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record his vote on the dissolution of Parliament during the
Reform crisis, and soon after his return he started for the Con-
tinent, and passed the winter at Rome.
15.—I have begun Sir T. Munro's life, and am
quite enchanted with it. It cannot fail to delight even those
who had previously no interest in the subject. It is almost
all made up of his own letters, which have fortunately been
preserved, and which show that his judgment and sagacity at
nineteen were as superior to those of ordinary people as they
were to those of his contemporaries when his reputation was
more extensive. They also most fortunately disclose the many
accomplishments which were concealed by his modesty, and that
delicacy of taste and tenderness of feeling which lay hid under
his plain and somewhat stern demeanour.
' dfarcA 8.—Last night I saw Kean in " Henry V." The play
has no story and no incident, and acts ill. Kean showed no
sort of animation, and left out half his part, and blundered a
good deal of the rest. His first appearance was received with
loud and long applause. His failures were borne with patience ;
but he made the audience wait half an horn* before the curtain
rose for the fifth act. This led to a perfect 0. P. clamour,
and nobody could be heard till Kean came forward, and with
matchless impudence spoke of now for the first time incurring
the displeasure of the public. He concluded with appealing
to them as his countrymen, and striking his breast; this
seemed just suited for the capacities of his audience, and
brought down loud applause.
'dfuy 11.—I dined at Sir J. Shelley's with the Duke of
Wellington, Lord and Lady Willoughby, Lord Clare, Mr. W.
Banks, Mr. Lushington, and Mr. Arbuthnot from the Cape.
The Duke first talked to me separately about the Indian ques-
tion and the troubles of the Bengal aimy as freely as if he
were a mere spectator. Afterwards at table he began to talk
about old campaigns in India, remembering every name and
every particular in the most astonishing manner. He men-
tioned his marching seventy-two miles to surprise the banditti
at Mankaisar. In answer to a question he said they never did
record his vote on the dissolution of Parliament during the
Reform crisis, and soon after his return he started for the Con-
tinent, and passed the winter at Rome.
15.—I have begun Sir T. Munro's life, and am
quite enchanted with it. It cannot fail to delight even those
who had previously no interest in the subject. It is almost
all made up of his own letters, which have fortunately been
preserved, and which show that his judgment and sagacity at
nineteen were as superior to those of ordinary people as they
were to those of his contemporaries when his reputation was
more extensive. They also most fortunately disclose the many
accomplishments which were concealed by his modesty, and that
delicacy of taste and tenderness of feeling which lay hid under
his plain and somewhat stern demeanour.
' dfarcA 8.—Last night I saw Kean in " Henry V." The play
has no story and no incident, and acts ill. Kean showed no
sort of animation, and left out half his part, and blundered a
good deal of the rest. His first appearance was received with
loud and long applause. His failures were borne with patience ;
but he made the audience wait half an horn* before the curtain
rose for the fifth act. This led to a perfect 0. P. clamour,
and nobody could be heard till Kean came forward, and with
matchless impudence spoke of now for the first time incurring
the displeasure of the public. He concluded with appealing
to them as his countrymen, and striking his breast; this
seemed just suited for the capacities of his audience, and
brought down loud applause.
'dfuy 11.—I dined at Sir J. Shelley's with the Duke of
Wellington, Lord and Lady Willoughby, Lord Clare, Mr. W.
Banks, Mr. Lushington, and Mr. Arbuthnot from the Cape.
The Duke first talked to me separately about the Indian ques-
tion and the troubles of the Bengal aimy as freely as if he
were a mere spectator. Afterwards at table he began to talk
about old campaigns in India, remembering every name and
every particular in the most astonishing manner. He men-
tioned his marching seventy-two miles to surprise the banditti
at Mankaisar. In answer to a question he said they never did