It had passed unharmed through the rebellions of 1715 and 1745—the Crisis of the French Revolution — the panic of 1825, and the crisis of 1835–6 and 1839.

But although the instrument which he concluded was not 326 destined to last, it did not on that account redound with the less honour to his name, or loss benefit for its time to the country; we do not the less believe that even for the time it existed it may have done much to allay the feelings of anger and excitement which in both countries followed the close of the American war, and to produce greater feelings of self-command among the English people in the earlier stages and the Crisis of the French Revolution.