333 CORRESPONDENCE. [1818. 



" Lady Darlington desires her best wishes ; and be- 

 lieve me always sincerely yours, DARLINGTON." 



TO EARL GREY. 



"January 13, 1818. 



" Lord Holland, Tierney, Sir Philip Francis, Romilly, 

 Pio-ott. &c. &c.. dined at the Duke of Sussex's yesterday. 



O J J 



It really was a very pleasant party, pretty much as if 

 it had been in any other house. Francis being asked 

 which champagne he chose to drink, roared out, 

 'Foaming, sir!' I sat next him, and asked him if 

 he had read the c Edinburgh Review/ but he would 

 not touch the subject."'" In haste, yours ever, 



" H. B." 



The following refers to Eomilly's death :t 



TO EARL GREY. 



"November 7, IBIS. 



" MY DEAR LORD GREY, I wrote to Lambton, and 

 desired him to forward my letters to you if you were 

 not with. him. I have nothing since to add, except 

 that the physicians have still kept back, although 

 they admit distinctly having at one time ordered ice- 

 bath and bleeding, and only delayed it on account of 

 the perspiration, and a doubt not sufficient to disprove 

 brain-fever. 



* The Identity of Jimius with Living Characters established. 

 Edinburgh Review, No. LVII. p. 94. 



t In rny ' Sketches of Statesmen of the Times of George III.' I have 

 feebly attempted to express my opinion of Romilly, and my veneration 

 fur him who was truly " Jurisperitorum cliseitissimus, disertorum vero 

 jurisperitissimus," 



