the success which had deprived him of a more brilliant fortune and a loftier fame; for it may reasonably be doubted whether all his laborious investigations of the deepest recesses of the human mind, and his extensive acquaintance with the theory of mental phenomena, would have enabled him accurately to ascertain the practical capabilities of his own mind, and to arrive at those just conclusions which should indicate to him that path of life on which it was most expedient for him to travel, with reference to the strength of his understanding, and the softness, not to say feebleness, of his character. [3] Sir James Mackintosh was a member of the Board of Control under Lord Grey's Government. He never held any other office in England. CHAPTER XXX. Emperor Nicholas's Speech at Warsaw--His respect for opinion in England--Burdett proposes the expulsion of O'Connell from Brookes's--Club law--George Villiers at Madrid--Lord Segrave Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire--Dispute between France and America--Allen's account of Mackintosh and Melbourne-- Prolongation of a Patent--Should Dr. Arnold be made a Bishop?-- Frederic Elliot--O'Connell's mischievous influence--Bretby-- Chesterfield MSS.--The Portfolio--Lord Cottenham and Lord Langdale--Opening of Parliament--The Judicial Committee-- Poulett Thomson at the Board of Trade--Mr. Perceval's interviews with the Ministers--Prospects of the Tories--Lord Stanley's relations to them--Holland House Anecdotes-- Mischievous Effects of the division on his Address--The youth of Macaulay--Brougham and Macaulay--Lord William Bentinck-- Review of Sir R. Peel's conduct--Dr. Hampden's appointment--The Orange Lodges. November 17th, 1835 {p.319} Since I have been in London, on my return from the Newmarket meetings, I have had nothing to note. The O'Connell and Raphael wrangle goes on, and will probably come before Parliament. It appears to make a greater sensation at Paris than here; there, however, all other sensations are absorbed in that which the Emperor of Russia's speech at Warsaw has produced, and which indicates an excitement, or ferocity, very like insanity.[1] Melbourne mentioned at dinner on Sunday that it was not only quite correctly reported--rather _under_stated--but that after he had so delivered himself, he met the English Consul in the street, took him by the arm, walked about with him for an hour, and begged him not to be _too hard_ upon him in his report to his Government. I was not present, but Henry de Ros was, who told it me. I am thus particular from, as it seems to me, the exceeding curiosity of the anecdote, evincing on the part of the autocrat, in the midst of the insolence of unbridled power, a sort of consciousness of responsibility to European opinion, and a deferential dread of that of England in particular.