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he knew could not be far distant, considering the 

 state of his stomach. 



I received a letter from Sir Thomas Gage the 

 other day from Castel a Mare, near Naples, giving 

 a pretty good account of himself and his family. 



Once more, my dear Sir, our most affectionate 

 regards attend you and Lady Cullum. 



J. E. Smith. 



From Sir Thomas Frankland. 



Dear Sir, Thirkleby, Nov. 5, 1820. 



I would sooner have acknowledged your kind 

 letter from Holkham, but that I had no matter 

 worth writing in return. A letter to a sportsman 

 from Mr. Coke's in the high season was a curiosity; 

 but I cannot wonder that your mind was more oc- 

 cupied by the business which has so long engaged 

 the house of lords. My politics on the subject 

 agree very much with Lord Harewood's speech in 

 this day's paper. 



My son and daughter have been amusing them- 

 selves for some weeks in placing single trees and 

 shrubs on the lawn ; and so zealously that the lady 

 carries various articles, and even digs. All this of 

 course delights me more than the renounced fox- 

 hunting did ; and the pretty intelligent children I 

 cannot keep my eyes from. My son takes a little 

 shooting; but I seldom go with him, preferring the 

 having his own way, and taking care that he is well 

 attended. For my own part, though my vitals are 



