212 CORRESPONDENCE OF GILBERT WHITE 



When be was entered at Cambridge, and had been at prayers, 

 he turned to his Guardian who went to fix bim there, and 

 said with some emphasis, "This is a very rational form of 

 worship," or words to that effect ; and I hope his approbation 

 of what so highly deserves it continues unabated. When I 

 was in town at Easter I saw Mr. Grough twice and had great 

 reason to be pleased with bim. I had been told be had a 

 plate of our founder's monument. This was not true; but, 

 though I had heard an account of him rather different, I 

 found bim extremely civil and communicative. He came to 

 the coffee house and sat with me half an hour. 



I was mucb obliged to Mr. B. White, Jun., for a seat for 

 myself and a friend to see tbe procession to St. Paul's ; but I 

 will not attempt to describe that truly magnificent spectacle, 

 of which you have had a better account by word of mouth 



from those who saw it f. * * * * 



I am, with cornp* to Mrs. J. White, to the family at 

 Newton, &c. &c, Dear Sir, 



Your sincere humble servant, 



R. CHURTON. 



P.S. I believe Dr. Loveday desired me to say with his 

 comp ts you should have any notes Mr. L. had made, or him- 

 self, on the History of Selborne. 



LETTER XVII. 



FROM GILBERT WHITE TO MR. CHURTON. 



Selehurne, Sept. 1, 1789. 

 Dear Sir, 

 Your letter of July 31 st lies before me, and informs me that 

 you are now breathing your native air, which, I hope, will 

 agree with you : Malpas will moreover, I trust, prove a 



f [This was on the occasion of the King, George III., going to St. 

 Paul's to return thanks fur his recovery, April 2-°>, 1789. — T. B.] 



