Whitworth, Lord, i. 160-62, 166, 167, 172, 175, 176, 178 Windham, i. 150 Wonder of wonders, most wonderful, i. 260 Woodward, caricaturist, i. 32, 152, 160, 179, 238, 245, 264-266, 269; ii. 37, 42, 48, 57, 66, 75, 76, 81, 85 Woronzow, Prince, ii. 184 Wright, Capt., ii. 9-11 Würmser, General, i. 49, 50 Yeomanry cavalry raised, i. 58 THE END. _Spottiswoode & Co., Printers, New-street Square, London._ FOOTNOTES [1] Gauls. [2] False of Heart, light of Ear, bloody of Hand, Fox in Stealth, Wolf in Greediness, Dog in Madness, Lion in Prey;--bless thy five Wits. _King Lear_, act iii. scene 4. [3] _Memoirs_, vol. ii. p. 345. [4] Coombe evidently did not think chronological accuracy of any importance, for Napoleon’s coronation was on December 2, even if reckoning old style. [5] _The Naval Chronicle_, 1805. [6] As a matter of fact, the crown is a broad circle of gold, set with large rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, on a ground of blue and gold enamel. The reason of its being called the ‘Iron Crown’ is that, running round the centre of the _interior_ of the circle is a thin and narrow band of iron, which is supposed to be manufactured from one of the nails used in the Crucifixion of our Saviour, and given by St. Helena to her son Constantine as a talisman to protect him in battle. [7] Free translation for ‘God has given it me--let him beware who would touch it,’ the usual form of words when this crown was used. [8] Vol. xlix. p. 763. [9] September 11, 1805. [10] The news of the victory at Trafalgar was only published on November 6. [11] _Everyday Book_, vol. i. p. 575. [12] He was a constant attendant in the crowd on Lord Mayor’s show. [13] On March 31 Joseph Bonaparte was made King of Naples, and Murat Grand Duke of Berg and Cleves. A few months subsequently, Louis Bonaparte was made King of Holland, and the following year Jerome King of Westphalia. [14] A ‘hand,’ as a measure in horse-flesh, is four inches. [15] The nine of diamonds. [16] Suspected. [17] Of Austria. [18] ‘The Broken Bridge, or Boney outwitted by General Danube,’ June 1809. [19] The divorce took place on December 16. [20] His second valet. [21] _Memoirs of Madame Junot._ [22] Third part of King Henry VI., act v. scene 6. [23] See next page. [24] _Napoleon in Exile_, by B. O’Meara. [25] _My Reminiscences_, by Lord Ronald Gower, vol. i. p. 209, ed. 1883. [26] The italics are mine.--J. A. [27] The Hetman, Platoff, is said to have promised his daughter in marriage, and a fortune for her dowry, to whoever would bring him Napoleon’s head. [28] Napoleon was at Dresden when he heard the news of the defeat at Vittoria. [29] Würtemburg. [30] The real quotation is: ‘Justice demands of her the sacrifice of her bloodguilty tyrant.’