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Chancellor   came   forward   and   presented   the   speech   to   the   Queen。         She 

read it sitting and most exquisitely。          Her voice is flute´like and her whole 

emphasis decided and intelligent。             Very soon after the speech is finished 

she   leaves    the   House�察   �and   we   all   follow�察 �as   soon   as   we   can   get  our 

carriages。 

     Lord Lansdowne told me before she came in that the speech would be 

longer  than   usual�察   �but not   so   long   as   your   President's speeches。;   It   has 

been a day of high pleasure and more like a romance than a reality to me�察�

and being in the very midst of it as I was�察�made it more striking than if I 

had looked on from a distant gallery。 



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         LETTER�此                     �To W。D。B。 and A。B。 

           LONDON�察�February 7�察�1847 



    My   dear   Sons�此    �   。   。   On   Friday   we   dined   with   two   bachelors�察  �Mr。 

Peabody and Mr。 Coates�察�who are American bankers。                 Mr。 Peabody is a 

friend    of  Mr。  Corcoran     and  was   formerly    a  partner   of  Mr。  Riggs    in 

Baltimore。     Mr。    Coates   is  of  Boston。   。  。  。  They  mustered   up   all  the 

Americans   that   could   be   found�察  �and   we   dined   with   twenty´six   of   our 

countrymen。 

       Monday Morning 

       Last   evening   we   were   at   home   to   see   any   Americans   who   might 

chance to come。 。 。 。 I make tea in the drawing´room�察�on a little table with 

a white cloth�察�which would not be esteemed COMME IL FAUT with us。 

There is none of the parade of eating in the largest evening party here。              I 

see nothing but tea�察�and sometimes find an informal refreshment table in 

the room where we put on our cloaks。 

    I got a note yesterday from the O'Connor Don�察�enclosing an order to 

admit me to the House of Commons on Monday。 。 。 。 You will be curious 

to know who is ;The O'Connor Don。;              He is Dennis O'Connor�察�Esq。�察�but 

is of the oldest family in Ireland�察�and the representative of the last kings of 

Connaught。      He   is   called   altogether   the   O'Connor   Don�察  �and   begins   his 

note    to   me   with   that   title。  You     remember      Campbell's     poem    of 

;O'Connor's Child;�拭�

       Sunday�察�14th February 

       。 。 。 Yesterday morning was my breakfast at Sir Robert Inglis's。 The 

hour was halfpast nine�察�and as his house is two miles off I had to be up 

wondrous early for me。         The weather has been very cold for this climate 

for the last few days�察�though we should think it moderate。               They know 

nothing    of  extreme    cold  here。   But�察   �to  return  to  or  breakfast�察 �where�察�

notwithstanding   the   cold�察  �the   guests   were   punctually   assembled�此    �The 

Marquis of   Northampton   and   his sisters�察  �the  Bishop   of  London   with   his 

black   apron�察  �Sir   Stratford   Canning�察  �Mr。   Rutherford�察  �Lord   Advocate   for 



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Scotland�察�the Solicitor´General and one or two others。                 The conversation 

was     very   agreeable    and    I  enjoyed    my    first  specimen     of  an   English 

breakfast     exceedingly。      。  。  。  Our   invitations     jostle  each    other�察  �now 

Parliament has begun�察�for everybody invites on Wednesday�察�Saturday�察�or 

Sunday�察�when there are no debates。              We had three dinner invitations for 

next    Wednesday�察     �from    Mr。   Harcourt�察    �Marquis    of   Anglesey�察    �and   Mrs。 

Mansfield。      We go to the former。         The Queen held a levee on Friday�察�for 

gentlemen only。        Your father went�察�of course。 

       Sunday�察�February 21st 

       I left off on Sunday�察�on which day I got a note from Lady Morgan�察�

saying     that  she   wished    us  to  come     and   meet   some    agreeables     at  her 

house。 。 。 。 There I met Sir William and Lady Molesworth�察�Sir Benjamin 

Hall�察�etc。�察�and had a long talk with ;Eothen�察─�who is a quiet�察�unobtrusive 

person   in   manner�察  �though   his   book   is   quite   an   effervescence。   。   。   。   On 

Wednesday we dined with Mr。 Harcourt�察�and met there Lord Brougham�察�

who did the talking chiefly�察�Lord and Lady Mahon�察�Mr。 Labouchere�察�etc。 

It   was   a  most   agreeable     party�察 �and   we   were    very   glad   to  meet   Lord 

