And, indeed, it is superfluous to point out that almost to the last he gained occasional victories over the Continental armies, but that he never gained one advantage over the British force; and that Wellington invaded France the first week of October, 1813--nearly three months before a single Russian or German soldier crossed the Rhine.] [Footnote 176: Letter to Sir W.Scott, Twiss's "Life of Lord Eldon," ii., 272.

It is remarkable that in his "Life of Lord Ellenborough" Lord Campbell takes no notice of this case.] [Footnote 177: The opinion of the Attorney and Solicitor General, Sir S.
Shepperd and Sir R.Gifford, is given at length in the author's "Life of Lord Liverpool," ii., 373.] [Footnote 178: It is a shrewd observation of Sully, that it is never any abstract desire for theoretical reforms, or even for increased privileges, which excites in lower classes to discontent and outrage, but only impatience under actual suffering.] [Footnote 179: The bill (entitled "The Seditious Meetings Prevention Bill"), 60 George III., c.

6, is given at full length in Hansard's "Parliamentary Debates," series 1., vol.xli., p.

1655.] [Footnote 180: In the House of Lords the majority was 135 to 38; in the House of Commons, 851 to 128.

And even of this minority, many would have supported the bill, if the ministers would have consented to adopt an amendment proposed by Lord Althorp, to limit its operation to a few of the northern and midland counties, in which alone, as he contended, any spirit of dangerous disaffection had been exhibited.] [Footnote 181: It may be as well to mention that these pages were written in the autumn of 1880.].