540 Life of Count Riimford. 



Before he left England again, Rumford published 

 more of his Philosophical Papers and new editions 

 of his Essays, which brought him some hundreds of 

 pounds. He also continued to work very diligently for 

 his Institution. 



Dating from Brompton, May 6, 1 802, he writes : 

 " In three days I shall set out for Dover, on my way to 

 Paris, where I expect to stay four or five weeks, and 

 then to proceed to Munich." He purposes to take 

 with him two carriages and much baggage. On quitting 

 England the Count makes mention of the melancholy 

 of his friend, Lady Palmerston, at the loss of Lord 

 Palmerston. 



Writing from Paris, June 25, 1802, the Count says: 

 " I did not propose to stay here long, but the Elector 

 has written commissioning me to transact some business 

 for him of a political nature, in which he is much inter- 

 ested." Sir Charles Blagden was with him in Paris, 

 and accompanied him to Munich. From this latter 

 place the Count dates a letter September i, 1802, men- 

 tioning his arrival there from Paris on the previous 

 week. He found the Elector living with his family at 

 his palace at Nymphenberg, very quietly. Here the 

 Count met with a hearty reception, and -had a general 

 invitation to visit at his pleasure. He found his Eng- 

 lish Garden grown more beautiful than ever, the Elector 

 sparing no expense upon it. But his House for the 

 Poor had not been well attended to, though there were 

 few or no beggars to be met with in the streets. The 

 Count says that he was received by the public with the 

 most flattering marks of esteem and respect. The Em- 

 peror of Russia sent him an invitation to make a visit 

 to St. Petersburg. This invitation was reinforced by 



