g4 Mr. Burke. 



for a few minutes ; when he paused, to afford 

 me an opprortunity of approving the view he 

 had taken of those measures in the House. For- 

 mer experience had taught me the consequences 

 of dissenting from his opinions, yet, at the mo- 

 ment, I could not help feeling disinclined to 

 disguise or stifle my sentiments. In a few 

 words, I declared that I differed most com- 

 pletely from him that I sincerely wished to 

 every nation a constitution as free as our own, 

 and that the cause of liberty might triumph all 

 over the world ! Mr. Burke, catching hold of 

 the check-string, furiously exclaimed, " You are 

 one of these people ! set me down ! " With some 

 difficulty I restrained him ; we had then reach- 

 ed Charing-Cross a silence ensued, which was 

 preserved till we reached his house in Gerard- 

 street, when he hurried out of the carriage 

 without speaking, and thus our intercourse 

 ended. 



Though I often, afterwards, found myself ac- 

 cidentally seated next Mr. Burke in the House 

 of Commons, every interchange of civility be- 

 tween us was suspended. 



On the first question of the Regency, I dif- 

 fered, as you will recollect, from Mr. Fox : 

 when the division was proceeding, Mr. Burke 

 espied me remaining in my seat ; he turned 



