[39] Although he asserted at the time that he would never serve under Lord John again, yet it appears that he was the only one of Lord John's colleagues who was willing to serve under him, when Lord John attempted to succeed Lord Aberdeen. Morley's "Life of Gladstone," vol. i, p. 531.
[40] Stuart Reid's "Life of Lord John Russell," p. 205.
[41] Colonel Romilly, husband of Lady Elizabeth Romilly, and son of Sir Samuel Romilly.
[42] Lord John's election agent.
[43] Morley's "Life of Gladstone," vol. i, p. 521. See also Lord Stanmore's "Earl of Aberdeen," chap. X.
[44] For a full account of these incidents the reader must be referred to Sir Spencer Walpole's "Life of Lord John Russell," chap. xxv.
[46] Spencer Walpole's "Life of Lord John Russell," chap, xxvi.