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APPENDIX V. 



4th November 1766. 



... I had your two letters last night, and I suppose 

 you have had mine with an account of my success at 

 Newmarket. 



The Duke of Northumberland still continues his resolu- 

 tion of going to Paris immediately after the meeting of 

 Parliament, and presses me to go with him ; whether I shall 

 or not, I 'm sure I don't know. I dined yesterday with 

 the Marquis of Fitzjames at the Duke of Grafton's, and 

 dine to-day at the Duke of York's. The town is very 

 empty yet. Bully is not in spirits with the world, and 

 continues at Newmarket with his girl, though he is as 

 much tired of her as of anything else. The weather is 

 excessively fine. I am just going to ride out to see if air 

 and exercise will get me a stomach, which I have not had 

 for several days. I don't know what the devil 's a matter. 

 Ifais j'ai I'estomac cUrangS, et avec cela Us grands diners 

 ne valent rien, et je ne puis pas rester a un coin de la 

 table comme voiis faites. In case I have not time to add 

 anything to you in the afternoon, farewell ! Eemember 

 me to the Eena. 



We had at dinner the Prince of Anhault and some 

 Germans with him ; Lord Huntingdon and myself, the 

 Princess of B. and Lady Susan ; and the Duke's family. 

 It was a very agreeable dinner without any form. 



Lord Spenser and Lord Hilsborough are to move and 

 second in the House of Lords, and Lord Lisburne and 

 Augustus Hervey in the House of Commons. Lord 

 Chatham and the Duke of Bedford have had a great deal 

 of communication at Bath, and people expect the Bedfords 



