liam IV. had ascended the throne; and one
of the first and most popular acts of the "Sailor King," who well knew
the merits of Sir James, was to wipe off that slur on the national
gratitude, by raising him to the peerage.

Sir James having arrived in London, had communication with Sir James
Graham, then first Lord of the Admiralty, after which he wrote as
follows:

London, 9th September 1831.

This morning, I had a long interview with Sir James Graham,
who, I must say, is most favourably inclined towards me, and
assures me that Earl Grey, with whom he has had frequent
conversations, is equally so. I have an appointment with the
latter to-morrow, but I do not anticipate any favourable
result, and can only say, "God's will be done."

We need scarcely add, that his application was successful; Sir James
was raised to the long-expected and well-merited dignity of a Baron on
the first of October 1831. The following extract of a letter from Lady
Saumarez to her son, describing the arrival of the first
intelligence, we are sure will be perused with interest.

Saumarez, 4th October 1831.

I also remember, my dear James, that October is an eventful
month to us all; that to-morrow is your wedding day, and Sunday
is your birth-day,--and you may be sure we shall not fail to
keep them both in remembrance, in our prayers and warmest
wishes, that they may ever be numbered among those marked
_blessed_. Our register has now to unroll a brilliant page,
which, I trust, the same divine hand that inscribed it, will
seal with that _stamp_.

Wonderful it is yet to me--so suddenly, so unexpectedly, did it
come at last! I admit there is no excuse for my incredulity,
except that of thinking your dear father had been so strangely
deprived of his well-earned reward through the injustice of
_man_ on so many occasions, _because_, far better things than
_man_ could give were in store for him. And although I did not
doubt, if any naval Peers were created at the coronation, he
would be one, I did not allow my thoughts to dwell upon it; and
when the Gazette arrived without his name, I gave it up
altogether. You may therefore judge my surprise on Wednesday
morning, when a tap at my door announced Betty Williams, who,
in breathless agitation, came to my bedside to say, Mr. C.
Lefebvre was below, to infor