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to save the empire here from utter ruin I think he 

 may confidently depend ; but the present state of his 

 forces in Parliament is far from satisfactory, and the 

 obedience of his troops far from certain. Faithfully 

 yours, BOSSLYN." 



All who took office with the Duke next year, after 

 he had carried the Catholic question, were highly ap- 

 proved of both by Grey, Althorpe, and myself, because 

 the Duke's proceedings, and his wish for our help, 

 were indications of his intending to follow the liberal 

 course taken by the Junction Government. Lord 

 Eosslyn was a strong instance of this. Nothing could 

 be more hearty than our approval of his accepting the 

 Privy Seal, which he would not take until he had an 

 interview with Grey, and his entire approval. Lord 

 Fitzwilliam applied to the Duke direct to keep Scar- 

 lett as Attorney- General I believe unknown to Scar- 

 lett. Darlington and his members, except my brother 

 and myself, were avowed supporters of the Duke's 

 Government, and he made through him, once or twice, 

 proposals for me to take professional office. The place 

 of Chief Baron had in Canning's time been pressed 

 upon me. When he^urged me, saying he had over- 

 come with great difficulty the King's objections to me, 

 I said, I certainly could not think of giving up my 

 profession and my position in the Commons. But he 

 said, " By taking that you are at the point paries ubi 

 se viafindit in ambas and may have either the King's 

 Bench or the Great Seal on a vacancy ; but don't say 

 No till you have seen your friend Lyndhurst." So I 

 saw him next day at the private room in Lincoln's 

 Inn, when he said, " Well, what do you say to. Can- 



