146 ROBERT POCOCK. 



was Billboe, one of whose sons lived and kept a public 

 house at Northfleet a few years since. 



" Saturday, 10th. Many genteel persons in the town 

 in expectation of seeing the king, &c., pass by in his 

 voyage towards Scotland. Saw a curious printed bill for 

 a cricket-match to be played this day at Shorne Com- 

 mon, for 10Z., taken from a list of fifteen persons of 

 Shorne named Botting, against fifteen of Cobham 

 named Baker ! The Bottings beat by six runs. 

 About six in the evening, the king in his yacht passed 

 by, when the bells rung and the guns from the 

 Flamer, " alien vessel/ 1 moored off the town, and the 

 guns from Tilbury Fort alternately fired to make up 

 a royal salute. The day was quite calm, and the yacht 

 was accompanied by the Lord Mayor's barge, which 

 went as far as the Round Tree, when it returned. On 

 this occasion two regiments came from Chatham who 

 stood with their bands on the sea-wall extending 

 below the canal entrance, which must have had a pretty 

 appearance from the water. The king's yacht was 

 towed down by a steam-vessel and passed the town 

 with rapidity. 



"Monday, 12th. Heard the king sailed yes- 

 terday morning, between four and five, from the 

 Nore, leaving all the pleasure- vessels to follow, some 

 of which returned, not well pleased. (Mem. The guns 

 at the Nore heard at Gravesend, a. distance of above 

 twenty miles.) Heard this morning that Lord Castle- 

 reagh died suddenly. 



" Thursday, I5th. A report that Lord Wellington 

 was killed by Marshall Ney's son. This proved 

 false. 



" Saturday, 17th. Heard. Sir Samuel Achmuty was 



