[[25]] Elgin kept very closely in touch with the sentiments of the Canadian press, French and English. See his letters passim.

[[26]] Elgin-Grey Correspondence: Elgin to Grey, 4 May, 1848.

[[27]] Elgin-Grey Correspondence: Elgin to Grey, 7 January, 1848.

[[28]] Ibid.: Elgin to Grey, 4 May, 1848.

[[29]] See an interesting reference in a letter to Sir Charles Wood, written from India. Walrond, op. cit. pp. 419-20.