in-law to the great man who died for his country, was turned out? I
think it is really a disgrace to the Nation. I should have thought
every connection of my Lord Cornwallis would have been distinguished
with honours, instead of which he is turned out of Office as soon as
the account arrived of his Father-in-Law's death.

The papers have indeed been in a most bloody humour, they have
unjustly killed Lord Coventry, Lord Uxbridge, Lord Harrowby, and it
was astonishingly reported that Lord Melville had destroyed himself,
when he was quite well. It really was curious to hear people inquiring
in the most melancholy tone, what was the cause of such a Lord's
death, and the next person announcing merrily that he was perfectly
well! Lord Kinnaird is expected home daily with the transports.

We heard the other day that the Princesses had received a letter from
the Duchess of Wurtemburg [32] since she had seen the Empress of
France. Upon entering, the Duchess said she felt something like
_effroi_, which Madame Bonaparte took for _Froid_ and she threw over
her shoulders a most beautiful shawl she had been wearing herself. The
Emperor was very polite and never named England or the English. He
brought a most superb _present de noces_ for the Princess of
Wurtemburg who is going to be married.

I wish also to tell you a story I heard of Erskine. He was dining one
evening with a large party at Carlton House. The conversation turned
upon Sir Robert Calder's sentence. [33] Erskine said, to set a pack of
yellow Admirals who had never seen active service to judge a brave and
distinguished Officer was horrible. "They might as well," said he,
"_set a parcel of Attorney's clerks to judge Erskine_!" Is not
this _Chancellor Ego_?--This was just before he was Chancellor.