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vited ladies also. I received a general invi- 

 tation to both. The form of that sent by 

 the Minister of Finance was as follows : 



Jos6 M"'. del Castillo espera del favor de 

 V — se sirva concurrir a la tertulia patri- 

 otica que se tendra en sa posada todos los lunes 

 desde las siete y media de la noche. 

 S .C. Cochrane:' 



TRANSLATION, 



.Jos6 M*. del Castillo requests the favour 

 of your company at the patriotic assembly, 

 which will be held in his house every Mon- 

 day evening, at half-past seven. 

 C. Cochrane, Esq." 



I found these parties very well arranged, 

 and they promise to introduce a great im- 

 provement in the style of society through- 

 out the country, as no one attends who has 

 not received an invitation, — a thing pre- 



