284 MEMOIR OF JOHN WILSON. 



to me when I return. As to the articles, nine of them are wanted 

 this year. 



" I beg my best respects to Mrs. Wilson, and to all the bairns, 

 greeting. Yours affectionately, J. C Lockhart. 



About that time there was no small excitement at Elleray in the 

 anticipation of a visit from Sir Walter Scott. Mr. Canning was 

 also in the neighborhood, and there was a desire to do honor to 

 both by some grand demonstration. On the 17th August, Lock- 

 hart writes to Wilson, " On board the steamboat ' Harlequin,' half- 

 way from Dublin to Holyhead :" — 



" My dear Wilson -.—Here we are, alive and hearty. Sir Wal- 

 ter Scott, Anne Scott, and myself; and I write you at the desire of 

 the worthy Baronet to say, that there has been some sort of nego- 

 tiation about meeting Mr. Canning at your friend Bolton's. He 

 fears Mr. Canning will be gone ere now, but is resolved still to take 

 Windermere en route. We shall, therefore, sleep at Lancaster on 

 Friday night, and breakfast at Kendal, Saturday morning. Sir W. 

 leaves it to you to dispose of him for the rest of that day. You 

 can, if Mr. Canning is at Storrs, let Col. Bolton know the move- 

 ments of Sir W., and so forth ; or you can sport us a dinner your- 

 self; or you can, if there is any inconvenience, order one and beds 

 for us at Admiral Ullock's. We mean to remain over the Sunday 

 to visit you, at any rate ; so do about the Saturday as you like. I 

 believe Sir W. expects to call both on Wordsworth and Southey in 

 going northwards ; but I suppose if Canning is with you, they are 

 with you also. Canning in his letter to Scott calls you ' Lord High 

 Admiral of the Lakes.' 



"I am delighted to find that there is this likelihood of seeing you, 

 and trust Mrs. Wilson is thoroughly restored. I have heard from 

 nobody in Scotland but my wife, who gives no news but strictly 

 domestic. Perhaps this will not reach you hi time to let us find a 

 line at Kendal informing us of your arrangements. Yours always, 



"J. G. Lockhart." 



Sir Walter, with his daughter, Miss Scott, and Mr. Lockhart, 

 visited Elleray, as was promised, and remained there for three days. 

 Of this meeting Mr. Lockhart writes: — "On the banks of Winder- 



