It was here that they came under the eye of Mrs.St.George, a young Irish widow, who by a second marriage, some years later, became Mrs.Trench, and the mother of the late Archbishop of Dublin.

Her description and comments have been considered severe, and even prejudiced; but they do not differ essentially from those of the Mintos and Fitzharris, except in saying that on one occasion, after dinner, Nelson took too much champagne, and showed the effects.

Such a thing has happened on isolated occasions to many a good man and true, and, however much to be deplored, is not so impossible an occurrence, even in a man of Nelson's well-established habitual abstemiousness, which indeed his health necessitated, as to invalidate the testimony of an eye-witness.
Mrs.St.George's journal was not written for publication, and did not see the light till thirty-odd years after her death.

"October 3d.
Dined at Mr.Elliot's with only the Nelson party.

It is plain that Lord Nelson thinks of nothing but Lady Hamilton,[11] who is totally occupied by the same object.