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peculiar ceremonies which I described to you last autumn�察�but in addition
the party was most distinguished�察 �and we had speeches from Lord
Lansdowne�察 �Lord Palmerston�察 �Lord John�察 �Lord Auckland�察 �Sir George
Grey�察�etc。
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LETTER�此 �To W。D。B。 LONDON�察�
July 21�察�1848
I was truly grieved that the last steamer should go to Boston without a
line from me�察�but I was in Yorkshire and you must forgive me。 。 。 。 I left
off with the 26th of June。 。 。 。 The next evening was the Queen's Concert�察�
which was most charming。 I sat very near the Duke of Wellington�察�who
often spoke to me between the songs。 。 。 。 The next day we went with Miss
Coutts to her bank�察�lunched there�察�and went all over the building。 Then
we went to the Tower and the Tunnel together�察 �she never having seen
either。 So ignorant are the West End people of city lions。 。 。 。 And now
comes my pleasant Yorkshire excursion。 We left London�察 �at half´past
three�察�at distance of 180 miles。 This was Saturday�察�July 8。 At York we
found Mr。 Hudson ready to receive us and conduct us to a special train
which took us eighteen miles on the way to Newby Park�察 �and there we
found carriages to take us four miles to our destination。 We met at dinner
and found our party to consist of the Duke of Richmond�察�Lord Lonsdale�察�
Lord George Bentinck�察�Lord Ingestre�察�Lord John Beresford�察�Lady Webster�察�
whose husband�察 �now dead�察 �was the son of Lady Holland�察 �two or three
agreeable talkers to fill in�察�and ourselves。
Tuesday
Lady Webster�察�Mr。 Bancroft�察�and myself�察�went to Castle Howard�察�as
Lord Morpeth had written to his mother that we were to be there and
would lunch with her。 Castle Howard is twenty´five miles the other side
of York�察�which is itself twenty´five miles from Newby。 But what is fifty
miles when one is under the wing of the Railway King and can have a
special engine at one's disposal。 On arriving at the Castle Howard station
we found Lord Carlisle's carriage with four horses and most venerable
coachman waiting to receive us。 We enter the Park almost immediately�察�
but it is about four miles to the Castle�察�through many gates�察�which we had
mounted footmen open for us。 Lady Carlisle received us in the most
delightful manner。 。 。 。 I was delighted to see Lord Morpeth's home and his
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mother�察�who seldom now goes to London。 She was the daughter of the
beautiful Duchess of Devonshire�察�and took me into her own dressing´room
to show me her picture。 。 。 。 On Wednesday we went into York to witness
the reception of Prince Albert�察 �to see the ruins of St。 Mary's Abbey�察 �the
Flower Show�察 �to lunch with the Lord Mayor�察 �and above all�察 �to attend
prayers in the Minister and hear a noble anthem。 The Cathedral was
crowded with strangers and a great many from London。 The next day was
the day of the great dinner�察 �and I send you the POST containing Mr。
Bancroft's speech。 It was warmly admired by all who heard it。
At ten at night we ladies set out for York to go ��to�А�the Lord Mayor's
Ball�察 �where the gentlemen were to meet us from the dinner。 Everybody
flocked round to congratulate me upon your father's speech。 Even Prince
Albert�察�when I was led up to make my curtsey�察�offered me his hand�察�which
is a great courtesy in royalty�察�and spoke of the great beauty and eloquence
of Mr。 B。's speech。 The Prince soon went away�此 �the Lord Mayor took
me down to supper and I sat between him and the Duke of Richmond at
the high table which went across the head of the hall。 Guildhall is a
beautiful old room with a fine old traceried window�察�and the scene�察�with
five tables going the length of the hall and the upper one across the head�察�
was very gay and brilliant。 There were a few toasts�察 �and your father
again made a little speech�察�short and pleasant。 We did not get home till
half´past three in the morning。 。 。 。 On Friday morning ��July 14th�А�many of
the guests�察 �the Duke of Richmond�察 �etc。�察 �took their departure and Mr。
Hudson had to escort Prince Albert to town�察 �but returned the same
