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communications ; but we had known each other in early 

 days — I as a midshipman of a man-of-war on the Indian 

 station, he as secretary to okl Admiral Rainier, who 

 commanded there, Avhere he had amassed sufficient 

 wealth to invest in some rich alluvial soil in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Lynn, immediately adjoining Lord William's. 

 Here he sat himself down as a country gentleman and a 

 magistrate, and upheld his position with tact and dignity, 

 Avinning by his frank manner and business habits the 

 confidence and the approbation of the community/ 



In that part of Norfolk extending beyond Lynn 

 eastward — a fine shooting country — are situated the 

 princely domains of Holkham and Houghton, and it 

 contains other mansions and residences of the aristocracy, 

 whence I had, to make use of a hackneyed expression, a 

 host of clients. The noble owner of Raby Castle,^ before 

 he inherited the dukedom, living then in this district, 

 was one of the most frequent of my passengers, and in his 

 journeys up and down always sat beside me. His manner 

 was at all times affable, and his conversation, if not 

 familiar, was not rendered disagreeable by his sense of the 

 difference of rank. 



In the Right Honourable Secretary to the Treasury, 

 Avhom I have before mentioned, I had a most agreeable as 

 well as a most communicative companion. From his 

 shooting box in Norfolk it was his custom to write me a 

 note the day preceding, to order dinner for himself and 

 friend or friends (always including myself) apart from 



^ T. Hoseason, Esq. 



- The Duke of Cleveland, then Earl of Darlington. 



