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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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were two bunches of rods�察 �which the Dean assured me were not mere
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