Brougham�察�whom we had not before seen。 

     Lord   Brougham  is   entertaining�察  �and very   much   listened   to。        Indeed�察�

the English habit seems to be to suffer a few people to do up a great part 

of   the   talking�察  �such   as  Macaulay�察     �Brougham�察     �and   Sydney     Smith    and 

Mackintosh in their day。 。 。 。 On Saturday evening�察�at ten o'clock�察�we went 

to a little party at Lady Stratheden's。         After staying there three´quarters of 

an hour we went to Lady Palmerston's�察�where were all the GREAT London 

world�察�the Duchess of Sutherland among the number。                    She is most noble�察�

and at the same time lovely。 。 。 。 We had an autograph note from Sir Robert 

Peel�察�inviting us   to dine next   Saturday�察�and were  engaged。               I hope they 

will   ask   us   again�察  �for   I   know   few   things   better   than   to   see   him�察  �as   we 

should   in    dining   there。   I   have   the   same   interest   in  seeing   the   really 

distinguished      men   of   England�察  �that   I   should   have   in   the   pictures  and 

statues of Rome�察�and indeed�察�much greater。               I wish I was better prepared 

for my life here by a more extensive culture�察�mere fine ladyism will not do�察�

or   prosy   bluism�察  �but   one   needs   for   a   thorough   enjoyment   of   society�察  �a 

healthy�察    �practical�察  �and    extensive    culture�察   �and   a  use    of  the   modern 



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languages   in   our   position   would   be   convenient。        I   do   not   know   how   a 

gentleman   can   get   on   without   it   here�察  �and   I   find   it   so   desirable   that   I 

devote   a good   deal of   time   to   speaking   French   with   Louisa's   governess。 

Your   father   uses   French   a   great   deal   with   his   colleagues�察  �who�察  �many   of 

them�察�speak English with great difficulty�察�and some not at all。 。 。 。 Lady 

Charlotte Lindsay came one day this week to engage us to dine with her 

on    Wednesday�察     �but   yesterday     she   came    to  say   that  she   wanted     Lord 

Brougham to meet us�察�and he could not come till Friday。                    Fortunately we 

had no dinner engagement on that day�察�and we are to meet also the Miss 

Berrys�察�Horace Walpole's Miss Berrys�察�who with Lady Charlotte herself�察�

are the last remnants of the old school here。 



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          LETTER�此                      �To I。P。D。 February 

                                         21st 



     My dear Uncle�此        � 。 。 I wrote ��J。D。�А�a week or two before I heard of his 

death�察�but was unable to tell him anything of Lord North�察�as I had not met 

Lady Charlotte Lindsay。         I have seen her twice this week at Baron Parke's 

and   at   Lord   Campbell's�察  �and   told   her   how   much   I   had   wished   to   do   so 

before�察  �and   on   what   account。     She   says   her   father   heard   reading   with 

great pleasure�察�and that one of her sisters could read the classics�此                �Latin 

and�察�I think�察�Greek�察�which he enjoyed to the last。             She says that he never 

complained   of   losing   his   sight�察  �but   that   her   mother   has   told   her   that   it 

worried him in his old age that he remained Minister during our troubles at 

a period when he wished�察�himself�察�to resign。             He sometimes talked of it in 

the solitude of sleepless nights�察�her mother has told her。 

     On Tuesday  morning   we  were  invited by  Dr。  Buckland�察 �the  Dean   of 

Westminster�察�to go to his house�察�and from thence to the Abbey�察�to witness 

the funeral of the Duke of Northumberland。               The Dean�察�who has control 

of everything in the Abbey�察�issued tickets to several hundred persons to go 

and witness the funeral�察�but only Lord Northampton's family�察�the Bunsens 

��the   Prussian   Minister���察  �and   ourselves�察  �went   to   his   house�察  �and   into   the 

Dean's little gallery。 

     After the ceremony there were a crowd of visitors at the Dean's�察�and I 

met   many   old   acquaintances�察  �and   made   many   new   ones�察  �among   whom 

were Lady Chantrey�察�a nice person。             After the crowd cleared off�察�we sat 

down      to  a  long   table  at  lunch�察  �always    an   important    meal    here�察  �and 

afterward the Dean took me on his arm and showed me everything within 

the Abbey precincts。        He took us first to the Percy Chapel to see the vault 

of the Percys。 。 。 。 From thence the Dean took us to the Jerusalem chamber 

where   Henry   IV   died�察  �then   all   over   the   Westminster   school。     We   first 

went to the   hall   where the   young   men were   eating   their   dinner。   。   。   。 We 

then went to the school´room�察�where every inch of the wall and benches is 

covered with names�察�some of them most illustrious�察�as Dryden's。                     There 



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