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taken notice of as one he approved of mightily and never knew Smith
to be the author till Monday night. It is entitled Observations in the
present picture of affairs in India. 8vo 17 pp.
On Tuesday The same morning Ld Camden and Miss Pratt went off
to Bulford's at Font-hill; but they return tomorrow or next day. Beckford
I told you before was to have a grand the 27 or 28th upon
Ld Camden went yesterday to be before the
I suppose a of Miss Brett's not being prepared for it in the
articles of cloaths. Ld Shelburne goes on Friday and returns the next day.
Ld Camden likes all these hustles Ld S. not: nor would he go, I believe,
but in view of fixing or drawing young Beckford into his
party. Between him & old Beckford the Alderman you know I suppose
that there was an intimate connection.
the day Ld S. was to give the second and last
to his corporation people: the first had been given also since I
have been here. Having missed that opportunity I was very glad of
this occasion of being witness to such a scene. I accordingly went
and dined at Calne with my Lord & Col. Barre. We drank tea
at Mr Brill's and coming home found M rs Dunning. She had
left her husband at Bristol, and he is expected on Friday or Saturday.
She plays on the harpsichord most divinely I have just been accompanying
Miss Fox is waiting for me. Parson Townsend came today
to dinner; and now we shall probably settle a day for Ld S. &
Barre to go and dine with them: and that will probably fix the
date of my departure from this place.
What do you think I heard from Barre yesterday on
the Coach? That Mrs Armisted had taken or bought Lady Faskerville's on
St. Anne's Hill: so that you will have her for a neighbour: who pays for it whether
Ld Darby or the Prince I have not learnt. Send these two sheets to Davies as soon as
get a pouch together with all the others what are not exclusively to yourself. The copying machine
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