I believe William, afterwards Admiral, was guided by him in the investment and management of a little money, which prospered, notwithstanding his innumerable bounties to the poor.

The Dean also was obliged to Sir John Gladstone, but only for kindness and hospitalities.
On the Ramsays going to London in the summer of 1845, the journal records what nice rooms they had, and how happy they were at Mr.
Gladstone's, where they saw a good deal of their host--"a man who at eighty-one possesses the bodily and mental vigour of the prime of life." The Dean was struck with the old man's abilities.

"Mr.Gladstone would have been successful in any undertaking or any pursuits--a man fitted to grapple with the highest subjects." From that period much intercourse took place between the Premier and our Dean.

There are mutual visits between Hawarden and Edinburgh, and I find a good deal of correspondence between them; at least I find the letters on one side.

The Dean preserved Mr.Gladstone's letters, but the counterparts are probably not preserved.