Diary of George Mifflin Dallas, February 21, 1861

Dined with Mr. Thomas Baring. Mr. Holland, son of Sir Henry, and his wife, daughter of Sir Charles Trevelyan, Mr. Coolidge, Count Straleski, etc., were at table. The habeas corpus issued by the Queen's Bench, to Canada, for the fugitive Anderson, discussed and its correctness negatived. I, of course, abstained.

At eleven o'clock went to Miss Coutts's. Spent quite an interesting half-hour there. The desire to catch up some news as to the progress of our Revolution gives me an eager entourage in every salon.

SOURCE: George Mifflin Dallas, Diary of George Mifflin Dallas, While United States Minister to Russia 1837 to 1839, and to England 1856 to 1861, Volume 3, p. 436-7