A sketch of the lives of Lords Stowell and Eldon; comprising, with additional matter, some corrections of Mr. Twiss's work on the Chancellor

William Edward Surtees

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• Scott
• Eldon
• Twiss

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• Langue: English
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•• -' •»» • ; LONDON : TRINTED UV G. J. SA^•OV STRAND.r.M.AIEU, STHKET, .'S? CD TO o THOMAS^ TURNER, ESQUIRE, M MA. BARRISTER AT LAW, THIS SKETCH OF WHOSE PROFOUND LEGALTHOSE, ACQUIREMENTS§ FULFILLED THE EARLY PROMISE o OF THEIR BRILLIANT UNIVERSITY DISTINCTIONS, IS APPROPRIATELY DEDICATED."j * *y»^c'^7S308 P R E F A C E. The the of tliis little title-])age expresses design Work. In the valuable of Lord Chancellorbiography Eldon Mr. there were mistakes and omissionsby Twiss, Iwhich observed and : and I was induced toregretted some otherwise idle hoursdevote, occasionally, perhaps to and them. The histories ofcorrecting supplying Lord Stowell and Lord Eldon were much entwined in life. were to unite thaneasier, therefore,early They to dissever. The results of labours whichmy (for no claim can be set to the ofimportanceup regular were contributed in a series of to thebiography) papers New in the Num-Monthly Magazine. They appeared bers for and December ofJune, October, 1845,August, and in those for andMarch, AprilJanuary, February, of 184G. The articles are now with somere-published asadditional docuniuiit.>^-." />

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/A,. SKETCH
OP
THE LIVES
OF
LORDS STOWELL AND ELDON;
COMPRISING,
WITH ADDITIONAL SOME CORRECTIONS OFMATTER,
ME. TWISS'S WOEK ON THE CHANCELLOE.
BY
D.C.L.WILLIAM EDWARD SURTEES,
BARRISTER AT LAW.
on thisLook here this and ;pictureupon
The counterfeit of two brothers."presentment
Act III.Hamlet.
LONDON ;
STKAND.AND 186,CHAPMAN HALL,
1846.
•.,>•• -' •»» •
;LONDON :
TRINTED UV G. J. SA^•OV STRAND.r.M.AIEU, STHKET,
.'S?CD
TO
o
THOMAS^ TURNER, ESQUIRE,
M
MA. BARRISTER AT LAW,
THIS SKETCH
OF WHOSE PROFOUND LEGALTHOSE, ACQUIREMENTS§
FULFILLED THE EARLY PROMISE
o
OF
THEIR BRILLIANT UNIVERSITY DISTINCTIONS,
IS
APPROPRIATELY DEDICATED."j
*
*y»^c'^7S308P R E F A C E.
The the of tliis little
title-])age expresses design
Work. In the valuable of Lord Chancellorbiography
Eldon Mr. there were mistakes and omissionsby Twiss,
Iwhich observed and : and I was induced toregretted
some otherwise idle hoursdevote, occasionally, perhaps
to and them. The histories ofcorrecting supplying
Lord Stowell and Lord Eldon were much entwined in
life. were to unite thaneasier, therefore,early They
to dissever. The results of labours whichmy (for
no claim can be set to the ofimportanceup regular
were contributed in a series of to thebiography) papers
New in the Num-Monthly Magazine. They appeared
bers for and December ofJune, October, 1845,August,
and in those for andMarch, AprilJanuary, February,
of 184G. The articles are now with somere-published
asadditional docuniuiit.>^-. and with .sucli alterationsVI PREFACE.
seemed desirable wlieii the ^vol•k assumed a form which
to a little more of permanence.as])ired
sources of information it remains tomyRes])ecting
add a few words.
I have often heard Mr. Williammy grandfather,
the and intimateSurtees, school-fellow, brother-in-law,
Chancellor mentionfriend ofLord circumstancesEldon,
Iof his : afterand, death,history my grandfather's
of toavailed ofmyself many opportunities adding my
Lords Stowell andinformation Eldon,respecting by
well-informedwith them.persons concerningconversing
the of Mr. Twiss'sto volumes,appearingPreviously
of Mr. JohnI had in the Bell ofseen, possession
of lettersa collection and tracedGateshead, original
Lord Stowellof letters from both and Lordcopies
theEldon. The traced were facsimiles ofcopies
letters addressed to a Mr. Scott. Thebrother, Henry
inof these now exist the of Mr.possessionoriginal
Pearson of Newcastle.
Mr. Bell has in the most liberal lentsince, manner,
lettersand these are the some-me his which,;copies
are inand sometimes intimes entire extracts, quoted
sketch. Tothree of thethe first followingcha])ters
Bell and Mr. Pearsonboth Mr. my acknowledgments
I shouldthanks are due for their thatand permission
as much as I of these documents.
j)ul)lish pleased