evening。 。 。 。 The next day we all went to pay a visit to an estate of Mr。
Hudson's ��name of estate indecipherable�А�for which he paid five hundred
thousand pounds to the Duke of Devonshire。 。 。 。 It is nobly situated in the
Yorkshire wolds�察�a fine range of hills�察�and overlooking the valley of the
Humber�察 �which was interesting to me�察 �as it was the river which our
Pilgrim fathers sailed down and lay in the Wash at its mouth�察 �awaiting
their passage to Holland。 They came�察�our Plymouth fathers�察�mostly from
Lincolnshire and the region which lay below us。 I thought of them�察�and
the scene of their sufferings was more ennobled in my eyes�察 �from their
remembrance than from the noble mansions and rich estates which feast
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the eye。
On Monday morning we left Newby for York on our way home。 It so
happened that the judges were to open the court that very morning�察 �on
which occasion they always breakfast with the Lord Mayor in their scarlet
robes and wigs�察 �the Lord Mayor and aldermen are also in their furred
scarlet robes and the Lady Mayoress presents the judges with enormous
bouquets of the richest flowers。 We were invited to this breakfast�察�and I
found it very entertaining。 I was next the High Sheriff�察 �who was very
desirous that we should stay a few hours and go to the castle and see the
court opened and listen to a case or two。 The High Sheriff of a county is
a great character and has a carriage and liveries as grand as the Queen's。
After breakfast we bade adieu to our York friends�察�and set off with our big
bouquets ��for the distribution was extended to us�� for home。
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LETTER�此 �To T。D。 LONDON�察�
August 9�察�1848
My dear Brother�此 � 。 。 On Saturday we set off for Nuneham�察 �the
magnificent seat of the late Archbishop of York�察�now in possession of his
eldest son�察�Mr。 Granville Harcourt。 。 。 。 The guests besides ourselves were
Sir Robert and Lady Peel�察�Lord and Lady Villiers�察�Lord and Lady Norreys�察�
Lord Harry Vane�察�etc。 We considered it a great privilege to be staying in
the same house with Sir Robert Peel�察�and I had also the pleasure of sitting
by him at dinner all the three days we were there。 He was full of
conversation of the best kind。 Mr。 Denison and Lady Charlotte�察�his wife�察�
were also of our party。 She was the daughter of the Duke of Portland and
sister of Lord George Bentinck�察�Sir Robert's great antagonist in the House。
On Sunday morning we attended the pretty little church on the estate
which with its parsonage is a pleasing object on the grounds。 The next
day the whole party were taken to Blenheim�察�the seat of the famous Duke
of Marlborough�察 �built at the expense of the country。 The grounds are
exquisite�察 �but I was most charmed by the collection of pictures。 Here
were the finest Vandykes�察�Rubens�察�and Sir Joshua Reynolds which I have
seen。 Sir Robert Peel is a great connoisseur in art and seemed highly to
enjoy them。 Altogether it was a truly delightful day�此 �the drive of fifteen
miles in open carriages�察 �and through Oxford�察 �being of itself a high
pleasure。 Yesterday we returned to London�察�and on Thursday we set out
for Scotland。
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LETTER�此 �To Mr。 and Mrs。 I。P。D。
EDINBURGH�察�August 16�察�1848
My dear Uncle and Aunt�此 � 。 。 Of Edinburgh I cannot say enough to
express my admiration。 The Castle Rock�察�Arthur's Seat�察�Salisbury Craigs
and Calton Hill are all separate and fine mountains and�察�with the Frith of
Forth�察�the ocean and the old picturesque town�察�make an assemblage of fine
objects that I have seen nowhere else。 Mr。 Rutherford�察 �the Lord
Advocate�察�who is of the Ministry�察�had written to his friends that we were
coming�察�and several gentlemen came by breakfast time the next morning。
Mr。 Gordon�察�his nephew�察�married the daughter of Prof。 Wilson�察�and invited
us to dine that day to meet the professor�察 �etc。 。 。 。 We drove out after
breakfast into the country to Hawthornden�察 �formerly the residence of
Drummond the poet�察�and to Lord Roslin's grounds�察�where are the ruins of
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