[192:2] The letter proceeds to say, "Our little society here continues much on the footing you left it; only that we find frequent occasions of regretting the blank you make amongst us. In our college we are making a great improvement. In consequence of a bargain made with J. Russel, Bruce, the Professor of the Law of Nature and Nations, goes out; Balfour of Pilrig moves into his place; Ferguson into the chair of Moral Philosophy; and Russel into that of Natural. Is not this clever?" He then states, that "The taste for French literature grows more and more amongst us," and hopes he will send any new publication which has merit. He concludes with mentioning the bankruptcy of the Fairholms, and the circumstance of Mr. Adam's involvement in it. [195:1] See Tytler's Life of Kames, vol. ii. p. 148. [197:1] See Vol. I. p. 232. [198:1] MS. R.S.E. The latter part of the letter is printed in the _Literary Gazette_ for 1822, p. 712. [201:1] MS. R.S.E. [202:1] See above, p. 14. [202:2] MS. R.S.E. [203:1] Andrew Stuart, see above, p. 168. [204:1] Puisieux? [204:2] Francis Garden, afterwards a judge of the Court of Session, with the title of Lord Gardenstone. He was senior, and James Burnet, afterwards Lord Monboddo, was junior Scottish counsel for Mr. Douglas in the Tournelle process in France. [205:1] Copy in R.S.E. The original is in possession of Colonel Mure. [206:1] Perhaps an error in transcribing _au grand couvert_? [207:1] Private Correspondence, p. 83-85. CHAPTER XIV. 1764-1765. Æt. 53-54. The French and English Society of Hume's day--Reasons of his warm reception in France--Society in which he moved--Mixture of lettered men with the Aristocracy--Madame Geoffrin--Madame Du Page de Boccage--Madame Du Deffand--Mademoiselle De L'Espinasse--D'Alembert--Turgot--The Prince of Conti--Notices of Hume among the Parisians--Walpole in Paris--Resumption of the Correspondence--Hume undertakes the management of Elliot's sons--Reminiscences of home--Mrs. Cockburn--Adam Smith--Madame De Boufflers and the Prince of Conti--Correspondence with Lord Elibank.