Speeches in Parlia-

ment-General position-Without party friends-New party

formed-Election for Cambridge separates him from the old

Tories-Correspondence.

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129

BOOK IV.

Mr. Canning Prime Minister, and Palmerston offered the Chan-

cellorship of the Exchequer-Enters the Cabinet finally as

Minister of War-Canning dies - Lord Goderich Prime

Minister-Palmerston again offered the Chancellorship of the

Exchequer, which the King, however, secures for Herries-

Saying of Lord Anglesey-Lord Goderich succeeded by the

Duke of Wellington .

180

BOOK V.

What happened to Lord Palmerston on the formation of the new

administration-Extract from Autobiography-Private letters

to Mr. Temple on foreign and home politics-Extracts from

Journal beginning March 9, 1828, and including a long,

detailed, and interesting account of the events which led to

the withdrawal of Mr. Huskisson from the Duke of Welling-

ton's Government

215

BOOK VI.

The Canningites not sympathized with in their quarrel with

the Duke-The Duke's mistake-Forced to become more

liberal, and to quarrel with extreme Tories as well as

Canningites Quotations from Journal as to affairs under his

Administration during 1829-Letters in the same year from

Paris and London-Speeches on Portugal and Greece-Goes

to Paris at the end of the year-Interesting Letters in

December describing the state of affairs-Events in England

and France-Quotation from Biography-Offers from the

Duke of Wellington-Retirement of the Duke from office-

Lord Grey's Administration-Lord Palmerston's appointment

as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

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280

APPENDIX.'

Autobiographical Sketch entire, as given to me.-H. L. B.. . 367

Memorandum by the late Lord Palmerston when Secretary at

Treaty for the Pacification of Greece, between England, France,

and Russia, signed at London, July 6, 1827.

Correspondence between Mr. Huskisson and the Duke of Wel-

418

lington

422