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during the Walcheren expedition, his portmanteau, 

 which was in a baggage-waggon, contained amongst 

 his clothes a couple of bottles of brandy ; and when he 

 came to open it, he discovered that a round shot had 

 gone into the portmanteau, and was found inside, and 

 had not broken either of the bottles. 



During the latter part of his life he became almost 

 blind, and one day, when dining with him and Mrs. 

 Grosvenor, who was so short-sighted that she might 

 also have been considered blind, I was not a little 

 amused by seeing the butler, who I suppose thought I 

 might be blind also, after having handed some patties 

 round, standing by the side of one of the marble pillars 

 that were in the room, and deliberately, and with much 

 seeming gusto, eat those that remained upon the dish. 

 The poor General could not see, Mrs. Grosvenor could 

 not see, but I, who could see, saw the old fellow eat 

 the patties with a wonderful deal of relish, and, I 

 conclude, according to his usual custom. 



But of all the narrow escapes that he had ever 

 been aware of the General said that the narrowest 

 was amongst his own countrymen. He was for some 

 years in Parliament, and was returned for the city 

 of Chester. Party spirit used to run high in those 

 days, and an election row was quite as formidable 



