CHAPTER XII.

1848-1852.

Extracts from Macaulay's diary-Herodotus-Mr. Roebuck-Anticipations

of failure and success --Appearance of the History-Progress of the

sale—The Duke of Wellington-Lord Palmerston-Letters to Mr. Ellis

-Lord Brougham on Euripides-Macaulay is elected Lord Rector of

Glasgow University-His inaugural address-Good resolutions - Croker

-Dr. Parr—The Historical Professorship at Cambridge-Byron-Tour

in Ireland-Althorp–Lord Sidmouth-Lord Thurlow-Death of Jeffrey

- Mr. Richmond's portrait of Macaulay- Dinner at the Palace -

Robert Montgomery - Death of Sir Robert Peel-The Prelude-Ventnor

--Letters to Mr. Ellis- Plautus-Fra Paolo-Gibbon-The Papal Bull

--Death of Henry Hallam-Porson's Letter: to Archdeacon Travis-

Charles Mathews-Windsor Castle-Macaulay sets up his carriage-

Opening of the Great Exhibition of 1851–Cobbett-Malvern-Letters

to Mr. Ellis-Wilhelm Meister-The battle of Worcester-Palmerston

leaves the Foreign Office-Macaulay refuses an offer of the Cabinet-

Windsor Castle-King John-Scene of the Assassination Plot-Royal

Academy dinner

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CHAPTER XIII.

1852-1856.

The magnetoscope, and table-turning---Macaulay's re-election for Edin-

burgh, and the general satisfaction which it occasioned -- He has a

serious attack of illness-Clifton--Extracts from Macaulay's journal--