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Melbourne, and Minto ; the lord chancellor, Denman 

 the chief justice, Sir James Scarlett, old Lord Hol- 

 land, etc., also spoke. The word " lengthy," which 

 was not long since caUed an Americanism, seems to be 

 pretty weU naturalized, as Brougham used it several 

 times, and Scarlett more than once. Lord Palmer- 

 ston the other evening used the word " disculpate " 

 instead of " exculpate," which I fancy is rather modern 

 English. . . . 



Friday evening, 12 o'clock, March 1. ^ I have just 

 returned from a most pleasant evening and day, as I 

 may say, spent at Mr. Forster's beautiful residence on 

 the border of Epping Forest, Essex (Woodford), about 

 ten miles from here. He is an old man, a banker, one 

 of the oldest vice-presidents of the Linnsean Society, 

 one of the most kind-hearted men, exceedingly be- 

 loved. He lives in an elegant but very unostentatious 

 way, in a most beautiful part of the country, the very 

 perfection of English scenery. He is said to be ex- 

 tremely benevolent, and to do a world of good. . . . 



Saturday evening. — Immediately after breakfast 

 this morning I went down to Bentham, whom I had 

 not seen for a week ; spent two or three hours there, 

 returned again to my lodgings, went to the City, took 

 an early dinner with Mr. Putnam, and then we went 

 together in an omnibus to Hackney ; saw Loddiges' 

 extensive collections of fine plants again, lovely Orchi- 

 deae. The Camellias, of which he has a large house 

 filled with magnificent trees, were not yet in bloom. 



. . . We walked across this eastern part of the city 

 down to the Tower, entered the gates and walked over 

 the grounds. It was too late to get entrance to the 

 armory or any of the interesting places, as the light 

 was beginning to fail. I went back to Mr. Ward's, at 



