[32] "Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth," by Augustus J. C. Hare.

[33] "Poor Burgh almost mad about the Union" ("Life of Wilberforce," vol. ii. p. 359).

[34] Lord Redesdale was appointed Lord High Chancellor of Ireland March 15, 1802; he resigned February, 1806.

[35] Wilberforce to Henry Bankes. "Life of W. Wilberforce."

[36] Brother to Mr. Pitt, of whom Lord Eldon gave it as his deliberate opinion that "the ablest man I ever knew in the Cabinet was Lord Chatham."

[37] Part of this letter only is printed in "Life of William Wilberforce."

[38] The third Lord Holland was Fox's nephew, and converted his palace at Kensington into a sort of temple in honour of Fox's memory.

[39] Charles Manners Sutton, Speaker of the House of Commons, 1817-1834; created Viscount Canterbury 1835; died 1845.

[40] Mr., afterwards Lord, Brougham.

[41] Mr. Manning became bankrupt in the winter of 1830-31.