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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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